BZPB: Future

<Vizima>

A chill ran down Praxter's spine as he heard the voice. He tried to ignore the whisper and focus on smashing the boulder back onto Klakk, but he was simply frozen in fear, deaf to Perseus's call.

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<Teruga Prime>

Mirage, Catalyx, Barnax, Evelin, and Nemesis all arrived back at the exit to the Town Hall, their backpacks noticeably lighter. They walked out of the building, talking and laughing. Once they were a safe distance away, Mirage pulled out an EyePhone and punched a number into it.

The Town Hall exploded, and a thousand eyes turned to it. Everyone was utterly shocked.....except for five aliens, who were noticeably grinning.

OOS: I hope this is okay.

~ ~ ~

[ A Small, Grassy World: ]

The planet was small, and largely uninhabited. It had no natural resources worth the time to colonize, and its largest inhabitants were similar to the naked mole rat of Earth. The grass was a dusty orange, and among it grew huge black pods, splotched with pale yellow.

Yet, someone sat among the grass. He had long, silvery-teal hair, tied back in a ponytail, and thin lines forming on his face. Behind his wire-rimmed glasses, a single long scar with knitted edges crossed from above his right eye to right by the left corner of his mouth. He had scruffy facial hair, and a serene smile on his face as he sipped at a red clay cup of tea.

Nearby stood a female with off-pink skin, dark purple and magenta facial markings, and an impish appearance. Her long hair was a vivid, neon pink, and her calm eyes were dark green slit pupils in a sea of dimly-glowing lime green. She calmly watched the man across from her, leaning back on her hands with her legs splayed out.

Namah: Hmm.

Zev: Hmmmmm.

Namah: Mm-hmmm.

Zev: Yep.

Namah: Did we come here just for you to drink tea? Because if so I'm hailing Misaki-fune.

Zev: Patience leads to wonderful things, Namah. *Chuckles*

Namah: *Sighs, smiling despite herself* You are so obtuse, Zev.

Zev: Oh. *Watches the sky rapidly turn to night* It's just about to start.

Namah: Hmm? *Looks up at the sky* ...

*Suddenly, a silvery-purple rippling begins to form in the sky*

*All of a sudden, the entire sky is rapidly consumed in a brilliant aurora*

Namah: ...Well, you were right, I guess. *Watches, a bit awed*

Zev: *Watches as well, enjoying his tea*

-Barren Planet-

The android simply nodded her head at Ynot's words, pointedly ignoring the projection.

"Yeah, Father dearest really chose one of the best places to get away from everyone, although quite frankly I've been bored to tears out here, especially since all he does is stay in hibernate mode."

Brushing her a few errant hairs out of her face, she looked at Ynot before suddenly asking.

"Hey does the name 'Magos Osseron' ring any bells by any chance?"

<Teruga Prime>

An emergency session of Parliament had been called following the bombing. The Speaker, Tox, was the first to speak. 

"Ladies and gentlemen, we've all seen what happened. It's obvious this is a conspiracy by our  enemies. They want to scare us! They want to make snivelling servants out of us, and they'll stop at nothing to do it! But we Terugans are no cowards! We can't let them have their way with us!"

The assembled members of Parliament cheered and applauded.

"We should dedicate ourselves to hunting down those responsible for this act of war against our people. I hereby put forward a motion to grant the President emergency powers for as long as this threat exists, so that she may take whatever actions are necessary for our security!"

They cheered and applauded again.


Meanwhile, Mirage and his team were gone. Their work on Teruga was done, and they had one more planet to go to. 

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Ynot ponders the name, mulling it in his mind, chewing it thoroughly before answering, "Sounds familiar... But I can't place a finger on it. I'm more acquainted with an Osseron Tyrok, if that helps." He then returns his attention to the Nadle Projection, with a sudden thought, "Hey, Nadle, You were always pretty close with Klak, any idea what taking the crusader?"

*Klakk continued to lift the boulder with his hands silently and slowly, savoring the moment.*

*Perseus's eyes widened. He bellowed at Praxter, hoping that the hidden Toa would run out of the burning forest and strike down the clear and present danger.*

Perseus: "REMEMBER....WHAT AXALARA TAUGHT YOU! REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FROM THE DARKNESS! YOU ARE OF THE LIGHT, AND THE LIGHT WILL TRIUMPH IN THE END. VANQUISH HIM, PRAXTER! FINISH IT!"

*Klakk was now standing with the boulder in his hands, grinning madly without saying a word.*

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[Barren Planet]

*Nadle's projection began to cackle wildly upon the mention of Osseron Tyrok. He formed a cube with his hands, and mumbled, bursting into laughter all over again.*

*He stopped upon hearing the word "Klak". Nadle's countenance immediately changed to a grave one.*

Nadle: ".....*quietly* Klak has changed.......What makes you think he's coming for you, Ynot?"

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OOS: Waiting on Ferret for the Place That Wasn't There Yesterday.

<Vizima>

Praxter finally snapped out of his shock. He tried to manipulate the boulder, but to no avail. He resorted to simply making it crack and fall apart.

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<London, Earth>

On Downing Street, a small group of protesters stood outside Number 10, carrying signs saying "Impeach President Singh" and "Fight for Freedom". One of them got in Mirage's way as he headed for the door, but he just pushed him out of the way and walked in.

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OOS:

<Blackout's ship>

Kakamu lies back and starts humming an old tune to himself while the shuttle enters the Sabre...


