* ShellX keeps walking through walls toward the machine
[Snipe] NRP: You weren't touching the wall
[Ripple] NRP: So was I..
* Spirit follows Ripple's lead and presses the "gem" on her bracelet, her armor appearing in a dull flash.
[Avatar] [Commander...?]
[Dias] NRP: SHH!
* Ripple taps the wall
* Gravedigger shifts his eyes
[Snipe] [Other side of the wall, guys, run against it]
[Maki] NRP: @.@¡
[Ripple] They were here...
[Avatar] [All right... Ripple, lets go...]
[Dias] Let's hope it wasn't a one time thing
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* Ripple shakes his head, and takes a running leap at the wall
[Gravedigger] NRP: Someone's been watching too much Scooby Doo....
* Avatar runs against it
[Paladin`] NRP: Whenever we get in trouble, the commander runs off . . .
[Snipe SOUND]
[Ripple] [This is gonna.... *goes through* wow...]
* Gravedigger walks behind them
* Cain` steps in front of Shell
[Cain`] HELLO!
* Airier follows silently
[ShellX] O! You?
* Snipe sees they are in front of a giant machine
* Maki upon realizing she's hoplessly lost runs in a random direction
[Ripple] NRP: *misses the sliding wall, and hits a solid one with a loud THUD*
* Dias looks at the Machine
[Cain`] ...*laughs evilly*
* Gravedigger spins the wall slightly and steps through
[ShellX] Um, what are you doing here?
[Avatar] NRP: I can see Cain?
* Dias walks towards the machine
[Snipe] NRP: No, only Shell
[Cain`] What do you think, idiot?
* Paladin` pushes after GD
[Snipe] ...The machine
* Avatar surveys the machine
* Snipe steps up to it
* Dias touches the machine
[Avatar] [Careful, Dias...]
* Ripple looks around, in awe at the machine
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[Ripple] Man, that sucker is BIG...
[Cain`] ....Watch out Dias...it could be dangerous
[ShellX] I'm not an idiot, I have a quadruple PhD, I'll have you know
* Snipe hears voices
[Spirit] Hey...  What is that thing?
* Gravedigger whistles
* Cain` hears voices
[Cain`] Your friends.
* Dias ignores Avatar and Snipe
* Cain` teleports
* Cain` appears behind Snipe
* Dias presses palm agains the machine
[Snipe] What the?!
* Snipe turns around
* Avatar whirls around, detecting Cain
[Gravedigger] !
* Ripple is behind Snipe, and Cain appears in front of him
* ShellX starts toward the center again
[Maki] . o O (I hate mazes...)
* Gravedigger spins out his sai and shovel
[Cain`] Ahhhh, the machine...wonder how it works.  Lets see.  *shoots Snipe in the head (6000 AP) and kills him
* Airier draws his blada
[Cain`] Wish him back from the dead.
[Snipe] GAH!
[Airier] (Blade even)
[Ripple] SNIPE
[Paladin`] . . .
[Avatar] [SNIPE!!]
[Dias] How?
* Snipe hits the ground, his head bloodied
[Ripple] ........ Bastard.....
* Avatar tries to heal Snipe
[Paladin`] Oh Christ . . .
* Dias presses both hands agains the machine
[Cain`] How should I know...you use the machine.  You find out what the beware part is....
* Snipe is quite dead
[Avatar] [...]
* Dias walks around the machine looking at it
[Spirit] . . . . . .
* Cain` sees the machine does nothing
* ShellX enters the room with the machine
[Ripple] NRP: LOL
[Paladin`] NRP: Snipe, we hardly knew ye
[Avatar] [Wish him back from the dead...?]
* Airier looks calmly at the scenee
[Snipe] NRP: Hey...
[Ripple] ....
[Cain`] ...I grow impatient....
[Dias] I wish Snipe be brough back to life!
* Dias taps the machine
* Cain` looks around
* Paladin` wonders why Dias has gone psycho . . .
* Cain` sees it hum but nothing happens
* Dias taps it harder
[Ripple] Why isnt it working Cain.
* Avatar kicks the machien
[Spirit] NRP: Alas poor Snipe, I knew him Horatio
[Cain`] I don't know!  I want to see how it works, you moron.
* Cain` folds his arm
[Dias] Why aren't you attacking Cain you guys
* Paladin` readies himself and begins charging his cannons and his blade
[Gravedigger] NRP: YEA! WOO HOO! SNIPE'S DEAD! WE'RE FREE!
[Avatar] [Because it'd be unwise...?]
* Dias presses hands on the machine trying to find a button
* Cain` then the machine snaps to life
[Gravedigger] ....
[Ripple] Whoa..
[Avatar] [...!]
* Spirit goes over and looks at the machine.
* Paladin` keeps his eyes glued to Cain
* ShellX hums tune as his scientific interest gets the better of him and he begins looking over the machine
[Ripple] [Spirit, careful....]
