Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

[Nick22]

Much as i'd love that approach, Tyrell" nick said ' that would certainly alert Chong and the rest of the guards. And we'll be in serious risk of becoming prisoner ourselves, or worse. Chong isnt the merciful type, and lets just say i've been a thorn in his side for some time now." He turned to bigmouth  Each " holding  cell" has a separate access panel, and password. this was for security reasons, so if someone did get the password, it would only affect one area, and limit the damage. I have all 5 of them, and we'll try eaxch of them as we go along." Nick gripped tighter on Saba as they walked down the alley " not so tight please "saba said under  Nick's hand. Nick  flipped his hand  so that saba's blade was pointing down and the Tiger head was away from Nick's grip. " better? " yes, thank you" the tiger head said.
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Stripetail magicked the 6 of them into winterville and into the convemtion room. "Are these farmers the only ones you could get out? Stripetail said " yeah, wizard " tiger said as Kopa took a seat ' that Wo is going to be very hard to convince ' Kopa said " i dont like failing. Everyone else got their cities completely evacuated>' We'll get the kaochoans out too Kopa, in due time. But for now, all of you, go get some rest, you've more than earned it" stripetail said. i'll see you al in the morning. we are going to need to operate something called the Apolo Lens in order to stop vaalbara from destroying Weynard. The problem is that the light from there is so intense it turns anyone not wearing magical armor into ash in seconds. So its not like we can just climb up there abd just use it.

[Serris]

(Phoenix)

The rumbling of the life support equipment provided a steady background soundtrack to the engineering section of the ship.

Mr. Bigmouth rounded a corner and found himself at a locked door. A placard indicated that it led to the holding cells.

The Saurolophus whipped out his portable computer and slid the "card" into the keycard reader. Luckily, the computer had already been loaded with all the passcodes and other access control information that Nick had helpfully provided him. He turned to the two.

"This might take a bit. I need you to keep watch for me."

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Prince Ryu Kou met up with Ms. Swimmer and her companions inside the Arkeyan Show Cruiser. Seeing as he was unknown to Chong, the prince had opted not to disguise himself.

He placed several boxes onto the floor.

"Prince Ryu," Ms. Swimmer said. "So nice of you to join us for a meal."

"Thank you for the offer," he said. "But I am feeling somewhat unwell after I had purchased some snacks from the local eatery.

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(Spire of Winter)

The two Kaochoan farmers looked about the area in wonder. To their surprise, they saw several Tonfonese going about their daily activities.

"Is this where everyone on Weyard went?" one of the farmers asked.

[Nick22]

Not all of them" one of the refugees said ' they've been sending us to places all over the cosnmos, skylands is a popular location and the residents are nice and friendly.
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 Above Vaalbara
 Ratchet piloted aphelion though the radiation bekt over Vaalbara and ratchet had out a ship attachment that looked something like a big vaccuum cleaner. the ' vaccumm' was sucking up energy from  the radiation field

 Phoenix
 Alright " nick said ' try and get through in under 5 minutes " they switch guards in the  holding area every 6 hours, even if there;s nobody being held."
_ Arkeyan show Cruiser
 " yeah the food here stinks, except that fruit salad we ate .' Flora said " what say we go find the others?"

[Serris]

(Phoenix)

"Very well. Lead the way." Ryu Kou almost drew his sword but he realized that was likely to draw unwanted attention.

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Mr. Bigmouth swore softly as his computer came up with an indication that Nick's provided credentials were useless.

"Bastard must've changed the access codes." He put his computer back into his messenger bag.

"Well, can't you use another way?" Tyrell asked. He clenched and unclenched his fists as he struggled to keep the frustration out of his voice.

"I do have explosive cutting charges in my pack," Mr. Bigmouth said but those will attract attention.

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(Spire of Winter)

"Where will we be heading?" one of the farmers asked Kopa.

Zachary passed by the duo as he drove a portable kitchen to the storage area where the other refugees were staying.

