Lunar: A Story Forgotten Session 33 Log Session Start: Sun Oct 5 20:09:42 1997 =============================================================================== Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as "Gamemaster, Teal, Weapons Clerk, Magic Clerk, Armor Clerk, Blunt Smoker, Bar Fly, Semi-Sober Men, Rongar, Destiny, Pharos Mia Ausa as "Cleo" Ghaleon Dragonstar as "Zigfried" Ryouga Hibiki as "Kyoko" Scott Kroush as "Scott" Captain Blake as "Ebony, Nina" Michael Gibson as "Rand" DNW (Gaelin) as "Nazdrag, Voice" Windstar as "Darken" Danny Capote as "Jack [Daniels]" ================================================================================ ===GAME ON=== --The party walks through the Salyan Desert, heading towards the town of Larpa...-- --Actually, they are in Larpa, so please ignore this GM's faulty memory. :P-- * Nina reiterates last weeks ending, drags Zig towards the weapons shop. "Come on, I need a new whip." Teal: "Well, where to first? Shops? Tavern? What?" Scott: "I'll check out the tavern... I don't need any weapons." * Zigfried follows along, not having much choice in the matter. Ebony: "Wonder if they have a catnip drink..." Teal: "NOT THE CATNIP UNCLE!" Scott: "All I can really use is a couple of Starlights." Teal: "You remember what that stuff does to you, don't you!?" Ebony: "Oh c'mon... that's only when I OD." Teal: "Which you do every time you get into that stuff... That plant's more addictive to dragons than tobacco is to humans!" Ebony: "... Just a little?" * Scott turns to Cleo... "Hey, Cals... why not come with me to the tavern?" * Nina drags Zig into the weapons shop Teal: "Uncle... NO!" * Zigfried lemmings --Nina and Zig enter the fairly bare weapons shop.-- * Scott looks to the tavern. Ebony: "Fine..." *puts on his best pout look* Weapons Clerk: "Welcome. Sorry, but our stock is kinda low right now. There's been a run with those Mecha-Viles running around..." Weapons Clerk: "I still have some whips lying around though." Nina: "So whatcha got?" * Scott thinks to himself... "This oughta be a good place to get info." * Zigfried rubs his arm while Nina inspects the wares. ---Weapons Store Inventory--- Chain Whip (ATK + 170, Range Atk) [2500 S] Weapons Clerk: "Sorry, but I don't have anything else." Nina: "Fine with me... GIMME!" -Nina acquires Chain Whip * Nina tosses her Barbed Whip to the counter. "Whatcha give me for that?" * Zigfried suddenly remembers he also has an old set of claws to get rid of. * Scott finally enters the weapons shop, if only to sell stuff. * Zigfried digs around in his backpack, half expecting to find leftover food from Ebony as his old claws. * Kyoko enters the shop with Rand. Weapons Clerk: "Anything else I can help with?" Scott: "Yeah... I wanna sell my old stuff." Weapons Clerk: "One sec... Lemme see how much it'll cost..." Ebony: "Shopping... can... not... resist..." * Zigfried pulls out his old claws, tossing away a fish scale that somehow got wedged in there. * Ebony makes a big show of falling asleep -Scott's old stuff sold for 945 S -Nina's old stuff sold for 795 S * Nina examines her new whip, "Think this will keep me alive Zig?" * Scott takes out a sharpening stone and sharpens his sword... * Zigfried smiles. "I think your enemies will already have to work hard to beat you." * Zigfried sells his Razor Claws. -Razor Claws sold for 285 S Weapons Clerk: "Anything else?" Rand: "Yeah, I'd like to sell this Ceramic Sword, Armor, and Diamond Shield..." -Rand's stuff sold for 950 S Nina: "Oh pooh... I have all that old armor to sell too." Ebony: "Zzzzzz.... *snort*" * Nina sells her old armor... probably the exact equipment everyone else is selling Nina: "Here... buy this stuff... I don't need it anymore." * Zigfried sells his old Steel Gear. -Zigfried's Steel Gear sold for 80 S * Cleo sells her old stuffies. * Nina steps out of the weapons shop and makes a few practice cracks of her whip * Teal watches Nina smash a tree stump with it Teal: "That thing looks... er... painful." Nina: "What do you know... I can hit an immobile target" Scott: "You do enough damage as it is, Nina... That thing's gonna be painful to some poor schmuck Neo Pharosian. * Scott decides to head to the magic shop... I need Starlights in the worst way. * Zigfried heads after Scott. --The magic shop as well seems to be fairly barren, but still has some items.-- Magic Clerk: "Welcome..." -Cleo sells her old stuff just before leaving for 950 S Scott: "Okay... let's see an inventory." * Kyoko smiles as she enters the magic shop. ---Magic Store Inventory--- Blessed Amulet (Dod% + 52) [1500 S] Diamond Tiara (Def + 40) [1250 S] Magic Clerk: "Sorry, but things are kinda barren here too. Only the item store seems to be doing well..." Magic Clerk: "I think Ramus must get his stuff off the black market." * Kyoko smiles, "I'll take both..." Scott: "Either that or he's hijacking the supply convoys." Magic Clerk: "Ramus? Naa, he'll never do something that blatantly illegal. He prefers to stay in the gray area." -Kyoko acquires the new items * Nina wraps her whip around her waist, giving herself that naughty, chainy look * Scott looks over to Cleo and smiles... :) Cleo: =) * Cleo smiles back at Scott. Teal: "Well, there's still the item and armor stores, as well as the tavern..." Scott: "Like we really need armor with this laconian stuff, Teal." Scott: "Wait... Zig will... sorry." Zigfried: "What?" Teal: "Exactly. He only got a Laconian Headgear. The heavier armor is too heavy for his taste I think, right?" Kyoko: "Um, can I sell my old stuff? Magic Clerk: "Sure..." * Zigfried shrugs and goes to wait outside the magic store. -Kyoko's old stuff sold for 310 S * Ebony is snoozing while sitting on Zig's shoulder, no small feat Scott: "While you folks take care of the armor shop... Cleo, why don't we look for clues at the tavern... Maybe get a bit of info on these Mecha-Viles and the Devils." Scott: "But... gotta go incognito..." * Zigfried reaches up and strokes the sleeping furry form or Ebony. * Scott puts his face plate, which only covers his mouth and nose, into place on his helmet. Teal: "Where now?" Scott: "Well, Zig needs armor... but we really should check out the gossip at the tavern." Zigfried: "I'll head over to the armor shop, but someone will have to help me along." Teal: "I'll go..." Scott: "I'll head to the tavern." Scott: "Wanna go with me, Cals?" * Kyoko smiles and glomps onto Rand, "I go where he goes." Teal: "Maybe you can also hit the item store?" Zigfried: "Thanks, Teal." * Zigfried shrugs. "Sure." Scott: "Good idea... I need a few Starlights anyway." * Cleo hmms. * Nina hangs with Zig and Teal Kyoko: "I definitely need some Starlights..." Scott: "By the way, Mr. Magic Clerk. What's the story from Vane. How's the Guild holding up?" * Rand smiles at Kyoko, "Let's head to the item shop then." Magic Clerk: "They're doing okay. Fortunately, mechs are weak against magic, so they're staying clear of Vane for the time being." Scott: "That's a relief... but Pharos is still kicking so I'll bet Nephar sends him out soon." Magic Clerk: "You know, for more information, you may want to hit the tavern. If you can mind the drunks and gamblers, lots of good gossip can be heard there..." Scott: "Good idea... Cals... let's check it out." * Cleo nods. "All right...." * Cleo walks with Scott. * Scott heads out to the tavern. Teal: "Wait? Tavern, Armor Store, or Item Store?" * Cleo thinks and smirks. * Kyoko walks to the Item shop with Rand-chan'. Scott: "Pick one..." Zigfried: "I could use the armor..." Teal: "Armor might be a good idea. Then we can go back and spend the leftovers on items." Cleo: "Okay... where are we going?" * Cleo stops for a sec. * Scott sticks with the rest of the party. Teal: "Armor Store perhaps?" Scott: "Works for me..." Cleo: "... Everyone?" Scott: "We're going to the armor store." * Cleo nods. Cleo: "All right." * Kyoko shrugs, "Fine with me." * Cleo turns on her heel and goes in the other direction. * Nina be chillin' wit her homies * Scott keeps sharpening his sword as he walks... --The Armor Store also appears fairly barren.