The Duality Wars: The Alien Wars 6

Anniversary Year 18

Session Start: Fri Nov 06 13:44:25 2015

<DeathStar> 10.13.5990 CE
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen, CoreSector HQ
<DeathStar> <Narrator> Things begin with slow beats often, quickly culiminating in your heart thudding faster and faster until it seizes up and leaves your body paralyzed and your body giving out. Other times, things come out of nowhere, and you could be walking along as your body betrays you out of nowhere, leaving your heart clenching from the most mundane of issues. (Cont)
<DeathStar> <Narrator> I cannot say I did not see these things coming, that day, and the events that sparked this event, which would lead us here, to me telling this. The sending of those people out to the Alpha Quadrant. The events below with Miyuki's school. Even the bar and all the key people there. Each group had begun to the beats of a heart attack that would clench the system, and seize it up (Cont)
<DeathStar> <Narrator> We had a million refugees from another world above us. We had three corporations trying to seize control. We had a group below in a bar trying to bring the system down. We had a civil war brewing below that was tied to us. The events were spiraling out of control. And the thing of it was that there were players none of us were aware of yet that would move in afterward. I wish I had the foresight back then instead of trying to hang to the control I had then.
<DeathStar> 6* Sen walks along, having urgently pushed for the tour to take place as soon as possible after seeing the ID number of the person. But the day the tour is suppose to take place, she walks up to Erica and the others
<DeathStar> <Sen> I apologize for the suddenness, but could you come with me?
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki hangs off Erica, in fox form, biting on.
<Sara> <Erica> Y-Yes. *she stands and moves to follow, petting Yuki*
<Seraphna> * Cookie blinks a bit. "Umm... okay."
<AquaKoala> *Little nods, wearing some free Aquarius clothes
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki poofs back to her human form
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Of course
<DeathStar> 6* Sen leads them to the elevator
<AquaKoala> *Little follows
<Sara> * Erica get sinto the elevator
<Jackieness> <Airym> *tilts her head to the side and walks with the others*
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki steps on and Sen moves to hit the top floor button after the elevator scans her data-reader
<Seraphna> * Cookie hops on with Little.
<DeathStar> <Sen> I will have to leave you after we get to the top floor since the tour group will be here in a moment. 6* Her voice sounds urgent on meeting with them despite them being from some club
<Sara> * Erica blinks but nods. "Okay. Be well."
<AquaKoala> Little> What's going on?
<DeathStar> 6* The elevator rises quickly and they arrive at the president's offices. Sen motions forward, bowing like a maid, her dark bangs falling in her face
<Seraphna> Cookie> "She's nervous."
<DeathStar> <Sen> Please go ahead into the PResident's offices
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki walks along
<Seraphna> * Cookie bods a little and starts to walk.
<Sara> * Erica gives a nod and heads in with her head bowed
<Jackieness> <Airym> "This is quite unexpected, captain, though now perhaps our collective curiosity may be satisfied." *moves forward*
<AquaKoala> *Little follows along
<DeathStar> 6* Sen simply raises a brow at Cookie's comment as she straightens up in her maid outfit
<DeathStar> 6* The offices are neatly spartan but cozy, with the back area one giant window wall that shows the entire city, all levels. The desk in front of it is large and a figure stands at it, facing the window wall. Once they are all off of it, Sen rides back down
<DeathStar> 6* Kre'trav stands near the President, looking lost in thought and troubled
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Ms. Kre is troubled too."
<Sara> * Erica blinks at Kre'trav being here already but keeps her head bowed
<AquaKoala> *Little waits patiently
<DeathStar> 6* The President turns, their figure indicating a female, like most reports assume of the president of Kumen, though they wear a face mask, red and painted with a few asian figures.
<DeathStar> <President of CoreSector> Welcome. 6* The voice sounds young, and a bit familiar to Cookie and Yuki. Yuki strains, her fox ear rising
<Seraphna> * Cookie blinks a bit, tilting her head.
<DeathStar> 6* The President walks over and takes a seat, crossing their fingers together on the desk
<AquaKoala> Little> Hello President
<Sara> <Erica> Thank you for the welcome. *she curtseys*
<DeathStar> <President> Thank you, Engineer Y'Ti. Welcome all of you. *she nods to Erica* I called you here because things are getting critical. As you all are obviously aware, you brought near a million refugees with you
<Jackieness> <Airym> *tilts her head to the side*
<Sara> <Erica> Y-Yes...
<Sara> *she bows her head as if in apology*
<DeathStar> <President> We have tried to keep it quiet, while finding them a place to stay. Kumen cannot take them - we have slums for a reason... *She sighs, sounding distasteful* And we have tried to get Geyze to take them, but so far that is not going well.
<DeathStar> <President> They are having wars down there and despite having a lot of space, none of the Kingdoms are willing to take the burden of so many new people
<AquaKoala> *Little raises a hand
<DeathStar> 6* She nods to Little
<Sara> * Erica glances at Little
<AquaKoala> Little> Have we thought about looking at other planets?
<Seraphna> * Cookie listens, but seems to be thinking, trying to discern whether the President's distate in the slums was due to a dislike for it's inhabitants or the situation they were in.
<DeathStar> <President> We are doing so now. But the Crytok Empire is large and we are on the edge and not that well established yet. It is taking time and having to open negotionations. And finding a world is not easy that is not taken in the Delta Quadrant
<AquaKoala> *Little nods
<DeathStar> <President> What this means in the mean time is the Aquarius is useless for combat without risking one million souls. And if you look out the window - you will see a nearly finished ship that rivals the Aquarius
<DeathStar> 6* Kre'trav frowns, looking troubled at the fate of her people
<Sara> * Erica peers out slowly
<AquaKoala> *Little looks out quickly
<DeathStar> 6* The MAcross Port has a large ship being built by the Star Corps
<DeathStar> 6* It is massive and only days from completetion
<Sara> <Erica> ...
<Seraphna> * Cookie peers out. "They built that so quickly..."
<Sara> <Erica> Macross...
<DeathStar> <President> I would normally take command with my people and whatnot, but if they are planning a coup de'tat, I am unsure how that would go if I publically tried
<AquaKoala> *Little claps, looking teary eyed "It's brilliant!"
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Perhaps other means are possible."
<Sara> * Erica frowns. "Can't just roll over and take it... This isn't Macross' city. That's... what I think." she adds to sound less presumptuous
<DeathStar> <President> I need you all to go to the Aquarius and take the Aquarius over orbit of Geyze, get the ship away from range of their ship, then go down to Geyze with Kitty and find this fabled peacve school
<DeathStar> <President> See if you cannot convince the Geyze people to take some of the refugees for Kre'trav.
<DeathStar> <President> It may be easier for me to convince other races to take the others if the number is lowered
<Sara> <Erica> I understand. *she bows*
<DeathStar> 6* The President rises. "It will be easier if I have a ship to match their's. I am doing other things to prepare for war if need be. I have my own security forces and intelligent officers."
<Seraphna> Cookie> "That seems like a good plan."
<AquaKoala> Little> Oh, we aren't getting that other ship are we...
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Um, no
<Sara> <Erica> That ship's the enemy, Little.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Likely that ship will fight ours
<AquaKoala> *Little looks crushed
<DeathStar> <Yuki> And with Cam gone, ours is weaker now
<Seraphna> * Cookie gives her a comforting hug.
<Seraphna> Cokie> "You... don't think they made their own Cam do you?"
<Sara> <Erica> Perish the thought, I don't want any more people enslaved like that...
<AquaKoala> Little> But I used to work for Macross and StarCorp ....
<Jackieness> <Airym> "With sufficient time, I could attempt to implement upgrades to the Aquarius to mitigate their advantage."
<Sara> * she says, rather freely considering
<DeathStar> <President CoreSector> Anything is possible. Please find where Kitty is at in this building and deal with this as quickly as possible. Anything you need for the Aquarius or the mission, Sen will provide. I will see about getting you some other personnel before you depart
<AquaKoala> *Little salutes, still looking in the dumps about not getting a new ship
<Sara> <Erica> Understood. Well, let's go find Kitty.
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki leads Little out before she depresses Kre'trav or the President more
<Seraphna> * Cookie blinks, looking at the President a moment, tilting her head and wondering what that means, and she helps Yuki with Little.
<Sara> * Erica heads out behind Yuki, motioning the others to follow
<Jackieness> <Airym> *turns and follows after the others*
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<AquaKoala> *Little heads out
<DeathStar> Location: The Club
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar puts things into her coat
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Get a move on. Kira, hurry up, too. The message said we cannot do the tour without you - probably since you used your ID #
<AquaKoala> *Otto yawns, wearing a three piece suit
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar finishes dressing Chelsea up in a pretty dress as if she were going to school for the first time
<DeathStar> <Asarar> There, first impressions are important
<Chain> 6*Wolfe fixes Riki and Bonnie's hair
<DeathStar> 6* She walks up to the bar and grabs a whiskey bottle
<Sara> * Chelsea raises an eyebrow since the tour was for her and under her number originally -- wondering if Kira meeting with Erica changed it
<DeathStar> 6* Bonnie squirms, her hair more white now than blue and Riki blinks
<Sara> * Chelsea poses, trying to figure out the best way to present herself in a dress, not used to it
<AquaKoala> *Otto eyes them, having been waiting
<Jackieness> <Kira> *steps out, dressed slinky yet sharp* "How do I look?" *slips on her mirrored visor*
<Seraphna> * Luci fixes her dress,wearing something nice for the trip out... and a pouch under her skirt with her emergency gear.
<Chain> <Wolfe> come on now, dont be like that
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Besides, no way was I going to give them your ID without knowing what we were walking into."
<DeathStar> 6* Riki is a ogod girl, wagging, but bonnie relents
<Seraphna> Luci> "Well on the plus side, they're not Macross, so they proooobably aren't as interested in scooping up our purple haired cutie."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar steps out, blinking at a vehicle waiting on them
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Gee, thanks
<Chain> 6*Wolfe smiles and helps them into the car
<AquaKoala> *Little heads out and gets in it
<Seraphna> Luci> "What? You are cute."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Classy." *climbs into the car*
<DeathStar> 6* Riki sits, peering around
<AquaKoala> *Otto 3ven
<Seraphna> * Luci gets in, grinning.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Really? I thought everyone was after Asarar. *she says truthfully as she gets in, making sure Bonnie isn't far behind if she's coming*
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar slides in, looking around, wearing her nicer clothing under her coat
<DeathStar> 6* Bonnie hops in
<DeathStar> 6* Ortora stays behind to watch the club - and virgins
<AquaKoala> *Otto looks over his datapad
<DeathStar> 6* The limo driver drives along, heading along the streets. Posco is up ahead, staring at it and them, and tries to stop it with his authority. The limo driver just keeps going, making his eyes buldge
<DeathStar> *reader. Pads are for the originals only
<AquaKoala> *Otto makes an obscene gesture at Posco
<Seraphna> Luci> "It's gonna be cute when he runs the registration and sees that he's trying to fuck with CorSec."
