Blast To The Past

[Kal]

"They're sealing the bays?"

What about it?  Makes sense, I'll bet time travel's slightly rougher than going from one gate to another.  Different technology, larger mass-

"I wonder where they're gonna put Revin."

The hallways are tall enough, he can at least move around the ship.  Probably a cargo hold or something.  I hope these fools have paradox insurance...

  "Har har."

No, I'm serious.  I just thought of this a while ago.  We have no idea how far we're going back.  Sure, it won't affect you, your people still haven't developed space travel after we practically gave it to them.  But what about me?  All I know of what happened to me before I became a Scourge comes from what Amedor and the Master told me.  I know nothing about their past, where they came from.  If we do something...wrong...God knows how our current timeline will be affected.

"Hm?  Wait, you're the one talking deep for a change?  What gives?"

Kal, before my kind were exiled, I laughed at anyone who blamed something on fate.  What I've seen since arriving on Koulthos...everything that happened to you and I...all led up to here.  Too many coincidences for me to ignore fate.  So many things led us to this very place, this very moment in time.  Each event had its cause.  Each cause had a cause.  And so on.

"...I kinda follow.  But what're you worrying about, we'll suddenly cease to exist?"

Dammit, it's not that hard.  Think of it...it's like a...a house of cards.  *pulls out a deck and starts building quickly*  Down here, we've got...something.  A series of initial events.  Causes, if you will.  Each cause...*adds the first roof* has an effect.  And each effect, in turn, *second floor* sets off more causes.  We continue and keep going and - gah, don't shake the table! - eventually....*places the top two*  We have today.  We have us now in this very instance.  The result of a series of unfortunate events, which all happened - in the minds of some - for a reason.  This point...is our fate.  What we live.  Got it so far?

"Yeah, makes sense.  Though you have to admit, our life hasn't been one suckage after another.  Not all that bad."

Well...*sigh*  Alright, a series of events.  Good or bad, they happened.  But that's not the point.  Suddenly...*moves finger from the top to the bottom of the house*  We're back here.  At an event that is supposed to happen one way, a card in EXACTLY the right place.  This is how it happened.  So what happens if we...*very lightly taps a card*

"...Yeah, was that supposed to not happen?"

Ironically, it wasn't.  The past changed because of our presence.  This is going to happen.  We were careful, though, and the house stands.  But what if we do...this?  *lightly taps a different card and the house crumbles*

What happened?  I was just as careful as before.  But it doesn't matter.  Careful as we were, we still moved that card.  And that's exactly what I'm afraid of.

"You're worried that, no matter what we do, the past changes.  And if the past changes, the present changes."

Bingo.  See?  You're not as stupid as I thought.  What happens if-

*covers ears and whines*  Don't worry about it!  I don't wanna talk about this!  I'm tired!  Goodnight!  *fake snoring*

*chuckles lightly to himself*  One of us has to.  That's how it works, right?

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Indeed, Revin had taken up refuge in one of the storage holds.  Being so large had its disadvantages, and small doors were his eternal nemesis.  But he didn't care.  He had a place to stay, could finally feel not cramped by the tiny Gullflight.  Finally at rest.  He closed his eyelids, leaned against the wall, and turned to standby mode.

An explosion in the room brought him back with a start.  Instinctively, he froze, letting his body hang limp on the wall, eyes mostly closed, trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible.  To someone passing by, he looked like he was still on standby; a nifty trick he learned several years ago.  In such a state he watched...and waited.

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I love these things.

It was almost too easy.  Lilacs removed his suit.  The storage room he snuck into looked pretty busy.  Lots of smaller crates and supplies, some shelves, a large rob-

!  The pistol came out quickly.  The shape didn't react.  Lilacs crept closer, keeping the gun trained on the robot.  A weird shape, almost familiar...though he couldn't quite place it.  He cautiously tapped its body lightly with the barrel of the gun.  No reaction; whatever it was, it was shut off.

