"Uh... i-it's okay, we can probably find someone who can repair them.", Gregory says. "Right, Fre-"
He halts when he's able to see Glamrock Freddy's face. The bear is glaring ominously. Not at anyone in particular (not even Sunny), but still, his glare is outright terrifying, even more so since Freddy is such a nice and gentle being. It actually gives Gregory some chills.
"F... Freddy? A-are you angry?"
Gregory's fearful tone gets Mike's, Evan's and Cassidy's attention too. Freddy continues to glare out in front of him, though eventually closes his eyes, lowers his head and balls his fists.
"I... understand that it was necessary to stop my friends from harming you. It was the right thing to do. And they were probably not going to surrender willingly. Still, seeing my friends in these states is... it makes me feel so..."
Freddy sounds really devastated and angry, matching his expression. Gregory looks sympathetic and hugs his arm.
"W-we'll find someone who can help them. Right, Charlie?", he asks, looking at her now. Freddy looks too. Despite the fact that he obviously means no harm to Charlie, his expression stays just as intense.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Oh, I finally found you! Finally rings an ethereal voice, which should be... familiar to neither because they didn't get to meet Eve, didn't they? Looking up, they'll notice a brain with two bulbous eyes tied to it by optical nerves, which blinks a few times, before flesh, bones, muscles, skin and tissue fly around it at intense speed, very quickly converging into Prime Eve, who softly descends upon the battlefield, hovering just above the ground.
In the kitchen, the real Eve has been seamlessly replaced by a copy of herself after another herself reported on a confrontation in the streets via their shared Hive Mind. The real one, meanwhile, stands there, energy radiating off her in a way that blurs her immediate surroundings. Nidrugg's staff's design has, again, changed, the tip being a golden cow skull grasping a purple orb unto its jaw. It's... a striking design, yes.
Eve's blue eyes vaguely set upon the Glamrocks, her expression impossible to read, and set on Sunny and Miketrap, quickly brushing the machines off. She also give quick nods to the gathered children, so as to be polite, as her aura shuts off.
I feel like I'm interrupting something, but it'd be exceedingly poor of me not to take care of two fleeing patients, wouldn't it? I left you alone for the time being to find a solution, she absent-mindedly scratch the left side of her head with her purple orb. Not because I thought you hopeless... Did I give you that impression? she says, sounding bothered. I've just celebrated 260 years into this multiverse, I'm... crafty around problems.
She then glances at the machines again. Hm? Eve takes her eyes off those to look at Freddy and Gregory. Oh, I can help you with those machines as well. You are not in my hospital but I would hate to leave someone unassisted in my wake! Do speak to me of your troubles, tiny child, electronic bear.
Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 2nd 2022 at 3:44:17 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"My scars will stay as a reminder of my sins," Sunny bluntly tells Eve. "I already thanked you about the broken bones, but I don't want you fretting over my safety."
Charlie nods to Eve. "These are entertainment animatronics that were hacked to hunt down Gregory." She points to Gregory himself.
"Now that they're disabled, we need to take them to someone who can repair and reprogram them. We met someone named Addison a while back who seems pretty good with machines, but I don't know where that person is now."
Hub Centralis
Emma had a nice time getting settled in at the apartment, but then Victoria said she needed to get some exercise and basically steered her outside. In the cold, cold rain.
Fortunately, she borrowed an umbrella from Bernadetta across the hall. She now walks until she finds Monaca under the bus stop.
"Um... hi?"
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""oh. Hello"
Most notable upon first hearing monacas voice would be its ominous tone, even when talking casually she sounded sinister
"You sound confused"
She stared at them with curiosity in her eyes, as she had to peel her eyes away from her laptop
Your Jordans are fake, fake as hell. Dollar Store ass shoesEve's timely arrival catches everyone's attention, and as such allows things to simmer down a bit as she speaks. Even if her way of making an entrance was a bit... horror-movie-esque, what with the brain and all.
"Two... two hundred and sixty years?", Gregory asks, perplexed by the thought.
"Oh, you must be the healer that I heard about.", Mike says in realization. Had he not heard about her, he would not have been at the hospital, and he wouldn't have been able to talk Sunny out of jumping to his demise.
"It... is okay though. For the time being, I've chosen to remain as I am. But I'm still grateful."
Cassidy and Evan look confused about Mike's remark. What'd he been searching her out for that he no longer needs right now?
When Eve offers to help and Charlie mentions Addison, Glamrock Freddy looks more hopeful again.
"Addison. Then, would you be willing to help us find them?" , Freddy asks Eve. "If they can fix my friends, I must try to convince them."
