The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 614

The Heart of Darkness

Session Start: Sun Jan 29 12:48:44 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session614
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 8.8.3170
<DeathStar> Location: Near the Illium Fortress
<DeathStar> *the group has the gate moved outside the Fortress, but it's clear the place has not been entirely cleared out yet as Illiums are regrouping in the nearby structure*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> This is endless
<DeathStar> <Roxxane> We could try to blow the place up
<Jackieness> <Moira> "I know I'm the 'sword girl' but does anyone have a bomb?"
<DeathStar> <Roxxane> It looks like it was an old Templar stronghold
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'm afraid we cannot do that
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ick.
<DeathStar> <Lenny> And why is that? *she puts Celeste on gate guard duty along with Asha, while the Illium Erevis and Ama, along with their forces are gathered to protect it as well*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "So we just try to fight? They're already wise to the eye stabbing thing. I have to be creative with my attack angles."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We have yet to find Durt; we could end up killing him
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Is he even here?
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I mean, we have no idea either way
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Should look?
<DeathStar> *Zegretta twitches a bit as the little moon fox waves hand*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Hmmm. We need to put a bell on him.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "If he is, why haven't they tried using him against us yet?"
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Maybe they accidently killed him
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yeah, a bit weird they threatened us with him then never followed through.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "He might have gotten lost in the chaos."
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> There is movement approaching us from the Fortress.
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> We should hurry away with the gate.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I like the idea of time to recover.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Then start moving the gate out of here.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Perhaps we take it to the grotto.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Right, anyone know where the ride is that we took here?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I shadow ported us out right before it exploded.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Yeah, it got hit."
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> Follow us, we have something
<DeathStar> *she motions them to come*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *shrugs and follows*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan nods and moves, tails pulling Shizuki into them**
<DeathStar> *As they arrive behind some cover, there is an Illium Ship with Kitsune Designs. Lenneth decides to stay behind to monitor the situation at the fortress while Ama and Erevis get inside and Asha and Celeste get the gate into the ship*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I will remain behind with Lenneth. You all get the gate back into it's old position.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> These Illium have superior design tastes.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> If you say so
<DeathStar> *she flops into a seat*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *buckles up*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan flops next to Zegretta and buckles up**
<DeathStar> *Zegretta lets out a breath as the ship takes off, the massive Illium army watching them go.*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Later suckers.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pats Rachael and then leans between Zegretta and Tsukiko**
<Seraphna> Sia> Did we win?
<Seraphna> Lia> And get loot?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "So... how do we keep them from stealing the gate again?"
<Seraphna> Sia> Security system.
<Seraphna> Lia> Signs.
<DeathStar> *Mercy muses about that as they fly*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.4.17
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth studies the information Iko has handed her* It looks like the transmissions were being given to our allies as well, stating the Suisen was about to make policy changes
<DeathStar> <Iko> We were going to begin charging for teleportation fees
<DeathStar> *Adeline leans back in her chair* Not a bad idea to be honest
<Seraphna> Jaime> Don’t we do that often? Change policy?
<DeathStar> *Lenneth tosses the paperwork down* Whoever these alternate Cartel and Erusians were that had the frequencies, at least the Aquarius caught it early. *Yuki bows her head*
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh said that
<DeathStar> <LEnneth> We do - but this was policy change that was causing quite the stir
<DeathStar> <Iko> There was even rumors being spread - by "us" - that Lenneth had picked a successor and was getting them ready
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> So the rumor makers are now masking themselves as us.
<DeathStar> <Iko> If you want to destablize someone you go at in many angles
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Right now I want to get the PAX off the ground ASAP. These Illum are getting too powerful too fast and it's reminding me too much of the last time. Until Taiga can identify where they're coming from and seal them off, I want us in space. Yuki will have the Aquarius help pull us up as we launch along with some of us our own ships
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> We need some means of making it clear when a message is only coming from the real us.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Something they can’t fake.
<Jackieness> <Myria> *from vent* "One-way quantum entanglement communication."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And when will this occur? *Lenneth eyes her datapad* By nightfall at the latest. *She glances up at the vent*
<Jackieness> <Myria> *pops out of the vent* "Cryptographic identifying token exchange."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Well, it can't hurt. We don't need trouble when we launch
<DeathStar> *Lenneth rises* Alright
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Everyone, prepare for the launch
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Hrm…
<DeathStar> *Iko bows and moves off and Adeline stands up*
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Option one can't be faked, but will take time. Option two can be put togteher quickly, but isn't 100% certain."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, if we are launching in a few hours, do what you can Myria
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll help
<Jackieness> <Myria> "This way!" *climbs into the vent*
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes her, then goes to her location the normal wa
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Lumi eyes what everyone has been working on in regards to the Yggdrasil material* So this life scans Simon and Chelsea took?
