The General Roleplay

Adachi was watching this situation go down with this... what did they call it? Darkless? Yeah, let's go with that. If they didn't take care of things soon, he might go falling off the boat, and that was the last thing he wanted.



"Persona!"
A rumble came from underwater, causing the man to give a confused noise. Soon enough... THE GREAT OLD ONE, CTHULHU rose from above the water.



"THIS IS NOT MY PERSONA. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME."

Apollo shook his head as the last thing he remembered was a wall of papers and a map doing battle against his head and well body as they tried to stomp him out but luckily it was all a dream... Hopefully. Though it seemed Trucy had somehow dragged him along from that cursed Library and they were now at their destination.



"So this is the place we were looking for huh...? At least there's no way we could've gotten the wrong address or anythi-!"

Suddenly Apollo's hair spikes were sensing great impending danger. He hadn't felt fear like this in... Well since this morning when the goons decided to be goons. It wasn't until he heard the voice he knew it was from his boss.



"I'm sure the person you were speaking of happens to read you loud and clear... H-Haha... T-Trucy...? It's not just me right?"

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Shion could only blink lazily as Tenshi went on about her life for a bit concerning her parental relationships but if she went off and said what she wanted. She might accidentally cause another of those said incidents... So she answered with the bluntness of striking a rock against another smaller rock.



"... It was the biggest pain in the ass that I've felt since I've become so poor I owed my little sister a debt... D-Don't tell her that please... She'll come collect the moment she remembers and I'll have to pull from my broken little tanuki bank again."



"No... She found that one and smashed it open..."

Suddenly thinking about how broke she was caused her to sink down even lower to the ground as she could feel her sister's chuckle as she breaks another of her tiny banks. A small aura blossoming as she felt dejected perhaps this was the despair she always knew.



"Maybe I can take out a loan... It'll be fine... Right?"

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"I-IF! D-Don't!"

Neptune's words seemed to have done little to nothing as IF lept back into the building making it past Iris who was slightly taken back at her bravery.



"So my little Iffy decided the game of cat and mouse was to continue...? How adorable.... I'll only be a moment Neppy darling~"

She smiled as she tossed her blade into the elevator doors slowly prying them open. To this horror. You probably shouldn't have dun that son.



"All this running away is just pissing me off more... Just stand still and it'll be all over~"

Meanwhile the rubble a certain executive of SEGA was buried under shortly seemed to have been moved as a shadow darted across the room zipping around as if it's entire existence was called on the line. It should probably be noted a certain song began playing as the building shook as if willing this figure back to their feet.



"M-Must.... Protect..."

Iris felt a hand on her shoulder gripping firmly while gaining her attention as she glanced back truly annoyed. Perhaps Neptune had decided to take her invitation in the end and dropped the little nurse aside...

"I'm glad you finally decided to join m-"



"SEGA!"

Before she could even finish her sentence she was pulled off her feet with such force the ground beneath Segata began to give way as he shifted his weight like one would be able to do if they had obtained true enlightenment from many years of Sega Saturn. The only thing on his mind? Sega MUST be protected! Nothing else mattered! They were not allowed to perish as they had their whole life ahead of them!



"HEEEYIH!"

With one last grunt he sent the stunned Iris who was gripping the elevator hurling out the same hole IF had used a moment ago in her daring entrance.  Perhaps this was the will of Sega itself he thought as he followed to the edge looking out for this weapon of mass destruction that he was warned about. Hopefully they would carry on and play Sega.



"I-Iris? W-Wait geez if he threw something for that matter that means! Hang on Compa!"



"W-Why does this keep happening?!"

She retreated with her friend still in her arms to the street levels to hopefully avoid the ensuing...

Jessica Ilha wrote:
"Also, we should check the Auditorium's show program. If this City has got any hero-like figure, they're bound to appear on at least one of the shows. Much like Maya's Steel Samurai..."

*The Hobo watched as Apollo had a hole bored into his head by Mia. He had to admit, he was a little shaken, it took him back to his days of training...*

...

Oh boy... wonder what kind of Samurai this one will be. Just as long as it's not Nickel... or the Jammin Ninja.

Mia wrote:"We should look for anything strange, anything out of the blue." Mia chuckled at her unintended pun. "At this point, anything could be a clue, really. For example, I believe we should look around for folders, flyers, any sort of advertising related to Palm Robotics or maybe Big P. If a subsidiary of Palm Robotics really bought this place, there's the possibility we'll find something like that."

You know. I might be presuming things here, but Palm Robotics I'd imagine specialise in... well robotics. I wonder if anything here is related to them?

General Tommy wrote:Tuslo walked over to Billy and cracked her knuckles and neck.  "I could make you talk, y'know," she said, a rather dark grin on her face.  "I may not kill you, but I can make you hurt pretty badly, and I'm sure you don't want to see how badly a Saiyan can make people hurt when we want to.  So why don't you just tell us where it is, and I let you keep your teeth and possible extremities, yes? You'll find this is a very generous offer I'm giving you."

*Billy looks over to Spidey.*

Billy: Y-y...you're seriously gonna let a kid torture me?

...Eh. I don't mind waiting.

Billy: You sick bastard! Alright alright fine! It's the Starway Café down near Minuets.

A café? Pardon me Billy but you don't strike me as the type to hang out waiting for your latte. Tuslo here really enjoys fighting you know, trust me you don't want to feel one of her fists.

Billy: Yeah yeah, it's a front ok. Look there's a door at the back, goes down to a basement club we all meet at.

There, that wasn't so hard was it. Well, have a pleasant wait.

*He shoots a web to a nearby building pulling himself to the roof before turning to Tuslo.*

So... any idea where the heck Minuets is in the first place?

kazuma wrote:

"HEEEYIH!"

With one last grunt he sent the stunned Iris who was gripping the elevator hurling out the same hole IF had used a moment ago in her daring entrance.  Perhaps this was the will of Sega itself he thought as he followed to the edge looking out for this weapon of mass destruction that he was warned about. Hopefully they would carry on and play Sega.



"I-Iris? W-Wait geez if he threw something for that matter that means! Hang on Compa!"



"W-Why does this keep happening?!"

She retreated with her friend still in her arms to the street levels to hopefully avoid the ensuing...

*Lonk watched all this with amazement.*

Woooow!

*His horse started repeatedly pressing the ground floor button.*

The party in the underworld however seemed to have their hands full so they didn't notice two little snakes crawling around watching their movements.



"Hey Pain... Does that brat with the funny hair look kinda familiar...?"



"I dunno Panic. They seems to be riding the ferry though so she must have done some pretty terrible things to wind up here for all places!"



"Wait a minute! That thing she has in her hands! That's one of those thingamabobs isn't it? The ones those pesky kids like to use!"



"You sure...? They could've gotten them from a package of Herc Flakes. I got a collectible Herc action figure this time! It was mail to order though... It even comes with chop action and says over 20 lines!"

Panic gave Pain a small headbutt to keep them on task. Even though he was interested in getting his hands on one of those figures... Hades had already tossed them into the sea twice this week. And it wasn't fun getting back out.



