Originally posted by Coppertop
Hey Rad, I did a science project on an element, and GUESS which element I got? 3 guesses.
BTW, how come you always get off just when I get on? You miss the story that way.

1.) Copper? Ununnilium? Radium?
2.)Time zones, probably, it's about 5 o'clock here.

Great chapter, btw.

My Timezone is GMT+1 = 22:54 = 10:54 PM right now...

Eval

Nice!

"...somebody needed to keep an eye on the Kiyrenin. Just so long as it was Nobody."
Alright, this is going to be a little longer than a cameo.
ThanX!

`N0

*claims page and gives it to CT*

Nice! Keep going.

acid, CT already has the page

If you all look very closely with a magnifying glass at your screen while drinking alcohol, you'll see that I clearly claimed teh page.

Getting hammered is fun fun fun.

Why is it that CT's story thread has ten pages, and mine only has three? WHY DO YOU ALL HATE ME SO ;_;

Originally posted by 4I Falcon
WHY DO YOU ALL HATE ME SO ;_;

We don't hate you, we just like CT more.

I work more on mine? I update almost every weekday.

Radium: third guess. Isn't that weird?
And Nobody, I told you this was longer than a cameo. Why didn't you believe me?

Hey 4I, get back to me on what char you wanted added.

Originally posted by Coppertop
Radium: third guess. Isn't that weird?

Theoretically yes, but technically a 1/113 chance.

Originally posted by Coppertop
Hey 4I, get back to me on what char you wanted added.

That reminds me. I should check my PM inbox more often.

Thanks, 4I.
Hey Rad, nice sig BTW, just tell me if I didn't get the way your magic works right. I need to know these things.

Copper blinked at the suddenly deserted alleyway. "Alright, Radium, where'd you stick 'em?"
"I'm not sure," Radium said thoughtfully. "I think I sent them where I put Syloph, but I'm not positive."
"Syloph."
"You know, the stupid mouse who decided to attack me. Let them figure out how to free her. I don't have that kind of time, and neither do you."
"True. I saw that one guy get away. How'd that happen?"
"I don't know," Radium said, a bit irritably. "I can't keep track of everything, you know. I'm only superhuman."
Copper gave him one her her special You-Can't-Be-Serious-So-I'm-Not-Going-To-Believe-You looks at the same time that Claw said, "why don't I believe you?"
"Well, maybe not," he admitted. "But you can't blame me for trying."
"It was a good try," Copper agreed. "Smooth, I'll give you that. But you're no Beren, Radium."
"How do you know?"
"Because you're on our side," Kaz said cheerily. "Obviously you have lost your senses if you're hanging out with us. This disqualifies you."
"Beren was insane too," Claw reminded Kaz.
"Oh. Right. Well, Beren was evil and insane. Rad's good and insane. There's a difference."
"I'm not insane," Radium protested. "A little illogical at times, yes. But I think I've managed to keep my sanity pretty intact."
"Not if you're here," Crystal said with a smirk. Radium groaned.
"I'm outnumbered. I'm doomed to failure."
"Since when has that stopped you?" Defalcon demanded, getting a frustrated look from the Chaos Mage.
"Alright, fine," Radium said. "I give in. But I'm not insane. I'm irrational, illogical, incomprehensible as well as unpredictable, but I'm definitely not insane."
"So you're not giving in," KRSplat pointed out. Copper chortled.
"The truth is beyond us," Claw said. "Clearly he will not give in, but we cannot prove his insanity completely. Therefore we must gather more conclusive evidence before we make our case."
"I guess so," Kaz agreed. "Once we do, can we convict him?"
"What?" Radium said, obviously confused. "Convict me of what?"
"Insanity and unsuperhumanness."
"Oh. Give up now before you fail, Kaz."
"The evidence points against you, Rad," Evaluator said, appearing beside him. Radium glared at him.
"One of these days I'm going to remove that ability," he threatened. "It's incredibly annoying."
"I thought I was incredibly annoying," Kaz objected.
"You are. So is he."
"You'll have to catch me first," Evaluator taunted. Radium growled.
"Won't be hard. Just wait. No I'm not telling you."
Evaluator vanished, but his voice came back. "You don't have to. I won't let you."
"Try to stop me."
"Radium, you're talking to thin air," Defalcon noted. "This is evidence against your sanity."
"If I'm insane, can I stay?"
"Sure," Copper said. "Insane people are as welcome as sane people. In fact, in your case, it doesn't matter if you're sane or insane. We like you anyway."
"Well, for now anyway," Claw added. Radium made a face.
"So nice to know I'm welcomed. So where are we going now?"
"Hellantra," Defalcon declared at the same time as Acid.
"It's agreed then," Kaz said with a shudder. "Hellantra ..."

