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[ Grif is in high spirits today. He seems to actually be in one of the training rooms for once, which makes that a lot weirder. ]

Hey guys. There are a bunch of weirdos running around and it's been a while since we talked about powers. So guess what we're going to do today?

[ 'We' because he expects participation, dammit! ]

And because I'm feeling generous, I'll start. Guess who learned a new thing?

[ He points at himself with both thumbs and backs up, revealing a line of targets. He steps back, lines up his shoulder with them, and winds up his arm like a softball pitcher. He doesn't stop. Grif's arm blurs as he speeds up, and finally the force of the moving air is enough to tip over the nearest target. But only the nearest one. He stops, gestures at it with definite pride, and continues. ]

So let's talk about your powers because we already know mine are pretty awesome.

[ Of course they are, Grif. ]

Has anybody else figured out anything cool? And if you're new: I'm Grif and this is basically my job around here. Tell me what you got, because I'm still way disappointed about the lack of eye lasers we got going on on this team. I could read profiles, but who has time for that crap?

If I know you already... I don't know. Injury status report? What did you have for lunch? I'm just bored, okay?

((( This is a free for all mingle post! Grif will reply to everyone who responds, but if you want to have a character jump into a conversation with anybody you are absolutely welcome and, in fact, encouraged. Feel free to have characters ignore the point, talk about other things, etc etc. Threads are assumed to be public unless you mark them otherwise. This is set after the Ambush of TTHS but the Investigation is still ongoing. )))

whyarewehere

[ It’s that time again, gang! Grif’s broadcasting from scenic his room. You can tell it’s Grif’s room because it is an absolute disaster area. There’s all kinds of empty containers strewn everywhere, a pizza box, his other uniform (it’s rumpled and in serious need of a wash), and scattered bits of an orange suit of armor. Of note to those who’ve born witness to this appalling scene before, the far wall has a shiny little plaque on it. That’s new.

All of this is visible in the frame because Grif’s slouching back in his chair with the comm propped up on his desk. He’s a scruffy, somewhat flabby guy swiveling his chair lazily to and fro with one leg while eating… something as he talks. With his mouth full. Because Grif. ]

Alright guys, it’s come to my attention, as the one who tries to keep track of this shit around here, that we have new people. And when we have new people, that means we have new superpowers to figure out how they work.

[ Because clearly, clearly Grif is the only member of the team to take an interest in others and what they can bring to the table. It’s not that he’s nosy and just wants to know if anyone has eye lasers yet. He just gives and gives for this group, he swears.

Grif deigns to swallow before he continues. ]

So: New people. Lay it on me. Who are you, and can you do anything awesome? If it’s not awesome, make it sound awesome, cause that’s what I’m here for.

I’ll start for you:

[ He thumbpoints at his chest, getting space twinkie crumbs everywhere because he’s using that hand. ]

I’m Grif, Doubletime if you want to be that nerd who uses my code name, and I’m pretty much the fastest thing on this ship. Which is awesome.

[ He pauses for a moment, then adds, ]

…And the rest of you should probably come say hi? Tell them stuff? And tell me about the mission because I was stuck back here babysitting the ship and I mean... I took a lot of good naps, but...

[ He shrugs. Then he finishes off the space twinkie, balls up the wrapper, and throws it over his shoulder where it lands on top of the orange helmet. He is not even remotely concerned by this. ]

((( This is a free for all mingle post! Grif will reply to everyone who responds, but if you want to have a character jump into a thread with anyone you are absolutely welcome and, in fact, encouraged. This is set after the end of Lantern Plot, so characters who've been away on that are able to tag in too. )))

frickingguardian

[Rocket is peering too closely at his omnicom for a moment as he speaks, tapping on the screen and grumbling.]

Is this thing-okay, yeah, here we go.

[He pulls back so he can look at it more clearly, laying his ears back and frowning a bit.]

Hey, new guy here. I gotta work on the guns I came with to get them up to spec. Any techie types, there a spot where you guys usually work?

[Tech types, prepare to lock your toolchests down, or you're going to come back to an absolute nightmare.]

notwithoutafight

[ Videl is in the cafeteria having lunch when she turns on her omnicom. She looks uncharacteristically pale and is touching her free hand to her forehead. ]

Hey, um... has anybody been noticing anything weird about themselves since we got back from Braal?

