???: Oh dear! When they went back to the present... they somehow ended up coming back with blueprints for an estranged armor... ???: Huh? How did I manage to get this?
??? Became level 26.
Gained: Gouf Armor Blueprints.

Pop Star

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Try again.
There's nothing there. No trace of Grey Matter whatsoever. None I can detect. Face it; we've lost.
...What do we do now?
We run. Until we find a way to revive our vessel and ensure it doesn't get lost and corrupted again, we run.
Without much of a goodbye, the grey matter on Pop Star as well as many other planets...vanish.

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Parallel Dimension, Corrupted Terrain

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We need to talk. Now.
But *sniff* *sniff* Null...
Tears? ...Don't try to fool me. I know that no Grey Matter willingly absorbs despair unless they chose to. And unless you have willpower to, that's suicide.

Quin starts to cry, causing the Bladesmatter to facepalm. Meanwhile the Stellar files out of the scarab to take a closer look at Quin.

Hmm...
Let's try...this!
Stop!

Stellar falls onto Quin in a slow manner, resting on his lap. Quin simply looks at the blade before crying again. Bladesmatter pushes Quin away and retrieves the blade.
What were you thinking!
Can't you see? If he really was faking, then he would of asorbed my feelings!
...That might be true, but what if it failed!?
Stellar simply flashes a shade of blue before Bladesmatter looks back to Quin.


Okay...so you must clearly have a higher willpower than I expected. That changes nothing. You are going to call every single Grey Matter to this location so I can exterminate them all. Now.
I..*sniffle*.I can't.
You will unless you want to lose an eye. Now...
Bladesmatter grabs Quin by the collar.
Call them here now. Now d** it!
Their...their all gone...

The Bladesmatter drops both Quin and Stellar.
Uh, hey! What's the-
Gone? Their...gone? All of them?
Every single one I can *sniffle* talk to is gone...And it's all my fault!

Quin starts bawling while Bladesmatter looks in shock.

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Time for a little lore dump that I may not be able to explain otherwise: Grey Matter communicate via hearts. As they use them as a sixth sense, when destroyed, they cause the user immense pain. Since a large majority of these hearts were transported into the Den of Loneliness, there is not enough hearts to communicate from the Parallel Dimension to the CZ, hence why both sides believe that each other has disappeared.

UKR Bunker

...
...THAT'S IT, I'M DONE.
DONE WITH WHAT, MIGHT I ASK?
THIS WHOLE "WATCHING KILROY" MISSION. I'M DONE. NOTHING'S HAPPENING OF ANY INTEREST, SO I'M OUT OF HERE.
APOLOGIES, BUT WE HAVE STRICT ORDERS TO-
HA, THAT'S ADORABLE. YOU THINK WE'RE ACTUALLY BEING FORCED TO DO THIS. BUT, HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW; THE ONLY THING FORCING YOU TO DO THIS BORING LITTLE MISSION IS THE FACT THAT YOU WERE PROGRAMMED INTO FOLLOWING ORDERS... EVEN IF THERE IS NOTHING TO GAIN FROM THESE ORDERS. I, ON THE OTHER HAND, AM SMART ENOUGH TO CHOOSE NOT TO FOLLOW SAID PROGRAMMING.
...LOOK. I UNDERSTAND THAT JAZZ WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO STONE IS LEFT UNTURNED... WHICH INCLUDES BOTH KILROY AND...
...AND WHAT?
...LET'S FACE IT. THERE'S A REASON JAZZ WANTS TO GIVE THE FINAL BLOW TO END KILROY ONCE AND FOR ALL... TO MIGHTY, OF ALL PEOPLE, DESPITE EVERY OTHER PERSON WHO MIGHT WANT TO FINISH KILROY OFF, POSSIBLY EVEN MORE THAN HE DOES.



THAT KID... HE IS JEALOUS THAT HE NEVER GETS THE FINAL BLOW ON THE VILLAINS. THIS SPITE AND JEALOUSY OF HIS IS GOING TO PILE UP AND UP... UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY TURNS INTO A PROBLEM FOR US. AND JAZZ KNOWS THIS.
...THAT IS OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE TO ME, HOWEVER. AND SO IS WHATEVER KILROY'S UP TO. NOT THAT WE'RE EVER GOING TO GET ANY SORT OF INFORMATION ON THAT. OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE BY NOW.
...THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME. AND IF, AT ANY POINT IN TIME, YOU WISH TO BECOME AS SMART AS I AM, YOU'LL DITCH THIS MISSION, TOO. AND IF KILROY DOES DO ANYTHING? WE'LL LET MIGHTY HANDLE IT, AS PER ORDERS.

