Kameron Esters-
Fear my godly wrath!
"Wait hold up. Before I do any of that. I need to know all the details. How did this all happen? When did this all happen? How did we end up going to war? With machines no less. We need all the answers here."
The Cape [Multi-Fandom Sandbox RP]
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"Wait hold up. Before I do any of that. I need to know all the details. How did this all happen? When did this all happen? How did we end up going to war? With machines no less. We need all the answers here."PopcornPie
Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
"Seconded!"
Mao Mao and Samus approached together, with the former announcing their appearance.
"My apologies for not paying attention the first time. I must have been drowsy..." The bounty hunter bowed her head apologetically.
"And I was caught up in my sword techniques." Mao Mao also bowed. "This is something about robots, right? I think I can poke some LEDs out."
"And I have seen my fair share of evil mechanicals." Samus crowed.
Mao Mao and Samus approached together, with the former announcing their appearance.
"My apologies for not paying attention the first time. I must have been drowsy..." The bounty hunter bowed her head apologetically.
"And I was caught up in my sword techniques." Mao Mao also bowed. "This is something about robots, right? I think I can poke some LEDs out."
"And I have seen my fair share of evil mechanicals." Samus crowed.
darkred
Hmmmm
John looked up and turned in his tent as Lars and his company came in: "I'm presuming you know very little about what happened here in our world. John showed Lars and his men to a few chairs to sit. This will be very hard to absorb all this knowledge I'm about to tell you in a short time.
"Let me start from the beginning. It might help. Skynet and the Human Resistance run by me have been fighting for over 30 years. The war started with something called "Judgement Day". The United States military used "Skynet" and trusted it to run the whole damn country defense network."
We had to watch 3,000,000,000,000 lives end because of Skynet, but there are still pockets of Human Resistance fighters everywhere around the world.
Skynet took control of the United States military nukes and sent them to Russia and vice versa.
The result of that? 3,000,000,000,000 die from nuclear fallout between radiation poisoning or just being killed by terminators.
Terminators are pretty much Skynet's army as you saw the metal on the ground. They range from metallic creatures with rubber skin up to super advanced terminators.
You wonder how I got all this information? My mother's tapes. She told me everything I needed to know about things. My wife, Kate also knows a bit more about what happened with the defense networks.
But now?
Things could get worse off if we don't stop Skynet.
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Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
The cat and the bounty hunter each listened closely, and were equal in their horror.
"Th-three trillion killed by those things!" Mao Mao screeched. "I've barely hit ONE trillion monsters!" He looked to Samus, asking nervously, "What about you?"
"I don't know how many I've killed, but I doubt it was that many, either. Though, perhaps, between us..." Samus tapped her chin. "What frightens me the most is the radiation. If there is the tiniest opening in your suit..." She drummed her fingers atop her helmet, wondering just how well it was patched up. "We must not leave that world to its chaos, but we must remember to keep ourselves in peak condition."
"Agreed. I can easily slice through the toughest skins, but I have zero experience with radiation." Mao Mao raised a paw. "Therefore, we're going to get protective gear, right? If I get poisoned, they would have to put me down, and Pure Heart Valley would be down a hero!"
"Technically, they're down a hero right now." Samus pointed out. "We haven't been able to drop by our homes for a while."
"You know what I mean!" Mao Mao huffed.
"Th-three trillion killed by those things!" Mao Mao screeched. "I've barely hit ONE trillion monsters!" He looked to Samus, asking nervously, "What about you?"
"I don't know how many I've killed, but I doubt it was that many, either. Though, perhaps, between us..." Samus tapped her chin. "What frightens me the most is the radiation. If there is the tiniest opening in your suit..." She drummed her fingers atop her helmet, wondering just how well it was patched up. "We must not leave that world to its chaos, but we must remember to keep ourselves in peak condition."
"Agreed. I can easily slice through the toughest skins, but I have zero experience with radiation." Mao Mao raised a paw. "Therefore, we're going to get protective gear, right? If I get poisoned, they would have to put me down, and Pure Heart Valley would be down a hero!"
"Technically, they're down a hero right now." Samus pointed out. "We haven't been able to drop by our homes for a while."
"You know what I mean!" Mao Mao huffed.
Kameron Esters-
Fear my godly wrath!
"30...Years? 3..." Lars what at a loss for words. It really was as bad as it sounded.Humanity was on the precipice of annihilation. From these killing machines called Terminations. And here, he was thinking it was going to be at the hands of his nephew, Jin Kazama. Having used the Mishima Zaibatsu to wage a world war but instead it's this... Skynet of all things. Lars looks to Samus and Mao Mao and is immediately perturbed "Did... That cat just talk?"PopcornPie
Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
Mao Mao looked at Lars weirdly. "We just learned of a total apocalypse happening, and me being a talking cat is what you're concerned about?" He shook his head. He could be just as surprised about talking...not cats, but they needed to keep their priorities straight, darn it! "Suppose those Terminators spread to Pure Heart Valley! Only myself and Badgerclops would be equipped to deal with them...Adorabat is much too small to go up against them..."
"Or Aether." Samus clenched a fist. "This seems like a threat that can explode in numbers in just a little time. And I already have Space Pirates to deal with." Space Pirates meeting Terminators...brrrrr, now there was a grisly thought. "Do you know if the Terminators have weak points?"
"Or Aether." Samus clenched a fist. "This seems like a threat that can explode in numbers in just a little time. And I already have Space Pirates to deal with." Space Pirates meeting Terminators...brrrrr, now there was a grisly thought. "Do you know if the Terminators have weak points?"
darkred
Hmmmm
General Connor
He was used to just about anyone and everyone showing up, even talking cats by now.
"I called everyone here whoever picked up my message because of the threat Skynet poses not only to this world, but if it knows of more worlds, it can immediately expand upon not only multiverses but timelines as well. Its main goal is not only to win in this timeline but all timelines.
John looked up at Lars and his men and then Mao-Mao and Samus "Yes, they do. There's a point in their necks that can deactivate them if you can get there. "
Connor looked up, a bit saddened and rock faced.
"Now that you know the odds we face, are you still willing to fight alongside me and Kate?
Connor looks over battle plans and nods: "It's going to be a hard fight out there. But I know every force all over the world will be fighting Skynet as well all over the world.
He looked over at the others. "I should say "the man/(The package) is safe right now."
"All I can say to everyone now, is prepare your weapons for 9:00 am/0900.
"Things will start then."
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SKYNET HQ
Dr. Kogan listens to Skynet while prepping for Thomas Parnell to come "alive" in his new "body."
Just as he's alive in another time, as suddenly he appears in his new "body."
Dr. Serena has Parnell's dead body hanging to a series of tubes and other things and suddenly she pulls the electric shocker to transfer Parnell's essence to this body.
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Terry Hintz performs the hottest dance!
Xenophon had just received the keys to his dorm room after Agent Phil Coulson gave him a tour of the facility. He was still taking in everything. Just a short time ago, he had gotten a message on his computers about a "Multiverse Protection Foundation." Being a scam artist himself, he was skeptical at first, but this seemed different. The way the message was written made it seem legitimate, and it sounded like they really needed his help. Xenophon wasn't sure why he'd be picked, considering his criminal record. Maybe it was his intellect since he was excellent in outsmarting gullible people.
