>>21568917
the curse of stumbling upon tg quest and there are no posts

>>21568917
Holy shit this is early!

Anyway, contact Cheryl, ask her to contact the Ghost Army and if they can scale down their operations.

Also, how are the prisoners we rescued?

And I take it the Crusade is still spluttering at realizing we have a 3 billion-strong army of the damned.

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>>21568961
My plans for an early start seem to have been thwarted by scheduling. Oh well.

Inventory: http://pastebin.com/HGsJUZZb

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>>21569084
No, the Crusade is awaiting your explanation.

The prisoners are fine. If you didn't have a hilarious number of wounded, Doc Lazarus would be seeing to them now.

Cheryl nods. "What exactly do you want me to tell them to do?"

>>21568917
>>21569084
In addition, the Indefatigable and the Rodger Young should have logs for when the interplexing beacon we gave Mihoshi crossed the subspace barrier into Washu's Lab.
Can the Rodger Young beam a team into Washu's Lab? Or will we need to take the traditional route of using the door?

Also, I was originally thinking of having Cheryl and Okku kill Aeris right now, but since Tsunami is still fighting Washu, she might need the help more.

We can always kill Aeris later (or let the Great Crusade stub their toes on her), but helping Tsunami and making sure that she comes out victorious is more important.

You forgot the pissed off fleet of a million ships pointing their guns at us.

Rolled 99, 22 = 121

>>21569166
You can attempt to beam a team in still using the last coordinates you have. It'd be somewhat blind, though.

>>21569138
>Cheryl the Ghost Whisperer
"Cheryl, please tell the ghosts that Chaosbringer is dead, and that they have gotten their revenge. Ask them to pull back from civilian areas, and just keep the military bases under siege."

>Explaining to the Crusade about the ghosts
>don't use this yet, we need to come to consensus first
"We needed something to keep Chaosbringer's armies at bay while we took him out. The ghosts of this world let their desire to strike against Chaosbringer known to us. We came to an accord; they would attack his military, and we would strike at him when his defenses were otherwise occupied."

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>>21569186
It seems your worries are in vain. Despite a vicious assault on the very fabric of reality by Washu that rends space-time around the ruins of the Palace, Tsunami counters with an enveloping wave of energy that covers Washu, causing her to let loose a startled wail that changes to a high pitched cry. A baby's cry.

When the energy recedes, Washu has been reduced to a tiny infant, bawling her eyes out and wriggling in the pile of clothes now too big for her to wear. Tsunami moves forward and bends down, scooping up the infant in her arms.

"I am sorry you had to experience this again, sister..." she murmurs. "But it is for the best."

She turns towards your camera keeping track of the battle. "It is finished. I am going to rest for a while now. I thank you for your aid."

With that, the goddess vanishes.

Rolled 53

>>21569239
Cheryl nods and closes her eyes, sending an invisible message out to the ghosts.

>>21569270
The vast majority of the ghosts do as asked, pulling back from civilian centers, though large groups still mob the ghost hunters still in the fight.

>>21569186
We still need to confirm the rescue team to go into the lab.

Spike, Star-Lord, and Darius are my choices.
They get in, set up the network taps, and once the Hacking Team takes control of the Lab's defenses, they look for Mihoshi, Tenchi, and Ayeka.

Tosh, Finalon, and Skull Man would be my choice for finding Yami and Anzu, and setting up a pattern enhancer to get them to safety.

Cheryl, Okku, Vitun, and Aeshma for taking out Aeris once we're ready for that.

>>21569293
Those ghost hunters are enemy combatants, so I'm not going to shed any tears for them.

Also, consensus on the explanation to the Crusade about our use of ghosts?
Are we going with this >>21569239
Or are we going with the "As for the spectres, they already existed on this world before we got here. They were already in agony for the years that Chaosbringer had them wandering this world. We didn't kill them in order to raise them as an undead army."

>>21569299

I think we also have those two summoned Solars still kicking about. We might want to have one or both of them accompany whichever group is likely to run into the heaviest resistance. I'd send one with the Lab rescue group and another one on standby to teleport to whichever group needs the backup the most.

As for explaining the stuff to the Crusade... here are some talking points we could use:

1.) Chaosbringer and his minions are strong. If we didn't have those billions of spectres keeping the conventional forces at bay, our ground (and possibly) space forces would have been overwhelmed or suborned by hackers/compulsion.

1a.) See footage of fight with Chaosbringer. Our heaviest hitters took heavy losses taking out his mortal form.

2.) Wading through that many conventional forces would have obstructed our rescue attempt on the prison. Spectres running intel and also killing conventionals = much less guards present at the prison and we were much more capable of dealing with defenses. Even then, still took heavy losses getting important prisoners evacuated.

Main point: If we didn't have those spectres, we'd likely be getting killed by your thousand-billion ships while screaming praises to the glory of Chaosbringer.

>>21569487
>>21569391
Confirmation?

>>21569259
With Washu out of the fight, her Lab should be running mostly on automated defenses. My only two concernes are Ryoko and Washu's aide.

Get Data to replicate another set of modified network taps.

Pulling the ghosts back should have bought Yami more time.

>>21569884
Lying isn't going to work since the Crusade seems to have a magical means of determining the truth.

Tell them that the ghosts were organized as no other option had such a high probability of success.

>>21569978

Seconding. Tell the truth, and say that we probably would have been killed or suborned if the spectres weren't used.

While that's going on, rescue teams.

Tenchi's life support was reprogrammed by the Hacker team to repair him, so one way or another, he's getting free. I think we can afford to be careful with the Lab rescue.

Rescuing Yami and Anzu should be done quickly, though. They're currently in an underground bunker and we don't know their status.

Tosh (because he can talk to ghosts if any are there and tell them we're allies).
Finalon ( excellent tracking and stealth ).
Mustadio ( engineer might be needed to help get past damaged sections ).
1 EMH, 1 EEH, 2 ESH ( doctor is always useful, engineer to set up the pattern enhancers, 2 security holograms as scouts and bait).

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>>21569978
>>21570067
>>21569487
>>21569239

The Crusade officer considers this.

"I see. Given those circumstances, I will withhold judgment until more facts roll in, then," he states. "If you have a mission log or something of the sort concerning this world I would like to see it in order to expedite things."

>>21570329

I'm alright with sending this guy: Scans of the world, Estimation of their defenses, Known enemies before the mission started, A list of enemies that appeared during the mission, A list of characters who were known to be corrupted/blackmailed into fighting us, as well as logs of the fights with major enemies.

Should we send a list of casualties incurred as well?

>>21570329
"We will see if we can arrange for one; our computers were nearly compromised once and our computer specialists just experienced dump shock when they were ejected from a security network.
"But more importantly, we need to get started on our two rescue missions. We will keep this channel open, but if you will excuse us."

We probably have mission logs, but we may want to edit out classified information. And we didn't lie or omit the truth; Su got as far as showing up on our screens and the Hacker Team got ejected from Wasgu's network.

Now, are Tosh, Finalon, Mustadio, and Skull Man prepared to be beamed down to the location of Yami, with the 4 holograms and a set of Pattern Enhancers?

How is Data doing replicating those new network taps?

>>21570480
Hell. Send him the whole fap fiction Chaos bringer is from.

>>21570427
>>21570480
I approve of these; with the aforementioned caveat of censoring classified stuff. Make it obvious (read: tell them flat out) that said censoring is taking place for operational security on our end. Professional standards and such. Cooperation is a good idea right now.

As far as the casualties list... Maybe? They might react badly to so many named characters in our ranks. But if you guys think it'd help us, then I'll go with it.

>>21570590
Not sure if should. May cause them to shoot us. No one should be forced into that shit.

>>21570329
Mission logs specifically for this world. Planetary defenses, conventional military, the fight against Chaosbringer.
I assume it'll include things like how we needed to put together a decoy fleet, and that we needed the ghosts to scout the defenses.

>>21570620
Agreed with the obvious censoring. We're both professionals here, and standards need to be maintained.

I don't think the casualty list is that relevant, though. The Crusade will likely be looking to see what kinds of actions we took.

>>21570620
Actually, funny enough, most of our "named" characters aren't "important." Our guys are mostly home-grown heroes. Or, home built in regards to the D&D guys.

Oh, and a bunch of us are in irc @Rizon #tgquest if anyone wants to join.

>>21570480
They are.

Data is working on replacing the taps... again.

ANON begins compiling a censored mission report to send over with the requested information. It only takes a few minutes before it's ready. What specifically are you deeming 'classified'?

What if they ask us about the terrible fanfic Chaosbringer 'originated from'?
On our world, works of fiction are valid sources of information on parallel worlds?
Even if it's true, it sounds insane.

>>21570897
Mostly, our list of looted personal and bodies, exact lists of our troops (Ok to give a general idea, as well as video), security codes, knowledge of the demiplane, spells cast, info on how we got the Chaosbringer fiction.

