Glanzende Zeit Archived/The Aglendi Forest

On the southeastern shore of the great continent Nyx lies the vast Aglendi Forest - bordering the Ky'thos mountain range to the north. Trees so densely packed that they might as well be walls, and many a soul has been lost within the forest itself, for no light of day pierces the canopies of the great trees. On the shore itself, however, a great mansion can be seen - the Noverian Estate.

Aaron and Starr
Aaron arrives on the lively planet."Wow...I've never been here before, but I...I feel like I know it!" Aaron says as he flies around.

Starr sits with tears in his eyes."Home....home is where the heart is....but this home is eradicated....Why...why could I not help...." Starr feels a power level near him.

Aaron looks at Starr who is sitting on the ground below him."Starr...." He says to himself.He feels the sadness coming from him.He flies down to him."Time to be a father..." He says to himself.

Starr looks up, and is shocked to see Aaron."eep!" He exclaims as he begins to fly away.

"No!" Aaron yells as he grabs Starr's arm."Starr, there is no reason to be afraid of me, Shintaro told me everything, there is nothing else to be hidden anymore.Aaron shows a smile, and flies down with Starr and sits down with him."Tell me So- er, I mean Starr....Tell me why you came here, to my time.." Aaron asks gently.

Starr looks down shyly, and he does notice Aaron's change of words. Aaron was going to call him Son."Da- uh..Aaron....I came here to warn you all, so you don't suffer the same fate my time does." Star says

Aaron is surprised."What happened in your time?" Aaron asks

Starr looks at Aaron."Well, I can only say that their is an evil force that wipes out the entire planet, and before I left they were coming for our family in the future.I left with Hope to come here.." Starr realizes that he said Hope.

Aaron wonders."Who is Hope? Is she my wife? huh!? TELL ME!! IS SHE HOT!?" Aaron exclaims

Starr sweats."Uh....Hope is my sister...." Starr says with a chuckle.

Aaron falls over."Poo......" Aaron sits up."Who is your mother?" Aaron asks.

Starr looks at him."um...If I tell you, you may cease to ever marry her." He says

Aaron thinks."Well how is Alyra?" Aaron asks.

"Oh Mom is fi-" Starr covers his mouth quickly.

Aaron falls over again."Alyra?! ALYRA IS MY WIFE?! I HAVE CHILDREN WITH ALYRA?!" Aaron yells.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr nods quickly."Also, you....um....die in the future....." Starr says

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron sits up."I....I die..?" Aaron says with sadness."Did...Did I die a hero?" Aaron asks

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr bites his nails."If you count you being obliterated without question dying a hero then yes, yes you did." Starr answers.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron looks at Starr with a frown."If my older and stronger self, could not defeat the evil force, how do you expect a weaker younger Aaron to do so?" Aaron asks

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks at him."Well Aaron, I have faith."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron sighs.He then looks at Starr with a determined look."Starr, I have to prevent this from happening...I need to go to the future, to help everyone." Aaron says

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr facepalms "Why not just wait for it to happen, then train very hard before that? instead of raising your children? Leave us with our Step Father for all I care!" Starr yells.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron looks up again."Step Father?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Zane Shade, heard of him?" Starr asks

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron grimaces."Yea....yea I do..... Im not leaving my children with him, I can leave you with anyone but him.,,"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks at Aaron."how about Uncle Frost? How about Mom? How about Grandpa? How about Uncle Ace? ANYONE BUT YOU! COME PERIODICALLY! I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU DIE AGAIN!" Starr calms down."I am not strong enough to become a Super Saiyan yet, so I cannot be useful in the fight against the evil doers.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron thinks, then feels an idea.Aaron puts his hand on Starr's shoulder."Starr, how about we train together?" Aaron asks

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr smiles."Aaron, that would be great, thank you..." Starr pulls Aaron into a hug

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron is shocked at first, and then hugs back. An actual Xorous other than my Mom and Dad......this is going to be a great training session...

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron and Starr leave the planet, and go off to train....together, as best friends, and father and son

The Noverian Estate
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">On the cliffs overlooking the vast ocean to the west of Nyx, marking the edge of the Aglendi Forest, lies a massive mansion. Deep within its' halls is a great library, filled to the brim with countless books gathered over time. In a distant corner of the library was a desk, covered in open books, and Alyra could be seen, cross-referencing various things in these books, writing down something on a sheet of paper. This corner was lit only by candles, as Alyra preferred to read in a darker environment, and despite the library being only two years old, dust filled the air, as it was nearly impossible to keep the place clean due to its' sheer size, and the old tomes located within its' walls.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron arrives on the planet."Wow Starr, just think of it, it was exactly a week ago, when we met here" Aaron says with joy.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks up."Yea Dad, its been cool so far" Starr stops.He feels two power levels close by."Aaron, let me take you to show some people!" Starr says as Aaron flies close behind.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope searches through the library with stealth."Let's see...a book regarding Mom's Time Lock Technique must be here somewhere..." Hope feels 3 power levels close.She hides."Crap..." She says quietly.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra continued pouring over various volumes, attempting to translate various things copied from the ancient walls of the fortress on Heizron. The ones she was currently researching seemed to describe experiments the previous inhabitants of the planet performed on the mineral Heizrondite, and as she finished, she quietly muttered to herself, "Interesting..." The sound carried through the silent library, reaching the ears of Hope

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope hears the sound of Alyra."I wonder whats interesting..." She whispers quietly.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr appears behind Hope."What is interesting?" Starr whispers to her."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron enters the building.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope looks back and screams."Starr!" she yells.She then clasps her hands over their mouths, and awaits Alyra/

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron hears a scream."I know that girly scream anywhere! Starr I'm coming!" He says outloud."Funny....that scream was deeper than usual..." Aaron crashes through a bottom story window, then destroys the 2nd floors floorboards, with an energy ball."NEVER FEAR THE HYPER ACTIVE FLASH IS HERE!!" Aaron gasps as he sees a girl."Alyra!" He yells as he hovers above the hole in the floorboard.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra stares blankly at Aaron as he hovers there, wordlessly holding out a hand, glowing with golden energy. Wisps of light surround the damaged floor, and time reverses around it, repairing the damage. "Mind explaining what's going on, why you are smashing my house, and who the girl behind that bookshelf is, without damaging anything?" She sighs, closing her notebook.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron looks at her with a smile."Well, my so- erm, I mean my friend Starr brought me here. The reason you cant sense him is because his power level is so low....no offense Starr. Um I have no idea who the girl is, and sorry for damaging your house, i thought Starr was being hurt, didn't you hear the scream?" Aaron would say to here whilst flying around the room gently.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope looks at Aaron with a shocked expression."IT'S YOU!!" She would scream. She would walk over to Aaron, after passing Alyra, and she would falcon punch him through the 2nd floor, through the first floor, and down through the plumbing, works, and the dirt beneath the manor."WHY DID YOU GO AND DIE LIKE THAT!!" Hope would calm down.She looks up."Starr didn't scream, I did"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr gasps."Hope! Don't kill him! You'll mess up the fabric of time and space!" He looks down into the crater.He grimaces."You thought I screamed?....." He then fires a point blank Dodon Ray into the hole.He and Hope would then turn to Alyra.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Before Starr could fire the Dodon ray, the area began shining with light, being emitted from every object in the room. Aaron was thrown back out of the hole, Starr and Hope were moved away, and all three of them found themselves unable to move. The hole repaired itself as the damage to the floor had, and Alyra released them from the time lock, with a clear look of disapproval on her face. "Would it kill you three to stop destroying my home? How did you three find this place anyways? And what's this about messing up time? Good luck doing that while I'm here." Her eyes seemed to glow dangerously in the dim light. While her power level was nowhere near that of Aaron's, her time control more than made up for it.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope and Starr look at Alyra."Alyra, my brothers and I have come to this time, to get your aid, along with Aaron's and Zane's. We come from a time in which you, Zane, Aaron, and everyone die.Except myself, Starr and Silver." Hope looks to Aaron who is shocked to find out that she is his daughter.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron flies to Hope with caution."So...So you're Hope..." Aaron pulls her into a hug."Nice to finally meet you, Didn't think you would have to come 15 Years into the past to do so." Aaron releases her and turns to Alyra."Alyra....this two Saiyan Children...are our children.I would like you to meet Hope and Starr Xorous."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks at Alyra with big eyes."So this is Mom in her prime of youth.." Starr walks up to her with an extended hand."Nice to meet you Alyra" He says with a shy grin.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">A few moments passed, in which Alyra simply stared blankly at the three individuals before her. She blinked thrice, not saying a word, before raising a hand, a gentle golden glow enveloping Hope and Starr. It intensified for a moment, then faded as she lowered her hand. Two seconds passed, and she unceremoniously fainted.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron looks at Alyra, and as she faints, she gasps, and uses Instant Transmission to get behind her, and catch her."Alyra!?Speak to me?! Are you okay...?" He asks as he looks at her blank fainted face