"Stay focused you Nimrod! If that kid is who we think they are... We'll get in nicely with the old flaming torch if we can serve them up on a silver platter... So are you thinking what I'm thinking...?"



".... I should get a new pair of air Hercs...?"



".... Order me a pair as well. And while your at it... Go grab the school intern. Hades should be taking his half century nap after all. Fetch her and meet me at "his"cage... We'll get a promotion in no time! Oh this is gonna be good!"

Flying away in the confusion the two split up with Panic heading deeper inside the cavern while Pain went the opposite direction to fetch a possible school girl who would probably notice how big he was by now.

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Seeing Lapis perk up Rose's normal bright smile couldn't help but form seeing the sparks flying in the air once. More and silently tip toed away motioning for Lion to follow but it seemed he had other plans and laid beside the bed and curled up.



"I suppose you deserved a rest as well... Just remember to not get in the way. Okay?"



"......"

Lion's ears perked up in response seeming to convey many emotions but who can say as this Lion was one of many inspirational words. She however noticed Peridot was laying on the floor herself. You'd think they would want to go see the cause of the disturbance so she did what any good gem would do in the leader position and learned from Greg. Pulled at Peridot's cheeks gently.



"Wakey wake if you sleep for too long you'll miss the chance to purchase those electronics that Pearl like to fiddle with. Or maybe you'll like for me to carry you perhaps? Garnet always seemed to enjoy that."

Peridot being as in her current condition was just going to be babied cutely. It's a good thing she's not awake for this embarrassment. haha.

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Yuki winced as she felt the closed space forming. This was VERY bad. And Kyon was nowhere to be found in the direct area... And to top it off she had to keep her Haruhi safe (from herself) and what seemed like a researcher...



"An explanation? Very well... Then that is what you shall receive. I was told to not tell you of this so soon as it would ruin the surprise. However... Kyon had gone out of his way in an attempt to find things of which you would find appealing... And what better than a city."

Yuki opened her arms wide as a way to point to the city they are in now with her expression still lacking as normal as she continued.



"Full of strange phenomenon... It was supposed to be a coming of age surprise. But it seems you were intelligent as always to deduce the scenario. I apologize for keeping you in the shade of it all..."

Yuki had her eyes on closed space forming hoping the explanation would jolt Haruhi's spirits into a decent one. She really didn't specialize in this sort of thing...

Aqua nods and proceeds to follow behind Vespus to Palm Robotics.

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Sudden Cthulu appearance? Madotsuki is not fazed. She's seen weirder.

Madotsuki continues to spam Knife Stab on the Shark Thing.

Regiwi wrote:
Pi pi pi.

"Hmm?"

Red tilted her head at the Detective for a moment. He was asking about something... That had happened before. What was it? Oh, maybe it was-



"Oh! You mean the kid with the spiky hair? I-I think he followed us, but-"

Then she stopped. Maybe it was a kid, but that didn't move. She thought a bit more.

"Oooooooh!! Maybe it's the new other kid, right? Yeah, I was... not wondering about that! But we can check anyway!"

She'd gladly follow the Detective up to the room where they might find Hau. She'd even give him a nudge to see if he woke up. Not with the sword, thankfully.

"Oi! You OK, human?"

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Regiwi wrote:
An admirable mission... although I don't quite see why that required all those armed guards around my TARDIS. Still... I suppose it's not much different from UNIT. Very well then, I will help you with these matters. I have quite a bit of experience with this situation as it is.

"Oh, that wasn't us. The city still has a police force, so they gotta investigate when something upsets the order with a bang! Which your ship kind of did when it crashed on traffic. No offense."

Zinnia gazed away for a while.

"I'm impressed they even have people available! They have been dealing with a ton of crimes lately."

Regiwi wrote:
Hm... speaking of mysteries actually. Was there by any chance a restaurant in this city that went entirely missing? McDolans I believe?

"Why, yes indeed! A well-informed gentlemen you are! Yes, that particular fast-food chain is the city's most popular choice, but it was found uprooted from its very foundations! What's more, we found no trace of the building so far, and hardly an eye-witness to speak of. The only gentleman we found was talking about a sparkling pink Sneasel, of all things. Can you believe it?"

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Regiwi wrote:*Eyeguy might regret what he's just tried however when he sees into the King's mind...

Oh.











Oh no.



"..."

Eye Guy scrolled about the terrifying landscape that it was The King's mind. He would never be the same.

But thankfully, it was not over to him.

Ame wrote:With a click the eight stickybombs surrounding the Main Eye, exploded all at once!


"KABBOOOOOOOOM!!!! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

As the explosion soared high, Eye Guy was caught up in the middle. The explosion was followed by another, bigger explosion from behind, as bad effects mandate.



Eye Guy was no more. The King's forces were victorious in defeating the monster.

From the moon, the Empress of Evil observed the fight...



"Aaaggh, those rotten, repugnant rascals! How dare they get in the way of my plans! AAAAGGGH, if I just had my staff, Eye Guy would have squashed them all to mush!"

The monsters and minions within the chamber did their usual gig of offering pointless support or "We'll get them next time!" kind of dialog. Rita was hearing none of that.

"Finster!!!"

"Y-Yes, my queen? That was very unfortunate of a battle, I'm sure." The poor monster steeled himself. However, the Empress, despite her face, was being less petty this time.



"Give me a report! What did Eye Guy see on that buffon's mind!?"

Finster shook.

"A-Ah, my Queen, I'm afraid that's not advisable to-"

"CHECK IT NOW! AND TELL ME!"

"Right away, my queen!"

Checking a device that he had in hand, the monster looked sickly at the sights that the mind read gave him.



"Ah, I hope my head can survive..."

...

After becoming an expert in all things YTP, he noticed that, if you skipped every 13th frame in reverse chronological order and passed the information through a giant hash 32 times within the hour, it actually held a hidden message.

The King's Mind wrote:
"Noooo! I'm not going to believe ship!"

"I-I'm sorry, but I'm telling you, it doesn't exist."

"Enough! My boi and Zelda are here! It must exist!"



"E-Even if you say that... It doesn't. Look, I searched! If I couldn't find it, nobody will! And you should know that."

"Woooooooah!"

"Wait! Ugh... I get how he feels, I really do. But I can't do anything about it..."

"Hmm. Most intriguing. My queen!"

Finster finally called his liege after binge-watching the YTPs. Rita came over quite fast.

"Ahhh, finally! Now, Finster, tell me what you found out!"



"I believe I found something important! That... disturbed individual has had contact with someone who claims to know all things secret! If that is true, it'd be most helpful to find your staff!"

"And who IS this person!?"

"I-I'm afraid the footage was bad at showing it, but don't worry! I know just how to track it, my queen! Just give me some time to prepare a monster!"

"EXCELLENT, Finster! We move as soon as possible!"



"HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!"

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"!!"

Tensions were rising. Tuslo morphed further, though Mewtwo could feel no change in anything. Astrid felt more aggressive. Mewtwo had truly caught on to their being worthy opponents. Though his own power did not rise any further, all around him was now waving and turning as reality itself struggled to follow what was happening.

