My RPG

[MORE GOTENKS]

"DESIST AT ONCE!"

Bouncing off every wall in the cave, Kikyo's demand came as a shock to those who had knocked out everyone else, especially since the gas was supposed to knock out everyone in the room. When the woman had heard the commotion from inside her cell, and then the unexpected stop of fighting, she knew that something was wrong, and was quick to act. Now she just had to choose her words wisely.

"Whoever you may be, I ask you to please talk with me before you make any hasty decisions..." There was no response from whoever it was, so she decided to continue on. "...These people are all good...except for one of them. If you could just let me out of here, I could prove this to you..."

[chibi cajones]

OOC: Wee!


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The EIA operatives exchanged glances, one giving his antennae a deliberate twitch. The leader of the group then approached the cell from which the woman's voice had originated.

"This facility is considered a hostile area," he spoke, his voice a bit rough and with a sharp style of forming his words. "Regulations require that hostiles be detained until verification of who is dangerous is made. Your evidence will be helpful, but we cannot allow anyone to leave this area until our investigation is complete."

~:We have a successful knockout of the hostiles resisting team θ,:~ one of the operatives anounced, ~:Search is proceeding through the outer wing.:~

"What do you know about this barier?" the leader asked, examining the outside of the cell inside which Kikyo was trapped.

~:Sir,:~ one of the operatives that had been examining the cell as well said, ~:It looks to be his style.:~

~:It is based on his style,:~ the leader confirmed, ~:But if it is his, we should be able to remove it.:~
The two agents set to work at examining the barier, pulling out small devices of varying shapes and running them along the frame, tapping the walls, shooting the barier with a crystal projectile; their results seemed negative, though this seemed not to affect the stiff-faced investigators.

~:There is no sign of the Sevan girl,:~ one of the agents reported from above, where the gas had recently created a searchable area, ~:The pilot is here, along with two resembling humans. Two others are further in and are being approached with caution.:~

The leader tapped a pentagonal cryastal along the barier of Kikyo's cell, then answered: ~:Check the pilot's crystals.:~ He then focused on the opening in the otherwise opaque barier through which part of the interior of the cell could be seen. ~:This barier has been designed specifically to prevent us from opening it. There are few that could have designed such a barier, and all of them but one are acounted for.:~ He turned to the other agent investigating the cell. ~:Contact team δ and request a DNA scan of the facility with emphasis on Yrekcom.:~ The other stepped back and issued the request. "Neither of our suspects would create this barier without a means of disabling it. How long it will take to find those methods depends on the status of the creator's relationship with the facility's management."


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OOC: I... don't like when I make really long posts that are a lot of expositiony talking that could be shorter. Unfortunately I'm not sure if I can figure out how to make this happen in under say... five posts at the least... but a quicker means might present itself.

As for Klidore: So, what is that group going to do now? Kone will probably get to healing people to the best of her ability (I'd say Anoreha and maybe Trunks need attention before anything else). If she'd be able to teleport everyone after that... Hm... I'm not sure where this would go; would we return to Earth? Would the crazy powers have a similar blocking effect as Terra Dax did(*doubts it*)? Or... yeah. Since we've got four teleporters there we shouldn't have any trouble getting to Earth if such is our destination, but... is it?
Considering how much is going to be happning... coordinating what we do next... Hmm...

[Wolfstar]

OOC: Erm... I'm going to not try and post anything for Esrevni... since my characters are all knocked out, heh heh. La dee da... yeah, so I guess we need to figure out where things are headed there before we figure out what's next. I know we've got a solid-mostly unified saga set up with one main villain (Zedd) and a few rogues doing their own thing (Cloak and Flayk, and the shapeshifter and Nijam, I'm guessing are around somewhere). Zedd and his group are searching for the seals of the Watchers, or will be soon, so we need to decide where we are putting those. Cajones had suggested other planets before, and I think that idea might not be bad, as long as we can be intelligent in our choices of planets. heh heh, I think this saga could probably be an entire fic in and of itself... 4 seals means 4 planets, plus Furei, the Godess/Caim's sister is the '5th Seal,' so that's at least 4 battles before the Watchers are released, and then more bad stuff after that... so yeah, this is going to be an intense saga.

