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IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#320151: Aug 2nd 2019 at 5:28:15 PM

Thor shakes his head, though his grin betrays the fact that he's more amused by Iris' remark than anything else.

"Oh, it truly is wonderful to have you back once more, Lady Iris. You know, completely and not merely as a spirit."


"Hmm?"

The sound of Mimi's voice snaps Loki out of his confusion, and he turns to greet her with a smile.

"Ah, Mimi, what a pleasant surprise! It's certainly been a while since we last met."


Once she's had a moment or two to process this revelation, Wanda... laughs without even the slightest hint of mirth before fixing Mara with an utterly unamused glare, eyes glowing red as her voice practically drips with cold fury.

"So... despite him showing almost the exact same traits that Lucas displayed when you controlled him, you're saying that Alderoth isn't really under your control... are you FUCKING kidding me? You taunted me about it and rubbed it in my goddamn face whenever you had the chance, used it as practically the entire reason for our alliance against Galeem and Dharkon, and now you tell me that he was never being influenced by your sadistic ass to begin with?''


Solitude

Nicole smiles at Nik.

"Think this means we'll be having another party soon-ish? Cuz I'd definitely be game for that!"


Whiterun

Viserys puts an arm around Awkeff, offering his fiance a loving smirk.

"And I can't think of anyone I'd rather share this moment with than the lovely Dovahkiin I'm soon to wed."

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320152: Aug 2nd 2019 at 5:34:08 PM

   "Mmm."   

After the handshake, Soma draws back.    "I suppose I should take the chance to exercise my newfound freedom. Until next time, Picky... and Lardna."   

   Why, thank you for outing yourself... Pokey.    Giygas seems to be trying to unnerve Porky with a facade of friendliness which barely hides his actual feelings.

"Ohhhh?" Marx inquires, hopping closer to D!Marx.

"Understood." Meta Knight wraps himself in his cape and warps out.

Majima gets closer. "Ken-tan~ *ahem!* Hi."

Mr. Pew Pew gives Tarboy a warm smile. "Seems you've met a couple friends."

He kneels down.

"I've found two more allies myself. At this rate, no disguises will get us into the Cogs' Executive Office Tower. The security Goons are too sharp, and they're too powerful to just run past."

Then he looks up at Galleom.

"But I think if we just stormed the place head-on, with that guy leading the charge... nothing would stop us."

Galleom has no idea what they're talking about. BB knows a few details from the time she was Tar Bunny, but she still gives Tarboy a pleading look, silently asking for more context.

The other bosses (besides Marx and Galleom) make their exits.


"... Sure!" Nik smiles.


Awkeff smiles back at Viserys. "It goes both ways."


Space Fortress Gravitas

Narktus grumbles to himself.

"Sir, this doesn't seem wise at all."

"Shut. We're giving the blob his sword back, and that's that."

"... Why?"

"I don't fucking know why! Call it an impulse! It just feels wrong to blow them off after what they did." After that outburst, Narktus reclines back into his throne. "Just airdrop it."

   "Processing... >OK."   


Tel Mithryn, Solstheim

A mysterious figure, armed with sword and shield, stands atop the giant mushroom tower.

  • Zoom
  • Kacrackle Slash
  • Kaclang
  • Oomph

With a sound of rushing wind, he launches himself into the sky... but where does he land?

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320153: Aug 2nd 2019 at 5:43:21 PM

"Goodbye!", Picky says, looking happy. Lardna, after saying goodbye too, looks at Picky, not used to seeing him smile that much.

To her own surprise, that realization actually makes her feel bad.


"And I'm glad to be back!", she says, fumbling with her necklace a little, looking really happy.

"I missed being able to touch this."


Mimi nods.

"Yeah. I've actually looked around for you a few times, but I could never find you. I guess you've been busy."

She laughs.

"I did hear you pranked some real jerk though."


Mara's expression doesn't change.

   "Apparently he's been through so much that my influence wasn't needed to bring out his darkest emotions. And, to be fair, at no point did I ever state to you that I was controlling Alderoth. That's what you assumed, and I didn't deny nor confirm it, I just rolled with it. This information is more important than you may be able to see in your rage right now though."   

She crosses her arms.

   "Had I not told you anything, you would've been wasting time trying to disrupt a corrupting connection that wasn't there to begin with, and you might not have realized the truth until it was too late. It can get too late even without me, Wanda. When people cross a certain threshold, it can be difficult, sometimes impossible to bring them back."   

She then shakes her head.