-- Armor Clerk: "Going out of business sale! Come get what we have while we still have it!" Scott: "Man... the resistance is really putting places out of business left and right." * Zigfried asks for the inventory. ---Armor Store Inventory--- Kevlar Suit (Def + 136) [2000 S] Ceramic Guard (Dod% + 55) [1750 S] * Zigfried buys the Kevlar Suit and Ceramic Guard. -Zigfried acquires new stuff * Zigfried sells his old Carbonfiber Guard and Fibersuit. -Sold for 340 S Teal: "Are we all set here now?" Scott: "I think so..." * Kyoko snuggles up to Rand and sighs happily. Ebony: "Zzzzzzzz.... *smiles* 'zura... zzzzzzz..." * Scott sheathes his sword... as it's sharp enough to cut through anything now. Kyoko: "Ebony's having an ecchi dream..." Teal: "Err, I don't wanna think about that..." Scott: "Ky... I wasn't even about to go there." * Kyoko looks at Rand and blushes deep red and says no more. * Nina taps a foot and folds her arms Nina: "We gonna stand here all day?" * Scott heads out to the tavern... * Kyoko walks with Rand wherever he's going, glomped onto his arm happily. Teal: "So, tavern first?" Scott: "Might as well. Need all the info we can get." --The party starts to approach the tavern when...-- * Nazdrag bodily hurls a man out of the Tavern Nazdrag: "Out 'cher go laddie!" Scott: "Is that a bouncer, or just a bar room brawl?" Teal: "Don't look at me." Nazdrag: "Oy, 'em was a bit on tha bagnies an mash eh?" Nina: "Ooooh... a brawl..." * Nazdrag goes back inside Scott: "Hehehe..." Teal: "Wait a sec, isn't that guy..." * Kyoko smiles. Nazdrag: "EY! 'OOS THE ROTTA 'OO WARSHED ME TANKER!" Darken: "Callie, Scott, Zig, Nina, and Ky, I've been wondering where you guys been off to." * Darken dusts himself off * Rand watches the newcomers, unable to understand what they say... Scott: "Darken... been a while." Kyoko: "This is why priestesses don't drink... Unless the world is ending in the next 3 min... Then it's bottoms up..." --As the party approaches the bar, they hear cheesy disco music :P-- * Rand laughs. Darken: "Hello and who would you might be?" * Scott takes Cleo's hand. Nina: "Oh... hiya Darken... got that poison cured huh?" * Darken looks at Rand Darken: "Yes." * Nazdrag is off at a table with a buncha drunks, explaining the finer points of beer-swilling Teal: "Hmm, shall we catch up inside Darken?" Darken: "But it's working slowly so I can't be much of any use to you guys yet." * Rand looks at Darken, "Anoo, hello?" Scott: "So... whatcha been up to since leaving the party, Dark?" * Jack listens intently to Nazdrag. --Just inside the door there is some reject smoking a rather large blunt.-- Darken: "Finding a lead on the Crest of Justice." * Cleo looks around. Blunt Smoker: "Duuuuude! You gotta try this stuff maaaannnnnn!" Cleo: "........." Scott: "Sorry... not my style." Nazdrag: "Yer gotsta mashy 'em a good lot, till ya get tha squeezin's just all pointy-like." Darken: "Follow me guys, and watch your step." * Kyoko snarls at the blunt smoker, "THAT'S BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH!!" --They entire bar seems to be quite full of drunks, but some people seem sober enough to have some useful information.-- Ebony: "Zzzzz..... catnip?" Scott: "Is he talking about stillin'? From what I've learned, moonshinin's still illegal." * Darken leads the crew inside the tavern Blunt Smoker: "Duuudette. If that was the case, why do they call it the 'healing herb.'" * Jack goes over to Cleo. Cleo: "..??" * Scott steps between Jack and Cleo... "Go no further." * Cleo smirks. Darken: "YO!! Nazdrag, we gotta talk." Nazdrag: "Eh Jack-o! Whatch 'er good and tight lad! She's a spitzer if I's ever seen one!" Cleo: "A what?" Kyoko: "Marijuana is a stimulant... It makes your heart race and your brain and judgment flawed..." Teal: "Great... These guys make Uncle Ebony look normal when he's juiced on catnip..." Blunt Smoker: "Whoa. Trippy!" Darken: "Where did you say it was?" Scott: "Teal, this place is a bit rough..." * Jack looks at Scott. "I can't have a conversation with the lady? I'm not gonna hurt her!" Teal: "That's an understatement..." Ebony: "Hey... you make is sound like I do it often!" Teal: "I heard things..." * Cleo peers at the guy with a slight grimace from behind Scott. Ebony: "Who told you?!" * Scott grabs Jack by the collar. "Not while this knight's around you won't hurt her." * Kyoko just looks at Rand and smiles, "My man would never do anything that stupid... Right, Love?" Teal: "Err, mom, for one..." * Darken grabs Nazdrag asks him why he threw him out Ebony: "Azura... never could be quiet when it was an embarrassing story about me..." * Rand smiles, "Right." * Scott flashes his sword at Jack... "Got it?" Darken: "LOVE!??" Teal: "Yep... *sigh*" * Nazdrag points to Scott, "White Knight eh, I betz 'is knickers 'r starched enough to stop lead, eh ladz? * Darken drops Nazdrag Jack: "Don't worry, man. It's not like I'm...... gonna hurt 'er." * Cleo looks at Naz. "Uhhmm.... what are you saying, anyways?" Ebony: "Bet she didn't tell you that she got so high she had to stay behind while we went on with the adventure, and almost ended up as a Ramus commercial." * Nazdrag looks down at Darken, "Whatcher problem laddie?" Scott: "I've fought worse than this bunch...." Teal: "Really? Mom did that!?" Darken: "Where did you say the crest was hmm?" * Kyoko looks at Darken, "Me and Rand are crazy for each other..." * Nina glances around, looking distasteful --Across the bar, some people are playing blackjack...-- Scott: "Still, we're looking for info on the Crest of Justice... if you know someone who has any information at all, tell us." * Tammaris just hangs out. =b Darken: "Ky, you and Rand... Well I'm happy for you Ky." * Jack glares at Scott and walks over to Kyoko. "Hey baby. How's it you go with me and we'll get silly together?" Bar Fly: "Crest o' Justus, hic?" Kyoko: "Yes, what do you know of it?" Nazdrag: *To Scott* "Ain't no justice 'round 'ere squeaky, just hard lotz 'n harder spirits." * Darken pounds the crap out of Jack * Nina walks over to the bar. "You have anything DRINKABLE here?" * Rand holds Kyoko near, "I don't think so." * Tammaris just smiles and messes around boredly with her BFG. =b Scott: "Well...." Bar Fly: *hic* "I think I seen da Crest wid a, err, buy me a beer and I might remember." Bartender: "What? You don't think our drinks are drinkable?" * Kyoko looks at the man, "I'm sorry, I have my Rand-chan..." --Nearby, a couple of fairly sober customers are talking...-- * Ebony is all alone too... pout Darken: "Yeah right Nazdrag." * Kyoko snuggles up to Rand and smiles, "_MY_ love needs not prove anything to Nephar excrement like yourself..." Nazdrag: "You paid me fer wot I knew, and I told ya wot I knew, now bugger off." Nina: "Gimme some of that Hiro wine stuff" Bartender: "Hiro's Special Reserve? That will be 10S." Jack: "That's cause you can't do nothing! You're afraid! Yah piece of s***!" Scott: "This is getting us nowhere." Tammaris: O_o "Whao." * Nina tosses 10 S to the counter * Rand smiles at Kyoko, "Thank you my dear, you're absolutely correct." Darken: "All right Naz, guess I'm outta luck." Nina: "Gimme the bottle and two glasses." -Nina acquires "Booze and Glasses" Nazdrag *to Darken* "Dat 'cah iz laddie." * Scott takes a whiff of Jack's breath. "This guy's got too much blood in his alcohol stream." * Nina walks over to Zig, "Care for a drink?" * Darken whispers to Scott, "Teach him a lesson he'll never forget." --Two of the more sober customers are talking nearby...