<Sara> * Chelsea pets Bonnie, being careful with her hair
<Seraphna> Luci> "On the bright side it might make him back down a little."
<Seraphna> * Luci says with all the belief in that as she believe in fat old men in red robes who deliver treats to kids one day a year.
<DeathStar> 6* Posco freaks out and chases the limo on his bike
<DeathStar> 6* He is last seen getting beat up by agents
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Well, that was soooo worth it."
<AquaKoala> *Otto cackles
<DeathStar> 6* Bonnie purrs
<Seraphna> Luci> "Shhh, I'm trying to save this perfect memory."
<Sara> <Chelsea> Just record it instead.
<DeathStar> 6* They pass the barrier into the area of the CoreSector - is is a beautiful area, with homes of scientists, researchers, artists, and others who help make Kumen better with their minds, stored here away from the political game
<DeathStar> 6* They drive up to the pyramid area and inside, parking. A maid with dark hair, Sen, waits on them, as the limo driver opens the doors
<AquaKoala> Otto> Ah now we are "High Class"
<AquaKoala> *Otto climbs out
<DeathStar> 6* Bonnie hops out and spins, and Riki looks out, peering around curiously. Asarar then slides out, adjusting her dress
<DeathStar> <Sen> Welcome. *her eyes flicker to Kira, then back* You are here for the tour?
<Sara> * Chelsea gets out, making sure to keep her dress in order too
<Seraphna> * Luci gets out and fixes her skirts.
<Chain> 6*Wolfe climbs out and helps Riki out, holding her hand
<Seraphna> Luci> "That's right." *she tracks the motion from Sen, then tries to hide her flagged curiosity*
<DeathStar> 6* Riki wagsd
<Jackieness> <Kira> *nods* "We are."
<Sara> <Chelsea> Y-Yes.
<AquaKoala> Otto> The group says yes.
<DeathStar> <Sen> And the the guest of honor is you? *She points at Chelsea* Well, we have gathered a few engineers. *she motions ahead at them* Please enjoy the look at the building, then Little will take you up to the Aquarius before it departs higher up.
<DeathStar> 6* Sen motions them ahead, then turns to Kira. "And if I could have a moment of your time?"
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar goes to walk with Chelsea, then pauses, peering at Kia
<Seraphna> * Luci glances a moment too, her eyes going to Asarar a moment, holding back on what she wasn't going to say some more.
<Sara> * Chelsea hesitates as she waits for Asarar
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Of course."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Can I ask what this is about? <Sen> Some formalities. Please accompany the rest of the group.
<DeathStar> 6* Sen goes to take a side door. Asarar frowns, but it's clear she won't be allowed to follow
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I'll be fine, Asarar."
<AquaKoala> *Otto nods to the engineers
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar turns slowly, not pleased, to follow the engineers
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves after Sen*
<Sara> * Chelsea looks a little worried, mouthing "formalities" to herself, not really buying it, but moves to stay by Asarar's side to reassure her
<Seraphna> * Luci walks with Asarar, biting her lip a little.
<AquaKoala> Otto heads along, looking about
<DeathStar> 6* The engineers walk along, chatting animatedly about the design of the building, talking with Chelsea about how things are built, holding back nothing on questions
<Sara> * Chelsea certainly asks questions along the way, too, quite interested in it all as she peers around while walking
<Chain> 6*Wolfe escorts Riki and Bonnie to refreshments
<Sara> * It seems so bizarre, a girl talking about engineering matters while wearing a pretty dress
<Seraphna> Luci> *tries to look interested, but not being technical at all, ends up glancing at Asarar again and again*
<AquaKoala> *Otto listens, looking interested as well
<DeathStar> 6* After a ogod while, they reach the upper floors, where the other group is at, preparing to go up top to the Aquarius
<DeathStar> <Engineers> Well, here is Little - she will guide you to the Aquarius for a brief tour
<AquaKoala> Little> Hello all.
<Seraphna> Luci> "Distractions! I mean... familiar faces!"
<Seraphna> * Cookie waves.
<Sara> * Chelsea tries to curtsey but it comes off awkward so she just bows politely. "Hello, Ms. Y'ti."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar nods. "I hope we haven't come at a bad time."
<AquaKoala> Little> I hope the engineers knew what they were talking about.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *she is putting on some light armor under her clothing*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Of course not
<AquaKoala> Little> Not at all
<DeathStar> <Riki> *looks razzled by all the technical talk, her hair fuzzy. Bonnie looks sleepy*
<AquaKoala> *Otto looks as interested as ever
<Chain> 6*thats why Wolfe took them to get snacks, wiggling them
<Jackieness> <Airym> "The tone of the moment is subjective."
<Sara> * Chelsea seems like she's had not a moment of lessened interest since she got here
<AquaKoala> Little> I hear I'm supposed to take you to the Aquarius. *Little sips her coffee and heads for the elevator
<Sara> * Chelsea blinks at the disinterested tone but doesn't let it dissuade her as she follows along
<Seraphna> * Luci nods. "Yep."
<Seraphna> * Cookie walks with Little.
<DeathStar> 6* Riki takes her's, nibbling, while bonnie wolfes her's down
<AquaKoala> *Otto heads in as well, Little waits until all are in the elevator and starts descending
<Chain> *Wolfe shows them the joys of buffet style
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So where are we going?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Isn't the Aquarius up in the air?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "In orbit, yes"
<Sara> * Chelsea peers
<Sara> <Chelsea> Someone pressed all the buttons.
<DeathStar> 6* Riki peers out
<Sara> * She gestures at the elevator panel with all buttons lit up
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We have to take a shuttle up
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hangers are lower
<AquaKoala> Little> Precisely
<AquaKoala> Little> Unfortunately we have not yet built the space elevator
<Sara> <Chelsea> Yet.
<Seraphna> Luci> "Usually these things have an override sequence when someone does that..."
<AquaKoala> *Little steps out in the hangar, getting into the prepped shuttle, clearing her throat and going into a spiel about the Aquarius' history
<Sara> * Chelsea listens with bright, focused eyes, absorbing every bit she can get
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar sits on the shuttle, while Riki and Bonnie eat the buffet of snacks.
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki leans back, listening to Little
<Seraphna> * Luci gets on the shuttle, Cookie sitting with Little.
<Jackieness> <Airym> *takes a seat in the shuttle and then glances at Asarar* "Interesting."
<AquaKoala> *Otto's mask is beginning to fade a little, bored out of his mind
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What is?
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Should I pilot?"
<Sara> * Chelsea huffs at Otto's visible boredness
<AquaKoala> Little> Yes please
<Chain> 6*Wolfe flicks paper doilies at Otto's neck
<Seraphna> * Cookie squees and takes control, getting them prepped to launch.
<AquaKoala> *Otto maintains composure and goes back to pretending to be interested
<Jackieness> <Airym> "My sensors have detected a synthetic/organic synthesis."
<AquaKoala> Little> Basically, to summarize that, we made a big ass ship to fly far away and then came back
<Sara> <Chelsea> What an incredibly boring way of putting it. *she says, perhaps ironically*
<Seraphna> * Cookie makes sure everyone who's going to get on board is on board before starting to take them up.
<Sara> * Meaning just the summary
<AquaKoala> Little> That was laymans terms.
<AquaKoala> Little> Right now is stationed in space in preparation for another mission.
<AquaKoala> Little> Before anyone asks I cannot go into detail I cannot say what it is.
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Miyuki's School
<DeathStar> Location: Private Chamber
<DeathStar> 6* Glowing figures, shrowded a bit by darkness so they cannot see each other, are the Inner Council, floating over orbs. They are made up from a person from each kingdom.
<DeathStar> 6* A young voice, but with a ton of age behind it, speaks, a sultry seductive voice, from the daemon realm. "The current southern war is disturbing and manipulative to me."
<DeathStar> <Daemon Voice> It reeks of someone supplying the Naturalists to wear down the Hapians - the fact they have Kumen weaponry speaks volumes to me, Miyuki."
<Chain> 6*Miyuki sighs as she nods, lightly dabbing at her temples
<Chain> <Miyuki> That matches with the information I have been recieving
<DeathStar> 6* A strong, Hapian male voice speaks. "I fear it may be dragging other Kingdoms in. The Amazons are already pledging support to the Hapians, despite their war up north. Which in turn is likely going to make the Legionare support the Naturalists simply because of the Amazons. And that might drag in the Spiritualists and the Ents."
<DeathStar> 6* The Summoni female speaks. "So far I can speak for my people - we have no interest in the wars. But if we are attacked, I cannot speak then."
<Chain> <Miyuki> I will do what I can to neutralize what I can, for the sake of their children
<DeathStar> 6* The council nods and fades. Shion walks up behind Miyuki
<DeathStar> <Shion> Reports from Unit 2 say the fighting has slowed down as both sides backed off. The Hapian war machine might be slow, but it's massive.
<Chain> 6*Miyuki lightly braces the nearest sturdiest object as she listens
<DeathStar> <Shion> Since we know where the Naturalist base is, we could do a precision strike on it to stop them
<DeathStar> <Shion> But that means we have to get the Hapians to stop after we stop them
<DeathStar> <Shion> And we still don't know who gave them Kumen weapons. The Kumens themselves?
<Chain> <Miyuki> we will have to take that gamble and pray that they dont get a pick up momentum
<DeathStar> 6* Shion nods. "The Hapians cut off the mining and take it over from the Kumens. The Naturalists hate the mining. The Naturalists get Kumen weaponry and attack the Hapians."
<Chain> <Miyuki> It is a possibility but we will have to tackle that as we can, we cant be spread to thin
<DeathStar> <Shion> Seems so neat.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Reports are also saying the Kumen battle ship Aquarius is getting closer to our planet
<Chain> <Miyuki> its too neat for it to be circumstantual
<Chain> 6*Miyuki makes a slight face
<DeathStar> 6* Shion moves outside the room. Outside, Gwen is doing excerise practices
<DeathStar> 6* Volt, the Lesser Great Summon, is practicing
<DeathStar> <Shion> By estimates, we have a day or two lull. I'll get Unit 6 ready for your orders, mother
<Chain> 6*Miyuki sighs and nods
<Sara> * Liana practices out with Gwen
<Chain> <Miyuki> thank you pumpkin
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> 6* Kira, joining the others on the Aquarius, get to watch as the crew move it away from Kumen and how it's done. Yuki stands in Sao's place, who isn't on board, but back at Kumen on some assignment for Sen
<DeathStar> 6* Behind them, Kumen is getting smaller
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar crosses her arms, watching
<Sara> * Erica looks on, thinking about Saoirse and looking slightly sad
<AquaKoala> Little> Now after we escape gravity we'll be switching to smaller rockets for control
<DeathStar> 6* Kre'trav sits in her chair, looking more nervous and thoughtful than normal. Riki looks scared, clinging to Wolfe, while Bonnie peers at Geyze thoughtfully
<Sara> * Chelsea sways from side to side as she keeps looking around, her gaze constantly moving
<Seraphna> Luci> "This is a LOT smoother than the transport shuttles."