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr facepalms."Hope.....YOU COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL SHE WAS ABOUT TO GO TO SLEEP DONT YOU THINK!?!?!?" Starr would yell angrily.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope would then turn to Starr, and kick him swiftly in the stomach, before chucking his weak limp body out of the estate through the window.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron looks at Alyra sadly."Maybe this....will work...I think,It works in movies.." He leans into Alyra's face. He puckers his lips, and goes in for a kiss of future true love, trying to spark the passion needed to create the young warriors that stand before them today.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Almost immediately, Alyra's eyes open. She looks directly at Aaron, and immediately headbutts him. "Do that again, and I'll age you a thousand years." She looks towards the broken window. "Who did that?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron falls backward and falls on his bottom."Ow...I was only trying to help you..." Aaron says as he rubs his head.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope looks at Alyra awkwardly.She sweats, then says."Um....A bird...about..this big" She motions.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr remains outside, unconscious in a dumpster.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra sighs, fixing the window by reversing time once more, then sits back down at the table, slouching in her chair and clutching her head. "What do you want." she flatly asks, fatigue slipping into her voice.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope walks up to her, with arms wide open."Well you see, we are gonna have to train together, and we want you...care for us I guess...." She closes her arms."You were easier to talk to when you were 30....." She says

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr appears from behind Alyra with a banana peel and orange rind on his head."You sure do eat a lot of fruit" he says as he removes the future compost from his head.Starr looks at her."Mom, we would like for you to train with us, along with Aaron." Hey says shyly.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Training? Training's easy, just head to the Shattered Coliseum. It's in the city to the north of Ky'thos." She then addresses Hope, "As for caring for you, uh, feel free to stay here, there's a lifetime's supply of food, extra rooms, what have you, just don't break anything." Alyra finishes, glaring at Aaron.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron looks at Alyra with joy."Don't look at me, I was falcon punched into the lithosphere!" He says as he begins to hover again."And if I were to stay here....um....well, I already have a home, so Starr and Hope could stay here..." He says sadly.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr puts his hand on Aaron's shoulder."You should stay, Alyra won't mind,"Starr then leans in and whispers."She is your wife after all.."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope blushes."Starr, what about Silver?" She asks.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"He will probably stay with our Step Father"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Whatever you decide, don't wreck the place," Alyra says dismissively, having already returned to her work. "I caught that comment about time locking, Hope, I haven't written anything down on it."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope frowns with anger."Dammit...." She says with her arms crossed.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks at Alyra."Huh? Time Lock? I know that technique, you taught it to me before you di...." Starr chokes on the last words.A tear rolls down his face in sadness.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron frowns sadly at the boy."Starr, it's okay to show emotion." He walks over to him and puts his hand on his shoulder.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra frowns, muttering something inaudible to herself, then closes the book. "Then why doesn't she ask you?" She reaches for yet another one of the countless dusty tomes on the desk, and re-lights one of the candles, only holding a mild interest in the conversation of her future family.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron frowns at Alyra's lack of empathy."Alyra, your son is crying over your death...and you are showing no empathy for him...He comes back 15 years, and you are just...just standing there..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks up."Aaron, it is fine...Time Lock isnt the only technique I know..." Starr charges his energy, and his hair stands up with Blue streaks, and he is shrouded in blue electricity."I know this Move, called Ignited Fury" Starr stands there motionless.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Hope gasps at this."What incredible power..." She whispers to herself,

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Pausing to glare at Aaron, Alyra spoke up, "Yes, remind me that I'm due to die in the next two decades, why don't you?" She pauses, and glances at a map. "Time can be rewritten, for the most part, but there are fixed points that, as far as I can tell, only I can see. They cannot be changed." A sigh can be heard. "But perhaps..." She quietly states before trailing off, then shakes her head, "Nevermind." Alyra returns to her books, translating.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr makes himself reverse ignition, and he walks over to Alyra."Alyra...A wise woman told me, that the Future does not exist, there is the past, present, and what comes after, no one knows. Only you can write your destiny. The woman that taught me that was you Mother." He hugs her.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">While Alyra returns the hug, she has a puzzled look on her face. "That statement has just been disproved, as you are here now."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks up at her with a smile."Well, i never said it was a correct teaching"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Indeed." Her eyes glance around the room, a confused look still present on her face, and when the hug finishes she returns to her work.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr walks up to his mother."Mom, I was wondering...If you could train me to manipulate Time, and the aspects of reality, like you do. I want to keep the balance in check, I do not wish to fight." He says with a smile.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra raises an eyebrow, responding. "Manipulating time is no easy task, but as you seem to have some knowledge, I may be able to show you a few tricks..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr smiles at her."Let us begin then" He says."Hope, Aaron, could you two leave for a moment?" Starr asks

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Aaron grabs Hope by the waist."Can do! Happy teachings!" He says as he uses Instant Transmission to teleport them out of the room instantly.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra waits a few seconds, then sighs. "What do you want to learn first?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Well you are the teacher" He says with a smile.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Perhaps some of the basic laws of time should be explained first, then." She gets up, motioning for Starr to follow.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr follows, her close to her leg.He looks around at books."Hmm"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra stops in front of a bookcase. "Well, you can start with these." She motions to five rather thick textbooks, all looking relatively new, numbered one through five and authored by Alyra herself. The title of the first book was "The Laws of Time."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr picks up the books."Are you sure you cannot teach me yourself?" Starr asks,

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"It took me thirty years to write those books," replies Alyra. "At least, I think so. I timelocked my own age quite some time ago, and I've been doing some travelling since..." She trails off for a moment, "Read them on your own time. If you've got questions, well, you know when to find me."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr sighs, and he carries his books to a table, and timelocks everything around him, and begins to read.

Anthrax's arrival
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">A strange energy current occurs near the forest as portal opens revealing 3 machines. To which Anthrax speaks out first: "Observation: Never seen this place before. Lots of ground to cover. Probably a living colony occupying a certian amount of the jungle." Another HK model replies: "Query: Why exactly are we here my fellow HK?" "Answer: We're not eactly looking going for assassination protocols, I just need to see someone." The other HK quickly finished his sentence. "Statement: Someone by the name of Alyra is it not?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The forest surrounding the three machines falls silent at the intrusion, a few curious animals watching from a distance, none approaching. By chance, the machines had arrived less than ten kilometers from the coastal edge of the forest, near the Noverian Estate. A fortunate coincidence, considering who was being sought out. Not twenty meters from the HK models was a simple dirt path between the trees, appearing as if it were simply dug out with a single pass by machinery. Chances were, it led to civilization, and indeed it did - the path went straight to the estate itself.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">One of the Hk's looked over down the road. "Prompt: It seems we found our destination, Anthrax." "Statement: Indeed we have, lets go." By the time they got there Anthrax had already knocked on the door and lowered a hand at the others to wait patiently. "Observation: Noverian Estate ey?" Anthrax quickly replied. "Query: This is a place is it not?" "Conjecture: Odd place, but has a nice name to it though."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">A moment passed before the door opened, a human male standing there - some form of butler. "Hm? Oh, hello! Can I help you?" He eyed any weapons the HKs had. "If there's been any trouble with the Planet Trade Organization, I assure you, it's been dealt with." The butler seemed to be somewhat cheery, clearly having met individuals of the robotic persuasion before.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The HK was planning to respond first but Anthrax interrupted. "Confusion: Planet Trade Organization? I believe you have mistake us for someone else, I assure you it is highly doubtful that we -- meaning myself and my fellow HK-51 Assassin Droid model would have anything to do with them."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The HKs waited over by name of the Estate as Anthrax continued. "Conjecture: Now that that little business is out of way, it is my belief that a person by the name of Alyra lives here thought I am not certain for sure especially when I came to the planet."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The butler let out a sigh of relief at the comment regarding the Planet Trade Organization, and was now entirely unconcerned - they were after Alyra, and even if they were hostile, he was certain that she would be able to deal with them. "Oh, yes, she is here, in the library! Come in, and might I have your designations?" He opened the door fully, and motioned to a wooden chest, "You can leave any weapons there, not that she'd mind if you kept them."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax turned to the others. "Prompt: Wait outside until I am finished understood?" The HK's nodded in understanding. "Statement: Acknowledge, shutting down." He then turned to the butler. "Answer: We have no weapons." Anthrax was right however these HK weren't carrying anything at all. "Agitated Statement: I still have to reconfigure their targeting systems and find suitable weapons for them.. in any case, which direction is the library."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Ah, very well. This way." Leading Anthrax down several relatively-long, well-furnished hallways, they finally arrived at the rather spacious library. "One moment." The butler entered, and disappeared between the bookcases for a few minutes, before returning. "Alyra is in the back, just follow the widest paths." He then takes his leave.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He takes his steps rather carefully then notices Alya no doubt 'head first' into the books. "Suprise: Guess who came by to see my favorite android?!"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax was correct, Alyra was reading, though the butler had evidently informed her of the droids' arrival. "...Anthrax?" She looked up, surprised. "You look different." Deciding to go with the obvious statement, she put down the book before standing up.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Observation: Studying hard are we?" He walked over to her giving her a slight hug then continued. "Query: So this is what you are up to these days?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Oh, I've been busy researching a few things on this planet, it's got quite a few interesting properties..." She trails off momentarily, "...and I've also been involved in lawsuits with the Planet Trade Organization, but nevermind that. "What about you?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Prompt: Your butler believe I had something to do with the Planet Trade Organization. I have no quams nor information about the P.T.O. And even if I did it's not like I would tell them." He walked passed her going to sit down in a chair as he continued. "Query: Why what did you do to have lawsuits going on?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Let's just say they weren't too happy about me taking this planet...or, more likely, not too happy about a small bit of unintentional vandalism." She paused. "...Well, I suppose that planet looked better without the, uh, moon falling on it, but nevermind that."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Analysis: So it has come to your belief that they are upset about a planetary moon fall? That's odd." He then began to address as to the reason he came here. "Concerned Query: This is important as such because it concerns my origin.. if you didn't know--" He trailed off trying to find the words. "--I was human once."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">That definitely got Alyra's attention. A brief flash of surprise crossed her face, invisible to all but the most perceptive - or mechanical, in this case. "...Really? I suppose it'd be obvious to ask...what happened?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">To Alyra's eyes, Anthrax would be taking out a picture of some kind, sliding it across the table. Although partly destroyed there was a recognizable man of sorts.

