The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 624

Record of Spirit War

Session Start: Sun Mar 05 13:44:06 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session624
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* Retrieving #TAW-Session624 modes...
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.7.23
<DeathStar> Location: Cartel Space
<DeathStar> *Yuki wakes from her power nap to the Aquarius alerting them to the Cartel being ready to speak to them; at the moment, their Spirit Engine recharge is around 95% complete*
<DeathStar> *Mireille has changed outfits to look like a lawyer*
<Seraphna> **Cookie tilts her head** Did they ever contact the PAX?
<DeathStar> <Ben> Iko is on her way as well, but she says we should speak to them
<DeathStar> *he glances at the teleporter* <Ben> Of course, that eats up power
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Good. Assemble an envoy team."
<DeathStar> <Ben> She reminds us that talking to them is fine, but that to remember not to allow them to arrest us even if it means an incident
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yeah, this could be a ploy to kidnap our Mire.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> The Cartel?
<DeathStar> *she stands up*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We'll leave Mireille here then
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Mireille shoudl remian on the ship, if possible."
<DeathStar> *Yuki moves to meet with the Cartel* Alright, lets get this on with
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yes, let's."
<Seraphna> Cookie> I guess.
<DeathStar> *Ben leans off his chair to watch them step out* Remember now to sign away the rights to the Aquarius
<DeathStar> *not
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We do not have the legal authority to do so."
<DeathStar> <Ben> We're going to work on your humor
<DeathStar> *Ben says it all in a deadpan tone*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Have a Digital Weed Brownie.
<DeathStar> *Yuki takes them out to the Cartel Envoys, leaving Ben and Mireille to watch the ship*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen A
<DeathStar> *Vodka taps her ear, receiving a message from Cran* It looks like we're being told to stand down and the job has been given over to civilian contractos. We're to just monitor the situation from here
<Seraphna> Peter> Oh no, we'll be paid to do nothing but spend time together. **he winks**
<DeathStar> <Vodka> Seems like a waste since we were practically in place, but okay. *she takes a seat on a roof top near the clubs*
<DeathStar> *having been helping construct a teleporter for Repliforce*
<Seraphna> **Peter sits with her** Aye, it won't hurt to keep an eye out though in case they screw up..
<DeathStar> *Vodka leans against Peter* Let me know if you see anything important then.
<Seraphna> Peter> I'll try to pay attention.
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen B
<DeathStar> *Asarar finishes with her work* Alright, everyone ready and equipped with their Net gear? Lorelei's stuff has been slowly decoding the barrier the past few hours
<Seraphna> Luci> Aye.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then get ready to infiltrate."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, we'll leave Logan in here incase the kids return or try to get in touch with us. Lets go. *she links them with the Net equipment in the other room and the world goes blue*
<DeathStar> *opening the door, Asarar begins to move rapidly through the empty streets*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *dashes along besides Asarar*
<Seraphna> **LUci follows**
<DeathStar> *they soon reach the club, a glow around it and Asarar kneel, tapping the barrier and it begins to crumble*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Entry is now possible
<Seraphna> Luci> Time for the butt kickening.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "How much time do w ehave before they notice that we vaped their barrier?"
<Seraphna> Luci> Depends on what's going on in there I think.
<DeathStar> *Asarar opens the front door and the layout of the empty front of the club can be seen*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Depends on how good the NetRunner is I suppose---- *As she says that, a barrier rises up around Asarar, trapping her*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Look out
<Seraphna> **Luci frowns and leaps about to avoid capture**
<DeathStar> *A figure in the back rooms peers out, aiming and firing at Luci, then ducks into the back rooms*
<DeathStar> *coding up a wall*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Take them out." *dashes along the walls of the club to try to get into the backroom*
<DeathStar> *Kira runs into the new wall blocking her*
<Seraphna> **Luci forms a shard blade and heads forward, striking the barrier**
<Jackieness> <Kira> (skids to a stop and tries to find an alternate route*
<DeathStar> *it seems that is the only path*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Can you bring it down, Luci?"
<DeathStar> *Luci smashes the wall down*
<DeathStar> *Asarar finally decodes her barrier and joins them*
<Seraphna> **Luci continues after the netrunner**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *leaps in to take out the other Runner*
<DeathStar> *The backrooms seem to have a bunch of rooms to keep guests*
<DeathStar> *the NetRunner likely hiding among them*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...alot of places tp hide."
<Seraphna> **Luci peers about and seeks out the one thing that should pop up in someonee else in the Net, a mental signature**
<DeathStar> *Luci gets a very lucky roll, since the Net makes it hard to detect, and narrows it down*
<DeathStar> *pin pointing which room*
<Seraphna> **LUci starts zeroing in at the room and points it out to the others**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *nods and moves toward the door from the side*
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<DeathStar> <Asarar> *creeps along*
<Seraphna> **Luci Smash Door, to keep the focus on her and not the two sneaky ones**
<DeathStar> *The door is smashed open and the masked NetRunner barriers Luci in place*
<Seraphna> **LUci growls and starts attacking her barrier**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *waits a moment and then turns into the door, aiming a thrown blade at the runner's head*
<DeathStar> *The he grabs the blade with amazing speed as Asarar begins to hack his runner equipment, making him jerk*
<DeathStar> *Luci becoming freed*
<Seraphna> **Luci launches herself at the runner**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *leaps forward to attack the runner directly while Asrarar has him distracted*
<DeathStar> *Luci and Kira crash into the Runner and each other*
<DeathStar> *crushing him*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Everything okay there?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The Runner has been flattened."
<DeathStar> *the runner suddenly vanishes*
<Seraphna> Luci> I think we either killed him or he cut his connection. Let's appear?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You know what that might mean. I didn't have a chance to get any data off of him and it'll mean appearing in the real world
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We should move fast."
<Seraphna> Luci> Your call boss.
