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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 15, 2017 19:08:47 GMT -5
Time for an actual song.
Back on Sodor, Thomas was daydreaming about being a really fast engine.
ALL I WANT IS A LITTKE REDISIGING A SUPER SLICKER SLACKER COAT THATS SMOOTH AND SHINING TO GIVE ME THE SPEED I REALLY NEED STREAMLI-"
"THOMAS!" shouted Sir Topham Hatt. "I'm trying to run this place like a normal Railway, and YOURE NOT HELPING!!"
"Who's running this Railway?" someone asked.
"I AM!" shouted STH.
"Not anymore!" said the War Ensamble member, who threw a spear at him, which punctured his heart, leaving only The Dead Controller.
I know Toz or Frank is gonna change that, so before they do, he didn't actually die, it just hit his leg and he had to go to hospital, leave me alone.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 15, 2017 19:19:14 GMT -5
But this sir topham hart was only an illusion; the Colormen safely teleported all people on Sodor elsewhere, as clarified earlier. And they would annihilate the war ensemble, but apparently this is a PIC focused arc, so we can't do anything about it.
So let's go back to space.
.........
"Don't you have anything better to do? In the grand scheme of things earth is is in the middle of nowhere and if this is what you do for a living then most of your lives must be pretty dull, spending them traveling through a great black void of nothingness with only little spots of anything along the way" man in Blue pointed out.
Him and bronze Mage then looked on as the aliens freaked out, suddenly suffering an extreme existentential crisis as they realized the pointlessness of their actions.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 15, 2017 19:21:35 GMT -5
Hold up Frank, if everyone's gone and the Colorfolk aren't gonna do anything, then that's just plainly unrealistic and not very entertaining to boot. Come on, we need a little excitement, just say the Colorfolk we're in space and knew nothing about the fiasco and it still works.
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Back in space...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 15, 2017 19:28:17 GMT -5
...except we already said that earlier.
And tug clarified only the Colormen in the tournament went to space. And they would do something, but you won't let them.
......
The aliens were stil going through their existential crisis.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 15, 2017 19:35:13 GMT -5
I mean, it only just clicked that no people were on Sodor, if I realized you'd done it earlier I'd have spoken out earlier. I actually had some plans for the townspeople and the PIC interacting so... please bring them back. --------- "What are we doing here?" one alien said all philisophical like.
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Post by Toz76 on Aug 15, 2017 19:46:41 GMT -5
"All my life, I've been wasting myself on unimportant things. Should I wear the blue sidearm or the gedeke one? Should I spend time with my wives or go spelunking? I never realized that we're all hurtling towards oblivion." Said one alien.
"Well, I for one am going to live life to the fullest!" One alien said, ripping his uniform off and running away. The other aliens stripped and followed after.
Man In Blue turned to the assembled group. "Let's get to the escape pods!"
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 15, 2017 20:24:19 GMT -5
I told Tug I was introducing Shesha to The Game. He got very panicky very fast. I don't know why, all I'm doing is name dropping him here so I've got a reason to post so that frankthetriviaman doesn't get fed up with me, and to keep The Game alive so Toz76 stops whining. Somehow I think I just pissed all three of them off at the same time. --------- They had just reached the escape pods when all of a sudden, MiB felt nauseous.
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Post by Toz76 on Aug 16, 2017 0:03:32 GMT -5
Tug has big plans for the space arc. Rather than interfere, let's visit Earth!
With all the tournament participants having vanished and the War Ensemble simultaneously attacking, the citizens of earth came to the flawed but logical conclusion that the War Ensemble was sent by MM. They all reacted in completely logical ways.
THE COLORFOLK:
Man In White, Woman In Blue, Woman In Silver, Man In Gold, and Woman In Gold held an emergency meeting.
"We can't allow the War Ensemble to conquer Sodor. Our only option is to fight." Woman In Gold said.
"Are you sure that's wise? We've evacuated the innocents to Elbaf. Maybe we should retreat too." Woman In Blue countered.