[Cain`] Machine: *Reads in English* I will grant your wish, but at the cost of something of yours one day in the future.
[Dias] I wish Snipe be brough back to life
[Avatar] [Dias... Well, too late...
[Cain`] ..What the hell?  But a race of aliens called the Motanks built this..how can it be in English?
* Snipe coughs and breathes in sharply
[Spirit] [I'm being careful...]
[Gravedigger] NRP: Ahem 6*cough*1corny6*cough*
[Snipe] ...Ow...w-what happened?
[Avatar] [The Monanks? When did they design this?]
[ShellX] Simple translation program
[Paladin`] . . .
[Ripple] [DONT WISH for anything you want.... Its price may be too high....
[Ripple] Snipe.. YOu ok?
* Airier walks up to the machine
* Dias looks at the machine.
[Avatar] [We'll find out what that drawback is now, it seems...]
[Paladin`] NRP: *Wishes for world domination*
[ShellX] Hey, uh, machine.... can you talk?
[Avatar] [You were dead, Commander Snipe.]
[Snipe] Fine.....de-dead?
* Cain` throws Dias aside
[Cain`] Move aside, I will use MY wish.
* Dias slides on the ground
[Ripple] STOP HIM!
[Dias] DIE!
* Dias leaps at Cain bringing his arms back1"Cross Slash" and then forward cutting an X on Cain
[Cain`] ARGH1
[Avatar] [Apparently, this machine brought you back to life, but at a price in the future... We don't know what that is]
[Airier] STOP CAIN...
[Airier] NOW!
* Cain` blasts them all back into the walls
[Paladin`] Ugh!
* Airier stands in his way
* Ripple gathers his power around his fist
* Avatar uses shield to block half the damage
[Avatar] [OOF!]
[Gravedigger] NRP: ....Alright, who's bright idea was it to wish him back to life? Maki, i'm looking ing your direction.
* ShellX gets back to his feet
* Snipe breathes in sharply
[Ripple] NRP: *glares*
* Dias takes the blast and slashes Cain with his 1ft long claws
[Maki] NRP: What'd I do!?
* Cain` sees the machine get hit
[Dias] NRP: It was me.
[Cain`] ...What, nO!
[Cain`] YOU FOOLS!
[Ripple] NRP: that glare was aimed at Dias
[Dias] Take the machien out
* Cain` it explodes in a brillant light
* Avatar telekinetically pulls cain away form the machine (340AP)
[Paladin`] . . .
[Dias] Nevermind
[Avatar] NRP: er 450AP
* Cain` the pyramid begins to collapse around them
[Dias] NRP: Damn I should've wished for immortality
[Avatar] [...! I suggest we escape...
[Cain`] .......Bastards.  I will have your heads for this.  *teleports*
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* Ripple gets thwacked on the head by a block
* Snipe is still dazed
* Ripple staggers, and falls to one knee
* Avatar psionically loks for the quickest way out
* ShellX begins heading directly out, using his hole tactic
[Maki] ...what the...!
[Dias] Looks like I'll find out the consequence sooner or later
[Ripple] We are gonna need to warp...
[Spirit] [Deja vu?]
* Ripple shakes his head to clear it
[Avatar] [Good idea, Ripple...
[Gravedigger] NRP: There goes my hopes for ever getting that huge ice sculpture of a weasel...
* Avatar heals RIpple a bit (+300HP)
[Paladin`] NRP: And my hopes of retrieving Justin's OTHER hand . . .
[Ripple] NRP: and my 45 foot Ice cream sunday
[Snipe] NRP: And my Godlike state.
[Ripple] NRP: and killing Light.
[Spirit] NRP: And fixing my keyboard
[Dias] Shall we get going.
[Ripple] I'll need.. *wince, as the healing does nothing*
[Snipe] NRP: And us getting out of here alive
[Paladin`] NRP: And the "No more NRP" rule
* Gravedigger runs towrds the exit
[Ripple] your power...
* Snipe it gets blocked off at GD
[Maki] NRP: And Spirit's com
* Ripple attempts to open a portal, but its only about the size of a thumb
* Airier rushes with the team
[Avatar] NRP: You know, another channel for NRP wouldn't be such a bad idea...
[Ripple] NRP: no one would pay attention though.
* ShellX opens a hole in the wall and walks through
[Snipe] ...Maki...
* Snipe his voice is very hoarse
[Gravedigger] NRP: I would
[Avatar] [...]
[Spirit] Alright... I know the drill...
[Dias] I just hope I didn't sign my own death warrent
[Ripple] [Spirit, Avatar, lend me your power...]
[Maki] ...I'm dead...I am so dead...
* Dias looks at Snipe
* Spirit lends to Ripple all of the energy she can afford.
[Avatar] [... I'll try...]
[Ripple] Snipe.. Ill find maki... just GO
[Snipe] NRP: Lend me your ears!
