Vin_Da_DM: Previously on Warriors of Destiny: Left facing off against Daegriss the group watches from behind the invisible force field.
Vin_Da_DM: Grinning Daegriss watches as a soft layer of smoke drowns out the room. In an instant everyone is floored, Tewyn, Lilly, and Vincent remained unconscious while the remainder of the Warriors start dreaming.
Vin_Da_DM: $ Start
Vin_Da_DM: After a dazzle of swirling lights you all find yourselves onboard the Ettik. Although everything seems a bit...off.
Claron looks over at Tabris then looks around at the others as the smoke begins to fill the room *coughs* then starts to enjoy the dazzling display of swirling lights.
Tabris: �What in the hell was that?� Tabris rubs his eyes and looks around, �Did someone just hit me over the head with a disco ball?�
Claron: �Wait just a minute�� as my eyes begin to focus more clearly, �How did we get back here?�
^^Katie^^ blinks and looks around. �I know I was not looking forward to the fight, but Jaysus, I dinnae mean to blink mahself out of it completely. Where the hell is this, anyhow?�
Vin_Da_DM: �Didn�t you guys leave to go after Clarice?� A Russian voice sounds from the lift as a black haired woman in yellow armor walks up to you. Her dark hair covers half her scarred face.
Tabris: �Umm...?� Getting to his feet Tabris looks at the woman confused.
^^Katie^^ stares at her surroundings.
Claron: �Alexei? Did you have a sex change while we were gone? Well, we did go after her. We even saw that damnable Cain holding a knife to her neck, but then there was smoke...and here we are.�
Vin_Da_DM: Katie seems the room has silver colored walls with blue bioluminescent lighting coming from the ceiling.
Vin_Da_DM: �Alex...and it was Tewyn who took Clarice. Are you guys okay?� Alex rests a hand on her hip and looks at you, �Who�s she?� Alex points at Katie.
^^Katie^^: �Where the bloody hell did I get sent?� She mutters quietly.
Claron looks over at Katie��I think we are back on our ship��
Claron: �Where are the others?�
^^Katie^^ purses her lips and nods, looking around. �Nice setup, ya gots.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Katie? What the hell happened to you guys?� Another voice sounds as Eclipse hops off the ceiling, looking at the group with glowing yellow eyes.
^^Katie^^: �Damned if I know.� She looks disgruntled.
Claron: �Umm, I dunno what happened to us.�
Tabris: �Well...yeah...last I remember was some ugly guy smiling at us.� Tabris rubs his head and looks at Alex and Eclipse.
Claron smirks as she looks at Luna_Faline, �What? Don�t tell me the cat got your tongue.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Luna, you ok?� Eclipse skitters over to her and looks at her.
Luna_Faline crouches against the wall hissing and growling lowly. Paws moving at my ears continually. �Where are they?...Where are they?...Where are they?��
Claron looks closely at the others to make sure they haven�t changed, too.
Vin_Da_DM: Alex blinks and glances you over, �Right...so did Tewyn get away with Clarice?�
^^Katie^^: �Good question.�
Claron: �You mean they aren�t here with us?!�
Vin_Da_DM: �Luna? Snap out of it, come on!� Eclipse places a hand on Luna�s shoulder.
Luna_Faline jumps and tries to stab Eclipse�s hand with a knife that isn�t there.
Vin_Da_DM: �You don�t remember?� Alex crosses her arms.
Vin_Da_DM: Grabbing Luna by the other shoulder Eclipse looks at her, �Calm...sssh,� Luna feels a soothing calm begin to wash over her.
^^Katie^^ blinks a few more times cuz she feels kinda funky and giddy.
Claron: �Remember what?� getting frustrated, �I told ya�We saw her...and the dark ones...then poof�Next thing I know we are here. And what the hell is up with you being all feminine now?�
Vin_Da_DM: Alex sighs and looks at Eclipse, �Right...you deal with them. I�ve got to get back to deal with our prisoner.�
Claron: �We have a prisoner? How?�
Luna_Faline looks up into Eclipse�s yellow eyes, hisses madly and breaks free, running wildly away from the imposter.
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse watches Luna run off and shakes his head, then looks at Claron and Katie, �She was injured during the fight, I took her back here. Says her name is Lilly.�
^^Katie^^ shakes her head.
Claron: �Well, she ain�t a prisoner...she�s one of us.�
^^Katie^^: �Lilly. Oh hell, everything is out of focus now, ain�t it?�
Tabris: �Wait, Lilly? Huh? I thought she was on our side�� Tabris furrows his brow, �What the hell is going on?�
Claron gets a very confused look on her face, �Something is not right.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Something obviously isn�t right. How did you guys get back here?� Eclipse crouches down and looks at you, his tail flicking.
Vin_Da_DM: In her running Luna finds herself in a hallway with several doors, mostly quarters.
^^Katie^^: �Wish I had a ready answer.�
Claron watches Eclipse, �Didn�t someone from the ship teleport us back?�
Luna_Faline opens a door and looks around, searching for something that is lost. Not finding it I move to another room to search. �Where did they go? Come on, I need them�� I growl to no one.
Vin_Da_DM: �Not to my knowledge... I�m the only one who can teleport and I�ve been here dealing with the injuries Stryder sustained during the fight,� Eclipse looks at Claron, �I�m sorry I had to take him so quickly.�
Claron tries to remember if she spoke with Alexei once they had found Clarice in that prison. Reaches up and touches her ear that she placed the headset in.
