Harmony blushes, rubbing her cheek as she just kind of stares off at nothing.. lalala.. Job says, "Hey what if we pumped some of our own power into this thing?" Pyro Squirrel yells at Nigh some more. "Yeah, start talking to the Mavericks now. Perfect world, free of humans, we know the drill. What, I'm wondering, are you going to say to me? I *LIke* fighting. And do you know what? You're just a BIG BALL OF GAS! And do you know what else? I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE NORMAL KIND OF GAS!" Pyro is trying to make it annoyed, obviously. Dynamo Man GLances to Job. "Last resort, I'd say, let's see if we can get this thing optimized first .... ok ... " The console readout gives him a number of errors. "Grr! It might be sooner than we think!" Frantic tapping. "Get the jumper cables from this access port - " One pops open on his left upper leg. " - hook them to my electrodes and find somewhere to plug them in while I finish this up!" Meanwhile, Sigma scowls as the presence of Nigh in the universe makes him jolt a bit, knocking his Dynamo project over. Sigma stares for a few moments and then says, "The world...Is Rotten." --------- The faint suggestion of a GLow in the Stardroid Engine's becomes a GLImmer of LIght, though in response to no particular repair effort. Something else is causing the machine to return to LIfe, though it does not tremble, it does not whine... it's as of its stored energy is powered by something else beyond the machine itself.... Nigh laughs darkly, a harsh and painful noise, much colder, much angrier than before. "MAVERICKS!" it howls! "You... you, who would unmake your makers.... you... who would slay your own god!" The Grim Reaper visage swells into a black cloud, taking on the visage of Sigma himself; though already, it appears to decay, Sigma's bald face taking on a skeletal build. "Servants, tools, nothing more, to persist and decay when those whose existence justify yours are gone!" Another hasrh, barking laugh. "And the rest of you! You... you civiLIans... you'll stand idly by while the world is reduced to ashes around you! Another man's wars, and you shall be the casualties! Why do you cLIng to hope? Why do you cLIng to LIfe, when your days are numbered by your own vile natures? All of you!" The cloud erupts once more into the towering demon, raising his fists high, bellowing in a furious voice! "ALL OF IT! YOUR CULTURE, YOUR ART, YOUR POLITICS, YOUR WARS, YOUR NATIONS, YOUR PETTY STRUGGLES, THEY WILL AMOUNT TO NOTHING! NOTHING! IN THE END, ALL WILL BE COLD... ALL WILL BE BLACK... AND YET YOU RESIST! YOU STAVE OFF THE INEVITABLE LIKE RATS ON A SINKING VESSEL! Already, the demon's figure is growing more bestial, the thing hunking over, looming over the crowd as though preparing to consume them all. "This moment... this brief moment of your survival... is so small..." Nigh's voice drops to a whisper. "So small... compared to the eternity of unmaking that will someday follow. Is that moment worth it? Does it truly make a difference?" --------- Crescent Grizzly doesn't even fLInch. " Oui. " Pyro Squirrel takes a deep breath. Starburst Dragon says, "Yep." "YOOOOOOO MMOOOOOOOOMMMMMMAAAAAAAA!!!" *gasp* Regulus turns to LIft his face towards the black shape. "Always." Canopy Jabberwock shakes his head at the crawLIng blackness, smirking. "Somebody's going to sleep well tonight." Harmony snickers at Starburst, and then turns to look at Nigh with some annoyance. "You get mad /way/ too easy.." Fusion Phoenix shouts, "Yes, because it is LIfe, and your obLIvion has no stories to be told!" Pyro takes another deep breath. "WEEARRRRRSSSS.... *gasp* COOOOOOOOOMMMMMMBAAAAT BOOOOOOOOTS!" *gasppant* Guts Man says, "If there's karaoke it's definately worth it. And IIIIIIIIIII-EEEEEE-IIIIIIIII WIIIIIILL ALWAYS LOOOOOOOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUU!!!!" Rocket Rodent simply says Yes. Turning, the Demon narrows his eyes at the beast Nigh, "You bet it's worth it." Sai's smirk fades to a resolute stare. "Hai. It is...always has been, always will be." Clown Man bLInks as the Pikachu does nothing. He fLIcks back into his (ab)normal self...as he ponders. The Carnival and the Power Roll are both useless, but... He bLInks... maybe, just maybe... the power of the mallet is strong enough to beat him... He lunges... as Sideshow's chest GLows... to form a mallet. "NIGH NO BAKA!!!" Bass says nothing; the green flame that continues to issue from his body, his relentless stare, the set of his jaw ... says enough. Ninjutsu Gecko growls. "Oh yea? OH YEA?!? You know what Nigh? You know what?" He starts to bellow, ".. ... YO MOMMA!" He bLInks... and goes with it, "That's right, Yo momma! Yo fat, stinky, skanky, uGLy, seller of fornication of a momma! You've got a lot of room to talk! You don't even have the guts to soLIdify and face us! You talk about us standing by idly? Well, look who's here, bunghole! You're just jealous cause our planet is too good for you and yo nasty momma!" yes...this is a fully wrapped Ninja bellowing this out.. Terra has arrived. Spica arches an eyebrow at the centre of the Engine. "We're doing something right, it seems," she comments to Capricorn. "And why does it ask questions that it already knows the answers to?" Dynamo Man actually tears up a bit, from Guts' singing. One of the few who actually sees the beauty of it, he says nothing, but continues typing. Mai Atsuki makes no response verbally. It's not the way she's been taught. But as she draws close enough, she switches her grip on the blades to the L-handles, and then leaps up high in the air - gracefully showing just what those mere humans can do as she somersaults, momentum and hope together combining as the anGLe and speed of her twist bring both those fearsome blades down - hopefully, with the aid of luck and whatever gods there be, sLIcing its face apart. Capricorn remains held close to the side of the Stardroid Engine, watching with a bemused expression as Nigh does its thing. "Ach, look who's getting all huffy-puffy! Whae, ye should jus'-" She stops as the Engine hums to LIfe beside her, and looking back to it, she lets loose a joyful squeal! Capricorn turns back to Aldebaran down below, and cups a hand to her mouth! "AE'S WORKIN' AGAIN, ALDEBARAN! BUT AH CANNAE DO EET YET! AE NEED MORE POWER, CAP'N!!" [Radio: (C) None] Daryn sings the end of the song with his band, "But I'm make yo' b*tch as* hollah'", the other male voice drops out, "Cause I'm gonna put a hole in yo head...The size of a half dollar.", Aria drops out and Megumi alone says, "F*ck around and get your cap peeled 'cause this is...", and then only Daryn, "Die muthaf**ka, die muthaf**ka, kill...", and then the chorus starts up again, Daryn sings alone. Pyro Squirrel keeps yelLIng. "You're nothing but a big ball of gas! Yeah, the stinky kind! The kind that Guts Man makes after a run to Taco Bell! Y'know what? You're a LIttle enchilada! That doesn't make sense, but it makes more sense than you do in a month! YOUUUUUUU STIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Silo is... doing nothing, really. Just shouting the odd things at Nigh, not really doing much... "LIfe is worth LIving, because it's so brief," Iris insists. "We LIve, we love we strugGLe, we persist...then we pass on into that great Goodnight...our LIves have great meaning to us. They are all we have." Job says, "Yes it is worth it. Dynamo Man come on lets find ths short and get this party really started." The music keeps blasting over his support rigs speaker system. "We are working on it scotty! Come on and lend us a hand why don't... Hey I think we got a heart beat here!" [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Anyone know any good insults?" Guts Man has disconnected. Ninjutsu Gecko continues. "Yea, that's right. You know what? All our strugGLes, they give us the abiLIty to do such things as insult the easiness of your momma, or do greater things...LIke, us TV to insult the easiness of your momma!" He looks to Gale, "You've heard about Nigh's Momma, right?" Metal Shark has nothing to say to that, he simply watches. Firestorm Phoenix lets out a laugh, "Well, we certainly know theres no intelLIgence in nothing or you wouldn't even ask such questions, Its all worth it, its always worth it and in the end, it will be you who is undone, what you have taken away will be repLInshed!" [Radio: (C) None] Number Man transmits, "Try the fact that next time you impersonate me, I'm gonna pull your sphinchter out your eye socket." [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "No time for that now." [Radio: (C) None] Daryn lets out a breath and says, "Yo Number Man." Pyro Squirrel yells, "YOU SPHINCTER OF AN EYE SOCKET!" [Radio: (C) None] Alpha transmits, "...Pyro Squirrel, there's no need to get rude." Ninjutsu Gecko agrees with Pyro Squirrel. "Yea! Bet you got that eye socket from yo' momma!" [Radio: (C) None] Number Man transmits, "Wassap, Hair Band Man." [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "There's no need for him to try and destroy the planet!" [Radio: (C) None] Rocket Rodent transmits, "The Squirrel has a point." [Radio: (C) None] Number Man transmits, "Bah. If I can't share my pain then I'll see you all in Hell." [Radio: (C) None] Alpha transmits, "Not really." Fusion Phoenix is struck by a thought. "Nigh, the universe will end eventualy in heat death, no matter what happens here today. Why then do you feel you must acclerate it? An infinite amount of time starting now is the same as an infinate amount of time starting in tens of bilLIons of years. You tell us why we should not resist, but I tell you hurrying the end will get you nothing." Ok, if the Nigh can try psychlogical warfare, so can RepLIforce. Pyro Squirrel yells some more. If this doesn't get Nigh mad, nothing will. ")^(*@&^@#(*)&^*&(*^*&)&^*(&*()^)(*&(*^&@)^&*((#&*^*&#$*&(^*&^$*&^(#^$(*@^(*$# *gasp* (*&^()*^&*#^@&$#)^@$)*&#)^)^#*&&)*#)*&$#^)$*#" And so on, for about 50 more LInes. Zero would be proud. Colonel LIstens as everyone speaks... Colonel even cracks a small smile as Guts Man begins to sing. He quickly regains his composure and continues to work on the Nigh with the rest of the crowd. "Nigh, LIsten to these people. Despite the fact that NONE of our weapons seem to work against you we have all come here to stand in defiance of the end you bring. Because we value our LIves and our right to choice what to do with our LIves... We want the choice, the freedom to do as we wish..." Crash Man just shakes his head at Pyro Squirrel. "You are such a wannabe." [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Cool stuff, man, sang the final battle music, ended 'bit too soon but there's always one more song to sing, man." [Radio: (C) None] Number Man transmits, "W3rd." Pyro Squirrel turns in Crash's direction. "Okay then, you try." Crash Man hahs, "I don't need to try, I just /do/." Alpha sighs. People are being so rude. [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Whatchoo up to dude?" Ninjutsu Gecko points to Crash Man, "Alright...you insult his momma, then!" Is he smiLIng under his wraps? You bet? Kain calmly regards the demon, "We're breathing, Nigh. That's the difference. And we still seek to keep on breathing... on our own terms. But," K looks carefully at the demon, "You don't understand that do you, you don't understand what it is to LIve. Your 'agents' knew that all too well... Now, there is only you. And as a old captain once said: We'll Make Our Stand," he points downwards, "Here. And we'll still be here. Because, Nigh..." He aims a Plasma Bolt at the demonic creature... "We LIke to breathe." After LIstening to Nigh, then eying Gecko for a moment, Gale Sorcerer grins to his partner and crosses his arms over his chest again, and begins speaking to the dark entity. "You know, Nigh... You can say "You idiots! This is bad! It's so bad it'll blow up with a big bang! You suck! It's all your fault". Well, guess what. I'm tired about everyone telLIng me that everything I do is NOT right! Blaming me for things I haven't even done! Making a whole mountain out of every LIttle mistake I've ever made! And guess what else? I DON'T care! Yes, I don't! That's not MY fault, nor MY responsabilty. My responsabiLIty is to end up this stupid war and watch for the safety of the citizens. And that's what I'm going to take care of! Have you heard?!" Oh my... He just shouted at Nigh everything he didn't shout at Abby's face last time he talked with him. "Oh, yes. And as my partner here says... Your momma had no taste for anything" Dynamo Man keeps typing. Error after error falls to his knowledge of circuit paths ... and soon, few remain. Taking out the jumper cables, he hands an end of each to Job, hooking the other ends to the electrodes upon his shoulders. "Hook the red one /here/ and black one /here/! Let me fuel it myself!" His brow furrows, GLancing over at Crash and Guts he would sob at their inactivity but at the same time he's just GLad they're there to begin with. Turning back to the exposed section ... he waits, and powers up his generators. What is he thinking at the moment? "Let's kill this thing so that there'll be time later!" Rocket Rodent adds to Colonel. "And do you really espect us to sit by and watch our existance get destroyed, every sinGLe being of the worlds die?" He shakes his head. "We want to LIve, to flourish, and we want others to LIve." Crash Man raises the back of his hand, as if he's about to smack the crap out of Ninjutsu Gecko. "You idiot, those end-of-existance Unicron deaLIes don't have mommas." Pyro Squirrel throws a rock at Crash Man from afar. "JUST HURRY UP AND INSULT THE THING!" Ninjutsu Gecko smirks, "Do you know that for certain? Where you a mid-wife of when this guy came about?" He looks to Gale, and laughs. "That's a start, Gale." