Academy of Villains: Now With 200% More Multiverse [IC]

[Unified Free Lands]

With everyone on board the dropship in the hangar, the bay doors finally opened and the VTOL lifted off the ground and rapidly accelerated forward into the sky. "We're already close to the target," Lev started, putting on his helmet. "Everyone on the Black Team, get your armor on. We're going to be jumping soon and if you don't wear that armor, it's quite possible that you will fall to your death. The jetpack on the back is controlled by gestures made while using the gloves, understood?"

The target, of course, was a Russian transport that was carrying two prisoners to America, where they were being transferred to a prison in their own country. The League wanted to recover them, but they also wanted to recover the secret experiment that was packed away in a black box and being transported on the same plane.

[Kractero]

With everyone on board the dropship in the hangar, the bay doors finally opened and the VTOL lifted off the ground and rapidly accelerated forward into the sky. "We're already close to the target," Lev started, putting on his helmet. "Everyone on the Black Team, get your armor on. We're going to be jumping soon and if you don't wear that armor, it's quite possible that you will fall to your death. The jetpack on the back is controlled by gestures made while using the gloves, understood?"

The target, of course, was a Russian transport that was carrying two prisoners to America, where they were being transferred to a prison in their own country. The League wanted to recover them, but they also wanted to recover the secret experiment that was packed away in a black box and being transported on the same plane.

Iris brushes strands of black hair out of her face as she put the armor on. It was relatively light and not too restrictive on her movement, but that wouldn't matter since they would be in the air. She wondered why she was brought along. Derek said that it was to incapacitate the guards with light, but that didn't really seem special knowing that plenty of others in the school could've done the same task, if not better.

She sat down next to Derek, awaiting further instructions from Lev. She knew he was on Green Team, supposed to be damage control or whatever. "My first mission, huh?" She said in Serbian. "Does the Master of badassery have any lessons to teach me?"

[Luminesa]

Lev

Lev rolled his eyes, glancing back at the others. "I'm babysitting them... And apparently I'm supposed to be learning how to manage others better, so I can be like Dad."

He started to turn to the others, noticing that the dropship was waiting. "Thanks for the help, Alex. I'll make sure you get paid well for it," he added, before running to join the others at the dropship.

Mercury

"I'm not mad at you," Mercury sighed. "I'm just shaken, that's all. It's hard to stay calm right after someone tries to murder you from jealousy. But... Maybe she's right to be jealous."

She sighed again, sitting down. "Forget I said anything."

"Good. As long as I get paid. No point if you're not thanking me for my services, I might as well send you to the moon. See ya, loser," Alexa responded, in her normal grumpy fashion. She then walked out of the hangar, to go find her ship on top the Jupiter and to get back to where she needed to be.

When she left, Nightshade turned to Lev and raised an eyebrow. "Who was that girl? And what's this about an 'Underworld'?" he inquired, curiously.

[Sunken Island of Rhinomuraena]

Zalae interrupts him as they approach a run-down shack at the edge of a vast forest. It seemed like the building had not seen usage for a while, weeds overgrown over the front and vines hanging down from the top. He entered it after doing a retina and fingerprint scan, holding the door for Iscalis and Mrs. Smith. The interior would be a large contrast to what the outside looked like, polished wooden floors, paintings adorning the walls and a chandelier from the ceiling.

It was unoccupied, and he led the group to an experimental teleporter. "Well, if you're too scared now, you can go. Although I'll have to do some messy memory manipulation in that case."

"You might not have to in my case, actually... my memory is weird." Iscalis starts walking towards the teleporter, making certain all of her followers are with her. "Don't let this hu-"
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"-rt..." She sees an unfamiliar room surrounding her, and she manages to get a ways away from the teleporter before tripping onto the ground, sending grackles flying tight around her. Her nose starts bleeding. "Owwww... why do I always trip..."

[Kractero]

Zalae interrupts him as they approach a run-down shack at the edge of a vast forest. It seemed like the building had not seen usage for a while, weeds overgrown over the front and vines hanging down from the top. He entered it after doing a retina and fingerprint scan, holding the door for Iscalis and Mrs. Smith. The interior would be a large contrast to what the outside looked like, polished wooden floors, paintings adorning the walls and a chandelier from the ceiling.