<The Place That Wasn't There Yesterday>

Speechless, Zax locks his eye on Barsu, forgetting to close his mouth, which was slightly agape with surprise. Yun takes her hand off her face and looks up too, though is put off by the Metalliconite's bad breath and aims her face away.

Under the table, Zax reaches inside his holster and taps on the top with his other hand. "Have we met before, matey?"

OOS: Last post until Monday

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<The Sabre>

The ship landed in the Sabre's shuttle bay, and Blackout shot up and walked out. Barricade and another person were waiting for him just outside. Barricade shook Blackout's hand, while the other person saluted. "Ferak, how's my citadel?" Blackout asked him.

"Excellent, excellent." Ferak replied. "We can take anything Ynot throws at us."

"Good. Barricade, are the troops ready?" the overlord carried on. "The Rahkshi are indeed ready." Barricade said. "Just drop their shields and they'll drop the rain."

"The expression is 'bring the rain'." the Sabre's captain corrected Barricade, who glared at him. Blackout laughed, then turned back to the shuttle and shouted at Kakamu. "Come out, come out! BoM_Master's about to leave and you don't want to leave with him!"

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<Earth, Number 10>

Mirage was escorted by a uniformed woman to an office. A man in a swivel chair sat behind a desk there, his back to the door. Upon hearing it open, the man spun around, revealing his face.

"Good evening, good man." President Khan Noonien Singh greeted Mirage. "How may I help you?"

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-Barren Planet-

The android tilted her head at Nadle's reaction, and nodded at Ynot's words.

"Interesting, because my father had some memories on you that seemed to actually wake him up from his hibernation. In the end it doesn't matter much because he fell back to his sleep-mode."

She blinked as the name "Klak" dredged more memory files unexpectedly from her father's memory banks, then looked at Nadle's projection.

"I imagine you might know the name better? Or at least you might have participated in the battle over Neo Z'traa?"

-The Place That Wasn't There Yesterday-

Sanya came back dragging in a rather scruffy woman of unknown but apparently reptililan origin. Gray and brown striped scales mottled her features, and a long scaley tail with a tuft of blue hair on the end swished behind her. Her clothes may have once been brightly colored, but now they were dull rags. Her dark blue hair was tied in a messy ponytail, and a pair of horns curved down the back of her neck.

“Ey, Sanya! I was working! This seems uneccessary!” Despite her complaints the reptilian’s only real struggle was in her tail that was lashing about. It managed to knock someone’s drink over to the owner’s complaint. Sanya yelled at them to get a replacement on the house.

“I don’t care if you were working! It’s not like you’ll ever pay me back a red cent of what you owe!”

“I’ll pay you back eventually! I just need some time to-”, a draconic ear twitched. “Her eyes narrowed and a sharped-tooth grin spread over her face. “Why are you bothering with me anyway, when you could be dealing with people who cut and run on their bar tabs?” She pointed a claw in the direction of the conversation she’d overheard.

Sanya huffed exhaling a tiny puff of fire in the process. “What are you talking about!? No one’s getting by without paying their-” she paused as she noted two cyclopean figures verrry carefully starting to abscond.

“HEY IDIOTS YOU CAN’T LEAVE WITHOUT PAYING!!!!” Normally she might not have responded so rashly, but dealing with Blue could put anyone in a sour state of mind. And so, she cast a wall of fire around Zax and Yun. Since it was magic fire it would only burn anyone who Sanya willed. Blue suppressed a giggle and started to sneak away before Sanya reached out and grabbed her by the scruff of the neck. “Right. All of you. Unless you can pay for that right now, you two are going to fight this thing,” she gave Blue’s lizard form a shake for punctuation. “In the arena. If you can get through her then I’ll figure someone else out until your debts are paid off, or maybe just until I’m not angry anymore.”

<Earth, Number 10>

"So, you want me to support your campaign. What do I get out of it?" Khan Noonien Singh asked Mirage, who replied: "Territory. If you help us fight our enemies, you will be entitled to a portion of their territory."

Khan frowned. "Do I look naive to you?" 

"What?" Mirage feigned confusion.

"You are not the kind to just leave me alone and let me rule in peace. You want me as a puppet, nothing more. Leave this planet, now." 

The assassin punched Singh's desk. "You're making a mistake....."

"I said. Leave."

Two men instantly burst into the office, and grabbed Mirage by his shoulders. He wriggled out of their grip, and left the room by himself.

Ynot smirks at Nadles response, clearly happy to hear of Klaks metamorphosis, "Because, either he's the Klak I remember, and will want to know why I've become so violent, and or attempt to stop me. Or he's the Klakk I've been waiting to rear his head. The one that will bring much sorrow across the lands, and will see me as a threat to his ambitions. Either way, he should have noticed my recent activities."

His smirk drops a little at the androids comment, "You keep mentioning a 'Father', who is he?"

*Klakk stumbled slightly, his body adjusting to the now uneven weight of the two pieces of the boulder.*

*He then balanced himself, and flung the smaller boulder towards the smoldering forest behind him. Klakk turned around, slowly moving towards the entrance of the hut. He then slammed the boulder in front of the entrance, sealing it. Now Perseus was locked in there with a maniac.*

*Perseus stared, only slightly horrified, at Klakk.*

Klakk: "Any security measures that block the windows? We're being watched. As if the burning forest and the rock flying towards your lackey wasn't enough."

Perseus: "Over there."

*Klakk nodded, and slammed his fist against the button. Soon, X-Ray proof metallic slabs sealed all of the windows. A pinging noise reverberated through the hut, signifying that it was blocking all signal from entering the household.*

Perseus: "What's his name?"

