The Apostle Of The Emerald King
Summary:
{Awaken, My Apostle! The time has come for you to do your duty!} Percy woke up with a jolt. His body was stiff as a stone, his breath was short, his mind was spinning, and his heart was pounding! He felt his very soul rebel against his mind and body! He felt like Death had come to claim him! He came to see visions of worlds and suns dying to plagues of Yellow and Green energy! He saw the endless wave of Death, Destruction, and Oblivion hit them as if they were less than nothing! He felt the souls of those worlds scream and cry out for help, and Percy was certain that they would be receiving no help or salvation… He saw their spirits, and willpower were broken apart like they were LESS than nothing…
Written By:
Primo, The Omnipresent Operator
Beta-Reader:
Sol Tigerstar
Fandoms:
GunnerKrigg Court
Camp Half-Blood Chronicles
The Kane Chronicles
Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard
The Voice Actors:
[Yuri Lowenthal] as [Percy Jackson] {Ben Tennyson}
[Kate Rusby] as [Antimony 'Annie' Carver]
[Kelly MacDonald] as [Katerina 'Kat' Donlan] {Meredith}
Olympians:
[Peter Davison (Moffett)] as [Zeus] {5th Doctor}
[Janet Fielding] as [Hera] {Tegan Jovanka}
[Jon Pertwee] as [Poseidon] {3rd Doctor}
[Billie Piper] as [Demeter] {Rose Tyler}
[Steve Blum] as [Ares] {Wolverine}
[Susan Eisenberg] as [Athena] {Wonder Woman}
[Robbie Daymond] as [Apollo] {Merlin}
[Kimberly Brooks] as [Artemis] {Princess Allura}
[David Banks] as [Hephaestus] {Cyber Leader}
[Tricia Helfer] as [Aphrodite] {Black Cat}
[Tom Baker] as [Hermes] {4th Doctor}
[Mark Hamil] as [Dionysus] {The Joker}
Underworld:
[David Tennant] as [Hades] {10th Doctor/TimeLord Victorious}
[Catherine Tate] as [Persephone] {Donna Noble}
Titan:
[Steve Blum] as [Kronos] {GhostFreak}
[Jason Griffith] as [Luke Castellan] {Sonic}
[Michael Emerson] as [Hyperion] {Alpha}
Demigods:
[Ashley Johnson] as [Annabeth Chase] {Gwen Tennyson}
[Jack De Sena] as [Grover Underwood] {Sokka}
[Zach Tyler Eisen] as [Nico Di Angelo] {Aang}
[Mae Whitman] as [Bianca Di Angelo] {Katara}
[Greg Cipes] as [Jason Grace] {Kevin Levin}
[Ashley Johnson] as [Piper McLean] {Ellie}
[Bex Taylor-Klaus] as [Hazel Levesque] {Pidge}
[Tyler Labine] as [Frank Zhang] {Hunk}
[Dante Basco] as [Leo Valdez] {Jake Long}
[Kari Wahlgren] as [Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano] {Saber Artoria}
Note:
This is the first OFFICIAL fanfic story between Percy Jackson and GunnerKrigg Court, I've also tweaked the voice actors. and if you have any suggestions, leave a review or a PM!
File I:
Dawn
PING! Due to sleeping in a hospital bed! HP & MP & SP have all been fully restored! All Ailments and Negative Status Effects have been fully cured! All forms of Lethargy have been expelled from the users' mind, body, and soul!
Percy's eyes slowly opened as they saw the infinite light of the strange, emerald-green coloured video game screen just a few centimetres away from his face. "Ughhh…" Percy groaned as he felt his consciousness return to him, all he could remember was a dimly lit room with green torches and a mighty, imposing statue of a man clad in black and green clothing wearing the crown of pharaohs…
'Where am I?' Percy seemed to be unable to speak, he felt as though his mouth was torched from both the inside and the outside,, Opening his mouth seemed to be a gigantic and imposing task to even attempt to do. If he couldn't even open his mouth, could he even be able to speak if he were capable of opening it?