^^Katie^^ sighs, �I�m confused and thirsty as hell. Where does one get something to drink?�
Claron stops for a second at the sound of their son�s name...�Stryder?�Our baby is here?...What about Clarissa?�
Vin_Da_DM: �Clarissa? I�m afraid I don�t know anybody named that,� Eclipse looks at Katie for a moment, �The galley is this way, we can talk while you get something.� He heads for the galley lift.
^^Katie^^ follows Eclipse, watching him intently and frowning.
Vin_Da_DM: Luna begins to hear a faint melody in the air. Oddly familiar, but distant and almost unheard.
Claron: �Is he hurt badly?...Take me to him!�NOW!!� Slides her arm around Tabris waist to support herself from her now seemingly weak in the knees feeling.
Vin_Da_DM: Almost out of thin air, the real Lilly plops onto the floor in front of the lift.
^^Katie^^ jumps.
^^Katie^^: �What the hell?!?�
^Lilly^ falls on the floor with a thud. �OWWWWWW!�
Vin_Da_DM: Stepping back Eclipse looks at her, tail raised behind his back pointed at her, �Who the...wait a minute, how did you escape!�
Claron turns her head as she hears the plop��I...I...thought you said Lilly was a prisoner?�
^^Katie^^: �Lilly. Thank God yer alright, lass.�
^Lilly^ blinks looking at the group. �Where am I...what happened?��
Tabris: �Wait a minute...Lilly? Our Lilly?� Tabris looks at her questioningly.
Luna_Faline ears perk up and swivel around trying to find the source of the of the melody.
^Lilly^: �What other Lilly do you know? Did I miss something?� Stands up and rubs her bottom��That really hurt though...where are we?�
^^Katie^^: �So who the hell is in the�I think I might need something stiffer �n I planned on.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Your Lilly?� Eclipse raises a brow, �Right...Claron, the med bay is this way, if you remember that.�
^Lilly^: �DUH...what, did you all forget me or something? Of course its me, who else would I be?�
Vin_Da_DM: Luna finds the hallway is still as empty as it was before. The melody seems to run off, as it beckoning her to follow.
Claron looks up at Tabris...�Doesn�t know Clarissa?...Yet Stryder is here.�
Luna_Faline having been on all fours looking under a bed, I remain that way as I exit the room to follow the mystery trail.
Claron leans on Tabris as they make their way to the med bay.
Vin_Da_DM: �So, you�re not the Lilly who helped Tewyn kidnap Clarice and killed Finn with dark magic?� Eclipse looks over his shoulder at Lilly and the others leading them down the hall.
^Lilly^ eyes bulge. �I did WHAT? Oh god, no, I would never do that. What makes you think I would kill Finn and help Tewyn?... Wait, Tewyn stole the twins?!?�
^^Katie^^ rolls her eyes. �Ye may want something stiff as well, dear.�
Luna_Faline�s tail in the air, moving like a conductor�s baton to the melody...
Tabris: �I think I�ll take that extremely stiff, Katie,� Tabris rings out.
Claron: �Wait just a fucking minute!!!� Stopping in her tracks as she hears Eclipse, �Tewyn kidnapped Clarice...killed Finn...What the fuck are you talking about?�
^Lilly^ runs to the front of everyone and stamps her foot. �WILL SOMEONE ANSWER ME!!!!!!�
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse pauses and swivels around, �Tewyn kidnapped her yes...and she, no...the other Lilly killed Finn. She almost killed Stryder, but you stopped her.�
^Lilly^: �Wait, there�s two of me? Since when did I have a twin?�
Claron looks back at Tabris��Tewyn stole the twins? No wonder he has been acting so strange��
Luna_Faline crouches low, belly on the floor, as I sneak up on a corner. Tail stiff, ears forward, nose inching slowly around the edge of the wall.
Vin_Da_DM: The melody leads Luna toward the top of the ship, it�s volume raising slightly as she goes.
Tabris: �I don�t think there are twins here, Claron�� Tabris sighs and shrugs.
Claron places her fingertips on her forehead, cupping her face...�This makes no sense��
^^Katie^^ mutters, �Yer tellin me��
Vin_Da_DM: �We don�t have time for this...I thought you wanted to see Stryder? We�ve got to find where Tewyn took Clarice, and fast,� Eclipse looks at the group.
Luna_Faline wonders who is playing the music as I go higher up in the ship.
Claron: �But he said Stryder was nearly killed and is here. I have to see for myself!� takes off running��I�m going to Med Bay��
^Lilly^ sighs, �I still don�t understand what the hell is going on.� mumbles as she glances at the rest of the group and turns around walking ahead of the group.
Vin_Da_DM: �Eclipse, I can�t get her to talk�� Alex turns the corner and pauses to stare at Lilly. �How the hell did you escape!� Alex lifts her hand, yellow plasma ball building around it.
^Lilly^ grabs one of her daggers and aims it at the sleeve of the arm with the plasma ball and throws it.
Tabri: �Great...just what we don�t need,� Tabris huffs, then runs off after Claron, �Katie, keep them from killing each other!�
^^Katie^^ growls, �Oh sure. Katie�ll fix it.�
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse grabs the dagger mid-flight with his tail, �Now is not the time. Alex, I can explain...I think.�
^^Katie^^ puts her body between Alex and Lilly.
Vin_Da_DM: �Better be a damned good explanation...because I left her locked up in the cell,� Alex lowers her hand, �Just be glad I don�t melt you on the spot for what you did!�
^Lilly^ turns to Katie. �I don�t need your help. I can take care of myself, I�m not an invalid! God damn it! Why do you all treat me like a kid, I can defend myself.�
Claron approaches the door to Med Bay, her heart racing as she enters the room.