Klakk: "Who?"

Perseus: "My bodyguard. His name."

Klakk: "I couldn't be more apathetic."

Perseus: "So you really are a clone."

Klakk: "Oh no, I am far more than that. I am the perfected Klak. One that goes beyond all others in existence."

Perseus: "*he wheezed, laughing* The darkness is hardly a semblance of perfection. You're nothing but a plague trying to kill everything in its path. Trying to erase the remainder of your other self."

Klakk: "Erase is a good word for it. I am simply weeding out the unnecessary. The mark of a true revolution."

Perseus: "You don't know the meaning of the word."

Klakk: "I didn't come to kill you, Turaga. Well, not immediately. I want information from you. Where is he?"

Perseus: "The true Klak is dead."

Klakk: "Please. Do not make a mockery of my time."

Perseus: "If that were my intention, I'd have done it years ago simply to spite you."

Klakk: "Quite noble and loving of you, Perseus. Now where is he."

*Klakk nonchalantly grabbed Perseus by the neck, lifting him to the air*

Perseus: "Your threats mean nothing to me. I don't fear you."

Klakk: "You should."

Perseus: "I don't."

*Klakk slammed him to the floor. The Turaga's mask cracked from the force, and he began to cough.*

Perseus: "Your physical threats mean nothing. Because no matter how many times you may beat me. No matter how many you kill, you will still lose. You, Blackout, Malygos, all servants of evil...will lose. Just as Uterio lost. Just as Figlio lost. Just as Mazkertis lost. Just as Raguel lost. Just as so many others....failed."

*Klakk was enraged. He slammed a wall, his fist bursting through to the other side.*

Klakk: "*in the same voice Praxter heard* I WILL NOT FAIL. None of them, NONE of them achieved the perfection that I have obtained. WHERE IS KLAK?!"

Perseus: "No."

Klakk: "*His countenance changed to one that is deceptively calming.* Fine. I will have to extract it from you, then."

*A shadow hand crept out of Klakk's chest. It reached through his optics, and caused the Turaga to scream.*

*Images began to flood Klakk's head.*

*He smiled.*

Klakk: "Thank you. *The shadow hand retracts.* You have no further use to me, Perseus."

Perseus: "Good. *He raises his staff, now glowing with some sort of power, and slams it onto Klakk's face. Two purple marks appear under the Makuta's eyes.* This mark....will mean nothing to those who do not know the truth. But those who know that Klak was cloned, such as yourself, will see the mark, and realize that you are nothing but a fake. A despicable sludge of shadow that only exists to kill and destroy. And that mark, Klakk, will remind you of your inevitable destiny."

Klakk: "*He rolled his eyes.* I have no time for your superstition. *Klakk fired his heat vision, breaking through the Turaga's chest and damaging his heartlight. The villain smiled as he burst through the roof of the hut, and flew into a portal.*"

*Perseus grunted in pain, and sputtered.*

Perseus: "PRAXTER! *cough* Praxter!"

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Barsu: "I dunno, have we? *hearing Sanya* W-wait, am I a part of this?"

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Nadle: "I didn't participate in Neo Z'traa. But I did fight alongside your father in several battles of that very same war. And I later heard of how he turned Neo Z'traa into a cube at the Battle for Omega Supreme."

*Nadle shook his head upon hearing Ynot's remarks*

Nadle: "So you know......Both Klaks are preparing for war. One against you, and one, in a way, for you."

-The Barren Planet-

The android listened to nadle's response, and Ynot's question before replying.

"My Father was known as Magos Osseron, an exiled techpriet from a sealed universe. He left this instance of the universe and became obsessed with his own augmentation process, nowadays he 'lives' about 200 kilometers below us in what was once the Titan that devastated Neo Z'traa. He left it in this orbit when the system was still forming. As you see he lost all intrest in the outside world."

She took a step closer to the duo, idly kicking a pebble.

"In all honesty all he probably cares about is making sure no huge planet-breaking battle takes place here." She shrugged. "He cares more about the fact he gets to sleep in peace than the fact I've been in the darkness for the past 6 millennia or so."

She took another step closer, looking at Ynot steadily, nothing about what her processes were working on showing in her face or body language. 

"From what you and your friend are talking about though, it seems like that's exactly what will happen though..."

Ynot is not surprised by this revelation, nonchalantly tapping his foot against the ground again. Everything seems to have come together in Ynot's mind, "I refuse to believe you knew that, scum muncher" HY chimed in, to which Ynot replies curtly, "Then you are an imbecile for not noticing how I operate in the past. Knowing is half the battle," resuming his external conversation with the android, he speaks up, "Omega Supreme rests here, then. Mata Nui, that was an exciting battle. I would, assume then, that this is not dirt I am standing on, but rust. Perfect...perfect. And, yes, um... I don't think I caught your name.... Anyway, there will be another battle here. One most fierce."

Without a care in the universe, he picks up his blade again, and spins his wrist, checking for something, "Uh huh... seems that arrow is still lodged in Omegas Spark Chamber... good... good."

<Vizima>

Praxter faintly heard Perseus' call, and ran to the hut, only to find a stone blocking the door. He smashed his fists against it in desperation, and then remembered he was a Toa of Stone. He focused, and caused the rock to fall apart into small pebbles, which scattered all over the ground. He almost stumbled into the hut, and knelt down next to Perseus.
"Turaga Perseus?"

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<Earth>

Mirage charged out of Number 10, furious. He opened a portal, and disappeared into it.