Originally posted by Coppertop
BTW, just tell me if I didn't get the way your magic works right.

Chaos magic works right? I didn't know that .

Great chapter, Kaz calling everyone insane is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black, isn't it?

erm

Acid doesnt like Hellantra... If I know the hellantra you're talking about. If you are talking about the firey place in JJ2(not the lava) Then that's the hellantra I'm talking about. Everything from the heat to the deranged crows disagrees with him.

Originally posted by Coppertop

Copper gave him one her her special You-Can't-Be-Serious-So-I'm-Not-Going-To-Believe-You looks at the same time that Claw said, "why don't I believe you?"

/me falls out of his chair laughing.

This is one of the best chapters of yours that I've read so far, Copper. Wheefun.

/me sighs. Humour is good.

A peek proved well worth my time. Excellent story, CT.

Nice!
Chaos is fun.
Uh... Can't think of anything else to say...
Keep it up!


`N0

Originally posted by Coppertop
"Radium, you're talking to thin air," Defalcon noted. "This is evidence against your sanity."

LMAO!

Originally posted by Ducky
A peek proved well worth my time. Excellent story, CT.

It's Duckehnah!

It is! Hi Duckah!
Acid: Wrong place. Hellantra is the lava place, last two levels. And just because he says the name doesn't mean he likes it
I wasn't allowed on all weekend. So I'll have an update tomorrow.

BTW, how's that Conquerer RPG coming, Rad? I think we forgot about it

Originally posted by Coppertop
BTW, how's that Conquerer RPG coming, Rad? I think we forgot about it

I decided to redo everything from scratch. Right now I'm switching between working on it and making games that insult Fawriel. Luckily, they'll both move fast considering I can always switch code and ideas between the two.

Conquerer RPG stats:
-Planning: 80% done
-Music: 2% done
-Engine - 5% done
-Animation - 0.04% done
-Sound Effects / Voices: 0% done

Those percents look low, but hopefully I'll be able to put a heck of a lot of work into it this summer.

Conquerer RPG stats:
-Planning: 80% done
-Music: 2% done
-Engine - 5% done
-Animation - 0.04% done
-Sound Effects / Voices: 0% done

you're in the negative percents? o.O That doesn't sound good.

It's tempting to try and program an RPG in C++ for him >.>. It might be negative as he's gotten nothing done but think and run into theoritical problems.

@Acid: Alright, I switch between colons and dashes, so sue me.

@Kaz- Don't worry, I already know how I'm going to make most of this. It isn't going to be the slightest bit like RPGM2k, and would be a heck of a lot of trouble to write in C++.

Really? A lot of trouble? I've never tried myself to program an RPG, but I did program this nifty game thingy >.>

All right, just wondering.
I said I'd have an update today, so here it is.