<DeathStar> *Asarar meanwhile has been eyeing the ship's dossier that crashed*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> You think you can scan it - or at least, scan the piece of the tree that was stolen
<DeathStar> <Selena> It's a magical scan
<DeathStar> <Selena> So someone with magial talent will have to perform it
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> It's seeking out - well, life. And the tree is only in this reality. If it's located in another reality, the magical scan should pick up on it. <Lumi> Assuming it was moved to somewhere else
<DeathStar> *Asarar rolls her chair back* I been going through the crew list to find anything suspicious and I might have found somethig
<DeathStar> <Lumi> What is that?
<DeathStar> *She hands the data to Lana and Ao*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *takes the data and brings it up in her arcane console*
<DeathStar> *one of the crew members' shows a picture: his hair color was a little different than his ID, nothing too out of the ordinary but his scan showed a bit of a difference that didn't raise any flags* <Asarar> I wonder if a reality scan was done would it have done anything
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Well not many of the crew died due to the captain and the tree that was gown
<Seraphna> Threna> We know it’s possible to evade the scanner.
<DeathStar> <Ao> I'll try to hunt this guy down
<DeathStar> <Ao> He might can answer future questions about attacks coming this way
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Be careful..."
<DeathStar> *She stands up* Let me know how your tree life scan goes
<DeathStar> <Selena> Right, we need to pick someone to perform it and see about talking to Tora or Taiga.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Classic Reality
<DeathStar> *Taiga and Company arrive, Taiga and Ren practically vanishing in the water as Aloutte standing there*
<DeathStar> *Stands
<DeathStar> *the two foxes rise, sputtering*
<Seraphna> Sera> Took you long enough. I’m not getting any taller.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The water sure is.
<DeathStar> <Ren> *Eyes the rain*
<Seraphna> Sera> Yeah the world is reforming… I’m to guide the new humans.
<DeathStar> <Ren> That sounds scary; I mean, congrats.
<Seraphna> Sera> It’s kind of both. **she eyes the skies quietly**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We're pretty sure Thomas is part of the scenery of an alternate reality."
<Seraphna> Sera> It doesn’t matter now.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We came to take Alouette back to do battle with the Illums one last time; are you inter--- *she pauses as something appears in the sky*
<Seraphna> **Sera muses**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?" *looks up*
<DeathStar> *Massive Ships begin to descend*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> What in the hell?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...let me guess...the Illium?"
<Seraphna> Sera> I’m not sure which part this is.
<DeathStar> *The group is suddenly beamed aboard*
<DeathStar> *Where they find XX, Soma, Fuyu, and Leviathan there as well; the insides of the ship look massive*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Wait this feels somewhat familiar
<DeathStar> *Alouette glances around as something approaches*
<Seraphna> Sera> Huh. Are we here already?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "....where did you get a fleet?"
<DeathStar> *the being in front of them looks a lot like Airym, mixed with robotics* We are the Bot. You have been brought before us.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Aah. Alouette, do not let them touch you
<Seraphna> Sera> Oh the bot planet.
<Seraphna> Sera> How are you, you rascal?
<DeathStar> <Bot Ambassador> We are here to par-lay for the collective.
<Seraphna> Sera> You are a little early. The species here just got rebooted.
<DeathStar> <Bot Ambassdor> *looks confused a bit, then continues* During the last war, with the great enemy, they damaged the Roboticon World. But it survived. They have pre-emptitlvely destroyed our sister world. It is a great loss to the Bot World collective. We wish to aid in destroying the Great Enemy.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Am I following this and they wish to join us?
<DeathStar> *She looks at Sera and XX*
<Seraphna> Sera> Ah, they are indeed here about the Illium.
<Jackieness> <XX> "Sounds like you have a reason to fight with us."
<DeathStar> <Soma> A what world?
<DeathStar> *Fuyu just looks out of it still*
<DeathStar> <Leviathan> It can't hurt to have more peole.
<Seraphna> Sera> They are a collective of AI bots like reploids that have become a hive mind.
<Jackieness> <XX> "If they attacked pre-emptively, they must have soemthign to fear from the Bots."
