Reality's Bane (IC/Open)

[Cybraxia]

Installation 00, Ice Canyon
"Hey fuck you, guy!" Vriska yelled at Ulrik as she threw down the Fluorite Octet. The dice's roll gave her a pirate's cutlass (something she seemed pleased with), and immediately the Thief of Light jumped into battle. She targeted one of the Biomechanoids and zipped around it, slicing and stabbing at anything that could be considered a weak point. Before long, the beast fell, and Vriska stood ready to face the other one. "Ha! Told you it wouldn't be hard! Somebody get those magical losers down while I deal with-"

Just as she said that, Bivtris released the Sentinels. Hundreds of angry drones swarmed outside, shooting their golden lasers at the heroes. Vriska yelped and backed away, then started slashing at the robots. The other trolls joined her, making a valiant effort to destroy all the Sentinels, while Clay rushed over to free Ulrik and Brelyna from the anti-gravity trap.

At that moment, a red portal opened up, and a armored man walked out, and began firing two blasters at the heroes. "Who wants to try me?" He shouted out, and proceeded to fire another volley over the heads of the heroes.

Meanwhile...

Another Red Portal opened up inside the complex next to the other villains. Out of it walked a blond haired man. "Ah, so these are the people that I am to work with. I suppose they shall have to do."

[Petrokovia]

Tadayoshi took a quick look at the newcomer, and knew he had to act fast. He flew to him from behind using his flight jets, and put the man in a blood choke, wrapping his arm around the man's neck and pushing his head down with the other. Marguerite pulled out her service pistol and carefully took aim.
"Shoot!"
"I can't get a clear shot!"
"It doesn't matter!"
Marguerite shot three rounds, aiming for the newcomer's face.

---

The Boutyhunter continued to look, bored, at Stan's work.
"So, how long do you think it'll take to finish it?"

[Cybraxia]

Tadayoshi took a quick look at the newcomer, and knew he had to act fast. He flew to him from behind using his flight jets, and put the man in a blood choke, wrapping his arm around the man's neck and pushing his head down with the other. Marguerite pulled out her service pistol and carefully took aim.
"Shoot!"
"I can't get a clear shot!"
"It doesn't matter!"
Marguerite shot three rounds, aiming for the newcomer's face.

---

The Boutyhunter continued to look, bored, at Stan's work.
"So, how long do you think it'll take to finish it?"

The bullets simply pinged off the newcomers helmet. He began to laugh, what came out was most certainly sinister. "Oh this is rich. Trying to choke something that doesn't have lungs." He chuckled in his electronic sounding voice. He reached above, then behind himself, grabbing Tadayoshi by the back of his clothing and slamming him to the ground in front of him. "Such primitive weapons. Can't even breach durasteel. I was expecting more of a challenge."

[Aeternabilis]

Rapporan
"Gentlemen!" a booming voice yelled, shaking the ground. Two figures appeared, one a tad taller than Hades so as to speak with the god face-to-face and the other as large as Bowser to commune with the shorter arrivals, and started speaking in unison. "Welcome to Rapporan. I am Asteraoth, the Lord of Evil, and I have a job offer of sorts for you."

Asteraoth launched into an monologue about the situation (he would have to consider investing in a voice recorder so he could stop repeating himself), explaining the war with Zarall four hundred trillion years ago, his imprisonment, his desire to destroy all universes, his need for assistants to destroy Zarall's relics, and the reward that awaited those who joined him- eternity in their personal heaven. As he finished up, both incarnations of Asteraoth crossed his arms and waited for a response.

Aebrenata
Zarall waited for a moment for Sayaka to go through the portal, then turned to Xeltos and said "Let me know when she goes through. I'm going to greet our newest arrivals elsewhere."

