The Growing Darkness

NOTE: this is an unedited version of an RP.

Narrator: One day on Planet Vort,

• Vax is working in his lab*

Vax: VIR! Splack! Muz

• VIR, Splack, and Muz arrive in the room*

Vax: There's something I must tell you...

VIR: Yes?

Vax: There has recently been a wave of mysterious dark energy heading our way.

Splack: How mysterious...

Muz: Indeed...

• Door opens and Vex walks in*

Vax: Vex?

VIR: GET OUT OF HERE, VEX! YOU ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED!

Vex: Vax, my station just got hit by some strange cosmic rays... Can I stay here until it reboots?

Vax: Of course.

VIR: WHAT? NO!

• VIR runs at him, and Vex holds him back with his bio-electricity manipulator* Vex: Umm... Could you tell him to not try to beat me up?

VIR: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Grunts and squirms*

Vex: Because... Um... Doing this all the time is going to inconvenience everyone.

Vax: VIR, show respect for Vex.

VIR: But he cannot be trusted! HE'S A FILTHY LIAR!

Vex: Anyway... The readings of those frequencies were beyond anything I've ever seen! Graf is on Earth doing some calculations, but without my labs, we will never know what it is or where it came from...

Vax: It could be a sign...A sign of our possible doom...

Vex: The odd thing is, these rays seemed to be a being themselves... We were actually studying the phenomenon when they changed course and collided with our ship. You might know a bit more about this kind of thing than I do...

Vax: I wouldn't be surprised if I do. I do indeed study the supernatural a lot...

Vex: Yes... And on that note, I must indeed tell you something...

Vax: What?

Vex: The Tallest are worried, Vax... Worried that you might drift too close to the actions of your predecessor...

Vax: What do you mean?

Vex: The allure of occult powers is often too strong for a man like you... Were you never told why you got the job you did?

Vax: I do feel that I might end up betraying others...

Vex: The Empire usually only hires a few people to do your job. The one you replaced was one of those who was caught in the allure of such powers.

Vax: I feel darkness drawing close...

Vex: You and I are really the only ones who are hired to do his job now... But you are growing closer to his fate... To Knox's fate... And the Tallest are worried you might drift too far...

Vax: I remember Knox...

Vax: Now...I must get to study on those strange rays...

Vex: Yes... If the darkness that we fear is coming, we should be prepared.

VIR: *Looks at Vex with much anger*

Vex: Umm... What?

VIR: You...

Vex: Ok... So... How do you suppose we should study those rays?

Vax: There is a probe of mine following it...

Vex: And? What have you found?

Vax: It's heading towards...I can't see it...It's gone forward in time... To the...40th century... On Earth...

Vex: Gone back in time... Well, it seems we're in for some time travel, yes? I'll contact STARE. It would be a good opportunity for him...

Vax: Ok.

Vex: *transmission* STARE... Come to Planet Vort. Right away!

STARE: Yes sir!

• spaceship lands, and STARE gets out*

Vex: Good... I assume we'll be using your time machine?

Vax: Yes.

Vex: Excellent...

• Door opens
• Comatose walks in, holding box full of spare parts

Vex: Hello, Comatose... What brings you here?

Comatose: What? I was supposed to deliver parts For something Vax and I were working on... I think I'm interfering with something important, though... I'll come back later.

Vex: Well, we're just about to leave for a surveillance mission... I would ask if you wanted to come along but, uh... *he looks at her PAK*

Comatose: Don't say it. If you're going to do something important, you HAVE to take me along... It would be a GREAT opportunity for me to get some research done...

• SMASH* *Jib comes falling through the roof into the lab*

Jib: Um, Hi...

Comatose: Jib?

Jib: Yes..

Vex: That was quite an entrance...

Comatose: Yeah... What are you doing here?

Vax: You broke my ceiling...YOU WILL PAY!

VIR: *Punches Jib*

Vax: VIR! Show some respect.

Jib: *Blocks the punch with Trio gem sword*

Comatose: Vax, this will be easy to fix... Don't do anything crazy.

Vax: Ok...'

Vex: Yeah.. I'd estimate... Five thousand monies would do it.

Jib: Well, ya know...Time machines, Spittle Runners, and Explosives don't really mix...

Comatose: That IS true... So, where are we going, Vex? The past? The future? The Nightmare Dimension?

Jib: You can't get to the Nightmare Dimension using a time machine...

Vex: Well... We are going to Earth, to be precise... The 40th century...

Comatose: Hm. Looks like I'll need my SIR...

Vex: Yes... Hurry up, though. We keep getting delayed.

they board the Time Machine*

Comatose: *opens transmission* SO, get down here now!

Jib: You guys need to tell me what's going on before you make me go in a time machine.

