Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft>

The bridge of the Gesellschaft is a wide open command center with a sweeping view of the world outside. The central control area is a circular trench of stations where the Servbots man their positions, with piloting, engine, and weapons stations. Within this there is a raised platform with a walkway and another tier above that. Jutting from this tier is the captain's position, dominated by a great wooden wheel. The Bonne's smiling robotic skull set on the wheel housing to watch over the command center. To either side of the forward Servbot stations are a pair of hemispherical navigation displays.

Corridors lead back from the bridge, leading to many other parts of the massive craft. The main one of these being the Forward Hangar Bay. Situated in the 'mouth' area of the Gesellschaft, the 'teeth' slide open vertically to disgorge the flights of Drache that are situated in fighter bays across the backs and sides of the hangar bay. Several large, square hatches on the hangar bay's deck are clearly marked with red danger signs, the locations from which the Bonne Ride Armors are launched.
Contents:
Servbot #36
Tron Bonne
Gesellschaft - Tron's Room <TRR>
Gesellschaft - Teisel's Room <TR>
Gesellschaft - Bon's Room <BBR>
Gesellschaft - Vehicle Bay/Lab

The Pirate Princess sits on the Bridge, her fingers tapping softly over the armrests... silent and steadily watching feeds from several satillite transmissions. The entire Gesellschaft is prepped and ready for Launch... every inch of it braced for sudden movement and travel to anywhere across the globe. Servbots sit at posts, and Bonne Controlled Hardhats and Joes take weapons and guard stations... ...The Gesellschaft, and the Pirate Princess, are as ready as they will ever be...

Knight Man is also on the bridge, looking things over on a screen of his own. In his human disguise still. There's something in the air, he can feel it tonight. There's a look of anxiety, mixed with worry and anticipation on his features. Whatever happens tonight, he's going to back Tron up. He only hopes that it won't result in an all out war between order and chaos...

The Surf Ninja is sitting near the back of the bridge, running a whetstone over his Cipher. His body is fully healed up, with only the lightest of scars from the seams joining of his new skin. He's in full ninja garb, and seems ready for whatever dreams (or nightmares) may come.

The Pirate Princess then turns her gaze slowly from the screens, looking from now to Knight Man to Shaun Gilmour. She then speaks softly, her voice cutting through the soft background noise of the screens. "I'm glad your both here with me, during this... ...and I think it's time..." Tron looks to the Servbots. "Signal the opening of the Astrodome! We're getting out of here! I want the Gesellschaft in the skies!" Tron then looks to Shaun. "What say you we go get the others?"

Knight Man looks up from his screen and at Tron "Aye, that would be the wisest course of action. Anything could happeneth anywhere at anytime, we must be ready to traveleth half the length of the world if need be..." He takes another look at his own satelite scans, nothing as of yet.
"Yeah," says Shaun, who turns his Cipher in his hands. It sings with the promise of power, wind and water working in perfect unity around the weapon. It may be the last time it ever sings that particular song, so the Surf Ninja listens to it intently.

The Stadium opens up, and the Gesellschaft rumbles loudly... untill it hovers above the Stadium entirely... much to the stares and pointing of the inhabitents of San Angeles... then the engines of the Gesellschaft come online, and the ship /ROCKETS/ for the skies!

The Pirate Princess nods to Knight Man. "Indeed... ...I'm contacting Sewa, Ricochet, and Rigger now..."

Tron Bonne sends a smile Shaun's way at his 'yeah', smiling softly. "We're off!"

Knight Man continues to clickclack keys, looking at the viewscreen. While doing all that, he decides to radio a certain individual to ask for advice. The only other person he's gone to for advice since this started.

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "Brother, a moment?"


Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Certainly, brother. How may I be of service?"

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "I art on the bridge of the Gesellschaft right now. Tron Bonne seems to be preparing for.. something. We believeth something shalt happen soon. Dost thou... haveth any insights from thine links with the spirits? With whatever happens, I feeleth we could useth all the help we can get."

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Very little that is new, I fear... The spirits seem confident that we shall survive, but that may well depend on our actions far more than most would believe..."

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "I see... thanketh thee. If thou dost wish, I could informeth thee if anything happens. As of now, we art just somewhere in the hemisphere, no location as of yet. If something dost happen, I could informeth thee, thou art wiser than I am in this situation... but right now, we art picking up the other Order pendent bearers..."

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "...Dear spirits..."

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "Hm?"

Tron Bonne looks to the pair. "We're setting down near New York... ...where we'll meet Rigger and Ricochet, and Sewa is on her way."

Knight Man nods, and is glad he's in his human disguise. The Robot Masters right now are War criminals. Though for tonight, there's something more important going on, which Knight Man feels he must see. So he's going as Lance Princeton. Hopefully, things will work out.... he just wants for it to be over, and for him to be himself again. "Aye, so that tis all of ye then? I wondereth what the bearers of the Chaos Pendents art doing...."

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "Just wondering brother... what art Sir Enker, Sir Ballade and Brother Gemini doing as of now, if thou dost knoweth?"

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "I do not as of yet..."

The Surf Ninja stands at the rear of the room, wiping his Cipher with a terrycloth rag. It sings a peculiar tune, wind and water joined on the blade in perfect harmony. He is mentally preparing himself for what may be an apocalyptic battle.

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "I see. Thank thee."

The Pirate Princess sits on Teisel's Captain's chair... her hands running over the consol... Shaun is to one side of the Bridge... ...being ominous. ...And Knight, as Lance Princeton, is sitting to one side speaking to Tron.

Tron then looks to Knight, nodding. "...Me too..." Tron looks to one of the Servbots. "Make sure all Weapon Systems are ready... I want the Main Gun ready to fire at a split second's command!"

The Servbot blinks then nods, saluting back! 'Yes, Miss Troooon!'

Outside> Sewa is flying...flying towards the Gesellschaft...Flying towards the Gesellschaft's hangars! Ph34r! PH34R! The horror horror horror! She also has -new- catears after she gave her old ones to Rock. aww.

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "...You are most welcome, brother."

Knight Man walks over next to Tron, and speaks in a voice only she can hear "I contacted brother Crystal, unfortunatly he knew nothing of Sir Enker, Sir Ballade and Brother Gemini's whereabouts. Thou I would assumeth they art together, somewhere..." He stands again, and walks back over to the station he was sitting in before, monitoring a random satalite reading.

And the Gesellschaft looms in the Cloudbank, somewhat self generated from it's massive Cloud Producing Vents... ...and the 'mouth' stands open, awaiting the arrival of the Third of the Recievers of the Pendants of Order.

Outside> Sewa has a name. It's called Sewa. Sniff. But Sewa still flies up into the hangar bay. It seems like she's been getting used to it.

Sewa has arrived.

Outside> Afterburner Accipiter upon hearing a radio transmission perks to life, his eyes flashing a bright gold glow in his vicinity as he appears to have been resting his engines on one of the long, scenic roads to New York. Sparking his engines to life, the Repliforce Aerospace unit turns in the direction of the metropolita area and takes off like a 'bat out of hell'. Engines screaming, falmes towering and smokes fuming, Afterburner Accipiter screams across the skyline at a bullet's pace.

Outside> Rigger arrives from the New York - Western Residential.
Outside> Ricochet arrives from the New York - Western Residential.
Outside> Skyblade Eagle arrives from the New York - Western Residential.

The Servbots awaiting direct Sewa towards the Bridge... where Tron, Knight, and Shaun all are...

Tron looks to Knight and nods. "It's a pity... ...but wherever they are, I hope the Accord will hold them for a while longer. ...untill we get Ricochet and Rigger here at least." Tron shakes her head, looking to Shaun with a soft smile. "Sewa is here, at least... ...and the others are coming."

Outside> Speaking of the pair, they begin to arrive just about now. La de da.

Across the skyline, at almost the same moment across the planet, one could see what looks like the streaking form of a small meteor or comet, a glowing yellow contrail following its path. It passes overhead several times, as if circling the earth repeatedly with no true purpose.

Outside>
And the Gesellschaft looms in that skyline, hidden in a cloudbank... half hidden by it's own self generated clouds. The rocketing of Afterburner is paid little heed... except a minor beep on the ship's radar.

And the ship's massive hangar bay/mouth stands wide... awaiting those who will arrive.

Outside> Tidal Whale arrives from the Underneath Northern Atlantic.

Knight Man is in his human disguise. Not that it would matter to Sewa, since she's a Maverick, and they currently have a cease fire. But with two of his allies being, well, enemies, a Repliforcer and a Hunter, he didn't take any chances. The man on the Gesellchaft bridge, looking over some satalite readings is know to the public as Lance Princeton. Knight Man's not stupid enough to show his real face, not with the Robot Masters being considered War Criminals. So there he is, all human looking.

Outside> Ricochet marches along... fortunately following Rigger, who presumably knows her way through the city. Approaching the massive airship, he pauses, optics turning upwards towards the streaking blast of light, Orbit next to him... he frowns, faintly. "I think that's our cue."

Outside> Reaver Mimic arrives from the New York - Western Residential.
Outside> Rigger sends a radio transmission to Colonel.

[Radio: (E) Public] Reaver Mimic transmits, "Well well. There goes watching football."

Tron Bonne pauses as there is a sudden blip from the Gesellschaft's Systems... a frown coming from her. "...Well, that's not good." Tron looks to the screens, and signals for the lowering of the Gesellschaft as other signals come in, Rigger and Ricochet's approach...

Outside> Rigger receives a radio transmission.

[Radio: (E) Public] Ice Man transmits, "Soccer's better then football anyway."

Outside> Skyblade Eagle is flying along through the air behind Ricochet and Rigger. And why, might one ask, is the Sky Queen herself here? It's simple, she's here because of the fact that she doesn't trust a damn thing having to do with Stardroids. She glances up at the flying thing in the air, "Meh...I could shoot that down." She mutters, mostly to herself, as she flies along..

Outside> Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft> lowers slowly towards the earth... right in sight of the marching pair... it's maw opening and a rampway slowly extending from the massive rampway which leads up into the hangarbay... but not yet setting down. It awaits the entrance, and is ready to peel off for the skies at any moment.

Rigger has arrived.

[Radio: (E) Public] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "Great Heavens............"

Sewa could really friggin care less about the cease fire in response to a certain Master, but Sewa likes Knight Man. She waves towards Tron and Knighter and Shaun. "Um. ... Hey.", she coughs nervously.

[Radio: (E) Public] Reaver Mimic transmits, "Naw. Ingrate heavens. They sure forsook me when they handed out the limited cosmic power."

Outside> Ricochet blinks at Skyblade... Orbit shaking his head. THe two sigh for a moment, glancing down at the pendant... after a moment, they steel themselves, and walk up the boarding plank.

Ricochet has arrived.

Rigger enters with a solemn, ridgid expression. She was not looking forward to whatever might come to pass. Her pendant was aglow in an attempt to calm her, as is it's nature, though she rather wished it would simply let her feel as she wants.

<Global News Network> Dateline GNN - We're live here in the Salisbury Plain of Southern England, where the strange astronomical phenomenon seems to have stopped, directly at the sight of the infamous Stonehenge.

The feed cuts to a video of the same glowing meteor as it courses over the sky several times, before coming directly for the camera, and actually passing it with its glowing wake. The camera turns to follow, and aims down at the rock outcropping of the Stonehenge, where now sits, hovering idle over the center of the circular stone array a basketball sized orb - mellow pulsations of light running out of it at a steady interval.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Blizzard Man transmits, "... Anyone know what that is?"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Yes."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "It is the orb, Blizzard."

Outside>
The Massive Gesellschaft rumbles, and even as Ricochet and Rigger board... the ship begins to move skyward... the rampway rumbling upwards and the hangar bay doors beginning to close... not seeming to be waiting for Skyblade... only for the two Pendant Bearers... though knowing Skyblade, she could get on easily.

The Gesellschaft, even at the new Message, begins to push for the skies!

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Blizzard Man transmits, "... The orb? Is that like an egg or something?"

Outside> Reaver Mimic enters the Sky Above Eastern United States.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle wouldn't go on that ship if you paid her...Nope. She's tried to shoot it down so many times she lost count...Of course, she could do it from inside...But now's not the right time, so she'll follow it. She'll have no trouble keeping up, count on that

Outside> Skyblade Eagle begins following you.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Elite Master. No, really. Quint transmits, "It's your long-lost brother. Go stand where you think it's going to land and say hi."

Ricochet climbs aboard after Rigger, Orbit walking on his own power. He glances towards Rigger, his own pendant glowing faintly... his brow creases. Frustration. "...don't worry about it, Rigger... you'll probably have more than enough angst in a little while anyway." "*BLOOP BWIP*" <Probably a real little while.>

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "Why, do I have a bad feeling about that newscast."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Blizzard Man transmits, "Alrighty then."

Tron Bonne looks up at the GNN Feed... frowning. "There it is. ...Whatever in all the world it is..." Tron shakes her head, looking back for Ricochet and Rigger as they arrive, waving to them and Sewa and motioning them to seats. "Have a chair... And hold on! It's time to fly!"

Tron looks to the Servbot Captain. "Full Power to Engines!" The Servbot salutes.

'Yes, Miss Tron!'

Sewa sits down and waits for the dramatic music to play. .... DUDU! She, herself, does little though.

Rigger slips into a seat with a nod. She knew all about flying, though she'd never been in a sip quite this big before. Not while it was moving, at least.

Ricochet grunts as the ship beneath them decides to take off, holding onto a railing as he slides into a seat. Orbit jumps up into his lap.


Outside> You enter the Great Britain.
Outside> Great Britain
Outside> Colonel [Epyon] [RF]
Tidal Whale [RF]
Blizzard Man [Snowball] [RM]
Reaver Mimic [Armored] [C]
Spiral Pegasus [Uniform] [RF]
Repliforce Headquarters - London [RF]
Ancient Ruined Castle
London

Outside> Obvious exits:
Outside> West <IR> leads to Ireland.
Outside> Submerge <D> leads to Underneath Northern Atlantic.
Outside> West <W> leads to Northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
Outside> Southeast <SE> leads to France.
Outside> Up <U> leads to Sky Above Western Europe.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle arrives from the Sky Above Western Europe.
Outside> Elemental Dragon arrives from the Sky Above Western Europe.
Outside> Stealth Transport arrives from the Sky Above Western Europe.

Tron Bonne frowns softly, hmming... "We'll, here we go! ...off to Stonehenge... ...To /end/ this." Tron motions with one hand, leaning back... the Gesellschaft rumbling around them as it launches with massive speed for it's size through the skies

Outside> Blizzard Man comes rolling into the area at near 300 mph. He rolls to a halt, looking around slowly, eyes hidden deep within his orby goodness. "Hmmm... Where's that orb cousin of mine?" he inquires slowly, rolling this way and that for a few moments, before speeding up again, headed towards Stonehenge... Several theories float through his mind, many having to do with mythology, considering the Stardroids' enchantment with mythological happenings...

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix arrives from the Sky Above Western Europe.

Knight Man stands at his post. Not saying much of anything for now. He looks back at the 5 bearers of the Order pendents. He feels sort of out of place, in a way. But he's going to fight just as hard to do what he can to help Tron out. Any extra assistance they can get may be needed...

Sewa Frowns, "...I don't like the feeling of this... I feel somethin' similar to...Urghh...", she stands up suddenly. Lucent...She concentrates on his radios. Yes. Try to surpass this urge.

Outside> Reaver Mimic meanwhile isn't coming from the sky, but from a London Bus-line's travel bus, thanks to a stolen rail pass. He was in the area casing something anyways, really. Across the aisle, a small child peeps over at the mercenary, and points. "Mum! In't he the flying man from the Olympus tour?" Sighing, the woman shakes her head. "I told you Rudegar, that was just you having too much sugar. That never happened!" admonishes his mother. "But mum!" "That's enough out of you young man. And no accepting strange coffee from trenchcoated men, too!" "Awww....mummy!"

Outside> Ether Skunk arrives from the London - Western Outskirts.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle flies along behind the Gesellschaft, wings flapping a bit as she moves along, .o(Okay Skyblade, go time. Lets get our gameplan straight. First...Deal with these Stardroid things. Second, shoot down that peice of crap Tron calls an airship. Third, if Tron's not dead from shooting that down, arrest her. Fourth, stomp on any Master that gets in my way of doing the first three. Alright.) Now that she knows what she's doing, she gets ready to go do it..

Outside> Elemental Dragon swoops down out of the sky, continually circling lower. Eyes ever on the watch, she searches the ground below for Afterburner and Skyblade, whom she informed she'd meet them here. Lowering herself enough to be identified, she roars slightly, hoping the draconic form will not be hard to find.

Outside> Tallie arrives from the London - Southern Outskirts.

Ricochet furrows his brow... pulling himself out of his seat. Ignoring common sense and seat belts, he heads forward to a nearby railing so as to see the outside with his own optics. Orbit bounds out after him, as the two peer out through the racing sky, towards the point of light in the distance... "...there it is..."

From the skies above, the Gesellschaft launches with amazing speed and force... rocketing over the horizen. The massive Gesellschaft roaring on Ion Engines. And aboard it's bridge... all /Five/ of the Pendant Bearers of Order sit in close proximity, readying themselves for the test ahead... It's destination: Stonehendge.

Outside> Afterburner Accipiter's engines can be heard roaring overhead, the powerful fission engines pumping out as much thrust as possible to propel the Repliforce Aerial unit as quickly as possible to the tiny island nation of Great Britian. Several miles up in the sky, almost out of the atmosphere, the Aerospace unit leaves a tremendous stream of heat-induced smoke/clouds. For those with keen eyes, a thin vision of his torch-like engines can be seen as the silver Reploid races to the scene like a bullet. It should be several minutes before he is able to successfully cut down his speed, circle and land at Stonehenge or the nearest Repliforce green zone.

Outside> Tallie has disconnected.

The Surf Ninja has remained silent for the whole trip, standing at the rear of the bridge. His Cipher is sharpened and ready, humming in a strange melody -- wind and water in unison. He spins the blade around in a great arc, the steel singing, before sheathing it behind his back. He folds his arms, then, and looks out at the viewer, passive, silent ... his game-face is on now.

Outside> Near Stonehenge itself, reality is warped -- a round sphere of nothingness is born, quite suddenly shattering into a multitude of shards that fall.. only to disappear before they gain any great distance from its source. In their wake, the stealth transport is not being particularly stealth, yet it is here never the less. The Robot Masters have arrived on scene, Saturn-style.

Outside> Axle arrives from the London - Northern Outskirts.

Tron Bonne frowns softly... feeling the call herself. She looks where Ricochet points, her eyes narrowing... "...The... whatever it is. An Orb... ...but... ...what... or /who/ is it?" Tron then shakes her head. "And... why does it feel as if it is Calling to me?"

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix flys in low, following the contours of the country side, moving along just under mach speed. He tries to keep from being noticed, but ofocurse thats rather difficult when you're primarily shiny gold.

Outside> Ballade drops out of the stealth transport onto the grass around stonehenge, his aspect fully upon him as he rises to his full hight. The ends of his fingers end in vicious looking long claws of ice, and his armor glitters in the sun like ice in the arctic. Frost begins to coat the grass around him as he slowly sweeps his gaze through the area.

Sewa says, "...Because it's playing all on our minds like the rest ...", she smiles slightly, "We'll figure it out soon enough."

Outside> Gemini Man follows close behind Ballade, rushing out of the Master transport. With a posture far from the self-assured, aggressive stride he's been effecting ever since he recieved his pendant, the moment he hits the ground, he races, FULL-BLAST out of the ship, running as fast as his sadly mortal legs can carry him, crushing grass beneath each step. He knows that orb is important, and unless someone tells him otherwise, he's going to be the first to check it out. ...Or even if someone DOES tell him otherwise.

Outside> Sword Man steps out of the transport once the craft touches down and stares about. Idly, he looks toward the distance, where a small grey edifice can be scene. He shakes his head and walks off toward Stonehenge, unsure of what to expect.....or if he really should be here in the first place.....

Outside> Somewhere above Stonehenge, a glimmering purple streak cuts its way across the sky. For those who recognize whose calling card the bright glow is... congratulations. To those who don't... look! Pretty, pretty lights!

Rigger rises from her own seat with a deadpan expression. Calm, cool... Emotionless. It was the best way to try and make it through these things. "It's calling to us all, and the reason is obvious," she remarks softly. "The same reason we can't bear to part with these pendants, even if we want to. Of course, the reason is still unknown."

Knight Man looks out the window as the Robot Master's Stealth Transport 'arrives'. oO(Well it dost seemeth Sir Enker and the others have arrived. This is going to be fun...) He sighs, not really knowing what to think yet. All he can do now is act as he sees fit. He only hopes that Dr. Wily won't suddenly decide to change his orders at the last minute, the last thing he needs right now is a complication like that... Sighing softly "Unfortunatly I feeleth none of the calling that ye all do. So all this will have to releyeth on thine instincts. I'll assisteth thee any way I art able..." He just hopes that he won't have to end up facing his brothers...

Ricochet's optics narrow... "It's calling to all of us..." he says, quietly... and he probably knows. Damn empaths. He presses the side of his helmet again, the mic clicking back to activity after a few seconds. "I think that they've got the whole Chaos Crew out there, too."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Disembark and secure the area, immediately!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "ON IT."

Outside> Afterburner Accipiter begins his decent, the echo of his engines still roaring in the distance, but at a lower tone for those with good ears. The Repliforce support unit starts his run by adjusting his pitch down ten degrees and begins wide, almost a 5-mile in radius circle, around the Stonehenge. As he gets closer and closer, the circle begins to become smaller and smaller as he prepares for his final approach. About three miles up in the sky now, he throws out his wings as he cuts his engines down more, using them now more as flaps then as lift devices.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Theta Squad Taskmaster, Sword Man transmits, "Aye, Sir Enker."

Outside> Pirate Man is silent as he looks around, focusing on Ballade for a few seconds but remains near the transport as Gemini speeds past, he looks towards Sword but only nods as he looks towars Stonehenge

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "......just what art thine plans Sir Enker?"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] RM #30 Dust Man transmits, "Sorry, what's going on?"

Outside> Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission to Skyblade Eagle.
Outside> Skyblade Eagle receives a radio transmission.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Just secure the area for now!"

Outside> Skyblade Eagle sends a radio transmission to Elemental Dragon.
Outside> Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Guts Man appears out of the shuttle. Wheeee. You're all in trouble now suckers.

Outside> Metal Man exits the transport and heads towards Stonehenge. Then seeing the blast of light he watches and humms. oO(More peopel comming to party.) Metal Man pulls out a blade and heads off to the left checking out who else is in the area and to deal with them is nessary.

Outside> Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission to Skyblade Eagle.
Outside> Skyblade Eagle receives a radio transmission from Elemental Dragon.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "On it sir."

Outside> Ballade stops being all imposing, and starts towards Stonehenge proper, his limbs blurring as he zig zags after Gemini Man, the grass freezing in his wake. His face is an emotionless mask... and then the Elite simply goes transparent, and fades from view. He's still here... but much much harder to track now.