-- * Rand continues looking into Kyoko's eyes, "What do I have to be afraid of, I've got everything I could ever want..." Semi-Sober Man 1: "Dragonmaster? What the hell are you talking about?" Zigfried: "Sure, Nina." Scott: "Cals, let's check out that sober pair over there." Nazdrag: *To Kyo and Rand* "Git a room yoo two!" Semi-Sober Man 2: "I swear. I saw this guy using Dragon Magic!" * Nina pours a glass and holds it out to him Semi-Sober Man 1: "I think you've had enough for tonight, pal..." * Jack turns to Scott. "SO?! I wanchoo to know that I've got me an alcohol named after m'self!" * Darken whirls around to the other sobers * Tammaris walks over to they guy. "What did he look like?! The man...?" * Scott takes Cleo's hand as the pair walks over to the sober pair. * Zigfried accepts and takes a deep draught of the stuff. Darken: "What did you guys say??" * Cleo listens to the guy. Semi-Sober Man 2: "He was too far away to see, however, I'd recognize the Red Dragon Anger anywhere..." * Nina pours herself a glass and sets the bottle down, sips Scott: "WHAT?" Darken: "Kane..." Darken: "He's nearby." Cleo: "You're kidding! O_o" * Nazdrag goes back to explaining brewery techniques Semi-Sober Man 2: "I'm not kidding... This guy used Red Dragon Anger!" Scott: "He is able to use Dragon Magic since he's the evil equivalent of a Dragonmaster." * Kyoko looks to Nazdrag, "Sorry... just some of your patrons are upsetting my fiancee..." Cleo: "... Uhhmmm..... hmmmm......... if I didn't know better.... I'd swear it was Mr. Dragon cannon... if he wasn't toasted..." Darken: "Where did you see him?" Teal: "True, but... He shouldn't have the same exact spells. They should be somewhat different..." * Nazdrag winks at Kyoko, "Ya get used to it lassie." Semi-Sober Man 2: "Near the ruins of Pentagulia." Cleo: "Then we gotta go!" Scott: "Pentagulia? That's the old Goddess Tower." Darken: "Pentagulia..." * Cleo is about to leave already. ;) * Jack walks over to Nazdrag. "They're not cool! They've gots no respects for people that made an alcohol!" * Scott is about to leave with Cleo. Darken: "Wait, are you guys sure?" * Kyoko smiles, "You're nice though... A rarity in places like this..." * Nina comments to Zig, "We hardly ever have time to stop and relax for a few minutes." Nazdrag: *to Jack* "That's cause dey don't like piss in a bottle Jack-o." * Kyoko almost chokes, "PENTAGULIA?!?!?!!?!?" Semi-Sober Man 2: "Are you nuts? That place is haunted! Strange noises have been coming up from there for the past thousand years!" * Zigfried suddenly realizes that Nina gave him wine. Bleh. =b * Tammaris looks for any other semi-sober guys in the room.... ;) --There is another one sitting in a corner chewing on a branch.-- * Zigfried nods towards Nina's voice. "True." Rand: "Pentagulia?" * Kyoko protests, "You will not see me step one foot in that Zophar infested piece of....." Rongar: "What brings you to a place like this..." Tammaris: "Information." Scott: "Looking for information." Tammaris: "Got any?" * Rongar flips a quarter up in the air repeatedly... Darken: "We're looking for a crest." Rongar: "Yeah, I got some... You gotta beat me, first... Heh." Tammaris: "Beat you?" Darken: "On what?" * Tammaris eyes her gun. ;) * Nina asks seriously, "So if we don't all die, and we do save the world, what do you plan to do next?" Rongar: "The game is blackjack..." Tammaris: "Oh!" * Rand turns at the challenge. Darken: "Blackjack, huh?" Kyoko: "Blackjack... I know the rules..." Cleo: "Hah! We have Rand! He does well and good enough with his spells....." Kyoko: "First to reach twenty-one or closest wins..." Rongar: "Yeah, blackjack..." * Zigfried sets the glass down. "I don't know. Go back to singing I guess." Rongar: "However, what will you be putting on the line..." Darken: "All right, I'm in." * Rongar chews some more on his twig Nina: "Won't that be a bit tame after all this?" * Rand watches intently. Tammaris: "What do you want?" Darken: "Uh... how bout 100S?" Rongar: "Naa... playing for money gets dull after a while..." Zigfried: "What else can top fighting a god? Anything would be tame after that." Rongar: "However, that cutie over there perhaps..." Darken: "Then what?" * Rongar eyes Tammaris Tammaris: O_o Darken: "Her?" * Nina laughs a little, "Do you get to see a lot?" * Tammaris blushes big time! Darken: "Scott who is she?" * Scott flashes his sword... "If you're talking about Cals, I'll kill you." Rongar: "Don't get me wrong, not as a slave or anything... Just a date, heh..." Tammaris: "....." Scott: "She's the one who designed and built the Destiny, Dark." * Tammaris looks at Rand. Darken: "Uh ma'am I hope you don't mind." Tammaris: "Uhh... Rand...... just how good are you? =b" * Rand frowns, "Those are some high stakes..." * Tammaris notes that she doesn't know Rand well. Zigfried: "Well, I've traveled quite a bit, both before and after I was blinded. I can't see the sights, but there are many places I would like to return to, if only for the aura of the place." Cleo: "How do you know you won't cheat?" Darken: "But is it all right?" Rongar: "You don't..." Kyoko: "We have... no choice it seems...." * Scott sticks his blade to Rongar's neck... "If he cheats, he dies." Tammaris: "...?? If we don't know you won't cheat... uhh... isn't that a little... uhhmmm......." Rongar: "Heh, now, if I die, you're not getting anything outta me..." * Tammaris blink blinks. Kyoko: "Althena please aid us." Rongar: "Take it or leave it, babe..." Nina: "Do you know anything about empathy?" Scott: "Then don't think of cheating." Rand: "We always have a choice, it just isn't always a good choice..." * Tammaris eyes her gun. "Eh. Let's go for it." * Scott sheathes his sword... but keeps his hand on it... in case. * Zigfried shrugs. "A little bit, but not much I'm afraid." Rongar: "The way I see it, I don't think you have a choice... Either you play my way or you don't get any information. If you kill me, you still don't get anything." Darken: "All right, I guess there's only one way to do it." Tammaris: "If it doesn't turn out right..... *smirk* ... I'll live..." * Rongar winks at Tammaris Darken: "Deal." Tammaris: "=b" --Rongar has a queen and a face down card. You have a 6 and a 3.-- * Scott turns to Cleo... "I don't trust him. Not one damn bit." Darken: "Hit me." Rongar: "Just going to make things a bit more interesting..." Nina: "Well... whether for my heritage or not..." * Cleo sulks. "Me neither." Nina: "Let's just try..." Zigfried: "How?" --You get a 4. Rongar stays for the time being.-- Nina: "Do you mind if I touch you?" Zigfried: "No. Go ahead." --Your total is currently 13.-- Darken: "Hit me." * Nina rests her hands on his temples and looks at him Scott: "You can take a hit of anything under a nine." * Zigfried blinks, and his eyes become slightly vacant. --You get an 8. Rongar's other card is a Jack. You win!