"The Epic of...that name sounds a lot like the one Vegeta calls Goku. You're telling me Goku's some kinda folk hero in your post apocalyptic wasteland of a world?"
Nicole's gaze flickers to Platinum.
"Plus, if he tries anything world-threatening like Troa or the douche that sicced Groudon and Kyogre on us, he's bound to have all kinds of people gunning for him."
"Well, less folk hero than almighty god, and less is than was, but yeah."
"Past- er, your present Oca's world could be described as post-apocalyptic. My world could be described as 'not there'. Fucking daemons, man… At least I managed to evac the people I cared about to this place quickly enough."
/\。。/\"Ughh...my back...I knew those sisters could hit hard but training with both of them once? Not one of my smarter ideas..." Miles groaned as he limped out of a portal to Primordia, back in his human form, Nebula back on his shoulder as he put a hand to his chest, still feeling the presence of Mother. The two of them nodded to each other, knowing what to do.
Believing there was no one around, Miles clenched his teeth and started to mentally push the entity out of him and before long, the tentacle-lined, black void with eyes representing Mother re-materialized. "Mother...I'm sorry but...your power is too much for any one person to have..." Nebula put a comforting tentacle on one of her mother's and it seemed the message was clear.
"Don't worry, we'll look after each other," Miles assured her, "Besides, I...I get the feeling this is where we're needed..." Mother was silent for a bit longer before gently patting Mother and drifting off into the sky as the human and her daughter waved while she departed back out of reality.
Nebula only buried her head into Miles shoulder as he gently stroked it while turning to head off.
"Dayum... I'll make sure to keep that piece of info from Vegeta next time I see him. I can only imagine how he'd react after learning that Goku basically became a god in one world..."
Nicole chuckles at her mental image of said reaction from Vegeta, then sighs.
"Sorry about your world, by the way."
She turns to Platnium.
"Maybe you could have a drone or two spy on him, then tell us if/when he does something suspicious."
She glances at the newly-arrived Miles/Nebula from the corner of her eye, but decides not to bother them.
He glances down at Miles and Nebula, but barely reacts.
"Actually, I'm pretty sure the Vegeta and Kakarotto- er, Goku in here are already Saiyan Gods. But yeah, seeing his reaction to learning about Kakarotto's eternal ascentions would be amusing."
"And… thanks. I'm kinda looking for you guyses me, actually. Give him a heads up. Future you told me that this could have ramifications or whatever, but I'm a firm believer in 'fuck this place's chronomechanics and pseudo loops, I work for the time patrol'."
"On the bright side, outside a small number of individuals the daemons seem to largely not give a damn about expanding, especially into the arena. They just wanted that 'material blight' that we called the universe gone. Also the Realm of Chaos is already mindfuckingly vast, so I doubt they're starving for room or resources."
Edited by Rbade on Jul 2nd 2018 at 5:32:14 AM
/\。。/\"ERROR, I HAVE NO SOUL AND WAS BUILT HER. I AM TECHNICALLY A NATIVE OF THIS WORLD."
He looks at Nicole.
"HIS SHIP IS EASY HACKABLE BUT I WILL WAIT FIRST. THE ASSASSINS PRESENTS A MORE URGENT, IMMEDIAT THREAT, EVEN WITH THE RECENT LOSS OF THE FUSION MASTER."
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Well, I doubt anything I could say would convince you not to, so... have fun meeting your past/present self, I guess."
Nicole nods to Platinum.
"Fair enough. And on another note, when Cinke's done with her... soccer game, was it? Tell her that I wanna talk to her."
She greets Miles and Nebula with a nod.
"S'up. I'm what you'd call a veteran of this place, so I doubt I qualify as a 'poor soul'."
"I sure will! It's gonna feel great letting him know about the impending apocalypse in… dunno, about two thirds of a year?"
Oca then looks at Nicole.
"Huh, you're looking for Cinke? I guess we'll be seeing each other for a bit, then: My guy is also there, ballin around.
He turns to Miles.
"Hello, person! I kind of live here permanently since my homeworld was eaten by daemons. Except not here because I'm from the future here."