<DeathStar> *Asarar taps a button, taking them out of the Net; they appear in the real world, the blue color fading. The NetRunner looks disoriented and is moving for the door in the room, calling out*
<Seraphna> **Luci reaches out and imposes sleep on the Netrunner's mind**
<DeathStar> *the masked runner stumbles and grips the wall, looking tired. He reaches for a device on his arm, trying to arm it*
<DeathStar> *shakily hitting buttons*
<DeathStar> *Asarar meanwhile is hacking his tech*
<Seraphna> **Luci scrambles his mind with random buttons to confuse his code**
<DeathStar> *The NetRunner falls over*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *checks the runner to disarm and bind him*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I got the data--- *The door opens and the club owner and some armed men stand there, peering down* <Club Owner> What in the hell are you doing here?
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> Is this some sort of club take over?
<DeathStar> *Asarar is going through the data she took*
<Seraphna> **Luci smiles and sizes him and the guards up** THis is all you have? We accept your surrender.
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> That's it. I'm tired of you constantly thinking you can throw your weight around. I'm bringing the full weight of the law into this now.
<Seraphna> **Luci rises, armor and shield forming**
<Seraphna> Luci> THrow my weight eh?
<DeathStar> *Asarar shifts through her info while the owner eyes Luci, motioning to his guards* Get these idiots off my property
<DeathStar> *The guards, fox girls, step forward*
<Seraphna> **Luci eyes the man and peers into his mind as a full Aegis shield pops into being between the girls and them**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *switches to dual wield blades*
<DeathStar> <Fox Girls> Please don't make us hurt you
<DeathStar> *They bow politely*
<Seraphna> Luci> Dears, I'm sure you taste delicious but this guy isn't worth it.
<DeathStar> <Fox Girls> He pays well and you broke in. Now will you leave?
<Seraphna> Luci> I'm afraid I can't. **She keeps peering at the man** Not without answers as to who is funding this operation. He pays too well.
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> I funded this place, you little idiot.
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> Just how much have you been looking into me?!
<Seraphna> Luci> See, you keep calling us things like that, but only an actual idiot is this confident in front of a Dragon. I get you're the middle man. Who gave you the funding?
<Seraphna> **Luci would be clearly stalling to Asarar so she can keep looking**
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> I was informed along with others from Earth that Kumen had great property value so we decided to open up some clubs here. I did this club. Now fuck off.
<Seraphna> Luci> By who?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We just want the NetRunner. He's a criminal. *shows the club owner something and he quiets, then waves his hand* <Club Owner> I have no problem with him being arrested - by the real police
<DeathStar> *it seems the team has not made friends with him over the days*
<Seraphna> Luci> **seems to look surprised** So you didn't know about him?
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> I was recommned a NetRunner
<DeathStar> <Asarar> This guy is a criminal likely tied to Venerator. I think he was wired to explode Vision all over the place
<Seraphna> Luci> You seem to have someone giving you a lot of bad info. You sure it's not someone trying to do you in?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> There might be more of them
<Seraphna> Luci> Is the club wired?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'd have to check the place out
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks around at that*
<DeathStar> *Asarar eyes the club owner* <Club Owner> Oh no, I'm not letting you investigate my place any further. This could be a scam. First you try to get out of paying that bill for a friend, then threaten my life
<Seraphna> **Luci sighs and steps forward** Let me see the bill?
<DeathStar> *He has Lorelei bring the bill, ironically, of where he used his medical equipment to save Ren's life and when everyone threatened him and walked out, has been charging her interest every day since - it's up to like 300,000 now*
<Seraphna> **Luci muses, then adds a small amount of extra fees** THis should cover damages, correct?
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> We are even then. *Takes his money*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright lets check this place out for explosives
<Seraphna> Luci> Have you run background checks on the rest of your staff?
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> I mainly hire local girls off the street
<Seraphna> Luci> As long as they are paid well, good on you.
<Seraphna> **Luci nods to the girls, since they confirmed that**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Come on Kira - Luci - lets examine the building for explosives. If every club tied to this off world group has been tricked by Venerator
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We could have a lot of clubs secretly wired to blow Vision all over Kumen
<Seraphna> Luci> That would be bad. What is you name anyway mister? Not just the business name.
<Jackieness> <Kira> *nods* "Let's start looking."
<DeathStar> <Club Owner> Telesto
<Seraphna> Luci> Well Mister Telesto, after this let's talk business. I might be able to hook you up with exotic Geyze foods.
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen C
<DeathStar> *John's group, along with X/XX, and the children along with Zayne, move to find Cloe*
<Seraphna> **Nell tracks by scent**
<DeathStar> *Seniga tries to shine a light as they move along, finding themselves in what looks to be tunnels*
<DeathStar> <John> This seems to go on and on; where on Kumen are we exactly? <X> I have no idea.
<DeathStar> *X shines a light at what looks to be wires running along the walls*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "No clue... maybe they link all the clubs the badguys are using."
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I'm not knowledgeable enough about this area to know, either."
<ChadWinters> <XX> Don't recall coming across any tunnels like this while scouting here. *She pulls out an Idlet and scans the walls to see if she can age them*
<DeathStar> *they seem younger than the bottom slum levels, but older than the top level; they reach what looks to be a cellar type door. John presses against it, finding it locked*
<DeathStar> <John> We need strength here
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Nell, think you cna do anythign with the metal in the door?"
<Seraphna> **Nell smirks and starts deconstructing the door**
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "A better idea than me just trying to slice the door open."
<Seraphna> Nell> Why slice when you can just reduce it to components?
<ChadWinters> <XX> ...No one wants to check it for traps? *She takes a step back*
<Seraphna> Nell> I think there's some. More metal!
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I don't think there will be traps for when you just melt the door open."
<ChadWinters> <XX> Yeah, I suppose no one hiding in these rarely known tunnels would set something up incase there door was messed with. *She take sanother step back, putting Hotaru now, infront of her*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> IF it is a trap, I'll block it with myself than let the children be hurt
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "No need, I'll block it myself."
