Chapter 4: Shattered Sanctuary

[ness11]

{Karocka, Steele}
{Harsh Seas, before Cell's post}

Karocka grined as he braced himself against the mast of the ark, "Ah, Steele, I predicted you would be here," he said as the waves were starting to get more violent, forcing the two to yell.

Steele walked over cautiously, attempting to keep his balance and avoid the rock golems that were dashing about the deck. "I have two questions!" Steele barked.

"Shoot," Karocka said as a large wave shook the ark.

"Any luck?" Steele asked. "I managed to catch Fox in the jungle not to long ago," he added.

"As far as I know," Karocka stated, "Crehavos found a "prince" so I assume it's Marth, but I swear that something's hidding from us in this storm."

"What would that be?" Steele wondered.

"You're telling me Steele, Hell I don't know!" Karocka retorted, as lightning stroke off in the distance and the booming of the thunder soon followed. "Object of the game is to catch more then everyone else and not get killed."

"Alright, second question: why does everyone have to hang out in the Harsh Seas? I mean seriously!"

"Location, location, location, Steele, being here serves two purposes, one of which will remain a surprize."

Steele stared back at Karocka with a funny look, as if he was trying to analyze what he was concocting, but he didn't get to look long before a stone golem hobbled on over clanking his feet on the wooden surface.

"Ray-mora-yi-herbma-rus!" the golem shouted, and unless any of you speak rock you probably don't know that means. Nevertheless, the rock golem meant to say "Sir, unidentified creature on the port side!"

Karocka gestured to Steele to trail after him to the banisters of the port side (again, left landlovers). There was a wavy hump off in the distance, arching up with scales from left to right. Karocka turned, the other ark that Crehavos commanded couldn't be seen, as an unusual fog began to set in through the storm high above them.

Just as Karocka was about to speak, the boat shot upward. Thump! Karocka and Steele hovered briefly off the boat and searched frantically around at what did that. To Steele's unfortune, he first spotted the large sea monster that bellowed at them with its high pittched screech.

The monster's details were muffled out by the fog and clouds, but the two could spot the maroon eyes with little trouble. Its cranium surged forward and faulted just yards above the ship, exhibiting its jagged teeth. It retreated back to the safety of the sea, leaving a foaming set of bubbles at the surface. Within moments the Harsh Seas were still, a rarity at best.

But that rarity was short lived. From under the damp, dark waters the beast lunged and the ark again from starbird (right), then repeated the action. The crew was all over the place, a phrase here that means "rumbiling, stumbiling, and tumbiling around like a band of toodlers after a sugar rush." It became evident to Karocka that the creature was exerting its energy to either knock all the crew out of the ark, or worse, capsize it altogether.

"Steele!" Karocka called, who both of them had clamped to the banister on starbird's end. "Come here, I (or you) have an idea!"

[bobsnicket]

[Zel's Ship-Greenhell Forest: Snicket, Snake, Veronica, Zel]

"Alright," Snicket told everyone in the meeting room who was still listening. "This is how I think we might stand a chance..."

The room quieted back down; loose conversations were cut off, and the boy had the Brawlers' and Forumers' attention once more.

"First. For those who are new here," Bob began, directing his gaze toward Cyberbite, Ayumi, and Banjo & Kazooie, "you are in no way obligated to join us in this fight. If your survival is more important to you than restoring freedom to the Smash Universe, then I would kindly suggest you leave now, before Crehavos associates you with us." He smiled slightly, reassuringly. "We will not at all begrudge your decision to remain safe in these dangerous times. There are places in nearby kingdoms where you can take shelter."

This invitation, however, was met with a dead silence.

"We're in this with you to the end, kid," Kazooie said, somehow making her remark sound belittling in her own satiric way. But she also sounded quite sincere.

"Hmph." Cyberbite fixed the boy with his one real, living eye. "I'm not making any promises just yet, but I haven't made any decision. That is, wherever she goes, I will follow." By she, the wolf-man clearly referred to the innocent, doll-like Ayumi.