Outside> Crystal Man has managed to keep himself from visibly panicking, but inwardly the mystic is definitely ill at ease at his pendant-wearing brothers' minor transformations. . o O (Dear spirits... I pray this doesn't mean that Rigger is right...) O o . Nevertheless, the crystal conjurer is following them in full armor, riding on the hope that he can do *something* to make thing turn out for the better... He glances upward at the purple streak and manages not to shiver, but fear does glint in his bottomless blues regardless.

Outside>
The Gesellschaft /ROARs/ overhead and around, banking slowly around Stonehendge... turning entirely to face the glowing orb and the Megalith. And onboard the ship, The Pirate Princess frowns softly... speaking intently with the other Bearers of Order... before the Gesellschaft's hangar bay opens slowly.

Outside> Reaver Mimic meanwhile shoots the child a nasty look, while the bus continues it's trip. Screeching to a halt as the Stealth transport shows, the driver looks around. "I'm sorry, the tour is canceled. Your cards shall be refunded." Shrugging, Reaver gets up, and heads for the door. "No bother. I can make it from here." he explains, stepping outside of the bus. With that, the reploid takes off into the air, and towards Stonehenge himself. oO(Hmph. Time to see what this is about. It could wreck my own plans...)Oo

Outside> Sword Man stalks off toward the the structure, hurrying per Enker's orders. Occasionally, he looks back to see if his fellow RMs are doing the same. Little confort, but at least he knows he's not alone. He double steps, trying to catch up to the already speeding Ballade and Gemini.

Sewa looks around and shrugs, "So...should we go out now?", she says with a careless smile.

Outside> A familiar white equine form finally arrives just outside of Stonehenge, a gust of wind preceeding his landing. Glancing around at the gathering forces, a small smirk crosses his face. "Well, well, well, apparently everybody's been invited." With another breeze blowing behind him, the pegacion walks slowly towards the rock monoliths, keeping a wary eye out for anything out of place.

[Radio] You send Enker a direct message: "What art thine plans for Stonehenge Sir Enker?"

Tron Bonne looks to the others, sighing. "Come. We need to get down there. We'll take Drache... Ready yourselves... we have an entire Robot Master Contingent ontop of the Chaos Bearers..." Tron rises, and turns, heading from the Bridge. "Come on! Hurry!

Enker sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Leave Tron Bonne's side and return to the family, Knight Man."

Outside> Axle waddling his way into the Stonehenge is none other than the 'Met from Hell'. Why is he here? One reason only. That will not be given unless otherwised known. The metool finds a spot to sleek inside, then he leaps over to the otherside. Axle then leans over to the stonehenge, and takes a peek out of the situation. "Hrm..." He ponders to himself.

Ricochet nods, once, abandoning his rail position and running off towards the Drachs.

Outside> Elemental Dragon soars towards Stonehenge, eyes open. Skyblade said she'd be in this area. Her necks spread, one head in each direction as she looks for the Repliforcer eagle. No, she won't risk calling out now. Another flap of her wings sends her ever closer..

Outside> Tidal Whale stomps the green hillsides of England into mud. He was on a nice personal transport platform, but he was too heavy, and now it's crashed. He'll have to think of a way to get back later. Fortunately, he signed the insurance clause on the rental agreement, so he won't have to pay for the thing later. Best 12 pounds he ever spent. Also fortunate is that it crashed in sight of some sort of...strangeness that he figures can only be bad. So, he keeps going towards the strangeness and where his map says the Big Rock Ring ought to be.

[Radio] You send Enker a direct message: "...thou didn't answer mine question, Sir Enker. Even if I do decideth to leave, I can do nothing until she lands."

Outside> Gemini Man is still running, as quickly as he can, for the glowing orb in the center of the formation. Somehow this--like everything, lately--seems like a competition to him, and it's one he wants Chaos, and the Robot Masters, to win. He squints into the glow as he grows near.

Rigger has left.
Ricochet has left.

Outside> Pirate Man frowns as he stays focused on Stonehenge, he remains near the transport as the others move out, optic shifting left to right towards the others that enter the area but says nothing as he focuses back on where the event may take place

Knight Man follows Tron, pausing to talk into his radio, not liking what he's hearing. He sighs, he's going to end up torn between two allies, he knows it...

Outside>
The Orb remains hovering, someodd 6 feet off the ground, in the middle of the circle of Stonehenge. Its calm gold pulsations running like waves over the insides of the rock structures with its even intervals.

Outside> Metal Man oO(Great if Gemini, Ballade, Enker and the others become new stardroids this will get messy. Then again it leave a power vacume in the upper ranks. Perfect, let them become cosmic lackies while I regain what is mine!) Metal Man heads towards the massive stones that make up Stonehenge. Then a thought hits him and he actually looks slightly spooked for anyone who might be watching him. He mutters softly. "Duo... can't live can he?" oO(No no no, I saw him fall...He has to be dead ... or does he?)

Tron Bonne has left.

Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav> has left.

Great Britain

Approaching this set of islands, one can see a massive network of bridges and zoom tubes, or EMP slide cars that radiate from London, connecting the major cities of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland into an intricate macrocosm. From the mystic highlands of the north to the glistening tower of Big Ben II, the isles exude a sense of durability, stamina and perseverance unmatched. The vigilant navy patrols the waters of this area, standing tall and proud for their home country, ready to guard against both Maverick and Robot Masters.

Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav> [C]
Ricochet [Armored] [RF]
Rigger [Jeans] [MH]
Enker [Enker] [RM]
Sewa [Assassin] [M]
Dust Man [Malfunction] [RM]
Guts Man [Normal] [RM]
Crystal Man [Armor] [RM]
Wraith [C]
Morph Moth [Morph Moth] [M]
Ten [Main] [RF]
Axle [MH]
Metal Man [Armor] [RM]
Tallie [C]
Pirate Man [Normal] [RM]
Sword Man [RM]
Ether Skunk [Unarmored] [MH]
Gemini Man [Normal] [RM]
Ballade [Powered] [RM]
Afterburner Accipiter [RF]
Firestorm Phoenix [Flight] [M]
Stealth Transport [RM]
Elemental Dragon [RF]
Skyblade Eagle [Armor] [RF]
Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft> [C]
Colonel [Colonel] [RF]
Tidal Whale [RF]
Blizzard Man [Snowball] [RM]
Reaver Mimic [Armored] [C]
Spiral Pegasus [Uniform] [RF]
Repliforce Headquarters - London [RF]
Ancient Ruined Castle
London

Obvious exits:
West <IR> leads to Ireland.
Submerge <D> leads to Underneath Northern Atlantic.
West <W> leads to Northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
Southeast <SE> leads to France.
Up <U> leads to Sky Above Western Europe.

Afterburner Accipiter sends a radio transmission to Elemental Dragon.
Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission.
Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission to Afterburner Accipiter.
Afterburner Accipiter receives a radio transmission.

Ten is suddenly dropped into the area by a mysterious portal. The phoenix looks around briefly, trying to figure out what is happening, and clear her mind.

The last Man to depart the Stealth Transport, so very, very close to Stonehenge itself -- isn't pinpoint teleportation grand? -- is perhaps the most lethal of them all. He steps off into nothing, rapidly striding forward. Each footfall does not account for the amount of ground he gains, however. Clad within a cloak that could well put King to shame for all its grandeur, the Elite Commander is indeed arriving, with two generics following him. "Secure and deny, Robot Masters. Keep back the oppressors until we are certain of what the Orb has in store for us this day. I am not in the best of moods, and any who would attempt to oppose me may well find themselves within Infinity's Grasp." The slanted helm that usually runs across the brow of Enker has been lowered; the cloak surrounds him. He means business.

Firestorm Phoenix begins to slow as he draw closer to the area of stone henge, eventually landing a short distance off. He attempts to make his way towards the object, still trying to be discrete as possible.
Dust Man was with the other Masters when they got out. Yup.

Knight Man is in his human disguise as he follows Tron and the other Pendent bears out of the Gesellschaft. The look on his face is... well, torn. He's not sure what to do now. Everything's been a mess since this all started, and he wants to see the end of it. But who's side is he really on now? He glances from the Orb, and back to the Stealth Transport, right at Enker. oO(What... should I do...?) He's helped Tron up till now, and he intended to continue doing so. But what if his hand is forced? He doesn't want to think of the consequences...

Shaun Gilmour has arrived.

Ether Skunk's bright purple ray takes an abrupt turn, straight towards the ground- at a distance, several hundred feet from Stonehenge, and off by herself. She lands with a heavy thump, a shower of dirt cast up by the impact of her feet, and promptly begins a more cautious approach by foot, walking towards the scene slowly... she, of course, has no intention of actually joining the fun on the hill- she doesn't have a pendant, she doesn't stand a chance in the slugfest to ensue. Why IS she here, then? Well... for the life of her, Ether can't say. Call it a hunch. Maybe a worry that someone might need her, unlikely as it is.

Skyblade Eagle circles around over the heads of Tron, Rigger, and the other pendant holders that are coming out of Tron's transport ship. Yeah, she's not the happiest person in the world, no sir..

From the open hangar bay of the massive Gesellschaft, a flight of Drache suddenly launch, and with them comes figures that either leap to the ground only a short distance below... or hang and ride from the Drache untill they reach Stonehenge... ...and from the lead Drache hangs none other then the Gustav itself. It drops from the skies, landing with a firm thud in the grassy slope around Stonehenge... it's head bent for the brilliant light. The Gustav then begins to move forward, waiting for the other Four Pendant Bearers of Order to catch up and their small entourage of allies.

Ballade is just a flicker around the massive megalith, a distortion in the air of cold and ice. Even as Firestorm and others start upwards, he flickers back into view, becoming merely translucent. And he's within the circle of the stones, standing between the Maverick and the orb. "Begone. I judge that this is meant for those of us who bear the mark of the Stardroids."

Afterburner Accipiter appears to make a few adjustments in his final approach, turning to west a degree or two for those with good eye-sight. Cutting his engines down now to about twenty-five percent of their ability, he roars towards the Repliforce task group. His wings begin to flap and act as giant flaps, slowing him down even more. Every so many hundred feet, he continues to ease off on the power and rely more on his giant wing span to keep him in the air. Continuing to make progress towards the group, he finally reaches a landing point after a flight time of two hours and fifteen minutes. Cutting his engines back all the way, the giant Repliforce member is thrown back by wind resistance into a standing erect position and glides down to the ground with a gentle 'THUD!'.

Shaking his wings in the air to cool them down, he makes his way over to the Repliforce Aerial Commander and presents himself. As he says, "Commander Elemental Dragon, Afterburner Accipiter reporting as ordered. How may I serve today?" he folds his wings gently behind his back and folds his arms in front of his chest.

Crystal Man notices the race towards the orb and grows still more apprehensive. What would happen if one of the pendant-bearers were to touch it?... Some relief comes, though, when Enker's orders come through the radio. . o O (Wise indeed, brother...) O o . The crystal conjurer's gravity-juets flare to life, and he prepares to try to hold off anyone who tries to get too close...

Shaun Gilmour steps off last, walking slowly behind the others. His Cipher is slung behind his back, the blade still singing in its sheath. He moves with a slow, steady determination, blue Bremen-esque eyes glowing with the dim light of the pendant around his neck. He never asked for this burden; he thought he was doing what Director K wanted him to do. But this pendant ... all it has brought is misery to the Surf Ninja. Yet, he cannot put it down, cannot throw it into the depths to drown in the deepest waters. Now that he has it, he cannot release it, even though he would like to. Will the stone be his salvation? Perhaps. Or perhaps it is just more folly. Either way, his choice in this matter has seemingly been made for him. And so -- the ninja continues onward, as out of place as a Japanese flag at an NRA convention.

There's a reason why a certain non-faction heavy metal rising star is here. No, its not to investigate the pretty glowing orb thingie... well.. actually, it is. I'd be lying if it wasn't. Tallie came here by request of a small low-paying but incredibly quick bot-taxi-air travel service in order to investigate... why? Because if her pretty little face is caught on GNN for even five seconds, possibilities of her fame raising are pretty high. Then there's the fact that if this orb is there for a long time.. like.. permanently, and becomes something of local interest... great place to hold a concert. So inside the tiny shuttle, beaming happily, and still sweaty after a hard concert... Tallie braces herself... naturally the shuttle breaks down a quarter a mile away from the location and smacks into the ground in a painful bout of smoke @.o ouch.

Those with sensitive or well-tuned ears will note Gemini Man muttering, aloud, the following, as he races forward. "F*** the accord." Would he break orders for ultimate cosmic power? You bet. Is it going to bite him back? We'll have to see. He skids to a stop as he reaches the center of the circle, standing just in front of Ballade.

Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Tidal Whale is well withing sight of the Stone Ring now, and that purple bastard, Ballade, is standing right in the middle of things. Good. That means the whale won't have far to look when it comes to leaving the Violet Master's parts all over Northern England. He keeps up his steady, pounding, run.

Dust Man keeps close to Brother Crystal, hoing that this whole thing is over soon...

Guts Man does stuff in the meantime, like trying to smash a circle block into a triangular hole, "Damnit! Fit damn you!!"

Sewa is so not an ally. Just...Sewa would rather group with Tron, Ricochet and Shaun than Three Robot Masters and two Forcers. Sewa's Drache lands and Sewa hops out. "Argh... I hate it when things happen so fast...", she comments to herself. She sends a radio to Lucent.

Dust Man sends a radio transmission.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Ten spots Enker leaving the stealth transport. Since he has been nice to her thus far, she decides to ask him for one more favor. Ten tries to get close enough to Enker to ask him a question. If successful, she will try to ask, "Um, Enker? Would you be willing and able to transport my weapon here for me?"

Sewa sends a radio transmission to Lucent.

Reaver Mimic slows his approach, and doesn't go to say a word to Ballade, or pass, or perform any stupid speech. Instead, he land, and begins moving to circle around, and get out of the crowd's sight. He's got a plan. Time to go incognito to get closer.

One Drache follows Tron's rather closely, slowing down at the end. Banking, it turns a full 270 degrees as it slows down, losing altitude, until the cockpit opens up. Giving a quick glance towards the pilot... . o O (Can you believe we're being piloted by Lego men?...) (*BLOOP BLEEP* <I used to EAT these things!>) The two jump. Dropping about a hundred feet, the Stone Pendant bearer lands near Sewa and Tron with a profound thud.

Knight Man also hops out of his Drache when it lands, and does what he posed above, since he posed too quick. Looks at Orb, looks at Enker, full of strife and conflict, yadda yadda yadda. Oh, and he's in his human disguise too. Mwah.

Sword Man quickly stalks off and tries to end off any individual not Wily-built in nature away from the orb. Idly, we looks toward Dust and Crystal, as if to find some kind of reassurance from either of them. He ignites his sword in order to send his message across to the others trying to infringe on (hopefully) RM property.

Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Dust Man.
Dust Man receives a radio transmission.
Ether Skunk sends a radio transmission.

Elemental Dragon hovers in midair, the White Head - the logical one - turning to eye Afterburner. "Where is Lieutenant Skyblade?" she asks sharply. "She said she was here, but I see nothing." The Blue Head frowns suddenly, scanning about for Pegasi, and Phoenixes.. just in case. "Or is she higher up?"

Ballade sends a radio transmission to Enker.
Enker receives a radio transmission.
Enker sends a radio transmission.
Ballade receives a radio transmission from Enker.
Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.

Spiral Pegasus makes it to the ring of stones now, eyeing the orb within as well as the stones around it. "OK, now what?" A pause, to think. "I guess I'll just wait here and wait for Enker to show up with the goods. That first orb might be the key to this whole mess..." With that, he goes to the radio.

Axle sends a radio transmission to Ether Skunk.
Ether Skunk receives a radio transmission.
Crystal Man sends a radio transmission.
Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.
Spiral Pegasus sends a radio transmission to Enker.
Enker receives a radio transmission from Spiral Pegasus.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Destroy any who would stand against us!"

Enker sends a radio transmission to Spiral Pegasus.
Spiral Pegasus receives a radio transmission.
Ballade sends a radio transmission.
Enker receives a radio transmission from Ballade.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "NOW YOU'RE TALKING!!!!!"

Dust Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Dust Man.
Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission.
Ballade receives a radio transmission.
Enker sends a radio transmission to Ballade.
Ballade receives a radio transmission.

Spiral Pegasus blinks, looks back at the nice shiny thing in the middle, then reactivates his radio.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] RM #30 Dust Man transmits, "Acknowledged."

Axle hrms a bit, then he slowly waddles his way out from the stonehenge. He glances around a bit, trying to find Ether. "....Where is she..?" He murmurs, waddling over to look for the fellow Hunter.

Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "As you whish sir."

Ballade sends a radio transmission to Enker.
Enker receives a radio transmission.
Spiral Pegasus sends a radio transmission to Enker.
Enker receives a radio transmission.
Enker receives a radio transmission.

[Radio] You send Enker a direct message: "I know not what tis going on here brother. Tis an aggrivating situation to be in. Whatever happens on this night... shalt affecteth the whole world. If something dost go awry, it could endanger Lord Wily's well being. I've seen this out thus far as I have, I believed that assisting Tron at the start would secureth Lord Wily's health, and I still believeth that. And I'll do whatever I can to make sure no harm befalls our Lord. So mine actions tonight will rely largely on thine towards us. I only ask that thou maketh thine decisions as Sir Enker, not Saturn..."

Shining Firefly arrives from the London - Southern Outskirts.
Shining Firefly has arrived.
Ballade sends a radio transmission.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission.
Ether Skunk sends a radio transmission.

Rigger is somewhat concerned that Tron took the Gustav, though she follows none the less. At the least it would provide some cover, should it come to a battle. She sorely hoped it didn't, if only for the fact that she doubted she could best any of the Chaos pendant bearers in battle.

Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission.
Ballade receives a radio transmission from Tidal Whale.
Sewa stays near the ride armor, it should be noted. It's, uh, better that way. Yes. >"<.

Ten sends a radio transmission.
Enker receives a radio transmission.

Firestorm Phoenix narrows his eyes at Ballade, though he says nothing. Instead he continues to move closer, slowly though, he's not sure whats going on or who this thing is for or want, but he's going to be here to find out.

The Elite Commander ignores the multitude of voices within his head; so many speaking, whispering, urging. Likewise, he ignores the multitude of /feelings/, the echoes of the other pendants. So many, so close. It has only been so once before, and what was agreed upon that day is about to be broken. He smiles faintly, a mirthless expression, as Ten comes to his side. He nods, simply, and the weapon appears behind Ten's back, in its usual place. His striding continues, finally coming to Stonehenge itself; and continues straight on to the center. "Chaos, assemble."

The Gustav waves one powerful arm, to gather the others nearby in it's shadow, striding slowly up the side of the hill. The Megalith stands before her, and... thankfully... Ten is on the far side of it... out of Tron's view. The Gustav slips between two towering stones, looking up at the massive orb... sending glares to the Chaos Bearers and others... then Tron's voice, altered into the commanding, noble, Queen-like call, rings out from the Gustav. "STEP BACK! ...Leave this to the ones who wear the Pendants! ...we may need you, but be careful! ...Who knows what might happen!"

The Gustav then looks to the other Order Bearers and Knight Man. "Be careful..." The Gustav looks up at the Orb, it's pilot's hands running over the controls... "...Beginning scans..."

Sewa sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

Ether Skunk remains at a distance, hunkering down against the ground, trying to maintain a low profile and remain unseen in the relative confusion of the scene. She squints from afar and watches as the Pendant-bearers arrive on scene... her attention on one in particular, the only Hunter up there. With a sigh, Ether reaches up to quietly rub her neck. . o O (Heaven help us if this breaks out inta a fight. S'gonna be MESSY....) O o .

Shaun Gilmour walks towards the other Order pendant wearers, his pendant glowing with its deep blue power. As he takes a position nearby Sewa and the ride armor, he regards the Chaos grouping dimly, eyes thinning. Not that he didn't care for the Robot Masters or Repliforce before -- but now, driven on by a force greater than himself, he finds his loathing even sharper. How he yearns for his own mind again! The impulses given to him by this strange power upset him ... he has been short with his friends, distant to others, and has found only the solace of the ocean ... which in itself is a cruel and fickle mistress. The pendant has given him power beyond imagination, but its price is too high for the Surf Ninja. But yet ... it remains, as much a part of him for the moment as his hands or his feet.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.
Sewa receives a radio transmission.

Enker sends a radio transmission to Ballade.
Ballade receives a radio transmission from Enker.
Enker sends a radio transmission to Spiral Pegasus.
Spiral Pegasus receives a radio transmission from Enker.

Crystal Man winces inwardly as Enker's orders come through. . o O (No... neither Order not Chaos should gain the upper hand...) O o . A distinct strain is visible in his stature. . o O (Please... don't force me to facilitate such an imbalance... please...) O o .

Sewa receives a radio transmission from Lucent.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Theta Squad Taskmaster, Sword Man transmits, "What in the great heavens........."

Ballade flicks his gaze towards the approaching Tidal Whale, and frowns slightly. "Tch." He touches the pendant once again, letting his eyes close for a moment. And then he goes transparent once more, vanishing from the visible spectrum of sight and sense. The last view of him shows him leaping... somewhere. "Touch it and die at the hands of Judgment and Chaos, mortal." And then the bearer of the pendant of Ice and Death vanishes from ken, leaping invisibly to a perch atop one of the megaliths.

Gemini Man's eyes flicker about everywhere. Order arriving, all of those pendant energies, pounding toward him, from the front. He rushes forward to stand next to Enker, to represent, both his pendant's alliance and his family. His left hand tenses and grabs and tenses and grabs and claws at nothing... energy starts to build around his weapon arm. Violence is going to happen... very soon...

Ricochet's optics fall on the ruins... a scowl coming to his face. Orbit, sitting on his shoulder, shares the scowl, tail flicking somewhat. It's not quite a natural look for the ratploid. He glances up towards the massive form that is Tron's Ride Armor... "...they're sending guys in already. We don't have time to waste..." optics narrow. He breaks formation already, and starts heading towards the mass that's stonehenge.

Sewa sends a radio transmission to Lucent.
Kain has connected.

The Gustav then rears at the shout from the Elite Commander, turning entirely to face the Chaos Entourage... the Pilot hearing the sound of Enker's voice ring out. "Order! To me!" The Gustav waves a powerful arm, beconing to the others... facing now the Chaos Pendant Wearers entirely in the strange light of the Orb. The Gustav's massive fists clench, and slowly green energy/electricity crackles over the length of it's body, ending in a brilliant pulse of green from it's glaring eyes. "Ready Yourselves!"

Knight Man follows along with Tron and the others. Yep, he's still there. The look on his face though is still torn. He's dreading every moment of this, not knowing what he'll be forced to do. Above all else, he wants to see a resolution to this. Above all else... he wants to go back to normal. But will fate pit him against his own brothers? Or will he be forced to turn on Tron if Dr. Wily should order it? So many questions, so many problems. Knight Man's mind is utterly confused. But for now... he follows Tron. As of now, he believes she is the key to a peaceful solution.