Nonetheless, Xenophon was escorted by his fellow co-workers Nessus and Thaumaturge, who've strangely received the messages too. They were all criminals, although Thaumaturge was more suited in scams like Xenophon was through "magic tricks," while Nessus has dabbled in all sorts of more serious crimes such as murder. They met the people in question at an alien city, in an alleyway. There, they opened up a portal, where they've been taken here.
Nessus and Thaumaturge had gone off somewhere else, likely to take a look around before they did anything. Xenophon ensured them that he would make sure he would get the keys to their dorm rooms at the end of the tour. Once he did, he simply went inside his room and lay in his bed. What were they gonna even do anyway? They didn't specify that to any of them yet.
Meanwhile, Nessus had split up paths with Thaumaturge during their exploration of the facility. Thaumaturge showed interest in the laboratory, while Nessus went to see the garage. As he went outside, he came back to the area where they came from. There, Nessus observed what seemed like a camp of some sort...
darkredPopcornPie
Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
"I certainly am." Samus cooed. "So, headshots, then? My favorite kind of shot." Her lips pulled back into a confident grin, like a Doberman about to bite. "So it can expand beyond its own universe...Honestly, what can't these days." She sighed with a dark nostalgia, remembering the circumstances of her becoming an MPF member. "Perhaps, if we're lucky, we might come across versions of ourselves from alternate universes, and convince them to help..."
"We should at least give that a shot." Mao Mao agreed. "Just imagine! A dozen Geraldines slicing at these creatures at once, in legendary sync!"
"And the ones who escape would be trapped in a barrage of Super Missiles." Samus added, her gut turning fuzzy with excitement. She quickly turned serious again, however, when she came to a realization. "What of parallel versions of us who are allied with these terminators?"
Mao Mao's ears tipped backwards. "I would slice them like pizza!" He cackled. "But...yeah, if we met too many of them...that would be a problem. Besides, we should focus on our own timeline, first."
"Yes, of course." Samus replied firmly. "Our parallel selves could be getting destroyed as we speak."
"We should at least give that a shot." Mao Mao agreed. "Just imagine! A dozen Geraldines slicing at these creatures at once, in legendary sync!"
"And the ones who escape would be trapped in a barrage of Super Missiles." Samus added, her gut turning fuzzy with excitement. She quickly turned serious again, however, when she came to a realization. "What of parallel versions of us who are allied with these terminators?"
Mao Mao's ears tipped backwards. "I would slice them like pizza!" He cackled. "But...yeah, if we met too many of them...that would be a problem. Besides, we should focus on our own timeline, first."
"Yes, of course." Samus replied firmly. "Our parallel selves could be getting destroyed as we speak."
Kameron Esters-
Fear my godly wrath!
Talking cats, alternate universes...Just what in the world was going on anymore? Lars snaps out of his confusion and looks back to Connor "She's right. Some of us in the current....Timeline have to be here to help us out aswell....Unless they've already died...Either which way, if there's a possibility we can bring more allies her to help us out, we have to find them however we can!" Lars states
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Green Light
Zzzt! Fzzt! Zzzt!
General Connor and Lars would hear a sparking noise, and if they would choose to glance behind them, where the noise is coming from, they would see something taking form — or rather, SOMEONE.
Judge Dredd, riding his Lawmaster, appears out of nowhere, and in thin air! He hails from another dimension, where a place called Mega City One exists. Home to 800 million people, Mega City One is a place of discord. And that is what people like Judge Dredd are for. Juries, Executioners, Judges. They're the ones who work to establish peace by punishing the unjust. But enough of that, it's time for him to jump into action!
The D-Jump — technology in Mega City One that allows users to jump from one dimension to another — was a success. Judge Dredd intended to go here, but for what reason?
(D-Jump in Batman/Judge Dredd Judgement on Gotham.)
He looks towards General Connor and Lars' direction.
"You there! Any chance you've seen anything a little bit more unusual going on around here? I'm talking about someone who doesn't belong here — a creep with mechanical body parts and a sick hobby for headbutting. He's a dangerous perp!"
(By punkrockboy on DeviantArt.)
Judge Dredd shouts at them, before proceeding to explain what the perp looks like — it's Mean Angel! Someone dangerous is indeed on the loose. Dredd has to find him before he causes trouble in this newfound dimension.
Will General Connor and Lars help Judge Dredd?
Is Mean Angel even in this dimension?
To be continued.
darkred
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TEAM MYRIAD TRIO
[Hazel's POV]
We were in the cafeteria trying to get Tandem to stand up after we dared him to eat every single thing in the buffet table with the promise of raising his pay. He didn't even come close to eating it all. Not even 1/10th. Oh well, he tried. I had my hands on my knees looking down at the dazed Yo-Yo wielding thief with a concerned look at my face. He looks completely out of it as he groaned. Tayne was squatting, waving his hand in front of Tandem's eyes and snapping his fingers multiple times to see if he would respond.
"Welp, he's dead."
"You sure? Maybe he just has a stomach--"
"Yeah. Dead. Look at the lifelessness of his eyes. There's no going back now."
Tandem reached out for Tayne and weakly slaps him on the face. The Muscle reacted by punching him in the stomach and leaving. Tandem was hurt by this, clenching his stomach and groaning more. Then I looked back at Tayne walking away as he grabbed the golf club he named "Fast Forward". I don't know why he gave it a name but who am I to judge? I name my dollar bills and talk to them like a lunatic! Tandem has to be the sanest person of the team however he tried to destroy his stomach just so he can up his pay. He's not that mentally put together compared to most people.
"Well, I'll be in the recreational room as always. Come there when you're done dying!"
And with that: Only Tandem remains, regretting his life choices.
2Bornot2B
TEAM MYRIAD TRIO
[Hazel's POV]
We were in the cafeteria trying to get Tandem to stand up after we dared him to eat every single thing in the buffet table with the promise of raising his pay. He didn't even come close to eating it all. Not even 1/10th. Oh well, he tried. I had my hands on my knees looking down at the dazed Yo-Yo wielding thief with a concerned look at my face. He looks completely out of it as he groaned. Tayne was squatting, waving his hand in front of Tandem's eyes and snapping his fingers multiple times to see if he would respond.
"Welp, he's dead."
"You sure? Maybe he just has a stomach--"
"Yeah. Dead. Look at the lifelessness of his eyes. There's no going back now."
Tandem reached out for Tayne and weakly slaps him on the face. The Muscle reacted by punching him in the stomach and leaving. Tandem was hurt by this, clenching his stomach and groaning more. Then I looked back at Tayne walking away as he grabbed the golf club he named "Fast Forward". I don't know why he gave it a name but who am I to judge? I name my dollar bills and talk to them like a lunatic! Tandem has to be the sanest person of the team however he tried to destroy his stomach just so he can up his pay. He's not that mentally put together compared to most people.
"Well, I'll be in the recreational room as always. Come there when you're done dying!"
And with that: Only Tandem remains, regretting his life choices.