   "Since the Assassins won't be active for a bit, now would be a good time to seek him out. I suggest you spend your time as wisely as you can and try to save him. I won't get in your way. It doesn't really change anything for me if you get your happy ending."   


Nesley looks a little guilty.

"I mean, it's not that bad. You're not selfish at all."

He then nods happily.

"I'd like that. Hey, now that my voice is back to normal too, maybe I can sing with you again!"


Marx grins at K!Marx, then whispers.

"Some girl said something about a dragon. If you're able to summon it, it'll grant you a wish. If I remember correctly, it can even grant two. Which means, if we find it, we can each have a Pop Star of our own to rule over."


Botar is speaking to Tuyet, who rolls her eyes.

   "Oh, Mata Nui, save me the lecture. Just bring me back to my cell already."   

"Hmph. How eager. You won't have to wait a moment longer."

He then warps her away. After that, the group listens to what Sombra says.

"Neo Pseudo Porky.", Pseudo mutters.

"I'm still not sure he have to destroy him.", Pilly says. "If my brother could change his ways, maybe he can too. I know that sounds dumb coming from me, seeing as I was made to defeat Neo, but... isn't he, like, a cousin or something?"

"Family matters not when it's about keeping people safe.", Pseudo says.

"He did back down once when I offered him the chance to try to change."

"We'll see what comes of that. I'm willing to accept him if he genuinely changes, but I'm just as willing to see him destroyed."

Pilly sighs, then nods.

"... that's probably the mature way to handle this, yeah..."

"Hey, what about Vezon's dragon? Didn't you say he's still in your old base too?", Ninten asks Sombra.


Vile warps away. Dr Wily and his robots, meanwhile, start making their way back to the Skull Egg Zone.

Greyface leaves as well, in case anyone gets any ideas about attacking him.

And Majora dances off into the sunset.

With most of the Assassins returned to the base, they've already brought someone on board of the Assassin Satellite Cannon to move it away from the current area. So, in a sense, it leaves too.

Bismark looks around and wanders off on his own. Now that this is all over, he wants to take a long, safe nap somewhere.

BE!Tobajas leaves, with Demo and Argo following him.


Tahn looks comedically embarrassed at the use of that nickname.

"K-keep it down, will you? You're gonna ruin my reputation with that cute-sounding nickname!", he harshly whispers. He tries to calm down.

"Why'd you come to me? My answer to your offer hasn't changed."


The Pigmasks are back too, and they've just found a Claus. Richard approaches.

"... Commander? Sir? Are you feeling okay?"

Claus turns around to look at him. One eye is red, the other, which was formerly pure white, is now blue, like Lucas'. His red eye is still mechanical though.

"Actually... yeah. I feel more fine than I have in a long time.", he says, smiling. "I'm finally at peace with myself."

"Oh, that's good to hear... I think. Is it?", Richard asks, confused. Claus just nods, then thinks to himself.

That whole event made for one good thing at least. Masc and I are one again, and I have an agreement with the Masked Man. Man, I feel like I can finally breathe again.

He looks around and sees that Picky is busy.

"I'll send a message to Picky to come to the base later.", Claus says to Richard. "As for me, I'll go get my dad and say bye to Lucas and Ninten for now, then we can go back too."

"Alright, sir. But I do need to say that someone asked to speak to our leader."

Claus blinks.

"Oh? Who did?"

"We did.", Norm and Linda say as they approach Claus, who now looks at them.

"How can I help you?", Claus asks.

"Hm... actually, we're here because we may be able to help each other.", Linda says.

"We represent a company called G.E.M., and, if you have the time, we would like to discuss something with you in regards to your group."

"Oh. Okay, let me just say bye to people, and we can talk in my base."

"Alright."

As Claus goes to do so, Linda and Norm gesture for the helicopter to get ready. Alex, Travis and Amber get in, though are surprised when they realize Topaz left without saying anything.


The SA-X moves closer to Porky, apparently ready to attack Giygas if need be. But Porky gestures for it to stand down. Not out of fear of Giygas, no, but out of fear of angering the Great Light by inciting a needless battle. And he's on thin ice with them already.

   "I, um, go by Porky now."   , Porky says.    "... It's a thematic change."   

While Giygas is talking to Porky, the Great Light, Des and Vit proceed to seal Count Kevin back into his coffin. He isn't resisting, which means he actually meant it when he agreed to let himself be sealed again, saying that he'd be patient and wait for the next one who'd release him.


