Lunar: A Story Forgotten Session 44 Log Session Start: Sun Jan 04 20:29:17 1998 =============================================================================== Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as Gamemaster, Teal, Shipper, Destiny Mia Ausa as Cleo, Tammaris (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Cleo) Ghaleon Dragonstar as Zigfried Ryouga Hibiki as Kyoko Scott Kroush as Scott Captain Blake as Nina, Ebony Michael Gibson as Rand Windstar as Darken Nadia as Mink =============================================================================== ===GAME ON!=== --The party slowly enters Ebony's cave, at the base of his temple...-- * Scott has blade at the ready and walks along slowly beside Cleo. * Cleo smirks at Scott. "Hello, Scotty." * Scott smiles at Cleo... "Hi, Cals." :) --The party soon comes to a familiar fork in the path. However, a rock slide since the last time they were here blocks the path they took before...-- Teal: "Ack... What happened!?" * Ebony looks around. "Home sweet... lonely home." Scott: "Must be the Neos' work." Ebony: "Geeze... messing up MY place." Scott: "We'll take the other path..." Rand: "You should have locked the front door." Teal: "Think you can fix it later?" Scott: "It'll be a longer trip, but we'll get there eventually." Ebony: "With earth magic? No prob." Teal: "You know, after my cave, I think I like yours best, Uncle..." Scott: "Hmmm... nice digs, Eb." :) Ebony: "It's nice being worshiped." Teal: "It's not too cold and not too hot..." :) Teal: "I just hope they never did any gross sacrifices..." Ebony: "I haven't eaten anyone in... ages." Cleo: "..." * Scott looks around the cave.. : "Teal: "Uncle!? You're not... serious..." * Ebony looks cute and innocent. Cleo: "What do dragons eat, anyways?" Cleo: "I've always wondered." =\ Teal: "Whatever we want. :)" Scott: "This place doesn't appear to have changed MUCH since we were last here..." Cleo: "Well, it seems hard to feed a huge dragon..." * Kyoko looks around. Teal: "Well, we don't need to eat as much as our size indicates..." * Scott looks at his blade.. --Several small stones roll down the wall to the right of the party...-- Ebony: "Besides, I sleep most of the time... It's kinda like suspended animation, don't need to eat." * Scott looks where the stones rolled down. Cleo: "....." * Nina puts her hand on her whip. * Scott inspects the right wall. Teal: "I prefer to stay active... I generally eat about as much as a human..." --The stone seems to be somewhat loose...-- * Kyoko checks out the wall too. Ebony: "YOU have friends." Ebony: "I was just stuffed in a cave... alone... unloved..." * Scott pulls the stones from the wall. Rand: "Has anyone ever done a study on dragons?" * Cleo pets Ebony. "Well, you have friends now. =) " Teal: "Why don't you get out more, Uncle? You're pretty handsome in your human form. I'm sure some human girl would like you..." Ebony: ".... I can't love again..." * Ebony looks away. Teal: "Awww..." Scott: "Man do I wish I had a jackhammer right now." Cleo: =( Scott: "I feel sorry for ya, Eb." :P Teal: "Hmm... Maybe we can just bash it with a hammer or something. Rand, still got that mallet?" Ebony: "Hey... I've had time to get used to it." Rand: "Yeah... that might work." * Teal pats her uncle's head. "Still... A life without love is just..." Kyoko: "Who could live without love?!" Ebony: "I've loved... and I love you, but I don't want to find a new mate." * Teal sighs. Scott: "Hey, Rand... how about a couple of whacks at this wall with that mallet?" * Rand lifts the mallet up and brings it down on the wall, "No problem." --The wall collapses, with a hole large enough for a person to enter a hidden chamber...-- * Scott enters the chamber. * Scott looks around... --There is a locked chest in this chamber...-- * Scott opens the chest. --The chest does not open... The lock looks like it could be pried off...-- Cleo: "... Gimmie a shot..." * Scott pries the lock off with his blade. "I'll have to sharpen it later, though." Cleo: "Feh." --The lock comes off easily...-- Scott: "Cals, come here..." Cleo: "You got it." --The chest still seems to be rusted pretty tight...