Super Robot Wars Unlimited Generation @lpha

[Frontdated to when the mission starts. This is an action post, directed at characters who are NOT in the final mission of the game.]

The White Chalice took off in its last voyage - it is escorted by your friends as you speak, to reach Primeval Force avatar's incredibly massive body and (hopefully) contain it. In the meantime, your mission is to create a distraction. Face off against the legion of Primeval Force copy units, make it easier for the rest to form a breach!

There is only one problem though. Your enemies number in thousands, tens of thousands even. But you are not alone.

All forces of Earth Sphere have united, and what little remains of their mecha and space fleets - they're all here to assist you. The Federation, Orb, Britannia, Clan Wolf, OZ's remains under Treize's command, Gucun's weirdly designed ships that look like several older vessels slapped together, they're all here. And the list doesn't end there - you see units of Neo Zeon, Clan Jade Wolf, even a rare remnant of the Titans' and A-Laws' force. All of them are ready to make a push, wager their lives in a nigh suicidal charge just to buy White Chalice a few seconds more.

Yet, all of these forces combined, even with anti-Primeval Force barriers... all of this is still not enough. The Primeval Force's titanic body stares in your direction expresionlessly as its hordes of minions fly forward, start to push back the humanity's final stand. Warships start to explode around you...

And that's when it comes.

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[It had to happen sooner or later.  Without warning Arkham's underground begins to shudder noisily, alarms beginning to go off one after another.  Federation, TSAB, and other assisting factions are all scrambling in response, making their way towards the numerous launch elevators, with volunteers and Arkham's police trying to help coordinate and tend to the wounded.]



The reprieve is over, then.  Everyone not preparing to engage Black Lodge's forces please see to helping evacuees and civilians!  Remember: do not attempt to engage Cthulhu; our concern is repelling this attack!

[And above-ground, anyone poking their head out will see hordes of Destroyer Robots flying down the ruined streets of Arkham, dropping bunker buster-strength ordinance in an attempt of cracking through the ground into the underground fortress.  Another battle's starting to kick up though... but curiously the Anticross are nowhere in sight!]

[There is a certain mysterious island that’s covered in permanent blizzards. Nobody ever managed to enter the island and come back alive, except for two prominent diggers, Werner Von Blucher and Barrell Caskett, who barely survived with their lives a long time ago. They refused to share knowledge of their discovery... Until now.

Anyone interested can watch the live transmission from a press conference held on board the Sulphur Bottom, a massive ship belonging to Von Bluechter. Quite a lot people have gathered, and the ship itself is floating in the air close to the forbidden island itself! Both of them men are present, but it's Von Bluechter who is talking.]

Soon after mine and professor Caskett's expedition, the presence of Festum invaders made it impossible to explore the forbidden island. But now, with the aliens gone, we can see what it holds for us again - and I would like to show you myself! I am certain that what lies in the center of the island is the Mother Lode, and I shall use this ship, the Sulphur Bottom, to uncover it.

[A female journalist approaches.]

Excuse me, mr Von Bluechter! What exactly is the nature of the Mother Lode?

A very good question! I believe that it is something that can be used for the benefit of the whole humanity - as an energy source, for example, much more efficient than anything we currently have at this point.

Are you sure about this? What if you are mistaken about the Mother Lode? What if what it holds for us... is a disaster?

[The atmosphere gets more ominous... Professor Caskett takes a few steps forward, looking at the journalist in disbelief.]

Matilda...? Matilda, it's really you! I didn't know you're still alive...!

[Suddenly the camera shakes, and the gathered people fall in panic! Glimpses of strange machines can be caught, flying outside the windows! The camera feed cuts off...]

[Very soon aftewards, news that the Sulphur Bottom was attacked by mysterious robots and crash landed on the forbidden island reach White Chalice.]

1. [White Chalice has accepted Kamogawa's invitation, and now we're guests at the island again. The Oraga Festival is going on, making the place even livelier than usual. In addition to the usual beaches, shops and cafes Kamogawa has to offer there are also various festival stands where one can play games, win prizes, or just kill some time in dozens of other various activities. It's the perfect opportunity to have time and relax!