I'm totally OK with giving it to them. If they ask where we got it, we'll just say "our computer's knowledge base had it for some reason."

>>21570958
Are we sending them footage of MechaGodzilla Caramelldansen?

>>21570991
And http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJEvppm1rNc just because we can.

>>21570897
The obvious stuff first, of course.
Comm frequencies, encryption keys, security codes, and shield harmonics.
Also censor names, and refer to them with codenames.

Also, have the mission reports list Corrupted characters as neutralized, that's all.

I also think we should leave Shin-Ra out of this. The last thing they need is a Great Crusade fleet peeking over their shoulder as they go about their operations.

Don't mention the EVA units we beamed up. Just that MG was sent to Tokyo as a diversion and potential honeypot for Kaolla Su.

>>21571026
Instead of MechaGodzilla rampaging through tokyo, we send them that episode of Mini-Goddesses.

>>21570958
Good catch on the spells, and I agree with neglecting to mention the bodies and such we've beamed up, and the source of our intel.

Maybe if they ask for where we got the intel, an they ask very forcefully, we warn them that they asked for it, and send the fapfic to them.

We should be careful with what we don't say.
Considering how easy it is to get magical scrying specialists, the Crusade might just scry on the remains of Chaosbringer's lieutenants.

>>21571040
>>21571115
Guys, if they say they want to send one of their officers with us as an advisor and perhaps contact, we request Guy and his Squad.

Then we lock Guy and Ryu in a room together and make them sort out their rivalry like reasonable gentlemen.

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>>21571187
>lock two ninjas with a Ninja Rivalry in a room not the size of a demi-plane
>work it out like gentlemen

Do you even ninja?

>>21571259

Not if its a training room.

Rolled 19, 28 = 47

>>21571040
You send it over and they begin to look through it.

You send down your team to find Yami...

>>21571368
Your search team deploys to General Yami's last known location, but doesn't find anything. How long are you going to let them search the area?

>>21571389
Have the search team go around making claims of a card that can beat the god cards, and asking for the King of Games.

>>21571389
This is why we got Tosh on the search team. Have him try to psionically contact Yami.
And if that doesn't work, use his Spirits Say skill to find the spirits of the place and find Yami.

>>21571420
Maybe even tell Mokuba to shut up a few times, though that might attract Kaiba. Which, would attract Yugi, but Kaiba's a dick.

And look for people laying on the ground in a coma.

Not dead, just a coma.
Probably got mind-crushed.

All that's nice, but it doesn't answer my question.

Anyway, while they're searching, what else are you doing?

>>21571518

Have we been able to track down Sue or is she dead too?

Shes owes us our toys and I kinda want to see what happens when we stuff her and Mouse in a room.

>>21571518
Eh, I figure we'll call them if we need them, or they'll call us if they get into trouble.

Have we had any luck with getting ahold of Mihoshi? And do we have enough SUE Cure to begin experimentation?

>>21571518
Me at least? I'll be explaining to the Crusade why the ships that have been attacking them are not affiliated with us.

>>21571518
We're giving the search team about an hour, and they're to use Tosh and the sensors from an Al'Kesh to find Yami.

As for the Lab Team, get Spike, Star-Lord, Darius if he'll fit through the door, and an EEH ready with pattern enhancer, interplexing beacons, and those network taps.

I don't want to try beaming in blind. Have them beam to outside the subspace door, having the Rodger Young make sure the area is clear first.

They beam in, go inside, activate the network taps, and wait for the Hacking Team to suborn the security.

>>21571577
>>21571518
And while they do that, have the Farseers try to find Paine again.

Also, if Ryoko is inside the Lab, then we will need Wonder Woman to help fight her, since she's one of the few people that can take that level of punishment.

>>21571518
I say give it an hour. More if they start finding reliable leads.

Meanwhile we get the whole ghost army thing under control, heal up/evac who we need to heal up/evac, secure perimeters for whoever needs to stay where they are, and just generally get ourselves ready to get the fuck out if we need to in a hurry.

>>21571625
Yes. We should probably add Wonder Woman to wherever any Ryokos are gonna be. Give her a fast summary of what we know of Ryoko and warn her that she may have new abilities due to Chaosbringer's corruptive influence.

>>21571649
Should we attempt to revive Seifer, Fuu and Rai and add them to the squad?

>>21571649
The primary thing we need to do is get control of the Lab's network. Ryoko's powers can be turned on and off by Washu, so if we get access to that subsystem, we can depower Ryoko.

>>21571659
We only have Seifer and Fuu's bodies. Raiden's body is still in their home Canon and we can't revive him while we're here.

>>21571659
Seifer possibly. Fuu is still tainted.

>>21571674
We have Vitun roaming about, and a large compliment of diamonds. And I'm pretty sure we can ambiguously discribe him by time and type of death.

>>21571804
No. True Resurrection requires that we be in the same Canon as the person to be revived. We already went over this when we first tried to revive Gaunt.

>>21571649

Don't forget that Ryoko, being mutated and corrupted, may have the same sort of retroviral corruptive power that Chaosbringer's other entourage had. We do not want to send down Wonder Woman only to see her turn into one of them due to an unlucky bite.

>>21571831
We can give her a nanite immuno-booster.
We can also have the EMH of the Indefatigable work to isolate the retrovirus and attempt to create a refined nanite specifically to target Chaosbringer's retrovirus.

>>21571852
It's magic as well. We'd need someone who can cure, and we're running low on those

>>21571852

If we get any more research time, perhaps we can see if we can combine Borg nanites to try to overwhelm viral cells and reprogram them to become normal. Although we're on a strict timetable here, and our research list is always full.

>>21571555
Experimentation? Sure.

>>21571577
When you deploy them to the door, you find it's no longer there.

>>21571649
You recall your troops, given that there's nowhere you need to be. After an hour, everyone is safely recovered.

The Crusade Officer reminds you of his request for the remains of the slain Chaos lieutenants and any living ones you might have.

>>21571865
That's true. The magical component of the retrovirus is the dangerous part.

Maybe a Staff of Negation could be used to purge the magical effect?

>>21571884

Ask him what a grown man wants to do with a sailor uniform.

>>21571884
Continue to attempt to find and get ahold of Mihoshi.

Inquire why the Crusade Officer wants the remains.

>>21571884
>door no longer there.
Dammit.
Okay, have the Rodger Young attempt to beam the holograms into the lab. Make sure that their Mobile Emitters are equipped with interplexing beacons. If they successfully arrive, they are to install the network taps so that the Hacking Team can get started.

As for the Rescue Team for Yami and Anzu, have the Farseers assist them in attempting to find the two. Tosh, use your psionics, and Mustadio, use Tosh's exographic scanner to look underneath the surface for the two; they were supposed to be in an underground bunker.

>>21571884
Ask the Crusade Officer what he wants the remains for.

>>21571929
"In order to analyze the conversion virus Chaosbringer was using as well as to judge if a redemption is possible."

Rolled 20, 71 = 91

>>21571933
You attempt to beam the holograms in.

>>21571993
If it's just the retrovirus they want, then we can provide them with tissue samples and an analysis of the retrovirus that our EMH's and Lazarus have done.

We can provide those.

>>21572053

Or perhaps we can invite the officer onboard our vessel to view the procedure.

We were about to test our anti-virus, after all.

>>21571993
Redemption is always possible once the SUE influence is removed. However, if what you''re looking for is the retrovirus we have tissue samples and research we have done on it that we can share.

>>21571993
As for the SUE Cure tests, get out Fujin's body and begin introducing the SUE cure to it under controlled conditions. Make sure everyone working is wearing standard hazmat suits and has the immune booster nanoprobes injected. We should probably revive Seifer as well and let him watch over this while we do it.

>>21572029
The Young attempts to beam your holograms in. They don't report back.

The Rescue Team manages to find footage of General Yami fighting off both some spectres and some soldiers before fleeing the area.

>>21572089
CHALLENGE HIM TO A CHILDREN'S CARD GAME!

Are their signals still emitting? Or have they shut off completely? Perhaps attempt to scry on Mihoshi then plane shift/teleport to her?

>>21572089
Damn it.
We still need to get into that lab.
Have the All Under Heaven replicate some more holograms. We'll send them in, one at a time, with an interplexing beacon.
Once one them succeeds in getting through, we'll use the beacon to get pattern enhancers and network taps in there.

As for Yami, have the Farseers attempt to scry his location again.

>>21572069
He declines the offer to board your ship, but would appreciate the tests being televised or allowing an observer from his staff aboard. He still wants the bodies, though.

>>21572073
Both Fujin and Seifer are dead. How are you going to revive them?

>>21572152

I guess for those two we can perform true ressurection on them first?