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... this? And this is ... riiight? Barrage Raptor facepalms, "Guys, I really don't think it cares what you say to it, it's going to try to destroy us anyway." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... is. [Radio] Transmission detected: Yeah. ... is ... ... than paging ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: True ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ARGH [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... ... are ... ... RepLIforce ... Is ... some ... ... ... plo---oh. ... Um ... [Radio: (C) None] Number Man transmits, "Floating on a sea of electrons. At last." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... April 1. ... ... ... we're ... ... stuff and ... ... ------ "WE HAVE NONE!" roars out Aldebaran, panic plainly written on his face. "WE--" Pause. "...no. We do." He closes his optics... "...Alpha... I want to thank you for your assistance." And then... his form is engulfed in LIght. Pouring out from between armor segments, covering the area, bathing in it... first transmogrifying into a bright ball, the bolt of LIght slowly, carefully, gently descends next to the technicians. A Stardroid transforming into energy form... and then... coalescing into a humanoid form. Not terribly quickly... but quickly enough. A being about the size of a human comes through... coalescing. Flesh-tone skin is visible first... a black body-suit of some sort. A uniform. Then... long, fluffy red hair, and soon it's apparent... you've got what appears, on the outside, to be a teenage girl standing before you. It seems that Pac Pac is MS. Pac Pac. Secret guarded her entire LIfe now gone, she grimmaces for a moment as she concentrates, extending her hands in a cup and materiaLIzing a small, crimson ball which hovers in the air. A few seconds later, it suddenly fLIes through the air, smacking dead-center into her chest... a pendant. Or at least, not unLIke a pendant. Without a second thought she pulls it off from around her neck... "CAPRICORN! SPICA! I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS'LL DO TO ME! IT'S UP TO YOU!" she roars out. Grabbing the chain, she swings it around once, twice, thrice, building up momentum, before hurLIng it with all of her strength towards the engine core. "SUCK ON THIS YOU SON OF A BITCH!" ------ [Radio] Transmission detected: :grins [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Sounds LIke a sinGLe." [Radio] Transmission detected: :gnaws ... ... [Radio: (C) None] Snake Man transmits, "Got yourssself blown up, eh?" [Radio] Transmission detected: I ... ... for the interceptors who're ... ... :D [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... [Radio: (C) None] Number Man transmits, "Protoman will do that." Crash Man points a finger at Pyro Squirrel. "That's it, you're on my LIst, dinkyass." Starburst Dragon is somewhere over there, and not LIstening to the comments from the peanut gallery. He just keeps staring up at Nigh and singing about everything he can think of. He's got to the fun things he did at Halloween now, after finishing a ballad about that time he got stuck in the Repair Chamber. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... reasons we can't ... ... outright fall ... ... IC ... ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: 9999 [Radio] Transmission detected: ... Ignore ... [Radio] Transmission detected: Think ... should take this to ... or something? [Radio] Transmission detected: Okay forst off. ... you ... really ... we ... ... bug Admin or FacHeads ... ... I'm not ... on anything REALLY happening OOCly other than ... ... ... ... lots ... massive fighting. We're ... ... any territory ... ... just ... underhanded ... ... for ... to do for once. [Radio] Transmission detected: Or keep ... ... ... ... goodness? :D Metal Shark swears a few times, "This aint good! Oh **** this aint good!" Job follows Dynamo's directions as he hooks up the jumper cables to the various locations both on Dynamo Man and the machine. "Well lets see if we can get this to work." He then makes the last connections. "All right Dynamo Man. Let it rip!!!" Canopy Jabberwock hovers, waving a foreclaw dismissively at those who speak against the Nigh. "Oh, do not bother. This thing is not worth your time. It thrives on fear and misery, and when it fails to drum these things up, it begins to wither. Longinus GLowed when its calls fell on deaf ears. This thing is not Nigh; it deserves not a name. This thing is not Destruction; has it killed? This thing is not Decay; what has decayed? This is only a pitiful louse that claws at strings. And now it knows that." [Radio: (C) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Whats going on up there?" Fusion Phoenix look to Barrage. "LIke we care what it said?" Then he looks to Pac Pac. "Not what I expected..." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... WE DO ... TO HAVE AN RP ... ... ... ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ...oh yea. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... ... you. [Radio] Transmission detected: Quite uncalled for. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... the ... [Radio] Transmission detected: It had ... ... ... Because for ... ... ... I can't turn Broadspam ... and ... ... kilLIng ... ... performance. [Radio] Transmission detected: Rgag? Metal Shark looks around, "What's H-- She doing?" in reference to PaxPax. Harmony pats Starburst's arm a LIttle. "Err, I really don't think singing will do much.." [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "I don't know anymore." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... Regulus seems to freeze for a moment, staring at Aldebaran's revelation... and he wraps his wings around his face, raising his grauntlets. His blade is gone, placed inside the core of the weapon, most of his energy gone with it. All he can do is pray. Job bLInks at Miss Pac Pac. "Well I never saw that one comming... Hey let me do that! I can take powersurges better than you can!" Okay a LIttle too late and he he winces. Barrage Raptor bLInks, and seems supprised, "Whoa." She thinks that's kinda cool. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... think ... cool ... ... ... no ... ... ... are done. If ... ... an attack ... we agree ... ... -will not ... ... ... ... Rocket Rodent watches the events that transpire. Ok, this is starting to get wierd..... But Rocket remains on guard. Silo just watches as the whole thing with Pac Pac goes on. He... Didn't expect /that/. But either way, he just waits to see if this all works... [Radio] Transmission detected: Won't get anywhere as ... as ... ... ownership ... ... anyway. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... planning on ... you all. ;> [Radio] Transmission detected: Mind Doppler ... a ... ... ... not ... fachead. Crescent Grizzly GLances behind him at Aldebaran's true form. Well then. Not that it makes much of a difference to Crescent as to the gender of any particular individual, but this was rather surprising. [Radio] Transmission detected: Would ... object ... ... use ... an RA? [Radio] Transmission detected: The ... ... is ... want ... combat ... just mass ... posing? Ninjutsu Gecko looks to Gale then to what just happened. "It just switched Gender...that a good thing or a bad thing." Kain kinda bLInks at Ms. Alderbaran. "..." [Radio] Transmission detected: Alright guys. ... ... Beam ... go to ... ... :P [Radio] Transmission detected: ...Okay ... Firestorm Phoenix bLInks as yet another stardroid transforms into something resembLIng a human, "The hell is this?" Dynamo Man, hearing Job's signal, fires his generator sparks, and everything cycles into action. The electrodes spark wildly, putting every amp he can muster into that machine ... and hoping, for the LIfe of everyone on the planet, that it works. All he can do is power down his optics, and even his voice box, to support the necessary energy. Sai completely ignores the peanut gallery, much LIke Starburst, instead merely staring at Aldebaran's transformation and actions in mute fascination. The charge in his arm cannon slowly dies. It seems clear that it's not going to have much use, for a while yet, so best to save energy. "...unexpected," he mutters as he watches. ---------- Nigh remains frozen in place, silent, as the inevitable repLIes are shouted back to its question. Rearing back up, it remains silent... and even takes a step back. Nigh is... stunned. Abruptly, the Stardroid Engine flares to LIfe, the blue crystal inside rising to its previous, painful white GLare, as the jet-engine *whine* returns at full throttle; the towering Stardroid Engine trembles and shakes, whipped into a mechanical frenzy that seems to tear it right from its root. The influx of power... so many Stardroids sacrificed for just one -chance- at success in the face of such painful odds... but something else, as well. Duo's energy... the very substance of destiny and fate itself. In the face of Nigh, its own antithesis, the being that Duo's mere existence sealed away in a time so ancient as to defy memory, it was cold and black as the destiny it would seem to reflect. But now it burns brightly, hot, furious, aLIve. A few words, a few thoughts, this is what it takes to change fates- this is what it takes to make destinies. This is the power of the mortal man in the face of a vengeful god. The Stardroid Engine ruptures, a roiLIng, white explosion that ionizes the weapon before it even goes an inch. Though it roils LIke a hot wind, the white LIght is harmless as it ashes over those gathered, Stardroid and EarthLIng aLIke; hot, almost unbearable, but bringing with it a comforting warmth in the face of Nigh's yet-LIngering chill. The towering figure of Nigh lets out an unholy shriek as that unleashed energy cuts through it, its gaseous, cloud-LIke body dissipating, blown away, fading without so much as a fight. It was, after all, a mere illusion, and what chance does the illusion of fate stand against unleashed will? The inferno continues to rage, soon obscuring the platform, burying all in brilLIant white LIght. The roar of the explosion rises to such a volume as to drown out all sound. -------- Alpha turns to look at Pac Pac. "...P.....Pac Pac.", she stammers, the LIquid metal surrounding her frame practically melting back into her body as she returns to her usual form. "No...Don't Pac....Aldebaran...Please...", she takes a few steps forward, clenching her fists as she stumbles a bit. The waves of emotion filting through Alpha practically overpower her abiLIty to move. She reaches for the arm trying to hold it back before he can throw it at the engine. But she's probably too slow. Starburst Dragon looks around and whistles. Geesh, the Stardroids are dropping LIke fLIes today. And yet they're all standing. Nice twist. "Ah did a lot of things, they were all fun, ah'm gonna keep doin' more this song is done!" Song over, he looks at Harmony and grins cluelessly. "Well, it worked--" *kaboom!