^^Katie^^ glowers at Lilly, �Never said ya was, kiddo. Just don�t wanna see any more blood or goo till I think it�s necessary.�
^Lilly^: �There wouldn�t have been, at least not on my account.� Glares at Katie and the other female and walks off.
Vin_Da_DM: Claron notices a teenage boy on one of the tables, turning his head he blinks, �Mom?�
^^Katie^^: �Children!� She throws her hands up and stalks off.
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse sighs, �I�ll deal with this. You just go to make sure the Lilly we captured is still where she should be,� Eclipse heads off after Katie.
Claron looks at the teenage boy on the table, confused at seeing an almost man and not an infant��You are...Stryder?� still looking at him for any signs of resemblance to her or Tab.
Tabris pauses at the door to the med bay and looks inside, �Claron, you ran off so suddenly...wait a minute.�
Claron approaches the teenage boy slowly.
Luna_Faline slinks stealthily into the bridge, creeping around the consoles. Sniffing the air, ears swiveling, looking for that elusive melody.
Vin_Da_DM: �Well, unless I have any other brothers with the same name, yea Mom,� the boy leans up, stretching his arm, �Hey Dad, you�re back too.�
Vin_Da_DM: Claron notices the boy, with the exception of youth, looks exactly like Vin.
^Lilly^ follows Claron and Tab and arrives next to him. Glances into the room. �Who are they?�
Tabris: �Dad? Wait a minute...Stryder?� Tabris approaches the boy, looking very confused, �Umm...son. You�re okay?�
Claron reaches out and touches the young man�s cheek caressing it softly��You look just like your grandfather.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Come on, Mom...you�ve told me that a million times. Holy crap, it�s her!� Stryder points at Lilly and out of thin air a piece of metal slams into the doorframe beside Lilly.
Vin_Da_DM: Luna notices the view screen of the bridge ripple softly, the melody dies out, but the screen continues to ripple.
Claron feels the air move close to her.... �I have? Where�s your sister?�
^Lilly^ moves out of the way and glares at Stryder. �What the HELL was that for!!!�
Luna_Faline sits in a compact ball of fur, head tilted slightly to the right, watching the screen.
Vin_Da_DM: �What the hell is she doing here! She tried to kill me!� Stryder jumps off the table, pointing his hand toward Lilly, �Sister? Mom...Dad�what�s going on?�
^Lilly^: �God damn it! I didn�t do anything. I just got here!!!!!�
Vin_Da_DM: From the middle of the bridge screen Vincent comes sailing out, face-planting into the bridge flooring.
Claron: �Why don�t you tell us?� Looks over to Tabris perplexed.
^Vincent^: �Owwwww...How in the hell did I get here?�
^Vincent^ gets up looks for the group, �Ummm, hi ya�ll.�
Tabris: �I�m not quite sure...umm...obviously something�s incredibly wrong,� Tabris looks at Claron. �But, um...son...this Lilly is good. Not bad.�
Luna_Faline pounces on Vincent as he hits the floor, growling and hissing madly.
^Vincent^: �Kitty, get off me. I don�t have condoms.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Katie, Katie, wait!� Eclipse jogs up to Katie, �You�ve got to tell me exactly what happened to you.�
Vin_Da_DM: As Luna pounces she begins to hear the melody again, this time drawing her down, below the ship.
^^Katie^^: �Damned if I know.�
Luna_Faline: �Where are they? Where are they? Give it to me!!!� I hiss.
^Vincent^: �Can someone please tell me what is going on??�
Luna_Faline suddenly jumps off Vincent and runs after the music.
^^Katie^^: �One minute I was about to kick some ass, then I was on this�ship. And you look bloody odd right now. Everything I know in my world is backwards, or twisted all to hell.�
Vin_Da_DM: �She did something to you didn�t she! It�s her magic!� Stryder lifts his other hand, a whole barrage of metal spikes shoot at the walls around Lilly. �Leave them alone! I won�t miss next time, you evil witch!�
^Vincent^ walks off the bridge, �Where is everyone?� Wanders down the hall.
Claron: �Why would ^Lilly^ want to hurt you?�
^Lilly^: �Fine, if you don�t want me around, then....just forget you.� Turns around and walks out of the med bay.
^Vincent^ continues down the hallway.
Vin_Da_DM: �What the hell do you think you�re doing!� Tabris looks at Stryder, �Don�t be shooting...er...flinging those things at people!�
Claron looks at Stryder than back at Tab...�Seems he inherited just more than your Dad�s looks.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Twisted...are you sure nothing happened before you where here? Nothing at all?� Eclipse looks at Katie.
^Vincent^ hears people in the med bay and walks in, �Can someone tell me why I got jumped by a horny kitty?�
Vin_Da_DM: �Freeze...now turn around slowly,� Vincent feels a gunpoint at his neck and hears a Russian voice behind him.
Luna_Faline following the sounds I end up in the bottom of the ship. I scratch and claw at the hull trying to get out. I roar loudly as I turn and run straight back to the top of the ship and try to open the hatch to get out.
^Vincent^ puts his hands up, �UMMM, Alexei what are you doing?�
Vin_Da_DM: �What�s going on Mom? Dad? And who�s he?�� Stryder looks at Vincent in the doorway with Alex behind him.
^Vincent^ turns around.
^^Katie^^: �Honey-lump, I ain�t sure of nothing at this point. And I really need a drink.� She runs a hand through her long dark tresses absently.
^Lilly^ continues down the hall mumbling to herself. �God damn it...what the hell happened?��
Vin_Da_DM: Vincent notices a woman with long black hair covering half her face holding a gun at him, �Who are you and how did you get on my ship!� The Russian voice was clearly hers.
