Murder Game XVII: The Infinity Parable

thatguyinthestore said:

Upon entering the tower, Star immediately began touching and messing with everything that she came across without a care in the world. Including the important looking buttons.

Especially the important looking buttons.​

As he watched Star messing with all of this poor duck's stuff, Marco approached DW and sighed.

"Hey uhhh, sorry about my friend. She's from another dimension." Marco commented in an attempt to hopefully smooth things over with this duck.

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Crow said:

Before Herbert could comment on the whole friendship issue, Marco pointed an explosion out. Naturally, the trio left the place to investigate.

While drinking his smoothie with his pinkie out and eating his reheated pizza, Herbert comments, "I think I prefer freshly-prepared, but this ain't half-bad I guess."

"What'd we miss?"

Looking at the sight of everyone else and a couple of newcomers, both-

- are those-

"Are those penguins?" Herbert questions, then thinks for a bit. After hearing their names, and hearing Zé ask if they knew a Donald Duck, Herbert then knew his answer.

Herbert returned Marco his overcoat and pocketed the custom-made sandals.

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"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I already miss a certain other flock of birds."

Later on, they ended up in Darkwing Tower, as the the large words outside said. Panting as he placed a paw on the wall, his stamina rapidly returned upon seeing all the gadgets and technology that lined the walls.

"Not as much of a birdbrain as I thought," Herbert says, gazing upon gizmo after gizmo. He seemed to be resisting the urge to steal one. At the same time, his urges couldn't decide what to steal.

"I'm curious about what all these inventions do. I'm an inventor myself, you see," Herbert grins as he asks the one who called himself Darkwing Duck.

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Josh M said:

"Wait, Ares is here?"

Flash could help himself. Shocking off getting electrocuted, sometimes a good joke helps the heal factor.​

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Jeremi said:

"You're all from other dimensions." Darkwing deadpanned before turning his attention towards Star and her fiddling. "Don't touch anything! This is very delicate equipment!" He tried his best to shoo her away from whatever she was touching.​

Darkwing did not like the look of this guy. "A superhero needs a few secrets of his own."

"Emma's right, why did you suggest that we came here?"

"That's easy, I wanted you off the streets meddling."

America rolled her eyes, of course that's why he wanted them here. So that he could have an eye on them.

Darkwing saw the eye rolling but he didn't care. "The point is that you're not supposed to be here." He really didn't want to think about the power behind America's reality traveling. "Besides if this Thanos guy is as bad as you say..."

"He's probably worse."

"Right...well you're running, what's the next part of the plan?"

America was taken a bit back. He was right about that, they couldn't just run forever. At some point they had to face him. "Well facing him has to be on our terms, but right now we know too little about his plans. We don't even know who the two hearts of light in our group are."​

"Gee, sounds like you're in a real pickle." Launchpad helpfully added.​

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thatguyinthestore said:

As Star was fiddling with the various gadgets and do-hickeys in the tower, she heard a familiar voice come from behind her. Turning to face the male, Star flashed him a smile, ceasing her button mashing for now.

"Oh hey, you're the guy from earlier who almost shot himself in the foot!" Star said before approaching Hook. "So... what's with the hook hand?" Star asked, not really understanding what manners are.

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Midnight Maiden said:

"..."

For a moment, Emma just stared at Hook, looking between him and the departing plane. This was going to be a longgggg journey. In any case, it couldn't hurt to explain to him. "That wasn't a creature. It was a plane. Think of it like.... A flying version of one of your ships. Yours are meant for water, right? Well, planes are meant for air," she offered, hoping that explanation would suffice, before promptly venturing onward without bothering to wait for the pirate. If finding this stupid 'lair' was going to get her closer to making her way home, she was willing to walk a hundred miles without complaint. Not that that would be ideal, so she was happy it wasn't that long of a trek.