>>21572152
The bodies are required to return this canon to normal. We only have tissue samples for most anyways.

Hrm, from

>Both Fujin and Seifer are dead. How are you going to revive them?

I assume that the subject needs to be alive to introduce the cure?

>>21571884

I'm thinking we create some kind of SUE cure Bacta tank and drop the remains in there, heavily bound. Rez them with Vitun. Hope they come back normal, or at least screaming in pain as the cure burns away the corruption.

>>21572207
"That's more or less why we want them. We need them to do our job here."

>>21572206
So, Diamonds for the Diamond Throne?

I wonder if Desna loves us or hates us for the amount of Resurrections we're asking of her?

>>21572243

I wonder if we can set up a farm of diamond elements so we can harvest them periodically...

>>21572152
We're not going to revive them today, because we can't use up Vitun's spells until we're sure that the planet has been pacified.

We need to concentrate on finding and rescuing Yami, Anzu and Paine, and getting into Washu's Lab, and killing Aeris.

>>21572232
"Are you offering to return them to their original worlds of origin, repair any damage to those worlds caused by Chaosbringer, and manipulate everyone's memories appropriately so that the memory of Chaosbringer is erased? Because that's what we need their bodies for. If you're offering to do our jobs for us, then we'll do it as soon as we can get the proper quarantine protocols in place."

>>21572216
+1 to this plan.

Have Reality Emitters and a security team of some sort ready to shoot the fuck out of them if something goes wrong.

>>21572243
Loves us for delicious diamond piles she's due; hates us for not making them into a diamond throne for her.

Also
>"Are you offering to return them to their original worlds of origin, repair any damage to those worlds caused by Chaosbringer, and manipulate everyone's memories appropriately so that the memory of Chaosbringer is erased? Because that's what we need their bodies for. If you're offering to do our jobs for us, then we'll do it as soon as we can get the proper quarantine protocols in place."

This is good. Maybe slightly less huff to it, but essentially this. IF they can do this part it'll get a huge load off our backs.

>>21568917
Recently arrived to thread so don't know if resolved or not:

Is it possible that we and the Crusade could work together to restore the canon protagonists from the dead?

I do not have an adequate explanation for the horde of the dead so I'm going to STFU and let someone else handle it.

>>21572232
Heh, I think we have the same job then. We've got a few ideas, and require the bodies to implement them and see if they produce results. Seeing as we're after the same thing and all.

>>21568917
What mutated/brainwashed Canon characters are left?
We should try to capture the corpses of as many of them as we possibly can, so that we can restore them to their place in their canons. I dunno what we're gonna do about Teedus though.
We'll need to purify Sailor Moon's plot crystal. How this is to be done, I do not know.
Has Queen Serenity been screwed over by chaosbringer? I know Usagi and Chibiusa were pretty damn wrecked. Thinking of who might be around to use a purified plot crystal.
We could also try to get Cheryl to transform into Princess Heart, and see if that works.

>>21572409
+1 for Princess Heart.

>>21572429
i cant think of anyway that Wouldnt work.

>>21572304

We've already explained to the Crusade that we recruited a (totally awesome) 3-billion spectre army because we would have failed without them. They appeared satisfied with this explanation so far, but will undoubtedly take this into account when they decide fully what they should do with us.

>>21572497
So you're saying our top priority is make sure they never ever find out about the Orz?

>>21572599
Shut up.

>>21572599
Considering their numbers and the diversity of ships they have, the Crusade has to at least have heard of the Orz.

>>21572132
Actually, scratch attempting to beam holograms into Washu's Lab.
Try to beam in just the interplexing beacons. If one gets through and starts transmitting, the Rodger Young can lock on to it, and beam in the holograms and network taps.
There's less loss this way.

>>21572262
"We are offering to attempt to restore them, alongside anyone else that deserves it and we can manage, to as close to normal as we can manage. Memory may or may not enter into this depending on the level of psychological damage incurred."

>>21572730
"Alright, well, we believe we have a very promising new treatment to remove any corruption caused by Chaosbringer, and we do have the memory manipulation techniques needed for proper psychological treatment.
"So how about this: We'll send you all of the data we have on the retrovirus and some tissue samples. We'll begin preparations for treatment while you go over the retrovirus. Then we'll see if our treatment works better, or yours. Does that sound acceptable?"

>>21572730

I'd say it's worth a shot to see what they can do. We can always give them some of our SUE-cure to see if that will help out, or see if they'd be happy with accepting a few of the corrupted characters while we keep a few of our own to try to cure. If their treatment is more effective than ours, we can hand over the rest of the SUE victims to them.

>>21572795

I'd be OK with this, although perhaps we should decide which of the SUE victims we should hand over to them if they insist upon it.

>>21572856
Let them have Mitsune Konno.
Repairing her Canon would involve trying to find Su, Haruka Urashima, Sarah McDougal, repairing their minds, reviving Keitaro and Naru, us handing Kanako and Motoko over, and repairing the Inn after it burned down.

Or Lulu, since her Canon requires global memory editing and repairing an entire city-state.

>>21572987
Let's keep Lulu and Rikku. It'll help Yuna if she has her friends. We should keep Fujin and Ayane for sure too.

>>21573047
>keep Lulu and Rikku
>help Yuna if she has her friends
You...really don't know what they did to her, do you.
I really don't think this will go the way you think it will. Because, you know, they committed war crimes and essentially wiped out most of Humanity in that world.

>>21573092
Eh, mind control and shit. Besides, they're both useful as fuck.

>>21573092

Enlighten us, anon.

>>21573145
Lulu and Rikku took part in raping Yuna, they also helped with an aerial bombardment of Bevelle, the genocide of the Guado, the extermination of Al Bhed men and the taking of most Al Bhed women to become comfort women and become brainwashed members of Chaosbringer's regime, and riling up the Hypello and Ronso to invade and wipe out all remaining humans on Spira.

>>21573212
We might forgive these transgressions because we understand that they were under SUE influence. Their victims are unlikely to be so forgiving and understanding.

>>21573224
Which is more reason to keep them as part of the task force.

>>21573269
Keeping them as part of the Task Force and under our jurisdiction is different from pushing them together with Yuna who does not want to see them.

>>21573297
Eh, we don't know that Yuna doesn't want to see them. You're assuming that she doesn't. If the situation is explained, she may be more willing to forgive them, especially since they were not in their right minds.

Besides wasn't that all what X-2 was about, forgiveness and letting go of anger and hate in favor of love?

>>21573366
Until there's actual evidence to the contrary, I'm going to go with the emotions she was feeling in the fapfic.
Unless you're willing to dive in and come up with evidence that I'm wrong.

>>21573433
Yes, because the fapfic says it, it must be 100% true. All hail the fapfic. Yuna's a smart girl, she knows better then to turn into Shuyin.

>>21573366
It's... a bit different.
Really it's probably best to let the Crusade handle this one, because if the infected people remember anything, it'll take an effort to make them not kill themselves.
Maybe they have better magic in that area?

>>21573470
do you know know what our job is?

Our job is to kill SUES which cause reality distortions. The type of reality distortions that make retarded fapfictions ONE HUNDRED PERCENT TRUE!

That reminds me, have Vitun cast this on Yuna.
Heart’s Ease
Enchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]
Level: Beloved of Valarian 3, cleric 3, Pleasure 3
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets: One creature/level
Duration: Permanent
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
Heart’s ease cures emotional wounds in the same way that heal wipes away physical ones. The subjects are cured of any fear effect, despair effect (such as the crushing despair spell), or similar mindaffecting condition, excluding charms and compulsions (such as charm person, dominate person, and similar spells). It removes any lingering psychological effects of torture (including the increased effectiveness of torture devices, as described in the Book of Vile Darkness). It cures confusion and insanity, restores 2d4 points of Wisdom damage (but not permanent Wisdom drain), and leaves the targets feeling refreshed and at peace.

If it works, we'll need to find a way to cast it a lot.

>>21573366
Eitherway its worth mentioning that to her that Everything that happened to her, from her friends, was not hers, or their fault.

Chaosbringer warped the minds of billions, if not Trillions of people, purely for Himself. That she held on, even until now, shows she's one of the strongest we've met. We need her, to help her friends. "When we pull them out of this taint, we can make them forget, forget all they've done, but they'll need you Yuna."

>>21573514
Except not, if that was true, none of the shit we did would have worked and he would have laughed and disabled our reality emitters because he's perfect and everything he does is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT TRUE!

>>21573470
And as far as the characters are concerned, so long as the effect remains (which it still is, even after Chaosbringer's death), it is 100% true.
We're not going to ignore one of the best pieces of intel and insight into the minds of the affected just because you want to believe that a protagonist can just shrug off life-scarring mental and emotional trauma.

>>21572730
It's been an hour, you okay MetaOP? Did you pass out?

