Chapter 5: Eclipse of Sin

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OOC: I'm gonna put in my post what happened since our visit in Corneria, I will also be recruiting Wolf's Team from the Saragasso Space Zone. If you don't want me to recruit them, tell me and I'll edit the post.

[ During Their Visits in Corneria ]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJcWIoAGKQ0
[ Star Fox Assault - Briefing 1 ]

After Genesis spoke to General Peppy about their situation with the war against Crehavos, Peppy decided to assist in commanding the Cornerian Defense Fleet from a distance. Slippy and his father Beltino Toad upgraded Genesis's "Blizzard" gun, and added a few more modifications to it. Genesis called his new gun "Below Zero". They also agreed to use Slippy's robots ( I forgot what they were called Lelouch ) as ground defense. Each brought their Arwings and Landmasters. Falco was put in charge of commanding the Arwing users.

The Saurian fox, Krystal, went missing and was nowhere to be found in Corneria. It was unknown what happened to her.

Later, they went to Wolf's base in the Sargasso Space Zone to recruit his two allies Leon Powalski and Pather Caroso , and also his mercenaries. Now they head back for Skytown. Following behind them were two other Arwings, piloted by Kat Monroe and Bill Grey.

[Soul Eater]

(OOC: SLE, my characters are 14 and 12, just thought I'd mention that.)
[Cara, Diachi, ??/Angel, Kirby, Sonic, Adeleine, SLE, Ai]
[En-route to Skytown]

"We're about to meet them, although we haven't been here long" Diachi said, looking at the roof of the ship, "We're only just picking up on it ourselves. Looks like we came at a good time though."

Cara turned to them after looking at the control panel. "We're here now!" She shouted instantly.

[Entrance of Skytown]
They all looked around at the floating city, and while most of them were only here a day or two ago, SLE and Ai needed to get used to it. Adeleine and Kirby were carrying the egg-shaped thing. Then Diachi noticed someone getting off the cargo ship. Diachi noticed someone getting off the cargo ship.

"Hey!" He shouted to try and get her attention.

"Huh?" She replied drowsily. She was still trying to get to terms with the new environments.

"Do ya know who brought ya? Are you even listening? That looks like one of Eiron's ships you came off of." He boomed.

"Who?" She answered before yawning mildly.

"Oh come on! I've probably been here less time than you and I know who he is! Look, I'll show you, since you have less knowledge of this place than anyone."

She nodded and followed him, as he seemed to know more about this place than she did.

Cara started, "You're new here aren't you? Newer than us I mean." She had noticed something strange about her soul, something that didn't belong where she and Diachi came from, nor did it belong here. It stood out.

"Yes, I am", she replied before asking, "Who are you guys?"

Diachi answered for her "I'm Diachi, that's Cara, he's Kirby and you can ask about the rest of us for individually. So who are you?"

"Hina." She said with less enthusiasm than when she met those other two at Greenhell.

"Alright, so come on, gotta meet up with Eiron now!" He stated before meeting with Eiron shortly after.

[eiron]

[Eiron, Toran]
{Skytown, Elysia}

Eiron paused as he and his robotic companion moved from one floating platform to the next, and stared listlessly towards their destination. Ah, what the hell, he thought. Better safe than sorry. He removed the gauntlet from his right hand, flexing his fingers as the unfamiliar sensation of the wind blowing across his skin flayed across his senses. With a sigh, he touched his pointer and index finger to the back of his neck, pressing down firmly at the point where his spine met with his skull. He was still for a moment, then began collecting a very specific set of memories and information, clustering them together in a tight mental bundle in a dark corner of his mind. Weaving and compressing, he carefully checked and cross checked each bit of information as he stored it, leaving no item unattended, no morsel of knowledge forgotten. Once the packet was complete, he paused, rallying himself, then finished the task. Meta Spark.