Dust Man sends a radio transmission.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.
Axle sends a radio transmission.
Ether Skunk receives a radio transmission from Axle.

Spiral Pegasus facewings. "No kidding it ain't lifeless." Having the hot spot in the vicinity, Spiral takes a moment to look around and then behind him inside the ring once more. Well, it worked once before... The pegacion takes a step inside the ring, closing the distance to the orb itself.

Sword Man stares at the the scene as the ranks of the pendant bearers split.......Order vs. Chaos......as if the cosmic conflict seeks to resolve itself right here, right now. He backs off as the tension between the camps seems to rise. All he can do is stare....and wait. oO(Heavens preserve........they can't.......)Oo

Guts Man just stands there like a background character until something of importance happens.

Sewa receives a radio transmission from Lucent.
Enker sends a radio transmission to Knight Man.

Enker sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "If your actions tonight oppose those of my own, Knight Man, you will embrace Infinity. Know that for truth."

Tallie coughs out a heavy bout of smoke, digging out of the wreckage and sobbing o.o Paaaainful ;_; But like all anime-fifteen-year-olds in small wrecks, she heals immediately and is already on her feet - running to the scene. Lots of different peoples.. mostly androids and reploids and stuff.. o.o Not many humans >_o Familiar voice! Tallie blinks and turns to regard a certain Tron Bonne in all her glory shouting out and about like a queen pretty far away. Tallie stares from her hill top and blinks... its Theresa! But what's she doing here... o.o weeeeird. She turns around and blinks, as Guts Man is suddenly by herside. ".....*glee* yer so cute"

Metal Man climbs up on one of the fallen stones that make up stonehenge a random thought comes to his mind. oO(One Ring to find them and one ring in darkness bind them. In Mordor where the shadoes lie) Metal Man looks towartds the center of the ruin wondering what will happen next.

Skyblade Eagle flaps her wings a bit as she flies down and lands near Tiamat, "I swear, if I see a blue SOB with an oversized hand I'm gonna scream." She comments, as she looks to her commander, "Lets go, we've gotta keep up."

Blizzard Man has left.

Gemini Man sees Spiral make a move, and his competative urge kicks in again. Breaking into another run, he heads directly for the orb itself, reaching out with his tense hand. "OURS!"

Enker receives a radio transmission from Knight Man.

[Radio] You send Enker a direct message: "And I haveth yet to understand what thine actions shalt be. That was mine original question, Sir Enker."

Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Sewa looks towards Shaun Gilmour for a moment, tilting her head, She shudders slightly. "This -can't- end well...", she tries to force away the feelings of hatred...She tries to not lash out at Chaos and only through knowledge and will does she hold herself back. She sends a transmission to Tron, her eyes widening something.

Sword Man sends a radio transmission.
Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.

Elemental Dragon nods stiffly at Skyblade with her White Head. "Let's go, then," she mutters, the Blue Head's frown growing by the moment. Her wings unfurls anew, and she takes to the air. "Lieutenant! Afterburner! Keep your eyes open, let's go.."

Tidal Whale stops at the Stone ring as Ballade fades from view. His side optics look to the right and the left at the same time, while his four frontal optics continue to glare ahead. "You think you're sooo sneaky...But I know you're still here. You won't leave this pretty orb until this business is done." Glancing everywhere but up and behind, the whale calls out, "Come on, Ballade! Don't be shy! We have much to do, and so little time left in which to attend to it!"

Ten breathes a sigh of relief as she isn't attacked by any Robot Masters, and is able to regain her weapon. Then she takes flight, and flies toward the center of Stonehenge, knowing that she will be met with other chaos pendant bearers, and order pendant bearers when she arrives. For just a moment, she dreads the thought of blasting Ricochet, or Rigger. Then the feeling is gone. She can't fight the pendant any longer. She knows that whateevr happens now, she can't stopt, and she can't stop herself. Optics forward, Ten prepares to possibly get into a very intense battle.

Firestorm Phoenix inches ever closer, creeping up slowly on these pendant holders and the strange orb that they now surround.

Sewa sends a radio transmission.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Sewa.

The Orb is calm to the touch, and does nothing really to any hands applied to it. Yanks find it unyielding, like trying to heft a mountain, but beyond that the calm pulsating glows wind out across the area with a tranquil rhythm.

Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Dust Man.
Dust Man receives a radio transmission.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.
Sewa receives a radio transmission.
Ballade sends a radio transmission.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission.
From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Knight Man.

Tron Bonne sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Pull Back, Knight Man."

Ether Skunk squints her eyes... this is the first time she's ever seen the bearers together, outside of their little clubhouse. She sighs. Repliforcers with Masters.... a Maverick with a Hunter. The skunk can't help but wonder at what sort of effects those pendants have had on people... what kind of loyalties they've spawned or broken. One thing's for sure... a few people are most certainly off her upcoming party's guest list. Hmph.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

[Radio] You send Tron Bonne a direct message: "...Tron?"

Tron Bonne sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Turn and walk away... ...I don't want you hurt..."

Ricochet's optics narrow as he picks up speed, dashing along the wet grass of the British Isles. Faster... faster. "You're not gonna be the only one at that thing..." he grates. Orbit hangs onto his armored back as he speeds along.

Ricochet sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Ricochet.
Dust Man sends a radio transmission.
Sword Man receives a radio transmission.
From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

[Radio] You send Tron Bonne a direct message: "*chuckle*I don't want to be hurt either. But I fear I art too deeply entrenched now to turn back. I sworeth before that I'd assisteth thee, and I shalt stand by that. We art nearing the end now, hopefully, it shalt all be over tonight..."

Spiral Pegasus is momentarily stunned by the combined bellowing of Tidal Whale and Gemini's mad rush. He grumbles at the bearer of Mars's pendant and jabs at the orb with an outstretched wing. "Hey, there's plenty here to share between the two -er- three of us!" The wing sweeps across the orb a couple times. Cocking an eyebrow, the pegacion begnis to poke and prod at it. "It grew large, but it's still inpenetrable." A deflated sigh. "Perfect."

Rigger stares at the ground before her as the sense of dread begins to grow in here. Stronger each step, she fights to keep her eyes averted only to what's directly in front of her. She didn't like this, not one bit, and already she was begining to fear her theories would prove true. o O (Just this once, I want to be wrong...) Taking a deep breath, she puts a slight bounce in her step. Forced enthusiasm as she walks towards what she believes to be a death sentence.

Ballade is just a cold wind on the Megalith's of stonehenge. He is in the influence of the orb, and that is enough. Instead, he watches the approach of the order bearers. . o O (Come to feel the brush of the great beyond... ) O o . Leaping down, he continues to move through the area, never stopping, never resting.

Meanwhile, a cape-bearer similar to the others appears to join his bretheren behind Enker. Quickly, the joe-like drone grabs hold of the cape, and falls into step with the other two, acting as if he was there the entire time. Oddly enough, he didn't run over, nor walk. But then again, who's watching the cape-joes anyways?

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Ricochet.
Ricochet receives a radio transmission from Tron Bonne.
Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission to Ballade.
Ballade receives a radio transmission.
Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Sword Man receives a radio transmission.

The Man with the Golden Gun stops, staring blankly at the Orb itself now. "So much trouble this has caused us, my brethren. So much hardship, so much pain.. And yet, such power. Yet the constant throughout the last fortnight has been plain." Enker shakes his head, almost sadly. "We are but pawns on the greater board of chess, moved as it wills us, driven on a whim. There is no clarity to this, no greater meaning; and yet, there must be. Certainly there must. I am no puppet, to be danced on the strings of celestial beings who have abandoned the planet; by celestial beings who would defile, disgrace and attempt to hold judgement over us! Collect the Orb, Gemini Man."

Skyblade Eagle moves along, "Hrm. Well, lets see, there they all go, rushing off towards the orb." She shakes her head, "If that thing explodes and kills them all, I'd have to laugh." Yet she continues to make her way along towards it, "I say we just strap some explosives to the damn thing and set it sky high.

Ballade sends a radio transmission.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission.

Metal Man optics narrow as Ten arrives. If any of the pendant holders are to be the most dangerous its her who holds the powers of Sunstar. oO(This could get very messy very fast.) Metal Man smirks ar Enker's words and mutters softly. "But the question is who are the chestmasters."

Vile arrives from the France.
Vile has arrived.

Firestorm Phoenix looks across the pendant holders. So many of those pendant he came close to claiming, yet came up short each time. But he wonders now, if luck was actually with him in those failings.

Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission.
Ballade receives a radio transmission.

Gemini Man lays his hand upon the orb now, standing behind it. Realizing that trying to simply pull it from its spot does no good, he waits, his hand clamped onto the glowing sphere. As it pulses, he feels his powers center within him. His temper is stilled, no longer a blind rage, but a focused hate. Hate for the Order-wielders, and for Enker's accord. And for anyone who would dare stand in his way now. "COME ON!" he shouts, out to the gathered Order group. "COME GET IT IF YOU WANT IT! We can't take it until we PROVE TO YOU it's OURS!"

The Red Head snickers. "If it blows up and kills them all, I'll buy the squad a round of drinks," Elemental's White Head glowers at the Red one, suddenly wishing for the ability to smack it. "That would be too easy, Skyblade. Far, far too easy."

Sewa blinks and sees Ricochet speed up, and thusly speeds up herself to save Ricobear! Ricobear? Yes! Ricobear! He has Orbit. Oh right. Orb. Get to the orb. Er, save Rico from what? Sewa isn't sure but she knows something bad is going to happen which she'll need to protect people with and all. "erk...oh crud...", she skids a bit to a stop...fear is powerful. Maybe more powerful than hate. She wants to strike now...Now! But she sends a radio first.

Ballade sends a radio transmission to Tidal Whale.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission from Ballade.
Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Metal Man receives a radio transmission.

While the command of Dr. Wily is absolute to a Robot Master, that of an Elite is not. And this once, Crystal Man finds the strength to not actually fight. Unfortunately, that alone isn't enough to make him able to stop Gemini Man from approaching it... The mystic feels rather as though the silica in his systems crystallized much, much too early. . o O (Dear spirits, no...) O o .

Guts Man keeps standing around like a red shirt.
Sewa sends a radio transmission.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

Dust Man stops next to Crystal. "Fighting between the "Mortals" doesn't seem to be in the stars tonight, if you ask me..."

Ricochet dashes past the fallen stone remenants... he'd likely be winded by now, if it weren't for the fact that he was a Reploid... and the fact that Uranus's power courses through him. In fact, he takes on a slight yellow-red glow as his pendant begins glowing a pale blue. "Don't you ever shut UP..." he mutters to himself, as he hits the area where the orb is. Grinds to a complete stop. Optics the chaos bearers to see if they're going to try to stop him as he moves his hand forth to touch the orb himself... slowly.

Shaun Gilmour holds his ground, eyes tightening. The power in his cries out to drench his body in the blood of his enemies, drawing on Shaun's sordid past to fuel him on. The shootings, the stabbings, the beatings ... the things that let him work his way up the ladder of the underworld. Shaun is not a man without sin; his life has been one protracted gangster movie. Killing is second nature, though he tries to deny it. But still ... as Gemini eggs the group on, the Surf Ninja resists, trying to shake off the siren's call. His fists ball as he focuses, trying to do as Yosho taught him ... to focus his thoughts, to concentrate his will to accomplish the impossible. He /is/ strong. He will not fall into this trap. But how long can he hold out?

Ricochet sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

Tallie blinks at Guts Man and hrms. She slowly walks around him so she stands face to face... despite... ahem.. height differences... and just blinks. "Do you have any popcorn cuz I think this is gonna be big. I think."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "Permission to attack, Enker?!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Intended target?"

Another fluid gold pulse of light arcs out of the orb and washes across the Stonehenge for a few moments, as well all those rapidly coming to surround the area of Southern England. Then the Orb makes its move, as people begin to near it. It does not go supernova, killing everyone. It doesn't even knock them back. Instead its insides swirl from gold to a indigo tint, and then it launches straight up into the air, that glowing energy contrail returning to form an almost pillar of light in the air. Only this time it is a blue one, as the Orb begins to circle the skies yet again!

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "ALL OF THEM!!!"

Sword Man sends a radio transmission.
Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Knight Man.

Tron Bonne sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "It's your call, Knight... Stand back and let us to this, however... ...You are not a Bearer..."

Tidal Whale takes a step within the ring, looking left and right for telltale signs of Mr. Violet. "Come out, come out, wherever you are..." He has no interest in the orb, not right now. He's more interested in breaking a certain Chaos team member apart. The rest is trivial for now. "Oh, come now. Surely you have more words from Ayla, something to mollify me while you run away again?"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "I must say wait for the others to touch the orbs. We don't know if it will do something like make you into new stardroids or something."

Sewa sends a radio transmission to Enker.
Enker receives a radio transmission.

Ten takes a little longer to show up at the sight of the orb than the others. Still, she does finally make it. The phoenix looks around for a moment, not saying or doing anything at first, she just takes in the scene. The order bearers whom she now feels a deep hatred for. The chaos bearers, three of hom were her enemies, but whom she nows feels compelled to side with. Her optics narrow in anger at the order bearers present. As the orb suddenly shoots up, Ten watches it in surprise, her anger forgotten for the briefest of moments.

Ether Skunk notices someone else... Crystal Man. This is the first the Skunk has seen of the master since Sigma attempted to make lunchmeat out of Ganeda months ago, but Ether recognizes her temporary ally from that conflict easily enough. She takes note of his appearance, before looking back to the orb and the growing conflict around it...

Sword Man sends a radio transmission.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

[Radio] You send Tron Bonne a direct message: "Aye, I am not a bearer. This is not mine fight. Howevereth, there others here with no business here as well. Fron this point on, I shalt have to leaveth the fight to thee, but I'll do what I can to keep others fron interfering with ye. Even if it means fighting mine own kin that may assisteth Sir Enker and the others."

Spiral Pegasus idly walks past the raving Gemini Man to snap a salute to Ten, and a polite nod to Enker. "OK, now we're all here. What now? And can you keep Mr. Happy over there on a lea... HEY!" The pegacion instinctively moves to protect his fellow Aerial, standing between the shifting orb and Ten. Whoosh, there it goes, and the equine's muzzle follows it up... up... up... "Say what?"

Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Pirate Man.
Pirate Man receives a radio transmission.

Firestorm Phoenix creeps closer and closer and... well damn, there it goes. Where it stops, no body knows.

Dust Man sends a radio transmission to Sword Man.
Sword Man receives a radio transmission.
Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.
Crystal Man sends a radio transmission.
Sword Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.
Vile enters the France.
Vile has left.

The third cape-bearer continues to wait behind his master, like an obedient lackey. Emotionless, calm, and quiet.

Sewa sends a radio transmission.
Enker receives a radio transmission from Sewa.

The Gustav rumbles, standing as it is, on the far side of the Orb from the Chaos Bearers. The Order bearers slipping up slowly and swiftly behind the massive thing. The gaze of the Ride Armor turns on the others, narrowing at the groups gathered here... intense hatred and majestic pride flooding the Pilot. The massive gatling gun on it's left shoulder comes to life slowly... and at Enker's words, The Gustav does nothing but look to him then Gemini. Then Tron speaks in slow words. "So be it. I'm /tired/ of being a pawn, as are you, Enker... Come then... Try it Ge--..." Then the events flood rapidly. The Gustav blinks and watches even as the Orb /HURLS/ itself out and away from them, blinking. "...It desires a Chase..." The Gustav looks after it. "...So be it." The Gustav rumbles, and the Drache bank back in the sky, landing on the far side of the Stone Ring, while the Gustav remains standing there. "...Seems we have a race on our hands."

Ballade is far more interested in the orb than the Whale's desire for vengance for a deep the Elite is not guilty of. Some might consider it cowardice to avoid a fight, but it is not cowardice... just the judgement that a battle that might weaken him to no purpose is not desirable. His head snaps up as the orb rockets upwards. Turning, the Elite watches the pattern of fire in the sky, tilting his head. o O (A game?)

<Global News Network> Satellites have been able to track the momentary pauses in this orbs supersonic travels as it boucnes across the globe yet again. Apparently it paused over the Pacific, overtop Papau New Guinea, over Italy, over Australia, over Greece, then it went into outspace for several seconds, before crashing back towards the Earth. It then went on to pause in the southern United States, then on over to the Czech Republic, before hitting the South Pole and arching back towards Egypt. And now it is circling agai--Wait! It has stopped in downtown Rio!

"NO!" Gemini Man steps back as the orb begins to shake and move, begins to...LEAVE... "DAMMIT!! DAAAAMMIT!" He shouts up at the sky, and firepower follows the shout, shattering the sky with a hate-incesened blaze of red and white, a shot aimed at nothing in particular.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Enker. Shall we go?"

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

[Radio] You send Tron Bonne a direct message: "It seems our desitnation tis elsewhere now. Back to the Gesellschaft then?"

Sewa plays Miss Communications for a moment, "Hm... It seems like it wants to play...it wants to play tag.", she twitches slightly and shakes her head for a moment.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Robot Masters! Shoot down the Drache!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "Enker, you KNOW what to do: we'll be there LONG before they are!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Cappella transmits, " It would seem like we are needed elsewhere?"

Ricochet continues glaring at Enker and the other Chaos, as... it seems at his touch, the orb has decided that to go on a magic carpet ride. "...the hell?..." he frowns, and shakes his head, as he breaks and dashes back towards the other Orders.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.
Tron Bonne sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "The Drache are on our side of the Ring"

Knight Man eyetwitches, he didn't like what he just heard. Full of strife, he comes to a decision, one that may get him killed later, but...

"A race I find myself quickly tiring of." Enker intones, watching the Orb as it leaves. He touches a hand to the side of his helm, the latest transmission arriving to him. "Robot Masters, unleash hell and return to the stealth transport. We're leaving." He spins on a heel, and all but tramples the trio of generics that follow him.

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.
[Radio] You send Tron Bonne a direct message: "Beware! Sir Ballade has just ordered the other Robot Masters to shooteth thee down!"

From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Knight Man.
Tron Bonne sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "...Well that is pleasent..."

Ballade leaps from the stones of Stonehenge, still hidden from prying eyes by the chill powers of the Ice. Moving swiftly and silently, he rushes back towards the Stealth Transport. Normally he would open fire upon the Drache's himself, but there's a massive whale who he'd really rather wouldn't know where he actually is.

Sewa sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Sewa.

Metal Man sends a radio transmission.

Tidal Whale keeps stalking, "Looks like your toy wants to play, Ballade.. What a pity. "Just show yourself, and we can conlude our business in time for you to catch the next scrap heap out of town to follow it."

The trio scurry to keep in step with Enker, and follow their master towards the transport, all still clutching the cape as if their lives depended on it. And for their sake, it probably does.

Sword Man looks on, utterly confused at the whole event. He stares about unsure of what to do. Eventually, he just stares off toward his non-pendant-bearing brothers, as if asking them for a suggestion of action. Finally, he ears Enker's order and narrows his eyes......oO(What am I to do?......)Oo .....

Ballade sends a radio transmission.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission from Ballade.

Crystal Man's gaze follows the orb's path up into the sky, confusion now marking it for once. . o O (What in the spirits' name...?) O o . Then other Elites' commands reach his ears... one which would swing things in favor of Chaos, another which would likely cause him to be left behind... He clutches his head, as it's quite a bit to have to war against... but for the sake of the world, even the cosmos... neither side can win. He's sure of it.

Skyblade Eagle turns and looks towards Tiamat, "I'm heading out there." She says, "Try and keep up." Or so she can hope, anyway. May be quicker to use a teleporter, but Skyblade flaps her wings and takes to the air. Rio isn't that far away, if she flies straight there...

Firestorm Phoenix frowns as he gets the report of it stopping over Rio. Powerful engines come to life and Firestorm rises up into the air. Questioning whether he should attempt to persue, or simply wait to see if its going to come back.

Shaun Gilmour focuses his mind, nearly shaking off the desire for a moment -- then the orb rockets away, going god-knows-where. He grunts, displeasedly, and has little idea of what to do now. He falls back, retreating from the area, using the disruption to get out of the way while he can.

Elemental Dragon's White Head follows the orb, watching it fly high into the sky. "After it then. I'm coming.." she follows behind Skyblade, flapping her wings as fast as they'll carry her.

<Global News Network> Wait! Seems like Rio was only a temporary stop, the Orb is back into the air again!

Metal Man keeps following the Master Pendant holders watching for signs of trouble and starting to ponder if not is the time to take action to save his sibling as much as he dislikes them from a possible nasty fate. oO(Well, its crunch time. Do we or do we not. If I'm right it would save them from a fate wrose than death. If I'm wrong I'll doom them to being possed for ever.)

Ballade has left.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "No... it can't be who I think it is... we killed him!"

Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission.
Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission from Tidal Whale.

Skyblade Eagle stops in midair, and grumbles, "Stupid orb." She growls to herself, "I'll blow it to peices next time it stops..."

Spiral Pegasus grunts. "And it's off to Rio I go." Looking back at Enker and his trailing cape a thought passes through, quick enough for the Aerial to quickly shrink to a flash of white on the ground which reforms next to the retreating Elite. "Mind if I bum a ride?"

Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission to Spiral Pegasus.
Spiral Pegasus receives a radio transmission.

"If you wish it, Spiral Pegasus. Chaos shall stand united." Enker intones, before ducking inside the stealth.

Wraith has left.
Ricochet has left.
Spiral Pegasus sends a radio transmission to Elemental Dragon.
Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission.
Ricochet has arrived.

The Gustav then rears, pointing back to the Drache. "Time to go!" The Gesellschaft begins to rumble and approach even as the arms of the Gustav shoot out, one hand shooting for Ricochet, the other for Rigger... to snatch them up as it runs for one of the Drache. "HOLD ON!" The Gustav sets the pair down in front of one of the heavily armored Drache, pointing. "In! Get up to the Gesell! Go!" The Gustav looks back to Knight, even as the other Drache take to the skies and peel off... the Gustav turning to intercept any enemy attacks... even while the Gesellschaft rumbles ominously closer.

Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission.
Spiral Pegasus receives a radio transmission.

Ether Skunk closes her eyes and touches a hand to her head, tracking the GNN report of the Orb's progress through the tiny receptor in her head. She lingers for now, watching the gathered pendant bearers... and most certainly scowling as she watches Spiral Pegasus.

Pirate Man watches as Enker heads back to the transport, he aims towards the Drache for a few seconds but doesn't fire as he taps his radio for a minute as he listens to the news, optic shifting towards the others nearby, lowering his weapon as he prepares to quickly get back onboard the transport

<Global News Network> Oh wait, it stopped once more according to our northeast geostationary satellite. It is sitting in... You sure? They are telling me it is in the Anchorage Slum distrinct.

Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission.