Or you could, intentionally or not, bring trouble and embarassment to various other people. Such as those three, who seem to attract misfortune...]

2. [It seems that BWH has a new waitress. Who is also a maid. When did this bar turn into a maid cafe?]

Why did I leave my money at home...? Er, I mean, can I take your order?

[The more perceptive ones might notice there is something odd about this maid, though. Where is Admiral Ackbar when you need him?]

3. [Everyone but Madoka]
[While the festival is going on, a young man is making his way through the crowd. He looks determined and more than a bit annoyed. Is that a short blade behind his belt?]

Where is that girl? I was told she'll be here! Damn! At this rate my challenge will be for nothing!

Hey, you! You look like you could know her! Do you know where Kyouno Madoka is?

4. [There's another young man at the pier. He's holding a bottle of some kind of liquid, surrounded by a few empty ones. It's not the kind of liquid you'd expect though.]

This is unbelievable... Who would have thought that something called an "energy drink" would have such amazing properties! Such rich texture and taste...

[He bends over towards the water dangerously, looking kinda sick.]
Urgh... I might have had too many... But it's so hard to stop...

5. [Also for everyone but Madoka]

Oh? You're here once again, White Chalice. Tell me, why do you think you were invited here? Was it because of the news of the rogue IS? Or to participate in the Kamogawa Oraga Festival?

No. There is another, more important reason. Soon, the forces of KISS are going to launch a full-scale offense on Kamogawa. I expect the attack to be even larger than the previous one. With one of the Voxes out of commission, I'm sure you can imagine why your presence here is important.

[An open communication channel has contacted the Chalice! The video, while slightly grainy, shows an older man looking through the screen. When he speaks, his voice low and calming, somewhat like what you might expect an ideal politician to sound like.]

Greetings. I am Lord Ayman. I have contacted you this day as it has come to my knowledge that your operation is harboring a particular individual of interest to me and my people. I would like to propose a peaceful resolution to our conflict.

[The video changes to a still-image that looks like it was taken from a security feed. It shows Wendell, looking over his shoulder, heading into a warehouse. Ayman's voice continues over this image for a minute before switching back to a live feed.]

This man, whom you know by the name Wendell, has stolen vital equipment from me. The machine he has been rampaging about is stolen property, and I need it back promptly. This individual is also a wanted person for a multitude of other severe crimes. I understand that you will be reluctant to hand over someone so seemingly harmless, but I warn you that Wendell is a devious liar and notorious thief.

To further entice you, there is a reward offered for his return. I look forward to doing business with you.

( Discussion cut for length )
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[The Ptolemeios II!  Say hello to your new home for the two weeks or so, everyone who decided to head off into space!  The vessel is regretfully not as large as the Chalice so living conditions might be a bit cramped.  You'll also see that the mechanics (both humans and Haro) are working around the clock to finish the new set of Celestial Being Gundams, all of them looking to be improvements on their predecessors at least in terms of combat capability.  At any rate, the crew is friendly enough and it's a chance to escape that pesky gravity, so feel free to use this post for general mingling.]

[It happened practically in the span of hours.  What was once a fairly civil if small town on America's west coast suddenly exploded with activity as numerous Titans warships and quick-assembly facilities for building up an army of mobile dolls started to dot the landscape.  Before long, armed guards began to walk the streets, with the town's mayor trying to explain everyone that the Titans would only be staying for a short while and had given the town a number of supplies already as a show of good faith.

[And it is here that an unlikely encounter would take place...]

Arriving in Fuso at the early morning yielded an arrival at AGHS around the middle of the day. There's a festival going on, a summer one at that and there's a bunch of people and students around the area.

At the forefront is a tall man with suspenders and a vaguely rat-like expression. "KISARAGIIIIIIII!" he bellowed at the ship, snapping his suspenders. "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEEEEEEEN?!"