-- * Nazdrag passes out noisily Darken: "Whew." Rongar: "Lucky you... Heh..." Scott: "All right!" Tammaris: "Hmm!... He didn't cheat!" Darken: "That was close." * Nina concentrates, but keeps her eyes open * Scott takes his hand off of his sword..." Darken: "All right, we win so talk." Rongar: "What do you want to know?" * Zigfried then shakes his head slowly. "No. No, it isn't working... I can't see anything." Darken: "Do you know of the Crest of Justice?" * Nina slumps in a chair "I'm sorry" Rongar: "A bit. I come from a long line of gambling priests..." Cleo: "I'll bet. =b" Scott: "He must be a descendant of the priest of legend..." * Rongar eyes Tammaris some more Zigfried: "It's all right Nina. You didn't hurt me. I just couldn't see..." * Nina rubs her temples, "Maybe if I had practiced more." Rongar: "Hey, cutie, how would you like to see my valuables when things are set here?" Darken: o_O Zigfried: "It's okay." * Rongar winks at Tammaris again * Scott looks at Cleo.... "This guy has the WORST pickup lines." Nina: "I wanted to give you a gift." Tammaris: O_o Tammaris: "..........." * Cleo hehs. Zigfried: "You already have: your companionship." Rongar: "Anyway... the Crest of Justice will only appear after the current Dragonmaster has past on..." Darken: "Hey now, don't stray from the subject tell us." Scott: "Current Dragonmaster?" Rongar: "Yes..." Rand: "Woo, what a minute, there is a current Dragonmaster?" Darken: "Who?" Rongar: "There certainly is! I can sense him, though I have no idea who he is." * Nina smiles a little, "what's so special about that?" Cleo: "... Uhhmm.... Alys is kidnapped..." Cleo: "And are you certain it's a he?" Rongar: "The baby is not the current Dragonmaster. There is yet another who possesses the ability to become one." Scott: "And she's the last descendant of Dragonmaster Lou." Rongar: "Very certain..." Darken: "Do you know where he could be?" Rand: "Do you know where?" * Cleo looks around at the members of the party. Rongar: "Hmm... He comes and goes between worlds best I can tell..." Cleo: "Oh..." Cleo: "Hmm..." Cleo: "Oh not--" Darken: "What Cals?" Scott: "Think he could be at the ruins of Pentagulia?" Zigfried: "It's more than I've had before, and that alone is special. For all the fame I receive, it's not easy having a life beside the stage. Everyone around me either regarded me as a source of income or as some sort of idol. You hadn't heard of me before, and nothing other than who I was outside of the stage mattered." Cleo: "Well, obviously the one with the Red Dragon Anger spell..." Rongar: "Could be... There has been a lot of Neo Pharosian activity there recently." Cleo: "But who would that be!" Scott: "Then I say we check it out." Ebony: "Um... guys?" Teal: "Dragonmaster? Err, sorry to say you're wrong, but, trust me, there is no current Dragonmaster." Darken: "Go on and take a look out for it Scott." Ebony: "Fine Teal... steal my line." Teal: "Sorry, go on, Uncle." Cleo: "Well... then we'll find our Zoc wannabe, won't we." Scott: "Think so, Cals. :)" Rongar: "Look babe, I know what I sensed. Someone out there is a Dragonmaster of some sort." Ebony: "Well... there's hardly reason to... but to become a Dragonmaster you need the approval of the Dragons, I think we'd know." * Tammaris hmms. "Maybe a resurrected Dragonmaster of old!" Darken: "Mister, what's your name?" Tammaris: "Could that be it?" Darken: Probably ma'am" Rongar: "Could be..." Scott: "Maybe, Tammaris... if we take a look, we'd know more." Nina: "You could be a bum or a god... it's you that I care about." * Tammaris hmms. "It would have to be..... I mean, Teal would know otherwise..." Rongar: "I certainly sense something strange about him... He doesn't seem to be normal kiddos..." Ebony: "'Teal would know....' no mention of Ebony... sure..." * Teal chuckles a bit Darken: "Well guys, it might be best to check out the ruins. You might find some clues there." Tammaris: "She commented first." Nina: "All I know is that you've been kind to me... you care about me... for who I am... not what I am... sound familiar?" * Zigfried smiles, finds Nina's hand, and gives it a squeeze. Scott: "Folks, we've gotten some valuable clues here... Let's check this out." Rongar: "There is a chance he could also be an honorary Dragonmaster. One who wields the power but not necessarily the items and the permission of the Dragons..." Zigfried: "Sure does." Darken: "No kidding." Kyoko: "KANE!!!" * Tammaris adjusts her glasses and apologizes to Ebony a lot. =b She's screwed up a lot with him. =b Rand: "Honorary Dragonmaster? Wouldn't he still need the permission of the Dragons?" Kyoko: "That sounds like Kane!" Rongar: "Kane? Have you been smoking blunts with that surfer-boy?" Scott: NO... maybe just of the Goddess Tribe." * Tammaris snickers. "Kane wouldn't have the approval of dragons. ;)" Scott: "Which, as far as I know, is only Lucia." Darken: "Kane, you know him??" Rongar: "That could be it pal... I sense he has some sort of tie with Lucia." * Rand looks over to Kyoko, "Maybe... he seems like he could do the job..." Tammaris: "I've read about him. =b" Rongar: "Who doesn't?" Darken: "Was he here?" Teal: "Well, either way, things don't look good. Whoever this guy is, he needs to die for us to get the Crest of Justice." Scott: "Ties with Lucia... that could mean Dragonmaster Lou, or maybe Hiro... but they'd have to be resurrected." * Cleo looks as if she is struck with a deep realization. Ebony: "Let's hope he's a bad guy then." Rongar: "Heh. Wouldn't be the first time Lucia's done that..." Darken: "Laike..." Scott: "Or.... of course, it could be... Ghaleon." Ebony: "Playing 'random speculation' won't get us anywhere." Nina: "So Zig... think we missed anything?" Scott: "Anyway, let's get to the ship and check this out." * Nina glances towards the rest of the gang Darken: "Anyway guys, it might be best to check out the ruins. You might find some clues there." Rongar: "Careful if you head towards Pentagulia..." Cleo: "........." Scott: "Hmmm?" Rand: "Why?" * Zigfried shrugs. "We probably did, but we'll find out about what they want to do next soon enough." Rongar: "As I said, lots of Neo activity going on there..." Scott: "Do the words, 'Zophar's Domain' ring a bell, Rand?" * Cleo thinks ".... couldn't....... but it makes so much sense!.... but then......... it doesn't......." * Zigfried takes another drink of the wine although he'd prefer some good German beer instead. Rand: "Toward, not in, Scott." * Scott takes Cleo's hand and gives it a reassuring squeeze... Scott: "Calm down, Cals... We'll find out what's going on in time." Cleo: "... I think..... no wait. No." Rongar: "Anyway, babe, think you and I could still hook up sometime?" * Nina picks up the bottle, "What's so special about this brew anyway?" * Rongar eyes Tammaris some more * Cleo looks like she's organizing some old and new thoughts to one idea. * Tammaris blushes some more. Zigfried: "I don't know. I've never been much into wine anyway. Maybe it's just old." Rongar: "Heh... Playing hard to get, eh? I like that in a chic..." Scott: "Can we just get going?" * Rand takes Kyoko's hand, "Come on, we've got a Dragonmaster to find." * Tammaris shrugs. Kyoko: "Okay, Love." * Kyoko smiles at Rand. Ebony: "Man... my fur is gonna smell like smoke and booze..." Blunt Smoker: "Duuuuuuuude! This stuff is even better with catnip, man!" Ebony: "Really?" Blunt Smoker: "Maaaannnn... This is way past trippy!" * Ebony glances at Teal. "I mean... I'd never do that." * Teal hmphs * Darken knocks on the guys head... nope not quite ripe yet Blunt Smoker: "Whoa. Look at all the stars!" * Scott turns to leave the bar. "I've just about had enough of this." Darken: "Yeah, let's go guys." Rongar: "Hey, wait, I'll tell you one more thing if the cutie with the gun and glasses gives me just a little kiss..." * Tammaris wanders over to Ron and whispers something while everyone's distracted. Scott: "Coming, Cals?" Cleo: "..?" Cleo: "Hmm?" Cleo: "... Oh... right........" Cleo ". . . . . ." * Rand leaves with Kyoko. * Kyoko leaves with Rand. * Zigfried finishes his glass, feeling just a tad light-headed either from the wine or the smoke, and leaves the tavern. * Scott leaves with Cleo. * Nina follows everyone, leaving the half-full bottle on the table * Darken watches Ky and Rand leave and sighs * Rongar whispers something back to Tammaris * Darken leaves the tavern * Rongar gives Tammaris a little peck on the cheek * Tammaris blushes. * Tammaris grins. * Tammaris gives Rongar a hug. =b * Rongar winks Rongar: "Call me sometime, babe!" * Tammaris goes off. * Darken waits for the others * Tammaris waves bye. * Tammaris giggles and goes out the door. =b --The cheesy disco music subsides when you leave...