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Reach for the Stars; But don't forget your towel.
Topic Started: Sep 10 2008, 09:37 PM (187,610 Views)
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Jason turned around, looking at the girl and trying not to make her worry anymore about him...

"I need you to help me toward the ships...I have to leave for a couple of days...Gotta find someone. I also want you to stay here and cover for me...Just for a bit. I don't want anyone to worry, you know..."

[...]

Kanna looked over at Ethan, shaking her head. "I'm fine" she answered shortly, rubbing her head. In truth he had probably kicked her, but she was too proud to say. After all Kanna was a tough cookie.

She moved the blankets, heading to a small sink in the room. She then washed her face, not speaking.

She was never any good at idle chit chat after all.

Mos Eisley Cantina

"Don't worry about me!" Jade called out to the boy "I'm fin-GAH!

Suddenly lightening was thrown at her and she grabbed something, anything, to block it.

Unfortunately there wasn't much there. So she was about to get hit!

.....Well that's what she thought...Until it went straight through her. She gasped, stumbling backwards and looking confused.

Well THAT was new.

Kukai Foundation

"EEK NOT YET!"

Sama stumbled into the room, being met with a high pitched squeal, and a pillow to the face. Apparently Crystal wasn't quite done getting ready, and if Sama could see he may just die.

Speaking of dying Shannon didn't appreciate the peeping tom...er...Sama.

She was going to eat his eyes now.
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[Earth]

Asuka decided to ignore the broken toaster, and instead sidestepped Omega and Didymus in time to raid the fridge. She stole the entire carton of orange juice, taking a large swig to mark it as her own, before she moved on to take several assorted breakfast meats and throw them onto the counter.

She didn't need a toaster or microwave to warm them up.

Fireball at the kitchen counter time!

[Kukai Foundation]

For the record, Sama had accidentally knocked the door open. He was not trying to peep on anyone.

He ended up on the floor, with a pillow in his face. The good news about this was the pillow provided some shielding from a rabbit who was actively trying to eat his eyes. How much shielding a pillow can provide is questionable, though.

“ACK! I swear I wasn't trying to do anything!” He was far more worried about what Crystal would think than what the rabbit would do.

[NL Apocalypse]

Washu contemplated jumping in, telling Jason she was watching him, and offering her ship...

… but this was better than a soap opera!
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-NL Apocalypse-

Erin paused, looking up at Jason.

He wanted her to stay here...alone...again?

“NO!” she said, grabbing hold of him, “I don't want to be alone again...If you're going anywhere, then I'm coming with you...I'm not losing you again...I can't be alone...”

Erin looked up at him with her green eyes, looking like she was going to start crying.



Ethan paused, not sure what to say either, sitting up and rubbing his head a little.

“So...” Ethan said slowly, thinking, “Last night was...nice...”

Seems neither of them was good at small talk.



Galv held up a few plates and headed out, going back to Melanie's room.

Though, since Melanie was already up, he met her in the hallway.

“Melanie!” he said, then frowned. She didn't look too good. Two nights in a row without much sleep.

“Melanie...” Galv sighed, and handed her a plate, “Come on...you need to lay down...eat something...”

-Mos Eisley Cantina-

“Wow!” Ben said, “I don't remember the Talismans doing that! And don't you just have Rabbit and Rooster anyways?”

He got up, now on all fours as Cole simply stared at them, then held up his hand, pointing it towards a small group of aliens, electricity sparking, the blue-white lightning crackling.

“Stand down, or I'll kill them,” Cole said simply. “Change back to normal...Both of you need to stand down...”

Ben paused, then sighed, pressing the Omnitrix, changing back.

“Fine..” Ben said, “What do you want.”

Cole was now staring at Jade, “Are you going to stand down too?”
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"Permission DENIED, Omega. Just put it down and I'll get it and-"

Asuka went on her spree.

When she just grabbed the meats and-

"ASUKA, NO!" he shouted.

"Please, no fireballs! Not right on the counter!"

This was NOT what he had in mind for leave.
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For the first time in years, Desty Nova was mellow.

It was a good morning. He spent a large potion of last night running through various calculations and simulations, testing the various anti-matter properties. Washu's research notes have been meticulous and nothing short of pure genius, and Nova paid full respects to the girl who managed something so extraordinary.