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<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Conjecture: It my assumption that, this man in the picture is me, the evidence to back up this claim says so on the back. However after realizing the amass of books you have in your study/library I figured it would be best in coming to you and seeking out more information to confirm my proof."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Conclusion: I am looking for a specific book under the name 'texhnolyze.' Definition: Texhnolyze is a what I believe to be special technology for creating humans with heavily engineered but oddly Cyber-Punk prosthetics."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra examined the picture momentarily, before considering Anthrax's request. "Texhnolze...technology-related...in section..." She continued muttering to herself, thinking on whether or not she had such a book. "...I'll check." She left the picture on the table, before disappearing into the library for a few moments, returning with a book. "Texhnolyze. I think this is it." She placed it on the table.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Analysis: Oh good." he sighed in relief. "Statement: Now maybe I can figure out more as to what this means--- both about myself and my past." He slides the book over the table situated enough for both him and Alyra to read. "Observation: Currently scanning text for information about Texhnolyze...." After a few minutes he finally spoke. "Prompt: According to table of contents; Page 7; Paragraph 426, I found something about myself--" he tapped a metal finger at the picture as he continue. "And this photo. Conclusion: It said that in a un-named year possible around 2000s or near them Texhnolyze was illegal implanted prosthetics-- however the ones given to outsiders were done by consent, while the rest were not by consent. In the event of human uprising these were by means the only means of reconstitution of human continuation and life."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He paused flipping a few pages then showed her an example picture.

