Ongoing: All Teams

[voidtreckermods]

The first few days are taken up with solving the problems in the various sectors, all the while getting closer to their goal. The Great-Winter, Great-Summer, Great-Spring and Great Autumn.

On Day 9 of the month of Jelly they will see on their map a clear indicator of where to go. As they draw near it will be obvious what they are looking for.

The Overseers

In the centre of each of the sectors there is a large metal tube, hundreds of pipes lead from it, spanning up to the ceiling above and down below, creating a field of pipes and tubes to clamber over and crawl under to reach the central tube. On the tube itself there is a panel, wrapping around it in a circle. The SCA's of the Voidtrecker show an exclamation mark, if they click on them they will see the message.

Reach the panel, enter the inner systems and give your aid.

As Voidtreckers step towards the tubes it will seem as if the world shifts around them. Instead of metal and wire they will see trees. The Great-Spring is a tree in blossom, pink leaves spreading up across the canopy. Great-Summer has strong green leaves, Great_Autumns leaves are brown and falling and Great-Winter has no leaves at all.

The panel is still there, the only part of the scene that doesn't look organic. As the Voidtreckers move towards their goal the tree begins to move, branches fighting against those trying to get through the roots. The aim seems to be to push intruders away, going as far as flinging them back with higher branches.

The branches aren't the only security measures in place. As they push forwards they will find creatures coming at them from the trees.

Strangely the creatures look like creatures from their own worlds, any creature they would expect to see in a tree. Regardless of species they attack with claws and with lazers from their eyes. They don't move far from the branches, but try and stop invaders from getting close to the trunk.

For those that get through they will find that as they draw close to the 'trunk' the attacks stop, as if they have reached an eye of a storm.

Going Further

The panel is a simple glowing screen, there are no instructions but their SCA's will beep softly and if they press their SCA to the panel they will find everything vanishes, the trees, branches and weird animals.

Or perhaps it is they themselves that vanish as they find themselves in a large white room, everyone is together here. No matter what sector they had travelled through and which overseer they entered through.

There are four tubes filled with liquid, pink, green, orange and white towering over them.

"Our systems have been compromised." The four voices ring out. "Heal what has been harmed, destroy what should not be here. Find the source and purge it from our world."

The overseers and the room vanish and the voidtreckers find themselves in a forest, a forest that is slowly being choaked by red sickly vines.

The Voidtreckers themselves will find themselves looking different, almost like the hard-light holograms of the Helpmates though they certainly feel like themselves. They are carrying a sturdy stick but nothing else and depending how imaginative they are will quickly find they can alter their appearance to fit their wishes.

Heal and Destroy

The voidtreckers will find themselves drawn towards the vines, if they touch them they will be able to soothe, a glowing blue light from their hands that runs down the vine before it fades away, freeing the trees that it held in its chokehold.

There are many pathways, many vines and it will be a long task to clear it all. It is not long also before the first threats find them. Threats that look like mongeese, small creatures that will lunge at them, teeth bared and claws out.

Luckily the Voidtreckers will quickly learn the ability to soothe is not the only power gifted to them.

On the Outside

For anyone who does not enter through the panel it will seem like their fellow Voidtreckers have entered a deep trance. The area they are sat around the tree is calm, no threats enter there. But outside that area there are still threats, the branches attack, the animals attack and sometimes Helpmates try to evict those they see from the area, claiming it 'restricted.'

Comments

Going Further

[melodiouspacifist]

[ A stick? Really? That's a bit surprising and not at all what Demyx would prefer, but since someone is asking he shrugs. ]

Yeah, I guess, I mean if you're good with fighting. I'm already sick of it. Are all missions like that?

[ He may have run into a helpmate or ten. ]

[tactlesstantei]

Not always, but there’s often some fighting going on. I’ve been on three missions before this one, and there was only one mission where I didn’t have to fight anything. But even then, that was just because I went with Blue that time instead of Purple or Red.

[It’s unfortunate, especially if there’s a surprise attack or something.]

At least we’re being given something to defend ourselves with, most missions don’t even do that.

[melodiouspacifist]

Guess you have a point there, but I'd rather have my own choice of weapon. It's just...a stick isn't very impressive.

[ Not like his sitar which is infinitely better than a crummy stick. ]

[tactlesstantei]

I know, having to use a stick has to be underwhelming for everyone who had a weapon.

[At least it seems to be a good, solid stick, but that doesn't quite make up for the fact that it's well. A stick.

Still, standing around isn't getting anything done and Masumi gazes around at the trees, noting the red vines that were so blatantly out of place.]

Well, I guess we should go 'heal what has been harmed', huh?

[She gestures at the vines, unsure how to go about healing anything but ready to get started.]

[melodiouspacifist]

I guess. [ He could pretend his weapon isn't a weapon, but that ship has sailed already on this mission. ]

I don't know how to do that. I'm kind of a hands off kinda guy.

[ But he's got this very unremarkable stick. Yep. A stick. ]

Maybe I'm better off keeping the animals away.

[tactlesstantei]

Hey, I don't know how either, but I guess we just have to figure out how.

[At the mention of the animals, Masumi recognizes that it's probably best to have someone keep them away and nods in agreement.]

Alright, you keep the animals away while I see about those vines. I'll let you know if I figure something out.

[melodiouspacifist]

Okay great. Totally got this.

[ The next mongoose to challenge Demyx gets whacked with the stick, tossed aside with a solid thwack. ]

It'd be better if I had my usual stuff though.