"I heard right," Crystal said nervously. "We're going to Hellantra."
"Oh, come on, Crystal," Defalcon said. "You're the one who can lower her body temperature. Don't get so worried."
"I'm not worried for me," she said. "Hellantra is dangerous anyway. Or haven't any of you been there before?"
Copper glanced at Claw. "We have. Four years ago."
"I've been there," KRSplat said. Radium nodded.
"To tell the truth, I've never had the urge to go," Defalcon admitted. Kaz agreed.
"Kovu never had reason."
Crystal scowled. "I've never been there. Acid?"
"I live on Carrotus," he replied. "Why would I want to go to Hellantra?"
"Good point," Electrik agreed. "Nobody in their right mind goes to Hellantra."
"Well, I always said we were crazy," Claw said. "Relax. It's not that bad."
"He's right," Copper agreed. "It sounds worse than it is."
"It's probably better than Keenrei," Kaz said with a shiver.
"It's the extreme opposite, Kaz."
"Oh. Well, that's okay then."
Radium sighed, slightly exasperated. "Are we going to keep talking, or are we going to suit action to words?"
"Take it easy, Rad," Copper said. "We're moving."
"Very slowly," Acid finished, and grinned when she glared at him. "It's true. If we went any slower we'd be going backwards."
"That's not true and you know it."
"Is so."
"Is not."
"Prove it."
"Fine. Guys, move." She picked up the pace, glancing back over her shoulder at Acid, who was looking dismayed.
"This isn't proving it!"
"I know. That'd take too much time. I'll show you on the ship."
"You'd better."
"I will. I know exactly how fast we were going, too."
"I just can't win, can I?"
"You did back there. Did a good job too, if I may say so myself."
"That was an anomaly," Electrik teased.
"I hope not. If one of those demons on Hellantra come after you, you want to win."
"I forget," Kaz complained. "Is Hellantra the place with the dogs and ravens or the place with the lava and demons?"
"Lava and demons," Copper said. "The other is Deseka."
"I hate Deseka," Acid said matter-of-factly. "Deseka and I just don't mix."
"Everyone has a least favorite world," Copper said absently.
"Mine is definitely Carrotus," Defalcon said. "Too boring. What's yours, Copper?"
"Haven't found it yet," she said. "When I do I'll let you know."
"What's yours then, Claw?"
"Shebele," Claw said, an odd look passing over his face. "In the Doremak Corridor."
"I've never been there," Defalcon said. "Never heard of it, in fact."
"You wouldn't," Claw said. "It's long gone."
"I was there," Radium agreed. "It was a major power source for Chaos Mages for the longest time. Just as well it's gone, though. A lot of people got killed because of the Doremak Corridor."
"What was it like?"
"The Corridor? It was a row of systems with warped planets or stars or something. Shebele was a planet ... constantly changing, no pattern, completely random," Claw said. "Imagine standing on solid ground and suddenly having it become a ravine or the middle of the sea ... I saw one fall. She had no warning - well, none of us did - and her reflexes weren't fast enough. She caught herself halfway down the ravine and started climbing ... and then the ravine wasn't there any more, just a featureless plain."
"She died?"
"I assume she did. Never saw her again."
"Why would you go there in the first place?" Crystal asked. Claw shrugged.
"It was a test. Only two of us made it off that place, I was one of them. The rest didn't survive."
"So why isn't it there any more?"
"No one knows," Radium said quietly. "One day it wasn't there. The whole Corridor vanished."
"Weird," Acid said.
"Can we change the subject now?" Electrik asked plaintively.


Shebele sounds worse than Shador ever did ... *shudders*

Oooh... Nice. Thanks for clearing up the diffrence between Hellantra and Deseka. I always wondered myself.

`N0

yay

It sounds like nobody would want to be on shebele. WAY too random, even for a chaos mage. I mean, imagine standing on solid ground then suddenly falling into a bottomless pit then suddenly being caught in a tree then suddenly... *goes on without noticing he isn't getting any attention*

Yes, thank you for clearing up which was Hellantra and which was Deseka. Oh, and if they go to Deseka, make sure Acid says "I'm going to kill you for this" at least 10 times.

Crystal's least favourite planet is probably the jungle one. I don't know what the specific name is for it, but it makes her nicely groomed fur go haywire.

Just so ya know.

Gotcha.

Man, what a hectic day ... didn't even have time to get on the Net yesterday. Therefore, I have a large part to make up for it.