Vague Skyrim
A glitch portal opens, and Kimairan majestically leaps through. It lands on some snowy grass, momentarily shuddering from the cold touch. Sure, his master's mountain had some snow on it, but it didn't feel as true as this.
... no time to waste sightseeing. This is the enemy's territory. It must find and eliminate Arceus' acolytes, as well as any other potential threat to his master's plans.
It sets off in search of a target, now running on the air itself as if it were solid.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Eve smiles and close her eyes. If Sunny was heard or not, she doesn't want to show it. Instead, she uses her vast psychic powers to find the ideal type of help for the job. It bothers her not to do something by herself, but hey! With her powers dampened, she doesn't want to offer help she can't provide. So instead, she scours the realm with her telepathic power, invisible blue waves spreading across miles in search of her target.
After two seconds, she nods. I've found Addison! And I could bring you to them directly or give you a path to follow. Whichever you want is within my abilities, but I know -and respect- the way some of you wish to follow their own paths... She actually doesn't, but she respects Mike's grind in living through this kind of state even with a way out available.
You're welcome! And turn to me should you wish to be freed of this shell. I'm always available when it comes to helping!
And finally, to Gregory, Eve smiles and shrugs. The magic in our veins lead to much slower aging, what can I say? I assure you I'm far from beyond the grasp of age or violence. And the former will eventually get me no matter.
Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 2nd 2022 at 4:18:42 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterBad vibes. Horrendous vibes.
Shhhh. Even Katie wasn't as bad as she looked at first.
Emma approaches. "I wouldn't have expected someone to be... working on a laptop in the rain. That's all."
"Oh, if you could take us right there, I think that'd be great!"
Sunny stares blankly.
"... I'm going back to the hotel."
"You are not going anywhere," Charlie mutters, grabbing him by the wrist just as he turns to leave.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Astil-Lourent Conflict
Kroq-Gar was within slicing distance, as was intended. Even though they were also in point blank range with their own shots, and definitely were gonna leave a new type of scarring on him, he continued charging forth. And within an instance he was upon his foe. The Revered Spear of Tlanxla, a Golden spear said to have been wielded by the warlike Old One deity of the same name, as he rode his sky chariot into battle. Humming with ancient energy, those struck by it are overcome by doom-laden visions that sap their will to fight. Every cut detailing his opponent's demise with more clarity. However, such an effect was useless against the average footman. As he arced the blade to the side, severing their necks from their right to their left, to an extent he wished they had just surrendered. He looked them in the eyes as he did it, finding the few warmbloods who enacted violence upon his kind. For such a chaotic world, most fights seemed to be consensual slugfests. But he knew deep down, these soldiers would not return.
He had granted them the final death.
Kroq-Gar was no stranger to aerial combat, and upon seeing the fighters jets locked with a surviving hero of Hexoatl, took to position, he knelt down and aimed his gauntlet up at the sky. His gauntlet's energy began to glow from a faint, deep blue, to a blinding light akin to a forming star. It began to swirl within the palm, a vortex of golden light, before he fired forth bolts of cleansing energy, which flew from his hand with insane speed and accuracy. He immediately ran into the jungle, leaving this to Tiktaq'to. He had to warn the Naoalli.
Tiktaq'to grovelled at their own tactics, diving down below them as he knew that while he could outmaneuver missiles, gunfire was another thing. And a combination of the two weren't desirable to try and outmaneuver. So, he continued flying low under them, looking for an opening while riding on their currents. However, he soon saw that gleaming bolt coming up at him, and he quickly flew out of the way. The First bolt clipped the nose of the aircraft it struck, then the next three went straight through the hull and enveloped the man in radiant solar energies. Here is a family friendly demonstration of what happened.
He would then immediately move in and jump atop one of the jets with Zwuup wrestling the aircraft into a nose dive, frantically using its bill to punch holes into it, while using his ridiculous upper limb strength to turn it onto its right side. Tiktaq'to was incredibly happy he had gecko like padding, otherwise this would be hell. He crawled over to where the pilot was in his cockpit, and raised his Skyblade jaw, stabbing it into the roof, trying to carve out a hole. He reached into his bag, and shook a clear glass container full of some, black and white powder. He was gonna give this warmblood a very fitting farewell.
