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Chapter 23: Newcomers
Someone's dream...
Where am I now, he thought. He took his bearings and quickly recognized where he was. What am I doing back on Mobius. He decided to sit on a rock and wait for something to happen. After a few minutes, a shadow fell over him. Looking back he froze with fear...
Meanwhile...
Sovia turned her sleep. If she was asleep. Anxiety was killing her; she wanted to meet the newcomers very badly. She sat up. Deciding she wasn't going to get any sleep, she left her room. She had installed a glowing light on A.N.N.I.C.A. so she could see at night; visibility was severely restricted after the lights were dim, almost like a hospital after dark. She wanted to check out the notice board. It was empty, except for the precautionary notices for everyone on board. She headed to the flight deck, hoping that someone would be there. But, being that it was nearly midnight, the probability of that was anywhere between slim and knell. Surprisingly, Tails was in the pilot's seat*. When she approached him, she saw why, and silently giggled*. Tails was peacefully snoozing, his hands still on the controls. She shook him lightly, but he didn't stir.
"Tails, Tails wake up", she said, shaking him. She couldn't shout, because the walls in the Carrier were very thin, in case communications went out.
So instead of trying any further, she picked the fox up and carried him down the hall, luckily, his room was almost right next to the flight deck. Sovia had never been in Tails' room and was surprised to see that it was like a workshop, with a hammock. She placed him in his hammock, covered him with a blanket, and, kissed him on the forehead*. She giggled at how silly she was. She walked back to the flight deck. This time T.J. was there, running a test of some kind.
"How long have you been here", she asked.
"Not long, I just came from the laser cannons' main firing grid, to see if there was any damage, I doing some calibrations tests now", he replied. He was not in his armor anymore, but in his completely camouflaged pajamas. She was wearing her favorite night gown, it was completely white with a stripe going around the center* and stopped at her ankles.
"Can't sleep either", she asked.
"Not until I know everyone on board is safe*", he said. They heard the hydraulics of the door opened behind them. They turned and saw a pale Timmy, with a terrified look on his face.
"Timmy are you alright", T.J. said quickly, jumping up to examine the boy.
"T.J., I need to talk to you", he whispered, barely audible. T.J. nodded toward Sovia and she left the room.
"What's going on Timmy, you look sick and scared", T.J. said, putting his hand on Timmy's forehead.
"No, just scared, I had the worst dream ever", Timmy replied sitting in a chair.
"Can't you talk to Cosmo and Wanda about that", T.J. asked.
"It's not just the dream, it's when I woke up", he said. T.J. sat opposite of him.
"Tell me everything", T.J. said, not looking forward to the outcome.
"Well, it started out as me on Mobius, or, what looked like Mobius. I decided to sit on a rock and wait for something to happen. That's when", Timmy started, before he shuddered at the thought of what was troubling him, "that's when the shadow fell over me. It was shaped like you, but it was black, with red eyes. I tried to run, but it just kept appearing behind me. When I thought I out ran it, I stopped. It poofed in front of me from a black cloud. Then, its hands shot out and grabbed my throat. You can guess the rest."
T.J. couldn't move, he was paralyzed with fear.
"What about when you woke up", T.J. said, hiding his fear.
"I thought, for a second, it was at my bed side…", he replied.
"All right, Timmy, go back to sleep if you can, or better yet, get to the simulator, I'll program what you saw into it and you can destroy-", he started.
"NO! I'll try to just forget about it", Timmy interjected, quickly.
"Okay, get back to bed, or go clear your head", T.J. proposed.
"I'll try", he said, leaving.
As he left, Sovia entered.
"Why did he yell", she asked.
"Nothing important, but I'm glad you came in, there are some questions I need to ask", he replied, at the same time, sparing her a bone chilling story.
"Shoot", she asked.
"Where is the Seal of Light now", he asked.
"Oh, well, it…when James and Tristan used it, it sort of, turned into dust", Sovia replied.
"Where are the remains?"
"In a jar, I think in the lab*."
"Okay, I haven't seen Krystal, Mario, James, Tristan, or Sonic around, where are they", he asked, turning back to his monitor.
"Tristan and James are looking after the others. That fight with the Dragon Shadow left them badly injured", Sovia explained.
"Then why are Timmy and Tootie still up and conscious", he asked, pulling up a very complicated looking screen.
"They weren't as injured as the others. The strike that knocked them unconscious was just a stunning move", she said. By now she was trying to figure out just what he was doing.
"T.J., you said that you were doing calibrations tests, that doesn't look like a calibrations testing screen to me", she said.
"It's not, I'm going to upgrade the Carrier", he said. Just after he did, a machine came from the ceiling. It had two tubes, connected to many wires and lights.
"What is that", she asked.
"It doesn't really have a name, but when I put my arms into these tubes", he said, demonstrating his words, "I can use my power to make corrections and improvements to the Carrier's systems."
With his hands inside of the two tubes, he closed his eyes, as if expecting pain. Most of the wires were actually small, rubber hoses, and as T.J.'s power started to feed through them, sections of them glowed and moved up into the ceiling. The process started slowly, but picked up, and the light moved through the hoses faster, indicating that T.J. was increasing his power into the valves his arms was in.
He now looked like he was in a great amount of pain.
"T.J. are you okay", Sovia asked, as he started to grunt and grit his teeth.
"Arrggghhhh", was all he could reply. The process was speeding up quickly, and Sovia hoped that it would be over soon. A noise that Sovia hadn't noticed before was getting louder, like the sound of a C-130's engine turbines were steadily heating up.
Just as it started to get at its fastest, it started to slow.