<DeathStar> *as the door deconstructs and reveals what looks to be the basement of a club, Zayne studies Hotaru*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> So far no explosions in the future.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Are you about to have a pissing contest?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Just noting how young she appears
<Seraphna> Nell> Ooo is that copper plating?
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "No. But now we have to start worrying about traps."
<DeathStar> *Zayne eyes John*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *also looks at John* "...adult should lead the way."
<DeathStar> *John steps up into the cellar*
<Alicia> * Hotaru steps inside with
<DeathStar> <X> John has found his calling - shield maiden
<DeathStar> *as they step up, there's a slight sniffling sound*
<DeathStar> *Somewhere in the darkness of the basement*
<Alicia> * Hotaru heads over
<Seraphna> **Tabetha searches for the mind attached to the sniffling**
<ChadWinters> <XX> *Peers inside after the others step in, her eyes darting aroudn as she takes in the area. She holds up her finger and a flame flickers on it*
<DeathStar> *Cloé is kneeling in a corner, hugging her knees* <John> Well that was easy. *He looks around, the basement full of tools, some of them dripping with fresh blood, and table to strap victims down on to experiment on. And lab equipment all over the place, as well as stairs going up to a door*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe!" *runs toward her*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Oh yes, someone is going to have his brain melted.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "If he's even alive by that point."
<Seraphna> Tabetha> If your sister was here we could keep reviving him.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> B-Bella. E-Everyone. <John> We got the item, lets go. <Cloé> T-The Phantom took mom. She came here to save me but he grabbed her.
<DeathStar> <John> *pauses*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Who is this Phantom?"
<Seraphna> Nell> We better save her too!
<ChadWinters> <XX> The bloods fresh here. *She eyes the stairs going up as the Idlet moves to the blood, scanning each sample*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "..." *picks up Cloe*
<DeathStar> *Cloé eeps*
<DeathStar> <John> So I guess he got samples recently
<DeathStar> <John> This Mister Phantom
<Seraphna> **Nell floats up to the trap door checking for traps**
<Sara> * Cherie -- presumably here with the other kids anyway -- moves over to Cloé's and Bella's side but seems really shaken by this piece of news
<DeathStar> <Cloé> He wanted them to help restore himself. And now he needed something from a relative
<Sara> <Cherie> A relative...?
<DeathStar> *The door to the club is indeed trapped*
<DeathStar> <John> So this Phantom has a relative.
<Seraphna> **Nell starts working on the trap**
<DeathStar> <X> *Glances at XX*
<ChadWinters> <XX> Yeah, I know X. There's 3 he can gun after for sure.
<ChadWinters> <XX> Id's already sending out an alert to them.
<DeathStar> *Nell breaks the trap on the door and it opens into an empty club*
<DeathStar> *or it appears*
<DeathStar> <John> Lets go kids
<Sara> <Cherie> It's too quiet.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *nods*
<Alicia> * Hotaru sneaks in cautiously
<Seraphna> **Nell peers around, pieces of both doors moving over her body to form armor, while Tabetha moves up and forms guns peering about**
<DeathStar> *Seniga creeps up into the club and Zayne glances around the club. Suddenly the area turns blue*
<Sara> <Cherie> Oh no!
<DeathStar> <John> What the hell?
<Sara> * Cherie looks at Bella
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "...yeah, there's the trap. I'm sure they're alerted now."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ... *looks annoyed, firing a magical blast at the exit door, but a barrier forms, absorbing it. Then a barrier traps Zayne*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Whoa, Zayne's down
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...we must have gotten sucked into the Net."
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Wait, what?"
<Seraphna> Nell> Yep, this is Net alright. I don't wanna use my exit here though because I don't know what I'll trip in the real world.
<DeathStar> <John> What do we do in the Net?
<DeathStar> <X> *Tries to ripple*
<DeathStar> <X> Do normal powers work in here?
<ChadWinters> <XX> How'd they pull us in to the Net?
<Seraphna> Nell> We'll need to get to an exit point or get a runner to pull us out... could have been an entry trap.
<Seraphna> Nell> Most powers work but you have to think of them in a digital way.
<ChadWinters> <XX> There has to be a device right? Id, scan for it. *The Idlet floats up, and begins scanning*
<DeathStar> *there seems to be a Net device up on the top floor*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "My mom knows all about it, but U'm not an expert at all."
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Shame we don't have any netrunners here..."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I don't like this
<DeathStar> <X> I'll try to ripple us up there
<Seraphna> Nell> I could create an EMP... but it'll also blow anything nearby in the real world while getting us out.
<DeathStar> *Forms the ripple up to the third floor - so she thinks*
<DeathStar> *X leaps in and can be heard landing somewhere nearby*
<DeathStar> <John> That sounded rough
<Seraphna> **Tabetha peers around** You okay X?
<DeathStar> <X> *voice* Fine..
<ChadWinters> <XXComm> You see anything that looks like a runner device?
<Seraphna> Nell> Gotta think digital! Don't go up to the floor, go to the point where the floor is.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "How are things up there?"
<DeathStar> *A masked NetRunner peers at them, with long black hair, at Bella and the other kids. A gun with a hand fires at Cherie*
<DeathStar> *from the stairs to the second floor*
<Seraphna> **Nell pulls a metal plate in the way**
<DeathStar> *The hand grabs it and pulls it away*
<ChadWinters> *XX takes off in a dead spring towards the person, using the plate to block his vision of her coming in*
<ChadWinters> *sprint*
<Alicia> * Hotaru rushes forwards to strike at the masked person
<DeathStar> <X> *Describes the second floor while John rushes. The NetRunner makes unintelligent curses, doing a barrier wall on the stairs and runs up them*
<DeathStar> *they sound like gobbigock*
<Seraphna> **Nell dives at the wall and punches it with a metal fist** TIGER STEEL PUNCH!
<ChadWinters> *XX slides to a stop as a child leaps past her*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> John, I think we found you a new disciple.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> *glances to John* "Have you been training these kids?"