Skull Island
A Ferrucutus charged forward and lowered its spiky nasal boss at the collosal Kroxgior, who knew what to expect from such creatures. He braced himself, lowering himself, bracing for for impact as the ceratopsian slammed into him with the force of a freight train. It started pushing Nakai back, as his feet dug trenches into the earth as the Mature Bull was putting all its effort into trying to flip the kroxigor over, both their muscles audibly straining like waning trunks of ancient hardwood trees. However as soon as the bull charged forward, a very aggressive, younger cow Ferrucutus began to make its way towards dawn. It stomped the floor in a manner that caused the earth to audibly crack, closing the distance quickly as it lowered its head, intended to trample her.
Reyna was able to silently slip past the defensive circle, the two taking the rest of the herd's attention. It was definitely some nesting ground, shallow stony mounds erected on the marshy surface covered in dryer vegetation. However there was a serious issue here. The tanned-hide body was, for one trampled. It resembled a horse, though it seemed the Ferrucutus' had caught the creature by the bottom jaw and torn if off with a rough twisting motion. But the horse itself looked off. It hard spurs, and the canines it possessed were long and curved back. Its hide was tough, and most importantly, it had a crude saddle placed atop it, with greenskin insignia. The Rider was absent, but it was obvious one nest was hit hard, with only 2 eggs remaining of the original 13. Some other nest had been hit as well, showing signs that a group of similar creatures had run through here...
Awawa"I agree on going there directly. Though only if everyone feels capable of doing so. If anyone is too hurt to go..."
Gregory, Michael, Cassidy and Evan don't protest. Micheal moves to pick up Chica.
"What're you doing?", Evan asks.
"Well, someone's gonna have to get them to that lab, right?", he responds. Freddy shows a grateful nod, then walks over to pick up Roxy.
As for Monty, Evan and Cassidy go Golden Freddy again and they each take a hold of one of his arms to carry him.
Gregory, while knowing that the Glamrocks aren't active right now, still feels a little nervous to walk close to them. And Charlie... well, she's holding onto Sunny. And Sunny kinda terrifies him.
"... I'll walk right behind you if that's okay.", he says to Eve, quickly scurrying over to her. He pockets his Fazerblaster and picks up Monty's glasses and Chica's beak on his way.
Cassidy, with her free hand, grabs one of Monty's claws. Evan does the same for the other one.
"We're ready to go, miss."
The legendary beast continues to run through the air, at least until it spots Red. It casts a curious glance in the direction of the trainer down below.
"..."
It stops moving, staying suspended in the air as if he were standing on the ground. It's observing Red, who, due to him laying down on the ground, may eventually notice that there's a strange creature up in the sky looking down on him.
Should he try to scan it with his Pokedex, it'll only give him a garbled screen in response. It is trying to show him a screen though, meaning that the creature up above must be a Pokemon, just not one the Pokedex can rationalize.
Which probably means Glitch Pokemon to Red.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Sep 2nd 2022 at 4:36:45 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Lourent
"Fatalis? Damn, thought those were just legend…" The woman muttered under her breath, overhearing Reyna's words
Luin slipped her helmet back on as she pat Lutemis twice, giving her the go-ahead to take off. The wyvern spread it's wings and, with a mighty beat, was off the ground. Lutemis flew high, above the beast's head in hopes of preserving an element of surprise, before touching down on the glassy sand. Lutemis didn't seem to be bothered by the heat too much, but that was to be expected of a creature that often made their homes inside of volcanoes. Luin remained on the saddle while waiting for the rest to hop off and get to work. But before she did…
"Oh, one last thing." She reached into her Item Pouch and pulled out a…smaller pouch. This was was made up of the pale hide of some creature, but she reached in and grabbed a red powder, throwing it high into the air as it coated and was absorbed into the skin/armor of the people there. "Demonpowder. It boosts your attacks sharply, but only for a little bit of time. Common practice where I'm from to use it before a sleep bombing."
With great power…you know the rest.Eve wasn't quite planning to go along, but she figures that hanging about until Gregory feels safer is fine by her - she made a split spell so that she could do good while another copy of herself was doing good elsewhere. She pats him on the upper back twice as a sort of quick, if old-fashioned, way to reassure him and then holds her staff high, letting everyone get their bearings.
Alright then! It'll be quicker than you think, now hold on- Eve quickly channels a blue circle around everyone's feet, surrounding them by a generous radius, and erects tall purple walls of energy. Her lantern glows a little, and before anyone knows...
Bam! They're in Anti-Skullgirls Lab, Tropique, appearing smack in the middle of it, in a manner as quiet as it is fast. This done, Eve lowers her barriers but keeps the circle at their feet, if a little bit more inert.