The answer seemed to be… No…
"Oh, It seems you're finally awake." Percy tensed, He heard a calm, collected, and cool British [read: southern English] accent speak to him, he voiced it as a statement of fact rather than a question, which Percy supposed, was technically true… The voice seemed to be a no-nonsense, logical figure…
Percy snapped his head towards the direction of the voice, to find an attractively blank-faced man with sandy-brown hair, and black coal-coloured eyes. He stood quite tall. He had a stern, blank face. As if smiling used to be a rarity for him, and even when they were much more common, they were still rare. He had the look of a desperate man who had little lines left to cross… Percy got an uneasy feeling from him… It was while briefly looking at the man, that a window popped up in front of
his line of vision, more specifically, over the man's head.
Name: Anthony Carver
Title: The Omni-Scientist
LV: 60 XP: NULL/NULL
LP: ?/?
MP: ?/?
SP: ?/?
HP: NULL
Attributes:
Physical:
STR: ?
DEX: ?
VIT: ?
Mental:
INT: ?
SEN: ?
DET: ?
Social
WIS: ?
CHA: ?
FTE: 18
Highest Rated Attribute {HRA}: INT
[Description: Anthony Carver is a surgeon at Good Hope Hospital, He has a daughter named Antimony 'Annie' Carver with his wife, Surma Carver (Nee: Stibnite). He is working tirelessly to find a cure for his sickly wife's 'illness'.]
Percy just blinked when he saw the screen in front of him… He felt his mind feel calm, cool, collected, and natural when he saw it… As if it weren't something out of the ordinary… As if this were completely and utterly normal, and not worth a mention… Percy was quite certain that this wasn't a dream… He felt like his soul was screaming at him that this wasn't a hallucination, or a dream, or a figment of his imagination…
"Are you capable of talking?" Dr. Carver spoke after a few moments. Percy was almost taken aback, his mind was on the whole Gamer window-box that he didn't remember that Carver was still standing right there! Percy contemplated what to do… feeling his mind and perception become faster for a few moments before deciding to shake his head, and point at his throat, indicating a burning motion via what sign language his mind had available…
Strange… He felt as though parts of his memories were all missing… He knew his name, yes, but he didn't know where he was born, where he lived his life, who his parents were, and who he previously was… It was an enigma and a mystery to Percy…
"You feel as though your mouth is burnt?" Carver made a correct assumption, Percy only nodded.
"I see… This makes things much more complicated… Are you capable of writing?" Percy nodded to Carver's question, Carver took out a few nearby papers from his bag and alongside a black ballpoint one, "I'll ask you a few questions, is that alright with you?" Percy nodded once again.
"What is your name?"
Perseus 'Percy' Jackson.
"Date of birth?"
Wednesday, The 18th of August, 1993.
"Where were you born?"
I don't know…
"Identity of Parents?"
I don't know…
"Do you know anything of your past?"
No… Not much…
"What is the last thing you remember before waking up?"
I remember being in a dark, dimly lit throne room. It was filled with green torches and an imposing statue. It resembled Sutekh from the Pyramid of Mars. except it was dressed in green instead of red, and had a slightly different mask. It was sitting on a large throne made out of what seemed to be obsidians and emeralds… right before I woke up, I saw its eyes glow a green light before I was knocked out…
"Anything else?"
No…
"Do you know why you were there?"
No… All I remember was waking up with my hands bleeding, seeing the statue, and then passing out again…
"Do you have any relatives?"
No, I don't think I do…
"Thank you, Mr. Jackson… If there's anything else you remember or know, don't be afraid to come and tell us…" Carver voiced his opinion. His voice was edged with a little bit of disbelief as if he believed that Percy was lying. Technically it was a lie by omission, but Percy couldn't remember sitting on the throne, so it didn't technically qualify as a lie…
"If there is anything you need, don't be afraid to ask us…" Carver finished as he began to test out a few medical equipment out of his bag, Percy felt a strange feeling, as though the equipment would be useless when regarding him… It was quite peculiar…
A few minutes later, It became quite evident why…
Everything that Carver used, no matter the purpose, the size, or the model seemed to fail, break, or just not work… for example, syringes seemed to snap apart when he attempted to prick Percy's skin and get some blood… The syringe had immediately broken when Carver attempted to take Percy's blood!
Carver attempted to try again with two different syringes, and both times failed… Carver began to finally show some emotion! He seemed annoyed and curious, Which Percy thought was borderline implausible, from what Percy had read from the window screen… the only emotion he could show was concern for his wife, but this could have been more of an image thing than an emotional thing.