Ten looks to each of the pendant bearers present. Speaking to the order bearers, she says, "We chaos bearers will win this contest! Her voice is full of loathign as she says this. Her right hand ebgins to glow, as though she were going to attack, but she decides not to atatck just yet. First, she has a contest to win. Her optics fall on the retreating Gustav and become especially filled with anger before she starts to fly off.

Shaun Gilmour does one of those cool double-jump things and leaps into the Gesellschaft, but doesn't bother to make himself comfortable.

Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission.

Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission from Tidal Whale.

Sewa flies away. She bets the Anchorage is a trick this time but, eh, oh well. Whatever. This is quickly getting on even her nerves. "Contest? Pffh."

Ricochet grunts, leaping into the air, Orbit still in tow. They're seized by the Gustav, and the two cling to it with surprising strength... "Let's get outta here!"

Knight Man jumps in a Drache, and rockets back up to the Gesellschaft. He made his decision long ago, he'll stick to it. No matter where it leads him.

Rigger has left.
Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft>

The bridge of the Gesellschaft is a wide open command center with a sweeping view of the world outside. The central control area is a circular trench of stations where the Servbots man their positions, with piloting, engine, and weapons stations. Within this there is a raised platform with a walkway and another tier above that. Jutting from this tier is the captain's position, dominated by a great wooden wheel. The Bonne's smiling robotic skull set on the wheel housing to watch over the command center. To either side of the forward Servbot stations are a pair of hemispherical navigation displays.

Corridors lead back from the bridge, leading to many other parts of the massive craft. The main one of these being the Forward Hangar Bay. Situated in the 'mouth' area of the Gesellschaft, the 'teeth' slide open vertically to disgorge the flights of Drache that are situated in fighter bays across the backs and sides of the hangar bay. Several large, square hatches on the hangar bay's deck are clearly marked with red danger signs, the locations from which the Bonne Ride Armors are launched.
Contents:
Rigger
Shaun Gilmour
Gesellschaft - Tron's Room <TRR>
Gesellschaft - Teisel's Room <TR>
Gesellschaft - Bon's Room <BBR>
Gesellschaft - Vehicle Bay/Lab

Outside> Skyblade Eagle enters the Sky Above Western Europe.

Outside> Ether Skunk sends a radio transmission to Alex Reinfield.

Outside> Crystal Man shakes his head rapidly, then bows his head for a few seconds, thanking the spirits that the Elites word *isn't* absolute to the Masters. Wasting no further time, the mystic gravity-jets back into the Stealth Transport... still hoping he thinks of what to do.

Outside> From Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav>> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.

Outside> Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission from Tron Bonne.
Outside> Sewa enters the Sky Above Western Europe.
Outside> Dust Man tromps quickly afyterwards.

Outside> Tidal Whale thumps towards a Drache, massive legs pounding more land to mud, and grabs on. If they can carry the Gustav, they can carry him.

Outside> Sword Man grabs his head, the whole of the events unfolding in front of him too much to comprehend. Finally, he decides to follow his brothers' example and get back to their craft, hoping to find understanding there.

Outside> Ten sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Ten receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix takes off towards London, heading for the convient telepoter system there. Ah yeah, gotta love teleporters.

Outside> Tallie blinks as people begin to split off and away. And that her entire ideas and plans have completely poofed away o.o Welll.... gee >_< She sighs, crosses her arms over her chest, and flops onto the ground. One eye glancing at Gutsie from time to time before he suddenly leaves. Oh well... maybe this place will remain some sort of controversy and she'll find some fame here. Who knows?

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix enters the Sky Above Western Europe.

Outside> The Draches settle rapidly, and they are rapidly lifted up to the Gesellchaft. Enough of the games... time to get the heck out of here, before the RMs listen to the orders of Ballade. The Gustav leaps up and grabs ahold of another set of handholds on the bottom of one of the Drache... another reserved for Tidal Whale, hovering over him for a moment, before launching back for the Gesellschaft

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix arrives from the Sky Above Western Europe.
Outside> Ten receives a radio transmission from Job.

Outside> Ten flies off toward the Stealth transport. Working with the Robot Masters no longer seems strange to her. At this point, it seems completely normal.

Bonne Assault Mech <Gustav> has arrived.
Tron Bonne has arrived.

Outside> Ether Skunk shoots off into the sky, leaving a glimmering column of light in her path. She soon rises up into the clouds, ready to follow the Gesellschaft, not discouraged so easily.

Outside> Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft> rumbles suddenly skyward, the engines breaking into full power and sending a wash of wind over Stonehedge... and just as rapidly, it is gone!

Outside> The Stealth Transport disappears. Very simple.

Outside> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Sewa.

Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Sewa.

Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Sewa.

*One flight later...*

Outside> Anchorage North Main Street
Outside>

Outside> Obvious exits:
Outside> East <E> leads to Anchorage Slums.
Outside> South <S> leads to Anchorage Central Main Street.
Outside> Ether Skunk arrives from the Anchorage Central Main Street.
Outside> You enter the Anchorage Slums.
Outside> Anchorage Slums
Outside> Stealth Transport [RM] [#4623 Oe]
Sewa [Assassin] [M]
Skyblade Eagle [Armor] [RF]
Firestorm Phoenix [Flight] [M]

Outside> Obvious exits:
Outside> West <W> leads to Anchorage North Main Street.
Outside> Ether Skunk arrives from the Anchorage North Main Street.
Outside> The void shimmers, black sphere once again appearing only to shatter

Knight Man jumps off the Drache, and quickly makes his way to the others. Still staying silent for now. He made his decision long ago about which side he'd be on. And that decision stands.

Outside> The void shimmers, black sphere once again appearing only to shatter -- in its wake, the Stealth Transport is present. Instantaneous transport is a blessing only one other has, and he is not here

Outside> Ether Skunk receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Wraith arrives from the Anchorage North Main Street.

Outside> Ether Skunk sends a radio transmission to Alex Reinfield.

Outside> Flight is fun for boys and girls! Sewa, however, just broke the speed limit to get here. She, like everybody else, chose to come here. And is floating above the Slum District...knowing GNN said it was the place to be. She, of course, scans for Orbs of Destiny. Hehe. Orbs of Destiny.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle zips along through the air, being all insanely fast and everything, as she looks around for this orb, since it wants to play a game of cat and mouse..

Outside> Ether Skunk receives a radio transmission.

Outside> A momentary flicker drops from the belly of the stealth transport, the background sensation of chill lost in the overwhelming cold of this northern land. With a powerful leap, Ballade moves himself to a nearby rooftop, and then proceeds towards the orb, well above the level of the street.

Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.


Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.
Outside> Pirate Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Gemini Man leaps from the Stealth, and races again for the orb. The anger in his eyes and the weight in his pounding steps is increased now... he won't, WON'T let it get away this time.

Outside> Dust Man tromps on out of the blasted Transport. "Well, this isn't going well."

Outside> Sword Man hesitantly steps out of the craft.......eying the area very carefully, trying to see if he can find some sense here...

Outside>
The Orb this time hovers a good bit in the air, overtop the shaddy buildings and rundown buroughs of the Rio slum district. Instead of gold light pulsating like previously, a shallow blue glow emits from its core.

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix flys in closer, landing on a near by building to watch the goings on.

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.

Outside>
And though not borne on the wings of Teleportation... the Gesellschaft is only a short distance behind the Stealth Transport... It may not be instintaniously teleporting, but the ship is entirely, and incredibly fast... though it takes a some time for it to get here. Enough time for the RMs to take the lead again, perhaps... whatever is happening here.

Outside> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.
Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Job.
Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Job.

Tidal Whale keeps himself apart for everyone else, near one of the Draches.

Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.

Outside> Spiral Pegasus bloops out of the Stealth Transport, a white blur along the ground reforming a distance from the transport. "Alaska... Alaska... Why the hell Alaska?" A shrug. "Let's see what we've got coming to us next," the Aerial adds as his wings spread wide and takes to the air.

Outside> Sewa flies towards it...It's blue. Maybe that's a sign of some kind? She radios to Tron, <Maybe Shaun's supposed to touch it? I mean ... um ... blue as in water, yeah?>, she incorporates blinking in her movements to increase her speed towards it. She'll be there any second likely...Just wanting this all to end.

Outside> Dust Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Dust Man.

Outside> Kain arrives from the Anchorage North Main Street.

Outside> Ten follows the other chaos bearers toward where the orb should be. There doesn't appear to be any doubt showing in Ten's optics as to whether or not she is doing the right thing. The pendant has overtaken her. Now, she is no longer thinking of her friends in Repliforce, other than Spiral Pegasus. She is thinking only of her new allies, the chaos bearers, and how her and them must win this contest.

Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Dust Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.

Outside> Ether Skunk shivers uncontrollably from where she lies pressed to the top of the Gesellschaft, having been clinging to the craft the entire time. Let me tell you- the wind chill during a flight around the world in the space of a few minutes is frightening. Ether does her best to shake off the cold, however- not that being in Alaska helps- and slowly stands, pulling herself to her feet and watching the scene from her perch atop the aircraft.

Outside> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Job.
Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Job.

Outside> Pirate Man looks around as he exits the craft, optics shifting around the area before focusing on the orb for a few seconds as prepares his weapons, a frown crossing his face as he looks towards Spiral but says nothing

Outside> Crystal Man hops out of the Stealth Transport only after the Chaos-bearers have all left. Quickly, he tries to make his own roundabout way to the orb, praying he can do *something* should he reach it...

Outside> Axle arrives from the Anchorage North Main Street.

Outside> Ballade stops on a rooftop near the orb, and frowns slightly. "Blue. There was another force that was blue. But he is dead and gone..."

Outside> Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission.

Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission.
Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Tidal Whale.

Outside> Enker is slower to depart the Stealth Transport this time. However, he simply remains with the transport, leaning against it in silence to try and regain his energy; he does not look so golden.

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.

Outside> Gemini Man stands underneath the orb, cursing his lack of flight power. Still, he stands his ground, beneath it, looking back and forth and around, gaze challenging anyone who might try to step up it.

Tron Bonne shakes her head, gathering everyone in the Hangar Bay... ..."Now... we're going to get tricky everyone... ...we're going to bring the orb to us..."

Outside> Elemental Dragon arrives from the Anchorage North Main Street.

Outside> Meanwhile, the lackey trio move out behind Enker, and stand stoically before the Elite commander. Cannons raised, they form a blockade before their master, one alebit slowly.

Outside> Dust Man, not being as fast or as agile as Crystal, simply puts his head down and runs behind Crystal, praying. "Please don't let anything bad happen to them..."

Outside> Skyblade Eagle flaps her way past the orb. She used to have blue armor, and she likes the color blue...She circles around the orb a bit, watching it...Eh, what the hell, she doesn't see any signs saying that only the people with pendants gotta touch it, so she swoops down towards it, to try and grab it, and see if she can grab it, and get away with it...

Knight Man glances up at Tron "How shalt we do-eth that?" He is still torn inside, he never wanted to have to go against his brothers, but that's what it has come down to. He can only hope there'll be some among them he can rely on...

Ricochet grins, clenching his fist. "GREAT IDEA!" Pause. "...uh... how?" Orbit facepalms.

Outside> Elemental Dragon grumbles repeatedly, with all heads, as she swoops down from the sky, landing far down the road with a dull thud. The Red Head roars in displeasure, and she takes to her wings again, flying low to find Skyblade. "This would have been easier if certain power-happy fools had deigned to listen to me," she mutters.

Outside>
The Orb slowly begins to drift downward, almost directly towards Gemini Man. About fifteen feet from the ground, its pulsation hue again changes, this time to a potent crimson. And it begins to shake, vibrating in the air with such a fever that it almost hums.

Outside> Sword Man looks to his sprinting brothers and runs off in their general direction, having no idea what to do at the moment. However, he skids to a hat once the orb starts to......hum......and changes to blood red. He look on in awe and.......fear.......

Outside> Ballade leaps from the roof, landing silently and invisibly next to Gemini. His voice is just a whisper in the wind. "Chaos..."

Outside> Gemini Man reaches up at the orb, his hand shaking with anticipation. "That's right. That's right. Ours. MINE. Come to me!"

Outside> Ballade reaches a hand upwards towards the orb.

Shaun Gilmour does the Squall thing. "Whatever."

Outside> Metal Man looks at the orb as he follows the others masters. The arropgance that normally seems to radiate from Metal is gone a the moment. He watches Skyblade Eagle and for once hopes she is able to pull something off. oO(This is going to be bad really bad.) Metal Man forms up behind Crystal Man and Dust Man. He has alook about him as if he expects the devil himself will appear at any moment. oO(So, we start again...so be it.)

Outside>
Like before, the Orb's path seem unfallable, but is is warm to the touch rather than cool as previously.

Outside> Spiral Pegasus watches the orb descend in front of him, reaching out a hand to touch it as it passes. As the orb continues to descend, so does the pegacion along with it. "Warm... interesting. A-a-and v-v-v-v-ibr-r-r-r-rat-t-t-t-ting ac-ac-action t-t-t-t-too!"

Outside> Sewa blinks and floats towardsd the orb as well, wondering how it would react then. Curiousity overrides everything. She then touches it for a brief second before pulling away.Cool rather than warm? ...Next is medium? Twitch. This is going well. She floats back a bit, narrowing her eyes.

Outside> Crystal Man just about panics as he notices his brothers about to touch the orb, with he himself too distant to do anything... . o O (Please, no... no...) O o .

Outside> From one of (apparently) many condemned building, Director K watches, not taking part for the most part. Indeed, the only reason that he is interested in this... orb... that it may have something to do with the pendents... and considering one among them is a friend of his, it is his duty, to make sure Shaun survives this encounter.

Outside>
The Gesellschaft explodes from the skies, rocketing on massive engines... the ship in the top and prime of it's condition... though not even the massive craft may long survive the stress this situation is putting it under. It's hangar bay suddenly opens, a massive maw open wide into the night. The Stealth Transport may have gotten Enker here faster, but the Gesellschaft /is/ here! ...the Gesellschaft lowers, slipping slower now through the city... it's massive maw entirely open as it rockets for the Hovering Orb! Tron radios to Sewa. <Inside!> and the Gesellschaft rumbles ominously as it moves like a giantic whale, slowing to just below the city... actively crushing some objects on the street...

And the Order Bearers are assebled in the Hangar Bay... ...as the Ship /RUMBLES/ /JUST/ /OVERHEAD/! ...close enough to bonk a few people, maybe... ...and the Orb in position to drift right into the hangar bay.


Outside> Ten looks about at the scene where the orb is. A grin forms on her beak as she sees that the orb is reacting well to Gemini man. Then, when she spots Skyblade Eagle going for the orb, and Elemental Dragon near her, she frowns angrily. "Skyblade Eagle, Elemental Dragon, you two have no right to be here! This is a matter for pendant bearers! Get out of here!" Her right hand begins to glow with solar energy. Fortunately, she doesn't have time to do anything before the Gesselschaft suddenly shows up.

Outside> Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Ten receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Ballade looks up into the Docking Bay. There is no armor there. "So bit it, TRon Bonne." And then the Elite is visible, his shoulders spewing power in all directions. "You desire Orbs of Power? Taken them."

Arms back, Ballade fires point blank into the descending gaping maw of the Gesselschaft. The Ballade Crackers. Fueled by the power of a pendant.

Outside> Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission to Skyblade Eagle.
Outside> Skyblade Eagle receives a radio transmission.

Outside>
The Orb's vibrations stop, as does its descent right out of arm reach from Gemini Man. And then it twirls in the air a few rotations, before rocketing back into the air with its previous speed, a blurred beam of red arcing over the horizon...

Outside> Ether Skunk tries her best to see what's going on from on TOP of the Gesellschaft... but, well, it's too damn big to see much. The skunk makes use of her antigravity skills and begins tromping over the ship's hull, over the edge... and down its side, prancing quickly over the walls and soon the underside of the massive airship as though that's where gravity was MEANT to pull. Soon, she stands on the underside of the Gesellschaft, tucking herself behind a fin or an engine or something, still watching...

Outside> Enker glances skyward, and simply puts out a hand to the side, parting the cloak that encircles him. "Mirror Buster." He states. One of the generics that follow him must have the weapon, instead of the Elite himself. "Remove my cloak."

Outside> Pirate Man watches silently as he stays near the transport once again, his good eye shifting towards his brothers as he shakes his head saying to himself, "This be madness, but best to wait and watch.", his optic then narrows as the Orb speeds off once more

Outside> Skyblade Eagle sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission.

Outside> One steps up, and deftly begins removing Enker's cloak, while another holds out the massive polearm. And with that, the trio falls into formation behind Enker, awaiting further orders.

Outside> Metal Man watches the orb and his siblings. oO(Too late to stop them now.) Metal Man grips the blade he is carring knowing he might have to use it on his own siblings. Ya, he does not fancy an ass kicking at the hands of a pumped up Ballade, Enker or Gemini. He pivots to see Ballade opening fire on something and sighs. "They have lost it, the pendants controll them fully now." Metal Man now waits for the right time to take action.


Outside> Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Ten receives a radio transmission from Elemental Dragon.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Cappella transmits, " And yet it would seem once again Tron gets in our way."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Blow the Gesellschaft from the sky. That is an /order/."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Those not complying will feel the wrath of the Elite."

Outside> Following Ballade's weaponsfire, a burst of red and white from Gemini Man's own weapon, the charged arm-cannon now capable of shooting Mars' Photon blasts. The orb again just out of reach; he would not allow Tron or any of the others access to the next location.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "..."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "And I am feeling particularly wrathful tonight."

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Sword Man.
Outside> Sword Man receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Sword Man shakes himself from near-catatonia as the orb speeds off again. "What in the Holy Blazes is this?!" He quickly raises his sword and backs off....until he hears his orders over the radio. He stops and ponders.......

The Pirate Princess looks to the others. "Hold on! When it comes in! Touch it! ...Lets get this /done/!" Tron then blinks, even as the Orb Rockets out skyward... nearly grazing the side of the Gesellschaft. Then as the Ballade Crackers come in, she gives a yelp and launches herself to the side as the Ballade Crackers come in to detonate... Tron wincing painfully at the /very/ close blast that buckles the heavily reinforced deck platting... Tron then yelling into her throatmic. "UP! UP! Get us out of here!"

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Pirate Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.
Outside> Spiral Pegasus has reconnected.
Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.
Outside> Spiral Pegasus has partially disconnected.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] RM #30 Dust Man transmits, "I'm not in position."

Knight Man winces, he doesn't like what he just heard. He sighs. He is going to pay for this later.... "Tron, we must move the ship, mine brothers art preparing to attacketh us!!" He likely just revealed to everyone else there who he was, and he just sentenced himself to lord knows what punishment from the elites. But he just wants this to be over...

Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Theta Squad Taskmaster, Sword Man transmits, "They are out of my range...."

Outside> Knight Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Knight Man.
[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "It seems I may meeteth mine end tonight should Sir Enker see fit... I wish there were more I couldst do..."

Outside> Ether Skunk lets out a squeak as the orb rockets off, before prancing back up to the top of the Gesellschaft and finding a secure foothold. She sighs and grits her teeth, ready for another frigid ride...

Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Dust Man.
Outside> Dust Man receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Knight Man.
Outside> Knight Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.
Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "As do I, brother."

Outside> Ballade raises his arms. The Ballade Crackers will take time to recharge, but until then, the blasters built into his arms will suffice. His eyes narrow as he draws the aspect of remorseless, uncaring death upon himself. The blasts may not penetrate the outer hull, but they'll certainly keep people busy as the Elite unleashes a withering rapidfire hail of energy upon the massive Airship.

Outside> Dust Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Dust Man.
Outside> Ten sends a radio transmission to Elemental Dragon.
Outside> Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Outside> The Elite Commander clasps his weapon, and brandishes it fully. "And so it came to pass, that the Gesellschaft was knocked from the sky like so many pigeons in an air show.." He departs the ground, colors taking on an inverse variation. The Ring of Saturn comes loose, held within his free hand. "Those who do not heed my order and obey shall find themselves within Infinity's Grasp.. But then, so shall the Gesellschaft." Energy is diverted, shunted down rapidly, the fabled spear taking on an unhealthy glow. "So shall it come to pass, for it has been dictated thusly." The Mirror Buster is raised and aimed. It fires a full blast, a glorious blast.

Outside> Sewa tries to ... er ... hide behind a building. After all, GNN will probably say where the orb goes next or something ... and she won't get shot this way. Float, eek eek. It's hard for Sewa to keep up with the friggin Pendant Bearers, rather than keep up with all the other people pouring in. o_o

Outside> Sewa sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission to Ten.
Outside> Ten receives a radio transmission from Elemental Dragon.

Outside> Gemini Man is energized by the sudden lurch of the Bonne craft, as it begins to swiftly depart. "DIE! DIE, TRON, LIKE THE HUMAN YOU ARE!" Pow, pow, pow, the weaponsfire pours from his canon, then, TWO cannons, as he splits and duplicates just to have more firepower to burn.

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Elemental Dragon sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Skyblade Eagle receives a radio transmission from Elemental Dragon.
Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Dust Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.

Ricochet grimmaces as the ship's suddenly hit. Orbit nearly falls off his perch on the Repliforcer, as he grabs onto the railing... his optics narrow. "We gotta fight back, Tron!" he half-turns. "They're not holding back here!"


Outside> Dust Man sends a radio transmission to Sword Man.
Outside> Sword Man receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Pirate Man scowls as the order comes over the radio once more, quickly focusing on the Gesellschaft as he prepares to fire once, firing off a few small mines, looking down at the small controll panel on his arm, optic quickly shifting around the area to see if any of the Elites are nearby as he quickly presses a button to make the mines explode before they reach the ship

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix watches from his roof top vantage point, waiting to hear word of where the orb has gone now.

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Dust Man.
Outside> Dust Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.

Outside> Behind Enker, Two joes stand, still stoically, though one seems to have a few problems as his cloak-holding hand twitches momentarily, then stops. And he too stands quietly.

Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Dust Man.
Outside> Dust Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "Whatever dost happen, I apprecieate thine help Brother. I just wish the circumstances could have been different for mine change. Mayhap it's best I art destroyed as I am, then become the arrogant fool I once was..."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King transmits, "Status report, Metal Man."

Outside> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.
Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle sends a radio transmission to Elemental Dragon.
Outside> Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Crystal Man... doesn't fire. Instead, he turns tail and jets west. The Elites are definitely not themselves; this, perhaps, is why their word doesn't carry such power over a Master's mind...

Outside> Skyblade Eagle turns in midair and flots back down towards where Tiamat is, to help her out with Ten..

Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.
Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.

Outside> Spiral Pegasus arms up a pair of fireballs in each hand, "Alright, back off! Our orb! No swallowing with the airship," he yells as he flings a pair of fireballs at the Gesellschaft. "Might be my lucky day, get some answers, knock off Order, -and- rid the world of these insufferable pirates!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "Aye sir."

Outside> Elemental Dragon hovers silently beside Skyblade, nodding once she arrives. Her other heads look in every other direction. Waiting..

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission to King.