• a hole is blasted in the ceiling, right next to the one Jib made
• Comatose's SIR Unit walks towards them and boards the time machine

Vex: A surveillance mission... Hopefuly not a big deal... hello, SO.

Comatose: Glad you could make it. SO: Hello, mistress, Vex, Vax, STARE, and Jib.

Vax: WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP BLASTING HOLES IN MY CEILING?!

SO: Blasting holes in people's ceilings is fun!

Vex: I would recommend that we leave before anyone else decides to tag along...

Comatose: Forgive my SIR Unit, she hangs out with that moron GIR, and his stupidity has rubbed off on her... Yes, we should.

• time machine starts to enter the Time Vortex*

SO: Hooray! Time travel! I've always wanted to try this...

Vax: *Sets the Time Distorter to go into the 40th century*

Vex: Buckle up, everyone... Traveling through time and space is some risky buisness!

Comatose: I hope my PAK doesn't glitch while we're in the vortex... That would not end well...

SO: Don't worry, mistress, it probably won't.

Vex: Just stay calm... We've got only a few minutes...

STARE: Yes... By my calculations, we are arriving as we speak!

Comatose: Alright...

• Time distorter drops out of the Time Vortex*

• The Time Distorter follows the strange rays into 40th century London*

Vex: London? What of value could be here?

SO: Whoa, this place is weird... Not like Irk, Vort, or any other planet I've ever been to...

Comatose: *takes out handheld computer and starts waving it around* Yeah, what is special about this place?

Vax: WHY do they always go to London...?

Vex: Perhaps... No. It couldn't be...

Comatose: What?

Vex: Knox... He spent a few years here, experimenting on the humans.... Some of his dark magic could have been left behind...

Comatose: Knox? Who's Knox?

Vex: An old enemy...

Vax: I've seen many things in my life...Apparently, they always target this place...

Jib: What are we looking for, exactly?

Vex: I'm not sure... Vax?

Vax: I know what I feel near...

STARE: And that would be? 7 Jib: Vax, your being extremely unspecific...

Vax: Something very dark...

Comatose: Don't hide anything, Vax. It will get us nowhere.

SO: Just be straight with us! What are we looking for?

Vax: I don't know... I can't describe it...

STARE: Yeah, Great....

Comatose: Um... Do you know how to find it?

Vex: What do we know about it?

SO: I agree with STARE, this is just great...

Jib: I hate being on a wild goose chase....

SO: Same here!

Comatose: If you don't know what we're looking for, why'd you drag us out here?

Vex: Now, now... Vax, can we label some sort of energy signature?

Vax: Well, this is where the dark rays are.

Comatose: I have important business to attend to! I was testing some highly unstable... Oh fine, I'm listening...

STARE: Well... Where are they? The rays!?!?

SO: Yeah! Where!

Vax: I don't know... *Holds up an energy device* Hmmm...This way! 7:46 Invader Ark Comatose: So, what did you mean by "dark rays?" SO: Still, this is stupid... Wouldn't you agree, STARE? 7:47 Invadervax Vax: *Heads into an unknown tunnel* 7:47 INVADER VEX Vex: It seems to be some kind of dark cosmic ray... Perhaps nightmare? 7:47 Invader Ark Comatose: *still holding small computer* Perhaps... 7:48 INVADER VEX

• STARE's tentacles come out, and he scurries ahead*

7:48 Invader Ark SO: Hey, wait up!

• Strange poles similar to PAK legs come out of SO's back and she follows STARE

7:48 INVADER VEX STARE: Catch up, more like it! 7:49 Invader Ark SO: *looks around tunnel as she moves ahead* Whoa, this place is creepy! I wonder what sort of stuff we'll find down here... 7:49 INVADER VEX Vex: Now, now... You two have no idea where we're going... How about we follow Vax? STARE: Rrgh... Yes sir... 7:49 Invadervax Vax: *Heads into an unknown corridor* 7:49 Invader Ark SO: Hmph. *slows down and lets Vax pass her 7:50 INVADER VEX Vex: I've seen this place before.... 7:50 Invader Ark Comatose: Still, we don't know where we're going, do we? 7:50 Invadervax Vax: I know where we're going... 7:50 Invader Ark Comatose: Well, where ARE we going? 7:50 INVADER VEX Vex: This place... It seems familiar... 7:51 Invader Ark SO: *to STARE* This is... Kind of strange. Why won't Vax tell anyone where we're going? 7:51 Invadervax Vax: *Starts to slow down* 7:51 INVADER VEX Vex: That's it... I sold some of my liquid substance to someone here once.... 7:51 Invader Ark Comatose: What? Why are we slowing down?