<DeathStar> *The wall breaks and Nell lands on the stairs comedically going back down*
<DeathStar> <John> Not lately, I been working with ours. But I Can add one more
<Seraphna> Nell> I need to use 20% less Tiger and 10% more Steel on that one.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Keep at it, you'll master it soon enough."
<ChadWinters> <XX> Well atleast they made us a path *She takes off to go up the stairs now*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha nods and heads up**
<DeathStar> *Zayne finally breaks free, panting and looking pissed, flying through the ceiling to the second floor*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> .. *hugs onto Cherie*
<Seraphna> Nell> I like Ms. Zayne's style.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Why did bag guy want Cherie?
<Seraphna> Nell> Cuz he's a perv prolly.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Are they related somehow?"
<DeathStar> *The NetRunner runs back down the stairs, as X chases him*
<DeathStar> *and leaps for Bella*
<DeathStar> <John> There!
<Jackieness> <Bella> *runs and then flying kicks at the face*
<DeathStar> <X> He grabbed my bra!
<DeathStar> *the NetRunner is sent flying into the wall, and slides down it*
<DeathStar> *KOed*
<DeathStar> *however, a strange beeping countdown can be heard from his device a moment later as they exit the Net*
<Seraphna> Nell> He did what!?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...is that a bomb?!"
<Sara> <Cherie> Do you hear that?
<ChadWinters> <XX> X, Ripple
<Seraphna> **Nell muses and runs magnetism over his device to short it out**
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "A bomb!"
<DeathStar> *X kneels, trying to judge how far to ripple it*
<DeathStar> *The device sparks, but keeps beeping with a stranger tone now*
<ChadWinters> *Idlet quickly moves to see if it can hack it*
<DeathStar> *X ripples the device off the arm and holds it, dripping with fluids*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Can anyone teleport this guy into space or something?!"
<DeathStar> <X> I'm judging the distance... *X eyes the black fluids in the device mixing - it looks like Vision mixing with explosives*
<DeathStar> <John> We can't let that explode
<ChadWinters> <Id> ...I am picking up Vision.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha looks around the room**
<ChadWinters> <XX> I could try and melt it all but there's no guarantee it'll work.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I'd slash it open, but that might make things worse."
<Seraphna> **Nell starts building something from all the metal she has**
<Seraphna> Nell> Maybe I can make a safe box for it.
<ChadWinters> *Id floats around X and then gives her coordinates in a way that would make sense to her*
<Seraphna> Nell> It'd be like exploding in a safe.
<DeathStar> <X> If you can, I'm about to ripple it in a seocnd
<DeathStar> *X forms her ripple*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "If we don't have another option, I'd shield it with my body... as a last resort only."
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Yeah, go with that."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> You and your shielding
<Seraphna> **Nell points** Pop it in here.
<ChadWinters> <XX> Most heroes would do it would conditions.
<ChadWinters> *without*
<DeathStar> *Cloé unmasks the NetRunner* Hm. *shrug*
<Seraphna> Nell> Work smart, not stupid.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Hey, don't sacrifice yourself for nothing!"
<DeathStar> *X tosses it in*
<DeathStar> <X> Close it, Nell
<ChadWinters> <XX> The coordinates should get you to space. As long as her box holds the collateral will be null.
<Seraphna> **Nell forms the final wall on the box and fuses it into a thick lead safe**
<DeathStar> <X> Throw it in the ripple
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Great!"
<Seraphna> **nell launches it into the ripple**
<DeathStar> *X closes it*
<Seraphna> Nell> I know that hacker by the way.
<Sara> <Cherie> What is it, Cloé?
<Seraphna> Nell> That's Mister Jelly.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> The NetRunner used to bother our moms. *She utrns, the NetRunner having jumped up like Shredder in TMNT III the game* And there he goes
<Sara> <Cherie> This isn't the time for joking about food.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Ah, no." *tries to catch Jelly before he gets away*
<DeathStar> <John> We need to get your mom now. *Jelly flails and offers Hotaru information in return to be let go*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha shifts a bit as if seeing him move before he did, and shoots where he's about to be with a stunner**
<DeathStar> *bowing like Wily*
<Seraphna> **OR not**
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "What sort of informa-? Oh."
<ChadWinters> <Id> I have let the relatives we know about that he's coming after them, X.
<DeathStar> <X> Yeah. Let go. *To the kids* You should go home, but I take it you're still coming with us?
<DeathStar> *Seniga nods*
<Seraphna> Nell> We gotta beat up Phantom!
<DeathStar> *Cloé gives the begging cat eyes*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "So, who is Phantom?"
<ChadWinters> <XX> Kind of dangerous to let a bunch of...what 6 years olds join us isn't it?
<Sara> <Cherie> You really think home is even safe after Cloé was taken like that?
<DeathStar> <X> Fair. *to Hotaru* Well the working theory is Venertor. Come on.
<Seraphna> Nell> Dude I'm 13!
<DeathStar> <John> Cheryl's group should have arrived. We can make camp and figure out where to go from there.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Besides. how would we even get home without beign sitting ducks?"
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Ren leans back at the bar, looking annoyed ever since they kind of got pulled off the case, drinking rootbeer to drown her sorrows*
<DeathStar> <Ren> *reading the reports going on* Even Vict went on this mission
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... they must have had a reason."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Really? I need to talk with that girl..."
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... *muses, petting Akatsuki* You know, with all the chaos going on Geyze, I wonder if Athena's Idol Group could help soothe the spirits that are fighting. *she messages Athena and Reikana, which will be followed up later in the Geyze part* Maybe they'll be able to help with their songs. *at that moment Charlotte's datapad beeps*
<Alicia> * Charlotte looks at the pad
<DeathStar> *it seems to be from an unknown number on Kumen*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "And who is this?" *checks on it*
<DeathStar> *A video of Bonnie plays, tied up with some blood appearing. She doesn't look overly injured, but she appears weak; a figure in a Phantom mask and cane appears, voice distortion speaks*
<Alicia> * Charlotte makes sure this video gets recorded and analysed.