Surf

Making use of the rain, he'd now make a wave of water surge and splash all around. Because of the change in the ground, it will not affect most of the survivors for now: but it will make its way to those up to his level, like Tuslo and Astrid, spreading in high pressure all around him.

Nenilein wrote:Lynne was impressed by the Doctor's lack of preparedness.



"Well, where do we even *need* to be? Finding out that much would be a nice start."

Lynne wouldn't be the only one. Though Weiss still did hear that the Doctor knew roughly where the fall was.



"We're going to the sewers. The system in this city is one of the most complex and sturdy I've seen, and Spider-Man thought it was our best bet to wait out there. I agree with him."



"... But the Doctor's right. It's not empty. Heck, it's dangerous too. But it's less dangerous than here. Just stay on your toes, OK, officer?"

After all this casual running, they finally reached an area that at first seemed like a mostly open field, but housed a gaping, irregular big crater on the ground, part of which seemed to be an already existing line of the sewers, coupled with stairs and everything. It was not blocked by debris, too, so it funneled downward.



"Ok, this is it! Guys, go! I'll follow once everyone is through!"

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Nenilein wrote:

Madotsuki tried Knife α!
103 Damage to the Heartless!


Rena flailed around!
10 Damage to the Heartless!


The Heartless is attacking!
75 Damage to Rena!

Komachi slacked off!
0 HP restored!

As Komachi was holding back, she was the only one that had the chance to see that Panic and Pain were talking nearby, but because she didn't mind it nor did she feel like listening in too hard, she didn't interrupt them. She did look in their direction as they faded in the distance.



"Demons in this realm seem really small for some reason."



"But I like the red one. He seems to know where the money's at."

She'd be calm, until-

Purge wrote:
A rumble came from underwater, causing the man to give a confused noise. Soon enough... THE GREAT OLD ONE, CTHULHU rose from above the water.



"THIS IS NOT MY PERSONA. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME."

"Uh oh...!"

Komachi wasn't taking much seriously, but The Great Old One was one of those things that strikes fear even in the hearts of those that do not usually feel it.

Panicking, Komachi momentarily forgot that she can actually manipulate distance, and just rowed her scythe once by the side of the boat so as to make the boat go full speed AWAY from Chtullu, as if it had a powerful engine of its own.

Don't worry, she has her customers in mind, at least a little bit. They may still feel the full brunt of the sudden acceleration, but if one is to end up falling, they'll find themselves still on the boat, part of Komachi's power.

She may or may not be going the same way Pain did.

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From a sudden panic attack, Iffy felt saved when Segata got a hold of Iris. She didn't fear for Plutia's life. After all, the most that a throw outside could do was revert Iris back to non-CPU form, right?

Segata wrote:

And maybe that was what DID happen.

But the explosion was shocking all the same.

And they might be next.



"..."

".........."

".............."

"Oh no."

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kazuma wrote:Suddenly thinking about how broke she was caused her to sink down even lower to the ground as she could feel her sister's chuckle as she breaks another of her tiny banks. A small aura blossoming as she felt dejected perhaps this was the despair she always knew.



"Maybe I can take out a loan... It'll be fine... Right?"

"Woah! Were you in so much trouble?"

For once, Tenshi forgot about the worries she had. Not because Shion's were so impressively big: it was more like she was amused about how low the situation had gotten. But nevertheless, it also didn't sit right to see Shion sinking on the ground like a raindrop. She shifted in place to try hugging Shion from behind to lift her up from the ground a bit



"No way do the humans or anyone out there let you get a loan! After what you two pulled off last time, it's obviously bad business!"



"But think about it! Your sister is training with that Buddhist monk now, right? Don't monks have to let go of all their earthly wants to reach enlightment? Maybe you won't even need to worry about a loan then!"



"But in case you do, just come with me! If all goes as I plan, we'll either get the humans' favor and we can do whatever we want, or we can loot the newcomers and get the money you need! How about it?"

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Triple wrote:"Gimme a fucking break, pops. Did the guy turn your water into wine or something?"


"'Hands up and a big Hallelujah for the great Messiah. Bend over and get ready to receive a blessing up your ass.' Get real already."

She turned to Kino and the other girl with the long hair.

"Hey, brats should stay out of bars, 'kay? Go look for a dead animal or something."

Well, that was one way of addressing someone. Kino didn't know if the last part was an expression or not. She always had to wonder, with the amount of different places she went to.

Maybe she should ask. But it was hard to tell how the lady would take that. But should she even be worried about riling her up?



"Why do you say that, Miss?"

Aliucon wrote:


"Oh, that wasn't us. The city still has a police force, so they gotta investigate when something upsets the order with a bang! Which your ship kind of did when it crashed on traffic. No offense."

Zinnia gazed away for a while.

"I'm impressed they even have people available! They have been dealing with a ton of crimes lately."

Hm, so I can imagine. A disturbance like this often results in a rise in crime Miss... Zinnia I believe it was?

"Why, yes indeed! A well-informed gentlemen you are! Yes, that particular fast-food chain is the city's most popular choice, but it was found uprooted from its very foundations! What's more, we found no trace of the building so far, and hardly an eye-witness to speak of. The only gentleman we found was talking about a sparkling pink Sneasel, of all things. Can you believe it?"

A pink weasel? I would very much believe it Officer Looker.

So then... this is the same city as I suspected.

*He suddenly takes off his coat hanging it up on a coatrack nearby and heading over to one of the work desks.*

Well then! I suppose I should get acquainted with this lab. Oh.

*He then notices what's lying on the desk.*


My word...
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The King's Mind wrote:
"Noooo! I'm not going to believe ship!"

"I-I'm sorry, but I'm telling you, it doesn't exist."

"Enough! My boi and Zelda are here! It must exist!"



"E-Even if you say that... It doesn't. Look, I searched! If I couldn't find it, nobody will! And you should know that."

"Woooooooah!"

"Wait! Ugh... I get how he feels, I really do. But I can't do anything about it..."

*Memories had resurfaced for the King... deep inside his mind, memories he'd tried to forget...*

The Council of Kings wrote:

What do you mean I'm not canon?

Hark, you're a good King, and as it goes you've actually done quite a lot but...

What he's saying is, you're still from just non-canon sources.

What?

He's right. Hark you have to accept it.

Well what about that guy?

Hey, I appeared in the official instruction book! I'm an integral part of the backstory ok?

Well what about him, he's dead!

So what? Did you hear the music in my dungeon? Maybe I can play it for you sometime Harky!

Oh no not again. Look, I'm sorry Hark, just you're not canon no matter how you look a-

Erm.

...Just leave.

Dooohhh...

...ship...

As the explosion soared high, Eye Guy was caught up in the middle. The explosion was followed by another, bigger explosion from behind, as bad effects mandate.



Eye Guy was no more. The King's forces were victorious in defeating the monster."

*Though he was destroyed, the harshest blow he had performed had destroyed something within the King.*

...

...

Enough. I'm going.

Your Majesty?

*Not answering. The King began to retreat from the battlefield.*
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"..."

".........."

".............."

"Oh no."

