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(Mr Z and Marc only. Takes place after "Between the Lines" in The Grid.)

With the call from the incoming ship, the Grand Councilwoman had allowed the launch pad's doors to open up, allowing the visitor inside. She was strict, she was at times harsh, but she was not villainous. Reasonable as a leader should be, even though she was in charge of a prison transport.

Ever since the escape of Experiment 626 from captivity, things had become rather volatile. The guards were still working, of course, and there had been very few breakouts, only one in the past decade that was easily taken down within minutes of its occurrence. But they had yet to reach the prison asteroid to which Dr. Jumba Jookiba had been sentenced, in no small part (in various senses of the word) due to various borderline rabid policing behaviors by Captain Gantu.

Perhaps this person would be like Aqua, that young woman who had been of such help so long ago. It appeared that yet another of Jookiba's experiments was loose, and having extra people to help take it down would be very helpful indeed.

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Launch Bay

Landing was relatively simple. Unlike the police in some worlds, this one seemed to appreciate foreign help, even if it came in such a surprising form as a ship that they couldn't even track. As the ship came down, a hologram came up on the control panel of the Bat-G, the ship that had just arrived.

Kira had her arms crossed, looking around with a neutral expression at the area around them. "The captain's not much help, but he is pretty big. The one in charge here, the Grand Councilwoman, is better. I do wonder what the tr-- Oh wait..." The hologram's right hand gripped her face. "I got it... Damn it, Doctor..."

The entire motion took about ten seconds at an absolute maximum, five at a minimum. One per dash, at least.

An electric burst, fast as lightning, hit a wall, remaining there for a single second before going to another, then another, then back through the way from whence it had come, back down the hallway without a trace.

Letting go of her face, Kira looked up, to the cowled head of the Batman. "...just let me in your suit, if you got a chip slot. This is going to be annoying."
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(For Ratchet & Clank takes place after "Between the Lines" in The Grid and before "Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?" in Wonderland)

The Spaceship Aphelion landed a moment after the Bat-G.

"Nice..." Ratchet said after a whistle. As a mechanic he couldn't help but admire not only the works of the Batman's ship but also the big prison transport vessel they just arrived inside. Clank agreed with him, but was at the moment checking some data on a pad-like device. "I do wonder for what reason were they asking for our help?" He said.

Not mere seconds later both were interrupted by the crossing lightning. Frantic, nonstop, like if it was alive. "Well there's out answer. Aphelion, keep the defensives up just in case whatever was that tries to jump in for a joyride.

"Affirmative."

With that the two heroes jumped off the ship once the cockpit opened upwards. First ratchet, follwoed by Clank in his backpack mode.
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Pulling out a small cord, the Batman attaches it to both his left gauntlet and the Bat-G's main terminal, allowing a direct link for Kira to transfer into said gauntlet. Allowing the process to take place, he triggers the underport to open up, before inputting a few more commands. Dropping through the underport, he lands on the floor of the Launch Bay, the opening closing up overhead.

Moving over to the first point of contact from that bizarre energy bolt, he triggers the cowl to scan the area of contact. "There's a trace of residual energy." Combing through the suit's database, he comes up with no direct known matches. No surprise to him, really. However, with the scan of the residual energy, he could now track the energy field.

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Kira entered into the gauntlet, not used to it instead of a data crystal chip, but willing to operate within it. She tentatively searched his systems, allowing them to operate at maximum capability, and followed the trace.

The artificial intelligence brought her avatar up within the cowl, visible to him alone. She spoke in a purely business tone, even as she called out to the others. "Clank, Ratchet, Aphelion. That was Experiment Number 221, sometimes known as 'Sparky'. A creation of Doctor Jumba Jookiba, and the only creation of his I know is still on this ship. It's built for debilitating electric shocks." She remained calm as she set up a hologram of 221's look within the cowl for Batman, then of Dr. Jookiba right next to it. "Jookiba is something of an evil genius, as you might expect. And I'm not exaggerating. He graduated from Evil Genius University and everything, and I mean that as literally as possible."