"Very well," Snicket said. "Moving on, then. I've thought long and hard about this, and after much deliberation, of one thing I am certain: Crehavos cannot be destroyed. He was apparently immortal even before he fused with that Orb of Ucria's Last, and has clearly shown that no one who dares defy him openly will live long. So, there's no doubt that even at this very moment, he and his Forsworn are doing everything within their power to hunt us down, individually if necessary. So, the way I figure it, we have three options:

"One, we can try and hide as long as we can and be destroyed little by little until this organization is no more.

"Two, we can make a mad dash for Hell right now and take our last stand, resulting inevitably, once again, in our destruction.

"Three, we can find a way to either incapacitate Crehavos himself or find something to match his power.

"Now, obviously, there's no way we can just go up and rip the Orb out of his chest. And seeing as that is the only possible method of incapacitation, we are down to one option. We must find a force to match his power."

"But...he's virtually invincible as he is, Bob," Veronica said. "We know of nothing that can match the power of Lord Crehavos."

Snicket's smile grew wider, and he raised an eyebrow like he so often did when expressing amusement. "This is where it gets good. If you had said that a few months ago, Veronica, I would completely agree with you that there was nothing to match him, and suggest that we all run for our lives, maybe try to escape into some other dimension until he found a way through and killed us. But my recent association with Banjo and his companion..." Everyone including him glanced at the outsiders. "...reminded me of a very interesting experience I had during the final battle against the SIE. For I remembered that I had had an encounter with an alternate dimension before.

"I don't remember if I've told you all, at least not for seven years, but I was commissioned to free the Pokemon deity Arceus from a place called Red Subspace...a Subspace very similar to our own Purple Subspace, only...separate. But it's not Red Subspace that I am leading this tale towards. In order to free Arceus, I was granted power to travel between dimensions of any sort, something even Gadd's greatest machines couldn't do. And I tell you all now, my friends, that I traveled to a third Subspace...called Blue Subspace. Also very like our own, only again, separate.

"And I faced two beings there. Their names were Nik and Sbod. It turns out, they were the polar opposites of their counterparts, Kin and Dobs. They were evil. I had to defeat or chase them off before completing my mission."

"Hm," Snake said ponderously. "I think I see where you're going with this, Snicket. You're suggesting that since those two had polar opposites in this third dimension of yours, then everyone in our universe also has a polar opposite. Even Crehavos."

"Not quite; I alone do not have a counterpart, for at the time, I was the perfect practitioner of balance in everything--even good and evil. Arceus himself told me that was why I could do this deed for him. But yes, in essence, you have the jist of it, Snake." Bob's eyes were clearer, more confident in this thing than he had ever been about anything.

"But," King Dedede speculated, "since Crehavos is basically all-powerful in this world, wouldn't that make his polar opposite a complete weakling?"

Snicket shook his head. "When I faced Nik and Sbod, I could clearly tell that they had exactly the same amount of power as Kin and Dobs. Which is why I avoided a fight at all costs, because I knew I would probably have lost." The boy addressed the entire group again. "Now, everyone else not involved would be assigned the deadly task of circumventing Crehavos and his Forsworn while doing everything possible to gather all remaining allies from every corner of this universe, and gathering them in a relatively safe place until our return. I might be able to leave behind some Illusions of mine to lead them astray. Then, and only then, an army will be needed. There will be the danger that one or more of you will be captured and possibly killed in your efforts. There will be the risk that Crehavos might get to our allies before we can.

"I would also need to make a side journey to free Arceus again, so that my powers could be used to take any of us to this hidden, forsaken world."

At this point, Snicket put both hands firmly on the podium, and spoke clearly, slowly, and loudly (at least for him). "Yet this I must ask of you all, if we are to succeed--if we are to traverse the Anti-Dimension, find Crehavos's only existing equal, SOVAHERC, and bring him back with us so that we may WIN THIS WAR. You have all heard the common villain phrase 'nothing in this world can destroy me.' Well, SSS, this time, I'm afraid, we must cross the line of 'this world' in order to prevail. THIS..." Snicket went over and sat down in a chair, rested one leg on his knee professsionally, and interlocked his fingers thoughtfully. "...is my suggestion."

