The late afternoon sun bathed Truce with its light, the lack of any wind forcing the sun's heat to be noticed by those with senses of touch. Far out of sight above in the sky, an unclothed human male plummetted through the air, his body well in control of the fall as if entering the cleft was no accident. He grit his teeth as the air resistance assaulted his hair, hoping not to miss his target.

Mula scampers into the fountain square. Seeing it empty right now, she claims a spot on a bench by the fountain. The heat is not being kind to her--all of the fur on her body not helping either. She pulls out an umbrella and opens it, shielding her body from the sun--well, mostly--as she waits for something to develop.

Lancaster walks over from the Cafe, tripping over his newly lengthened legs. He looks up to see a rather handsome man fall from the sky, seemingly of his own volition.

A pair of moogles enter Truce. Mogwai coming in exhausted from the south, Gizmo just getting off the boat. The two meet up at the fountain, Gizmo flashing her counterpart a small "Hey there. Still playing the old mountain hermit?" Mogwai scoffs "I'm 25, that's not old..." Gizmo rolls her eyes "You KNOW what I mean."

Hastur walks into the area, stretching his limbs and his back. He looks around, then sends a smile in the way of the small creature under the umbrella. He goes and takes a seat by the founatin, wiping sweat from his brow and taking a water bottle from his backpack, unscrewing the top and taking a long swig from it.

Faith sat on the fountain's rim, she was barefoot, sticking her feet in the water it calmed her made her feel at peace. She decided to further this feeling of euphoria, she pulled her bass from behind her back and began strumming a few notes, the sound radiating throughout the area. she looked up to the clear sky, it had been a clear day, she lied back still strumming nonchalantly, intent on basking in the warm glow of the sun. She stayed in this position for a moment before she noticed a speck in the air, that could only mean one thing she concluded, "New arrivals". She sat up and prepared herself for a splash.

A giganto entered the square, his body covered in a multitude of armaments. Every step was joined by the clanking and clinking of his weapons, and his face was hidden in the depths of a hood. Beneath the weapons, a clothing with ornate design lay against him. He took a seat upon a bench, retrieving a broadsword, which he began polishing with a dark cloth.

"...and then we can begin preforming virtural tests on the proposed combat equipment for you once we get more materials to repair the connections between that computer and the main one." Helios flies into the square as he finishes up the tail end of a conversation with the M85. The giant mechon sighed and nodded, turning to look in the square for any of it's friends. It brightens up once it sees Mula, starting to lumber over to her with a happy chirup.

Helios, meanwhile, looks up as the satellite reports another new entry. "Oh, a new guy. Aaand he dosen't have clothes." Helios boredly looks around for something to give the man once he landed, but finding little more than a small, discarded palm leaf. He wonders how he is supposed to pick it up and give it to the man, doubting it's ability to be affected very much by his magnetic fields.

Trixie made her way into the plaza, following after the giganto "Trixie doesn't understand why you need to perch up there like a some kind of damnedable parrot. Doesn't that just make 'her highness' more open to assault?" the mare trotted up to sit confidently beside Hastur "Though, it isn't like theres anyone out to kill you right now."

The human raced towards the fountain at an extremely unsafe velocity, diving into the water. A few seconds passed as he emerged from the surface of the fountain, taking a deep breath of air. He swam towards the side of the fountain and glanced around at the various citizens and other individuals parked nearby.
He had been dreading this part of the plan, for the city of Truce was rarely void of population. There were familiar figures that he could call out to, but he'd hate to make a bad first impression. And so he called out to any who would listen, "..um..I don't suppose anyone has a spare towel lying around..?"

Lancaster get splashed quite badly. "Well, the waterproofing came in handy," he says as he takes off his coat and hands it to a naked guy. "Who are you?"

Mula blinks some, as she tilts her head, and her umbrella, back some to look -all- the way up at the Giganto that sat next to her. She was about to say something when she hears a familiar sound. Giving a quick wave to the Giganto, and blocking the water unknowingly with her umbrella except for the sound of the splash, she turns and sees the M85. "Hey there, you!" She calls out to the lumbering mechon as it ambles her way.

The newcomer manages to catch the attention of the two moogles "Mogwai, pick up your jaw dear. It's unbecoming of you. Now..." she trails off. For once, the know-it-all time traveler seems at a lost for words, recognizing this individual.

With a curious expression, Twilight Sparkle looks down from her place on Hastur's shoulder at her rival, tilting her head slightly. "I suppose it could be bad, but there's a lot more to see from up here, and it's actually pretty comfortable, Trixie... Why are you asking?"

Faith looked to the newest arrival, she was mad, not at him, but at herself; in her state of euphoria she had neglected to cover her bass, Stardust, Faith may not mind being wet, but Stardust certainly did, she sat up from the rim and went off to one of the nearby benches attempting to use her vest to dry off the bass. After a few minutes of drying the bass, she played a few notes, satisfied with the sound, she went back to strumming and basking in the sun. She was still soaking wet.

Hastur smiles at Twilight, then down to Trixie. "If you want, I have another shoulder. You could have a seat on that one, if you like."

Farus raised his head at the splash, turning as the water struck, which he paid little mind. It appeared that someone was already helping the new arrival, so he turned back to his weapon, studying the blade as he polished it. The various marks upon it told a great story of legend. One that Farus had been told for much of his life. He read it as he sat in silence.

