EPILOGUE: WARRIORS OF JUSTICE

[strangerpeople]

WARRIORS OF JUSTICE


Conversion is complete...but the virus-

Probably just it's shell. Quick! Reverse the polarity and turn everyone back to normal size! We need to ask them how they did it - and try and stabilize the girl genius!

[Another bright light, but this time, also, the feeling of being squished by gravity as your ears pop. Soon enough, the forms become much clearer - and smaller. Soon enough, the sensation stops - and shouting from vaarious doctors and soldiers can be heard outside of the EPCOT and Diatron-15.]

The virus--!!

Look at the size of that thing!

Stand back, stand back! Let the micronauts have air!

[The shorter of the two men steps forward, and begins to wave their arm.]

Diatron-15! Welcome back! It appears you brought that nasty illness with you, but it can't harm anyone else now, at least! However, we need to find another way to stabilize the girl genius - you took so long her organs began to fail!

Don't worry, though, we will compensate you as promised! Please, please come out so we can put you through a check-up and decontamination! Then we can take this virus in for study!

[Ha. Ha. Hahahaha...

Well, congratulations. You are alive and back to normal size.

Also, those who have powers from before this journey will find they are back.

...

So, what now?]

Comments

[backuphero]

It's one of two weapons that can kill Dracula. The other... if Eric could give it to me, I know he would, but... that's a high order compared to small equipment and teaching Charlotte spells.

[He sighs, and shrugs helplessly.]

I guess I kind of accepted it when I found out. I... before we got our memories back, I'd already started to forgive my father, even if I couldn't understand him... everything's doubled up and I don't know what to think about it all, now.

[theserpentsmiles]

You're not going to use it - I won't let you. There has to be another way - and if there isn't, I'll make one.

I'm not strong like you or powerful like Yurick, but I'm not going to let anything happen to my family.

[Nagisa is shaking now. This is.....this isn't fair. To finally get out of that place, only to find out the same whip he returned to his brother could kill him?]

[crouching_sin]

... Once we’re done in my world, I’ll do it. It’s the least I can do.

[illusionarymelody]

[Vita is just going to take a moment to interject on this.]

No, you are not.

[crouching_sin]

Once I’ve broken my curse, I might as well do something good.

[illusionarymelody]

Neither of you are dying!

cw: suicidal ideation

[crouching_sin]

... To die permanently is the only thing I’ve wanted for thousands of years.

cw: suicidal ideation

[illusionarymelody]

Believe me, I actually can understand that. But that doesn't mean you need to seek it out. Maybe all you need is to come to a world that doesn't have your god.

[crouching_sin]

... Maybe. I don’t know. It’s possible.

I won’t let him die, though.

[theserpentsmiles]

...he said he doesn't have an heir to set the whip looming over other than me, so....if he uses it, I will too.

So he'd better not.

[crouching_sin]

It’s not as if I haven’t taken care of annoyingly difficult supernatural creatures before.

[theserpentsmiles]

I'd rather no one use it.... Dracula can't be that impossible to kill.

[He doesn't know about souls but why do his brother's keep reminding him of the damn tentacles....]

[crouching_sin]

Heh. No, probably not. He can't possibly be more annoying than Kresnik.

[Fuck that guy.]

[illusionarymelody]

Well, he is still quite young.

[And Vita is just going to hide her face in Jonathan's chest right now so no one sees her blushing a bit.]

[theserpentsmiles]

That...wasn't my point...

[illusionarymelody]

Well, I don't want anything happening to you either.

[illusionarymelody]

I won't let him die either. He's far too important to me.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

Why not just use a laser?

[crouching_sin]

I don't think laser guns like the ones here exist in his world, and given Dracula being... somewhat of a unique creature, I wouldn't be surprised if he's somehow resistant to that.

But it's worth a try.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

That's why you use more than one?

[She's. She's trying.]

[crouching_sin]

[Precious...]

We can certainly see. I think multiple options for this would be a good thing.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

I guess it would also help to know if this Dracula has the normal weaknesses claimed in literature. Or if reincarnating him using tomato ketchup would render him powerless...

[crouching_sin]

... Using ketchup?

[ichbindereinzelganger]

I saw it...somewhere. I think it was a television show. A vampire was resurrected, but their servant screwed up and used ketchup instead of blood, so instead of the vicious creature he was supposed to be, he was a kind and gentle vegetarian.

[crouching_sin]

... Huh. That might... actually, that might have some vague merit. I'll look into that.