<Seraphna> * Cookie happily pilots.
<Chain> 6*Wolfe comforts Riki
<Jackieness> <Airym> *stands at the science station*
<AquaKoala> Little> That's due to the larger mass, the force is distributed so we feel less of it
<Jackieness> <Kira> *has her arms crossed, her stance slightly off*
<Sara> <Chelsea> And shuttles have much cheaper propulsion too!
<Seraphna> Luci> "Feels like getting shot out of a cannon, those damn transports."
<AquaKoala> Little> Exactly, it makes the acceleration much more even
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki kisses Erica
<DeathStar> 6* Riki wags slightly
<DeathStar> 6* As they get in orbit around Geyze, a bright light appears down there, glowing huge
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hm? What's that? They don't have rockets and stuff down there
<AquaKoala> Little> I'm not.... entirely sure what that is.
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Umm... I think we want to avoid that."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<AquaKoala> Little> Excuse me *Little slips into her engineering seat
<DeathStar> Location: Somewhere Below
<DeathStar> 6* The Naturalists and some Daemons gather more and more and more and more boo like normal spirits, many many many of fire and earth
<DeathStar> 6* Forming a magical ring around them, they begin to chant, some opening up their bodies to them, others using the spirits energy to burn, causing them to light up like a bright nova.
<DeathStar> 6* They chant and Geyze shakes as they try to call forth spirits, and suddenly an explosion of energy erupts, shooting up into the air as they bring forth two Lesser Great Spirits, Ferno and Plas, brought together by who knows how many hundreds upon hundreds of normal lesser spirit lives. The massive of amount of energy shoots up into space, seen by all in the land of Geyze
<DeathStar> 6* Gwen turns, eyeing the erupting energy blast many hundreds of miles away, and eyes the clouds push back
<Sara> <Liana> ...Yikes... *she turns, peering out into the distance*
<Chain> 6*Miyuki's tails rattle and bristly as she turns to look
<DeathStar> 6* Despite the cold setting in of the fall weather, heat pushes by. Volt peers out from the facilitiy
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Is Geyze being attacked?!
<Seraphna> Alita> "What... was that?"
<DeathStar> <Shion> So much energy and death.
<Seraphna> Alita> "The light.... appears to be moving off of Geyze. Not onto it."
<Chain> 6*Miyuki marches down, clipping on her usually unseen uniform
<Seraphna> * Alita points out the way the clouds have parted.
<DeathStar> 6* The bolt rips up into the sky, Geyze shaking. Kito ducks under something
<Sara> <Liana> ...like a really big bomb...
<DeathStar> 6* Shion follows
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 6* The blast slams into the Aquarius without warning, ripping a massive hole into it's hull, and alarms go off
<DeathStar> 6* The ship is sent spinning and life signs begin to drop due to them losing people out of the hole into space
<Seraphna> * Cookie squeals and tries to move them away, "Sh-SHield! Stuff! Alarm!"
<Sara> <Erica> Bloody hell! Status report! *she holds on to her seat. Chelsea goes flying with a slight scream*
<Chain> 6*Wolfe pulls Bonnie and Riki close
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar slams into a monitor, hitting her head
<AquaKoala> Little> All visitors please brace
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I am attempting to expand integrity fields to re-establish atomspheric integrity." *works her console*
<DeathStar> 6* Both cling to Wolfe for support as the Aquarius goes into a spin into the atmosphere
<Seraphna> * Luci braces herself, then blinks, grabbing Asarar and pulling her to safety.
<AquaKoala> *Little attempts to raise power to Airym
<Sara> <Erica> Shields up, get shield generation to secure the hull breach as best you can. I will NOT have more lives lost if I can help it... what the hell happened!?
<DeathStar> 6* Airym's moves begin to work, the shielding going back up to save lives plus heat shields rise to keep them from cooking. The engines remain off line for the moment until jum pstarted
<Seraphna> Luci> "Did Geyze just unload a bloody anti-spaceship blast!?"
<AquaKoala> Little> Fucking bastards, that was a spirt blast
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar struggles to her feet as they spin rapidly
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Getting...dizzy..
<Seraphna> Cookie> "N-Need the engines back!"
<AquaKoala> *Little rises "Chelsea with me, I need a helper
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We have been attacked. I also agree with Engineer Little regarding the nature of the blast."
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki grabs a console and tries to hit the input for the controls
<Seraphna> Luci> "Eaasy. You took a bad blow."
<AquaKoala> *Little runs for for enigneering
<Chain> 6*Wolfe goes into monster form and coils his larger body around who he can
<Sara> <Erica> S-Someone get the engines back up and running. Little.
<DeathStar> 6* A countdown begins until impact on Geyze
<Seraphna> Cookie> "She's on the way to do it!"
<Sara> * Chelsea tries to slip away to follow Little
<DeathStar> 6* As Little runs, the spinning flips them around, making the hallway tilt at awkward angles
<DeathStar> 6* The elevator at the end of the hallway a bit side-ways
<Seraphna> * Cookie frowns and starts doing what she can to ease their trajectory.
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki does the same on the bridge, reajdusting them and trying to slow them down
<DeathStar> 6* Firing shots to slow them
<Sara> <Erica> Don't they even know what an impact the size of this ship would do to a planet!?
<AquaKoala> *Little flips in the air, punching through the elevator and dropping for the floor
<AquaKoala> (Burn 2 Strength)
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I hope I hit nothing
<DeathStar> 6* Little drops to engineering's lowest level hard
<Seraphna> Luci> "Better question, how'd they line up an orbital shot with a freaking magical blast?"
<Sara> * Chelsea turns back when she comes upon the hole, not chancing a drop like that
<DeathStar> 6* The spins begin to even out as they near the surface, about 45 seconds. Asarar hangs onto Wolfe
<AquaKoala> *Little grunts and moves for the engines, looking for the damage and thinking on how to jump start
<Sara> <Erica> Very carefully. *it sounds sarcastic but also truthful*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Hypothesis: they had help."
<Seraphna> * Cookie whimpers and looks to see where she can crash them the best.
<DeathStar> 6* It seems they need to simply start up emergency engines
<DeathStar> 6* The controls nearby
<AquaKoala> *Little runs and starts to do so
<DeathStar> 6* The engines power up
<Sara> <Erica> Cookie, a crash landing isn't acceptable. There would be too many lives lost on both sides. We have to maximize our time here.
<AquaKoala> Little> ENGINES UP
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Emergency engines are active. I advise you use them."
<Seraphna> * Cookie hits the lift and thrust, trying to even them out. "Doing my best!"
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 6* Off in the distance, a hundred miles away, a spinning dot can be seen
<DeathStar> 6* Pieces of debris raining down from it
<DeathStar> <Gwen> What is that? *He grabs Liana*
<Seraphna> Alita> "Something in the heavens appears to have come falling down."
<DeathStar> 6* Celes walks out, holding her stomach
<Sara> * Liana peers. "I want to say it's a ship, but I can't really see..." She glances at Gwen
<AquaKoala> *Commodus blinks and searches for his telescope
<Sara> <Liana> But what else would be moving like that...
<Chain> 6*As Miyuki comes down, she barks orders to get the students down where its safe among other orders
<DeathStar> 6* The spinning slows down but it keeps coming down. Nearby, a piece of debris slams through some trees into a student, smashing them
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *steps out of the Team 6 dorm* "What happened out here?" *snaps her head at Miyuki* "Your heard her, to the shelters now!"
<Chain> 6*Miyuki moves to the injured student
<Seraphna> * Alita grabs her things, her Familiar, and drags her sister with her to the shelters, alerting Mykel and heading down.
<Sara> <Liana> Tch. Come on! *Liana grabs Celes and pulls her along*
<DeathStar> 6* The student looks dead. They need Qui to revive them
<DeathStar> 6* A pile of broken bones
<AquaKoala> *Commodus gathers as many students as he can, moving them for the shelters
<Chain> <Miyuki> QUI
<DeathStar> 6* Two more pieces of debris smash through the temples
<Seraphna> * Alita, aka, chopped liver, sends them on and heads over to Miyuki.
<DeathStar> 6* Gwen turns and switches to Qui, and she leaps over, touching the student and focuses, ressurecting
<DeathStar> 6* Leaving the healing to Alita
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *runs back in to retrieve Kito*
<DeathStar> 6* The object finally stops faling, then begins to float back up
<Seraphna> * Alita waits for the ressurection to work, then uses a Mage Cure to restore the student to workable health.
<DeathStar> 6* Kito is hiding in her kitchen, under stuff
<DeathStar> 6* Other than the three objects, nothing else rains down
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Kito, we must get to the shelters! Something has happened!"
<DeathStar> 6* A swath of trees are destroyed and two temples have holes. Kito crawls out and scurries to Sasha, following
<DeathStar> 6* Qui then runs to the shelter
<Sara> * Liana brings Celes to the shelter
<AquaKoala> *Commodus helps people into the shelter
<DeathStar> 6* Shion helps people to the shelter. Celes makes a face, cramping in her stomach as they hurry
<Chain> 6*Miyuki strains to be sure theres no fire, using her ice and snow to prevent it
<Seraphna> * Aita rusehs to the shelter.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves to the shelter* "Is everyone here, Commodus?!"
<DeathStar> 6* Miyuki manages to put out everything. The Tamae's leaders go down below, including the rad Daemon one that is high all the time
<Chain> 6*Miyuki slumps to her knees as she finishes
<Chain> <Miyuki> god...damnit
<DeathStar> 6* Shion helps her mother up and carries her along
<AquaKoala> Commodus> Not the headmistress
<DeathStar> <Shion> No one is dead
<DeathStar> <Shion> It'll be fine
<DeathStar> 6* Shion carries her to Isis
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 6* At the location of the summoning, the two summons lay there, confused, as collars are snapped on their necks. The two groups smile, leading them off
<DeathStar> 6* However, the ground cracks from the damage and a swirling dark hand emerges, grabbing the edge and begins to pull itself out, bit by bit\
<DeathStar> 6* The dark spiritual energy causing the grass to wilter, as a face, looking feminine like but with the amount of dark energy swirling, it is impossible to say. It opens glowing red eyes and a glowing red mouth, screeching as it awakens, and creatures nearby fall down dead around it as it pulls itself out, dying to it's birthing call. The 8th Spirit. The Death Spirit.
<DeathStar> -End Act 1-
<DeathStar> 5 min break
<AquaKoala> IT'S TIM CURRY
<Chain> HOLY FUCK ITS FERN GULLY
<Chain> TA-TA-TA-TOXIC LOVE
<AquaKoala> HIT ME ONE TIME, HIT ME TWICE
<AquaKoala> YOU'LL LOVE MY TOXIC LOVE
<AquaKoala> This is where the clown comes in! He's also Pennywise
* DeathStar throws your antics into #taw
<DeathStar> -ACT 2-
<DeathStar> 10.15.5990 CE
<DeathStar> Location: Aquairus
<DeathStar> 6* Two days have passed and the damage is slow going, but extensive. The loss of live is around 10,000 due to how pact the ship was
<DeathStar> 6* Kre'trav frowns, leaning against a console. Asarar peers down at Geyze below. Reports on both planets have already begun to spread of what happened. That Kumen was attacked, that Geyze was attacked, that it was a defensive move on each other's part
<AquaKoala> *Otto relaxes near the engines for the heat
<Sara> * Erica has spent way too much of the past days holding funerals along with everything else, showing nothing but the utmost respect for the refugees
<DeathStar> 6* Still, the Aquarius group needs to go down to find the mythical school, damaged ship or not, leaving Asarar's group with a decision of what to do
<AquaKoala> *Little has broke out the big mug, working on repairs
<Sara> <Chelsea> Asarar, are tours usually like this?
