AND THE PEOPLE WHO GAIN THE WORLD

[strangerpeople]

AND LOSE THEIR SǪ͞UL̨̡͢


[The time goes down to zero. Vyce's fists clenched.]

. . .You fools.

[He raises a hand, and suddenly, Lala lets out a gasp as she begins to grab at her throat. Green lines begin to glow from within her body as she starts to writhe, before falling to the ground into convulsions.]

For all of your claims and bravado, you still voted to condemn her! You claim to care, you claim she is innocent, you claim to want to take her place, but in the end it never mattered!

THIS is why I cannot trust anyone with my mission! THIS is why YOU would fail in MY shoes! THIS IS WHY I ALONE MUST--



[Suddenly, everyone is thrown to the side as something violently jostles the whole house, Vyce included. Immediately, Lala collapses to the floor, and the glowing lines disappear.]

WHAT THE-

[It actually felt like the house was rammed just then.]

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[thiscomicsucks]

[Almost immediately, a nasally-and angry-Minnesotan voice echoes through the comms systems of the house.]

THIS IS LINKARA, COMMANDER OF THE COMMICRON-ONE. MY SHIP.

SURRENDER YOUR HOSTAGES NOW OR YOU WILL REGRET IT, VYCE!!

[whatsmytalentagain]

...?!?

[Whelp. He's gone speechless again.]

[narcoolepsysensei]

...Oh.

[...He seems to have recovered from his meltdown *remarkably* quickly...]

Umm, it appears we're saved.

[carryabigstick]

[Nice as that all is, Estelle's first move is to go check on Lala.]

Hey! Hey!! Are you okay?!

[galesanctuary]

[ ..... ?!

Well then. ]

[miraclecontact]

[ who and what now ]

[starswink]

[he's on his back after being thrown across the room. Sitting up quickly though.]

Do it again!!

B-B-BREAKOUT

[starswink]

Alright, door's open, let's go distract Vyce however we can!

[thanks Estelle! Yoosung is going to make a beeline for the computers to try and get Sierra or do some hacker stuff. Whatever makes the most sense.]

[15unknowns]

Stop this...this CHILDISHNESS!!

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Distractions... Distractions...

How about we start flipping through the channels on the TV like crazy?]

[nightmareofdivinity]

[He's turning on all of the faucets and flushing all of the toilets!]

[nolongerasleep]

[Lithia will just push random buttons on the kitchen console.]

[touchsensors]

[LALA'S RAIDING THE PANTRY ARE THERE ANY DONUTS]

[stopfen]

[Mikasa is heading upstairs to grab Jeavis because that seems important. And instead of opening the doors she's just kicking through them and knocking things over.

This is probably the first time her strength has been used for mindless destruction.]

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[thiscomicsucks]

[The bridge the strangers end up on is...well, it's pretty obvious the ship used to belong to Vyce. It practically screams his aesthetic.

However, it's not Vyce who sits at the bridge.]

Nimue, is the cannon charged?

CONFIRMED.

And all remote terminal avenues he can escape to are sealed off?

CONFIRMED.

Good.

YOU CANNOT DO THIS! THE ENTITY LIVES! YOU CANNOT END THE HUNT!

[Vyce's face appears on the bridge's console screen, fists clenched. The damage to his armor is still apparent, and sparks come from where Fafnir had pierced it.]

IT WILL ABSORB EVERYTHING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS DECISION, CHAMPION! THE END OF REALITY, THE BLOOD OF COUNTLESS TRILLIONS, WILL BE ON YOUR HANDS!

THE MADNESS MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!

...You're right. And it's going to be stopped. Starting with you.

NO--NOOOOO-

[He cuts the feed, and Vyce's craft appears on the screen.]

Nimue.

Fire at will.

[Several massive blasts of energy shoot out to the craft, and though there's no obvious explosions, the glowing lines on the craft flicker, then sputter, then go dark.

Lord Vyce, the Lord and Conqueror of All He Sees, is...well, if he's not dead from that, he probably wishes he was.]

[carnageandclass]

[lol bye bitch]

[nightmareofdivinity]

[Fou-Lu isn't sure what he's looking at, only that the enemy has been defeated. He leans a convenient wall, suddenly exhausted.]

[He hasn't slept much, especially since Tuesday, and it's mostly bad luck that he fell asleep Thursday night before the 'murder' happened.]

[Still...]

We must... apologize for our behavior. We have had too many hunt us and attempt to slay us, so we art not the best in sudden situations.

We... must especially apologize to thee, Yoosung. We... overreacted.

[stopfen]

[CAN THINGS STOP HAPPENING?

Couldn't they have just walked like normal. She's just standing still where they teleport to.

???????]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[And so the mastermind is shot down.

Funny. In all the murdergames Rantaro's been dragged through, he never really experienced a sense of closure quite like this one. Can't remember the first time, didn't live the second... No idea what's happening in the Fayflower world right now...

But it's gonna be okay.

He leans against the wall, one hand clinging to the strap of his bag, staring wistfully at the screen. Finally, he sighs as if a weight had been lifted off his weary shoulders.]

[touchsensors]

[And nothing of value was lost.]

Teleportation-lun?

[nolongerasleep]

[Lithia at least is used to teleportation, so the sudden shift in surroundings doesn't throw her off.

What seems to interest her is that weapon used to kill Vyce. If she could figure out how to get something like that or convince these people to use it on Gardenia, she wouldn't have to worry about things in her world. Dealing with that issue and the possibility of impending doom for a whole planet would be quite a relief. Other possible threats can be dealt with if there are living creatures left to deal with them.]

INABA CONNECT

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Rantaro and anyone else interested in trying to revive Inaba are here to bother Nimue! To the cargo hold!]

[starswink]

[he's here in case Nimue needs to scan him again.]

[nolongerasleep]

[Lithia is also here to assist in any way she can. She definitely will want to confirm that there is no way Vyce can somehow control those bodies before they do this.]

WHAT NEXT?

[adollnomore]

[In between the return of Inaba and revelations from the captain of the ship, Cardia can't help but try to move to the front of the group and wave her hands up.]

Excuse me! I know a lot is happening now and everyone honestly deserves to take a breath but...I wanted to let everyone know this: if you want to go back to your worlds, I can take you there on my train. We'll be able to help your friends and family get rid of the nanites as well!

But I know some of you are wondering what is happening with this part of the universe and the others as well. I don't think Linkara would mind if anyone offered to help him out if they wanted to.

Whenever you're ready to go, let me know.

[dereban]

[ raises hand ]

I have a question. If I were to go back. . . if I wanted to help, would I be able to go back and then return to assist? Or would this just be a one way trip?