CoLC crossover RP, main thread

Once again, the Tick was pleasantly surprised by the resourceful thief abruptly cutting the chase short and giving himself up. A tiny voice in his head was going waaaiiitaminute, this better not be more funny business, but, like any upstanding upholder of virtue, the Tick folded his arms and allowed the man to say his peace.

"Well, Rick Sanchez, for that first half, I'd say my faithful sidekick is hot on the tail of your short accomplice, and should have that bundle of purloined goods safe and sound right about now. For the second half, I'd say that surely there's a better way to protect from annistential exhalation, that doesn't involve making like a bandit."

"A demon?" Arthur tried to wrap his head around the whole kerfuffle, and it took him a second to register Morty's question. "Oh! Well, kind of, I guess? I mean, we just got sucked in like sixty seconds ago. Have you and your, uh, Grandpa been here a while, then?"

"It has a book on literally everything. So yes" Miss Tairee answered Shiara, placing the cup of coffee down and typing on her computer for a little while. Finally she asked, "do you happen to have the sword with you?"

"No. One of many issues with this damned sword is that it can only be taken out of thw Enchanted Forest by a member of the royal family."

She might be getting somewhere! Woot!

"That's going to narrow down your options then" Miss Tairee muttered, typing away on the computer, "no first born to sacrifice, you're a girl so you don't have one of those to chop off- ah, this one may be of use to you." With a few more key presses, a book came floating out of the top floor and dropped down, depositing itself neatly onto the desk in front of the librarian. So the Family Heirloom Was Cursed: Removing Ailments and Jinxes was the title of the book.

"Of course there's no guarantee it will work. The magic of this author's universe may not be applicable to your situation" Miss Tairee pointed out, picking her cup of coffee up again and taking a sip from it.

Walking down the streets, Middle Layer

Gon had finished ascending the staircase when he decided to have a quick look around. He could tell that it was obviously different.

A different feel than downstairs.

Neon lights and all, it's like the big cities with a vibrant nightlife after dark.

He still kept to himself, trying to not draw any attention.

With a bit more walking, he spotted a gathering of people. He thought he could make out some familiar faces. He only glanced a bit to make sure that at least one of them was familiar.

Library - The Hunt Begins

Zelda listened to the other's concerns and ideas, especially how Sadness seemed especially eager to get going. She also noticed that the group assembled wasn't quite as large as she thought; quite a few of the people she assumed were a part of it were in fact occupied with other things. So in that case....

She turned to the others and shrugged. "When you put it that way, I don't see a reason not to join you. I might as well see what the city's like today, if nothing else. I just hope it's not as chaotic as yesterday...."

She started off after Sadness, but after a few steps she turned back to the others and smiled. "So, shall we go?"

"Yeah, there's a staircase, that's how I got down here in the first place," Ben pointed out. At that point, the phone began to ring and he looked at Sans, smirking a bit. He silently added the number to his contacts, then began to pass around his number to the others with the phone. "Anything you guys need, you just call Ben Tennyson!" he exclaimed, trying to sound heroic. "Alien-transforming butt-kicking hero extraordinaire!"

Cole looked back at the sound of the phone ringing, looking somewhat put out at the strange little block making noise. He then sighed softly before looking to Sans. "If...if you want to go up there, I...I'll walk with you. I can't help with the demon, much as I want to." He crossed his arms again, though looking almost as though he was trying to hug himself instead. "I can sense where it is...now that I've learned it, but...it's learned me. We're too similar...if I go, it will know."

Stairs? Couldn't there at least be an elevator somewhere? Well, at least that was more motivation to just stay up there once he went back to the library. Sans saved Plague Knight's number on his cellphone as the flamingo face said it. Cole then spoke to him and offered to go with him, since he wanted to ask him a few questions himself, that was a timely suggestion.

"actually i wanted to talk with you myself, in private." said Sans, looking at Cole and letting out a yawn, he was still feeling pretty tired "so if you wanna follow me up there, i guess we can get that done with.

Truth be told Cole seemed unstable enough that Sans didn't even know if he would get anything out of him, or at least anything clear. Everytime he saw the weirdo he seemed like he was on the verge of an emotional breakdown, in fact, it was kinda odd that Cole was afraid of him the first time they saw each other but seemed fine the second time, at least in this regard, made him start wondering what happened inbetween those meetings.