The depth of her research into mater and anti-matter boggled his mind. To think that a creature existed out there that existed as both matter and anti-matter, and somehow remained alive in its entirety. It was against everything he believed about such things!

But there it was. The Masu. Sure, they were not described in her research, but he managed to find records of them in some of his old notes, and compared the two sets. He was beating himself over the head for missing such a crucial fact.

Washu's entire venture into the creation of biological creatures such as Ryo-Ohki, Ryoko and others have been based on the Masu. To think that the little girl had access to creatures that were living bombs that could produce an immense amount of energy AND control it...

It was frightening.

But it provided just enough for Desty Nova to use for his own means. Spending hours last night, he studied matter and anti-matter as much as he possibly could, watching the behavior of the simulations of both, before proceeding with a tentative upgrade of one of his own techs.

The results were beyond any expectation. The generator he modified had an increase of power output by almost 350%, and seemingly had no drawback except heightened danger of its containment. Increasing the containment field was simple, and Desty Nova soon completed the upgrade on all the reactors on the Apocalypse.

The upgrade was still progressing for the ship. It would take hours, if not even possible days to finish everything and fine-tune it, but at the moment...

At the moment, he was looking at a complete suit. An anti-dimension-proof suit based on repulsion energy.

"Perfect."

The suit started to glow blue before vanishing piece by piece, letting Nova know that it had been successfully transported, along with all the monitoring equipment on it, as well as a probe of his own that he planned to place within the anti-dimension for monitoring purposes.

"It has begun."

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Azmuth's Place

When Desty Nova was called, the small bug that projected his image crawled from one of the floor spaces, skittering up a leg of a nearby table and settling down on the edge where it beeped, blinked, and again projected Desty Nova's image.

"Greetings, gentlemen. It is good to see you all so... EAGER to get this under way. I must remind you, however, that if there is a failure of systems, I am not held accountable. I do not know all the laws of the anti-dimension. If something happens, it will be beyond my foresight."

As he spoke, pieces of a REALLY slim and high-tech looking suit began to materialize on the table. It didn't even look like armor. It almost looked like a wetsuit, except with some strange plating over the chest, forearms and upper legs. At each joint, there was a blinking dot that pulsed a light every few seconds.

"Behold! The anti-dimension suit. It is based on the theory of repulsion, and uses matter-antimatter annihilation to power its systems, along with a compression chamber for physical matter to undergo annihilation. This creates a constant power source, one that I have actually been able to develop by myself. The suit itself will repel all anti-particles from the body, removing any possible danger of mutual annihilation except within the base reactor which is on the inside back of the chestplate."

He shrugged, smirking.

"An... Associate of mind conveniently showed up last night and I have managed to acquire extensive research notes on matter and antimatter. From there, I was able to extrapolate all the facts that I required. The suit should be fully functional and has been thoroughly tested."

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The Ragnarok

The Andromeda was restless.

Sure, it was a mecha. A mecha based on a semi-sentient, self-aware biological archetype that was as closely linked to Jagan as Rei found herself. So it was no wonder that the mecha, now sensing that Jagan's mind was simply not there, was restless.

It moved about every once in a while, twitching as if almost on its own, making it appear as though it was about to stand up and walk on its own, trying to find its owner.

It has been like this ever since rei returned back to the Ragnarok with a comatose Jagan. The golden-eyed boy was out, and none of the mental signs were there. All parts of his brain except the ones required for survival were simply... Not there.

He was not self-aware. None of the parts of the brain connected to perception, self-awareness or conscious thought were active, and even the signals for subconscious presence were dimmer, duller and more periodic. For all intents and purposes, the boy was now in a vegetative state.

Yet, something was still connected to Rei's mind. She could feel that something, and a large presence, one that was usually obscured by Jagan's ow, merged with it. It was the Andromeda, and it was finally showing that it was sentient by thinking in patterns that Rei could recognize as almost human. They were dim and hard to understand, like listening to someone across a busy railroad, but it was there.
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~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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As Erin grabbed his arm Jason stumbled a bit, having to regain his footing once more to accomidate the girl. He knew she would not be pleased with the idea of him leaving but he hoped she would consider it with a level mind.

Well that hope is sadly out of the picture.