He teleported away, to the courtyard of his castle, where the Scoobies had landed.
"Hello, and welcome to Aebrenata. My name is Zarall, the Lord of Good, and I am in dire need of assistance."
He fired into speech about the situation (not that he minded, Zarall loved to give speeches) and explained all about Asteraoth, his desire to destroy reality, the plan to stop that desire, and the need for Zarall to recruit heroes to execute that plan.
"So, what do you say? Will you help save a literally countless number of lives?"

Installation 00, Ice Canyon
"I'vve got him!" Eridan yelled, and he fired a bolt of magic science from his wand. Clay started trying to re-gravitize Ulrik and Brelyna, and the other trolls destroyed hundreds of Sentinels. For every one they destroyed, however, an equally angry one replaced it.

Inside the control room, Bivtris greeted the blond newcomer. "Welcome to the battle. You have already spoken to Lord Asteraoth?"

[Petrokovia]

Tadayoshi reached into his jacket and pulled out an explosive throwing star, and threw it up at his opponent. Using the explosion mainly as a means of distraction, Tadayoshi was quickly back on his feet.

[Cybraxia]

Installation 00, Ice Canyon
"I'vve got him!" Eridan yelled, and he fired a bolt of magic science from his wand. Clay started trying to re-gravitize Ulrik and Brelyna, and the other trolls destroyed hundreds of Sentinels. For every one they destroyed, however, an equally angry one replaced it.

Inside the control room, Bivtris greeted the blond newcomer. "Welcome to the battle. You have already spoken to Lord Asteraoth?"

The newcomer jumped back as the bolt passed through where he was just standing. The explosive throwing star, like the bullets, also did nothing. In retaliation, he fired another flurry of blaster bolts at the troll and Tadayoshi, following it up with returning to fire at the rest of the heroes.

Meanwhile...

"Yes. I have. I am DIO. I don't see the other one that I was with. The armored man. I believe his name was Durge." DIO rubbed his chin for a moment. "Judging from the yelling, I assume he's outside."

[Osnil]

Rapporan
"So, we help destroy the universe in exchange for our own personal heaven?" Joker asked, "I'm in, not for the personal heaven, but the fun we'll have getting it." He smiled cruelly "and after that, who's up for Chinese?"
Bowser glared, "So, what do we need to do?"

[The Dark Brotherhood of Deros]

Rapporan
to say that Hades was confused was nowhere near enough. this guy wanted to kill every living thing in the multiverse, and he wanted Hades' help? He thought it over for a bit. then spoke up. "Immortality, my own personal heaven, MASTERY over the multiverse?! COUNT ME IN!" He said, bringing his arms up, and opening portals to his Underworld. the entirety of the underworld army was brought forth. "My army, is at your disposal."

[The Intergalactic Russian Empire]

Installation 00, Ice Canyon
After a bit of effort, Ulrik and Brelyna were re-gravitized and crashed into the ground, the two of them stood up and brushed themselves off "Thanks Clay. Now I say that we should get the hell out of here before someone gets killed." he quickly ducked to dodge a small missile "That was a close one, now let's turn tail and retreat, then regroup for another attack." Meanwhile, John jumped in and attacked Durge with the Pop-a-matic Vrillyhoo Hammer while Dirk ran in from behind and launched a badass flurry of attacks with his Indestructible Katana.

Installation 00, Map Room
Ford turned around and said "Finished! I'll probably add more later on, but for now it's basically done. Now everyone get on, this thing can comfortably seat 15 people. Key word "comfortably"." the sled, well, looked like a large metal sled with engines on the sides and a large windshield.

[Petrokovia]

Tadayoshi thought for a brief second while he dodged the blasts.
This guy's practically invincible... to penetration. He might not like a fall...
Tadayoshi shot one of his cables near the newcomer, and flew around him several times, tangling him in the cable. He then flew up, swinging the newcomer around and back into the ground, hard.

[Osnil]

Rapporan
to say that Hades was confused was nowhere near enough. this guy wanted to kill every living thing in the multiverse, and he wanted Hades' help? He thought it over for a bit. then spoke up. "Immortality, my own personal heaven, MASTERY over the multiverse?! COUNT ME IN!" He said, bringing his arms up, and opening portals to his Underworld. the entirety of the underworld army was brought forth. "My army, is at your disposal."