Vin_Da_DM: Luna notices a set of stairs leading to a hatch in the hull. The melody is fainter now, distant.
Claron turns to look at Vincent, �Why he�s one of us��
^Vincent^: �Ummm, I�I just fell flat on my face in the bridge...and what happened to you, Alexei�get a sex change?�
Vin_Da_DM: �Well...I can do that at least,� Eclipse waves his hand over his other hand as a hip flash appears, �Hope this will do.�
Luna_Faline goes slowly up the stairs to the hatch and tries to open it.
Vin_Da_DM: �One of you?� Alex pauses, still pointing her gun at Vincent, �Is he that mercenary you said you�d hired?�
^Vincent^: �Mercenary??�
^Vincent^: �Right, can I put my hands down now?�
Vin_Da_DM: The hatch pops open and leaves Luna in the shining green sunshine pouring in.
Claron: �No, he is not the mercenary we hired, he�s been with us for awhile now...Don�t you remember, Alexei?�
^Lilly^ stops in her tracks and punches the wall of the ship.
Vin_Da_DM: �Alex, Mom. Alexei is a boy�s name.� Stryder pokes Claron on the shoulder adding in.
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly hears the ship moan lightly at her punch.
^^Katie^^ looks Eclipse up and down.
^Lilly^: �Ya, well, serves you right.�
Claron: �Oh...right...Alex,� shrugging her shoulders, �My mistake, Son.�
Luna_Faline pulls my hood up over my ears and then down low to shade my eyes. I step out of the hatch into the strange sunlight. I pause and look around slowly, listening for the source of the music.
Vin_Da_DM: �Well, check again,� Alex eyes Vincent, lowering her gun slightly toward Vincent�s nether regions, �I can see about changing your sex for you.�
^^Katie^^: �Right handy,� she takes the flask and takes a tug.
^Vincent^: �Hey, hey now, take it easy Alexei�errr�Alex or whatever ya call ya self.�
Claron moves closer to Tabris and whispers softly, �I�m beginning to think all is not as it seems.�
Vin_Da_DM: The grass-filled plains around the ship are bright in the sun, the music still seems to be calling Luna to beneath the ship.
^Lilly^ groans and continues wandering aimlessly around the ship.
^^Katie^^ coughs a bit, then grins.
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly hears some shouting and cursing from a nearby room.
^^Katie^^: �Well, now. This is some serious stuff. I�m likin� it.�
Luna_Faline slides silently down the side of the ship, landing noiselessly on the grass.
Vin_Da_DM: �Now...try to remember. Was there anything odd before you ended up here?� Eclipse places a hand on Katie�s shoulder.
^Lilly^ ears perk and her head turns toward the noise. �What�� As she gets close she puts her ear against the door to hear better.
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly hears a very upset female voice shouting about getting even and �you�ll pay�.
^^Katie^^: �Smoke. Lots of smoke. Couldn�t see�� she narrows her eyes, �It was� weird.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Smoke? What kind of smoke?� Eclipse blinks lightly.
Vin_Da_DM: �Okay...I don�t think he�s a bad guy, Alex. Leave him alone,� Stryder looks at Alex then at the others.
^^Katie^^: �Dunno. Thick. Happened so fast. No time to react.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Hmmph...I�ve got my eye on you,� Alex holsters her pistol and heads down the hallway.
^Lilly^ eyes raise as she stays close to listen for more. As her mind thinks about the words just uttered. �Wonder why they wanna get even?� She thought to herself as she listened.
Luna_Faline looks around curiously for the music.
^Vincent^ scratches his head, �What in the holy hell is going on?�
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly hears some more cursing then the voice pauses, �Who�s there? I know somebody�s out there! I won�t tell you anything!�
Vin_Da_DM: The music seems to emanate from a small grassy pool under the ship.
^Lilly^ backs away, standing next to the door. �Hmm, should I show myself or wait? I�ll wait.� She mumbled within her head.
Tabris: �Hell, from what I can tell. Whatever that smoke did to us, sent us here...and everything�s out of whack,� Tabris scratches his head, then looks at Stryder.
Luna_Faline moves quietly towards the pool, almost crawling on my belly.
^Vincent^ shakes his head then walks out of the med bay heading to the galley.
Vin_Da_DM: �Out of whack? Mom...is Dad okay?� Stryder leans against the exam table, �And who�s the dude?�
Vin_Da_DM: Small fish swim in the pool and an odd set of lights playing across the reflection seem to be the source.
^Vincent^ walks down the hall mumbling something about ball sacks and guns.
Claron: �If that is true, then THEY did this to us and want us to believe this is our son,� whispers again to Tabris.
Vin_Da_DM: �Damn it! You can�t keep me in here! He will come for me! My love will destroy you all!� The voice shouts from the room near Lilly.
^Lilly^ eyes bulge as she listens. �Clarice?�
^Vincent^ steps into the galley walks over to the fridge grabs a beer then plops down into a chair.
^^Katie^^ looks at his hand on her shoulder and blushes a bit.
^Vincent^ bites off the cap and starts to drink.
Luna_Faline lays down on the grass beside the pool. Drawing my sai, I plunge it into the pool trying to spear the lights. But not trusting the fisheys enough to get my paw wet.
Vin_Da_DM: �I know you can hear me out there! Tewyn will free me! And we will kill you!� The voice continues to yell.
Vin_Da_DM: Luna�s sai sinks into the muddy ground in the bottom of the pool. The lights on the reflect begin to swirl around her blade, melody changing.
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse takes his hand off, �...sorry. Thick smoke, now you�re here...hmm,� Eclipse rubs his chin.