<The Sabre>

"If you say so," Kakamu stutters, and stumbles out of the ship and into the docking bay. Noticing Barricade among the others, a few snapshots of his past fly through his mind, although quickly swamped by many meaningless others. Shaking his head, he trails after Blackout.

<The Place That Wasn't There Yesterday>

Standing behind her brother, Yun glares at Barsu from inside the ring of flame, jumping to the conclusion that he must have gassed to Sanya about their lack of funds. Zax is still and silent with a blank expression for a few moments, before whipping out his pistol and aiming it at Sanya's temple. He keeps it there, then moves it to Blue's, then back again.

"See, I don't like the idea o' that. Now you turn off yer magic tricks, or I decide which one 'a you I'm gonna have ta shoot first."

Upon the sight of Sanya's teeth bared in fury, Zax grabs his sister with his left arm and hoists her in front of him. "She's pretty innocent too, eh?"

<The Sabre>

Blackout, Dreadwind, Darkwing, Ferak, Barricade, and (I assume) Kakamu walked towards an elevator. As soon as they were a safe distance away, BoM_Master took off, and flew out of the hangar bay.

"He'll be back. Now, let's get Ynot." Blackout said.

They entered the elevator, which took them up to the bridge. Ferak barked some orders, and the ship jumped to warp.

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<Somewhere>

At the place where Mirage and Klakk originally met up, a portal opened, and Mirage and his group walked out.

"What now?" Evelin groaned. "We wait for him." Mirage replied.

*Nadle shook his head. His voice sounded much more solemn than usual.*

Nadle: "Oh, my dears. It isn't just a planetary conflict. What is to come is a war that will span a universe, maybe even beyond. Worlds will live, and worlds will die."

*He paused, allowing the words to sink in.*

Nadle: "Omega Supreme and a Titan, eh? All mixed together....I suppose that makes this spot desirable. But again, what says that either Klak will come here?"

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*Perseus reached his hand out towards Praxter, wheezing heavily.*

Persues: "Do not fret, Praxter. This is an outcome we have prepared for. Only problem is, he absorbed some of my memories, powers, and tactics. He's even more powerful now. But no matter. Here is what you are to do: train the Knight of the Keruvim, and begin to recruit more to form a larger army. However, no one other than the Knights must know the reason behind this. You...will form a resistance that will...emerge..once that creature takes over a good portion of the universe. Once he claims victory, your resistance will fight him. Even if his empire begins to crumble, you keep fighting, until freedom is brought to the universe. Do whatever it takes. Blackout will not be your ally, and neither will any other force that may show up with an evil goal. Also, remember, it will not be enough to let others know that he is not the real Klak. You can keep it a secret for as long as it is necessary, but it will not help."

*Perseus coughed, and continued to wheeze.*

Perseus: "Contact....Klak. The real one. Tell him that it has begun, and to prepare himself for our plan. Praxter, in the tradition of all of the Leaders of the Knights of the Keruvim, from me to our founder Foltest, do you swear to protect the Keruvim and all that is just, true, righteous, and free, so help you the Shepherd?"

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Barsu: "I 'ave no quarrel with you all."

*He raised his arms up, looking at both Sanya and Zax.*

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*A portal opened, and Klakk exited out of it. He sauntered towards Mirage and his minions. A dark presence was immediately felt by all those nearby.*

Klakk: "Status report."

<Vizima>

A tear ran down Praxter's face. He held Perseus' hand and said, "Yes. I swear."

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<Star system where Ynot and co. are>

The Sabre dropped out of warp on the other side of the star system. The crew armed the ship's weapons, and prepared to enter weapons range.

On the bridge, Ferak and several other officers began to chant something. Barricade rolled his eyes at them, then turned to Blackout, who, if he was disapproving, certainly wasn't showing it.

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<Klakk's location>

Mirage and everyone else bowed. "Teruga Prime and Coridan VI stand with us, my liege. But Earth does not. Khan reneged on our deal. I believe he now considers us his enemies."

-The Barren Planet-

The android listened to Nadle and Ynot attentively before responding. She leaned forward and stated simply.


"I can't let it happen on this system. You'll have to start your war somewhere el-"

She froze mid sentence and turned towards where The Sabre had come out of warp. Watching the ship through sensors hidden in the system's Oort Cloud, she ran through the motion of sighing before turning back to Ynot.

"It seems like someone came for you. Either way I must demand you remove yourself from my Father's surface. Otherwise he will detonate activate the antimatter doomsday device and wipe this system off the plane of existence, as he would have put it. I am entitled to offer you what assistance I can as a bribe of sorts, as long as no-one else finds my father and the fighting is taken away from this system. Excuse me while I send away the uninvited guests, and prepare to leave with you."

She didn't wait for a reply before engaging the system's self-defense systems.

All along the solar system anti-starship emplacements powered up, and The Sabre's sensors was drowned in a tsunami of electronic noise as broadcast towers hidden on astroids attempted to hack their way into the ship's control systems through the sensor systems. While 8 millenia's worth of defenses prepared to engage the single intruder a message played on all comunication frequencies.

"This system seals a great evil. It holds only death for all. Power down your combat systems and leave the system, or perish."

With a wild grin and a slight glean to his eyes, Ynot sends a message to the Android through an internet like system, First, your software is horrid, I was able to hack it in nanoseconds. Second, I will say this once, and only once. I picked this system because of it's apparent lack of life. There aren't any others for light years. I regret that it is yours and your fathers home, but I will be staying and wrecking the place quite savagely. Third, I have long figured out how to defend against your fathers antimatter ray, so it is no threat to me. Fourth , I will create a window for you to retrieve your father and leave this place. And finally, know that the reason these people are after me is because I destroyed an entire planet with no remorse with a flick of my wrist, so not doing as I say WILL result in yours and your fathers deaths."