*Link looked to IF*

Wow! What are all those bombs?
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Weiss wrote:After all this casual running, they finally reached an area that at first seemed like a mostly open field, but housed a gaping, irregular big crater on the ground, part of which seemed to be an already existing line of the sewers, coupled with stairs and everything. It was not blocked by debris, too, so it funneled downward.



"Ok, this is it! Guys, go! I'll follow once everyone is through!"

Now just hold on a moment.

*He picks up a small stone of rubble from nearby. Throwing it down onto some sort of faded pattern on the floor leading up to the crater. Was it... a hopscotch grid? He then proceeded to hopscotch along the grid stopping at the edge of the crater.*

Good. Seems it's not too deep.

Come on then! There's no time for fun and games you know.

*He then hops down landing on a walkway in the sewers below.*

Hell, sort of wrote:The party in the underworld however seemed to have their hands full so they didn't notice two little snakes crawling around watching their movements.



"Hey Pain... Does that brat with the funny hair look kinda familiar...?"



"I dunno Panic. They seems to be riding the ferry though so she must have done some pretty terrible things to wind up here for all places!"



"Wait a minute! That thing she has in her hands! That's one of those thingamabobs isn't it? The ones those pesky kids like to use!"



"You sure...? They could've gotten them from a package of Herc Flakes. I got a collectible Herc action figure this time! It was mail to order though... It even comes with chop action and says over 20 lines!"

Panic gave Pain a small headbutt to keep them on task. Even though he was interested in getting his hands on one of those figures... Hades had already tossed them into the sea twice this week. And it wasn't fun getting back out.



"Stay focused you Nimrod! If that kid is who we think they are... We'll get in nicely with the old flaming torch if we can serve them up on a silver platter... So are you thinking what I'm thinking...?"



".... I should get a new pair of air Hercs...?"



".... Order me a pair as well. And while your at it... Go grab the school intern. Hades should be taking his half century nap after all. Fetch her and meet me at "his"cage... We'll get a promotion in no time! Oh this is gonna be good!"

Flying away in the confusion the two split up with Panic heading deeper inside the cavern while Pain went the opposite direction to fetch a possible school girl who would probably notice how big he was by now.

Komachi slacked off!
0 HP restored!

As Komachi was holding back, she was the only one that had the chance to see that Panic and Pain were talking nearby, but because she didn't mind it nor did she feel like listening in too hard, she didn't interrupt them. She did look in their direction as they faded in the distance.



"Demons in this realm seem really small for some reason."



"But I like the red one. He seems to know where the money's at."

She'd be calm, until-

Adachi was watching this situation go down with this... what did they call it? Darkless? Yeah, let's go with that. If they didn't take care of things soon, he might go falling off the boat, and that was the last thing he wanted.



"Persona!"
A rumble came from underwater, causing the man to give a confused noise. Soon enough... THE GREAT OLD ONE, CTHULHU rose from above the water.



"THIS IS NOT MY PERSONA. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME."





Sudden Cthulu appearance? Madotsuki is not fazed. She's seen weirder.

Madotsuki continues to spam Knife Stab on the Shark Thing.




"Uh oh...!"

Komachi wasn't taking much seriously, but The Great Old One was one of those things that strikes fear even in the hearts of those that do not usually feel it.

Panicking, Komachi momentarily forgot that she can actually manipulate distance, and just rowed her scythe once by the side of the boat so as to make the boat go full speed AWAY from Chtullu, as if it had a powerful engine of its own.

Don't worry, she has her customers in mind, at least a little bit. They may still feel the full brunt of the sudden acceleration, but if one is to end up falling, they'll find themselves still on the boat, part of Komachi's power.

She may or may not be going the same way Pain did.

Somewhere, deep inside Nyarlathotep was laughing at the destruction his vessel minion incorrect life choice was unleashing. 

"MUHAHAHAH! YES! SUFFER! SUFFERRRRRR!"

Adachi may hear this desperate glee. 

Cthulhu's first blow, is, of course, more than enough to obliterate the Heartless, but Madotsuki helped, of course.



Anyway, the defeated Heartless drops something golden into the boat. Rena's eyes would shine. Could this be...?



...It is! A fragment! Huh... This one appears to be a blank, though. Oh well. She'd work that out later.

For now, she had to hold on. For Komachi was scared of Cthulhu, and if there's one thing to be feared more than the wrath of Cthulhu, it's the wrath of a freaked out Touhou girl!



"....!!!"

Rena screamed as the boat dashed off.

Library of something wrote:Apollo shook his head as the last thing he remembered was a wall of papers and a map doing battle against his head and well body as they tried to stomp him out but luckily it was all a dream... Hopefully. Though it seemed Trucy had somehow dragged him along from that cursed Library and they were now at their destination.



"So this is the place we were looking for huh...? At least there's no way we could've gotten the wrong address or anythi-!"

Suddenly Apollo's hair spikes were sensing great impending danger. He hadn't felt fear like this in... Well since this morning when the goons decided to be goons. It wasn't until he heard the voice he knew it was from his boss.



"I'm sure the person you were speaking of happens to read you loud and clear... H-Haha... T-Trucy...? It's not just me right?"

Trucy, however, showed little understanding for Apollo's thin nerves.



"Geez, Polly, what are you getting so freaked out for! It's just a communicator! See?" She points at the small device. However, the fact that Apollo's attention is more on their surroundings doesn't slip past her.



"Don't tell me... You're scared of haunted houses?"

She gave him one very judgmental look. Apollo was a grown man, after all! At least she thought he was. It was kind of hard to tell with him sometimes. Especially because he tended to act like a teenager almost more than she did. 

Temple, I guess wrote: She however noticed Peridot was laying on the floor herself. You'd think they would want to go see the cause of the disturbance so she did what any good gem would do in the leader position and learned from Greg. Pulled at Peridot's cheeks gently.



"Wakey wake if you sleep for too long you'll miss the chance to purchase those electronics that Pearl likes to fiddle with. Or maybe you'll like for me to carry you perhaps? Garnet always seemed to enjoy that."

Peridot being as in her current condition was just going to be babied cutely. It's a good thing she's not awake for this embarrassment. haha.

"Ungh..." Peridot growned at the other gem's touch. Only when she hears Rose's very much Quartz-y voice, she shoots up, at once waking.



"N-No, commander!! I wasn't slacking of at all, I've been analyzing the data regarding the density of the material surrounding the---"

She stopped abruptly when she came face to face with Rose.



"..."

Intimidated, she backed away a little.

Right, Rose Quartz. Rose Quartz.
She still felt flustered around this gem. Actually, now more than before... She was so imposing and strong and impressive and also that fusion...!

At very least, she could clearly understand the admiration the other Crystal Gems had for her now. This gem was certainly charismatic...

Looker's Office, maybe? wrote:"Hmm?"

Red tilted her head at the Detective for a moment. He was asking about something... That had happened before. What was it? Oh, maybe it was-



"Oh! You mean the kid with the spiky hair? I-I think he followed us, but-"

Then she stopped. Maybe it was a kid, but that didn't move. She thought a bit more.