<Seraphna> Sera> Powerful, but those who are rebotic should avoid touching them unless you want to be assimilated.
<DeathStar> *Taiga thinks* It does feel like the Illium are trying to shut down things that gave them trouble in the last war. I recall Roboticon in it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "So why didn't the Illium finish the job?"
<Seraphna> Sera> They are no doubt attempting to shut down the Suisen and your Strikers too.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> They also have been trying to wipe out the Arcana Dragoons
<DeathStar> <Taiga> With a passion
<DeathStar> <Ren> Is there anything else about the last war we need to know about? I--- *She suddenly looks a little woozy, falling over, making Charlotte catch her*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren?"
<Seraphna> Sera> A lot. Hmm. **she scans her**
<DeathStar> *Ren seems to be burning up with a fever. Taiga checks her out* No. That shouldn't be possible. *She scans everyone* You all have slight fevers too. But.. I definitely innoculated everyone long ago
<Seraphna> Sera> They evolved it.
<DeathStar> *Ren shakes her head* <Ren> I'm fine
<Seraphna> Sera> So that’s why they went after the bots. Can’t get them sick.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, explain..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> We should get her to Jen if we’re going to update the vaccine.
<DeathStar> <Ren> What do we have? <Taiga> The Illium infected all the Strikers/Zodiac team to try to stop us in our tracks. Si and Kitty might recall it better, as I was out of my mind with fever. Realizing I was going to die, ...I suicide bombed the World Arcana Dragoon to save everyone
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And nearly died. Everyone did think Idied and made Tora.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I purposely innoculated everyone against it long ago
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... so they are using the same attack?"
<Seraphna> Si> Yeah… I was one of the few it barely affected. I can’t overheat from a fever.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Apparently not. Lets get everyone back to the PAX. *To the Bots* I'll give you and everyone here and in the Alternate Reality the signal to re-group when they appear
<DeathStar> <Bot> Understood
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...why would they use the same strategy after it had been defeated prviously?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Maybe there's something more to it
<Seraphna> Si> Cuz they have hostages this time to develop a stronger attack from.
<DeathStar> *Taiga prepares the gate*
<DeathStar> <Leviathan> I guess we'll hang out here with..the Bots
<DeathStar> *She eyes them warily*
<Jackieness> <XX> "We cna be 'friends' as long as you don't try to add us to your collective."
<DeathStar> <Bot Ambassador> Understood.
<DeathStar> *Taiga gets her team out of there*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 8.9.3170
<DeathStar> Location: Neer Castle Ruins
<DeathStar> *Mercy stands around as the gate has been put into place; the servants seem to be having a memorial service for the late queen*
<DeathStar> <Asha> The gate is in position
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...so...how do we keep them from pulling that stunt again?"
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> We can leave our forces here to protect it if the people of Tareh agree
<Seraphna> **Kaelan frowns at the service, whispering** Did we ever actually recover a body or are they just jumping the gun?
<DeathStar> <I. Ama> We do not mind. *Deus and Nocturne, in her shrine outfit with stuff on it to power her, is there for the service*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> *Shrug*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pulls Nocturne over**
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> *avoids Deus, hiding behind Kaelan*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Still need to worry about the main force in that fortress."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> See how much our clan spirit has grown, Zeggie.
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> Alright the gate will be ready soon.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> *coughs roughly with some blood* Man
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I feel rough
<DeathStar> *she takes a seat*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Coughing up blood is generally not a good thing sis.
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> I admit I feel a little hot even in this cold weather
<Seraphna> **Kaelan frowns** Something is wrong.
<DeathStar> *Lenny shrugs, being fine*
<DeathStar> *Zegretta gets the chip in place and the gate turns back on*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We’ll need to keep communication open, but I’m getting the feeling our enemy has become truly despicable.
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> We have something approaching
<DeathStar> *in the distance. Tareh Lenneth rushes forward toward the castle, running at unnatural speeds*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Wha…
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> Something has her going. *As Lenneth arrives, out of breath* <Lenneth> Your leader, Lorelei, was captured trying to free this Dirt fellow
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> They are being brought here now.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...what?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Seems about right.
<DeathStar> *in the distance, a great number of Illium force approaches the Neer Castle Ruins*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "She didn't say she was going to go aftwr Durt, geeze."
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> We could attempt to use our forces to annihilate them but...
<Seraphna> Kaelan>
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If you keep thrm
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Geeze...