>>21573560
Actually Chaosbringer kind of sucked.
He got severely wounded by a Holy spell cast by a relative nobody.

>>21573590
AND he said himself, he could only be defeated by a god, and we brought 4 to the fight (5 if we include Desna by proxy).

>>21573571
Except protagonists do that ALL THE TIME. Fuck, Final Fantasy protagonists more so then not.

Hell, Yuna is good at that even within her game. She found out everything she believed and learned was a lie, that her father turned his best friend and someone she considered an uncle into the thing killing people all over Spira, and eventually that the man she loved didn't really exist. She still managed to shoulder that.

She's a tough, smart girl. And I'm willing to believe the game she's from over a goddamn fapfic. Especially one that makes shit up and ignores character traits and shit to achieve what they want.

>>21573660
REALITY DISTORTION!

What you know about protagonists? Throw it in the trash. It means nothing now.

SUES can change that "tough, smart girl" into a crying mess who wears diapers and shits herself. And I bet there probably is a fanfiction for that somewhere.

>>21573698
REALITY DISTORTION!

Then that means these characters are worthless to us for recruitment anyways. Because the SUE effects change that constantly, 100% of the time, even when they're dead. So Yuna's a weak as fuck sniveling crying bitch who can't do anything but get raped and all the corrupted characters are forever crazy furry rape monsters.

>>21573720
Except curing that restores the reailty of the individual which means they either fade out, are meta shifted back to their own canon, or.
Returned to their canon state, but still present in the current meta. The Ideal Recruit, as no waves are made.

For Example. We may be able to keep Yuna, but for Wonder Woman this is her home canon, removing her from it causes another distortion.

At least by my reasoning, ANON, would this be correct?

>>21573720

No, it means that these characters have deep-seated problems that won't be fixed by just willpower alone. Our reality emitters can cancel out the powers of a SUE.

After a SUE dies, it's power weakens. After enough time, things may even snap back to normal.

In game? Chaosbringer died a few HOURS ago. There has been very little time for any of his influence to wear off, let alone reverse itself.

Now, Yuna here finds her friends to be monsters due to the things they've done and she's seen them do. She has serious mental issues.

We can fix those issues by having Elaine heal her sanity.

Her hatred of the monsters who brought her to the Chaosbringer and had her made into an immortal rape-doll? Not going to go away quite so easily.

>>21573762
We have Ryu and Cossack, they didn't get meta-shifted back to their own reality when 8-Bit Dystopia fell apart.

>>21573797
That's because we shifted them out before the meta wave caught up to them. They would have either been erased or rewritten if we hadn't taken them with us.

>>21573793
Nope, you don't get both. Either they're 100% forever permanent, or they're not. Currently you're arguing both when it suits you.

When we killed the other SUEs, the effects snapped back pretty damn fast. Hell, we captured the AMG SUEs and those effects snapped back relatively quickly. Especially when encouraged through prodding by us.

There's no reason not to believe that Yuna's original personality won't reestablish itself fairly quickly. Not everything requires Elaine to fix it before it works, it'll smooth it along, sure.

Like I said, she's a strong girl, she'll be fine.

>>21571884
Inform the crusade that we're trying to bring the slain back to life, and cure the living of Chaosbringer's influence. Undo the damage that Chaosbringer did to this universe.
Tell the crusade that Chaosbringer's ability to warp the minds and bodies of people means that these lieutenants shouldn't be held accountable or judged guilty of crimes they did when under Chaosbringer's compulsion.
Tell him that we want to make sure the dead are revived and the living are treated fairly.
Also tell him that we have our own possible ways of removing Chaosbringer's corrupting influence, and that we want to try curing Chaosbringer's SUE-corrupted lieutenants of their corruption, so they may stand trial as their real selves, and not as Chaosbringer's slaves.

Also ask the rest of the command crew if they agree with this or if they want to object.

>>21573574
I'm waiting for you guys to figure out who you're sending over to the Crusade or what in general you're doing.

>>21573925
"We are aware of the mental alteration. Be advised, however, some of them joined willingly before being affected by the compulsion. The few that did so may expect no help from us. The rest, we will see. We are the Crusade. Our blades are for the wicked, our guns meant for monsters. The faultless and innocent have nothing to fear from us."

>>21574068
You really should have told us you were waiting then.

Because, this was what we were saying, and waiting for a response: >>21572795
And we were going to send over Mitsune Konno.

>>21573762
ANON: "Destroying a SUE's influence usually causes changes to a character to fade out to varying speeds depending on factors we don't fully understand. No teleportation or transport occurs, normally."

Who's still left on the planet that we need to deal with?

Did we kill Chaosbringer's daughter?

Did we manage to loot that Corrupted Bullshit Crystal?

I figure that finishing up the planet and unfucking the crystal is a pretty good bet of what to do next.

Crusade seems to have the exact same goals as we do. I'd say we co-operate with them as much as possible with the SUE Curing. Let them see our SUE Cure files, and try to work together to get things set up.

Remember that their reality emitter was more advanced than ours - maybe their SUE Cures are more advanced than ours too?

For those arguing about Reality distortions, try to do things around Reality emitters.

When White Mage B squad was killed, can we True Res them? Or are they gone forever? If they're gone forever then that makes me sad.

What, in this bullshitfiction, happened to that Silver Millennium Crystal? How realistic are our chances of unfucking it now that the Avatar's gone?

>>21574068
Imo we're continuing the plans described in >>21569299
Also, judged on the Crusade's reply? Send over whoever was warped by Chaosbringer. Whoever joined willingly? We dunk 'em in the Cure tanks.

>>21573925
We are the command crew. And as a member I agree that we shouldn't judge those affected by Chaosbringer for what they did unless it was of their own volition. A SUE is a monstrous thing, warping reality itself. Hopefully his influence will soon be wiped away...actually...I just had a thought. What if Chaosbringer had some sort of failsafe in place, just in case this sort of thing happened? I mean, is it possible he's pulled an Emperor Palpatine and has a resurection planned on some bastion world? I mean, I highly doubt that SUEs can be cloned but...man, who knows.

>>21574089
Sorry, you guys seemed to be debating fairly vigorously.

That's it? Just Mitsune?

>>21574104
We might as well send just about all of them over. They're better equipped to fix this shit.

We should see if we can do some trading of technology before we take off though.

>>21574104
Wait, why are we sending Mitsune over? Can't we just send samples via transporter?

>>21574068
"Can you identify the ones that joined willingly? Our intelligence reports seem to differ on that account."

>>21574104
We were debating vigorously between several of us and 1 anon, about whether Yuna is ready to see her friends or not.

And yes, we're sending only Mitsune over because we haven't seen any evidence to show that their SUE-Cure is better than ours.

>>21574068

Send over Mitsune and retrovirus/tissue samples. Say that we also have some treatment options that we think are promising. We want to see whose treatment works better on the SUE victims.

Also, we want to see if those who joined him "willingly" were affected by something before they did so. If it is highly out of character for those people to have joined Chaosbringer, they may have been ensnared beforehand.

>>21574104
We're only sending Mitsune Konno over if the Crusade refuses the offer of tissue samples.

>>21574068
Those that joined willingly usually end up having been effected by the natural reality altering effects of the SUE. Unless you mean people like Queen Tranquility. In which case, yeah, fuck that bitch over. Damn, Non-Canon, Stupid, Bitch.

Rolled 61, 75, 78, 100, 86, 23, 78, 3, 26, 40 = 570

Excuse me, officers, but that Luck Stabiliser magic-machine you requested is ready for its prototype run.
If we've built this thing correctly, it SHOULD be able to suck up bad fortune by making the gambling dice in this tube roll poorly, rather than having the bad fortune bring pain and death onto us.
Time for a trial run!

>>21574118
I don't know. They're already wary of the TG. And wasn't there something about past TG operatives stealing Crusader meta-drive technology?

Rolled 37, 53, 98, 73, 90, 35, 31, 57, 48, 100 = 622

>>21574141
Forgive me sirs. We, ah, are experiencing some ... contamination in the room. Mr. Fumbles, if you'd please step outside for a moment ...?

>>21574141
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Rolled 25, 58, 67, 96, 14 = 260

>>21574141
>>21574160
Damn. Back to the drawing board then. Seems the Luck stabiliser is working backwards.

>>21574118
I'm only for sending the tissue samples for now. We can send over actual bodies if they continue insisting.

>>21574160
STOP THAT YOU'RE ROLLING OUT THE HUNDREDS.

>>21574141
Your machine failed horribly.

Guys. We aren't really in a position to bargain. They can kill us without breaking a sweat. Our best bet is to turn over the stuff they want, offer to trade some shit, and get the hell out of here.

Possibly keep Yuna, though that's a stretch.

>>21574170
That sounds good to me. How about we send them samples from each of the bodies we have, so they have a number of variables to consider.