[Deleted]

[ GreenHell Forest ]
[ Genesis, Neni, Jonas, Voltage ]

OOC: Damn you Algol for being in RP School. URGH!


The fight began as Genesis blocked Voltage's attack with his gun.


Genesis:"Don't even try it, you should know by now I'm not that easy to hit."


Genesis turned to Neni and Jonas.


Genesis:"Neni, Jonas, I'll handle him alone."

Neni:"Are you sure Alexander?"

Jonas:"I wanna fight too."

Genesis:"I need you guys to see what the other people around here are up to...if you find anybody close by, assist them, they might know more about what's going on here."

Neni:"Understood."

Jonas:"Whatever."


Neni and Jonas left Genesis in search for other people around GreenHell. As for Genesis and Voltage.....


Genesis:"You really came searching for me, don't you ever rid your grudges?"

Voltage:"Sorry, but a tie isn't enough for me, I wanna end the battle and win without any ties this time."

Genesis:"Your so damn desperate, fine, bring it on."

Voltage:"Heh."


[ To be Continued until Algol graduates from RP School ]
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[ GreenHell Forest ]
[ Neni, Jonas ]

Neni and Jonas did as Genesis commanded, even though he's not the boss.

Jonas:"Man, I wanted to kick that guys ass!"

Neni:"Well, we can't always get what we want boy."

Jonas:"( nows my chance. ) Neni."

Neni:"Hmm?"

Jonas:"I always wanted to....say this...but...but..."


Neni interrupted Jonas.


Neni:"No I will not go out with you, you're a 14 year old boy with no clue of age appropriate things, stop trying."

Jonas:"*Sigh*

Neni:"We're partners Jonas, get use to it."

Jonas:"Yea, yea."


As they got out into another area of the forest, they suddenly bumped into another group of people who were X, Kaemon, Sour, Haylee, Rai, Necro, and Luca.


Neni:"Well, did we just bump into a party all of a sudden?"

Jonas:"Really, where's the cake?"

Neni:"I was kidding Jonas."

Jonas:"Awww, damn."
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[ Zel's Ship - Outside GreenHell ]
[ Reynal, Oakley, Abdol ]

Oakley:"Soooo what do we do now?"

Abdol:"I believe we should go in to talk to Zel, I want to ask him some questions about something."

Oakley:"You can go ahead.....I'll stay here with Reynal."

Abdol:"Suit yourself."


Abdol heads inside the ship. Oakley approached Reynal.


Oakley:"Something on your mind?"

Reynal:"....."

[ManOfSteele]

[Karocka, Steele]
[Harsh Seas, Before Cell's post]

"Karocka!" Steele shouted "Send a stone pillar out of the ocean to strike the monster, now!!"

Karocka slammed his hand on the deck of the ship, summoning a pillar of stone from the ocean floor. "It's done, but it might take a while. The ocean's deep around here."

"That's ok" Steele shouted. "Sacred Sword Technique Number Two!!" Steele unsheathed his sword and widened his stance.

The monster reared its head up in a blasting roar. He slammed his head on the water, missing the ship by a few feet. CRASH!! Water sprayed the entire ship, wobbeling the ship. "The ship can't take much more!" Karocka shouted.

BAM!! A giant rock pillar shot up out of the sea, striking the monster in the head. The mosnter shouted and writhed in pain. "Now!!" Shouted Steele. In the blink of an eye, he was gone. The next thing that Karocka saw was Steele in front of the monster. The next, Steele was behind the monster.

Steele landed into the waters with a crash. The monster was still, the waves crashing against it like as if it were a rock. Slowly, it's neck slid off it's body, until it crashed into the seas.

"He---" Steele tried to shout for help, but the huge waves hurled him all around, until he was completley underwater.