It was unoccupied, and he led the group to an experimental teleporter. "Well, if you're too scared now, you can go. Although I'll have to do some messy memory manipulation in that case."

"You might not have to in my case, actually... my memory is weird." Iscalis starts walking towards the teleporter, making certain all of her followers are with her. "Don't let this hu-"
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"-rt..." She sees an unfamiliar room surrounding her, and she manages to get a ways away from the teleporter before tripping onto the ground, sending grackles flying tight around her. Her nose starts bleeding. "Owwww... why do I always trip..."

Zalae follows after her, standing on the teleporter before a blue light engulfed him and he was transported into the teleporter room on the airship.

He got off comfortably, rubbing his eyelids before noticing Iscalis on the floor, tripped. He comes over, helping her up. "So...this is the Jupiter."

[Sunken Island of Rhinomuraena]

"You might not have to in my case, actually... my memory is weird." Iscalis starts walking towards the teleporter, making certain all of her followers are with her. "Don't let this hu-"
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"-rt..." She sees an unfamiliar room surrounding her, and she manages to get a ways away from the teleporter before tripping onto the ground, sending grackles flying tight around her. Her nose starts bleeding. "Owwww... why do I always trip..."

Zalae follows after her, standing on the teleporter before a blue light engulfed him and he was transported into the teleporter room on the airship.

He got off comfortably, rubbing his eyelids before noticing Iscalis on the floor, tripped. He comes over, helping her up. "So...this is the Jupiter."

Iscalis holds a hand over her nose, disoriented. "It's... not rocking or anything... I thought airships did that. This is an airship, right? Is it just really big or something?"

[Kractero]

Zalae follows after her, standing on the teleporter before a blue light engulfed him and he was transported into the teleporter room on the airship.

He got off comfortably, rubbing his eyelids before noticing Iscalis on the floor, tripped. He comes over, helping her up. "So...this is the Jupiter."

Iscalis holds a hand over her nose, disoriented. "It's... not rocking or anything... I thought airships did that. This is an airship, right? Is it just really big or something?"

"Indeed it is an airship," Zalae replied, handing her a tissue off the table of one of the technicians that operated on the teleporter. "It is a supermassive airship, so it's hard to tell that it's rocking to the wind. Kind of like a houseboat, just a house...airship."

[Charlia]

"...I..."

I'll have to go back, won't I?

But... this...

"...I promise."She lifted a hand, thorns sprouting from her fingertips.

"Does this answer your question?"

"Thank you..."

The Hatter held her for a second, his face unseen over her shoulder. If she could see it though...

A smile that would scare a Bandersnatch was what she would see.

The lunatic pulled back after a moment, taking her hand again and starting to run off. "Okay! Now we go see Alice!"

She followed behind eagerly, trying to ignore the tears in her eyes.

Mad, you don't get unhappy. You're crazy. You love life.

Sorry, Mad. I'm afraid this time it's my fault.

You just can't get any luck, can you?

Heh.

"...I..."

I'll have to go back, won't I?

But... this...

"...I promise."She lifted a hand, thorns sprouting from her fingertips.

"Does this answer your question?"

Ananias
Seeing the thorns, but still not taking the hint, Ananias called out once again. This time, the voice would seem to come from above as his appearance would come from the side. " Plants? My angel, they seem to have named you very well indeed. However, why thorns? Are you trying to show me a rose? I assure you I would miss it, as it's beauty would pale in comparison to your own. " He stopped moving directly in front of her (or directly to her right, if the manipulation worked). "I see what is going on. You are with another, am I right? All the pretty ones are. It's alright, they need not know, and with all likelihood doing the same to you."

"Stop it!" she shrieked, and thorns burst through her skin, shooting in all directions.

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Thank you..."

The Hatter held her for a second, his face unseen over her shoulder. If she could see it though...

A smile that would scare a Bandersnatch was what she would see.

The lunatic pulled back after a moment, taking her hand again and starting to run off. "Okay! Now we go see Alice!"

She followed behind eagerly, trying to ignore the tears in her eyes.

Mad, you don't get unhappy. You're crazy. You love life.

Sorry, Mad. I'm afraid this time it's my fault.

You just can't get any luck, can you?

Heh.