Hello! I am Eve, these are my friends! They would very much need your skills in regard to their inert animatronic comrades! Could you help them? I would find it distressing if you began shooting at us over this but I can understand wariness! Nonetheless, know we have the best of intentions! She calls out, spreading her arms wide to shield the group from potential harm, yes, even Freddy.
Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 2nd 2022 at 4:46:00 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Wait, we're just going straight th-"
Anti-Skullgirl Labs
"... Whoa."
There's a long silence after Eve says her part. Drone cameras circle around the group.
Eventually, a voice replies over a loudspeaker, "Took you guys long enough. Thought we'd be doing this sooner."
"That's Addison," Charlie confirms. "Let's go in already."
A door slides open, revealing Addison behind it in their usual mechanic getup.
"I'm Emma. I can't imagine working outside. When it's sunny, it's hot. When it's raining or snowing, it's cold. When there's a thunderstorm... well, there's thunder."
Edited by KiriK on Sep 2nd 2022 at 9:55:39 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""Whoa for sure.", Evan says. He, Gregory, Cassidy, Mike and Freddy stay silent as well as Eve speaks, and Gregory is a bit distracted looking at their surroundings. Mike seems more concerned about the drone cameras than anything.
Addison then speaks up, and the group witnesses the doors opening to reveal them. Evan tilts his head. Addison looks smaller than he expected. He then realizes that's because he's still in animatronic mode and hopes nobody notices him looking slightly embarrassed.
"Can you truly help my friends?" , Freddy asks as the group begins to approach. He looks so worried about the whole situation, the poor guy.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.I could dump a disproportionate amount of lore, but I'm going to [tldr] that and just say no, the PokéDex still works. Albeit it displays data which may or may not be relevant at all, due to pertaining to his world's Kimairan.
"...?"
"KIMAIRAN: Distortion Pokémon. Typings: FORBIDDEN/FLYING. δ-forms may displace FORBIDDEN properties with the GLITCH, GHOST, or GROUND-types."
"Abilities: ANTICIPATION or RESOLUTE. Hidden Abilities: WARPMIST or HUBRIS."
"Forms: ???"
"Flags: LEGENDARY; EXTRADIMENSIONAL"
He gently plops Galavik to the side and returns it, before staring up at the Pokémon.
/\。。/\"Nothing comes to mind, thank you for speaking with me, Ben."
He replied, turning to leave.
"Is there... anything else you'd like to mention?"
He asked, a bit hesitant in his question.
Deep Woods - Reprium
Laxin is uncharacteristically alone in the deep woods of Reprium, far, far away from his forces. He turns away from the forest, looking back to his ship deep in the trees behind him. He sighs, his senses suddenly clouded by a dark presence. He wafts it away, assuming it originated from a different echo. The dark lord looks down at his hand, holding a datapad connected to several probes in the area.
Perhaps here...
He thought to himself, kneeling to touch the grass. The hairs stand on his neck, the dark lord rising to his feet. Like the first time he had faced Klor'Slugs on Korriban, his senses were on high alert. He looked down at the datapad, setting all probes to return to his ship. Laxin dropped the datapad to the ground, smashing it to pieces with his heel.
Laxin draws his lightsaber but does not ignite the blade.
"Alrighty, I take it they're extensions of ya?"
Kanan continues flipping the fish. Not needing magic as a few minutes passes and he turns off the stove. The fish is steaming, well seasoned, and most importantly cooked. He goes to one of the cabinets to grab a plate so it can be served with the ketchup on the side — somehow knowing where it is. Handing the plate over to Eve after he's finished.
"By no means a cook but this'll do. So, where are ya bringin' the bait?"
Altarena
"Gotcha man"
Andrew can't think of much to say, vaguely understanding the concept of a failsafe and not having much technical knowhow to reply. Though once they start running, he turns around and runs behind. He nearly casts an attack but prioritizes Edmund once he notices him struggle and rushes over to him to try and bridal carry. This action not impeding his pace.
Edited by BoniniBanana on Sep 4th 2022 at 3:56:23 AM
realAurum, Lourent
The Cadilloculus keeps spraying rockets everywhere, not caring where it's spraying in particular... And eventually hitting the Merasmorsemann. Causing him to be flung to the far end of the alleyway and getting knocked out of the Headless Horseless Horsemann's body.
Merasmus is angery!
Hub Centralis - Dynamic Battlegrounds
Icarus is still hard at work renovating the building. He's made some new additions, such as a cafeteria, armor supply and better viewing seats. There are still a couple of things to do before the building can be opened to the public, such as thorough stress testing on all the moving parts, testing on the automatic armor fitting system, and the food. He really isn't planning to feed nutrient paste to organic entities, that's just plain disrespectful.
