S1-127
Unforeseen occurrence
11:47 AM
05/11/3272
Yionus's moon, Zuter - IMC testing site Echo-918
Chamber 137
Music
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Briefing Room & Ambience Theme
Another Dimension Key was ready. This one had a cracked rim, a red background, and what looked like a glitched up pink heart. "Time to see where this one goes." Michael inputted the Dimension Key, but instead of opening a portal, something else happened.
Music
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Power Loss & Tension
The World Gate malfunctioned, and the arch exploded, with the Dimension Key shattering from the event.
"What just happened?!" Error Sans asked frantically.
"I-I don't know. Rocco?"
"{Let's see here... Huh. 'Dimensional synchronization overload due to unstable temporal manipulation'.}"
"OK, that's definitely odd." Ink Sans replied.
"{Hang on. There's... something else here. Let's see... Is that... half of pre-Golden Age San Francisco?! What the... Pluto's inner core?! OK, there are three gelatinous entities in here now... and they're pink. Weird. Uh... Is that a volcano? A large chunk of stone. Really? Well now... space junk. There's a LOT more rocks in he- That's a portion of Saturn's rings! A... Mars Rover? Some black sludge. It's not tar, but I can't really figure out what THAT is. Uh... NASA landing gear...? OK, and... What the heck is this?! It's like some delusional madman spliced together a cat and a dog into some hybrid freak! Is that a piece of pre-Golden Age Mercury?}"
"Rocco, send those to Aurora Unit 217 on Elysia for further evaluation." Michael ordered.
"{Right. Now then... There's... Huh? Fragmented and corrupted files? OK, this is weird.}"
Music
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Briefing Room & Ambience Theme
The files were displayed on the screen, and they were seriously damaged.
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̶0̴1̷0̶1̶0̵1̶0̶0̷ ̵0̵1̷0̵0̷0̸0̵1̶1̵ ̵0̷1̶0̷0̶1̴0̷0̸0̶
̴0̷1̵0̸1̶0̴1̷0̵0̴ ̷0̶1̶0̴0̸0̴0̴0̷1̵ ̷0̴1̶0̶0̵1̴1̴0̵0̴
̷0̷1̵0̸0̶0̴1̶0̸1̵ ̶0̷1̸0̵1̶1̷1̴1̷1̴ ̴0̷1̶0̵0̸0̸1̵1̶0̴
̷0̴1̵0̷0̸1̶0̸1̵1̷ ̵0̵1̸0̸1̵1̷1̵1̶1̵ ̸0̵1̵0̷0̷0̴1̸0̴0̸
̶0̶1̸0̸1̶0̵0̶1̵0̴ ̴0̵1̶0̴0̷0̵1̴0̸1̴ ̴0̸1̶0̸0̵0̴1̸0̶1̸
̴0̴1̷0̴0̴1̵1̴0̵1̴ ̷0̷1̴0̸1̷0̵1̴0̶1̶ ̴0̶1̴0̶1̵0̶0̶1̴0̴
̶0̷1̸0̵1̸0̵0̴1̸0̷ ̴0̶0̵1̴0̴1̵1̴1̵0̸ ̴0̸1̴0̸0̶0̸1̸0̷1̵
̴0̷1̸0̷1̵1̸0̷0̶0̶ ̷0̴1̷0̶0̴0̸1̶0̶1̵
"What in the Frontier am I looking at?" Michael was at a loss on what he was seeing.
"{I have absolutely no idea. I'll send them to Aurora Unit 242.}"
Once the files were transmitted to the Aurora Unit, a response was transmitted back. "Files received. We estimated these files will be fully restored in two months."
"Huh. I... don't know what I was expecting. Fragmented and corrupted data files from... wherever, and it's estimated to take an Aurora Unit two months to piece it all together."
"That's a bit long." Ink Sans stated.
"Forget that! How are we gonna get back to our dimensions?! The World Gate blew up!" Error Sans was freaking out.
"I think the Taken Vex can deal with that." Michael had a point.