<Chain> 6*Kitty preps to go down
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki prepares the shuttle to go down to the surface. Asarar meanwhile leans back
<Seraphna> Luci> "Well... we wanted to help."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> No. But we have to decide if we want to go back to Kumen to watch the situation there, or go below. Rumor has it Macross' ship will be ready soon
<Seraphna> * Cookie helps prepare the shuttle, leaving hovering about and stuff to a back up.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Which means this ship will be defenseless up here
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Hmmm..." *glances off, distracted the last couple days*
<Sara> <Chelsea> It's already been pretty roughed up... *she frowns*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What's wrong, Kira?
<Seraphna> Luci> "What can we do against a ship?"
<AquaKoala> Little> If we are attacked we will be scuttled.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...nothing."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Do you want us to remain aboard and protect it, Little?
<AquaKoala> Little> The Aquarius will be destroyed if Macross attacks, simple as that. I don't have the material to repair it
<AquaKoala> Little> Doesn't matter who stays on and who gets off.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Not much I can do either... a lack of supplies is a lack of supplies. Would we be safer down there?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "And without resources, I will be unable to effect enhancement that would raise our chances against them."
<Chain> 6*Kitty moves to Yuki
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hm. I'll volunteer to stay here. Sen should bne sending supplies soon
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Chelsea can repair the ship for you guys
<Chain> <Kitty> just you and me or is anyone else coming
<DeathStar> <Yuki> They'll come. Don't worry
<AquaKoala> *Little heads for the shuttle
<Seraphna> Luci> *peers at Asarar* "Guess we're staying here then. Me being a bodyguard and all."
<AquaKoala> Otto> I suppose, I can be a hero. Just for one day.
<Sara> * Erica arrives at the hangar and gets in the shuttle, fresh out of a funeral ceremony
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Yeah. *softly* Plus who knows what files are here that can help us stop Macross
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Our ground team at least."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar sits to familiarize herself with files
<Seraphna> Luci> "If Macross attacks this ship though I get triple hazard pay."
<Sara> <Chelsea> So we're staying up here, huh... You know, this is kind of Bonnie's home planet. *she notes purely randomly, it only being half true*
<Jackieness> <Airym> *arrivbes in the hangar and boards the shuttle "I shall be providing support for the away team, captain."
<DeathStar> 6* Bonnie glances at Chelsea, then at the planet
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> Yeah, I guess it is
<Sara> * Chelsea pets her reassuringly
<DeathStar> 6* Riki hides out in the kitchens on the ship
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright everyone, lets do our best
<Seraphna> Luci> "Aye aye boss lady."
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki, once everyone is onboard, grabs the controls and flies them away from the Aquarius
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hope they do okay up there
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Yeah..."
<Seraphna> Cookie> *blinks noticing Yuki flying*
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki flies to the atmosphere, adjusting the clouds and entry of atmopshere
<Sara> * Erica lets out a small sigh. "This should have been a simple mission."
<AquaKoala> *Little sips her coffee
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So, Miyuki opened up a school, huh
<DeathStar> *she notes to Kitty and Cookie*
<AquaKoala> Little> It never is Erica
<Seraphna> Cookie> "How... did they manage to hit the ship with that blast though?"
<Sara> <Erica> Miyuki?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> My Aunt
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Also captain, the energy beam that attacked us was a combination of plasma and concentrated heat."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> She followed after me. It has to be somewhere on Geyze.
<Chain> <Kitty> geez who knows what she's teaching them
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Miyuki..."
<Chain> <Kitty> no offence
<Sara> <Erica> They say sophisticated enough tech is indistinguishable from magic. Why can't it go the other way? *she notes to Cookie*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I guess we ask around and find out if anyone knows where she is holed up. Probably the raunchiest place possible
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFt-
<DeathStar> Location: Raunch School of Miyuki
<DeathStar> 6* Gwen hammeres up the holes
<DeathStar> 6* The many ancient temples still look fairly well. Celsius is pacing, looking uneasy for an ice spirit
<Chain> <Miyuki> I dont even know how we're going to pay for the repairs
<DeathStar> <Shion> Uh, mom
<DeathStar> <Shion> We don't pay rent
<AquaKoala> *Commodus carries massive amounts of lumber to where it is needed
<DeathStar> <Shion> The Hapian Empress gave us the place
<Chain> <Miyuki> yeah, and we're gonna need someone to pay for repairs
<Seraphna> Alita> "What's wrong, Celsius?"
<Sara> <Liana> Celsius, are you all right? *she notes, having to check up on her 'other Cel' now and then after all*
<DeathStar> <Shion> Hm. These are ancient ruins from the first race.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Can you truly fix their place?
<AquaKoala> *Commodus is also shirtless, because work
<Chain> <Miyuki> and with them at eachothers throats its not going to be easy to say " by the way, the school got wrecked, mind floating me some cash"
<DeathStar> 6* Gwen finishes putting up a board over the hole
<DeathStar> 6* A familiar huhuhu is heard
<Chain> 6*Miyuki's ears twitch
<AquaKoala> *Commodus pauses at the huhuhu
<Seraphna> * Alita peers around.
<DeathStar> 6* A fifteen year old looking vampire walks up
<DeathStar> <Rain> I see you are in need of some money, everyone. 6* The rich vampire hermit looks around
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *rejoins the others* "The damage is-
<Jackieness> " *looks at the vampire*
<DeathStar> <Rain> I came after Sasha never came back to take me up on my offer.
<AquaKoala> Commodus> It's that helpful vampire
<Seraphna> Alita> "Rain?"
<DeathStar> 6* Kito peeks out a window, refusing to come out. Malfoy steps out, sizing up Rain, his two fauna cubs with him
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "My apologies, but we were recalled... and well..." *gestures about*
<DeathStar> 6* Malfoy being the Hapian Empress' envoy during the war to work with Miyuki about stopping the Naturalists. The cubs being his bodyguards
<Sara> * Liana peers at Malfoy, but stays close to Celes in any case
<DeathStar> <Rain> I see. A lot of damage. Do you need some help?
<Seraphna> * Alita blinks a bit. "Yes we do."
<AquaKoala> Commodus> And the vizier is here as well
<DeathStar> 6* Gwen hides from Rain, since she is known for her deviancy
<AquaKoala> *Commodus waves to them both "Hello"
<DeathStar> <Rain> Well. How much do you need? *she asks Sasha* <Malfoy> *Snorts* Taking Daemon coin. If you needed repair coinage, Lady Hapian, you could have simply come to me
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We are making do with what we can for the moment, though any requests for aid would have to come form the headmistress' office."
<Seraphna> Alita> "Now now, you can both help."
<DeathStar> <Rain> Oh? But what if I wanted to give you the money directly? *she leans toward Sasha, showing her fangs*
<Sara> * Liana raises an eyebrow as she watches the three
<DeathStar> <Malfoy> Hmph. If you want to take her coin, I see no reason to help then. *he moves on with his cubs, telling them to keep up. Rain watches him go by*
<Chain> 6*Miyuki appears at the scent of cash
<DeathStar> <Rain> Charming fellow
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *glances from Rain to Malfoy* "Quite."
<Sara> <Liana> No doubt. *she says dryly*
<DeathStar> <Rain> Ah, headmistress
<DeathStar> 6* Gwen keeps hiding behind Liana. Celes meanwhile is resting after her cramps earlier
<Chain> <Miyuki> hello my little darling
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "He also failed to realize he failed this game of chess as he left the gameboard before I had made any consideration of your offer."
<DeathStar> <Rain> Oh? *she smiles a bit at the little remark, her red eyes flashing*
<DeathStar> <Rain> So how much do you all need?
<Chain> 6*Miyuki grins and rubs under her chin
<Chain> <Miyuki> you know I meant that as a term of purest endearment
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "That being said, the headmistress is here to listen to your offer, Rain."
<Seraphna> * Alita rolls her eyes and sighs. Talia leaps on Commodus' shoulders, allowing him the honor of petting her.
<DeathStar> 6* Rain shows her fangs as she rubs. "Why, you make me feel like a cute animal, head mistress. I could just bite!"
<AquaKoala> *Commodus pets Talia
<Chain> <Miyuki> you know nothing would make me happier, I love being bit~
<DeathStar> 6* Shion watches the scene, then shakes her head.
<Seraphna> * Talia purrs.
<DeathStar> <Rain> Well, let us discuss how much you need me
<DeathStar> 6* Rain walks along, holding up an umbrella, to Miyuki's offie
<Chain> 6*Miyuki whisks Rain away
<AquaKoala> Commodus> Shion, why does your mother want to become a vampite?
<AquaKoala> Vampire*
<DeathStar> <Shion> I have no idea why she risks danger all the time. Rain is not one to toy with
<Seraphna> Alita> "Depends, the headmistress' bite might be harder than a vampire."
<DeathStar> <Shion> Anyway. I wish I knew what had Celsius and the spirits in this area so worked up
<Seraphna> Alita> "Liana? Did Celsius mention anything?"
<Sara> <Liana> Yeah... *she looks at Celsius with concern*
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius is hiding behind Liana too
<Seraphna> * Alita looks over.
<Sara> <Liana> She didn't. I asked her, but... she didn't say anything.
<AquaKoala> Commodus> Maybe a disturbance in the force?
<DeathStar> 6* She seems to be peering around, tapping fingers a bit
<Seraphna> Alita> "Cel? What is the matter?"
<Sara> * Liana looks back at her har-- I mean, her group of hiding people
<DeathStar> <Celsius> ...
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Space Port
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki lands at the space port on Geyze, and then walks along, peering at the various races in the building, and all the Hapian guards
<DeathStar> 6* There is a map of Geyze on the far wall as well
<Sara> * Erica follows alongside Yuki, peering briefly at the map
<AquaKoala> *Little follows along, wearing some exotic looking clothing from her home
<DeathStar> 6* There's an area marked with simply "school" on one corner of the Hapian map.
<Chain> 6*Kitty hops out after the others
<Sara> * Erica points. "School." she says equally simply.
<Seraphna> Cookie> "We found it!"
<Chain> <Kitty> you sure its Miyu's
<AquaKoala> *Little points "I think that is where we start"
<Seraphna> * Cookie nods sagely, a true detective.
<Chain> <Kitty> she would have been more....obvious....