The Mark-X unit teleports out of the base, somehow undetected.

Time World That's what your yappin' was about? Some dumb Sableye?
But... I thought--
You thought wrong, Will. And now what? The only thing you've done was make a hooplah out of nothing and waste both of our time.
That's not something I can tolerate. Let it be known the last thing I want to be confronted about is "who's character does what and why I should care". What goes on there ain't my business, jack.
I'm getting mixed signals here. You're sayin' you don't care what anyone else thinks, and that you don't care what happens to the world, But you go through all this trouble-- for what? Regulus may have been the result of a personal grugde, but what about Duracel--
Shut. Your. Damn. Mouth.
Please, tell me, why would I feel the need to save the people from the same planet that would probably try to kill me off at a moment's notice, or better yet, not even know who I am? That old monkey called me "Walter's dark side" as if I'm some sort of "Evil RedBomber". Just the other day one of the fifty Beta Devils mistook you-know-who for me. Like I don't even have an identity of my own.
Tell, me, Will. Do you know how it feels? To be reduced to nothing but a voice inside one's head? Why do you think I am the way I am now instead of three hundred pages ago? I should demolish your body and turn you into one. Then you'll know exactly what I mean.
Look into my mind. See exactly what kinda thoughts I'm thinkin' 24/7. Try and find anything under "acknowledgement of heroic deeds"

Worship casts an illusion on Will Smith, showing him everything he thinks. Which I'm of relative assurance is too grotesque to be described. Will falls to his knees. Worship's eyes go back to normal.

O-oh... oh my god.
That's my name, don't wear it out. We'll keep that rolling for about an hour. Try maintaining your sanity until then.

Worship leaves.

Sheesh... anyways... let's see whats up with Mao back in Waluigi's helicopter. Mao: Alright... Salvatore probably, but not for certian, is probably starting to slowly overpower the Byleth's.

Commander Air, come back!
A very disgruntled Air walks away from Balto, almost squashing a Jazz Droid in the process.
I just word tha we just lost our main way of travel, meaning that our forces are scattered.
Wait!
And that none of those forces are on Earth, meaning that the one planet I signed up for will never change.
Will you just-
And the BEST part is that we willingly let this happen. We let that Halberd into our base and destroy our greatest ally.
We did it because-
Because Kilroy was feeling bad about making a deal with the devil. Well let me tell you something. I quit.
Quit!?
You heard me. I mean...how stupid do you have to be to not realize that if we are going to throw away our main way of travel through those Grey Matter mirrors that we wold need a backup? Sure we have ships, but they'll be here in months if not years!
You know that if that you're being serious that we'll have to *teleport sound* decommission you...
And he teleported away. Why didn't I see that coming...

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Papa Betas

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C.Air depowers into his base form and throws away a strange looking chip. Instead, he pulls out a helium canister.
Welp. Time to drown my sorrows in helium and pizza.
With a burp, Air stumbles into the pizzera.

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UKR Bunker, Workbench Area 03

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They can't just expect us to know how to make a FTL engine with no schematics! And even if we could, what fuel would it be? What parts would be required? How would we get these to all those ships!?
...Maybe if-
And they gave us a deadline of 5 days!?! That will take us past our lifetimes.
...Maybe if-
And only with crew of 2 and a half?!! We build robots, not star stations!
2 and a half?! Hey! Just because he's short doesn't mean that he's not apart of our team.
...
Look. We'll reach the deadline. I'm busy looking through these fascinating blueprints by that one guy named Null and-
You found one yet for a FTL machine? Or a teleporter that reaches the stars?
Well no but-
Then what's the point?
Walnut slumps behind a pole.
I guess we were over our heads, huh Emon.
Maybe.
Maybe? They're going to fire us and quite possibly kill us in 5 days.

Stache silently stands in the shadows snickering to himself.

Seething with rage, Devil Elf and Metal Devil make a last stand, charging towards Reverse Man and the hooded musician enveloped in hellish flames...flames that the musician puts out with a finishing Pillar Cast, with Reverse Man chiming in with a Reverse Blade Mach 2!
The Anti-Omni monsters pull back, injured, but still fully conscious, vanishing without a trace...With a light chuckle, the musician finally removes his hood.
Reverse Man grabs Demyx's hand, and the two fly through the Past Post, returning to the present as the post vanishes...