"anyway, if any of you wanna tell me anything or need help, just give me a ring, 'k?" he said to everyone gathered there.

In the middle layer

Gon approached Ben, after he recognized him as the boy who can transform to different forms.

"Pardon me," He said to Ben after he visually confirmed that he was familiar. "I hope you're not busy or anything."

Cole nodded slightly to Sans. "I know." He paused, then looked to Sawyer. "The city still shifts and moves...but the demon is somewhere on this level. Not above, or below, but sideways. I can't be more precise without being closer, I'm sorry. I..." He ducked his head again, once more ever so faintly red-faced. "I'll stay at the library once I get there. It...should be safer. Please...please be careful..."

He looked to Ben, just nodding to him once. "That...that goes for all of you. It knows now. It won't try to be subtle again. Not with you. Not in the same way. Demons learn, they don't use the same tricks twice."

He spared a glance for Gon, before just turning back to Sans with a soft sigh. "I...whenever you'd like to go."

Ben added Plague Knight's number as well, looking at the phone and fidgeting with it a tad. He then looked at Sans. "Thanks. Will do. Hey, before you run off, could I have a couple more phones? In case I see Lune, Rex, or Caro I wanna make sure that they get phones too." He frowned at Cole's mention of the demon. "I understand, but don't start saying people should kill me. We can handle it. No matter what it seems like, we can totally beat that demon! And don't you forget it!" At that moment, Gon approached him. He turned towards the man, raising an eyebrow and putting his hands on his hips. "Not busy right now, no. What's up?" he replied.

edited 19th Apr '16 7:10:03 PM by AllHailThrall

"those three were all in the library right? since i'm going there i might run into them myself, plus it's easier for me to carry these around than you having to fill your pockets with them or whatever. plus you're a little kid, you break stuff" said Sans, not missing the opportunity for a little teasing before picking up the cellphone bag after everyone was done picking theirs up and scanning it with his own and placing it back in the dimensional box "if you happen to come across them before me, well, i'll probably be staying in the library for a while so just tell them to go back there if you see them"

He looked at Cole and gave him a nod, seems like the mind reader already knew he wanted a private talk, unsurprisingly. He began walking away from the group, waving at them as he went "see ya." he told them as he kept going, figuring Cole would follow behind him, he would stop once he got a little ahead just in case though, to see if Cole was catching up.

Unfortunately for everyone in the city, Tairee's boos wasn't going to let the demon escape since he was a great adversary for the citizens of his dollhouse.

"So he wants a hero, or even better, a group of heroes to rise to the occasion and knocks his lights out? Sure, we can do that. Hopefully"

Caro introduced herself and her odd dragon, his name was Fried, Rex was quick to point out the weirdness of its name.

"Well, hello Caro and, Fried? No offense but that's not the best name for a pet. Then again, my chimp friend's called Bobo so, I can't really complain"

Zelda decided to help look for Sans and Mary but she made known her fear of facing the demon. Caro assured her that they weren't going to take him down just yet since they required a plan and a bit more firepower.

"Look, if it makes you guys feel better, we can go back to the library as soon as we see the guy. We still have the element of surprise and everything we need to know about him in these books. And, in an unrelated note, don't tell any of these to a big guy in blue armor unless it's our only choice"

Rex walked to were Sadness was headed. Mary really meant something to her if she was so eager to look over the city while a really dangerous demon lurked around somewhere. Not to mention she was a kid, she didn't powers, and her physique was... limited.

"Ok, I'm ready to go" Two pretty big pieces of metal strpouted from Rex's back and they each turned into wings which in turn ended in turbines, this didn't take more than a couple of seconds "Keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times"

edited 20th Apr '16 8:11:15 PM by DeisTheAlcano

"Mind if I join in?"

The assassin inquired to Ben.

"Frankly, nothing is on my plate aside from finding weapons again whoever brought us here disarmed me of my stuff, including the ones I got with me prior to being here." He sighed. "That and my previous investigation into someone went nowhere."

"Sidekick, huh?" Rick downed another shot as he mulled this over. "S-so *urp* lemme get something straight here, you're like, uh, like a superhero, vigilante kind of thing? How's that *urp* working out for you? Whatever floats your boat, I guess."