There was a sharp tingling sensation as the neurologic pathways to the memories severed. For a moment, Eiron hung in the air, still and silent, then slowly lowered his hand, staring at it dully. Why was his gauntlet off…? With a shock, both literally and figuratively, he realized that he had just erased his own memories. What was left…? He had joined up with a group called the SSS, and was helping to lead a battle against an ancient demon king called Crehavos. Dobs. He remembered the battle plan, he remembered the names and faces of all his new comrades, the stakes involved. He remembered that this was not the first time he had erased his memories, and he remembered how to restore them. And he somehow knew that Crehavos was on his way. And that was it. He remembered nothing else about his life other than that. Good Enough, he thought.

Toran paused, staring at Eiron. “Is something amiss?”

“No, no. I’m sorry.” Eiron said, strapping his gauntlet back on. “Just a headache. Let’s go.”

The two of them continued their precarious journey across Skytown, drawing ever nearer to the radiating sense of power known as Sovaherc. As they were buffeted by the fierce winds, the group on the main platform grew steadily grew larger, and they were soon join by the Falcon Flyer and others. Eiron easily picked out Dobs and Sovaherc, though it would be impossible to miss the latter. The entity comanded the attention of all around him, and even from this great distance, Eiron could not help but be drawn in towards him. For some reason, Snicket also seemed to stick out to Eiron as well. He didn’t recall any particular reason for why that might be though. Then again, that wasn’t really surprising, considering the shape of his memories. He could also make out Captain Falcon and Ike, but much like Sovaherc, it was impossible to miss Falcon.

With one final leap, the two of them finally arrived, landing with a mechanical thud and a quiet clatter. Eiron bowed slightly to the group, more specifically, to Sovaherc. “A pleasure to meet you, Sovaherc. I imagine you already know that Crehavos has been made aware of our location here.”

The quiet conversations among the group quieted, and all eyes locked onto Eiron and Sovaherc. The godlike being was silent, his piercing green eyes staring into Eiron’s, a twinge of sadness glinting within them. “Yes.” He said.

“Well.” Ike said quietly, hefting Ragnell onto his shoulder, “It’s time then.”

[Nemeck, Arietta]
{Skytown, Elysia}

Nemeck dropped out of the hatch, landing with a sharp clack on the metallic platform below. Arietta glanced over to her taciturn companion and licked her lips. “Ready Meckie?”

“As always, my dear.”

The imp like child laughed, sensing the strife and mischief ahead of them. “Let’s go.”

[bobsnicket]

[Ucria, Dartainian, Sovaherc, Snicket, Dobs, LGN, X, Yoshi, Diddy Kong, Banjo & Kazooie, Eiron, Toran, etc.]
[Skytown]

Several more people arrived and joined the group as they convened, such as the Falcon Flyer, Kirby's group, and Ucria. But whatever they said or did, Snicket had ears only for what their new friend was saying.

Bob looked between Eiron and Sovaherc, an eyebrow raised. "Crehavos knows where we are? I wonder how that came to pass..." He put a hand on his chin, then shrugged, moving it forward toward Eiron with a smile. "Greetings, Eiron. It is good to see the transition proceeded smoothly."

Eiron took the hand and shook it firmly with a faint returning grin. "Well met again, Bob Snicket. But it seems our change in locale was only a leap from the frying pan and into the fire. This place will not be safe for long."

"Hellfire," Snicket corrected. "But anyway, I suppose that means there will be no time to explore much, will there?"

Sovaherc shook his head. "There is no time. A battle is imminent. Crehavos wants to wipe the SSS out before they have a chance to gather a decent-sized army against him." He turned to Toran. "If you have any defenses, now is the time to use them."

"No one takes a second thought for moving from danger to danger anymore, do they?" Diddy Kong muttered, almost to himself. "It's just the life of the Saviors, I guess. 'Hooray, I just escaped a perilous situation of almost certain death,' and then...'well, okay, now we have to do it again. That's great. Wonderful.'"

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[Professor E. Gadd]
[Zel's Ship]

The professor opened his eyes, his dark surroundings still and quiet. He sat up in his bed, the sleeping quarters nearly pitch black before him. He was confused. What had woken him up? The ship had stopped, certainly, but that had been almost a day ago now. The much-needed rest he was acquiring came as a welcome luxury which he treasured every minute of, after spending sleepless nights in the past perfecting or correcting some of his inventions. There must have been quite a disturbance to have woken up a nocturnal, underslept scientist such as himself.