7:40 Invader Ark SO: I agree with STARE, this is just great... 7:40 Invader Jib Jib: I hate being on a wild goose chase.... 7:40 Invader Ark SO: Same here! (Hey Lurk) 7:40 Invader Jib (Hi Lurk.) 7:40 Mysteriousjillguy (Hi guys!) 7:40 Invader Ark (We're in the middle of an RP.) 7:41 Mysteriousjillguy (Oh ok) 7:41 Invader Ark (Any sign of those robbers?) 7:41 Invadervax (Hi, Lurk.) Welcome to the Irken Empire Wiki chat 7:41 INVADER VEX (Hello, Lurk) 7:42 Mysteriousjillguy

(No signs 7:43 Invader Ark

7:43 INVADER VEX (Good.) 7:43 Invader Ark (Good) 7:43 INVADER VEX (:)) 7:43 Mysteriousjillguy (Maybe they're gone? I'm not sure..) 7:43 INVADER VEX ( ) 7:43 Invader Ark

( ) (let's just continue the RP) 7:44 Invadervax (YES!) 7:45 INVADER VEX (Ok.) 7:45 Invader Ark Comatose: If you don't know what we're looking for, why'd you drag us out here? 7:45 INVADER VEX Vex: Now, can we label some sort of energy signature? 7:45 Invadervax Vax: This is where the dark rays are. 7:45 INVADER VEX Or what? 7:45 Invader Ark Comatose: I have important business to attend to! I was testing some highly unstable... Oh fine, I'm listening... 7:46 INVADER VEX STARE: Well... Where are they? 7:46 Invader Ark SO: Yeah! Where! 7:46 Invadervax Vax: I don't know... Vax: *Holds up an energy device* Vax: Hmmm...This way! 7:46 Invader Ark Comatose: So, what did you mean by "dark rays?" SO: Still, this is stupid... Wouldn't you agree, STARE? 7:47 Invadervax Vax: *Heads into an unknown tunnel* 7:47 INVADER VEX Vex: It seems to be some kind of dark cosmic ray... Perhaps nightmare? 7:47 Invader Ark Comatose: *still holding small computer* Perhaps... 7:48 INVADER VEX

• STARE's tentacles come out, and he scurries ahead*

7:48 Invader Ark SO: Hey, wait up!

• Strange poles similar to PAK legs come out of SO's back and she follows STARE

7:48 INVADER VEX STARE: Catch up, more like it! 7:49 Invader Ark SO: *looks around tunnel as she moves ahead* Whoa, this place is creepy! I wonder what sort of stuff we'll find down here... 7:49 INVADER VEX Vex: Now, now... You two have no idea where we're going... How about we follow Vax? STARE: Rrgh... Yes sir... 7:49 Invadervax Vax: *Heads into an unknown corridor* 7:49 Invader Ark SO: Hmph. *slows down and lets Vax pass her 7:50 INVADER VEX Vex: I've seen this place before.... 7:50 Invader Ark Comatose: Still, we don't know where we're going, do we? 7:50 Invadervax Vax: I know where we're going... 7:50 Invader Ark Comatose: Well, where ARE we going? 7:50 INVADER VEX Vex: This place... It seems familiar... 7:51 Invader Ark SO: *to STARE* This is... Kind of strange. Why won't Vax tell anyone where we're going? 7:51 Invadervax Vax: *Starts to slow down* 7:51 INVADER VEX Vex: That's it... I sold some of my liquid substance to someone here once.... 7:51 Invader Ark Comatose: What? Why are we slowing down? 7:52 Invadervax Vax: *Stops in front of a strange door* 7:52 Invader Ark Comatose: *waves small computer around door* What is this? 7:53 INVADER VEX Vex: because we're here.... 7:53 Invader Jib Jib: Vax, your acting kind of strange... 7:53 INVADER VEX

• they reach a huge cavern*

Comatose: Whoa... This is COOL. 7:53 Invadervax Voice: Hmhmhm... 7:53 Invader Ark SO: Who's there? 7:53 Invadervax Voice: No one... VIR: *Throws a giant boulder at Vex* 7:54 INVADER VEX

• STARE crawls up a wall and illuminates the entire cavern*

7:54 Invadervax Vax: VIR! 7:55 Invader Ark SO: What? VIR? WHAT IS THIS! *follows STARE* 7:55 Invader Jib Jib: Vax, you NEED to reprogram your SIR unit or I will report him. This is getting redicolous. 7:55 INVADER VEX

• Vex catches the boulder with his manipulator* Vex: Come on! You really just did that?

7:55 Invadervax VIR: YOU ARE THE ENEMY... 7:56 Invader Ark SO: Vax, what is this guy talking about? 7:56 Invadervax VIR: VEX. 7:56 Invader Ark Comatose: I thought VIR was loyal to you, Vax! Stop him!