It's amazing what these people keep locked away.  Lilacs walked backwards to the door, keeping an eye on the unwanted guest.

He checked outside.  No one around.  Time to get looking.

Here, APC, APC-

You won't find it here.

Whosiwhatsit!

A very startled Lilacs whipped around, pistol aimed straight at the suddenly non-offline robot come back to life.  It didn't try to do anything, just stayed in place, moving its head.

The gun's not necessary, you know.  Not like it would do anything, anyhow.

He didn't know what was stranger; the fact that the robot could speak Era-

Allow me to be the first to welcome you aboard, Lilacs.

-or the fact that it knew his name.

W-who are you?

Put the gun down, I'm not going to try anything.

I didn't ask you!

Because I believe you know the answer to the first question, so I figured it was my turn to say something.

Shut up!

You're so worked up, Lilacs, you're going to be caught by the security.

I said shut-

How is Katara doing?

Lilacs froze.  How did he know about Kat-

It clicked.

Revin?

It appears so.  And once again we meet in a cargo hold.  I don't want to start a conflict, so if it makes you feel better, the APC's yours.  Unfortunately...

His lower left arm swung back naturally while he continued.

I doubt you'll be able to get to it right now.  General DeArmani has sealed off the hangar bay where the APC is housed at the moment; I'm afraid you'll have to wait until we finish our jump to claim it.  I'd recommend getting in touch with security, though, in the meantime.

What?  What makes you think I'd do that?

Because I've already hit the silent alarm.  They already know you're here.  And it would be wise to stay here and not put up a fight.  I'll put in a good word for you, even after what you've done.

So you might as well put the gun away, the massive creature spoke calmly as it sat down awkwardly on the metal floor.  And while we wait for the armed men to arrive, why don't you tell me what you've been up to since we last met?

[Sideways]

Silent Alarm tripped!

Where?

Cargo hold, sublevel #5.

Put a task force on it. We need to check this out regardless of whether or not it's a false alarm

Assigning task force to area.

-In Security Sector-

Silent Alarm on Sublevel 5 tripped. request task force to check it out.

"Roger, I'll send a team down."

[Domino]

(OOC: Can someone count me back in....because I can't understand what Kal and Blaster just said....*Sigh*)

[Lilacs]

(OOC: Play this and read what Iam about to say. http://www.advancewarsnet.com/downloads/awdsmusic/57%20-%20Super%20Power.mp3

I GOT MY WII TO TODAY, OH YEAH PARTY!!!!!!!!!

end song here.)

Confused, Lilacs stepped back. Revin got up 

Come now its okay.

Revin inched closer, but as he did Lilacs continued to move back. Lilacs raised his Assault rifle at the large being.

Back!

I told you before you weapon will do nothing to me.

A small grail dripped from the scared reptile, but it was lost when a twitch of his ear rang of soldiers marching down the hall.

There coming

True they are, but they have yet to catch me.

Lilacs graped a small bottle from his jacket and threw it on to the ground. With a bang of light the purple lizard was gone.

*Gasp*

Revin looked up and hear the sound of sharp claws scraping across the metal piping of the air vents, before he could react the sound was gone.

________Frill Outpost_______

WHAT!

Sorry sir, but the Lilacs's placer tracer is gone off radar.

You better be pulling my pens!

________Thorn Outpost______

Rink: This angers me Drake

Forgive me sir.

________Leaf Outpost_______

General Ura!

Yes commander Katara?

Something weird is going on in the Time space of the with in the Frill air space.

*knocks over her cup of tea*

Find it, our enemy's can not learn the power of time travel! Launch fighters, bombers, EVERYTHING!!

[Sideways]

(OOC: Sorry about not being around at all yesterday...)

[Lilacs]

(Why it dead?)

[Kal]

(Because it's my turn to do something, but I have nasty mix of homework to do.  Sorry.  x_x)

[Sideways]

(OOC: Well, I'll try to keep it moving for now.. )

Multiple Fighter launch detected. Setting alert level Orange.