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We don't want zombies on our lawn!
One day at the goiky canal, Four and X were just minding their own business when one of their contestants, being Gelatin, found a letter on the ground. Gelatin ran over to the two of them and told them about the note he found, Four took the letter, opened it up and read it.
"You think we should go there X, it sounds pretty suspicious."
"Yeah it sounds like fun!"
"Well alright, I'll make sure nothing bad happens though."
After the tour the two of them decide to stay at the cafeteria for now in case they get hungry.
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and it was this big
--Woz--
thatguyinthestore
After their first mission, Tokiwa Sougo and the others briefly returned to their home universe to deal with the Time Jackers messing with the Heisei Era timeline once and for all. This, in turn, jumpstarted Sougo's power into that of Oma Zi-O's, and in turn, rewriting Sougo's history for good.(Reference: Zi-O, Episode 49)
As a result, Sougo's memories, along with Geiz and Tsukuyomi was rewritten into average highschool students. All except Woz, whose memories remained as he watched over Sougo silently until their memories resurface once more, or when duty back at the Cape calls once more. Woz could only hope that they will have all the time in the world to do what they need.
Worried that the Cape would do something drastic due to their long absence, Woz decided to return to the Cape in order to report on their employer about the events that transpired on their universe and as for Sougo's official leave...
thatguyinthestore
After their first mission, Tokiwa Sougo and the others briefly returned to their home universe to deal with the Time Jackers messing with the Heisei Era timeline once and for all. This, in turn, jumpstarted Sougo's power into that of Oma Zi-O's, and in turn, rewriting Sougo's history for good.(Reference: Zi-O, Episode 49)
As a result, Sougo's memories, along with Geiz and Tsukuyomi was rewritten into average highschool students. All except Woz, whose memories remained as he watched over Sougo silently until their memories resurface once more, or when duty back at the Cape calls once more. Woz could only hope that they will have all the time in the world to do what they need.
Worried that the Cape would do something drastic due to their long absence, Woz decided to return to the Cape in order to report on their employer about the events that transpired on their universe and as for Sougo's official leave...
PopcornPie
Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
///I cannot wait any longer.
"Samus!" A slender black cat desperately screamed for his trusted partner, closing the portal behind him in a flash. "Samus, we have a situation here! Help!"
He had just performed his most terrifying rescue yet. Not because of the white wolves, those wolves were a cakewalk. It was the one he'd just saved he was worried about. Flailing madly at his feet was a young witch who couldn't have been more than fifteen, decked out in tones of crimson and gold. A wooden staff bearing a floating purple ball laid at her side. She seemed to be fighting for consciousness, calling to the cat for help. "Mr. Cat! Please!" She cried, breaking Mao Mao's heart. He didn't know how to fix this. He could only hope that Samus did.
Thank Christ, Samus finally appeared before him, and was equally horrified in an eye-blink. "Mao Mao, what the hell did you do?!" It was a question asked purely out of impulse; Mao Mao would never do anything like this. And MPF technology usually didn't fuck someone up if they used it.
"What did she do is the question!" Mao yowled back. "Look. I noticed an influx of people suddenly returning to their home dimensions, and went to investigate. She was completely alone, but physically fine. Crying up a storm, though...Anyway, then we got ambushed by some white wolves. She said, 'Don't worry, I got my Explosion back!', and then she tried using it, and then...well, this!"
"My body just doesn't want to respond!" The young girl wailed.
Samus bit her bottom lip, watching her black out and regain consciousness multiple times within half a minute. It looked like someone was flicking a power switch on and off inside her. The gears inside Samus's own head worked at double power. Surely, there was something back at her own home that could save her. Or somebody...WAIT!
"I can't myself, but I believe I know who can help us!" Samus shouted to them, making a portal to her former home. "Stay there!"
"Okay!" Mao Mao crouched beside the witch. "It's gonna be okay. I know Samus. She knows what she's doing."
"I hope so!" The younger girl wailed, as she continued to claw at the air.
Fortunately, she would only have to endure a minute more of agony before Samus came rushing back with an enormous, cat-like being, whose smooth skin was the color of sunbleached lavender. "Is that the patient?" The cat creature could speak with his thoughts, and float in the air. His telepathic voice was as smooth and cold as the tip of an untouched mountain. Knowing that his question was rhetorical, the beast pressed his three large, round-tipped fingers across her forehead, which steadily calmed her. The makeshift doctor also seemed to twitch uncontrollably as he coaxed her, and read her mind, searching for clues.
All the while, Mao Mao edged close to Samus, his ears flat. "Who's that creep?" He whispered. "He looks like what I see in my more self-conscious nightmares..."
"This is Mewtwo." Samus whispered back. "He was created in a lab, so I figured that he would be able to tell us if this girl was tampered with in some way."
As she spoke, the witch was finally able to sit up straight, and Mewtwo began to run some minuscule tests on her, nothing unlike what you'd see being done at the eye doctor. He talked to her, implanted images into her mind and asked her if she saw them, and waved a ball of psychic energy before her eyes. "Follow the energy with your eyes...Very good." When the patient completed the last request, Mewtwo floated up to the other two. "Well, while this is serious, you'll be happy to know that it's not as serious as it looks."
"Thank God...But what's wrong with her?" With Mao Mao staring at him with uncertainty, Samus took it upon herself to speak with the Genetic Pokemon. "And please, pardon my partner here. He's never seen one like you before."
"Understandable." Mewtwo bellowed. "Anyhow, I looked through her memories. This girl's mind seems to have been transferred between two bodies, one without her powers, and her current one, which still contains them." He shook his head. "The mind is a very dangerous thing to tamper with, and it can easily lead to hiccups such as this, even after being returned to what I presume is her original body. Her brain is confused about getting its powers back. That is what causes the seizure. Not helping is her willy-nilly travel through portals." And a fuckload of physical stress. Mewtwo browsed images of her being forced to participate in a war, being shot at and blown up repeatedly. The reason he didn't tell the other two this was because one of her last memories before being taken here was some authority figure telling her to keep quiet about it, and it was in a tone that even Mewtwo felt compelled to respect.
The witch was horrified. "B-but Kazuma! My party! When I got home, they were gone! I have to find them..." Tears began to stream from her eyes again. "What am I gonna do?!"
"Relax, you." Mewtwo replied briskly. "The fact that you are functioning perfectly otherwise is a clear sign that your brain will realign itself soon. BUT..." He firmly seized her chin, and forced her to gaze into his hardened purple eyes. "You must rest. Your brain is currently analogous to a teacup full of hot water suddenly having ice cubes dropped inside it. Due to the stress brought by the radical change, it has cracked. While it works to mend itself, you must not put any more stress on it. Obviously, that includes your magic."
"But I just got it back!" The girl protested.
"Tough." Mewtwo retorted, turning away from her, and floating back to the portal Samus provided. "If you continue to put stress on your brain, the damage will become permanent. You're better off avoiding using it for a little while, than continuing to try it anyway and then never being able to again. Understood?"
The witch continued to cry. "B-but how will I ever defend myself without my Explosion?"