And, I still have my Legaia side story going on too, which I think I'm going to post for soon. I think this sidestory could last quite a while, and as of yet has little bearing on the main storyline, except that the Time Matrix is present, which means we could be in for more time travel hijinks like that from the first saga. Now, we can also use that as a chance to fix the time paradoxes created in the first saga as well, so... uh... yeah, however it works out, I say let's go for it!

[Wolfstar]

The universe seemed frozen in space as Cyba kept his focus on the black-cloaked man in front of him, trying to sense the subtleties of shifting energies while watching for any movement. "Aren't you going to attack, tough guy?" the man asked, his voice sounding familiar to Cyba. "Or have you already decided I'm too much for you."

"I've never met a challenge I can't rise up against," Cyba retorted, yet still not advancing on his foe. "Don't worry, there might be enough left of you to bury here in a bit!" Both warriors assaulted each other with bursts of energy, ducking and dodging incoming attacks while taking aim and firing their own. Cyba cringed every time a stray attack struck the structures of the base, hoping that the mountain could hold up under the strain and avert a disaster that would undoubtedly cost the lives of the thousands of refugees held within the facility. Reacting quickly, Cyba lunged for his opponent, hoping to force him out of the base, but his foe was too fast. Instead, the cloaked man grabbed Cyba by the head with one arm and restrained him with the other.

"There are too many innocents here... I think we're going to get some fresh air," Cloak said as he threw Cyba out through the solid mountain and into the outside world.

Cyba quickly regained his footing in time to whirl around and face his opponent. "You care about the innocents? I take back what I said... who are you?"

"I'm not who I once was, but I hope enough of that remains in this hollow shell I've become," he replied slowly. "I do not wish to kill... I only want to bring her back. It seems you are very strong, but I must warn you... you aren't enough to take me down."

"We'll see about that!" Cyba shouted as his aura flickered gold around him, causing his hair to spike up as his eyes lightened to purest turquoise. "Super Saiyan Two... and I can still take this up a few more notches!" He began to gather energy into his hands, choosing his signature attack from before he learned of his Chaotic powers.

"Orange Ray!" both combatants shouted at once, sending identical energy waves at one another. They both halted as soon as they discovered what had happened. "Cyba..." the cloaked man whispered as he trembled slightly. "I can't let even you stand in my way. Please, don't make me harm you."

"Who the hell are you?!?" Cyba roared as he raced forward, reaching out for the man's exposed throat while trying to grasp the hood of his cloak with his other hand. The man threw Cyba back before he could tear the hood away, but Cyba still caught a glimpse of the man hiding behind the cloth. "No... it can't be...!"

[chibi cajones]

"All right, Adam?" Tommy said as he ran over to the still costumed human.
"Yeah," Adam answered, "Maybe we shouldn't have put the Zeo Crystal back together so soon..."
"Right," Tommy agreed, "Mr. Cloak just came out of nowhere... Care to do the honors?" Tommy held out the Zeo Crystal, which seemed to hover in the air between the two of them. Adam raised his black and gold axe and struck, and in a flash of multi-colored light, the crystal was in fragments again.
"You still have yours?" Adam asked.
"Picked it up with the crystals," Tommy answered, collecting three of the fragments while Adam took the other two. There was a yell of pain across the chamber as a blow from Flayk sent Kyu flying through the resistance fighters and into a wall. "And it's about time I used it." Tommy reached behind his back to withdraw another item, when streaks of yellow and orange light flashed near the entrance of the facility.

"Looks like we have more company," Adam observed.
"Well then," Tommy said, bringing one of the crystal fragments up to a peculiar device he'd just withdrawn from somewhere unseen, "I guess it's morphing time!" The crystal disappeared into the device in a burst of red light as Tommy was enveloped in a large star of red and silver sparks. "Zeo Ranger five... red!" Bars of light performed rapid special effects maneuvers within the field around Tommy before finally fading, leaving him in a red suit similar to Adams--though the chest symbol was not to be found, and the red helmet's only unique feature was that the black viser was star-shaped.

"Still wasting time, eh rangers?" The gold-armored woman smirked at them from the entrance where the cloaked figure had been under a minute previous.

"Scorpina!" Adam said, raising his axe, "Mind explaining how you're here?"

"A little help over here would be nice!" Shaoten shouted as she narrowly missed a kick to Flayk's head. Flayk's response came in the form of a swift punch that sent her to the ground, clutching her chest.