Copper had proven that it was, indeed, possible to go slower than they had been. Acid grumbled and Electrik laughed at him.
Hellantra wasn't far - a half-hour at the most. Tubelectric was close to a lot of planets, which was convenient.
After twenty minutes of hyperspeed and Kaz, who was busy bouncing off the walls, the sublight engines kicked in and they reverted to realspace. Hellantra hung in front of them, mottled red and black, closest to the small sun it orbited. The system was fairly young, the star still cooling and expanding.
"Only a millennia or so old," Copper said dryly. "Really, quite young."
"I'll take your word for it," Defalcon said doubtfully, as Hellantra grew larger in the viewports. "What are we doing here again?"
"Search me. You suggested it."
"So? We might as well make this trip useful."
"True, which is why I sent Evaluator to tell Shonar where we are. He should show up in a few minutes. I sent Eval before we left."
"So what are we doing until then ...?"
"We land. Right there," and coordinates spilled across her screen. "If you're good I'll let you land her."
"And take responsibility if she bounces? No way."
"I thought you were a crack pilot."
"I am, but if I crash her we're stuck on Hellantra for good."
"No, just until Shonar shows up."
"Are you sure Eval actually went to Shonar? 'Cause he's not back," Acid called in at her. She shrugged.
"I assume he's with Shonar, trying to figure out who's leading these guys. I -" she stopped and then groaned. "Blast."
"What's wrong with you?"
"I forgot. Some Hellantrans are less than friendly."
"We knew that."
"Defalcon, they also have starfighters."
"Oh."
"Yeah. Where's Claw?"
"Right here," her partner said, sliding into the gunner's seat. "Good job, Copper. I think every Hellantran in the system is aware we're here." His tone was caustic, but he flashed her a grin as he armed the lasers. Defalcon shook his head.
"Make yourself useful and keep us on this general heading," Copper told him. "I'll take care of the complicated stuff. How close are they, Claw?"
"Don't get so worried. These guys are ameteurs."
"Lack of targets," Defalcon noted. "No practice."
"Well, much as I'd like to, I'm not giving them something to shoot at. Let's get this over with."
"Agreed. There's only five. Dive and loop around behind them, Copper."
She nosed the Assassin down and sped up, flashing under the Hellantrans and pulling up, the ship now being "upside down". Two shots and the trailing Hellantran exploded. Defalcon grinned. "Nice shot, Claw."
"Thanks. Hold on."
Copper sent the Assassin into a spin and shot forward between the rapidly-recovering Hellantrans. They scattered as she pulled up, but the fourth decelerated and dropped behind them. Since it wasn't firing, Copper ignored it in favor of the more immediate threat.
The Hellantrans were not only ameteur, they were clumsy. They used an outdated tactic and spread out, one coming up from below, one coming in from the left, and one dead ahead. A well-placed torpedo took care of the one in front, and Copper pulled into a climb and veered to the right. The remaining two, focused as they were on their target, promptly collided. One exploded, and the other was completely disabled, still moving but in a straight line and unable to maneuver.
A shot rocked the Assassin, and the shields dropped. The last Hellantran, the one who had hung behind, was on their tail, in a position that was difficult to shake. Another hit made the black Darkspray shudder, and the shields were alarmingly low.
Suddenly their pursuer vanished from the scanners. Copper spun the Assassin and found a familiar ship flying through the debris, which was all that was left of the Hellantran.
"Shonar! What took you so long?"
"Sorry I'm late, but you seemed to be doing fine."
"That's what you think, buddy."
"Glad to be of assistance. Evaluator caught me just as I found something of use, which was good, as I'm sure he told you."
"No, I thought he was with you. He's definitely not here."
There was a silence. Then, [/i]"He left just after he told me where you were going. He said he'd encountered something odd and was going to check it out before he returned to you."[/i]
"He's not back yet."
"That's odd. It was over twenty minutes ago."
"Something's not right. Did he say where this thing was?"
Yeah, he's not that stupid. He said it was orbiting the second moon of Sardiff."
"That's not far from here. Care to take a look?"
"Good idea. Lessaria out."
"Assassin out. Good luck."

Tune in TOMORROW to find out what happens to Evaluator! *dramatic music*

I'll be here tomorrow...

Awesome chapter, and so loooooong


Eval

Be here is good. Yes.

Nice! What would be somthing that could trap Eval? He can kindof phase in and out... I guess i will see tomarrow.

`N0

Great chapter, as usual.

@N0B0DY

A place where there's absolutely no electronic device in range

Originally posted by Evaluator
A place where there's absolutely no electronic device in range

*gasp* LIKE KANSAS!

But normally I got an organizer in my pocket... Maybe it fell out of my pocket

The Hellantran's weapons are powerful enough to take out a good-sized ship's shields in two shots and change? Am I underestimating something here?

I claim page 11 in the name of Vega.