Trixie shuddered "It reminds Trixie of that stupid double of yours, sitting up there like a hooved vulture." she shook her head "And no, if Trixie needs to start throwing things, it's better not to have you in the way at all." she climbed onto the bench, smiling slightly "But thank you for offering."

Helios seems to shrug as Lancaster starts to help the man, abandoning his search for a more suitable cover and hovering over to the newcomer. "Ah, hello. Welcome to Cleft, where the rules are made up and logic dosent matter, much to our chagrin." He grumbles for a moment. "Anyway, what's your name?" He stares blankly at the new man.

The M85 finishes strolling over to Mula, looking curiously at the umbrella for a moment. It looks up at the blazing sun, then back at the mimiga. It moves to stand inbetween Mula and the sun, trying to give her a bit more shade than just an umbrella.

Mula looks up at the M85. Thanks big guy! That umbrella was becoming a pain." She says, as she closes the umbrella and lays it on her lap. "What've you been up to?" She asks, as she leans back to look up at the M85 as best as she can.

"..thanks." said the unclothed human as he climbed out of the fountain, wrapping the jacket around his private parts. "I need to talk to those moogles there first..but I promise to return it. Um..once it's clean."

The human then nodded at Helios, as if recognizing him as well before advancing towards said moogles. "..Mogwai..it's good that you're here. Although I wish it could be under better circumstances." he said as he felt a low temperature across his wet skin. "We've never met, but you know of me already. I've got a lot to tell you, but first..could I get you buy me some clothes?"

"If it bothers you that much, Trixie, then..." With only a faint glow surrounding her horn, Twilight Sparkle teleports herself off Hastur's shoulder and down to the ground, giving her rival an apologetic smile. "I'm genuinely sorry to have brought back unpleasant memories for you."

Lancaster looks over at the naked guy, generally succeeding in not looking at his legs. "You can keep it. I have about fifty more."

Hastur shrugs. "I'm sure Twilight didn't mean any harm. And you're welcome. The offer will almost always be open, in case you get tired or something." He looks over at the newcomer speaking with Mogwai and Gizmo. "Hm... eh, best to leave them be, I think," he mutters to himself, before taking a seat beside Trixie on the actual fountain, leaving the bench for Twilight.

Mogwai backs up a little "Umm... sure, but first... Gizmo, who is this person." Gizmo looks away from the two, seemingly ashamed "That's Caleb. Kalin's friend."

When Gizmo doesn't appear to adding anything more, Mogwai shrugs and leads Caleb off to the armor salesman "Right... first let's get you dressed, then I have questions. About Kalin."

Travelling in from the south, moving slowly, Demonicor trudged toward the fountain, picking an empty bench to collapse on. He rolled onto his back and covered his face with his arm, groaning in exhaustion.

RetroLudus steps in toward the fountain from the docks, stretching her arms into the air. She licks her lips and reaches down, grabbing a flask from her hip, which she takes a swig from. She walks slowly forward, stopping herself before she trips over a bench, and sits, laying across it, just absorbing the sunlight's warmth.

Faith looked up from her bass, her playing was second nature, she didn't need to look, she looked to the man who she had seen fall, he was talking to two moogle, she figured he made the trip fine. She scanned the area her eyes resting on a woman with large... 'assets', 'They must hurt her back", she thought. She looked to the giganto ready for war, one thought came to her head, overcompensation.

She looked back down to her bass before pulling a bottle of booze out of her bag, opening it up and taking a sip, she thought to herself, 'Glad that merchant taught me a trick or two." as this thought crosses her mind, she picks up the pace with her strumming, as her rate increases Stardust begins to shimmer faintly.

"...Or you can walk away, we guess?" Helios looks after the man before shaking his core and hovering away. He notices the group of ponies and makes his way over there, nodding to Demonicor as he passed him. "How are you all doing? Is that the real Twilight?"

The M85 shrugs and pulls out it's chalk. [Well, I haven't been up to much lately. Just working on my gardens and stuff, speaking of which] The mechon puts it's chalk away and pulls out another homegrown potted flower, holding it out to Mula.

Trixie groaned and rolled her eyes, muttering quietly "Couldn't have just stepped off." she looked up at Twilight and rolled her eyes "It isn't painful, just creepy. She wasn't tough enough to be a painful memory. And as far as it goes, she's still alive last Trixie knew, so 'memory' probably isn't right either." she adjusted how she was lying, crossing her hooves.

Mula smiles up at the M85, gently grabbing the potted flower from the M85's hands and proceeds to eat it. This time, for no rhyme or reason, she spits the floower out and gargles her mouth with some of the fountain water, spitting it out onto the cobble to listen to the hiss it makes. "Yuck. I don't know what it was, but that one didn't taste good at all." She says, blinking some. "Not saying it was horrible, but, it tasted different then the last one you gave me. Must be this heat." She says simply.

Caleb glanced away as well, unwilling to see Mogwai's reaction. "..a lot has happened since the last time we..he saw you." he said as he followed Mogwai to Moti's.

It wasn't as if Caleb was looking for style or anything flashy. He grabbed a pair of blue jeans, a green tunic, a sleeveless leather jacket, a pair of fingerless leather gloves, a pair of boots, and a faded green cap before entering the bathroom changing.

Upon leaving the restroom, Caleb folded the other jacket on his shoulder and nodded at Mogwai. "Thanks. It's rough showing up here without anything. Where should I begin..? When Kalin stormed off for Barrel Volcano?" he asked as he waited by the door for Mogwai to finish the transaction.