She wasn't as happy, however, about their current situation as a whole. Between her lack of knowledge on where she was(and whether or not Storybrooke was safe or not- if Hook had come here with her, had Cora been able to traverse the portal?), the constant blabbering and hyperactivity of much of the group, the potentially harmful button mashing and generally careless attitude of Star, and the fact that it was hard to tell if they were even going to be able to get help with the matter at hand? Well, she was running a little low on patience.

"Yeah, nice lair. Now can we please get to figuring out how to get home?" Emma interjected, looking mildly irritated. To Star, she added in a lower tone(so as to avoid drawing Darkwing's attention). "Hook's right, ki--... Star," she spoke, briefly kneeling to the girl's height and looking her dead in the eyes. "Listen. I'm sorry you thought I was picking on you earlier, okay? That's not what I meant. I'm a mom, so I know what it's like, seeing your kid get into danger. And I just didn't want that for your parents, or for you to get hurt," she explained as gently as she could, hoping the kid would understand. With that out of the way, feeling no obligation to offer anything more, she rose to her feet. "And you," she mused, glancing to Hook fleetingly. "Try not to worry about all of this. I know it's not quite your pace." Yup. It was way ahead of his pace. He was too caught in the past.

Then Star asked about Hook's, well... Hook. Yeah. She was going to let the pirate field that one. She might try to make sure the kids in this crazy situation didn't get hurt and all, but she wasn't their mom. It wasn't her job to crack manners into them.

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Jeremi said:

"You're all from other dimensions." Darkwing deadpanned before turning his attention towards Star and her fiddling. "Don't touch anything! This is very delicate equipment!" He tried his best to shoo her away from whatever she was touching.​

Darkwing did not like the look of this guy. "A superhero needs a few secrets of his own."

"Emma's right, why did you suggest that we came here?"

"That's easy, I wanted you off the streets meddling."

America rolled her eyes, of course that's why he wanted them here. So that he could have an eye on them.

Darkwing saw the eye rolling but he didn't care. "The point is that you're not supposed to be here." He really didn't want to think about the power behind America's reality traveling. "Besides if this Thanos guy is as bad as you say..."

"He's probably worse."

"Right...well you're running, what's the next part of the plan?"

America was taken a bit back. He was right about that, they couldn't just run forever. At some point they had to face him. "Well facing him has to be on our terms, but right now we know too little about his plans. We don't even know who the two hearts of light in our group are."​

"Gee, sounds like you're in a real pickle." Launchpad helpfully added.​

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Midnight Maiden said:

"Hey, trust me, kid- I'm not gonna tell you what's not proper or polite or any of that. Really not the best teacher for that kind of stuff," she mused with a small smile as Star explained herself, in a half-joking tone. She wanted to brush Star's comments about queens and unicorns off, but honestly? After these past few months? Well, she wouldn't really be surprised if what she said was true. And that fact almost scared her. Still, a warm smile was given to the young girl as Emma gazed at her, shaking her head slowly. "Don't worry about it. It's easy to get worked up when things get rough like this. But we'll figure it all out, right?"

With that little issue hopefully worked out for the moment, Emma- once again on her feet -glanced to Darkwing and America at the mention of her name. And promptly shot Darkwing one of her infamous looks upon his statement of his reasoning for bringing them here. "Right. So we help stop a robbery and that's considered meddling. Well sorry for intruding," she remarked dryly, looking less than amused. Sheriff's badge on her hip and blaster on her back, she hooked her hands at the base of her jeans, growing more wary by the minute. "America's right. I don't know just who this Thanos guy is, but if we go against him now? Like this? I'm not sure how it's going to go," she stated. "We need to figure out his plan. Why he wants these... 'Hearts of Light' or whatever they're called, and who they are. And, you know, finding out some of this Thanos guy's weaknesses would be nice, too."

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dalecOoOoOoOoOper said:

"Oh, wonderful. Two morons." He grunted, adjusting his collar a little. Following the rest of the group, Krennic simply sighed and looked at the lair - And immediately began scrutinising and focusing on the lair, comparing it to his Death Star. He noted weak points in the building, structural integrity of it, the entire lair was just; Ugh.