"Aren't you Hades?" Bowser asked, turning to Hades, "The notorious Kid Icarus Villain. I understand that the flightless angel you fight is a fanboy of that idiot plumber Mario. What do you say we ditch the clown and do some work together?"
"I heard that!" Joker shouted, turning to Hades, "I'm the Joker, wanna shake?" He offered his hand.

[The Dark Brotherhood of Deros]

Rapporan
to say that Hades was confused was nowhere near enough. this guy wanted to kill every living thing in the multiverse, and he wanted Hades' help? He thought it over for a bit. then spoke up. "Immortality, my own personal heaven, MASTERY over the multiverse?! COUNT ME IN!" He said, bringing his arms up, and opening portals to his Underworld. the entirety of the underworld army was brought forth. "My army, is at your disposal."

"Aren't you Hades?" Bowser asked, turning to Hades, "The notorious Kid Icarus Villain. I understand that the flightless angel you fight is a fanboy of that idiot plumber Mario. What do you say we ditch the clown and do some work together?"
"I heard that!" Joker shouted, turning to Hades, "I'm the Joker, wanna shake?" He offered his hand.

"Listen, uh..... oh right Bowser! listen, im interested in conquering the multiverse with this guy, so im afraid i cant help you." he said. he then looked to Joker. "sure! if you want me to crush your everything!" Hades replied.

[Osnil]

"Aren't you Hades?" Bowser asked, turning to Hades, "The notorious Kid Icarus Villain. I understand that the flightless angel you fight is a fanboy of that idiot plumber Mario. What do you say we ditch the clown and do some work together?"
"I heard that!" Joker shouted, turning to Hades, "I'm the Joker, wanna shake?" He offered his hand.

"Listen, uh..... oh right Bowser! listen, im interested in conquering the multiverse with this guy, so im afraid i cant help you." he said. he then looked to Joker. "sure! if you want me to crush your everything!" Hades replied.

"I meant work together conquering the Multiverse," Bowser replied, "without him." He tilted his head toward the Joker.
Joker smiled, then said, "I only wanted to shake." He offered his hand again.
Bowser rolled his eyes.

[Cybraxia]

Tadayoshi thought for a brief second while he dodged the blasts.
This guy's practically invincible... to penetration. He might not like a fall...
Tadayoshi shot one of his cables near the newcomer, and flew around him several times, tangling him in the cable. He then flew up, swinging the newcomer around and back into the ground, hard.

The newcomer activated his jetpack at the last moment and angled himself to skid along the ground. Using his new solid foundation, he cut his jetpack and flipped to his feet. He struggled for a moment before snapping the cable trapping him. "I've had enough of this." He brought his arms up and out of the wrists opened what appeared to be miniature gatling guns. From them he unleashed a fusillade of flechettes at Tadayoshi.

[Petrokovia]

Tadayoshi thought for a brief second while he dodged the blasts.
This guy's practically invincible... to penetration. He might not like a fall...
Tadayoshi shot one of his cables near the newcomer, and flew around him several times, tangling him in the cable. He then flew up, swinging the newcomer around and back into the ground, hard.

The newcomer activated his jetpack at the last moment and angled himself to skid along the ground. Using his new solid foundation, he cut his jetpack and flipped to his feet. He struggled for a moment before snapping the cable trapping him. "I've had enough of this." He brought his arms up and out of the wrists opened what appeared to be miniature gatling guns. From them he unleashed a fusillade of flechettes at Tadayoshi.

Tadayoshi quickly flew out of the way of the majority of the flechettes, but was hit in the left side by several.
"Shit!"
Tadayoshi landed, clutching his side. He drew out his sword in his opposite hand, ready to fight more defensively.
"I can not locate any major weak points at the moment. The metal in his armor is not anything of Earthly origin."
"Great. Just who the fuck is this guy?"