"You're too late for the Zeo Crystal," Tommy shouted, taking a step forward, "And you're way outnumbered."

"Hah!" Scorpina signaled to where Kyu was attempting to get past a fiery projectile launched by Flayk, "I'd say you're a little busy for having the advantage in numbers!"
"Enough of this!" Kejek Said, appearing in the middle of the three groups at the base, pointing his wand at Scorpina, "Get lost, 'please'."
"Why don't you make me?" Scorpina said in amusement. She then raised her arms. "Putties, go for the crystals! Snatch the Namek if you can find him!" A series of sillhouettes moved from behind Scorpina, but before the putties were clearly visible, a loud bang issued from Kejek's wand, causing Scorpina to step back. Her face lost its cockiness as she drew a sword and pointed it at Kejek, sending a bolt of light at him.
It was then that the group of putties rushed into the chamber, moving in to keep the warriors of the resistance separated as they moved in for Adam and Tommy. Adam lunged, slashing with his axe and then kicking as the putties moved evasively around him.

Tommy, meanwhile, drew from behind his back a saber bearing a star-embossed hilt-guard, and made a leap over the putties to land beside Kyu, in front of Flayk. "I guess you aren't going to surrender?" Tommy took a fighting stance, locking his gaze on Flayk as Shaoten flew in to land at his left.


Not too far from the mountain, more putties had appeared, surrounding Cyba and the Cloaked man in their moment of shock at recognizing each other. These had Goldar in their midsts, his sword drawn.

"We'll be happy to take him off of your hands," Goldar said, letting his eyes rest on Cyba's back and release a fiery bolt of energy.



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OOC: Well, ok, I hate how that turned out organizationally speaking; too much focus on the PRs, and managing what could happen and time and location didn't work too well. I figured that since Cyba's emergence was from a chaos portal and the Zeo Crystal was involved, Zedd wouldn't waste time in trying to grab one of them. Which means he doesn't have time to send anyone besides the gold-clad and the putties, but that doesn't mean they can't buy time for something more dramatic. And yeah, I realize that intruding on the Cyba Cloak encounter at such a pivotal moment is ... well... horrible, but I don't expect Rita and Zedd would pass up such a perfect opportunity. So... yeah... umm... I should wait for your responses before continuing, I think.

[chibi cajones]

wolfstar said:

OOC: Erm... I'm going to not try and post anything for Esrevni... since my characters are all knocked out, heh heh. La dee da... yeah, so I guess we need to figure out where things are headed there before we figure out what's next. I know we've got a solid-mostly unified saga set up with one main villain (Zedd) and a few rogues doing their own thing (Cloak and Flayk, and the shapeshifter and Nijam, I'm guessing are around somewhere). Zedd and his group are searching for the seals of the Watchers, or will be soon, so we need to decide where we are putting those. Cajones had suggested other planets before, and I think that idea might not be bad, as long as we can be intelligent in our choices of planets. heh heh, I think this saga could probably be an entire fic in and of itself... 4 seals means 4 planets, plus Furei, the Godess/Caim's sister is the '5th Seal,' so that's at least 4 battles before the Watchers are released, and then more bad stuff after that... so yeah, this is going to be an intense saga.

And, I still have my Legaia side story going on too, which I think I'm going to post for soon. I think this sidestory could last quite a while, and as of yet has little bearing on the main storyline, except that the Time Matrix is present, which means we could be in for more time travel hijinks like that from the first saga. Now, we can also use that as a chance to fix the time paradoxes created in the first saga as well, so... uh... yeah, however it works out, I say let's go for it!

Reply #1337. .

And... what's the board say about this thread's number of views? :DXD

[Wolfstar]

OOC: It's over 9000!!!!!!!!!
*crushes glasses*
F***!

Ok, I think I can put the flashback to just before the putties show up, and then the intrusion might actually allow both of the warriors to leave without needing to kill each other first... heh heh.

So... after some sleep, I'll think about posting here.

[Wolfstar]

OOC: Ok, I've decided against the flashback... that would require me to actually decide if 'An RPG' was in the same universe as all this... which would then make me choose a name for the mysterious woman that our cloaked villain wishes to bring back to life... which I just really don't want to do...