Percy could be wrong, but He was getting a feeling that Carver was desperate for something, perhaps a cure for his sickly wife.
PING! For making a logical statement, you gain 1 to WIS, and 1 to INT!
MP: 5,300/5,300
Percy just blinked. He decided to do a little experiment… He would attempt to dismiss the screen mentally… There weren't any 'X' or 'dismiss' buttons on the screens, so Percy would need to either A) use his willpower, B) swipe it away, or C) use his voice to dismiss it…
PING! For making a correct assumption, you gain 1 to WIS, and 1 to INT
MP: 5,500/5,500
Percy dismissed the screen in his line of vision, 'Status?' he mentally called out unassuredly, feeling a strange feeling telling him to do so, it felt natural, as if it were ingrained into him… Percy wasn't paying attention, though his mind was on the fact that his 'MP' score had increased… Did 'MP' stand for 'Magic Points' or 'Mana Points'? Percy felt like the latter was much more likely than the former… and it seemed like they were based on 'INT' and 'WIS', did they stand for Intelligence/Intellect and Wisdom?
Then, suddenly a window-box appeared right in front of Percy's line of vision! It was a medium-sized screen that showed Percy his LP, MP, SP, HP, his attributes, his titles, his class, his job, his unsorted points, a digital clock and a timer, alongside a small description of him!
Name: Perseus 'Percy' Jackson
Title: The Fallout Apostle / The Apostle of The Emerald King
Class: Apostle
Race: Human {Mutant}
Job: Gamer-Series Operator
LV: 05 XP: 0/1,500
LP: 5,600/5,600
SP: 2,650/2,650
MP: 5,100/5,100
HP: 1,100/1,100
Attributes:
Physical:
STR: 30
DEX: 27
VIT: 26
Mental:
INT: 25
SEN: 25
DET: 32
Social:
WIS: 30
CHA: 21
FTE: ?
Unsorted Attribute Points {UAP}: 25!
Unsorted Perk Points: 10!
Available Cash: 0£, 0GD, 0RD!
[Description: Perseus 'Percy' Jackson is the son of ? and ?, He is the current ?! He is the apostle of the ?, He currently has amnesia, Due to his ? He has A.D.H.D and Dyslexia!]
Perks:
Unfettered Body: Prevents the user from receiving physical damage, grants them an invulnerable, indestructible, and Impenetrable body that converts damage done to the body to be done to the LP bar instead, grants the user self-sustenance for Physical tasks, prevents them from needing to eat, drink. And removes their ability to feel physical fatigue and exhaustion.
Clear Mind: Prevents the user from receiving mental and psychological damage, grants an impenetrable mind that removes their need for socialising, sleep, rest! Allows them to think clearly and logically by removing all ceaseless distractions from their mind. And removes their ability to feel mental and psychological fatigue and exhaustion.
Marble Skin: Grants them a skin hard as marble, allows them to dump MP into it, all damage that would change the HP bar is instead to the defence given by this perk. MP X VIT.
Apostle Mode: Grants a 10 increase in all attributes, the base increase of the attribute will increase with every 2 levels by 1 point! The side-effect of enabling this mode is that users will become more ruthless, terrifying, unhinged and inhumane, allowing the user to change their voice, their eye colour, and way others perceive them!
I.D Creation: Allows the user to create a pocket universe of infinite shape, size, and mass! The dimensions of the universe are infinite and endless!
Current List: Empty Dungeon, Zombie Dungeon, Wasteland Dungeon
I.D Escape: Allows the user to escape the I.D they are in.
'30 + 26 = 56*100 = 5,600, 25 + 30 = 55*100 = 5,500. That is how LP and MP work, I suppose. LP could stand for Life Points, MP could stand for Magic Points or Mana Points, LP seems to be determined by STR and VIT, while MP seems to be determined by INT and WIS, both seem to be multiplied by 100. But what do SP and HP mean? HP can't mean Health Points or Hit Points because LP is the one determined by STR and VIT…'
Percy's train of thought was interrupted as Carver brought a new tool out of his bag. Carver turned his attention to him as Percy dismissed the screen mentally. The tool that Carver had was a strange one, and Percy got a terrible feeling from it. He felt like it was oozing a sense of danger and trouble…
Percy intently stared at it, causing a window screen to pop up.