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<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Confusion: Strange these appear to be early stage designs but they also seem work function rather well. But this-- it looks like a serial number of sorts.. Alyra do you happen to have a droid scanner somewhere around here? I need to find out if this serial number matches the same ones in the book."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Check the workshop, I should have what you need." She paused for a moment to remember exact directions to it, before relaying them to Anthrax. "There should be two, a small portable one and a larger one built into an alcove. Take your pick."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax waited paitently for the scan to complete then relayed a message back to Alyra. "Analysis: This bar code on my left leg to the back, does match the same one in this book. Obligatory Query: Now the real question is.. who is my maker?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra responded after a few moments, "Well, I obviously can't give you an answer, but I might be able to point you in the right direction. I got that book around three years ago, can't remember the name of the planet but the coordinates should be written near the publishing information."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Statement: Of course you can't. That question was directed at myself. I'm pondering." Anthrax was very curious as to where he came from.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hm...what if I..." Alyra began, but trailed off. "No, that wouldn't work..." A moment passed, "Ah, got an idea. Come to this elevator, I'll meet you there." A map displayed itself on a screen near Anthrax, directing him to a nearby location.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He stood up. Anthrax was kind of surprised by her willingness to go forth and find information for him. "Query: Where are we going Alyra?" he said as he followed her closely into the elevator.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra entered a code into a keypad, and the elevator began descending. "Beneath my home is where I keep a rather large cache of technology. We're heading to something of a command center, it's fairly self-contained and I think I can trust you not to break anything." After around thirty seconds, the elevator stopped, and the doors opened to a surprisingly small and bare room - a table with raised edges in the middle, three consoles on the far wall, some rectangular indents directly above them, all made out of a grey metal. She reached down to a small remote on her belt, and pushed one of the many buttons on it, and a series of holographic displays powered up, a hologlobe of the planet appearing above the center table - two positions marked green, one clearly the estate itself, the other at the center of a crater. "I might be able to trace the technology for you, provided it's unique enough..." She seemed almost unconcerned about providing information, but on closer inspection her eyes did have a faint, golden glow, signifying her temporal control - given the technology, it's likely that she's performing some form of mental multitasking.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Analyzing: I've never seen such technology compressed into one room before. This is all of yours correct? What do you even do here to speak and if its classified that's fine just give me a breif synapsis." Anthrax was in awe what he witness in the room.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Oh, this is just my personal command room, it allows me to remotely control nearly anything I link it to...it's nothing compared to the Starfarer, of course." She indicates the second green position on the holo-globe. "Thankfully, I still have control over its' sensor network...which, miraculously still works..." Idly speaking to herself, Alyra moves over to one of the consoles, and hits a few controls on it. After around ten seconds, she looks up. "Alright, running a scan for anything resembling your technology, using the data from the workshop scan earlier..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Statment: So whats the plan of action now? I can see you have a agenda in the works because I know for a fact you didn't bring me down here for sight seeing purposes after all."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra sighs. "You're right about that. There's more than just a simple scan I need to show you." She pauses. "But first...do you know anything even remotely related to my past?" She cast a worried glance to one of the displays, a number of symbols rapidly changing on it - possibly some form of numerals.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Answer: No I do not. We've barely meet and when we did it was with my organization that disbanded a while back mostly we learn more about each other through combat experience..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Huh. Well, you knew enough about me to know where I am now. Doesn't matter." She stopped watching the changing symbols. "I'm not from this universe." Alyra paused for a moment, "And I'm on the run from my home civilization. I stole something of theirs, powerful enough to warrant a fleet chasing me. While most of their technology won't work here, I wouldn't put it past them to get around that." She awaited Anthrax's response.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Clarification: If my memory serves me correct, you explain apart of this information to me a few months ago on Corellia. Statement: What kind of technology did you take? I didn't know you were on the run.. that's kind of surprising even for me ahha and well you know who I am an Assassin Protocol Droid--with some restrictions removed."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Oh, nothing much, I stole a starship, the C.I.S. Starfarer, and all the advanced technology that comes with it...as well as something far more valuable." She paused. "Let's just say that I didn't always have the ability to control time." A subtle golden light flared up around her before vanishing. She glanced back at the display. "Still searching...I wonder how much longer I have..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Statement: How much longer you have?" Anthrax was unsure of what she meant by that.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"It's difficult to say how long it is until they find me. Hopefully, I didn't leave much of a trail, but it's clear that there's something. Rift space is difficult to predict, after all, and they're headed in the right direction." She pauses, "If that fleet gets here, well...let's just say that they've been fighting things capable of destroying several star systems with ease, and they're winning."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax then addressed her: "Query: Do want me to send them after them? And by that I mean the Assassinary Droids outside? They have their protocols set to any range frequency upon request. Name the targets and they will die. It's probably best if you give out the ones in charge's names-- send them in as a sweeper a team, quick, clean, effective and done. They won't bother you again. They are actually more effective than myself."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax was serious was that point. "Although they do not have weapons with them, they are the most effecient assassin droid ever. Infiltration, reconnaissance..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra let out a sad grin, "...yeah, unfortunately you're dealing with a fully-equipped fleet of..." She checks the viewscreen, "...I'm not even sure, I can't scan that far out into Rift Space. There's a lot of purely military ships there, with some of the most advanced technology in the known universe. About the only thing they don't have is the chronomanipulator I stole, as if they needed control over time." She pauses, grimacing, "They might have a Titan with them, too...picture an artifical planet with engines and you get the gist of it..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Query: Are they coming here? Or holding position in preperation for an attack?" Anthrax asked. "Clarification: It's not a good idea to intrude in this space, not unless they are looking for a imminent defeat."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Oh, they're coming here. They also have a rather irritating tendency to be effectively invincible." She pauses, "Well, by virtue of being physically impossible to hit, at least, unless you have certain technology...which, unfortunately, doesn't work here."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Alyra.." Anthrax turned her round looking at her in the eye and placing a hand on her shoulder. "Statement: Let me deal with this; I'll send in the 3 HK's outside, they infiltrate the ships where the leaders are-- bring them back and hold them hostage if they refuse to leave you alone permanently we and by that I mean you and myself attack then and not hold back. If there is something valuable we take that as well. But first we send them there as information gatherers. About this Titan seems to be trouble they can adapt. Forward the data from this room and straight to them."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax was certain they wouldn't fail. Even if they weren't the prototype and he wasn't the final version he could still do some significant damage.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"We're talking an armada of potentially thousands of warships, varying from a kilometer long to planet-sized. They're run by a networked swarm AI, based off of every ship simultaneously. Their ships are nearly indestructible, and are surrounded by powerful shields that, quite literally, bend space to prevent any attack from ever hitting. Hopefully, most of their advanced technology won't work, allowing them to be vulnerable. Unfortunately, they probably figured a way around that." She decided to be blunt, and paused for a moment. "Of course, you'd also have to get into Rift Space. I only have one Rift Device, after all...and it doesn't have enough power. Entering Rift Space without one...well, let's just say you pretty much cease to exist."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Clarifiation: I'm not worried about the ships, Alyra I feel motivated and for some time now-- I know I can do work..now that there is a enemy present that I feel sustained enough to face with no regrets or regards towards others." He looked over at the monitors and everything else with his targeting scanners. "--Analysis: And if we don't do anything you'll be hunted across the galaxy-- possible tried or executed on the spot and your planet will most likely be destroy if not conquered in the process. We need a solution even if it means stalling them for you to escape."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"No sense in running. Wherever I go, they will follow. Might as well make a stand here. If I succeed, hopefully they won't send anything else. If I fail, well...at least they'll return home, and I'll be damned if they get the chronomanipulator...I could probably power the Rift Device, send your H/Ks, but that'd probably just cause them to find us outright. It's a...rather difficult dilemma. Perhaps...yes, that might work. If I could integrate the more advanced pieces of technology I brought with me into them, they might stand a chance...in Rift Space, not here." For a moment, she almost seemed lost in thought, likely considering all possible outcomes. "It's worth a shot, if anything, but the Rift Device is still onboard the Starfarer, it won't be easy to locate, let alone get to, and I'd need more fuel for the reactor." She looked up. "You wouldn't happen to know of a large source of antimatter nearby, would you? We use it as fuel."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Feeling a sense of hope in the air Anthrax prepared his next question. "Query: Where is this manipulator stored at the moment? Can it be be replaced and how many copies did you take with you?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">But before she could reply Anthrax appeared to be assessing some kind of data. "One moment--" He begin to discuss further details as his chest begin to open. "Analysis: What you see before you is a Quantum Teleportation System prototype of a minature Time Travel core. If that didn't give you any hints-- I am not a full fletched HK hence why I said before I am prototype." He paused then slowed her the remaining systems as he continued. If Alyra saw the difference of his internal systems it was another explanation as to why. "Conjecture: The fact remains is that the Liandri Corporation believed that I would not have a system specification change when time travel here to this Universe. I cannot explain why but it seems the time to travel here I encounter a 'bump' to somewhere else."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">His chest closed as he continued. "Statement: In short I was a Liandrai Prototype Drone now into... this. Must explain the 50% memory reduction. I cannot reclaim the data as it's damage. Now my next question is what is our plan of action? How many numbers do they have now if you know? Also.. about the anti-matter-- According to Liandri Corporation information there is not much data on anti-matter weapons or technology its.. not a common thing there.. resources tend to fluctuate between molecular sludge, nanoblack or better known as nano-technological robots and appears as a liquid with low to moderate viscosity in it's "natural" state. The fluid is abundant on the Omicron 6, and some large collections shown intra-communication, resulting in a small degree of sentience among the more vast collections. Further data for known sources are Tarydium both a vehicle and mining source-- it has been used since the day it was found. I have no more information for you Alyra. Anything else has been destroyed in the memory core."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Patiently listening to Anthrax, Alyra responded, choosing to respond in order. "The chronomanipulator? There was only one made...and it's right here." She indicates a spot directly above where her heart would be. "As for your...time travel core, I might be able to work with this, if you'd allow me to study it." After waiting for a yes or no, she continued, "I'm not sure what our plan of action is. According to these numbers, there's probably a thousand ships, but if there's a Titan among them it could easily be a hundred thousand times larger than that. As for your power source...hm, if it's sufficiently powerful the antimatter fabricator on the Starfarer might be able to use it. It might just be enough to jumpstart the reactor." Thinking for a moment, she brought up some numbers. "Here's how much power we'd need." The numbers required are rather high, nearly a thousand times higher than what Earth has ever used. "We need to sustain that level of power for about five seconds, for reference."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax nodded in approval. "Answer: You may use my core as you see fit I trust you enough that whatever we have set in motion for now will suffice." "Query: Do you think it might be possible to funnel through the energy sources from the original universe I came from and convert them for anti-matter purpose? I believe we can aquire enough tarydium to convert the resources to power this device unless we find something else to power it up. Clarification: It's not just used for vehicles and the Liandri Corp. also used the materials to power up droids like myself there is even some mining machinery that uses this as well."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Nodding at the answer, Alyra responded, "As long as it produces either heat or electricity, it's usable. Normally, I'd just have the ship sit in orbit around a star, but...well, it's crashed and it will never fly again. Fortunately the Rift Device can remain stationary." She held a hand over where the core is, a faint blue aura appearing around it - presumably a scanner. It didn't interfere with any systems.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Statment: One moment. Be right back--" In a flash Anthrax was goin through a portal then 4 to 5 minutes after that he came back with a series of crates marked with: ''"For Anthrax's eye's only Tarydium Ore contructs No. 65." ''"Statement: I'm loadout these boxes of this stuff from there-- about 3 more to go." When his trip back and forth was finished he turn to face Alyra again. "Analysis: There are 5 boxes of set to be converted Tarydium." Anthrax's core opened up as he continued. "Ready when you are."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra was looking at the data from the scans. "Chroniton levels...twenty three times higher than background levels..." She continued muttering to herself, almost not noticing Anthrax's return, before looking up. "I can...definitely do this." She placed a hand over where the chronomanipulator was, and closed her eyes, focusing for a moment. A cracking sound was heard, and she removed her hand - a small, unassuming sphere, about two inches across, now present in her hand. "Doesn't look like much, does it? It's the chronomanipulator. Using a few parts, I can upgrade your core..." The sphere seemed to fold open, emitting a strange veil of black mist, concealing whatever was on the interior, and no sensor Anthrax had could penetrate it - as if it did not exist.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra reached in, and pulled a smaller sphere out, blacker than night. "This...is something from the Web of Time, a place beyond even Rift Space. It's what lets the chronomanipulator work. It's..." She paused, thinking on how to describe it. "...It's essentially solidified time, and I mean that literally. I had...help obtaining it." The sphere floated above her hand, and seemed to divide into two, one returning to the chronomanipulator, the other flying into Anthrax's core - harmlessly. Alyra's hand glowed blue once more, "Integrating...done. The wonders of Centauri technology..." The chronomanipulator closed, and she held her hand up to where it should be - the same cracking sound could be heard, seemingly the sound of bones breaking and re-mending themselves. "It is done. If you need extra code to use it, I think I can figure something out." She then moved to scan the crates, "These will be...perfect, though it'll take all of them."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax was deactivated at the time but immediately turned on as soon as she said "It is done." Anthrax quickly stood up: "Statement: What was changed-- I deactivated temporarily... was the proceedure complete?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"The procedure is complete. Does anything seem different?" For a brief moment, everything appeared to slow down, then speed up, then return to normal. "Anything...unusual happening with your perception of time?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Answer: No nothing, all systems read normal... oh shit.. that's not good." Anthrax was a very surprised. "Analysis: I'm seeing activing. Alyra there is movement coming from space, 3 of them and they are closing in fast. They're heading to the planet. Looks like a scouting party.. of some sort cannot get a positive read can you confirm?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Shortly after Anthrax spoke up, the viewscreens flashed red, a number of unreadable (to Anthrax) symbols showing up. Alyra almost immediately stopped paying attention to Anthrax, reading it over. "Three scout ships...how the hell did they find me so quickly?" She rushed over to the control console, muttering to herself "Activating sensor countermeasures...phase cloak...well, the Starfarer's hidden now, hopefully. Class...C-18, I think. One hundred thirteen meters long, fully automated, no central control, rift-capable. If they manage to get even one byte of data into Rift Space, they'll send a much larger force. If they find us, we'll have to eliminate them."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax was a little taking back by this. What on Earth happened? And how did they reach neary the vacinity of the planet so quickly? "Query: So what are we going to do about the scouts? Numbers are irrevelant until now-- we need a diversion or some kind of counter-attack.."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra's mind thought through as many options as possible. "Best-case scenario, we activate the Shroud, a sort of cloaking device, and they don't see us. Worst-case scenario, they send a transmission into Rift Space. No matter the data, it WILL be detected by the rest of the fleet. Probable scenario? They find us and start trying to transmit. That's when they'll be vulnerable, it's when their shields will have only minimal power. Still, Imperium shield generators are among the strongest in existence..." She paused. "...If we can get your H/Ks onboard the ships themselves, near the power generators, they could sever the reactor's connections. We could figure out exactly where they'll be, or have been, and just send the H/Ks through time to the correct location. If we go through with that, leave the calculations to me, I've done it before. As for how they got here...Imperial faster-than-light travel is...rather fast."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Statement: I'm going outside to grab the HKs be right back." In a few minutes Anthrax returned as the Hks responded. "Query: Orders sir?" "Answer: The three of you already have your cores rigged for detonation.." As he walked around the room, Anthrax had also brough in another box with retrofitted Liandri equipment as he continued. "--the Tarydium transfer is enough power to cause a singularity detonation but instead of ladder of detonation, you will be reversing the power effect of the enemy we-- including Alyra and myself face today. The reactors are your targets, Alyra will trasmit the proper coordinates for you from there on its all up to you to finish the job. Your new mission perimeters are to sever the connections to the reactors at all cost." The three HKs then turned to face Alyra. "Statement: Give us your command."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">While Anthrax was giving out orders, Alyra was surrounded by the familiar golden glow of the chronomanipulator. It abruptly stopped. "Coordinates obtained." She showed them to the H/Ks. "You have your orders. While it won't destroy the ships, it should ground them and WILL prevent them from transmitting. We can deal with them from there." She muttered something to herself, "Hopefull the atronic cores will be intact...but unnecessary...would be useful."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Query: Something troubling you? Alyra?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Other than the possibility of the fleet showing up? Not really. Best-case scenario, we take down those ships and salvage the technology. They clearly have some means of allowing their most advanced technologies to work here, and if we could salvage that, we may stand a chance against the rest of the fleet. Unfortunately, that's highly unlikely. No power, nothing keeping that technology working. It'd be helpful, but is ultimately unnecessary."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Okay.." Anthrax said. "Today we being our infiltration and assassination protocols-- activating protocols to level 7." The other HKs begin the power to proceed onto the ships. "Statement: They are going now-- Alyra we should head outside and get into a position and prepare for an ambush if this goes south."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"No. It'd make us more visible. This room is under a permanent shroud, and the only "ambush" they'd have is likely crushing the entire place into a singularity if they find us."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax looked at the monitor. "Statement: They are tracking them now. Analysis: The three targets appear to be taking the bait. No other signatures detected so far.. "