"Colorfolk don't retreat." Man In Gold replied. "We at least have to defend the great hall."
"Also, we only evacuated the human innocents. What about the engines, cars, and tugs?" Woman In Silver pointed out.
"I say we split into two groups." Man In White decided. "Woman In Blue, take Woman In Silver and 20 colorfolk to rescue as many vehicles as possible. I will remain with the golds to defend the great hall."
VILE EVIL CONFEDERACY
Chessmaster, the highest-ranking VEC member left, was overwhelmed by the number of Sudrian refugees coming to Elbaf. The Dimension of Infinite Five-Star Hotels was crowded.
"I can't believe the Colorfolk trust us enough to send us their refugees." Hivemind commented.
"It's an alliance of necessity until SOM and GOD are destroyed, and both sides know it." Chessmaster mumbled.
"Oh really? I'd say both sides are getting pretty chummy, don't you think? Maybe too chummy?" Hivemind grinned.
"Maybe, but-"
"Oh, whatever. I need to go talk to the Horned One."
Still weirded out by this, Chessmaster went back to work.
SERVANTS OF METALICANA
Lord Ainz Oonz Goul or whatever gathered the other members together.
"Without many of our senior members, the War Ensemble poses a genuine threat to the safety of Deszeld. I need options, people!"
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the room. It was Kendarboo.
"Forget the War Ensemble. VEC is vulnerable. Why not take this chance to strike?"
GUILD OF DEATH
With most of the leaders out of commission, and the others on missions, new councilmember Admiral Joel Bjarnisson was placed in charge, with Quinn, Dagronar, and Thomas Gold accompanying him aboard the Skutuna. The Freigรกtan, Kruser, รryggisafrit, Flugmรณรฐurskip, and Fimmta Hjรณl were also there, repaired after the beating they'd received from the VEC on Elbaf. Four more ships, the Skemmdarvargur II, Stรกlbana, Hilda Nannadottir, and Drepa Mann ร Blรกu, rounded out the fleet. But f*ck worldbuilding, we have a scene to do!
"Connect me to the leaders of the War Ensemble." He said. "Let's see about an alliance."
PIRACY INTERNATIONAL COALITION
Essex was pirating when a senior crewmember, "Disturbed" Linkin Soad, ran up.
"Cap'n, the War Ensemble!"
"War Ensemble? Hell ya." The camera narrowed around Essex's squinted eyes as The Trooper began playint.
BRAINIAC/NORRAMBUS
"Oh, by the way, Norrambus, I have a present for you." Brainiac said.
"What?" Norrambus asked, clapping his hands in excitement.
"Well, I know you like strange engines and things relating to the colormen, so behold, the long-lost Colorfolk engine... Unicorn!"
"Wow! I forgot that was a plot point!" Norrambus said.
"Me too." Unicorn said.
SOL/KENDARBOO/LIGHTBENDER
Lightbender strolled into the cell where Direli and Negsnart were.
"Now," he said, conjuring a ball of light, "you're going to tell me everything you know about the War Ensemble. Their history, leaders, goals... and weaknesses."
The sound of screams from the captives carried out into the corridor as we cut to commercial.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 16, 2017 0:40:55 GMT -5
Oh yeah, when we say "the innocents", we're talking about the people who did nothing wrong. Didn't lie, didn't cheat, didn't steal, didn't murder, didn't covet their neighbors wives, and didn't take the Lord's name in vain. Just little "sins" like being gay.
So basically, everyone was evacuated except the Sudrian government.
The mayor was frantic. "What'll we do? What'll we do?!"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 16, 2017 6:14:48 GMT -5
Actually I said a few posts ago they were evacuated to a picket dimension, not Elbaf, (not quite ready to go back there yet): believe me I would have said Elbaf but not ready to go back yet. But since there really hasn't been a direction for a bit, I'm a bit confused also...
Anyway guys I think we're jumping the gun here; we're in space now, remember? And I'm pretty sure tug didn't want that to end so soon.
.......