The pictures disappeared, replaced by a pulse radius around the ship, evidently in real time, and at least a mile radius. "As smart as he probably is, he's not in charge here. He's prisoner, and a somewhat reasonable one at that. However, this idiotic move is sending out electrical pulses so strong I'd be surprised if we're the only ships who caught on to them. I'll keep running tests to make sure we don't run into too many problems, but if certain people find them, I'm shutting it down immediately. We knock that thing out, we save the ship. But don't get too full of yourselves. This could turn into a small scale war battle if we don't do things right."

That explanation done, her hologram disappeared, but she kept speaking into the Dark Knight's ear. "Men first."

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Ratchet and Clank listened carefully to Kira's explanation. An electric scientific experiment unleashed into the confindments of the ship and sending out pulse strong enough to catch the attention of undesirable guests. Still the AI's warning did not fall on deaf ears and auditory receptors. They were dealing with a creature that could manipulate electricity and mess up machinery, incluying probably weapons, armor or even Clank.

"Stay close and try not to get too much attention, Clank. That thing may be big problem if it gets you." Ratchet said. His robotic backpack companion nodded in response.

The mission was clear. They had to stop that thing before this continued. Looking the the Batman as he scanned the area where the living lightning bolt passed."So, can you track where is he heading next?" The Lombax asked.
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"The energy signature it leaves behind is extremely clear." Batman's cowl takes a note of the path, marking them with holograms that he along is able to see. "And if Kira is right, then the situation could be more problematic if we don't make haste." Following the path, he begins to pull out a few components. If this creature is able to generate its own high-energy bio-electric field, it would help to find a way to neutralize or contain it. While his suit had been crafted to be insulated from an electric attack, it was only to a certain degree. He needed something tangible that could turn the tide, if this thing had more power than he anticipated.

However, his train of though is interrupted by a large, audible groaning sound. It was a familiar sound: Extreme stress upon metallic alloys. Overhead, a few klaxons blare as an announcement comes over the speakers, spoken in (of all things) English.

Warning: Hyperdrive disabled. Warning: Hyperdrive disabled.

"That doesn't sound good." Putting the components into a single part of his belt, Batman taps on the side of his cowl. "Kira, I take it you've heard the announcement. If the Hyperdrive system was still functional, any possibility of forced incursion would have been negligible. But since it's offline, any energy pulses that the Experiment gives off will allow them to key in and force docking." Running down the corridor, he pauses at an intersection. "If you can, I'll need updates of any potential incursions. Track any signals in close proximity and try and triangulate their points of origin."

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Kira's analysis came up immediately, having been in progress by the time the alarm had started in the first place. She seemed more exasperated than upset. "Well, we've got some incoming ships. Fantastic work there, Jookiba. Really." The charts and blips on a radar showed up on his cowl, the same information sent to Aphelion as she spoke calmly to them all.

"Okay we've got trouble, and it's probably not the only ones. Tyhrranoid trouble incoming. Dropships with attack ship support. You two, explain it to him while I try to bring this system online at least in terms of their security defenses before they attack, and hope this whole thing doesn't break down entirely down to the air lock."

As can be assumed, she was a rather cheery individual.
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Ratchet had to groan at the bit of news, "Tyhrranoids? Seriously? Oh great.."

The furred fighter was quick to explain, "Keeping it short. Tyhrranoids. Multi-eyed scaled and slimy aliens with a very short fuse. Not very bright but good with technology, and most of theirs is centred on full-warfare. Just keep on the move and hit them with all you got."

And speaking of the devil, the enemy dropship managed to land inside of the prison ship, after a couple of energy blasts before it, then opening its hatch and releasing its squadron of warriors. Not far behind it was the Tyhrranoid attack ship. Much smaller, but able to do more than docking and keep hovering above the incoming battlefield.

The defense blasters of the ship activated in full motion and started to shoot at the invaders, who replied back with fire while doing their best to avoid the projectiles.

From the dropship first decended the incoming forces. Speaking in a indecipherable language of growls, snarls and belchs, along with other gross sounds. First came a pack of small One-Eyed grunts of blue skin who didn't last much seconds of rushing at our heroes before being atomized by the functioning Blasters. The duo of Two-Eyed ones that followed, however, still stood; approaching with their bipedal mech-walkers, they focused on aiding the attack ship in destroy every possible defense that the prison ship could have in the room by using their laser heat cannons. Luckily for the group, that seemed to distarct them from the organic targets.