-- * Scott opens the chest.. Scott: "Hey, I can use a hand..." --There is a sharpening stone and a suit of armor in the chest. :P-- * Scott takes both. -Scott acquires Crimson Armor [for Scott] (Def + 175) * Scott equips the armor. Teal: "What is it, Scott?" * Scott walks out. "It's the armor my father stashed in here." Scott: "And a handy sharpening stone." Rand: "How many pieces of armor did your father stash?" * Scott takes out his blade and starts to sharpen it. Teal: "And did he stash them all in Dragon caves?" Cleo: "Your father... stashed armor in the black dragon's cave?" Scott: "Just the armor, shield, helmet and blade." Scott: "Oh well... maybe he had a BAD sense of direction." * Ebony looks innocent. Teal: "Your father wasn't named 'Ryouga' by any chance, was he? Tee hee..." Scott: "No, Teal. His name was Mike..." * Ebony: pokes Zig. "You alive?" * Zigfried nods slightly to Ebony. "Yeah, just thinking a little bit." Nina: "Ebony... your cave have any nasty monsters?" Ebony: "Nah... but the bad guys might have added some." Nina: "Plus the fiend..." Teal: "That Black Fiend is as nasty as they come..." Scott: "That's the monster I was thinking about..." Ebony: "And ugly." Teal: "He really outta see a dentist..." Cleo: "Why? What's wrong with it?" Ebony: "Well, at least it doesn't look like the blue fiend, he looks constipated." Teal: "Aunt Ruby said something about him having a chewing problem..." Rand: "Maybe he's just misunderstood... No, wait, what am I saying?!" * Nina wonders how Ebony can make jokes when they are on the verge of getting his power back. * Scott LOL's at Ebony's remark. Teal: "Hmph!" Scott: *to Ebony* "Maybe we'll stop by a drug store and get some Ex-Lax for the Blue Fiend." Ebony: "Hey... it's not reflection on you Teal." Teal: "Okay..." * Scott keeps sharpening his blade... That lock kinda dulled it. Teal: "Anyway, who thinks we should start moving on?" :) Scott: "I do... let's get moving." Zigfried: "I do. We shouldn't wait any more time than necessary." * Scott walks on slowly, watching and listening for monsters. * Cleo nods once. * Cleo walks at a somewhat quick pace softly so she can hear. Ebony: "...." * Scott notices Cleo catching up... He picks up his pace to match hers when she gets beside him,. --The group comes across a fork in the tunnel...-- * Nina holds her whip in her hand as she walks Scott: "Hmmmm... I say left... It's always worked before." * Scott heads left. * Ebony: thinks, "Fine... It's just my cave... Don't ask me where to go." Rand: "Why don't we ask Ebony? Shouldn't he know?" * Zigfried nods. * Ebony is currently pouting, sorry. --This tunnel seems to be lined with large numbers of Black Dragon Diamonds...-- Scott: "Hmmm..." Scott: :\ Rand: "Ebony, did Scott go the right way?" * Zigfried pets Ebony, sensing his ill mood. * Scott grabs a couple of the diamonds... Ebony: "Scott knows everything, let him find out." Scott: "Hmmm... maybe Cals will like these." * Rand shrugs and follows after Scott. Cleo: "... Hmmmm?" * Nina tries to pull a diamond from the wall. --The diamond seems to be fixed very firmly in place...-- * Nina shrugs and continues on. Scott: "Now I wish I hadn't sold that dynamite." * Kyoko continues on, holding Rand's hand gently. Cleo: "... But wouldn't that harm Ebony's cave?" --They come across what appears to be a dead end. However, there is a box with a rather large switch, large enough to step on, on the floor...-- * Scott flips the switch. --Suddenly, the wall at the end of the tunnel starts moving, as if something was rotating...-- Scott: "Fascinating." * Ebony smiles at Cleo for caring. Teal: "You never showed me this part of your cave, Uncle!" Scott: "Sure beats the hell outta blasting." * Zigfried listens calmly, wondering what it is. Ebony: "You never asked." --The wall slides to a stop, revealing a path where it once was...