After nodding in response to Trixie's explanation, and waving to Mogwai and Gizmo, Twilight Sparkle looks over at Helios, smiling apologetically at him and rubbing the side of her head with one forehoof. "Evening there, Helios, and yes, I'm real... No hard feelings, I hope?"

Lancaster lies down in the fountain, relishing his newfound waterproofing. "Blurble glub burble."

Demonicor raised a hand in a somewhat half-wave at the mechon, letting his hand fall back to his chest as he lay there, relaxing and trying to breathe normally, glancing only slightly at the fountain area from under his arm.

Mogwai leads Caleb back to the fountain "Yes. I'm not sure if you're aware but... I've been worried sick about him. I tracked him down to there but... I lost the trail. Though... I'd also like to know how you know me. Or what happened to Kalin. According to him, you never entered the Cleft."

Hastur nods at Helios, then looks around the fountain. He notcies the Hylian woman with the large...'assets.' He whistles softly to himself, then continues to look around. After he has taken note of the giganto with the weaponry, he turns back to the small group before him, smiling and enjoying the sounds coming from the bass.

RetroLudus stretches her arms up again, putting one leg over the other as she takes another drink of rum, surveying the area with her special sense. She hears the whistle and smirks, raising a hand up to wave in the direction of the whistle, taking another drink.

Faith sighed, not that playing Stardust was boring, it's just she herself was getting bored, she looked around hoping to see some form of excitement, she looked to the fallen man, that wasn't half naked, she added. She looked to the hylian pirate and giggled at her passive nature.

The M85 sighs in dissappointment and puts the flowerpot away. It picks up the chalk again. [Well, it was a different batch of fertilizer this time. Guess I will stick with the first type, then.] It shrugs.
"Ah, it's fine. Where were you anyway? Under a pile of leaves or something?" Helios chuckles at the thought.

Mula slacks her shoulders. "Aww..I'm sorry you big lug. I'll probably come on over one day and see how you tend your garden..maybe I can start growing my own so I don't have to depend on you so much..seeing as you might have...well, other duties and all.." She says to the M85 with a half-smile as if to say 'No hard feelings?'

"...yes, actually. Up until I returned here, and met with Deim first, I've been lost in the forests northwest of here. It's also where I ran into the fake while looking for herbs." Twilight Sparkle smiles lopsidedly, before turning her attention back to Hastur and Trixie.

Caleb nodded and took a deep breath. "In a way..I didn't. Something happened to me during the transit between my world in the cleft. I was..'absorbed' by a manipulator from our world. That manipulator kept a close eye on Kalin, whispering thoughts into his head and pushing him to leave you..and this world. You saw what that manipulator did to Kalin's friend in the Beast Kingdom."
Caleb turned to look into the fountain. "He's the reason Kalin ran off to find Salamando. Little did either of us know that agents from the Mana Holyland would intercept him. It's not what you want to hear, Mogwai..but the mana goddess -is- capable of allowing one to leave the cleft, given their situation is..different from yours. Her agents didn't seem to approve, but Kalin's desire to finish our mission seemed worthy enough to her."

"Trixie was wondering about that point." she yawned widely and stretched out before getting up "The alchemist probably has what I asked for. Trixie will return shortly."

Lancaster gets out of the fountain, soaking wet, and squelches over to RetroLudus. "Hello. I don't think I've seen you around the fountain before. What's your name?" he says, keeping perfect eye contact.

"Trixie was wondering about that point." she yawned widely and stretched out before getting up "The alchemist probably has what I asked for. Trixie will return shortly." she made her way out towards the shops, her cloak trailing out behind her.

"In any case, I'm just glad to see you all again... I've missed each and every one of you..." Smiling widely, Twilight Sparkle slowly trots over to each of her friends and teammates, to give them a hug with her forelegs.

Hastur smiles at the Hylian pirate waving to her. He then smiles down at Twilight. "I'm just glad you were able to make it back, Twilight. Wish I was smart enough to find out about that double of your beforehand so I would know to keep looking for you...: He smiles as he is hugged, and returns the hug with a tight squeeze.

Mogwai nods "I see. I do hope I see him again... though I wonder how you're here. And why. Somehow, I get the feeling you didn't come all this way solely to give me closure." Meanwhile, Gizmo seems utterly fascinated in everything that's not Mogwai and Caleb, whistling nonchalantly and heading over to Mula and the M85.

Farus stopped reading, wanting to finish, but knowing he had other things he needed to do. He put his broadsword away and removed his hood in one motion. He looked at the other beings in the area, deciding it was time to familiarize himself with the locals. He wondered who he'd talk to.

The M85 waves it's cannon arm dismissively. [No, no. It's fine, I have plenty of free time to work with it. And maybe you could give me some pointers on taking care of it, I have been going off of some manuals I downloaded off of the computer on the transport.] The mechon shrugged. [Turns out that mechon's don't know a whole lot about gardening, who knew?] It chuckles and waves to Gizmo as she approaches.
"Well, um... We guess we called that, then." Helios' lens flickers as Twilight turns away. He seems to shrug and flies back over to Demonicor. "Hello there, how are you doing?"

RetroLudus takes another drink from her flask, giving a small wave at Lancaster. "I'm Captain Retro, and you're currently blocking my sun. Just move a little to my left, methinks," she says, holding her hand out now, to shake, "Here's the part where you tell me your name, unless you'd rather me just call you something like Rusty or Cogs."