[PING! Due to intent observation, Skill has been created!]
[Analyse] LV.03 (10%)
Description: This is your ability to observe, analyse, and learn about a person or object. This skill allows the user to learn about the status, attributes, title, class, job, true name, life, and highest-rated attribute!
Currently Shows: HRA, Name, Title, Class, Race, Job, Brief Description, Max HP, Max MP, Max SP, Max LP, their thoughts on you, Esoteric Properties!
[The Needle of Coyote]
[Description: This item was created by the trickster god, Coyote. It was given to Anthony Carver as a reward for doing an important task that Coyote was too lazy to do, Carver rarely uses it as it can/will kill most mortals. Coyote 7 needles, This is the 3rd remaining needle.]
[Esoteric Properties: Shows all the medical knowledge and information on a subject! ?, ?, ?]
Percy wanted to scream as he observed the red needle that Carver made in his new syringe. He wanted to run away from this madman who wanted to kill him! The infobox seemed to imply that Carver had used this multiple times before, and now… He was going to die because of this lunatic! The very fact that this was the third remaining needle meant that he used 4 needles before this one!
Then suddenly, Percy felt an aura of calmness, coolness, and collectedness wash over him. He felt his mind be cleared of everything and anything. He felt like he was being liberated and released! Like he was experiencing a brief taste of enlightenment… He felt Clear Mind wash over him, he had a plan, Apostle Mode would allow him to change his mind and his eye colour, and increase all his fate by 10 points… He had 25 Unsorted Attribute points meaning… He would spend 5 points in STR to make himself appear more imposing, DEX to change his mannerisms and coordination, INT for increased intellect, WIS to make him less human and more otherworldly, and CHA to make himself much more persuadable.
He then could use the I.D Creation ability to take him and Carver into either an Empty Dungeon or a Wasteland Dungeon, He would then see it as an example for Carver should he even think of harming him!
Percy just hoped this worked, while Carver's back was turned.
Anthony Carver's POV:
"Carver… Drop the needle… before you make a grave mistake… and pray that it won't be the last you'll ever make…" Anthony dropped the syringe he was holding. The needle of divine (though honestly, one shouldn't be blamed if they thought it was of demonic) origins made a loud sound that reverberated across the small room that he and his latest patient were in…[1]
"Who are you? And what have you done with the boy?" Anthony asked the creature in front of him, all traces of the young boy of mysterious origins gone, His eyes were now a glowing, sickly colour, a mix between emerald green and nuclear yellow… The creature possessing the boy's body merely smirked before getting out of the bed he was seated in…
He spoke in an utterly chilling tone of voice, the very act of him sent a shiver and a chill unlike anything he'd ever experienced in his entire life up his spine, the more and more he looked into those eyes, the more he was certain that part of his soul was being chipped away… this… demon made Coyote look like a child!
"Me? One could say that I am St. Michael, Jesus The Christ of Nazareth, The Rider of Conquest and War, I have gone by many names, Carver… Most of them would drive your puny little mortal mind to the brink of insanity by simply uttering them… for your convenience… You shall address me as 'Your Excellency, The Fallout Apostle'... I am the Bringer of Darkness, The Oncoming Storm, The Destroyer of Worlds…" the demonic entity cackled at Anthony's disbelieving face.
"I am The Apostle of The Emerald King! I am The Nuclear Messiah! The Atomic Chaos, The Nuclear Order! I am the one who determines your Fate! I am The Bringer of Endless and Infinite Darkness, The Destroyer of Endless Worlds, The Prophet of The Suns, and The Harvester of Souls!" The demonic being spoke in his chilling voice. All signs of amusement were gone, only business left in his tone.
"I have an offer for you, termite. Should you abase yourself, serve me faithfully, then I shall ensure that your wife survives her 'illness'... after all, you wouldn't want to leave Poor, Young, Little Antimony without a mother, do you?" The demonic entity cackled, he picked up the needle on the ground and smirked… then it disappeared! A godly object imbued with the blessing and power of Coyote had been easily destroyed like it was nothing!