>>21574174
We're not done here yet.

Besides needing to attempt a number of True Resurrections, we still need to breach Washu's Lab and save Yami. We can let the Crusade handle Chaosbringer's daughter, sure, but we still have things that need to be done here.

>>21574104
>Sorry, you guys seemed to be debating fairly vigorously.
We were debating vigorously over nothing because you hadn't responded.

>>21574191
Like hell we're letting them take her down. Why haven't we let Cheryl and company take her out already? I seem to recall her, Okku, Aeshma, and...Vitun?

>>21574104
Anyways, I think everything we wanted to attempt was to constantly beam transporter beacons into Washu's lab and keep trying to contact Agent Mihoshi.

Send them samples, and inform them we're using the bodies to attempt to remove the corruption and cure the people. Not sure if we're allowing an observer or not.

Continuing the search for Yugi and Anzu.

We also need to deal with Chaosbringer's daughter and Bliss. As well as Tranquility inside the crystal.

I want to see how Yuna is doing, and explain to her what happened and how Lulu and Rikku were severely mind controlled and how she wants to proceed with handling that when she's up to it.

And then, test the SUE cure on Fujin. I liked the SUE Cure Bacta Tank idea personally. I also think we should revive her and Seifer, but some of the others don't want to use the 9th Level Spell Slots.

We also need to try getting Gondegal back and seeing if Desna can help speed along the Avatar's recovery. Which would also require 9th level spell slots.

>>21574210
Should probably get that shit rolling on our own.
What's Agrias doing in all this?

>>21573517
Any objections to attempting this spell?
I'd like to see just how powerful this magic is.
And since it's such a low level, Vitun should have the spell slot free.

>>21574174
I don't think they'll let us go anyways until they're done judging if we're evil or not. So we might as well let them know we're working to the same cure and we need some of the bodies.

Are you waiting on us again, OP, or are you writing?

Rolled 29

>>21574261
I think he's waiting for us. At this point in time I'd flip a coin and go with it.

>>21574228
I forgot that there was a hostile entity inside the crystal. Damn, that's going to be tougher than I thought. Also, who is Bliss?

For actions, I vote for: continuing the search for General Yami; allowing a non-military Crusade observer onboard, properly checked and devoid of recording, transmitting, or weaponizable equipment; checking up on Yuna; starting research on the SUE Cure Bacta Tank; inquiring Desna if she can assist the Avatar in his recovery.

>>21574280
Also continue Lab operations.

There were still some things groundside to deal with - Someone mentioned Aeris, and also Chaosbringer's Daughter who might have survived orbital bombardment somehow.

Heck, might as well wait for MetaOp to give a recap.

>>21574279
Why? We have a set of talking points and objectives already laid out:

>Crusade
Offer them tissue samples, that we have a new and promising treatment, and that we want to see which will work better, theirs or ours. If they keep insisting that they want a body, give them Mitsune.

>Washu's Lab
Beam interplexing and subspace beacons into the Lab until one gets through. Then latch onto it and beam in the network taps. Once the Hacker Team has the place on our side, send in some Heroes.

>Yami
Have the Farseers scan for him, and the Rescue Team to keep looking. Mustadio to use Tosh's exographic scanner to look underground and Tosh to use his powers to search for Yami. Finalon to track him and Anzu.

>Aeris, Chaosbringer's Daughter
Either let the Crusade deal with her, or prepare a strike team of Cheryl, Okku, Aeshma, Vitun, and maybe Agrias.

>>21574291
I thought Aeris was his daughter's name? Is Aeris from FF7/Kingdom Hearts on this world? Because I avoided reading the fiction for this place.

>>21574291
Aeris is the name of Chaosbringer's daughter. She's in a secure underground bunker beneath the Chaos Palace. When the Indefatigable tried to bore a hole through the defenses, a low roll resulted in Washu sending the phaser beam back at the Inde and causing major hull damage.

>>21574324
Wasn't the Indefatigable destroyed by that?

>>21574304
>>21574280
>>21574228
In addition, we need to know who the Crusade considers to be willing accomplices of Chaosbringer.

Because our list and theirs are unlikely to match.

>>21574339
No, just damaged and retreated to the rest of the task force for repairs.

>>21574346
I agree, that is quite important. Also, anyone who actually has read the fiction on Chaosbringer and remembers enough after the mind bleach application please point out inconsistencies.

>>21574353
Ah, right, I see in the Inventory now that it was the Valiant. Damn it, our fleet took a lot of damage from this.

>>21574368
Orz killed that one. Nearly took out the Storm too.

I dont like the idea o just handing over bodies, and our prisoners, to the Crusade.

It wasnt an offer either. They told us to hand over, Everyone. They might be akin to Requisitions, just mindwhiping and controlling every place they roll over. This was our operation, and when two verse spanning organizations cross there is that jurisdiction issue. We need to politely let the Crusade know that this section of the meta/multiverse (maybe they call it that) is under Task force 38s jurisdiction. We would hope they would understand our hesitation in handing over people that've surrendered to, recovered, or been captured by Us.

I just got a bad feeling, we cant just Hand them these people.

>>21574368
We're getting quite shitwrecked. We still have 2 Lynchpins, that Void Engy vs. New Chaos battlefield, and SHODAN if that's our problem rather than someone else's.

Personally? I'd say spill all_the_beans on black ops and SHODAN to the crusade and sic the crusade on 'em. We have no love for Black ops.

>>21574386
1 badly damaged fleet of perhaps 1000 ships vs. 1 fully intact fleet of 1 million
Hm. I'd say anything above "Unconditional Surrender" is above what we'd expect, to be honest.

>>21574386
They can crush us like ants.
Your principles are irrelevant.

>>21574405
I don't think we even have a hundred ships. Hold, on, I'll check.

>>21574448
145 at my count, not counting the Protoss Battle Fleet which has no number count.

>>21574527
And our disposable Homeworld Fleet.

Anyone up for some games of poker while we wait for op?

>>21574549
We still need to determine who we're sending into Washu's Lab, once a subspace beacon gets through.
I've got Spike, Star-Lord, Darius, and an EMH given what I know is in there. Probably also Wonder Woman, too.
But with the consideration that Ryoko might be in there, and she could re-infect Wonder Woman, we might need to send Elaine and Lyla as well. Or a White Mage with an Economizer.

>>21574127
>>21574133
>>21574304
"Tissue samples and data on a possible cure would be extremely helpful, but..." the officer looks at you intently. "Are you prepared to rehabilitate and re institute them into life? Do you have the time and resources to do so? Can you keep them safe and secure while healing them? We have specialists on hand for that sort of thing. If you can show me that you are capable of taking care of them long term and have the means and facilities to do so, I'll leave them with you. But from what we know of your organization, I wonder if that's the right choice for them."

There is a pause.

"As for those who willing sided with Chaosbringer, the only names that spring to my mind are Tranquility and Mitsune "Kitsune" Konno, as you said. There might be others depending on the results of the investigation."

After an hour you still can't find Yami. Nothing seems to be able to pick him up. Your beam spam into Washu's Lab seems to be equally fruitless.

Your strike team is ready to bring down Aeris-spawn.

>Sorry for the long pauses, I got a little busy. Part of the reason I tried to start early, but responses should be back to normal speed in 10 minutes.

>>21574589
That seems like a good plan. Although maybe have Lyla and Elaine check on Yuna before they go. We should see if we have any equipment Wonder Woman would be comfortable using.

>>21574652
Long term? That is a problem. I don't think the TG currently has the resources for several worlds' worth of rehabilitation, memory alteration, and/or SUE Cure dispersal. Can someone confirm the situations with Tranquility and Mitsune?

Also, let's kill the little SUE-ling.

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>>21574652
"Rehabilitation and restoration of pre-existing conditions IS our job. We can discuss at greater length once we've neutralized all reality distortions. Can we agree on that much?
"Tranquility, bah. She's hidden herself within the Millenium Crystal. We're currently trying to come up with a way to prosecute her and her accomplices, while not dragging out the previous Queens who resisted and voted against Tranquility. As for Konno, we would argue that as soon as Chaosbringer entered her world, that he began manipulating her mind simply by dint of his presence.
"But we could use your help on two operations.
"One is a rescue operation, to find and recover Anzu Mazaki and her companion. Here's her picture. We were able to contact them to attempt an emergency beam-out, but there was too much interference, and they're no longer at the evacuation site. If you can find them, we'd appreciate it.
"The other one is a sanction, plain and simple. Chaosbringer's daughter is still alive, and is in a secure bunker. We're going in to terminate her. Do you want to help?"