^Lilly^: �Awww, screw it.� Grabs the handle and turns it, but holding the door shut.
Claron: �Your father is fine...and what dude are you talking about?� looks back at Stryder.
^^Katie^^ closes her eyes, �Yeah. And I�m beginning to think this is all oh-so-not-real.�
^Lilly^ pulls the door open and peaks her head inside, then opens it more to look inside. �Hello?�
Vin_Da_DM: �The guy in red who just left. I�ve never seen him before,� Stryder looks at Claron, �You said he�s been �with us a while�.�
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly notices a perfect twin of herself behind a bar wall, glowing red eyes blaze for a moment then fade, �Ahh...well. How unexpected.�
^^Katie^^ walks away a few steps, looking at the wall.
^Lilly^: �What? Who are you?� Steps back in surprise.
^Vincent^ gulps down the beer then walks out of the galley and wanders around the ship.
Luna_Faline watches the lights and the fisheys.
Vin_Da_DM: �Not real? I�m pretty sure it�s real...just maybe not the real you come from,� Eclipse walks over to Katie and looks at her, �I suppose now is a bad time to say I'm married to Katie in this reality?�
^^Katie^^ turns around in shock.
Claron: �Oh... ^Vincent^, he has been with us for awhile...It�s you that haven�t been with us for some time��
Vin_Da_DM: �Yup...bad time,� Eclipse rubs his head and blushes, �Yeah...ok. You�re not from here...we�ve got to figure out how you got here.�
^^Katie^^: �Well, I dunno if I�d say bad time.� She smiles a bit, �Nice to know that at least in SOME reality, I found someone to love me.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Who am I? Well, aside from a lack of your goody-two-shoes aura, I�m you,� Lilly�s twin approaches the bars and grins, �That would explain the sudden increase in souls I sensed.�
^^Katie^^ has a quick full-on flash of Thomas, Kyo, Shinta, Daezhel�and her head spins.
^Vincent^ finds the room that he found before this mission and walks in.
^Lilly^: �You can�t be me. I�m me...there is only one of me.� She stops going over what she had heard outside the door. �Wait, did you say your lover would get you out...and that your lover was Tewyn?�
Vin_Da_DM: �What do you mean, Mom? I�ve been with you ever since you and Dad retired. You both retired because of me,� Stryder gives Claron a quizzical look.
Vin_Da_DM: �Ahh, yes. Well. Evil is stronger in twos, the dark elf couldn�t have kidnapped the little ice bitch without my help,� Lilly�s twin smirks, �What�s the matter? Feeling left out?�
Vin_Da_DM: Vincent finds the room is empty.
Vin_Da_DM: As Luna watches the surface of the pool begins to cloud over with smoke. The melody begins to clear into a faint voice, �Guys...guys?�
^Vincent^: �Good, no horny kitties or psycho he/she�s.� Sits on the bed.
^Lilly^ looks at the other girl evenly. �No, I may not be happy alone, but why would I want to be with someone who looks down on me all the time?�
Luna_Faline inches closer to the pool, �Who said that?�
Claron: �We retired? Something must be wrong with me...I don�t remember retiring...Do you, Tab?�
^^Katie^^ shakes her head and says, �So if I�m here, where�s YOUR Katie? And how do we get back?�
Vin_Da_DM: �Your Tewyn must really be something to pass you up. Why be with him? Power and the ability to do whatever I want under the service of the dark god.� Lilly�s twin rubs her hand across the bars.
^Vincent^ shakes his head again, �This doesn�t feel right for some reason.� Gets up and heads out the door, this time back to the bridge.
Vin_Da_DM: �Well...last I knew my Katie was fighting off Tewyn�s guards outside his hideout,� Eclipse looks at Katie for a moment, �You�re so like her...I�m sorry. I don�t know how to get you back if I don�t know who did this.�
^^Katie^^ ponders why she suddenly doesn�t care if she goes back, or not.
^Lilly^: �Well...umm�that�s not anything I can control.� Thinks for a second. �Umm, I�m assuming this is some sort of future alternate universe...so I have a question? Does Vincent or anyone else try and make intense moves on me....?�
Luna_Faline looks closer at the cloudy pool.
^Vincent^ walks into the bridge.
Tabris: �Well...no. But I was thinking about it,� Tabris looks at Stryder, �We�re not exactly your real parents, son��
Vin_Da_DM: Luna notices the smoke clearing, a blurry image of Finn appears, �Guys...come on, wake up!�
Claron: �You were?� looks surprised at Tabris.
Vin_Da_DM: �What? But you look...and sound,� Stryder looks between the two, �You�re joking? This is all supposed to be funny, right?�
Tabris: �What with the twins and all...I couldn�t exactly continue time-leaping and saving the galaxy from impending robotic domination, Claron.� Tabris looks at her.
^Vincent^ steps into the bridge again and looks at the area where he fell in.
Luna_Faline: �Finn?� Scratching my ear thru my hood, �What are you doing in there?�
^Lilly^ walks closer to the bars but keeping her distance. �Answer me!�
Vin_Da_DM: �Luna? Wait a minute...you�re unconscious, how are you using telepathy?� The image of Finn looks up at Luna, as if looking down at her real body.
^^Katie^^ sighs, �This is just cruel.�
Luna_Faline: �I don�t know...Where are you?� I grumble.