[Nick22]

Great< just freaking great' Nick sheathed Saba and took a seat on a bench, while he  tried to think of a solution. he then had an idea ' we put on those bands stripetail gave us, that can turn us invisible. then we follow the guards in after they put in the password. ' nick said puling out his wristband ' i dont know how long these last, but i don;t think stripetail does anything by half measures, so we should  have enough time to knock out the guards, free Amiti and karis, and get back among the criwd before we are noticed.' Put them on, and contact swimmer and the others." nick said, before his ring buzzed ' we're headed your way' Came spyro/Flora's voice through ' anything we need to know?" put on your invisibands. chong changed the security codes so we cant bypass them without raising the alarm.' ' understood. they dropped off all the armor and things you bought, by the by. at least a couple of those things came from skylands, and i think one from warfang.'Cynder/ Ember said "we'll return them once this little venture is over' Nick replied. " for now, they're evidence."
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 where would you want to go? kopas asked the farmers 'i'd recommend the inglorious hotel' agumina chimed in. ' they have lots of things to go there, and very good service

[Serris]

(Phoenix)

"Hopefully Chong forgot to put radar or infrared cameras," Mr. Bigmouth muttered as he looked around the engineering bay. He slipped the invisibility bracelet on and hid next to a cart filled with assorted tools.

Tyrell did the same. "Right, so when they open the door, we take 'em out and then steal their stuff?" he asked.

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(Spire of Winter)

The farmers took a seat on the nearby bench. "I guess we'll head to the Inglorious Hotel."

[Nick22]

" thats the plan' Nick said 'not really the best plan, but its the only one we've got ."he said, as he put on his wristband, and turned invisible. "once they are subdued, we'll take the keys to the prisone cells, free the prisoners and lock the guards insifde instead.
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(spire)
 We'll send you there in the morning" Stripetail said to the farmers " for now, rest here in the inn. " he added, and he looked over the pair of farmers " Do you have  families, gentlemen?"  He asked.
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 Ember and Flora headed down the mall's hallway, with a casual air around them. Inwardly though, both were very determined to get the prisoners out and get back to the Spire of Winter. As much fun as it was buying goods for themselves, each other, and their teammates, they were ready to go back." Just act natural Ryu Kou" Flora said.

[Serris]

(Spire of Winter)

"I am married with a son," the first farmer said.

The other farmer shook his head. "They died during civil war with Sana. I have relatives in Tonfon though."

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(Phoenix)

Ryo Kou nodded. His armor attracted some stares but seeing as it was rather elegant, most had assumed it was a ceremonial or traditional outfit.

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Sure enough, as the group cloaked themselves, the door opened and two guards walked out.

Suddenly, one of the guards appeared to burst into flame. The other guard looked around for a moment but fell to the ground with a metal spike protruding from his chest.

Mr. Bigmouth (still cloaked) filched the guards' ID cards and loaded the data onto his computer. He plugged the computer into the keycard reader and with a beep, the door opened.

"We're in!" he said.

[Nick22]

The quartet of adventurers worked their way into the  industrial area, acting the part of curious tourists.
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i will bring your family here ' Stripetail promised the farmer. 'one should not be seperared from his loved ones.
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 lets get them out!" ember said pointing to steps leading down. ' quickly. we dont have much time before their absence will be noted

[Serris]

(Spire of Winter)

"Thank you very much," the farmer said with a bow.

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(Phoenix)

Mr. Bigmouth quickly and quietly descended the stairs into the bowels of the ship. He found himself in front of a heavy steel door labeled "Cell Block #1".

He plugged his computer in and the door slowly began to open, revealing a cell block that was so brightly lit that it was nearly blinding. The prison cells were mostly empty but some of them were full. However, none of the prisoners were Human. Though there were cameras in the area, they were only tuned to the visible spectrum and were unable to see Nick's group.

"F---ing kidding me?" Tyrell grumbled. "All that and Karis and Amiti aren't here?"

"I'd suggest we ask the prisoners some questions," Mr. Bigmouth said. "But we can't uncloak."

"Next cell block it is then." The Mars Adept turned on his heels and exited the cell block.

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Thanks to the phasing capabilities of the armor that Spyro and Cynder wore, the quartet was able to quite literally walk through a wall in a secluded area.