-- Nina: "So um... guys... where we going?" Rand: "Pentagulia, I believe." Scott: "To check out the ruins of Pentagulia." Teal: "Well, we could try Pentagulia..." Darken: "Pentagulia I believe." Teal: "We could also go check out the White Dragon Cave..." Zigfried: "Pentagulia? Oh fun." Nina: "Why does that sound familiar..." Ebony: "You don't know what Pentagulia is?" Darken: "Something the matter Nina?" Nina: "I'm not a historian... I only followed the history of the Vile Tribe." Kyoko: "Pentagulia.... we should hurry there..." Teal: "Yeah... my uncle is the reason it's in ruins now!" Ebony: "I had a.... little... help." Darken: "Good work, Eb." Teal: "Well, yeah, from Mom!" * Cleo grins. Scott: "Well, folks... to the Destiny." Darken: "The Destiny, I haven't seen it in a while." * Cleo smiles brightly. "Oh I'm so glad I get to remember all of my reading I did on the Dragons. Now I finally know how great you are, Ebony. =)" Ebony: "Let me play it out for you... there it was... the Dragonship Destiny... Lucia called out 'Dragons of Althena, come forth!', Azura and I flew up while Nall and Ruby transformed from their smaller forms..." * Nina gets a glazed look at Ebony starts rambling... Teal: "Come on, Nina, this is one of my uncle's best stories!" Teal: "So, you guys sure you want to go to Pentagulia?" Darken: "Yeah." Scott: "Yes... this I've got to see." Ebony: "And then boom! I fired a stream of acid..." *continues to ramble* Zigfried: "May as well." Nina: "What about freeing Hiro... like you guys said?" --The crew arrives at the Destiny, fully repaired by the Rashanan androids...-- Kyoko: "To Pentagulia... and Zophar's old digs..." * Kyoko shivers at the thought. Darken: "Um ma'am, what's your name? You haven't told me it yet." Tammaris: "Oh!" Ebony: "Sure... let Hiro be stuck without his power..." Darken: "See my name is Darken, priest to Althena." Ebony: "But you guys better not slack off when we get the black aura." Tammaris: "Tammaris!... But most folks call me Tammy out of convenience!" Teal: "Don't worry, Uncle. Us Dragons know who the real heroes were then..." Ebony: "Dragons are sorely abused in RPGs" Darken: "It's a pleasure to meet you Tammy." Scott: "Can we get going?" Darken: "Sure" * Tammaris smiles. She pets Ebony... hoping he still isn't sore at her. =b * Darken waits for someone to lead the way * Zigfried enters the Destiny and heads for the bridge. * Scott heads for the bridge and takes his pilot's position. Destiny: "All systems functional and online." Ebony: "I'm going to see if this thing can make fish now!" *disappears into the back of the ship* * Darken enters the Destiny * Nina heads for the bridge * Kyoko takes her position. * Zigfried hopes Ebony will take care while eating his fish. Darken: "Well it looks the same way it did before." * Tammaris races around, looking at stuff. "Oh goodie! The ship looks.... uhh.... what's the word......." Tammaris: "Squiffy!" Teal: "Those machines did a great job on it!" * Rand takes his position, wherever that is... Scott: "No joke... :)" Darken: "Except for that kitty sized seat there." * Nina plops down at her console * Tammaris noddles. Scott: "Destiny, prepare for takeoff. Destination, Pentagulia ruins." Destiny: "Command confirmed... Engine flywheel to full RPM. Tachyon power flow nominal... Taking off..." * Darken sits quietly in his chair --The Destiny's massive engines lift the ship into Lunar's stratosphere...-- * Cleo hmmms..... still thinking about things..... who the person is..... and she seems to have a slight idea. Scott: "Cals? What's on your mind?" * Kyoko snuggles up to Rand. Cleo: ".... Just.... everything. I used to practically memorize every story..... every tale......... I read everything about dragons... Dragonmasters.... I memorized my history books, and this, well, this setup is so familiar....." * Rand smiles and holds Kyoko near, "I hope we get out of this mess all right..." * Scott transfers his terminal's functions to a position closer to Cals... * Zigfried leans back in his chair. * Nina plays pong on her console Darken: "Destiny, ETA to the spot." --The Destiny's main engine is purring like a kitten (no pun intended for those Dragons here :) ).-- * Tammaris was running about the ship and for some weird reason is hugging it momentarily. =b Destiny: "Several minutes. Please note that underground movement is detected in the region..." Scott: "Underground movement?" Darken: "Tammy did you have something to drink back there?" Tammaris: "I love my ship! =D" Zigfried: "Underground movement? Like burrowing? Or like an earthquake?" Scott: "Seismic activity?" Darken: "Underground movement?" * Tammaris stops for a second.... realizing how silly she looks. * Tammaris takes a seat. Destiny: "Unknown. It could be seismic, but the patterns are very unusual. It is too large to be burrowing in all likelihood, however." * Tammaris listens intentively. * Zigfried doesn't like that. Kyoko: "Earthquakes... this is bad!" Scott: "Knowing the Neos, I wouldn't doubt that they'd build a big ass burrowing device." Zigfried: "True, it's likely not beyond them." Destiny: "Prepare for landing. Underground movement has subsided for the time being..." Nina: "For what purpose?" * Scott remembers the mission he ran three years prior to this one to the Neo shrine in Dragons Claw. Darken: "Destiny, show it on screen." * Zigfried shrugs. --Pentagulia appears on the main video panel. A pile of rubble, not much can be made of the city anymore...-- * Ebony waddles onto the bridge Teal: "Uncle, are you gaining weight?" Zigfried: "Can it be? Ebony is walking not flying?" Darken: "Destiny, make a landing." Ebony: "Ahhh... the memories... that place won't be playing annoying organ music again." Destiny: "Landing procedures commencing..." * Zigfried listens to Ebony scuff across the floor. --The Destiny lands on the ocean near Pentagulia...-- Darken: "By the way, this ship is going to stick out like a sore thumb." Darken: "Better have someone stay behind to guard it." Ebony: "Wasn't this whole place turned into Zophar's Domain?" Destiny: "Landing completed. Gang plank docked..." Kyoko: "Okay, guys... let's go meet Althena..." *snicker* Scott: "Didn't we pick up a teleportation device back at Puresea?" Teal: "Yeah, I think Rand has the one we take with us..." Nina: "We should leave the receiver thing here." Teal: "Good idea... who has it?" Scott: "As do I... but we need to place the homing beacon on the ship." Scott: "I think Rand has that too." * Rand looks through his stuff, "It's here." Darken: "Leave the receiver here." Scott: "Then place the beacon on the ship and we'll be going." * Rand places the beacon, "Done." Scott: "Dark, you stay here. We'll deal with this." Darken: "Gotcha Scott." Darken: "I'll guard the ship." Teal: "Darken, be ready to take off on a moment's notice with us too. We have no idea what's going on here." Darken: "Take care and good luck guys." * Ebony burps and flies to Zig's shoulder... Does he really weight half a pound more? Scott: "Thanks, Dark.... and away we go." Darken: "I will Teal." * Tammaris runs various tests on the ship