Taking a closer look, Tails hops off the couch and hovers around the hologram from head to toe, and looks to Quill, asking-

"Is this a holographic map of some kind to Angel Island?"

"Sadly, no, I've learned everything about this place, but keep coming up short with the location." Said Quill.

"I was hoping you knew where to find it, am I wrong?"

Tails sighs.

"It's…complicated, the island is never easy to find and it's been constantly on the move ever since the Big Boom started, so our best bet is to-"

"Wait a minute!"

Sakura interrupts, saying-

"I hardly have a lick of what's going on, but how do you know where they're going?"

"Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate what you've done for us, but there's something sus about this."

After making that fair statement, Tails hover down to the metal floor and a few steps back from Star Lord. Naruto and Sakura get a little serious, looking ready to strike the spaceman at any moment, should he try anything.

"Heh, SUS...Is that what you kids call it these days?" Says the nonchalant Quill.

"But yeah, I-I was getting a little too ahead of myself and you guys have every right to be suspicious."

"When Tails told me about how he was going to fix this Big Boom, it could only have meant the most common thing others like you have been looking for; which in case you haven't noticed is no secret to anyone around these parts."

Star Lord pulls out a remote that controls the holographic images, showing off different images as he continues his explanation.

"Ya see, it started out as a rumor at first, but then one man who was a toon named Crash Bandicoot found a way there and got his world restored." "Made evident when the planet's mass started changing and parts of his world vanished off the map."

"So what you're saying is if everyone went back to their own world, this world gets smaller?" Asked Naruto.

*Snaps*

"EXACTLY…the world gets smaller like it should be, thus repairing the damages." Says Quill, who can apparently speak Japanese...Or could it be something else?

Either way, the trio is slowly getting a good grasp of how things work in the mess of a world they are currently living in. It is indeed complicated and concerning, but Tails, who's paying the most attention to details at the moment looks on with hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel by the end of Quill's explanation.

"And how we aren't crushed by this world's gravity due to it being almost the size of Saturn is beyond me, but we can just chalk that up to toon logic and fictional BS."

"That all sounds logical, but now that brings us to a whole new question; what do you want from us?" Tails asked, who is slightly less tense now and is curious as to what Star Lord's intentions are.

Quill hesitates at first, but responds.

"I've lost a lot of people dear to me when this event first started, I don't know whether they're alive,dead, or just wiped out of existence, but I've been wandering this planet for months and gave up when I came to the conclusion that... there's just no way…No way home, no way to find my family, just riding up an endless hill that goes nowhere, until I found you guys."

"I'm not much of a spiritual guy, I just believe in the bare basics like any other typical American; I believe in a higher power and we go off to a better place when we die, no matter how questionable it sounds. And if this bears any resemblance to fate, I'll sure as hell take it."

Quill turns off the hologram and lays the remote down, now standing confidently in front of the 3 and says-

"So here's my offer; you obviously have some leads on where you might be able to find the island, so Ship and I will take you anywhere you need to go."

"We have enough food and rations for 5 people at max, and AND if you want, I can pay you for your services."

With all that being said, Tails and Naruto share a look, though Naruto is uneasy at first, Tails gives him a nod of approval.

"My partner and I accept, but we can decline at any time, yes?" Tails asks.

"Of course, I won't keep you here at your own will." Quill assures and looks at Sakura, who walks towards the exit.

"What about you, Blossom?"

"I need some time to think." Sakura said softly and took her leave.

"Sure, we leave around 8, so I'll be waiting'."

After a moment of silence, Quill looks at Naruto.

"In the meantime, let's get you adjusted."

"Narotu, right?"

"Eh?"

"Ship, get the microbes ready for our Narotu here."

"It's NARUTO, and what're talking about-

"GUH!"

Suddenly, a mechanical arm grabs Naruto by the throat and lifts him up.

"It will be my pleasure."

"Please hold still, Mister Uzumaki; it will only be a momentary discomfort."

"What're you doing!?" Naruto shouts, but his face immediately drops when another mechanical arm comes out with a needle in its hand slowly going for Naruto's neck.

"Cool, microbe treatment!" Said Tails.

"Yep, if only every country in my world used them,tourism would be infinitely more popular."

While Tails and Quill continue sharing a casual conversation, Naruto shouts for help as though he's going to get tortured.

"Tails, help, do something!"

"It's okay, Naruto, you'll REALLY need this in the long run." Said Tails, as the needle slowly approaches Naruto's neck with a healthy vein showing on it.

Before doing the deed, Ship can't help but inform Naruto of the bad news that approaches him, stating-

"CORRECTION; it will only be a LONG LASTING discomfort." Confirms the ship, who begins to let out a sinister laugh!

Meanwhile, Sakura is walking through the woods where the ship is parked near, she then comes to a stop when she hears screaming like that of a Japanese woman that sounds like a young man with a raspy voice.

Meanwhile, back at Kano's hideout, Natsu returns along with Kano and Spyro.

"YO!"

"We're back-"

The joy from Natsu's face immediately drops to shock and disbelief.

"What?"

Kano asks, as he and Spyro walk in and bear witness to the aftermath of an absolute massacre.

Swarms of bodies scattered across the blood painted floor, as well as the stairs and fallen debris. Even some of the dragons have suffered from the same fight, though some appear to be missing as there are only two bodies present with their heads severed.

"What the hell happened here!?" Says flustered Kano.

"No…not again…" Natsu mumbles, as he drops to the ground.

"Sniff around for survivors!" Kano demands Spyro who looks around, stepping on multiple bodies and leaving bloody footprints in the process.

Kano gets down on one knee and takes a look at the blood, then begins to scan it with his cybernetic red eye, which now turns green.

"Huh, the blood is still fresh."

"Keep your guard up, Natsu, whatever did this could still be here." Says Kano, as he pulls out his knife.

After hearing that, Natsu gains back his senses, seeking to pay back who or what did this in blood. Spyro then comes back and signals to his master that no survivors are present. After swearing up a storm from all the hard work on research and men lost, Kano spots an opened metal pod of some kind with a circular window in it. Checking out the huge pod, he takes a look at the front door of it, wiping off the blood splattered across it until he sees a logo branded on.

The logo is from the Umbrella Corporation!

"Ah, bugger…"

To Be Continued…