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Busy I can try to get them back.
<DeathStar> *Rachael rises to do so, but gets wobbily* Right, on it. *She walks out to meet the enemy while Mercy draws her weapon*
<DeathStar> *Lorelei and Durt can be seen at the front of the enemy line on crosses*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I meant the heavily armed Illiums but okay.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...classy."
<DeathStar> <Lenny> ... Right. *she counts the overwhelming number*
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> *tugs Kaelan* Want me to help save them?
<Seraphna> **Kaelan turns Dark One and muses, starting to create something**
<Seraphna> Kaelan> It’s my job to protect you sweetie.
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Okay, but if you need my help, let me know~
<DeathStar> *She sing songs*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses, and tugs a hair off her daughter’s moon tail** This will be enough.
<DeathStar> *Shizuki scowls*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan kisses her cheek, then uses it to empower her rift**
<DeathStar> <Dark One Leader> Surrender yourselves or we will kill these two. *they place a blade to their necks*
<DeathStar> *Mercy walks outward to the army while Zegretta keeps the gate ready*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *looks at the others* "...why don't they just rush us?"
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> They likely are wary of me and Ama
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And myself
<Seraphna> **She then reaches into the rift, plotting** Make them hesitate.
<Dias`> *Durt glances slightly at Lorelei*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...how?"
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> I'll attempt to do so without hurting the hostages.
<DeathStar> *She fires a hyperspace beam out*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ask the powerful ladies.
<DeathStar> *it destroys the army, but does burn Lorelei and Durt some*
<DeathStar> *Lorelei wincing on her cross*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *dashes forward during the confusion to try to grab Lore and/or Durt*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pouts foxfire into the rift, waiting till the enemy is hit then yanks, a giant foxhole forming to pull the two and their crosses over**
<Seraphna> **pours**
<DeathStar> *The Illiums move them forward, grabbing their crosses so they're pulled over and begin to attack the group as they charge forward now with no problem, meeting those out in the iddle*
<DeathStar> *Mercy and Rachael blasting at them and swinging, Moira getting a massive group of them rushing her*
<Dias`> *Durt is lucky the burning takes care of any open wounds*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan uses the moment to cut their bonds away** Durt, mind kicking ass?
<Jackieness> <Moira> *draws her sword* "And here we go..."
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia leap out into the advancing troops with D**
<DeathStar> *the Illiums begin to fire a massive hyperspace beam back at the group, hidding D and blowing up the drill and it's arm*
<DeathStar> *bolts of it tearing up the snow and flying at Moira, Rachael, and Mercy*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Shit, down!
<Dias`> 6Durt coughs a bit as he slowly pushes himself to his feet. 1"They've kept my powers tapped. I ain't got any force behind me punches."
<Seraphna> **D falls back and roars, shooting the other Drill back at them**
<Jackieness> <Moira> *tries to avade the debris and shrapnel*
<DeathStar> *Lorelei looks feverish, rising*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses then cuts her hand and puts it into the rift, a larger one opening out under the Illium, dark tendrils seeking souls**
<Seraphna> Kaelan> You officially made me have to be a bad girl.
<Dias`> 6Durt shifts to Lorelei, putting any arm under her to keep her on her feet.
<DeathStar> *The Illiums are hit by the tendrils, manifesting along them toward Kaelan with their crstal while the drill takes many out*
<DeathStar> *Mercy rises and begins to swing and attack as many as she can*
<DeathStar> *as Rachael begins to fire lightning at them*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan huffs, pulling her hand out and ending the rift**
<DeathStar> *Ama and Erevis go into attack mode to help out, having their ships blow up the area without people while Shizuki sneaks along and kills people when Kaelan isn't looking, blowing them up*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Ugh, thanks. *She eyes the Illium forces depleting slowly*
<DeathStar> *an Illium rises up behind Moira and MErcy, reaching out to touch them and the two feeling their insides changing*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *leaps, stabbign at eye sockets with her sword and trying to kick an Illium into one of her teammate's attacks*
<DeathStar> *while one touches Kaelan's legs from the snow*
<Dias`> <Durt> Let's get back to the main group before someone takes you out. 6He starts moving that way
<DeathStar> *Lorelei nods, heading for the gate*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan sighs a bit** Should have brought one of us Momma. **she slides backwards with a tail pull and foxfires the Illium**
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia use D to amplify a rolling mud ball and sends it crashing at the Illium**
<DeathStar> *Roxxane leaps onto the broken D and points* Wooo!