"Oooooooh!! Maybe it's the new other kid, right? Yeah, I was... not wondering about that! But we can check anyway!"

She'd gladly follow the Detective up to the room where they might find Hau. She'd even give him a nudge to see if he woke up. Not with the sword, thankfully.

"Oi! You OK, human?"

Cradling the Malasada a little tighter and getting sugar on his face in the process, Hau began to mumble in his sleep.



"Ha ha... finally... We did it, Raichu...! Lookamee gran'pa... I'm the... greatest Kahuna... who ever set foot on... these islands..." *snoooorrrrr*

Maybe if you take away his snack he'll wake up. That, or you could try getting Raichu awake first. 

Aliucon wrote:



"We're going to the sewers. The system in this city is one of the most complex and sturdy I've seen, and Spider-Man thought it was our best bet to wait out there. I agree with him."



"... But the Doctor's right. It's not empty. Heck, it's dangerous too. But it's less dangerous than here. Just stay on your toes, OK, officer?"

After all this casual running, they finally reached an area that at first seemed like a mostly open field, but housed a gaping, irregular big crater on the ground, part of which seemed to be an already existing line of the sewers, coupled with stairs and everything. It was not blocked by debris, too, so it funneled downward.



"Ok, this is it! Guys, go! I'll follow once everyone is through!"



Now just hold on a moment.

*He picks up a small stone of rubble from nearby. Throwing it down onto some sort of faded pattern on the floor leading up to the crater. Was it... a hopscotch grid? He then proceeded to hopscotch along the grid stopping at the edge of the crater.*

Good. Seems it's not too deep.

Come on then! There's no time for fun and games you know.

*He then hops down landing on a walkway in the sewers below.*

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"..."

Lynne still doesn't know why they don't just return to the TARDIS, but she follows.

Aliucon wrote:


As the explosion soared high, Eye Guy was caught up in the middle. The explosion was followed by another, bigger explosion from behind, as bad effects mandate.



Eye Guy was no more. The King's forces were victorious in defeating the monster.

The explosion was so great that it sent the Demoman flying as he celebrated his victory.


"Aww, they're gonna hafta glue you back together... IN HELL!!!"

Bender flew far as well and landed in pieces, which came back together quite quickly through the power of science. But of course he stood back up, grabbed a cigar and some whiskey, trying to look as cool as possible.


"And say hi to the Robot Devil for me will ya?"

Regiwi wrote:
*Though he was destroyed, the harshest blow he had performed had destroyed something within the King.*

...

...

Enough. I'm going.

Your Majesty?

*Not answering. The King began to retreat from the battlefield.*

"Oi! Where the devil are ya going?"


"Any idea where he could have gone?"

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At the Aquarium, a pair of youngsters bumped into Apollo, and they were not pleased.


"Hey watch it buddy! Don't ya know its not polite to be standin' there like a numbskull?"

"Whats the matter got no brain that horned skull of yours?"

"Lets leave him, yo. We gonna do our dues here yo!"

"That's right yo! We gotta work here, so stay back bonehead!

The two then proceeded to walk past the group and followed them a bunch of gru-i mean more youngsters like them followed them and headed towards the Employee Area. With a ding of a card key, they all went inside.


"Move yo!"

Meanwhile some of them stood infront of the doors including the Emloyee Area besides the Special Viewing area. And they all did this:

Well, it's dead now, but also. THE BOAT IS SPEEDING. MADOTSUKI IS CLINGING TO THE BOAT EDGE FOR DEAR LIFE.

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Susie is dialing a particular number.

"This is Executive Assistant Susie calling. You are to come to the warehouse immediately. Tell your goons while you're at it. We need to discuss your recent activities dealing with the newcomers. No exceptions."

Archie completely ignored the kids and ran off down the hallway and was completely shocked at what he saw.

"Whoa! Cant believe what me eyes are seein'!"


"Seein' what? Your own idiocy?!"


"POKEMON?!"


"Poke- what?!"


It was indeed Pokemon that Archie saw through the viewing glass. Tons and Tons of Water Type pokemon came into view as it casually swam around the glass without a care in the world. Archie looked at it like he was child at a candy store.

In a rare event, Rohan was completely shocked by what he saw...


"Wha-- What are?!"

And suddenly, a new location appears. Sorry, Aliucon. In a large city, at the top of a tall skyscraper, in a decadent office, a man poured himself his morning scotch. He lovingly guided that perfect, 15 year old liquid from the bottle to the glass (Neat. Scotch on the rocks is for heathens), then picked the glass up and smelled it. He walked over to the large window in his office and nodded as he took his first sip. Yes, today was going to be-

Wait.

The scotch didn't taste right. It wasn't BAD, mind you (that sort of real scotch never is), but the peatiness was off. As if the cask it was in had been... In a different location than it should've been.

The businessman took a second gulp, and then a third as he walked over to his desk and sat down. He gently nudged his red-headed assisstant awake by kicking them in the ribs.

"Grell?"



"Something's wrong with the scotch. I think we may have changed timelines, or perhaps even worlds entirely. I may have just killed this world's Jack Donaghy by SHIFTing into his body!"

Grell woke with a start.



"AUGH!" Grell fell out of the couch unceremoniously. "What the hell, Jack!? I was taking the most wonderful nap before you ruined everything!" He shouted from the floor.

Upon hearing Jack's explanation, Grell quickly stood up. 



"A new world, huh? Hm.... Yes, that seems about right. With how terrible things were getting in our world, the most random things could seem to happen. But I wonder why now? We haven't been conducting any major plans; why were we suddenly booted out of our reality?" He said as he eyed his chainsaw on the coffee table next to the couch. "Well, like it or not, I suppose we're stuck here for the time being. We might as well have some fun, correct?"

"To hell with your fun! We have more important things to do, like see who else is in this world. Let me look something up..." Jack walked over to his computer and made a few quick google searches. "... Grell. Grell, look! I don't see anything about Fowl! My greatest nemesis is just... Gone." He made a few more searches, smiling wider and wider with each result. "Look at all these buisnesses just ripe for the acquisition! Wayne Enterprises, the Togami Corporation, CBS! CBS, Grell!"



"And it seems like this world has a half decent government! Without Princess Celestia's sick, twisted, liberal regulations, we can just start buying these companies up! A real, honest to god monopoly! None of that shadow business crap!"

Apollo wrote:

"I'm sure the person you were speaking of happens to read you loud and clear... H-Haha... T-Trucy...? It's not just me right?"

"That's good to hear."

Phoenix wrote:

You know. I might be presuming things here, but Palm Robotics I'd imagine specialise in... well robotics. I wonder if anything here is related to them?

"Robotics, huh?"

Mia thought for a while on Phoenix' suggestion.


"It's been so long since I last visited an aquarium, do they have robots nowadays?"

Goons wrote:

"Move yo!"

Meanwhile some of them stood infront of the doors including the Emloyee Area besides the Special Viewing area. And they all did this:

Mia noticed when the goons came around and blocked most of the doors.


"Well... It seems we've got only one option now, haven't we?"