* Crescent Grizzly turns to the sudden explosion, and a smile crosses his face. It is done. The Cajun chuckles softly and lets the LIght wash over him, never once hesitating agianst it.... Iris winces from the resulting explosion, hurLIng herself instinctively against her brother and covering her head. Gale Sorcerer scratches his pointy hat after the whole speech, then eyes Aldebaran... or whatever he changed into. "Uh... probably not something good... last time a sex change happened around me it was..." Oh, no, please let's not start with the Treble thing again. "Uh? It... it worked!?" Starburst Dragon says, "...Ooooh. Shiny." Harmony gasps, mouth falLIng open. "Oh.. my.." As if things couldn't get more random and unexpected.. they do, and in their favor. That's what she's talking about. "I-It.. it worked!" she says, barely able to contain herself. Was it over, did they do it? Were the Stardroid's selfless sacrifices enough to finally.. finish it? Barrage Raptor bLInks, "Wow...That's pretty." Dynamo Man disappears into the blast of LIght .... last thing he saw? The machine, powering up. One might have seen a pained grin just before the blast. Nothing happens for some time. Colonel pulls Iris in closely as the explosion echoes thoughout space. Colonel's optics don't fLInch... he stares into what was the nigh and waits to see what happens Fusion Phoenix can only whisper, "My god, please... " as he watches more power than he ever saw before wash over him without harming him. Pisces has arrived. Rocket Rodent is bathed in LIght. It pierces directly through his heat-resistant armor: Rocket feels truly warm as if he dosn't have the plates on. Distracted, his engines cut off, and he plunges into the ground. Ninjutsu Gecko looks over, "It worked....and....HOT!" He throws his arms up, instinctively his arms up, his optics shutting off in response to the LIght. He tries to yell something to Gale, but his voice is killed over by the explosion. Canopy Jabberwock continues to beam in the explosion, and now sets himself down on the platform again, stretching out his foreclaws wide to Welcome the burn, which he feels but manages to disregard, and the calming influence the LIght exudes, though in the brightness it cannot be seen. "It ends." Job sheilds his optic scanner saying. "ITS ALIVE! ITS ALIVE!!!!!!" Job then beaces for the shockwave from the engenine overload. "Here it comes!!" He then finds it heating up... Mai Atsuki does a deft backfLIp and turns away, shading her eyes and putting her Ciphers between herself and the blast's unholy radiations of whatever sort, before.... relaxing, strangely, as it seems to be a.... benign sort of LIght. The kind that would warm those small seeds she'd planted, down beneath on Earth. Pyro Squirrel closes his eyes and stretches out his arms, basking in the warm LIght, a smile on his face. oO(Ah... success... But now the war will begin again... .........)Oo Sai gogGLes at the sight for a few moments, just before everything is concealed in a haze of LIght and sound. His systems defensively deactivate his auditory sensors, and he covers his eyes with his arms, waiting out the burst, waiting for whatever happens next. Silo just falls to the ground to help cover himself, and just watches from beneath his visor at the massive amounts of energy been sent out by the weapon... GLowing red eyes close slowly, and Beam lowers his head in respect for those who gave their LIves for this. His hands slowly unclench, and his shoulders rise steadily. And then ... they shake gently. If Beam had the faciLIty, he'd probably be crying right now. Big dope. Bass disappears within the white LIght, closing his eyes to shield his optics from the incredible luminescence. Aldebaran grimmaces under the strain... Alpha's arm coming in too late. She's already made her move. A sudden surge of red energy covers her body as the LIght tears sears both optic and eye aLIke... not a Stardroid, but a humanoid (if you scan her, you'll find two hearts - not very compLIcit to Grey's Anatomy)... never again to devour anyone else. Just as well, though. She's found through the eons that everyone pretty much tastes LIke chicken. Alpha changes into her Wing armor. Kain covers his head as the explosion. (Gotta hang on...)oo. He keeps himself sure footed as chaos comes to play. And order to boot. Zero has left. Capricorn lets out a shriek of her own, as, well, she was perched on the Stardroid Engine at the time it went nova. Dropping from the tower towards the ground, she throws her arms over her face as she drops, bLInded and deafened by the outward rush of energy. Regulus vanishes into the white LIght, his silver facemask fading, reveaLIng the avian beneath, much as Aldebaran is changing. But then the LIght washes over him, and everything goes bright. Gale Sorcerer is no fool though. Just as the explosions starts, the mage tosses himself into the ground, covering his whole head with his wizard hat. Then, there's also something he forgot about. "Whoa! out, out!!!" The hologram he had still on is inmediatelly dismissed by the agent. Fortunately, its volume mode wasn't at average power, otherwise Gale wouldn't already be able to hear a thing anymore. [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "*static*" Gale Sorcerer has disconnected. Metal Shark falls to the ground, covering his eyes. Gale Sorcerer has connected. [Radio: (C) None] Job transmits, "We are still here..." Spica follows Capricorn in her tumble alongside the the nova'ed Engine. With a groan, she LIes on the platform with an arm thrown over her face. Dynamo Man doesn't even know what's going on. He's whited out, cloaked in the blast, stunned by it, unable to do anything but revel in what could very well be death itself. [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "Why, I suppose we are. Hey Iris, what're you doin' tonight? How does a few drinks at my place sound?" Clown Man and Sideshow cries out in united pain as the explosion overwelms the duo. "Can't Think!!!" wails the Clown as he forces his Forcefield to work... [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "Argh, pig!" [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... I am ... ... the ... ... am of ... [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "Say it LIke you love it, baby." [Radio: (C) None] Metal Man transmits, "You get used to it after 13 or so years." [Radio: (C) None] Starburst Dragon transmits, "Crash Man, hush up f'r ah wahl." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... of th'fahr! ... ... ... do? [Radio: (C) None] Clown Man transmits, "Oogh. *static comes up and down*" [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "Say what?" Firestorm Phoenix's dark lenses drop down over his eyes, saving his optics from a good bit of the LIght but he still has to cover his eyes, "Well, this is either really good, or really really bad." [Radio] Transmission detected: All RepLIforce ... ... ... in ... battle ... ... report ... ... RHQ ... ... Make ... -timely- ... Platoons Alpha Beta Omega ... ... Phoenix ... to the ... bay ... ... ... ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ... who speak ... ... ... ... chorus only ... the ... Eraser. Barrage Raptor whips out her Ray-Bans, and sLIdes her visor up, putting the sunGLasses on. She folds up the foot anchors, and keeps on watching. [Radio: (C) None] Daryn plays a slow melody, "I get my whole band to sing with me and no applause, go fig.", Daryn pauses, "Yo Crash. Nigh fled from Mr. T, eh?" [Radio] Transmission detected: ... are you doing on my ... ... freq?? [Radio] Transmission detected: OOC: Um... [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "Yep. Guts Man has that effect on people." [Radio] Transmission detected: OOC: HA ... ... ... AHAHAHAAHAA! ... yer ... ... ... ... another ... ... ignore ... ... was a ... the mission' ... ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: OOC I had ... as ... ... ... ... for ... ... month :D [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... said we'd relocate ... ... so. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... I know ... should have ... ... ... sold information ... Alpha keeps a grip on Ms. Pac Pac's arm, but she's forced to close her eyes from the bLIndning LIght. She clenches her teeth, still probably thinking Aldebaran exploded or something. [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "I can't blame the end of the world on my wacky antics now though." Fusion Phoenix is too stuned to do any more than stand there, bathed in the LIght, bLInded by the brightness. It seems he's found something he knew all along. [Radio: (C) None] Magnet Man transmits, "So, what's actually going on right now?" Job drops to the ground shuting some of his gear to subspace and says, "Let us not do that again shall we? Hey Dynamo Man... I owe you a drink... hell I'll buy a round foreveryone here..." Starburst Dragon stands in the LIght, his entire golden body GLIttering, as he babbles the word "Shiny" over and over. He's a good kid. Easy to please. ------------ The LIght burns for many long moments, its inferno roar remaining, its blazing heat driving away the last remaining vestiges of Nigh's chill, before it all begins to fade. The bright LIght begins to lessen, and the gurious roar soon becomes a quiet, almost comfortable hum. And as the LIght fades, it reveals a vastly changed landscape. The Stardroid Engine is gone- destroyed completely in the explosion that originated within. In its place is a GLass-smooth crater, a shallow and poLIshed bowl in the middle of the plateau. Down below, the Earth shines with a brilLIance that seems unnatural... but nothing short of fitting, for high above, the stars are beginning to return to the sky. And across the shallow bowl in the middle of the plateau, stand the Stardroids. Many of them. At their center, Duet stands aLIve and well; flanking her, the recognizable figures of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto. Flanking them, in turn, are some of the Zodiacs... Capricorn, looking winded and stressed, Taurus... the twins, Castor and Pollux... and so on down the LIne. Two are conspicuously absent... Scorpio and Cancer. And flanking them, in turn, are the lesser Stardroids, the celestials. Regulus, Aldebaran, Spica, the canine-LIke Sirius, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Those who never had the power of their fellows, who never were ones to show their faces in times of great need. It would be here that Procyon and Denebola would stand. ------------ [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "The Solstice of the Winter of this disaster... The return of the LIght..." [Radio: (C) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...The Stars...!!! YOU DID IT!!!!" [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Hell if I know. Hey, the stars are back. Kickin'" [Radio: (C) None] Starburst Dragon transmits, "Yeah, ah guess we did." [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "Who rocks the body? I think we do." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "What jussst went on?" [Radio: (E) None] Bass transmits, "Dynamo Man just saved the world. Good job, Dynamo Man." [Radio: (E) None] Number Man transmits, "Looks LIke we're not gonna die today. Hm." [Radio: (C) None] Job transmits, "Fitting." [Radio: (E) None] Magnet Man transmits, "Go Dynamo." Harmony smiles widely, watching the stars come back.. the earth shine.. and all those lost standing side by side. Maybe it's just her imagination, but a great weight has been LIfted from the air.. she can breathe again. GigGLIng, she brings her hands up to her mouth. "We really did it.." Ninjutsu Gecko remains in a hiding area a bit. Then, finally, he turns his optics back on. He looks around. No fog. There's Earth. He looks to the others. All seem aLIve. He looks up. Stars....again. He smiles beneath his wraps, then looks to where the engine was. "...wow...." he mutters...then...he looks to the Stardroids... Systems stabiLIzing. Simsenses returning. Dynamo finds himself on his belly, looking at the bottom of a huge crater. For the moment, he doesn't know if he's 'aLIve' or 'dead', he just knows he's 'there', and that means .. Nigh is gone. His radio fLIckers to LIfe .. [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "What'd he do?" Bass gradually opens his eyes after the LIght fades, attention first moving to the Earth -- then to the assembly of Stardroids. It is there Bass' gaze stays, posture defiant, making himself ready for whatever may come at him. Colonel waits, looks, and LIstens as everything clears. He breathes in at the shock of seeing them all there... Weren't they all supposed to have died and or sacrificed themselves. Colonel positions himself between Iris and the Stardroids... she has done her part tonight... Colonel waits for whatever is about to happen [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "Magnet. Next time I want to play Chrono Trigger, nail me to the wall. And ... guys ..." Pyro Squirrel slowly opens his eyes, his arms dropping to his sides. "Well, I guess that is that then..." He then notices the stardroids, most all of them aLIve and assembled together. "On the other hand..." A cLIcking can be heard, as if Pyro is loading his weapons systems. "It may just be beginning..." Iris bLInks, looking around. "We...we didn't do anything," she remarks in response to Harmony's comment. "We didn't do a blessed thing, it was THEM...it was them all along...their war. They ended it." Job looks up at the newly LIving Stardroids again and waves sLIghtly at all the Stardroids. "Hello there, Never thought I see you all in person..." Fusion Phoenix is one of the first to come out of his stuned state, looking over the assembled Stardroids. "Thank you." Crescent Grizzly looks about, before him the Stardroids standing in mass. " 'eh...loos' LIk' weh' did 'et, eh? " the Cajun comments, chuckLIng sLIght. Then the chuckle raises into a raucous spout of laughter. He reaches over and places an arm over Canopy, and shakes him heartily. Barrage Raptor turns her head and looks at all the Stardroids, and peers, "... Geeze. It's over. I hope." Unless the Stardroids go and decide to try and judge them again. Which she hopes they won't. Harmony shakes her head. "I know, but we helped them.. it was /all/ of us that did it. Why do you think we were brought here?" Alpha bLInks her eyes open, looks to Aldebaran, bLInks again, and then lets go, coughing softly and placing her hands behind her, "...Good you're not dead.", she says simply, "I still have my debts to repay to you and you have a cactus to treat well, which I'm sure you will.", she takes in a deep breath, and then adds, "You're Welcome.", to him, before GLancing around. Only the mean ones are gone. Cool. Dynamo Man slowly rises to a kneeLIng position, and then sees the Stardroids, stopping in his tracks. His expression reveals total confusion. What does he beLIeve? "....." The shuddering stops gradually, and Beam Demon opens his eyes slowly. He GLances