As it stands, its a festival and everyone's welcome to drop by while there's a lot of flailing from the homeroom teacher.

(ooc: another festival log, one part meant for the mission Endless Play, and the rest of everyone is welcome to visit and make logs throughout the week.)

[The video opens up with a big man in a loud suit singing to everyone.]



HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

My dear members of the Chalice, I send this to you!

[And soon, a truly enormous cake will arrive with a big marzipan Chalice on the top.]

I apologize for the delay. You were in space.

(ooc: happy delayed anniversary UG@)

[It's a curious sight indeed when spontaneously throughout the entire Chalice, suddenly all viewscreens -even those currently off or not even functioning- suddenly change to display the same thing: dozens of TSAB officers screaming, clutching their head, and rolling around on the floor with music blaring loudly in the background.]



What in God's name, Dan, fix this at-



No.  This is... important.  We need to hear her out.



"Her"?  Maxene I know you're not entirely-

[Aaaaand suddenly the image shifts, the camera being turned to reveal a certain woman who's looking mighty pleased with herself.]



( Well hello everyone )

1.

[Upon arrival, one of the men that was with the contingent from Interpol broke off and accessed the ship's air supply. Pouring a compound into it, it worked its way through the system and flooded the ship. Within minutes, men would start feeling sleepy...]


2. [Combat Log]

[Gnocem are around the battlefield as well as members of the Green Storm that have yet to stop the battle. Your opponents today on the battlefield are Gnocem and more powerful Geo-Gnocem. Have fun!]

(ooc: this log happens in tandem with tonight's mission. You are allowed to godmod the battlefield as you will with your tagmates, just be sure to communicate with each other. Men are typically knocked out here. Gnocem abilities are here)

[During the Earth-side's group stay, the Ptolomeios has been searching relentlessly for any trace of those imitation Celestial Being Gundams.  And though up until now they hadn't found anyone...]

Hixar, Setsuna, Allelujah, Lockon.

We've found them.  A few dozen clicks south of here, in fact... if we move fast, we might be able to get the jump on them.

[[On the one hand, the White Chalice has landed at Fuka Castle, the site of the upcoming Graduation Ceremony for Garderobe Academy.

Basically Arika (and NPC Nina most likely) are off making final preparations!  It's supposed to be one hell of a show, but for now, so long as you're on your best behavior, you're treated just as the other royal and administrative guests. 

Mingle as you see fit!


But in other news, Mister Kasshu, rumor has it that Neo-France's fighter has been seen nearby.  Perhaps you should go visit him and win a match?  That is, if he's not busy!]]

[Well, this is a rare sight.  Sumeragi more often than not keeps her head out of Chalice business and focuses on other things, but today is the exception, especially following Friday's battle.]

I've taken the time to discuss with Miss Cross about what this "Asgard Squadron" is, along with double-checking all the records that Veda has.  I'll also try to keep this short because it's times like this that all I want is a drink.

( Cut for length )

Shortly after Scott and Yoshika returned to the Chalice, an official looking transport ship arrived at the Chalice. It was here that a general from Britannia stepped forward, with a small contingent of MPs.

I'm General Maloney. By order of his Majesty King Charles Britannia, I wish to have all Strike Witches and members of the so-called defense force of Corinth on deck within the hour.

Within the hour, everyone was assembled, and the General watched the skies as a mid sized plane started soaring into view as the armed MPs stood at attention. "Is everyone present?"

(ooc: this log has two parts, discussion among the people who are both participating in the mission Heroes Among Us, and the discussion with the General for the Witches and RPM.)

The howl of the wind across the ruins of Old Boston was loud. The streets were clear but covered in fine sand as the rest of the world stretched across the vast continent like it was a quiet monolith. It was here that the Neuroi had been sighted again, as well as the location of Eagle Squad.

Yoshika, Scott, you two are out here for different reasons entirely, considering that Yoshika you've broken your room imprisonment to get out here and Scott you left your team behind. There's probably a group of people going to come and get you two in a while, but right now the clock is ticking.