It must be someone who doesn't want us to find The DeriStar.

DeriStar, sir?

It's the sister ship of The Mobius, she served for a short time in the Galaltic Cival War and was never heard from again.

What I am wondering is how the heck we received her beacon signal, considering the fact that the origin of the signal seems to be in the past, hence the time travel.

Sounds Interesting.

What most don't know is that it holds a dark secret...

[Kal]

(Ze plot thickens!)

Kal, you can stop that fake-

Quiet, I'm asleep!

Alright, but it's getting annoying!  Seriously!

Fine, shutup, g'night!  >_<

*sigh*

...Hm?

Raj, I swear-

No, shut up, you dumbass!  *goes over to a vent*

...Hear that?

Combolations, the ship has rats!  Now let me slee-

That's not a rat.  Sounds...too big.  Like someone crawling through the air ducts.  Judging by the scraping, I'd guess...

*gets up*  I smell a Fizard.

So they came for their APC.  Big deal, just give it to them.

*shakes head*  A long way to come for scrapped technology.  Think about it; the other fighters, the ones that were flying straight for us instead of the unknown ship?  Different markings.  Not the same race, and whoever they were, they were hostile.

...*sigh*  I really wanted this nap, too...

The cot doesn't look that comfortable, anyways.

I'll tell the security team we got a stowaway in the ventilation.

And I'll see if I can't smoke him out...

Just don't let it get out of hand.

Don't worry, I'll keep one of the control spheres as a guarantee.  And so, without further ado...

*drips off Raj's arm*  What.

We've got a large, scaly rat in the vent shafts.  Find him and either bring him up or stop him up.  But I want him alive, got it?

*hisses discontently and melts through the grating into the ducts*

What if DeArmani finds out your dirty little secret?

We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

*sigh*  Alright, have fun explaining to him why you brought a sadistic metamorph on board.  *relays to security*

[Sideways]

The time is now. Bridge, Engines to full.

Bridge: Roger.

Be Prepared, this will be a rough landing.

-The Mobius slowly stirrs to life and begins moving towards the portal in front of it.

[Lilacs]

...*sigh*  I really wanted this nap, too...

The cot doesn't look that comfortable, anyways.

I'll tell the security team we got a stowaway in the ventilation.

And I'll see if I can't smoke him out...

Just don't let it get out of hand.

*Inside air vent*

One bomb here, and another here.

*Looks down the vent, witch is full of small blinking lights*

Yeah, that should do it.

Don't worry, I'll keep one of the control spheres as a guarantee.  And so, without further ado...

_________Later_______________

A clash rang out in the hanger, but the sound was quickly quieted be the room huge side and busy floor.

Lets see wooooaaaah!

The serpent almost fell to to the bottom but was saved by a pipe next to him.

I am swinging in mid air trying to sing to get my mind off the fact I am hanging by a very loose looking pipe.

Looks to his side.

Hey the APC! now how to get to it

Looks over and sees that the pipe leads to a bridge platform.

Steady steady Lilacs...

Slowly begins walking over to the bridge.

[Kal]

What if DeArmani finds out your dirty little secret?

We'll cross that bridge when we-

Hey! Let go!

...Well, that took longer than expected.  Inform the General, we have our rat.  *reconnects with Demon before it kills Lilacs and pulls him out of the shaft by an arm*

Gotcha.  *radios security*

(OoC:  If Raj could hear him while he was far down the shaft, what are the odds he wouldn't hear you right next to him?)

Now, what's a lizard like you doing in a place like this?  Searching for an APC, I presume?

...

The quiet type, I see.  You seem familiar, have we met somewhere?  Zoness, perhaps?  Quit struggling, it only makes the Demon hold tighter.

[Lilacs]

....*Bits Raj*

It doesn't hurt.

So I guess this is the part were I beg you to let my go?

[Kal]

No, this is the part where you tell us what you're doing on board.  This is a helluva lot of trouble to go through for a broken-down APC.  There's something else you're not telling us.  I'd highly advise changing that before the men with guns arrive.