Mula blinks. "Oh my..well, manuals will only get you so far, I would assume. Sure, I'll drop on by one day and help you out if you'd like!" She says, with a giggle as she adjusts herself on the bench--possibly to get more comfortable as she sits there.

Faith saw that the man was leering at the pirate woman, it seemed as though the woman was unaware of this action. Faith stood up, she may not have certain 'charms' the woman possessed, but she still knew what it felt like to be perved on. She walked over to the man, sneaking up on him until she was only a foot or so away, she leaned over so he would hear her, "Boo." she whispered.

Caleb nodded as he turned back towards Mogwai. "You're right. I'll be blunt. Kalin's in danger..as well as this whole world. That manipulator, Darkrai, has replaced me with Kalin."

Caleb paused for a second to take a drink of water from the fountain. Such potential germs mattered little to one who grew up in a timeless wasteland. "He took relics from our world that, once combined with the monster who chased us here, will grant it immense power. I need your help taking him down before he can get to Primal Dialga..not just to save Kalin, but to stop him before it's too late."

Lancaster steps to the left. "I am Lancaster. What are you captain of?"

As she gets closer to Mogwai, Twilight Sparkle stops and sits down, ragged-looking tail and one wing twitching as she smiles at her friend with a slight tilt of her head. "I haven't seen you in a while... How are you doing?"

Drawing his arm away from his face, Demonicor sat up partway, leaning against his bent knee "I've been better... I'm having a few difficulties on an experiment I'm running. Hardly slept because it keeps running through my head." he reached up to rub along his temples with his thimbs "Nngh, it's driving me crazy, and I don't know why I can't just abandon it." he shook his head slowly with a sigh as he let his hands drop down to his sides "How about you?" he blinked at Helios a moment

Gizmo pauses and turns around "I'll... I'll go with you. I owe it to Kalin, and besides... I know where Dialga is. Or, rather, where he WILL be in a few years. And I could do with causing another stable time loop...". Mogwai glances up at Twilight "Hey... you're looking different now. Anyway, Kalin's still gone... and apparently he's in trouble now, so I'd say things aren't going very well."

Hastur walks with along the fountain, nodding at those he passes, before stopping near the Hylian and the reploid conversing. He stays at an angle that he can still see Twilight, then smiles at Lancaster. Hello, sir. How's your hand been? Not giving you any more trouble, is it?"

Faith decided on a way to curb her boredom, she pulled a black fedora and placed it upside down before her, she also grabbed a box of pocky and put a stick in her mouth in the manner of a cigarette, she stood on her bench, she made sure she was loud enough for others to hear, and began playing in an entertaining manner; such as, dancing her body to the music and really rocking out during a few of the sections of her riff. She hoped to get some money going, strings and pocky weren't cheap, and she went through both like candy.

RetroLudus shrugs and pulls her hand back, closing up her flask, putting it back on her hip. "Captain of a fine ship, of course. The Ghostly Galleon, a prize I raised from the depths," she says, cracking her neck, "Ever seen a floating galleon? Probably my ship."

Farus turned to the sound of music, distracted by its sudden appearence. He stood and approached the source, picking a spot before it, his hand resting on the hilt of another blade at his waist, unaware ofwhat it might suggest. He began to watch the woman's fingers out of some genuine interest.

Mula shakes her head "Nah, nothing wrong big guy. Just need to get comfortable again, something that you probably don't need to worry about.." She says, somewhat casually as she looks up. "Okay..uh, this might sound like a stupid question..but..where -is- your garden exactly?" She asks

Caleb turned to Gizmo and, before giving a nod of approval, began to think to himself before speaking again. "You know..? Yeah..it makes sense. Your seemingly random time traveling appearances. Darkrai didn't once think about it, merely attributing your actions to other phenommona in the cleft."
Caleb finally nodded at the moogle, extending his hand. "While Dialga is a threat, we first need to stop Darkrai. I intend to head to Murkyr Mountains soon to meet someone else who might help. It might be a silly question, but have you ever heard of the Sword of Mana?"

"Should I help you look for him, then...?" Twilight Sparkle raises an eyebrow slightly, leaning forward to give her friend another quick hug before standing and stepping back. "Besides, if we're friends, it'd be a lot better if we worked together to find out where he went." Trixie's return and suggestion of a drink is enough to make the pegacorn mare tilt her head, then nod. "Sounds good to me, Trixie, as long as Hastur is allowed to join us."

Demonicor chuckled as he shook his head "Cannot say I've made her acquaintence, but unless you've got a liver, I doubt the two are related." he sat up and stretched out, causing a few small pops along his back before he relaxed back down "If you want, I could see if my drones could give you a quick diagnostic scan." he chuckled lightly.

RetroLudus blinks, and sits up, shrugging. "Bye weirdo robot," she says, turning herself in her seat, tapping her chin in thought. She stands up, and walks over toward Faith, tapping her foot before asking, "How much money will it take to make you quit playing?"

The M85 pointed north, towards the canyons. [It's in there right near the transport. A little bit of a hike, but nothing too bad.] It looked back at Mula. [Need anything more specific?]

Gizmo nods "True, and for now there's not much we can do about Dialga anyway. Especially not since it's probably obvious to everyone here that he's the one sending me back, and since we know that, killing him now would be a paradox. And causing a paradox is never worth it... no matter how much you may want to change things. As for the sword of mana, I know of it but... well, it'd probably be best if you explain."