"I'll get a Vex Mind in here." Just then, an Ascendant rift opened, releasing a Taken Hydra. Hephone, Corrupted Mind, looked over the damage, then let out a few distorted sounds. "Nineteen hours? Seriously?" The Shadow asked.
"Nineteen?! We only have seven!" Ink Sans exclaimed.
"The Dreadnaught is a sort of 'pause zone' for your extra-dimensional timers, remember?" Michael reminded them.
"That place freaks me out." Ink Sans shuddered.
Michael sighed. "For now, you'll have to get used to it."
"It's gonna take a while to fix this Dimension Key. I think it'll be ready in... half a year or so? It's easier to make them than it is to fix them. Then again, this is the first time we ever had to fix one." And with that, the Shadow opened an Ascendant rift that lead to the Dreadnaught.
6:43 AM
05/12/3272
The Dreadnaught
Hall of Souls
Music
Destiny - The Dreadnaught
The Shadow approached the two, who were on the cold, hard floor. "Wakey wakey, sleepy skulls."
"That was the WORST sleep I've ever had..."
"You're lucky you could actually sleep, Error..." Ink Sans groaned.
The Shadow chuckled. "Well, you two can get all the sleep you want, because the World Gate is back online."
6:52 AM
05/12/3272
Yionus's moon, Zuter - IMC testing site Echo-918
Chamber 137
Music
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Briefing Room & Ambience Theme
They returned to the chamber that held the World Gate. The Shadow took the Dimension Key with red blocks on a black background and inputted it into the restored arch, with a portal opening as if nothing happened. "Vex technology... I may be the only non-Vex capable of understanding it completely. Not even Ghosts can understand this..." The Shadow mumbled to himself.
"Now we can go back to our homes and get some shuteye." Ink Sans cheered exhaustively.
Ink Sans and Error Sans went through the portal and the Shadow closed it behind them, returning the Dimension Key to the nearby container.
The Shadow then spoke into his personal comm unit. "Michael, you there?"
For a few moments, there was nothing but silence, until the Pilot responded. "Death, I... ~yawn~ I just got up... What is it?"
"The World Gate is back online."
Michael still sounded sleepy. "So Ink Sans and Error Sans are back in their homes?"
"Yes, they are."
"That's good. Now let me have my breakfast, then I'll come right on over."
7:27 AM
05/12/3272
Later that day, Michael had arrived, wearing his civilian clothing. "Nice threads." The Shadow commented.
"{These clothes are centuries old. I'm surprised they're still intact. Anyway, I'm in charge of handling his Pilot armor when it's not in use.}"
"Death, status report. What happened to the World Gate?"
"Not sure. This particular Dimension Key, unlike the others, appeared to be unstable." He held the fragments of the latest Dimension Key, which was still in a staggering state of disrepair.
"That still doesn't look good." Michael stated.
"I know. It's kinda freaky that it just... blew up. Should we give it another try?"
"No, the World Gate might still be unstable."
"I sent them back safely, so it's stable." At that point, a Taken Goblin appeared, holding a Dimension Key with an image of what appeared to be the interior of a dark cave system and a red heart shape.
"We'll let those two get their sleep, then we'll see about this new world." Michael stated.
"Agreed."
7:27 AM
05/12/3272
Music
Metroid: Other M - Briefing
Once Error Sans and Ink Sans had their rest, they were called back to this world to investigate the new Dimension Key. "Alright, we have a new Dimension Key. I have no idea where this one leads." Michael showed the Key to the two, gaining strange looks. "Is there a problem?"
"I think I remember that world." Error Sans stated.
"Let's take a look." The Shadow said, placing the Key into the World Gate. The portal opened, revealing a new world.
Dimension 9
UNKNOWN
Music
Metroid Prime - Puzzle Theme
"What is this place?" Michael wondered.
"Undertale... Michael, I think we should save this one for a future expedition." Ink Sans recommended.
"Right. Let's go."
Two Dimension Keys, one was shattered, strange files were downloaded (along with a CRAP TON of other stuff), and that's another chapter done.
See you all next time.