[ Very vague, she knows. How do you ask this kind of question? Instead of stumbling through an unnecessarily confusing explanation, she instead turns her comm over to focus the camera on her left forearm. A portion of her skin, perhaps a handspan in length, has turned a metallic grey, glinting under the cafeteria light. ]

I'm sure it wasn't there when we got back. I didn't notice it at all until like right now. It doesn't itch or anything, but...

[ She brings the comm in really close, trying to give people a better look at the bizarre anomaly on her skin. With awkward balance, she taps it with her fingernail. It makes a very quiet 'tink, tink' sound. ]

Do you think I should go to the med bay?

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[ OOC: Action tags are also welcome if you want you character to be having lunch with Videl. ]

letsgolegion

[The fight between the Spectre and Galactus is the kind of fight that can devastate worlds. That's why the Legion successfully managing to get the Surfer to lead Galactus away from Braal was so important.]

[But the end result is something...unexpected. The exposure of a particular cosmic being watching everything.]

[After he's caught, what he has to say changes everything.]

[The broadcast catches it all. Though the news drones were downed, the Legion's observation drones are working, and that means it puts all the video on the network in real-time.]

[So they see it: the reason they've been brought here. The being responsible. The change in what they're fighting for. They see it all.]

legionnpcs

I want to thank you all for what you did for Naltor.

The UP emergency services are saying that the death toll is estimated in the hundreds, which is far more than is ideal but it could've been much worse. Thanks to all our efforts, they're saying we likely saved thousands.

The ten of us that are from this universe, we couldn't have saved nearly as many people on our own. And without your help, they might not have repaired the generators in time, which could've led the destruction of my planet, which could've claimed millions.

They still don't know what caused the disaster, though. Those rent-a-thugs that the team fought around the generators aren't talking and have psionic inhibitors. We think they're not responsible for the initial attack because there were some reports of visions of them trying to prevent the engineer teams from repairing the generators but not of them damaging them in the first place. Even if we do find out who they were working for, they might have been dealing with them with go-betweens.

And we still don't know why the attack was somehow blocked from the precognitive powers of everyone on Naltor. They've surveyed the public to see if any civilians saw the attack and so far it seems like it was entirely blocked from our view.

We don't know what it means and Brainy is still trying to figure out how it was even possible but Kid Q thinks it's probably not a coincidence. So far, I haven't had any visions about you displacees, either. We think all of it could be tied together somehow, especially since this didn't happen until you all started coming through the portal, but we still have no idea how.

In any case, Naltor is my homeworld. I have family and friends that were saved because of our rescue efforts. There's no way the Legion could've saved so many if you hadn't been willing to help us.

thethinzooline

[There's a fox on the screen. A humanoid fox, sitting in his hospital bed, still wearing his patient hospital scrubs.]

[He's wearing sunglasses (indoors) and has a very flat expression on his face, as if he is unimpressed by space, aliens, randomly having superpowers, and being conscripted into a superhero team. It's highly likely that if he had access to a latte somehow, he'd probably be sitting there and nonchalantly sipping it.]

Apparently, I'm a superhero now. Also apparently I'm part of a team, so I figured I'd introduce myself.

Nick Wilde, formerly (though still technically) officer of the Zootopia Police Department.

Hi.

I'm here with my partner, Judy. If you haven't met her yet, she's a bunny and on the smaller side, so I feel the need to warn anyone that might possibly make the profound mistake of underestimating her to not do it. When it comes to the two of us, I'm the one that speaks softly -- she's the big stick.

fourstars

[ You know, when Gohan picked up his omnicom, he had a pretty good idea of what he wanted to say. But astoundingly enough, when he actually turned on the video, he found that he wasn't actually sure how he was gonna go about saying the things he wanted to say. ]

Um...

[ Okay, so people saw the Great Saiyaman under a heroic light. That was good! But, the whole reason he had a superhero persona in the first place was to protect his identity, and now that was out in the open! After all, he didn't want his family under the spotlight! But... then again, they weren't here. And didn't even live here. Heck, for that matter, he didn't exactly go into this expecting to live much of a normal life outside the costume...