<DeathStar> *Lenny begins to warp about with Lenneth, cutting off heads*
<DeathStar> *Moira frees herself*
<DeathStar> *only suffering minimal internal damage*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...what the hell was that?"
<DeathStar> *Mercy swings her scythe out, coughing up blood as her's drops. The battle fields suddenly lights up as Erevis and Ama's ships wipes out the last of them*
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> Thank goodness.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I think we’ve been infected with something.
<DeathStar> *Mercy lurches to the castle*
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> You should probably hurry home then.
<Dias`> 6Durt helps Lorelei sit down when they get to where they headed
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Yes, you should hurry back. *She cleans her hands of some gore*
<Dias`> <Durt> You shouldn't have came in after me.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan looks to Tsukiko** I’ll return as soon as I can. Promise.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Yeah, well. You are part of the team. *She winces with a smile*
<DeathStar> *Tsukiko is studying Shizuki oddly, then turns back to Kaelan* Right.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...Mercy, I know you want to stay... but they tagged you too."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Shizu, be good.
<DeathStar> <Mercy> *Waves hand, leaning on the castle walls* They just broke some internal stuff. I'll heal. Or I won't.
<DeathStar> *Shizuki smiles a bit oddly* Of course
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia try healing Mercy**
<DeathStar> *Zegretta prepares the gate*
<Dias`> *Durt sighs a bit, knowing better* Thank you.
<DeathStar> *opening it up*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mercy…
<Dias`> *Durt pats her head a bit as he glances around*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Live. We’ll find her.
<DeathStar> *Mercy looks like she's breathing better and Shizuki hands Durt something* Here, for you to open later~.
<DeathStar> *it looks like a letter*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *holds out the key to her place* "Here, this is where I've been staying. You cna use it when you're in town. I have some awesome shoes."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan looks over her daughter and hands her a small fox charm as her tendrils pull Nocturne to her**
<DeathStar> *Mercy takes it, nodding* <Nocturne> Aw, we got to go back already? All the hearts I'm about to break. *Deus whacks her head*
<DeathStar> *Rachael gets Valen ready*
<DeathStar> *Lorelei buzzes Kellin and Michelle to get over here*
<Dias`> *Durt studies her a bit as he grabs the letter, eyeing it briefly before putting it away behind his back* Thanks, I think.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> At least till we can bring one of those spirit field generators back here.
<Seraphna> **Michelle brings Kellin back aka mech form**
<DeathStar> *Zegretta turns the gate on*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Okay, lets get back.
<Dias`> *Id's shell pops out of Kellins coat pocket and it floats over to Durt.*
<Dias`> <Id> You look like you've been tortured for months on end.
<DeathStar> *Shizuki waves with Tsukiko; Tsukiko having a smile while Shizuki having a strange, quirky one*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan makes sure Su is with them and moves to go, giving Tsukiko a loving glance, obviously not wanting to get her sick with a kiss**
<DeathStar> <Tsukiko> Be safe. Return soon
<DeathStar> *Zegretta steps in*
<DeathStar> *Rachael lumbers in next*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Bye. We'll try to visit." *heads through the gate*
<Dias`> <Durt> Don't make me tell Winters you had an accident. They destroyed my internal comm, so you'll need to bring me up to date.
<DeathStar> *Asha and Celeste go in with Lenny, who eyes Tareh Lenneth*
<DeathStar> <Mercy> .. goood luck
<Dias`> *Id floats through while Durt helps Lorelei through*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia leave a comms with Mercy before going**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C
<DeathStar> *Taiga has Ren resting while she is preparing to return to the PAX*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I can't believe they have all the Hearts. We'll have to figure out what that means
<Seraphna> Si> Not to mention reviving the virus.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...we don't know their end goal."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Seems plain to me.
<Dias`> *Durt rubs his face with his free hand and moves behind his back to pull out the letter, eyeing it again*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think they plan to become the Prime reality. Or rule it.
<Dias`> <Id> It's a plausible theory
<DeathStar> *Taiga eyes the gate activating*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> One moment, we'll continue this line of thought before returning to the PAX.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...they would need to grow their own Yggdrasil to do that."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I feel like we need some kind of safety protocol for the gate.
<Dias`> <Durt> I need a shower.
<DeathStar> <Taiga Someone is trying to dial in from Tareh.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Should I grab a bat>
<Dias`> <Id> That was rather quick, was it not?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm. Probably our people actually.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "MAke sure its our side first."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *hovers her button, as if debating on blocking the transmission*
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks into the future**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> They don't have watches, so..