He reached over and found his swirly-lensed glasses, then placed them on, switching on the electric light beside the bunk. Nothing visible had changed. "Hello?" he called.

"Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh...."

The strangely familiar voice seemed to sound from all angles, even behind him where his back was pressed against a solid wall of the ship.

Befuddled and bewildered, Gadd cautiously scanned the room, searching for the source of the voice.

Then suddenly a figure came out from behind a post. He was extremely short, just like Gadd, but his predominant features were the big diamond-shaped glasses staring into him as if they had x-ray vision.

Elvin Gadd's mouth opened in shock. He was unable to say or do anything for a moment. "U...Ulysses? Ulysses Reeka?"

The figure frowned, as if not understanding why his name was known to the professor. But then came a wide, sharp-toothed grin. "Hello there. Do you know where I might find a fellow by the name of Bob Snicket?"

[Angel]

[Kaimu, Eiron, Snicket, Toran,SSS Members, etc]
{Skytown, Elysia}




-- Music--

Suddenly, as if from nowhere at all, Eiron would feel the hilt of a sword slam right into his back. This of course was only applied with just the right amount of pressure to set him off balance, but not enough to actually hurt him [much]. But of course, someone as trained to deal with the unknown as Eiron would would react by turning around.. which he would be greeted by a the face of a man who he probably didn't expect to see here. Kaimu was gripping his sword lazily, and yawned softly... uncaring of Eiron's reactions or words, intentions, feelings or gibberish.

"Oi oi oi.. here you are. You should know the amount of trouble I went through to find you. Space travel aint easy you know, you could have left some kinda note behind." he placed his hand on his awkward looking beret like hat that he happened to be wearing, his dress looking causal.. almost to causal. He rubbed his hand through his awkwardly styled hair. The hair flopped as he did this and he sighed loudly..

Interrupting whatever he was starting to say while he made these movements. he suddenly gripped his sword firmly and lifted out in front of him. "Time to repay my debt to you, it seems that by fate.. I have been chosen to assist you in your goals. I care not for your ideals.. " and with this, he spoke to everyone present at the time. He wasn't one to care about names, he wasn't here to make friends.

"Crehavos just has to be stopped, ya know? So whether you like it or not, my sword will cut for everyone here. It will cut for the greater good, the settling of the scale. This isn't a request, your all aren't in the position to be taking requests. I cut down Crehavos' cruiser without even being found out. You need me. So I'll be hijacking with you all till further notice." and at the end of this speech.. he laid the back end of the still unsheathed katana on his shoulder.

"Just point. It will be cut."

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-- Music--

[Arietta, Nemeck]
[Skytown]

I yawned softly. So we were here. To do what? To reak havoc is what I wanted, to cause terror. Knowing Nemeck, he would be one to want to sit around and wait.. for the most opportune moment. Yes, I wasn't about to just rush in and jump into something odd and sticky.. but the time had come where delicate handling would do nothing. I stepped out the ship quietly, wondering where we would be going now.

If there was one thing I knew Nemeck could do for me, it was lead me to Eiron.. and with him, would be his friends. This fool chasing after his pretty blue thread would be useful again it seemed. The feeling of my tongue being wiped across my lips became evident again, I could tell I was getting really excited. It was time. It was time for these fools end.

"Nemeck, point me.. and they will be no more."

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[Ayumi]
[Ayumi's Realm]

I. I don't know what to do!" I screamed out to the empty space around me. Everything was so cold, so lonely.. where was Cyberbite? Why wasn't I being allowed to leave the Dark Realm this time? I.. I don't want to be trapped.. I don't want to be stuck here. Please.. someone let me out.

"Anyone, please. Point me in the right direction.. and I'll go!!"

[OOC: Angel and Adeaeline can be continued to be controlled by soul eater, SLE, etc.. just keep them together please.. and please someone in the SSS eventually note the egg, etc... but do that on your own time. As Adeleaine was not addressed and Angel is still sleeping, I feel no need to post as them.]

