The MBI Agents learn what Dark Kat was after and cleverly take over his ship. Something unexpected happens as a mysterious alien power gem bends time and space and sends them hurtling out of control turning their three-day journey into a three-minute one.
<Pixel> ::so is on the mooon yes. inside the spacecraft of DK! he has the bathroom you do not wanna clean, especially after Taco Bell night::
<Tessie_Reed> ::so! are we still floating around in space?::
<Tessie_Reed> ((::Diiiies!::))
<Tessie_Reed> ::um…issa floating around trying to find a way to stop this spacecraft!::
<Pixel> ::glad they are regaining air and all. cause that is important. ;D::
<You are now known as Dark_Kat.
<Dark_Kat> :: returns to his spacecraft from the tube that’s connecting it to the wreckage of the alien ship, in the midst of a monologue it would seem :: This trip has been far more successful than even my most grand of expectations. Not only have I recovered the computer core, but I also have this :: holds up something that looks like a fancy glowing lantern :: A rare inter-dimensional power gem. With this I shall be unstoppable. :: laughs to himself ::
<Tessie_Reed> ::Well if we are nearby to hear this will not be happy! they gotta stop this maniac!::
<Dark_Kat> Creeplings! Prepare for our departure. I have what I came for. :: makes his way upstairs and to the catwalk that leads to the control room ::
<Pixel> ((<Dark Kat> In DARKEST day and BLACKEST night, let no GOOD escape my sight… <lantern> ::changes from green to purple::))
<Tessie_Reed> ::looks to Pixel if she’s nearby: <We have to stop him from getting home. >
<Tessie_Reed> ((::Diiies!::))
<Pixel> <Yes… but how will WE then return home?>
<Tessie_Reed> <I do not know. we will figure something out though. If we can just save the ship.> ::starts looking for any wiring that could get them both to the computers:::
<Pixel> <Should we attack him?> ::ready for clobberin’ – er crime fightin’ time! XD::
<Tessie_Reed> <no. he is too strong for that. We have to be smart to stop him and save this ship too>
<Dark_Kat> :: disappears into the control room ::
<You are now known as Spacecraft.
<Spacecraft> :: rumbles to life as several Creeplings move about to secure the recently acquired cargo, closing hatches and taking positions ::
<Tessie_Reed> <Come on. We need to find some way into the computers. we can at least stall the ship.> ::goes to find those cables!::
<Spacecraft> <Cables> :: there are many running all along the interior ::
<Pixel> <Alright.> ::goes acoherent and zaps into nearest cable. begins zipping through to try and find the controls wherever they may be::
<Tessie_Reed> ::Follows her! ::
<Pixel> <I have never disabled a spaceship before, have you?>
<Spacecraft> <Controls> :: can be found. Program is a “simple” spacecraft control subroutine. In the process of pre-flight checks ::
<Pixel> <Oh here we are! ::pauses when taking note of the status:: They are in the process of pre-flight checks. Shall we purposefully make things appear that they are in the red on the control panels?>
<Tessie_Reed> <Negative> ::going along with her then once they get there, notes the status:: < I think that would best. it would at least give us time to stall him>
<You are now known as Dark_Kat.
<Pixel> <Right…> ::causes the next lights to all show red::
<Tessie_Reed> ;:will help! giving all the signals that there is a problem!::
<Dark_Kat> :: distracted somewhat, in the control room, examining his prized find :: Imagine the possibilities. Bending time and space to my will….:: frowns, seeing the red indicator lights :: Must I do everything myself? :: sets the item down, and leaves the control room to go and diagnose the problem that’s apparently on the other side of the ship ::
<Tessie_Reed> ::noting that then to Pixel:: <Does everyone in our group still have their space suits on?>
<Pixel> <Affirmative.>
<Tessie_Reed> <I have an idea then. He doesn’t have that. let us take down the oxygen system and get him knocked out. we can lock him up before he becomes concious.>::going in search of those air control!::
<Dark_Kat> <Environmental Controls> :: are accessible ::
<Sagey> ((Back!))
<Sagey is now known as Jason_Korat.
<Tessie_Reed> ((WB!))
<Pixel> <Great idea! You’re very good at being an agent, Agent Reed.>
<Tessie_Reed> ::will start trying to take down the controls to the air supply!:: <Jason…Pixel and I are in the computer system. We are going to take out the oxygen system. it should make Dark Kat pass out. please be ready to restrain him.>
<Jason_Korat> Restrain that tub of lard. Piece of cake. ::to himself, as he tries to find Dark Kat::
<Tessie_Reed> ::will turn off the oxygen system then!::
<Dark_Kat> There isn’t a problem here… :: frowns, noting that everything is in working order. Then his vision gets blurry, and after a moment falls over due to lack of oxygen, unconscious ::
<Dark_Kat> <Creeplings> :: also fall unconscious ::
<Pixel> <Shall I go restrain the creeplings?>
<Tessie_Reed> <Yes, please. I will get control of the ship. we also need to secure the artifacts he stole so he cannot use them.>
<Jason_Korat> ::finally finds him in the control room:: And, me without handcuffs large enough… ::sighs::
<Pixel> <Roger!> ::zaps out of the control panel and finds some wire or some such to begin tying up the creeplings::
<Dark_Kat> :: along with the Creeplings, are soon adequately restrained ::
<Tessie_Reed> ::will zap out as well! standing in front of hte control panel. starts looking over everything and will disable the alarms, trying to start the ship up and turn it around to head it back home.::
<Pixel> ::once the creepies are tied up, she walks over to where DK set down that lantern like device. carefully picks it up, looking it over::
<Jason_Korat> ::doublechecking on Dark Kat and the creeplings, finally goes over to Pixel:: What is it?