-- Teal: "Well, this is some major funky action you got here!" Rand: "Where does it lead?" Scott: "No joke..." Scott: "Beats the hell outta me..." Scott: "Shall we check it out? Ebony: "I got bored... so I fiddled..." Zigfried: "Might as well." Teal: "You're really good, Uncle!" Scott: "Well, let's check it out." * Scott heads down the stairs. * Scott heads down the stairs. Ebony: "I know." *grins* * Rand waits for Kyoko, "Might as well, that is, if you want to Kyoko." * Scott lets Cleo catch up to him... * Cleo is caught up. Scott: "Wish I had a dagger or a blasting cap." --At the end of this path, there is a chamber with two other paths. The other paths appear to be suspended in the air and disconnected from this one that the party is on. In the center is another large box with a switch...-- --The switch in the center is on a platform connected to this path...-- * Scott walks over... Ebony: "Wake me when we're somewhere I haven't seen." * Ebony goes to sleep. Teal: "Don't hit the switch until everyone's on that platform. We don't know what it does." * Scott smirks... "That's gonna be hard to do... since this is HIS cave." * Rand heads to the platform with Kyoko. Cleo: "How can he just sleep.....? We're in his cave and he's about to regain his power!" * Teal follows... * Scott flips the switch. Teal: "He's funny that way..." --The part of the path connecting the platform and the doorway the group just came from rotates one path to the right...-- * Zigfried wonders why dragons bother putting little puzzles in their mazes, but then, why live in a maze in the first place? Kyoko: "Are you any better, Teal?" Teal: "Oh, me? Yeah, I'm okay..." * Darken comes in through Scott's datalink. "How's it going guys?" Scott: *into datalink* "We're well on our way, Dark..." Darken: "What's happening, did something go wrong? Why haven't you guys gotten rid of the Fiend yet?" * Ebony helpfully snoring. * Zigfried smiles and pets Ebony. Tammaris: "Hey! I want to say hi, too!" =) * Scott walks down the path... Scott: *into datalink* "Will you be patient? We're doing this on foot." --This path leads to another Black Dragon Diamond-lined tunnel...-- * Rand mumbles, "It would be nice if we had some navigation help from someone who lived here..." * Kyoko inspects the area. * Ebony still sleeping. --The path seems similar to the one they went down earlier...-- Scott: "Will the puzzles ever end?" Kyoko: "I'm off planet... It seems better." Darken: "Continue already, or I'll sic Chibi Chibi on you all!!." =P * Rand continues down the path. * Kyoko walks with Rand. --The party continues on. They realize that this was, in fact, the right-hand path of the fork they passed earlier!-- Scott: "Interesting..." Rand: "Well that was incredibly useless..." Cleo: "Perhaps not..." * Kyoko shrugs. * Cleo looks at the sleeping Ebony. Kyoko: "Let's keep going." * Scott looks at Cleo. * Teal heads back the way they came. * Scott follows Teal. * Cleo shrugs. --They reach the room with the switch in the center again...-- Scott: "So... who wants to flip the switch this time?" * Kyoko flips the switch again. --The path rotates to the third and final position...-- Scott: "Or do I just find the vendor and get my dynamite back... AND BLAST our way through to Ebony's lair." * Scott just stands there. Teal: "Hopefully this will be the right way..." * Scott checks his sword... "Nice and sharp. Time to thrash a fiend." Scott: "I sure hope so.... What do you think Cals?" ~Cleo: "Feh." Scott: "Oh well..." * Rand steps out toward the final path, "Let's get going then." * Scott follows Rand... * Scott sheathes his blade and starts typing on his datalink... * Kyoko hurries on. * Zigfried follows quietly. --The path leads to a large chamber with an ornately decorated path down the center. On either side are various statues. Four are of dragons and eight are of humans. One of the humans appears to be in Dragonmaster's armor...-- --At the end of the path is a large mural of the Black Dragon's face. The eyes on the mural glow curiously...