"Steele!" Karocka leaned over the side of the ship to get a better view. Suddently from behind him, Steele splashed onto the deck, tons of water following him through his portal. He sheathed his sword on his back.

"What's next?"

[The Solid War Doctor]

{Zel's Ship}
[Everyone in Snickets post]

Zel sat there and pondered what Snicket had just put before them. He knew that that plan would probably take longer than that of some of the ones that were flying around in his head.

Zel: Well that is probably the most complex plan we have. Now should we decide not to do that let me suggest this to you all.

Everyone leaned forward to listen to the SSS Grand Army Commander.

Zel: As we all know the thick of Crehavos' army is in Hell guarding Fallen Angel Castle. Now I suspect his army to be anywhere from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 man army. Now we have a 75,000,000 man army plus the Brawlers and the Forumers. Now here's where things might take just a while. We need to get ALL the people that are in the SSS that have not yet returned yet such as Dobs, Geo, and Samus. Now as far as I know they have all gotten out of the Tartarus Desert. Am I correct Kin?

Kin: Yes.

Zel: Then after we have got everyone back we need to organize the army. I beleive Cody has the details on our armor.

Cody: Thank you sir. Now we have 25,000,000 special attack units equipped for sabotage, espionage, and other such things. We also have 50,000,000 normal troops that are for ground assault, 5,000 tanks, and 5,000 air assaust vehicles.

Zel: Now that you all know our men count and our armor count you know that we stand a chance as an army. Now to the fun part. So here's my idea while a couple of us, you know like 5-6, go and walk up to the gate of Fallen Angel Castle, as holograms, on the pretence of a fake surrender the rest of us will lead the Army to the Castle. Now the minute we get the lines organized he hit them with a barrage of fire from the tanks. Then while our men fight the groundlings Cody and Rex will cover us while the SSS members go and infiltrate Crehavos' keep. Leaving us to deal with the Master of Hell alone. Now when and if we kill him , which my confidence is great with the SSS, our escape is to get to the roof which is where Cody and Rex will pick us up in 2 drop ships. Any questions?

[smashbro]

{Jonas, Neni, Haylee, Rai, Necro, Luca, Kaemon, Sour, X}
[Greenhell Forest]

As the group continued to walk on, X slightly dissappointed in not going after Voltage, they eventually ran into Haylee, Rai, Necro, and Luca. He stared at them for a minute, recognizing them all and staring at Haylee. Not in a perverted way, but trying to search her face, to see if she got smashbro's message, and if she would be confused. But shaking his head, he cleared his mind of this for a minute.
"Luca, Rai, Necro,...Haylee. What brings you here? The message? We're headed there now, to where everyone is meeting. It's good to see you all again." X also looked at Haylee, trying to give her the impression, 'I need to talk to you alone.'

Then, even before either side could talk, Neni and Jonas walked in on the group.

[Angel]

[glow=green,2,300][Over Harsh Seas]
[Arietta][/glow]

She was happy to have been let go by Crehavos and that he had given her full permission to go cause some mayhem, and that she would. Even in flight, she had little trouble with violent winds. Her flight was given to her by dark energy, and simply allowed her to burst through the air. It did not rely on wind, and wasn't effected by it.

She had to admit that being high up during the thunder did make her nervous, but she was moving so fast that she doubted that it could make a difference. She looked above her for a moment, watching the steadily moving clouds pass her by. She shook a moment, when another huge clap of thunder and lightning appeared.

"I can't get hit anymore. I need to find the nearest sign of land and drop myself." she stated out loud to herself, trying to find comfort in her own voice.

[glow=green,2,300]
[Stormy Coastline]
[Arietta, Nemeck][/glow]

She saw him as she was floating down. It was just a shady figure, so she couldn't be sure of who it was. But she was at this point willing to hope that it was on of the people she was looking for.. and if it wasn't? Who cared. She had the horrible urge to cause some pain. She almost wished she had toyed with that other commander before she had left but it would do no good to think about such things.

She landed and realized it wasn't just the distance that was causing her to see no form. He wore dark pitch black robes and even a mask on him.