He walked next to Killian and Emma, shaking his head. "This place is poor for a lair. But for the "villainy" that is in this place, it's obvious. Nothing compared to my Death Star." He laughed a little, turning toward Emma and walking up behind her, recovering his weapon in a rather quick motion, before quickly holstering it in his holster. Had Killian turned toward Krennic and Emma, he'd state back with a smirk - A smirk making fun of the building though, not one to invite jealousy.

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When Star would question Killian's hook hand, he would hold it up--as if showing it off. "This? I find it makes me look more... like a dangerous, attractive rogue," he said, flashing his usual charming smile with a raise of his eyebrow. "And it's more useful than not having a hand, mind you." The pirate wasn't one to always share his story about how he had lost his hand. No, sometimes he liked to tease others and make them continue guessing. He found it made him more mysterious and appealing.

"I hate to impose with more questions, but I've never heard of a Death Star before. Another kind of weapon, I presume?" Hook questioned Krennic before his eyes would dart back to Emma. He listened to the conversation she began to have with America and Darkwing, hardening his expression. He didn't mean to seem downcast, but Hook had never asked to be caught up in this. Not that anyone in this group had either...

"I agree with Swan. Where may we procure information on this Thanos fellow? As a man who has spent a good while researching the weakness of his own enemy, I'm well aware that we'll get nowhere without learning more of him."

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Klutzy Ninja Kitty said:

Like a bolt out of the blue, Killian noticed Krennic had taken his weapon back from Emma the booty grab. At least, it looked like a good 'ol ass fondling from where he was standing. "Wait a moment, mate, did you just grab her bum?" he questioned, forgetting he had even asked the man what a Death Star was. "No way to treat a lady if you ask me. Apologize," he ordered, coming to Swan's rescue like the gentleman he was. : |

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LuckycoolHawk9 said:

Hercules and Megara

As Meg saw the fact that Wonder Boy had charged in and defeated the villain and wasn't shocked. "Leave it to Wonder Boy to charge into battle and risk his life," she muttered, as she followed the other to Darkwing Duck's base. " So, what in here will help us get home?" She asked.

Hercules explored the lab, making sure there were no more threats to the group.

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J A Y F R OM T H E 6 I X said:

"He is not, I'm afraid. Though if you truly believe him to be that handsome, Venom, I can put in a good word for you. " Hercules retorted before following the rest of the group into the lair. Once inside he rubbed his chin, as he looked around the area. "Quiet impressive."

"Eh, I've seen better." Amadeus said, deciding to take up residence in an office chair. "It's alright, nothing too special but it looks like it does the job." He gave a small yawn as he stretched in his chair, opting to rest for a small while. "Could use a few upgrades here and there though."

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Crow said:

"Uh, n- nothing at all!" Herbert says to Marco as he slapped his own paw that was attempting to reach out for a gadget. "I'm just really interested in the craftsmanship, that's all. As I've said, I'm an inventor myself. I take a lot of interest in these things."​

"If Thanos is on our tails, then maybe he's on his way here," Herbert proposed as he points to the giant screen. "If you're anything like the pesky penguins back in my world, I'm going to guess that you have surveillance cameras to spot crime everywhere in the city. Maybe you can use those to see if Thanos is already here. Then we'll know how long we have for the next step of our plans."

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Midnight Maiden said:

"Hey, trust me, kid- I'm not gonna tell you what's not proper or polite or any of that. Really not the best teacher for that kind of stuff," she mused with a small smile as Star explained herself, in a half-joking tone. She wanted to brush Star's comments about queens and unicorns off, but honestly? After these past few months? Well, she wouldn't really be surprised if what she said was true. And that fact almost scared her. Still, a warm smile was given to the young girl as Emma gazed at her, shaking her head slowly. "Don't worry about it. It's easy to get worked up when things get rough like this. But we'll figure it all out, right?"