A wave of four Three-eyed Tyhrranoids covered the battleground. Much bulkier in form, with slimy green tone of skin and carried powerful energy blasters. These set their aim at the bat, the lombax and the robot; getting to a good distance, some closer while other farther or with a better cover, before shooting away.

Finally, the Tyhrranoid Commander, a four-eyed hulk of an alien carrying an enourmous plasma blaster of half-his size, hovered above his peers with the use of a jetpack, before aiming and charging his blast at our heroes, ready to shoot when full.
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Reaching towards the back of his belt, Batman pulls out his dispenser, already pre-loaded with plastic explosives. Looking over to Ratchet, he nods towards the alien horde, a sign to be ready to strike. His other hand reaches down towards another compartment on his belt, but the Tyhrranoids react, the ones with weapons opening fire on the pair of heroes.

Spinning around, the plasma bolts fly past Batman, burning holes in his cape, but leaving him unharmed. His other hand extends out, numerous orbs flying out towards the aliens, releasing a blanket of noxious clouds of smoke in the area. The vision mode on his cowl switches, allowing him to see the creatures through the smoke. Running past a few, he stops underneath the attack ship, depositing two doses of explosives upon it. The smoke begins to dissipate, as the Commander drops and swats Batman back.

Batman rolls back, pulling out a pair of Shock Batarangs, tossing them at the pair of Tyhrranoid Walkers. The items impact with the legs, sending a mild electric surge that overloads the walkers, making them unusable at the moment. Pressing the activation trigger on the dispenser, the explosives detonate, causing extreme damage to the attack ship. Nodding over to Ratchet, he yells out, "Take care of it." With that, he gets to his feet and runs further down. He didn't have time to waste of any extended combat with them. He needed to find the Experiment and get it locked down before anything else happens.

Kira kept riding along in the Batman's suit, letting him escape the scenario. Really, while he was a good warrior, he wasn't a soldier, so fighting in what was essentially a war scenario was not really something he was up for. Therefore, she began working on finding a way to find Experiment 221, tracing his energy signature and the ensuing fluctuations, while simultaneously searching the area for incoming ships. They had to--

There was an explosion, a loud "boom" down the hallway, but more of a random rocking than a fiery blast. Suddenly, the artificial gravity of the area was entirely turned off, boxes and the like floating around. It would likely get working again soon, but the fact that it happened at all...


The AI just stated the issue matter-of-factly as they floated around. "Probably hit one of the generators on a rampage. Word to the wise? Invest in a vacuum suit and adjustable gravity boots. It's not like you don't have the money for it."

It was then that she saw the incoming assailants, the new ships. These would not be registered by Aphelion, not unless she was prepared to find more stealth cloaked ships... which was entirely the point. It wouldn't do for a privateering ship, a pirate vessel, to be spotted and shot out before it could be boarded and stolen from. Really, she had only spotted it this quickly because she had registered the slipspace jump's radiation pulse.

The AI's face came up on his cowl again, and she was frowning. "Kig-Yar vessel, incoming." She brought up a hologram for his viewing "pleasure", of a ship that looked very much like a fishhook that had been fashioned from impractically thick wires, with segmented compartments behind the hooked prow, and barbed antennae that flexed backwards to a single engine at the stern. The entire ship was a deep blue-black in coloration. "Missionary ship, pirate vessel. Probably a scouting party out here. It'll probably have Jackals, the Kig-Yar, that is, and maybe some Unggoy, Grunts. Might have a few other minor targets, but nothing too major. Definitely up your alley."
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After the display of Batman's ability, Ratchet nodded in response as the caped crusader headed deeper into the ship. He was much more stealthy, but less capeable to take on full-armed soldiers, which happened to be the Lombax's speciality. "We'll take care of it. You keep tracking that Experiment down."

The smoke of the pellets started to dissipate, the Tyhrranoids set their sights (and blasters) at the galactic duo. While the Walkers where still attempting to regain controls over their mech-legs (short-fused temporarily by the Bat's devices), The rest of the army continues to attack with a rain of sparks and plasma projectiles.

Ratchet strifed and flip-jumped out of the incoming fire, before aiming back at the three-eyed soldiers with his Buzz Blades. The swarm of flying iron discs slashing all voer the enemy alien and dropping him to the floor.