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Let's hope they only try to scan them, as opposed to obliterating them." Fortunately, that seemed to be the case - the three drones activated scanning equipment, as opposed to potential weapons.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"HK1 to Anthrax we seem to taking a quick scan-- how copy over?" "Acknowledgement: Confirmed stay situated and away of enemy contact, over and out." Anthrax turned to Alyra. "Query: Any ideas?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Their shields will be weakest just before the scan finishes. If you've got the ability to detect it, there'll be a power spike right at the front of the ship. That'd be the right time to get onboard."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"HQ to HKs, this is Anthrax how copy over-- Ships are commencing a security scan of some sort which acts as a compensator for the heaving shielding protecting them at all cost. Mission is to wait until the security scan is over and proceed quickly with the boarding party attack until you reach the cores; Once you have gotten aboard the ships equally, you are to hold position at all costs and STOP THEM FROM TRASMITTING. If they trasmit an entire fleet will destroy this place and take whatever Alyra stole back we cannot allow one such power ally to be defeated here and now. Do NOT allow them to trasmit or its all over for us. Once these objectives are complete, Alyra and myself will begin our attack part of the mission. You will begin in 1 Mike- Mike Over and Out" "Roger." Anthrax turned to Alyra again. "Query: How long do you estimate the scans last and how long until their shields stay down?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Oh, about ten seconds longer, and they'll be weak for around two seconds. The shields interfere with the high-intensity scans, you see..." She paused, "Hope you have a teleporter." The three scans were about to finish.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax reported in. "HQ to HKs, reporting in.. the situation has changed. The time interval to proceed with the objective time/window has been dropped to lower expectations-- you have a two seconds window to break mike break and proceed with the objective. I repeat: TWO SECONDS TO ADVANCE TO THE OBJECTIVE." He turned to Alyra. "Statement: I doubt this will go well, even for them-- but I do have my portal powers enhanced no thanks to you I could teleport them myself to the generators... but the window.."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Don't worry, the window's as long as we need. This is risky, but..." Immediately after she finished, the room was flooded with golden light, though Anthrax could still see perfectly. The H/Ks noticed that everything seemed to have stopped...or slowed down. "We have all the time we need."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Realizing that Alyra was more adept at Time Powers than previously shown he trusted her inituition. "Statment: I understand.. I understand well enough." With that he order the Hks to proceed with the time contengenacy plan. It has went extrodinarily well, the Hks had managed to infiltrate to the reactors and connect themselves-- "HKs to HQ we have infiltrated the 3 scouting parties cores and have severed all possible connections--"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">At the sudden lack of power, the three scout ships unceremoniously stopped, and dropped out of the sky. The emergency systems prevented damage to the interior, and the H/Ks onboard didn't notice anything. The golden glow in the command center vanished, and though Alyra showed no external signs of exhaustion, she sighed. "That burned through a lot of power. We've got to get over there and tear the ships apart before they repair themselves. There will be resistance."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax then prepared the next move. "Statement-- activating assasination protocols level 9." Suddenly to Alyra's right appeared a small weapons locker codenamed ''"PETN 99 .6 HE." ''He was unloading a weapons layout. "Statement: I am going out there now, and judging by the current situation we have our advantage at play here-- Caution: This explosive called PETN was original found in the Middle East, the spec ops group that found it discovered it was used for suicide bomb specifications I extracted all of the materials and left them to blow up the rest. Alert: This explosive is highly capable of blow up a small state with in city limits originally suppose to blow up a mountain range vicinity-- once you kick them out of range of this facility, I'll fire off these shots be prepared to cover." Saying that as he casually loaded up a unknown weapon with the bullets.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He teleported out side, noticing Alyra was also next to him. "Smug Statement: I doubt they will survive this."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Once we get rid of the field manipulators, at least. This won't take long." With a flash of golden light, Alyra vanished, and two seconds later, returned. "Fire at will." In her hand was a strange, rectangular device, around the size of a deck of cards, a series of buttons with unknown script on it.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Without wasting anytime, Anthrax fired several follow-up shots of the PETN which pierced clean into the them, causing numerous explosions to the 3 ships. "Smug Statement: Just die you inferior mechanical nightmare!" From the view in space, it looked like several mini-nukes had gone off.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The ships were disabled, all electronics effectively destroyed - ending the life of the automated ships. The wrecks, however, appeared to be relatively intact - a testament to Imperial construction. "Don't worry, I've just confirmed that they're completely destroyed." Alyra said upon inspection, fiddling with the device she obtained from the wrecks.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Anthrax stood up from the debris looking over to Alyra. "Statement: Then I guess.. it's just a matter of time until they figure out that their scouting party has went off line.. Smug Statement: Well you know their inferior flawed meatbag made of a design for machines that is. I assuming that they Imperium will eventually come after you.. and hard?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"That's an understatement." She shows a small cylinder in her hand, alongside the strange rectangular device. "Data storage. Already mined it. It's a fairly large fleet, not sure how many there are, but at least a thousand, including seven dreadnaughts...and those things get to be five hundred kilometers long on the small end..." She sighed. "Fortunately, I got their security codes on this thing, so we might be able to fake a transmission saying nothing's here, but it's only a matter of time until they decide to show up in person."

The Infimary
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">After the battle at the Ancient Fortress, Alyra wasted no time bringing Starr home. A section of the estate was dedicated to a state-of-the-art medical facility, which Starr was recovering in, currently unconscious. Alyra had left him there for ten days, returning when he showed signs of waking up.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr wakes up and looks around."Where am I?" Starr looks around for any sign of Alyra.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Stepping into the room, sipping a cup of tea, Alyra responded, "Back home, in the infirmary." She paused, "I wouldn't ask how bad it was, if I were you."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr smiles. "I wasn't going to. I know that you destroyed me." He chuckles