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"Master Wolfstar..." Cyba croaked as he let his arms drop to his side, his will to fight shattered. "Master, I'm so sorry about what happened... I didn't mean to..."

"Enough!" the Cloaked man shouted, waving his arms to silence his foe. "That day is long past, and that wasn't what killed me... However, you must realize something, boy... we are enemies now."

Cyba was thrown completely off guard after hearing that, losing even fundamental focus. "My Master... would never work for the Unifyer."

"Don't you get it? I stopped being your Master the day my tormented spirit tore a hole in itself!" Wolfstar roared as he threw back his black cloak, then ripped open the shirt of his robes to reveal a gaping darkness in the center of his chest. "I became a Hollow, a deranged spirit so consumed with its own pain that it has to devour other spirits simply to ease the pain. We have no choice in it... it is an insanity so deep that reason is completely abandoned!" He did not realize that he had grabbed Cyba by the throat, that his brown eyes were focused, glaring directly into Cyba's wavering turquoise ones. He also did not notice that they were no longer alone. "Great, Lord Zedd has gotten himself involved now too. I bet he wants what I came here for as well."

He turned his head toward the sky, pure rage contorting his face into a further monstrosity. "Zedd! You stay the hell out of this! You are one I would gladly kill if I got the chance! The Zeo Crystal will be mine, and I will get her back!"

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OOC: Ok, so I did nothing... Umm... your turn...

[chibi cajones]

*Gets an idea on a way to defeat un-Cloak that will probably be attempted but will fail for obvious reasons*

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Goldar found himself considering the shout from the figure that had recently removed his cloak. So he was on bad terms with Zedd, and wanted the Zeo Crystal... not entirely advantageous, but attempting diplomacy wouldn't hurt.
The distraction though left Goldar hesitating to continue the attack on Cyba, who was otherwise vulnerable with the drama that was unfolding--even Goldar knew that your former master becoming a hollow and turning on you was something to be feared.
Fortunately for the winged warrior, the putties took advantage of the opening, rushing in to grapple Cyba from behind and from both sides. Goldar was quick to make up for his moment of distraction by aiming his sword at Cyba's back and sending a spiraling burst of energy from it.

At this point, the screetchy voice of Rita Repulsa projected from above, a translucent hologram of the sorceress and Lord Zedd appearing in the sky.

"You want the Zeo Crystal that badly, huh?" The image was too obscure to read any facial expressions--never mind that it may not have represented the real versions in the first place. "All right, you can have it, if you make sure that chaotic punk you've been yelling at is captured, assuming Goldar doesn't bring him down in the next five seconds. Appealing, I hope?"
"Believe me," Zedd's voice joined Rita's, "We have no intention of standing in your way, unless you stand in ours."
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OOC: I just realized that with most of my characters in one of two places, I've got little else to do for now...

[edit] Lord edd? I think someone is telling us he wants inclusion. [/edit]

[chibi cajones]

The oncoming wave of putties was slowed significantly once it encountered resistance. Several of the freedom fighters still in the chamber stood to fend them off, making some progress. Adam seemed to be having an easy time forcing the putties away from him, which was for the better seeing as his possession of two fragments of the Zeo Crystal made him their primary target.
Dende, on the other hand, was stuck behind the line of combat, as Scorpina had expressed interest in having him taken as well. Somewhere amid the fighting, one of the Emiemarcs had managed to gather Alex and bring him before the Earth's guardian, while some of those injured from Flayk's assault were nearing him as well. He did his best to heal as quickly as he could manage, though it seemed that most that came to him were out of the fight for now.

Scorpina jumped across the room, landing between Adam and Kejek. Kejek was quickly up and slashing his wand toward Scorpina, a red bolt of light flying toward her. Scorpina slashed at the attack with her sword, sending it to explode in the wall nearest Flayk. She then sent another blast from her sword at Kejek, who ducked and brought up his wand again.

"Expeliarmus!" There was a red flash of light, and Scorpina's sword flew out of her hand and into the midsts of the battle between the resistance and the putties.

"That's not enough!" Scorpina snarled, now facing Kejek. She held up a hand and beams of light shot from her eyes into it; she then aimed her palm at Kejek and released the channeled energy. Kejek raised his wand high to put up a shield, but the blast still knocked him off of his feet, the incomplete defense saving him from harm.