The Genetic Pokemon would simply fix her with a lukewarm glare, thumbing back to Samus. "That is a trained Chozoian warrior behind you. Learn from her. Presumably, her partner will be able to teach you how to fight without magic as well."
"So it's fixable, thank God...Thank you, Mewtwo. Take care." Samus waved to her fellow fighter. "If something else happens, may I call you again?"
"Yes. It may be wise to keep updating me." Mewtwo nodded slowly. "And I will inform the others that you are alive and living here, if you wish."
"Unfortunately, I don't think that's a good idea." Samus lamented, shaking her head. "It would bring danger to the others, if they aren't in trouble already. If anyone asks, just say that you were doing something ordinary."
"Understood. But just know that your disappearance brought great shock and anguish for the rest of us, and that everyone misses you. Perhaps you will be able to return sometime." Mewtwo slid three-fourths of the way through the portal, only to turn around one more time. "One more thing. Her name is Megumin." And then the improvised doctor was gone.
"Creepy...Are all aliens like that where you're from?" After swallowing just how damn intimidating Mewtwo was, Mao Mao turned his attention back to the sniveling Megumin. "But he's right, you know. You got two trained warriors here to help you back on your feet."
"I'm nothing without my Explosion!" Megumin whined. "It is the one perfect magic! There is no other way to fight!"
The cat could only release a hearty laugh. "My new friend, you have so much to learn from myself, Samus, and Geraldine!" He unsheathed an elegant golden katana, letting sunlight bounce off its blade onto the whole area.
"In the meantime, of course we will help you find your friends and family." Samus smiled warmly. "Sounds to me like they went searching for you after you vanished. If you have fond memories of them, then I doubt they would just turn around and replace you. All we need to do is let someone know that you're all right, and word will spread, correct?"
"I guess so..." The younger girl replied quietly. "I also guess that, while I'm lost and need to recover, I have no choice but to stay here...Can I?" When the duo nodded, a smile finally spread across her face, and she stood up and bowed. "My eternal gratitude!"
"We're the Multiverse Protection Foundation. We help with stuff like this. It's what we're trained for." Mao Mao replied proudly, while returning Geraldine to her sheathe. "But before we do anything...Can we give you a bath?" All of now, his sharp cat nose picked up on Megumin's overbearing scent of various dried bloods, and wrinkled. "With bloodstains like those, I'm not surprised that wolves were attracted to us."
@Entire_Trio_Is_Open_For_Interaction
"Samus!" A slender black cat desperately screamed for his trusted partner, closing the portal behind him in a flash. "Samus, we have a situation here! Help!"
He had just performed his most terrifying rescue yet. Not because of the white wolves, those wolves were a cakewalk. It was the one he'd just saved he was worried about. Flailing madly at his feet was a young witch who couldn't have been more than fifteen, decked out in tones of crimson and gold. A wooden staff bearing a floating purple ball laid at her side. She seemed to be fighting for consciousness, calling to the cat for help. "Mr. Cat! Please!" She cried, breaking Mao Mao's heart. He didn't know how to fix this. He could only hope that Samus did.
Thank Christ, Samus finally appeared before him, and was equally horrified in an eye-blink. "Mao Mao, what the hell did you do?!" It was a question asked purely out of impulse; Mao Mao would never do anything like this. And MPF technology usually didn't fuck someone up if they used it.
"What did she do is the question!" Mao yowled back. "Look. I noticed an influx of people suddenly returning to their home dimensions, and went to investigate. She was completely alone, but physically fine. Crying up a storm, though...Anyway, then we got ambushed by some white wolves. She said, 'Don't worry, I got my Explosion back!', and then she tried using it, and then...well, this!"
"My body just doesn't want to respond!" The young girl wailed.
Samus bit her bottom lip, watching her black out and regain consciousness multiple times within half a minute. It looked like someone was flicking a power switch on and off inside her. The gears inside Samus's own head worked at double power. Surely, there was something back at her own home that could save her. Or somebody...WAIT!
"I can't myself, but I believe I know who can help us!" Samus shouted to them, making a portal to her former home. "Stay there!"
"Okay!" Mao Mao crouched beside the witch. "It's gonna be okay. I know Samus. She knows what she's doing."
"I hope so!" The younger girl wailed, as she continued to claw at the air.
Fortunately, she would only have to endure a minute more of agony before Samus came rushing back with an enormous, cat-like being, whose smooth skin was the color of sunbleached lavender. "Is that the patient?" The cat creature could speak with his thoughts, and float in the air. His telepathic voice was as smooth and cold as the tip of an untouched mountain. Knowing that his question was rhetorical, the beast pressed his three large, round-tipped fingers across her forehead, which steadily calmed her. The makeshift doctor also seemed to twitch uncontrollably as he coaxed her, and read her mind, searching for clues.
All the while, Mao Mao edged close to Samus, his ears flat. "Who's that creep?" He whispered. "He looks like what I see in my more self-conscious nightmares..."
"This is Mewtwo." Samus whispered back. "He was created in a lab, so I figured that he would be able to tell us if this girl was tampered with in some way."
As she spoke, the witch was finally able to sit up straight, and Mewtwo began to run some minuscule tests on her, nothing unlike what you'd see being done at the eye doctor. He talked to her, implanted images into her mind and asked her if she saw them, and waved a ball of psychic energy before her eyes. "Follow the energy with your eyes...Very good." When the patient completed the last request, Mewtwo floated up to the other two. "Well, while this is serious, you'll be happy to know that it's not as serious as it looks."
"Thank God...But what's wrong with her?" With Mao Mao staring at him with uncertainty, Samus took it upon herself to speak with the Genetic Pokemon. "And please, pardon my partner here. He's never seen one like you before."
"Understandable." Mewtwo bellowed. "Anyhow, I looked through her memories. This girl's mind seems to have been transferred between two bodies, one without her powers, and her current one, which still contains them." He shook his head. "The mind is a very dangerous thing to tamper with, and it can easily lead to hiccups such as this, even after being returned to what I presume is her original body. Her brain is confused about getting its powers back. That is what causes the seizure. Not helping is her willy-nilly travel through portals." And a fuckload of physical stress. Mewtwo browsed images of her being forced to participate in a war, being shot at and blown up repeatedly. The reason he didn't tell the other two this was because one of her last memories before being taken here was some authority figure telling her to keep quiet about it, and it was in a tone that even Mewtwo felt compelled to respect.
The witch was horrified. "B-but Kazuma! My party! When I got home, they were gone! I have to find them..." Tears began to stream from her eyes again. "What am I gonna do?!"
"Relax, you." Mewtwo replied briskly. "The fact that you are functioning perfectly otherwise is a clear sign that your brain will realign itself soon. BUT..." He firmly seized her chin, and forced her to gaze into his hardened purple eyes. "You must rest. Your brain is currently analogous to a teacup full of hot water suddenly having ice cubes dropped inside it. Due to the stress brought by the radical change, it has cracked. While it works to mend itself, you must not put any more stress on it. Obviously, that includes your magic."
"But I just got it back!" The girl protested.