With his message sent, he turns to Nadle, "I know, because if Klakk doesn't come, then all the Machiavellian schemes would have been for naught. He must see what is to occur here for things to happen as I need them to. Only I and another see the biggest of pictures, how the pieces are going to move, and how they must be played. I cannot tell you who, but I can say he is a master at chess. This has been my secret through the years, why I almost always came out on top. I knew the moves that were to be made, and how to respond. When I fell, it was because it was necessary. Now, I apologize, but what is about to transpire here will most certainly disrupt your form, so I suggest you disperse before any negative feedback hits the real you."

As Ynot has been talking, his aura has been building, growing in presence and pressure. His blade has disappeared and a figure has materialized to his right. The man is slightly shorter than Ynot, he has a long face, both eyes changing color at seemingly random intervals, framed with longer dark hair, but it shows obvious signs of age. The man has four arms, each carrying a different weapon, along with a pair of massive draconic wings tipped with blades, and a draconic tail tipped with what appears to be a scimitar blade. The man has much gravitas when he speaks, "Yenot, I would have words with thee, but now be not the time."

Ynot seems to have been expecting such sass, and only goes so far as to reach out his left arm for a large tear drop shaped blade to materialize before giving a simple, "Then, Santsu, let's make sure we have time to talk later," before pushing off hard from the planets surface, launching himself into the void of space towards Blackout and his ship

<Ynot's location>

Ferak gestured at Blackout to show him something. Once the Makuta had walked over to him, the Sabre's captain pointed at his radar screen. An object was approaching fast.

Blackout smiled. "Open a channel." he ordered.

There was a beep, and the ship beamed an image of the bridge, including Blackout and Kakamu. "Hello, Ynot? This is Blackout. I've got Kakamu here. We're not very happy with you."

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OOS: Waiting on Klak for Mirage and co.

*Perseus smiled at Praxter while a tear dropped down his face. It was time.*

Perseus: "Then by the power vested in me, as Leader of the Knights of the Keruvim....and the only leader to serve twice in his life....I make you the leader. Congratulations, Praxter. Now, do as I said, and lead the forces of good to victory against...against the forces of darkness."

*Perseus coughed a tad more. His heartlight was now completely faint, and was barely noticeable.*

Perseus: "Took me a while, Treveya, but I learned. And long after that....I join you and someone else... whom I love."

*Perseus's heartlight went out, and he died with a smile on his face.*

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Klakk: "*screamed* KHAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!"

*He grinned*

Klakk: "Always wanted to say that. Anyways, this is excellent. Khan will be an example to all those who defy us and our quest for order, and peace. Possible ways of undermining his rule?"

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*The corner of Nadle's mouth turned upwards as he saw the battle begin to set itself up.*

Nadle: "You two aren't the only ones who know, but fair enough."

*Nadle's projection dissipated, but somehow, his voice could still be heard within Ynot's mind*

Nadle: "I will leave you with something to remember. There is an old adage that goes: 'How do defeat a chess master when he's outwitted you at every move? You simply take away the chess board.'"

OOS: Waiting on Kon and Ferret for the plot regarding Barsu (see my last post).

<Vizima>

Praxter sniffed, and stood up. "Thank you, Perseus." He picked up the Turaga's body, and walked out, towards the other Knights.

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<Klakk-Mirage meeting>

Mirage and his friends nervously looked at each other. None of them had any idea how to go about doing that. Finally, Nemesis coughed, and spoke up. "We should spread rumours that he wasn't actually born on Earth."

The others rolled their eyes at this, but it inspired them. "Spread racist stereotypes!" Barnax suggested. "Label him a socialist!" Evelin said.

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OOS: waiting on Ynot and Kon for Blackout v. Ynot.

*The other Knights crowded around Praxter. They each began to wail and cry in their respective languages, and in the language they all had in common.*

*Rain continued to fall, and the forest fire was extinguished.*

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Klakk: "And what exactly is wrong with being a sociali-? *Klakk paused, and realized what his allies were getting at* Oh, I see! Excellent. Undermine his rule. We also need to tie ourselves with his opposition, no matter how disagreeable we find them."

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*The original Klak stood in front of the being, as it looked up and smiled at him like a child.*

Me: They will contact me soon. And you shall lead them.

Ynot gets the message, but it doesn't seem to phase him, instead he levels his Iron Greatswords at The Sabre, while still hurtling towards it, forming a pincer shape. He begins to spin rapidly, impacts the ship and begins to drill

Moments later, the other side of the ship is assailed with a torrent of water, Ka-Oni-Santsu floating there with his katana, the source of the deluge, moving across the hull. One of his other arms, the one with a chain blade, touches the water and sends a stream of electricity to the ships system.

<Blackout v. Ynot>

The hull of the Sabre buckled, seemingly allowing Ynot access to the inside. However, a force field immediately materialised, blocking the Iron Greatswords. A nearby turret then spun around, and fired two volleys of plasma at Ynot.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ship, lights began to flicker, causing minor annoyance to the passengers. They were so livid about this, they launched several missiles at Ka-Oni-Santsu.


On the bridge, Blackout laughed. He gestured at Ferak, who then gestured at one of his crew. The person pressed several buttons, and several points on the main sphere began glowing green. They emitted beams of energy, which coalesced and headed at Ynot's ship.