"Alright then.", Meta Knight says. "I hope nothing bad will come to you for keeping that Spirit with you."

After that, he warps out too.

He then takes off. Porter, meanwhile, takes off too.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 2nd 2019 at 2:46:19 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#320154: Aug 2nd 2019 at 6:23:51 PM

Thor places a hand on Iris' shoulder.

"And I consider it a great pleasure to have helped make that possible for you again."


"Have you? It seems that Thor and I have been far busier than I thought."

Loki then grins when Mimi brings up his deception of Porky.

"Ahhh, now that was something that I proudly consider to be one of my finest moments. Would you like to hear the whole story behind it?"


"Between Lucas and what Pietro told me about that other Demo, all signs clearly pointed to Mara being responsible for Alderoth's condition... how the hell could I have been so wrong? Unless..."

Wanda takes a few deep breaths to calm herself.

"Alright... But how can I be certain that you haven't exploited some kind of loophole in our deal to survive lying to me? After all, I know many words that describe you perfectly, Mara, but stupid is definitely not among them."


"It's a date, then!"

Nicole places a hand on Nik's shoulder.

"And if there's one good thing to come out of this entire... clusterfuck, it's that we grew a helluva lot closer together. Believe me when I say that."


Viserys places a hand on Awkeff's face, then kisses her right on the lips.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Aug 2nd 2019 at 6:43:17 AM

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320155: Aug 2nd 2019 at 6:43:15 PM

"I really do owe you one.", Iris says, now cheerfully flying right above Thor.

"Now that I can feel again, I want to take a long, cozy nap on a soft bed. So I'll be headed off now."


"Yeah, of course! Though maybe somewhere inside? Preferably on a comfy couch~", Mimi says.


Mara sighs again, looking annoyed, though said annoyance isn't really directed at Wanda. More at herself, as if she doesn't want to say what she's about to.

   "Because you've impressed me over these last few months, so you deserve your reward. Alright? There, I said it. Besides, if you get your boyfriend back, that'll be one thing less for you to yell at me whenever we fight."   

She glances to the right.

   "Besides, when I make a deal, I keep it. That's just the thing about deals. You have to be able to attract people to be willing to make them. If I was able to just lie my way out of it, and then do it too, nobody would be stupid enough to risk it."   

She then starts walking away.

   "You'll see for yourself that I spoke the truth if you find him, Maximoff."   

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320156: Aug 2nd 2019 at 6:44:01 PM

Soma Cruz wanders off.

Marx's eyes light up like stars. "Ooooooooooh!"

Giygas scoffs at Porky. He glances at Count Kevin's sealing, but does not act on it at all.

He looks back to Porky.    I spoke with Ninten and Ness.   

"Well, I wanted to check on you now that you're free... and also... I was kinda wondering what you planned to do now?"

Mata Nui listens in on Pseudo's group. Meanwhile, Brutaka is trying to drive the Kirbys away from their hoard of Galeem and Dharkon fragments. Right now, he seems to have adopted the strategy of sitting on top of the mound and simply pushing them away when they come near. A plucky Waddle Dee, however, is taking pieces from the pile and rushing away, back and forth, without his noticing. Probably getting some fragments for Dedede...


"No, no, I feel you."


Awkeff leans into the kiss...


Skull Egg Zone

Not like I'm expecting a response to this, but...

Eggman's finest robots are wandering the Skull Egg Zone. Their creator is nowhere to be found, not even aboard the Wily Egg. And if questioned, they will not provide any answers beyond, "That information was not disclosed."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#320157: Aug 2nd 2019 at 7:14:09 PM

Thor grins at Iris.

"Aye, you deserve to rest after this... harrowing experience. I pray that we meet again sooner rather than later, Lady Iris," he says. "And as I told you before, when it comes time for us to have that conversation, I'll not tell another soul about it; not even my own brother."


Loki smiles slightly before reaching out to tousle Mimi's green hair.

"In that case, come with me. I've a feeling that you're going to love this particular story."

Gesturing for her to follow him, the god of mischief proceeds to take his leave.


Wanda simply nods to Mara.

"Very well... T-thank you for telling me this, by the way, Mara."


Smiling warmly, Nicole pulls Nik into a big hug.


As Viserys and Awkeff share their passionate midair kiss, for a moment, it feels like the world has faded away to just the two Dovahkiin.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Aug 2nd 2019 at 7:32:21 AM

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320158: Aug 2nd 2019 at 7:21:51 PM

After they've waved him goodbye, Picky gets a message from Claus. After having seen it, he and Lardna take off.