She give a smirk, and walked up to him.. her evil smile sketching across her face. "Whoever you are, you picked the wrong day to be sightseeing. I'm looking for some foes, and while I don't know if you are one of the people I seek, the fact that you are hiding your true self doesn't do any favors. Reveal yourself or prepare to die, Super Smash Savior!"

[glow=green,2,300][Zel's Ship-Greenhell Forest]
[Ayumi, Cyberbite, Snicket][/glow]

She looked at them all.. Snicket.. all the creatures. They have surely saved her back there from certain doom, even though she had remembered hiding. How they found her she would never know, but she still was thankful. She would repay these Masters some day, but.. However, she really didn't like the feeling she was getting from the air. She was starting to get very scared..

She looked at Snicket.. wondering if he was paying attention her when she finally shook her head. Her long blonde hair shifting from left to right.. "I.. I'm sorry." she said.

Suddenly, she griped onto the gruff exterior of Cyberbite and slunk into the shadows once more. Both of their bodies started slowly dissolving into smoke, all being sucked into a simple black orb. Once none of their bodies remained, even the orb dissipated.

They were no longer in this dimension, and however much she was afraid of being in the dark realm, she knew she wouldn't come out for quite a while.

(OOC: Note, we are not pulling our characters completely out of the storyline. We are doing our own thing for the time being, and will resurface at a later time.)

[artistic]

{Greenhell Forest}
[Donin, Tas, Sour, Kaemon, X, Hayle, Luca, Necro, Rai]

Donin was slowly walking through Greenhell Forest. It had seemed like he was always traveling through forest nowadays. 'The thing's I'd do for a ride...' He thought to himself. He was accompanied by the young black yoshi knight, Tasselhoff. Tas was walking with his eyes closed, and his tongue hanging out; hands slowly swaying side to side with each step. Donin noticed this and glanced over at his little buddy. "What seems to be the matter?" Tas slowly tilted his neck. "I'm... starving..." Donin chuckled. "Don't worry," He reassured "We're almost there.." Tas simply groaned and toppled in the dirt. "Can't...go....on.." He stuttered. Donin stooped to checked his pulse; he was still breathing. "Alright, play time's over. Let's keep moving..." He waited a few seconds, but Tas didn't move. Donin sighed and easily picked Tas up throwing him over his back. 'Never travel with a hungry yoshi...' He thought to himself.

As Donin was walking something led him to glance over, and in the clearing he saw a group of strangers. He squinted until the view was clearer; he could see Sour and Kaemon, but the other's unknown to him. He began to walk through the brush towards them. "Well if it isn't Sour himself?" Sour look up from the log he was sitting on. "Donin? Donin!? How ya' been man?!" Sour eagerly got up and shook up with Donin. "Never better. And you?" Donin set Tas down. Sour chuckled at scrathed his head "Just following these guys." He motioned to the strangers who were watching with interest. "Who is that little fella'?" One of them said picking up their weapon. One of the other strangers placed his arm in front of him "No need to get antsy," he cationed "he seems to be an ally."

"Who's that?" Sour pointed to the unconscious black yoshi. "Oh this is Tas...he's beat from the journey..." Sour shrugged and quickly changed the subject. "So what are you doing all the way out here? I thought you were going to the base?" Donin glared at him intently. "Didn't you hear? Crehavos completely demolished the base; nothing but a pile of rubble now..." Sour's jaw dropped. "Are you serious?!" Donin nooded slowly with his eyes closed. "I'm afraid so... but fortunately I escaped in time with this young yoshi, and soon after sensed an immense power building up somewhere in this area. I figured that this was where the SSS was regrouping." He had hit the nail right on the head.

"Well why don't you join us? We're heading in the same direction too." Sour suggested. "I'm not too open to big groups. Besides I've got to get this Yoshi some food..." He picked up the Yoshi and started walking towards a ship in the distance. "See ya' at the ship!" Sour yelled after him. Donin kept walking and simply flashed a peace sign back towards Sour. Sour sat back down, and began waiting for X again.