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Yuki wrote:
Yuki winced as she felt the closed space forming. This was VERY bad. And Kyon was nowhere to be found in the direct area... And to top it off she had to keep her Haruhi safe (from herself) and what seemed like a researcher...


"An explanation? Very well... Then that is what you shall receive. I was told to not tell you of this so soon as it would ruin the surprise. However... Kyon had gone out of his way in an attempt to find things of which you would find appealing... And what better than a city."

Yuki opened her arms wide as a way to point to the city they are in now with her expression still lacking as normal as she continued.


"Full of strange phenomenon... It was supposed to be a coming of age surprise. But it seems you were intelligent as always to deduce the scenario. I apologize for keeping you in the shade of it all..."

Yuki had her eyes on closed space forming hoping the explanation would jolt Haruhi's spirits into a decent one. She really didn't specialize in this sort of thing...

"A city...? Full of... Strange Phenomenon...? For me...? A... Surprise?"


"So... Tracer really is a time traveler...? And that big guy... Was he really an alien...?"

Haruhi took a while to try and understand Yuki's words and what they meant for her and the world around her. When she did, however...
Closed space? Pfft. Forget about that. Like, forever. Noone can stop Haruhi's excitement now.


"Why didn't you tell me that sooner?"


"I mean, I understand it was supposed to be a surprise, but come on! Do you know how much fun I could be having right now?!"

Haruhi took Yuki by her wrist and tried to exit the alley with her.


"Yuki, forget about Kyon! We're going to explore this city until we see every little thing of it!"


"We've met a time traveler and an alien, what's next~?" She hummed. "An ESPer? A dimentional traveler? A superhero? An evil organization? Santa Claus?"

Haruhi's desire to meet someone new was getting stronger and stronger.


"Oh, right, there's a sniper out there..."

Realizing that the sniper fighting Tracer where they previously where could be a real threat, Haruhi decided it would be better to stay right where she was, at least for the time being. When she leaned against the wall to decide what she could do next, she noticed the man on a lab coat.


"You... You're a scientist...? Oh, a mad scientist, right? Right?"


"Go on! Spill the beans! Tell us everything you know!"

Haruhi probably didn't mean to ask what she's going to hear though.

AmeftoWriter wrote:

"Oi! Where the devil are ya going?"


"Any idea where he could have gone?"

Through the eye of that minion his Majesty seems disheartened!

*As Gwonam said this, he noticed an arrow flying towards him. He narrowly dodges it with his magic carpet.*

SQUADALA! Look and see Ganon's minions!

*Ganon's creatures approach.*


GO N KILL!
*Meanwhile, the King stands alone in the field staring at the battle taking place around him.*

Mah boi... Zelda... I've not heard from you in a month...
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AmeftoWriter wrote:
It was indeed Pokemon that Archie saw through the viewing glass. Tons and Tons of Water Type pokemon came into view as it casually swam around the glass without a care in the world. Archie looked at it like he was child at a candy store.

In a rare event, Rohan was completely shocked by what he saw...


"Wha-- What are?!"

...Holy...
(Well... I wondered what the sealife would be like here... but wow.)

Jessica Ilha wrote:
"It's been so long since I last visited an aquarium, do they have robots nowadays?"

Not to my knowledge, but... given those creatures they have here, who knows what needs they might have that they'd need robots for...

Mia noticed when the goons came around and blocked most of the doors.


"Well... It seems we've got only one option now, haven't we?"

Seems so yeah. Guess it's closing time soon too.

The two then proceeded to walk past the group and followed them a bunch of gru-i mean more youngsters like them followed them and headed towards the Employee Area. With a ding of a card key, they all went inside.


"Move yo!"

(Hm? Doubt I'm going to have much luck there... but I wonder... that card reader might be worth having a look at...)

*Phoenix goes to get a better look at the card reader, trying not to attract the attention of the employee standing nearby.*
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"You... You're a scientist...? Oh, a mad scientist, right? Right?"


"Go on! Spill the beans! Tell us everything you know!"

Haruhi probably didn't mean to ask what she's going to hear though.

Scientist: M-m-m-m-m-mad... scientist? What the hell are you talking about? L-l-look, you've got to get me somewhere safe. He wants me silenced! He wants everyone involved in it silenced!

Tuslo was flying nearby Spider-Man when he asked the obvious question of where they were supposed to go. "Could always ask a local," she commented. "It'd be silly for us to go through a city we don't know without asking someone for directions. I'm good at fighting, but that's about my only skill, punching things really hard and shooting Ki Blasts out of my hands. Still a kid, after all."

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Warrior Astrid and Future Tuslo decided to do the obvious thing to dodge the incoming tidal wave. They flew over it, making the attack miss horribly. Future Tuslo chuckled. "Really, that was all you had?" she asked. "C'mon, try something with a bit more oomph to it! Or would you rather I make the next move?"

Warrior Astrid looked over to Future Tuslo, knowing that Future Tuslo had a plan in mind of some sort. The two of them together could defeat this monster, one way or another.

Giggles wrote:

"To hell with your fun! We have more important things to do, like see who else is in this world. Let me look something up..." Jack walked over to his computer and made a few quick google searches. "... Grell. Grell, look! I don't see anything about Fowl! My greatest nemesis is just... Gone." He made a few more searches, smiling wider and wider with each result. "Look at all these buisnesses just ripe for the acquisition! Wayne Enterprises, the Togami Corporation, CBS! CBS, Grell!"



"And it seems like this world has a half decent government! Without Princess Celestia's sick, twisted, liberal regulations, we can just start buying these companies up! A real, honest to god monopoly! None of that shadow business crap!"

Grell's toothy grin was growing by the second. "My my, with that amount of wealth, I could have any man I've ever dreamed of, including Bassy if he's in this world! You're an utter genius Jack! Let's celebrate! I suggest finding a good, old fashion opium den. That really gets a party started!" he said with a sinister laugh. "Who knows? We could even buy out Funimation!"

Lapis listens to Viridi's explanation in silence, nodding along and smiling when she hears that everything should be fine now. She scoots closer to Viridi, excited to hear from her again, and trying to tune out the two other gems in the background.



"I'm okay. It seems things were pretty bad for a while, huh? I'm glad you're safe from it too."



"Y'know... If you wanna take a break, let's stay right here for a while. I'm really patient."

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Tracer heard the warning whirr of Widowmaker's Infrasight activating, but decided to ignore it anyway as she closed their distance even further with one more blink. She sprays down Widowmaker's cover, not letting her even a second to rest and take position. The adventurer proved to be in a really confrontional mood today, and it showed in her fightstyle.



"Hey now, come on out! Don't you wanna dance with me!?"

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Pit followed Palutena to the entrance, just then looking around and realizing that the environment around Viridi's temple had changed quite a bit. He looked at Palutena once he was done, with a face that showed his quasi-permanent confusion, despite his willingness to explore some more.



"Huh? Lady Palutena, what exactly is this place? How'd the temple move? Seems like I've really missed out on a lot while I was away."

Nenilein wrote:Cradling the Malasada a little tighter and getting sugar on his face in the process, Hau began to mumble in his sleep.