<Seraphna> Jaime> One sec.
<DeathStar> *Jaime successfully sees it is the kids*
<Seraphna> Jaime> it’s the kids
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *Accepts it just in time as Lorelei's people come tumbling in*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Alright. Taiga, scan them for infection too."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Why do I Feel like we narrowly avoided something bad
<Seraphna> Jaime> They have it.
<DeathStar> *Taiga grabs a scanner and checks them* Yeah, they got fevers too
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yes sandwiches please.
<DeathStar> *Lenny sits up* <Taiga> Well, most of them
<Seraphna> Si> Anyone hungry?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Details. Is it infectious?"
<DeathStar> *Zegretta rises, dusting herself off*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **pauses and turns off the precog**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *eyes the blood sample she took of Ren*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> That was rough.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> What does the computer say>?
<Seraphna> Jaime> You’re the one reading it.
<Dias`> *Durt sighs a bit as he rubs his face.* Id, interface with yourself and update Winters I need a new internal comm.
<DeathStar> *Taiga rolls to eye the screen*
<Dias`> *Durt rubs his face and reaches behind his back, pulling the letter out and eyeing it for a moment before opening it.*
<Seraphna> Si> You look like you need a new body.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... Yes, one can pass it on but mainly through bodily fluid---- *suddenly there is a terrible crashing sound*
<Seraphna> Si> What was that!?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks over*
<DeathStar> *the Tareh device hooked up to the gate to stablize how fast time moves over there has been destroyed*
<Dias`> 6Durt glances back at the gate then moves over to hold the letter out towards Kaelan. 1"You're not going to like this."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> What the hell!?
<DeathStar> *Zegretta standing over it with a strange look, as she holds a pipe*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Zegretta!?
<DeathStar> *then tossing it aside*
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> ... *refuses to meet Kaelan's gaze as she moves for the teleporters*
<Dias`> *Durt studies Kaelan as he holds out the letter to her*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan slowly takes it, eyes watering**
<Dias`> *Durt lowers his hand as he looks at Lorelei and moves over to her, whispering to her*
<DeathStar> *Lorelei stifftens*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, this just became a problem, especially if this virus infected allies on the Tareh side."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan reads it, shaking**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *smashes something*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'm lost here. *eyeing the device she worked hard being broken*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan let’s out a scream of pure, wild rage**
<Dias`> 6Durt puts a hand on her shoulder. 1"We couldn't have expected this latter part."
<DeathStar> <Nocturne> *touches Kaelan* Who should I beat up?
<DeathStar> *she looks around all shiftily, hoping no spirit adult comes to kick her ass8
<Seraphna> Kaelan> When!? He took my daughter!!!
<Jackieness> <Moira> "I think someone just dropped a drama bomb."
<DeathStar> <Lenny> I believe the Illium took someone
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Harbinger… took Shizuki…
<DeathStar> <Rachael> But we killed him
<DeathStar> <Rachael> 4 years ago
<Dias`> <Durt> Worse. Harbringer did. Or at least orchestrated it after his death. He could see the future, right?
<Seraphna> **She collapses on the floor and holds out the letter**
<Dias`> <Durt> Which means he knew exactly what you were going to do to give you one last punch to the gut.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> And now time is racing away… my daughter…
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *touches Kaelan* We'll find a way
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Zeggie why…
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I built it once, it should be faster the second time
<DeathStar> <Ren> *Coughs violently* And how long did it take you the first time?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... Longer than I care to admit.
<Seraphna> **The twins look at each other**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But I got the blueprints stored
<Seraphna> Sia> We think…
<Seraphna> Lia> The curse hit Kaelan.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...we also have the virus to tackle."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Curse?
<Seraphna> Sia> Blood curse.
<DeathStar> <Ren> That thing Noire and her did?
<Seraphna> Lia> Raising Andrea.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright, for now
<DeathStar> ,Taiga> We need to beat this evolved virus in our systems
<Dias`> <Durt> The Zegretta thing. I'm not sure about, but to do what she did. That was an act of hatred and vengeance. Did anyone here do something to upset her?
<DeathStar> *The computer beeps and she eyes the computer* ... shit
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... Him again
<Seraphna> **Kaelan rises almost zombie like and heads to the teleporters**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What now?"
<Dias`> <Id> Him?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...hey... weren't Zegretta and Kaelan ever a thing?"