[Apto]

Aebrenata
Zarall nodded and said, "Of course." He then waved his hand, forming a green portal in the middle of the kitchen that led to wherever the heroes would be on the Ark.

Absolutely no time was wasted. The moment that swirly portal of light green opened up in front of Sayaka, she leaped through it just as the summoner of the portal turned away to attend to something else.

Installation 00, Ice Canyon

A wave of nausea overcame her senses for the briefest of seconds as her eyes saw nothing but a never-ending green void before the feeling quickly disappeared as the scenery changed.

Cold winds buffeted her form as her cape fluttered wildly behind her and her ears heard nothing but the angry howl of the elements. With gritted teeth she looked down and ignored the harsh glare of the Ark's artificial sun. Gravity gripped her form and panic bubbled into existence as she fell and parted the clouds above the canyon. Instincts took her mind by force and she angled herself diagonally downwards, cutlass held close to her cheek by two gloved hands, and her magic flickered to life.

To those below, Sayaka was nothing but an insignificant flicker of blue light amidst a background of white clouds and blue skies, but it soon became clear to those who weren't busy fighting that that blue dot was growing larger and brighter with every second that passed.

A wave of ever-changing neon blue trailed directly behind Sayaka, acting as the tail of the blue haired comet and blazing a trail against the untamed skies for all to gaze at.

By the time Mitakihara's Knight neared the ground, she was nothing more than a car sized blue oval-shaped mass of energy that momentarily blinded sensors and senses of all kinds due to sheer output of stimuli.

A deafening BOOM, the loudest and most attention grabbing one yet, washed over the battlefield as she crashed against the ground, sword tearing through what Sentinels were in the way of her flight path like a hot knife would through butter.

The succeeding concussive shockwave was comparable to a particularly strong bomb's and it sent a literal wall of debris and ice shards through the air and outward from the newly made crater as a mass of all kinds of objects rose from the epicenter of her landing and obscured her from sight and sensors.

In the midst of all this was Sayaka, body battered and broken but mind still intact. The field of energy she unknowingly created had absorbed most of the shock from her landing but her speed, acceleration, and the force behind the attack were so great that she had unintentionally rendered her own body useless.

Deep cuts adorned her body and her very organs threatened to spill out. Most of her bones were shattered and a lot of muscles were all but singed into non-existence.

The pain was excruciating yet she remained conscious as her magic did its job. Circles of black musical staves and notes appeared above her injuries and tattered clothing as the clouds covering her subsided. She screamed like an animal, pain and torment making themselves known, as soon as she regained control of her vocal cords.

She wanted to go back home.

She wanted to see mom and her friends again.

She wanted to stay away from the pain.

But she shouldn't and wouldn't.

After all, a true Hero doesn't back down just because she got stung.

Tears fell from her eyes as Sayaka forced herself to stand up, form still obscured by the still subsiding clouds. To outsiders, they would only see the silhouette of a skilled but admittedly small warrior that just culled hundreds of Sentinels and other such machinery in one fell swoop but those inside would only see a scared, crying child putting on a brave face.

She wiped her face clean and controlled her shivering. As soon as she was done doing that, she leaned against the ground as if she was about to sprint and with a yell filled with determination, launched herself inches off the ground with speed unmatched.

The newcomer activated his jetpack at the last moment and angled himself to skid along the ground. Using his new solid foundation, he cut his jetpack and flipped to his feet. He struggled for a moment before snapping the cable trapping him. "I've had enough of this." He brought his arms up and out of the wrists opened what appeared to be miniature gatling guns. From them he unleashed a fusillade of flechettes at Tadayoshi.

She was simply a white and blue blur with a similarly colored tail as she tore a hole through the cloud that soon subsided as she exited it. Cutlass held in both hands and a roar of defiance in her throat, she blindedly tried to slam her Cutlass and body against Durge's back like a teenager sized freight train. What she lacked in mass, she made up for in speed and that alone would be enough to send him on his merry way towards a nearby wall along with the Blueberry.