Outside> Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft> rumbles skyward, even as the weapons begin to launch. The 'teeth' of the Gesellschaft slam closed, to catch Gemini's laser as the Gesellchaft rockets upward! The pounding of the weapons of Chaos slam into it. The Mirror Busster's blast slams a hole /DEEP/ into the side of the massive ship that begins to pour out black smoke even as Ballade's plasma blasters crack over the heavy armored shipp... scoring vicious rents. The Detonation of Pirate's mines, thankfully away from the Ship's hull, only rock the ship. The Gesellschaft rumbles and /PUSHES/ for the skies, rocketing up and away even as smoke begins to pour out of several rents in the hull. The ship launches for the skies, limping almost, untill there is enough clear space for it's massive ion engines to rumble to life and /explode/ backward and send the Gesellschaft /ROCKETING/ for the skies!

Outside> Dust Man follows behind Crystal. There may be hell to pay later, but hopefully Enker won't be Saturn by the night is over...

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King transmits, "Lord Wily, I request being given command in Enker's stay to see this out."

As the energy fire pummels against the ship, the Surf Ninja calmly draws his sword, holding it in front of himself. He focuses his will into the Cipher, the blade singing a melody older than time itself. He draws himself into the song, using it as a mandala to focus his attention on. Even as the ship buckles and rumbles, he holds his composure, focusing inward. The pendant cries out for vengance, but Shaun refuses to hear, letting his training take over.
"I am ready," Shaun says, mostly to himself. He does not move. He waits ... knowing that his time will come soon.

Outside> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.
Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Sewa receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Dr. Wily.
Outside> Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
Outside> Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Tidal Whale.
Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Tidal Whale.
Outside> Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.
Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.

Outside> Oh but Sewa can't forget miss sharp teeth can she? EEK! Giant dragon! She groans slowly and steps away from Skyblade and Elemental. Even if it only does 2 damage, having your arm inside a dragon's mouth aint pleasant. Especially if it has 4 other mouths. And after recieving a transmission suddenly summons a cloak around her and starts to fly away. She's going after the orb, yeah, or maybe getting away from Smaug. eek.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "OUT OF RANGE! BACK TO THE STEALTH!"

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.

Outside> Pirate Man watches as Crystal runs off but doesn't follow, optic narrowing as he watches the others, he shakes his head once more as he debates what to do as he focuses on the chaos bearers nearby

Outside> Ten is arguing with Elemental Dragon over the radio, which stops her from joining in the firing on the Gesselschaft. Ten sends a miniature sun at the airship as it flies off, but she probably didn't do so in time. Ten really wants to watch the attack and see if it does it's job successfully, but she doesn't dare take her optics off of Elemental and Skyblade for long. Her gaze is full of anger as she watches her former friends.

Outside> Ether Skunk presses herself down tight against the climbing airship as it comes under assault, gritting her teeth, squeezing her eyes shut. The young skunk's mind races.... "ETHERYOUIDIOTYOUSHOULDNOTBEHERETHISISWAYOVERYOURHEADGETOFFTHISCRAZYSHIPGOHOMEANDEATDONUTSINSTEADYOU'LLDIEYOU'LLDIEYOU'LLDIE!!!" Fortunately- or unfortunately- her thoughts are going too fast for even HER to understand right now.

Outside> Sword Man is a soldier, first and formost. Honor FORBIDS retreat in the face of a battle or an order.....however, the Elite have shown themselves to be.......out of the ordinary. They are not themselves. Perhaps that is why he has opted to follow his brothers to the teleporters and face the Elites' wrath later than to face chaos and destruction here or wherever the orb decides to land next.

Outside> Ten sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Elemental Dragon receives a radio transmission from Ten.
Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Dr. Wily says nothing. Particularly nothing about obeying Enker.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle watches Ten, cracking her knuckles a bit, as she keeps an eye on the phoenix. She then grins a bit as she hears her radio.

Outside> Elemental Dragon's Red Head smirks. "Aww, look at that, Skyblade. Ten looks angry." The Red Head starts chortling, and then each head snickers in its own way. "And she called me an inferior idiot. Big words."

Knight Man is ....shaking? This whole situation has done nothing to help his nerves, that's for sure. And now with Enker's order, to blow up the Gesellschaft knowing he's inside... This could very well be the end for him... He sighs, and tries to calm himself. This situation is turning very bad...

Outside> Ballade drops his arms, the barrels of his blasters cooling as he turns and starts towards the stealth transport. The Gesellschaft is out of reasonable range, and there is still the orb to consider. Tron Bonne has learned it was a mistake to rely on her massive flying home. "Order. Chaos. But there is betrayal as well." And with that, he starts towards the stealth Transport.

Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Kain watches the assault on the Bonne's ship... with a almost neutral glance... until he catches sight of Shaun within the ship. "..." K's features harden.

<Global News Network> This is truly a tragic day in our lives. This -Orb-, whatever it is, traveled directly from Anchorage southward for El Paso, Texas. And there, a massive shockwave of energy was recorded discharging from it. It's magnitude was beyond that, according to our file footage, of General's main weapon. El Paso is smoking ruins, and that orb with its green energy tail has landed and disappeared from our satellites on Easter Island... To those with relatives in El Paso, the UN Red Cross is already in motion. That is all.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Mmm. I am still mostly myself. Tron Bonne turned against us, and conspires with Repliforce and Mavericks to bring about our doom. Protection of Wily is of foremost importance. The menace must be removed."

Outside> Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft> suddenly... before the Gesellschaft is entirely out of there... ...the underside cargo bay door opens. ...And out falls a Whale. A very big Whale. The doors close again even as the ship rockets skyward... ...but there is currently a large Whale falling /directly/... ...for whomever he wants.

Outside> Out of range? Certainly not for the Elite Commander. He continues to rise into the heavens, giving chase to the Gesellschaft. He is a one man demolition squad, and he's going to see to it personally that the Gesellschaft no longer bothers the Robot Masters.

Outside> Gemini Man stops firing as the craft flies too high for him to reach, and both of the twin forms return to one. Seething with anger at not having destroyed his target, he turns back for the Stealth.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Take them on, Ballade. I shall handle the Gesellschaft personally."

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Sword Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.

[Radio] You send Dr. Wily a direct message: "Milord. I don't believeth Sir Enker, Sir Ballade and Brother Gemini art themselves anymore. I can see-eth the change in the Order pendent bearers as well. For now I can do nothing, I art on the Gesellschaft. But listen not to what Sir Enker, Sir Ballade and Brother Gemini say, they art swayed by their pendents and what nothing more than to destroyed the Order pendent bearers"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Those who would see the end of this, to the Transport."

Ricochet grunts, dragging himself to a control panel to try to help as best as he can. He presses a few buttons, trying to restore attitude control... he's got enough experience with larger craft to help, at least somewhat. Orbit helps, nearby, plugging himself directly into the electrical grid and dumping his energy output into it.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "Tis a pitiful sight, so see thee like that brothers... thou were so full of pride before, and now thou art pawns to thine own pendents..."

Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.
Outside> Pirate Man sends a radio transmission to Sword Man.
Outside> Sword Man receives a radio transmission from Pirate Man.
Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Dust Man.
Outside> Dust Man receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission to Dust Man.
Outside> Dust Man receives a radio transmission.
Outside> Axle enters the Anchorage North Main Street.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "I am no man's pawn. I serve Wily in all things. Even this."

Outside> Skyblade Eagle glances at the GNN update she gets, and then back to Ten, "Fine, go attack the airship Ten." She smirks, as she opens her wings and launchers hserself up into the air, rocketing away at way past supersonic speeds..

Outside> Skyblade Eagle sends a radio transmission.

Tron Bonne growls angrilly, clinging to a strut as the Gesellschaft... hearing the GNN Transmission. "...Well... ...It seems... ...It's back to the Ending, everyone! Lets go!"

Outside> Elemental Dragon has disconnected.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "SHUT UP, KNIGHT MAN."

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.
Outside> Skyblade Eagle sends a radio transmission to Colonel.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "Thou serveth the pendent! Admit it Sir Enker! Thou can not ignoreth the urge! Thou art not acting like thineself!"

Outside> Still the Trio waits, obviously inable to leave until Enker does, by directives. Unless ordered otherwise, they stand, and wait.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Dr. Wily actually does say something. Sure. Why not. "I would rather you not destroy Miss Bonne. Incapacitate her, merely. ...well, actually, I would feel safer knowing a sane Robot Master were in charge. King, you have the power for now. Use it wisely."

Outside> Sword Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Pirate Man receives a radio transmission from Sword Man.
Outside> Sewa begins following you.
Outside> Skyblade Eagle enters the Anchorage North Main Street.
Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.
Outside> Dust Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Dust Man.

Outside> Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft> rumbles skyward, it's powerful ion engines going into full throttle, pushing itself skywards and away, rocketing away from the chase... ...heavily damaged as it is... ...and for the skies.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "You fail to see; clarity is not yours to see, so I shall enlighten. The pendants of Order would seek unity of the world, for all to live in peace. While that is our own goal, theirs does not have Doctor Wily at the helm! Order must be obliterated and contained. Delaying the Gesellschaft would ensure out goals."

Outside> Sewa flies away. rike ninja. Kinda. Whatever's gonna happen is gonna happen at Easter Island. Fitting, and somehow she realizes she should've just sat there. Still, must be careful.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Epsilon CO Crystal Man transmits, "Thank you, Father."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] RM #30 Dust Man transmits, "Yes, thank you."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King transmits, "Of course, Lord Wily. Enker, your gaping maw will shut."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "Thank you dad."

Outside> Pirate Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Sword Man receives a radio transmission.

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix takes flight, streaking off at top speed, easter island bound.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Theta Squad Taskmaster, Sword Man transmits, "Thank you, Father and Lord."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "THINE goal Sir Enker, would see-eth the destruction of everything Lord Wily has strove to build! Thou art no longer mine brother. Thou art now a pawn!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "I judge that you have made a mistake, Knight Man. I am myself, and so I remain."

Outside> Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Outside> When the Going Gets tough, drop the Whale. And this is what happens. From altitude, the Repliforce historian known as Tidal Whale leaps from the Gesselshaft, and plummets. No shrieking this time, just meanness. And, well, there's a certain amount of malice. Towards, well, Enker's general area. He can't really aim. "Where's Ballade?!"

Outside> Spiral Pegasus has a very loud and rather abrupt comminucation with his radio. He then proceeds to take off his helmet and toss it away, before landing and turning to Enker. "Alright. Where to next?"

Outside> Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Outside> Metal Man receives a radio transmission.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Dr. Wily transmits, "Then you DELAY IT, YOU IDIOT! Do not DESTROY it! Common sense, here! Insufferable ingrates..."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Cappella transmits, " Ahh, what a pity. I myself would rather see Tron terminated for good. But that is just me."

Ricochet looks at the others... "...this thing is destroying cities. We've gotta DESTROY it."

Tron Bonne /NODS/ "I agree... ...Enough is /ENOUGH/."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Precisely my goal, Doctor, although for some reason you all fail to see that. Have a care what you order, King."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "You have suborned yourself to the enemy of the day, Knight Man. No matter your motives, you sided with one who opposes Wily now. And that was foolish. Very foolish."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King transmits, "Knight Man, your maw will close as well."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "Nay... I see-eth more clearly than thou wouldst liketh me to think Sir Enker. Sir Enker, Sir Ballade, Brother Gemini, thou art no longer thine selves. I serveth only Lord Wily... come the end of this day, we shalt see who is in the right, and who is in the wrong..."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King transmits, "Robot Masters, en masse, move to Easter Island. If this Orb possesses such power as the General, then we will have it in the name of Wily, or so help us, none shall."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "As you say, Your Majesty."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "A goal already underway."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Cappella transmits, " And yet you are following one who is also not herself?"

*Yet another flight later*

Outside> You enter the Easter Island.
Outside> Easter Island
Outside> Enker [Enker] [RM]
Firestorm Phoenix [Flight] [M]
Skyblade Eagle [Armor] [RF]
Memorial Statue

Outside> Obvious exits:
Outside> Submerge <D> leads to Underneath Southern Pacific.
Outside> Ocean <O> leads to Southeast Pacific Ocean.
Outside> Up <U> leads to Sky Above South Pacific.

Ether Skunk is really clinging to the top of the ship like a lamprey. She's not here. Shhhh.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King transmits, "Cappella, kindly insert something into your mouth to keep it from uttering speech."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King transmits, "Metal Man, what is the situation? Radio me directly."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Cappella transmits, "..."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "I do not follow Tron. I follow mine own instincts, and I believeth that Tron, as well as the other bearers are the key to ENDETH this. And they must all be alive."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Did not Wily himself just order the Gesellschaft to be delayed, Knight Man?"

Outside> Stealth Transport arrives from the Sky Above South Pacific.
Tron Bonne looks up to the others. "We're nearing the Ending..." Tron looks to each person in turn. "This is the end... or maybe the Beginning... ...where Duo met his death..."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] King roars, his aloof tone rigid with anger. Seems the word selection is gone too. "KNIGHT MAN, YOU WILL DIE IF YOU DO NOT SHUT. UP!"

Outside> Ballade sends a radio transmission to King.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle rockets along as fast as she can, which is fast...And is that Danger Zone playing in the background? Nah, couldn't be..

Outside> Spiral Pegasus bloops out in a flash of white to stand next to the transport. Gazing up at the statue, he scowls. "Fitting."

Ricochet's body surges with power... "I'm ready." His optics look outward, along with Orbit, who's body suddenly surges with electrical power. "Let's smash this thing and get OUT of here."

Outside> The Stealth transport lands again, and the coalition of Masters and Chaos leaves at once. Gemini Man steps out of the transport, weapon charged and eyes angry, looking, once more, for the pendant.

Outside> Skull Shuttle arrives from the Sky Above South Pacific.

[Radio] You send Dr. Wily a direct message: "Milord, if I may. I believeth the answer to this shalt only cometh about when all the bearers art together. I'll do what thou dost order. But I'd suspect mine attempts to disable the Gesellschaft shalt end in failure, since all the Order pendent bearers art around me right now..."

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix flys in over head, flying as fast as he can, which is fast too, though not as fast as some others.

Outside> Ballade drops from the stealth transport one final time, landing where Duo fell so long ago. He narrows his eyes, drawing the cold around him once again. "This is the place of the final battle. Why did I feel we would end here one way or another?" Falling silent, he heads across the sands, just a shadow in the sunlight.
Outside>

The Orb seems to have vanished completely, as Easter Island lays dormat. The sky is hazey, and night is well underway.

Outside> Ballade moves towards the site of the final battle with Duo, to the place where the leader of the Stardroids fell.

Outside> Dropping down from high up in the sky looks to be some sort of dropship. As it closes with the ground it lights up the night sky with its thrusters. As it nears the smiling skull on the front of it becomes apparent. Its the Skull Shuttle it seems some more masters are inbound.

Outside> Sewa projects a holographic image of Kitty.

Outside>
The coast of Easter Island has always been one caught with lore. Rumors of where the human shaped stone heads came from, why they are on this particular island, or what purpose they serve. And to this day, the questions remain unanswered. But overlooking the shores that gently rock to and fro they sit, stone sentinels ever vigilante.

Atop one of the statues, one that lays on a protruding portion of the island shore, sits another Sentinel. Cast in a shroud of dark rags, legs forward and bent so that its cloak covers it from the cold. The coastal winds stirring the garmet ever so slightly with their invisible hands. On the horizon, meeting the gaze of the islands guardians is a grey haze, darkened by the evening shadow. Occasionally a bolt of lightning cracks through the grey havens of the horizon, lighting up the air for a few seconds before being sucked back up by the night.

As travelers approach the particular protrusion in the shoreline that the one stone statue, and its mounted surveyer reside upon, the shrouded figure rises slowly to its feet. A few shades short of four feet, its tapered attire pooling at his base from its much larger length. And from behind its hood comes an appraisal for those that approach, one mixed with hope and urgency all the same.

Outside> Pirate Man looks around nervously as he leaves the transport, his good eye scanning those that he stayed with before looking towards the sea for a few seconds as if ready to leave but remains near the transport as he watces once more

Outside> Gemini Man's voice is tight, his fist clenched. He looks at the sky, expectant. "WHERE is it?"

Dr. Wily sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Hrm. Well, you do make sense. More sense than your brothers, at any rate. See if you can convince Miss Bonne to make her craft ACT disabled. As a ruse, which it will be. I want this over quickly, and I do reckon you are correct, that it takes them all to finish it. Do it, Knight Man. For me, for your family, and for Earth."

The Gesellschaft reaches the scene on time this round... rocketing down on massive engines and smoking heavily... the ship seems almost ready to crash then anything, yet it sell maintains it's integrety, and it's engines still function... the Servbots, and Bonne appropriated Joes and Hardhats all ready dealing with the damages.

The ship... drifts slowly across the landscape as it lowers... massive landing struts slowly beginning to extend as the shipp settles into one of the massive pockmarks of the Island.

The Hangar Bay opens, and the ship goes on defesive... weapons arming. The rampway /slams/ down... ...and the Pendant Bearers of Order... Four anyway, march out. ...Plus one.

Outside> The darkness is broken by a being of unnatural light; a being of inversed light. Ghosting the Gesellschaft for the majority of the trip, it finally detaches and moves on ahead, a blur of movement with a nice after-trail of energy. Enker has flown himself, rather than simply teleport, a much less taxing means of transport. He's still insanely fast. The Mirror Buster glows blue, a stark contrast to the Elite himself, all negative in his inversion. The Elite Commander is thoroughly pissed, although he finds himself stopping before he actually reaches the island.

Outside> Skyblade Eagle swoops low over the island, speeds insane as she rockets along towards that statue that was erected where Duo fell, knowing that it's gotta be somewhere in that area. And she's got her plasma cannon out. Someone has something in mind besides capturing this thing, that's for sure...Spotting the strange robed figure, she slows as she heads towards them...They gotta have something to do with this.
Rigger has left.

Knight Man blinks, and suddenly walks up to Tron, and whispers to her "Tron, Lord Wily hast just ordered me to try to convinceth thee to make thine ship ACT disabled. I beleiveth he is on our side in this, I knew he would be come the end. He dost realizeth the rage of mine brothers, and for now, I believeth we shouldst put on this act..."

Tron Bonne has left.

Outside> A cool night breeze wifts through Spiral Pegasus's dehelmeted mane. "With the Stardroids, who knows." Scanning the surroundings, he tromps after Gemini Man in the parade of chaos.

Outside> Firestorm Phoenix moves towards the memorial statue, figuring that the best place to go.

Tron Bonne sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Gotcha... ...and it well... doesn't need to pretend very much"

Outside> And more important than whatever the heck's gonna happen here, a small kitty metool ... mews. A gift of Sewa's hologram projectingness...as for Sewa herself, she kind of appears to anybody without enhanced senses, in her cloak. However, for those who -do- have enhanced senses, she merely landed here. Neato. She doesn't have time though to really assess the situation. She'll do that next pose if she's not blown up.

Easter Island

Easter Island, a place shrouded in mystery and intrigue for years upon years. A mystery that has astounded and befuddled scientists, archeologists, and history scholors alike. The home of strange statues shaped in the form of somewhat human like heads. While nowadays it has a major seaport, the island remains untouched and devoid of civilization. Scholars and tourists from around the world, still seek to visit this island, to enjoy it's rich atmosphere, and to see the mysterious heads that line the coast to this day.

Metal Man [Armor] [RM]
Ricochet [Armored] [RF]
Crystal Man [Armor] [RM]
Tron Bonne [Terra] [C]
Rigger [Jeans] [MH]
Reaver Mimic [Armored] [C]
Mr. Tommis Tomoe
Shaun Gilmour [Strider] [C]
Kitty
Ten [Main] [RF]
Skull Shuttle [RM]
Spiral Pegasus [Uniform] [RF]
Pirate Man [Normal] [RM]
Gemini Man [Normal] [RM]
[Stealthed] Ballade [Powered] [RM]
Stealth Transport [RM]
Sewa [Assassin] [M]
Ether Skunk [Unarmored] [MH]
Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft> [C]
Enker [Enker] [RM]
Firestorm Phoenix [Flight] [M]
Skyblade Eagle [Armor] [RF]
Memorial Statue

Obvious exits:
Submerge <D> leads to Underneath Southern Pacific.
Ocean <O> leads to Southeast Pacific Ocean.
Up <U> leads to Sky Above South Pacific.

The Gesellschaft reaches the scene on time this round... rocketing down on massive engines and smoking heavily... the ship seems almost ready to crash then anything, yet it sell maintains it's integrety, and it's engines still function... the Servbots, and Bonne appropriated Joes and Hardhats all ready dealing with the damages.

The ship... drifts slowly across the landscape as it lowers... massive landing struts slowly beginning to extend as the shipp settles into one of the massive pockmarks of the Island.

The Hangar Bay opens, and the ship goes on defesive... weapons arming. The rampway /slams/ down... ...and the Pendant Bearers of Order... Four anyway, march out. ...Plus one.

Sword Man has arrived.
Tidal Whale arrives from the Southeast Pacific Ocean.
Tidal Whale has arrived.

Metal Man exits the shuttle the moment after he sets it down on the island and quickly follows Crystal man out of the craft. "Sword Man come on."

Shaun Gilmour appears shortly after the ship lands, blurry afterimages following behind him as darts along the island, looking for the whereabouts of the orb. His eyes glow cold and hard, his Cipher a blurry apparation. He's got his game on; it's time to kill something that may as well be invincible. But there's a first time for anything.

[Radio] You send Tron Bonne a direct message: "I fear mine brothers art not themselves anymore. Thankfully Lord Wily hast realized this. He as well wants this to be over. But those were mine orders. He wants us to put on this ruse."

Meanwhile, one of the Elite commander's personal drones moves along, and out of the Transport. Having left the cloak he carried with one of his bretheren, the seeming robot heads for the shadows of a Easter Island head, from where he can watch, wait, and observe.

Gemini Man steps now slowly, down the shore, eyes scanning everywhere, with increased paranoia, as the lightning flashes. His gun-arm glows red, making him a beacon in the fading light. As he sees a figure, in the distance, rise, he STOPS, and stands, staring out at him. Crimson optics twitching.

Tron Bonne steps slowly from the Gesellschaft, this time, without her Ride armor. Her hair whips behind her. Emerald eyes gaze forward... and she strides forward on fast footfalls. She regards the stature with wonder. "...I'd never seen it before..." Tron then blinks, slowly turning her head... walking forward as her eyes fall on... ...a figure of all things. She strides up rapidly, her emerald eyes flashing with intent and curiousity... the green light of her power crackling around her. "...What in all the world?"

Sword Man steps out hesitantly, overlooking the area. He wonders why this particular location holds some....familiarity. However, he also wonders if it's best that the feeling is ONLY that of slight familiarity.....

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker transmits, "Tell me what you.. see.. brother."

Ether Skunk is still pasted to the top of the Gesellshaft, still looking terrified, still looking cold... and only when the craft slows on nearing the island does Ether lift her head and pry her optics open, looking blearily at the island below. With a grunt, she stands slowly, carefully...