-- * Nina looks around. "These are good carvings..." Scott: "The only thing this damn thing is good for is my personal log, and a comm. tool." Zigfried: "What are they of?" Nina: "Dragons... people I don't know..." * Rand slowly walks down the path, looking at each of the statues as he moves by it. * Scott checks the dragon's eyes. Teal: "I don' know these people either... Maybe we should wake up my uncle?" Scott: "Ebony, wake up..." Zigfried: "Just leave him alone. He's been through enough." Ebony: "Zzzzzz..." Teal: "Hmm... I hope this isn't a dead end, but, I don't know where to go from here..." * Teal stares at the Dragon's-head mural... --The eyes of the mural still glow curiously...-- Rand: "If it is a dead end, it is a very impressive looking dead end." * Scott looks at the dragon's head mural... especially the eyes. Scott: "We need Ebony to explain this." * Kyoko inspects the room. --The eyes almost seem to stick out slightly...-- * Kyoko presses them. Scott: "What do you think, Teal? Do we wake up Ebony?" Nina: "Can't figure out a little puzzle without help?" --The wall with the mural opens leading to a downward-leading stairwell...-- Rand: "Nice job, Kyoko." Nina: "See? That wasn't very hard, was it?" * Kyoko blushes. "Let's go." * Zigfried follows. * Kyoko goes down the stairs. --At the bottom of the stairs lies a large crystal. Standing in front of it is a large, demonic beast, vaguely resembling a twisted representation of a dragon...-- Scott: "Damn... is that thing ever UGLY!" Rand: "That, would be our fiend. Everyone ready?" * Zigfried has a feeling Scott just looked at the fiend. --The fiend turns to attack...-- Zigfried: "I'm ready." ===BOSS COMBAT! BLACK FIEND=== Scott: "Ready to rock." Scott: "Okay... strategy time..." * Ebony opens an eye. * Ebony yawns and flies up out of range. "Hurry up with this one." The fiend's horns glow purple... Zigfried: "We'll do our best, Ebony." Scott: "Look, I'll deal with healing..." * Nina holds her whip ready. * Zigfried clasps his hands in front of him, concentrating. Teal attacks! Black Fiend suffers 3 damage. * Nina takes a defensive stance. Ebony attacks! Black Fiend has critical weakness to Black Dragon Magic. 6 damage. * Scott take his Wein Stance. Ebony: "Take that you pathetic copy of a dragon." Rand attacks with his powerful Neimallet! First attack... Black Fiend has critical weakness to holy items. 58 damage. Second attack... Critical hit! 162 damage! Zigfried casts Mystic Vigor! Zigfried can cast multiple spells per round! * Zigfried's form flashes with a blue light. The outline of his body phases into two forms before coming back together and endowing him with twice the power of before. Scott casts Force Blade! * Scott charges at the Black Fiend, impaling his blade into the Black Fiend's chest. Scott: "EAT THIS!" Black Fiend suffers 247 damage. Scott: "Gotcha!" Cleo pauses... * Scott looks at Cleo... Black Fiend casts Chaos Blast on the front row! Cleo suffers 29. Scott suffers 108. Zigfried suffers 102. Nina suffers 4. Rand suffers 25. Scott: "Oh well... one Heal Aura coming up." Nina: "You suck... You know that?" * Scott debates whether to use Calm Litany or Heal Aura next round. Scott: "Any suggestions on a healing spell to use? Calm Litany or Heal Aura?" Black Fiend lashes at Scott with his claw! Scott is hit for 20 damage. Scott: "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT! LOCK AND LOAD!" * Scott laughs psychopathically... Cleo and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! Black Fiend has critical weakness to holy magic. 1175 damage. Scott: "Go CALS!" * Cleo grins. Nina casts Backlash! Nina can counter-attack! Zigfried recovers 30 HP... Kyoko: "Cleo's spell wouldn't have 1/2 the effect without my holy song!" Kyoko: "Go Cals indeed!" Cleo: "... Feh." ===ROUND 2=== Kyoko: "But she is good in her own right." The Black Fiend starts sucking in large amounts of air... * Scott is surrounded by an aquamarine glow as he concentrates on healing. Cleo: "... That doesn't look good." =b Scott: "I have a heal coming up... thank Althena." Cleo: "Force Blade again?" Kyoko: "Let's combo them again." Cleo: "Uhhmm... do it by yourself, Kyoko... I have other plans..." Teal attacks! 3 damage! Ebony attacks! Black Fiend has critical weakness to Black Dragon Magic... 