<AquaKoala> *Little heads outside, attempting to find a carriage
<Jackieness> <Airym> *steps out of the shuttle and moves after the group*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well, this place isn't run by her
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So maybe the people here don't care what they label her school
<Sara> <Erica> More obvious? It's a big marker on the map labelled "school".
<Sara> <Erica> I don't think every school in the world is marked that way. ... *she peers slowly to make sure they aren't*
<Chain> <Miyuki> Miyuki is a bit....conceited....
<Chain> ^Kitty
<Chain> <Kitty> she's the sort that has her tissues embossed with her initials
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki goes to walk along the space port, noticing a large number of Hapian guards checking everyone's ID and luggage. Off to the side are some strange people barely wearing anything, looking like pot heads, strangely putting a few objects down along the ground. Yuki peers about and there's other similiar things all around, spraedo ut
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Are they setting up some manner of bazaar?"
<DeathStar> <Hapian Guard> This doesn't match up. <Human> But I'm from Kumen--- <Hapian Guard> Go home
<Sara> <Erica> I don't like this atmosphere... let's get out as subtly as we can.
<Seraphna> Cookie> <That seems definately odd...>
<DeathStar> 6* He shoves the guy back
<AquaKoala> Little> Those are naturalists
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I see.
<Seraphna> * Cookie subtly motions the others to what the hippies are doing.
<DeathStar> 6* A Hapian guard notices what they are doing and an alarm goes off
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Yes but what are they up to?"
<DeathStar> <Hapian Guard> We have Naturalist terrorists here. Stop them!
<Seraphna> Cookie> "...Something bad."
<Sara> <Erica> Let's get out in the confusion. *she gestures the others to move, leading*
<AquaKoala> *Little takes this opportunity to sheppard the group out of the area
<DeathStar> 6* Hapians in armor tech outfits begin to tackle the Naturalists and fight with them. Yuki runs, the exit right ahead
<Jackieness> <Airym> "They were acting openly. Their security protocols here require adjustment." *moves with the others*
<Chain> 6*Kitty books it
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Shouldn't we take our shuttle...? Mmm..." *she rushes after Yuki*
<DeathStar> 6* A few guards shout for them to stop as they begin to move out - suddenly behind them the entire place erupts and explodes, the building complex coming down as they are sent flying into grass
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<Sara> <Erica> Bloody hell! I'm getting a bit tired of these unexpected explosions!
<DeathStar> 6* The space port, the once might connection to Kumen, becomes a flaming wreckage, with glass and steel flying about. Yuki scrambles backwards as a piece flies at her
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Y-y--y-yip!~
<Chain> <Kitty> what the fuck
<Sara> * Erica uses her body as a shield
<Seraphna> * Cookie grabs and shields her with her back, shifting and using her foresight to dodge some debris.
<DeathStar> 6* Erica is hit first, for - 4 HP, then Cookie protects her even more
<AquaKoala> *Little yelps as she's nailed by debris
<DeathStar> 6* For the rest, flying glass rains down and pieces crash about
<Jackieness> <Airym> *picks herself back up* "Captain, we are stranded on this world."
<DeathStar> 6* Moans and cries are heard afterward, as smoke and ash rise and fly about
<Sara> <Erica> No shit... *she says, clutching a bloody wound*
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki pushes herself up, coughing and pushes forward looking for Erica, grabbing her
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Eri?!
<Seraphna> * Cookie whimpers, she looks at those injured, she starts dealing with Erica's wound right away.
<Sara> <Erica> I'll live... *she says, gritting her teeth*
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Hold still... you don't want that to bleed out."
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Little? Are you okay?" *she seems to trust in Little being tougher*
<AquaKoala> *Little rubs her head
<Sara> <Erica> Relax. I've had worse in bar fights.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Captain, we may either attempt to assist with rescue operations or sneak away in the confusion."
<Seraphna> * Cookie seals up the wound with her medical kit.
<Sara> <Erica> I'd love to help, but we don't have the people for that. We need to send help some other way.
<Sara> <Erica> For the time being, we'll have to move.
<Seraphna> Cookie> "We only have a vague idea of where to go... can we contact the ship from here?"
<AquaKoala> *Little nods in agreement "The hapians are more than capable
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Probably not. I think the map said the school was that way.
<DeathStar> *She points*
<AquaKoala> Little> You know, I was born and raised on this planet.
<Sara> <Erica> That way it is, then...
<Seraphna> Cookie> "We'd better get moving..." *she bites her lip and looks at Little, considering offering a bond out of their needs now*
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, tyhere air begins feel wrong and heavy
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Be our bear guide!"
<Sara> <Erica> ...
<Seraphna> Cookie> "...W-We need to run. Now."
<DeathStar> 6* The area getting filled with spiritual mist
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Miasma...?"
<Sara> <Erica> ...I'm inclined to agree.
<AquaKoala> *Little blinks "RUN RUN RUN" *Little morph, scooping as many people and running full speed away
<Seraphna> * Cookie starts to move, heading for the direction of the school.
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark Spirit forms around all the dying and death, small right now
<Chain> 6*Kitty forms ripples for rapid get away
<Jackieness> <Airym> *moves to escape with the rest*
<DeathStar> 6* It seems to be growing as it stands over the misery and death, dark spirits that are not like normal dark spirits gathering about it
<Sara> <Erica> Go. I'll take the rear. *she says, waiting for the others to start moving, then following close behind*
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki stumbles and runs
<Seraphna> * Cookie rides a bear magestically.
<Seraphna> * Cookie pulls Yuki up with her.
<DeathStar> 6* It cocks it's head toward them, it's red eyes glowing
<AquaKoala> *Little runs as fast as her bear legs can go
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 10.17.5990
<DeathStar> Location: The Club
<DeathStar> 6* Ortora looks up as Posco busts in. Barry turns his head slightly
<AquaKoala> *Prometheus cleans up "Hello visitor!"
<AquaKoala> *Prometheus moves over "May I take your coat?"
<DeathStar> <Posco> I got a warrant to finally deal with this place. *he points at Ortora* Throw her in the tank. *He holds up a picture* And search the premise for this guy, and her. *He shows Wolfe and Ylva* Tear this place apart until you find any clue this place is holding crazies. Until further notice, this club is shut down
<DeathStar> 6* He turns to Prometheus. "And you, you can shut yourself off."
<AquaKoala> *Prometheus sparks and open palms towards Posco's face
<DeathStar> 6* Barry quietly taps a button under the counter as he is led out with Ortora into a truck. Ylva is found and rounded up as well
<DeathStar> <Posco> You threatening me, pal?
<DeathStar> 6* He asks as his people move around
<AquaKoala> Prometheus> We closed, I ask you to leave
<DeathStar> <Posco> Men, deal with this uppity thing.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: The Aquarius
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar eyes her data-reader, grimacing, even as she has made her way through all the computer files on the ship that she can, the supplies having arrived so Chelsea can do work
<Seraphna> * Luci looks up, yawning. "What's up chief?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> The club was raided by Posco
<AquaKoala> *Little has left detailed notes, having a feeling this was the way things were going
<Sara> * Chelsea is hard at work in Engineering, having basically taken over for Little, inexplicably
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Some faulty warrant no doubt. He grabbed Ortora and Barry and Ylva
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...Posco?" *looks over*
<Sara> * Chelsea makes the Engineering staff behave by threatening them with knives
<Seraphna> * Luci glowers. "So what do we do? Other than when I get back me ripping out Posco's throat?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> How do we move this ship back toward the planet
<DeathStar> 6* She pauses, eyeing the sensor alarm and looks up, spotting Macross' ship making it's maiden launch from Kumen
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Mother fucker
<Seraphna> Luci> "Piloting it, I'd think."
<AquaKoala> Otto> I've been reading *Otto slides into the pilots seat
<Seraphna> Luci> "...Well shit."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar slaps a button. "Chelsea, I'm moving this ship hard, I hope you're ready."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Otto, get Geyze between us and it.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Cripes! *she starts barking orders*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Chel, get the weapons ready next
<Sara> <Chelsea> Yes, Captain!
<AquaKoala> *Otto starts doing maneuvers to get on the otherside of Geyze
<Seraphna> Luci> "maybe we'll get lucky and the assholes who shot us will shoot them."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We have to get home asap and that thing is betweeen us and it....
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> I am asorry my people are holding you back...
<DeathStar> 6* Riki's ears droop and Bonnie sighs
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> If we could get some of us back to deal with Posco
<Seraphna> Luci> "Don't be sorry, welcome to the bottom rung, lady."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<Seraphna> Luci> "We can probably get one of the shuttles to head back with."
<AquaKoala> Otto> Shut up blue lady, I'm trying to hero here
<DeathStar> Location: Miyuki's School of Sexy
<DeathStar> 6* Celes lays on the couch resting, while Rain departs.
<DeathStar> <Shion> *sits with the rest of Unit 6*
<Seraphna> * Alita it teaching Talia from the book of knowing and sits with her, seemingly resting as she does.
<AquaKoala> *Commodus exercises
<Chain> 6*Miyuki dabs concealer on bites along her bustline, very much not a vampire
<DeathStar> <Shion> Reports are coming in, tentatively, that the space port might have been destroyed. The Hapians are seeking out the Naturalists. We're ready to head to the Naturalist's territory to attack them
<DeathStar> <Shion> The Legion is teaming up with them, as the Amazons have with the Hapians
<Chain> <Miyuki> very well
<AquaKoala> *Commodus sighs and drops from a pull up
<Seraphna> Alita> "Are we taking a side here?"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "That complicates things."
<Sara> <Liana> Sounds more like we're up against everyone, if I may be frank. If the Legion is with them.
<Seraphna> Alita> "Someone wanted Geyze at war on many fronts... it seems to be working."
<Seraphna> Alita> "Is my country the only one not bickering right now?"
<Seraphna> * Alita frowns, obviously thinking the Ents will get drawn in at this rate, but not seeing why her own people would.
<DeathStar> <Shion> The Spiritualists, too
<Chain> 6*Miyuki rises
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius paces, looking worried still
<AquaKoala> *Commodus waits on Miyuki to speak
<DeathStar> <Shion> Well, if we use Celsius, we can take out their armnaments and base. 6* Malfoy approaches
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I suspect the myserious puppetmasters will try to involve the daemons at some point. Hah, the Naturalists probably have done more damage with their war than a hundred Hapian minds."
<Jackieness> mines
<DeathStar> <Malfoy> Another battle is about to break out, Headmistress. Both sides are nearing the Hapian capital. I must be off.
<Sara> * Liana peers at Malfoy slowly
<Seraphna> * Alita rubs her forehead.
<AquaKoala> Commodus> Ave Malfoy, fight well.
<DeathStar> 6* He takes her cubs, turning to go and nearly is run over by a running bear with a girl on it
<Sara> <Liana> Don't go dying out there, you got that?
<Sara> * Liana blinks in confusion at that
<AquaKoala> *Little pants, collapsing
<DeathStar> 6* Malfoy jerks, staring, then a fox flies at Malfoy and slams into his face
<DeathStar> 6* Malfoy grabs the fox cub and throws it off
<Sara> <Liana> What in the...