Vin_Da_DM: �Vincent? Intense moves? Oh please,� Lilly�s twin walks back to the bunk and sits, �Tewyn�s our man and anybody else�� Lilly shoots a fireball at the wall, leaving a scorch mark, �Is fish food.�
Claron nods her head having realized that she, too would have retired once the twins were born... �We are not joking, son...although, you look so much like your grandfather...Tell me, Stryder...you are certain you don�t have a twin sister called Clarissa?�
Vin_Da_DM: �Here in the room...some sort of smoke knocked you all out,� Finn pauses then looks away at something, �Daegriss is gone...you�ve got to snap out of it. Clarice is in danger!�
^Lilly^ crosses her arms. �I�m not into Tewyn. Besides him and Clarice are together.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Tewyn and Clarice, hahah! Perhaps I should keep you around for comedy,� Lilly�s twin crosses her legs and grins, �The only thing he wants her for is her soul.�
^Lilly^: �Her soul...wait, since when did Tewyn go after souls? God, I�m so confused.�
Luna_Faline: �Daegriss is gone...� I mumble sitting up, �I don�t think so.�� scratching my other ear.
^Vincent^: �Hmm, I wonder�� stands in the area where he fell looks up then jumps.
Vin_Da_DM: �Not unless there�s something you ain�t telling me, Mom.� Stryder looks at Claron and Tab again, �I�m your only child.�
Luna_Faline stands up and jumps on to the ships hull. Climbing up to the hatch, I climb thru it and try to find the others.
Vin_Da_DM: �Wait a minute...he�s back. Now he�s talking to Cain and Raisha,� Finn stands up and begins to shout, �Leave her alone, take me instead!�
Claron stands shaking her head, �No...No...NO...I...I...distinctly remember giving birth to two babies.�
Vin_Da_DM: Vincent plants against the wall then falls back against the floor.
Vin_Da_DM: �Ahem...what are you doing?� Alex looks at Vincent as she enters the bridge and crosses her arms.
Claron smiles at Stryder meekly then reaches out and hugs him tightly.
Luna_Faline running down the hall I see an open door. I sniff and sense Lilly in the room. I draw back from the door, �LILLY?� I call out.
^^Katie^^ sits against the wall and rubs her temples.
^Vincent^: �Owwww, my arse!.....Well, that is the way I got here and I thought it might work if I jumped back in the same spot...Wow, I�m stupid!�
^Lilly^ turns to the door. �Luna? I�m in here�with this psycho who thinks she�s me.�
Vin_Da_DM: �Who�s that I hear? Could it be? Luna...yes, good.� Lilly�s twin grins widely and stands up near the bars.
^Vincent^ stands up.
Vin_Da_DM: �Katie, you okay?� Eclipse crouches down and looks at Katie.
Luna_Faline: �Lilly, come here, I need you.�� I call out to her.
^Lilly^ looks back at her twin behind the bars. �Good riddance.� Leaves the room.
Vin_Da_DM: �Got here? You got here through the view screen?� Alex huffs, �Right...okay. Mind getting off the floor?�
^^Katie^^ looks up.
^Vincent^: �Yeah sure, Alex.� Shakes his head starts to walk out of the bridge.
^^Katie^^: �I dunno if anything is okay. I�m so lost.� he closes her eyes and bites her lip.
Luna_Faline sniffs Lilly as she comes out of the room. �Lilly, that is Daegriss, he�s messing with our heads. We need to get out of here.�
Vin_Da_DM: Stryder hugs Claron back then looks at her, �Okay...so. You�re not my real parents?�
^Lilly^: �Wait...how? And how do you know this?�
Luna_Faline looks at Lilly for a moment, �Finn told me.�
^Lilly^: �Umm, I thought he was dead...You guys said it. You all said I killed him...which I didn�t, so how could he tell you?�
Tabris: �Afraid not...but I�m sure they�re great, too.� Tabris rubs his hand on Stryder�s head, messing his hair.
Luna_Faline just looks at her, �He�s not dead��
^Vincent^ pauses at the door to the bridge, �I wish ya looked like this back in my dimension, toots!� then heads down the hall.
Vin_Da_DM: Vincent can hear Alex snort from the bridge behind him.
Claron: �Maybe we are in a different dimension, but not in this one. We...have to figure out how to get back to where we came from. Where we came from, we were searching for our children that were taken from me shortly after they were born.�
Luna_Faline: �This is all like a big dream, that Daegriss is in control of.�
^Lilly^ blinks. �Umm, okay.� Heads in the direction that Luna had just come from.
^Vincent^: �Hmmm, Alexei makes a helluva cutie.� Pauses at the hatch looking at the sun, �Green??�
Luna_Faline grabs Lilly, �Where are the others?�
^Vincent^ pokes his head out and looks.
Vin_Da_DM: In the middle of the hallway in front of Lilly her evil twin appears, grinning she creates fireballs in her hands, �Clever girl��
Luna_Faline points my claws at evil Lilly and shoots them at her.
^Lilly^ turns to Luna. �Last I knew, Claron and Tabris were�� seeing her twin she backs up. �WHAT...HOW did you get out???!!!!! You can�t tell me that Tewyn is here.�
Vin_Da_DM: Luna�s claws shoot out and pierce into the evil Lilly, who falls back dead.
Luna_Faline: �Run!!� I yell at Lilly.
Vin_Da_DM: Vincent sees the wide grasslands to every direction outside the ship. Green sun shining down.
^Vincent^ continues to stare out the hatch.
^Lilly^ follows Luna�s command and runs off.
^^Katie^^ looks deeply in Eclipse�s eyes.
Vin_Da_DM: Just inside the medical bay a shadow appears and turns into Cain. Grinning he wields a knife and looks at Claron, �Dream not going as you�d like?�
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse pauses in front of Katie and steps back. Twitching his head he bears fangs at her, �This should be fun��
^Vincent^ pulls back in and looks around.