Speaking of Claus, his group has left with G.E.M.'s representatives as well.


Lucas and Hinawa leave as well after having said their goodbyes, and Kumatora, Duster, Flint, Fuel and Nana follow soon after. The rest of the group stays for now, as they'll be going back to Pseudo's base together.


Iris nods gratefully, then waves as she takes off.


"So whaddya say? Let's go look for those Dragon Balls that make the dragon appear.", Marx says.


Mimi happily follows Loki, humming to herself along the way.


Mara glances back at Wanda for a moment.

   "No problem, Wanda."   , she says, after which she leaves.


Porky visibly pauses, looking conflicted, especially in regards to Ness.

   "... how did that go?"   , he asks, sounding unusually conserved.

The Great Light, meanwhile, sends Dimentio back to the Nothingness too, before looking around again for BE!Tobajas. Now that the group is smaller, they're able to see everyone more clearly.

Which is why they look more and more unnerved when they can't spot BE!Tobajas anywhere.


Botar seems amused at Brutaka's efforts, though also still serious enough that he'll probably intervene if Brutaka fails.

He then notices Majima and Tahn though, and alerts Pseudo to the latter.


Tahn raises an eyebrow.

"... I dunno. Whatever I want I guess."


Skull Egg Zone

Dr Wily looks unamused.

"Not even one of these robots has helpful information. What do we do now? I don't like to wait."

"Don't look at me, I'm going inside and unwind a bit from all that Galeem stuff.", Bass says. Copy Robot now sees his chance to earn Wily's favor.

   "I, on the other hand, am as fit as can be. I can go back down and look for Dr Eggman."   

"Ah, that's a good idea.", Wily says. "I'll go see if I can't find his niece around here. Maybe she'll know where he is."

As he walks off, Copy Robot looks pleased at the praise he'd gotten. With not a moment to lose, he warps away.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#320159: Aug 2nd 2019 at 7:37:55 PM

After Iris has departed, Thor's gaze turns to the sky.

"Whenever you're ready, Heimdall!"

He proceeds to leave via the distinctive light of the Bifrost.


Wanda heads off to join Pietro, Seras and Walter, her head admittedly still spinning after what she learned.

OmegaShadowcry Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man from The Arena Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man
#320160: Aug 2nd 2019 at 7:56:26 PM

Thranix's Bizarre Adventure

Iraaxos smirked in curious manner.

   "Then we should be well-equipped to deal with what I sense ahead— wait. Something feels..."   

He trailed off as the shards from the defeat of the gods of Light and Darkness scattered. One landed right at his feet.

   "Oh? Curious. I suggest you all take some of these — they may yet be useful to us."   

Iraaxos grabbed a few handfuls of each sort of shard as he traveled, storing them within his robes. Thranix, likeswise, grabbed some and stored them in his pack.

   "Gather as many as you'd like. The entrance is just up ahead. If you have any preparations to do, I also suggest that you do them now,"    the draconid said. He also projected this message to Riki and Otto above the canopy, in case they had not been present for the ongoings.

"Ach... Right. Why do I feel...?" Thranix started to say.

   "Sick? Likely proximity to one of the major 'tendrils' of the impending fracture. With your prior exposure to psionics, you're likely more sensitive than usual to this than others,"    Iraaxos replied, stepped up ahead to the start of a stone pathway, and leaning against a pillar.


Meanwhile...

The Wyvern Esper touched down on the western shore of Reprium, not far from where Thranix and his companions had left for the isle of Intrigue. Megan left it on standby mode as she clambered out. Rho climbed down shortly after, stretching from the cramped space.

"Damn... I'll have to ask around about what I missed out on. Looks like it was pretty crazy."

"Yeah, no kidding. Looks like it even had an effect all the way over here!"

Megan and Rho began gathering up as many crystals as they could take. "I don't even know what these do, I just want them."

Nyr, having finally figured out how to get off that godsforsaken tropical paradise that had held him prisoner, arrived on western edge of Hub Centralis. He had opened up a Remote Observation Pane, and managed to catch the very end of the World of Light. Another half-dragon, this one of brass scales, walked up next to him. She was female, clearly, and judging by her slight magical aura, was wearing Glamoured Armor.

"Sup, nerd?" she said, teasing.

   "Suki? I haven't seen you in ages, lass — how'd you get here, and how've you been?"    Nyr replied, dumbfounded at seeing his old friend here.