Ananias
Seeing the thorns, but still not taking the hint, Ananias called out once again. This time, the voice would seem to come from above as his appearance would come from the side. " Plants? My angel, they seem to have named you very well indeed. However, why thorns? Are you trying to show me a rose? I assure you I would miss it, as it's beauty would pale in comparison to your own. " He stopped moving directly in front of her (or directly to her right, if the manipulation worked). "I see what is going on. You are with another, am I right? All the pretty ones are. It's alright, they need not know, and with all likelihood doing the same to you."

"Stop it!" she shrieked, and thorns burst through her skin, shooting in all directions.

Eventually, thankfully, wonderfully, they made it to Alice's door on the airship. The Mad Hatter knocked loudly, a wide smile on his face and his other hand still holding Mad's. "Alice!? Alice, are you asleep!?" he yelled, still knocking in an erratic, crazy rhythm.

[Charlia]

She followed behind eagerly, trying to ignore the tears in her eyes.

Mad, you don't get unhappy. You're crazy. You love life.

Sorry, Mad. I'm afraid this time it's my fault.

You just can't get any luck, can you?

Heh."Stop it!" she shrieked, and thorns burst through her skin, shooting in all directions.

Eventually, thankfully, wonderfully, they made it to Alice's door on the airship. The Mad Hatter knocked loudly, a wide smile on his face and his other hand still holding Mad's. "Alice!? Alice, are you asleep!?" he yelled, still knocking in an erratic, crazy rhythm.

She opened the door after quickly brushing tears off her face.

"...Mad? Did you get cloned?" she said bewilderedly.


Mad just fought the urge not to squee.

[Sunken Island of Rhinomuraena]

Iscalis holds a hand over her nose, disoriented. "It's... not rocking or anything... I thought airships did that. This is an airship, right? Is it just really big or something?"

"Indeed it is an airship," Zalae replied, handing her a tissue off the table of one of the technicians that operated on the teleporter. "It is a supermassive airship, so it's hard to tell that it's rocking to the wind. Kind of like a houseboat, just a house...airship."

Iscalis takes the tissue, less confused now. "That makes sense. I don't know what people here can and can't do." She takes another tissue, just in case, and starts walking slowly towards the door, before stopping suddenly, turning back to Zalae. "I just realized I don't know where anything is. Or what I'm supposed to be doing right now."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Eventually, thankfully, wonderfully, they made it to Alice's door on the airship. The Mad Hatter knocked loudly, a wide smile on his face and his other hand still holding Mad's. "Alice!? Alice, are you asleep!?" he yelled, still knocking in an erratic, crazy rhythm.

She opened the door after quickly brushing tears off her face.

"...Mad? Did you get cloned?" she said bewilderedly.


Mad just fought the urge not to squee.

"Nope! At least... I hope not. Could you imagine how weird that would be? I wonder if he would be a Hatter like me too, crazy and all... Hmm..."

The Mad Hatter hmmed and hummed, tapping his chin with one finger, and then Mad's finger. When he saw his female companions hand though, he blinked and his mouth dropped open as he slapped his head. "Oh, right! This is Alice, Alice! Alice, like I said, this is Alice. I'm sure you're both very happy to meet each other!" he said, smiling. "Oh, Alice? Everyone calls Alice Mad, because she like me so much and all that. Oh, and she's from an alternate universe that isn't Wonderland!"

He leaned in and winked a little. "I think we should call it Otherotherworld."

[Charlia]

She opened the door after quickly brushing tears off her face.

"...Mad? Did you get cloned?" she said bewilderedly.


Mad just fought the urge not to squee.

"Nope! At least... I hope not. Could you imagine how weird that would be? I wonder if he would be a Hatter like me too, crazy and all... Hmm..."

The Mad Hatter hmmed and hummed, tapping his chin with one finger, and then Mad's finger. When he saw his female companions hand though, he blinked and his mouth dropped open as he slapped his head. "Oh, right! This is Alice, Alice! Alice, like I said, this is Alice. I'm sure you're both very happy to meet each other!" he said, smiling. "Oh, Alice? Everyone calls Alice Mad, because she like me so much and all that. Oh, and she's from an alternate universe that isn't Wonderland!"

He leaned in and winked a little. "I think we should call it Otherotherworld."

Alice blinked in confusion.

"Wait... what?! I know those words, but that is the extent of what I gathered from what you just said..."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Nope! At least... I hope not. Could you imagine how weird that would be? I wonder if he would be a Hatter like me too, crazy and all... Hmm..."

