The Cavalry [endgame plotpost] [video]

[relativityspeaking]

[A lot of things that have happened have made it seem like nothing is going in their favor, but now they have a lead on finding a weapon to defeat Chronoblivion, know how to find the missing Legionnaires and...well. Sometimes the Time Trapper actually does something useful.]

[Sometimes.]

Listen up, Legion. I need you all to get ready to dispatch tomorrow morning at 0500. Once Brainy's finished his preparations for retrieving the lost Legionnaires and the Miracle Machine, we need to move.

Also, while nothing's been confirmed, I have a feeling we're going to be seeing some activity from Chronoblivion's forces soon, because the Time Trapper sent us a little backup and it was probably for good reason.

[She can't help but smile at least a little.]

Which is to say that even though the rift on Phelolu sealed up, there are a few people that just suddenly appeared on the bridge that want to say hello.

[ooc: This is where returning characters can announce their return, get updated on what they've missed, reconnect with old friends, and maybe make some new ones before shit hits the fan.]

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[the_fuzz]

[While the Time Trapper has given her back her suit, Judy hasn't changed into it yet. Instead, she's wearing a grey pantsuit with a pink shirt. And a wedding and engagement ring.]

Detective Hopps-Wilde, reporting in. Hey guys!

[thethinzooline]

Detective Hopps-Wilde - the sequel - also reporting in.

[Judy's not the only one with a wedding band. Nick also hasn't changed out of his clothes and into his Legion uniform yet. Unlike Judy, his clothes don't look like work clothes any more than they did before before. He's still wearing what he wore as civilian clothes in the Legion: a tacky Hawaiian printed shirt, a tie that gives the vaguest pretense of formality, and sunglasses.]

[The only difference is now he's got his badge on a chain around his neck.]

[One of the best perks of making detective was ditching his uniform blues. The tie is the only thing that lets him get away with dressing like this, and even then, Chief Bogo only barely tolerates it.]

We've been gone two whole years and you guys still haven't saved the universe yet? Tsk tsk. Times-a-wasting.

How many giant, planet-eating human-slash-sharks are we looking at now?

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[turntex]

hey
guess whos back bitches

[unrecovered]

Where are you.

[Because he will be on his way at top speed.]

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[captainbuzzkill]

Hey, man.

I'd say you didn't miss much, but you missed so much that Brainy's a dad now and Legion World got blown up, making it so we have to live in a wet box.

You missed stuff like that.

[wherenoonegoes]

Hey all.

[Hiccup's back, with Toothless at his side. The dragon os not happy abpit the lack of fish aboard.]

This isn't exactly what we were planning on doing today, but I can't say we weren't hoping to finally be able to take this thing out.

[captainbuzzkill]

Hiccup! Hey, man.

As you can see, we live in a shoebox now.

[wherenoonegoes]

A shoebox with no fish. Toothless is not happy. What've you been up to Dipper?

[turntex]

fuck if i know
yall had a change of scenery since i was last here i dont know jack shit
glad to hear youre still around though

[turntex]

haha holy shit what
are you serious
who got down and dirty with brainy i gotta know

[captainbuzzkill]

[Suddenly, it's a deer in headlights look, because how does he explain that it's a big fat nothing since he got benched?]

Mabel's here. Again. So...there's that. That's made things a lot better.

[It has.]

As far as the team goes I'm...kind of not on it anymore. Actually. They've just been letting Mabel and I stay so they know we're safe as all the chaos goes on.

But unless things get so bad it has to be all hands on deck or the universe will die, we're not...allowed. To do anything anymore. Because of...stuff.

That I lied about. A little.

So there's that. Lots of free time to read books. [He clicks his tongue forlornly.] Lots free of time.

[captainbuzzkill]

Actually, apparently two years ago, his people genetically engineered a kid from DNA they had in storage or something?

We found out because the kid and a Brainiac from the future let loose a robozombie virus on Colu - which I won't say they deserved, but all the horrible stuff they did that everyone found out afterward was definitely almost enough to make you feel that way.

After they took off the emotion inhibit-ey thingy they'd forced on him, he turned out okay. Cranky, but okay. He's, like...two, so it's kind of normal, I guess.

After Brainy found out he existed, he basically told the government that if they didn't give him custody he'd start blowing up moons? So he named him Merl and now he helps with science stuff, because he's a genius baby, like something out of a really cheap cartoon movie.

[wherenoonegoes]

...you lied about your age, didn't you?

[It's not hard to figure out. Dipper was a little too short to be 14, and that's the mist likely candidate for a lie that would get Dipper kicked off the team.]

[captainbuzzkill]

[Dipper winces and nods a little nod, avoiding looking at his screen.]

Mabel and I did have a birthday right before I got here. It just...wasn't our 14th.

It was our 13th.

[Awkward.]

I just...I just wanted to have a chance to do something about everything that was happening. But that...it started getting too hard.

[And hurting too much.]

And eventually one too many bad things happened and I totally freaked out and...I realized I needed to back off a little and did it in a way that made it so I couldn't take it back after. So I could force myself to just...stop.

So...

[Shrug.]

[Here he is.]

[atippleoftransparency]

I did, but not in the collecting-genetic-material-for-kid-making-purposes kind of way. I never got the equipment for that installed.

Hi, Invisible Kid, chemistry whiz and Brainy's boyfriend.

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[bachido]

Dave!

I'm here too! Where are you? I'll find you!

[wherenoonegoes]

Honestly, I probably would've done the same thing at your age.

[And been even less equipped to handle everything than Dipper was.]

Which should probably tell you just how bad an idea that was. 13-year-old Hiccup was an idiot. Good on you for recognizing you needed to stop, though. I'm not sure I would've.

[googledox]

[Brainy's blushing green when he responds, a hand clasped over most of his face.]

Lyle, it still mystifies me regularly how a former spy - someone used to being an agent of stealth and secrecy - can have an issue with oversharing.

[atippleoftransparency]

'Bragging', Brainy. Telling people I'm 'getting down and dirty' with the smartest, hottest Coluan in two galaxies is called 'bragging'.

[captainbuzzkill]

[He's not sure what answer he was expecting but that wasn't that. It's...not the worst one he could get.]

[The idea that he's like Hiccup in any way is a nice one. He's someone Dipper wants to be like.]

Yeah, well, Mabel kind of helped with that. She keeps...making me realized I need to slow down. Last summer, I had to convince her that she needed to grow up, and she convinced me that I needed to stop trying to grow up so fast.

I kept trying to do that here, but once she got brought here and actually stuck around, she saw what was happening. And the last time I freaked out, she said what I needed to hear.

I just needed another reminder, I guess.

[the_real_sir_prize]

[Hey look, it's everyone's favorite (ice) sk8ter bois. They have new uniforms that look a lot like Victor's old one, except Victor's is black and purple and Yuuri's is black and blue. Victor has his left arm wrapped around Yuuri to keep him from escaping the camera which also shows off the gold band on his left ring finger.]

Yuuri won silver in the Grand Prix, everyone! And we're engaged!

[googledox]

[That just gets squeaky noises.]

Stop that.

[He sounds awfully annoyed, doesn't he? But the next word makes it clear he's only a little annoyed.]

Flatterer.

[And then he disconnects because sprock damn it, Lyle.]

[katsudork]

[He's still squirming, but not enough to escape.]

Victooor, you don't have to announce it to everyone.

[the_real_sir_prize]

[Victor presses a kiss to the side of Yuuri's head.]

Yes I dooooo.

[rushing_by]

There seems to be a theme here. You guys, me, the detectives up top...did anyone else get engaged or married during a timeskip? Dave, Hiccup?