[Big Boss]

[Zels ship]
{Veronica}

Veronica had left after Snicket had given his suggestion, it felt like a group of men thinking about how to approach the war, and Veronica diddnt really want much to do with the discussion, 7 years of being alone had made her depressed and tired always staring out of a window longing for her loved one, her once warm and welcoming eyes have turned cold and stern. And that is what she just did, with a sigh and a few tears she stared, and stared out of the window just like the first day Kin had gone into a Coma.

{Kin, Snicket, Zel}

While Zel was talking things over with his crew, Kin approached Snicket for the first time in 7 years, and in all actuality this would b the first time they really have truley met, for in there past they have never really talked much..but now things are different. "Mr Snicket" Kin said as he fixated His eyepatch. " couldint help but overhear your suggestion, and I will help you in anyway I can." He said as he held out his hand.

[eiron]

[Nemeck, Arietta]
{Stormy Coastline}

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF4cqEDBZJI
(Lost Kingdoms-God of Destruction intro)

Nemeck craned his head back and laughed.

"My dear girl, no one goes out in this weather to sight see." He slowly approached, circling the child that had descended out of the raging sky, unafraid of the brazen storm-born imp. Entranced by the powerful aura out at sea, he had barely noticed her approach. The wind whipped his cloak into a frenzy, its dark folds swirling around him, his mask glinting maliciously in the darkness. The rain cascaded down in freezing sheets, but the girl did not appear to be cold. Lightning blazed across the sky, illuminating the strange, malevolent meeting in the night.

"And what right do you have to speak of concealing identities? Your face is more deceptive a mask than I could ever hope to employ..." Nemeck stopped his circling, and slowly removed the mask from his face. Lightning flashed, illuminating the scarred, ancient face, stretched thin by years of hardship and suffering, his skin a dull dark red, his eyes white and without pupils.

"Savior...I must admit, that is one name I've never been called before." He paused, staring at the child through the downpour.

He lurched foreward, towering over the daft little girl in the rain. "Why is it that one such as you is so old yet so unlearned? Why do you reek of death and cruelty, child? And why is it, that among the bloody red ribbons of fate that ensnare and bind you, that their lays a single, lonely thread of blue?"

[Angel]

[Arietta, Nemeck]
[Stormy Coastline]

www.imeem.com/phababy/music/Ar3F-B-2/shinji-tamura-zao-ruins/
Shinji Tamura- Zao Ruins

She looked at the visage of the man before her. He admittedly spooked her for a moment. He was very different.. than other people she had met before. Was this thing human even? Yet.. that face.

She shook for a moment. There was another man with ancient scarring on her face. Another man who spoke as he. She saw.. her father in this man. It put of her guard. He was visibly different.. how dare he haunt her thoughts? He was long dead.. he had no business interfering now after she had so handed him his defeat.

"My years have not been spent at useless attempts to learn about the universe.. and how it works. My years have not been spent becoming some being whom would fool themselves thinking they understand a thing. Intelligence, wisdom. It's a fools game. The only thing that matters is power. That is what I will obtain." she said, trying to stand up to him. She obviously had made a mistake in threatening him, as we was not a member of the SSS.

"What do you mean, blue thread? I can't stand people like you, who speak in riddles. Flaunting the false intelligence you have. If you have something to say, say it!" she pouted.

[eiron]

[Nemeck, Arietta]
{Stormy Coastline}

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF4cqEDBZJI
(Lost Kingdoms, God of Destruction Intro)

Nemeck snatched at the air beside the girl’s head, pretending to grab something out of the darkness. He turned and began pacing, speaking half to himself, inspecting the invisible object in his clawed hand. “A blue thread of fate, untouched by malice and degradation, free of the filth that emanates from the gory ribbons chained to the destinies of you and your…normal associates…” Another flash of lightning illuminated his blazing white eyes.