"Ha ha... finally... We did it, Raichu...! Lookamee gran'pa... I'm the... greatest Kahuna... who ever set foot on... these islands..." *snoooorrrrr*

Maybe if you take away his snack he'll wake up. That, or you could try getting Raichu awake first. 

Detective Pikachu wrote:Kahuna? Apparently his grandpa was one or something, and he wanted to follow in his footsteps. Typical Pokémon Trainer from the sounds of it. I started to get curious what sort of journey he'd been on before he arrived here. The Trainer obviously has a Raichu, which means he must have reached a later stage in his journey. He sure seemed fond of that snack too, I wondered what was so great that he'd sleep clutching it. Of course, I didn't go to grab it because of my curiosity, it was more because it was the only way to wake him. The Kid made a good point also about old Spikey. Where'd he gone anyway? He was with us when we went to examine that crash but... I'd sort of lost track of him. First thing's first though, time to eat tha- I mean wake this Trainer up. I hopped up and yanked the Malasada from his arms.

Pi Pi!

General Tommy wrote:Tuslo was flying nearby Spider-Man when he asked the obvious question of where they were supposed to go.  "Could always ask a local," she commented.  "It'd be silly for us to go through a city we don't know without asking someone for directions.  I'm good at fighting, but that's about my only skill, punching things really hard and shooting Ki Blasts out of my hands.  Still a kid, after all."

I guess that's a good point.

Hmm... who's around though.

*He looked around the dark streets, seeing something happening further down. It looks like some guy being beat up by two other thugs.*

Wow... it's busy tonight huh? Maybe that guy will be able to help us though.

*Without waiting for a response he swings down, uppercutting one of the thugs away before webbing them up to a wall. The second brandishes a knife and lunges at Spidey.*

Mind if I cut in?

*Meanwhile, elsewhere in the large city.*

Any1 wrote:Tracer heard the warning whirr of Widowmaker's Infrasight activating, but decided to ignore it anyway as she closed their distance even further with one more blink. She sprays down Widowmaker's cover, not letting her even a second to rest and take position. The adventurer proved to be in a really confrontional mood today, and it showed in her fightstyle.



"Hey now, come on out! Don't you wanna dance with me!?"

*With her Infrasight letting her see Tracer's approach better, she realises she won't have time to set up and take position. The target is her priority, but this irritation should be dealt with if possible. Besides... she almost wanted to take out Tracer more than the target...*

You wish to dance?

*As she says this, Widow takes Tracer up on her offer, using her Ballet skills to quickly roll out from the cover which is now showered with bullets. As she does so she seems to throw something off in some direction before aiming a strike with her rifle at the determined Tracer who'd rushed closer to her.*

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Pit followed Palutena to the entrance, just then looking around and realizing that the environment around Viridi's temple had changed quite a bit. He looked at Palutena once he was done, with a face that showed his quasi-permanent confusion, despite his willingness to explore some more.



"Huh? Lady Palutena, what exactly is this place? How'd the temple move? Seems like I've really missed out on a lot while I was away."

Well. A vortex was opened by some intruders in the temple. We have no idea what they wanted or where it was going to take us, but Viridi asked me to help close it.

We tried to but... it was very powerful, to the point we could barely contain it. We decided instead to perhaps use our Goddess powers to bring the Temple to another universe rather than wherever the vortex was planned to take us, which we did using a combination of the black hole power as well as warp.

And here we are. It's not ideal of course but it beats possibly being warped into a sun or something.

Where this is though, I must admit I have no idea.

That's where you come in Pit. How do you feel about a chance to stretch your wings after being cramped up on that ship?

*Should Pit accept, he will be granted the power of flight and sent out into the skies of Gensokyo.*

"Hmm... Hmm...?"

His cuddly deliciousness removed from his arms, Hau was finally beginning to come to. Desoriented, he touched around for a bit, until he finally spotted the paws of the malasada-thief, along with the rest of their body... Aha!



"Woah!!" He sat up at once. "I knew it! The funny Pikachu with the hat was real! Ha ha ha, awesome! Hey, Raichu, check it out! Our little friend's still here!"

"Raiiii....."

Raichu was still dozing a bit, but eventually it sat up, rubbing its eyes. It caught a glimpse of Pikachu, P.I. 

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"..."

It was strange that they didn't counterattack immediately. After being pumped, Mewtwo expected direct attacks. This was not how he envisioned the battle to continue.

But he could always try to force their hand. His Rain Dish kept him properly healed under rain, so he had a moment to do something else himself.



"...!"

Perish Song

She chanted in such a way that the air would be heavier and dread would fall upon less powerful beings all around. Most of the survivors should be out of hearing range at this point, but anyone close by (and even the buildings, to some extent, which shook and moved with the same reality warps that their combined powers were making before) is now set to a timer before faiting.

Mewtwo's Soundproof

But as it happened, Mewtwo wasnt't. And so the being steeled itself.

Meanwhile, farther away from there:

Regiwi wrote:*He picks up a small stone of rubble from nearby. Throwing it down onto some sort of faded pattern on the floor leading up to the crater. Was it... a hopscotch grid? He then proceeded to hopscotch along the grid stopping at the edge of the crater.*

Good. Seems it's not too deep.

Come on then! There's no time for fun and games you know.

*He then hops down landing on a walkway in the sewers below.*

"... You can't be serious."

Despite Weiss' complaints, it's not like she could do anything about. She just waited until his landing so that she could slide down and do the same, once everyone was in. Now they found themselves in the sewers, which were mostly covered and barely, indicating they've been used somewhat often before.



"OK, everyone. We have a few different bunkers. The closest one is down over that direction and following the farthest left. It's gonna be a bit of a way."



"Doctor, follow us. If your ship really feel over this direction, then it's likely it's on the far end of this path. Everyone, watch out for the enemy patrol. Do NOT engage!"

Over the way Weiss pointed, there would be some movement noise. Maybe some hovering, maybe heavy armor being displaced. At any rate, it wasn't pleasant.

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This was weird.

In her hurry to get away from Ye Olde Boi Chtullu, Komachi didn't once think that the summoning of it might have been temporary like a Persona's.

So when she didn't feel the thing pursuing, she slowed the boat until it naturally stopped. It is still by land, and a bit farther towards the path Pain had taken earlier.



"Ah. Suddenly I don't hear voices of the deep anymore. Just the ones that are normally in the background."



"Sorry for the turbo ride. But seems like everyone's still OK. So, uh, sir? Don't do that again."

As she settled herself back to sitting on the boat, she noticed something.

Komachi's Gaze for Finding the Munnies wrote:

"Oh, shiny! Did that creature drop gold? Seems like a very weird coin."

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Nenilein wrote:

"Woah!!" He sat up at once. "I knew it! The funny Pikachu with the hat was real! Ha ha ha, awesome! Hey, Raichu, check it out! Our little friend's still here!"

Well, that was a chirpy human. Red was only ever this excited when getting into convos about her favorite shows: certainly not after waking up.

"Uh..."



"Hm."

She looked at the Pikachu race having a conversation. It was unfortunate how, despite being a monster herself, Red really didn't understand them much better than Hau.