6 damage. * Scott hopes his heal comes before the fiend's attack. Ebony: "Hey, anyone wanna see Black Dragon Insanity?" Scott: "Ebony, I don't think so... I remember the last time you used that spell." Rand casts Luck! The waves of chaotic magic home in on... the Black Fiend! Chaos effect: Black Fiend's defense down 50! Zigfried casts Magic Pocket! Zigfried has a protective force field around him! * Zigfried traces a circle in front of him with his claws, a blue light trailing after their tips. When the circumference is joined, the circle flares brightly to form a shield of enchanted energy. Zigfried casts Owl's Wisdom! * Zigfried raises a claw and his form blurs as a new sense of direction fills him. "Great predator of the night, let your knowledge guide me to my prey." First attack... Critical hit! 332 damage! Second attack... 189 damage. Third attack... 192 damage. Fourth attack... 127 damage. Fifth attack... 139 damage. Nina casts Death Whip! * Scott REALLY hopes his heal comes before the fiend's attack. First attack... 152 damage. Second attack... 139 Third attack... 243 damage! Scott casts Heal Aura on the front row! Everyone regains full HP. * Scott raises his hand to the skies. A field of blue light surrounds the entire front row as their wounds heal. Cleo: "......" * Cleo still waits and watches. Cleo defends... Black Fiend casts Deathrifuge! Scott: "Oh s***!" Cleo: "... Here comes!" The entire party is sucked into a large vortex... Cleo defends Scott against the spell! Cleo: "Mmp!" Scott: "CALS!" Cleo: "I can take this more than you can.........!!!" Scott: "Okay, monster... YOU DIE!" * Zigfried feels nauseous. * Scott grips his sword tighter... Kyoko: "This is fun!" Kyoko: "NOT!" * Cleo braces herself to take the damage. =b Scott: "Hehehe... I think." :P * Scott prepares a healing spell for Cleo. * Nina wraps her wings around herself protectively Cleo takes 240. Kyoko takes 129. Scott takes 153. Zigfried takes 167. Nina takes 220. Rand takes 264 and is defeated. :( Scott: "CALS!" * Scott rushes to Cleo. "You okay, Darlin'?" * Scott's eyes narrow to mere slits... "This f*****'s TOAST!" Cleo: "... I... think..." Nina: "Ouch..." Scott: "But first... I think a Calm Litany is in order." * Kyoko winces, "Owie!" Kyoko casts Diana's Song! 156 damage. Scott: "It's okay. I have a heal coming up." Zigfried recovers 30 HP... ===ROUND 3=== Kyoko: "Ready to combo?" Nina: "That actually hurt..." Scott: "Althena, hear my plea... refresh and heal us that we may KILL THIS SON OF A BITCH!" Cleo: "... Yea..." The Black Fiend starts chewing oddly... * Zigfried envisions the fiend chewing on some of the party members. *Not* a pretty image. Ebony: "Beware my... SIX DAMAGE." Teal attacks! 3 damage. Ebony attacks! 6 damage. Nina casts Death Whip! * Scott once more begins concentrating on healing... First attack... 270 damage. * Nina whips... in a... deadly manner... yeah... Second attack... 194 damage. Third attack... 216 damage. Scott casts Calm Litany! Everyone regains 185 HP. * Scott raises his arm to the skies as a field of pure holy light surrounds the party, healing their wounds. * Nina 185? That's not much. Zigfried casts Guided Strike! * Zigfried's eyes flash with a silver light as the spirit of the owls imbue him with heightened senses. Zigfried's Hit% up 50! Zigfried casts Owl's Wisdom! * Zigfried raises a claw and his form blurs as a new sense of direction fills him. "Great predator of the night, let your knowledge guide me to my prey." First attack... Critical hit! 291 damage! Scott: "Go Zig!" Second attack... Critical hit! 307 damage! Third attack... Critical hit! 313 damage! Fourth attack... Critical hit! 322 damage! Fifth attack... Critical hit! 291 damage! Black Fiend casts Lifebreaker on Cleo! Scott: "CALS!" Cleo: "..." The Black Fiend bites down on Cleo... Cleo loses 195 HP. Black Fiend gains 195 HP. * Cleo winces. Scott: "Okay... no Heal Aura... I'm gonna heal Cals..." Scott: "Then, I'm gonna KICK THAT FIEND'S DAMN ASS FROM HERE TO LUNAR!" Cleo and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! Kyoko: "Kick it to Algo." Black Fiend suffers 1188 damage. Zigfried regains 30 HP... ===ROUND 4=== * Scott rushes to Cleo's side... The Black Fiend doesn't do anything unusual... * Cleo musters the strength for another Force Blade. Teal attacks! 