10,800 EXP gained!
Reverse Man reaches Level 15!
Demyx reaches Level 20!

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Pillar Cast: (Water) Demyx strums his sitar to create rows of geysers that slide forward.
New Reverse Blade Max Power Level: Mach 2 (Previous: Default)

Waluigi's Helicopter
...Say, just who is this Salvatore ally of yours? Waluigi means, not to judge. Just wanna know what kinda person our likeness has been aligned with.

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Ruined City I'm fine. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to leave. I think my presence here has already done enough.

Prototype begins to walk away.

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Ocean Waters The Purple Wind is riding the waters, still fleeing from the laser firing jet-fighter.

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??? Somari pins Boshi down, everyone else promptly surrounding them.

Wow! (Huh! He wasn't kidding! You really are fast!)
Enough! Now-a-tell us who you-a-are, how you-a-know Koopenstein and what he-a-told you!

Mao: Alright... He then brings out a small pad containing information on Salvatore...

(*portrait of Salvatore here*)
Name: Salvatore
Gender: Female
Age: 2666
Class: Diez Gentlemen
Good Point: Smart and Determined.
Bad Point: Near impossible orders.
Likes: Orders being met, her gun, and giving said orders.
Dislikes: Cowards, loosing her "Womanlyness"
A senior student of Evil Academy, and one if the three Diez Gentlemen, the orders she gives are nearly impossible, so becareful when being with her. She also has high ammounts of information through Military Intelligence, along with amazing gun proficiency.
Mao: She also has an Italian accent.

Vine Valley*

A lone robot stands on a bridge, looking over the river...

...
...Paying me another visit, I see.

Another familiar face looms behind Surge Man...

Well, I do intend on beginning my plans here soon... So I figured, why not give it one last shot?
Then, I will say this for the last time: I have no intention on joining you.
Oh, come now. There's a chance you could've won.
And an even higher chance that I would have DIED.
Well, not this time.
Indeed. Because I shall NOT make a mistake like that** ever again. Especially after what it did to my brothers.
...You know, it's disappointing that you'd refuse me like this. The way I see it, our goals are more-or-less the same.
...
...It was my "goals" that led my brothers to die... And even then, it was never a goal. It was an excuse. I wanted nothing more than to make this extremely unfamiliar land an outlet for my frustration... But in the end, it nearly led to the one thing I was trying to prevent.
I refuse to let it happen again.
...You know, I hope you realize that not joining us makes you our enemy, correct? You're not escaping the conflict- the destruction- either way...
...And I know you felt it, too. That demon's rebirth. The same demon that twisted the minds of a few of your brothers. I can protect you and your brothers from corruption... But without me, you stand no chance to resist his control.
...I shall ask you one less time to join the winning side.

...
...You know what? If I'm being forced into this mess either way, I may as well do exactly that.
...And you'd be a ed FOOL if you believe that either you or Devil will be that winning side.
...Wow. I'm pleasantly surprised.
...All of you said basically the exact same thing.
...Excuse m-

Suddenly, Surge Man finds himself completely incapable of movement.

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*Reference: Donkey Kong Country
**To recap: Surge Man was the leader of 6 All-Star Number (ASN) robots from the erased Discorded Adventures universe, of which are in the same robot lineup as Beta Man and Sergeant Man. They were initially intended to be scrapped due to having reached their expiration dates, but when the world was expired, they were sent to the Void, where they learned of this original fate. Seeking revenge, Distortion Man was recruited by King K. Rool and the Anti-Omni Meme/Beta Devil (who was working together at the time) in exchange for the Anti-Omni Meme's power being used to bring the other 5 back. Eventually, after Beta Devil's first defeat in the roleplay (as well as Worship's villain arc), the ASNs attempted to conquer the Earths of both Dimensions 1 and 2, with the goal of making the popular forgotten, and the forgotten popular. However, when they took the traditional Mega Man approach, it backfired horribly, causing the deaths of all 5 of Surge's brothers... Or it would've, had the Dark Prince not been given spare IC chips by and Alternate Universe Donkey Kong. Regaining his brothers' IC chips, Surge is calmed down... Only to lead to a fight against Null (enforced by Root) that led to Dark Prince reaching critical condition, causing the entirety of the Dead Zone arc.

(Cont.)