So she was kind of forced into the conversation.



"Uhm...."

"...."

".."

":"

"Hi??"

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Any wrote:

"I'm okay. It seems things were pretty bad for a while, huh? I'm glad you're safe from it too."



"Y'know... If you wanna take a break, let's stay right here for a while. I'm really patient."

"I'm used to things getting hectic every now and then, but I just feel like we've run a marathon on things that could go wrong in a day."



"I'd very much like to just stay here with you for now."

Viridi let out a sigh of relief. Lapis scooting closer made Viridi feel giddy- The kind of giddy she would be embarassed to admit to herself or to whoever else, but that for now, she had no trouble enjoying it. In fact, she'd lean closer to Lapis deliberately, aiming to be lightly resting against her arm. She was tired, after all: but she also liked how it was to be in that position in general, if Lapis allowed it.

"Come to think of it, when you came here, you just wanted a calm place, huh..." Viridi's voiced eased into a calmer tone than usual. "... Sorry that took so long."

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Regiwi wrote:*He then notices what's lying on the desk.*




My word...

"Hm?"

Zinnia and Looker scooted over. They weren't surprised by the... thing on the desk, but they were pretty grave about it.



"Right. That's something that the detective brought in earlier. It's like nothing we've ever seen. It's corrupted beyond recognition, but the detective thinks it's a body."



"I'm afraid so. This is a most deplorable state of affairs! We planned to examine it thoroughly when we had enough personnel, but as you know, we hadn't opened business yet."

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Regiwi wrote:
Wow! What are all those bombs?

"T-This is the might... of Segata Sanshiro..."

She shook her head. She had to snap out of her trance now that Iris wasn't around.



"W-We need to leave soon, otherwise we're next...!"

Nenilein wrote:

"Woah!!" He sat up at once. "I knew it! The funny Pikachu with the hat was real! Ha ha ha, awesome! Hey, Raichu, check it out! Our little friend's still here!"

"Raiiii....."

Raichu was still dozing a bit, but eventually it sat up, rubbing its eyes. It caught a glimpse of Pikachu, P.I. 

-Huh...- Raichu said in Pokemon-speak. -Man, your fashion sense is so off... So Kanto. Lemme guess, you're a mainland mouse? Figures you'd be into tacky hats. That kid's friend's just as bad... New hairstyle every other week, I tell you.-

Detective Pikachu wrote:I held onto the food tightly, not because I wanted to eat it or any such thing, just as I was listening so intensely. This Trainer was odd, he seemed so happy, like the smile on a Wooper's face even during the worst of times. He was talking almost as if he wondered if he'd dreamed up being here before, but seemed to be coming to a realisation now. The Kid started trying to make conversation, emphasis on trying. It was then that he... woke the Raichu. So, this Trainer had a friend who was from Kanto then? I couldn't hold back however, once the smug Raichu started up from replying to him, telling him how I was shocked to find a Raichu being so full of himself and how it was something I'd never seen before now.

Pikaaaaa.
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"Right. That's something that the detective brought in earlier. It's like nothing we've ever seen. It's corrupted beyond recognition, but the detective thinks it's a body."



"I'm afraid so. This is a most deplorable state of affairs! We planned to examine it thoroughly when we had enough personnel, but as you know, we hadn't opened business yet."

Yes... a corruption is right. Whatever has done this has altered reality itself to... create this. Normally I'd need to run some tests to identify such a thing but... I can feel this myself.

That Detective of yours is right. This was a living creature once... what you're dealing with here is beyond the capabilities of even the most powerful antagonistic beings I've met so far in this ongoing situation. Which worries me.

*He looks down at the Missingno.*

What happened to you...
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"T-This is the might... of Segata Sanshiro..."

She shook her head. She had to snap out of her trance now that Iris wasn't around.



"W-We need to leave soon, otherwise we're next...!"

The elevator finally reaches the ground floor, the doors opening as a familiar sound informs them the elevator has reached it's destination.*

Wow! I guess we'd better get going...

*Link pats his horse.*

Go ahead, Stuff! We've gotta get going to Koridai?
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Aliucon wrote:

"OK, everyone. We have a few different bunkers. The closest one is down over that direction and following the farthest left. It's gonna be a bit of a way."



"Doctor, follow us. If your ship really feel over this direction, then it's likely it's on the far end of this path. Everyone, watch out for the enemy patrol. Do NOT engage!"

Over the way Weiss pointed, there would be some movement noise. Maybe some hovering, maybe heavy armor being displaced. At any rate, it wasn't pleasant.

*The Doctor paused. The childish look on his face was suddenly wiped away as he heard a sound off in the direction Weiss was pointing. Memories came flooding back to him.*

We need to go another way... now.

Jack nodded at Grell's suggestion.



"Grell, you're... I was going to say a genius, but I won't lie to you. You're of average intelligence at best. Either way, that was a good idea. I'll make the purchase right away... wait." He looked at the phone, then dialed a different number than he planned on dialing. "I need to find out if she's here. She'll try to talk me out of my capitalist endeavors..."

At that moment, Vanitas' phone would begin to ring. I think.

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In yet another office, a deal was going down. A shady deal, between pure evil, a wild card, and a man who once pooped the bed.



"Frank, you cannot expect me to just give you my secrets for money. I know you possess something far, far more... valuable."



"If it's my rum ham recipie, forget it! I don't care if you've got the holy grail, nothing is worth that. How dare you? Ill-"

Frank was cut off by his friend and roommate, Charlie, putting a hand on his shoulder.



"SIDEBAR! SIDEBAR! I CALL SIDEBAR!"  Charlie pulled frank away into a corner and began to talk to him in the world's loudest whisper. "Look, you said you knew this guy. Jesus, Frank. Aren't we here to make a deal? Remember that show, Shark Tank? He's the shark and we're the tank!"



"Charlie, I know this guy. I did business with him way back. He could do terrible things with the rum ham!"



"Ahem. Gentlemen, let me put some fears to rest. I simply wish for Frank to join me in a meeting with some investors. With a legend like him on our team, the project will absolutely move forward."



"Oh, that's it? That's nothing. Of course I'll do that for money." Frank started to extend his hand when charlie swatted down.



"HOLD ON! ... what if we wanted you to sweeten the pot? What does Charlie get out of this, huh...?"

Outside of the office that this sweet deal was taking place in, a secretary sat, flat and bored.



"..."

In this same office that a man sucking helium, Danny DeVito and a homeless comedy writer were doing a shady business deal together, another man had arrived with an agenda of his own. This man was a rational man, ceritifiably sane if you actually knew how to apply the DSMV, one who was just wrapped in a dark and sinister plot. This man was Ted Hartrup.

Crudely animated, this man who had the face shape of Handsome Squidward and facial features designed by the worst MS Paint artist known to man stumbled over to the reception desk with loud thumping footprints that sounded like the FBI knocking on Giggles' front door. The secretary would likely notice this man had comical ACME dynamite strapped to himself as well.


"There's nobody home! She's trying to frame me! You tell that Bridget to get out here right now, or I'll blow us all to hell!"