<Seraphna> Sia> Still are.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The person who helped the Illium evolve to get past my computer defenses was Gor, not I'm seeing a technological bent ot this virus. With a Gor fingerprint
<Seraphna> Lia> We think?
<DeathStar> *She shows signs of a tech fingerprint to the virus*
<Dias`> <Id> Let me see. *Id begins to look at it to confirm*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Why would he help them?"
<Dias`> *Durt glances at the twins then Moria.* I'm thinking I see why now.
<DeathStar> *it looks like the virus indeed is evolving via techno-virus, adapting and evolving along the lines to anything thrown at it, along the lines of a certain someone's power base*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I would love to know
<Jackieness> <Moira> *whistles* "So Zegretta sees Kaelan's new family on Tareh, concludes that Kaelan cheated on her, and then bit back."
<DeathStar> <Ren> I mean, Kaelan has had side lovers before.
<Dias`> <Durt> Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned they say.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Gemane is one
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’m really starting to think we’re dealing with an evil me.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'm not sure why this time she flipped her lid
<Dias`> <Id> You mean you're hoping we are.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "then maybe she finally got tired of Kaelan's sides."
<Seraphna> Sia> Hurt others hurting her though.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "So if its partly tech... what about EMP exposure?"
<Seraphna> Lia> That terrible.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I mean
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Unless it adapts to it, we could try.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But we'd need everyone at once
<Seraphna> Jaime> Why would I hope that?
<Dias`> <Durt> She had a kid with someone in another reality. Polygamy or not, that's a pretty big distance to put between loves.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’d make a terrifying villain.
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes Jaime*
<Dias`> <Id> EMP Exposure will only work if the counter-measures for it are inadequate or damaged.
<DeathStar> *Taiga makes the calculations* Okay, assuming the plan works, who all is infected so we can make sure no adapation to it can occur?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And since you said it passes through bodily fluids... that means no sexual relations."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Fair enough
<Seraphna> Sia> Ummm. Zegretta was sick too.
<Seraphna> Lia> Yeah.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Lets hope Zegetta is not out there having hate sex with all of the PAX then
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Right, we need to get her back here. Mobilize PAX security if we need to."
<Seraphna> Sia> Pretty sure Kaelan went after her.
<Seraphna> Lia> Hope that not go bad.
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes her comms*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "At this point, I'm hoping she doesn't try revenge sex."
<Dias`> <Id> I can try to work on tracking down Gor if you want.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Crap, we all should do the cure and go to the PAX soon
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Why?
<DeathStar> <Ren> The PAX is about to lifeoff.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yes let’s hurry then I need to stabilize the launch ramp.
<Dias`> <Durt> I'm hoping destroying the only thing that kept Tareh's time tethered to ours was revenge enough
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Lets do this
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX/Aquarius
<DeathStar> *Yuki sits on the bridge of the Aquarius, waiting to help the PAX get into space*
<DeathStar> *Ben monitors things as well*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Any of us alternate reality spurs?
<Seraphna> *spies
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I am!
<Seraphna> Cookie> Mmmm.. Chocolate or Vanilla cake?
<DeathStar> *Lenneth sits on the bridge of the PAX with Ao and Erevis, who has returned from the Alternate Reality, aiding Syiean*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> All of it!
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Seal off non-essential areas of the ship and disable life support in thsioe areas. Make sure the crew is accoutned for first."
<DeathStar> *Ao monitors Zegretta storming onto the PAX; having tighten security, and heading for the bar*
<Seraphna> **Shortly afterwards a very… disturbed Dark One follows her**
<DeathStar> <Ao> Great, I better go look into this
<DeathStar> *heads to the bar*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> *comms Airym* Alright how are things on your end?
<DeathStar> *using Myria's new messaging system*
<DeathStar> *Zegretta sits down before Terra and drinking hard alcohol*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan steps in and sits next to her and places the letter down to let Zegretta do the math on what she did beyond her plan**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Aquarius is standing by."
<DeathStar> *Zegretta eyes it; she makes a face* ... You should go back. If you leave now, it'll probably only be a few months.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Have I ever been dishonest with you?
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> Depends, is picking up every woman you lust after dishonest? *shrugs* You might hold me in the highest of high regard, but you can't help yourself.
<DeathStar> *the PAX can be felt rumbling as the others begin to arrive, Jaime and Terra by the ramp*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> No, I can’t. And you knew that. Because no matter what I told you everything.