Jason turned, trying to calm the quickly panicking girl before anyone decided to come investigate the noise. He also wanted to try and talk some logic into the poor girl.

"You can't come, it's too dangerous. You need to think about more than just yourself you know" he said, referring to their child who would supposedly be there in nine months...IF Erin didn't get herself killed first. "And I need to think about what's best for you. So you stay. Anyways i'll only be gone for a few days tops, gotta get the old man out of trouble I suppose."

Making light of the situation was the only way he could think about it without being slightly afraid.

Jason then moved forward, taking her by the shoulders and looking at her. "I promise i'll be back. I've been thinking about this all night. I'm going to borrow a ship and go find him....But I do need you to tell me any places you think Rica could be kept right now...I was also thinking of asking Galv"

[...]

"Oh, Galv.....Hey"

Melanie didn't seem too upbeat this morning but tried to offer a smile to at least her boyfriend. He then handed her a small plate of breakfast and while she wasn't particularly hungry (lack of sleep could do that to you) she appreciated the effort he went through.

"Thank you..." she said tiredly, one more being led back to her room.

Who was she to argue? She was tired and angry at her family so there was no better place to go than her bed. Maybe she could pretend she didn't exist for a couple of hours.

[...]

"I suppose so"

Kanna rolled her eyes, head turned from Ethan, at her lack of conversational skills but supposed it was for the best. Instead of thinking of something deep and meaningful to say she gave Ethan the same speech that she had given Rica not too long ago.

"Don't say anything, especially not to my children" she instructed him "The last thing I need is my once dead son flying off the handle.

Mostly Kanna didn't want to explain to her children why she couldn't make up her mind when it came to men. Maybe it was just something in her brain. Or maybe it was Karma for every bad thing she had done in her life. Of course it probably had to do with that bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.

Kukai Foundation

Shannon was still furiously trying to get past the pillow and at Sama's face, but Crystal seemed to preoccupied to notice. Instead she was clutching a robe around her, looking red in the face and turned the opposite direction of the flustered boy.

Perhaps this could all be blamed on a bit of bad luck....Or maybe Crystal needed to beat some sense into this boy. She wasn't quite sure right now. All she knew was that standing here awkwardly in a robe wasn't helping the situation at all.

"Y-You should probably go now, turning around only long enough to grab Shannon off the boy and turn around once more.

Mos Eisley Cantina

Jade looked down at herself, surprised that she had even been able to acomplish something like that....

"I don't remember it doing this either..." she mumbled. Suddenly the girl grinned, standing up. While she had no clue where the powers came from she wasn't about to let them go to waste!

“Are you going to stand down too?”

"Pft! As if!" the girl exclaimed, over confidently "Hit me with your best shot!"
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Asuka either did not hear Didymus, or simply ignored him, her eyes flashing red. Rather than sending a fireball flying, it simply created a red ring around the meats on the counter, suddenly increasing the temperature around the meat, now cooking it.

After a few moments, she stopped, the glow in her eyes disappeared and she took a sausage and took a bite.

“Huh... overcooked it... but hey, I didn't burn down your house, so at least I'm getting better at controlling this.”

[The Ragnarok]

“...”

Rei found herself up and awake, dressed and ready for another day. She soon found herself standing in front of a mech, but not her own. It was the Andromeda – Jagan's mech.

“... Is there something here?” Rei asked.

[Kukai Foundation]

“I'm sorry!” Sama yelped out from behind the pillow, suddenly wondering if his bad luck was going to cost him his new relationship... or earn him a kick in the head. (Or fatal rabbit wounds).

He stood up, still holding the pillow to his face and awkwardly trying to back up towards the door. Since he could not see, he actually ended up bumping into a shelf, and then into a wall, and finally he found the door and headed to the other side and shut it behind him.

“I swear that was an accident... I'm sorry.” Sama called through the door, sweat dropping.
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-Azmuth's Place-

Azmuth looked over the suit, and had his systems scan it and study it as well, looking over the data he was getting.

“Very good,” Azmuth finally said, “The Doctor and I, mostly The Doctor, have made sure that the T.A.R.D.I.S. is ready to go as well. We have a team picked out as well...All we have left to do is go and stop Omega.”

The Doctor straightened his bow tie, and turned to the Other Doctor.