"Tough." Mewtwo retorted, turning away from her, and floating back to the portal Samus provided. "If you continue to put stress on your brain, the damage will become permanent. You're better off avoiding using it for a little while, than continuing to try it anyway and then never being able to again. Understood?"
The witch continued to cry. "B-but how will I ever defend myself without my Explosion?"
The Genetic Pokemon would simply fix her with a lukewarm glare, thumbing back to Samus. "That is a trained Chozoian warrior behind you. Learn from her. Presumably, her partner will be able to teach you how to fight without magic as well."
"So it's fixable, thank God...Thank you, Mewtwo. Take care." Samus waved to her fellow fighter. "If something else happens, may I call you again?"
"Yes. It may be wise to keep updating me." Mewtwo nodded slowly. "And I will inform the others that you are alive and living here, if you wish."
"Unfortunately, I don't think that's a good idea." Samus lamented, shaking her head. "It would bring danger to the others, if they aren't in trouble already. If anyone asks, just say that you were doing something ordinary."
"Understood. But just know that your disappearance brought great shock and anguish for the rest of us, and that everyone misses you. Perhaps you will be able to return sometime." Mewtwo slid three-fourths of the way through the portal, only to turn around one more time. "One more thing. Her name is Megumin." And then the improvised doctor was gone.
"Creepy...Are all aliens like that where you're from?" After swallowing just how damn intimidating Mewtwo was, Mao Mao turned his attention back to the sniveling Megumin. "But he's right, you know. You got two trained warriors here to help you back on your feet."
"I'm nothing without my Explosion!" Megumin whined. "It is the one perfect magic! There is no other way to fight!"
The cat could only release a hearty laugh. "My new friend, you have so much to learn from myself, Samus, and Geraldine!" He unsheathed an elegant golden katana, letting sunlight bounce off its blade onto the whole area.
"In the meantime, of course we will help you find your friends and family." Samus smiled warmly. "Sounds to me like they went searching for you after you vanished. If you have fond memories of them, then I doubt they would just turn around and replace you. All we need to do is let someone know that you're all right, and word will spread, correct?"
"I guess so..." The younger girl replied quietly. "I also guess that, while I'm lost and need to recover, I have no choice but to stay here...Can I?" When the duo nodded, a smile finally spread across her face, and she stood up and bowed. "My eternal gratitude!"
"We're the Multiverse Protection Foundation. We help with stuff like this. It's what we're trained for." Mao Mao replied proudly, while returning Geraldine to her sheathe. "But before we do anything...Can we give you a bath?" All of now, his sharp cat nose picked up on Megumin's overbearing scent of various dried bloods, and wrinkled. "With bloodstains like those, I'm not surprised that wolves were attracted to us."
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PolikShadowbliss
Raptor Shapeshifter
Lilliane Odessa del'Ortollio lay down on her bed, it had been two days since the events of Blood Gluch Blues, she had been to the Med-bay and got her wounds treated. Now, she was laying down in her cot, just relaxing and closing her eyes. After a while of doing nothing but allow her mind to drift off, she swung her legs out and got up.
Odessa headed to the training room to pratice hand-to-hand combat, still awaiting her new adventure.
Open for interaction.
Odessa headed to the training room to pratice hand-to-hand combat, still awaiting her new adventure.
Open for interaction.
thatguyinthestore
Off to a Better Place
After a bit of searching, Woz would indeed find the "leader" of The Cape, that being none other than Nick Fury. He was in his office, looking over various incident files with his singular eye. His door was open, meaning that she was free to speak to him about the topic at hand.
Thepotatogod
As the trio were interacting with each other, they would be met by the sight of a figure who may or may not be familiar to Samus Aran. And Mewtwo as well, if he were still here.
"Sup guys, what's goin' on?" The three-foot-tall blue anthropomorphic hedgehog asked with his usual cocky smirk.
P PopcornPie
Back in the training room, Odessa would still see none other than the legendary E-123 OMEGA practicing on various test dummies. Well, test dummies were perhaps the wrong word to use here. Rather, his two hulking machine gun arms fired upon various robots that were constantly rising up out of the floor.
"ANNIHILATE. ANNIHILATE." The robot screamed over the loud sounds of gunfire, his cold robotic voice audible to everyone in the training room, and perhaps a few rooms over as well.
PolikShadowbliss
Thepotatogod
As the trio were interacting with each other, they would be met by the sight of a figure who may or may not be familiar to Samus Aran. And Mewtwo as well, if he were still here.
"Sup guys, what's goin' on?" The three-foot-tall blue anthropomorphic hedgehog asked with his usual cocky smirk.
P PopcornPie
Back in the training room, Odessa would still see none other than the legendary E-123 OMEGA practicing on various test dummies. Well, test dummies were perhaps the wrong word to use here. Rather, his two hulking machine gun arms fired upon various robots that were constantly rising up out of the floor.
"ANNIHILATE. ANNIHILATE." The robot screamed over the loud sounds of gunfire, his cold robotic voice audible to everyone in the training room, and perhaps a few rooms over as well.
PolikShadowbliss
PolikShadowbliss
Raptor Shapeshifter
Odessa smiled a bit at the goofiness of the robot; and just continued to the training room to fight a couple of dummies, without Boost.
Then a certian blonde would join and start fighting some robots to keep her edge.
thatguyinthestore
Open for interaction
Then a certian blonde would join and start fighting some robots to keep her edge.
thatguyinthestore
Open for interaction
Thepotatogod
and it was this big
--Woz--
thatguyinthestore
Woz sees the director of The Cape reading up on the various incidents that had occurred. He was known to most of the Cape Members as Nick Fury, and is said to be someone who had the capability of organizing such an elaborate organization not only once, but twice in his lifetime. A man with such prowess is more than fitting to be a King's military advisor, Woz thought to himself.
"Excuse me, Sir Fury." Woz knocked on the Director's office doors. "I have something to report about Milord, Tokiwa Sougo and his comrades."He says, entering the room, "It's about their...Current inability to perform their duties at The Cape."
thatguyinthestore
Woz sees the director of The Cape reading up on the various incidents that had occurred. He was known to most of the Cape Members as Nick Fury, and is said to be someone who had the capability of organizing such an elaborate organization not only once, but twice in his lifetime. A man with such prowess is more than fitting to be a King's military advisor, Woz thought to himself.
"Excuse me, Sir Fury." Woz knocked on the Director's office doors. "I have something to report about Milord, Tokiwa Sougo and his comrades."He says, entering the room, "It's about their...Current inability to perform their duties at The Cape."
PopcornPie
Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
Washing off all the blood and dirt was a grueling task, but the witch managed to get by with the help of various, preferably lilac-scented, soaps and cosmetics. Around half an hour later, clean and fuzzy Megumin would be pleasantly surprised by her clean and fuzzy clothing. Why, her new caretakers had even bothered to sew up her hat for her! "The buttons had come loose." Samus explained sweetly. "And there was a little hole in the very tip that would have driven me crazy."
The duo guided the young witch to the training grounds, where Mao Mao skipped ahead. "Now, Megumin, I understand that you are reeling from the loss of your magic!"