God, why did that stupid news program have to use his real name? ]

I uh... I guess I should properly introduce myself?

My name's Gohan... and I'm the Great Saiyaman. [ A pause. ] ... Nice to meet you?

captainbuzzkill

[There is a noodle-child on the comms, one that looks maybe only just old enough to be a Legionnaire. His hat is missing because he lost it on the planet and his slightly poofy hair is sticking up, so that a birth mark in the shape of the Big Dipper is visible on his forehead. He's currently hyperventilating. His eyes are wide and he's breathing like every new breath makes it even harder to take the next breath.]

Oh man. Oh man. Oh man.

[Will someone help this wayward child? This poor, clearly terrified--]

This is the best thing ever!

[Okay, so maybe he's not hyperventilating because he's scared. Maybe he's just so excited he can barely breathe right. In fact, he's so excited he basically went on the network pretty much as soon as the omnicom was put in his hands. The situation got explained to him -- and he lied his butt off about his age because they mentioned the age limit before they asked what his was -- and now he's clearly still in his Medbay bed, not even released from the Medbay yet, hyperventilating on the comms in excitement over his situation.]

Not the whole being dimensionally displaced part -- even if time supposedly isn't passing back home -- or the, y'know, mortal peril part, but we're in space! Did you all see that? You can just look outside the window! And it's space!

And my doctor had four arms! And was purple!

[Yes, he's excited. Supposedly, he even has superpowers now.]

And we all have superpowers! And -- what am I saying, all you people know this, right? They said other people have been here longer. Do you all have cool powers? Are any of you aliens? Mutants? Or, like, I dunno, space wizards with laser swords or something? That seems like a thing that could happen.

[His other hand comes in frame and he makes a gimme gimme gesture.]

Gimme the lay of the land. What am I looking at here?

[A pause and then he finally remembers maybe he should give his name. He says it like it's an afterthought.]

Oh yeah, I'm Dipper Pines.

legionnpcs

[The video opens on Karate Kid in an area of the ship that seems just as damaged as everywhere else. Behind him panels are sparking. Despite the chaos, he seems perfectly calm, but that's no surprise when he's largely unruffled by everything.]

One of the support staff discovered something that may be of use to us. The people that are possessed -- it's possible to free them with a source of bright light. It has to be shined in their eyes or a similar sight organ.

[He carefully sneaks up a hallway and up to one of the possessed, a purple woman who is working on sabotaging a console. The possessed staff member looks up at him with four eyes that temporarily flash black -- and then screeches as he shines a bright flashlight in her eyes.]

[A black shape, a being made of shadow, suddenly rips away from her body, its edges going fuzzier and more indistinct the longer it's out of her body. Then, it starts to crawl away, flying away through the air by stretching itself out in little leaps.]

Are you all right?

[The woman looks confused but fine. "What? Where am I? What's going on? How did I get here?"]

You're going to be fine. There were entities on board that were possessing people but so far anyone who's been freed seems to have not suffered any injury. Can you get to Medbay on your own?

[The woman nods and Karate Kid helps her to her feet so she can start walking, then turns the camera back on his face.]

The question remains: how do we trap them and get them off the ship? It's possible to free the infested but we still have to prevent them from possessing others and find a way to relocate them.

Killing them may be out of the question. Everyone I've spoken to that's seen them says that when they do speak they seem somewhat intelligent -- if confused. They seem to be in a panic rather than hostile.

[ooc: This post can be used for the characters to figure out solutions to get the creatures safely off the ship. The mods are open to many possible solutions.]

legionnpcs

[The first sign of catastrophe is the entire ship lurching. Legion World is huge so for the whole ship to lurch, that suggests that there's something seriously wrong. Klaxons start blaring and red and blue lights start flashing. Support start start running through the hallways to deal with system malfunctions.]

[Ferro is a people person. He's friendly with most of the staff because he's friendly with everyone. So he notices when one of them doesn't act the way he normally does, carrying himself strangely. He notices something is wrong even more when the man doesn't acknowledge him when he asks if he knows what's wrong and if he needs help with anything in this area of Legion World. So when he sees that staff worker slinking around a corner, walking strange, he follows, takes out his omnicom, and starts whispering into it.]

