Nnnng... what... where am...

-Scarlette suddenly bolts awake, and tries to jump to her feet... and dizziness sets in and she tumbles over.-

Echo: Please be careful, your head's still recovering.

Scarlette: ...

-She turns to look at Echo, who has been reading in a chair in the room. Gus has been sleeping nearby, but perks up an ear.-

Scarlette: ...What happened...

Echo: Simply put? The J-Team defeated you.

-Scarlette scowls.-

Scarlette: They have not—

Echo: Please stop fooling yourself. The Team Iron Grunt—

Scarlette: I was a Specialist!

Echo: Shh. The Team Iron member known as Scarlette Anemos is no more. You're now with the J-Team, whether you like it or not. It's your decision whether it's as a captive or an ally.

-Scarlette goes quiet.-

Echo: ...Lucius also returned. He lost an arm, but we made sure he didn't sustain any further injuries from your... last resort move.

Scarlette: ...I-I... see.

-Echo closes her book-

Echo: I'll let you have a moment to process this.

-She gets up and exits the room, leaving Scarlette in silence with Gus.-

-They say nothing to each other.-

-Lucius doesn't meet Ever's eye.-

Lucius: ...Thanks.

Liam: A-anyway, we should p-probably talk more on the ship...

-They are presumably blipped away by Xatu.-

-In the room next to Scarlette's, Lucius slowly stirs awake. He's still wearing his battered sweater, only with the right sleeve tied into a knot.-

Liam: ...M-morning.

Lucius: Oh... hey.

-There's a long silence.-

Lucius: ...What are you doing here?

Liam: What do you m-mean?

Lucius: What are you doing here with me? I fucked up. I did stupid shit out of spite to hurt my friends and lost an arm because of it. You should've just left me behind. Arceus, I'm an idiot.

-After another moment of silence, he looks up at Liam.-

Lucius: ...You're supposed to refute that statement, y'know.

Liam: Oh, s-sorry! I d-didn't realise because, erm, it's true.

Lucius: ...Yeah. Yeah, it is.

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-After her meeting with Megan and Silas (and the Buzzwilego), Kai has been taking the last few days easy.-

-She hears her phone go off, and checks it.-

Kai: ...Oh.

-the sound of soft footsteps approach-

-there's a voice outside-

-a familiar one-

Ever: Hello? Scarlette?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

There appears to be some forms moving about on the giant thing in the water.

Lita is about with some bandages on her head.

"Damn this headache."

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

-Scarlette snaps out of her dissociation phase briefly upon hearing Ever's voice.-

Scarlette: ...Hello? Who's there?

Ever: It's me. Ever.

Breeze: <And me, Breeze!>

-there's the sound of a mon being recalled-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Scarlette: ...Oh.

-She gets up and heads to the door, cracking it open and looking outside.-

-It's not locked, by the way.-

Scarlette: ...Um. Hey.

-I mean, it's rude to barge in-

Ever: Hey. Are you okay?

-he seems mildly nervous, but relaxes slightly as Scarlette opens the door-

-he also isn't wearing his prosthetic, not that Scarlette would be aware that this is a change from the norm-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-Robin is playing Blazing Sigil Warriors as himself on the Switch when Dvorak comes up to him-

Dvorak: <Robin! Robin! I've got something important to tell you!>

Robin: Does it involve the carnivorous waffle irons again?

Dvorak: <Slightly less serious! It's about those files I recovered from the Iron rescue mission!>

Robin: ...

-puts down his controller-

Go on?

Dvorak: <Well, some of the Iron files were on various Legendaries, their strengths, weaknesses, and all that... But there were some Mobius-sourced files on extradimensional deities, and one of them... well, I printed it out!>

-He hands some papers to Robin. Robin reads them over-

Robin: Codename Galle... Strange readings of it from the Strange House... Likely origin is...

-his eyes widen-

...Dvorak, we need to get to the Strange House immediately!

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Scarlette: ...I... I don't know.

-She's quiet for a second.-

Scarlette: ...So I guess you're with the J-Team too, huh? I mean, after what I did, I doubt they'd just let a stranger wander free on this airship...

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Ever: Not that they could stop me if I weren't, but yeah. Have been for a long while.

I'm not here on my team's behalf, though. I'm here as a friend.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-Robin looks up at the industrial machinery and Rabbids overtaking the mountain-

Robin: ...Glad I'm not going anywhere near that.

-he walks up to the Strange House, and immediately feels a presence-

-a dark presence-

-a powerful presence-

-but most concerningly a familiar presence-

-he sighs-

Robin: Time to... to... to tip the scales. Yipee.

-he enters-

Nero: <And so, umu, begins...>

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Scarlette: ...Mmm.

-She goes quiet, unable to meet Ever's gaze.-

-Upon entering here Robin is greeted by a Klefki-

Robin: Yes, hello? Do you have the key to the cellar?

Klefki: <I do! But! That is a valuable key! It's like... Worth three other keys! Find me three good keys and I'll give it to you! Got it?>

Robin: Okay then…

-And with that, our brave, intelligent protagonist began his quest… to acquire keys. For a keychain. Riveting.-

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Brynhilde: "I suppose we shall." Brynhilde walks into a lounge-ey room somewhere on the Stormchaser.

Brynhilde: "So, Addie, what is it you wished to know? Just... stories?"

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Robin: Hmmm, now where would those keys be...?

Random Banette: <That [Strange Presence] in the basement is giving me the jeebilies!