Before any other attack could proceed though. A powerful explosion was hear by everyone in the area, the ship shaking a bit by the sheer force of the impact.

"Oh great, what now?"

And then the gravity of the ship was disabled.

"The gravitational systems are all down. Another attack from the Experiment prehavs?" Clank asked.

The Tyhrranoids were now on a tight spot, as they were not prepared to such outcome. The Walkers tried their best to activate the gravity stabilazers on their mech-legs but it seemed that the shock batarangs just fried their controls. And so, they and the three-eyed soldiers started to drift away of the ship, activating their oxygen-breather devices but were now floating in space with no emans to return back to the vessel.

The Commander seemed much wiser (to the race' standars, at least) as he activated his jetpack.

"Activating Gravity Boots!" Ratchet said right as he pressed into his nav-unit belt. His shoes then transformed into a different pair of silver-colored boots. "Grav-Leap engage."

The Lombax immediately landed on the ship's floor a second later, "I was wondering where I'd have the time to use these" said ratchet, right before aiming his Negotiator at the remaining Tyhrranoids and finish the fight.

With all said and done, he put into contact with the others. "Kira, Batman, you copy? We finished with the Tyhrranoids. What's your status?"
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However, at the point when Ratchet sends out his call for response, the telltale sound of metal on metal is heard close by. A hatch opens up, and the taste of sterilized air fills the hallway. Moving towards a metallic crate, he grips onto it and curls up out of sight. Reaching to his cowl, he activates the comm tab and responds to Ratchet. "Stand by."

Emerging from the hatch are the Kig-Yar, as Kira called them. He had heard Azumi mention them before, of their association with an religiously fanatical alien alliance known as the Covenant, who decreed that humans were an affront to their gods, and had to be exterminated. The Kig-Yar, or Jackals, as they have been also called, were carrying strange weaponry, with a few carrying shields that were composed of energy. Following behind them were smaller creatures. There were likely the Unggoy.

With his targets in sight, Batman once more removes his explosives dispenser and inserts a new rod of plastic explosives. Dabbing a bit onto the crate, he lets go of it and pushes off it, propelling himself backwards. However, his actions also cause the crate to move forward, which catches the attention of one of the Unggoy.

"Look, look!"

At that, Batman triggers the explosives, causing the crate to propel towards the small landing party. Two of the Unggoy are crushed against a wall by the crate, causing the third to turn towards the three Kig-Yar and point to the Dark Knight. The Jackals respond quickly, two pulling out melee weapons that resemble a short sword made of pink crystal. The third pulls out a strange alien weapon with small pink shards poking out from the top of it.

The Kig-Yar with the Needler takes aim at the strange figure now floating around in the hallway. It looked human... but more sinister. Nothing at all like the SPARTAN demons, but still menacing in its own right. Without hesitation, he opens fire on the figure.

Pulling out a smoke bomb, Batman tosses it at the floor, causing a plume of smoke to fill the area. Leaping up to the ceiling, he grips onto it as the pink shards fly past. Pulling himself close to the ceiling, he crawls on it, slowly making his way to the invading party.

As the smoke dissipates, the four Covenant are dumbfounded that the fiend had vanished. One of the Jackals looks down at the Unggoy, and utters to it in an inhuman language.

The Grunt, likewise, looks back at the Jackal. "Don't ask me. I don't know!" However, as he looks up, he sees a crawling shadow along the ceiling. "Look up!"

Pushing against the ceiling, Batman shoots down to the floor, his arm extended, his fist striking against the face of the Jackal, causing it to spin around. As he lands, he quicky responds by jumping back up and landing a spinning roundhouse kick on the alien's face, causing it to fly back and into a wall.

The two Jackals with the Energy Cutlasses break free of their stunned reverie and leap at the fiend, swiping at him. However, each of their swipes end up hitting nothing but the air, or on occasion, a piece of it's cape.

As it is, Batman responds by leaping over the two Jackals, turning and responding with a kick towards the spine of one. As the other turns around, he grabs a hold of the open arm and twists it, causing the alien to spin in the zero-gravity atmosphere. He levels a punch at the spinning Jackal, sending it flying into the wall, knocking it out. The other one gets to his feet, only to see the fiend literally running on the wall. It tries to swipe at the find one more time, only to miss, and receive a powerful foot to its face, sending it flying back towards a door.