On what was now almost the opposite side of the chamber, the now morphed Tommy was confronting Flayk, flanked by Kyu and Shaoten.
"Surrender?" Flayk smirked, "I should be asking if that's what you came over here for, wimp!" With the elemental ring of fire, Flayk sent a flaming wave through the air at the three in front of him. Tommy brought down his saber to slash at the flames, drawing them onto his weapon and redirecting them in a narrow beam of red light. Flayk held out a hand and sent the counter-attack off course and into the wall, which was beginning to gather scars.
Tommy took the offensive, leaping in and slashing at Flayk with his saber. Flayk stepped back and hit the blade from above to keep it out of the way, then charged in to hit tommy in the chest, causing him to fall back, Kyu catching him. Shaoten leapt in and delivered a series of strikes to Flayk's torso, but Flayk kneed her in the gut and she fell back, coughing up blood.

"Zeo flying power kick!" Tommy shouted, taking a leap at Flayk as read streaks of light ignited behind him. Tommy's foot struck Flayk in the chest thrice, causing the rogue Hermalyan to fall back as Tommy regained his footing.
"Fancy attack names are worthless without doing more damage than that," Flayk sneered as he got to his feet, now a considerable distance from his foes, "Try this!" He sent another stream of electricity at the group, at the same time summoning a burst of fire from below.


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OOC: I'm... done complaining about how my posts suck. T.T otherwise half the topic will be my whining.

[Wolfstar]

"I'm not some pawn for you to barter over, you metal faced reject!" Cyba growled at the image in the sky as he finally stood back to his full height, a fiery determination covering the devastated shock he wore only moments before. "And you know what... I'm not letting either of you get that crystal." Cyba's skin tinged green, which rapidly flooded into his hair and his aura, pumping him full of new energy, much more dangerous energy. "I don't think you even truly know what a Chaotic is, if you think one can be handled and passed around so easily."

"So you've finally gained mastery over that power," Wolfstar commented as he reached into a fold in his white robes, withdrawing fifteen golden rings that he placed on his fingers. "I've got a few toys of my own here."

"The Rings of Power..." Cyba breathed in awe, yet his newfound determination was not so easily shattered. "Well then, I'll just have to take you down even quicker, now."

Wolfstar shuddered with a fit of laughter before taking a steadying breath. "Relax boy... I want to take Zedd down first. It seems we might be working together again for now."

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OOC: I can't imagine Zedd is going to like that very much...

[chibi cajones]

"An alliance of what may be the most powerful beings in the universe," Zedd's voice was almost a sneer, "We're... so outclassed!" Rita joined in his laughter.
"Finster!" Rita called, "Is it ready?"

The response came as the holograms of Rita and Zedd faded from sight and a pair of figures dominated by green materialized outside of the circle formed by Goldar and the putties--most of which had been forced back when Cyba summoned his chaotic energy, which had deflected Goldar's attack as well.

Though the figures were similar in color, they couldn't have been more different in shape, and upon further inspection it seemed that they were more than just green--one resembling a humanoid carnivorous plant, while the other was clearly a giant toad, though its head was crowned with a horn bearing an odd pseudocreature-like design.

Before any further motion could occur, a shower of blue lightning descended from above, and the two creatures reared up as it consumed them, bringing them together in swirls of light. When the light was done, a ten-foot tall creature that somehow incorporated features from both of its components was standing there, broad mouth flapping open and close as it tested its new body.

"You might have escaped the invenusable flytrap with your energy," Goldar said mockingly, "And you may have outmatched the Terror Toad in combat, but as one you'll never be able to escape them!"

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OOC: Yeah... still not much. . Oooh, but I have an idea...!

[Wolfstar]

King Kai's antennae twitched nervously as he peered into Seru Kai, watching the battle unfold in his mind.

<What do you see?> the blue-clad baby-like body of Hari asked, concern bleeding through in his telepathic voice.

"It's not too good," King Kai muttered, his attention still mostly on the battle at hand. "Songi is powerful... perhaps too powerful for the three I sent to go face him. Worse yet, they led Songi straight to the Time Matrix, and I'm afraid that it appears that they won't be able to recover it..." King Kai's antennae twitched more furiously after delivering his report.