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<Vizima>

Praxter dropped to his knees, and put Perseus' body down on the ground. He then got back up, coughed, and joined in the crying.

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<Klakk-Mirage meeting>

"Um, yes! Exactly! What they all said!" Mirage blurted out, and nodded. "Does anyone here know any Earth opposition groups?"

"We were only on the planet for an hour." replied Nemesis.

*A Knight of the Keruvim walked up to Praxter, placing his hand on his shoulder*

???: "*in a thick Russian-like accent* What did he say before he died?"

---

*Klakk facepalmed*

Klakk: "Research, Nemesis. Research. Do it now."

As the plasma blasts approach Ynot, his armor takes on an orange and black hue as a field magnetism surrounds him. The Plasma blasts impact the field and go around him, out into the void of space. A smirk upon his face, Ynot pushes of of the ship and flies to the bridge, "Come out Blackout! If you aren't happy with me, do something about it! What happened to the Warlord that did everything himself? Hiding in a ship like this isn't like you!"

Across the ship, KOS flicks his tail, arcing a wave of flame into the missiles, detonating them prematurely.

The Crew of Ynot's ship, The Barraca, flies into action, turning the ship length wise and propelling itself between the energy blasts and towards the Sabre

<Blackout v. Ynot>

Blackout shrugged. He snapped his fingers, and instantly vanished, reappearing behind Ynot. He tapped his enemy on the shoulder, and whispered "Hi." The second Ynot turned, Blackout sent an uppercut at his chin.

---

As the Barraca avoided the energy blast, Ferak could only smiled. They had the enemy's attention now. He turned to Barricade and said "Deploy the Rahkshi. Now."

"I was only waiting for your order. Your wish is my command." the Makuta mockingly replied. He did a fake bow, and then hissed at a nearby Rahkshi, which then teleported away. It reappeared in a room filled with other Rahkshi, and hissed at them. They instantly got into neat rows, and then teleported away. They rematerialised somewhere on the Barraca, and advanced through the corridors, looking for crew members or vital machinery.

---

The Sabre's passengers were not amused, and fired more missiles at Ka-Oni-Santsu.

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<Klakk-Mirage meeting>

"Okay.....fine. I'll have to go to the Knowledge Dimension to check all those things." Mirage replied.

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<Vizima>

Praxter looked at the Knight for a second, then responded. "He told us to carry on. To recruit new Knights, train them, and build an army that will vanquish the darkness once and for all. We may not triumph today, but in a hundred, or maybe a thousand years, we will."

And, in his head, he added: "And I wish you were here instead of me."

*Klakk did not even blink as he opened a portal to the Knowledge Dimension.*

Klakk: "Done. Once you have done a sufficient amount of research, you may approach me with strategies. The rest of you, continue the operation. There are plenty of worlds out there that consider Khan's opinions to be irrelevant. Also, Mirage, remember to consider military options. If a valuable world refuses to join us, and there is no option to oust its leaders secretly, we must assess how we will conquer it. I suggest cutting off all intergalactic communications so that it appears dark for the duration of the invasion. Once it re-establishes communication, a government friendly to ours will be in power. Any questions, comments, concerns?"

---

*The Knight saluted Praxter in the style of the US Military.*

???: "We stand with you. You are our new leader, Praxter."

*The rest of the knights did this, and repeated after first one.*

*The sound of thunder reverberated throughout the skies.*

*The mourning continued.*

As Ynot buckles over, a bolt of his aura slams into Blackout's face, knocking him back. "Just as I would expect from you." regaining his composure, he locks eyes with Blackout, "What tune do you want to dance to this time? Salsa? Waltz? Samba? Or maybe something a little more upbeat?" As he is finishing his sentence, he lashes his thighs at Blackouts neck, grabbing it, shifting his weight to his arms, Ynot swings him into his ship head first. "Break dance, perhaps?"

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Red lights flash and sirens sound aboard the Barraca, as the Rahkshi are detected. Sasuken barks orders, "Toa, take care of them, the five of us can keep this ship steady." Shaern vaults out of her seat and barrels down the hall to meet the threat, the others close behind. Blade gives the first order, "Sonia, disorient the targets on sight. Sreda, Immobilize. Kami, Kaze, Bake 'em hot."

Shaern darts back up the hall to rejoin the group, "Rahkshi, lot's of them." Blade stops dead, "Rahkshi? What does Blackout take us for, Matoran? Same plan."

As they enter the area the intruders are, Sonia takes the lead, sending a sonic screech through the crowd, Sreda just behind her, increasing the gravity ahead of them one hundred fold. Kaze subtly increases the oxygen levels around them as Kami lights them up

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KOS disappears in darkness, zapping the missiles from random points. "Futile efforts will be rewarded with futility." From the view ports, stars seemingly rearrange and dance around the ship. The lights condense into a shape, a large dragon that takes a large bite into the hull of the ship.

<Blackout v. Ynot>

Blackout grinned as Ynot slammed him into his ship. "Break dance's alright." He then grabbed Ynot's hand, and sent a sudden electric shock through his armour.

---

<Idiotas v. Rahkshi>

Several Rahkshi fell to the Toa's attacks, but the others kept going, and retaliated, lighting up the corridor with energy blasts.

One Rahkshi of Silence jumped on Sonia, and tried to use its power on her.

---

<Ka-Oni-Santsu v. the Sabre>

The dragon's bite removed some of the outer hull, exposing a corridor to the vacuum of space. Suddenly, several plasma bolts flew over the dragon's head.