"Well then, Carver. What will it be? Do you want your wife to suffer a miserable existence? Will you desperately attempt to find a cure for her 'illness' and fail? Will all that time be wasted when she dies before can find one?" The demon cackled, his eyes intently staring at him…
"…I…Accept…your offer… your excellency" Anthony bit out after a few minutes of tense silence between the two of them… He lowered his head in submission while the demon just grinned and took out his hand for Anthony to shake, confirming the deal between the two of them…
"Why isn't your hand glowing or shining with a strange light?" Anthony spoke. The demon just rolled his eyes before answering his question.
"Oh trust me, that is so last century!" The demon's voice chuckled, not cackled or laughed, merely chuckled. And with that… The World began to shift and be warped until there was nothing but darkness that was darker than pitch-black!
Anthony dropped to the ground, feeling like his very soul and spirit had left him the moment the world began to shift. He felt his eyes see light again, the sheer magnitude of the darkness which was surrounding the demon was darker than even the blackest shade of darkness!
The light stings due to the fact although Anthony was in The Darkness for less than a second, The second was infinite and eternal, boundless and unlimited! The Darkness seemed to be all-consuming and forever!
The light was strange… Anthony's eyes searched the area he was in and saw a harsh, broken-down environment with destroyed buildings and nothing but quarries… the sky was a sickly yellow colour, with a green sun of all things; that didn't hurt Anthony's eyes when he looked at it!
"Where… am I?!" Anthony spoke with a tone of uncertainty and a slight amount of fear sparkled in, The Environment seemed to be the byproduct of a Nuclear Fallout by Anthony had to guess… cranked up to 11!
"This place was called Zephrosia 7, a planet filled with Slaves and Miners who couldn't live past the age of 25, if they were lucky they would live up to the ripe old age of 17, the average people I mean. If you were one of the 'elites' of the society, then you would live up to 258 years! The planet was a slave colony where the slaves were worked to death, were raped, were impregnated, and were sold off before they could even turn 14 for most of them. The lowest mortality rate for the slaves was 84% and Age 13 was the most common age for them to die…" The Demon's voice sounded disgusted and affronted!
"Naturally, I being The Breaker of Chains and Liberator of Slaves couldn't bear to let this abomination of the name of The Emerald King stand! The entire planet needed to be wiped out off the face of the universe!" His voice was impassioned like an eternal flame!
"And So, I took every slave off the planet… I took them to a… better place… a paradise where they no longer had to face the endless cruelties of the masters… and then; I wiped all the sentient life off the miserable, worthless planet! I destroyed its moon, I shattered its sun, I burnt all the stars near it, and ensured that Slavers burnt in the deepest layers of damnation!" His voice became tinged with sadness and pain, before jumping with a passion of a thousand suns!
"Know this Carver, If you break our agreement, our pact, our deal. This will happen to your stinking little planet! All those you hold dear will burn in the deepest layers of Damnation, The Souls trapped in the eternal depths of Inferno, and their Minds Twisted and Warped into Insanity!"
"The Citizens of Zephrosia 7 made a pact with me that they would abolish all slavery, treat all people fairly and equitably, and make way for Progress and Justice… They broke their promise… and They paid with Inferno and Dust…"
"Do you understand now, Carver? The consequences of your action shall be immense if you break your word… Know it… Understand it… and Pray that I find your work acceptable… You shall no longer use the needles of the blasted oaf known as Coyote unless I give you my word… is that clear!?"
Anthony felt an unimaginable feeling of fear and dread invade his mind and soul the moment The Demon spoke… He felt his stomach churning the way he recalled the fate of such a world… it seemed that even he had his standards… and it showed that if he broke his word… then there would be nothing left of his entire world… Anthony merely nodded…
The Demon… No, Demon did sound like an apt descriptor for the entity before him, The Entity did wipe out an entire world because it practised slavery… The 'Apostle' seemed like a better descriptor.
The 'Apostle' spoke once more "I am going to relinquish control over my host right now, but not before returning you to your world, Carver. The boy has no memories or knowledge of my existence, And I intend to keep as such… Until I find it appropriate, You shall either find a suitable guardian for the young boy, or you shall be the guardian, is that understood?" Anthony felt a shiver go up his spine, he merely nodded as The 'Apostle' gave out his hand, and he took it… the world shifted into absolute darkness once more…
-!
Dr. Carver, are you alright? The boy asked him, his writing tinged with concern and confusion. Anthony only blinked several times over before responding to the boy.