When the machine rose back into the ceiling, and T.J.'s arms left the valves, he dropped to his knees, gasping heavily.
"T.J. are you all right", Sovia asked, dropping next to him. He could only nod, for the next few minutes were spent by T.J. gasping for air. When he finally recovered, he pointed to the front window and, with a smile, said, "Go have a look."
Sovia walked to the window, and was amazed at what she saw. The Carrier's hull was moving, rearranging itself. The S.A.M.S. and cannons lined up on both sides of the ship, in the shape of a "V", from the nose of the Carrier backward. The three main cannons rose up, and moved from being lined up from one in front of the other, to side by side. The wings split and were no longer crossed at the back. Two of them moved to the center of the Carrier, so that they ran horizontally. The remaining two folded into two "V"'s and stretched to fit their former length. Vibrations could be felt on the Flight Deck, and Sovia saw that it was stretching upwards, and backwards, giving a run way for the gunships to leave the Carrier out of the front, rather than the sides.
After it was over, Sovia looked back at T.J., who was now on one hand, clutching his chest.
"T.J., are-", she started.
"I'm fine, I don't just think I will be able to stand for a while, can you help me get to my room", he interjected.
"Sure thing", she said with a smile that said "I should kill you for scaring me like that".
She knelt down and he put his left arm around her shoulders. She stood him up and helped him walk to his room*. When they got there she helped him onto his bed. He lay down and she kissed his forehead.
"Remind you of Tails, Sovia", he said with a smile.
"How did-", she started, turning red.
"Telepathy, enough said", he interrupted.
"Do you just read everyone's mind for the fun of it", she asked.
"No, that's invasion of their space, you just so happen to be thinking really hard about it that it was audible to me whether I liked it or not", he replied. She playfully punched his arm, they both said their goodbyes, and she left, now realizing how tired she was. She yawned as she started to descend to her room through the elevator. She wondered how the Carrier's interior could remain the same. She decided she was going to ask T.J. in the morning.
The next morning…
Everyone woke up with the eagerness to meet new friends and see old ones. When the Halberd docked with the Carrier, everyone got more than they expected. Not only was there the three original Smash Bros. that T.J. explained should be on board, but there were eleven more.
"Wow, Meta Knight, I didn't expect that you would be able to get to this many in two weeks", T.J. said, speaking to a short, round character.
"I didn't expect you to upgrade your ship over night", he replied.
"Yeah, why did you do that", Tails asked.
One explanation later…
By now everyone was introduced**, and was starting to disappear within the ship. T.J. had been the first to leave; he said he was going to get something ready.
"I need all captains to the briefing room, it's urgent", T.J. announced over the intercom.
Without hesitations everyone that was in charge of a ship or crew left.
"Everyone, I think it's time to assemble the fleet", T.J. said to the Smash Bros. before him. Tails, Fox, Samus, Meta Knight, and Captain Falcon were there.
"I agree, but we don't have enough ships for it", Fox said.
"Yes, we do, I took the liberty of repairing the Great Fox for you and implanted a beacon on it and Samus' starship, they're on their way now", T.J. replied.
"That's still not the six we need", Samus implied.
"That's why the Blue Typhoon is in the hanger. Tails, I hope you're ready to become a Fleet Captain, because we need a sixth ship and you have the only one at the moment", T.J. said.
"What about the Master Emerald, without it won't your power levels dropped dramatically", Tails said.
"That's something we have to cope with, we can't risk another ambush", T.J. explained.
"May I make a suggestion", Meta Knight said.
"You don't mean you have it", T.J. said with a bit of enthusiasm.
"Yes, I thought it may come in handy", the Star Warrior replied.
"Great, it's settled, when the two flagships get here we take positions, I want at least two Smash Bros. at each ship*", he said.
Forty-Five minutes later…
All of the ships were in a diamond-like formation, with the Smash Carrier in the middle. T.J., Timmy, Tootie, and Sovia were headed to the core; T.J. had a blue and white spiral-striped shaft with a star at the end, a.k.a., a Star Rod.
"T.J., there are lots of those in the room with the Heart Containers, what makes this one any different", Tootie asked.
"This is the real thing, this has the power of two Master Emeralds, enabling us to Mass Jump to different world more quickly, it also has the power to allow me to turn on the Smash Generator, that will keep everyone from getting injured, I'll explain later", T.J. explained. They were at the core now, but instead of entering the door marked "Emerald Shrine", they entered a door marked "Fountain of Dreams", in side was a giant fountain with silver water flowing over the top and disappearing as mist*. T.J. placed it in the center, and it glowed brightly.
They walked back, ready to find the remaining Smash Bros.
**The Smash Bros. that were introduced were Ice Climbers, Ness, Lucas, Pichu, Pikachu, Lucario, Captain Falcon, Kirby, DeeDeeDee, Pit, Pokemon Trainer, and Jigglypuff.
Almost at the best parts.
Facts: 9
Ever since Tails had taken interest in the Carrier, T.J. gave him the opportunity to pilot it as long as he liked.
Sovia finds many things funny, and will giggle for what seems like no reason.
Sovia is very motherly and will take care of anything she thinks that needs it, she will do many things that are done by women twice her age. She considers everyone on board family and treats them as such.
What about this doesn't surprise you?
T.J.'s number 1 concern is everyone's safety. He will even give his life for the sake of another.
When T.J. emptied his lab back at Dimmsdale, he tried to make the Carrier as much like home as possible.
Sovia will do anything for T.J. especially if it means being close to him.
T.J. was concerned of about Primids getting into the other ships and wanted security on them.
T.J. duplicated the Fountain of Dreams to harness the energy better.