[The Dark Brotherhood of Deros]

"Listen, uh..... oh right Bowser! listen, im interested in conquering the multiverse with this guy, so im afraid i cant help you." he said. he then looked to Joker. "sure! if you want me to crush your everything!" Hades replied.

"I meant work together conquering the Multiverse," Bowser replied, "without him." He tilted his head toward the Joker.
Joker smiled, then said, "I only wanted to shake." He offered his hand again.
Bowser rolled his eyes.

Hades didn't say anything to the clown prince of crime. he simply turned to the massive demon man in front of him. "Well then, it seems that both you and i need to start planing the multiversal apocalypse." he said, offering his hand to shake.

[Osnil]

Rapporn
Bowser smiled and said, "I'm in if he's in. What's our plan first?"
Joker smiled, and said, "After we destroy all of humanity, who's up for Chinese?"

[Cybraxia]

Aebrenata
Zarall nodded and said, "Of course." He then waved his hand, forming a green portal in the middle of the kitchen that led to wherever the heroes would be on the Ark.

Absolutely no time was wasted. The moment that swirly portal of light green opened up in front of Sayaka, she leaped through it just as the summoner of the portal turned away to attend to something else.

Installation 00, Ice Canyon

A wave of nausea overcame her senses for the briefest of seconds as her eyes saw nothing but a never-ending green void before the feeling quickly disappeared as the scenery changed.

Cold winds buffeted her form as her cape fluttered wildly behind her and her ears heard nothing but the angry howl of the elements. With gritted teeth she looked down and ignored the harsh glare of the Ark's artificial sun. Gravity gripped her form and panic bubbled into existence as she fell and parted the clouds above the canyon. Instincts took her mind by force and she angled herself diagonally downwards, cutlass held close to her cheek by two gloved hands, and her magic flickered to life.

To those below, Sayaka was nothing but an insignificant flicker of blue light amidst a background of white clouds and blue skies, but it soon became clear to those who weren't busy fighting that that blue dot was growing larger and brighter with every second that passed.

A wave of ever-changing neon blue trailed directly behind Sayaka, acting as the tail of the blue haired comet and blazing a trail against the untamed skies for all to gaze at.

By the time Mitakihara's Knight neared the ground, she was nothing more than a car sized blue oval-shaped mass of energy that momentarily blinded sensors and senses of all kinds due to sheer output of stimuli.

A deafening BOOM, the loudest and most attention grabbing one yet, washed over the battlefield as she crashed against the ground, sword tearing through what Sentinels were in the way of her flight path like a hot knife would through butter.

The succeeding concussive shockwave was comparable to a particularly strong bomb's and it sent a literal wall of debris and ice shards through the air and outward from the newly made crater as a mass of all kinds of objects rose from the epicenter of her landing and obscured her from sight and sensors.

In the midst of all this was Sayaka, body battered and broken but mind still intact. The field of energy she unknowingly created had absorbed most of the shock from her landing but her speed, acceleration, and the force behind the attack were so great that she had unintentionally rendered her own body useless.

Deep cuts adorned her body and her very organs threatened to spill out. Most of her bones were shattered and a lot of muscles were all but singed into non-existence.

The pain was excruciating yet she remained conscious as her magic did its job. Circles of black musical staves and notes appeared above her injuries and tattered clothing as the clouds covering her subsided. She screamed like an animal, pain and torment making themselves known, as soon as she regained control of her vocal cords.

She wanted to go back home.

She wanted to see mom and her friends again.

She wanted to stay away from the pain.

But she shouldn't and wouldn't.

After all, a true Hero doesn't back down just because she got stung.

Tears fell from her eyes as Sayaka forced herself to stand up, form still obscured by the still subsiding clouds. To outsiders, they would only see the silhouette of a skilled but admittedly small warrior that just culled hundreds of Sentinels and other such machinery in one fell swoop but those inside would only see a scared, crying child putting on a brave face.