"Uhm-Ah, Yes. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Jackson," Anthony spoke looking at his watch, finding the watch was broken, probably due to the amount of Nuclear Fallout and Radiation alongside being transported to another world…[2]
"Could you tell me what it is? My watch seems to be broken," Anthony asked the young boy, Whose eyes looked a healthy sea green completely unlike the Nuclear-Yellow and Emerald-Green of that… 'Apostle'… even the way they moved and interacted with their surroundings seemed to be different… Anthony went to his equipment, finding that he only had two needles of coyote remaining, meaning that it was a hallucination…[3]
If I had to guess, I'd say It's the afternoon, 12:30, I think? The boy wrote with an orderly way of writing, it sounded precocious, but much more innocent and childlike than the one of The Apostle…
"Thank you, and if there is anything you would need, don't be afraid to ask me, or the staff…" the boy merely nodded.
[1]: Percy was using an amalgamation of Apostle Mode, Clear Mind, and Bloodlust.
[2]: Percy used his enhanced strength to crush it while Carver was distracted by the darkness.
[3]: Percy put the first needle in his inventory.
The Update Schedule: {Very Hopefully} Weekly!
{Hopefully} The Next Update: Sunday, The 17th of March, 2024!
The First Upload Date: Sunday, The 10th of March, 2024!
The First Update: Tuesday, The 19th of March, 2024!
The Second Update: Tuesday, The 19th of March, 2024!
The Pairings: Undecided as of yet.
The First Word Count: 4,600 Words Long!
The Second Word Count: 4,770 Words Long!
The Third Word Count: 4,785 Words Long!
Name: Perseus 'Percy' Jackson
Title: The Fallout Apostle
Class: Apostle
Race: Human (Mutant)
Job: Gamer-Series Operator
LV: 05 XP: 0/1,500
LP: 6,100/6,100
MP: 6,500/6,500
SP: 2,900/2,900
HP: 1,100/1,100
Attributes:
Physical:
STR: 35
DEX: 32
VIT: 26
Mental:
INT: 30
SEN: 25
DET: 32
Social:
WIS: 35
CHA: 26
FTE: ?
Apostle Mode:
Name: Perseus 'Percy' Jackson
Title: The Fallout Apostle
Class: Apostle
Race: Human {Mutant}
Job: Gamer-Series Operator
LV: 05 XP: 0/1,500
LP: 8,100/8,100
MP: 8,500/8,500
SP: 3,900/3,900
HP: 1,600/1,600
Attributes:
Physical:
STR: 45
DEX: 42
VIT: 36
Mental:
INT: 40
SEN: 35
DET: 42
Social:
WIS: 45
CHA: 36
FTE: ?
Unsorted Attribute Points {UAP}: 00!
Unsorted Perk Points: 10!
Available Cash: 0£, 0GD, 0RD!
[Description: Perseus 'Percy' Jackson is the son of ? and ?, He is the current ?! He is the apostle of the ?, He currently has amnesia, Due to his ? He has A.D.H.D and Dyslexia!]
Perks:
Unfettered Body: Prevents the user from receiving physical damage, grants them an invulnerable, indestructible, and Impenetrable body that converts damage done to the body to be done to the LP bar instead, grants the user self-sustenance for Physical tasks, prevents them from needing to eat, drink. And removes their ability to feel physical fatigue and exhaustion.
Clear Mind: Prevents the user from receiving mental and psychological damage, and grants an impenetrable mind that removes their need for socialising, sleep, and rest! Allows them to think clearly and logically by removing all ceaseless distractions from their mind. And removes their ability to feel mental and psychological fatigue and exhaustion.
Marble Skin: Grants them a skin as hard as marble, and allows them to dump MP into it, all damage that would change the HP bar is instead to the defence given by this perk. MP X VIT.
Apostle Mode: Grants a 10 increase in all attributes, the base increase of the attribute will increase with every 2 levels by 1 point! The side-effect of enabling this mode is that users will become more ruthless, terrifying, unhinged and inhumane, allowing the user to change their voice, their eye colour, and the way others perceive them!
I.D Creation: Allows the user to create a pocket universe of infinite shape, size, and mass! The dimensions of the universe are infinite and endless!
Current List: Empty Dungeon, Zombie Dungeon, Wasteland Dungeon!
I.D Escape: Allows the user to escape the I.D they are in.