[Soul Eater]

[Cara, Diachi, ??/Angel, Kirby, Sonic, Adeleine, SLE, Ai, Hina]
[Skytown]
Diachi started to walk up to Eiron then turned towards Adeleine and Kirby, who were holding the egg up together.

"You two alright with that?" He asked quickly.

"It's fine" Adeleine answerred, while still admiring the egg. Or capsule. She couldn't tell what it was.

"Good, that's fine. SLE?" He stopped to point towards the crowd of people they were approaching. "Do ya know any of them? Except the smashers."

He stopped to look, and then recognised Dobs and Kin.

"Yeah, Dobs and Kin." He said pointing at them.

"Alright, good to see that you know someone that's here." Cara stated.

They then walked up to Eiron.

[bobsnicket]

(OOC: Yes, I knew the ship was in Skytown. Empty? Well, apparently not. )

[Ucria, Dartainian, Sovaherc, Snicket, Dobs, LGN, X, Yoshi, Diddy Kong, Banjo & Kazooie, Eiron, Toran, etc.]
[Skytown]

Suddenly, a blasting noise sounded from the direction of the hangar, causing all the platforms to shudder violently. Snicket and the others (except for Sovaherc) stumbled from the vibrating. and turned to look at the building. A bright pair of red laser streams had burned through the roof and dissipated into the distant clouds.

Then there was silence, just as sudden, but perhaps even more troubling. The SSS waited tensely.

"I will go take a look," Sovaherc said at last. But as he made to advance toward the hangar, a robotic figure burst through the front door hangar and sped toward them frantically.

LGN aimed a gun at the approaching figure, but X pushed it aside, watching the figure intently. "Wait. It's R.O.B."

Sure enough, the Robotic Operating Buddy itself came speeding into their midst. If it weren't a robot, it would have been out of breath.

"Emergency in the hangar," R.O.B. spurted. "Infiltrator is hacking into the Skytown security network from Zel's ship. My creator is trapped inside his room. SSS must apprehend enemy with haste before--" R.O.B.'s speech came to an abrupt halt, growing low and weak until its voice was gone. The lights in the robot's eye sockets diminished to smaller and smaller circles, and then shut off completely. R.O.B.'s head dropped down as well as his arms, no longer functioning.

At that same moment, all lights and technological devices in or around the Skytown base shut off. The world had darkened; they were at the mercy of what little light was left from behind the clouds.

"That's not good," Kazooie commented.

Sovaherc remained perfectly calm, just like Crehavos always was. "Everyone, hurry to your security control centers. This person is implanting a virus in the system which will allow him control over all technology on this base...including weaponry. The Snicket boy and his green dragon friend will accompany me to the hangar."

(OOC: Eiron has a lot to respond to. ;D)

[Rorschach]

[Kaemon]
[approaching Bowser's castle]

Kaemon approached what looked like an abandoned castle.He studied the castle from afar but couldnt quite notice much.This was all he could see.



He continued walking until he realized that the cannons were pointed right at him. He began sprinting and the cannons began firing. As Kaemon was running the cannonballs were blowing up the pathway behind him. Kaemon was growing tired and began to slow down. A cannonball barely missed Kaemon and sent him flying as the bridge collapsed.

Kaemon flew high into the eye at the top of the building. He landed into the castle with a loud thump and realised that he was not where he planned to be. Kaemon looked around to see a girl in a pink dress with blonde hair sleeping in a cage. She woke up and cried "HELP!" at Kaemon. Kaemon shook the bars but he couldnt open the cage. Suddenly, Kaemon was being lifted into the air. Soon, he was thrown flying into the wall. Kaemon soon regained consiousness to see what had just flung him into the wall.



OOC: Cell im ready for that fight now

[ness11]

[Karocka]
[Desolate Mountain Top, North of the SSS HQ]

Too long.