Random Driftloon: <Flooon!>

-How enlightening. Moving on.-

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-Eva boards and heads for the infirmary-

Eva: Ok, so now there isn't raiding to do, now hopefully I can get my eye treated properly. It's still covered in scratches from the debris. Is there anyone around here who could give me a hand?

-Merah and Volt had been waiting on the stormchaser and entered the infirmary-

Merah: <So, how was the raid?>

Volt:<Yeah, how was it?>

Eva: It was epic! But is there anyone else here who could give me a hand?

I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.

-Within the depths of the Strange House, Robin comes across one of many of this world's blue individuals. So many of them.-

Robin: Levi? Is that you?

Levi: -Munchin' on snacks- Oh hey Rob. *chew* Long time, no see eh? *scoff*

Robin: What in the name of Naga are you doing here, of all places?

-An excellent question. He wasn't in the original draft...-

Levi: Ah, well. Yannow. Just exploring and shit, nothing too weird. What, do you think Sandy, Vyv and I do nothing but mope about the Embedded Tower all day? *crunch* You never know what nifty things you find both at the bottom of the ocean and on land if ya' don't go out and explore them! *munch* And I can traverse both~ *chomp*

Robin: Alright then… Any of those nifty things include keys? Fancy ones?

Levi: Oh yeah! A tonne of old, useless, nifty, rusty keys! I've got a bunch! -Levi pulls out a bag of keys he's found- Here's some I collected here! I was gonna throw them all in my key box back at my pad and possibly make a junky necklace with them for my boyfriend~ Why do you ask?

-One can only guess, since I was not informed of this change, Brian. Yes, I'm talking about you! What do you mean, "executive decision"?-

Robin: Er, could I borrow one? It’s for a… quest.

Levi: A quest? Well then, if it's a quest, then shouldn't you get me [ something] so that I could give you one of my [ nice, fancy keys]~? Quid Pro Quo. Tit for Tat and All That ;3c

Robin: ...All right, then. What is it?

Levi: Fries! Those red hot treats! The kind of greasy, salty sweets I crave! Get me some nice, fatty kosher fried food and I'll give you a king's ransom of a key in return! Deal?

Robin: Where could I find that in a haunted mansion though?

-I went through eight years of college just to read out this story for you today. I just wanted you to know that.-

Levi: -Shrugs- Who knows, my guy. Maybe you can find some firemon to cook some up for you, or ask some    rotten evil demon Wingull    for some freshly stolen sizzling hot chips. The world's your Cloyster, my buddy chum pal friend homie chummy homeslice breadslice dawg~

Robin: Er, guess I’m on it.

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Channah: ... -slowly- ...I think I'm missing a vital part here. Who are you talking about? -to Roy- And uh. Then there are people here from your world, somewhere on this ship. I can like introduce you later.

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

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“Oh thank goodness,” Roy sighed. “I’m grateful beyond words, where are they?”

“What do you mean, what am I talking about?” Colt realized.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Channah: -holds up a finger to Roy while speaking to Colt- Whoever you were talking about in the beginning? With the media thing?

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Lila: I'll be seeing you guys, then. I'm going to surf over to Akala island if anyone fancies a spot of Mantine surfing!

I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.

-Further in, A group of wingulls surround a pile of Hot, Greasy Fries. Freshly Stolen-

Robin: OK, what are you guys doing in a haunted house?

-Robin would be good at Gaming Sins. *ding!*-

-Three Gulls turn to Robin-

Gull #1: <Ey! Who's dis guy?>

Gull #2: <Push off pal, we're the Gull Gang here.>

Gull #3: <Aficionados of the fried food and cahooters of capers coveting... fried goods.>

Gull #2: <You gotta work on your alliteration, ya' coogootz.>

Gull #1: <Anyway, this is our turf->

Gull #3: <-And our stash!>

Gull #2: <And if you try ta' mess with our turf OR our stash->

Gull #1: <-We'll make ya' bite the big one, Bo'.>

Gull #3: <You'll be sleepin' with the fishsticks, pal.>

Robin: Er, can I skip all that and borrow some fries? Please?

Gull #1: <Borrow?>

Gull #2: <Ya' got some series steel balls to try to make off wit' summa' our Cabbage.>

Gull #3: <Our Dough.>

Gull #1: <Our Kale.>

Gull #2: <BUT, I tells ya' what.>

Gulls #1 and #3: <B-Boss?>

Gull #2: <If yous can find us [The Big Cheese], we'll let ya' have summa' our Jack. Capeesh?>

-Wait, they're gangsters now?-

Gulls #1 and #3: <Yeah! Capeesh?>

Robin: Capeesh, Cappeesh, sheesh. What even is the Big Cheese?

Gull #2: <Ey boys, this boob doesn't even know what >

[The Big Cheese]]

<is!>

-The other two Gulls chuckle.-

Gull #1: <[The Big Cheese] is only the best and juiciest of all cheeseburgers!>

Gull #3: <Every fried food aficionado craves for [The Big Cheese]!>

Gull #2: <If ya' can find us [The Big Cheese], we'll let ya' have summa' our best fries. Capeesh?>

Robin: Alright, I will get you your cheeseburger.

-And so our hero, who, I would like to remind the audience, has determined the fates of continents and worlds, goes off to find a cheeseburger for [Italian] gangster seagulls for a red-paper-clip trade chain that will eventually result in one step closer to accomplishing his goals. It had better be more impressive than the Biggoron Sword at this rate.-

-He heads off-

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“Not much to it,” Colt shrugged as he gestured to Big Savings. “He waxed lyrical, so I did too.”

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]