"It's not lost, Mao Mao." Samus interrupted him flatly. "It is simply unsafe for her to use it right now." She draped an arm around Meg's shoulder. "It's okay, you'll be back to normal before you know it. Trust me."
"Just being a little cinematic..." Mao Mao cleared his throat. "Now, we will show you the true best form of combat: Sword combat! Taste Geraldine!" Gesturing to Megumin's staff with his katana, Mao Mao immediately began to stalk towards her.
"Eep! No way!" Megumin gripped her staff protectively. "It was already used as a wolf chew toy! You're not hacking it to bits!"
This was enough to make Mao Mao stop. "Oh, yes, of course. Hang on." The cat disappeared, then returned with a spare katana. "You're right, it is unfair to pit Geraldine against a wooden staff. We will test your skills with this instead! Now, young lady, we duel!"
And where was Samus while Mao Mao basically gave an untrained child a sharp blade, and forced her to counter his own with it? Much to her surprise, talking to Sonic. (
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"Sonic?! My goodness, it's good to see that you are well!" With her heart feeling a quick burst of warmth, the blonde smiled. "I...You must have seen me grabbing Mewtwo. Excuse me for just running in without saying hello to you, and running away. We had a little emergency with our new apprentice, and we needed a diagnosis. Thankfully, if she just stays off magic awhile, she should be-MAO MAO! Goddamn...Pardon me." She immediately raced over to her partner, seizing him by the cape, all while giving him one heck of a stinkeye. Megumin simply let her sword fall limp, watching with confusion.
"Aw, Samus, come on!" Mao Mao moped like a toddler.
"This poor girl has never fought without magic before, she presumably just came out of a terrible situation, and you're instantly going to trust her with a sword." Samus hissed. "Do you not see the problem here?"
"That's not true..." Megumin sheepishly poked a finger in the air. "I was taught how to use grenades! And a missile launcher!" A little drool trickled down her chin as she remembered those explosions she made. Nothing would beat having her mind patched up enough to use the real thing again, though!
Her comment left the two mentors staring at her in confusion, awe, and a little worry. "Well, regardless, pardon me if I don't want promise her family that she is fine, and then bring them a sliced-up corpse." Samus nudged Mao Mao out of the way, then approached Megumin calmly. "Give me that sword. In exchange, I will give you and Mao Mao staffs to work with."
"Staffs!" Mao spat. "Ugh...You do have a point..."
While Mao sung this to himself-for dramatic effect-he and Megumin practiced a slow clash of the bo staffs. While she was able to mimic Mao's twists and turns in due time, she still found herself taking the brunt of the hits.
The duo guided the young witch to the training grounds, where Mao Mao skipped ahead. "Now, Megumin, I understand that you are reeling from the loss of your magic!"
"It's not lost, Mao Mao." Samus interrupted him flatly. "It is simply unsafe for her to use it right now." She draped an arm around Meg's shoulder. "It's okay, you'll be back to normal before you know it. Trust me."
"Just being a little cinematic..." Mao Mao cleared his throat. "Now, we will show you the true best form of combat: Sword combat! Taste Geraldine!" Gesturing to Megumin's staff with his katana, Mao Mao immediately began to stalk towards her.
"Eep! No way!" Megumin gripped her staff protectively. "It was already used as a wolf chew toy! You're not hacking it to bits!"
This was enough to make Mao Mao stop. "Oh, yes, of course. Hang on." The cat disappeared, then returned with a spare katana. "You're right, it is unfair to pit Geraldine against a wooden staff. We will test your skills with this instead! Now, young lady, we duel!"
And where was Samus while Mao Mao basically gave an untrained child a sharp blade, and forced her to counter his own with it? Much to her surprise, talking to Sonic. (
thatguyinthestore
)"Sonic?! My goodness, it's good to see that you are well!" With her heart feeling a quick burst of warmth, the blonde smiled. "I...You must have seen me grabbing Mewtwo. Excuse me for just running in without saying hello to you, and running away. We had a little emergency with our new apprentice, and we needed a diagnosis. Thankfully, if she just stays off magic awhile, she should be-MAO MAO! Goddamn...Pardon me." She immediately raced over to her partner, seizing him by the cape, all while giving him one heck of a stinkeye. Megumin simply let her sword fall limp, watching with confusion.
"Aw, Samus, come on!" Mao Mao moped like a toddler.
"This poor girl has never fought without magic before, she presumably just came out of a terrible situation, and you're instantly going to trust her with a sword." Samus hissed. "Do you not see the problem here?"
"That's not true..." Megumin sheepishly poked a finger in the air. "I was taught how to use grenades! And a missile launcher!" A little drool trickled down her chin as she remembered those explosions she made. Nothing would beat having her mind patched up enough to use the real thing again, though!
Her comment left the two mentors staring at her in confusion, awe, and a little worry. "Well, regardless, pardon me if I don't want promise her family that she is fine, and then bring them a sliced-up corpse." Samus nudged Mao Mao out of the way, then approached Megumin calmly. "Give me that sword. In exchange, I will give you and Mao Mao staffs to work with."
"Staffs!" Mao spat. "Ugh...You do have a point..."
While Mao sung this to himself-for dramatic effect-he and Megumin practiced a slow clash of the bo staffs. While she was able to mimic Mao's twists and turns in due time, she still found herself taking the brunt of the hits.
Atomic Chucklenuts
someone of no importance
After taking the portal home from the Blood Gulch, Sora is back at the Cape and decided to head to the rooftop and relax. “Yeah..” Said Sora, taking in the moment, laying on his back with his hands behind his head and his legs up stretched out.
Not open for interaction: Sora will return in “Hunters of the Throne”
Rex returned one or two hours later. “Soon Toffee.. soon.” Wanting to get rid of his slight depression, he heads to the bar to cheer himself up. “Let’s see. Do they... yep. Cherry soda, thank you.” Rex takes a long sip from his drink, savoring the flavor. “Ah. It’s good to be back not dealing without people arguing the the time”
Open for interaction
Not open for interaction: Sora will return in “Hunters of the Throne”
Rex returned one or two hours later. “Soon Toffee.. soon.” Wanting to get rid of his slight depression, he heads to the bar to cheer himself up. “Let’s see. Do they... yep. Cherry soda, thank you.” Rex takes a long sip from his drink, savoring the flavor. “Ah. It’s good to be back not dealing without people arguing the the time”
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ConnorOfficials
We don't want zombies on our lawn!
After Lilith was done playing some ping pong she decided to drift off somewhere else. Four and X decided to go to the recreational room, where Lilith was about to leave from. This caused them to run into each other.
"Ah, a ghost!" X dashed right behind Four shaking in fear.
Lilith looked over to X and the over to Four before saying "Well that's one way to introduce yourself."
Four thought for a moment before saying "Can you give us a moment?"
"Uh...sure."
Four turns to X and they have a conversation whether or not Lilith would try and harm them or not, witch was quiet enough for Lilith not to hear.
The two of them look back to Lilith, after a few seconds of silence pass before Four speaks up.
"Okay, we trust you."
"Sweet, I'm gonna be heading to my dorm if you need me."
Lilith heads to her dorm while Four and X stay at the recreational room.