Hastur blinks, then shrugs and stands up. He walks over to the girl playing the bass and drops a large bag of gold coins into the fedora at her feet. He then makes his way to Twilight and Trixie, smiling.

Mula shakes her head "No..well, what would I be looking for when I head up into the canyons? Anything to tell me which way to go?" She asks. That might be important to know, in case she gets lost somewhere and can't find her way either out or to the actual transport itself.

"We already had our drones do that, with another one by the main computer as well." Helios sighed. "Inconclusive, of course. Go figure.

Faith looked down to the bag, if she had to guess it was about 5 gold and 14 silver, she reared her head and sang in a melodic style, "Let's here it for the pretty showmare, Patron of the arts." Faith looked to the pirate, she could tell she was annoyed but she didn't really care, it was 2 votes for playing, 1 for stopping, and besides money that was enough for 2 boxes of pocky and a set of strings. She began banging her head to her music stepping it up a bit. Stardust was enjoying the attention its music was getting, it began glowing brightly.

Trixie grinned widely "Well, Trixie would think he would come along with us even if we didn't plan to invite him." she turned as the giganto approached, smiling widely "We're heading out to the fields later to get drunk and celebrate Trixie's acqusition of a few useful objects, you're coming along right?" she smiled sweetly up at Hastur.

Farus looked at the new arrival with a raised brow. "Pardon, but do you find the music that terrible. I can't really say whether it is or isn't, but is there such a need to be rude?" Farus looked back at the bass and saw it glowing. "Huh. Wonder why that is." he muttered to himself.

Caleb shrugged and pulled his hand back. "When we were in the Mana Holyland, we saw it. Just sticking in the Tree of Mana..words cannot express the sight. Darkrai must have felt the same way. I could sense it in him long before he told Kalin about his ambitions. He won't stop with just Dialga's power. He will challenge the gods from every corner of time until he gets his hands on it."
Caleb then turned his gaze back to the fountain. "Anyway..this really isn't the best place to talk about such outcomes. I'd hate for others to get involved. Are you two staying in Truce for tonight?"

Hastur grins and chuckles, nodding. "Certainly. Always up for a nice party between friends. Might want to get more than one keg, though. I tend to drink a bit more than your average person." He chuckles to himself, smiling down at the two ponies. "Can I offer the two of you a lift, when we head out?"

Demonicor's expression turned serious as he looked at the mechon "Maybe we should have them look you over... eccentrics always have a different view on things, maybe they can give perspective on whatever is 'inconclusive' about it?" he stood, looking around nervously before shaking his head at his foolishness "Come on, it's the least I can do for what you've already done for me."

Gizmo shrugs "I go wherever nowadays. I can stick around." Mogwai nods "No sense in me camping out on that mountain anymore I guess. Though, shouldn't we get a few of our friends to--" a quick "No" from Gizmo shuts her up.

RetroLudus turns her head toward Farus and raises an eyebrow. "Well, I'm not sure this is legal, so at least I'm offering money to make her quit the racket," she says, before turning back toward Faith, "Now, if you would please cease your music I'll leave you alone. Otherwise, things could get a little rough. You might get punished."

With a nod, and an enthusiastic grin, Twilight Sparkle flaps her wings a few times before flying up to Hastur's right shoulder. "I'm all for enjoying it, and having a good time with my friends."

Kahleen walks to the fountain from the docks. Her eyes scowling about her surroundings all the way. Nothing was looking familiar except the lich that rescued Garoth...And herself but whatever. "You..." she said in a whisper, directed at RetroLudus, though its doubtful she could hear Kahleen. Kahleen's arms held straight and her posture became rigid and she tromped over to RetroLudus. Once next to her she readjusted her mask and pointed at RetroLudus. "You IDIOT! Do NOT interfere with me and my plans again!..So, with that being said, where is that friend of mine? I worry about him, which is why I ask!" She smiles at Retro, batting her eyelashes. *Blink-Blink*

The M85 pondered that for a moment. [Well, we did have to enlarge several of the canyons to allow me to get through. If you follow the debris and other signs of changing the canyons you should be fine. Imps tend to stay away from there as well.] It thought for another moment, hefting it's cannon. [I could also mark the trail, so you would just have to follow the blast marks.]

Faith smiled at her defender and her attacker's distraction, not the she needed it, she just didn't feel like stopping to argue with the lady, she was in the zone. Stardust grew brighter and faith began to move more fluidity, it appeared as if there was a lag in her, almost like an echo to her movements, It was as if there were faiths dancing in rhythm with her. She found it almost impossible to stop until the finale at this point.

What's that? A dot in the sky? Is it yelling something? Nerpy? Derpy? "CHHHHHIIIIIIIRRRRPYYYYY!" Lenai shouts as she tumbles through the air, aimed right at the M85.

Mula nods. "Well, whatever it easiest for you. I'm sure I can make my way if debris lines the canyons...but like I said, it's up to you." She says, hearing someone shout and looks up at the sky...seeing someone heading straight for the M85. "I think we're about to have a guest..invited or not.,." She says, looking up at the sky as she says this.

"Not legal? Well, that does make some sense. Disturbing the peace would probably be the applicable term. Unless she were to have a permit." Farus looked back and found that the whole song and dance seemed to be getting more hectic. He waved a hand, trying to get the woman's attention. "Maam, do you have a permit? Maam? Hello?"

The M85 nodded. [Debris lines it is, we wouldn't want to deface the canyons more then they already are.] At the word guest, the M85 tilts it's head back to see what was makin- Lenai landing on it and smashing it into the street quickly ended that thought.