...I have talked to each and every last one of your brothers, you know. ...Well, aside from those special two, anyways. And it was all the same.
They refuse my perfectly laid-out offer. They state that I will lose... And then assume that I actually CARE.
Well, let me tell you something... I don't care if I win or lose. Will I try to win? Yes, obviously. But this was never about winning. This is about making a statement... And fulfilling my purpose, of which was stolen from me as Beta Shadow casted me into the void of abandonment.

...So, you want to know what happens after your brothers refused me?

Suddenly, Surge Man's color scheme completely changes... He is inflicted with the Coda Corruption.

...I forced them to change their minds.

Coda opens up a portal to his dimension behind him.

...And now, since that's done...
...The time has come to set my next course of action...

Coda enters through the portal with the corrupted Surge Man, closing it behind him... Unaware that someone was watching the whole thing.

...

(OOC: Wow... dick move man. Dick move.)

L wakes up from his brain being removed from existence or something, whatever happened he's back to reality and ready to mess things up again I guess

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Mostly...

...


After a long battle, it seems Knife Man is victorious!

Hmmph...seems you're skill was so low I reverted to an actually decent design. Fool...

Suddenly... Knife man feels...empty...

Something put a hole in his chest!

Knife man...collapses...


Poor...clueless, rip off...

Doc Robot takes Knife Mans ability, and crushes his head!


(ooc:nice I decided to fix Knife Mans design only to kill him almost instantly)

O-oh... what a nice--
2,666!?

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Koop City Hmm... (Well, okay... here's what he--)

Boshi immediately slaps Somari in the face with his tongue, zipping away from the group.
Hah! (Psych! Did you really think it would be that easy? Face it! You all just took the bait!)

Hordes of Koopas, Goombas, and Mech surround everyone. Boshi takes this free time to eat a Dash Pepper he had saved.

(What a cheap trick!)
Boshi! (You're in Koop City, folks! Time to give you a warm welcome!)

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Dash Pepper (Swift/Flame)- A type of fruit that appears in the game Super Mario Galaxy 2. When eaten, the Yoshi will transform into a Dash Yoshi, allowing them run faster and access places they previously couldn't.

After what felt like hours (and almost was, technically), a finishing group strike topples the Absolute Virtue!!!The DOSBots deactivate their Supercharges.A portal back to Doppler Labs opens, and the Brash Crew heads through it, leaving it open just long enough for RX to pass through as well.

'M FF reaches Level 249!
Shadow Digital reaches Level 20!
Dyna Man reaches Level 18!
Volt Man and Dangan Man reach Level 16!
Sonic Man, the Revolt Robots, Dr. Doppler, Schmitt, Descant, and Enemice HL reach Level 15!

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Reverse Man, Demyx, Metal Sonic, and the unknown speedster (who's been unknown for a bit longer than I expected) find themselves returning to the present at the same time as Saktira CC, Express Man, and Crescendo.

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Metal Sonic lifts the Alt.Future Post off the building and yanks off the hand leading to Alt Future 1:30.Metal flies off alone.

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*Reference/Recap: Referring to how Pokémon Potions are spray-based, and not natural healing items. While Shadow Digital technically does own 'M FF, he still chooses to let them (yes, them; like all Gen 1 Pokémon aside from the Nidoran lines, 'M FF is genderless) wander and act on their own accord so long as their glitchy nature doesn't pose a risk to themselves or others. This is mainly out of respect and fear of the fact that 'M FF is one of the only Pokémon known to Chaos Zone who is sentient, but not sapient.

Suddenly, Parallel Fuse Man appears and tries to Thunder Strike Dash Boshi, while Parallel Block Man uses a Block Dropper EX to thin the massive numbers of enemies!

  Kept ya waiting, huh?

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Block Dropper level: EX
Level description: The user summons three layers of blocks that rain down on multiple enemies, with the potential to deal absolutely MASSIVE damage!

End of Time - Spekkio's Room

Alright, let's see...

Spekkio looks over to Diddy Kong.

A monkey? How silly! How about some Nature Magic , you silly monkey?

Spekkio then looks over to Rumia.

I sense you already have a connection with darkness... Some Dark Magic may do you well.

Finally, Spekkio looks over to Chunky Kong.

You have quite the calming and gentle nature. Since I've already given your friend Nature Magic, perhaps Water Magic shall do for you.

Ipso facto, meeny mo... MAGICO!

Diddy Kong is granted Nature magic!
Rumia is granted Dark magic!
Chunky Kong is granted Water magic!

Alright, who's next? Come on, now, don't be shy!

L is snooping as usual

magic sounds nice