3 damage! Ebony attacks. 6 damage! Scott: "Cals, I've got a heal for ya." Nina casts Death Whip! First attack... 221 damage. Second attack... 221 damage. Third attack... 234 damage. Zigfried casts double Owl's Wisdom! * Zigfried raises his claws and calls out to his patron spirits as he attacks! First attack... Critical hit! 322 damage! Second attack... Critical hit! 294 damage! Third attack... Critical hit! 316 damage! Fourth attack... Critical hit! 322 damage! Fifth attack... Critical hit! 335 damage! * Cleo oogles. O_o Sixth attack... Critical hit! 319 damage! * Zigfried finds all this movement extremely tiring work, even if magically enhanced. * Scott remembers. "I packed a lunch. This'll take a while." Seventh attack... Critical hit! 307 damage! The Black Dragon Aura starts to glow slightly... A trail of light emenates from the Aura to Ebony, giving a portion of his powers back... Ebony casts Dragon Quake! Cleo: "Cool!" ^_^ Scott: "DAMN, EB!" The Black Fiend is bombarded by earthen dragons that penetrate him from beneath the ground! * Ebony raises a paw, gathering energy, and throws it to the ground near the fiend! Black Fiend has critical weakness to Black Dragon Magic... 4575 damage. Kyoko: "BY ALTHENA!!!" The Black Fiend is decimated beyond infinity! VICTORY! All gain 80 XP. 2000 S and 800 MXP gained! * Kyoko chucks the aura at the crystal. Ebony: "Show you to impersonate a dragon!" --The crystal starts glowing... Soon a blindingly bright purplish light fills the room. In the place of Ebony the flying cat is Ebony the majestic Black Dragon!-- Cleo: =D * Ebony mutters to himself, "About time." then louder. "Thank you my friends." Scott: "Oh well..." Teal: "It's great to see you back to normal, Uncle!" * Scott casts Recovery Litany on Cleo. Cleo recovers full HP. :) Zigfried: "You're welcome, Ebony." Cleo: "Thanks..." * Rand slowly stands up and brushes off the dirt that collected due to the earth spells tossed around, "Remind me stay away from vacuums from now on." Ebony: "Thanks for noticing, Teal." Scott: "No prob, Cals." :) * Darken comes in from the datalink. "Did you guys get Eb's power back yet??" Scott: *Into datalink* "Yeah, we did, Dark." Tammaris: "COOL!!" *bursts in* Ebony: "As much as I'm glad to fully powered again..." Rand revives with 1 HP. Ebony: "I'm afraid this marks my parting of your company." Cleo: "What?!" Cleo: "Why?" Scott: "We'll miss ya, Eb..." Teal: "Uncle..." Cleo: =( * Kyoko heals Rand-Chan. * Zigfried nods. "If that's your wish, we understand." Cleo: "...." Rand recovers full HP... * Cleo looks at Zig. Cleo: "... Yeah." Ebony: "First... the cop out reason... I need time to completely re-establish my power." Scott: "Wait a minute. Ruby could switch between large and small forms..." * Rand smiles at Kyoko, "Thank you, my love." Scott: "And the other reason, Ebony?" * Kyoko hugs Rand listens to Ebony. * Scott puts his arm around Cleo's shoulder. * Ebony looks at Scott. "Second... this isn't my battle... As much as I hate it... I can't help you. This battle won't be won by the dragons... but you humans. If I help you now... you won't be strong enough to face Pharos when the time comes." * Cleo sighs. Cleo: "You're right, Ebony." =\ Cleo: "As much as i enjoy your company..." Scott: "Oh well. We'll miss you..." Teal: "I guess that means I'll be splitting off after I get my aura too..." Cleo: =( * Ebony smiles. "I've enjoyed traveling with you... Just like the old days... and you'll see me again... Don't worry. And after all this... you promised to visit me! Don't forget that!" Cleo: "Okay." =) * Scott chuckles. "I won't forget, Eb." * Teal gets a bit teary eyed at seeing her uncle back to normal. :) Zigfried: "We won't, Ebony. We'll be back to visit once all this is over." Ebony: *to Teal* "Teal... take care of yourself... okay?" Scott: "Teal, perk up. Your aura is next on the list to be freed." Teal: "I'm crying cause of happiness... These are tears of joy... Don't worry Uncle, I'll be all right..." Scott: "As soon as we take care