as you speak. "Oh it's just like when I was a kid. ^_^" * Scott heads out of the Destiny. * Zigfried waves away the fish breath. "Ebony, just how much had you been eating?" --When the party leaves, strangely enough, the creepy organ music plays in Pentagulia again. :P-- Ebony: "Four... maybe five.... trout." * Nina follows everyone, saving her pong game * Zigfried thinks considering Ebony's size, four or five trout is incredible! Teal: "Uncle? I thought you said the creepy organ music was stopped forever here?" Scott: "With that breath, I thought it was something larger." * Kyoko stops and gasps, "No... not again..." * Kyoko begins trembling. Ebony: "Geeze... it's not human... it cannot be defeated.... it's... it's... EVIL!" Scott: "Keep on your guard, folks..." Nina: "It's just music..." Teal: "But where the hell is it coming from?!" * Rand holds Kyoko, "Don't worry." Nina: "An organ?" Zigfried: "It seems someone is a tad lacking in taste." Teal: "Do you see any organs around here?" * Kyoko CLINGS to Rand. Ebony: "It's... it's... GHOST MUSIC!" Rand: "Maybe if we find it's source, we'll find our Dragonmaster." Tammaris: "... Or our Dragonmaster wannabe." Tammaris: "Oh yea... and by the way......." * Zigfried pats Ebony on the head. "You don't know for sure. Just ignore it. It could be some wacko using sound magic or something." Scott: "let's check it out." --Pentagulia appears to be in utter rubble... Not a trace of the old towers seem to be here. There is, however, a large crater in the ground...-- * Ebony takes a breath mint Scott: "Hmmmm.... according to legend, there was a LARGE transfer spring here." Rand: "Doesn't look like there's much left of it." * Kyoko looks into the crater... "I never thought I'd be standing here of my own free will..." Tammaris: "Uhh... I have something you may wanna know..." Nina: "It's just some ruins Kyoko." Zigfried: "What?" Scott: "What's that, Tammy?" * Tammaris smiles as someone finally notices her speaking. =b Rand: "Kyoko, I'll make sure nothing hurts you..." Scott: "Nina, this was Zophar's Domain." Tammaris: "Uhhmm... Rongar told me a little bit about what's been up....." Nina: "So? That was a zillion years ago." Tammaris: "You may want to know." Scott: "Go ahead." Zigfried: "Go on, Tammaris." Tammaris: "Concerning Kane and Pharos." * Scott is standing beside Cals. Tammaris: "Well... they.... basically.... or maybe I should say... no wait......" Cleo: "Just say it!" Tammaris: "Oh! Um.... Well, they haven't been getting along!" Tammaris: "And Kane's been fighting with him!" * Zigfried thinks Tammaris shouldn't trying sparing us the truth if it's important. Voice: "Infidels........." Scott: "Hmmmm.... that's understandable. Kane seems to have some honor about him, while Pharos is just plain evil." Teal: "Did you hear something?" * Zigfried perks an ear. * Scott turns around and draws his sword. * Teal gets the chills * Cleo hmms. Kyoko: "Um... hello?!" --A shadow whisks across Nina's view.-- Nina: "Who's there?" Voice: "Yes..... we see them....." * Nina backs up, grabbing her whip Tammaris: "Uhhh ohhh........." Zigfried: "We?" Teal: "I don't like this..." * Tammaris gets out her BFG Voice: "Infidels........." Cleo: O_o * Kyoko is now squeezing Rand and is wrapped around him. * Scott assumes his Stance.. Cleo: "You said that!" Voice: "Oath breakers......." * Zigfried pulls on his claws. Cleo: "... What?" Scott: "Do what?" * Teal prepares for a fight, courageous no matter how powerless she may be... * Rand grabs his sword with his free hand, "Nothing is ever easy..." * Zigfried hasn't made any oaths, so how could he break them. :P Voice: "Darkness falls from without once more......." * Scott takes Cleo by the hand. "Let's get 'em." --A shadow peels from the wall and sinks into the ground.-- * Cleo looks for the source. Nina: "Quit beating around the bush... If your an enemy get out here so we can beat you up." Voice: "Cursed trespassers......" Kyoko: "Who are you?!" * Zigfried waits somewhat impatiently. * Kyoko unwraps herself from around Rand. --The temperature in the region begins to drop.-- * Scott concentrates. His eyes flash a bright red as he gets ready to fight. Teal: "Do you think that voice is some sort of warning?" Voice: "Shall we let them see?" Zigfried: "This... voice... is sure taking its time in intimidating us." Scott: "Show yourself." Voice: "Shall we? Do they deserve it?" Rand: "If it's a warning, I doubt it'll keep us out." Voice: "..... yess........." --Suddenly, the ground begins to quake severely!-- Voice: "It comes..... away!" * Nina stumbles, extends her wings to balance herself Teal: "I think we should get out of here!" * Zigfried acks and tries to keep his balance. * Scott catches Cals as he attempts to balance himself. * Rand stumbles as the ground shakes. --The ground at the base of the crater starts collapsing inward...-- Scott: "Let's teleport!" Kyoko: "ALTHENA!!!! SAVE US!!!" Cleo: "Ahhh screw!" Zigfried: "Good idea. Whoever has that thing, activate it!" * Scott uses the teleporter. Teal: "Rand, don't you have it?" * Kyoko clings to Rand again. * Rand takes out the teleporter and frowns, "All right..." Nina: "I don't think Althena's going to do anything, we'd better." * Rand activates the teleporter. --The party instantly teleports just before the ground collapses beneath them. However, now a huge tsunami is heading straight for the Destiny!-- Scott: "DARKEN, GET US OUTTA HERE!" Darken: "GOING GOING GONE!" Darken: "Destiny, get us outta here!" * Nina hops to her chair, "Shields!" Darken: "What happened back there?" --The Destiny hurridly lifts off as the entire ground underneath Pentagulia's ruins collapses. Rising from beneath the ground is a huge flying battle-fortress with five towers on top...-- Kyoko: "Destiny, get us outta here, warp nine!" Teal: "No! It can't be!" * Scott joins Cals at their terminals... bringing up the tactical and pilot's positions. Destiny: "Spooling engines to power..." * Rand holds Kyoko tightly, "This isn't good at all..." Darken: "Oh my Goddess!" * Ebony looks towards the view screen Zigfried: "What is it, Teal?" Scott: "By Althena herself... it's the STAR GRINDERY!" Teal: "It... it... it's the Star Grindery..." Kyoko: "Nephar... the Star Grindery...." Cleo: "Oh bloody *Starts cursing*" * Zigfried blinks. "Oh s***." Darken: "No way!" --A voice can be heard over the loudspeakers...-- Tammaris: "Oh no!! My ship!! I mean--" Darken: "How can that be!?" Nina: "The what?" Scott: "Pharos." Ebony: "Nina... do you know ANYTHING?" Pharos: "Hahahahaha! Not only have I returned, but my greatest creation has as well!" Darken: "Pharos!" Pharos: "Your puny ship does not stand a chance against the awesome might of the Star Grindery reborn!" * Rand stares, eyes wide. "It's... amazing..." Scott: "Get us outta here warp speed!" Tammaris: "Oh no.... =b" --The Destiny seems to be caught in some sort of tractor beam...-- Darken: "We'll see about that!" Darken: "SHOOT!" Darken: "Scott take the wheel!" * Scott takes the pilot's position from his terminal. * Nina whirls, "Try and lock onto the source of the tractor beam with the main gun." Destiny: "Building power to engines... Attempting to break beam. Suggest that tactical maneuvers be undertaken..." Darken: "Destiny, fire at the tractor beam!" Tammaris: "Pull through old girl!!! =(" --The Destiny turns its main guns at the tractor beam emitter and fires!-- * Scott punches in his tactical maneuvers. * Tammaris runs around the ship, trying to do various things. --The guns have no effect...