Trixie smiled widely up at the giganto "Twilight can have your shoulder, her magic can lift a keg as well as Trixie's, so let us mares share that task..." she began moving toward the bar, stopping to face her teamates again "As Trixie said, she can have your shoulder." Trixie almost sauntered as she approached Hastur "But Trixie wants your arms."

Hastur smiles and lifts Trixie up into his arms, tucking his arms to hold her to him without having to worry too much about dropping her. He then smilesat the pony in his arms, then at the one on his shoulder. "The two of you comfy?"

Caleb nodded at the moogles, making a few mental notes before speaking again. "I'm a little surprised you tracked him to the mountain and waited all this time..I know he left on a bad note, but..that's not entirely his fault. A number of experiences, all planned by Darkrai, drove him over the edge."

Caleb paused for a minute, worried that he might be stepping on sensitive territory. As close as he and Kalin were, the idea of one sticking up for the other's love life was never considered. "If you want, Mogwai..I'll tell you everything Kalin's been through before we turn in. Well, mostly everything..I only ever saw what Darkrai saw."

He then turned over to the west, towards the tents housing traveler's equipment. "But first I'd like to get situated before checking in for the night so that I'll be prepared to go to Fa'Diel in the morning. I know how rough it is up those mountains, so I won't ask you two to come along. I'll need a backpack, some supplies, an axe..and hopefully some pokemon along the way."

Faith decided it was time for the finale to her solo. Faith jumped in the air and Stardust wailed its final notes in the song, as Faith was airborne, Stardust's brightness dispersed releasing flashes of light, that could only be described as pyrotechnics. Faith milked the last chord for all it was worth, as she slowly descended to her bench.

When the moment was over, Faith picked up her day's earnings and looked to the giganto, "I don't need a permit for self expression, big guy, and thanks for the support."

"Oh, very much so, Hastur... I could get used to this..." Twilight Sparkle tucks both wings tightly against her back as she settles in atop her guardian's shoulder, enjoying the sensation of the wind tousling her close-cropped mane and tail.

Demonicor nodded to his friend, leading the mechon casually toward the south exit "I have to warn you, I don't feel quite comfortable just walking you there... paranoia has its merits. So, if you wouldn't mind shutting off your gps before we rift there... also, I've never done this while running on low sleep, so it might be a bumpy ride."

"Uhhh... Well, alright. One moment, then" Helios looked up into the sky for a moment. "Alright, disconnected. Lead on, then."

RetroLudus flips Faith the bird, before turning around, moving her hand over to push a finger onto Kahleen's chest. "Look here you crazy nutter, I'm not gonna take crap from you," she says, leaning in closer, "I saved your life, and if anything, you owe me a favor. I don't care what these fancy plans you have are, but you better buck-up before I decide to send you working in the bilge water. Unless... You'd rather just get some lashes." She trails off with the last statement, almost whispering it as she smirks and winks, patting Kahleen on the shoulder. "He's safe, don't worry about it," RetroLudus says, nodding.

"I can see about getting everything except the two pokemon. You'll have to settle for two amigas." Mogwai seems somewhat amused by this "You seem enthusiastic to help all of a sudden. Actually tagging along instead of just random snark? Are you turning over a new leaf?" Gizmo simply shushes and says "Spoilers." Mogwai groans and drags Caleb off to the inn "Come on. You can tell me all about what Kalin's been up to while we plan the trip."

Kahleen couldnt remember even exiting the ship. The memory of the ship hovering above the fountain resurfaced. Kahleen opened here eyes wider, as if to move something telekinetically but fell short. "Damn...I need more..." Kahleen smiled at RetroLudus. "Ya know what? I'm sorry for what I said. I just woke up and I seem to be disoriented. My friend...Could you make sure he doesn't go anywhere in my absence? I have a few things to get..."

It would be apparent that Retro's words went through Kahleen unprocessed before she continued. "And then I'll return to 'RELEASE' him, if you will, so its...More comfortable for him!" Kahleen smiled warmly at RetroLudus. "What do ya say, my hero?", Kahleen says hoisting her sweet smile and with a hand held out.

Farus watched the woman float for several moments as things sparked and such. Overall, he was a tad confused. "Yes, that is true, but you do need one to perform in public spaces, I believe. I'm not familiar with the laws here. Anyhow, I am Farus, it is nice to make your acquaintance. Pardon my forwardness, but what is your name? And what can you tell me of this town?"

Mula winced at the impact and the sound of the M85 hitting the ground. You alright down there?" She asked...kind of to both of them as she leaned forward to look down at the ground where they both presumably lay. She wasn't sure how much of a help she could be, but she did stand up and offer the only one she could hoist up--being Lenai--a hand.

Lenai giggles as she sits atop the towering metal heap of the now-knocked-down M85, bouncing on him a bit. "Chirpy Chirpy! I found an amazing recipe for tulip salads and blue cheese-covered steaks and pies made of meat! Weird things!" she says, smiling, "Oh also, hello again Mula, I saw you but I didn't think tumbling and screaming your name would be nice."

Trixie gave a small comfortable groan as she snuggled into Hasturs arms, though after a moment she perked back up and pointed south toward the bar "Onward! For booze and parties... or whatever." she chuckled quietly to herself.

Hastur smirks and chuckles, heading south to the bar with Trixie and Twilight.