It was Starscream, surrounded by several Rahkshi. He stood on a turret, then jumped off, and fired a lightning bolt at the dragon. "You're probably here to kill Blackout, which is all well and good," the Makuta said. "but I really want to get this ship too. Do you mind?"

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<Klakk-Mirage meeting>

Mirage bowed, and entered the portal. Once he was gone, Barnax spoke up. "There's a very simple way to take down Earth's intergalactic communications. Through an oversight, Earth has only one functioning communications satellite  that can transmit over long distances. Sabotage that, and no one will know a thing."

"Wow, Barnax." Nemesis said. "Where'd you find out all that?"

"My brother QQQ sold them that satellite. And when I say 'sold', I mean, 'they stole it and then gave him some apple juice to placate him'."

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<Vizima>

"Very well. One of you shall accompany me to Malchior IV. We have things to discuss there." Praxter said.

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OOS: I'll see if I can post when I'm in Croatia.

Klakk: "Good. Taking down the satellite will be our back up plan in case the insurrection fails."

*Klakk paused, and slowly but surely, a grin found itself on his face.*

Klakk: "Or..we could do both at the same time."

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???: "Malchior? Why Malchior?"

<Meeting with Klakk>

Evelin smiled. "Use the opposition as cannon fodder while we take down Khan? It has a certain beauty to it. If they're hostile to Khan, they may well be hostile to the new government. That way, Khan gets rid of a potential thorn in our side, and then we get rid of Khan." said the Skrall.

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<Vizima>

Praxter stuttered as he tried to explain himself to the Knight. "We have a few people to meet there. Klak hasn't gotten all of his opponents yet."

Ynot shrieks in pain as the electricity courses through him, but his armor turns a sandy blue and lemony shade as he returns the favor to Blackout. "Never learn do you?"

KOS chuckles a bit at Starscream, "I care little. My master instructed me to keep the ship busy and it's attention away from him. I have no quarrel with Blackout, or you. Alas, you did just fire upon me, so I must return the favor." From the darkness, a hand reaches out and grabs Starscream's face, slamming it to the ships hull, the rest of KOS stepping out after.

Sonia shock waves the Rahkshi of silence back before Blade barks a quick order, "Everybody down!" The Toa hit the floor as Blade unleashes several bolts of lightning into the crowd of Rahkshi, coming out yellow with a black outline, moving at right angles.

Klakk: "*His grin widened.* Galaxies will remember your brilliance, Evelin. Anyone else?"

---

*The Knight with the Russian accent, named Anatoliy Carter, had a puzzled look on his face. However, he nodded, and was ready to follow Praxter to the ends of the universe. For victory. For truth. For justice.*

<Blackout v. Ynot>

Blackout groaned as Ynot shocked him. The electricity coursed through his armour, even getting to his antidermis. But the shock was only brief. Blackout promptly grinned, and spun away from Ynot, landing several metres away.

"That glow's new. Where can I get that?" the Makuta joked. He then fired several shadow bolts at Ynot, and followed up with a heat vision blast.

---

<Idiotas v. Rahkshi>

The Rahkshi of Silence was knocked back into a wall by Sonia's shockwave. It got back up, hissed, and prepared to attack again, only to be fried by Blade's lightning bolt. The corridor was filled with the cries of dying Rahkshi.

The remaining troops realised they needed a change in strategy. They divided into small groups, and ran away to different sections of the ship, hoping to force the Toa to split up as well.

---

<Starscream v. KOS>

Starscream cried out in pain, and immediately regretted it. He couldn't show even a little weakness to this.....thing.

Then he realised he was in space and it couldn't hear him, making that a moot point. He got up, brushed himself off, and fired a laser vision blast at KOS.

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<Vizima>

Praxter turned away from Carter, and sadly smiled. He'd tell him the truth later.

They soon arrived at a circle made of tall rocks. He touched two of them, and a rift in the fabric of space began to open inside the circle. An outsider would've ran away at the sight, but he was used to it by now. They all were.

He stepped into the circle, and was instantly sucked into the rift.

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<Meeting with Klakk>

"Idiots like them don't have good ideas," a deep voice called out from behind Klakk and Mirage's goons. "unless it's by chance." They instantly turned to see a tall male human wearing red and black armour.

Evelin and company were disconcerted. The voice clearly didn't belong to a human, and yet.....

The man laughed. "Oh, don't worry. Everyone reacts like that. They get used to it, or they run away. Or they die trying!" He laughed again.

"Who the hell....." Barnax began, but was pre-empted. "Am I? My name won't mean anything to people like you, Barraki." The strange human looked at Klakk. "But maybe you'll have heard of me. I am Makuta Icarax. Does that ring a bell?"

*Anatoliy stepped into the rift, along with many other Knights.*

---

*Klakk blinked as his mind was flooded by memories. Some of his other self, some of rumors he had heard over the millennia.*

Klakk: "My word. I thought you were dead."

Santsu's shoulder is singed by the heat vision, trying to duck it. He retaliates with a lunging cross thrust of his katana across Starscreams chest

----

Blade takes note of the divergence, "Sonia with the Twins, Sreda and Vultran take the left, Shaern and I will go right. Go!"

The Toa split and follow
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Ynot dodges the shadow blasts and takes the heat head on, diving into it without any abandon. "Never learn, do you? That is why you no longer measure up!" He punctuates this statement with a powerful uppercut to Blackout's jaw

<Blackout v. Ynot>

Blackout was sent flying away from the ship, and landed on his back twenty feet away. He got up, rubbed his chin, and smiled. "You're adorable. The constant barrage of cliches, the copying of Earth comic books........you never change either. And yet you do. The old Ynot, despite all his flaws, would never have committed the senseless atrocities that you have."

