Meanwhile, in an alternate universe...
As Karkat was about to open the door to the universe they created, Eridan digs into his pocket, and pulls out an artifact he had plundered from LOWAA. It was mysteriously vibrating, until..!
- "WAIT, WHAT THE GRUBTOSSING FUCK?! IT'S SO DAMN BRIGHT HERE! WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?"
-"W3R3 W3 TR4NSPORT3D SOM3WH3R3? SOM3ON3 F1LL 1N TH3 BL1ND G1RL."
-"i don't knoww, kar. this artifact i plundered from lowwaa was vibratin, and then wwe wwere all transported to... wwhatevver this place is.
-"Hey, guys! Stop 8ickering and come check this out. Everyone else, save your 8ooooooooring chatter."
Vriska had come across a banner, baring the message:
WELCOME TO LOPAL! CONGRATULATIONS ON CREATING YOUR UNIVERSE COME CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS WITH SOME ACTION, YOU RASCALS, YOU.
Past this banner was what appeared to be some sort of exotic resort, surrounded on the opposite side by a sandy beach meeting a blue sea. There was a bright moon overhead, apparently absorbing and projecting light from Skaia.
Most of the trolls stood there, dumbfounded, their maw agape at the sign. Vriska, however, found a letter on the floor below the banner. She opened it, and read the message:
"Greetings, players! Welcome to the Land of Passion and Lust, also known as LOPAL. This land had been hidden in shadow, accessible only if someone found the secret egg, generated in each instance of the Incipisphere."
-"wwell, that explains this," Eridan said, holding up the egg.
-"Shut 8p, f8sh face! I'm reading here," Vriska hissed, clearing her throat to continue:
"This land was created to facilitate population of your new universe, and to ease any tensions developed over the course of the game. This planet has several safety measures in place to allow for the most enjoyable experience here. Have fun!"
-"uhh..." everyone said in unison.
"Oh, and another thing: because this session was generated from a scratch, your creators will arrive shortly. Also, that egg has another use. Have fun figuring that one out."
Once she finished this, she looked behind them and, surely enough, there they were: the pre-scratch trolls from the alpha timeline. They looked disoriented, as if they were transportalized there as well. Suddenly, they all started cheering and embracing each other, sans a grumpy prude of a troll who wore a red sweater.
-"We're here! We're really here!" the other eleven cried, tearing off their clothes to reveal the swimwear they wore beneath.
-"HEY. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL CHEERING FOR, YOU SI-" Karkat was interrupted by a blinding flash of blue light, followed by the appearance of the Alpha and Beta humans.
-"Um, did I not take us to the right place? Shit, sorry guys. I don't know what happened, I'm still trying to get the hang of these cool new warp powers," John apologized to everyone.
-"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU? WHY DO YOU ACT LIKE YOU KNOW US?" Karkat asked John.
-"Oh, boy, we're that off-course, aren't we."
John then recapped the events of the alpha timeline, up until Act 6, at the point where everyone was waiting for the Jacks and Condesce to arrive, in which he was about to transport the humans to their proper locations, but was then distracted by something suggestive one of them said.
-"TEREZI, YOU'RE THE SEER OF MIND. LOOK- ER, SNIFF INTO HIS MIND AND 'SEE' IF THIS PINK MONKEY IS TELLING THE TRUTH," Karkat said, clearly doubtful of this tale.
-"TH4T'S NOT HOW 1T WORKS, DUMP4SS! BUT, 1 D1D US3 MY M1ND'S 3Y3 TO S33 1NTO TH3 4LPH4 T1M3L1NE, 4ND H1S STORY CH3CKS OUT," Terezi replied, shrugging.
-"WELL, OKAY THEN," Karkat admitted, breathing deeply.
Everyone was silent, except the dancestors, who had joyously stampeded into the resort. The tension was so thick one could cut it with a knife. The humans had stared blankly at the banner, noticing the phallic poles holding it up, John reading the note Vriska had given him and passing it to his friends, blushing violently at what it implied, the others following suit until everyone was filled in. The girls stared intently at the egg Eridan still held as it vibrated, clearly realizing its 'other' use.
-"can we just check out thii2 damn re2ort already? my feet are gettiing tired from all thii2 2tandiing around," Sollux spoke up finally.
Everyone looked about, shrugged, and followed the dancestors in. The resort was quite spacious, with rides typically seen at a human pier or boardwalk. The residences looked like human inns, with more than enough rooms for everyone to have their own. The pre-scratch trolls took up one building, the post-scratch trolls another, and the humans a third. Over the course of the next two days, Dirk, Karkat and Latula, through their aspects and some shenanigans, brought the trolls up to speed on the events of the alpha timeline, via implanting memories of it directly into their respective consciousnesses. Roxy conjured up a fuck-ton of sopor slime to keep Gamzee pacified, and discreetly conjured up a fuck-ton of different varieties of condoms, using her Void powers. During this time, everyone came to accept their situation, and decided to truly enjoy themselves, and each other, in the Land of Passion and Lust.