RetroLudus reaches up to lightly pat a hand against Kahleen's cheek. "Look, toots, I don't know who you think you're talking to but you should really pay some attention," she says, standing up straight, "If you think that friend of yours is going near the owner of all those knives, well, I'm not sure I should let him go with you." She continues to examine the girl, running a hand down to pat her arm. Definitely that same lady from the other week, but really, something most certainly is off about her. Her aura or voice or demeanor, something like that. Unfortunately RetroLudus is too drunk to pick it out.

Demonicor nodded to the mechon, ducking down an alley while still in town and beginning to wipe his hand across the wall "yeah, this should work... You ready? I'm going to want you through as soon as it's open... still not good at keeping them stable after all these years." he began to mutter quietly under his breath while pulling a few odds and ends from his belt.

"After everything that happened with my dark half... I could definitely use a drink." Twilight Sparkle looks down towards Trixie with a small smile, before absently leaning into Hastur's neck.

The M85 weakly waved its pincer at Mula, letting her know that it was ok, sort of. It wondered what the appeal of meat pies is as it stared up at the sky from the small crater.

Faith's ears pricked up at the word booze, she was out of alcohol; pocky could wait , she needed a buzz. And where there is a town there is a bar," Name's Faith, I don't know much about this town but I know they've got a bar, and I don't know about you, but I'm going to find it."

Faith turned her attention to the pirate, she jingled her bag o'coin trying to gain her attention, "Hey, I know we started off bad, but I'm headed to the bar, I'll buy you a round if you want. Maybe we could bond over a few beers." She walked south following the smell of booze.

"Are you making a localized teleport field or something" Helios watches Demonicor work, activating his scanners just in case it is something that dosen't involve blasting a hole in the wall.

Kahleen tapped a finger on her chin and she became lost in thought. "Whoa...What's going on?" "Nothing...We're just short on food, I guess." "Papa should have dropped off more at the house by now!" "Too risky. Everyone knows that locations by now. They'll be expecting us to go there." "Who?" "THEM, THEY!" "Well, whatever. We should find Garoth before we go anywhere. Is he okay?" "You should go back to sleep. I'll make sure Garoth is taken out-Taken care of."
After a series of back and forth conversations that Kahleen seems to be having with herself, she looks up at RetroLudus and smiles softly. "Oh hi! I never got to thank you for saving my friend! I uh...Hmmm..." Kahleen searches herself. "I dont normally wear this particular.. outfit so its.. AHA!" Kahleen removes a microphone from her jacket pocket. "Here! Its my most prized possession and I'd like you to have it, uh..."

Kahleen thwaps her own forehead! "I dont even know your name! I'm...Oh dear, what do I tell people. Mic..." She pauses and looks down her nose at the beak on her mask. "Be..." The hearts of those at the fountains begin to pound harder then normal. "...Live. Uh. YEAH! Micbelieve! I am that, Micbelieve and you?"

Mula bends down to look at the M85. "Well, you took a pretty good fall. Are you sure you're alright? She asks, almost forgetting that someone else was on top of it. "Oh, hello again. Long time no see..uh....who are you again?" She asks, kind of sheepishly, as she huddles over the M85 and Lenai.

RetroLudus takes the little thing, shaking it. "Captain Retro," she says, stuffing the little trinket between her breasts, "But you can just call be Retro, sweet-cheeks. By the way, it isn't the dress- I'm blinder than a keese in a snowstorm." She winks at Kahleen, before poking her on the chest once. "Any time you want, though, feel free to show up at my boat. You know the one," she says, smirking, "Of course there is the issue of you giving me an obviously fake name. No matter, I could just call you something else."

"Faith. How quaint. Are you sure that that's..." And she was gone. Farus sighed at the lack of information. He wanted to find someone else to ask, but a prior engagement called for attention in his mind. "Curses," he muttered as he left to the north.

Lenai pouts at Mula, reaching out to try and pick her up in a tight, tight hug. "I'm Lenai you silly little fuzzy bunny!" she says, smiling wide, "We met before, around Chirpy, and then I left with Mogwai of course. Ooh, ooh, what are those words over there? Were you and Chirpy talking?"

Finishing up his muttering, Demonicor pricked his thumb with a knife "Yeah... something like that." he swiped his hand in a circle, leaving a smear of blood in the air before the wall and continuing to mutter as a crackling rending noise split the air, the wall turning opaque and showing a small stone chamber that almost looked like a labratory of some sort, the edges of the doorway seemed solid for a moment but began fraying wildly "Go!"

The M85 reaches over and pats Mula on the head, touched by her concern. Then Lenai grabs Mula and pulls her into a hug on top of it, further complicating it's plans to get up. It sighed and began to sit up, sending the mimiga and the reploid sliding down it's body.

Helios nods and darts through the portal, turning to watch Demonicor coming in after him.

Demonicor followed helios through, the unstable rift simply winking out of existence with a small pop, the blood turning to dust and falling to the ground.

Mula gets drawn up into a tight hug by Lenai. Strangely enough, she doesn't try to fight it..for the main reason that it was a pretty tight hug and she'd just look stupid trying to break free. "You got a pretty good grip on you..there.." She says, even returning the hug if it meant that her body wouldn't be squeezed tighter.

Faith sauntered back into the plaza, case of brews in hand, sure she could make her own, but that only got her drunk, it didn't let her enjoy being drunk. she walked over to the pirate who still seemed to be ignoring her, "Peace offering." she said as she placed 2 cold bottles at the woman's feet. Faith walked over to the fountain near the rabbit and girl, she placed the remaining beers in her pack and grabbed another stick of pocky ,resuming her play in the water as she had done before.