<DeathStar> <Voice> Charlotte. I require your help. If you wish to help Kumen and this little Familiar, come to the planet at this location. Bring the PAX, and the familiar dies. I will be keeping my eye on what you do. *a coded location appears on the screen with a countdown occurring*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... *leans around Charlotte*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... Holy..
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Doesn't mean I have to go alone..."
<DeathStar> <Ren> That's true. But the window is tight.
<DeathStar> <Ren> We need to hurry.
<DeathStar> *Ren looks up at Noire*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "A small team, quickly assembled."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then I'm declaring this a Striker mission."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Good. Thanks for the help."
<DeathStar> *Ren nods* Alright, lets get down there fast
<Seraphna> *Kumiko peers out at them from a ripple and slowly takes a bite of a sandwich**
<DeathStar> <Ren> .. *Stares at Kumiko, then shrugs*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> **Kumiko offers her some sandwich**
<DeathStar> Location: Cartel Space
<DeathStar> *Yuki looks around the Cartel office they have been invited, flipping through magazines while sitting*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Can we go yet? I feel like the fate of the universe is happening and we're sitting here
<ChadWinters> *A door opens and Shiva steps out, bowing ever so slightly to them*
<DeathStar> *Yuki rises and bows yet* Ah, I didn't expect you to come personally
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yo Shiva! **hand raised in greeting**
<DeathStar> *Mireille has been sending Erica, Airym, Cookie, and Yuki food emojis for some reason followed by eye emojis*
<Seraphna> Cookie> <Does she want us to bring her food?>
<Sara> <Erica> ...She's going to get fat *she mutters*
<ChadWinters> <Shiva> ...I'm confused as to why so man of you came. Erica would've just sufficed.
<ChadWinters> *many*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We had assumed that you wished to interview the entire ground team."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *whispers to Erica* I told you they like you
<Seraphna> Cookie> Excuse to shop on the way.
<ChadWinters> <Shiva> Hmmm. *She pulls out her datapad, holding it out to Erica before looking at Cookie* I am sure.
<DeathStar> *Yuki takes a seat with Shiva, ignoring Mireille taking selfies of herself with Yurica on the ship, at the bridge helm now*
<Seraphna> **Cookie saves the cute photos, and zoomes in on the bridge controls**
<ChadWinters> <Shiva> And yes, Yuki. Loki requested I see to this matter myself considering the run in we've had with your ship and it's crew *Her tone is definetly cold on that subject*
<DeathStar> *Yuki folders her hands* Is there anything we can go over on the incident? We believe there may be more Vision spaceports out here, and there end goal might be to explode themselves and spread it out. But now that you've been alerted, I'm sure your people can handle it as you see fit
<ChadWinters> *She looks over at Erica* All we need you to do is confirm that what's on the datapad is how things happened on that planet and that you had no hand in what happened. Just left in a panic. *She looks at Yuki, studying her* We are aware of the rise in Vision and that does track with what we found in the air, which the Cartel does extend it's deepest thank you for alerting to us that
<ChadWinters> that was what happened. Lives were saved because of that.
<Sara> * Erica looks over the data
<ChadWinters> *It does indeed have a run down of what happened and there doesn't seem to be anything that lays blame to them. That they just happened to be in the area*
<Sara> <Erica> This... *she blinks* yes, it seems to be completely in order. I confirm.
<ChadWinters> <Shiva> Please sign on the bottom. *She looks at Yuki again* Unless you have an idea on other warehouses storing it or easy ways to track it, then you've done enough for us currently.
<DeathStar> *Yuki turns to Erica and Airym, to see if it's okay to send what data they have accumilated so far on the Vision drug - it's not Adeline's level of data, of course*
<Sara> * Erica gives a shrug of assent, like 'why not' -- considering the Cartel are operating in good faith themselves
<DeathStar> *Yuki taps her datapad and sends it over* That should help you locate it easier
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Proceed."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We don't need this stuff exploding
<Sara> * Erica looks things over quickly to make sure she isn't signing anything suspicious -- which is how she would handle it even if this weren't the Cartel, mind -- then signs after verifying that
<ChadWinters> *Shiva glances at her main datapad, studying the info* I see. Yes this will help. And no, we don't. Enough lives have been lost because of it..
<Sara> <Erica> There's good drugs and bad drugs, after all. If someone dies they can never be a part of business again.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "With this information, you may be able to control this in your own space now. We shoudl move on, if you have no further need of us."
<ChadWinters> *Shiva takes the datapad back, double checking something then nods, pausing at that last part, that cold expression not changing* I do not. Mind you if we find out more information that contradicts this during our investigation, I can't say what will happen. But I expect we won't. Loki sends his regards Erica and thanks you for your help and cooperation
<Sara> <Erica> Of course. Thank you for handling this smoothly on your end as well.
<ChadWinters> <Shiva> I do what I'm asked.
<DeathStar> *Yuki rises and bows* Good day, Lady Shiva
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen A
<DeathStar> *Asarar finishes her inspection with the others* This place has been wired to explode and underneath the club, there's Vision in some ancient tunnels
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Quite a bit of it
<Seraphna> Luci> Dude, whoever tipped you off about this deal screwed you.
<DeathStar> <Telesto> *pours himself a drink, letting his girls off for the night as day is beginning to break8
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We should explore the tunnels and see if they are connected to the other clubs
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I feel like we're in a race to catch up to the others at this point
<DeathStar> *Asarar prepares to check out the tunnels*
<DeathStar> *Asarar leaves alone into....*
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen B
<Seraphna> **Luci pats him then follows her**
<DeathStar> *John's watches Cheryl and her group arrive*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Alright, tell me what you know. *she sips her coffee*
<DeathStar> <John> *peers at Hotaru and the kids*
* ChadWinters leans against the wall as he listens to something in his comm
<DeathStar> <John> We think the Phantom is going after a relative. Hota? You got something from the Food NetRunner?