>>21574652

He does have a point. Unless the Crusade is willing to lend their fuckhueg victory fleets to us, we're not going to have enough time to rehabilitate and/or cure everyone and every world barring some sort of creative applications of a Wish/Miracle spell casting spree (plus high rolls for each of them). We still have to deal with SHODAN and one or two other Lynchpin worlds, and pay a visit to the STALKER canon for the Noosphere research upgrades. We're going to be constantly going into danger, and the branch office in the Shadowrun canon might not be able to house all of these people (and not to mention that it's likely that Black Ops/SHODAN knows the location of it.

But I'd say that it's still worth it to see if we can come up with an effective SUE-cure cocktail. That's something that will benefit us and any future TG operations, and it may be something the Crusade needs.

>>21574652
Continue spamming subspace and interplexing beacons into Washu's Lab. One of them must get through.

Have the Farseers continue their efforts to scry on Yami. As soon as the Aurors and Abjurers are available, have them attempt it as well.

Confirmation on Sanction Team:
Cheryl, Okku (with Douglas), Vitun, Aeshma, and the two Solars if they're still with us, Elaine and Lyla, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia.
Maybe Darius as well.

>>21574652
>"Tissue samples and data on a possible cure would be extremely helpful, but..." the officer looks at you intently. "Are you prepared to rehabilitate and re institute them into life? Do you have the time and resources to do so? Can you keep them safe and secure while healing them? We have specialists on hand for that sort of thing. If you can show me that you are capable of taking care of them long term and have the means and facilities to do so, I'll leave them with you. But from what we know of your organization, I wonder if that's the right choice for them."

Make bargain:
We send across people, Crusade rehabilitates who they can. If they judge a person to be guilty, they send said person back and we'll try to reform them into good people rather than kill them
Tranquility needs to get dead though.

I think we should send the Crusade details of the Fapfic this damn place spawned from. Inform him that Chaosbringer was an entity with the power to make what he wrote into Truth and Law, and he used this power to turn everyone into enslaved penisgirls so he could masturbate.
Task Force 38's job, as well as the Crusade's, I assume, is to un-write all that shit.

>>21574652
Continue attempting to contact Mihoshi on her communicator. Can the hacking teams use it as a beacon or something to hack back into the lab?

If not, we might need the crusade's help at dislodging Washu's lab. In which case, tell them that we're trying to ferret out all remaining boltholes for resistance, however one vanished into a subspace pocket when we got our agent in there to rescue the trapped people inside and we lost contact.

>>21574791

The G-man told us that reality in the Crusade's territory works a lot differently than how it does here. They might not be interested in resolving these differences right away, but we may want to try to speak with them about it before we go sending them transcribed events of what all these terrible abominations have done in the past. The Crusade utilizes fictionals, yet we do not know how they interact with them.

>>21574652
WAIT! We've had hackers in the subspace lab, which means if we take the readings when the door appear and compare them to the hacker's telemetry we should be able to figure out the phase variance of Washu's lab.

If we take that and emit a subspace pulse through the deflector dish, modified for the phase variance of Washu's Lab and then target the spot the labv vanished, we should be able to force it to manifest.

Then it's just a matter of adjusting the transporter coils to reinforce confinement beam and redirecting it through that subspace pulse into the lab, allowing a beacon to punch through whatever's keeping us out!

>>21574661
Since we have a Star Trek Replicator Database, could we make this for Wonder Woman?

http://www.stowiki.org/Tholian_Crystalline_Sword

Or is this past the database's time?

>>21574652
>>21574786
Terminating Aeris-spawn.

We know she's in a bunker, that it's heavily warded, and it's likely got a lot of defenses.

I suggest we make our own door.
First, we use scanning equipment (some ghosts and exographic scanners) to make sure that the area is clear of civilians, and any other important targets.

Using the RVF-25 to coordinate and provide a firing solution, have the R-9A squadron use their wave cannons to drill a hole down to the little SUE.

We have BLU lead in, with the rest of the strike team coming up behind.

Make sure to include Ryu in the strike team. Equip the team with Reality Disruptors, because they'll need them.

>>21574652
Why are we being so hostile to these guys?
Because... really our best bet was that we would find someone who would be able to serve as a magical reset button and fix everything.
That was our strategy in the last two clusterfuck worlds with Ebon Night (Cheryl activating the World Pillar to create a limited Instrumentality) and Doctor Grimm (The Three Goddesses reshaping the world back to their image).
Aside from that, we don't have what it takes to clean up this mess.

>>21574944
Like is it just because they call themselves the Crusade, that means they must be bad guys?

>>21574913
Ask Spengler and Cossack if this would work.

>>21574944
I don't think we're being hostile, we're just being cautious. We don't know how they're going to act or reacted, and honestly I expected them to come in guns blazing. Though they seem to be taking a big brother approach.

Also, we have a magical reset button, we just got to dislodge the SUE from it.

>>21574944
I didn't think we were being hostile at all.
Thus far our interactions have been honest.

>>21574913
OR we can use the subspace phase variance telemetry data sent by the interplexing beacons we sent with Mihoshi to modify a set of pattern enhancers with a high-fidelity phase discriminator. We can set them up at where the door to Washu's Lab was located, and using a phase conditioner in conjunction with a Type R phase discriminating amplifier create a subspace field in-phase with Washu's Lab, allowing us entry through the pattern enhancement field.

>>21574975
Yeah, they are rather understanding for a "Crusade". Maybe we just got some biased intel? ANON, please give us a summary of the general stance of the Great Crusade and their usual actions as witnessed by Transpace Guard forces.

>>21574944
>Ebon Night
Come to think of it...

Do we have recordings from our time in the Ebon Night's world - particularily the battle in Tokyo against that bossdude, and the battle in Antarctica against Ebon Night himself (Leave out the part where we cause instrumentality)?
That's shit the Crusade will most likely want to see.
We don't need to tell the Crusade about how we accidentally Azalin, though.

>>21575033
No, we are not giving them intel like that. And yeah, they might not take too kindly to our reliance on rolls of the dice.

>>21574730
"We are aware of the demigod. If you wish, we will send a force of Gottfaust to aid you. We will also instruct our scouts to be on the lookout for the two."

>>21574791
"This deal can be acceptable with a few conditions. If you cannot reform them over the course of a decade, you must return them to us. One of our casters will place a geas on those we return to ensure this."

>>21575033
>>21574944
We're not being hostile, we're being cautious, because they said that they will be judging us later.

Also, their operating procedure is to punish Canon characters, not wipe their memories and replace them where they belong. That's fundamentally opposed with the Transpace Guard's methods.

And showing them video of when we lost lots of forces in the completion of our job isn't what I'd want them to see.

Hey, did we ever check with Diana about what happened to the other Heroes in this cannon?

I know she wasn't aware of the Spectre or New Gods, implying that if there was a justice league it never got to a crisis, but there could still be a superman imprisoned somewhere in his fortress of Solitude, or, hope against hope, the remnanets of the batcave

>>21575072

Oh god. They've got lulu with them...

Figures, its the fucking rebels.

>>21575072
We appreciate the help. Also, I apologize if we come off as hostile. It's just we're suppose to be the protectors of this sector of space, and we want to make sure we can do that. If we can't cure this plague, what right do we have to call ourselves that? We can't ask other people to do it for us everytime, after all.

>>21575107
What?

>>21575085
I'm still curious about whether this Earth/ Solar System is where it's supposed to be. Because if this was a DC canon then why didn't the Guardians of the Universe send the Lantern Corps to try and stop Chaosbringer?

>>21575072
>This deal can be acceptable with a few conditions. If you cannot reform them over the course of a decade, you must return them to us.
I'm inclined to agree with this. That means we can send across people without risk of losing any and damaging canon, and comply almost fully with the Crusade's requests, thus reducing the chance of us getting blown up.
People wanted to keep Yuna though, didn't they?

>>21575115
Seems reasonable.

>>21575085
Might be worth checking.

We have the Bullshit crystal in our inventory now, right? Hm. Exactly how the fuck would you cure a thing like that? You'd need to draw the bad spirit out of it and kill it, but how would you draw a spirit out?

>>21575085
I don't know, I mean the world can't be native to both Wonder Woman and the Sailor Senshi can it?

>>21575072
>deal
"Sounds acceptable. We can work out the definition of 'reformed' later. We also need to discuss matters of jurisprudence and jurisdiction. According to the intel we received about you, space works differently where you're from.
"But first, how about we rescue some people and put down an evil demigod?"

Let's put our plan into action. From >>21574937
>>21575019
>>21574913

>>21575072
The assistance against Chaosbringer's spawn would be appreciated, thank you. But we must discuss your counter-offer. There are several opinions among our command crew. In the meantime, we will send you coordinates at which your forces can rendezvous with ours.

>>21575139
We call the Crusade and tell them: "Hey, you guys wanna come over to our ship and help us drag one of Chaosbringer's bitches out of a rock and then punch her in the cock a few hundred times?"