But we're not ready for the war ensemble arc, we find ourselves back in space, where tug will soon make a post that really gets us going
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 16, 2017 11:22:25 GMT -5
Actually I believe that both are happening at the same time, so while we wait for Tuggington to post, we'll focus on earth for a bit.
Sir Topham Hatt came up. "Mayor," he said, "don't lose heart. The War Ensemble may look powerful, but I know we can defeat them. I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once more able to defend our island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of His Majesty's Government โ every man of them. That is the will of Parliament and the nation. The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength.
Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the War Ensemble and all the odious apparatus of warmongering rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in Sodor, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old!"
The rest of the people scratched their heads and stared at Sir Topham Hatt.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 16, 2017 12:14:06 GMT -5
Well, I refuse to write for them until their characters are developed, because they literally just magically appeared with no set up, no introduction and no background. So back to space.
........
Everyone watched the aliens as they went through their crisis.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 16, 2017 14:24:06 GMT -5
While they do that... back to the War Ensemble developing!
GOD
"Hello? Is this the War Ensemble?"
"Who wants to know?"
"Me. I'm Fark Devonshire, leader of the Guild of Death. I was wondering if you'd like to form an alliance."
"In your dreams."
"Well I thought, y'know, maybe we'd have a cup of tea and a few biscuits and discuss thi-"
"NO."
The line went dead.
LIGHTBENDER
The captives were speaking. "We know nothing except that they wish to take over the Island of Sodor."
"Seriously? That's IT?"
"Yep."
"Dammit."
AND NOW BACK TO YOU FRANK!
*In the Writers Room*
"Why you secretive bastard you..." said everyone to Eyes.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 16, 2017 15:20:45 GMT -5
But it was Frank, Tug, TGC and Toz who had the last laugh.
Annoyed with the War Ensemble's pointlessness and lack of development, the war ensemble were banished to character purgatory to be released "a hundred ideas from now"
This brings back to space, where we return to the aliens existential crisis, and wait for tug's post that gets this arc going in the direction it needs to go
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 16, 2017 15:23:20 GMT -5
But since Tug isn't posting, Eyes decided he'd cause some confusion and release everyone who was in CP back out.
Terrible turmoil and bubbling baloney! Creatures and characters galore! Sodor was overrun!
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 16, 2017 17:50:53 GMT -5
Everyone else overrode Eye's decision, and the war ensemble as well as everyone else who was already there returned to character purgatory.
And now we shift our uninterrupted focus back to space, and let tug reply next so we can finally get this space-court arc going.
......
"Man, these aliens sure are having one long existential crisis" Bronze Mage observed.
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Post by Toz76 on Aug 16, 2017 19:16:56 GMT -5
But Toz removed the War Ensemble from Character Purgatory because they have potential.
Direli explained to Lightbender.
"The leader of the War Ensemble is Mayella Hess. Her parents were both powerful good mages, but when she was five, an evil mage named Raios performed a dark ritual on her, stealing all her magic power and her eyes. She teamed up with Maxine Kim, a scientist who built her artificial eyes, then used her parent's fortune to built an army of robots and the latest tech. Hess is obsessed with destroying magic and letting tech reign supreme. Kim has become an AI, equally dangerous and no less obsessed."
Meanwhile, GOD tried once again to reach the leaders of the War Ensemble, offering a non-agression pact.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 16, 2017 19:28:32 GMT -5
What Toz didn't realize was that there were two teams of the War Ensemble - Hess and Kim's robots, and Attila and Vlad's soldiers.
The latter were the literal descendants of Attila the Hun and Vlad the Impaler, and twice as bad, so you can draw your own conclusions.
The two sides had joined forces because they both had the same goals - taking over and destroying the inhabitants of the world.
Attila and Vlad's soldiers were a combination of real live people and dead bodies brought back to life with dark magic. The War Ensemble was a true force to be reckoned with.
