"So, let's get this straight: our commander acquaintance has just ventured into the Horizon: Zero Dawn Universe through a portal in the Monster Hunter Universe, which is also connected to the Witcher Universe, as well as the Final Fantasy Universe. Am I right."

"Correct, Operative Zeta," replied Celempheros. "Now we are all on the same page."

"Think any other portals will open up?" inquired Operative Tau. "I mea, at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if a portal to Dauntless opened up whilst the good commander is trying to solve the mystery of the blighted machines."

"Maybe he'll find a portal to the world of Monster Girl Encyclopedia?" asked one of the girls cleaning the observation machine the operatives were using.

Instantly, all in the room glared at her.

"We don't talk about that place. Like, ever," chastised Milsanrima, a look of disgust on her face.

"I know, but if he goes there, then we can use Exterminatus on it, can't we?"

"...She's not wrong," noted Zeta.

"Only if he ends up there naturally," stated the Golden Progenitor. "I am not sending him intentionally into the lustful hellhole."

None challenged this statement - sending the commander there deliberately was too cruel, even for them.

"So, what do we do now?"

"Watch and wait. It's all I will allow here," warned Celm.

"...Can we instead go to Simaris' Sanctuary and murder stuff in Onslaught?" Questioned Zeta.

"...Knock yourselves out."

Simaris gained much data that day, and also learned to fear the operatives.

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The Skink carefully swept at the floor, striving to make sure the stones were clean. The Temple must be maintained to the Old Ones' specifications!

His name was Ket'Xal, and it was his duty to maintain the temple the strange commander had allowed to be built in this city.

Funny, that the Commander has not even named this city, but he was already letting millions live in it.

Not that it was too much of an issue - the Slann has advised him not to worry about it, and instead focus on maintaining the temple. At times, this meant chasing off people who though it was a good idea to climb its walls. Some, however, were better at controlling their more impulsive companions, like the warmblood named Tobias.

Still, the temple must be prepared. The coming of Chaos must be halted!

Especially since it's acknowledgement of this place was inevitable.

The commander was not yet aware, but sooner or later, the Dark Gods would notice him - the Warp was a tributary of the great sea the ones known as the Progenitors used to cross the multiverse. It would take a long time - potentially several millennia, or just a few days, but when the forces of Chaos found this realm, they would try to invade...at least, Ket'Xal thought they would. The plaque had been vague on if the Chaos forces could actually access this realm, or just know it existed. Still, better safe than sorry.

The strange warmblood commander had provided one noticeable boon to the Coldbloods - food. The bugs he had acquired from the world known as Chiron had provided several delicacies for the inhabitants of Lustria, who had worked round the clock to provide goods to trade for the bugs. Many dinosaurs had been offered in exchange for the insects, enough that several enterprising humans had attempted something called a rodeo with them. They were likely to humiliate themselves doing so, but that didn't seem to dissuade them.

The temple keeper only thought about this for a moment, though, for a pigeon had just shown up. Slowly, he reached for his blowpipe, ready to put a dart in the flyers if skaven's body - the temple must be keep clean!

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Slowly, the girl stirred.

The first thing she noticed was that she was in a tank full of strange fluid - for one, she could breath in it. Next was that she felt odd things in her back, like she had...extra...limbs.

Because, apparently, she now did. Sentient limbs, to be exact.

...Well, it seemed the experiment had been a success.

"It seems your offer was a success, Natah."

Instantly, the girl turned to face the voice. There, she saw her employer, Alad V, concerting with the Sentient that most knew as the Lotus. A brief examination of the reflective glass confirmed that she had grown six (thankfully small) sentient limbs.

"Ah, it seems Ms. Imris is awake."

"I am, and I think the...amalgam conversion process works. Not sure how well, but it works."

"Indeed. You are the first to awaken, but the others will soon be roused from their sleep. First, though, how do you feel?"

"Is soaking wet and indecently exposed a valid answer, sir?"

"It is acceptable. I will arranging for more concealing clothing to be provided. Now, do you mind if I drain the tank?"

"Just get it over with - I'll run as many tests as you want once I'm dry and presentable."

"I hope you intend to keep your word, my dear - I need to perform many tests to ensure the process had maximum profitability."

"In the name of profit, I promise to keep my word."

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Natah crawled through the dry docks, occasionally stopping to assist the Tenno in fixing a Railjack or helping one of Alad's Condors get loaded. Her special skin, the Ropalolyst, was proving most advantageous for these roles.

"So, Natah, last of Hunhow's womb, the one meant to secure our victory, reduced to playing mother to these Void Devils."

Natah turned to face the insectile sentient sitting on an elevated tower, its four arms working to direct traffic throughout the docks.

"Harsh words coming from you, brother. And aren't they rather hypocritical, considering what you are doing right now?"

"I suppose you are right, sister. Though, I must ask, why did the human let us sue for peace? Why did he not try to wipe us out after we almost killed him?"

"Truthfully, I think it is just who he is, brother. He believes in the goodness of all...at least enoughvto give the benefit of doubt."

"Well, then May the void bless him."

XXXXXXX

The probe had just arrived at the magnetic anomaly when a Corruptor had attacked it. The enemy machine had swiftly bee destroyed, it has managed to knock the probe into the anomaly, which had forced a reboot of the machine.

...Now how was it supposed to deal with the dinosaurs and tribal people staring at it?

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AN: First off, for those who don't know, Monster Girl Encyclopedia is a Monster Girl setting by Kenkou Cross. It's not really something I want to talk about here, not a setting that I plan to visit, mostly because, much as I like Monstergirls, this setting is a train wreck. I'm only mentioning t because I just read A Proctector Is You several times over and ended up looking up the setting in detail, so I wanted to include a notice that IF Flame goes there, let's just say many lines will be crossed.

For those wondering, Amalgams are Corpus units in Warframe created by hybridizing Corpus crewman and Machinery with Sentient bits. I wanted to feature them in my story, so here, Alad makes them as part of a joint venture with Natah, instead of in Canon where Natah more or less forces him to make them by the thousands to prepare for the New War.

Lastly, the probe didn't end up on any iteration of the Slull Island. The setting where it ended up will be a big spoiler, but I can say that the natives look like player characters from the now defunct game known as the Stomping Lands.

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