MOoC 2.31: Cosmic Crisscross

*Six months after my supposed death*
Current Location: Any random Death Star hangar.

*a ship enters the hangar and its pilot exits... Me!*

Miss me, my colleagues?

Whoa whoa whoa...I thought you were dead! For, like, six months!

-a cloaked figure floats into the base and just stares at everyone before removing the hood and revealing a silver emote-

Emote: So, I see today is a special day huh? Anyway though, I assume you two have some catching up to do, so I'll be brief, I have a present for you guys after you saved the universe from one of my.....rouge emotes. I trust Lux spoke to you about me? My name is Drake, ruler of nightmares. Anyway, to be brief, take this...and take good care of it.

-Drake snaps his fingers and a small chest appears as he bows and floats away-

*the presence of Drake seems familiar to me and I quickly raise up out of my bed*

Chaos?

*after getting up, I realise where I am*

*I also realise that I'm in need of a haircut*

Whoa... How long have I been out?

-Drake smiles at Jokool-

Chaos? Oh, you mean Lux, he's gone now, but his fragments are in the cycle of dreams. Either way, I have matters to attend to back in Somnia, nightmares don't make themselves....most of the time

-with that Drake gives a mischievous smirk and vanishes-

'Bout six months, give or take. If you need that long to regain your energy, my advice is never do that again unless there is absolutely no way to win except by doing it.

Anyway, what's in the box? *picks the box up and attempts to open it*

*I get up and head to the nearest shower*

I think I'm okay now, but I need a bath...

-the box opens to reveal.....another box-

...
*opens the new box*

-inside of this one is and egg with a note saying, "Carry me with you"-

Hm...odd. Won't hurt, though.

...so does anybody have a place to put this?

*my armor begins to crumble*
*a lithe figure that appears neither mechanical nor biological is underneath*

I have some explaining to do, don't I?

You can, and will, call me Kathenburg. Simply put, I needed you all out of the way, so I decided to infiltrate and study you all and your weaknesses. You can thank your friend Charles for 'donating' his identity to me! Heh, I wasn't alone, though. I had my lieutenant scout ahead for me... Truth, reveal yourself!

Neither mechanical nor biological? That means...
MY EYES!
There's only one problem, however. You revealed ourself only a few minutes after "Charles" came back. And after that, you just went and revealed that you wanted us dead! You could've pretended to be on our side, then, after you got enough info, you went and killed us! But instead, you just let that all slip. You're new to this bad-guy-thing, aren't you?

Also *summons Excalibur* Where should I start cutting you from?

*appears behind Lief and delivers a punch to his head, powerful enough to send him flying*
*to the spiritually aware, I seem to have no spiritual pressure*
*I look like I've been away for 6 years, not 6 months*
*my hair is longer and I no longer wear my usual Captain's uniform*

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Spiritual Pressure is a way of measuring how strong you are. To have none usually indicates that you're weak.

It was me all along; Don't you understand? Myself and Truth. I know just how to terminate you lot now.