He paused and turned towards the child, seeming to only now here her words. “Power? Power is meaningless.” He turned back to the imaginary thread in his hand. “Tell me, Bomolochus, where did you find this thread? Where was it that you encountered Sycophant?”

“Old man!” Arietta fumed, sick and tired of this…creature’s nonsense, “Stop your incessant babbling! Say what you mean to say!”

Nemeck raised up the invisible thread, releasing it into the wind. “Where…” he hissed, “did you meet Eiron?”

[Dobs, Eiron]
{Great Temple, Aether}

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P7jdnU06ew
(Metroid Prime 3, Skytown)

Dobs, Eiron, and U-Mos watched as Samus’ gunship rocketed up and away.

“With communications out,” U-Mos said quietly, “they are the only chance we have of getting word of our predicament out.”
Eiron turned to the Luminoth. “We need to finish the evacuation, now that the initial assault has been repelled. The Ing will return soon.”

“Wait, I still don’t understand what’s going on here.” Dobs interjected as they turned and walked back to the barricaded entrance. “What are these things?”

U-Mos closed his eyes, then began to speak. “Many years ago, our planet was struck by an object we now know to have been a Leviathan. The force of the impact split our world into two: one of light, and one of shadow. The Ing are the denizens of the dark realm. How they have returned, I do not know. Samus Aran was thought to have destroyed Dark Aether.”

“Ok, that makes sense. I guess.” Dobs looked over to Eiron, grinning. “So, what have you been doing since the last time we met?”
“Training mostly. You?”
“Sitting in prison and saving the universe from an evil demon king. The usual.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=brKt4pvKPaQ&feature=related
(Metroid Prime 3, Berserker Lord)

Suddenly, an explosion rocked the building, and screeches erupted from outside the barricade. U-Mos drew his weapon. “They have returned. Get to your positions!”

The Luminoth Warriors rallied around him, drawing their blades and cannons. Eiron and Dobs fell back behind them, waiting.

“So. What’s the plan again?” Dobs asked as he checked and double checked his sais and shuriken.
Eiron stared at the trembling barricade as the Ing Horde slammed and beat against it. “Kill everything.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nMFLquJeCc
(Metroid Prime 3, Rundas Battle)

With one final shudder, the barricade collapsed and the Ing rushed in. Concentrating, Eiron summoned a Guardian, which emitted a powerful barrier between the Darklings and the Lumintoth. U-Mos raised his blade, then slashed downwards toward the Ing. “FIRE!”

The Luminoth unleashed a hail of blazing cannon fire into the writhing mass of darkness, while Dobs flung his shuriken. Screeching, the Ing staggered to a halt, unable to advance through the narrow hallway under the fusillade of energy particles and shuriken. Roaring, they kept trying to advance, the swarms to the rear pressing their dying comrades foreword. Soon, their bodies littered the hallway. Black ooze streamed out from their corpses as they dissolved, covering the ground in slippery darkness. And then, the Luminoth ran out of rounds for their weapons.

“Draw your blades!” roared U-Mos, “Form the phalanx!” The warriors unsheathed their blades and formed a tight line directly behind Eiron’s barrier, just as the Ing rallied and hurled themselves against it. Stabbing and slashing through the barrier, the Luminoth held the Horde at bay. Dobs darted forward between the towering Luminoth, joining the melee. Eiron remained in the rear, maintain the barrier against the constant Ing assault. Maybe, he thought, just maybe, we can do this.

Such hopes were shattered with the arrival of the Hunter Ing. Wraithlike and incorporeal, they rose out of the floor and through the walls, bypassing the barrier. Eiron stared in shock for a moment, then screamed “HUNTERS!”

The Luminoth whirled around, facing their new assailants,but it was too late. Shrieking, the Hunters let loose a storm of razor sharp tendrils, impaling the Guardian. Groaning, it slowly sank to the ground, and the barrier faltered and began to fade.

“No!” U-Mos cried, “Fall back! Retreat to the next barricade!” The warriors slashed at the Hunters, who faded back into the walls, easily avoiding the blows. The Luminoth and the two humans turned and ran, but were instantly overtaken by the Horde racing up behind them. The Hunters appeared in front of them, cutting off their last line of escape. The warriors twirled and slashed, but one by one, were cut down.