The Mad Hatter hmmed and hummed, tapping his chin with one finger, and then Mad's finger. When he saw his female companions hand though, he blinked and his mouth dropped open as he slapped his head. "Oh, right! This is Alice, Alice! Alice, like I said, this is Alice. I'm sure you're both very happy to meet each other!" he said, smiling. "Oh, Alice? Everyone calls Alice Mad, because she like me so much and all that. Oh, and she's from an alternate universe that isn't Wonderland!"

He leaned in and winked a little. "I think we should call it Otherotherworld."

Alice blinked in confusion.

"Wait... what?! I know those words, but that is the extent of what I gathered from what you just said..."

"I think we should call the place Alice comes from Otherotherworld, what's so hard to understand about that?" the Mad Hatter said, looking over at Mad.

[Kractero]

"Indeed it is an airship," Zalae replied, handing her a tissue off the table of one of the technicians that operated on the teleporter. "It is a supermassive airship, so it's hard to tell that it's rocking to the wind. Kind of like a houseboat, just a house...airship."

Iscalis takes the tissue, less confused now. "That makes sense. I don't know what people here can and can't do." She takes another tissue, just in case, and starts walking slowly towards the door, before stopping suddenly, turning back to Zalae. "I just realized I don't know where anything is. Or what I'm supposed to be doing right now."

"I can help you around, if you'd like," he offers, turning slightly red underneath the mask.

[Charlia]

Alice blinked in confusion.

"Wait... what?! I know those words, but that is the extent of what I gathered from what you just said..."

"I think we should call the place Alice comes from Otherotherworld, what's so hard to understand about that?" the Mad Hatter said, looking over at Mad.

"No... Before that... All the Alices... and what..."

Mad just sighed happily.

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"I think we should call the place Alice comes from Otherotherworld, what's so hard to understand about that?" the Mad Hatter said, looking over at Mad.

"No... Before that... All the Alices... and what..."

Mad just sighed happily.

"Okay... Alice, this is Alice..." Mad said, pointing at Mad. "Though, everyone calls her Mad because she acts like me."

He smiled, and shimmied a little closer to Mad.

[The Klausians]

Iscalis takes the tissue, less confused now. "That makes sense. I don't know what people here can and can't do." She takes another tissue, just in case, and starts walking slowly towards the door, before stopping suddenly, turning back to Zalae. "I just realized I don't know where anything is. Or what I'm supposed to be doing right now."

"I can help you around, if you'd like," he offers, turning slightly red underneath the mask.

Millosm cheerfully stepped between the two, a sarcastic grin spread across his face. "Does this offer apply to me as well? I am, after all, just as lost as Ms. Clumsy over here.." He looked back to her quickly. "Er.. No offense." He looked back to Zalae. "Also, where are the other students? No, screw the other students.. Where are the dormitories?" A look of dread would wash over his face. "Oh god, I'm not going to have a roommate am I?" His eyes shifted slightly to the left. "No, you don't count as a roommate." He mumbled quietly before shifting his gaze back to Zalae.

[Charlia]

"No... Before that... All the Alices... and what..."

Mad just sighed happily.

"Okay... Alice, this is Alice..." Mad said, pointing at Mad. "Though, everyone calls her Mad because she acts like me."

He smiled, and shimmied a little closer to Mad.

"...I see..."

I think.

"...Do you have a Vorpal Blade?" Mad squeaked.

"...Yes."

"Did you kill a Jabberwock?"

"Don't remind me."

"...so cool."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Okay... Alice, this is Alice..." Mad said, pointing at Mad. "Though, everyone calls her Mad because she acts like me."

He smiled, and shimmied a little closer to Mad.

"...I see..."

I think.

"...Do you have a Vorpal Blade?" Mad squeaked.

"...Yes."

"Did you kill a Jabberwock?"

"Don't remind me."

"...so cool."

Hatter smiled and nodded happily. "She's also a big fan of you, too! Oh, and she's kinda my... something. Girlfriend? Wife? Promise holder thingie?"

He taps his chin, confused again.

[Charlia]

"...I see..."

I think.

"...Do you have a Vorpal Blade?" Mad squeaked.

"...Yes."

"Did you kill a Jabberwock?"

"Don't remind me."

"...so cool."