Luna_Faline enters the med bay behind Cain, whose attention is on Claron. I jump on his back, wrapping my claws around his neck they dig into his throat. I squeeze with all my strength to snap his neck.
^^Katie^^ jumps to her feet, her eyes blazing. �Y�know, I shoulda known better. They don�t call me �Black Widow McKinnon� for nothing.�
Claron gasps, reaches in her waist band and pulls out Cain�s knife��Dream�� readies the knife in her hand.
Vin_Da_DM: Cain fades black for a second and reappears behind Claron, knife at her, �Silly little cat,�
^^Katie^^ grins, �Or did�ja not know I kill ANY man who gets close to me?�
^Lilly^ continues running, not sure where she is going.
Tabris: �You sonuva bitch!� Tabris wields his obsidian blade at Cain.
Claron jerks around at the sound of Cain�s voice behind her...
^Vincent^ starts down the hall again.
Vin_Da_DM: �Let�s see you try,� Eclipse snarls as he extends black clawed fingers.
Luna_Faline lands on the floor where Cain was standing. Reacting quickly I aim my claws at Stryder and send them flying.
Vin_Da_DM: Stryder looks at Luna as the claws impale him, falling backward he extends a hand, �Mom.��
^^Katie^^ narrows her eyes, her mind reaching for the metal wall behind him, peeling away a section of it in a sharp shard.
Vin_Da_DM: Cain smirks as Stryder falls, �Ooo...too bad. That one wasn�t one of ours,� Pointing the knife at Claron he nods, �Come on. You want to get me.�
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse looks at Katie, �I�m waiting, dear.�
Luna_Faline spinning to face Cain again, I calmly tell Claron and Tabris, �It�s all a dream, Daegriss is in control of every one else. Kill Cain.�
Claron: In a blink of an eye, Claron concentrates and sends the knife sailing into Cain� Having sent her knife deeply into him snarls, �I have been waiting for this moment.�
^^Katie^^: �Oh lover, I�m sorry you won�t be around to remember this.� Aiming for his neck, she smiles sweetly and pulls the shard forward with great force.
Vin_Da_DM: Cain doubles back with a grin before sprawling to the floor, dead.
Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse twitches as the metal spike pierces him through the throat.
^Lilly^ continues running till she falls to the ground. �Owwww, damn it, not again!�
^^Katie^^: �Yeah, well, as with all things, this too, must end.�
^Vincent^ walks by the med bay then peeks in, �Awww, ya�ll had a party and I wasn�t invited?�
Luna_Faline looks at Claron, �Who else is here? We need to get rid of all his people.�
^Vincent^ shakes his head.
Claron stands watching as Cain falls, turning she sees Stryder laying on the ground and rushes over towards him.
Tabris: �Who cares about who�s here. We�ve got to leave!� Tabris looks at Luna then down at Claron and Stryder.
Luna_Faline sniffs each of them, satisfied that they are real. �Who is left?�
^^Katie^^ winces for a moment, knowing all her past memories of her missing years will be gone when she goes back to where she�s from.
Vin_Da_DM: Stryder�s body fades out into a white mist as Claron approaches.
^^Katie^^ takes off running calling, �Tab! Claron! I don�t know this fucking ship, where arrrre youuuuu????�
^Lilly^ looks up to see a pole and rubs her head. �I need to work on this�cuz that wasn�t there too long ago.�
^Vincent^: �Hey Kitty, umm, wanna tell me why you jumped me earlier.�
Luna_Faline: �I don�t think we can go back until we get him out of all our heads. So who is left?�
Luna_Faline ears twitch faintly hearing Katie�s voice. �Come on guys, stay together.�
Claron sheds a tear as she tries to caress the young man�s fading face, then looks at Tabris��Yes, you are right. We have to get out of here�� Stands up, walks over to Cain and pulls the knife out. �So how do we get out of here?�
Tabris: �Beats me,� Tabris shrugs, �Any ideas, Kitty. Since you seem to be key�d into what�s going on.�
Luna_Faline leads the way out of the med bay, ears twitching to locate Katie.
^Vincent^ shrugs then follows Luna.
Luna_Faline: �There must still be one him around here, who is left?� Heading toward the upper levels.
Claron and Tabris follow Luna.
Vin_Da_DM: �Well, there�s Alexei...err...Alex,� Tabris adds as he follows Luna.
^Vincent^: �There is Alex up on the Bridge, Luna.�
Luna_Faline runs into Katie, �Come on with us, we have to get the last one,� moving on.
^^Katie^^ runs behind Luna.
^Vincent^ runs to the bridge with the others.
^^Katie^^: �I�ve had some awful nightmares, before, but GAWD this one takes the cake.�
Claron and Tab quicken their pace, too.
Luna_Faline: �Did anyone kill Eclipse?� I ask as I keep moving.
^Vincent^: �No clue, Luna.�
Tabris: �God, this sounds awful...killing Stryder, now Eclipse.� Tabris whispers to Claron.
Luna_Faline: �I know, Tabris, but we have to get rid of all the forms Daegriss used in this world. I think it is the only way to get out.�
^^Katie^^ pants, �Yeah, I did. Wish I hadn�t had to. But��
^Lilly^ gets up and sighs, �Okay, I�m tired of running into things.�
Claron: �What if what we do in this dream as Luna says happens in real?� Shudders, realizing what that would mean for one of her babies.
Vin_Da_DM: �You can kill me all you want, you can�t get out,� Alex steps into the hallway in front of the group.
Luna_Faline: �We all do things we wish we didn�t have to do.�
^^Katie^^ eyes Alex.