<DeathStar> <Malfoy> What in Aska?!
<Chain> <Miyuki> I pray you ret--
<Chain> <Miyuki> what in the world
<DeathStar> 6* Qui stares
<Chain> 6*Miyuki takes the fox
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *stares at the scene*
<DeathStar> 6* The fox yips and poofs into Yuki
<AquaKoala> Commodus> The mythical bear riders!
<Seraphna> Alita> "That... was weried..."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hi!~
<Chain> 6*Miyuki blinks
<Seraphna> Cookie> "For lo! I am Cookie, Bear Rider?"
<Chain> <Miyuki> YUKI!
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Auntie!
<DeathStar> 6* Shion stares
<Seraphna> Cookie> "So that is auntie Miyuki."
<Sara> * Erica trails behind the others, hand over where she was wounded earlier
<DeathStar> 6* Qui glances at the others
<Chain> 6*Miyuki smothers her in boobs
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki flails
<Sara> <Liana> Um... Headmistress? What's going on?
<Chain> <Miyuki> this is my neice
<AquaKoala> *Commodus shrugs at Qui, having no idea
<Seraphna> Alita> "More of them?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hmhmphph
<Chain> <Miyuki> sorry what was that?
<DeathStar> <Shion> So Yuki did make it
<Chain> 6*she frees her
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I said nice to meet you
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki takes deep breaths
<Seraphna> Cookie> "We are from... far away. We came looking for help."
<Sara> * Erica curtseys once she's closer
<Chain> 6*Kitty deadpans as she helps Erica
<Jackieness> <Airym> *steps forward* "Hello."
<AquaKoala> *Little morphs, rising and naked, still panting hard "Darkness spirts attacking."
<Chain> <Kitty> see what I mean
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Erica and Kitty came here to ask for your school's help since you're about peace on Geyze
<Sara> <Erica> If I may? I am Captain Erica Hildegard of the starship Aquarius.
<Seraphna> Alita> "...Darkness? Shade? Why would Shade attack someone?"
<DeathStar> 6* Shion looks at the others
<AquaKoala> Little> No not like elemental darkness
<Chain> <Miyuki> you....captain the Aquarius?
<AquaKoala> Little> They weren't right
<Seraphna> Cookie> "It was frightening... it felt like... like what death feels like."
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius peers out
<Sara> <Erica> I don't know what we saw, but it was horrible. The port was destroyed in a terrorist attack. Yes, I do. *she adds*
<Sara> <Erica> After that, spirits began to appear and... kill. I'm pretty sure. Before that, our ship was attacked by a magic blast of some kind.
<Seraphna> Cookie> "I've felt it in dying patients before."
<Seraphna> Alita> "The light in the sky the other day, and the falling object."
<Seraphna> Altia> "So that's what crashed into the academy?"
<DeathStar> <Qui> *frowns*
<Sara> <Erica> We're carrying refugees from a far-away world and simply came to see if some might be able to find a life here on Geyze at your school...
<Sara> * Liana takes all this in, kind of stunned
<DeathStar> 6* Shion looks at her mother
<AquaKoala> *Little collapses onto a couch, atill panting "Spirits I need to get more exercise"
<DeathStar> <Shion> So the Aquarius is here with refugees
<Seraphna> * Cookie sits with her and pats her.
<AquaKoala> Little> In the atmosphere
<Jackieness> <Airym> "That is correct."
<Sara> <Erica> ...Unfortunately, we might not even be able to get back to our ship at this moment, until a shuttle is sent for us.
<Chain> 6*Miyuki nods
<Chain> <Miyuki> I understand
<DeathStar> <Shion> And you think we can convince people to what
<DeathStar> <Shion> Take them in?
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Especially with the Space Port destroyed. It seemed the work of those people called... Naturalists?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We hope so
<DeathStar> <Shion> *looks at her mother again* How many we talkng about
<Sara> <Erica> You don't have to take all of them, but we want what is best for these people... even if it's bit by bit, we have to do what we can.
<DeathStar> <Shion> I don't know, Mom, if the Kingdoms will listen with the war going on.
<DeathStar> <Shion> We got to stop the fighting
<AquaKoala> Little> Rough estimate? A million.
<DeathStar> <Shion> The Daemon Empress would I think - she likes you. The Spiritualists and Ents might
<Sara> * Erica pulls up some data on the refugees to show Miyuki, including race composition... if her data reader works here
<Chain> <Miyuki> we have to try
<Seraphna> Alita> "With their ship attacked and the space port... we will be lucky if Kumen doesn't declare war on Geyze."
<DeathStar> 6* Malfoy has slipped away during this madness
<DeathStar> 6* Celes has forced herself up to listen
<DeathStar> <Celes> If I could convince my mother to help you I would. I'm on a tentative relationship with her for reasons
<Seraphna> Alita> "The attack, the space port, the war, this isn't coiincidence. There is a hand behind this."
<DeathStar> <Celes> But if I can try I will
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Kumen politics are complicated at the moment."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Celes... would there be anything that I could do to assist?"
<DeathStar> 6* The lesser spirits in the air seem to be floating off
<DeathStar> <Celes> You might have a better chance to reach her than I right now considering my condition
<Sara> <Erica> Looks like there's war just about everywhere, huh? I think Kumen is on the verge of it too...
<AquaKoala> Little> Oh no it's coming again
<Seraphna> * Cookie peers around. "Something seems to be happening."
<Sara> <Erica> And Macross likely sent their own new starsh...it.
<Seraphna> <Alita> "What is coming?"
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki peers at them - they seem to be floating in the direction of the capital
<Sara> * Erica stops her statement and peers around
<AquaKoala> *Little acrambles under furniture, clutching Cookie
<DeathStar> 6* Kito peers at Little, under some
<Chain> 6*Miyuki moves to look
<Seraphna> * Cookie squeaks.
<Sara> <Erica> What's in that direction? *she points*
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius shivers
<Chain> <Miyuki> thats the capital
<Seraphna> <Alita> The Kumen Capital.
<Seraphna> * Hapian
<Sara> * Hapian
<DeathStar> <Qui> Um, if they are right about some weird spirit, maybe we should talk to one of the older spirits aobut this?
<AquaKoala> *Little looks back at Kito
<Sara> <Erica> Bloody hell. They need to evacuate... Now.
<DeathStar> 6* Qui speaks up
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "What?!"
<Sara> * Liana frowns, looking around at all the chaos, and gently hugging Celes
<Seraphna> Alita> "Yes. Let's call one of the elder spirits."
<DeathStar> <Qui> See if we can learn what it is
<Seraphna> Alita> "Vyvy isn't here... does anyone have their mark left unused?'
<Sara> <Liana> Vyvy's not here... but of course there are other summoners around...
<AquaKoala> Commodus> I do.
<Seraphna> Alita> "Summon the lady of the Wind then."
<DeathStar> <Qui> We could just use Celsius to go see Shade
<AquaKoala> *Commodus attempts to
<Seraphna> <Alita> That works too.
<DeathStar> 6* Commodus' mark begins to glow if he wishes to procede
<Seraphna> Cookie> "This seems complicated... like an RPG game."
<AquaKoala> *Commodus proceeds
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph appears and turns around. Yuki jerks back
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Fascinating."
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Ooooo!"
<Sara> * Erica looks impressed
<Sara> * Rather than shocked
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph buzzes around Miyuki and then Commodus
<DeathStar> <Sylph> wheee, what's the problem?
<AquaKoala> Commodus> Hello Sylph, there is something going on with spirits.
<Chain> 6*Miyuki informs her
<Seraphna> <Alita> These people have come running from a darkness, is it related to the thing causing all the spirits to be uneasy?"
<Sara> <Erica> To put it simply, we saw some really disturbing spirit at the spaceport after a terrorist attack.
<DeathStar> <Sylph> I see. Yes...I can feel something wrong. LEt me go check it out. *she zooms northward to the capital*
<Seraphna> * Alita pauses, as she zooms off. "...I dearly hope that isn't a mistake."
<AquaKoala> Little> No! That's death!
<DeathStar> <Shion> I suppose we are going to put our plans to attack the Naturalist base on hold now.
<DeathStar> 6* She muses
<DeathStar> 6* Time passes as Sylph does not come back
<Sara> <Liana> ...
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I feel uneasy..."
<Sara> <Liana> So do we head for the capital?
<Seraphna> Cookie> "...I'm worried..."
<AquaKoala> Little> We killed a great spirit, I'm coming back as an earthworm for sure *Little is teary eyed
<Seraphna> <Alita> "It would seem that's futile, perhaps we should have gone to Shade right away."
<DeathStar> 6* Shion sighs
<DeathStar> <Shion> I am sure she is fine and dealing with the problem
<DeathStar> <Shion> You are jumping to conclusions.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *looks at Miyuki* "What is our mission, headmistress?"
<Seraphna> <Alita> "I hope you are correct."
<DeathStar> <Shion> Malfoy said the battle was taking place near the capital
<DeathStar> <Shion> The spirits are likely gathering there and Sylph is likely battling since Commodus called her
<Seraphna> <Cookie> "So... lots of death that way."
<Sara> <Erica> What if this... THING, appears when there's a lot of people dying? *she frowns*
<DeathStar> <Shion> Now, Celsius, take us up to the battle so we can see for ourselves
<Sara> <Liana> Um... Celsius, are you okay with that?
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius's eyes widen, then nods and lets them touch her
<Sara> * Liana touches her
<DeathStar> 6* Shion touches
<AquaKoala> Little> Oh spirits *Little touches
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'll stay here
<Seraphna> * Alita goes to touch her, Cookie blinks and looks at Yuki.
<AquaKoala> *Commodus touches as well, on the shoulder
<Seraphna> Cookie> *pouts, but touches her too since Little is going*
<Seraphna> Cookie> "B-Be safe."
<DeathStar> <Shion> After this is over, we can go back to the mission of the Naturalist stronghold like we were suppose to do so
<Sara> <Erica> I'll stick with you, then, Yu. But Little, Cookie, if you don't come back alive, you're in trouble, you got that?
<Seraphna> Cookie> "Okies."
<AquaKoala> Little> If I helped doomed the planet my parents will make me leave the clan
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *touches Celsius*
<Seraphna> Cookie> And that can't happen ebcause I want to meet the bear family.
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius warps them. They appear about 12 miles south of the capital on a hill. Near them the Naturalists are firing high tech weapons, being powered by various Kumen items to keep them running, at the Spirit-Tech Hapians
<AquaKoala> *Before the teleport Little pushes Cookie of Celsisus
<DeathStar> 6* The Naturalists and Hapians seem to both being doing bad damage to each other and the spiritualist force, but all aorund is this thick Spiritual miasma. As spirits float into it, they transform into this strange death like spirit
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph is nearby, looking weak and odd, trying to observe as she looks around.
<Sara> <Liana> Ugh... I don't like this.
<AquaKoala> Commodus> Oh my, that doesn't look good
<Seraphna> Alita> "We must... call Sylph back to us."