“So, handsome fellow, are you ready?”

-NL Apocalypse-

Erin paused, taking a step back, her eyes wide. He was going after Rica? To...to NERV?

“No! What if they capture you? What if you get killed again?” Erin pleaded. She didn't think she could take Jason being gone again, “You're the only one left who cares about me...My brother's gone...no one else likes me...If you're going, I'm going with you...that's that.”



Galv looked concerned as they went back to Melanie's room, making sure the girl was laying back down in her bed.

“Here,” he said, using a fork to feed Melanie a piece of fruit, “You need something healthy in you, and some rest...”

The red head paused, still thinking, “Are you too cold? Too warm? Do you need a glass of water or something too?”



“I understand,” Ethan said, getting out of the bed now, though still sitting on the edge.

“I do want to help,” Ethan added, “However I can...”

-Earth-

“It does seem logical that Comrade Asuka should practice her abilities,” Omega said, placing the toaster back on the counter after Didymus said not to tinker with it, “But my research indicates that food preparation areas would not be the proper location.”

The robot processed some information, then turned back to Didymus.

“Is there an open area in which Comrade Asuka could practice? Perhaps I could work as a sparring partner. I am mostly fireproof,” Omega inquired, “Control of powers may be a good precursor to control of self.”
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Three nodded, having donned his black suit. He had a small knapsack around his shoulder, apparently bringing a few toys of his own with him.

“I am, youngster. It IS nice to be prepared this time, though I'll admit I would prefer I had a few more days to prepare. Though I imagine I'd say the same thing then...”

He shook his head. There was only so much he could do in preparation.

[Earth]

Asuka was rather pleased that the robot was on her side – until he suddenly used LOGIC. Logic was not something Asuka approved of, and she was annoyed with Omega once again. She rolled her eyes, and took another bit of the breakfast food.

“Meh,” Asuka shrugged. “I'd love to shoot fireballs at the robot, if I can. But I think I'm doing pretty good.”
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"You can't!" Jason snapped at the girl, louder this time. Instantly he quieted down looking embarrassed and tired. "I'm sorry...It's just....I'm not going to let anyone hurt you. They don't care about me, I was never a part of NERV...But you. I'm sure they'd want you back. And I can't let that happen...."

Jason sighed, tiredly running a hand through his messy hair. "Please...I don't want anyone to hurt you...Or...Our kid."

....That idea would take some getting used to.

[...]

"I'm okay, really I am" Melanie said, as she was being babied. She hoped she wasn't being rude, but she also didn't want the boy to worry about her own personal problems. It wasn't worth his time really.

The girl took another piece of fruit, chewing slowly.

"Where did you sleep last night?" she asked after a few moments, looking up to the boy.

[...]

"Thank you" Kanna answered "But I we'll be fine...Now that Jason is back. It just a matter of making some hard decisions....I suppose my children and I will try to head back to earth once again."

Kanna didn't really know what else to do but live like none of this happened....Ignoring her problems seemed to work in the past.

....Of course ignoring a grandchild would be pretty hard.

"Ugh....I feel so OLD."

Kukai Foundation

Crystal didn't answer Sama from the other side of the door, instead focusing on getting into her clothes on before another surprise could come.

Finally the girl was presentable, and she came back to the door, tapping her foot and looking up at him. Shannon stood by her feet, glaring at the boy.

"Well?"

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Sama winced a bit as the door opened and rubbed his neck. He shuffled his feet and looked down, his hands in his pockets, much like a small child who had gotten into trouble.

“That was an accident...” He sighed, trying to think of some way to explain. “I just came to see if you wanted to go check out the town while we still have some time. Otacon ran off to do something, so we can't leave yet...”

He gave another sigh.

"I'm really, really sorry."
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Cole frowned at the two, his hand still sparking at the group.

He then stopped, the electricity around him dying down.

“Alright...good. It is you two,” Cole said, “I needed to make sure.”

“...What?” Ben said, confused, “What are you talking about?”

“I heard there was this guy who looked like you,” Cole answered, “I needed to make sure this package got delivered to you, and not him.”

“...Ohhh...Yah, Albedo. But he looks a bit different now. White hair, red eyes,” Ben said.