>>21575132
That's a good question.
I mean a bunch of the chucklefucks we killed had Lantern Rings from the whole Emotional Spectrum.
Is there any way ANON can scan for Oa or whatever?
I mean where did these rings come from?
...And for that matter, when we killed the Sailor Senshi, did the rings fly off in search of new hosts like they're supposed to?

Rolled 98

>>21574913
Data and your scientists get to work on this.

>>21575132
Maybe Hal Jordan never became a green Lantern and the Guardians just decided some mudball planet in the space boonnies wasn't worth the effort when they had to deal with Red Lanterns

>>21575161
Oh crap I never even considered that possibility. Although, if they're just knock-offs with similar powers they may not have the ability to find new hosts. Chaosbringer might not have liked the possibility of random power-ring bearers rising up across his planet.

Rolled 22, 26, 65, 64, 43 = 220

>>21575184
>>21574168
>>21574160
>>21574141
Aha! It works after all!
Pull the switch again. I desire more 98!

>>21575184
Fuck yeah, Data and our Scientists! That's another problem solved by Treknobabble!

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>>21575184
SCIENCE!

Right now I'm wondering what the source of corruption in this world is. It's most likely Chaosbringer's Cockling and Tranquility. We apply boot to ass, we fix problem.

>>21575186
Still, Chaosbringer was a serious threat. He had a legion of powerful, corrupted females with power-rings/power-ring replications, and he was bringing individuals from other universes into this one. Not to mention the sheer magnitude of his crimes, including: genocide; enslavement; abominable scientific and magical experimentation; and mass brainwashing/torture/rape/forced genetic alteration.

>>21575239
Wrong place to post, Anon. This is a Quest Thread.

>>21575239
They're tokens, right? You don't need to print them.

Also aw crap I think Phyrexia is crossing over. Chaosbringer wtf r u doing. No you cannot have an Elesh Norn. She doesn't even have skin.

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>>21575028
ANON: "Due to lack of communication with other Transpace Guard forces, information is scant. We know that they have come into combat with Black Ops uniformly, and have scattered reports of attacks on non Black Ops forces. Details are extremely scarce."

>>21575184
Data manages to rig up enough incomprehensible technological devices to get a solid reading on Washu's lab, or rather what's left of it. Beaming Security Holograms within, you find the labs a smoking ruin, Tenchi gone from his tank. There is no sign of him or Mihoshi... ...except for a yellow sticky note posted to the only intact monitor. It has a crude drawing of a happy face with the message. 'Found own way out. Sorry we couldn't stick around, things started to explode. Left you consolation prize in the drawer.' -Mihoshi."

>>21575270
Let's try to get back on track.

>>21575280
Oh my gods. What the hell happened here? Massive booby trapping? Have one of the Security Holograms check the drawer.

>>21575280
Alright, let's find that drawer in the Lab.
Also, look for Ayeka and her daughters.
And lay down as many subspace interplexing beacons as we can, because this would be great as another Lab Space.

>>21575280
...Problem... solved?

>>21575280
Open Dra...
Wait.
Get someone expendable to Open Drawer, in case it explodes.
Receive consolation prize.
Get out.

I'd say this is pretty much Mihoshi's style.

Now, what's left - finding Yami Yugi, kicking Aeris in the dick, and getting a SUEgod out of a rock?

Cool. Let's find Yami Yugi, kick Aeris in the dick, and get that SUEgod out of that rock.

>>21575299
Mihoshi must have tripped the self-destruct.

>>21575280
Oh well, hopefully we'll see her again. She'd make a good member of our crew. See what's in the drawer.

>>21575280
Also, why don't we ask the Great Crusade themselves? I mean yes, they're biased towards themselves, but let's hear their sales pitch. At least we can get a feel for how they see themselves.

>>21575307
Ayeka has daughters?!

>>21575253
>>21575270
Sorry about that, forgot to change my dropdown to new thread

>>21575309
>>21575313
We're not quite done.
There should be anywhere from 6 to 48 daughters of Ayeka here. Honestly, they haven't done anything wrong, and are the victims of an inattentive father, manipulative grandmother, and brainwashing.

>>21575339
From the source material. Children made by Ryoko raping Ayeka every day.

>>21575319
While we do this, stress that we don't like Black Ops either. In fact, we were fighting Black Ops since Black Ops got angry at us and started wrecking our shit 'cause they wanted to cover up their failures.
I'm in favor of telling the Crusade about SHODAN. I doubt we could take on Black Ops ourselves.

>>21575356
...
D=

>>21575356
can you give us a summary of the source material? Just a quick highlight of the atrocities

>>21575356
Wow, that is...awful. We're going to have to set up a LOT of therapy for these characters.

>>21575359
An excellent suggestion, but cut out telling them about SHODAN. That's some seriously classified intel, not a topic for such open discussion.

>>21575319
>>21575433
"We would like to make an inquiry into you organization. While we do have some files on the Great Crusade, it is not much more than general information, some of which may be questionable due such sources as the TG Black Ops, whom you are now aware have become a rogue faction. If you would be so kind, would you provide us with some appropriate material on the Great Crusade so we could better understand you?

Rolled 51

>>21575313
A Security Hologram pulls open a drawer to find what appears to be some form of holodisk. A piece of tape on it labels it "TV Shows A-B."

Searching the rest of the lab yields nothing useful.

>>21575115
"Understood."

>>21575161
They did not.

Your forces are transported down to the outer limit of the wards around the bunker...

>>21575415
Which world do you want to know about?
I'll just do Tenchi Muyo, since that's the one that's important here:
Washu welcomed Chaosbringer to their world.
She activated brainchips she had secretly implanted in everybody, and knocked them out.
Kiyone was offered a job as a planetary police chief and accepted, she also asked that Mihoshi be raped by monsters for 3 days straight and then stationed at a remote border post in Siberia.
Ryoko tried to fight it, but Washu kept shutting down her powers and finally was infected.
Tenchi was cut up and put on life support inside a gel tank.
Ayeka had her body modified at the genetic level to become a breeding factory. Ryoko then raped her every day, as Ayeka could now produce at least 6 children per pregnancy per day. These children were then immediately placed into growth chambers where their minds were programmed in with loyalty to Chaosbringer, Ryoko, and Washu.
Sasami had her memories altered to forget everyone and Tsunami extorted into going to sleep. Sasami then lived the life of an average schoolgirl, alongside Sailor Saturn, and the less said about their relationship the better.

Oh, I almost forgot (because I wish I could); Chaosbringer had Washu televise Ayeka getting raped by Ryoko all across the galaxy, and on all channels on Jurai.

Earth is probably burnt to ash, after the entire Juraian fleet arrived to try to rescue Ayeka.

>>21575524
Wait. No growth chambers, no Ayeka? That's strange.

Have the Security Holograms set up the network taps and have the Hacking Team see what they can recover. Look for information regarding Ryoko, Ayeka, and their children.

We might want to examine that holo-disc. It might hold more than just TV shows. Knowing Mihoshi, it'll either be important research data, or it'll be exactly what it says; TV shows that we already have in our databanks.

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>>21575499
"I have no objection, what would you like to know?"

>>21575524
Six soldiers in light, silver powered armor with several devices that glow red affixed to it appear nearby. They hold large guns that connect to what look like backpack generators.

"Gottfaust squad, ready for action," the lead soldier states. He nods to the bunker entrance. "Target should be in a state of high distress. Should we just storm her to take advantage of the panic? Or do you have a different plan in mind?"

>>21575540
Oh man. Don't tell anything more, it's bad enough I know what Usagi did to Chibi Usa.

>>21575599
The growth chambers are present, but destroyed. Ayeka's 'quarters' are empty.

>>21575603
>Strike Team
"If you don't mind, we were going to start off scanning the bunker for any civilians first. Don't want to toast any civvies that we could have saved, right?
"Then, if it's clear, we start with a couple wave cannon shots to open up the doors, and then we storm inside. Sound good?"

Scan inside the bunker using the AUH's advanced sensors and some exographic targeting scanners to find number of lifesigns.

Ask Cheryl to contact the ghosts, and ask them if a few could come here to scout the bunker.

>>21575634
That's unfortunate, actually. I was hoping to rehabilitate the kids; they would have made excellent soldiers.

>>21575603
To Captain/Admiral: "First of all, might we have your name and title, sir? I think it would make relations easier between us. Second, would you mind telling us the Great Crusade's core tenets and goals?"

To Gottfaust Squad: "We're still working out our strategy. We'll be finished with our discussion quite soon. In the meantime, please familiarize yourself with our team for this mission."

>>21575658
This sounds like a good first step to attacking the bunker. I hadn't even considered there might be civilians in there, although it makes sense that this "princess" (maximum sarcasm) would have attendants.

