"You fools thought you can take me and my Dual Face on eh?!"
I begin stepping on the pawns.
Shameless Self-promotion ho!@Crewe: You do attract some attention, but it's mainly people, humans and Trolls alike, admiring all the "vintage 20th century cars." You notice all the humans are wearing collars like yours. Like the Trolls, most humans wear a black shirt with a colored symbol on it. The Trolls all have different symbols in different colors, but the humans all have a blood-red Earth symbol
. The same symbol appears on their collars. Your collar lacks this symbol.
@Philosopher: The TARDIS makes a short trip, and you arrive inside a temple made of orange stone. The kids exit the TARDIS. Jade says, "See, John? Just like in my dreams."
There are glyphs carved on the wall depicting various reptilian and amphibian creatures. Dave takes out his iPhone and begins taking pictures of them.
There is a loud rumble from the volcano, shaking the temple and causing bits of debris to fall from the ceiling. You seem to be much closer to the volcano now.
There are some cavemen waiting outside the temple. They see the group inside and charge.
@Bindlestick: Equius nods and motions you to follow. He leads you down a spiral staircase into a round room with glass walls. It's below the water level. Fish swim around the outside. It's like a reverse fish bowl, with air inside and water outside.
Feferi is here, lounging in a chair, and Aurthour stands nearby holding a tea tray. Equius stands near the wall behind Feferi where he can keep an eye on you. Feferi invites you to sit down and offers you some tea. She says, "We're being very informal, these days. After all, my 'Empire' only has twelve people in it. What can I help you with?"
@Strigon: The pawns are armed with swords, which are harmless to you, and energy rifles, which cause some minor damage to your mech. Your stomping reduces most of the pawns to hexagonal jewels that look kind of like Fruit Gushers. However, some of them escape to the human camp and hold some of the humans hostage.
@Bamack1: There are some people waiting for you: Harley Quinn, the Scarecrow, Pennywise, Mad Pierrot, and the Batman expy that G La DOS showed you. The latter has the missing portal gun.
@Altimeter: [OOC: I don't mind whether you narrate in first or third person. I use third to keep it clear that the "Rich" character isn't me and doesn't know everything I know.] The Maxim Tomato restores all your health.
edited 12th May '11 12:30:00 AM by RichM90071
I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me. —Tool, "Lateralus"I notice the pawns take hostages.
"Seriously?"
Dual Face unfolds one of it's grenade launchers and aims.
Shameless Self-promotion ho!@Strigon: It's impossible to hit the remaining pawns without hitting the hostages.
@Philosopher: You easily knock out one of the cavemen. There aren't many here, and the kids are able to hold off the others. Rose looks outside and says, "The lava's headed straight for us. Let's wrap this up, Dave."
Dave says, "I'm taking pictures as fast as the camera can upload the data."
@Deadbeatloser22: The imps fail to realize the significance of your motion. They aren't very smart. Truman Burbank sticks his head through the portal and says, "What is this, some kind of TV show?" He sees the imps and says, "What are those things?" They look around at him.
@Bamack1: The Scarecrow says, "Welcome to the Circus of Fear!" He tosses a grenade at you.
I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me. —Tool, "Lateralus"Infinity eyed the ON button warily, then pulled out her cell phone. "Hey, Rich? I'm over in the Doctor Who bit of 20 Minutes into the Future, and, well, there's this computer-looking thing with an 'on' button and I was wondering if I should push it or explore a bit more."
As she listened to Rich's reply, she examined the console in more detail.
I'm going to be in Colorado until Tuesday, and internet access will be iffy. Expect the spaces between my posts to be longer than normal.
Witty repartée is not my forte. Pronunciation and grammar are.@Bamack1: The Scarecrow dodges your grab (he has combat experience, and I'm guessing you don't). Samus and Shepard open fire. Pierrot inflates and takes off. Pennywise shifts to ITS spider-like form and jumps onto the ceiling. Harley and not-Batman tumble acrobatically out of the way.
The grenade bounces on the floor and starts spewing gas. You get a whiff of it, and realize that Pennywise is really weirding you out. Kirby inhales the grenade.
@Philosopher. Dave finishes photographing the glyphs, and everyone piles into the TARDIS. The Doctor says, "Where to now?" The light coming in the entrance of the temple is taking on a reddish tone. It's getting hot.
@Bindlestick: Feferi says, "I guess you mean Jayden. She was tired of being a Running Gag in a crappy webcomic, so she broke up with Crusader. I offered her sanctuary for a few days. She seemed nice. I hope she's all right."
@Splitting Infinity: Instead of Rich, you get a cylindrical icon. It says, "Rich is temporarily offline right now. I'm the Magical Database. If you have a message for Rich, please leave a message at the tone. If you are Splitting Infinity, and you have found a strange computer console inside a large, whimsically-shaped metal structure marked with a SBURB logo, Rich has left a message for you. He says, 'Go ahead and turn it on. It's probably harmless and may reveal important information. Try SWITC Hing between the numbered screens.' TONE..."
I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me. —Tool, "Lateralus"@Philosopher: Instead of Rich, you get a cylindrical icon. It says, "Rich is temporarily offline right now. I'm the Magical Database. If you have a message for Rich, please leave a message at the tone. If you are looking for a new assignment, we're detecting a major non-canon anomaly in Gunnerkrigg Court. TONE..."
As it is getting VERY hot now, the Doctor goes ahead and dials up Gunnerkrigg Court. When you arrive, you see this thing
outside the TARDIS.
@Strigon: They're safe from your weapons as long as you're avoiding collateral damage. Meanwhile, the battleship crashes into the ground in the distance. You hear applause from the skyscraper-bungalow. When you look, you see a bunch of creatures like chibified velosiraptors have come out on the balconies. They're lime green and wearing overcoats.
@Bindlestick: Feferi says, "She left briefly, saying she was checking out an employment opportunity. When she returned, she was wearing a new uniform, so I guess she was successful. I don't know the details, though. She just picked up her things and left again."
A cylindrical icon pops up near Bindlestick. It says, "Hello, I'm the Magical Database. I have an event-flag-triggered message for: 'Bindlestick.' Rich says, 'I just got word from the Hackers who planted a tracking device on Jayden. They say the device recorded the passage of several weeks, even though Jayden was only in Adam and Eve Plot for a few days. There is evidence of exposure to chroniton radiation. You might ask if she engaged in time travel while she was there."
I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me. —Tool, "Lateralus"B Indle gave a small nod. "Now, this may seem like an odd question. Well, actually, it's not an odd question, considering the universe you're from. Your guest, did she engage in any... time travel?"
"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably@Bindlestick: Feferi says, "Not that I know of. We do know time travel is possible here — that's where all the people went."
Tavros comes down the stairs. He says, "Hey, Bob, I got some new Pokemon." Then he notices you and Worf and says, "Oh, hi."
Feferi says, "Tavros! Bad time!" through gritted teeth. It's a bit scary looking with her pointed, fish-like teeth.
Somehow you aren't surprised when a fireball materializes out of nowhere (none of the Trolls is responsible) and knocks Worf across the room.
@Crewe: You see a male human leaning against a lamppost. He says, "Not so loud. Everybody will want one. Especially the Imperial police. You know, that collar looks uncomfortable." He unhinges his own collar, then snaps it back together. He says, "I know some people who can 'adjust' if for you."
I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me. —Tool, "Lateralus"

Phil looks up, "I always wanted to screw with time."
It comes. The corrupter comes. Don't let it touch the tower lest all reality crumble.