A Game of Gods: A Multiversal Challenge

Narumi listened to Ecco's story and then asks this question. Have you considered that maybe your pod flew off the face of the earth and that you had not joined them?

edited 26th Oct '10 2:15:24 PM by Psyga315

Anyone else getting a feeling that this might be our challenge? Gordon would've said. Instead, he thought it.

"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."

Ecco eyed the Colourful One and the Second Shelled Thing in confusion.

WHAT IS AN EARTH, AND HOW WOULD THEY FLY OFF ITS FACE? AND WHAT CHALLENGE?

From somewhere far below, the faint sound of whalesong could be heard...

The Danse Macabre Codex

"Do you hear that?" Craft's aural sensors obviously gave him an advantage over the non-mechanical members of the group as he heard the whalesong almost immediately.

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An Orca?

Narumi said as he recognized the sound.

Ravage picked up the sound as well; he recognized it from his time spent in Megatron's Secret Underwater Base so long ago.

Perhaps finding the creature is the next step of this challenge, he mused.

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Ecco perked up at the sound and looked downard, singing into the dark depths of the ocean. After a moment, a faint reply came from the deep.

A BLACK HUNTER IS DOWN THERE! MAYBE SHE CAN HELP US.

The young Singer turned and swam towards the surface, breaching as he took in a lungful of air. Then he dove into the dark and was lost from sight.

Ravage dove as well. "Follow the mammal; it's almost certainly essential to this challenge."

edited 26th Oct '10 2:35:46 PM by SullenFrog

The Danse Macabre Codex

-Eddie dove after them-

Hahli took one more breath and submerged.

Formerly known as Crow T. Robot.

Craft followed Hahli's example, his higher weight assisting his descent.

Despite that creature... this is surprisingly peaceful...

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Gordon used what he presumed were some sort of purpulsion system to get back to the surface and take a breath, before diving down to try and follow the dolphin.

"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."

Kirby was a bit hesitant to go deep underwater after seeing the things it bred. But seeing the others, he realised he had to put on a brave face to inspire confidence in his troops. Taking a very, very, very, very deep breath, he dove using the Warpstar.

edited 26th Oct '10 2:56:32 PM by EviIPaladin

"Evii is right though" -Saturn "I didn't know you were a bitch Evii." -Lior Val

Narumi took a few more steps before sinking to the bottom, following the dolphin.

"Okay! Lets do this! LEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOYYYYY....MMMMMMMJJJJEEEEEENNNKKKIINNSSSS!!!!!"

—Yellows-mecha explodes sending a basketball sized steel ball flying up, when it fly's back down four rockets can be seen sending out air to keep it up, and a thin strip of glass allows yellows face to be seen, he follows Craft—

"Weeeeee"

edited 26th Oct '10 3:00:14 PM by DarcstheNeurotic

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The further down they went, the darker it became, and Ravage became slightly apprehensive as the dim light of the surface drew further and further away. Even though he had been deep within the sea many times before, he'd usually had the reinforced cybertronian alloys of the Underwater Base between him and the crushing depths of the ocean, so water pressure was something he had never needed to worry about.

Now, that was no longer the case, and the rust creeping across his body was a clear indication that he had limited time to do whatever was required of them. Hoping to distract himself, he silently querried his computer as to the progress of the hack.

Hacking of administrator password and program blocks presently at 5% completion, said the cool, feminine voice of his onboard computer in his head.

The jaguar hissed internally; so even that offered him no solace.

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Ecco sang as he descended, trying to home in on the Hunter's call. the young Singer paused before the dark mouth of a cave, and listened; sure enough, the plaintive cry of the Black Hunter echoed from within.

SHE MUST BE IN HERE; THERE IS PROBABLY AN AIR POCKET INSIDE.

edited 26th Oct '10 3:08:23 PM by SullenFrog

The Danse Macabre Codex

-Saren silently followed them, the aftermath of the fight whirling through his brain; finally, he broadcasts-

-# Mammal, stop shouting. Now.#

edited 26th Oct '10 3:18:07 PM by Colonial1.1

Travis followed everyone else after the fight.

Hahli activated the searchlight on her mask, casting a light in the dark murk of the seafloor as she poked her head into the cave.

"Hello?" she called.

edited 26th Oct '10 3:21:56 PM by CrowT.Robot

Formerly known as Crow T. Robot.

Ecco sang indignantly at the Glowing Lobster Thing.

I AM NOT SHOUTING; SINGERS CANNOT SHOUT. ONLY THE BIG ONES CAN SHOUT.

Without further ado, the young dolphin then swam into the cave and vanished from sight; something long and dark flicked after him, just narrowly missing Ecco's dorsal fin.

Ravage eyed the shadowy appendage with apprehension, wondering what it belonged to and knowing that they would have to find some way past it in order to follow the dolphin.

Cautiously the jaguar jetted forward, just as Hahli's searchlight came on; then the appendage—a long, pale, sucker-studded thing half as thick as Ravage and far longer—darted out of the shadows of the cave's roof and ensnared the startled Decepticon. Ravage had enough time to shout before it dragged him up into the darkness.

edited 26th Oct '10 3:25:17 PM by SullenFrog

The Danse Macabre Codex

"It's a trap!"

-Eddie drew his axe and looked around frantically. The cave suddenly seemed a lot darker...-

-a trail of bubbles is emitted from Saren's mouth-

-# Squad, cover your audioreceptors...#

-With that, a piercing, painfully high note is broadcasted through the water, towards the octopus-

Without a second thought, Hahli swam forwards, hoping to slice the tentacle holding Ravage.

Formerly known as Crow T. Robot.

Craft froze with surprise.

Damn, this sort of thing isn't usually unannounced!

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-miasma whirls about the Turian; Eddie and Hahli are held in place-

-# No melee strikes for this one.#

Jorge was following the group, staying silent. Of course, that silence ended when Ravage got dragged into the darkness by the Decepticon.

Holy shit! Ravage! If only the Spartan still had his helmet. Then he'd be able to use night vision. He was about to charge after him when Saren warned everyone to cover their ears. Jorge did so, but he still winced as the piercing note was broadcasted.

Dammit, Saren! How is that going to help?! The Spartan drew his combat knife and began to speed after Ravage, but he was held in place by the turian's biotics.

Urgh...dammit, let go! We may need him for this!

edited 26th Oct '10 3:36:55 PM by Nimitz

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"Let me go!" yelled Hahli, firing her Cordak blaster over Saren's head as a warning.

Formerly known as Crow T. Robot.