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"You took ten antimatter rockets to the face, I think that counts a bit more than 'destroyed.'" she responded. "Normally I'd ask how you're still alive, but I wasn't going to do anything that would kill you." A pause. "Well, nothing that I couldn't revive you from, at least. You were clinically dead for a day, and I needed to replace a quarter of your body with cloned tissue, including your entire left arm and shoulder. Don't worry, it should work just as well as your old one."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr looks at his arm. "Well then...."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Regardless, you should be good to go, thankfully out of all the Imperial technology to survive, the medical tech was one of them...." Alyra muttered all but the first part of that sentence under her breath. "Just take it easy."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hmm...Mom, I studied the books, and I practiced Time Lock, now can you teach me more about our time abilities?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"What would you like to know?" Alyra replies, taking a seat.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Like how to move during a frozen moment in time, using energy during a frozen moment... When I studied I time locked my age, not the world.. I want to learn to freeze and move, and essentially help my friends..maybe by speeding up there energy increase so they get stronger in a matter of seconds..." Starr tries to make this sound easy but makes it complicated for people like Aaron and Zane.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra paused. "...Moving in stopped time isn't the easiest thing to do, but it can be done." She thought for a moment, considering how best to explain it. "From the third book, you remember the section on temporal discontinuity? Where something moves through time at a different rate, without relativistic effects?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr nods. "It was my favorite out of all of the books, it is where I got the idea of such a technique."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"It's an extremely useful ability to have, I use it all the time. Regardless, it starts with manipulating chronitons, as do all temporal abilities...where did you figure out how to travel back in time outright? Something tells me that my...other self didn't tell you."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"There was a brilliant woman named Bulma Briefs, and she invented the time machine that Trunks Briefs used long ago, there were not many left, so we traveled all over trying to find one. I understood the mechanics of it, while Hope and Silver pressed buttons and fought. We occasionally traveled somewhere irrelevant to our search. One time, we found a Super Saiyan fighting an ice jin on Namek, and a Super Saiyan Boy fighting an android on a stage. It was fun to watch, but we eventually found this time and here we are."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Oh, pure technology." She thought for a moment. "That complicates things...regardless, you obviously know how to lock things in time easily, well enough to outright stop aging. We can build off that. Timelocked aging involves infusing your DNA with chronitons in a very specific way. If you could extend that same infusion to the rest of your nervous system, as opposed to just DNA, you should be able to subconsciously alter time to move normally when you stop it. Won't help if someone else, like me, stops it, though."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hmm...If I can't stop time, and move around and use energy, why don't I just speed myself up so It appears that time is stopped" Starr asks

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Ever heard of a thing called air resistance? If you try that, the air won't move out of the way. It'd be like being buried underground. With the infusion, you should be able to act normally if YOU adjust the flow of time, or even stop it, though you've probably noticed already that actually affecting time while telling it to do something else is...difficult..." Alyra trailed off for a moment. "Not to mention dangerous, but not for the reasons you think." At that, she glanced somewhere towards the floor for a barely-perceptible moment, but looked back up.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Where do we begin Mom"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra looked around, "Not in the infirmary. Get up, make sure you're alright to walk, and let's head to somewhere less...important. Outside should do."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr hovers above the bed. "I can control energy you know...I think I can fly." She says as he follows whilst floating.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I'm more worried about your legs healing properly." She begins leading him through the hallways to one of the exits. "It wouldn't do if they snapped in half."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He tests his legs, and they work properly, and he follows on foot.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">When they got outside, it was around midday. "Well, you know how to timelock your age. Same process, different target. Bit of a larger scale, though. You might not have noticed the energy release the first time, but...well, it can be explosive."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Is that what that burning sensation in my chest was when I timelocked when I studied.." Starr asks.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Probably. Shall we begin?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yes we shall."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"...Well? You should know how to do it, already. You timelocked your age, it's the same process..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr timelocks the world around him and Alyra. "Now what do I do" Starr asks.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"You just did it, like it was nothing. Try doing something else with time in this state, or moving outside of this...bubble you given us. You should be able to move normally."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr moves around the bubble freely. "Well this is new..I wonder if I can create things out of nothing..." He says.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Not with time control." Alyra states. "Magic, perhaps."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hmm, sounds fair." Starr begins to speed up time outside of the bubble. As one minute passes, one day passes. He falls to one knee, lacking energy.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">A flash of gold filled the bubble, and it collapsed. "Careful wlith that, and don't do it in combat. You just slowed yourself down. Can you walk?" Alyra inquired.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Starr stands up. "I am fine, lets continue."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"No, you're not. You got annihilated in a battle, were clinically dead for a day, and in a coma for nine more, and now you just collapsed from running out of temporal energy. We're done for today, and I'd rather not risk something worse happening."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He looks at Alyra with determination. "Near death only makes my Saiyan Blood stronger!!! I can take it!" Starr ascends to SSJ 1 and then to SSJ2. He timelocks the arena even more and moves outside of it with a gold veil surrounding him. The veil wears off, and he collapses as the days pass.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra sighed. "Back to the infirmary..." She slung the unconscious Starr over her shoulder, and brought him to the infirmary again.

Silver meets Alyra
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Silver lands looking around. "Where would she be?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Sensing an unusual signature - both power level and temporal - Alyra left her home, moving towards the clearing at a leisurely pace. She stopped upon seeing Silver, merely observing for a few moments to determine if he was a threat.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Silver turns around and sees Alyra and he slowly walks in her direction. "Is that her......?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He seems familiar, somehow... Alyra thought to herself. Entering the clearing fully, she stopped around three meters from Silver, waiting for him to speak up.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Silver stops walking. "So...are you Alyra?" Silver looks down slightly.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yes." She replies, getting to the point. While she wasn't in a combat stance, her signature weapons, the Paradox Blades, could be seen strapped to her back. "Not many people can control time around here, after all."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Silver looks at her. "So do you have any idea who i am?" He slightly smiles and closes his eyes slightly

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra looked him up and down. "White hair...you know who I am and where to find me, you seem to be infused with chronitons like Hope and Star..." She pauses. "I suppose you're Silver, then?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Silver laughs slightly "I kinda figured you would know, being able to time traval and all. By the way hows Hope I haven't talked to her in like forever."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"She's fine, currently on Earth...don't know much more than that, though. She essentially left a note saying she was going there and was gone the next day." she responded. "I suppose you have some control over time, too?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Well of course I do you are my mom. I still need to work with it more but I need to work with it." Silver kinda smiles

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Then perhaps you might be willing to show me just how much control you have now?" Her expression shifts, a challenging smirk now visible.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Well I made it here didn't I. Tho I need a bit more control to use it in a fight" Silver looks down. "Though if anyone can teach me it's you"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Not the easiest path." Alyra admitted, "Starr hoped for the same...I started with having him read the Laws of Time, I suppose you've heard of the books I've wrote from the future."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I read a bit of them, but I think i'm a bit more skilled than Starr." Silver looks deturmined. "I had a bit of an understanding but i kinda forgot."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Then perhaps a quick duel is in order, see how well you can concentrate under pressure?" She offered.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Why not, I need a bit more practice." Silver smiles confidently "besides i have other things to train for, and I need all the power i can get"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Very well. Do you know where the Ancient Fortress is?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yea, I have explored most of this planet in the future."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Then I'll meet you there." With that, Alyra closed her eyes, runes flaring up around her, and she vanished.