With that little issue hopefully worked out for the moment, Emma- once again on her feet -glanced to Darkwing and America at the mention of her name. And promptly shot Darkwing one of her infamous looks upon his statement of his reasoning for bringing them here. "Right. So we help stop a robbery and that's considered meddling. Well sorry for intruding," she remarked dryly, looking less than amused. Sheriff's badge on her hip and blaster on her back, she hooked her hands at the base of her jeans, growing more wary by the minute. "America's right. I don't know just who this Thanos guy is, but if we go against him now? Like this? I'm not sure how it's going to go," she stated. "We need to figure out his plan. Why he wants these... 'Hearts of Light' or whatever they're called, and who they are. And, you know, finding out some of this Thanos guy's weaknesses would be nice, too."

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Midnight Maiden said:

"I wouldn't let the wannabe Batman over there hear you say that, if I were you," Emma muttered to Krennic, a look of amusement painted on her features. "Besides, I don't think it's supposed to be villainous. Dark and dreary? Sure. A bit creepy? Yeah. But it seems like, defensive as he may be, the guy really does just want to help," she offered, gazing about the lair, herself. But the mention of the Death Star earned a nod. "Yeah, definitely not." The Death Star was much more grand than this and, considering it was a bit hard to tell if Darkwing would really help them or not, she was somewhat grateful for that.

Little mind was paid to Hook showing off his, well, hook to Star. Rather, Emma had turned her focus back to the matter at hand, seeming rather deep in thought. They needed to figure out what to do about Thanos. How to figure out just what they could do to stop him. How they could get the upper hand and take him down, just as Henry had led her to do with the evil queen. She was thinking so deeply about this, in fact, that she failed to even notice the blaster being swiped from behind her. Though she did register Hook's comment agreeing with her, which she seemed somewhat amused by.

"What, you don't want to charge in head first? I'm surprised," she quipped, seeming rather nonchalant in her little jab. Hook really did come off as the rash type to her, but she did appreciate his agreement. Regardless of what type she thought him to be. However, Emma fell silent as he uttered his next words, her expression going serious and blank as she stared at him, deadpanning.

"...What?"

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dalecOoOoOoOoOper said:

Krennic looked at Killian strangely and shrugged his shoulders. "I know not of what you talk about? I went for my weapon?" He stared, confused, and turned his head. Then he looked at Emma. "Wait, what?" Krennic then looked at Killian, shaking his head. "No you dolt, I went for my weapon!" He shaked his head, "What were you thinking? I was going for my weapon while she still had it!"
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thatguyinthestore said:

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"Right." Star said in response to Emma and cracking her a small smile. "Oh, and you can call me Star by the way." She said, not really liking the idea of being called "kid."



Star then turned to Hook and smiled, not really caring that he was showing off. "That's cool! Ooo, maybe I can get Marco to get a cool hook hand!" Star exclaimed, finding Hook admittedly attractive.

Though she wasn't about to admit that our loud.

After her conversations with those two, Star skipped her way around the lair before finally stopping at Judy's location.

"Heeeeeey Judy! I saw how you put that crazy rat guy in handcuffs. That was so cool!" And cute.

It was also very cute.

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"Uh huh. Well just let us know when it does." Marco responded in an unamused tone. This guy's ego was almost as inflated as Ludo's, and Marco didn't like that guy at all.

With that out of the way, the teen made his way over to the parrot called Zé. Approaching him with his hands in his hoodie pocket, Marco decided to make small talk with him for the time being.

"So that magic of yours... where exactly does it come from? Are you like a magician or something?" Marco asked curiously. He still remembered that one magician at Sensei's birthday party. It turned out that he was literally stealing people's joy to perform his tricks.

Sure, Marco didn't mind too much, but he still hoped that this wasn't the case with Zé. Marco could only deal with one weird bird in his lifetime, thank you.