Rick leaned up against the nearest wall as he spoke. "So, uh, I dunno how long you been here or anything, but you should probably know that..." he listed off a few points on his fingers. "a) we're currently in an nth-dimensional loop organized by, I dunno, some kind of seventeenth-dimensional jackass, b) this city is built on sOURGHme kind of reconfigurable reality matrix, meaning that anything can happen to anyone for any reason, and c) our oh-so-mysterious-" this last point was augmented by sarcastic quote marks."-captor likes to screw with us, like a juvenile delinquent playing with ants and a magnifying glass." Rick looked at the Tick for a moment before adapting his language to suit the needs of his current audience.

"In Morty-speak, we're stuck here, we can't go home, and crazy shit will happen. Like demons. Which will probably manifest at... oh..." Rick looked at a nearby clock face, "... oh, somewhere within the next eight hours or so. Soooo...." another shot, "... that's *urp* that's a thing."

"Yeah." Morty picked himself up off the ground, dusting off some of the omnipresent grime that seemed to have materialized overnight. "Like... uh... th-there's this whole thing about, like, t-this big... uh, I think he's a guy... looking for inspiration, whatever that means. So he, like, kidnapped a bunch of us, and every day he changes everything around, and it's been going on for..." there was a brief pause as Morty added up the days in his head "...a week now! And there's, like, a demon hiding somewhere around here too... or that's what Rick says, anyway. Cause sometimes this guy makes us fight things. It's weird."

"I dunno," concluded Morty, rubbing the back of his head. "Like, I bet Rick could probably explain the whole thing better."

"W-what are you, anyway?" he asked staring up at Arthur as he halfheartedly grabbed another stolen phone off the street. "Like... some kind of... flying rabbit... superhero...?"

edited 19th Apr '16 9:33:13 PM by Locoman

Ben crossed his arms, tilting his head slightly at Gon as he asked to "join in".

"Join in what?" Ben asked. "Right now I'm just looking around the newly changed city. If you want me to help you find weapons, I wouldn't know where to look. You could probably find some new weapons in the shops around town. They seem to have some pretty weird and cool-lookin' stuff in now."

When Sans mentioned that he would probably break the phones, Ben shot a look to the skeleton as he was walking off. "I heard that! What's that supposed to mean?!" Ben exclaimed, but Sans had already walked off. He sighed, then looked back at Gon. "Some people," he muttered.

"I'm also looking around." Gon replied to Ben. "I don't mind teaming up with someone. After all, two heads are better than one."

He then added. "I can get the weapons later. Besides, I'm in no immediate danger."

edited 19th Apr '16 10:11:04 PM by Ominae

Upon noticing Grimlock rousing from his slumber for the first time, Hol Horse was surprised that he wasn't a dinosaur, but a ''dinosaur-shaped robot''. The confusion would only continue to grow as he turned into an upright, humanoid robot with little to no explanation. So baffling was this development that Hol Horse was completely and utterly stupefied for a surprisingly long time, doing nothing but mulling over the ramifications on the existence of a dinosaur robot and how it affected his world/political views.

He eventually snapped a little bit back to reality when he began to mull over the phone that the little skeleton thing handed to him. The technology on this particular day's city must be very advanced, he concluded, because cell phones back home were the size of bricks. This thing was small enough to fit in your pocket, it had a color screen, and it didn't even have an antenna! If this was in any way representative of the far future, Hol Horse was felt a bit ashen that he wouldn't live long enough to see such marvels back home.

Eventually, despite his desire in wanting to continue traveling with those he already knew, it seemed his original party had fractured a bit. If people were walking around in this city so willy-nilly, Hol Horse wondered if it was a little less dangerous than he initially imagined. Yesterday's automobile assault soured his initial disposition, but if people like Short and Benign-Looking Blue Midget, a.k.a. Sadness, were able to survive here without a scratch, then heck, he certainly could. Ranma could just call him back anyway, if she needed him. For now, he had a specific destination.

Sans presumably expected Cole to follow him first, but it was he, Hol Horse! "Heard last night that they've got the best source of info in this entire place in that there library," he said to the only-mildly offputting skeleton. "Mind if I tag along?"

"Oh, most definitely! As principal defender of The City, it is my sworn duty to endanger my life, limbs and remaining marbles in the cause of justice, and in battling the forces of evil that dare to threaten, erm...wherever I am I right, I guess."