"Ehhhhhhh," she replied. "Got lost, found some things, fought a demon, blah blah blah, the boring stuff. How about these crazy-ass crystals though? Wanna grab some and see if we can find somewhere to figure out what we can do with em?"

   "Hehehe... say no more!"   

Moments later, the two half-dragons were also gathering as many shards as they could.

After the movie night and regaining her full powers, Tiamat and Bahamut arrived in Estraole, initially to scout out a new location. Shortly after, however, Tiamat noticed the strange gems. Bahamut collected a number of the galeem shards, so Tiamat decided to acquire a number of darkhon shards.

Fateless and Omega (also post movie night), a strange pair indeed, made landfall on Intrigue. Omega had brought along the sleigh from so long ago, and Fateless just flew there. They touched down and began collecting these shards. Omega made sure to keep his eridium separate from the shards, otherwise weird shit might happen too soon.

Edited by OmegaShadowcry on Aug 3rd 2019 at 3:36:51 PM

"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous
Arachnos (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#320161: Aug 2nd 2019 at 8:01:07 PM

"More selfish than you realize, I'm afraid," Mystia says with a smile. "People not driven by ego don't have city-sized castles built on floating islands. The key is just to admit it. It's people who are selfish and don't realize it that are the worst. Once you start taking what you have as a given, something you are due rather than something you are lucky to have, now that's the worst kind of selfishness of all. That's why so many children of rich people who have never been disciplined in their life are so obnoxious. But me? Somewhere, underneath the wealth and the fancy dresses, I'm still that little night sparrow selling grilled lamprey in the forest. Driving people blind, then 'curing' them. Singing a song I'm hearing from a faint voice." She takes Nesley by the hand, and leads him through a few dance moves. "A song we share with the world together."

"He is," replies Sombra. "That's the main problem. He was too deep to hear Ninten's song. As long as he is not cleansed, he will remain there, contained and wrathful, and he will never accept a master other than one who no longer exists. And that, too, is my fault. I would not want to take Ninten on such a dangerous quest, but... Kardas is suffering, and will continue to suffer as long as that malice and vileness remains in his body."

Tarboy tries to start drawing on the ground as usual, but realizes that it's going to be hours of work to explain the whole situation, especially to Galleom, who is completely blind to the whole thing. One way or another, he will have to make a mental connection with the big lug, but how will he explain him that he means no harm, especially after having violently hijacked the Legal Eagle in a similar way?

He decides to demonstrate to him by making the connection with Bunny first. Hopefully, seeing her willing to make such a connection will encourage Galleom. He points at Bunny's wrist, through which he connected with her last time, signaling her to do the same thing again.

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320162: Aug 2nd 2019 at 8:24:04 PM

"I guess you're right. But I've never thought of you as selfish.", Nesley says, having little trouble with the dance moves. "Yeah, you have a huge flying castle, and you love the attention you get from those who come to see you perform."

He then smiles.

"But y'know what a selfish person wouldn't do? Adopt a child in need and then share their stage with that child. They could do the former, go all off about how they couldn't help themselves to save that child in need, just to get more attention and praise. But sharing the spotlight? No way. No selfish person would give up that much. You could say they wanted to make a profit off of it, but then the child would be constantly busy practicing, performing, kinda being a media slave. That's how I knew from the moment you took me in that you meant it."

For a moment, he actually manages to take control of the dance.

"You genuinely care for me, and let me sing for fun, not profit. That's why, despite the hardships we've gone through here, I've never regretted taking your hand when you offered it to me that day."


"Hey, no need to worry. I've dealt with a dragon before.", Ninten says. "Kardas may be stronger, but at least I won't have to be scared of the unknown."

"And I promise you, the moment we've all settled in and gotten everything in order, dealing with Kardas is the first thing we'll do.", Pseudo says. He then glances over at Majima and Tahn for a moment.

"Excuse me for a moment. I have to recapture a prisoner."

Ninten looks over at Tahn for a moment, then back at Sombra.

"Anyway, we're all probably gonna go eat before we go back to the base. You're joining us, right?", he asks, smiling.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 2nd 2019 at 5:26:26 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
ReynTheLord Since: Aug, 2017
#320163: Aug 2nd 2019 at 9:01:55 PM

Ancient Ruins, Intrigue

A Decently large group of people would exit from a ruin, The bulk of them begin setting up camp while some more interesting members realize that they're nowhere near where their expidition started. A member of the group would speak up. "Well, this is quite a mess we're in. Father's going to have to stop himself from strangling me after he founds out I managed to get lost. A week before my wedding, none the less." The man who just spoke would tap his fine, golden cane down on the ground a bit, shaking the strange weapon resembling a handgun at his side. He'd kick up dust, getting it all over his fine, custom tailored, suit, and all over his light blue hair, which would drive him slightly mad.