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Jeremi said:

"Everyone's a critic." Darkwing mumbled at Amadeus' remark.​

It wasn't as if Darkwing hadn't thought of it already but he decided to humor the polarbear. Pushing Amadeus to the side he'd start up the computer to see if there was any action around the city. "Other than the Megavolt crime earlier...St Canard has been surprisingly quiet tonight. That usually means evil is afoot! And if there is, my equipment will find it!"​

"The problem with finding weakness," America started. "Is the fact that he has nothing. The only way we can beat him is to hit him hard and fast and with our group I don't think that's po-" America's attention was suddenly drawn to a figure floating outside of the tower. It was humanoid and covered in a black cloak. For a moment she thought it was Xehanort but seeing him in the corner of her eye realized it wasn't one of their group. "Did anyone else see that?"

If anyone looked out the tower they saw nothing. "I could've sworn I saw someone out there."

Nevermind that wasn't important right now. "Emma is right though about the first part. Knowing what he wants to do with the lights is important. All I know is that he wanted to use me as a conduit to channel their power into...something. I don't know what."​

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Midnight Maiden said:

"See? That's what I'm talking about. No need to worry about the small things right now," Emma replied with a sincere, warm smile as Star agreed with her. "Well... Nice to meet you, Star. I'm Emma. Or, as you might here Hook over there call me, Swan." She didn't really bother to offer her hand, well aware that kids typically weren't into formal introductions. And neither was she, to be totally honest. So she didn't really mind that Star ran off immediately after. After all, it allowed her to refocus herself on America and the matter at hand.

"Everyone's got a weakness. It might be small, or may not do too much against them... But everyone has one," she stated with certainty. "But hey. Maybe we'll get lucky and our little bunch of misfits can pull something off without worrying about that," she half-joked, taking a glance around at the group. Yeah. She doubted that was going to happen. Still, she didn't get to linger on that, being alerted of the figure outside of the window. "..Okay. I don't suppose some of your arch-enemies could fly, and maybe find this tower, could they?"

After the comment to the duck vigilante, she could only sigh at America's statement that they couldn't tell what he was working on. "Right. Well, we know he needs seven of these... Hearts of Light for something. Like you said, it's hard to tell just what. Until we find that out, figuring out just who they are is probably not a bad idea. If we can figure out just how we can do that."

"...Yeah. No. Didn't happen and not happening." That was all she added in regards to Hook's prior comment about her butt being grabbed. "Though next time, you could just ask for the blaster back." Maybe then Krennic wouldn't be mistaken for trying to take the pirate's booty.

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"A captain doesn't always act rash. I believe a man of little wit will quickly become a dead man if he's not careful. Is it surprising to you that I can be clever? I'm not just good looks, love," Hook replied, a crooked grin spreading on his lips. Killian was a survivor, after all. He didn't get as far as he was in life by acting without any thoughts whatsoever.

"Is that right?" Killian questioned when Krennic would explain himself and Emma would agree that it never happened. "That's not what it looked like from my angle, but very well. Just keep your hands to yourself, mate, or you might lose one of them," he said, subtly gesturing at Emma. "Take my word for it, you don't want that." Hook wasn't so much threatening the man as he was warning him that Emma herself would probably cut off his hand if he misbehaved with it. She was a feisty thing, that blonde. He was already well aware of what she could be capable of.

After glancing to his hook again, Killian replied to Star. "Having two hands is far better than owning a hook, I'll have you know, but I'm glad you've taken to the sight of it. If I may return the compliment, Star is a lovely name. Fitting for a lass like yourself." Whether he cared to admit it or not, Hook actually did like children and he was bound by his honor to be a gentlemen to women, most of the time. It may have seemed out of character for a pirate, but so long as he was sober Killian would usually treat girls with respect.

Listening to the conversation between Emma and America, he replied to them again. "Yet again, I agree with, Swan. Shockingly. All manner of beasts have a weakness. Never came across one that hasn't. As for these... hearts of light... we should make haste and locate them soon, before Thanos does. Any ideas as to how we find them?"

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