* Stress-test the arena floor
* Try to mess up the armor fitting system
* Make edible (good?) food
* Website
Let's go through the list one-by-one... stress-tests. Didn't Icarus do that already before he even assembled the whole modular system? Right, he did.
Messing with the armor fitting system... Icarus walks over to the changing rooms and starts putting various deformed sculptures into the booth, just to see how confident the armor fitting AI is. There's an incredible level of customization available with the system, so it's probably only be a matter of time until someone finally breaks it, but better root out issues sooner than later, right?
If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.Dream of the Goodseekers
Ms. Grey grips herself on her lollipop, to avoid getting flung away by the dragon's wind. She is deeply scared by the huge dragon, but she tries to calm herself by repeating for herself the Psalm 23. Yes, she's a religious girl.
When the Avatar appears, she looks at him.
Lucina? Is that the name of your girlfriend?
Do I look like her!?
She and her lollipop got flung away by the explosion, getting lost amidst of the dust... But she reappears leaping on the air, with a bigger lollipop!
I'm flattered, but I'm married!
She tries to bonk Grima REX in the head with the flat end of the lollipop!
Three freaking ghosts!Grima REX beats on his chest, the murder of Alika further empowering him as he grows just a little bit taller and wider. He's struck by the Lollipop, but simply attempts to grab her out of the air before attempting to squash her flat against the ground. Then he stomps down at her three times, spreading giant cracks through the ground and making the street sinks in with his sheer dumb brutal raw power.
However, he's then hit by Samus's projectiles, making him cry out in surprised pain, and he leaps towards Samus, letting Grey go as he attempts to slam into Samus chest-first to smash her against the ground! Should that works, he attempts to pin her down with his hand, before charging up Expiration up-close!
...
Eve nods, smiling. Indeed! It's a split magic I came up with. Now I can do good in several locations at once, isn't that neat? Of course, it had limits, but I had centuries to fix those, so now I'm, well, the leader of my own little army! It's very egocentric at a glance, I know, but I assure you I'm... well, I'm quite humble!
She smiles, having figured out Sunny and Miketrap's locations but not caring to speak of it, since she doesn't want to ruin things for her friend.
I think I know where to find them! And I've got an idea for what we could do for them. Time is no longer an issue, so if you feel compelled to add any ingredients, please do!
She looks down upon the meal and smiles. ... No no no no no it's not for me!
...
HUB CENTRALIS, CHURCH OF THE NEW GOD
There's a tall cathedral in construction, within a corner of Hub Centralis. The whole place has an... ominous tone, but perhaps that is the way of cathedrals. It's mostly unfinished too: there's about six very tall spiky pillars around the skeleton of the place, which appears to be built out of stones, with the iron skeleton in place revealing a gargantuan building, fit to house smaller buildings within itself.
Think of a super-sized Notre Dame!
Many workers, men and women alike, are at work. They don't accept visitors, but there is one woman with short black hair, thin round glasses and a military-style coat and uniform sitting in front of a desk, in front of the construction site. She has little fliers and books in front of her, along with a stack of bottles of water tied together by a white rope.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterKanan gently sighs and chuckles at the self-justification and replies.
"Don't worry, yer puttin' it to good use rather than an excuse to always come back. Besides, this place does it already on its own. Mages — whatever's left of them — nowadays should have yer dedication in givin' a hand."
He isn't inclined to add much, being content as is and idly stands by.
"Well what is it? I'll leave a business card if ever I get a sudden job as we speak"
realDynamic Battlegrounds - Hub Centralis
The last polishes are almost coming into shape! There is now a cafeteria providing mechanically produced foods, which should hopefully be good enough to fill an organic entity's stomach. Icarus has tested the system by ordering a cereal bar, and the order arrived within minutes. Supposedly, there's also a website up that should be accessible from this universe's internet. Cool and good, what else?
...Maybe some advertising and a grand opening? Icarus walks out the building and quickly switches out the sign above the front door for one reading "Exotic Battlegrounds" and showing a Penrose triangle. Some franchising for Exotic Ventures surely won't hurt, right?
He looks down the street. Somewhere out there, Eve's hospital is still standing, and he doesn't know how Eve will react to this new building... Oh well, time to walk around and hang up posters advertising the grand opening.
If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.

"Sunny! We wanted to fix them!" snaps Charlie.
"I figured this damage would be reparable."
"Well... it would've been easier if we could fix their programming without also having to fix their bodies!"
Edited by KiriK on Sep 2nd 2022 at 8:13:24 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."