A Somewhat younger man, with much darker blue hair, wearing a suit with a strange undershirt as the lower layer, with some armored padding over vital regions and critical joints, with a rather familiar sword at his side, and a military kit, including a strange assault rifle ready to bring out, and a handgun like object similar to the other man's holstered at his side, would reply, pointing to the other members of the group to indicate who he's reffering to. "It's not like Luca or Rob forced you to come with us down in those ruins, and Liz gave you plenty of warnings, and Em nearly had to do a checkup on you. Sorry for insulting the future exalt, and the man who's a week away from his big day, But I doubt going around some ancient ruins was the first thought that Sera had for somewhere to go before your wedding, Vincent." He'd be quite rude, and quite spontaneous as he said that.

Luca and Rob, two other blue haired young adults, Luca being a young lady and Rob being a fine looking young man, would look at each other, then back towards Vincent, and shrug. Luca would speak up, saying "Mar is right, you chose to come along. Plus, we had no clue we'd end up... wherever we are." Luca would have a rapier at her side, with a bow and quiver at her back. She'd be wearing some light clothes, with some gloves with strange runes and materials on them worn on her hands. Her hair would be rather long, Strongly resembling lucina, although not without some noticable differences.

Rob, in the meanwhile, in his Fedora and Coat, looking like Indiana jones in his getup, down to the whip (although this whip is made of strands of metal), Just nods as his twin speaks up.

Em, The Youngest of the royals, but not by much, would speak up, adjusting her glasses and dusting off her jacket. "So much for a perfect wedding Between crown prince Vincent the second of Yillesse and crown princess and future empress of her land, Sera of Plegia. I told you this would cause delays and other problems, even if it Didn't endanger your relationship! Not to mention, Mar has been off his medication for the entire expidition. This is a nightmare..."

Liz, one of the two odd ones out of the group, would tip her large cowboy hat a bit, before speaking up in, suprisingly, a rather tame accent. "I know my distant cousins well enough, I honestly shouldn't have even tried to stop Vin from doing this. At least you all got some excersise down there. Glad nobody was hurt either."

The last odd one out of the group would finally speak up, taking everything in adressing everyone. She'd be wearing a fancy outfit, fit for someone of her status, with an axe on her back and a strange object on her belt. She'd ruffle around her hair a bit in stress before speaking up.    "I certainly didn't mind the trip. It was something new, And I managed to make use of my axe. My dear vincent is the only one who seems to have been bothered by this. Still, Cut him some slack, Oh Prince Marth the fourth Of yilesse, The enlightened Smartass."   

This would get a laugh out of everyone except Marth the Fourth, who would sigh before speaking up. "I was expecting you to go for "Mar-Mar" or "Marthy" there. Didn't see that coming. Anyways, we should get some rest... I'm tired, and I'm sure all of you are rather tired too." They'd all nod, heading off to their respective tents.

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320164: Aug 3rd 2019 at 8:47:03 AM

"Sounds like a plan," Marx replies.

   It was... enlightening.   

Giygas' eyes narrow.

   You and I will have words later. For now... you seem to have other things to do.   

Majima shakes his head, softly chuckling to himself. He notices Pseudo out of the corner of his vision.

BB cuts herself and holds out her arm, to the disturbance of Mr. Pew Pew.


Running low on time and patience, sorry.

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320165: Aug 3rd 2019 at 9:33:39 AM

"Let's get going then. Nobody seems to be paying us any attention, so now's the best time to do so."

He extends his wings and flies up a bit, waiting for his counterpart to do the same. If he does, Marx will fly off, presumably with him.


Porky glances at the Great Light, who appears to look more and more stressed.

   "Yeah, it looks like things are going to go wrong again really s-"   

"He isn't here!?", the Great Light suddenly says, having looked through the remains of the group.

"The boy? How could he not be here?", Des asks. "We saw him in Dracula's Castle as a Spirit, so he should've come back along with the rest."

"Yes, but he isn't here right now!", the Great Light says. They turn to Porky.

"Do you know anything of this!?"

   "N-no, I told you, I knew nothing of this whole event, it didn't happen in my timeline! And just now I came straight to you!"   , he says, pretty much cowering, which is probably a surprising sight for Giygas.

