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17 Space Case

When Jen found herself on the mystery ship that had picked her up, she found herself face to face with several beings she recognized, and more importantly who recognized her. A booming laugh filled the hanger as she landed having transformed back to herself.

"Smallest warrior!" She was swept off her feet by a large orange arm, the other was a black mace. She laughed incredulously. She hadn't seen this being since he'd come back to the Mega Cruiser to help her beat Kevin. He'd shoved her in an escape pod saying that his life still belonged to her as she had saved his life against Kevin earlier.

"Technorg!" His smile might have been terrifying if she hadn't been so happy to see a friendly face. "What are you doing here? Not that I'm not grateful but how?" He set her down on her feet and smiled again.

"Much has happened since last we met smallest warrior. Come you are injured." Jen rubbed her head. She'd been pistol whipped in the face for getting Rook off Milleous's ship.

"It's not that bad." She shrugged. "I've had worse but seriously what happened, whose ship is this?" Technorg nodded slightly but still insisted that she follow him to the infirmary.

"This was once part of the Mega Cruiser, it had several ships attached when you lead the rebellion against Slix Vigma." He went on to explain that after he'd gotten her off the ship he and Kevin had fought through the ship. Both had been pretty injured by the end but Technorg had escaped into this ship. He'd been here ever since but he'd been far from idle. As he explained it he'd gathered a crew of beings with the same ideas as him, wishing to bring freedom to the universe as the gladiators had found freedom.

"We heard tell of the Incursions heading for your world. We came to see if we could offer any assistance." Jen shook her head as Technorg ran some kind of device over her bruise. It shank and she felt the cut in her skin knit back together.

"We?" Technorg nodded.

"Your influence spreads far and wide smallest warrior. Many have heard your story but cannot or will not join the Plumbers. Come meet the crew!" Jen followed the giant alien down the halls.

"You know my name is Jen right?" Technorg nodded.

"It is a sign of respect. For someone as small as you to be such a capable warrior it is an amazing accomplishment." Jen rolled her eyes and blinked as they stepped into the main hall of the ship. It was large, though probably only half the size of the Mega Cruiser. Inside were beings of so many races and creeds Jen wasn't sure she knew them all. There were fifty here at least. Everything from a few scarred Galvans to a large green and black figure. Jen blinked.

"No way." At that sound the figure turned and smiled. Jen had only met her once, though technically they were closer than most beings could ever be, having shared a mind. Ultimate Humungousaur, along with five other Ultimate transformations, had gained sentience due to a glitch in the Ultimatrix caused by Azmuth giving Jen Master Control. Jen had helped them escape the device and Azmuth had promised to help find them homes. She grinned and came over to them.

"Jennifer Tennyson. It's good to see you!" Jen grinned her lost transformation.

"It's good to see you too! I… You didn't have a name last time we saw each other." Jen pointed out lamely. Ultimate Humungousaur smiled.

"I've chosen the name Tagh Voq." She pronounced it like Ta Vox and Jen nodded, shaking her massive hand. "It means integrity and trust in native Vaxasaurian, two things you taught me."

"And the others?" Tagh shrugged.

"Scattered to their own lives." Tagh led Jen and Technorg to her quarters, what looked to have once been a storage space, retrofitted for the large alien. "Cannonbolt took the simple name Cannon and went to aid one of the few settlements of Arburian Pelarota's that are still around. Spidermonkey took the name Atha, she and Swampfire, Lily, are currently sitting at the top of an interstellar boxing ring." Jen laughed. Tagh nodded grinning. "Echo Echo decided to stick with the name Echo and has with Azmuth's help enrolled in a university, she wants to be an engineer. Big Chill wandered off, she chose the name Frost, and I have not seen her since. But I have no doubt she can take care of herself. But why are you here? We picked up a pod, I never expected you to be in it." Jen buried her head in her hands as everything that had happened in the past few days came crashing back over her.

Attea had come to see her before they shot her off into space bragging about the mutated To'kustars she and Psychobos had picked up and were setting on the Earth as they spoke. She told Tagh and Technorg what had happened and could barely hold back tears.

"We must find a way to help." Jen shook her head.

"There's nothing we can do…" She trailed off looking at Tagh. The evolved Vaxasaurian frowned at her.

"What?"

"I just had an idea. It's complicated and it might not work, but if it does then we have a shot." She shook her head. "No, I can't ask you to get involved." Tagh laid a giant hand across Jen's shoulders, both of them as her hand was nearly the size of the girl's torso.

"You would have died for me. I will do no less for you." Technorg nodded.

"She is right! We will assist in any way we can." Jen nodded.

"First I need to make a call."

Rook watched as Bullfrag, the Incursion who had helped them escape, and that they had subsequently taken prisoner, stirred in her bindings. It was odd that this Incursion was helping them. They'd searched her, she didn't have any kind of tracker, so they'd brought her back to the warehouse, her head bagged with a paper bag they'd found in the trash. When she woke Gwen had her bound with mana and she nodded to Rook who pulled off the bag. Bullfrag was frowning at them.

"You know you didn't have to hit me. I literally saved your lives." She sounded slightly annoyed.

"Yeah, why would a filthy Incursion want to help us?" Kevin asked flicking on a heat lamp they had rigged to run just a bit hotter than it should. It wouldn't kill her, but it would be uncomfortable. Bullfrag seemed to roll her eyes, her sunglasses hadn't moved though so it was harder to tell.

"Answer him filthy Incursion." Rook demanded. There was heat in his voice and Bullfrag regarded him with something akin to curiosity.

"Never took you for the bad cop type." Gwen stepped forward, fully decked out in her Lucky Girl gear, eyes a pink glow.

"He's not the bad cop, I am." She stepped all the way up to the Incursion and bent so they were on an eye level. Pink bored into the black of Bullfrag's sunglasses. Surprise flashed across Gwen's face then she straightened as her face blossomed into a grin. "She's cool." Gwen stated releasing the mana bindings. Kevin, Rook and Blukic gasped in surprise. Bullfrag stood stretching lightly and rubbing the bruised side of her face.

"What do you mean she's cool?!" Kevin demanded as Rook looked Gwen over searchingly. No one in this room had any love for Incursions but Gwen did not hesitate to release this one. It didn't make sense, unless she knew something they didn't. Gwen turned to Rook.

"Scan for enemy surveillance." Rook frowned.

"I preformed a scan this morning."

"Yeah before you knew Argit was playing both sides." Bullfrag pointed out stepping up to the table and flicking off the heat lamp. They were in luck Argit hadn't managed to plant anything. The four of them sat down at the table to plan.

"We'll have to move fast. Won't be long until they get my pretty face up on one of those wanted posters they got circling everywhere. If you want to get the other Plumbers out, to get Milleous out of power we need to move now. I have a plan but I can't tell you all of it." Kevin slammed his fist into the table.

"Why the fuck should we listen to you? You lot killed my best friend!"

"Kevin!" Gwen reprimanded. But Rook was on Kevin's side.

"He is right Miss Tennyson. Why should we trust this Incursion?" Bullfrag shook her head.

"I can't tell you that now. When it's safe you'll know and not before. But with me you have a shot at getting into the base alive. Without me you don't have a chance." Gwen nodded.

"She's right. What's the plan?" Bullfrag nodded her thanks to Gwen and laid out her plan.