<DeathStar> *Zegretta downs her drink* I... think you should go back. You two made a cute couple.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> When I go back it will be to expel Harbinger from my daughter’s body. But I’m not abandoning any of my family if I can help it.
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> The longer you take, the older they get.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Zegretta. They are goddesses.
<DeathStar> *the PAX can be felt slowly trying to lift off, expelling major energy* <Zegretta> You know what I mean,. *she stands up* I'm going to go watch the lift off. *She moves for a window*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **frowns and watches her, then follows again**
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I think you forgot something else.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "What is our status, Cookie?"
<DeathStar> *outside, the PAX is slowly moving into the air*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Holding Steady!
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It's coming up
<DeathStar> *Ao looms behind the two*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I made the choice to come back before I ever left. I was always coming home.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, run an internal scan. I'm tkaing no risks."
<DeathStar> *Yuki nods and does so*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I am going to save her… but I want you with me.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We're doing fine so far. Wait. There is something unusual
<DeathStar> *Yuki begins to look into it*
<Seraphna> **Cookie looks ahead in time slowly**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "What do you have?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It seems to be in Yurica's room
<Jackieness> <Airym> "An explosive device?"
<DeathStar> *Cookie sees one of the class books emitting a strange noise*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> No. That is not it. I'll go investigate it
<Seraphna> Cookie> Bomb in her schoolbooks.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Or something like it.
<DeathStar> *Yuki rises and heads for the room*
<DeathStar> *Zegretta lets out a breath* I'll go only because I don't like him
<Seraphna> Kaelan> …I hope you haven’t given up on me.
<DeathStar> *As the PAX begins to reach it's highest point, almost up into spce where it'l be fine, the high pitch sound begins to emit as Yuki nears the room and Mireille begins to fall over*
<DeathStar> *her spirit form eratically jerking about*
<DeathStar> *causing the ship's systems to go eratic*
<Jackieness> <Airym> *comm* "PAX, we have detected an anomaly on board the Aquarius."
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Cookie, cna you compensate?"
<Seraphna> **Cookie turns as she does and uses her spirit dancer techniques to erect a field around her**
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> We're having turblance.
<DeathStar> *turbulane
<Seraphna> **Cookie then starts taking manual control**
<Jackieness> ((turbulence))
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yuki get that out of here now!
<DeathStar> *Mireille pants*
<DeathStar> *Yuki begins to flip through the school books*
<Seraphna> Cookie> <**shows her what she saw exactly**>
<DeathStar> *Yuki grabs it and begins to head for the teleporters when suddenly the entire Illium Fleet suddenly arrives in space, to make sure the PAX doesn't arrive the rest of the distance. Taiga and the rest of the Strikers arrives on the PAX and she eyes the Illiums*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Shit.
<DeathStar> <Ren> If they attack, the PAX will go down.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...this is severely annoying..."
<Seraphna> **Jaime on the ground below starts forming the ramp into something**
<DeathStar> *Adeline leans forward, working on the PAX's systems to try to get them to move faster*
<DeathStar> <Ben> The PAX is currently defenseless in this situation
<Jackieness> <Myria> *is in PAX engineering*
<DeathStar> *Ao lifts MYria up and puts her into her goo chamber*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Don’t we have any support!?
<DeathStar> <Ben> That's what you Dragoons ar for
<DeathStar> <Ben> Go support us
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geze
<DeathStar> *Gwen comes running up, flailing*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It's the end of the world!!!
<Seraphna> **Alita peers at the mess in the sky**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Oh no not that
<DeathStar> *Gwen tilts her head*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> That
<DeathStar> *Yggdrasil is vanishing slowly. Selena pauses, then turns toward Kito*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Can you try the Life Spell and see what happens?
<Seraphna> Threna> They’re stealing the World Tree…
<DeathStar> *Kito slowly performs a blood spell and pauses* The spell is slowly not working here.
<DeathStar> <Selena> We definitely have to track down where it is moving to
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The Illium must be stealing it. That must be what they were up to."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> What happens after they finish stealing it?
<Seraphna> Threna> You said it.
<DeathStar> *Gwen runs around flailing*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... we probably wo't feel it because we will be erased."
<DeathStar> *Selena grabs him* Come on, lets track this tree down
<DeathStar> <Selena> We'll usee the Mew
<Seraphna> **Alita nods**
<DeathStar> -To Be Concluded-
Session Close: Sun Jan 29 22:38:35 2023