Ballade makes his way towards the Statue with the figure on the statue, his cold eyes narrowed as his shimmering shape slowly ceases to be invisible. "So."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "A cloaked shape..."

No doubt the last to exit the Gesellschaft, Rigger is also in no hurry to catch up with the others. With the pace of one who may be out on a casual daily stroll rather than an urgent hunt, she proceeds in the wake of the others.

Crystal Man leads the group of Masters who saw fit to help neither Order nor Chaos, as uncharacteristically insubordinate as that might be. Unfortunately, again they're just a little too slow, and the Order and Chaos factions both seem to have a better chance of reaching the statue...

Ricochet furrows his brow... optics falling to said figure as he leaves the ship. He's about to surge forward... but... he's more cautious this time. "*BLOOP BLEEP*" <All things considered, it might be better to get there in a group, not alone.>

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] God of War Gemini Man transmits, "Judged. We...are judged."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "A familiar term."

Gemini Man shakes off his paranoia, and continues his forward march, now, walking up to the unusual figure, determined.

Ten gets out of the stealth trapsort. By now, she is looking VERY angry! Angry at Repliforce for in her mind, turning against her. Angry at the world, for just being there. The only people she isn't angry at are the other chaos bearers. Ten flies up to get a good look at things before deciding what to do next. Spotting the statue with the figure on top, she heads in that direction.

Dust Man has arrived.

Metal Man might not be able to get to the statue in time but an idea forms in his mind and as painful as it might be it might be their only chance to stop both the forces of order and Chaos.

Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission from Metal Man.


The figure casts back its patchworked hood, to reveal a tiny face. One that is best described as boylike. Bushy red cheeks that are set onto a rounded face akin to so many children who have yet to lose all their baby fat, with a pair of thin blue eyes dotting the center. A thin mop of curled brown hair sits atop his head, swirling to its own rhythm. But its mouth is set in a hard line, rather than the impish smile you'd expect one of this age to give to the world.

A burst of lightning echoes on the grey horizon behind, its thunder rattling the air and its light basking onto the island for less than a heartbeat. And to some it would seem, although possibly a figment of perception from having a lightning bolt crash nearly directly behind the child, that a face could be seen for that moment; imbedded in the dark grey clouds beyond the sentinel and the child who stands atop it. A face of white, with a cobalt circlet of a valentine atop it. At length, the child speaks. And it is an unnerving voice, one reserved for a man much more aged than the child that looks down from its perch atop that rigid statue.

"So, my inclinations finally return."


Spiral Pegasus stops along with Gemini, glancing behind him as if to check on someone. Furrowing his brow, he turns back as the lightning flashes and the figure on the statue is outlined yet again. "Aha, a native. Maybe he knows where it went." Again, the pegacion follows after Gemini Man, although you might start to notice that he's keeping a wary eye on the Master.

Sword Man peers toward the area that the bearers are stalking off to. He sees the statue they all seem to be moving toward. He looks toward his brothers to see if they have an idea, all the while moving steadily towards the figure.

Shaun Gilmour does a circuit of the island, leaving only a dust cloud and blurry afterimages in his wake. As he reaches the beginning of his hunt, he spots the figure; he slows back down to `normal' speed, rejoining the Order team -- and looks at the `boy' warily. His Cipher sings in his hands, ready to drench itself in his enemies' blood.

The Elite Commander vanishes, reappearing with the Chaos Bearers. The Ring of Saturn sparkles just a touch as Enker moves, still rather.. strangely colored. Silly pendants.

Ballade raises his eyes to the figure atop the statue, and releases his hold on the ice completely. He seems... subdued. Although his lips move slowly, as he speaks to the one inside himself. The end of this is approaching. He can feel death here... whether it be death of the mind, or death of the body, he can feel it in his mind.

The Pirate Princess stands, stepping up with the others, and only /gazes/ upon the stature... and the figure and face of the being that speaks the words that cause a shiver of dread to pass through her. She folds her arms slowly over her chest, clasping the pendant... the feeling of being so close to where Terra's prison was broken sending shivers through her. Tron then raises her eyes, and then assumes the stance of Calm Magesty... slowly stepping forward and gazing on the figure. Then she speaks, in a calm voice that resounds unnaturaly about the area before the Statue.

"Who are you?"

Firestorm Phoenix hmms as he eyes the child, "This is getting weirder weirder.

Gemini Man's eyes narrow at this unusual greeting. Well...obviously, this is no child. "You could say that," he responds to him. His weapon, as always, is ready.

Metal Man is off following them with Crystal and Sword Man. Metal Man is focused this night, for once sense has gotten past his thick skull. Order and Chaos must not win, he comes to a halt as he hears that voice and searches his memroy banks to see if he has heard it before.
Sewa picks up her holographic metool, looks towards the child and, well, her programming prevails. She curtseys towards the child and smiles at him, "Hi! I'm Sewa!", yes! Facefault! I dare you too! ... It's part of Sewa's programming to make friends with other children. It's..like...her duty.

Skyblade Eagle blinks a bit. A kid? What the hell? She puts her cannon away...But still, opens up her hip pannels. Yeah, this is bad. Tron takes the words right out of her mouth as she hover's there, watching the kid, as her hands, near her weapons, twitch slightly.

Pirate Man watches before quickly moving to follow the others, optics focused on the figure as he maks his way towards Crystal and the others
Knight Man follows behind Tron and the others that arrived with her. Now all he can do is follow his instincts. Whatever the consequences. Even Dr. Wily agreed with Knight Man, that his brothers are not themselves. So now with no further orders from Wily, Knight can only act on his own accord. Thoughts racing through his mind now, he can merely act as the situation changes, with nothing preplanned up until now.

Ricochet follows Tron's lead, optics blazing. He fights himself... FIGHTS himself... to keep from surging forward again... just in case this thing is as insane as the orb. Hell, maybe it IS the orb. His optics narrow, as do Orbit's. "Are you RESPONSIBLE for this?" he demands. "*BLOOP BLEEP BLIP*" <DId you destroy those cities?>

Crystal Man slows, hesitating, as he notices the bearers gathered around the statue... . o O (Gaia, Wily, and spirits alike... Is that...?) O o .

Spiral Pegasus glances around again. "Where -is- Ten?" he says, scratching his mane. Shaking his head, he turns back in time to catch the cloaked figure's words. A solmen nod, and the pegasus steps forward, slightly ahead of Gemini Man. "We're here. I guess I'm inclination #3?"

Pirate Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Ten shows up near the pther chaos bearers, and watches the mysterious kid in a cloak. As she does so, she actually forgets about all her anger and rage for a while. It is all replaced with curiosity. Ten wonders who this figure is, but somehow, she has a feeling that he must have alot to do with this. Ten waits to see what will happen next, not knowing what else to do.

The lone drone meanwhile continues sneaking around behind Easter island heads, trying to get closer to the child that seems so un-childlike. Smirking, he watches, and waits, ready to drop his facade if need be for self-preservation. But for now, he is an observer. Silent, and just there.

Sword Man peers toward the statue, and notices the impish figure atop the sculpture. He scans his memory to find some recogniztion, but finds none. "Who is this child that demands such awe..." he mutters just loud enough for this fellow RMs to hear.

Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Pirate Man.
Pirate Man receives a radio transmission.
Cappella has arrived.

Dust Man grunts in frustration, seeing the whole of power in one place, reagrding one thing with their presence. He makes a valid opinion known. "I think we're all gonna die."

Rigger slows to a halt as she finally catches up with the others, who seem to be intently gazing at the figure on the stone. Tilting her own head back to peer at the boy with what would seem disinterest, she slowly begins to scowl. At least the end of this puzzle would be close... she hoped.

Skyblade Eagle sends a radio transmission to Colonel.


The child's blue eyes flash downward from his perch, his eyes roaming across the barren edge of the shoreline below. Quiet waves crash on the beach behind him. And the hard lines of his mouth do not fade, as more words come.

"I see you bring friends, as well."

A particularily hard gaze is shot towards Crystal Man, before he continues.

"Yet, none of you were invited."

Another blast of lightning crackles downward into the Seas beyond the beach, illuminating the ragid and damaged cloak the child wears as it swirls from the breezes. And it is now apparent, that resting in the mass that sits, hanging to long, at the childs feet is what could be best describe as a shattered egg shell. Except it is smooth, and looks like the sum of its shattered parts would form an orb.


Colonel arrives from the Southeast Pacific Ocean.
Colonel has arrived.

Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "That... boy. Dost thou know why he looked at thee so?"

Metal Man halts and watches with a mix of confusion and dread. oO(Great Wily... Is this the being behinf this madness.) Metal Man says to Sword Man. "Looks can be deciving brother, its likely an illssion or a form that this being has wanted to take." Metal Man looks back at the boy his green optics staring at him like two hot coals. Metal Man replies to Dusty Man. "Prehaps, brother but if that is our fate I will not go quietly." oO(No I will fight till I'm annilated.) Metal Man remains mute chosing to let Crystal Man who is better versed in the super natural than he.

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "I've suspicions, brother."

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "Any thou wouldst careth to share?"

Ether Skunk draws back a cautious step at those words... Uninvited. The last thing she needs is an electrical enema from a Space Brat who doesn't want anybody else in his magic club... but Ether remains. She's not going to give up so quickly, she's not going to let Rigger out of her sights just yet. Nice try, space baby, but you haven't scared this skunk off yet.

Sewa looks towards it...So they were pawns. Pawns to waken this child. She looks towards the child. It wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't all cryptic like. Oh sure, she's pretty sure who it is, but ... even if he is that person ... he's still a kid.


Ballade folds his arms, and straightens up. "Perhaps not, but we were called." He touches the pendant lightly. "Like the call to duty, utterly irresistable. You left us little choice but to come here."

Pirate Man gulps as he comes close and looks towards Crystal saying, "I believe it be best that we leave brothers.", he looks to Metal saying, "Best not to tempt fate, Metal. I prefer to live another day instead of die here."

The harley halts on the island to a stop, as K takes off his helmet... The director however pauses at the statue... and at the person near it. /*/...This feels more and more like those B Movies a guy and two robots riff upon.../*/ Upon the child's declaration.... K just blinks. //*Oh yeah. This is definitely Weird.*//

Gemini Man shakes his head. "He means THEM, Ballade." And he gestures his thumb back toward Crystal Man and the other Masters. "JUST GO HOME!" he turns back at them, and shouts. "You didn't want us to be here anyway! WHY did you bother to FOLLOW?!"

Firestorm Phoenix frowns at this boy, "So, perhaps my suspicious were true from the beginning. But the questuins remain. Why that form and more importantly, how?"

Enker turns in the direction that Gemini Man shows, and stares at the Masters. No words leave his mouth; he simply begins to shake his head with a slow sadness to them, a sadness that is directed at those who deserted. His eyes take on an accusing light, directed fully at the small group that have followed.

Dust Man shivers at Gemini's statement, and looks over to Crystal. "MAybe we should leave..."

Shaun Gilmour remains silent, standing in the midst of the Order pendant wielders. His Cipher sings softly, a prelude to what is to come. Will he have to fight his way out of this? Will his ki be sucked out to fuel the full rebirth of this ... child?

Sword Man stares at the figure as it speaks in ominous overtones. He looks toward the approaching Pirate and nods at his declaration. Then he overhears Gemini's accusing tones and frowns, eyes narrowing. He turns back to Pirate. "I agree.....however, I believe someone has tempted fate in our stead......"

Skyblade Eagle points one of her fingers at the kid, "No one invites me anywhere. I go where I want to go, and I do what I want to do." She growls, "And if you got a problem with it, you can kiss my golden butt. Stop the damn riddles and get to the point. Why the hell did we drag ourselves around the damn planet chasing a stupid orb?"

Crystal Man steps forward as he's glared at, *seeming* not to be unnerved by it. "Must we have been invited?" he calls in response, remarkably calmly. "I wish only for the war that plagues you to be cast aside! To be so caught up in the very conflicts that mark the obvious world clouds your vision! There is something beyond that!"

Tron Bonne keeps her glowing eyes upon the child-like figure... ...her eyes slowly icing to entirely green pools. Regal and Majestic she stands, like a true princess out of ages gone. She stands with the others, her hair whipping behind her in the breeze... the cracks of lightning and the rush of wind causing her small coat to ripple harshly... blowing the smoke from the heavily crippled Gesellschaft away. Tron turns her gaze for the massive ship for a moment, before looking to the child-like being in front of her... her eyes studying the cloak with widening comprehension. She then speaks firmly. "My Compatriots, and Enemies, speak truth. I ask ask again, whomever you are... ...Who Are You? You have caused untold pain and suffering, to us and the world. I would know the name of the being that did this... ...and lets on this... Game." Tron looks slowly to the others, the Chaos Bearers and the Order Bearers... before looking back to... ...Him.

Ricochet just glares at the form before them... the child? "*BLOOP BLEEP BWIP BWEEP*" <You didn't answer the question!> demands the ratploid. When it comes down to it, it appears he, too, can brush aside his gluttenous nature. "Are YOU responsible for those cities and the orb? And what the hell is an 'inclination'?" A LOT less eloquent than Tron, evidently... and a bit shorter tempered.

Spiral Pegasus takes stock again of who's all here. "Sorry 'bout that, curiousity and cats and all that," he says sheepishly. That's when he notices Ten actually -is- here and sides up to his erstwhile former commander. "Hey, how're you holding up?" he says with a rather forced smile.

"You court death, Seer." Ballade's voice is hollow... dead. "You confront the power that made these, and could easily hurl you to the far shores to spend time admist the spirits. Tread lightly, lest you find yourself utterly removed."

The drone that has seemingly gone rogue's form shimmers in the darkness behind the statue. Smirking, Reaver returns to his own guise, and lazily continues to watch the scene. This one's beyond him now. It's just a damn shame he didn't bring anything to drink.

Kain pauses briefly still. //*I want to see this though to the bitter end... if only to protect Shaun after all of this is over...*// He frowns. //*Then again, if we don't do this... something bad could happen...*// He steps forth and bows to the child, "We heard you and we shall comply." He then passes a glance at Shaun which only reads simply as: Be Careful my friend.


Abruptly, the child turns to face the ocean, eyes staring into the dark horizon as more lightning and thunderclaps rumble in the distance. Yet, his words are still very clear even as he speaks with his back turned.

"It is quite peculiar, although not something I did not expect. It seems all your destiny to foul up everything -- to condemn us all to oblivion. My confused band..." His head shakes to the horizon.

The child then turns back, his robe arcing into the air from the movement; as the wind holds it up for a few more seconds than would otherwise be normal. A faint glimmer of the boys lower body can be seen, and it is nothing but meaty peach skin. Then Tron's words register, and his face darkens twofold.

"A GAME!? Such fools, so hopeless all of this is!"


Knight Man sort of stands a bit off to the side, away from Ten and the Order pendent bearers. From this point, it's their show. He can merely watch. He stands there, in his human disguise, trenchcoat flapping in the wind. All this, brought about by that child... he's been surprised enough by the events of the past weeks not to be too shocked by it. All he can do for now, is observe, and hope that the pendent bearers, both Order and Chaos, can bring about an end to this.

Guts Man has arrived.

Metal Man says to Pirate, "If my hunch is correct we are likely as good as dead anyway. It will not matter if we run or stay here." Metal Man smiles at Sky Blade as for this one time he fully agrees with her. He wants to know what for these games are for. Metal Man looks to Ballade and says nothing. So what is death anyway, he almost does not care at the moment almost...

Gemini Man steps forward, advancing on the child. He won't be called a fool. "I know. We know. It is no GAME. It's not a GAME. But what will it come to?" Anger boils inside him... ...killl tron....

Tidal Whale drags himself out of the ocean, looking a bit charred. Must have caught some of that ominous lighting that was being thrown into the sea the kid. Still, despite looking dented (wonder how that happend) and burned, he's here. Now, to pick himself up, and go looking for...that person.

Ten looks back at some of people who are nearby. It occurs to her that they might all be blasted into particles by this being. She should feel scared for them, but she doesn't. The thought actually pleases her. She is still feeling full of curiosity, though. She turns back to the figure and waits to see what happens next. She doesn't reply to Spiral Pegasus, she is too transfixed on what is taking place.

Dust Man keeps feeling the urge to break and run, but as long as Crystal is going to stand firm, Dusty is too. "How can it be hopeless?" is his only response to the Statue/Child thing.

Shaun Gilmour notices Kain. He's hard to miss, after all. He sees the glance, and as Kain starts to leave, gives him a hand signal: in Strider-signal speak, it means `lost cause -- get scarce'. Clearly, Shaun does not expect to return.

"Is it not obvious who this is Tron? Your vaunted genius is slipping. We are here, bearing the pendants we do. Who else could this child be but Duo, reborn?" He briefly inclines his head slightly. "I would speak warily lest you accuse. Caution should be the word of the day." He raises his head to the child on the rock once again. "We meant no offense by our acts, and if we have distrupted, then repair that which is broken and set us right."

Sewa looks to Tron, "...Did he cause it? Or did we ourselves? We chose to go after the pendants.", she looks back to the child and says to her the others here, "Why are you being rude to him? He didn't cause the destruction, really... we're the one who chased after the orb. We didn't know what we were doing so that's what caused the destruction. Not him.", she turns her back to the kid and looks to everybody as she speaks before looking back to the kid and says, "Hopeless all of ... this is?", she looks to Gemini and steps forward..ready to interpose herself to move in front of any happy violence which heads the kid's way. "..."

Ether Skunk anxiously swishes her tail, watching grimly, quiet as she hovers somewhere between the Order of Order and the Gesellschaft. She has yet to interfere, but you can see it in her optics- she'd love to start beating on people, to run and hide, to grab Rigger and drag he home, to turn and flee herself. Yet she's stuck in place by her own curiousity, her impatience...

Firestorm Phoenix watches this scene unfold before him, "Why couldn't something good ever happen for a change?

Gemini Man suddenly reaches his left hand up to his pendant, as if he's trying to clench it down and FORCE it to remain on his chest.
Sword Man has disconnected.

Ballade merely rests a hand lightly on his chest. There's more than just power in his pendant, and he will not relenquish his charge to the boy atop the rock if he has the choice.

Kain immediately becomes quiet at the outburst //*...*// He shakes his head, //*If this is a energy apprition of and for the Stardroids... even the mess we're in now... would be meaningless. We msut observe and learn.*// He returns to the bike and brings it to one of the heads, and brings it silent/stealth mode. //*Let's see what we shall see...*//

"If it is so hopeless, child.." The title is given in a chiding tone, as Enker turns his attention back to the matter at hand; Crystal Man and the others are ignored. There is only the child, for now. ".. then why has your hand given these out? Quite clearly, the Orb that you /allowed/ to be found by the dearly departed Miles Tanakin has led us on a merry chase, and given us glimpses of what could be. What is the meaning of all of this, to hand our the planets, the savior and the destroyer, to whittle us away like wood? The urge to rip their heads from their bodies runs through all of us right now. It would be quite nice to do so, and yet.. You have played us for pawns. A simple question for you, child. Why?"

Sword Man has connected.

Ricochet's optics cut across the field, focusing on the Chaos Bearers... especially Gemini Man. He scowls, as he and Orbit take up position to flank Tron... and protect the commander, if neccessary. "This isn't the time..." he glares... turning back towards the lad, almost seething. Killing so many thousands... all for a 'game'... even though he doesn't call it such, nevertheless... optics blaze. Unfortunately, however, for Knight Man, Ricochet has no idea HOW to stop it... or why his pendant suddenly starts tugging away. "What the..." His optics narrow as he attempts to seize it.

Maybe Crystal Man *is* courting death. He doesn't care. Better him than the cosmos itself. "But do you understand how it is that it was possible for you to fall so?" he shouts to the statue boy. "What went wrong?"
Apparently, the mystic thinks he *does* know...

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Crystal Man? I suggest you be silent before you send him into a rage further."

Guts Man looks on from a distance, people are just talking, big whooopdeedoo, he could have stayed at home and done something more productive, like give Wily his spongebath while Ballade is nuts.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "One does not demand answers of Gods."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Guts Man transmits, "Like hell. Gods schmod. I want my monkey man!"

Metal Man shakes his head. "A Game! All this for someones amusement!" oO(If that band is the Stardorids they got what they deserved.) Metal Man crosses his arms, he is toying with death but he thinks if this is not stopped the workd will die and Wily along with it.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Or would you rather he wiped the earth clean as he once intended?"

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "Telleth me brother, now while there is time. Dost thou haveth any insight? Is there anything thou dost thinketh that I should tell Tron?"

Tron does not quail at the words spoken, or the glare. Inside her roars the power from her Pendant... and the Courage it engenders. Tron looks slowly to Ricochet, Rigger, Shaun, and Sewa. Then she slowly looks to Enker, Spiral, Ten, Ballade, and Gemini. She stands still as majestic as a queen, speaking slowly and entirely calmly. "So... you are the Cause... ...you are the one spreaking the Riddle." Tron looks to each figure, listening to the words spoken and nodding slowly to Enker at his words... then nods to Sewa. "You may have a point." Tron reaches up, grasping her Pendant tightly, even as there is the slightest tug on it. Tron looks to the figure. "Stardroid... ...Being from technology beyond our own and never likely to reach... You have brought us here For a purpose... I am sorry if I do offend. I seek knowledge. Please... Tell us what this is all about."

Skyblade Eagle shakes her head a bit, still watching this kid, "Yeah, this is a game." She says, "Look at it. You make us run around, try to find these pendants, then chase you. It's like hide and seek meets tag. No wonder you're a child, if you can't think up anything more challenging."

Pirate Man just stands near the others saying nothing as he watches, shaking his head as he looks to the others, taking a few steps away from the group

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Again, nothing I haven't shared, brother... but desperate measures are called for."

Rigger lifts a hand to clasp over her pentant protectively. In spite of herself, in spite of the trouble it caused, she still felt keenly that she wished to keep it in her posession. Slowly a deep breath is taken, as her head begins to shake. All so confusing, to say the least. "People do not die in games."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "The Stardroids were not gods! They were beings that chose to play as gods and got their heads handed to them."

Sword Man has reconnected.

Shaun Gilmour feels the pendant starting to pull away from him, or at least thinks he does. Conflict racks him -- he wants to cast the pendant at the child's head, but he has this addictive need for the power the pendant gives off that runs deeper than his mind. He continues to remain silent, as nothing he could say now could be very helpful -- he forces his hands to stay on his Cipher, his will being put to the test by the sensation.

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "...the pendents, seem to want to leave their bearers... dost thou believeth this to be wise?"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "Metal Man? Your ego begins to offend me. Take care that the Stardroids are not the only people to loose ends. Even I begin to run low on patience."

Metal Man sends a radio transmission.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.
Crystal Man sends a radio transmission.
Metal Man receives a radio transmission from Crystal Man.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Guts Man transmits, "Yeah, I handed those Stardroids their aft on a silver platter."