Open for interaction
PopcornPie
Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
Once again was Megumin sent onto her back by Samus's kick. With every time, she fell a little more into despair. "This is hopeless!" She whimpered. "I'm an archwizard, not a brawler!"
"Nonsense." Samus cooed warmly. "You've got the energy, and you have been doing well with Mao Mao's staff attacks. Your problem is, you continue to try blocking my foot, rather than dodging."
"I never needed to dodge before..." Megumin lamented. "This is all so unnatural to me..."
"And that's okay. It will come to you in due time. Perhaps I am going too fast."
"No, you're fine. I'm just useless, that's all."
Samus smiled and shook her head. "In one of these coming days, you will be looking back at this moment, and remember that you called yourself useless...while standing atop the battered bodies of the multiverse's greatest dangers." She pressed her fingers to her heart. "Don't give up on yourself, just because you are forced to try new things. I wasn't very capable at fighting once, either. And when I was downed on Zebes, without my Power Suit, I thought it was a nightmare. Not to mention being stripped of my armory in Point Zero, but...Eheh, that didn't last very long." Her eyes flitted to her feline friend. "And, surely, you were wet behind the ears yourself, Mao Mao..."
"Unfortunately, yes." Mao Mao replied softly. "When I've showed weakness, boy, I really made myself vulnerable." The episode where he had come down with sickness, and tried to battle an Ice Dragon anyway, especially came to mind. "But just look at me now! With the two of you, training ourselves to become a trio of the best the multiverse can offer!"
"Hmph." Megumin grumped. "I was called to be a hero of the multiverse. And now look. Damaged. Stuck with a sick brain. Hopelessly lost." She folded her arms, and looked away, while the other two traded sorry looks.
"...Perhaps we could all use a break. Besides, if you relax, Megumin, your brain will appreciate it." Samus remarked gently, and the trio parted ways.
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Megumin decided to explore the surrounding areas, and was somewhat disgusted by just how artificial and unwelcoming everything around her was. "My friends are probably sound asleep in some cozy village right now..." She sighed. "I hope Samus is correct, I hope they're looking for me...I don't think I was ever told how much time had passed in Blood Gulch compared to the Kingdom of Belzerg." She racked her slowly reconstructing mind, trying to remember what Chomusuke feared. "He feared that it would be years, and that we were all pronounced dead...Should I try to go home and set the record straight, right now? Mao Mao wouldn't mind, but Samus might get upset with me..." She rubbed a bruise she'd sustained on her thigh. "...And I don't want to know what Samus is like when she's upset."
Truth be told, she still dearly missed Chomusuke II. Not as much as she missed the original, but it was close. His letter said that he would distance himself from her, which hurt her. What did she do...? Was he all right? She should have stuck around, she'd gone through the portal shortly after the letter was read. She should have stopped him from going to see the multiverse on his own! Was he okay?! What if he stumbled upon a universe where the Meta won?!
As she pondered his situation, she accidentally made her poor head ache, and it caused her to feel very woozy. "I'm okay, I can prevent another seizure...I just need to sit down."
As soon as she planted herself on the ground, however, a green portal opened up before her, which had her leaping for cover like a deer. Not again! PLEASE, NOT AGAIN! The young witch cowered with her hands over her eyes. "Samus! Mao Mao! I think I'm about to be taken back to Blood Gulch!" She whined to herself, only to realize that, unlike her initial kidnapping, she wasn't in pain. Nor was she being pulled in. In fact, it was when she looked over her shoulder and saw somebody climbing out that she realized, it was an exit portal! And she could recognize the shape of the one coming out!
"Chomusuke!" She jumped for joy, then initiated a big hug.
Approximately seven seconds later...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The spine-piercing screech could be heard all across the Cape!
"What the hell?!" Mao Mao's fur shot up straight.
"I should have known not to let her stray off!" Samus activated her Power Suit, immediately turning from calm to livid. So she only knew Megumin for a few hours?! Nobody harmed her apprentice without getting a Super Missile to the pharynx! "Come on!"
Indeed, the only one who could produce a bite wound like the one Megumin now had across her arm was her beloved Chomusuke II, aka Lucky O'Chopper. If she had paused her hug attack to observe him, she would have noticed that he was...Not quite right.
Instead of white, his sclerae were a shade of jade green that was deep and pretty, but absolutely foreboding. He had an equally uncanny smile across his fuzzy lips, one that just screamed about how everybody had about five seconds to back away. And while the Director had sent him away with no reward for his heroics, somebody had bestowed upon him quite the badge of honor. Right across his heart, as a matter of fact. The tuft of fur protruding from his chest was burned away to make room for it. Despite its jagged edges, and its cracked patterns matching the patterns across his sclerae, the stone was perfectly smooth to the touch.
"Chomusuke, why?!" Megumin whimpered, clutching her arm, which now dribbled blood.
"Because you were hugging me, that's why." The rabbit's voice was so cold, it could leave agonizing burns on Megumin's soul. "And let me tell you something I have been sayin' since the day we met. Me name is Lucky, not Chomusuke II. But you might know me soon as 'The Raptor Slayer'!" He giggled, tapping his heart. "Look! I finally got what I wanted! No thanks to those Freelancer assholes!" He waved his Paw o' Death into the air with a frightening amount of vigor. "You may think this is painful, but I'm actually feeling the best I ever have, Lassie! I feel like I could defeat Meta all over again, solo! I could shoot Toffee! And Maine! I could kill anyone I want!..." His eyes rolled around like a chameleon's. "And to prove that, I'm gonna swipe a portal maker from this place, and see if it takes me somewhere dangerous!" He skipped away with a sing-song voice. "Don't follow~!"
Megumin, horrified and determined to save him from what was clearly a magic-related issue, tried to run after him. "Chomusuke, don't-"
"I SAID, 'DON'T FOLLOW'!" Lucky simply used his flamethrower to create a fire barrier between himself and the girl, then continued on his way.
While she could step over the blaze, Megumin was frozen solid. Her jaw was agape. She just let her arm bleed. "Ch-chomusuke...?"
Atomic Chucklenuts
"Nonsense." Samus cooed warmly. "You've got the energy, and you have been doing well with Mao Mao's staff attacks. Your problem is, you continue to try blocking my foot, rather than dodging."
"I never needed to dodge before..." Megumin lamented. "This is all so unnatural to me..."
"And that's okay. It will come to you in due time. Perhaps I am going too fast."
"No, you're fine. I'm just useless, that's all."
Samus smiled and shook her head. "In one of these coming days, you will be looking back at this moment, and remember that you called yourself useless...while standing atop the battered bodies of the multiverse's greatest dangers." She pressed her fingers to her heart. "Don't give up on yourself, just because you are forced to try new things. I wasn't very capable at fighting once, either. And when I was downed on Zebes, without my Power Suit, I thought it was a nightmare. Not to mention being stripped of my armory in Point Zero, but...Eheh, that didn't last very long." Her eyes flitted to her feline friend. "And, surely, you were wet behind the ears yourself, Mao Mao..."