“Nothing a dye job and contacts couldn't fix,” Cole answered, “But it's you...You stood down to save these aliens you don't know.”

Cole moved forward, picking up the package he dropped earlier, and handed it to Ben, who was still wary.

“Well...open it,” Cole said. Ben paused, then opened up the package, looking down into it. It looked like a small gun, with a large nozzle. A helmet accompanied it, along with some odd looking gloves.

Ben nearly dropped the box.

“This is a Null Void generator!” Ben said, “Who...how...?”

Cole shrugged, “I was just hired to deliver it.”

-Azmuth's Place-

“I am older then you, you know,” The Doctor chuckled, “I just look younger.”

He then turned to Nova's hologram, “I believe we're ready.”

-NL Apocalypse-

Erin shook her head. She didn't want to be alone again...

“And I don't want anyone to hurt you!” Erin said, “Please...if you leave me alone, and you don't come back...that'll be worse for me if I went with you and got hurt...Besides, it hasn't...it hasn't been that long. I can still fight...”



Galv paused as Melanie said she was alright, but he still looked worried.

Then she asked where he had slept.

“Ummm...outside,” Galv answered, “By the door...in case you needed me.”

Now that it was morning, he realized how odd that must sound.



“Well...I want to be there for you,” Ethan said, “You and your children. I can get a job, help support things.”

He paused, then grinned slightly, “I actually have a degree. In Accounting.”
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Didymus had to take a deep breath.

"Perhaps that is a good idea..." he said-although he'd sooner find a cure for Asuka's flames than encourage their use-"...but for now...can we just TRY to have a calm, peaceful morning?"

He sighed.

Especially after what he was going to say later on, he began to doubt that possibility. Still, he got some food, headed over to a table, and paused with his head bowed for a bit before beginning to eat.
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Three frowned. “DON'T remind me... I should be the one in a youthful body. Ah, well...”

He sighed. “We have more important matters to attend to. Alright everyone, let's head into another dimension and fight a Time Lord with near-unstoppable powers.”

Was it Tuesday ALREADY?

“I am also coming with yoou.”

A young redhead in a labcoat and goggles appeared. He wore a metal backpack and rubber gloves. It was Dexter.

[Earth]

Asuka did not realize that Didymus had something to say later. If she did, she probably would have ducked out of the house and headed back to find more trouble in town, maybe almost-get murdered by Sylar again.

As it was, she just shook her head.

“Hey, Omega and I are having a great morning! Stop being so grumpy.”
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"Well that was certainly a kind way of finding out it was us..." Jade mumbled, moving back over to Ben and looking down at the weird gun in his hand. "A null void whatchamacallit?" she repeated, getting the end intentionally wrong. "What does it generate anyways?"

Obviously she wasn't that savy with rare alien tech.

Kevin would have a field day though.

NL Apocalypse

Jason groaned, rubbing his head for a few moments. ".....If something happens to you....I'll never forgive myself....But I suppose it would help to have someone who knows their way around..."

He was trying to convince himself that bringing along his pregnant girlfriend was a smart thing to do. It REALLY wasn't working. But she wasn't going to back down....

"Come on, we need to go...We'll have to find a ship to borrow"

aka steal.


[...]

Melanie blinked, wondering if she had heard that right...The boy slept on the floor outside her room.

She suddenly felt guilty that she had banished him away for the night....But she also couldn't help but to giggle a tiny bit at the notion. Quickly she covered her mouth, hoping not to offend him.

"You didn't have to do that" she told him "I doubt it was very comfortable"

[...]

Oh great....Now Ethan was under the impression that she was needy.

Kanna frowned, sitting on the edge of the bed and pulling her boots on. She made a mental note to go clothes shopping next time they were near any stores. These which she was wearing were well worn and in need of being burned.

"I appreciate the sentiment, but I don't need anyone to take care of me. Despite what it may look like I am very capable." she told him. Though she had never worked a steady job she seemed to take care of her children just fine, it just included a bit of hard work.

She spent much of her early life relying on others, and she never wanted to go back to that.

Kukai Foundation

"So how do I know you aren't some kind of creeper boy?" she asked suspiciously, annoyed but also a tiny bit amused....But mostly annoyed.

"No one could be THAT clumsy"

She obviously needed to get to know Sama a bit better.
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