Because if I have to visit you in the brig, it won't be on such...friendly terms, if you catch my drift.  *grins*

[Sideways]

General, I'd advise you to come to the Security Center.

I'm on my way.

[Lilacs]

*Lowers his ears*

Well?

Your...your not getting anything out of me!

[Kal]

Very well then.  We don't have time, anyways.

*flags the security team*  Got your rat here!  He was hiding in the ventilation system!  I believe he's up to no good.  Do what you want with him.  *hands him over to the team*

[Lilacs]

The Security places shackles on Lilacs hands.

Okay you ask for it!

Lilacs give the Officer holding him a power full sting in the leg, the officer fall to the ground in pain. Raj and the team looks down at the man screaming.

!

Security: !

Officer 1: Get him!

The Angered man charged Lilacs only to get flipped over onto his back when Lilacs head butted him with his horns. The other men ran at him including Raj who was behind him.

meep

Hoping to get away Lilacs jumps over the edge of the bridge, Ahhhh! he screamed as the floor approached. The falling reptile closes his eye and with a smash Lilacs opened his eye and found he had landed on one of the crew members.

Hey, buddy thanks for the save!

Stop him!

*Waves good bye to Raj and runs off into the hanger, Lilacs's body quickly hidden from him by all of the ships.*

[Kal]

*as Lilacs jumps*  [You got him?]

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Hey, buddy, thanks for the save-

*tackles Lilacs from the shadows and slaps on some shackles *  Don't mention it.  *EM shackles activate and hogtie him*

*jumps down from the bridge after Lilacs*  Careful, Kal, watch the-

Gyah!

...Tail.  You never took the serum Revin made for us.

Let me go!

Sorry, but you're the one who broke into the ship, sneaking around the air ducts like you have something to hide.  Now, you wanna tell us what your real purpose is, or do I have to start getting mea-

You are not going to do that.

Oh, there you are, Revin.  You're not very convincing, y'know.

Then maybe this will.  The Era you have hog-tied is Commander Lilacs of the Frill Nation.

What?  You gotta be kidding me.  No way they'd send the "great commander" to go looking for an APC.

Jasho and I met him a while ago.  There's no doubting it.

...*sigh*  You gotta be kidding me.  But I'm not letting go.  Commander or not, he still broke into the ship, he's still acting suspiscious.  If he had nothing to hide, he'd have no reason to keep running.  Until he explains what he's doing, he stays in those shackles.  Grab Kal, we gotta get out of the hangar before the jump.

*hefts Lilacs above his shoulder*  Let's go.

*sighs and picks Kal's body up*  I apologize, Lilacs.  Raj is not very trusting at all.  But I refuse to disobey him.  I'm sorry.  *follows Raj out of the hangar*

[Lilacs]

(OOC: Pretty much all of Lilacs Past thoughts (On the GF RPG) where reset, so he doesn't know Raj, Revin any body any more even tough they may still know him)

*Growls, snaps, and makes other Reptile sounds*

*Gets swatted in the face with a large purple tail* Is it really that hard, to be still?

Come on *Tries to pat Lilacs on the head, only to get a snap and his hand in return*

[Kal]

(OoC:  Oh, I didn't know the status of that.  I was figuring that he had met Jasho and Revin before regardless, although probably in passing.  Thanks for clearing it up.)

[Lilacs]

(OOC: Another deadly crises stopped by Super Lilacs!!!j/k)

[Sideways]

-In the Security Center-

What's going on in here?

We've detected multiple explosive signatures eminating from the ventilation shafts on the 5th subfloor.

Can you remotly defuse them? How big are they and if they were to go off, how much damage could they do?

It's hard to tell, General. I can attempt to defuse them remotely.

[Lilacs]

(OOC: Pop mines (Common Frill mine) explode if the remotely defused, Plus there anti-tank mines and there about the size of a human torso)

[Sideways]

(OOC: O.o )