Kahleen gasps in astonishment! "She knows! What do we do now? What the HELL DO WE DO NOW?!", Kahleen asked the unseen. "Just calm down, Kahleen. Don't Panic, remember that?" Kahleen would, what would seem at random, look down at her stomach expecting to see something, but couldnt find it. "They've taken it! The boat? I dont know the one, Caps! It was just...THERE!" Kahleen points above the fountain at nothing.

Kahleen narrowed her eyes at the empty space above the fountain. "Why do things keep disappearing?!" "Don't Panic, Kahleen!" "Where's the boat, please? I need Garoth...Like right now, Caps. I NEED him!" Kahleen said through chattering teeth. "Ahem! I've been out of beer for sometime, Kille-I mean Kahleen."
Kahleen turned her head to face a moogle that was unseen by all but Kahleen. "Not now, Moogle! Now is NOT a good time." The moogle shook his head. "Its always about you, isnt it. Ya know, Kahleen, I would just get my own beer but...OH WAIT! YOU KILLED ME!~ Have YOU ever tried to buy beer with ghost monies? It doesnt work out too well, ya know."

Lenai giggles and loosens her hug a little, purring and nuzzling into the little fuzzy mimiga as they slide down the M85. "Sorry, sometimes I forget to be gentle," she says, looking up at the M85, "So hey, whacha doin' here Chirpy? Flirting with this little fuzzy cutie?"

RetroLudus cracks her knuckles and swings her hand to slap Kahleen across the face for cognative recalibration, then grab her shoulders. "Hey CALM DOWN! Jeez, I feel like a mother with a crazy child," she says, sweeping the crazy lady up in her arms, carrying her to her own boat, "You can see him but no weapons, alright? You need rest. Or something." Retro walks off, carrying Kahleen to a ship.

Mula coughs softly as Lenai loosens her grip. "That's alright." She says, as she allows herself to be snuggled by Lenai. "At least you didn't break any bones..I think, anyway.." She says, then, as she realizes the M85 has gotten up, looking over her shoulder at him.

Faith felt bad, she knew eavesdropping was wrong, but she couldn't help herself, she found the little rabbit thing adorable, and the girl herself was interesting, not to mention the huge mechon that seemed be something to crawl out of a child's nightmares,"Looks cool" she thought. She picked up a few words here and there, Chirpy, flirt, and some other stuff. She made her way over to them.

The M85 tilted it's head at Lenai. It then looked around for the chalk to write with, pulling out another piece after it failed to find the chalk. [Flirting? Thats silly.]

Lenai giggles and looks at Mula again, leaning in to nuzzle once more after reading the M85's message. "I disagree. Mula is quite the cute little fluffy," she says, smiling up at the M85, "But maybe you weren't, I haven't read your messages. Although you could easily clear it all up by just telling me what non-flirty things you were talking about. You know, not giving her gifts, not inviting her to a movie, not telling her that her fur is pristine and smells pretty."

The M85 pondered that for a moment before scribbling again. [Does inviting her over for help with my garden fall under the movie part of that?]

Mula blinks some "Uh..well..ahem..we weren't flirting! Uh..he just asked for help with his..garden. That's all..!" She says, sounding...well, not at all convincing. She's trying, but she knows that anything she tries to say will probably only incriminate her further..so, she tries to be as clear as possible.

Faith walked up to the trio, she waved enthusiastically and introduced herself, "Hi all of you, Name's Faith.", she said to no one in particular in the group. She looked down to the creature she had passed off as a rabbit earlier and realized it was far from that. She didn't know what it was, but she knew it was cute.
She looked up to the mechon, and her thoughts were reassured, the thing was pretty damned cool. Faith looked to the only thing that was on even level with her, the girl. She could tell something was off about her, but she couldn't immediately place it.

Mula glances up at the M85. "Hey big guy. Since we're all here..why don't we just head on over to your garden now? Since our guest is still here, can Lenai come too?" Gesturing to Lenai, who was probably still busy cuddling her. "Probably would be easier that way, no?" She asks the M85 now.

Lenai smiles wide and nods quickly at the M85, still nuzzling moogle as she hops up and jets to land on his shoulders. "Yeah, your garden is pretty! Take us there pretty please!" she says, snuggling Mula close still, "Or I can fly us there, it's quicker, although I would need a snack, which I wouldn't have..."

The M85 nodded and put away it's chalk. It stood up all the way and picked up Mula, carrying her north while Lenai rides on it's shoulders. The group disappear into the canyons, bound for the transport and the M85's garden.

Not long after the M85 leaves, RetroLudus returns, having finally finished carrying Kahleen to her ship. She walks over to where the bottles were situated before, and picks them up in her hands, shouting over at Faith. "Oy, noisy bitch, thanks for the beers. I have the perfect use for them," she says, before tossing each of the bottles at the girl, one after the other. She dusts her hands off against each other and walks off, back toward her ship, flipping the bird in Faith's direction the whole while.

Faith looks back to the pirate, only to see the two bottles flying towards her, the first one missed but the second was headed straight for her, gripping Stardust, she swung at the second bottle baseball style, the result was shattered glass going everywhere, she looked to the pirate who was walking away at this point, she smirks and mutters under her breath, "See you round mighty pirate, bit of a bitch nice ass though" finishing her pocky and placing Stardust on her back she headed south towards the bar for last call.