That's all Karocka could conjure up in his thoughts resting at the peak of a mountain top. He gazed forward at what was a faint funnel of smoke off in the distance --a recently started fire by Karocka himself at the SSS HQ only a day or so ago.

When he arrived at the HQ to find it uninhabited he felt a strange combination of emotions: pity, redemption, and frustration. He pitied the poor fools he believed their laughable barrier would suppress the Fallen Angel Empire. On the opposite side of the spectrum, he felt a surge of redemption on the spot of the remnants of a dream that crumbled under the force of wicked acts. That place housed the boy who never aged, spawned Karocka himself and conquered him twice, humiliating him and stealing his dignity. So many of the naive huddled in that building for over seven years and beyond the Occupation Army that held the grounds of the HQ under constant watch, and yet their last refuge, their beacon of hope, had been dismantled with one fell blast.

But those were not the current emotions of Karocka. Frustration would later smash its way through when Karocka found that there were no bodies, no severed limbs, no pain inflicted upon his adversaries. Karocka desired to see LGN squirm with his friends as they were stricken down, but alas it was only a dream that faded as each day past. In a blind rage when he made the discovery, Karocka would then set the fallen timber that lay scattered throughout its courtyard and amongst the pillars ablaze. The fire would engulf the majority of the HQ and leave only a few tokens of what used to be home to the brave hearts of the Smash Realm.

The fire he created still burned, but the inferno had died down now only to what added a small dab to the skies up above. Things were dragging on, Karocka loved conflict and tense situations like this, but something was missing, substance he supposed. His stakeout to wait for a worthy advisory or perhaps stubborn foul, to pass by had tried his patience too much.

This has taken far too long, Karocka thought. I got to get my adrenaline flowing again….and I still have one trick up my sleeve. If there was a time to pull off something people will remember me for....to strike fear into all, this would be that moment. He trailed off, but with that he departed, to where is uncertain, but he who will find, is already predetermined.

[The Solid War Doctor]

[Zel and the SSS Members}
[HQ}

Zel jumped up after the quake had shooken him from his bed. He tapped his wrist communicator.

"Cody what the Hell is going on?"

"Someone had *static* breeched the sec *static* uritey defenses from the ship sir."

"WHAT!!! Get your men down there and secure that ship and the hangar. I'll be down there soon with the rest of the SSS."

At that exact moment the communicator went dead. Zel grabbed his staff and sword and teleported to the Control Center where he found the many members of the SSS pondering what the hell was going on.

"WHO THE BLAZES IS IN MY SHIP!!!" Zel thundered in anger.

"We dont know, but now would be the time to stay calm and go find out for ourselves." Snicket anwsered calmly.

"Well then let us make haste. Cody and his men are securing the perimeter." Zel stated.

[eiron]

(OOC: GAH! How’d that happen!?)

[Eiron, Toran, Kaimu, Dobs, Snicket, Sovaherc, Kin, LGN, ect.]
{Skytown, Elysia}

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(The Broken Manas of my One and Only, Baten Kaitos Origins)

Eiron glanced around as the lights flickered and died, his lips thinning slightly. A low groaning sound emanated from within the city, as if the mourning spirits of the Chozo had returned to lament the desecration of their home. The swirling amber clouds cast their iridescent glow onto the darkened sanctuary, light twirling and shifting with the shadows that engulfed the once luminous observatory. “We’re out of time.” Eiron said quietly. He turned to Snicket, Sovaherc, and Yoshi as they prepared to depart for Zel’s ship. “Be careful, you three.”

Snicket gave a small smile. “Likewise, Eiron. Take care.”

Eiron grinned back. “Hey, what’s the worst that could happen?”

“You mean besides dying a horrible, painful death?” Kazooie asked.

Eiron ignored the smart mouthed bird and quickly turned to the man who had jabbed him in the back with his sword hilt, trying to get everything out of the way as quickly as possible. Weeeeeell…schnitzel sticks. I have no idea who you are, he thought, marveling at the irony of the situation. He must not have anticipated this man’s arrival when he erased his memories. Eiron rubbed his back slightly, giving his “assailant” a sidelong look. “A simple hello would be fine, you know.”