The Great Light sighs, irritated, then Vit speaks up.

"Sounds to me like there's one missing link left. I hope you find him fast, otherwise you're leaving me no choice but to tell on you."

"You know, you could help us look.", Des says.

"Why? This isn't my problem."

"It will be your problem if souls aren't judged fast enough for you to keep doing your job too."

"... I suppose so. Alright, I'll help, but only for a while. And you both owe me big time."

Des sighs.

"You'd think family would help each other for free."

"I don't do things for free.", Vit says, twirling his staff a little and laughing. "You know that by now."

He starts walking, then gestures to Porky's mech with his staff as he passes him.

"By the way, you already owe me one for fixing that mech when he was a Spirit."

"What? That's a lie, we couldn't affect the Spirits at all, so how could you? You're not stronger than we are.", Des asks, following him.

"What I did didn't go against whatever Galeem did to him, so it worked. Simple as that.", Vit laughs. The two of them start taking off, continuing to bicker. The Great Light turns to Porky, then Giygas.

"Say goodbye to your friend, then we're leaving.", they say to Porky, who looks at him.

"W... we're not really-"

"Associate then. Just hurry up.", the Great Light says, then leaves. Porky looks at them go, then turns back to Giygas.

   "If you're so eager to say whatever you have to say to me, just come by my old lab later."   , Porky says.    "It's not hard to find, and I'll make sure the SA-X knows to let you in."   


Tahn crosses his arms when Majima shakes his head.

"What's so funny? You didn't expect me to have a fully thought out plan already, right? Thieves need to be able to decide things on the spot, I've got no use for a making one now when I might have to change it soon."

Botar then appears behind Tahn. Since he towers over the boy, the sudden shadow cast over Tahn makes him jump and turn around.

"Wha-"

Then, in a flash, Pseudo speeds by Majima and delivers Tahn a punch against the back of his head with the gauntlet. Tahn immediately puts his hands on the back of his head in pain, turning to Pseudo with an angry and confused expression.

"What the hell, dude! I-"

He then recognizes Pseudo and glances to his left, seeing the small creature that now floats next to him.

"Interest added."

"Oh, not THIS shit again!", Tahn yells.

"Sorry, I didn't really have much of a choice.", Pseudo says, shrugging. "This is the only way to ensure you can't run."

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320166: Aug 3rd 2019 at 9:51:36 AM

Marx spreads his own wings and flies off after his counterpart.

   Very well.    Giygas teleports away.

"Mrngh." Majima steps toward Botar and Pseudo, drawing his knife. "You're gonna give me answers before you make another move, hear me?"

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320167: Aug 3rd 2019 at 9:58:04 AM

Once Giygas is gone, Porky turns to the SA-X, gesturing for it to return to the lab, then he follows the Great Light, figuring it's best not to make them wait long.


Botar looks about ready to answer Majima's threat with one of his own, but Pseudo stays calm.

"Right before Galeem showed up, Ken Tahn kidnapped one of our friends, a kid not much older than him, and held him ransom for a month or so. I am simply putting him behind bars until we can find a way to contact the police force from his world to come get him."

He gestures to the gauntlet.

"This little thing temporarily disables his powers, nothing more, and has no bad, lasting effects."

Botar is trying to calm down a bit, seeing as Pseudo is talking to Majima, and instead gets ready to warp Tahn back into the base. Tahn himself isn't trying to run, partly because he knows he won't get far, but also because he's trying to figure out why Majima reacted that way. It's clear in his expression that he's genuinely confused.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 3rd 2019 at 6:58:41 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320168: Aug 3rd 2019 at 10:05:25 AM

Majima glares at Tahn. "I told you!" he hisses, before turning back to Pseudo.

"So you're gonna lock up a mentally scarred child? Ain't there something about special jurisdiction for people who do wrong because they were hurt? He's not inherently evil, I've seen it!"

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320169: Aug 3rd 2019 at 10:12:11 AM

Tahn looks at Majima, even more confused at his anger. Due to the confusion he already felt, he doesn't immediately get why he's angry at him.

Pseudo shakes his head.

"My organization isn't a law enforcement, and this world doesn't have facilities for people like that. We do this specifically because he's hurt people close to us. But don't think of us as brutes. The cells in my base are comfortable, Tahn is not restrained while in there, he gets food whenever he's hungry, and if he behaves, he's allowed time outside of his cell."

Pseudo tilts his head.