"I assume this is where the others are headed to?" Ryu Kou looked around the sterile engineering area but saw no signs of anyone. Nevertheless, he kept his hand by his sword.

Ms. Swimmer noticed two dead guards near a doorway that was left slightly ajar. "I think I know where the group is headed."

[Nick22]

the  holdi9ng cells ' Spyro/ ember said' come on everyone, the quicker we meet up with them, the sooner we all get to leave." Both she and Flora had activated their armor, which had changed to suit their new forms.
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 at least we have the passwords  so we can enter them ' nick said, drawing the MIdEarth dagger he  had bought from the vendor,. the blade glowed enough to dispel some of the invisibility of the band nick was wearing, and make him semi-visible. Nick sheathed the sword after a few seconds. 'OK, keep your weapons sheathed unless you need them. My weapons make me,  visible,  well somewhat. Semi-Visible? Partly visible?Quasi-Visible? translucent?  However you can it, its not a good thing if we are in an area with cameras>" nick said. fortunately Nick's little experiment had taken plave onmn the stairs leading away from the cell block, where there were no cameras.' Ok the next cell block is down here ' He said pointing to the left ' GEt your card ready Bigmouth.

[Serris]

Prince Ryu Kou drew his sword and Ms. Swimmer got her club ready. She let "Flora" and "Ember" lead the way.

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Mr. Bigmouth got his computer ready and plugged it into the card reader. He wasn't expecting it to open.

Much to his surprise, the key card reader blinked green and the heavy door began to slowly open.

"Thought you said the key cards would only work for one cell block?" he said. "Oh well, guess we can thank the guards for being lazy and taking a bunch of of key cards I could use."

[Nick22]

i think Chong changed the security configurations as well as the codes' Nick said.' we'll see how many cell  blocks this key card opens" he added as  Ember and  flora were the first to enter this cell block.  this one was only dimly lit, and all the cages were open, with no prisoners in any of them ' so this area has nothing in it' Nick said, disappointment evident in his voice." on to the next cell area ' Flora said, turning around and heading back up the staiers ' better try a different keycode Bigmouth for the next one, unless Chong was stupid enough to change it to having 1 code for all 5 areas."
 i dont think we can expect that Ember said. ' The next area is down to the right here' Nick said pointing

[tempestwheel]

Kiara was thinking about what had transpired recently. "That one king....I was hoping we could've knocked some sense into him..." she lamented, "I just hope the others had better luck then we did." She had gotten a steak sandwich from one of the Mawashiin shopkeepers on the ship, and was enjoying the flavor of it. She was trying to think of something to do.

............

Meanwhile, Jing was nailing more harder to hit targets her father had set up for her fireworks training.

"It took some work father, but I think I'm learning your techniques," she smirked to the Panda King.

[Serris]

(Phoenix)

Mr. Bigmouth led the way to a door with Cell Block #3 painted on it. He plugged his computer into the key card slot and fiddled with the controls a bit. Since he had uploaded a bunch of cards that the two guards had possessed, it was a simple matter to browse through them and use the ones that were labeled.

Sure enough, it worked perfectly well and the door slid open.

This time, the cells were all shut but they were completely empty. Mr. Bigmouth sighed. "Hopefully we only have two more cell blocks to go through." He unplugged his computer from the card reader.

[Nick22]