Kaimu gave a dramatic shrug. “Yes I’m fine, thanks for asking. Nice to know you care.” He slumped suddenly, looking hurt. “Honestly Eiron, sometimes I think you don’t even know I exist.”

Uhhhhhh, about that…Eiron thought, wincing inwardly.

Eiron whipped back around to the returning Dreamland team, noting the new additions and the small capsule. “I’m glad to see you all made it back safely,” he said quickly, “you didn’t have any trouble?”

“No, everything went fine.” Dachi answered. “We were successful in our mission.”

“Zel’s s ships are bringing the Waddle Dees here, and the Meta Knights will be arriving shortly.” Cara added.

“Excellent,” Eiron said, turning towards Ai and SLE. “I’m sorry I don’t have time to properly introduce myself, but my name is Eiron.” He extended his hand, which they shook, introducing themselves. “Thank you for joining our little crusade here, we need all the help we can get.” He smiled, then turned towards the darkened door and exhaled sharply, readying himself.

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(Violent Storm, Baten Kaitos)

The doorways of the station were dark, devoid of the blue glow that signified their ability to be used. With power cut off throughout the station, they were confined to the main platform. At least for now. “Dobs, Toran, Falcon-With me. We need to get to the Aurora Unit Chamber.”

Dobs grinned and punched Eiron lightly on the shoulder. “Hi to you too.”

“Oh come on you two,” Falcon said, “Let’s go!” With that, he dashed across the room and leapt at the door. “Falcon…PAWNCH![/b]” The door rocketed off its hinges and blasted into wall on the other side, embedding itself into the steel. “Whew,” Falcon breathed, grinning and rubbing his fist. “Not bad, if I do say so myself.” Eiron, Dobs, and Toran rushed past him through the smoldering doorway and into the darkened corridor beyond. As they weaved and dodged through the twisting corridors, Eiron’s communicator lit up.

Placing the device into his ear, Eiron answered “Hello, Pizza Hutt. May I take your order?”

There was silence on the other end of the line for a moment, then “Uh…”

“This is Eiron. What is it?”

“This is Genesis. We’re on our way back with the rest of the Star Fox and Star Wolf teams, as well as some of Cornerian Defense Force.”

“Perfect timing. Skytown’s automated systems-which is pretty much everything-has been disabled. It looks like Crehavos’ attack is imminent. We need you guys to provide cover for the station while we get the defenses back up and contact the Federation fleet.”

“Will do. Genesis out.”

Eiron placed the communicator back into his pocket and rounded the next turn in the hallway, bringing another unpowered hexagonal door into view. The four of them skidded to a halt in front of it, and turned to Falcon. “Ah...right.” He said, rubbing his right fist. “Stand back.”

“Actually,” Eiron said, placing his hand against the door. “That’s not necessary.” There was a slight humming sound, and blue light spread across the door, which promptly opened, letting Dobs and Toran dash through. Eiron turned to Falcon and grinned, electricity crackling between his fingers. “I’ve got the touch.”

Falcon crossed his arms and frowned. “You could have been more forthcoming with that kind of information, ya know.”

“Who’s holding us up now?” Dobs called back, “Let’s go people!”

Eiron and Falcon turned and ran after their companions, back into the whirling clouds of Elysia.

[The Solid War Doctor]

[Zel and Everyone at HQ]
{SSS HQ}

Zel watched as Snicket, Yoshi, Sovaherc, Eiron, Dobs, and Captain Falcon ran off to different areas of the head quarters. Still furious and bewildered as to who was on HIS ship and what the devil they thought they were doing. He thought for a moment and a light clicked in his head. He teleported to the hangar and was suprised to find 50 soliders awating orders. They were in a cirlce around the Cruiser with their guns at the ready.

"Sir what a suprise!" Cody exclaimed.

"Who the blazes is on my ship? I gave no authorization for anyone to enter it." Zel stated ignoring Cody's words.

"Our scanners pick up 2 people. We've identified one of them as Professor E. Gadd. The other is one we dont know." Cody anwsered.