of one little detail... and that's Zissel." Ebony: "It feels good to have friends again." * Teal walks over and pats her uncle on his rather large head. * "Ebony dragon slurps Tear. * Teal giggles * Kyoko hugs the big ol' dragon. Kyoko: "I'll miss feeding you fish..." Kyoko: "And your wit." Scott: "I think we'll all miss Ebony's wit..." * Cleo nods once. * Ebony: shakes his head. "It's not goodbye, its just 'until later...' after there's peace again, let's have a big party." * Zigfried nods. Teal: "Mmmhmm!" Scott: "That sounds like a good idea, Eb..." Zigfried: "We will." Ebony: "Now you all hurry and get my favorite niece her power back." * Teal smiles. "Thanks, Uncle Ebony..." Scott: "Now, can we go... There's a few details we have to work out before we party... like Zissel, the Blue Fiend, Pharos, Kane and Nephar." Rand: "We'll do that." Nina: "Ebony... you're beautiful..." Zigfried: "All right. Take care, Ebony. Don't lose your aura again." Scott: "Let's get going..." * Ebony: looks sad for a moment, smiles. "Someone told me that... a long time ago..." *shakes his head* "Thank you... and Zig... it's not like its my choice." * Scott turns to leave, but takes one look back at Ebony, waves and walks out. * Zigfried grins. "I know, but be careful." Ebony: "See ya!" *waves a paw, they disappear and are teleported to the Destiny* Teal: "We're here... but where now?" * Nina opens her mouth... shuts it again. "... That was sudden..." * Scott checks his datalink... * Darken opens the door of the Destiny to get a breath of fresh air... Teal: "Hmm... There's a teleport station near here... They might have some news there..." Scott: "Nothing... I wish I knew anything of Neo troop movements." * Zigfried shakes his head, slightly disoriented. * Nina looks at Zig. "Guess he doesn't like long goodbyes..." Scott: "Well, you have a point, Teal." Scott: "Let's head to the teleport station." * Zigfried nods. "They're probably painful at his age. Few things live longer than dragons." Kyoko: "Okay... Let's look for a lead." Nina: "Except for goddesses." Teal: "Maybe they have news at the teleport station?" Scott: "Let's go then." Kyoko: "Let's go." * Scott heads to the teleport station. * Cleo goes off. * Scott lets Cals catch up and takes her hand in his. * Zigfried shrugs and follows the rest of the party. Cleo: "..." *looks into Scott's eyes in a mushy way* * Kyoko walks next to Rand and snuggles into him. * Nina walks with Zig. "Funny... I miss him already..." * Scott looks down at Cals... * Scott then looks forward... a lot on his mind. Zigfried: "He was here for so long, Nina. I know how you feel." --The party soon arrives at the Aztec Central Teleport Station. Just outside there is a scantily clad red-headed young girl...-- --The girl seems to be interested in Zigfried for some reason...-- Mink: "o/~ It's big.... it's blue... it's the blue dragon. ^_^ o/~" * Mink sees Zigfried. Mink: "HUAY!!!" Scott: "Oh, boy..." * Mink stampedes over. Mink: "Huay! Zigfried! Huay! Huay!" * Mink jumps up and down. Mink: "Banzai!" * Nina blinks. * Zigfried gets a massive sweat drop coming down his head. * Mink whips out an autograph card. Zigfried: "Uh..." Mink: "Can I have your autograph?" :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D * Zigfried wonders how she noticed him so quickly. Zigfried: "Um... sure." Scott: "You're a celebrity, Zig... Figure it out." * Zigfried takes the card and signs it, handing it back to Mink. Kyoko: "Um... Zigfried... um... you know this girl?" Mink: "Whoopy!!! Huay!!!!" * Mink prances around Zigfried. Zigfried: "Er... no. I've never heard her before." . o O ( Thankfully. ) Scott: "Thank Althena I'm just your average traveling adventurer / government agent. Rand: "Does this happen a lot?" Scott: "Quite often, Rand." Kyoko: "Well, I'm going to be the most famous priestess when this is all over..." Zigfried: "Sometimes. Usually to my unfortunate embarrassment." * Mink takes out a piece of paper and writes something on it, then hands it to Zig. --It reads, "I'm waiting for your letter. -Mink"-- * Rand raises an eyebrow, "A lot? Must be... annoying..." * Mink