Hatter smiled and nodded happily. "She's also a big fan of you, too! Oh, and she's kinda my... something. Girlfriend? Wife? Promise holder thingie?"

He taps his chin, confused again.

So much for being in love with me.

Well, that makes things much easier, doesn't it?

...

"...I wouldn't say your wife, Mad," she said with a laugh. "That would require getting married."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Hatter smiled and nodded happily. "She's also a big fan of you, too! Oh, and she's kinda my... something. Girlfriend? Wife? Promise holder thingie?"

He taps his chin, confused again.

So much for being in love with me.

Well, that makes things much easier, doesn't it?

...

"...I wouldn't say your wife, Mad," she said with a laugh. "That would require getting married."

Hatter hugged her, and kissed her hat. "What does that mean? Can we do it now? It sounds like a good idea!" he said, smiling and squeezing Mad tightly.

You're ruining my life.

You wanna give it to me then? Because I can most certainly live it! It's so fun now!

No! At the end of today, I'm taking back the body, and you're never touching it again!

[Kractero]

"I can help you around, if you'd like," he offers, turning slightly red underneath the mask.

Millosm cheerfully stepped between the two, a sarcastic grin spread across his face. "Does this offer apply to me as well? I am, after all, just as lost as Ms. Clumsy over here.." He looked back to her quickly. "Er.. No offense." He looked back to Zalae. "Also, where are the other students? No, screw the other students.. Where are the dormitories?" A look of dread would wash over his face. "Oh god, I'm not going to have a roommate am I?" His eyes shifted slightly to the left. "No, you don't count as a roommate." He mumbled quietly before shifting his gaze back to Zalae.

"I'm not a tour guide around the school," Zalae responds, flicking his wrist as if telling an animal to shoo. "Gela is supposed to do that. I don't know where she is though. You'll know she's coming when slime comes off the wall through special tubes built for her, since she's a slime girl. And you don't need to have a roommate."

[Skyline United]

He blushed as she did, not entirely sure how to react. It wasn't as he expected. He assumed that she would just blush and pretend that he didn't say such a thing. Apparently not...

Instead of saying anything against it, he moved his arms around her to the controls and gently pulled on the throttle. The spacecraft began to move forward until it rose into the air and hovered.

---

She turned back to him, feeling as if she was being watched. "It's just down this hall to the left..." she mumbled.

---

Samael was laying on his bed, all four of his demonic consorts standing beside it. They stared at him, causing a eerie sensation to fill the room. "So... What do y'all want?" he asked, smirking. Strangely, none of them answered.

She didn't want to get in the way of his driving, or she probably would've leaned into him, so she sat in a slightly uncomfortable position but probably good for their safety, if safety was an issue on a high-tech aircraft.

"What's Paris like?" She asked.

---

"Alright," Tony replied, silencing his parrot telepathically when it looked like his beak was about to open.

He pulled her back against him regardless, doing her best to make her comfortable. "Paris? Well, I'm not sure. I haven't visited many places on this planet yet, but I would enjoy to see each of them with you."

---

She stepped into the bedroom, leaving the door open behind her. She wasted no time opening drawers, packing clothes and other personal belongings, folding bedsheets, and grabbing bathroom necessities.

[The Klausians]

Millosm cheerfully stepped between the two, a sarcastic grin spread across his face. "Does this offer apply to me as well? I am, after all, just as lost as Ms. Clumsy over here.." He looked back to her quickly. "Er.. No offense." He looked back to Zalae. "Also, where are the other students? No, screw the other students.. Where are the dormitories?" A look of dread would wash over his face. "Oh god, I'm not going to have a roommate am I?" His eyes shifted slightly to the left. "No, you don't count as a roommate." He mumbled quietly before shifting his gaze back to Zalae.

"I'm not a tour guide around the school," Zalae responds, flicking his wrist as if telling an animal to shoo. "Gela is supposed to do that. I don't know where she is though. You'll know she's coming when slime comes off the wall through special tubes built for her, since she's a slime girl. And you don't need to have a roommate."

"Oh I see how it is.." He exchanged a look between Zalae and the woman before turning around and getting a look at the area around him. "I suppose I could just run off and let you two have your immature fun. I suppose I will find something interesting to do." He looked Zalae. "Care to point me in a direction? Or are you too busy coddling the woman?" His face would no longer be cheerful and sarcastic, but more serious and business like.