(ooc: the log is primarily for Scott, Yoshika and any other interested canonmates who want to come and help these two search. There's some combat and this is frontdated to approximately Wednesday with about 3 days worth of travel time. The log IC finishes on Saturday.)

Another day, another city.  Trinity City, in fact; located a ways off from Old Seattle and also a remarkable bastion of harmony and co-existence in North America.  The city was not just a home to humans, but also Orphenochs, Worms (who again, are completely different from Percolatii), and Fangires, all of them races that had in the recent past been enemies of various Kamen Riders.

However, you would never know it by judging the way all the races could be seen interacting with each other in the streets.  It helped that the traditional human form was something shared by all of them, but even those in their non-human form were treated no differently than anyone else.  It's no wonder that House Accedo took up living in Trinity City's massive city park.

Most notably though, the city was adorned with statues and murals of the Three Kings, the Riders who founded the city and protected it:  Faiz,  Kabuto, and  Kiva.

Though... if the city was in such good condition... why did Tsukasa get visions about needing to come here in the first place?

[General mingle/interaction post for anyone who wants, but also to help set up the Decade side of Gradient Density.]

[1] - CUT SCENE
Eiji and Ankh had arrived in Seattle, having seen the arrival of the White Chalice hours before arriving there. A ringing noise brought Eiji's attention to him as he flicked on a cell phone. "Yes?"

"Is it secured?" inquired Kengo from the Rabbit Hutch.

"We have it. Power Dizer is running at full capacity too, and we'll be hopefully meeting up with Gentarou soon."

"Make sure that it's safe. We don't want anything to happen to it." replied Kengo. "That stuff is too valuable to fall into the wrong hands."

"Tch, we'll keep it safe," replied Ankh as he terminated the line. "Really, having to take orders from the kid."

"But to keep these medals safe, we needed to work together," replied Eiji, holding up three gold-rimmed medals in his hand.

Suddenly, explosions rocked Power Dizer, throwing Eiji to the side as he lost grip of both the medals and the jar of liquid which spilled open. "AH!"

Standing there, a grim faced man picked up the medals as a subordinate in a similar white suit rushed to try and retrieve the liquid which slipped into the sewers.

"The medals from the future," remarked the man before he stalked away, only pausing to state, "Hino, your services are no longer required."

"Damnit!" exclaimed Ankh as the men and women in suits made their escape.

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[2] - For Hoshi and Gentarou and anyone else with them

You two? It's been one of those days when you see someone falling from the sky. What do you do?

(ooc: the open portion of this log is prompt 2. Ankh and Eiji will probably cameo into it.)

Explosions rang out in the district as Eiji tumbled across the ground, coughing. He was clutching three medals in his hand. Struggling to get up from the attack that had blasted him out of transformation, the white suited member of Foundation X picked up the Driver from the bindings.

"They denied this to us," remarked the man who picked it up. "These foolish people denied us what was rightfully ours. The Vita Driver."

Placing it into a metal suitcase, Eiji watched them take it. "Got to warn everyone..." he grunted, trying to get up. "Got to warn everyone that it's going to happen..."

With considerable effort, Eiji barrelled past the men, ducking shots from guns as the enemies took chase. There was a loud yelling from behind him, kind of like "EEEE!" as dark figures took chase.

Skidding around the corner, Eiji ran headlong into a couple of men who were carrying a jar. "Sorry about this!" and he knocked the jar out of their hands as he took off down the building and through a window.

POWER DIZER rang out the mecha as it caught Eiji, the driver making a tch noise. "Eiji, you're late!" exclaimed Ankh. "Did you get it?"

"They got the driver before I could get it," panted Eiji. "C'mon, lets get this to Old Seattle fast!"

With that, the mecha took off down the road, leaving a group of very angry men and women behind.

Professor Satoshi Yamashiro had many regrets. But now that he was dying, there was little he could do. He could only hope he showed up soon at his bedside.