<Seraphna> Alita> "...That thing is corrupting spirits."
<AquaKoala> *Commodus attempts to call Sylph back
<Sara> <Liana> Better to send her home, I'd think...
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph blinks, peering and floats over
<DeathStar> <Sylph> This is bad...
<Sara> <Liana> Sylph, what... -is- this?
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, emerging, is the Death Spirit again, and begins to grow stronger, the little spirits floating into it
<Seraphna> Alita> "Lady Slyph... what is that Miasma?"
<Sara> * Liana jerks and points
<AquaKoala> Little> Oh no, that is really bad looking
<DeathStar> <Sylph> I-I don't know. I really don't! I heard legends once of something Aska and Shade did but surely this--aaack!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *steps forward and then looks up* "...is this how Kumen died?" *glances back the others*
<Seraphna> Alita> "...Oh dear... is that a great spirit of some kind? It's not Shade..."
<DeathStar> 6* Men turn and scream as the Death Spirit stands there silently, and begins to form a scythe like blade and cuts them down, their bodies rottening away and it grows stronger
<Sara> <Liana> Well it's "great" and it's a "spirit". I think we can safely say that much.
<Sara> <Liana> ...And it's... killing...
<Sara> * She shudders
<AquaKoala> Little> The reaper has come, the bell tolls and it tolls for thee
<Sara> <Liana> The Great Spirit of... Death?
<Seraphna> Alita> "It is... a personification of death itself."
<AquaKoala> *Little looks inconsolable
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If it grows strong enough... Geyze will die."
<DeathStar> 6* It mows down man after man. Celsius kneels, weakened in the miasma, then turns to face the group, rushing them. Sylph hits it with full wind blast, unleashing her armada of energy, and begins to weaken it, the darkness around it flowing away, revealing something under it that's hard to see. Celsius tries to lay on ice, shakily
<Seraphna> Alita> "Something awakened this creature... but what/"
<DeathStar> <Death Spirit> .... 6* It marches slowly forward, foot by foot
<DeathStar> *it turns
<Seraphna> Alita> "We must flee. I see it's core but I do not think we can reach it alive."
<Seraphna> * Alita points to the thing under the mist. "There."
<DeathStar> 6* Under the darkness is some sort of armor, but it's hard to make out, it looks like black living armor
<AquaKoala> *Commodus reels and focuses, attempting to limit break if possible
<DeathStar> 6* The Death Spirit screeches at the damage, about five feet away, stumbling
<DeathStar> 6* Then brings it scythe down, cutting through Celsius
<Sara> <Liana> Celsius!!!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Retreat, now!"
<AquaKoala> *Commodus flaps wings, slashing at the spirit with massive glaming sword, all fire
<DeathStar> 6* All the energy it's built up seems to be negated by the damage of the two spirits and Commodus and it looks pissed
<Seraphna> * Alita blasts at it with fire. (Red Hot, 4 damage)
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius wobbles, her armor cracking
<AquaKoala> Commodus> NO
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph spreads out her arms
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Touch me quickly
<AquaKoala> *Little fires her mini rocket launcher rapidly at the spirit
<DeathStar> 6* Both armies retreat during all this
<Seraphna> * Alita grabs at Celcius, pulling her to Slyph and touches her.
<DeathStar> 6* Qui heals Celsius once and touches Sylph
<Seraphna> Alita> "Bear girl, come!"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves to touch Sylph* "Commodus pull back now!"
<DeathStar> 6* The spirit stumbles away
<AquaKoala> *Little latches onto Sylph
<DeathStar> 6* The Death Spirit tries to swing again, going for Sasha
<Sara> * Liana touches Sylph reluctantly, only so long as Celsius is okay
<AquaKoala> *Commodus stumbles, and jumps for Sylph
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius is breathing badly, her color a faint ice blue
<Seraphna> * Alita superheats the air in front of them to help Sasha. (Costly Aggression, stun ana ttacker)
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *draws her sword to try to deflect* "Now now!(
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph warps them as Sasha's sword reflects
<DeathStar> 6* The group appears back at the school, Sasha's sword having a dark mark on one area
<AquaKoala> *Commodus collapses, steaming
<DeathStar> 6* The air is cleaner and better. Sylph makes a noise, leaning back up into the air
<AquaKoala> *Little is bawling her eyes out
<DeathStar> <Sylph> T-That was scary
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Fetch the headmistress. NOW!"
<Seraphna> * Cookie tackles Little in a hug, whimpering. "M-Meanie!"
<Sara> * Liana's attention is immediately completely on Celsius, eyes teary with worry
<AquaKoala> Little> It wasn't safe
<Seraphna> * Alita looks over Celcius to see if there's anything she can do.
<Seraphna> Cookie> "I know that!"
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius twitches, her ice armor melting in areas. Her lips begin to move.
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki rushes over with the others. Shion frowns after witnessing all that
<Seraphna> * Alita casts Gentle Touch on Celcius. (3 HP Restore)
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *looks at Shion* "Shion, my sword... look at it."
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius seems to be saying something softly as her lips move, talking for the first time
<AquaKoala> *Commodus is out cold, spent for the moment
<Seraphna> * alita listens down to hear.
<DeathStar> 6* Shion glances at it. "I wonder what that is..."
<DeathStar> <Celsius> Me - 180
<DeathStar> Sara - 169
<DeathStar> Chain - 93
<DeathStar> Sera - 180
<DeathStar> Kit - 67
<DeathStar> Koala - 75
<DeathStar> Jackie - 152
<DeathStar> Kalon - 135
<DeathStar> Stretch - 114
<Sara> * Liana tries to listen close, eyes still teary
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We need to have this studied... this may give us a clue as to the spirit's nature."
<Seraphna> * Alita listens carefully, burning some mana and giving it directly to the spirit.
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius speaks. "The blood of royality will fall and bring about civil war."
<Sara> <Liana> Celsius...
<DeathStar> 6* Shion turns back, kneeling
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph lands and tries to lend some of her own spirit energy
<AquaKoala> Little> Cookie. Bonds mean you can form dragons right?
<DeathStar> 6* Vyvy, after learning abuot what happened to Celsius, rushes off to stop the Death Spirit and/or make friends.
<Seraphna> * Cookie blinks and nods. "Yes."
<AquaKoala> *Little drags Cookie off to bond
<DeathStar> "The child of two worlds will unite and hold against the dark things of a new race."
<DeathStar> 6* She whispers again
<DeathStar> <Shion> What is she talking about?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "It sounds... like a prophecy... like in the stories."
<Seraphna> * Cookie complies!
<DeathStar> 6* Yuki watches Celsius seems to grow weaker despite the treatment
<Sara> * Liana's eyes tear up more, remembering how in the stories, things like this are often last words...
<Sara> <Liana> Celsius, hang on... Please...
<DeathStar> <Celsius> A spirit not naturally born will be the key to uniting spirits to save a dead world.
<Seraphna> Alita> "Ice cannot die... the winter comes again and it reforms..."
<DeathStar> <Celsius> Two not in line to inherit the throne will find themselves in place to inherit if they slay their kin, but only one will inherit - one will bring grief. or Two whom are not considered through circumstance will be given the opportunity to ascend the throne; in order to rise they must slay their kin. One shall inherit the mantle of rule while the other will bring grief to those nearby.
<DeathStar> 6* Shion crosses her arms as Celsius closes her eyes. Celes holds Liana
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *murmurs* Where is she getting these prophecies though?
<AquaKoala> *Commodus rises shakily, stumbling and falling a few times before getting to his feet, still steaming
<DeathStar> <Celsius> Two siblings will fight on separate sides, one will rise, one will fall. *she says, opening her eyes and talking more* "A child of the guardian of the spirits will unite them all or break them all."
<Seraphna> * Alita raises a brow. She starts writing everything down from memory.
<DeathStar> <Celsius> A wilderbeast long gone from it's roots will bring to it's people a new way of life. 6* Celsius seems to look at Liana now. "A spirit of death will kill one that is needed to save people, but to bring this soul back will require the sacrifice of another of importance just as great."
<Sara> * Liana shudders slightly
<DeathStar> <Celsius> Nine tails will rule them, but eight tails seal them. 6* She grips her more tightly. "A woman who is one thing, but not another, will lead them to a destiny that can be fatal or wonderful judging by those who love her."
<DeathStar> <Celsius> A sibling with a twin that is of the same blood, but not the same race, will unite the people, but will not unite the family.
<DeathStar> <Celsius> "A linked Aurit will build the foundation that will save the Truth."
<DeathStar> <Celsius> ... .. A broken mind will need to break others minds. 6* She begins to gasp her breaths now. "One will bounce."
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius passes out, her breathing failing. Sylph frowns
<Sara> * Liana holds on to Celsius, crying quietly
<Seraphna> Alita> "Is she..."
<AquaKoala> *Commodus is silent, looking into the distance hard
<DeathStar> <Sylph> I will get Shade. She might can do something
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph vanishes
<DeathStar> 6* Celes pets Liana, shhhing her
<DeathStar> <Shion> If she does die, that will lead the Death Spirit right to us
<Sara> * Liana sniffles
<Seraphna> * Alita frowns, finishing her record of the entire prophecy. She hands it to Talia who duplicates it a few times while the next bits happen.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Well... we know that it can be hurt..."
<Seraphna> Alita> "Presuming there are not greater deaths occuring right now somewhere else."
<DeathStar> 6* A moment later, Sylph and Shade return and Shade kneels, peering at Celsius
<DeathStar> <Shade> Who all is she linked to?
<Seraphna> Alita> "Liana."
<DeathStar> <Shion> Mother. And Vyvy
<Sara> <Liana> Me... and Vyvy... maybe the Headmistress...? *she says unsurely*
<DeathStar> <Shade> Gather Vyvy here now, Sylph. If you three offer a little of your life force, I think I can breathe embers back into her before she fades on
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph zooms off
<AquaKoala> *Commodus moves to gather Vyvu
<Sara> * Vyvy left earlier
<DeathStar> 6* Shade looks at Liana to see if she is willing
<Sara> * Liana gives a small nod, her eyes full of tears
<DeathStar> <Shion> Do you know what this creature is, Shade?
<DeathStar> <Shade> From what Sylph rushedly told me and from what I felt - yes...
<DeathStar> 6* Shade takes Miyuki's and Liana's life energies, mixing them into Celsius
<Seraphna> Alita> "Death."
<DeathStar> <Shade> It was the first spirit, really
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We shall get answers later... Shade must be allowed to work. I dread the prospect of what might happen should a major spirit die."
<Seraphna> Alita> "Fitting.... oddly."
<DeathStar> <Shade> Aska and I were born after her - but something was wrong about her/him. It craved not life but destruction, death. It was mindless, the end.
<Seraphna> Alita> "The old saying... with every birth must come a death. The only two certainties in all life."
<DeathStar> 6* Sylph and Commodus find Vyvy just outside the school
<AquaKoala> *Commodus carries her back under his arm
<DeathStar> <Shade> So we used our abilities to seal it away beneath Geyze forever, we hoped, before the other spirits awakened. It took the Light and Dark to do so. But we were much stronger then.