<Pixel> I am not sure… I have not seen anything like it before.
<Jason_Korat> ::reaches for it::
<Pixel> ::hands it to him::
<You are now known as Power_Gem.
<Power_Gem> :: is contained within the lantern-like box, which has viewing windows on it, revealing the power gem to be floating within, not touching the sides, turning various colors and pulsating with light ::
<Pixel> It sure is pretty whatever it is. ::smiles::
<Jason_Korat> And, dangerous if he had it.
<Tessie_Reed> :;radios the group:: Have you subdued Dark Kat? I can turn on the oxygen again if you need me to.
<Pixel> Yes, he and the creeplings have been subdued and we have this… whatever it is that he retrieved.
<Tessie_Reed> Alright. ::will start turning on the systems again::
<Power_Gem> <Spacecraft> :: comes to life, and will follow pre-programmed actions, eventually using rocket boosters to send it upward and into space ::
<Pixel> ::quickly finds a seat lol as they begin moving::
<Tessie_Reed> ::keeps an eye on everything:: I think I have us heading home now.
<Jason_Korat> :breathes a little easier as his oxygen supply goes green::
<Jason_Korat> Great work, you two.
<Tessie_Reed> Thank you sir.
<Pixel> Where are we going to be landing?
<Jason_Korat> MASA, probably.
<Tessie_Reed> I..have not figured that part out.
<Power_Gem> <Screen> :: displays a countdown of 72 hours, presumedly until they reach home, with a destination of somewhere in the outskirts of Megakat ::
<Tessie_Reed> Negative. It is somewhere outside of Megakat. ::looking at the readouts and starts trying to override the landing cooridnates:: I will try to override them.
<Pixel> Outside of Megakat? ::gets up and goes over to the control panel to look at the screens::
<Power_Gem> <Coordinates> :: are overridden ::
<Power_Gem> <Screen> :: ticks down to 71 hours and 57 minutes ::
<Tessie_Reed> I have control of that now as well. I suppose we should try to contact MASA and get actual landing coordinates.
<Jason_Korat> Roger that. :goes and tries to radio them::
<Power_Gem> <Communication System> :: is still disabled from whatever Dark Kat did to break the MASA tracking signal ::
<Pixel> Wow… 72 hours…?
<Power_Gem> ((<Pixel> :: groans :: We have to spend three whole days here? Without TV?))
<Pixel> ((LOL!))
<Tessie_Reed> That is what it appears to be. let me see if this ship has any more power to get us home faster. ::starts trying to see about that.::
<Power_Gem> :: stops pulsating at Pixel’s mention of the time, and changes color to green as Tessie mentions faster ::
<Jason_Korat> ::sighs:: I can’t get in touch with them.
<Tessie_Reed> He must have disabled the communications. Pixel, can you see about that?
<Power_Gem> <Screen> :: changes from 71 hours and 55 minutes to 54 minutes, then 53, then rapidly counts down as the minutes turn to half-seconds ::
<Pixel> Roger … nothing else to do for three days time… ::places hands on the control panel, eyes go electric blue as she’s linked up to it. searches for signals and the like to try and use to patch Jase through::
<Tessie_Reed> ::blinks:: Well..now it seems we have less time. The ship has sped up it seems. ::motioning to the control panel.::
<Jason_Korat> It’s better than three days. I’m sure we can handle one hour.
<Pixel> But… how is that possible…?
<Tessie_Reed> I think it is broken…
<Power_Gem> <Planet> :: abruptly fills the window :: <Screen> :: displays 00:00:00 :: <Spacecraft> :: jerks hard to the side, as orange/red colored flares fill the window as the craft hits the atmosphere ::
<Pixel> Whoah! ::falls at the sudden speed… or flies up? XD:: What’s going on?!
<Jason_Korat> Gha! ::falls… somewhere::
<Power_Gem> /nick Spacecraft
<You are now known as Spacecraft.
<Tessie_Reed> ::falls over! stumbling to pick herself! trying to get a hold of the controls to control its decent!:: Please get a hold of MASA! We need a landing place now!