"I want a hack team down here ASAP. I want that door open. I also want a pair of guards down here to arrest this infiltrator." Zel ordered.

"Yes sir." Cody anwsered. He tapped a few buttons on the wrist communicator and said "we need a Hack Team and Guards down in the Hangar ASAP."

"We'll wait til Snicket gets here to get that door open." Zel added.

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(OCC: I hope I left you room to work Snicket)

[ManOfSteele]

[Steele]
[Fallen Angel Castle]

(OOC: This is the crappiest post I've every done FYI. Your eyes might bleed when you read it.)

Steele walked out of his room, limping slightly, but still without crutches. After getting breakfast, he wobbled over back to bed, to rest. He was still very weak, and even the simplest tasks took energy out of him.

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After awaking again, he looked back over at his clock. It was the next day, around 6:40 am. Dang. That's the longest I've ever slept... He flung off his sheets and flung his legs over the bed. To his surprise, it almost felt as though it was fully healed. What the heck?

He surveyed the leg and it seemed as tough his bone was fully patched up. He could walk, jump run, everything.

He ran down to the medic to see what was going on. When he arrived, the medic was still half asleep. "What!?" he grunted when Steele knocked on the infirmary door. When Steele walked in, the medic almost jumped out of his seat to see Steele walking.

After taking X-rays, he concluded that the bone was fully healed, but still tender. As for his stomach, it was all patched up as well, but also tender and should avoid getting hurt on either of those areas.

Steele ran back to his chambers, as excited as ever. He grabbed his sword and cape, and flung them on. I'm back... He warped.

[Dobs]

[Dobs, Toran, Eiron, Falcon]
{Skytown, Elysia}

Meta Ridley's Theme

Toran turned towards Dobs and forced his massive right claw of a hand on his shoulder. The mechanical being urged, "Dobs, we must get to the AU chamber. If the Aurora Unit has been compromised, I must command the station. I can combat the hacker from there; it is highly improbable that his aptitude for such technological attacks could outmatch my own. I need your help Dobs Dortiem; I trust only you."

Dobs tried to pull away and urge his rustic metal companion to keep moving but was forced back in place, "Ok, first," he said panting, "Hi! Second, you can trust those two as well, they are with me. Third, we will save 217, his life means a lot to me as well. So lets get moving."

Toran gave a nod of understanding and made eye (orange glowing optic sensor) contact with both Eiron and Captain Falcon. He relinquished his grip on Dobs torso and the quartet ran down the narrow corridor.

the approached one of Skytown's many massive gaps connected by a complex rail system. "Grab onto me," Toran declared.

Dobs and Captain Falcon both looked perplexed as the drone leapt from the edge with a small bit of help from his jetpack. The two were slightly hesitant as they leapt after him. Dobs hugged Toran's body like a sky diver, and Captain Falcon barely got ahold of the mechanical being's three pronged foot.

For a moment the three fell through the air, and a horrible sinking feeling hit Dobs stomach. At the last possible moment, Toran released his orange grapple beam from his palm and magnetically bonded to the rail system above. Thanks to their massive initial momentum, the three hunters flew across the rail and reached the other side moments later, Eiron trailing slightly behind in sustained flight.

"Eiron," shouted Toran, "Open this door!"

Eiron nodded as a bolt of electricity shot from his hand and lit up a blue door that Toran rolled through, plasma rifle withdrawn. To his great surprise; no enemies resided on the other side. Only a massive door, sealed by a kinetic lock.

"Perhaps the lcokdown protocol have protected 217 from enemy forces behind the kinetic lock," Toran pondered.

There was a loud thud on the other side of the door, and hundreds of shriek bats began to seap through every vent and window in the station. Toran's optic sensors became two orange slits, "Hellios."