you';ve learned some, but those are easy ' Panda King said ' you have a long way to go before you master flame fu.
- Li' ella ran into kiara as they were headed in opposite direction ' Ah, sorry. you must be kiara. ' your boyfriend kovu clobbered my boyfriend laval in an eating contest, and i'd like to challenge you to a competition to even the score. How about a kart race ' li'ella said , motioning and a speedor appeared next to her' race around winterville, girl that wins , um.. has to wear  an outfit of the winners favorite color. my favorite color is green' li'ella said, as eris flew up to them ' eris here can be the judge. we're having a  speedor race ' li'ella said.' you fly above and make sure, no one cheats.'
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 kovu smiled as he led sima to the room, where there was a dance floor set uop. ' always like to get my mane-dance on ' he grinned to Sima. ' oh really? lets see you try and keep up with these moves.' sima said as she turned on the machine and began dancing a tango with kovu, kovu grinded against Sima, his claws moving up and down her sides, the pair dancing a ferocious tango, as they moved around, matching the lights with each step. ' sima moaned in pleasure as kovu's lips found her own, and the black maned prince kissed her forcefully with his tongue. the dance ended and kovu pinned sima to the ground and the pair made out  passionately, sima rubbing her chest against kovus torso as he pressed himself against her. after nearly 20 minutes of this, sima pushed kovu off of her with a pant, and got up off the ground 'lets see how you like my ' mawashii curve dance, lover boy' she saod abnd began to  dance slowly, shaking her form for kovu's enjoyment- and he WAS enjoying this, a  ton.

 I'm dancing hoof ' Luca said and this is Big Bosom. we have news about the progress on your royal pyramisd. its is 95% finished and will be finished 2 years ahead of schedule' Luca said. after this report is finished we will begin the royal feeding and royal rubdown. do you want the back rubdown or the front rubdown Luca said ' or we could do both ' Big bosom do his omnipotence's back. while i rub his gut.' luca playacted

[Nick22]

So we have a 50-50 shot at the next one being the right one." ember sighed as they went back up the steps. ' thje 4th and 5th areas are the deepest parts of the ship. its reserved for the worst of the worst ' Nick said ' we've got a long road ahead of us.. and not much time. they'll find the bodies of the guards we ambushed and raise the alarm. at that point, being invisible wont do much good. Is there anyway we can get them out without blowing stuff up and setting off the alarms?
 I dont think so. i could try phasing though ' Flora said ' but i think chong has anti-magic defenses in place for that."
- so blow stuff up it is.. ' Nick said ' add more things to the ' rebuild ' list

[Serris]

(Spire of Winter)

As today was a celebration of King Ozai's most famous sumo victories, the Mawashian shrine was a hotbed of activity as vendors sold assorted goods and food.

Horns, gongs and drums sounded out as the attendants purified the ritual sumo ring with salt in preparation for the matches.

Interestingly, Weyardians and Spirarians were present among the spectators. Though of course, they were not permitted to approach the inner sanctum where the bouts would take place.

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(Phoenix)

Mr. Bigmouth opened the next cell block and found a guard with his feet propped on a nearby table and watching two prisoners.

"It's not them," Tyrell said. "The two prisoners are Beastmen."

Ryu Kou confirmed Tyrell's observation.

Mr. Bigmouth exited the area and closed the door behind him.

At the end of the hallway, he found himself at a steel door that was much more heavily built than the others. A sign on the door read "Cell Block #5 - Maximum Security".

A magic disruption field so powerful that even a non-magical being like Mr. Bigmouth could feel it added further reinforcement to the door.

He plugged his computer into the reader. The light blinked green and the door began to slowly open.

"Nick," Mr .Bigmouth whispered. "Why do you even have a max security holding cell?"

[tempestwheel]

Shoukichi and Kiyo were helping to prepare the inner sanctum for the matches. "It's great that even when we're not on our planet, we can still show the great Ozai the proper respect he deserves," Shoukichi smiled, having helped make the markings for the ring.

Kiyo was overseeing the chart that listed all the wrestlers who volunteered to sumo wrestle during the celebration. "There's a few familiar faces," she noted, recognizing a few names written down.

All of the participating Mawashiians were using new mawashis, whether they had been store-bought or homemade.

[Nick22]

because there are a lot of space baddies out there ' Nick replied. ' i've had the ship attacked by [pirates on several occasions, so i had to put in holding cells for defensive purposes. 5 of them, as it turns out.
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 vushu was participating in the ceremonial matches, which would start once all the rings had been purified.she wore a newly bought store-made mawashii, and her uniform had 7 stars on it, 1 for each of her chamoionships wion in the ring. she was going to enjoy this. she bowed to the small Ozai statue to her left, feekling enrrgy come out  of her and go into the statue