Reaver Mimic stares at the Repliforce eagle, and shakes his head. oO(Yes...goad the reborn incarnation of the Stardroid leader...doom yourself. Then I'll take that nice launcher off your hands, if he didn't obliterate your sorry carcass...I always wanted explosive ordinance.)Oo

Spiral Pegasus looks down at Ten again. "Ten?" No answer. Glancing over at the besieged child, the pegacion takes one last look at his commander and friend before stepping forward with the rest of the bunch. "What went wrong, my dear Crystal Man, is that despite all of our advanced technology, we still have our fears, our jealousies, and our angers. Somehow the Stardroids felt that we should -rise- above this, like some fantasy race from old Star Trek videos. That somehow we should leave that which makes us human and reploid behind and become something, quote unquote, greater." A wing protectively covers his pendant. "I guess we failed the experiment."

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "It is inevitable."

Metal Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "...I see. But dost thou think that letting this being get the pendents twould be wise?"

Sewa 's pendant tugs but, well, it's not like it's tearing her body into pieces, so she pretty much ignores it. "Why did he give these out? Maybe to see if we could handle it! If it was even -his- choice!", she scowls slightly, "But we only wanted these for power, didn't we?", she shakes her head slowly, "...Don't touch him. He has done nothing wrong.", she knows she's making a leap here, but darnit, she thinks she's making the right leap. And this kid is ... a kid.

Crystal Man sends a radio transmission to Metal Man.
Metal Man receives a radio transmission.

Ballade smiles thinly. "I sought to contain, and found myself contained. Perhaps the rest of you strove for power."

Dust Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.
Metal Man stands there silently now just watching.

Crystal Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "I cannot say."

Spiral Pegasus glances aside darkly at Ballade. "I sought to do my duty. It wasn't enough."

[Radio] You send Crystal Man a direct message: "Well then... we art going to have to taketh a gamble on a chance..."

Tidal Whale sends a radio transmission to Ballade.
Ballade receives a radio transmission.

Ten blinks in surprise, and looks down at her pendant. "Huh?" Suddenly, Ten begins to strongly dislike what is happening. Luckily, she also snaps back to reality at this point, and hears Spiral Pegasus. Stepping forward to stand next to him, she calls out, "I only took the pendant to keep it away from those who would use it to cause incredible destruction. And it drove me to cause destruction. I don't know what you wanted me to do with it, I only know that at the time, I did what I felt I should do."

Sword Man has partially disconnected.
Sword Man has reconnected.
Sword Man has partially disconnected.
Ballade sends a radio transmission.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission.

Skyblade Eagle snorts a bit, "I didn't even go out for the damn things. I'm only here -now- to make sure that the world's safe. Even if it means putting down a couple of my own in the process." A glances is given at Ten and Spiral.

The child extends his right arm, but the ragged robe that covers it hangs most of the way to his waist, and covers his hand in the process. His voice sounds genuinely sorrowful.

"Caution, Ballade? It is a little late for that, is it not? If only those of you who dwell on this accursed planet knew it. Knew not to meddle in the affairs of the universe. For you ten take as your own what was never meant to be, you take a portion of my will craft by my own hand for ones far greater than you. And in turn, you deny it from them."

His gaze turns stonecold, as it seems the right hand beneath the robe shifts to raise up. The robe falls backwards limply, to reveal a closed fist. It is quite large.

"You condemn us -all- to the great peril, yet in your ignorance you never even consider it! Do you even remember?! UNIVERSAL GENOCIDE!" Laughter starts to shake the boys frame, as the robe sways madly. But it is not humor, but rather the laughter of one on the brink of madness. It lasts for several seconds, before the child arm's lower, and he begins to sob.

"All of you did this... Ten of you somehow came out, and yet you all will meet their folly."


"Then do it already and shut the hell up," says the Surf Ninja, finally so frustrated by the situation that he can no longer hold back. He stares at the child with the godlike powers, knowing that his life will now be measured in minutes rather than years. "S--t or get off the pot!"

Gemini Man is shaking, shaking, shaking... the hum of the order pendants before him is too much for him to bear. "THAT'S IT! THIS FINISHES NOW!" CRACK; a single report from his too-eager blaster, aimed...at the base of the statue. And, like always.... it bounces.

Ether Skunk's hand reflexively clasps around the hilt of her Katana, sheathed across her back- she grits her teeth and... manages to take a step forward. She's ready to face whatever hell this boy is prepared to unleash, though maybe because his punishment will be focused primarily on those that stand before her. THen again... maybe knowing that they're in danger IS what encourages the posessive skunk.

Knight Man's eyes dart around. Fron Tron to the boy to Crystal Man to Ballade to Enker and then back Tron. He ponders of what he just discussed with Crystal Man. oO(This... may be the only way...) He slowly, walks over towards Tron, and speaks in a low voice "Tron... I know it shalt be hard, and I know thou dost not wanteth to do it, but... thou must leteth the pendent go to where it wishes. Thou must breaketh it's spell over thee..."

Ricochet's optics narrow as he begins summoning the energy of Uranus deep within him. Orbit jumps onto his arm and seizes onto the pendant as well, the energy pulsating through them... "...I went after the pendant to keep it from ending up in the hands of someone like HIM!" He looks at the boy once again... "MEDDLE IN COSMIC AFFAIRS? Those visions appeared to everyone on the PLANET! I don't know WHO you are, but what the hell were we SUPPOSED TO DO, YOU SICK..." his optics flash as the burst, as he tries to yank himself and Orbit out of the way.

Dust Man sighs, and closes his eyes. In a whisper, he mouths. "I said it from the start, Enker. This was a bad idea. And now you've doomed us all..."

Ballade calmly, and with out any real sign of remorse, simply backhands Gemini across the face as hard as he can. "My apologies, Duo. The power of Mars has broken his mind." The laughter doesn't seem to faze the Elite in the least. This is the true nature of Ballade - utterly calm admists chaos, even as he serves change.

"Then we will face what comes as we faced the judgement. Defiantly. Can we be any other way?"

"Uh, no." Comes Skyblade's voice, as she watches this kid, "Shut the hell up, you little freak." She growls, "Sh*t happens, and you've got three choices. Live with it, take care of it, or deal with it." She draws both of her handguns, and takes aim at the kid, "And right now, you're my problem, and I'm going to take care of it."

Kain frowns darkly. //*The child is right. We did want the power... maybe not the power itself... but the power to make a difference. Except...*// He shakes his head. //*We were all caught in its web. Even me.*//

Director K then snaps his gaze at the child. "..." //*Universal...? Dear sweet god...! If this is correct... I seriously don't want to think about it. Not right now.*// However K does the sign of the cross unconsciously. //*To quote a character: We're so doomed.*//

Spiral Pegasus blinks and turns his head aside, wings dipping a bit as that goes through his mind. "... meet their folly. Oh wait, I see it now. Though I don't know how much good a pegasus pendant will do the next holder, all he'll get is a few fireballs and a wing spiral or two. Maybe he'll get the glories and the honor." The wings rise and fall along with the pegacion's shoulders. "All in all, everything I once held dear was revealed to be a sham. If this pendant goes and I go with it, maybe we'll both be better off."

Sewa swallows, "...Maybe we all had our reasons...I took it to keep another person from this fate...She wanted it because you used your power, Tron...And so she wanted the power to fight back. It's like that...um..story, y'know? The city which that guy wants to save and so he says to God, 'If there are at least this many people who are good in that city, spare it, God. Too many people wanted these things. Maybe we ourselves didn't want it for the -power- but -we- as a planet did. And so we got them.", she looks to the boy and says, "...Please...It only hurts...can't you please just make it go away?", she seems on the verge of begging. The pendant has -indeed- only caused her problems. It has made her lose friends, made her get poked and prodded and even friggin beat up by Vile just to see what it could do.


The energy Gemini Man expels at the statue the boy stands atop bounces off its stoney bulk, but rather than bouncing at any strange angle, it heads directly back for the one who cast it; while overhead the childs sobs stop and his eyes narrow in on the attack -- guiding it back to its maker.


Reaver Mimic sighs, and shakes his head. oO(Loony Replitwit. Maybe I will score some new gear today.)Oo Yawning, he hops up on top of the statue head he's been behind, for a better seat of the show.

Dust Man sends a radio transmission to Crystal Man.
Crystal Man receives a radio transmission.

Sword Man eyes widen. "Duo.........." The name tickles the back of his mind like a rancid fishbone would tickle your throat as it choked you. He says nothing as he looks on as the child.....cries?!

Crystal Man narrows his optics at the boy, but is silent. That cackle just confirms what he's been thinking since shortly after all this began... that the Stardroids lost because they were so detached from the source of all truth -- that they'd become mad. As for the Gemini Laser... well, no surprise, but he still winces inwardly to see his elder brother struck.

The Pirate Princess gazes at this... thing... a thing entirely Insane. She clenches her fist tightly about her Pendant, gazing at the boy that is a Stardroid. She looks him slowly up and down. The Closed Fist. The Features. Images flash through her mind... images taken of two figures by Dr. Wily himself. Duo. Duet. She steps forward... then her gaze snaps to Gemini, and she shouts. "STOP!" Tron then frowns, even as Ballade backhands the War Pendant Bearer... ...looking slowly to Knight as he speaks, then looks to Ricochet. "We... ...We have it wrong. I think."

Tron looks to the boy, intently now... ...and clutching her pendant even as she puts the back of her hand to Knight's chest... slowly stepping away. And she speaks softly.

"Ten inclinations of my own hand, Ten to give to my confused band, Ten to heed universal genocide, Ten that start at the center of it all, Where the lines meet, The Perils' obscurity will fall."

Tron looks on the boy, her eyes flashing as the attack goes back towards Gemini, extending a hand towards Ricochet, as if to calm him. "Who Are You, Stardroid? I will heed... be it my willingness or the inclinations of the Pendant... ...I will heed your words."

Firestorm Phoenix's frown deepens, "I see this smaller form has not shrank the size of your ego Duo. That same ego which cost you your life and the life many of those you commanded. You are a fool and failure Duo."

Spiral Pegasus double-takes at Ballade. "Duo? But wasn't he dropped by Hero Boy?"

Tidal Whale snorts, water spraying from his blowhole as he arrives at the gathering. "What timing. I didn't miss the fireworks.""

Ballade says, "Duo, Tron. Note the enlarged Right hand.""
Ballade is just... that calm.

Enker simply glances at Dust Man, before a hand goes up to touch the side of his neck. He leans his head to one side, issuing a nice crack, an equal sound coming to being as he bends the other way. The hand on the Mirror Buster reworks its grip, fingers tapping lightly. The other pendant wearers can handle this for now, but Dust Man..

Metal Man look darkens at the boys actions. "So Duo, you have returned ... " HHe looks at Gemini and urks. oO(Here we go.) He is crying? Prehaps he actually feels guilt over the untold billions if not trillions the Stardroids killed in their existance?) "It seems Duo did not die Spiral or he has returned."

Ten is rather confused by all that is happening. As she listens to what the others are saying, and looks up at the now sobing boy, trying to figure out what is happening. Well, it seems pretty clear that only the kid knows, so she asks. "So what happens to us now?"

Ricochet reaches his arm out, letting go of the pendant with it, and closes his fist. "Duo... YOU'RE DUO?... I don't know WHO you are, but if YOU didn't find who you were supposed to... YOU LET THIS GET SCREWED UP..." His clenching fist starts glowing intensely with the Uranus power, and the ground trembles... just a little... "YOU'RE JUST AS BLOODY A MURDERER AS..." he blinks, as Tron's hand touches his arm... and suddenly... stops. He and Orbit blink, as if not quite expecting that. "...wrong?..." he asks Tron, quietly.

SLAP! Gemini Man stumbles back as Ballade's blow strikes across his face, then.... SLAM: he is struck by the power of his own, ricocheted laser. His armor tears apart: it's the first time he's tasted the pain of his own new powers, and now he understands how anyone hit by the enhanced laser must have felt. However, he takes no time to regret any of his former actions. Above the tornaway armor and the steaming hole in his chest, the War Pendant still glows, still urging him on. And after lying back just a moment, on the ground, he rises again to a crouch Filled with rage, he cries out, "YOU SONOFAB****!"

Dust Man doesn't notice the new attention directed at him. He just keeps staring into space. "So what's the thing, Crystal?"

Shaun Gilmour concentrates, holding his ground; the Sonic Cipher still held in front of him defensively. His lips tighten; his teeth grit; his stance lowers, his center of gravity now closer to the ground. He does not move, but waits, wanting to see if Tron has the right idea. Somewhere, Shaun knows that his `l33t powers' are going to do jack and squat against Duo, as he /created/ the powers, and therefore has power over them. He does not, however, have control over his training or his Sonic Cipher. If the time comes, it'll just be what he earned from years of hard training against this guy, this boy, this /thing/ that should not be. And that will have to be enough.

Tron Bonne says, "Note his Face, Ballade. That was not Duo's look... Dr. Wily's images and studies of the pair showed that. Wily had files on Duo from when he captured him and studied him in his lab...," Tron is equaly as calm. Life and Death. Speaking softly to one another. "Whoever he is... ...I do not know."

Ballade folds his arms across his chest, his lips moving soundlessly as he speaks with the soul of his fellow holder of the pendant of Ice. Perhaps he is the front, but two souls are twined about the pendant. "Gemini Man - be silent, and restrain your temper, lest we be forced to do so for you." He lifts his gaze to the boy. "So we have disturbed something you set up." He glances at Tron. "I am aware of Duo, Tron. You forget I am the one who brought Duo low so that the Doctor could aquire those files. I assure you, am well aware. And yet - this is still Duo. Who else could it be?"

Crystal Man doesn't answer Dust Man. Instead, he quickly moves to pull him to the ground and try to shield him in case Enker does, in fact, fire...

Knight Man nods and steps back away from Tron again. Whatever happens now, is up to them. Well at least the other Robot Masters aren't trying to kill them anymore. Perhaps this might work out after all, but it'll all depend on the actions of the fated people here.


Gemini Man handled for the moment, the Child's face goes rigid again. His mouth returns to a flat line, his eyes hard as he looks down. Specifically, his gaze goes from Enker to Tron, with a quick flicker to the new arrival of Tidal Whale. A disturbed chuckle rises from his lips.

"Do it, get it over with? Dispell judgement? Why, you truly are a confused band. Although an improper one, very much so. Do you -forget-, that it was all of -you- that stripped Judgement from me?"

His eyes alight with a furor of anger as he casts downward at the people at his statues base.

"LET THIS GET SCREWED UP!? YOU, MY FRIENDS, ARE THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS ALL UPON YOURSELVES! My inclinations are not the essence of the Stardroids as you think, they are not the remainders of their energy on Earth! They are my essence, made with my hands to give to them so that they may stop the events -you- all have set into motion!"

His body contorts now, as it starts to hover. Electric surges from above slam down into his frame, searing the robe to pieces to reveal a naked human child. The electricity runs across his body in pulses, blue bursts as it lifts him into the air. His cackle is deafening, increasing as he rises higher into the air -- a blue glow cast awash the entire island from his charged body. And through the violent convulsions of his cackling, the child looks straight downward at all present.

"OBLIVION IS UNLEASHED! The end is NIGH!"

At the words Nigh, another volley of lightning slams into his frame. A cobalt flash follows, blinding the area, as the boy disintegrates. Apparitions of blue energy breaking off from the point where the boy was hovering, like squirming masses of energy the fly across the sky in a ring from where he stood.

And then all was silent.


Silent, save for the sound of each of the ten Pendants falling from their Bearer to the ground with a tink. Each ones colored hue fading to grey.


Ballade drops Ayla Ericson.

Tidal Whale says, "Well. I don't like the sound of that."

Metal Man watches in awe as Duo/whoever vanishes in a light show. He then shakes his head, "I still don't get what his reasoning for doing this was." Metal Man has his feeling of impending doom that has been with him all night grow even more. "I did not like the sound of that either Forcer."

Gemini Man still on his knees, utters a single word. "No." A gasp, a whisper, from his now-ordinary voice. "No." He lifts up the broken pendant, stares at it.... "NO NO NONONONONONONO!" Grasping it tightly in his hand, pounding his fist on the ground, only capable, it seems, of that one word...

Dust Man grunts as he is pulled to the ground, and then gapes at the spectacle of Duo unleashed. "Oh, Wily, what's happened?

As the boy lifts, Ether does as well- rising a half-foot and shooting forward, hovering in a mad race to reach the Order contingent, and Rigger. But with the crash of lightning and the increasing thunder of the Boy's voice,the skunk is soon cast to the ground- quivering, drawing back a step and huddling, unable to proceed in the face of such phenomena. With her head bowed and one arm thrown over her face protectively, she seems ready to be smote.... and it never happens. Slowly, she lifts her head and blinks her blue optics slowly, looking around the island, then back to the pendant bearers...

Spiral Pegasus feels his chest with an arm and a wing. "I'm... I'm normal again. I'm myself." There's a content neigh, almost as if a sigh from the pegacion as he runs a hand through his unhelmeted hair. "Er.. wait." He continues patting his hair as if searching for something - a helmet perhaps. "Oh schiess." Another lightbulb goes off inside his head. "Oh SCHIESS."

The Elite Commander's pendant falls, clattering to the ground. A moment later, Enker himself follows, simply falling backwards to land on the ground with a loud thud, staring blankly at the skies above.

Guts Man crosses his arms, "Well that shut that cry baby up." He looks around, "Who's up for some karaoke?"

Sword Man has disconnected.

Reaver Mimic shrugs. "Should you? A cosmically powered being of unknown proportions just fortold the end of all things." explains Reaver, looking to Tidal. "Yeah, I'd say this sounds horrid."

Sword Man has connected.

Ballade glances down at the pendant, and then back up at where Duo fell. In that last instant... he felt something. Something important. He lays a hand on his chest, and turns to meet Tidal Whale's gaze. Slowly he falls to his knees as the power drains out of him. "Tidal...."

The Pirate Princess gazes upward, listening to the words. She then feels it, shuddering softly... She /glares/ up at the figure, even as she speaks. "...So... ...you were Right, Ricochet..." The Green energy crackles about her for the instant! ...then in the /BRILLIANT/ flash of energy, the green lightning fades. The emerald eyes slowly shift... ...and the brown hair of the Pirate Princess stops it's almost wild writhing now... rising upward and into her origional, upsidedown Lemon Wedge shape.

Tron slowly falls to one knee, a cry escaping her... ...even as her pendant falls from her chest to the ground. Tron just stares... ...stares at the Greying Pendant.

Kain ponders Tron's words, "The inclinations... Maybe he's not just talking about the creation of the pendent but the calling of the Stardroids themselves... Terra, Sunstar, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Tron, Ten, Spiral Pegasus, Rigger, Gemini, Enker, Sewa, Ricochet, Shaun, and Ballade. The band. Literally. Banding together to stop... Universal Genocide. Ten at the start... They *were* the first Stardroids. And here... is where we are to learn about the peril that is to bring about Universal Genocide."

Ballade sends a radio transmission.
Tidal Whale receives a radio transmission from Ballade.

Pirate Man is silent as the boy disappears shaking his head as he looks towards Gemini before looking towards the sky as the energy starts to disappear before looking to Crystal saying, "Do ye think that be it, brother or do ye think this just means something else will come in the future?"

Skyblade Eagle blinks a little bit, as she continues to hover there, and she slips her handguns away, "..." She just kind of eyes where the kid had been, "Well, that was easier than I expected. I didn't even have to shoot him." She turns around, and looks down towards where the pendant holders are, and smirks a bit, "Maybe I put my guns away a bit too soon, hmm?"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "We... are free of the pendants. Gather Enker, and take us with you."


Something odd then happens. Knight Man, staggars back a few steps, clutching his head, groaning. He suddenly feels very dizzy....

Ricochet blinks... the pendant hitting the ground. The glow about him, the summoned energy of Uranus... fades away from him. He winces, as does Orbit... the two feeling it almost as if painful... "The pendant..." he kneels down, Orbit landing next to the remains of the stone. "*BLOOP BLEEP*" <It's... it's...> he picks it up in his little paws... nothing. Ricochet sighs... feeling the emotions of those around him for one last time. His silence is sudden, stark... and complete.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "...urrg... my...mine head..."

Firestorm Phoenix sighs and shakes his head, "This can't be good. Why the hell can't anything good ever happen?"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Snake Man transmits, "The pendantsss are gone?"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "The pendants are dead, as well as the reborn Duo."

Sewa pays no mind to the falling pendant. "...Goodbye...", she says as the boy vanishes, "...Grace had hope for the world though and...I think we can pull it off, even now.", she looks towards her fallen pendant and shakes her head and looks down at her pendant and smiles, "And I think I can see what it was tryin' to tell me.", she picks up the empty pendant and ponders giving it to Rock sometime, like she wanted to. "Itself was the block. ...", she looks to Tron and says, "Thank God it's over!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Guts Man transmits, "Looks like it. Let's celebrate with some karaoke."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Pirate Man transmits, "Aye, Snake."

Here, it seems, is where Crystal Man actually begins to break... he still holds Dust Man on the ground, but now he's shaking. Slowly, however, he brings himself to his feet again and turns to where the statue was, still quivering... "So I was only partially right... The Stardroids are supposed to be recovering, but... it had gone wrong..." There's a definite quaver in his voice...

Tidal Whale pauses, looking at Ballade. "Damn you. If this is all a trick, if this is just a way to prevent me from pounding you into the ground right now, I will come for you." Almost disgusted, the Whale turns back towards the beach. Making as much haste as possible. Cosmic bruhaha or not, he's got a little girl to look after.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Snake Man transmits, "Hopefully thingsss can get back to normal around here"

Dust Man suddenly scrambles to his feet, and rushes forward. "MISS TRON!" He breaks free of Crystal and makes a mad dash towards Tron Bonne.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "Good to have you back with us."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Epsilon CO Crystal Man transmits, "I do not believe we have seen the last of this... though whether we shall see what cpmes next soon, I cannot say."

Ballade is still on his knees. Gingerly he picks up the dead pendant on the ground, and holds it in his hands. "This is no trick. She is in a cold place, and will need help." He lifts his gaze to Tidal. "AFter Wily, she is the first I hold duty to."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Guts Man transmits, "Who cares."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] RM #30 Dust Man transmits, "MISS TRON!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Snake Man transmits, "Asss long asss everyone isssn't going nutsss anymore, I don't care"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "Ur...urk... mine... ah!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Enker is so going to kick some people's asses, but luckily he's offline right now.

Spiral Pegasus picks up what's left of his pendant and walks over to the bluebird phoenix of happiness, turning his radio back on.

Tron Bonne slowly reaches down, and lifts up her own Pendant... slowly gathering it up and holding it to her chest. Her eyes close. A sigh comes from her. She... ...thinks back. So much... So much. Her eyes close, tears slowly beginning to leak from her eyes. She holds the Pendant tightly to her chest, and slowly rises. At the call of Dust Man, Tron turns her head, looking slowly towards him. And a brilliant smile spreads on her lips... though a sad one. Then... she spins and stares...

...at Knight Man.