gets the anime beating heart eyes. * Zigfried takes and paper, and not being able to read was it says, stuffs it in his pocket. "Thanks, I'll look at it later." Scott: *to Zigfried* "I suggest you get back to the ship... run." Mink: "Oh but I wrote a song I need to sing it to you." :D * Mink coughs politely. Scott: "Zig... run fast... run... NOW!" * Zigfried gets a second sweat drop. "I'm little short of time though..." Mink: "o/~ Pappara funi funi pappara hoe hoe pappara funi funi tamago! o/~" Mink: "o/~ Pappara funi funi pappara hoe hoe yaitara kogechata! o/~" * Scott looks Mink up in the UIA database... "It appears she's wanted by the anti terrorism department. * Cleo slowly slides away as she sings. * Kyoko feels a need to do a slow dance. * Mink notices another famous pop star and runs off. Mink: "Huay huay!" * Zigfried is already sliding away in another direction. Kyoko: "That... was..." Scott: "Now that that's over..." Scott: "I wasn't far from arresting her." Rand: "Strange? Unusual?" --Meanwhile, over at the actual teleport pad, someone is shipping some packages somewhere...-- Nina: "What a... psycho." Scott: "That's an understatement." * Zigfried shakes his head. "It's a lot easier to deal with that when I'm *supposed* to be in the spotlight." * Darken comes into the datalink. "What in Althena's name was singing?" Tammaris: "It was cute!" Scott: *to datalink* "You don't want to know, Dark." Teal: "Hmm... shipping by teleport station... that's odd..." Zigfried: "How so?" Scott: "Hmm..." Scott: "This is weird..." Kyoko: "What were they shipping?" * Scott turns to the fellow shipping by teleporter and shows his UIA ID. Teal: "Teleporting is usually only used for extremely urgent things. They were sending large crates by teleport. It must be costing a fortune..." Scott: "I'll check it out." Shipper: "Hey... I don't know what's in these packages. I only work for TPS..." Scott: "Pardon me, sir..." Scott: "Well, I work by the UIA... Can I inspect those packages please?" Shipper: "Too late. I already sent the last one out..." Cleo: "... Feh..." Scott: "Where are they going?" Shipper: "Hmm... Dragonsclaw, I think. They're addressed to some guy named Zack Oliver..." Cleo: O_O Scott: "PHAROS!" Cleo: "The uncreative villain!" Zigfried: "Great..." Shipper: "Hey... umm, I hope I'm not going to be arrested for this..." Scott: "Okay..." *to datalink* "Darken, pick us up at the teleport station. We're headed to Dragonsclaw." Kyoko: "Well, Its to Dragonsclaw then." Scott: "No... you aren't sir..." Shipper: "Whew... Oh, and don't let this get out. It'd be a nightmare for the PR guys at TPS..." Scott: "You had no idea you were working for Pharos. We'll just be on our way." * Shipper nods * Zigfried exits the teleport station. * Scott exits the station. --The Destiny is hovering nearby...-- * Cleo follows. * Kyoko heads back to the destiny and takes her post. --The Destiny's gang plank lowers to the ground...-- * Rand says under his breath, "The PR guys could probably turn it into a marketing advantage..." * Scott enters the ship and takes his position at pilot. * Zigfried enters and heads for the bridge. Scott: "This'll bring back memories." * Nina follows. Scott: "Last time I was there was an assault on a Neo shrine." Destiny: "Please specify destination..." Scott: "Dragonsclaw.. and fast." * Cleo puts her seat-belt on. Destiny: "Please re-confirm as records indicate Dragonsclaw is a heavily fortified enemy stronghold..." * Zigfried sits down and awaits lift off. Scott: "Don't make me repeat myself." Kyoko: "Confirm..." Destiny: "Taking off..." Cleo: "Do we really want to just fly head on in?" * Nina looks at Ebony's chair, then sits in her own. * Rand sits down, "I wonder if it's worrying about us, or its own hull..." Kyoko: "Arm all weapons and prepare to invade." Destiny: "Recommendation: use cloaking device instead." * Scott activates the cloaker. Kyoko: "Oh yeah, we can cloak." Tammaris: "Oh... poor girl... I hope my ship doesn't get too beat up..." =( --The Destiny disappears from sight as it blasts off towards Dragonsclaw...-- ===SESSION END===