Uh, guys? Something weird is going on. I know you all felt the ship shake, too. And...some people are acting weird.

[He points his omnicom to show them the technician, who's working on a panel and muttering to himself.]

Cold. Dark. Bring the dark. Bring the dark. Cold.

[A whisper.] I think he might be sabotaging something. [He steps forward, trying to reason with him first.]

Jerem! Jerem, what are you doing? Why are you talking like that?

[The man's eyes go wide and for a moment they see a flash of darkness in them.]

No. More. Poison.

[Andrew gasps but tries to keep his voice calm.]

Jerem...Jerem...you should come with me. To Medbay. You're not acting like yourself.

[The man grabs onto a metal bar to brace himself and flips a switch in the panel. Then there's a malfunction in one of the gravity shields and the hull of the room suddenly breaks, and air starts escaping, causing Ferro to lose his grip on his omnicom. As it flips end over end, they're treated to a blurred view of Ferro flying out into the void. Then the omnicom hits some debris and the transmission goes black.]

[Only about a minute or so later, Ferro appears again, looking shaken. He's in one of the hallways of Legion World and an airlock is visible behind him. He's clearly using one of the hall comm units rather than his omnicom this time and his body is covered in frost and condensation.]

I'm okay! I just flew back in through one of the airlocks. It's a good thing I don't need to breathe. I think Jerem managed to hold on until the backup hull shielding went into place because I didn't see him outside.

Guys, I think he was possessed or something! And I think the ship shaking is things breaking because he's sabotaging them -- and he might not be the only one. We don't know if this is affecting more people!

[In the video, and around all of them in person, Legion World shudders again. The lights where Ferro is go out and the dim red emergency lights replace them.]

[ooc: This comm post can be used throughout the plot for the groups to communicate as they figure things out about the Lux and how to fight them and periodically communicate with each other. The logs for the plot will be in the log comm. Eventually when they come up with a plan to end all this in this post, one of the Legionnaire npcs will do a new post that lays out the complete plan.]

whyarewehere

[The camera bobs and judders as someone sets it up, catching flashes of a scruffy, unkempt face and pale arms and the sky for a moment.]

Okay so I've been thinking, we've got super powers here, right?

[The picture steadies pointing out at what appears to be a beach, but is more likely to just be a simulated section of beach on the Legion World. It falls over, and Grif swears as he rights it again.]

...Anyway. By super powers I mean amazing things you couldn't do before, because otherwise you're just from some world where you can do cool stuff most of us can't and that's not superpowers, that's just life being unfair to the rest of us.

[Satisfied that the comm is stable, Grif steps out in front of it as he continues.]

So, I want to see what you guys can do. And because I am all about being fair, I'm going first.

[He swings his arms a little, takes a couple breaths, then bolts to the waterline. He's nothing but a speed blur followed by a trail of thrashed sand. He stops at the surf and charges back just as quickly. At the end he's doubled over in front of the camera, hands on his knees, huffing and wheezing.]

Whoo!

[He laughs as he catches his breath, which makes it somewhat harder, and is grinning despite how much that tiny display of super speed seems to have taken out of him. In good shape, this guy is not.]

It's like... it feels like everything's normal speed to me when I do it and everything's all slowed down. It's crazy shit, man.

[Grif plunks down heavily in the sand and picks up the comm again, still visibly panting.]

So. That's me. Show me what you got.

((OOC: Feel free to threadhop each other and talk about powers if you like! Grif is encouraging sharing.))

googledox

[Here's that green guy Kid Quantum had introduced. Apparently, he has more to say himself about what he specifically has to offer them. His expression is almost long-suffering, as if he's annoyed at yet one more interruption to his work. Or maybe it's their sheer existence that bothers him -- because now he has to worry about safely getting them home.]

My name is Brainiac 5. Kid Quantum has elected to inform me that I should make it clear that you can avail yourself of certain resources on the ship.

To that end, I want to apprise you all of the fact that you are welcome in my -- [he pauses and inhales deeply through his nose, as if the next words are very hard to say] -- in the Science Labs if you're technologically inclined and would like a space to work on whatever projects you want to...fiddle around with.