Alyra, Bastion and 33: a meeting by the forest
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Bastion Appears on the outskirts of the forest in a flash of green light his wings unwrapping but not dissipating like normal "ok then this is not where i wanted to be" he looks around "i don't even know where here is.... damn it i jumped in motion again" he stops sniffing the air "hmm grapes elderberry and cut grass, who was that again? whoever it is they are strong"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra was outside of her home, presumably enjoying a walk, when she stopped. "Hm?" After a moment's walk, she came across Bastion. "...Bastion, right?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Android 33 instant transmissioned in "Bastion here you are. I've been searching for you." She sees Alyra and scans her ''"Race Human Cyborg. Powerlevel Of Legendary Proportions. Designation Alyra. Owner of PTO Glanzende Zeit and daughter of Lucien." ''She loosens up "So you're Alyra. Strange how I've met you before yet you've never met me. So is the power of the potentia core. You are as amazing as Bastions memories showed."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">As alyra approaches them Bastions chest sparks intensely making his wing burst and reform as his aura which slowly dissipates "well that hurt like hell" he shakes it off "hello Alyra, you got it i'm Bastion. uh is this glandzende zeit? I don't quite know how i got here" he also notices 33 after hearing what she said he rubs his head awkwardly "oh hey 33 forgot you still have that conduit into my memories"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yes, this is Glanzende Zeit. I think the Rift had an unexpected effect on the magical currents of the planet, it's been bringing people here randomly...even those unaffected by magic. I'll figure it out and reverse the effect eventually." Alyra responded to Bastion, before turning to 33. "Usually I'm the one who met people before, yet they never meet me. Time travel can be...confusing." She says, a faint smile visible.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hmm, this is a different Glanzende Zeit then Bastions memories saw, this is much more natural." Android 33 says plainly making an observation. "Yes I can't say I'm an expert on time travel other than what I know about Zucana the Saiyan of the past but I know you as I have uploaded all of Bastions memories everything he's seen I've seen." She smiles at Alyra.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Bastions eyes flash green for a second seeming to stream data as he speaks though he seems unaware of this "hmm Chronomanipulator huh, interesting no wonder my core resonated so strongly" he notices he was talking to myself "oh sorry that happens when my core detects technology beyond itself it yearns to understand it" he goes over to 33 "looks like you've changed as well, as that smile is new and that voice is as well. looks like you are well on your way to understanding yourself" he pats her head matching her smile.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I'm not sure I myself understand the chronomanipulator..." Alyra responds. "I'm not even certain how I made it anymore. Most of those memories have been purged from my mind."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">33 looks at Alyra "Hmm strange, I have missing memories as well but that's just from faulty uploading not a mental purge." She looks over to Bastion "Yes someone pointed out my voice was faulty so I fixed that and over time my emotions have been developing back. I am now capable of Happy Embarrassed and Romantic tension."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"uh i'm not going to ask +what triggered romantic tension, but good work so far" she turns to alyra "so by memory purge do you mean removed but are still aware you had them? As if so it sounds simmilar to something i have heard. Anyway whats new i haven't really had the chance to speak to you since the invasion where you were understandably occupied, its just Toko mentioned facing you so i was always curious as to meeting you"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yes, I remember that I had them. I intentionally purged any memory I had of the Web of Time, and my reasons for doing so, I'm afraid. As for Toko..." She paused briefly, "Yeah, I remember him. Shame about what happened to him, but I understand that you've got a way to deal with that."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"The dragon balls are being collected to revive Toko and Zucana along with other fighters I am unaware of." Android 33 says. "The romantic tension was triggered scanning a moment of romantic tension."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"uh ok i'll take your word for that." he clicks remembering something "i investigated the lab a little more 33 and found this storage chip i cant access it for some reason maybe its something you can use" he passes a small computer chip too her "yeah i wish those idiots told me about the dragonballs properly before going off and dying, i swear i almost lost my sanity after the battle with Sofia. That does bring me to a question what were the CI as Sofia seemed very similar to myself and i attained this new form upon their technology integrating with my core?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra caught the chip. It seemed to sink into her hand. "I'll see what I can do. As for the Centauri Imperium, they're...well, they're the descendants of humans in my home universe. Around a hundred million years ahead of where humanity is now, more or less. Extensive genetic and cybernetic modification."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">33 turns to Alyra "Never put you down to be foolish." She somehow reaches in to Alyras hand and pulls the chip out. "This was meant for me Alyra. "I am personally very aware of the Centauri Imperium. I've scanned the station and have uploaded all information on it. It's a strange concept though stranger things have occurred. I feel strangely compatible with your technology though like the potentia core. I believe that's how I managed to pull this out of you." She holds the chip. "Well I'll get working on decrypting it Bastion." She installs the chip. "Ah I see your issue. Only an android made by our creator could decrypt this a cyborg wouldn't surfice. However it will take some time. I can definitely decrypt it though."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Apologies." Alyra said, a spike of annoyance clearly visible - though directed at an unknown source, perhaps to somewhere beyond the fourth wall. "Must be the magical disturbances." She offers as a dismissal, "As for your technology...hm..." Alyra began scanning 33 and the Potentia Core.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The potentia core itself is hard to analyse Alyra can clearly detect the CI technology, as well as the fact that the core was replicating CI physiology albiet in a much lessor state. The core appears to be both sentient and active mimicking human growth and evolution, from this Alyra can tell that Bastions body is in a state of unison between his android and human parts with the core acting as the bridging agent. Finally Alyra detects strong emotions in the core but before she can lock onto or scan those she is resisted almist like a defense mechanism. "So any idea on what this core is as admittedly sometimes i worry about what it is capable of. What i do know is the man who created this made it so that all androids could operate for a full life span and beyond without the need for maintenance and upgrades"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Android 33 looks to Bastion "There's nothing the Potentia core isnt capabable of. It is the pinacle of robotics had my scanners not been adjusted taking into account the core I couldn't define you as human or android. It has infinite potential." When Alyra scans 33 she just sees a normal energy stealing Android nothing particularly special other than the odd compatibility with CI tech. "As for myself I am unaware of my true purpose. Why I was created when the potentia core already existed who knows? Hopefully it will come in time there must be some reason for my existence."

Nik and Alyra At The Estate
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">There was a flash of golden light outside the Noverian Estate, and the Seeker of Time appeared just outside the gates - alongside Nik. "We're here...five minutes in the past, too, it seems."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Wait, what?!" He looked around, registering the events before stopping for a brief moment, "Hmm... I sense... Something" He closes his eyes, trying to concentrate, "Nope, it's gone... Anyways, WHAT?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I'm the Seeker of Time. Stepping through it like this...to me, it's as easy and natural as breathing." Alyra responded. "Welcome to my house. Shall we enter?" She asks, opening the front gate.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Nik looked at the floor and at the path, checking for anything that would harm his bare feet or legs, he stepped forward slightly, making sure to stay behind Alyra, "Sure, lead on"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The path was a simple, well-maintained brick path devoid of debris and other hazards. Alyra led him up to the front door itself, opening it. "Feel free to stay here until you find somewhere else." She said, "There's a library in here too, somewhere, if you can find it. Don't bother asking for a map, the corridors like to change."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Nik looked around in awe, "Wow... Um, do you happen to have some clothes? I appear to only be in ragged shorts" He tilted his head and started looking around the hall.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra chuckled briefly, holding out her hands and conjuring some clothes. She now held a folded, black kimono, with a few pieces of white fabric visible within. Additionally, there were a few rolls of bandages. "I can give you any other articles of clothing, if you want."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">He takes the clothes, "Um, which way to the bath room? Oh, and thank you, for giving us a body again, the chance to stay here and for the clothes"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra thought for a moment, "It...might be through that door. I think." She gestured towards one of the many doors. Seemed like she preferred sliding doors, for the most part - all of them still had locks, of course.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Nik walked up to the door and slowly, opened it, peering in, "Thank you" He walked in, closing the door behind him and quickly getting dressed. He opens the door and walks out, dressed in his combat outfit, "It fits perfectly, thanks"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Not a problem." Alyra responded. "I can help you try and find the guest bedroom too, though I'm not sure where it is myself..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Nik felt a sharp pain in his eyes, closing them and almost clenching in pain, "Sorry, gimme a sec" He stood up straight and opened his eyes, "Can you take me somewhere, please? There is a place on this planet known as E-Rth"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"E-Rth?" Alyra said, "Earth? Oh, that's a different planet alltogether. Yes, I can take you there, whenever you want. Any particular location?" Nik noticed a small sphere of water - likely a healing spell - floating just above Alyra's hand.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I need to go to a place, it belongs to a weird talking cat thing, well, the land does" He slowly responded, "And I'm fine, just a weird sense"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hm...Korin, right?" Alyra asked. "Yeah, I know the place." A small, circular rune flared up on the ground. "Just step on that when you want to leave."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yes, I believe so" He walked over to the rune and stepped in.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra snapped her fingers, and the teleportation rune triggered, causing Nik to vanish in a flash of light, leaving no trace. "Hm, let's hope that I got the altitude right this time...it'd suck if he appeared above the ground instead of on it."

The Path of Magic
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">A bolt of lightning struck right in front of the Estate, and Alyra stepped out with her new student. "Here we are. Halfway across the galaxy, too..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Masami stepped out, "Wow" She looked around the Estate a little, following every detail before turning back to Alyra, "Beautiful place"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Indeed. I built the underground myself, and then just conjured everything you see around you. Shall we head inside?" Alyra responded.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Wow, that's a lot of magic" She smiled, looking around still before turning back to Alyra "Sure, lead the way"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">The doors swung open as they approached - though Masami noticed Alyra making a gesture, so it likely wasn't anything inherent to the Estate. "Feel free to look around, mind the corridors though. They aren't very...consistent on where they lead."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Thank you" She smiled, looking around the house, before returning to Alyra "Any idea when we start the training?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"That depends entirely on you. When do you want to start, and what do you want to learn first?" Alyra said.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Well, there is this ability I've had for a long time, I want to learn how to control it first" She held out her hand, black sparks of lightning surrounding her palm.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Then let's head to the training hall." Alyra said, starting to lead Masami through the Estate. Meanwhile, she spoke. "What technique do you use to control it currently? Arcane matrix? Force-of-will?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Instinct, I guess, I was born able to use it and from what I know, its a Kekkei Genkai" She replied, following Alyra

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Oh? Do explain." Alyra prompted, as the door to the training yard - a courtyard somewhere in the Estate, it seems - opened. "Arcane research has few standards on terminology, you see..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Kekkei genkai, it literally means 'a technique limited to inheritance by blood'. They are abilities passed down genetically within specific clans." Masami walked to an area of the training yard and looked back at Alyra.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Ah, like what the Yuji Clan has..." Alyra said absentmindedly. "Well, let's get right to work." A few targets appeared in the field. "Let's see what your ability can do right now."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">She nodded, "I don't know who they are but sure" She holds out her hand as black lightning shoots out, strike each target and causing each on to shatter into steaming ice shards

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">''Ice-aligned lightning? No, ice mana in electrical form...'' Alyra mentally noted, "Ice magic, hm? It lends itself to a more...ordered form than unstable lightning. Try focusing the magic into your palm as normal, but this time give it some structure, rather than simply keeping it there."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I wouldn't call it Ice or Lightning, I have done my own studies on it, and it seems to be the pure electrical current, locked in a frozen state then quickly heated to allow movement before freezing again" She held out her palm, forming a ball of black lightning