>>21575603
>Crusade Officer
"Could we have your name and rank? It'd be nice to have a name to go along with a face, rather than just Crusade Officer.
"So, what is the core mission of the Great Crusade, and what is your methodology? How to do you achieve your goals? No flowery language, please. Just one professional to another. We'll reciprocate with what the Transpace Guard stood for, before Black Ops started this whole damn civil war."

>>21575729
Not a bad idea, a professional exchange of information regarding our two groups. Getting to know each other and all that.

>>21575634
Oh, and reiterating the request to have one of the holograms examine the holodisk. There might be a compatible player in the lab. Don't play it until we have a chance to properly set up a sandbox, or disconnect the player from the Lab's network.

>>21575826
Also a good suggestion. We don't need a booby trapped DVD screwing up our systems. I hope it's not just her favorite TV shows that she recorded. Oh damnit, I just realized, I think I lost the bet we had. I'm going to need to buy her lunch.

>>21575849
It probably is all of her favorite shows. After all, the whole time she was on our ship we had someone running around looking for dramas to keep her occupied.

Well, now we have stuff for her to watch if and when she comes back.

Okay, MetaOP, here's what we want to happen:
>Strike Team
"If you don't mind, we were going to start off scanning the bunker for any civilians first. Don't want to toast any civvies that we could have saved, right?
"Then, if it's clear, we start with a couple wave cannon shots to open up the doors, and then we storm inside. Sound good?"

Scan inside the bunker using the AUH's advanced sensors and some exographic targeting scanners to find number of lifesigns.

Ask Cheryl to contact the ghosts, and ask them if a few could come here to scout the bunker.

In the meantime, have Gottfaust Squad familiarize themselves with the rest of the party. Ask them their specialty.

>Crusade Officer
"Could we have your name and rank? It'd be nice to have a name to go along with a face, rather than just Crusade Officer.
"So, what is the core mission of the Great Crusade, and what is your methodology? How to do you achieve your goals? No flowery language, please. Just one professional to another. We'll reciprocate with what the Transpace Guard stood for, before Black Ops started this whole damn civil war."
>alternate
"First of all, might we have your name and title, sir? I think it would make relations easier between us. Second, would you mind telling us the Great Crusade's core tenets and goals?"

>Holograms in the Lab
Oh, and reiterating the request to have one of the holograms examine the holodisk. There might be a compatible player in the lab. Don't play it until we have a chance to properly set up a sandbox, or disconnect the player from the Lab's network.

>Yami
I realized we still have a Probe Droid Squad. I vote to have VP-99 and the Probe Droid Squad send down to the last known location of Yami and Anzu, and begin searching for them.

>>21575913
I thought 99 and 98 were both awaiting repairs to their cores and new bodies?

>>21575658
"Sounds good. Just give us the signal," the leader nods.

>>21575677
"I am Admiral Kurt Veleth. And you? Ah. The Great Crusade's core goal is quite simple. In order to one day eradicate all needless suffering, we move from world to world, doing what we can to stem the tide. Often this takes the form of destroying any overwhelming malevolence we find, but in the case of worlds where there is no clear opposing force as the source of suffering, we take a more subtle method, and destruction is not the only means we employ. Rehabilitation, reconstruction, and diplomacy we use when there is no urgent need for violence." he pauses. "The Crusade believes that even though this task may be impossible, we have an eternity to find out, and the goal itself is worthwhile. Even if it is impossible, so long as we leave behind us a trail of worlds bearing brighter futures, that is enough."

Admiral Veleth's features seem to relax slightly as he recites all this.

"The Crusade moves from world to world as a large mass of fleets. We take very few permanent holdings because we do not want to grow attached to one area or another, or become yet another nation or empire. We move through all realities because we feel everything that exists deserves what help we can offer, not just one corner of it or another. We have no desire to be rulers. Contrary to what you may believe, nor do we wish to force everyone to act in a specific way. Our Judgment Code is a large set of criteria composed in ancient times that states when an intervention is called for, and when it is not."

>>21575991
Ah, you're right. VP-99 survived Ultimecia's first Apocalypse, but doesn't seem to have survived the second one which killed everyone in the Breakout Team except Elaine, Lyla, and the SCP Squad.

So it'll just be the Probe Droid Squad.

>>21576010
Thank you for the explanation.
The Transpace Guard holds that each world has a certain key sequence of events and people over a period of time, that is in fact intrinsic to the stability of that world, and indeed the universe it takes place in.
Oftentimes this is a period of conflict, though the magnitude can vary to surprisingly small degrees.
Our research indicates that interfering with that sequence destabilizes the universe, and can eventually lead it to collapse, while removing the destabilizing influence causes the universe to 'heal' itself, restoring the key sequence to the proper order.
So essentially that's what we do, remove those who try and interfere with multiversal harmony, by any means necessary.

(I'm pretty sure that's accurate right?)

>>21576010
"Well, we are the Command Crew of Taskforce 38. I am called Greyheart, although not all of us care to share our names. I understand your creed, and your desires are admirable. May I ask for a point of clarification on that? You mean to say you have no static bases, at all? Not even shipyards or civilian planets?"

>>21575729
"We achieve our goals through force of arms when we have to, and diplomacy when we can afford to. Depending where you are, the multiverse is not a kind and understanding place, and words only have value when backed by action. Generally, we try to at least give a fair warning before initiating any sort of military action. There are exceptions though, depending on circumstance and what we learn through our intelligence services and Truthseekers."

>>21575826
There is indeed a player in the lab, but it's smashed up.

>>21575913
There are five lifesigns within. None are human.

"Gottfaust squads specialize in assaulting reality-warping foes like powerful spirits, demons, and if we're especially unlucky, minor gods," their leader states. "I'd tell you more, but it's classified. At least, for now. Our guns can fire continuous beams or short bursts, and are rather accurate, so you shouldn't worry about friendly fire. Our reality emitters should shield us from the worst of whatever she can muster, and can shield you if you're close by. Keep that in mind."

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>>21576010
"Interesting, Admiral. We are, collectively, the Command Crew.
"The Transpace Guard has, as our jurisdiction, a certain area, that we divide into sectors. Our goal was to maintain stability in our region of space.
"In this area, reality has a set course for each world. Changes to that course, results in reality distortions, tears in space-time that can get progressively worse. This can be as simple as an object being not where it's supposed to be, to a person being alive when they're not supposed to be. Within these, 'bookends', of events it is our duty to make sure that events follow their scripted path. We've had groups try to go against the flow of events; each and every time, it's always resulted in more catastrophe and suffering than what they thought they had alleviated.
"The greatest threat to the stability of space-time, however, are what we call SUE's. Supernatural Unbalanced Entities, by their very existence, they cause reality distortions. Chaosbringer was what we call an Arch-SUE; an extremely powerful variant.
"We have at last, developed what we hope is a non-lethal method of neutralizing the destabilizing powers of SUE's. However, we have yet to be able to test it.
"Of course, in addition to all these lofty ideals, we have the nitty-gritty real-world problems of pushing back against the predations of the Universal Union, and chasing down interdimensional criminals.
"Oh, and the Closers. You don't want to have to deal with the Closers."

>>21576108
Not bad, it's decent. Although "by any means necessary" sounds kind of like the Black Saints.

>>21576125
>the Lab
Have the player beamed out of the Lab and have Egon, Mordin, and Dr. Cossack take a look at it, see if they can fix it.

>lifesigns
"Alright, we've got five lifesigns, non-Human. Someone look them up with an exographic scanner and run the images past ANON's database for any matches. I want to know what we're going up against."

>>21576121
"We have a few static holdings, but they are secret and few. Most of what we have travels with our fleet."

>>21576108
"You mean to say you believe in a kind of fate or destiny that must not be altered?"

>>21576125
Transport the DVD to a room on one of the disposable Hiigaran ships, and have an appropriate player installed in said room. Move the ship a safe distance away from all vessels, then play the disk while a secure, non-hackable feed relays the video.

Can we use the exographic targeting to see inside the bunker?

"Thank you, soldier. We appreciate your cooperation. I suggest preparing your weapons for the continuous beam setting, and try to pair up with each of our team members. Also, at least one of these individuals will likely close to melee range. Please be cautious."

>>21576183
The results come back. Four bulked up humanoid goat demons bearing jet-black battle-axes stand guard over a frightened looking Aeris.

>>21576145
"That doesn't seem to make sense. Why would reality be so strongly anchored to unfolding in a certain pattern?"

Rolled 70

>>21576183
They can, and easily at that.

>>21576227
The disk appears to store an extremely large number of television shows from Japan. They play normally.

>>21576190
>>21576231
In all honestly? We don't know. The Transpace Guard headquarters is sort of "outside" time, so we can view the patterns from that perspective.
And in the history of our investigation, we have found that altering the pattern distorts reality, and when the altering presence is removed, the pattern reasserts itself.

(ANON, that's true right, like there's actual research to back it up?)