The amoral inventor quickly rattled off about three dozen words a minute, with the Tick going "Uh-huh" after every important sounding point, and glancing up at the clock face when it came up in the conversation.

"Well! That sounds like one doozy of a pickle! A pickle far too great for any household jar. But I'll tell you something, Sanchez; This wouldn't be my first caper against an extra-dimensional enemy, and this cat's cradle of causality we're snared in doesn't frighten me! Plus, I know from experience that no People Farm is impenetrable, and that even the tiniest of ants can gather together, put on some person-pants, and smelt a humungous magnifying glass of their own to turn the tables on humankind! And as for demons...! Well, no, I'll admit, demons are kind of new waters for me. But I intend to wade into those waters, with or without my floaties!"

Arthur noticeably crumpled a bit as he found himself being called a rabbit for the umpteenth time already. "I-It's supposed to be a moth suit, and I'm really more of a sidekick. My partner, the Tick, he's the real headliner, so to speak. He's the one who went racing after your grandpa."

edited 20th Apr '16 1:27:30 AM by LizardOfAus

"If reading an article about the Lord of Change can cause nightmares, this guy must be real scary. I'd hate to run into that guy in an alleyway."

However, this left her at a disadvantage in comparison to Zelda and Caro, who read the book while Lune caught some Zs. Didn't Sun Tzu say to be prepared for an enemy, lest you suffer a defeat. Then again, he said that pretending to be weak and encouraging arrogance in your foes is the best way to exploit their weaknesses.

As soon as Sadness and the others began leaving the library, Lune activated her wrist watch and changed into the Valsione R form. The streets are dangerous and it's better to be safe than sorry. Caro also hoped that they won't run into the Lord of Change when they find Sans and Mary. If you say things like that, the odds of that happening dramatically increase. Zelda asked if they're ready to go and Lune just nodded.

The armored Lune hopped aboard one of Rex's wings. Hopefully, these wings will let the rescue group cover a lot of ground before anything bad will happen to Sans and Mary.

Middle level - Ben's group

Garrett boggled as Sans let out a torrent of technical terms. Between "settings", "systems" and "initiating calls", it sounded like a Hammerite litany, though without the pompous archaisms. "Just explain to me how to talk to someone through this thing," he muttered. Nevertheless, after some experimenting and maybe getting a piece of advice or two from the others, he got the basic grasp of making calls and even how to add a "contact". Meanwhile, Sans and some others left.

"Let's go over the equipment each of us has," Garrett said to those who stayed, then proceeded to rummage through his equipment. "I've got a dagger, a blackjack, a bow, and a number of arrows... ordinary broadhead ones, some with elemental crystals, and noisemakers. (Huh, that's odd... I could've sworn I used up one of my gas arrows yesterday...) Also—" he began pulling out his gadgets from his pockets "—lockpicks, a few flash bombs, a knockout gas bomb, and some flasks with health potions and slippery oil. And a pair of climbing gloves for scaling walls, though they'll only be useful if we come across something built of brick or stone."

edited 12th May '16 1:53:22 PM by Korodzik

Middle Layer

Before Cole could make his way back to the library with Sans - whom Sawyer trusted that, at the very least, will be able to lead him to safety without much trouble - she stopped him for a moment more.

"...don't try anything... funny, alright?" She said, hand on the spirit's shoulder for a bit before letting him go. "And before you go..." Sawyer presented him with the cellphone. "For the communi...cation. Sans will run... you through the process. See you later, Cole." And then the cleaner watched the two go before sighing and turning to the others remaining.

"My number is... 545-321-092." She addressed the others, silently saving in the other numbers. "And my tools of... the trade are straight...forward." The pale body disposal specialist tapped her chainsaw to emphasize her words.

Cole smiled faintly at Sawyer's warnings to him, nodding slightly, looking at her for a second longer before finally turning away to wander back over to join Sans, noticing Hol Horse was with him. Cole contemplated him a moment before speaking. "I like your hat. Don't worry. I won't teleport behind your back and stab you in it. I'm not able to teleport. Just turn invisible. It's different."

Plague Knight put all the numbers spoken so far into his phone's contact list. "Oh, I almost forgot!" the alchemist exclaimed. "Was there aything at the library that speaks of whatever challenge this day would bring?" he asked Ben.