"Who are you anyway? All of Tahn's bandits left him to die, so you're clearly not part of them."

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320170: Aug 3rd 2019 at 10:16:16 AM

Majima sighs.

"Look... he's a kid. Youth are impressionable. What affects them... it's harder for them to rationalize it in any meaningful way, than for adults. You lock him up, then hand him off to the police, who also lock him up. No rehab, no therapy, not even parole. What does he learn from that? The world and everyone in it hates him and will stop at nothing to see him bound and gagged for the rest of his life, no matter what he does. So he gets it in his head that he has to 'show them all', and he grows up to be a spiteful man whose ways cannot be changed at all, and who keeps committing crimes and being locked up in an endless cycle."

"Me? I'm a Japanese mob boss; climbed my way to the top from the bottom with tooth and claw - and knife. So sure, I might not be the best life coach for him, but that's how I know what happens to kid criminals, and that's why I wanted to try. Because my own life was shit, too, but I still manage what passes for an honest living over in my world."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320171: Aug 3rd 2019 at 10:31:52 AM

"I'm certain the police from his world will give him that opportunity. If they don't have good intentions with him, I'm not going to pass him off to them. I'm not that cruel.", Pseudo says. He then raises an eyebrow.

"Ah, Yakuza."

"What?", Botar asks, confused.

"Yakuza. The Japanese mob, as he said."

"So he's a criminal.", Botar says, glaring. His instincts as a jailer are playing up, though Pseudo immediately calms him down.

"We have people who used to be far worse than the Yakuza in our ranks."

Botar, realizing that Pseudo has a point, doesn't act on it further. Pseudo then turns his attention back to Majima.

"The thing is, if we just let him go, there is no guarantee he won't try the same trick again on someone else. And what am I supposed to tell the formerly kidnapped boy's brother, who was on the verge of losing it completely from stress? 'We let Tahn go because his view on the world will worsen'? Our relationship with his brother have already soured to the point that he left our organization and formed a group of his own, one that was completely devoted to finding his brother. Said brother may be saved, but the effects have stayed. So I would like to keep him as an ally for the future, as that is no longer guaranteed now that he is out there on his own."

He shakes his head.

"For now, we will keep Tahn locked in our base. However, you seem to care a great deal about him. How about this? I'll allow you to visit him."

"You're going to let him into the base!?", Botar asks, dumbfounded. "You've turned down far more trustworthy people for far less!"

"We have what we need to ensure no funny business happens. This person is from the Yakuza, and as such it's safe to say he's not a supernatural threat of any kind. It should be safe to let him inside, granted that we make sure he doesn't reveal any information to anyone on the outside. Do you perhaps have a way to do that?"

Botar ponders.

"No. However, thanks to another member of the Order, we do have a way of knowing when he speaks the truth. We can always ask him if he told anyone anything."

"Then there is no reason to worry."

He looks back at Majima.

"As long as you don't try to break him out, as long as you don't speak to anyone about details regarding our base, and as long as Tahn wants to see you, I will allow you the right to visit him and speak to him. Naturally, we'll have to monitor you, just in case Tahn wants to plan an escape. But you will have freedom of speech for any other subject. What do you say? Are these terms acceptable?"

Tahn, in the meantime, is just looking at Majima. He doesn't know what to think right now. However, as confused as his expression is, there's no sign of anything negative. It's safe to say he understands that Majima is standing up for him, even if he doesn't understand why.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320172: Aug 3rd 2019 at 10:42:53 AM

When Pseudo makes the offer, Majima starts to respond, only to falter when Botar interjects. He silently observes Pseudo and Botar's discussion.

Once it turns back to him, he rubs the side of his neck. "Really crampin' my vibes here... sure, I'll take that deal."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320173: Aug 3rd 2019 at 10:57:50 AM

"Then that's settled. Tell me your name, so that we can be sure of your identity. Then, from the point we've finished settling back into our base, we'll allow you to come visit Tahn. If he agrees to this of course."

He glances at Tahn, who snaps out of the many thoughts going through his head head now, and he looks at Pseudo, then at Majima.

"I... um... y-yeah. Yeah, that's okay.", he says.

"Good. Then we are all in agreement."

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#320174: Aug 3rd 2019 at 11:00:16 AM

"Goro Majima."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#320175: Aug 3rd 2019 at 11:03:25 AM

Pseudo's eyes flash blue a couple of times.

"I don't have you in my database as a known threat. Alright, consider the deal made."

He raises his hand for a handshake.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.

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