Shaun Gilmour jolts as the pendant falls dead, his body `powering down'. It's like coming down from a bad high, the stolen energy leaving him and going back ... wherever. For a moment, he is dizzy and nauseated, staggering -- but his training takes over. He focuses. He mentally cleanses himself. Slowly, Shaun Gilmour returns, the Surf Ninja having returned to the ethers of time and space.

"I'm back," he says to no one in particular. He swings his Sonic Cipher at the air -- it makes its normal crystalline singing. "Yeah! I'm back! Kick ass!" He sheaths his Cipher behind his back. "No more bulls--t! No more stupid questing! No more Stardroid angst! It's done! It's over! It's fricking kaput!"

But then, he thinks -- isn't something supposed to happen now? He looks up, looks around, and doesn't see any signs of comic armageddeon. Odd. Very odd. Then other senses returns to him; he looks to Tron, but sees Dust will attend to her. That only means one thing --

"NINJA GODDAM VANISH!" yells Shaun, slapping a smoke bomb onto the ground and running off at a distinctly human speed towards the shore, away from those gathered. He has the feeling he doesn't want to be here any more.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Beta XO Metal Man transmits, "I think your right Crystal."

Gemini Man just sits there, his clenched hand now on the ground. "No, nono. So much left to do. So much more to do... can't be over... now..." A few short breaths, then, he deactivates his weapon, and reaches his other hand up to his torn chest. "Dear Wily. I--" Seeing it come back coated with mechfluid, he winces. "So... weak. I'm so weak." He starts to tip forward.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Snake Man transmits, "... What'sss the matter with him? ... Nevermind, I don't want to know."

Tidal Whale breaks from a stomp to a jog to a run. The ice is his destination.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Ballade transmits, "You have recieved your orders. Get us away from these Repliforcers. And now... my systmes are shutting down into rest mode."

Skyblade Eagle flaps her wings, and lands right behind Spiral, and puts one of her handguns to the back of his head, "Take back the comment about Shadow Raven, right now, or I'll make you join him. Got it?" She growls, "And I am not kidding, because you're also under arrest."

Pirate Man shakes his head as he gets no answer from Crstal before making his way over to Tron, a smirk crossing his face for a few seconds as Duest runs ahead, optics shifting to the others nearby, especially focussing on those that once held the pendants

Kitty mews in the background.

Ballade simply... follows Enker's lead. Pendant locked in his hand, he slowly topples over sideways. Once he hits the ground, his systems lock down into rest mode, and his optics go dark.

Hey! No stealing Enker's schtick!


Ricochet just... kneels there, as if some part of himself was lost. He reaches out and holds the pendant... staring at it. Perhaps he was the only one who managed to do good with it... he sighs. Loudly. Rubbing Orbit's head. Remaining silent, his optics flick towards Tron... wondering about her reaction. Just a few seconds ago, he felt as though they were close... Ironhide to Optimus Prime, as it were. And now?...

Ballade will steal what he darn well pleases.

Metal Man looks to the other masters. "You heard em! Lets get Enker, Ballade and Gemini home!" Metal Man heads towards Ballade to pick up him up and carry him back to the Skull Shuttle. "Come one lets get them home." Metal Man carrying Ballade heads for the shuttle.

Tidal Whale enters the Underneath Southern Pacific.
Tidal Whale has left.

Knight Man shakes his head a few times. Taking deep breaths. Finally, he shakes something off. Out from his chest, where Tron nailed him with the Spark Chaser, a green light glows, then fades. Feeling horribly dizzy for a moment, it eventually subsides. "Where... what haveth I been..." Shaking off the disorientation, he looks around, and down at Tron. His eyes flare up, suddenly he's VERY mad. "Th...th...th....THOU!!" The snarl emitted from his voice is deafening "Thou ...thou...thou...." His fists clench "THOU WENCH!!

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "Tron.... Tron Bonne is a DEAD WOMAN!!! *his voice is horribly angry*"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Guts Man transmits, "If I had known the pendant users would have lost their pendants I wouldn't have bothered chasing after all those pendants. What a waste of time. We could have raided and stocked up on materials while everyone else was busy chasing those trinkets."

Crystal Man finally gathers himself enough to pull himself together, shaking his head. He takes a deep breath, then steps up to Enker, moving to carefully pick up the larger Elite. It's a good thing robots, as a rule, are so strong, or there's no way he could pull following this particular order off. Even with that taken into account, the bulk doesn't make it easy.

Reaver Mimic meanwhile teleports behind Skyblade Eagle, and just watches, a cold smile on his face. As she moves towards Spiral, Reaver gives a thumbs-up. oO(This is a matter of respect ponyboy.)Oo "Aw...poor Eagle. Miss your friend?" asks Reaver. "I got another in here... Why don't y' come after a real crook instead of wasting your time with a power-corrupted lackey?" queries Mimic. "Though it's a shame Duo didn't destroy you girl. Your wings would go nice with this arm."

Ten looks about, wondering what just happened. She looks down at the now cold grey pendant of Sunstar. A flood of emotions come over the no longer influenced phoenix. Relief that her mind is once again her own, fear over what will happen to her now, after everythign she has said and done. Worry over the words spoken by the kid. Sadness over what she has done while under the influence of the pendant. Hearing Spiral Pegasus, she turns to him. Her face reflects the emotions she is feeling as she sheepishly says, "Spiral..."

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Snake Man transmits, "We raided Cairo, remember?"

Dust Man glares at Knight Man, and bellows in his most commanding voice. "YOU WILL NOT HARM HER, KNIGHT!"

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Guts Man transmits, "No."

Metal Man saves the battle rom of Knight Man's reaction to the pendant's effect on him. oO(This might be good watching later.) Metal Man with his charge heads for the shuttle. "Well, this was antic climatic."

Shaun Gilmour, while everybody else is weeping or yelling or doing other stuff, hauls aft across a few beachheads, reaching where Kain and his Harley are hidden. He jumps on the back of his Harley, looking and acting distinctly like himself again. "GO! GO! GO!" he yells, hands on his Cipher just in case somebody wants to take some aggression out on some ninjas.

Skyblade Eagle narrows her eyes a bit, "You can wait." She growls, as she turns around, and dives at Reaver, to tackle him to the ground, "Give me back Cryogen's arm you son of a bitch!"

The Pirate Princess takes a slow step back and away from Knight, her eyes opening wide, clutching the Pendant to her chest... "...Knight... ...Don't do this... ...Later. When we're alone. You don't want to do this... think back... ...Please?" She speaks for the first time now, sounding /VERY/, /VERY/ tired. The last word is a squeek... ...and she contacts the Gesellschaft instantly. Tron then pauses, looking to the RMs. "...Get Enker, Ballade, And Gemini home. Quickly... ...I'll see you all soon, I promise." Tron then looks sad... "...If... ...I'm allowed to, anyway." Tron looks down to her Pendant, as it is now, and closes her eyes... ...then snaps her gaze up and looks to the other, and former, 'Order Bearers' and Knight Man. "...Sorry... ...and thank you... all. I..." Tron sighs softly.

Skyblade Eagle strikes Reaver Mimic with her Generic Melee attack.

Ether Skunk rises to her feet slowly, her brow furrowing, the skunk looking... thoroughly annoyed. "Well!" she announces, to nobody in particular, putting her hands on her hips. "That was pre' inconvenient for everybody." The skunk tromps up towards Rigger, and adresses her rather forwardly. "Miss Rigger, are you okay? How are you feeling?" Her gaze drops to the dead Bog pendant. "You gonna keep that?"

Firestorm Phoenix simply shakes his head flys off in disgust.

Ballade has left.
Firestorm Phoenix enters the Sky Above South Pacific.
Firestorm Phoenix has left.
Sewa sends a radio transmission.
Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Sewa.

Gemini Man doesn't seem as if he's going to pass out, as his brothers, after all. He catches himself on the clenched hand, and, shakingly, he begins to rise. Holding his messy injuries with one arm and clenching his now-dead pendant in the other, he walks toward the Master transport. For the moment, not speaking at all.

Firestorm Phoenix arrives from the Sky Above South Pacific.
Firestorm Phoenix has arrived.

Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission.
Sewa receives a radio transmission.

Spiral Pegasus walks over to Ten, wings spread, mouth spread into a smile as well. At least I still have -one- friend left in the world. "Hey, we're still alive. I think." Offering the phoenix a hand, he says, "If anything, we're ourselves now. I think that could be the best gift of all."

Reaver Mimic laughs as he hits the ground. "Really, I didn't think you cared. Sorry. I don't dig skank." sneers Mimic, pushing backwards on powerful arms to flip himself over, and the erstwhile Eagle to the ground. "Loser."

Sword Man has connected.

Ether Skunk doesn't let Rigger dominate all of her attention, though. She glances sideways, watching Gemini Man quietly as he departs...
Reaver Mimic misses Skyblade Eagle with his Throw attack.

Pirate Man smirks as he gets close to Tron saying, "Well it be good that ye be back to normal Tron.", he then looks to Knight saying, "While hold your temper, Knight. Time to go."

Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Shaun Gilmour.
Shaun Gilmour receives a radio transmission from Tron Bonne.

Skyblade Eagle moves back in time to avoid being thrown to the ground, "Why don't you go to hell?" She turns her arm to the side, and fires, aiming one of her Skyblade's at his elbow, to try and sever his arm..

Skyblade Eagle misses Reaver Mimic with her Alloy Disk attack.
Sewa sends a radio transmission to Tron Bonne.
Tron Bonne receives a radio transmission from Sewa.
Reaver Mimic sends a radio transmission.
Spiral Pegasus receives a radio transmission.

Rigger just shakes her head at Ether. "Let's go home? I'm suddenly really tired."

Shaun Gilmour has left.

Crystal Man walks into the Skull Shuttle, Enker in his arms... . o O (I can only pray that Father will support our actions...) O o .

Tron Bonne sends a radio transmission to Sewa.
Sewa receives a radio transmission.
Crystal Man has left.
Dust Man has left.

Kain nods and quickly hands Shaun a helmet. "Let's go. I'm not planning on dying tonight."

Dust Man has arrived.
Metal Man has left.

Knight Man closesh is fist, it's shaking, a lot. "What hast thou... done... again! Canst thou not go without humiliating me!! Thou.... against mine own BROTHERS I defendedeth thee! My BROTHERS!!" He huffs for a moment. Trying to actually get a hold of himself, as he turns to his bretheren. During the confusion and madness he felt he reverted back to his armored mode. Not that it matters. He fires one last icy glare to Tron "Later? Yes... OOOOHHH yes. And marketh mine words Tron, any punishment I recieveth for mine actions whilst I was under this.... veil caused by thee, thou shalt recieveth tenfold!!" He grunts, and stroms off into the Stealth Transport...

Spiral Pegasus sends a radio transmission to Reaver Mimic.
Reaver Mimic receives a radio transmission from Spiral Pegasus.

Ricochet lets out a loud... loud sigh. He simply nods at Tron, singly... before standing... "...yeah..." he says, quietly, dully... "...just... remember what I said." He shakes his head, not quite sure WHAT to feel. Hoping the sense of emptiness eating at him will leave. He glances back up at the sky towards where Duo... the child... whatever... vanished.

"*BLOOP BLEEP BWIP*" <Nice to see Duo's still a genocidial maniac.> notes Orbit.

[Radio: (A) RMBroadband] Knight Man transmits, "I'll geteth her for this... I swear I'll geteth her for this..."

Enker has left.
Gemini Man has left.

Ether Skunk smiles brightly to Rigger. "Sure thing. Need a lift?" She glances towards Tron as she says this, curious to see if anybody is prepared to offer the former pendant bearer a ride home.

Firestorm Phoenix enters the Sky Above South Pacific.
Firestorm Phoenix has left.

Dust Man follows behind Knight Man, making sure to keep an eye on him.

Sword Man has left.
Dust Man has left.

Ten nods to Spiral Pegasus, and manages a smile. It is amazing how well Ten can smile despite the beak. "Absolutely! Gosh, I'm so glad to finally be rid of that pendant!" Then, she suddenly looks sad again. "Spiral, do you think they will let us back into Repliforce? I couldn't take not being part of Repliforce. Repliforce is a part of me, a part I can't live without."

Reaver Mimic rolls his eyes, and whistles shrilly. From the shadows, comes a drone that looks to be Orbit's twin, out to fire a beam of plasma at Skyblade's back. "Hell's not fun. And there's no profit in it for me." he retorts.

Reaver Mimic misses Skyblade Eagle with his Drone Blaster attack.

Reaver Mimic sends a radio transmission.
Spiral Pegasus receives a radio transmission.

Skyblade Eagle dodges the beam of plasma, and then pauses...What the hell is she doing, "Get out of here." She growls, as she turns around, "I'll deal with you in time, but now's the wrong time." She shakes her head, as she marches towards Ten and Spiral..

The Pirate Princess sends a soft smile to Pirate... before looking at Knight... and wincing softly... stepping back. She... is /DEFINITLY/ afraid right now. She shivers softly... and just... watches Knight go. She sighs and calls out. "I'll see you all very soon! Promise!"

Tron then winces, and looks to the Heroes even as the RMs leave. "Oneway Trip to California... Boarding now..." Tron turns slowly, and makes a slow and weary way back towards the Gesellschaft.

Knight Man storms into the Stealth Transport. Bwargh

Spiral Pegasus chuckles softly, shaking his head. "We were good soldiers once, and now we are again. And it's not like we've gone and pledged allegiance to Sigma or Wily or anything." A rather dark pause. "Although a -lot- of apologies are going to be in order."

Ether Skunk smiles back to Rigger. "You heard the girl. Off to California!" The skunk whirls about and begins prancing towards the Gesellschaft, glad she gets to ride the thing the RIGHT way, instead of surfing on top.

Stealth Transport

============================= Stealth Transport ==============================
The inside of the transport is extremely roomy, with a large crew compartment seperated from the cockpit by a sliding mini blast door. The cockpit's instrumentation looks extremely complex and difficult to operate, although the entire control system is computerized to allow even an idiot (or the typical Robot Master) to pilot it with ease. The spacious interior has enough seats to hold 20 people easily, with room to spare for weapons and equipment.
====================== Type 'vhelp' for a command list. ======================
Contents:
Pirate Man
Dust Man
Gemini Man
Enker

Outside> Sewa follows after Tron, "I feel so -happy- I could scream. Finally, finally, everything's gonna be back to normal. Yeah!", she smiles widely, "I'm so glad Duo was so nice and actually -listened- to me.", facefault here! She'll attempt to board the ship too.

Outside> Ricochet grimmaces... and optics the pendant in his palm. He pulls it back, almost as if to hurl it... but stops. He shakes his head, and slides it into a compartment on his armor... "*BLOOP BLEEP BLIP*"
<Let's go.> Orbit says, quietly, and the two follow Tron to her ship.

Outside> Ether Skunk sends a radio transmission.
Outside> Gemini Man receives a radio transmission.
Gemini Man receives a radio transmission.

Knight Man storms inside. Very not happy. He shakes his head the entire time, thinking everything over "How... why...?"

Enker isn't really on board this ship.

Guts Man has arrived.

Outside> Harley Davidson Hoverbike enters the Southeast Pacific Ocean.

Cappella has arrived.

Outside> Reaver Mimic grins impishly, and waves. "Ta-ta. Good t'see you back to normal ponyboy. Bet your pegasus girlfriend'll like it too." adds Mimic, before beginning to fade out in a black flash.

Outside> Reaver Mimic retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Ten, Skyblade Eagle, Spiral Pegasus, and Sewa.

Outside> Ten nods to Spiral, and her smile returns. Just then, she notices Skyblade Eagle approaching. The phoenix gulps, looks back to Spiral, and says, "Um, I think we are about to have to start apologizing!"

Outside> Reaver Mimic blinks to another location.
Dust Man has disconnected.

Gemini Man crawls onto the ship, to a seat, holding his chest. He looks up. "Please...tell me...ONE of you can fly it, right?"

Pirate Man shakes his head as he looks towards Knight as he enters saying, "I can pilot this ship, Gemini. Let us go home."

Outside> From Bonne Airship <Gesellschaft>> Ether Skunk sends a radio transmission to Gemini Man.

Outside> Gemini Man receives a radio transmission.
Gemini Man receives a radio transmission.

Gemini Man blinks, blinks...his eyes back their ordinary color. "Home."

Knight Man grunts, as the Transport takes to the air, still standing. His mind starts to swim with thoughts and memories "W...why... why did.... how did.... argh!" He collapses on same spot he did on the first night this started.

Gemini Man pushes himself up from his seat, and stumbles off the transport.

Pirate Man is silent as he pilots the ship into the bay, he opens the door as drones move in saying, "Quickly take those that need it to the repair bay, unless they can move under their own power."

[Radio: (E) Public] 'Terra Bonne?' Tron Bonne transmits, "...Sleep well, World"

[Radio: (E) Public] 'Terra Bonne?' Tron Bonne transmits, "It's over..."

[Radio: (E) Public] Metal Man transmits, "Its only going to get wrose."

[Radio: (E) Public] Guts Man transmits, "Good."

[Radio: (E) Public] Skyblade Eagle transmits, "Tron, you're next on my list."

[Radio: (E) Public] Skyblade Eagle transmits, "Don't think you can get away so easily."

[Radio: (E) Public] Metal Man transmits, "So you would kill a human how droll."

[Radio: (E) Public] Skyblade Eagle transmits, "I never said I'd kill her."

[Radio: (E) Public] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...If you want me, Skyblade. The invitation is always open. ...But not tonight..."

[Radio: (E) Public] Skyblade Eagle transmits, "I will, however, shoot down that airship, and drag her to prison."

[Radio: (E) Public] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "Don't try"

Outside> Gemini Man stumbles off the transport. His hand is clenched into a tight fist, and half-buried in the ruin of his chest, covered in mechfluid. Looks like he got the worst of...something.

[Radio: (E) Public] Ether Skunk transmits, "You have allies on this ship, Repliforcer. Put your damn guns away for just one night, go home, and think, would you?"

[Radio: (E) Public] Skyblade Eagle transmits, "I'm not in the mood to do it tonight."

[Radio: (E) Public] Sonic Banshee transmits, "You will not succeed, Bird brain. I'll stop thee fr'aum even tryin'."

[Radio: (E) Public] Sewa transmits, "Yeah! No shooting down Tron! Nyaaah! Yay! She's not in the mood! *giggle and then a long drawn out breath* whee."

Outside> Metal Man exits the transport carrying an outcold Ballade.

[Radio: (E) Public] Sewa transmits, "Sonic! I got something for you!"

Snake Man is resting on top of one of the refuler platforms, to catch the heat of the skylights above. He blinks sleepily down at the arriving crew.

[Radio: (E) Public] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne speaks softly in her normal voice. "...Sonic... ...I'm sorry..." She then pauses, her voice sounding /very/ tired indeed.

Crystal Man follows Metal Man out, carefully lugging Enker in his own arms. The bearer of a spear which might very well taste his own mechfluid soon...

Knight Man is... unconscious. He passed out again in the Stealth Transport. He's not hurt, but he also had a heavy toll on his mind.

[Radio: (E) Public] Skyblade Eagle transmits, "I'll give you a cell right next to her's, Sonic."

[Radio: (E) Public] Sonic Banshee transmits, ".. Thaw dost, Wee Sewa? Then I shall return home.. T'is finally time, at last.. As for thaw, Miss Bonne.. we are equal.. F'ar now.."

Gemini Man is just...slowly stumbling, toward the repair bay. He's not even bothering to aid himself with his hologram...he must be really tired.

[Radio: (E) Public] Sewa transmits, "I'll meet you there! Can't wait! I've missed you soooooo much, Sonic!"

[Radio: (E) Public] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "And with that, everyone lived happily ever after save the few here and there that got little beatings for stuff they did with their pendants. And Wily too, because Plum still won't talk to him."

Metal Man summons a pair of Gear Clowns to get Gemini off to the medical bay as he keeps carrying off Ballade muttering. "I'm going to hate my self in the morning."

[Radio: (E) Public] Metal Man transmits, "Well we have revcovered our own who we lost to this madness."

Snake Man stretches himself out on all fours, and then shimmies backwards down a nearby pipe. Dropping lightly to the ground, he regards the sorry looking crew, and shrugs. Then he offers Gemini a supporting hand. Wonder what brought that on?

Knight Man is carried off to the Medbay himself by various drones. Yeah! And he is gonna be maaaaaaaaaaaaad when he wakes up...

[Radio: (E) Public] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...I'm glad, Sonic... ...very glad. And, Jet... ...the Pendants are powerless now... ...but. We have a new Enemy."

Metal Man is carrying an outcold Ballade towars the medical bay.

[Radio: (E) Public] Sonic Banshee transmits, "As for tha' Bonne girl.. Thaw wilt nae go near her, BirdBrain.. Aven if I've got t'ae strike thee from the sky."

Pirate Man is silent as he looks around the vehicle bay before making his way towards the Deadskull, "Time for a rest in my cabin. But with what happened, who knows what will be appearing the future."

[Radio: (E) Public] Metal Man transmits, "Duo has always been our foe and to all that lives."

[Radio: (E) Public] Skyblade Eagle transmits, "You'd have to hit me first."

[Radio: (E) Public] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Who would that be? The buff baby?"

================================ Robot Master ================================
Message: 12/54 Posted Author
Pendants - Over Tue Feb 05 Enker
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Enker appears on screen, without the Ring of Saturn. Yet strangely, there are thunderclouds over his head. Before talking, he shouts off screen in full anger.

"SCREW OFF, CLOUD MAN! I'M NOT IN THE MOOD FOR YOUR GAMES!"

"Achem. Sorry about that. The Pendants are quite over, to put it simply. The Orb that started it all left my inventory and led us on a brief chase that ended at Easter Island. Where Duo himself fell. And where we believe Duo has manifested himself again. A large hand certainly proved it, although in truth I found it quite boring at the time."

He shrugs, and goes on.

"The pendants are now lifeless, similar to the Orb itself at one point. They are being kept by their owners as.. mementos.. I doubt any of us will forget this time, and that shall reinforce the fact. So, the pendants are gone. Yet the actions taken within the past fortnight are numerous, and there are many punishments to issue. Those will be revealed in the coming days; in the meantime, I would suggest all of you look very closely at the actions you have taken in the last four hundred hours."
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"Well anyway. One of those present can speak of what occured on Easter Island in more detail. I do not presently care for it; there are more pressing issues. Tron Bonne will attempt to gain contact with us again shortly. Now that she is no longer under the control of the Order pendant, however.. We will have to see how this goes. Despite Dust Man's rather.. 'touching'.. care for the girl, or Knight Man's need to deliver retribution.. We shall see how that goes. The Bonnes are useful allies at times, but this requires some deliberation."

"Deal with Egypt and Cairo. Continue to sway our influence out further. I want this done swiftly, or Punk will be let loose to further encourage you all into working. I will not be available for forty-eight hours, however. I will be busy deleting my current persona and installing a backup. But do not think that means I will forget, my brethren."

"I never forget."

"Succeed, for Wily demands it."
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