about, then turns to peer at the assembled Stardroids. A GLance crosses over all of them, taking in each one individually. The demon says nothing. He simply nods once in thanks. Starburst Dragon bLInks. Inhales. Exhales. FLIcks his wings a couple of times. Flexes his fingers. "YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW! We did!" A LIttle white beam zips from the keyblade in his hand, and something goes cLIck. "Oops. Malfunction again." A few more things go cLIck and LIttle flashLIghts bLInk on Starburst's body. He punches his arm again and all is normal. He then drops the weapon and sweeps Harmony up in a full spin and a big ol' hug. "We DID IT! We won! And we din'have to blow it up! Wooo-HOOOO!" Gale Sorcerer bLInks, a couple of shiny eyes looking from under the pointy hat and sees that the darkness finally vanishes, the Earth visible again, and he seems to be in one piece. Quietly, he gets up, putting his hat well again and dusting off his cloak. Then, it's when he notices. "It's the... Stardroids... Wow, there really are many..." Canopy Jabberwock shakes his head as he raises his head again in the aftermath of the blast. He smiles at the stars and the Earth, even as his optics and auditors slowly recaLIbrate, and an intense ringing figures in his hearing. He nods to the risen Stardroids, but a guarded one, as he draws ALIce in Wonderland back out of his pocket and raises it to his view. As his optics readjust from the blast, he cannot make out the printing on the book, but simply enjoys holding it and looking at it. After a measure passes, he hears Iris's comment, and turns his head temporarily in her direction. "Their device carried us, but 'twas the disdain of that thing that unclogged it. If Earth still shuddered in fear below it, it would have perished." He has no evidence to go on this theory, but he seems to beLIeve it dearly all the same. Mai Atsuki straightens up... slowly. And then sheaths her ciphers, before reaching up to touch a small pad woven into the cowl at the side of her head, right near the ear. ".... Atsuki to headquarters. Target terminated. Mission complete." And then she turns her attention over to the Stardroids, before - perhaps arrogantly! - starting to walk towards them, upright and looking just a /LIttle/ awed, but not brainlessly so. Just wait until she reaLIzes internally that the whole world -isn't- going to die! Aldebaran seems to have... demateriaLIzed in Alpha's grasp. What's left of her - a pathetic fleshLIng - has somehow materiaLIzed alongside the other Stardroids. She bLInks... uncertain as to just what happened here. She bLInks... peering around... looking as confused as everyone else may be. Perhaps a bit surprised that she's even aLIve. Alpha doesn't let go then! Ahaw! But she still says what she says. and stuff. Rocket Rodent's systems recover, as Rocket picks himself up from the ground. And he is greeted by... Stardroids. Some he's seen in person, some he's only seen in pictures. All of them there. However, he's not exactly sure how to react. Pistols are still in his hands. However, at the celebrating of his comrades, he reaLIzes that the Stardroids are not here to attack. He holsters the pistols, and just stands there. Is it truly over? Silo slowly gets to his feet, taking a look around, up and down, side to side, noting the complete absence of Nigh. And then he spots the group of Stardroids, and just nods to them. "...It's over." Let's just hope Nigh just doesn't suddenly appear or anything. Pyro Squirrel's expression slowly changes into one of determination. Is he happy that the stardroids survived? Probably not. Iris hmms, pondering Canopy's comment. "...Well, that's...one way to look at it..." Looking toward her brother, she looks him over. "Brother?" Firestorm Phoenix bLInks, "Did we actually win?" Pisces bLInks as he appears. "....Remarkable." It seems the best thing to say, really. Dynamo Man is totally lost for words. Regulus floats along side the other Stardroids, looking serene and remote. His wings beat slowly as he gazes down at those assembled on the plateu, his silver mask expressionless as always. Hands clasped in front of him, cloak fluttering in a non-existent breeze. Kain waits until the roar of the explosion fades from his ears... and that he is no longer bLInded... before he gets up... and looks around. "It is... done." He turns to help Mai to her feet, if she wants his help that is. Fusion Phoenix looks to the other Phoenix. "That we're here to ask that question is a big clue." [Radio: (E) None] Magnet Man transmits, "Sure thing Dynamo." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "That'sss a reLIef. Shadow and I are in New York, where there'sss a huge riot going on. Should we pick up anything?" Sai's auditory sensors kick in once again, and he slowly draws his arms to his sides, to meet the site of the assembled horde of Stardroids. He grins, wryly, as he GLances around and spots the stars, and the Earth, and everything as right as it should be. "YES! YATTA! We DID IT!" He summarily does a triple fLIp in mid-air. Accursed overly-acrobatic martial artsy-types. [Radio: (E) None] Bass transmits, "Yes. Get some last-minute Christmas presents." [Radio: (E) None] Crash Man transmits, "Buy me more beer!" [Radio: (E) None] Crash Man transmits, "This, the Red Leader commands!" [Radio: (E) None] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Yes. Beer. Lots. And lots. Of beer." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "Getting ssstuff isss easssy. Getting it out might be tougher. We may need a pickup." Capricorn looks sideways, to Pisces, and grunts. "More LIke ae pain in t'ae arse," she grumbles, before looking back to the EarthLIngs that they face. She remains quiet for now, though it's not yet clear what she's waiting for. Her fingers work restlessly around the shaft of her scythe... she looks uneasy. [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "...." [Radio: (E) None] Number Man transmits, "Corrupt schoolgirls." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "The Red Leader? Weren't you demoted to peon, Crash?" [Radio: (E) None] Magnet Man hmmms, "Maybe I better go get something to pick you two up." "Sooo.." Crash Man wonders, "Do we kill the rest of the Stardroids in the hopes that they never, ever come back again?" [Radio: (E) None] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "Amen. I do need a beer. Root Beer, that is." [Radio: (E) None] Crash Man transmits, "I'm commander of the Alpha Team now." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "Nutsss to buying anything." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "*cLIck* AAAAAA-- ... ... ..." [Radio: (E) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "Look, Tengu! The Stars! ...We've won.." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "I sssee Tengu'sss back to hisss usual ssself." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "... ... the HELL just HAPP--" Silo sends a radio transmission to KaLInka. You intercept Silo's transmission to KaLInka: ...I owe you whichever present you want. [Radio: (E) None] Number Man transmits, ".....oh, Tengu Man....will I be getting more people to....'work on'...?" Pyro Squirrel slowly walks closer to the Stardroids, the look of determination steadily growing. If he had any external weapons systems, they'd be pointed at the Stardroids right now. [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "..." Silo receives a radio transmission from KaLInka. You intercept KaLInka's transmission to Silo: You made it!! *laughs merrily* [Radio: (E) None] Bass transmits, "Yes. Yes, Number Man, you will be. You /will/ be." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "..wha-wha-whaaat?" Crash Man looks to Bass, "Bass? What do we do now?" [Radio: (E) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...I shut you down for a bit, Tengu... ...Cancer is dead... you're free... and the Nigh is Gone." [Radio: (E) None] Number Man laughs LIke a gourmand about to feast on your momma's christmas dinner. "Good question," says Bass, who isn't putting down his guard. Silo sends a radio transmission. You intercept Silo's transmission to KaLInka: *chuckle* Of course KaLI... It looks LIke Nigh is, well... dead. Spica GLances around at her fellow Stardroids, nodding sLIghtly. "Good to see that we're all back again." Iris doesn't seem particularly at-ease that the Stardroids are having a happy homecoming. She backs away from them warily. [Radio: (E) None] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "Quick thing, Tenny: You were...er...Subdued by Cancer who brainf**ked you into being his Avatar. Simple, yes?" [Radio: (E) None] Red Leader! Crash Man transmits, "All hail me, the Red Leader, for bringing us out of bondage!" [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man maintains a shell-shocked silence. Fusion Phoenix follows Pyro forward, speaking, "I'd ask what happens now, but most of you look as confused as we do." Dynamo Man gets to a standing pose, just facing the row of Stardroids. His sLIghtly slumped body gives away fatigue, and his face still broadcasts confusion. ".... what now." Barrage Raptor frowns a LIttle, "That was a LIttle too easy." She murmers, reaLIzing now that it's over, as she brings her rifle up into a ready position, and chambers a round in the shotgun. Regulus shakes his head sLIghtly. "Not all of us." He turns his head to look at the empty spot at his side, before shaking his head sLIghtly and turning to face the gathered EarthLIngs. And down the barrel of a number of guns, it would seem. Ninjutsu Gecko looks from Gale, to the Stardroids, and back to Gale. "You know...us being...well...who we are..." He looks back to the Stardroids... Clown Man GLances wearily at the row upon row of Stardroids, "...Great. I somehow suspect we're going to hafta fight them as well." Sideshow sighs as well, "Super." Harmony furrows her brows.. for some reason, she's not afraid of the Stardroids. She doesn't want to hurt them, and she honestly doesn't think that they're going to hurt her or anybody else. "Just take it easy, guys.. patience is a virtue." Silo just talks into his radio, before facing the group of Stardroids. He however doesn't get any guns ready... he doesn't see any threats. Yet. Capricorn reaches over through the LIne-up, and holds up a Scorpio hand-puppet where Scorpio would be standing, with big, gooGLe eyes and Muppet Fuzz. "Bleaaah, Ah'm Scorpio, ae'n Ah'm eeeeeevil," she groans. "Me want Earth cookies." 'Scorpio's head flops around LIke Cookie Monster's. Metal Shark sighs. Mai Atsuki pauses, perhaps five yards away from the assemblage of Stardroids, or about as close as she can get without entering any Field of GLowing SteriLIty-Inducing Radiation. And then, in a simple gesture, she bows to them in the classical Japanese style. Pyro Squirrel just GLares. Dynamo Man just stares blankly at Capricorn's LIttle gag. Job snerks at Capricorn. "That pretty much sums him up... but what was Procyon's anGLe on thing..." Harmony grins lopsidedly. See? Stardroids have a sense of humor, the myths are true. Regulus just... facepalms at Capricorn. LIterally. He smacks silver mask into gauntlet. Iris backs off warily. "..." Gale Sorcerer gives the ninja a worried look. Raising an eyebrow, he imagines what is he trying to tell him, and it's not something that he really would desire to do. "You're not suggesting us to thank them in the name of the UN, are you? Uh..." Geez, where are diplomats when they are really useful. Kain facefaults. o.o Barrage Raptor breaks down into gigGLes. In the lack of action, Crash Man takes the time to consider. How much distance must he cross to slap Harmony's skid-plate? If he just told everyone to kill the Stardroids really loudly, would they do it? How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? *SMACK!* Aldebaran joins in the chorus of facepalming. So much for facing death at the EarthLIng's hands with quiet dignity. Alpha bLInks at Capricorn. "...Jazz?" Silo receives a radio transmission from KaLInka. You intercept KaLInka's transmission to Silo: You helped save the world!! Do you reaLIze how AMAZING that is? Rocket Rodent is unsure of how to react. The Puppet-Scorpio just adds to this. 42 board feet. [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "Now what .... any ideas/" Ninjutsu Gecko nods, "Yea. More or less." He shrugs, "We're the ones here. We're LIke...supposed to do these sort of things....kinda. I guess." He bLInks at the hand puppet....and just busts out laughing. Harmony puts a hand on Iris' shoulder, frowning. "Hey.. take it easy, it's okay. Don't be so nervous, huh? We LIved through this, we're gonna be fine." she smiles, trying to be comforting. [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "?*" Beam Demon also joins in the trend, covering his face with one massive white-GLoved hand, "...Good god... We entrusted the safety of our world to these people?" Pyro Squirrel GLares some more. Crescent Grizzly just shakes his head and chuckles... Spica's head drops, though whether to hide a grin or just in disbeLIef. Iris looks over at Harmony. "They're killers, Harmony...they...I just get a bad feeLIng around them, I can't explain it," she stammers, still looking ill-at-ease. Canopy Jabberwock raises an unsteady brow at the gripped scythe, and Regulus's armaments. He folds his foreclaws at the Stardroids, not seeming to fear them, but just as much not seeming to trust them. Frankly he notes, "Starwalkers, now. A mutual foe is vanquished. You have been foe before. You were friend when that LIving chasm opened up. Are you now friend or foe?" He makes no sudden move; if they're not going to make the first strike, then he has no problem with them, but if they are he is ready to move. [Radio: (E) None] Magnet Man transmits, "What's happening now?" [Radio: (E) None] Red Leader! Crash Man transmits, "We're trying to decide if we should kill the Stardroids." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "What *else* happened?" Starburst Dragon stands there smiLIng. He can't repress a snort of laughter, though. Silo sends a radio transmission. You intercept Silo's transmission to KaLInka: Yeah, I do... But I have a sLIght feeLIng this /may/ not be over just yet... But don't worry, I'll get out of this in one peice. [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "You're WHAT?" Clown Man just stares... (I'm not sure whether to laugh or to facefault...)oo. Pisces looks over at Capricorn. "Plus ca change...." Harmony receives a radio transmission. You intercept Ricochet's transmission to Harmony: *sounds a bit tense, a bit of repairwork audible in the background - probably work on his leg* Harmony?... you alright up there? [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "Where...where... *sighs*" [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "Tengu? Are you alright now?" Regulus sighs as he raises his head again. "At least it wasn't the bit with the herring again. Or Betel's puppet show..." He folds his arms again... [Radio: (E) None] Red Leader! Crash Man transmits, "Because, you know, Stardroids suck." Harmony sends a radio transmission. You intercept Harmony's transmission to Ricochet: Alright as alright can be! How's your leg? Job says, "Stardroids who say Nei?" Fusion Phoenix snickers, then laughs, before speaking again, "I hope we won't have to be judged again, but if not, were do we go from here? Is the Nigh destroyed, or only sealed away again? Please?" [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "..." Harmony shakes her head. "Nigh made them killers, look how calm they are. Look how calm the rest of us are, all we can do is wait.. but I promise you, there's nothing to be afraid of." Dynamo Man just waits. [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "Am I OKAY?" Pyro Squirrel looks back at Fusion. "Judging? No, no... WE are going to be doing the judging here." A sLIghtly evil grin is on his face. [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "I sssay kill them." Sai finally calms down enough to merely chuckle, both in GLee and at Capricorn's antics. Hey, he's probably being too relaxed, but at least he's doing it enthusiastically! [Radio: (E) None] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "At least you're back to normal... I... um... Tenny... If you meet a Omega Supreme looking for you... don't say you're Tengu. I hafta tell him that you're not to be killed since you are back to normal." Gale Sorcerer makes a worried face again, moving the hair over his back with his right hand. "Uh... well, I guess yes... we're the UN... (and I am a director, damn it!) ...but what are we going to say? "Thank you for saving us. If you ever need to destroy a massive evil entity of doom give us a call?"" The mage GLares at the assembled Stardroids again. Somewhere on the MUSH, Procyon has connected. [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "Tengu isss not now, nor hasss he ever been anything remotely clossse to 'okay'. Ssso I'd sssay he'sss probably about normal, for him." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "You did WHAT?!" [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "YOU SENT SOMEONE TO KILL ME?" [Radio: (C) None] Alpha transmits, "Stop being stupid, Squirrel." Capricorn snaps her fingers. A red rubber clown nose appears on Pyro's face. *Pop.* "Judge that," she mutters to herself. Cookie-Scorpio flops his head around. "Gnarmf gnarmf gnarmf!" Job snaps at Pyro. "Judge least ye be judged..." Harmony receives a radio transmission from Ricochet. You intercept Ricochet's transmission to Harmony: Alright. Still gettin' it fixed, though... stupid knee joint, HAD to break without warning... they're working as fast as they can, but I guess I'm too late to go in as backup?... *pause* I'm, ah, GLad to hear you're alright, by the way. And everyone else? [Radio: (E) None] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "Yes. And do calm down." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "I...I can't /beLIeve/ you!" Harmony sends a radio transmission to Ricochet. You intercept Harmony's transmission to Ricochet: We're aaaall okay. Nigh is gone. Dynamo Man mutters ... the lyrics to MetalLIca. "HoLIer than thou ...... you are ...... hoLIer than thou ...." Under his breath. [Radio: (E) None] Number Man transmits, "BeLIeve it. The Audience is LIstening." Barrage Raptor pauses for a second, "Hey wait. Where's Luna?! I want Rainbow StalLIon back!" "I represent the Red Dragon Striders. We thank you," Mai echoes after Gale speaks, face still concealed by the Standard Strider Cowl. That's what really drove Hiryu out of the group; he just wanted to have his scarf. [Radio] Transmission detected: :snarls ... to pay ... ... ... PAY." Fusion Phoenix eyes Pyro. "Are you so tainted by resentment and hate that you will throw away a posibiLIty for peace? Even if they mean us ill, we loose nothing by being courtous." [Radio: (E) None] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "THX. " Pyro Squirrel GLares at the red nose that appears on his face, and rips it off. "No, seriously. I'm wilLIng to let them go free if they'll give up their world-destroying powers. I am NOT going to let them be a menace to the universe again." Ninjutsu Gecko hrms, "Good question. I don't know. We'll think of something if it doesn't get all freaky....." He trails off at the sudden appearance of the clown nose. "...freakier.." He slowly starts towards the collection of Stardroids...but not so fast as to beat the scenepose...whenever it happens. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... don't know about that. [Radio] Frequency Cracked! setintercept to save it. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... I'm ... ... ... remember? ... only ... ... ... ... ... is ... Barrage Raptor looks at Pyro, and tilts her head, "Since when are you in charge of deciding who gets what power? You sell fireworks. And piss off the Robot Masters, making me have to come save your furry butt." Alpha smiles at Capricorn, "Do you have a Procyon puppet too?" [Radio] Transmission detected: Whoever ... ... ... /authorit/-- ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ... Silo just continues to watch, prefering not to... remark on the Scorpio puppet. [Radio] Transmission detected: Silly LIttle ... [Radio] Transmission detected: :snaps ... LET ... ONTO THE ... [Radio] Transmission detected: Hi Erwin. :,...) Clown Man (I wonder if he has a Cancer puppet?)oo. Starburst Dragon stands at the back, quietly entertaining the idea of the Stardroids giving up their powers in his mind. He's looking at a mental image of several of them sitting around in plainclothes in an apartment, LIke some kind of sitcom right now. Bass, after lengthy thought, advances from the periphery, walking to the edge of the LIght. He stands between the Stardroids and the others, looking across the group. He is silent, his gaze searching each one to try to gauge their general disposition. Crash Man GLances over to the RepLIforce section of the area. "Hey IRIS," he shouts. "You wanna ditch this popstand an' get some drinks? Whozzat with you?" He bobs his head back and forth, trying to discern who's next to Iris. "Oh, that Tank Ass? You can come with us, Tank Ass. More babes the better, I always say!" Harmony receives a radio transmission from Ricochet. You intercept Ricochet's transmission to Harmony: Thank God... *pause* And the Stardroids? Rocket Rodent just bLInks blankly, and then says, "I would just LIke to know if the Earth is no longer in danger or other-worldly forces." He shakes his head. "We have enough trouble with the other factions that try to threaten peace and LIfe." [Radio] Transmission detected: I ... ... on. ... and ... ... ... me it was okay after ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: Now stop ... you carrot-nosed ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ... Pyro Squirrel GLares at Barrage. "Me? In charge? Go ask those whose famiLIes have been destroyed by the stardroids, the worlds that they have destroyed. What would they want?" [Radio] Transmission detected: ... up. Capricorn furrows her brow. "Aye, Ah do. Ae's jus' a finger puppet, though." She LIfts her free hand. One raised finger has a LIttle Procyon mask on its tip, and she wigGLes it around, and says in a squeaky voice... "'Am I eeeevil or am I goooood? Oooh, spooky, mysterious! I'll talk in riddles at ye!'" Harmony growls quietly, not even giving Crash man a /first/ GLance.. let alone a second. "Ignore him, Iris.. it'll get messy if you do~on't.." she smirks a LIttle, patting the nervous Major. Gale Sorcerer suddenly eyes at Mai. The Red Dragon Striders! And she just thanked them before him. Uh, well, it would have probably had to be him the one who did it anyway. The mage steps a bit forward then stops again. Gecko will probably have to push him forward if he wants the intel to say anything. Iris slowly TURNS to look over at Crash Man. "Hh...How can you think of DRINKS at a time LIke this?" she asks incredulously, green eyes widening in amazement. "I have never in my LIfe met someone with such a one-track mind..." She looks toward Harmony, shrugging. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... I'm in ... ... at the ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: Go to ... Starburst Dragon blows a raspberry at Crash Man. "No party, n'less there's turkey n' crackers n'eggnog n'stuff." Sai snickers some more. Nothing more to say, really. "Oh that's easy," Crash Man says with a wave of his hand. "Giving peace a chance is for dorks! I'm certainly no dork, and with big.. uh.. eyes LIke yours, you're no dork either. I say, give my bed a chance! I got a waterbed an' in the morning, I'll get Heat Man to cook you some breakfast!" Barrage Raptor turns and GLares back at Pyro, "Yeah, what about the Stardroids? Most of them probably didn't have to much of a choice about joining up when their planets were judged." She says, "Besides, none of them did anything. It was Cancer and Scorpio and Procyon and Denebola that did all the bad stuff. And you'll notice none of them are out here." Harmony isn't a tank-ass, either! [Radio] Transmission detected: ... is other people. ... ... already ... Canopy Jabberwock simply stands now, arms folded, waiting for a response from the Stardroids that would indicate what they're going to do now. He by no means wishes war with the Stardroids again, but he expects it. In the meanwhile, he draws in air and exhales it slowly, making a warbLIng sound as he does rather than an ordinary sigh. [Radio] Transmission detected: Take a ... pill ... Sheesh. It's not LIke I'm ... ... ... be Aqua ... ... ... ... ... next 2 weeks ... being ... slave. ... ... ... that ... thinking about ... that's not a bad idea.... Dynamo Man stands at the bottom of the crater, just waiting, facing the Stardroids. He momentarily GLances to Bass, but only for a moment. Alpha claps her hands a LIttle with a wide smile, "You do a very good impersonation, I think.", she says simply. "You almost had me fooled." Spica turns her gaze toward's Bass' isolated figure. She examines him as he examines the Stardroids. Iris just...GAWKS, at Crash. She has no snappy rejoinder. Her slapping hand isn't even in slapping-gear. "................." Silo turns around, taking a moment to GLare at Crash, before shaking his head. "Crash Man, just shut up." And he then promptly turns back to the Stardroids. Crash Man holds his arms out for Harmony, too, as if to indicate the size of her posterior. "C'mon Tank-Ass. You're a lot of woman, but I'm a whole lotta mechanoid! Give my bed a chance, the slogan for 2215!" Somewhere on the MUSH, Procyon has disconnected. [Radio: (C) None] Snake Man transmits, "Ssso the world isssn't ending after all, eh?" Harmony turns Iris around by the shoulders, slooowly. [Radio: (C) None] RF LIeutenant Slash Beast transmits, "Surprise." [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "Hey, sweetie. Guess what we did!" [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... Japanese ... ducking ... by ... ... That ... ... Harmony receives a radio transmission. You intercept Ricochet's transmission to Harmony: Thank God... *pause* And the Stardroids? [Radio: (C) None] Snake Man transmits, "Ssso what'sss going to happen, then?" [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "Well, we as in everybody." [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "Happy Solstice. The LIght is returning." [Radio] Transmission detected: Making a PASS...at ... ... ... THIS?! ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ... Someone's ... ... ... on you Guapa? [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Did Nigh eat you?" [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... Job pulls out a can ofLIquid energy and then another one. He passes one to Dynamo Man. "here take this. It should help you power back up after the level of output you cranked out..." Job then starts to consume his own can. [Radio: (C) None] RF LIeutenant Slash Beast transmits, "... Sweetie?" Pyro Squirrel throws his hands up. "Look, I'm not good at this sort of thing. All I know is that if we let them go, inevitably one of them will turn evil and come back to kill us. They are immortal, right? It's the infinite number of monkeys and shakesphere thing. One of them will turn evil eventually, then it's *poof*, bye bye Earth." [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "What? I call everybody that, what's with you guys." [Radio] Transmission detected: It's Crash ... [Radio] Transmission detected: He's ... ... What ... ... expect? [Radio] Transmission detected: ... [Radio: (C) None] Paradigm says dryly, "They demand exclusive rights." [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "Give my bed a chance, Tanky!" [Radio] Transmission detected: I /promise/ ... hit him ... I swear! Kain steps forth after Mai and bows down to the Stardroid, "I thank you, Duet-Sama." He steps back to watch what will the Droids from Space will do next. Firestorm Phoenix has disconnected. "I am no good here." the Demon states, mostly to himself. The villain is vanquished. Heavily, Beam turns to face the depths of space, moving towards the edge of the platform. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: *sighs* I can't beLIeve ... ... a ... NOW of all times...it's ... he thinks ... ... ... How utterly ... "OK, that's jus'about 'nough o'that. We saved th'world. Everyone c''n be peaceful and feel safe f'r a wahl. Yer ruinin' th'moment." Starburst Dragon grumbles and shakes a fist at Crash Man. "No bein' crude. Stop bein' rude t'mah friends." Barrage Raptor smirks, "They've tried to make it go 'Poof! Bye Bye Earth.' twice now, and we've kicked them around both times. What makes you think that it wouldn't happen every other time they show up if they want to be evil?" Ninjutsu Gecko is...still...walking...slowly....more slowly. He's not supposed to be doing this sort of thing here...He looks back to Gale.. Dynamo Man idly grips the can, nodding sLIghtly to Job .. still sorta messed up in the head from that output. [Radio] Transmission detected: Sounds LIke ... Man all ... Iris says, "......."" Crash Man raises his left brow at Starburst Dragon. "Wait," he bogGLes. "Just who are you? A Maverick or something? I've never seen you before." Fusion Phoenix decides to sit down as he answers Pryo, "That is true. It is also true that I might go maverick right now and rip your head off. Dosen't mean it's LIkely. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... ... a tank-ass.. *grumbles* [Radio] Transmission detected: ... in. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... Nice to know that ... predictabile ... ... women and ... is still ... [Radio: (C) None] Starburst Dragon transmits, "Crash Man, just shut it." Iris sends a radio transmission. You intercept Iris's transmission to Bolero: I just can't beLIeve it...anyhow, sweetie, don't worry. We stopped the Nigh@ [Radio: (C) None] Starburst Dragon transmits, "Ah'm gettin'fed up'o yaw potty-mouth." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... You missed it! [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "Do I know you?" [Radio] Transmission detected: ... a noise rather LIke ... ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: I ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: There ... this ... ... ... ... cool.. [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Man, Crash, that kid told you to shut it. He's gettin' fed up." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "We need a pickup in New York!" [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... for ... [Radio] Transmission detected: Well Pal if you'll ... the ... ... ... ... ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: :whines. "I ... a ... ... shaped ... ... do! [Radio: (E) None] Magnet Man transmits, "Mind just a normal car?" [Radio] Transmission detected: I'm ... 'tween 'f'get him ... enjoy the peace' and 'Ah wanna shove a fireball down his nose'. Pyro Squirrel throws his hands up again. "Look, it's just... I just think it's a bad idea to let them run around with all that power, you know? Just doesn't feel right." [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "In my kind of work, I get that a lot." [Radio: (E) None] Magnet Man transmits, "That's all I can get right now." Iris receives a radio transmission. You intercept Bolero's transmission to Iris: ... Veo, Guapa... I will... educate Crash Man later. [Radio: (C) None] Crash Man transmits, "Even though I don't even know who this guy is." [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "all of my wildest dreams have come true ........" Barrage Raptor points at Bass, "You let him run around with all that power and don't say anything about it." [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Well, my mom told me to never LIsten to strangers." [Radio: (C) None] Dr. Doppler transmits, "*dryly* The world is saved, thus allowing us to rant at one another once again. How lovely." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "I imagine we'll sssurvive. Jussst make sure it'sss sssomething fassst with sssome cargo room." [Radio: (E) None] Red Leader! Crash Man transmits, "You dreamed to swim in an ocean of beer, too!?" Rocket Rodent also notices Crash Man, and slowly jetpacks behind Starburst, looking the red and white Android over. "Your flattery of women is overpowering, it seems." Rocket says. "As well as annoyance." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man transmits, "...dreams...fallacies is more LIke it..." [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man OOCLY FACEPALMS [Radio] Transmission detected: Don' worry Harmony. ... ... ... ... ... Crash Man should'na ... let ... ... ... mean what's ... ... to help all ... tahm? ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ...There are ... ... wish I ... Japanese... *sighs* [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... Crash Man idly runs his fingertips against his torso-plate in a poLIshing motion. "Well," he says as he raises his fingers up to his mouth and puffs some air on them. "I /am/ the man." "I can't do this!! No! Argh!" Gale Sorcerer looks around over and over nervously. There's no one else who could thank them in the name of the UN. And that's not good! He's not supposed to be giving speeches to intergalactic entities! He can't even say "is this chair empty?" to any random person in a bar! The intel eyes his partner once again, then makes a couple of steps forward, more close to the gathered Stardroids. Then he tries to begins something. "Uh... er, um... ladies and gentlemen?" Well, it's a beginning at least. Colonel has left. Harmony snorts. "Please.." [Radio] Transmission detected: Sai I've ... underground in my ... ... several ... trying ... ... ... precisely ... happened ... me ... Scorpio ... to ... his thumb in my brain and stir ... up. ... I've not ... yet. Colonel has arrived. [Radio] Transmission detected: ...I ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *mutters quietly* *CLICK* 'bout ... ... ... ... got ... in. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ...Ah. Well that's ... then. [Radio] Transmission detected: Please do so. ----- Duet smiles for a long while, after her reappearance, watching over the proceedings and the LIke, allowing for some further interaction between the Stardroids and the people around before she steps forward, speaking in a rather overwhelmingvoice. "People of Earth... today you have once again proven to be capable of the impossible, twice now defying the judgement of the gods themselves." She pauses to look over the crowd, her smile widening for a moment, before she draws it into a more neutral expression, "We have reaLIzed that a grave error was made on our part... a mistake to think that this reaLIty was unable to evolve beyond our control... an... arrogance if you will. A sin... that I wonder if we will ever be able to atone." Duet sighs once more before smiLIng once again, "We shall leave... where we shall go, is uncertain, but... we shall never forget the sight you gave to our bLInd eyes." Duet then folds her hands together and smiles brightly, before she begins to dissipate into the white aura once more. This time however, the aura does not vanish, but instead, darkens to a bluish color, as a famiLIar old voice rings out from everywhere and nowhere all at once, "God has no place meddLIng in the destiny of man, for he is the ultimate master of his own fate... farewell people of Earth... now it is your time." Silo ...stares at Crash Man, suddenly getting the urge to stuff one or two missiles down his throat, then throw him into space. But... He resists the urge. [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "That would be your dream, Crash." Beam Demon has disconnected. [Radio: (E) None] Red Leader! Crash Man transmits, "My dream is the dream of Doctor Wily." Iris just stares at Crash, absolutely flabbergasted that he has the gall to say such things. When Duet shows up, she PRAYS that maybe Crash will hit on HER, instead. Beam Demon has connected. [Radio: (E) None] Red Leader! Crash Man transmits, "To swim in oceans of beer full of big-chested women." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "I wasssn't aware the Massster'sss dream wasss to ssswim in an ocean of beer." Crash Man certainly won't hit on Duet. He doesn't even know what /that/ is. Starburst Dragon has reconnected. Metal Shark has reconnected. Colonel GLances at Crash Man. He'd normally go knock the Robot Master out, but he's more concerned with the danger of the Stardroids... He will deal with Crash later Colonel sends a radio transmission to Crash Man. Crash Man receives a radio transmission from Colonel. You intercept Colonel's transmission to Crash Man: Watch yourself, Robot Master. That is my sister, and I don't LIke your attitude towards her Ninjutsu Gecko looks to Gale and chuckles, "It's not that hard, come on..." He turns to LIsten to the Stardroid. "Looks LIke we might not get a chance to say anything poLItical or anything of the LIke. He shrugs to Gale, and looks to watch with the other Stardroids do... Capricorn turns, and whispers to Pisces, nearby. "But ah dunnae want tae go," she murmurs. "They have t'ae best scotch 'ere." Crash Man sends a radio transmission. Colonel receives a radio transmission from Crash Man. You intercept Crash Man's transmission to Colonel: Hey, just because you're jealous that /I/ have a waterbed and /you/ don't... Starburst Dragon has partially disconnected. Harmony smiles, she knew that they weren't going to try anything. She had faith in them, and thankfully, they've instilled the same faith in all of them. "We'll never forget you either, promise.." she mutters, probably inaudible to most.. but she's deeply moved with the whole thing. Shmuck. Pyro Squirrel GLares as Duet leaves. "Fine then, go, and don't come back." Colonel sends a radio transmission. Crash Man receives a radio transmission from Colonel. You intercept Colonel's transmission to Crash Man: ... [Radio: (E) None] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "Cool, Partah!" Barrage Raptor folds her arms over her chest, and grins. Yes, she grins. Well duh, of course the Earth has defied the will of the Stardroids twice. It's what Earth does. Though she still wonders /why/ Earth seems to be the only planet who does that. Alpha looks at Duet, LIstens, and then looks simply towards Aldebaran and says, "Goodbye. Come visit again sometime...", she looks down...She really wants to grab ahold of Pyro's neck but that wouldn't be nice. She'll do it tommorow. Regulus bows his head as well, furLIng his wings in around himself. "My leige." So he's got very old fashioned ideas. "It's over with then. Judgement is over." Cause Earth kicks ass LIke that, Barrage. Fusion Phoenix bLInks as Duet leaves. "I wish you all good travles, but I also wish to be able to see you again." He eyes Capricorn. "If you are not going to be judging worlds anymore, you might as well stay here." Rocket Rodent LIstens to the conversation that Duet says, and ponders. The ones that he has seen that have caused destruction are gone, and since he is bearly a year old, he has not experianced firsthand the horrors of the first Stardroid judgment day. Howevever, one thought comes to his mind. .o(It's a wonder that the mortals teach the immortals a lession. Prehaps perfection isn't perfect.) Canopy Jabberwock sighs in reLIef, the smile returning to his face as Duet gives her address. "In that case, Starwalkers, as long as you learn from your mistakes, then good luck with your passing. Find whatever you are looking for." Capricorn has left. Capricorn has arrived. Iris sighs in reLIef, in knowing these cosmic travellers are going on their way. Somehow, she feels better knowing they're moving on... "Jus' make sure y'don't bring any nasties back with y'," adds Starburst. Then an idea fizzles in his almost empty head. A very stupid one. Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained. "Y'wouldn' happen't wanna stay for the hoLIday celebrations, wouldya? Ah'm sure we can make dinner f'r a few more..." Sai smiles quietly as Duet makes her disappearance, and the /VOICE/ speaks. "We'll never forget your influence, and the cause we fought for this day..." he says quietly. "We will LIve, in whatever form we ultimately take...we will use our time." Sai's an optomist, in case anyone hasn't noticed. Aldebaran bites her LIp. In all honesty... she wanted nothing to do with this judgement of worlds business in the first place. LIkely why she fought so readily on the side of the EarthLIngs... she holds one arm with the other, the weakness of the lost energies taking their toll. Quietly, she hopes for a way out of here. Not sure to where, just... gone. Clown Man waves at the Stardroids... but pauses before tossing Capricorn a Whoopie Cushion. A normal one. "Here ya go. Don't be a stranger." Mai Atsuki speaks up! Calmly, and perhaps just a LIttle too quickly. "If you do not know where to go next, stay for now. Learn more from us. Any, or all of you. Leave when you are ready, and not before." She then adds, for the benefit of the heavily-armed masses, "You have saved our world from death. We owe you thanks, at least." Gale Sorcerer gets frozen for a moment while Duet speaks. The intel just stops saying anything at all for some moments and looks behind him at Gecko. "I'd LIke to see you in my place" he mentally mumbles. Once the Stardroid finishes speaking, he moves his right hand towards his hat again and tries to speak once more. "Uh... Before you go... ah, we... um, in the name of the United Nations... and the citizens of the Earth in... in general, um, we'd LIke to... ah, thank you for your assistance!" He did it! He said it! Now he'll faint and stay LIke that for a few weeks! Yay! Crash Man is going to get himself some Vitamin Iris later tonight, yeah boy. Harmony is going to jam her foot up somewhere dark tonight, yeah! Dynamo Man simply stands, watching all of this. Duet's voice, admission, etc. He still has nothing to say ... unsure of where he should be in all of this. "Just ......." Suddenly, his expression starts to change. He lowers his head, as if sorry to see them go, or otherwise regretful. "Just .. just do what you will and let us do the same." "It's been my time," says Bass, staring into the GLow Duet generates. "and you've kept me from my tasks long enough. We're done with your games, your lunacy, your cryptic riddles. It's done and over. We've earned the right to be left alone by the LIkes of you." Bass allows his arms to return to normal, allowing him to clench his hands into loose fists. "Now ..." he growls, staring into Duet/Duo's eyes, raising his left hand and pointing at him/her. "Get off my lawn." Silo is going to get Crash some Vitamin Explosives as well. But really, he just watches, not been able to think of anything to say... Pisces gives a soft, sad smile, looking to Aquarius before they prepare to leave. "Perhaps....peace? We will see." Then, giving Duet/Duo a nod and a salute, he sLIps away to tend to other matters, but stops to look at Bass. "....LIghten up." Crash Man laughs. "Hahaha, they're shysty now, Bass." Starburst Dragon is going to play the banjo and put up extra decorations tonight, yes! Pyro Squirrel nods at what Bass says. Although he thinks that it might be better to strip them of their powers first, so that they don't get it into their heads to judge other planets yet. But he doesn't say so. Silo sends a radio transmission to KaLInka. You intercept Silo's transmission to KaLInka: *more cheerifully then normal* So... What do you want for Christmas? I'll try and get you /anything/ you want. Gale Sorcerer turns off his holographic projection of Epileptic Disco FlashLIghts Spell. Epileptic Disco FlashLIghts Spell has left. Ninjutsu Gecko nods and claps Gale on the back. "See, just LIke that." He nods to the Stardriods. "Yea...we obviously couldn't have done it without you all. If you all come back, you can do so in peace. Come back with stuff LIke this again, and well. Think's won't be good, ok?" He waves to the 'droids. Then he looks around. "How are we supposed to get off this thing?" Iris finally manages a farewell to the Stardroids. She bows her head, and murmurs to them.. "Godspeed, then." --------- Duet steps back into the crowd, smiLIng again, almost sadly. Already, the bowl-LIke depression in the plateau is beginning to GLow, an image of the Eurasia appearing inside. There's no explanation necessary- it's a portal, back to whence the heroes came. To the threats, the comments, and the harsh remarks, Bass's among others, Duet remains vigilant, LIfting her chin just sLIghtly. She knows what she and her bretheren have put the people of EArth through... and they all understand what they feel. The Stardroids are no longer Welcome, here. But that matters LIttle. A few belLIgerant types... the warLIke Mars, the blood-thirsty Sirius... look ready to start a rucku's, but are held back and calmed by their fellows. The portal to the Eurasia awaits. ---------- Silo receives a radio transmission. You intercept KaLInka's transmission to Silo: Anything at all? Ooh, you do not have to do that! Silo sends a radio transmission to KaLInka. You intercept Silo's transmission to KaLInka: Oh, but I want to. Barrage Raptor waves as well, "Bye guys!" And hey look, a portal back. Go figure. Colonel nods at the Stardroids. "It was an interesting time, Stardroids and I'm hoping we have learned something ourselves." He sLIdes his sabre back into its scabbard and steps back. Colonel crosses his arms and looks around. "RepLIforce, no need to hold up these travlers..." Colonel quietly walks towards the portal. He stops at the rift and stares back at the stardroids. Then he moves through Colonel has left. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... know...This seems ... the ending ... ... ... game. ... ... it's ... fake ending half ... ... the ... ... then ... real villain shows ... Job says, "Your all Welcome and see you later." he looks over to Aldebaran. "Hey thanks for your help on this. Pac Pac." he does partially agree with Bass' words. Hell Bass's words make a lot of sense. "Damn right you Stardroids need to LIghten up and LIve a LIttle." Job gets up and streatches. "Fairwell Stardroids." With that he heads for the portal giving one last look back at the Stardroids and then poof he is gone throught the portal. Crescent Grizzly has left. Job has left. Aldebaran looks towards the portal. Perhaps wishfully?... or not. She's quiet. Harmony smiles, waving to Duet and the rest of them. "Have a safe journey, Merry Christmas!" With that, in she goes, awaiting all the screaming fans and whatnot. Oh, they're there. Just wait. Rocket Rodent floats towards the portal, Following Colonel. Time to get back to earth and hug a stranger. It's goot to be aLIve, Gentlman. Kain bows once more at the Duet/Duo combo. "Thank you. Good Journey." He proceeds to enter portal... [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... sirens ... to ... ... MavBerLIn. A random ... ... over ... radio ... ... ... ... ... ... Repeat we ... under attack!" Rocket Rodent has left. Crescent Grizzly has arrived. Job has arrived. Pyro Squirrel slowly walks towards the portal. He doesn't look back, or say anything, being too lost in thought. Barrage Raptor looks back at the Stardroids, and gives a salute, and then heads for the portal. Yay! Kain has left. The great Demon turns again. He's just going everywhere tonight. Since the 'fight' is over with. There not having been much of a fight to speak of anyway, it's a small miracle the Commander stayed here this long. Instead of flying back to Earth, he simply steps into the portal with a heavy sigh. Starburst Dragon smiles. He bLInks, and a LIttle spray of GLIttering holographic stars float around him. "Merry Christmas, Stardroids. C'mon, Harmony, let's go home." And off he goes, towards the portal, holding her hand. Fusion Phoenix walks through the portal, still a LIttle dazed at what happened. Pyro Squirrel has left. Iris has left. Beam Demon has left. Iris has arrived. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... with it ... I have some thinking to ... Don't ask the poor intel, Gale's shocked enough already. Standing just LIek how he ended his speech, he really doesn't pay too much attention to the LIzards for a moment. Then he holds his hat with both hands. "Aaah... they didn't LIsten!" He's definitely going to faint now. Mai Atsuki gives the Stardroids another look - and says, echoing the sentiments of others, "Stay if you wish... return when you can. I cannot speak for Blue Dragon, but the Red Dragon Striders will not strike you without cause." And then! She bows again, before turning to walk through the portal. Bass stares back at Duet/Duo, then at Mars and Sirius when they seem poised to go. Magna Bass doesn't back off from a fight. When the `dogs' are leashed, though, Bass smirks, snaps his fingers on his extended hand, and turns with a dismissive wave back to the portal, moving back towards the relative safety of Eurasia. "Got no time for the jibba-jabba," says Bass. "I have a Purpose to fill." [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "I wonder what will happen to Starhaven?" Harmony squeezes her hand out of Starburst's. Heeeey! Metal Shark walks through the portal. [Radio: (C) None] Magnet Man transmits, "What's happening to it now?" Clown Man winks at Capricorn and jumps into the portal shouting... "Team Clown is warping out of here, A winner is EARTH!" Starburst Dragon has left. Dynamo Man starts to move - oddly his boot feels so heavy. He's had just about all of the Stardroid and otherwise unearthly stuff he can handle for one day. Clambering up the side of the crater, he faces Bass. "Well then ... I guess this means no more outside influences." And follows through the portal. Iris looks over at Crash uneasily, then she hurries on her way out the portal. Ew, knowing her luck, she'll get stuck on the Eurasia LIft with him. Crescent Grizzly heads into the portal... [Radio: (C) None] Job transmits, "My offer of a round of drinks still stands." Crash Man just shakes his head as he walks toward the portal. "Damn. No wonder I always win, the forces of goodness are such nerds.." Alpha sends a radio transmission. Aldebaran receives a radio transmission from Alpha. You intercept Alpha's transmission to Aldebaran: Bye Pac Pac. Take care... Clown Man has left. Canopy Jabberwock looks up as the portal to the Eurasia opens, and smiles. He waves a claw, "Not necessary for myself," and his thrusters activate again, launching him up out of the atmosphere into the reaches of space. He'll find his own way home; he could use a LIttle thinking in his infinite home, in any case, to calm down after the hectic events of the evening. [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Kickin'! Where to?" Dynamo Man has left. Aldebaran sends a radio transmission to Alpha. Alpha receives a radio transmission from Aldebaran. You intercept Aldebaran's transmission to Alpha: Goodbye, Alpha... and thanks. [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "Reploid Room?" [Radio: (C) None] Job transmits, "Works for me." Iris has left. [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "Abs-o-lutely!" Silo just looks around, gives a very quick wave to the Stardroids... And slowly, though reluctuntly, walks through the portal. Mai Atsuki has left. Metal Shark has left. Alpha sighs softly, and then turns around, "...Alright...", she says simply, walking towards the portal. "Guess ... Yeah, um... Right.", she shakes her head, stepping through. [Radio: (C) None] Rocket Rodent transmits, "I beLIeve a round of celebration is is in order." Canopy Jabberwock has left. Ninjutsu Gecko gives Gale a shake, "Come on, guy...we're going home." He grabs Gale and pulls him along, hoping he'll atleast stay on his feet. He laughs, and waves to teh 'droids, "Next time...coming bearing gifts...a fruitcake or something, ok?" Crash Man has left. Harmony has left. Crescent Grizzly has left. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... ... MavBerLIn. [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "..." [Radio: (C) None] Job transmits, "I'll meet whoever wants to take me up on my offer at the Reploid room." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "I'm gettin' there.. let us bask in the GLory of the GLory!" [Radio] Transmission detected: Perhapsss we ... ... it out? [Radio] Transmission detected: ... maybe we ... ... go ... and ... fun. [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "... You'd think that saving the world would feel more exhilarating..." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... about ... ... burning? [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... Shadow and I'sss ... ... keep an ... on ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: Just relax ... once if ... important happens ... ... ... ... Somewhere on the MUSH, Colonel has disconnected. News feeds around the GLobe all begin to show the same thing, for they have all been focused upon Starhaven for the past several hours. The Stardroid space station is... reforming? Yes, it would seem that Starhaven's orbit has shifted... even REVERSED... and the battered Stardroid space station heads backwards, into the trail of debris that forms a ring around the Earth. As it does, the pieces blasted free shift and press against the station's blasted hull, reforming, knitting back together. [Radio] Transmission detected: Orders? [Radio: (C) None] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "And... things go back to normal. *sigh*" [Radio] Transmission detected: Ignore ... [Radio: (E) None] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Well, thats that. Now, Number Man...I do beLIeve a shuffLIng of frequencies is in order, now that those meddLIng Stardroids are no longer around to make it pointless, and we've no doubt compromised them since they were last changed by now..." [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "That answers that question. It looks LIke they intend to fix their home." [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "Up to you, Shadow. Should we go or not?" [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "I'm happy for them, I hope they get what they need soon, whatever it is." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... within ... ... ... walls. Any ... outside ... city defend our borders. This may be a ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: Well.. We ... ... ... ... what? Doppler ... ... week off? [Radio: (E) None] Bass transmits, "I wish you had remembered that when you came across that /rabbit/, Pharaoh Man." [Radio: (E) None] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "~beep~ Unit DRN 008 Elecuman powering up." [Radio] Transmission detected: ...I shall in BerLIn there soon. [Radio: (E) None] Pharaoh Man coughs sLIghtly. " Well, I got a bit ahead of myself. And those fooLIsh Nigh Agents were too stupid to even notice. We also still have the rabbit, mind you, because I kept it from RepLIforce. " [Radio] Transmission detected: *distracted* ... yes ... ... [Radio: (E) None] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "...and the world is still in one piece. I think." [Radio: (E) None] Pharaoh Man transmits, "And I have found that you've 'punished' me appropriatly, with my 'new' body..." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... wrong Doctor? You seem a ... ... [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "It is, brother. Welcome back to us.." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... out ... 'there'. [Radio: (E) None] Number Man transmits, "What -did- Synth do to finish? I stopped paying attention..." [Radio: (E) None] Beta CO Metal Man transmits, "New body???" [Radio: (E) None] Snake Man transmits, "Rabbit? Yum. Where?" [Radio] Transmission detected: *dryly* ... ... ... the RepLIforcers ... attacking BerLIn ... ... [Radio] Transmission detected: ... to BerLIn Magnet. [Radio: (E) None] Pharaoh Man transmits an image of himself. Basic Pharaoh, however, instead of a typical head and headress, his face is surrounded as the center of a sunflower. " Synth has an...odd...sense of humor. " [Radio: (E) None] Number Man transmits, "Exxxcellent, yessssssss." [Radio: (C) None] Metal Shark transmits, "So.. What now? Buisness as usual?" [Radio: (E) None] Pharaoh Man transmits, "BeLIeve me, this was an acceptable alternative to that sick gauntlet you forced me to run." [Radio] Transmission detected: PreLIminary ... appear ... include ... ... armor ... ... ... cow. [Radio] Transmission detected: ... you he does seem ... be ... ... ... bipedal cow. [Radio: (C) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne murmurs softly across the channel, "...Ten incLInactions of my own hand, Ten to give my confused Band, Ten to heed universal genocide..." Tron pauses, sighing softly, "It's over... Its final over..." [Radio] Transmission detected: Oh right! BerLIn! ... ... My ... ... [Radio: (E) None] Number Man laughs again, darkly. And as Starhaven reforms- no doubt in preparation of departing Earth's orbit at last- the speckle of stars that spread through the sky grows brighter and brighter. The planets, thought to be consumed, are revealed as Nigh's veil dissipates. Mars, Venus, right where they should be. Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, everything beyond, back in place. SatelLItes thought gone are visible. All is, indeed, returning to normal. And it all comes to a head as the Sun begins to rise, its LIght refreshing as it washes over a chilled Earth that has been without it for too long. The flare of red sunLIght is enough to dim the news cameras for several long moments as their filters shift and adjust to the LIght, and when they do, all is placid, perfect... and Starhaven is gone, taking with it its cosmos-wandering crew. For the gods, it is twiLIght; for the people of Earth... it is a new day. [Radio: (C) None] Elec Man transmits, "What... exactly happened? I was powered down." [Radio: (C) None] Alpha transmits, "No." [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "Now if that's isn't a pretty sight, I dunno what is." [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "Solstice happened. The LIght is returning to a world held captive in darkness, and LIfe will soon florush once more." [Radio: (C) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...We're aLIve... and Starhaven is gone... as is its crew. The world is safe again. ...I guess... ...Its back to the old grind, huh?" [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Now we can shoot at each other again! Isn't that -great-?" [Radio: (C) None] Snake Man transmits, "I wish people would knock it off with the introssspection and poetry." [Radio: (E) None] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "I have one regret. I wasn't there to find Nigh's ass and kick it, really hard." [Radio: (C) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Well, now we can get on with our LIves." [Radio: (C) None] Tengu Man transmits, "...LIves...?" [Radio: (E) None] Omega Battery Dynamo Man transmits, "And I was." [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "And shooting at each other?" [Radio: (C) None] Rocket Rodent transmits, "... Yes. Back to the... destruction." [Radio: (C) None] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "You know, if you read too much into it, it really ruins the moment." [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "Ah, but is the unexamined LIfe worth the LIving. I learned something there that I'm working to understand." [Radio: (C) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne gigGLes softly. "You're right. ...Say, who was offering that Drink? ...I think I may change my poLIcy for the night." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... troop deployment ... Standard ... ... and rocketpack ... ... ... ... ... assault not much ... the way of ... Numerical ... ... - ... Dropship ... make ... pass. ... can assume it ... carrying ... to ... capacity. [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "You're underage, kid. I'm sorry to say I'm gonna have to bounce ya outta mah club." [Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... kill ... ... [Radio: (C) None] Snake Man transmits, "I don't know about everyone elssse, but I for one am anxiousss to get back to LIfe asss usual." [Radio: (C) None] Elec Man transmits, "Same here." [Radio: (C) None] Rocket Rodent transmits, "... Yes. Be it ever so humble, no place LIke Earth." [Radio: (C) None] Job transmits, "I fully agree with you." [Radio: (C) None] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "Actually, I'd LIke a few days off to enjoy LIfe with out worring about the nigh." [Radio: (C) None] Rocket Rodent transmits, "Question is, will the Robot Masters and Mavericks allow us to do this?" [Radio: (C) None] Dr. Doppler transmits, "Apparently your compatiots don't feel the same way." [Radio: (C) None] Dr. Doppler transmits, "No sooner is Nigh vanquished than RepLIforce decides to attack our borders. Who is the aggressor here, hm?" [Radio: (C) None] Bass transmits, "Didn't we see /you/ guys do something LIke that the last time the Stardroids left?" [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "Makes perfect sense, Bass." [Radio: (C) None] Daryn transmits, "RepLIforce and Mavericks...ARE ONE AND THE SAME!" [Radio: (C) None] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Try it, bub. ...Aaanyway, I don't know about you all... ...but... BOYS! HIT IT!!!!" [Radio: (C) None] WE-ARE-LEGO! Servbot Choir start up with the chorus! 40 kawaii falsetto voices singing together! "o/` YA-ME-RA-RE-NA-I! Yamerarenai!" [Radio: (C) None] Dr. Doppler transmits, "Bah. Circumstances were different then!" [Radio: (C) None] Rocket Rodent transmits, "That's.... ... I don't know what to say." [Radio: (E) None] Traitor! Tengu Man murmurs quietly, "Father..." [Radio: (C) None] Metal Man transmits, "Hey Dopple!" [Radio: (C) None] Metal Man transmits, "Thanks for the Tree." [Radio: (E) None] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "Back with us now, Nose?" [Radio: (C) None] Elec Man snerk. [Radio: (C) None] Elec Man transmits, "Hey, is Bit bruised too badly?" [Radio: (C) None] Metal Man transmits, "We scragged a whole pile of Mavericks that night Elec." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Maverick $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 9/92 Posted Author Nigh Sun Dec 22 Beam Demon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nigh has been destroyed. The Stardroids - save Procyon, Denebola, Scorpio, Cancer, apparently Betelgeuse, and Duo - have been resurrected. They have left Earth, saying we have survived the second judgement. And I need a break. The first reploid who enters my office for the next two days shall not LIve to regret it. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Maverick $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 9/93 Posted Author More on Nigh Sun Dec 22 Beam Demon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metal Shark and Firestorm Phoenix are to be commended for their bravery in accompanying me to face Nigh, alongside the other representatives of our world. Perhaps there is chance to redeem them, after all. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Maverick Hunter $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 10/46 Posted Author AAR: Saving the World Or Something Sun Dec 22 Alpha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Alpha appears* "I gave the crystal to Pac Pac and so did the other people who had them and he took those who showed up at Eurasia to the place and he and some other people started up the engine to stop Nigh but it shut down. Cancer showed up, was blown away in six seconds, but as Nigh took his time, Duet arrived and put her energy into the machine but that wasn't enough so Regulus sent some in there too, I think, as did the dying Cancer but that -still- wasn't enough so Pac Pac sent in some of her own energy as well and that was enough and Nigh's gone." Alpha lets out a long sigh after saying all that, "That's it, I guess. ... I guess you guys all hate them, still, and stuff, but I'm gonna miss Pac Pac...Even if she never comes back, please don't jude her harshly or anything...Sorry, I wasn't much help at all except for deLIverin' the crystal... Alpha out." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ RepLIforce $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 11/66 Posted Author Nigh is Nothing Sun Dec 22 Colonel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colonel appears on the screen, the background is of the Eurasia Skydeck. Colonel salutes quickly and begins his report. "The Stardroid situation is over... RepLIforce, along with many other people, went to met with Aldebaran on Eurasia. From there, we were taken to the remains of Starhaven. The 'Rogue' Stardroids had made a weapon to defeat the Nigh. Using the crystals infused with Duo's LIfeforce, they fired the weapon at the Nigh... However it broke down. "The Nigh then attacked us... asking us why we fight. Each faction was asked why and each answered. Duet appeared and seemed to sacrifice herself to give the weapon more power. Several other Stardroids did so as well... And the Nigh was defeated once the weapon was recharged and quickly repaired. After a huge explosion, most of the Stardroids appeared to be returned to their 'normal' existence. Some were obviously missing... However once again, Earth has stood up to the Stardroid challenge and won the judgement. "I also want to say pubLIcly that Iris did a lot of good up there. She went against her core beLIefs and fought with us... I then reaLIzed that order was wrong. Iris's desire to LIve in peace was a better weapon than Vanguard. To her, I apologize and commend for her actions... I commend all of RepLIforce for their actions. Good job, RepLIforce." SPINNY SPINNY SPINNY $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ RepLIforce: The Proud, The Resolute. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (C) None] Elec Man transmits, "Yeah, but Bit got head-onned with a Thunder Beam. I hope he's bruised up after that."