<ChadWinters> That would be Zephyr, Charlotte and Stacy.
<Seraphna> **Angela muses** So we're sure it's Venerator?
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Well, I'm fairly sure this is the name of the relative... and yes, Charlotte."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> No one cares about me anymore
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "If it's not, someone is trying to frame him.. or her."
<ChadWinters> It's our only lead, Angela. So we go after it until we find otherwise.
<Seraphna> Angela> You know that line forces me to spoil you rotten now.
<ChadWinters> Charlotte would be the easiest target
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Right. *she calls the PAX up and after a moment* Charlotte, Ren, and Noire are gone
<DeathStar> *Cloé is eyeing one of Asarar's maps quietly*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe?"
<Sara> * Cherie looks over Cloé's shoulder
<DeathStar> *Then quietly taps something rapidly* There there there
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "...I think we can assume it's her they're after."
<Sara> <Cherie> Hmm?
* ChadWinters rubs his face.
<ChadWinters> Well, odds are they're doing this quietly so tracking them's going to be hard.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Scary guy was talking about this place before he left. He said something about a fish smell. *she is pointing at a fish market and there seems to be a new club there*
<Sara> <Cherie> ...More clubs?
* ChadWinters looks over at Cloe.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Praise me!
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Makes sense. Charlotte would've asked for help if she wasn't keeping whatever she's doing on the downlow."
<ChadWinters> That's our only lead. *He looks at Cheryl and Angela* We chase it?
<DeathStar> <John> What if it's to lead us in the wrong place?
<Seraphna> Angela> I don't see any choice to protect our precious Zephie.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "As opposed to where?"
<ChadWinters> It's a possibilty, yes.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Lets try it anyway. But someone of us need to look into the club exploding problem
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll handle that. <X> I can tackle that too
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "It's either a lead, or a lure."
<ChadWinters> We have the man power to split up, but until we find other targets.
<ChadWinters> <XX> Yeah, it's not like you don't have enough people here to tackle the other clubs and scan for doom bombs.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I'll take the kids onward.
<Sara> * Cherie is patting Cloé
<DeathStar> *Cloé practically purrs*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yeah, Zayne is pretty badass."
<ChadWinters> Take an Idlet with you so I can keep up to date on what's going on Zayne.
<DeathStar> *Seniga nods and grabs one, holding it up Zelda style*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Final Scenes 1
<DeathStar> *Charlotte's team approaches the fish market and spots a club*
<DeathStar> <Ren> *looks around, paranoid* I feel like we're being watched by everyone. *the people of the market stare at them*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Probably. We're outsiders, after all."
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Mmmmm... we do stand out."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... we do stand out."
<Seraphna> **Kumiko floats about, musing and puts a hoodie on**
<DeathStar> *Ren reaches for the club door and turns the handle, but it beeps "Wrong DNA"*
<Seraphna> KUmiko> **motions to Charlotte**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "It likely wants Charlotte... but be reayd to move as this is clearly a trap."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...seriously? If this works... I don't know if this is a bad sign or not. It either means they're prepared for me, or... you know who is involved." *tries the handle*
<DeathStar> *it beeps and opens*
<Alicia> * Charlotte steps inside, cautiously
<DeathStar> *inside is a dark club that looks like it doesn't have anything moved inside yet, with a wide open room and only a few things placed for cover*
<DeathStar> *in the back some backrooms can be seen and stairs going down*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves in with Charlotte*
<Seraphna> **Kumiko rolls her eyes as if to convey something**
<DeathStar> *Ren looks around, creeping along as the door slams shut after Kumiko enters*
<DeathStar> *locking*
<DeathStar> *Ren creeps along toward the stairs and moves downward*
<Alicia> * Charlotte does likewise
<DeathStar> *down here the lab can be seen with experiments and various DNA from aurit, fauna, even sprites, and now Bonnie is on the table, looking worse for wear, blood and samples being taken. No signs of the Phantom yet*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Here's the Bonner!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...wait... still a trap."
<DeathStar> <Ren> *pauses*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks around*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What were they even trying to do?"
<Seraphna> **Kumiko frowns, tapping her chin**
<DeathStar> *As Noire looks around, Venerator Intelligence leaps out and grabs Noire, lifting her and Ren up with his Terminator like strength as knock out gas begins to fill the room*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Gaack
<DeathStar> *V.I walks with the two toward restraints*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Let them go!" *tries to free them both*
<Seraphna> **Kumiko forms a Ripple on one of it's arms**
<DeathStar> *8it turns it's head 180 to eye Charlotte and Kumiko while it's arms spark*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Final Scenes 2
<DeathStar> *Asarar takes notes as the tunnels reaches another club, full of Vision, as she runs into Cheryl and those with her*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Ah, friendly faces
<Seraphna> Luci> You tracing the bombs too?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We've been making maps. I think every club attached to this group <Cheryl> Has explosives with Vision most likely
<Jackieness> <Kira> "WE just cleaned up a club. Apparnetly the club owners are dupes, not collaborators."
<Seraphna> Luci> Yep, enough to cloud the planet at this rate.
<ChadWinters> So essentially this whole area is set up to blow.
<ChadWinters> I figured he was desperate but this is a different level than I expected.
<DeathStar> *Asarar lays the map down* Yep. And even if they are dupes, they're spread out on upper and lower levels to shoot out and cover a decent area of Kumen
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> If this is affecting Geyze differently, Kumen might be the same. He might be after something. *She comms Adeline on PAX*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Adeline - walk me through this. What is Vision doing to Geyze.
<ChadWinters> I think we can expect individual triggers waiting for a signal then. Essentially, human fail safes
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It's sending Geyze back to the Mirror Universe. I can't say if it's the same for Kumen
<Jackieness> <Kira> "What would that even achieve?"
<Seraphna> Luci> Probably one hell of a distraction by someone who doesn't give a shit what happens to our worlds.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It might have the same affect but if Kumen is also aged back to the Mirror Universe
<Seraphna> Luci> Yeah that would suck terribly for us, and the Spirits here.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> IT could be disasterous, especially on the large scale bombing effort that you're describing
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Is there a way to do a large scale jamming device? Or use the Net?