He teleported behind Ynot, hugged him, and activated his magnetic power, launching them far away from the ship. "I happen to like the Sabre." He then let go, floated away, and drew his Master Sword. "So shall we do this the old-fashioned way? Master Sword v. Ka-Oni-Santsu?"

OOS: He doesn't know the thing fighting Starscream is KOS.

---

<Idiotas v. Rahkshi>

The Rahkshi who had gone right had now arrived in a storage room full of crates, and started planning an ambush. Some Rahkshi hid behind the crates, some hid in the crates, and a few attached themselves to the ceiling.


The Rahkshi who went left quickly blocked the corridor, with three kneeling down and two standing behind them, all aiming their staffs ahead. As the Toa approached, they opened fire, sending blasts of plasma and lightning and bursts of poison their way.

---

<Starscream v. KOS>

Starscream suddenly jumped back, avoiding the thrust. He jumped over KOS, transformed his hand into a buzzsaw, and swung it at its back.

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<Malchior IV>

Another rift opened on the roof of a tall skyscraper. Praxter, Carter, and the other Knights were soon spat out of it.

Praxter brushed himself off, and turned to his subordinates. "Carter, you're coming with me. The rest of you, guard the portal, since we can't shut it off from here. I'd like to find the person who designed it that way." He then headed for the elevator.

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<Meeting with Klakk>

"Good. I've been doing my best to keep it that way. I'm sure you're wondering why I've been doing that, and why I'm even here. The answer to those questions is a name. Blackout."

Icarax walked closer to Klakk. "You see, my dear, I was once a quite powerful figure among the Makuta, even their second-in-command. But I wasn't content with that. Teridax knew that, but he still kept me around. Maybe he didn't see me as a real threat, or maybe he just preferred to keep his enemies close. Who knows. I certainly never will, because Blackout took over. He had one of his lackeys exile Teridax from our dimension, and got himself crowned Grand Master." His expression turned to disgust at the memory. "But I wasn't done. He was still new in the position, so I thought I stood a chance at overthrowing him. But no. I barely survived an assassination attempt, and I had to leave Aqua Magna. While I was in exile, my supporters rose up against Blackout, but he killed them all. I've been hiding from him for years, waiting for an opportunity to present itself. And now it has."

He stopped, and smiled. "Let me make you an offer. I will kill Blackout for you. But in return, I want dominion over Earth."

*Carter nodded, and followed Praxter. The others guarded the portal with their lives.*

Carter: "Is this the less...dangerous area of Malchior? Or are the rumors untrue and this place hasn't gone to the dogs?"


---

*Klakk raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and grinned.*

Klakk: "Just one Earth? Sure, you will have it if you help me."

<Malchior IV>

Praxter sighed. "No, the rumours aren't true. I have to tell you something, and you have to promise you will take that information to your grave. The Klak who killed Perseus, who is responsible for this madness, is only a clone. The real Klak is still here, and we have to get to him before the clone does."

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<Meeting with Klakk>

"Good." Icarax grinned. Now he would have his revenge. He stretched out his arms, and instantly vanished in a black shimmer.

Once he was gone, Mirage's team turned back to Klakk. Nemesis was the first to speak. "I have a bad feeling about this." He inexplicably adopted an Earth Texas accent for the duration of the sentence.

Carter: "W....Wha?! How?! Why hasn't anyone told us this before?! Why is this a secret?"

*The True Klak sensed a presence nearby. One of a friend he met so many years ago. It was time. He could only assume the worse.*

*Klak nodded at the creature before him, and walked out of his warehouse-lab. He used his Crast to repel himself off of the ground, hovering like a silent ghost towards Praxter and company*

---

Klakk: "Agreed. But I have a backup plan in case Icarax resorts to his old tricks again. What else is there to report?"

<Malchior IV>

"I.....I don't know." Praxter said, just as Klak appeared in front of him. He bowed, and spoke. "Greetings, Klak. I am Praxter. I bring grave news."

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<Meeting with Klakk>

A portal opened behind Klakk, and Mirage walked out. "I have something to report." said the assassin, even though he couldn't possibly have heard his master's question. He pulled out a sheet of paper containing several names. "There are many opposition groups on Earth. This list is of activists who I believe would be most likely to cooperate with us."

Me: Good to see you all. Grave news? So it begins.

*Klak looks to a mountain range nearby*

Me: Reaching up to the heavens, he is. But Prometheus cannot succeed twice. Come with me.

---

Klakk: "How many of them oppose each other?"

<Malchior IV>

Praxter was confused, but tried not to show it. He followed Klak, and looked behind him to see if Carter wasn't hanging around. Just because Klakk hadn't appeared yet didn't mean he wasn't going to soon.

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<Meeting with Klakk>

Mirage coughed. "Pretty much all of them, but most of them have put aside their differences to protest against Khan."

*Klak took Praxter and Carter to a warehouse.*

Me: What you are about to see is totally classified. Do not tell my mother.

*Klak laughed/wheezed wearily*

---

*Klakk raised an eyebrow*

Klakk: "Most?"

*He silently walked over to the edge of the cliff, and looked into the distance.*

Klakk: "You see, I need the rebellion to be the best of the best. I want each of these groups to fight each other. The last one standing is the one that is worthy."