"Unfortunately, yes." Mao Mao replied softly. "When I've showed weakness, boy, I really made myself vulnerable." The episode where he had come down with sickness, and tried to battle an Ice Dragon anyway, especially came to mind. "But just look at me now! With the two of you, training ourselves to become a trio of the best the multiverse can offer!"
"Hmph." Megumin grumped. "I was called to be a hero of the multiverse. And now look. Damaged. Stuck with a sick brain. Hopelessly lost." She folded her arms, and looked away, while the other two traded sorry looks.
"...Perhaps we could all use a break. Besides, if you relax, Megumin, your brain will appreciate it." Samus remarked gently, and the trio parted ways.
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Megumin decided to explore the surrounding areas, and was somewhat disgusted by just how artificial and unwelcoming everything around her was. "My friends are probably sound asleep in some cozy village right now..." She sighed. "I hope Samus is correct, I hope they're looking for me...I don't think I was ever told how much time had passed in Blood Gulch compared to the Kingdom of Belzerg." She racked her slowly reconstructing mind, trying to remember what Chomusuke feared. "He feared that it would be years, and that we were all pronounced dead...Should I try to go home and set the record straight, right now? Mao Mao wouldn't mind, but Samus might get upset with me..." She rubbed a bruise she'd sustained on her thigh. "...And I don't want to know what Samus is like when she's upset."
Truth be told, she still dearly missed Chomusuke II. Not as much as she missed the original, but it was close. His letter said that he would distance himself from her, which hurt her. What did she do...? Was he all right? She should have stuck around, she'd gone through the portal shortly after the letter was read. She should have stopped him from going to see the multiverse on his own! Was he okay?! What if he stumbled upon a universe where the Meta won?!
As she pondered his situation, she accidentally made her poor head ache, and it caused her to feel very woozy. "I'm okay, I can prevent another seizure...I just need to sit down."
As soon as she planted herself on the ground, however, a green portal opened up before her, which had her leaping for cover like a deer. Not again! PLEASE, NOT AGAIN! The young witch cowered with her hands over her eyes. "Samus! Mao Mao! I think I'm about to be taken back to Blood Gulch!" She whined to herself, only to realize that, unlike her initial kidnapping, she wasn't in pain. Nor was she being pulled in. In fact, it was when she looked over her shoulder and saw somebody climbing out that she realized, it was an exit portal! And she could recognize the shape of the one coming out!
"Chomusuke!" She jumped for joy, then initiated a big hug.
Approximately seven seconds later...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The spine-piercing screech could be heard all across the Cape!
"What the hell?!" Mao Mao's fur shot up straight.
"I should have known not to let her stray off!" Samus activated her Power Suit, immediately turning from calm to livid. So she only knew Megumin for a few hours?! Nobody harmed her apprentice without getting a Super Missile to the pharynx! "Come on!"
Indeed, the only one who could produce a bite wound like the one Megumin now had across her arm was her beloved Chomusuke II, aka Lucky O'Chopper. If she had paused her hug attack to observe him, she would have noticed that he was...Not quite right.
Instead of white, his sclerae were a shade of jade green that was deep and pretty, but absolutely foreboding. He had an equally uncanny smile across his fuzzy lips, one that just screamed about how everybody had about five seconds to back away. And while the Director had sent him away with no reward for his heroics, somebody had bestowed upon him quite the badge of honor. Right across his heart, as a matter of fact. The tuft of fur protruding from his chest was burned away to make room for it. Despite its jagged edges, and its cracked patterns matching the patterns across his sclerae, the stone was perfectly smooth to the touch.
"Chomusuke, why?!" Megumin whimpered, clutching her arm, which now dribbled blood.
"Because you were hugging me, that's why." The rabbit's voice was so cold, it could leave agonizing burns on Megumin's soul. "And let me tell you something I have been sayin' since the day we met. Me name is Lucky, not Chomusuke II. But you might know me soon as 'The Raptor Slayer'!" He giggled, tapping his heart. "Look! I finally got what I wanted! No thanks to those Freelancer assholes!" He waved his Paw o' Death into the air with a frightening amount of vigor. "You may think this is painful, but I'm actually feeling the best I ever have, Lassie! I feel like I could defeat Meta all over again, solo! I could shoot Toffee! And Maine! I could kill anyone I want!..." His eyes rolled around like a chameleon's. "And to prove that, I'm gonna swipe a portal maker from this place, and see if it takes me somewhere dangerous!" He skipped away with a sing-song voice. "Don't follow~!"
Megumin, horrified and determined to save him from what was clearly a magic-related issue, tried to run after him. "Chomusuke, don't-"
"I SAID, 'DON'T FOLLOW'!" Lucky simply used his flamethrower to create a fire barrier between himself and the girl, then continued on his way.
While she could step over the blaze, Megumin was frozen solid. Her jaw was agape. She just let her arm bleed. "Ch-chomusuke...?"
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Atomic Chucklenuts
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While Rex was drinking his cherry soda, he heard a loud scream coming from a place he didn’t know. Normally Rex would be lost but he followed the scream to the room where it was coming from and hid behind a wall only to see the Megumin and Lucky. “That girl from the blood gulch.. and Lucky? What are they doing here?” Shortly after quietly asking, Lucky bites Megumin and tells her not to follow, he creates a fire wall to prevent her from doing so. “Is he insane?!”
Rex uses the Boogie Pack to put out the fire, and goes to comfort Megumin. “Hey are you alright? Anyone? Call for help! HEY. ANYONE, MEDIC!”
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Rex uses the Boogie Pack to put out the fire, and goes to comfort Megumin. “Hey are you alright? Anyone? Call for help! HEY. ANYONE, MEDIC!”
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Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
Megumin stood trembling. Was it out of shock, or was it from blood loss? She wasn't sure, but if it was the latter, then she would certainly want to take care of this wound soon...
Not that she was too afraid of the fire, but she was still quite relieved when it suddenly fizzled out in front of her. "Thanks, Sam-Eh?!" Why, it was even better! It was one of the friends she'd made during the journey through Blood Gulch! Unfortuately, it was the one who had scolded her about using her Explosion, so she had to set the record straight. "Hey! This was not me! Samus's friend says I can't use Explosion for a while, or my brain will go beserk forever!"
Speaking of Samus, she had come busting into the scene, Mao Mao in tow. "Megumin, what happened?! Who did this?!" She hastily examined the apprentice's wound.
"Was it him?" Mao Mao hissed, flinging Geraldine at Rex's throat. "It better not have been..."
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Not that she was too afraid of the fire, but she was still quite relieved when it suddenly fizzled out in front of her. "Thanks, Sam-Eh?!" Why, it was even better! It was one of the friends she'd made during the journey through Blood Gulch! Unfortuately, it was the one who had scolded her about using her Explosion, so she had to set the record straight. "Hey! This was not me! Samus's friend says I can't use Explosion for a while, or my brain will go beserk forever!"
Speaking of Samus, she had come busting into the scene, Mao Mao in tow. "Megumin, what happened?! Who did this?!" She hastily examined the apprentice's wound.
"Was it him?" Mao Mao hissed, flinging Geraldine at Rex's throat. "It better not have been..."
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