<ChadWinters> Venerator usually has an end goal. So unless he's gona full deep end and is only going after revenge with wanton destruction or he's looking for something
<ChadWinters> That'll only be useful if he doesn't have people set up to manually activate them.
<Seraphna> Luci> So we need to pin down each club... can you send me a copy of all our data?
<DeathStar> *Cheryl taps her chin* We'd need to jam them for a time and send people to each of the clubs
<ChadWinters> Unless it's possible to target all of the bombs and send them all into the Net.
<Seraphna> Luci> I can get Ymir to back us up with the coppers.
<DeathStar> *Asarar and Cheryl begin to send out the data*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The last one we found was strapped to the arm of a runner."
* ChadWinters glances at Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Kira is right. I could try to hack the Runners
<Seraphna> Luci> Now that we have evidence they can move on the stings they've been waiting to perform. Those lawyers and shit were no doubt all placed to protect those bombs.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And force this into the Net.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I can't begin to guess the damage there
<ChadWinters> Look into is Asarar.
<Seraphna> Luci> Let's do both.
<ChadWinters> IT's either there or here.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright lets go Kira.
<ChadWinters> We'll consider it the last resort.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I need to get to our bar
<Seraphna> **Luci starts sending Ymir an update**
<ChadWinters> I'll get the rest of my Weapons here so we can coordinate with them.
<DeathStar> *Ymir's forces are on the move to begin helping*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Final Scenes 3
<DeathStar> *Zayne brings the children near the fish market. Zayne and John make faces*
<Seraphna> Nell> Mmm, smells great here.
<DeathStar> *Cloé grabs a fish*
<DeathStar> *for later*
<DeathStar> *The people there eye them and slowly begin to approach*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Well, this is definitely a fish market."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> You kids approach that club. I'll hold them off. *She holds her gun ready while John gets ready. Zephyr pushes the kids forward*
<DeathStar> *Seniga goes to open the foor, but it does the DNA message to her*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> We can't get in!
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...right..." *starts toward the club*
<DeathStar> *she begins to pound on the door*
<Seraphna> **Nell muses and looks over the door to see if she can take it apart**
<DeathStar> *Nell slightly takes it apart; the door begins to fire lasers at her*
<ChadWinters> <Idlet> If this is Venerator's base. It maybe coded to his DNA.
<DeathStar> *Cloé freaks out and pushes her way in*
<Seraphna> **Nell leaps away forming a shield** Bad door!
<DeathStar> *going into armor cat form*
<DeathStar> *rolling through the room*
<Seraphna> **Nell beats up the door with other parts of the door to follow**
<DeathStar> *Seniga is partially burnt and hurries in and Zephyr picks up Cherie and hurries in*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I .. HATE ... doors
<Sara> * Cherie coughs
<DeathStar> *outside, fish market people scream from Zayne*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *dashes in with the others*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I bet Charlotte is inside. ...And Zayne is causing a scene..."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> It sounds like it, sis
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> This feels like old times
<DeathStar> *Cloé rolls downstairs in her armored ball form*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Outside a cat being in a ball
<DeathStar> <Cloé> ah! H-Help!
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Did we ever have a magnetic cat before?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Ah, hell!" *chases after Cloe*
<DeathStar> *Downstairs, 3 Venerator Intelligence have appeared, with Cloé landing on one and crushing it. Charlotte and Kumiko are battling the other two with Ren and Noire now free and joining, but the gas is making all of them weak*
<DeathStar> *Zephyr kneels to prepare her dragoon bustah*
<Seraphna> **Kumiko ripples to create a portal for the gas to filter outside**
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "And Venerator is involved. Figures."
<Seraphna> Tabetha> He must be going mad, using gas when there's Dragoons.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries using tendrils to slam the VIs around*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> The gas is the kind that sticks to your skin
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Becarful
<ChadWinters> <Id> Zephyr is correct. It appears to be absorbable through skin contact
<DeathStar> *The V.I's are smacked about as she fires a dragoon bustah to help take down one*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha frowns, TK grabbing at a Venerator to try and slam it into a wall**
<DeathStar> *The last one rises and attempts to lift Cloé's ball*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Wah!>
<DeathStar> *she tries to punch at it*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *leaps over Cloe to try to kick it in its face*
<DeathStar> *it falls over*
<DeathStar> *As the gas empties out*
<DeathStar> *Seniga enters the scene to throw stuff at it*
<DeathStar> *John collapses in the fish market as it's gased*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha moves over to the patient on the table, rolling her eyes as John goes unconcious**
<Seraphna> **Angela moves over as well and begins healing**
<Alicia> * Hotaru carves into VIs, since they were never alive to be killed in the first place.
<DeathStar> *the last one goes down and Bonnie begins to recover; at that moment a figure grabs Charlotte from a hidden wall and it closes up*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Char!
<DeathStar> *Ren ponds on the wall as Bonnie is freed*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> *tries to cut open the wall*
<DeathStar> *Cloé hugs on Bonnie* Momma
<Seraphna> **Nell muses and feels out the wall**
<ChadWinters> *Id floats over to the wall, scanning it*
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> ...feel...weak. *She looks a bit see-throughish*
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> He was..taking a lot of...mana from me...
<Jackieness> <Noire> *forms ehr Dark Edge and tries to carve up the wall*
<DeathStar> *Hotaru breaks through after some work; Id would scan and see an elevato*
<DeathStar> *going down*
<Seraphna> **Angela muses and starts giving her energy** How's this?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... an elevator...how typical. Break it open."
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> Not quite what I need but I will be okay. Do not worry. *She lifts Cloé and Cherie up*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Nell... that elevator has metal in it, right?"
<Sara> <Cherie> Mom. Please don't die.
<DeathStar> *Bonnie rubs Cherie's ears* I won't.