/\。。/\Miles listened to what he was being told, nodding along to what he was being told, "Well, it's good to at least meet people who know their way around here. If you were new arrivals, I was gonna give you some info on where exactly you are but this makes it easier,"
He turned to the time traveler with a raised eyebrow at his story, "I...see. At any rate, I'm sorry about your home, but I'm glad you at least found a way to keep moving forward," A thought then occurred to him, "Hey, do any of you got info on a group called The Assassins? From what little my friend and I have picked up, they're...not the kind of folks you wanna run into down a dark alley."
"THE ASSASSINS ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HARNESSED THE POWER TO PERMANENTLY KILL PEOPLE, THOUGH IT INCLUDE THEMSELVES. THEY ARE STILL OBSCURE EVEN TODAY BUT RECENTLY HAD TO AMPUTATE THEMSELVES TO GET RID OF A MEMBER, THE FUSION MASTER."
"YOU MAY REMEMBER HIM AS THE ONE WHO ATTRACTED THE WRATH OF A RED HAIRED WOMAN, SARAH;"
He merely nods to Nicole, with a whirring sound.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"I'm not what you'd call an expert on the Assassins, but I've had enough encounters with them to confirm taking them lightly is a really bad idea," Nicole says to Miles before looking to GE!Oca.
"Ah, well, if I'm not there when you catch up with your past/present self, tell Cinke I said hi."
She returns Platinum's nod, then checks her phone for a moment before pocketing it.
"Sorry to leave so soon, but I've gotta meet up with a friend of mine. See ya!"
With that, she spreads her dragon wings and flies off.
He grimaces at the thought of the Assassins.
"Yeah, I will. Bye past Nicole."
He turns to Miles.
"Yeah, uh, well, there's a lot of em. And some of them can be real pricks. Like Hub: I went through the trouble of making a phone for him out of my own wires, and the little shit just goes 'nah'! Shoulda killed him back on that one Fool's Day."
/\。。/\Hearing the stories being told, it was clear that these so-called "Assassins" had very few friends outside their group here in the Arena. Nebula herself shuddered at the thought of a permanent death, causing him to stroke her head in order to comfort her.
At the mention of a certain redhead though, Miles glanced up, "Sarah, huh?" However, Diez had mentioned her name was Neuff...it seemed like there was even more going on here than he first thought. "In that case, we'll be sure to keep our wits about us. Do you guys have any ways to tell the difference between a normal Arena person and an Assassin?"
"I'm Oca Tuberosa, Homo sapiens dimidiatus, and I am super strong and shoot lasers and transform and shoot fire and teleport and time travel and etcetera."
"I've had decades to improve myself, at this point there is no point in trying to list them all. So… who and what are you, and what can you do?"
/\。。/\"You sound an awful lot like a Dragonball Z character," Miles commented with a small smirk, and even Nebula giggled a little, "As for what we are, well, I'm human and Nebula here is a fragment of an eldritch entity from outside time and space. We met on my version of Earth one day and we became friends. Soon after, we rescued her mother who was the rest of said entity she was born from,"
"As a reward, she let Nebula here bond to me like a symbiote and gave me superpowers...as for what powers I got...well.." At this, Miles got embarrassed, "We...kinda got this ability to MAKE powers. We got things like super strength, forcefields, shapeshifting, can shoot lightning, and the list goes on..."
His eyes glint.
"Huh. My younger self would love to exploit you. … Don't worry, he isn't evil, just a bit of a munchkin."
"And… well, what type of human? Where I come from that isn't exactly a specific term anymore."
"Oh, and what's with the Z? I ain't never heard about any 'Z' Dragon Balls."
/\。。/\"That's....good to know, I guess," Miles sighed as he perched Nebula on his head, "Well, on my earth, humans are for the most part, just that. Normal humans. No nanotech or supernatural abilities. Heck, we're still relying on oil and gas. As for what I meant by "Z", it's a reference to the sequel to the first Dragon Ball series. It don't refer to a special version of the artifacts,"
"And our power is a tad more complicated then that...but how about you follow us and we'll get something to eat while we talk?"

"MOST FIGHTERS WERE OVERWHELMED BY NUMBERS,SURELY, YOU WILL HAVE A FEW INDIVIDUALS TO FORM A PARTY."
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