* Ripple the portal opens a bit further, allowing a head to go through
* Avatar lends all the strength to RIpple he can, keeping enough for himself to stand and remain concious
[Paladin`] NRP: *tosses his ears at DS*
* Ripple it opens wide enough for a reploid to walk though
[Ripple] GO... *wince...* NOW!..
* Gravedigger leaps at the portal
* Dias leaps throug the portal
* Airier follwos Avatar's example
[Avatar] Yes... hurry... *to strained to speak psionically*
* Snipe crawls through
* Paladin` nods and hops through
* Ripple winces
[Ripple] You two... GO...
* ShellX sees what Ripple is doing and heads back
[Ripple] I've gotta find Maki...
* Spirit tumbles through the portal, having given rip too much of her power for her own good.
[Avatar] But... how... will you be... able to open a ... portal?
[Airier] Ripple
* Snipe MAki gets trapped in the pyramid as it crashes
[Ripple] Screw you Av.. Just go
[Airier] I'll help
[Ripple] you too airier. I'll only risk one life on this mission.
[Avatar] All... right... *goes through*
[Airier] I stay...
* Snipe is outside, calling out Maki's name, a little dazed
[Airier] I can't see any of you die just yet..
* Dias appears next to Snipe
* Avatar tries to psionically sense Ripple from outside the pyramid
* Ripple pushes them both through, and changes the warp location to where Maki is buried, warping her body outside, then falling through the portal, landing face first in the sand
[Snipe] NRP: Go Ripple..let the young fool die...
* Gravedigger signs, 1" Where's the ship?"
[Dias] Snipe...You should no I sacrificed something to revive you.
* Ripple is hardly breathing
[Snipe] .......Wha-what?!
[Airier] You.. You BASS!
* ShellX phases throught the outer wall of the pyramid
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* Snipe the HH can be seen in the distance
* Avatar heals Ripple a bit oncemore
[Ripple] NRP: Mmmm inhaling sand... yummy....
[Maki] NRP: ...
[Dias] That was the the beware part. You make a wish and you'ld lose something in the future that you love
[Snipe] NRP: MY GOLD CHARM WAS LEFT IN THERE
[Gravedigger] NRP: HEAVEN'S HAND! NOOOOOOO! Oh, wait, there it is. You're lucky this time, Dias.
[Snipe] .....Then why'd you do it, Dias?
[Ripple] NRP: Ill get it!
[Paladin`] NRP: No . . . take my money, take my car, but PLEASE, don't take my PSX!
[Dias] Cuz, I couldn't see Maki not having you
[Ripple] NRP: *warps back in*
[Snipe] .....*looks touched*
* Ripple revives enough to listen
* Dias walks off towards the shuttle ahead of everyone
* Ripple gets up slowly, and carries Maki to Snipe
* ShellX walks to the HH, looking glummer than normal
[Ripple] And I couldnt bare to see you without her.
[Ripple] NRP AFK
* Snipe takes MAki in his arms
* Gravedigger pats Snipe on the back and hands him a cigar
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[Dias] NRP: SUCKUP!
* Paladin` glances back at the remains
* Snipe takes the cigar, and actually smokes it right this time
[Snipe] Well, gang, lets go....
* Gravedigger signs, 1" Those things'll kill you, you know"
[Snipe] NRP: Remember the name Motanks.
[Snipe] I hope, Grave...better than dying at Cain's hands when he wants revenge.
[Ripple] NRP: Cover for me, outta here to rent movie
[Snipe] Session Ends
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* Airier looks at them all, lighting a cigarrette
* Ripple salutes
*** Paladin` is now known as Lactose
[Lactose] Laters
[Ripple] G'day all.
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[Maki] Bye!
[Ripple] Cya Maki!
*** Snipe changes topic to 'Next Session (Session 19):  The final series of battles with Cain begins.  The countdown to Session 21 is near.   | I think Bob Dylan should take over| I still think my ass is cuter. | Me too! | HA I say, Burn begins when I get discs...!' |SOY BOMB! | Or not. | All mem'
[Dias] NO...OH THE HORROR. I'm going to lose my EAR WAX COLLECTION!
[Avatar] Missed the session end I guess?
* Ripple huggles her, and strides off
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[ShellX] I got lost near the end
[Snipe] So did I
[Dias] How could I choose Snipe's life over my Ear Wax collection
[Snipe] First I was did, then I was alive, then Ripple went all out, and then HH appeared
[Maki] LoL!
[Avatar] Question: Is our team abbrievated EGAFSU? (EarthGov Armed Forces Special Unit)
[Maki] That's about right
[Airier] Okies, any and all members of #Caruelo_Central, or #BlazingSwordInn, get in BSI now!
[Snipe] AFSU
[Snipe] who wants another session?  Just so we can reach 21?
[Maki] Why?
[ShellX] Why?
[Maki] Oh...
[Lactose] I'll do it
Session Close: Sat Oct 02 20:57:47 1999