<Seraphna> Nell> Plenty. **she demonstrates by floating in the middle of it**
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "If we can get Charlotte back too, I'll count this as a success."
<Seraphna> Nell> Elevator shafts are so fun~
<DeathStar> <Ren> *peers down; it looks like the shaft is mostly wooden*
<DeathStar> *Ren leaps down*
<Alicia> * Hotaru follows
<Seraphna> **Nell floats down using the support joints**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *leaps down, using her tendrisl to control her descent*
<DeathStar> *Zephyr follows*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "What about us who cna't fly or stuff?"
<Seraphna> **Tabetha leaps down**
<DeathStar> *Bonnie gathers the children and warps down*
<ChadWinters> *Id floats down*
<DeathStar> *apparently using her locator to Chelsea to do so*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Final Scenes 4
<DeathStar> *Asarar contacts the group that she has the Net prepared while Cheryl is getting everything ready on her end*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> How is the NetRunner locations going along--- *She pauses, hearing a commotion down the tunnels*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I'll go chekc it out. Focus on this." *draws her blade and dashes down the tunnel*
<DeathStar> *Kira dashes right into the Phantom with Charlotte, extracting blood and essense from her. He turns to Kira and aims a gun at her, firing*
<ChadWinters> ...That's gun fire.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl rushes*
* ChadWinters pulls out his pistol and moves in after Cheryl
<DeathStar> *Cheryl comes into view of the scene when Ren leaps in with everyone else behind her* <Ren> RAWR
<DeathStar> *Ren tries to bite him*
<DeathStar> *only to be thrown off after taking a chunk*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Where is she.. Cheryl?"
* ChadWinters pulls the trigger, sending two shots around Cheryl and aimed for the Phantom's knees
<Seraphna> **Luci hurls her shield at Phantom**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Hotaru? *The Phantom's shields takes it but then everyone else begins to pile on. Bonnie lays her kids down to rest as Zayne appears and fires at him as well, the shields flaring and breaking*
<DeathStar> <Phantom> ... *He reaches for a trigger button8
<Seraphna> **Tabehta TK's his hand and fingers backwards**
<DeathStar> *snap*
* ChadWinters eyes flash gold and he fires 3 rapid shots, curving them for his hands
<DeathStar> 8his hand explodes*
<DeathStar> *Zephyr flips in and fires, taking out his shoulder to spin him and and he lands on the tunnel before Charlotte. Reaching for the stuff he made from Bonnie and Charlotte, he tries to inject it with his ruined hand*
<DeathStar> *shaking*
<Alicia> * Charlotte moves to try to stop the guy doing that
<DeathStar> *Charlotte stops him*
* ChadWinters has blood drip from his nose as he shifts to get a better view, his finger staying steady on the trigger as he see's Charlotte stop him
<DeathStar> *And the vial shatters. The Phantom pauses, then begins to cellular break apart*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ew.
<ChadWinters> *Id quickly moves over thge body and begins scanning it.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Is he going all corpse party on us?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... perhaps he is an unstable clone."
<DeathStar> *The body looks decayed like, spreading from the wounds and then rotting away*
<Seraphna> Angela> He's just another Cran.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... Cran's clones don't fall apart."
<ChadWinters> <Id> It appears to be the real one. I do not detect any clone markers
<Seraphna> Angela> Trying to cheat mortality with clones.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm? The real one? Then what is happenign to him?"
<ChadWinters> You seem to forget that he succeeded, Angela.
<ChadWinters> <Id> His DNA was...in a rapid decline. If I were to theorize, when he came back it was never stable. He was only able to band-aid it for this long.
<DeathStar> *Ren flips the phantom mask off, revealing, other than the decayed face, half of it being damaged from Stacey's attack long ago*
<DeathStar> <Ren> So when Stacey took out half of his body?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Wait, he survived that?!"
<DeathStar> <Ren> He wanted Charlotte's DNA to try to fix himself?
<ChadWinters> <Id> That would be most likely when it started.
<ChadWinters> Yes.
<ChadWinters> Or he atleast believed it would.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "But why Bonnie?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...maybe he gave himself a healign factor, and it was overtaxed from the assasination attempt."
<ChadWinters> Probably didn't want to use you.
<DeathStar> <Ren> We'll have to study his notes to see what was in Bonnie's make up
<ChadWinters> You were either his last resort or he was working on making a more resilient body.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Perhaps a magical body."
<ChadWinters> I'd need to see his notes and research data to know his goal for sure.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Did his death send out the code to the others? Does Asarar need to do her thing?
<ChadWinters> *Id floats over the trigger device and scans it to see if he can block it from sending a signal
<ChadWinters> If it did, I think we'd know about it by now.
<DeathStar> *Id is indeed able to block the trigger, as long as it's near it*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Is that what the trigger device does? Or is that the bomb?"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We still need to disarm and clean up their bombs."
<ChadWinters> <Id> I have found a way to block any signal from this main device. But i will need to remain near it until everyone can deal with the dombs themselves
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then we'll use this location as base campe for the disarmament process.:
* ChadWinters taps his comm, letting X/XX and the other teams know what's going on so they can start to move
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We'll work on that the next few days then. For the most part, our part of the assignment is done. <Adeline> I think I know why he wanted to send Kumen to the Mirror Universe
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Why?"
<ChadWinters> <Id> Please elaborate
<Jackieness> <Noire> "MMmm....do tell."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Yggdrasil's Mirror Universe counterpart. *her comm crackles* No other universe has a tree coutner part.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> But over there, a Centerpoint like Tree exists
* ChadWinters crosses his arms.
<ChadWinters> Great.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> He might have been after that. I will see more into it - a group is arriving near the tree soon, so more data will be coming in.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl leans her head back* Well, at least Venerator will never get the tree. But if that thing does exist, taht will be a problem in the future
<ChadWinters> Yeah. *He sighs a bit* That's two locations we'll need to keep safe now.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Centerpoint...Yggdrasil...so annoying."
<DeathStar> -END-
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