She wiped her face clean and controlled her shivering. As soon as she was done doing that, she leaned against the ground as if she was about to sprint and with a yell filled with determination, launched herself inches off the ground with speed unmatched.

The newcomer activated his jetpack at the last moment and angled himself to skid along the ground. Using his new solid foundation, he cut his jetpack and flipped to his feet. He struggled for a moment before snapping the cable trapping him. "I've had enough of this." He brought his arms up and out of the wrists opened what appeared to be miniature gatling guns. From them he unleashed a fusillade of flechettes at Tadayoshi.

She was simply a white and blue blur with a similarly colored tail as she tore a hole through the cloud that soon subsided as she exited it. Cutlass held in both hands and a roar of defiance in her throat, she blindedly tried to slam her Cutlass and body against Durge's back like a teenager sized freight train. What she lacked in mass, she made up for in speed and that alone would be enough to send him on his merry way towards a nearby wall along with the Blueberry.

Had Durge been human, he most certainly would have had his bones broken. However, as he had no bones to break, it merely cracked his armor. "Oooff!" He fell to the ground, landing on his knees. "You brats are more annoying than Jedi." he grumbled. At that moment, Ugh-Zan snapped out of his stupor (as he had been outside all along. (He's 330 feet tall, he can't really go inside, ya know?)) and snapped his fingers again, summoning 2 dozen beheaded kamikazes. As soon as they spawned, they ran screaming at the heroes. Meanwhile he pulled up his laser cannon and began firing at the heroes.

[The Intergalactic Russian Empire]

Installation 00, Ice Canyon
Dirk and John stopped and saw the explosion of Sayaka's entrance "Holy fucking shit." Ulrik was pushed back by the explosion "What the fuck was that?" he then looked over and saw the kamikazes "What the fuck are those?!?!?! Run away!" he then began to run away from the battle like Satan himself was chasing him, Brelyna, Heimskr, and Lydia ran behind him as he repeatedly yelled "Run away!" Dirk and John ran in and hit Durge with their powerful weapons while he was distracted.

[Aeternabilis]

Installation 00, Ice Canyon
"Holy fuck, what is happening right now?!" Karkat yelled out as he dodged a round of blaster fire. Nobody answered him, however, as they were all dealing with one or more of the multitude of obstacles between them and the control room. Sollux was firing an optic blast in the general direction of Ugh-Zan; Aradia was psychically throwing Kamikazes back at the villains; Eridan was firing blasts from his wand at practically anything that moved; Nepeta, Equius, Tavros, and Feferi were attacking the other Biomechanoid; Vriska, Terezi, and Kanaya were destroying Sentinels; Gamzee just kind of sat there, just off the ramp; and Clay ran over to both help out with Durge and see if that blue-haired was still alive after smashing into both him and the ground. The battle was very quickly devolving into chaos.

Inside, Bivtris peered out the window. "Yes, there he is. He seems to have taken a bit of a beating from a blue-haired human girl."

Rapporan
"I have already made the plans," Asteraoth said with a stony expression, as he shook Hades' hand with just enough force to possibly cause pain. "You and my other recruits will travel to artifacts deemed sacred by Zarall and destroy them, sapping his power. Once he has been weakened enough we engage him and his forces in combat, resulting in his destruction. I then take my place on Aebrenata's throne, you all get eternity in paradise, and everything else is simply gone. Now, if that's that for questions, your first assignment is already in progress."

[The Olog-Hai]

Rapporan
"Gentlemen!" a booming voice yelled, shaking the ground. Two figures appeared, one a tad taller than Hades so as to speak with the god face-to-face and the other as large as Bowser to commune with the shorter arrivals, and started speaking in unison. "Welcome to Rapporan. I am Asteraoth, the Lord of Evil, and I have a job offer of sorts for you."