[bobsnicket]

[Sovaherc, Snicket, Yoshi]
[Skytown]

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35 Hyrule Temple.mp3

Steed and rider dashed from platform to airborne platform, approaching the hangar looming closer before them. Sovaherc could have simply teleported to the destination, of course, but decided to accompany them there, gliding effortlessly across the air without lifting a foot. The wind blew past them chillingly, ruffling hair and requiring them to squint their eyes. It was dark without the electric lighting, but the 16-year-old boy had found a way around that. One of the gloves which gripped Yoshi's spine were pure black, contrasting sharply against the white glove on the opposing hand. And Swirling all around the three of them were dozens upon dozens, even hundreds of tiny fairies. Some were small bulbs of colorful light, based off the fairies which accompanied the Kokiri folk in the Lost Woods. Others, clad in banana-fashioned garments, were illusionary replicas of the Banana Fairies from DK Isle; dust-like particles remained behind their trails, glittering with golden beauty, and also helping Bob Snicket and Yoshi to see their way onward (Sovaherc could see in the night, of course).

In this manner, the trio proceeded, their way lit by Snicket's illusions. After a time, they at last reached the foot of the building to which they had been traveling. It was big and ornately structured, without seam or crack, ominous and imposing, in the late dusk hour.

Bob dismounted Yoshi and stepped up toward the sealed doorway. Sovaherc advanced forward from between them, and stared at the steel portal barring their way forward. His emerald-green gaze held the utmost concentration, unblinking, unwavering. And sure enough, after a second or two, the door opened seemingly of its own accord, allowing the three of them to pass inside.

"Hello, Zel," Bob said, greeting the SSS general with a handshake. "What's the situation?"

"I'll tell you the situation, Bob Snicket," Zel said heatedly. "Some lowlife infiltrator somehow found a way into my ship! My hackers are ready to break her open as soon as I give them the go-ahead. Is that all right with you?"

"It's fine by me," Bob replied, and then added, "but there is a much faster way of extracting this infiltrator from our midst." He turned with a slight smile to Sovaherc, who merely nodded and focused his attention on the craft. The same penetratingly solid gaze fixed upon its contents, searching out the anomaly.

Zel watched the great being with fascination. "All...right, then. Just try to cause my ship as little damage as possible. Understand?"

Sovaherc did not reply. Bob and Yoshi watched him intently as he suddenly grew even more rigid, the lively eyes locked on something inside.

After a moment, there was a maniacal shout from the inside, and a crashing sound which caused the others besides Sovaherc to cringe, including the other soldiers who had weapons trained on the vessel or fuse cutters in their hands. With an even closer and louder crash, a figure was catapulted out of the top hatch of the ship, writhing like an ant stuck in a spiderweb. Sovaherc directed the figure down to their level, knocking its head against the ground. For good measure, he willed a large plate of sheet metal to slide onto the small figure so that it couldn't escape.

Bob Snicket, Yoshi, and Zel approached slowly and cautiously. The figure screamed and cursed in a high, whiny voice all the while, until as they reached it, Yoshi tossed an egg at his head, leaving him dazed.

Brownish-gray tuft of hair. Dark lab coat. Pale, sickly skin on a dwarfish body. Diamond-framed glasses. Snicket's face grew white. It couldn't be.

"Why did you do this, impling?" Sovaherc demanded in a deep, righteous voice, arms folded.

Professor U. Reeka glanced up at the four of them, panting and giggling. "You all...haven't seen anything yet...heh...my master...it's too late..." The mad scientist went unconscious, perhaps just to spite them.

"You two," Zel called upon two soldiers, "put that thing in a holding cell. Top security. Later, Mr. Snicket." The general went off to attend to other matters.

Meanwhile, Sovaherc's normally calm demeanor had changed. He looked very...wary. Apprehensive. "Time has run out," he said softly, but urgently. "He is near, even now..." The polar opposite of Crehavos left them without explanation, vanishing from sight.

Yoshi was stunned. So much weirdness in so little time. It was just then that he noticed Bob. The boy was standing extremely still, pale and whiter than ever. The blue cerulean eyes were frozen like ice. Disbelief registered on his features.

Yoshi nudged him, but there was no response. "Bob...are you alright?"

But Bob Snicket said nothing. All he could do was watch as the two soldiers carried off the figure that was his own literary creation, gone wild.