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Electricity doesn't work that way." Alyra said bluntly, "Even with magic. While it's possible to 'freeze' electricity, you need a medium to do it in, unless you're me, but that's not exactly freezing it..." She trails off. "Regardless...try and give it a bit more structure, more stability. Should grant you a bit more control."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Well Black Lightning is literally Frozen Lightning, maybe it works differently to how I described it" She holds the ball in her hand and stretches it into a rod-like electrical chain before spinning it in her hands.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"It does." Alyra idly says, "There. Structure gives control, even to lightning. Can you manipulate voltage and resistance?" She asks.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I can manipulate a great many things with this form of Lightning" She starts playing around with it, messing around with the different elements, watching it change.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra did a quick arcane scan, "It almost looks ilke you're using the electrical current to channel mana. I've seen something similar before, but that was with fire..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"The strange thing is, that I can use this it hurt almost any race, but it wont harm me"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Same thing with my flames." Alyra said, "Magic usually doesn't harm the user...unless they screw up."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I've screwed up many times before, and even my father, mother and brother were unaffected by this" She says throwing the black lightning rod in the air and catching it.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hm..." Alyra casted a powerful magic barrier around herself, "Try attacking me with that magic. Don't hold back, but don't worry about harming me."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Okay then" Masami holds out her arm to her side and gathers her magical energy, forming a gigantic four-pointed star made entirely out of Black Lightning and Dark Fire charging it with her own energy "Sage Art - Electric Blazing Shuriken!" before throwing it at Alyra. Upon contact the star explodes in a blaze of black fire.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra was unharmed, of course, the barrier still existed. "It appears to be a fusion of lightning, water, ice, and fire magic...in equal amounts. You say it's genetic?"

The Seeker's Birthday
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra was at the highest point of her estate - the roof of a large tower, glancing at what appeared to be an antique pocketwatch marked with a different time system than Earth's. "...Six hundred and seventy five, as of...now." She muttered to herself. "Or, to me...well over five thousand...."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Dark Prynce floated gracefully into the tower, feeling a slight disturbance. "I feel like you have something to do with the me from this dimension." He said looking at the watch and matching the numbers with the time. "Oh. Happy Birthday missus."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"This dimension?" Alyra turned to face Prynce, "Hm." Her eyes narrowed. "Like Hokus, but...different. Fascinating." Her eyes seemed to glance around - though it would seem like she was merely looking elsewhere, Alyra was in actuality looking at the many timelines that Prynce was a part of.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Well of course. Something happened and he is kinda stuck back into his home dimension. Also, I would appreciate it if you asked about my timeline." He said closing off his multiple timelines from view.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"...Very well. An explanation, please." Alyra said, stopping her examination of his history - and future. She didn't get too far, though.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"It all started..." he continued until finishing at how he can't exist in the same dimension as his counterpart for more than a few days and had to send him away. "In short. I'm from a different Hell, Limbo to him is Tartarus to me, and your husband has been replaced by a widow."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra's fingers seemed to spark with barely visible flames before she restrained her magic. It almost looked like she was going to snap, before her eyes caught sight of something - a silvery timeline connecting Prynce to Hokus. "You have the audacity...to show up out of nowhere and tell me that you kicked my husband out of this reality...on my birthday." Her eyes narrowed dangerously.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"To be more accurate, we pretty much fused together to get our original power." Prynce said, his magic flaring up too as his orb activated.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hm...that explains the silver timeline..." Alyra muttered, "So, you fused, hm?" She said, looking back up at him. "Prove it. Not with words, but on the battlefield."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I'll be honest, this all took a lot out of me and I've been needing a release all day." He says flipping and casting spells with a mix of runes and seals.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Alyra's power flared up, and the two were teleported to a far more suitable battlefield.

Two Little Birds
<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Faint footsteps can be heard echoing through the halls of the estate, it seemed Miri was walking around it in her Kuroi Iwa: Kai form. Her serpent companion was slithering around her neck, though it wasn't doing anything harmful, and Miri feels like it isn't even there. The only difference in her form was the blue flame that's usually coming out of her eye - it wasn't there.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Without warning, a door further down the hall opened, and Melody stepped out. She turned away from Miri, seemingly not noticing her at first, before stopping and turning around. The blue flame around her eye was still there.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Miri also stops in her tracks and looks at Melody. "So..." She inspects her appearance, and her flaming eye. "You must be Melody Samael. My adoptive sister."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yes, you must be Miri..." Melody said, inspecting Miri's appearance likewise. "It's almost like we're twins."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Indeed. It does seem like it at the moment." Miri replies. "Though, this is just a... 'transformation', to put it simply. There's actually a... depressing reason why I use this form." Miri sighs, looking at the ground.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Melody closed the distance between the two, "I won't ask, if you don't want to discuss it."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Okay." Miri simply replies. The serpent that was slithering around her neck, turned it's 'head' towards Melody and slithered. "This is my little friend, 'Lon'. He seems to have a strange... vibe towards your power." Miri smirks slightly. "That means you must be stronger than me."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Melody smirked back, "I'm the World's Strongest Woman. As far as I know, only Bastion's more powerful than me." She then tilted her head, briefly. "I had...heard that your transformation had a flame similar to mine." She said, gesturing to the blue flame.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Correct." Miri says, activating the blue flame, it appeared on her left eye. "Whenever I ignite it, my physical powers in battle become stronger."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I see...my flame is actually just phantom energy. Something unique to me. Don't worry, it's harmless...unless I weaponize it. I assume you've heard of the Phantom Hammer?" Melody asked.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Vaguely." Miri says after extinguishing her flame once more. "All I know is that it's some sort of destructive technique. But how destructive can it actually get?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"It took out both my parents in one shot." Melody said simply. "At minimum power, at that. I can supercharge it further, but...I found out that the backlash was slowly killing me, radiation damage, mostly. I...don't want to know the maximum power, but one time I fired it, it punched clean through the entire planet without slowing down, stopping, and just shot out into space on the other side. Fortunately it didn't cause the entire planet to explode..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"No wonder Lon acted like that when he noticed you." Miri says.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"No wonder the inhabitants of that planet permanently banned me from it..." Melody muttered.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Miri slightly laughs. "Say, Alyra is a time traveler, right?" She asks her. "Are you able to control time just like herself?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"No. My...our mother seems to believe that my inability to control Time is related to these phantom particles I generate. When I fused with her briefly, it was...strange. I can't quite remember it, but it's almost like the phantom particles cancelled out the chronitons that she produced..." Melody said, "Her ability to control time is innate, though. It's not a matter of manipulating energy, it's just another means of travel to her. Or something like that."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"So, she inherited it?" Miri asks. "Is it from Lucien?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Nope. It's...complicated, but she gained it through the Web of Time." Melody explained, "I...I think she could explain it better. Lucien's got a different set of abilities, that as far as I know, can't be inherited as long as he lives."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"As in... Forever." Miri states, "Since Lucien is immortal... Correct?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Exactly." Melody said, "No force of the multiverse can kill him." She then blinked, thinking for a moment, "...That said, there's a few forces from beyond the multiverse that I know of..."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"So, how exactly did you get the title of the World's Strongest Woman?" Miri asks Melody.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I...suppose it was a combination of constant training and combat experience." Melody guessed, "Coupled with my unique abilities. Our mother was the World's Strongest before I surpassed her, and then Bastion Allara surpassed me."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I see." Miri says. "As for that Bastion person, I believe he's one of those newer Super Androids, correct?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Yeah, I think so. I think a large portion of his power comes from that...Potentia Core thing he has. Our mother thinks it's Silent technology, but...you'd be better off talking to her about it." Melody replied.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Silent?..." Miri mumbles, and Lon hissed. "I suppose I'll ask about that the next time I meet up with Alyra." She changes the subject by asking Melody, "So, are there any training schools where I can learn techniques to... at least come closer to your power?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"Hm..." Melody thought briefly, "There's a few on Earth that I know of. One for Ki techniques, others for sword and magic ones. There's also the Turtle and Crane schools, and the Toliman Academy. As for training here, there's the Coliseum at Amon'surah. It's just north of Ky'thos, the mountain range north of the forest."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Miri says, "I've attended the school relating to ki techniques - I know how to use Ki Whips and Heatseeking Energy Blasts. Went to the Turtle School, as well - learned Ultimate Fist. I've also been to the Toliman Academy, and..." She puts her hand on her head. "... I learned Storm of Blows. Anyways... Do you have any recommendations on what I should add on to my roster of skills?"

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"...I heard the Illusion Slash is a good one. Not as powerful as Storm of Blows, but it'll hit more often. I don't use it, myself, never attended, but our mother used it all the time."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I see... Alright..." Miri replies. "Should I go train at the Kikoukenjutsu School right away, then? If you don't have any other topics to talk about, anyway."

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I'd like to know why you look like me, when you're transformed..." Melody started, "But...that can wait. If you want to go, here's where it is." She pulled out a small datapad with the location, and offered it to Miri.

<p style="font-family:'DoppioOne',sans-serif;text-align:justify;">"I'll be on my way, then." Miri takes the datapad with her and says, "Farewell." Before teleporting out of the estate.