Asteraoth launched into an monologue about the situation (he would have to consider investing in a voice recorder so he could stop repeating himself), explaining the war with Zarall four hundred trillion years ago, his imprisonment, his desire to destroy all universes, his need for assistants to destroy Zarall's relics, and the reward that awaited those who joined him- eternity in their personal heaven. As he finished up, both incarnations of Asteraoth crossed his arms and waited for a response.

Aebrenata
Zarall waited for a moment for Sayaka to go through the portal, then turned to Xeltos and said "Let me know when she goes through. I'm going to greet our newest arrivals elsewhere."

He teleported away, to the courtyard of his castle, where the Scoobies had landed.
"Hello, and welcome to Aebrenata. My name is Zarall, the Lord of Good, and I am in dire need of assistance."
He fired into speech about the situation (not that he minded, Zarall loved to give speeches) and explained all about Asteraoth, his desire to destroy reality, the plan to stop that desire, and the need for Zarall to recruit heroes to execute that plan.
"So, what do you say? Will you help save a literally countless number of lives?"

Installation 00, Ice Canyon
"I'vve got him!" Eridan yelled, and he fired a bolt of magic science from his wand. Clay started trying to re-gravitize Ulrik and Brelyna, and the other trolls destroyed hundreds of Sentinels. For every one they destroyed, however, an equally angry one replaced it.

Inside the control room, Bivtris greeted the blond newcomer. "Welcome to the battle. You have already spoken to Lord Asteraoth?"

Buggy replies. "Of course! That's more or less what I do each day anyways, save the world a couple times a week, no biggie."

[Mundeo]

Instalation 00, Ice Canyon

In the midst of the sounds of battle, a familar yet foreign noise rung throughout the canyon. As the sound became louder and louder, a blue phone box slowly materialized in the middle of the battlefield. With a creak, the door of the box opened, and out stepped a man in a beige suit, a red bow tie, and a fez. He looked around him with an expression of confusion.

"This isn't Victorian London..." The man said with a thick British accent as he took another look of his surroundings. Ah, the familiar scent of an all out battle. He always ends up in the middle of one of these. This time literally, as the two assumed sides were clashing right around him.

This is merely another chapter of the Doctor's many adventures through the Multiverse.

The Doctor ducked for cover behind the phone box. He was completely bewildered, a bit rusty for this sort of thing. Something like this hasn't happened since his last incarnation, and that was hundreds of years ago! In the heart of all of the chaos, The Doctor heard the familiar swearing of someone he met in that kast adventure years ago. He bolted from cover, waving his arms like a madman and smiling as he ran towards Karkat.

"Karkat! And the rest of the trolls, too! What are you all doing here? What am I doing here? What even is this place?" The Doctor shouted with an out of place excitement.

Rapporan

Another red portal opened, and out strutted the ever so unexpected Missy. She wore her usual black dress, but this time held an umbrella above her for this special occasion. She walked up to Asteroath and hekd out her left hand for a handshake.

"Hello. I am the Mistress, but you may call me Missy" She said presumptuously. "It seems I am late to your little party, but I can still participate, can I?"

[Petrokovia]

Tadayoshi, almost fully healed already, drew his other sword and attacked a handful of the kamikazes, using several quick sword strikes to practically shred his way through each one he came up to.

Marguerite aimed her service pistol at a kamikaze, and fired two rounds into its head and two into its chest.

[The Dark Brotherhood of Deros]

The Lich yard
Life was overrated. why live, when you can live forever dead? that was Specter Knights realm of thought. he was levitating in his yard, thinking. it had been 2 years since that Shovel Knight defeated the Enchantress and the Order of No Quarter, and all of its member were starting new lives. at least, all but Specter Knight.

oh he tried to fit in, to entertain people, to be the "Life of the party" as it were. but he was dead, different, and far more powerful than the people. he didnt make a good entertainer in his eyes, he was a warrior! and he would be a warrior once more!

it was then that the portal opened, pulling Specter Knight into Rapporan. "Huh? what is this place? where have i gone?" he said, noticing several rather large beings.