<I see.> This time the voice came from the red Hari, who floated next to the blue, with the green on the opposite side. <I suppose it is a good thing that we just told Noa and Gala to rush over to Conkrum as soon as possible. It seems that Dohati and Zora have decided to rush for the Time Matrix as well, now that Cort is dead.>

<Do you feel that?> the green Hari asked, nearly shouting telepathically as is swooned in the air. <I think... oh, no... I think Dohati has finished a second Juggernaut!>

"Is there any hope?" King Kai muttered, nearly collapsing from his painful thoughts. "Is there anyone else we can send?"

[Wolfstar]

"I've got the ugly green thing," Cyba said as he rushed off before listening to what his former master had to say. Before Cyba reached the combination monster, it flicked out a long, sticky tongue, which promptly wrapped around him, halting his charge before anything could come from it.

"Ith not nith to coull monthterth ugry!" the creature shouted, although the words were slurred since it was speaking with its tongue out. "Buth nouw I goth youw!"

"Sorry ugly, but snack time is over!" Cyba replied as he tried to direct his Chaos Energy into the creature's mouth. "But go ahead and eat this anyways!" The energy simply disappeared down the hybrid's throat, and did not seem to result in any damage. "What?"

The creature laughed as it rubbed its stomach, giving a slight hop. "I wath made to geth youwr Chaoth Enerhy, dummy!" The Chaos Energy began to leach off of Cyba, traveling visibly across the monster's tongue, also to disappear once reaching its mouth.

"Fine, I'll just go old school then!" he told it as he released his hold on Chaos Energy, to the monster's dismay, resuming his Super Saiyan Two state. He squirmed to get his arm free, which he used to grab on to the monster's tongue. "Didn't expect that did you? I'm not some brainless brute." With a powerful pull, Cyba dragged the creature off its feet, forcing it to fly through the air toward him. He hit it between the bulbous eyes with all his strength, forcing it to release him as it crashed into the side of one of the other mountains near the Resistance Base. "Come on, I've been cooped up in the Chaos Dimension all day and I was dead before that... give me a work out, you ugly bastard!"

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"Impetuous, still," Wolfstar muttered as he watched Cyba fight. "However, he will handle himself, as long as monkey butt over there doesn't interfere." Naturally, Goldar was preparing to attack Cyba once more. His other attacks had gone unnoticed. His first missed, and his second hit as Cyba completed his Chaotic transformation, which somehow shielded him from any damage. That, or the attack simply wasn't strong enough to hurt him in his enhanced state. Either way, Wolfstar knew first-hand just how volatile and unpredictable Cyba's Chaos Energy could be.

Using an Arrancar technique called Sonido, Wolfstar vanished and reappeared in front of the sneaking Goldar. "How about you leave him alone? I'm kind of itching for a fight myself." Without waiting for a reply, Wolfstar unleashed a blazing sphere of flame radiating out from his body, which caught Goldar before he could jump back. "Come on, let's heat things up!"

[Wolfstar]

"Trunkssss...." a voice said faintly in the Saiyan's head. Trunks was unconscious after the fight with Clidax, but he was still alive... barely. "Focus... This is important."

"Who are you? And what do you want?" Trunks's voice sounded into the void of his own mind. A white room suddenly appeared around him, and across the room sat the faint image of a man in a white suit.

"Forget the who, just know that I can help you if you help me."

Trunks's brow furrowed as he tried to puzzle out what was going on. "Ok, I'll listen. But I won't promise anything beyond that."

"Thank you," the man replied as he stood. "That temple your friend destroyed held a fragment of my spirit. I am not whole yet, this is only a piece, but I know of someone that can repair me quickly. However, this woman is currently a statue. If you can release her, she can heal me. And if she can heal me... the scales of this war will tip in your favor."

Trunks sighed, rubbing his head for a second. "Normally, I'd be fine with helping, it's just... there is so much going on... so many... terrible things."

"Lord Zedd is out to free a powerful group of enemies known as the Watchers. To do so, he needs to destroy the Seals of the Watchers. One of them is on the same planet as this woman that can help me. This will turn out to be very beneficial to you, my friend. You need to go to a planet called Agteka."

"I'll see what I can do... once I wake up..." Trunks responded, not sure if he should commit to such a wild goose chase without consulting his friends first. "Will you still be able to contact me?"

The man nodded before fading away, leaving Trunks back in his void once more.

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OOC: *snickers* I'm sure there's no doubt about who that is...