IS THIS ENOUGH EXPANSION FOR YOU
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Post by Tug on Aug 16, 2017 20:27:43 GMT -5
Back up in space, in the past from my last post, the Prism-Dragon-Death-Beast Alliance had left the armory and split into three groups, which were the following:
The Decoy Team:
Colorfolk - Man in Silver, Man in Pink, Woman in Pink, Man in Steel (Stil lnot recovered fully)
VEC - Blood Alchemist, Vivan Bloodsphere, Chaos, Suleiman, Balor
SOM - Raios, Doruk, Shalltear, Yao, Sterben
GOD - Fark, Gnash Aimes, Nifsara Hunt, Jude Jinx, Zul Shadowmend
The Rescue Team:
Colorfolk - Man in Cerulean, Woman in White
VEC - Priori, Inferno
SOM - Lady Aremur, Tartaros, Stein
GOD - (No one in GOD has to be rescued so they opted out of this group)
The Escape Team:
Colorfolk - Woman in Silver, Man in Brown
SOM - Hecate, Dolor
GOD - Labyrinth, Ellena Morgan, Zima Onyx, Maleficent, Gralikow
(Strangely, SOM's Magellan has disappeared after being freed from his cell...)
Anyway, for right now, we'll focus on the Decoy Team...
.....
(Getting you guys ready, here is another song to listen to while reading this section):
As a large gathering of of Galanfraxvis guards were eating in the ship's cafeteria, after the hearing the strange Earth frequency they could only guess the ship picked a transmission of, varying limbed, green and blue alien guards were in for a surprise when a dark hole opened up in the middle of the room, and up rising from within, a large circle, fully armed and in combat position emerged as music began to play...
And if, you don't love me now You will never love me again I can still hear you saying You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
And if you don't love me now You will never love me again I can still hear you saying You would never break the chain (Never break the chain, never break the chain...)
The Alliance immediately begins the attack as the music becomes the chant...
The Colorfolk group had the Pinks working off one another using their weapons and Colorfolk spells to deal massive damage, the Man in Silver used his gauntlet and spiritual spells to warp the alien's minds, and the Man in Steel, still weakened, used his basic ice attacks and hammer swings to deal with the enemies one after the other...
The VEC team had the Blood Alchemist sue his Krev Chains to pull in the aliens and swing them into each other as he created openings for Vivian to use her Orange and Grey Orbs, rapidly dwindling their numbers, Chaos cast his luck magic and lightning magic right after each other to get the aliens to fall right into his bolt attacks, Suleiman was just rapidly cutting down the ones who charged at him one after another, and Balor smashed smaller aliens with his fist as he punched into the floor...
SOM had Raios, who got them in the room, had the aliens own shadows drag them into their dark abyss, Doruk, on a rampage, leaping upward and slicing all his opponents and feeding Craven Edge, who seemed to grow bigger with each absorbed kill, Shalltear sent bats flying at her opponents that devoured them instantly, Yao launching talismans left and right that most who went against him become crips, and Sterben, who had stolen some laser guns off of dead guards who had went after him, was thinning their numbers with their own weaponry...
And with GOD, Fark, even with his stone hand, was still blinding the aliens and was teamed up with Gnash to take the enemies down with ease, Nifsara was using her sword to cut them down or seduce the Galanfraxvis, Zul was using shadows as well and using the dead aliens to fight their comrades, and Jude was manipulating the luck of the aliens to were all their laser guns misfired and killed their allies or themselves...
Overall, this group was kicking the unprepared, formerly eating, Galanfraxvis' asses, all while the song kept repeating...
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow) Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
"All units! Report to the Eating Facilities! The Earthling Prisoners have escaped! I repeat, the Earthling Prisoners have escaped and he have them cornered, report there and kill all of them on sight!" yelled a voice over the loudspeaker...
By all accounts, the first part of the Alliance's plan was working...
Meanwhile...
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Post by Toz76 on Aug 16, 2017 22:31:51 GMT -5
Except we already established colorfolk magic doesn't work in space...
Anyway, while that was going on, back on Earth, the battle raged. I have no ideas for space at this juncture, tbh, so, um...
WAR ENSEMBLE DEVELOPMENT TIME!!!!!!!!!!
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