Those who are not technologically-inclined should steer clear because there is very delicate and vital equipment that could potentially decohere every molecule in your bodies until you're a fine atmospheric mist.

[And on that pleasant note...]

For those of you that come from such primitive worlds that you don't know what a molecule is because no one's developed a body of knowledge on particle physics -- and for those of you that can't seem to manage the very basic motor functions of turning a vidscreen on -- I will be offering regular lessons on basic scientific principles and on pushing buttons in sequential order.

For those of you that are engineers, I will also be providing tutoring on how to engineer and manipulate technology in this era in a way that's actually effectual.

[He doesn't really seem to be trying to be offensive. There's definitely no malice in how he says these things. But offensiveness is just kind of just happening anyway.]

As the UP government is currently suffering from a surplus of incompetence at the moment, I will be the primary individual responsible for the research and development of technologies that can possibly get you home or to the dimension of your choosing. If any of you have particular expertise in the many sciences that are involved in interdimensional travel and quantum tethering, please contact me so that we can collaborate.

That is all.

[Charming, isn't he?]

relativityspeaking

[A young woman with dark skin and closely-cropped black hair appears on the screen. She's wearing an easy smile, but her eyes are alert.]

Hello everyone. I'm Jazmin Cullen, also known as Kid Quantum, Legion Leader. I wanted to officially welcome you to Legion World, and this reality, and assure you that we are doing everything we can to get you back home where you came from. You're all welcome to stay here on Legion World, regardless if you've taken the oath and agreed to help us out while you're here. Those of you who did take the oath or have offered to help out in other ways, don't worry, we'll have you positioned shortly.

We've prepared classes to familiarize yourself with the United Planets and the technology level here so that you can function independently here. If you're joining the Legion, we have additional classes for you to take.

[Her smile widens, briefly.]

Yeah, I know, you're thrilled about having to do more homework to help us out, but hey, we don't just hand those rings out like candy.

[She reaches forward a the image shakes as she takes her omnicom in hand.]

Like I said before, I'm Legion Leader, and here are a few other important faces.

[She turns the omicomm as she speaks, showing the other members of the Legion.]

Matter-Eater Lad is my deputy leader, if you need to get in touch with me, your best bet is generally to find him. It's not that I'm dodging you, but I'm out and about a lot. He's agreed to make sure that at least one of us is available to you.

Ferro has taken on responsibility for introducing you to media, games, sports, and other forms of entertainment in this era. He also has experience in making the switch from a different era, and he's said that he'd be happy to help you with yours.

Gates has offered to help you familiarize yourselves with the culture of the United Planets in the 31st century, as well as the many and varied cultures within it. He promises that they will be informative and engaging.

Bouncing Boy will be teaching starship piloting and is the support staff coordinator. If you want to learn to drive in this era, or if you need to talk to anyone on support staff, talk to him.

If you have any interest in hand-to-hand combat, you're going to want to talk to Karate Kid. I also personally recommend his meditation training if you've found yourself with new powers that you're not quite sure how to control yet.

For those of you who've joined the Legion, Timber Wolf will be your field instructor. He'll be looking out for you in the field, and your primary trainer for working with each other.

Umbra will be instructing you in power control and battlefield tactics. Even if you're not working with the Legion, it would be a good idea to take the former class if you have powers you're unfamiliar with.

Brainiac 5 will be providing tech support, science lessons, and mentoring for those of you who are interested in engineering.

Dreamer is our source of catastrophe warnings outside of the official reporting system. If you hear her yelling, you should probably suit up.

[The camera stops on Kid Quantum again, and she presses a button, causing two images to display on the screen.]

You've already met Dr. Gym'll, our head physician, and Dr. Ry'krr, who is in charge of assisting with the handling of mental health. They'll still be filling those same roles now. Additionally, one of the other sentients who arrived recently, Dr. Arbuckle, will be assisting Dr. Gym'll.

[The images disappear. Kid Quantum smiles again.]

Even though I wish it wasn't under these circumstances, welcome to the Legion World. If you need help with anything please don't hesitate to ask us or the staff.

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