-- Zigfried: "Well, I hope someone has a good idea of how to evade this, 'cause I'm not much help right now." Scott: "How I wish I was in a fighter right now. I'm no good at flying a capship." Teal: "Dammit, that thing's armor is too powerful for our guns!" Tammaris: "Oh this is horrible!!" Ebony: "We need to find the secret compartment and hide from the Stormtroopers!" Nina: "EBONY NOW ISN'T THE TIME FOR JOKES!" Kyoko: "We have to escape...." Zigfried: "Don't we have a stronger gun attack though?" * Tammaris tries to help the ship escape and punches all sorts of funny things into random places in the ship. =b * Nina DID say the main gun Pharos: "Your guns are useless!" Scott: "The BFG... that's it. The Tachyon Overload Cannon." Kyoko: "Destiny, fire the Tachyon Overload Cannon at the @#!#$#@#!!" Tammaris: "I wouldn't make a ship without a BFG! ^_^" Destiny: "Power building to Tachyon Overload Cannon..." * Rand looks at Kyoko, and an amused look crosses his face. Tammaris: "But... we need to break free-- I HAVE AN IDEA!! =D" Pharos: "Prepare to fire Nephar Cannons! Lock onto that Dragonstarship!" Scott: "General, if you can see this, I think your best freelancer is about to meet his match." Tammaris: "We may be able to break free using the recoil of the Tachyon Overload Cannon!" Tammaris: "Try it!!" --The Destiny hovers, helplessly, just above the equator of the Star Grindery...-- Scott: "Then FIRE THE TACHYON OVERLOAD CANNON!" Zigfried: "The recoil?" * Nina buckles her seat belt * Tammaris braces herself. * Ebony buckles his kitty seat belt * Scott straps himself in. * Rand slumps back in his chair, "Nephar Cannons? This just keeps getting worse..." Teal: "Everyone buckle up! This is gonna be dangerous!" * Zigfried topples into his chair and rights himself. Scott: "Ohhhhh... s***." Tammaris: "... C'mon Destiny, old girl!! Do it! =(" * Kyoko runs to her console and straps in, putting up magic defense. Pharos: "You should pray to Althena that you die painlessly once my Nephar Cannons lock on..." * Cleo buckles in... Pharos: "FIRE NEPHAR CANNONS!" * Kyoko moves it all to the front. Tammaris: O_o Scott: "FIRE TACHYON OVERLOAD CANNON... NOW!" Destiny: "Firing Tachyon Overload Cannon." Kyoko: "FIRE, DESTINY!!! NOW!!!" * Zigfried fantasizes about jumping out of the ship and flying back down to the ground. Preferable to dying, although getting back to civilization would be less than fun. Scott: "Let's hope this works." --The impact of the Tachyon Overload Cannon and the Nephar Cannon blasts create a tremendous explosion, hurling the ships thousands of miles apart...-- * Scott hold's Cleo's hand as they are rocked by the blast. Tammaris: "Oh this is going to be so hard on the ship. ;b" Nina: "Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii......" --The tremendous recoil temporally knocks the crew unconscious...-- * Zigfried holds on to his seat tightly. Cleo: "It worked!" Scott: -_- Cleo: *flop* Darken: "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ." * Tammaris crashes into something. --When they come to, they find themselves floating in the middle of space...-- Tammaris: O_O Darken: "Ugh." Scott: "By Althena herself..." * Zigfried sighs and lifts his head from his knees. * Rand gets up and immediately checks Kyoko, "Kyoko! Are you all right?" Darken: "Whu... where are we?" * Nina shakes her head, glad that this ship, unlike the Enterprise, has seat belts Zigfried: "Where are we now?" Tammaris: "We're free--- But where ARE we?" Scott: "CALS? You a'ight?" * Ebony lost his lunch... all of it... * Kyoko groans and sits up, wiping her nose. Darken: "Ky, guys, you all okay?" Cleo: "Nugh... I'm OK." Destiny: "Attempting to get navigational bearings... Most systems damaged by the explosion..." Zigfried: "A bit sick, but I'm fine." Teal: "Is everyone in one piece?" Scott: "Can they be repaired by drones?" * Tammaris had bashed into something... but being the klutz that she is is used to it... and not very hurt. ;) Nina: "We're alive... What's that smell?" Darken: "Tammy, you're the mechanic. Think you can fix it?" Ebony: "Ugh... wish I hadn't eaten so much..." Scott: "Aside from a monster of a headache, I'm fine." Zigfried: "Nina, I don't think you want to know." * Rand lets out a sigh of relief and helps Kyoko up. Teal: "We've got to find a way to crack the shell of the Star Grindery..." Tammaris: "... I can fix it.......... Man this ship was not meant to take the harsh treatment it's getting. =(" Scott: "The Dragons... that could be the only way." * Kyoko gets up. Nina: "How did it get beaten the last time?" Darken: "Teal do you know of any?" Scott: "Let's get to Hiro's cave.. Teal: "Alex and friends snuck in while it was refueling..." Scott: "But... could dragon power destroy it." Teal: "Maybe... maybe not... I don't know..." Darken: "Knowing that blast that happened we might have a chance." * Rand finally takes a look around, "Where are we now?" Darken: "That is... if we can get the ship to work again." * Nina whispers to Zig Scott: "In the middle of space." * Zigfried listens. Destiny: "Navigational bearings confirmed. We are located roughly ten thousand kilometers from our previous location." Darken: "Jeeze." Scott: "Damn... that's a pretty good ways." * Zigfried whispers back to Nina. Teal: "Tammaris, think you can help start repairing the ship?" * Tammaris nods. Tammaris: "You got it." Darken: "Destiny, can you confirm the location of the Star Grindery?" * Tammaris hops off, looking sad for her ship. =b Destiny: "The Star Grindery was thrown an equal distance in the opposite direction... Scans indicated that it's temporally off-line." * Nina giggles and replies Darken: "I'll help you Tammy. I don't know much but I'll give it a try." Kyoko: "The Star Grindery... My homeworld... My temple... What's going to happened to my sisters?" Scott: "If we had leech guns on this thing, we'd be able to shut that thing down." * Zigfried shrugs and whispers again. Darken: "Most of all what's going to happen to all of us?" Kyoko: "It's off-line?! We can get on!" Teal: "I don't think we can win by out-gunning the Star Grindery. We need to outsmart it..." Ebony: "Are you crazy Kyoko?!" Scott: "We're not strong enough to fight Pharos yet. Remember what the hermit said about these laconian weapons?" Rand: "No! She's right, we can't touch it while it's on line, but when it's not..." Ebony: "WE'RE off-line too! What if it gets a gun working?!" Teal: "We're not exactly online either, though..." Scott: "We need the key weapons and armor to destroy Pharos." Darken: "First let's get rid of one problem at a time folks." * Cleo blinks. She has a sudden thought for no particular reason. "Hey Kyoko...... in your priestess business.... have you ever known a Parris Maysic?... Out of curiosity..." Darken: "Which is fixing this ship." Teal: "Not to mention that thing did NOT have Nephar Cannons last time." * Tammaris shouts from somewhere. "I can handle it!!" Darken: "Parris Maysic?" * Cleo nods a bit. Darken: "I think I know him, I'm not sure." Scott: "Relative of yours, Cals?" Kyoko: "The name rings a bell, why?" Cleo: "He's my cousin! I just remembered!" Nina: "Suggestion... we get MOVING before the Star Grindery does." Teal: "I think Tammaris is working on it." * Cleo nods. "Oh sorry for changing the subject!" Scott: "Wait... I remember hearing of the Maysic line myself." Darken: "Cleo, that's great, but what does it have to do with this right now?" Cleo: =b * Cleo mutters. "As I said... I'm sorry for changing the subject!!" Scott: "It's a'ight." Darken: "It's okay... Didn't mean to bark at you like that." Scott: "Bark like that again, Dark, and you won't be able to." * Tammaris shouts from a different place than before, " Uhh..... fifty percent done about!!" * Zigfried sighs and just waits for the repairs to be