<Sara> <Liana> "The end"... *she murmurs*
<DeathStar> <Shade> It never felt natural like the rest of us, or if it was natural, it felt like it didn't work as we did. It fed off of things, instead of giving
<DeathStar> 6* Shade takes life force from Vyvy, giving it into Celsius, who begins to look normal, rising up
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Is there any relation to Kumen's lack of living spirits?"
<Sara> * Liana looks at Celsius, sniffling
<Seraphna> Alita> "Perhaps they awoke a Death of their own and failed to stop it."
<DeathStar> <Shade> I cannot imagine what unsealed it, or what could have the energy to do so... 6* She pauses, peering down as a scythe sticks through her, turning her head slowly toward Vyvy, who begins to transform into the Dark Spirit, Vyvy's body dropping to the ground
<Seraphna> <Alita> I think I know what did it.
<AquaKoala> *Commodus reels
<Sara> <Liana> .................
<Seraphna> <Alita> Our guests that came here said their ship was struck with a blast from the surface."
<DeathStar> 6* Shade twitches, her darkness slowly draining from her as Death forms completely behind her, cutting through Shade who jerks.
<DeathStar> <Shade> Go. Now.
<Seraphna> Alita> "That... would have to have been a considerable expenditure of spirital energy."
<Seraphna> Alita> "W..."
<DeathStar> 6* Qui and Yuki step back slowly
<Seraphna> * Alita backs away as well.
<AquaKoala> *Little walks back in with Cookie "Oh fuck"
<DeathStar> 6* Celes swallows as the Spirit of Dark barely holds herself together, grabbing the Death Spirit
<Seraphna> * Talia scurries abck with her.
<Sara> * Erica stays by Yuki, but looks like she would punch Death clean in the face if it would protect Yuki
<DeathStar> 6* And tries with all her remaiing energy to blast them both away
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *holds her sword up and backs up*
<Seraphna> * Cookie frowns and grows defensive, forming her guns.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Fuck. Retreat people. 6* Sasha's sword, where it's mark, glows in resonance, indicating the Death spirit is there
<DeathStar> 6* Qui grabs Vyvy and drags her, trying to ressurect her body
<DeathStar> 6* Since clearly there was enough life in it to revive Celsius
<Sara> <Liana> We need to get out of here. Fast. *she says to Celes, though she's looking at Celsius too*
<AquaKoala> Commodus slashes at Death's scythe
<Seraphna> * Alita ushes everyone to run, moving as well. Cookie aims her guns and frowns, backing away.
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius moves along. The scythe jerks away, making Death turn it's head and Shade nods, blasting into Death and sending them into the jungle
<DeathStar> 6* Shion leaps into the flying carriage
<DeathStar> <Shion> Into the carriage. If we leave, the students should be safe since no battling is going on
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *dashes for the carriage*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> But what about Shade? <Shion> She's already dead
<AquaKoala> *Commodus climbs in as well, Little bundling in with Cookie
<DeathStar> 6* Qui and CEles climb in slowly
<Seraphna> * Alita and talia pile in, Cookie keeps her guns ready as she gets in with Litt.e
<DeathStar> 6* Celsius gets in with Sylph's help
<Sara> * Liana gets in by Celes, making sure Celsius is with them too
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Kito! Come!"
<DeathStar> 6* Kito hurries out with a small cake and luggage, hurrying into it, even as the jungle decays nearby
<DeathStar> 6* Shion and Qui work the controls as they all get on, and zoom off quickly
<DeathStar> <Shion> Fuck. Alright, mom can catch up later. We need to end these wars to cut off that thing's power.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Less death, less power
<Seraphna> * Cookie keeps watch out a window, guns poised.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then our mission is clear."
<DeathStar> <Shion> Naturalist's base first
<Seraphna> <Alita> Clear yet unclear... like the prophecies.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Then we deal with the Amazons and Legion
<Seraphna> Cookie> "I promise you... prophecy never means what you think it means."
<DeathStar> 6* After they have left, and Miyukiu has put up ice shields for the students, Death steps out, stronger. No Shade body is left, as if it has been absorbed like the lesser spirits
<DeathStar> 6* Death looks around, then fades away into dark particles, seeking out and waiting for another incident
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar leans back in her seat, eyeing sans of the ship in space, beautiful and monsterous, yet the scans seem to be coming up weird
<DeathStar> <Asarar> The scans keep telling me that ship has hardly anything on it. That it's nothing but dead space
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It is jamming the scans?
<AquaKoala> Otto> Could be remotely controlled.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Maybe but still, wouldn't we detect huge weapons systems like the Aquarius has?
<Seraphna> <Luci> "Maybe. Unless they're on lockdown."
<DeathStar> 6* She eyes the readings, and isn't picking up anything like massive weapon systems, etc. on it
<DeathStar> 6* The enemy ship keeps blocking them and trying to get closer to do something
<Sara> <Chelsea> What if it's using some sort of magikal energy? Either to disguise these things... or to manifest them when it needs them?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...would explain how they built it so fast."
<AquaKoala> *Otto thinks "Maybe we should just try shooting it down?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Maybe...
<Sara> <Chelsea> Either way, I don't like the look of this. We should do something.
<Seraphna> Luci> "It seems to want to get close..."
<Seraphna> Luci> "I recommend getting the hell out of dodge, I don't like this one bit... and we have too many lives on board."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I guess we should take a vote. Do we attack it, or attempt to evade and go for Kumen to help our friends? We're pretty close to Geyze still...
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The timing of that raid on Kumen... as if someone knew who was here and was trying to draw you back to Kumen and into this thing's arms. Maybe try the unexpected."
<Seraphna> Luci> "I'm for punching Posco in the face."
<AquaKoala> Otto> Blue Lady! What do you think.
<DeathStar> 6* Kre'trav lifts her head up
<Seraphna> Luci> "They're your people, blueberry."
<Sara> <Chelsea> I don't like the idea of leaving the Aquarius crew behind, but I also don't like the idea of fighting something like this. If it's remotely controlled, it could destroy us just by ramming us.
<AquaKoala> Otto> We have your people here, it's not our call.
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> I ... *she thinks* It seems odd to me you are not detecting something. That would indicate duplicity. Plus a fire fight with a ship this close to the planet could be bad too. You could try disabling it, but again.
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> They do seem want to try taking that out of ytour hands
<Seraphna> Luci> "...You think we're being done a runner?"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Had a weird thought... someone get on a console and see if anything could combine that ship with this one."
<AquaKoala> Otto> Maybe we could try moving jnto open space? See if it follows.
<Seraphna> Luci> "...Right, think like Macross."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar moves over to it
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Doesn't look like it
<Seraphna> Luci> "They can't make their biotect so what do they do? Steal a human. They probably can't really make an Aquarius. So they steal one."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar nods to Otto to try to get into open space
<Seraphna> * Luci watches. "So... does it follow us or go for Geyze..."
<AquaKoala> *Otto shifts to head away from Geyze, shedding the false skin as he does
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Do what they won't expect. Move away from Kumen. Away from Geyze."
<DeathStar> 6* The ship moves to block
<DeathStar> 6* Keeping them against Geyze
<AquaKoala> *Otto attempts to maneuver around it
<Seraphna> Luci> "...What's their plan..."
<DeathStar> 6* The ship keeps moving to block, even if it means it can't gt closer to block
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Think three-dimensionally."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It's clearly keeping us near the planet, even if it can't advance
<AquaKoala> *Otto pulls up rapidly
<DeathStar> 6* The ship responds and advances to cut them off
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Are there any visible hangars or dockingports on it?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I think we might be rammed
<AquaKoala> *Otto then dives as fast as possible
<Seraphna> Luci> "Rrrrr..."
<DeathStar> 6* The aquarius, being a tubbed, cannot move very fast, surprisingly despite being the same size, that ship can move faster mobility
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar looks
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It has a few, but I ... *zooms*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Don't really see ships on it
<Jackieness> <Kira> "But?"
<Seraphna> Luci> "We could... hail them?"
<AquaKoala> *Otto grits his teeth, attempting to keep away although he no longer attempts to get in open space
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar leans back as the two ships play dancing games. Asarar scans the ship once more, eyenig how mobile it is, and notices it's much lighter than him
<DeathStar> *Them
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The unexpected action... would be a raid."
<AquaKoala> Otto> Wait... What if it's supposed to be a meteor.
<Seraphna> Luci> "...Does weight of a ship actually matter in a vacuum? Okay I think I pulled my brain."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Not really
<Sara> <Chelsea> What, like send some of our people over there to attack from the inside?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But if it's light with powerful engines
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Compared to us who can't turn as fast
<AquaKoala> Otto> Do we have any shuttles?
<Seraphna> Luci> "Play like space banditos?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Yes.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Would you expect it?"
<Seraphna> Luci> "I'm sure they've got some internal defenses."
<Seraphna> Luci> "Can they really have one of those... tech spirits like that Cam girl running the thing?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So we should raid them>?
<AquaKoala> Otto> Yeah, but we have a bunch of pissed of blue folk that probably want to hit shit really hard
<Seraphna> Luci> "I mean, if so we could free her and fuck them over."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "No, a small party."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright. Lets get a small team ready then. See if we can get over there.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm tired of this dance
<DeathStar> -TO BE CONTINUED-
<AquaKoala> :o
<DeathStar> 3.5 hours as promised
* Jackieness wiggles at the DS
* AquaKoala gives DS treats and snacks
<DeathStar> Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. I know it was slower paced compared to 2000
<DeathStar> But it's also Part I
<AquaKoala> That's fine, I like build sessions
* Jackieness nod nods
<DeathStar> I debated making full use of the 4 hours but I decided I said everything I wanted to
<DeathStar> Plus my back hurts
* Jackieness rubs on the DS
<DeathStar> IT's funny
<DeathStar> Not last Anniversary, since that was the the first session in the 10 part mini-series
<DeathStar> But the 16th Anniversary was also used as part of a story arc.
<DeathStar> Year Sixteen Anniversary (TAW5):
<DeathStar> Due to session delays and whatnot, Session 400 was not reached in time. Thus, for the first time in many years, an Anniversary Session, or movie-like session has been employed. The Houses, a 9 parter, has been on-going in the sessions. Session 379 - 386 has been Parts One through Eight.
<DeathStar> The Houses Finale, a 5 hour long special, wraps up the nine parter and is the 16 Year Anniversary. Picking up where the normal sessions left off,
<DeathStar> The Houses Finale was an Anniversary session
<DeathStar> Previous years 100, 200, and 300 was just celebrated on the Anniversary
<DeathStar> The reason this session wasn't 5 hours or anything like that was due to 2000 being just like am onth ago
<DeathStar> So I had no desire to do another long one so close together
<DeathStar> Else the Anniversary would have been long
<DeathStar> Minis are open for the.... *peers* lets see the medieval group traveling
<DeathStar> Asarar's group getting ready for a strike
<DeathStar> Or before it
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Session Close: Fri Nov 06 23:35:11 2015