<Pixel> We need to stop! ::trying desperately to open up communications with MASA::
<Spacecraft> :: alarms blare and red lights flash, pieces of the exterior break-off as for some reason changing the coordinates have caused it to come in too steep. In dramatic fashion the spacecraft plunges near out of control, leaving a several hundred mile long contrail in the sky as it descends toward the ground ::
<Jason_Korat> Trying here! ::trying to make his way to the conrol panel, but keeps getting tossed back::
<Tessie_Reed> ::frantic! trying to override the autopilot controls and take manual control! :: <I really should have downloaded more information on space crafts before we left…>
<Pixel> ((<Tess> ::got distracted with Star Wars movies while doing research:: ))
<Tessie_Reed> ((::diiiiies!::))
<Spacecraft> :: plunges down, and moments before impact, just for plot conveniences, the Power Gem glows again, switch to red, and the craft halts mid-collision, everything frozen except for the occupants themselves ::
<Pixel> ::gasps as things are frozen. turns towards the glowing red gem:: … Captain… Reed… ::pointing::
<Jason_Korat> … are we dead? ((<Tessie> Well, whadda ya’ know? Ran outta gas.))
<Pixel> ((LOL!!))
<Spacecraft> <Everything> :: let’s say everything froze once Pixel said “stop” ::
<Tessie_Reed> ::eyes were wide! lol! thought they were about to die. shakes head:: No…we are not dead. ::turning to look:: Agent, not Captain. and what is it?
<Pixel> It has changed and stayed on red…
<Jason_Korat> ::frowning, looks at the gem:: What on earth….
<Tessie_Reed> What did Dark Kat say this was?
<Spacecraft> <Outside> :: viewable from the window, is Megakat Desert, just a short hop out one of the side hatches. Though various flames and what looks like the beginning of an explosion can also be seen, but are also frozen in time as well ::
<Pixel> It is not from earth, Captain. ::reminding him lol and herself. goes over if she can to take hold of it:: I believe it was an inter-dimensional something …
<Jason_Korat> ::frowning at it, trying to figure it out:: Did… it do this?
<Tessie_Reed> ::turns to look at all the controls then notes the window:: well before we get too worried about that, I think we should get out of here. If we stay and that thing does whatever it is doing again…I think we WILL be dead.
<Tessie_Reed> ::pointing out the window at the flames::
<Pixel> We’ve… stopped… literally! Physically! ::amazed:: And before… we sped up… ::glances from window back to the object::
<Jason_Korat> ::staring: Holy kats…
<Tessie_Reed> Should we let that thing be destroyed with the ship?
<Pixel> First… we might try and see… if it can help us land the ship properly.
<Jason_Korat> No…. it might cause major damage if it is. ::glares at Dark Kat:: I can’t believe I’m saying this – girls, get us all out of here… and to a safer distance.
<Pixel> Even Dark Kat?
<Tessie_Reed> The ship is not going to land correctly at this angle. It is too late. ::then nods to Jason, :: Pixel, can you get Dark Kat?
<Pixel> ::pouts:: … affirmative… ::hands the device to Jase again and goes to where the large purple kat has been restrained. takes hold of him:: Ready when you all are.
<Jason_Korat> Let’s go.
<Tessie_Reed> ::will take a hold of Jason’s arm and will zappy him outta there!::
<Pixel> ::follows suit, causing herself ‘n DK to go acoherent:: <Guh what a lot of mass for a biological…> ::zaps them after Tessie ‘n Jase, following her path::
<Spacecraft> :: once they’re a safe distance away and able to observe, they can see the spacecraft is frozen midair, along with everything else in view. An eagle high in the sky is frozen in place, and a tumbleweed mid-bounce ::
<Tessie_Reed> ::once she gets a close to outside as she can, will jump them out of the ship and onto the ground:: We need to move away from here. This is as far as I can go.
<Jason_Korat> ::staring:: Is… everything frozen in time?!
<Tessie_Reed> :;looking around, frowing slightly:: It would appear so, sir.
<Pixel> ::lands soon after and a bit from Tess ‘n Jase. still acoherent, holding one of DK’s arms:: Let’s move before it unfreezes… ::moves DK on her back, with a grunt lol using energy to keep balance and begins to do some energy leaps to gain as much distance with as little time::
<Tessie_Reed> ::nods and will hurry away from the ship: once all this goes back to normal that will be a large explosion. It should take care of any weapons he brought back.
<Spacecraft> <Spacecraft> :: and everything else, abruptly returns to normal, and it explodes in a large plume, likely destroying all contents. Echoes across the desert ::
<Jason_Korat> :thrown forward, still holding the gem::
<Pixel> ::soon as they are far enough away, turns hearing the explosion. the force of which knocks her and her heavy load forward. both land and go solid:: Oooow…
<Tessie_Reed> ::is tossed forward as well! landing with an oof! covers her head from any flying debris!> <Jason_Korat> Okay.. that hurt.
<Pixel> ::rolls over and sits up, shaking head and looking out where the craft hit::
<Tessie_Reed> owww…::slowly sitting up, turning to look at the mess behind them::
<Spacecraft> <Enforcer Choppers> :: soon arrive on the scene to provide assistance ::
<Pixel> Now what do we do, sir?
<Tessie_Reed> ::dusts herself off, sitting there and taking a moment to process everything::