completed. Kyoko: "'Kay... here's how I see it.... We can either go for it now, or we can try to find the legendary weapons.... or... *gasp* maybe Lucia's tower is free..." Teal: "We'd need to get to Lucia's Tower to get Althena's Sword anyway..." * Darken ponders, "How did she get the ship back online, and so quickly?" Nina: "Zig..." Cleo: "Wouldn't hurt to check...." Scott: "But we do need to free the Dragon Auras." Nina: "It seems we get the strangest times to talk... but I was wondering..." Rand: "If we don't hurt the Grindery, it will always be able to stop us." Teal: "We need to get the Auras first... Maybe when we get them we'll also figure out who this mysterious Dragonmaster is..." Nina: "Can you teach me to sing?" Scott: "Maybe..." Kyoko: "Okay, then... let's go get Hiro back his aura..." Teal: "There has to be a way to defeat this Star Grindery. Nothing's invincible. If only we knew its weakness..." Zigfried: "Of course, Nina, if you really want to learn." Rand: "Could the Dragonmaster be on the Grindery?" Nina: "Well... if you're going to return to singing after all this... maybe I could... help." Teal: "I don't know... I mean... well... this is all so strange..." * Zigfried grins. "Sure. Why not?" Scott: "That'd be a heck of a duo....." Cleo: "....." * Nina smiles * Teal bows her head in her hands... Ebony: "Ugh.... I feel sick." Teal: "I... I don't know what to do..." * Cleo goes back to her odd Lucia look, like she's considering who the Dragonmaster is again. Scott: "Cals... I have to ask you something..." * Cleo looks up. "Hmm?" Darken: "We have to go for the Auras like Mechanotron and Kane and Temna and Synthy..." Ebony: "It's okay Teal... this isn't a normal situation." Scott: "How would you feel about a fresh start on the Blue star after all this is over?" * Nina turns back to the conversation, "Couldn't we get Hiro's power free first? Then he could help us?" Teal: "I know, but, it seems like all the old demons of my past are coming back to haunt us, Uncle... Kyoko: "Synthy and Mechy are dead..." * Cleo blink blinks. Zigfried: "Darken, don't you mean Nykhan, not Kane?" Cleo: "Uhh....I don't know..." Nina: "A full power dragon should be a big help." * Kyoko shows Dark the White Dragon Aura... Darken: "Yeah right Zig." Ebony: "I know the feeling Teal... I have my own demons... but we have to be strong." Scott: "I already have a place in Dragon City... mind you it's in need of repair, but that's another story." Teal: "Just that, did you have to face them a second time, all together?" Darken: "You guys got back the White Aura? That's great!" * Ebony sighs, "Synthetica... Kane...." * Tammaris's footsteps are heard from goodness knows where on the ship. Teal: "Sorry, guess it slipped my mind..." Ebony: "Even Pharos... I didn't have much a part in his defeat... but I still remember." * Teal hugs her uncle... * Tammaris shouts out loud, "YAY!" Ebony: "And I'll be here for you..." Darken: "Tammy, is it ready?" Teal: "Thanks, uncle..." * Zigfried blinks, startled by Tammaris. * Tammaris shouts, "We're ready to rock!!!! =D" Ebony "It's the least I can do." * Scott punches in the course heading for the White Dragon's Cave. Darken: "Destiny, set course for... where to guys?" Scott: "Already set, Dark." --The Destiny slowly accelerates to cruising speed...-- Scott: "Did it by hand." Darken: "Okay." Kyoko: "Guys, you know the Grindery is going to be on us like white on rice...." Nina: "Hiro's cave... we have the aura... and like I said... a full power dragon would be a big help." Scott: "That's an understatement." Zigfried: "We'll live with it." Ebony: "Um Nina... we um... can't really help you..." Nina: "... What?" Ebony: "... I'll explain later." * Nina smirks, "Gee, thanks" Rand: "How can we live with it? It overpowers us a lot." Darken: "I think the Grindery has one problem... it doesn't have Tammy." Teal: "Yeah... Tammy'll think of something!" * Tammaris runs back over to everyone else from a different door than the one she left and says, "I just managed to jury-rig a cloaking device!" Tammaris: =D Darken: "Cool!" Scott: "A cloaking device?" Teal: "See what I mean? :)" Scott: "Cool... :)" * Tammaris nods and grins. Darken: "Destiny, cloak." Kyoko: "Cloaking device!? YES!" Destiny: "Cloaking field engaged. Please note that weapons and shields cannot be used while cloaked..." --The Destiny vanishes without a trace as the cloaking field kicks in...-- * Rand shrugs, "Hopefully, that will work..." Tammaris: "Ya ya..." Darken: "This'll help. The Grindery won't see us now." * Zigfried is impressed. Destiny: "Entering the atmosphere of the Blue Star..." * Tammaris jumps on an empty chair and spins around on it. Ebony: "You... jury-rigged... a cloaking device?" Ebony: "That's... impressive." Darken: "Great job Tammy!" * Tammaris nods at Ebony like it's no big thing. "Thanks! ^_^" Darken: "Scott, take this." Scott: "Hmmmm.... the escort squadron is equipped with cloaking devices.... the spare parts could be used to jury rig one for this ship." Scott: "I already am flying the ship." * Darken hands Scott a walkie talkie wrist watch. =) Destiny: "Preparing to land on a smooth stretch of glacier near the White Dragon's cave..." Scott: "Why would I need that, Dark. I've got my datalink already." Destiny: "Landing sequence completed. Have a nice day." Darken: "Well take it just in case we have problems." Tammaris: "Why thank you, Destiny! ^_^" Kyoko: "Cool, you gave it manners..." Scott: "I can contact this ship with it... Mind you it is military intel issue." Teal: "Anyway, let's get that White Fiend and return Hiro's aura!" Darken: "Okay Scott." * Cleo nods! Scott: "Okay..." Nina: "Are you guys so sure there's a White Fiend?" * Zigfried finds it disturbing that the ship would try to be friendly with him. Kyoko: "Okie, let's go." * Scott exits the ship and enters the cave. Darken: "I'll stay here in case we have more problems like last time." Nina: "Just because it happened before..." * Zigfried heads out the ship. Tammaris: "Ditto!" *looks around and does stuff.* * Kyoko walks out with Rand. * Nina follows everyone Zigfried: "We should be careful not to fall into any misguided patterns on this journey." * Tammaris runs in a door you didn't even know was a door. * Ebony takes another breath mint and follows everyone --The air is cold and windy, and a blizzard can be seen in the distance...-- Darken: "Destiny, soon as everyone leaves barring me cloak the ship." --Nearby waits the entrance to the White Dragon Cave...-- * Rand shivers, "Why does the White Dragon have to choose such a cold place to live?" Kyoko: "I'll keep you warm, Love..." * Cleo looks cold and stuff. Teal: "We're here..." * Scott gives Cals his down coat. Ebony: "I hope Hiro took out his dads teleportation maze... I hate those..." * Zigfried thinks it wiser to walk away from Rand and Kyoko. Teal: "I visited him just before this mess started. His cave is pretty straight-forward." * Darken voice comes in loud and clear * Rand smiles at Kyoko and pulls her close, "Thank you." Darken: "You guys okay out there?" * Cleo puts on the coat reluctantly. Scott: *into datalink* "Cloak the ship, Dark." Ebony: "You think they did something to MY cave?" Darken: "Already did." --The Destiny re-vanishes...-- Teal: "Well, in we go..." * Teal enters the cave Darken: "Temperature is drooping fast, be careful out there." * Cleo follows. * Zigfried follows Teal. * Scott follows Teal, but stays close to Cleo. * Nina follows Darken: "Good luck." * Rand walks in beside Kyoko. * Kyoko follows. --The party enters the darkness of the cave, preparing to face the hideous fiend that lies before them...-- ===SESSION END===