^Vincent^ skids to a halt then looks at her, �Well, we have no choice here, Juggs!�
Luna_Faline grins, �You sure bout that?�
Vin_Da_DM: �Rather,� Alex lifts her hand and a force wave sends Katie, Luna, Tabris and Claron flying down the hall. Alex grins at Vincent, �Now then. Demon, I see. I could use one such as you.�
Luna_Faline reaches out and grabs the ships wall with my claw. Digging into the living hull.
^^Katie^^ thuds hard.
^Vincent^: �Well, well, ya wanna have a roll in the hay, huh?� Rolls forward and swipes upwards at her.
^^Katie^^: �Owwwwwwwww, ye stupid bitch.�
Luna_Faline: �Claron play with the ship�s gravity or what ever it is you do.� I whisper.
Claron feels herself sailing down the hall, manipulates her gravity and lands softly on her rear.
Vin_Da_DM: Vincent�s claw catches Alex and she falls back, wiping her lip she smirks, �You�ll have to do better.�
Claron nods her head and begins to concentrate on the gravity of the ship.
Vin_Da_DM: Luna begins to hear Finn�s voice again, faint, �Come on...wake up!�
Luna_Faline: �I�m trying, Finn.� I growl.
^Vincent^ stands up and grins, �Not done yet, Juggs.� Shoves two fingers thru her neck then smiles.
Vin_Da_DM: Alex falls back dead.
Luna_Faline: �LILLY!!� I yell, then listen for her.
^Vincent^ lifts his fingers up to his mouth then licks the blood. �MMMM, finger licking good!�
^Lilly^ rolls eyes and starts walking again.
Vin_Da_DM: �Luna, get back to where you were before. You were louder then...maybe I can get you out!� Finn says again in Luna�s head.
Luna_Faline, �We have to get outside!!!�
^Vincent^ follows Luna.
Luna_Faline moves back toward the hatch, climbing up the stairs to it.
^^Katie^^: �Show me the way.�
Claron hears Luna and heads for outside of the ship...As the green sun hits her in the face, �Don�t think I wanna live where the sun shines green.�
Tabris: �Could be worse, Babe,� Tabris replies to Claron as he follows next to her.
^^Katie^^ follows along, still grumping.
Luna_Faline opens the hatch and jumps out to slide down the hull. I land on the grass and go back to the pond.
Claron and Tab follow Luna.
Luna_Faline reaches for the sai, �FINN!� I yell.
^Lilly^: Hearing Luna faintly, she follows the voice.
^Vincent^ hops out of the hatch and uses his claw to slide down the hull.
Vin_Da_DM: Finn looks up from the pool at Luna, �Is everyone there with you?�
^^Katie^^ peers into the pool curiously.
Luna_Faline looks around, �Everyone but Lilly, she wasn�t in he smoke with the rest of us though.�
^Vincent^ looks at the pool. �Ahh, good, I needed to pee.�
Luna_Faline growls up at Vincent, �Don�t you...D A R E.�
Vin_Da_DM: �I know...Ettik helped me bring her there to get you out. Unfortunately that didn�t work as planned...listen. Everyone needs to grab the sai,� Finn sighs in the reflection.
^^Katie^^ shrugs and reaches for the sai.
^Vincent^ grabs part of the sai.
Claron watches Luna and Katie, looks in the pool of water and reaches for the sai.
Tabris: �This better work, I�m not liking bizzaro land anymore,� Tabris puts his hand on top of Claron�s with a grin.
Vin_Da_DM: �Tell me when...I�ll only get one try at this, Luna,� Finn closes his eyes and places his hands down on her real body.
^Vincent^: �So what movie do we get to see on this flight?�
Luna_Faline: �Finn, we are all here but Lilly, let�s go� I tell Finn in the pond.
Vin_Da_DM: �All right�� You notice a pulse from the tip of the sai wash over your hands and into the pool. Everything suddenly *SNAPS* back to reality. You find yourselves in the chamber from before. Daegriss and company watching from the other side of the shield.
^Lilly^ walks up just as everyone disappears. �Um...wait...I told you I didn�t want to be left here��
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly hears a soft whale song coming from the Ettik above her.
^Lilly^ looks up. �What is that?�
^Vincent^ sits up with his hand on his head, �What the hell?�
Claron: �What the?�Hope you enjoyed yourselves!� yells out while looking to see if Clarice is still alive.
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly notices a section of the hall near her changing into a handprint.
Vin_Da_DM: Daegriss grins and looks at you, �Oh, she�s quite alive...for now.�
Luna_Faline rises to my feet still looking at Eclipse.
^Lilly^ walks over to the section and looks at the handprint. Reaching out she touches it and winces. �God, I hope I don�t regret this.�
^Vincent^ stands up and stares at Daegriss.
Vin_Da_DM: The real Eclipse is still pinned under the spider-man�s boot, clutching his chest wound.
^^Katie^^ looks over at Eclipse, shudders, �Eclipse? Oh, God.�
Luna_Faline looks for another shadow to walk thru...
Vin_Da_DM: Lilly *snaps* into reality staring up at the Med-Bay ceiling. On which a faint handprint disappears, followed by a whale-ish sound of relief.
^Lilly^ blinks.
Vincent^ walks over to the force field and chucks them the finger.
^Lilly^ looks up and closes her eyes, �Hope my next dream isn�t that freaky.�
Vin_Da_DM: Daegriss leans forward and looks at Claron, Katie, Luna, Tabris, and Vincent in turn. �Gravity, Magnetics, Claws, Obsidian and well...hardly a threat. I thank you Warriors for the display of your powers��
Vin_Da_DM: $ End