“U-Mos! Dobs!” Eiron gasped as he blasted an Ing away with his lightning magic, “We have to abandon the Temple! We’ll die here!”
U-Mos slew another beast, then pressed his back to the two humans, slashing at the dark hord around them. “The Light of Aether has been redirected to the Sanctuary Fortress. We will regroup there.”
“No!” Dobs shouted, “We should return to the SSS HQ, we can bring reinforcements back with us.”

U-Mos nodded. Massing his energy, he unleashed a burst of light, blinding the Ing around them. “Eiron, please take us to this Head Quarters. Quickly.” There was another flash of light, and then they were gone.

(OOC: music stops here)

The Ing slowly recovered from their daze, and a hush fell over the Temple. Their was no great roar of victory, no shrieks of rage at the escape of their victems, there was only silence. A deep, deathly silence that descended over all of the Temple, broken only by the baleful moaning of the wind.

Then, a slight humming. A single robotic drone detached itself from the sea of darkness that was the mighty Ing Horde, and drifted lazily through the sky. At length, it arrived at the jagged cliffs around the Temple Complex, and descended to a small, sleek spacecraft.

A lone figure exited the craft. Clad in blue phazite armor, the Pirate Commando retrieved the small drone, and calmly reviewed its security recordings. When he was finished, he returned to the ship, and the drone to the sky.

Inside, the Commando accessed the ship's computer terminal. "Contact Crehavos' forces. The Legendary Warrior Dobs and his companions have returned to the SSS Head Quarters."

[Deleted]

[ GreenHell Forest ]
[ Jonas, Neni, Haylee, Rai, Necro, Luca, Kaemon, Sour, X ]

Jonas and Neni bumped into another group of people, and then suddenly they began to talk.



Neni:"Okay, first...are you guys with...or against Crehavos?"

Jonas:"( One of these guys look familiar... )


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[ Zel's Ship - Inside ]
[ Abdol ]

Abdol came inside and found Zel having a discussion with Snicket and the others about there plan to defeat Crehavos and then Abdol observed.


Abdol:"I see we're coming up with a plan, if you don't mind I would like to help too, since I am part of this mess I might as well make myself useful wouldn't you say."


Abdol suddenly pushed up his glasses.

[ManOfSteele]

[Steele, Karocka]
[Harsh Seas]

A voice tried to reach Steele's mind. Steele! Commander Steele!! He identified it as one of the demons in Crehavos's army. He was communicating from Hell.

What?! Steele replied. I'm in the middle of something.

It's urgent! It's Dobs!!

Dobs? Steele hadn't seen Dobs since he was sacrificed for the Orb of Ucria's last. Dobs is dead!

Apperently not sir, we just recieved a signal directly to us, saying that Dobs has returned!

WHAT?! "Karocka!" Steele shouted. "Dobs is alive!"

"WHAT?!" shouted Karocka. "But how?"

"I don't know, but we have to relay this immediatley to Crehavos." replied Steele. "Where is he?"

[The Solid War Doctor]

{SSS Flagship}
[Zel, Bob, Abdol, Kin, Cody, etc...]

Zel: We'll take all the help we can get.

Zel wondered when they would hear word from Dobs or LGN or Geo. He was pulled from his train of thought by Cody.

Commander Cody: Sir there are several life forms suddenly appeared at the Ruins.

Zel: How many?

Cody: I count three Sir, shall I mobilize the Recon Team?

Zel: Yes, do it immediately and take Bob with you if its Dobs he'll help convince them to come back. Take these with you and keep them on at all times. And if Crehavos shows up run. If he catches you , this goes for the Recon team by the way, shoot your selves. Under NO circumstances are you to fight him. Get the strangers and get them back ASAP. GOT IT.

Zel watched as Cody, Rex, and Bob all left to retreive the new life forms.

Zel: Watch over them Father.