At this point, gravity re-initializes, and Batman lands on his feet. Five of the six were dealt with, just leaving one Unggoy. He turns towards it, and sees it stand there, shaking. He smirks. "Boo."

"RUN AWAY!!!" With that, the last Grunt leaps back into the hatch leading to the ship it arrived on. The hatch closes, and the ship detaches, taking flight as far away from the fiend as it can get.



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A slow clap resounded in his head as the lone Grunt had escaped with the ship, off away on its own. Best to follow its species' own philosophy: "When in doubt, flee."

The voice resounded in his head as a scan went over one of the Jackals, one which had a more feathered look. "Huh, I thought the Skirmishers were extinct. They call them T'vaoans, based on the planet they came from, T'vao. Subspecies of Kig-yar, more chaotic and violent. Most of them died in the Fall of Reach when the Covenant decided they would have the bright idea of putting almost all of their forces on the planet before ultimately glassing the whole thing. Don't talk to that one, leave it knocked out. Pick your target for interrogation. Grunts are proud of their ability to speak several human languages, but Jackals aren't as attuned, and also are much harder to scare, but they have somewhat more authority. So pick your poison, and I'll run a translation in my own speech at the same time once you do if you pick a Jackal. Oh, and try threatening the methane tanks on the Grunts. That's their air."

She then addressed Aphelion and her crew. "Got some of my own guys locked down over here. If you want a show and want to know what that ship was that just went into a--" She saw the flash of a new jump, the ripple of slipspace. "Slipspace jump, which you might feel the radiation of, follow the signal or the screams. Either works, really."
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Ratchet responded via the communciation link, "Allright, I'm heading to your position now."

With that, the Lombax continued forward. With the gravity returning, he no longer needed the Gravity Boots activated to traverse across the ship, so he switched to his Hoverboot function and zoomed through each turn and corner at high speeds, heading towards the point where Kira and Batman stood.

"Have you manage to locate the Experiment's location?" Clank asked.
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Looking back at Ratchet, Batman shakes his head. "Not yet." Kneeling down in front of one of the Grunts, he pulls out his dispenser and attaches a small vial to it. Grabbing the alien, he deposits a small amount of the vial's contents onto the creature's methane tank. Shaking his intended target a few times, Batman smirks as the Grunt wakes up, and immediately begins to freak out, trying to get free of his grasp. "We need to talk."

"No, no, no! No, fiend! Won't talk, never talk, not to you, fiend!"

Bringing up the dispenser, Batman holds it in front of the Grunt's face. "Do you know what this is?" Seeing the Grunt shake its head, he continues. "It's a special compound that I've developed. I've used it in the past to deal with those who were... problematic." Pausing, he looks at the tank. "Now, I understand that you breathe methane. It must be risky, having to breathe something that is so flammable..."

As it was, the grunt looks at the dispenser once again, but the eyes widen with fear. "No, no, don't, don't! I'll talk, I'll talk!"

"I knew you would. Now, why are you here?"

Focusing once more on the fiend, the Unggoy speaks. "We detect energy trail, saw vessel. Needed supplies, and converts for Great Journey." Breathing quickly, the Grunt looks once more at the dispenser. However, he is lifted into the air and is forced to stare into the fiend's blank eyes. He yelps and tries to break free, only to get tossed into a wall.

Shaking his head, Batman kneels down and dispenses a small amount of the stuff on the remaining members of the Covenant. Afterwards, he pulls out a small transponder and places it on the wall of the corridor, before triggering its activation. Nodding to Ratchet, he speaks. "Let's go."

As he turns and triggers the change in his vision cowl to once more track the movements of the Experiment, the sound of a throat being cleared comes through Batman's comm set in his cowl. Do you think you might be forgetting something? Kira pops up in the vision of his cowl, and gestures back towards the fallen Jackals and Grunts.

Looking back, Batman raises up the dispenser and triggers the stuff on the Covenant to activate. It quickly expands, enveloping them in a hard substance. "Containment foam. It will hold them until they're put into more permanent containment." With that, he turns back around, and continues on the trail left by the Experiment.
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Ratchet and Clank just watched as Batman proceeded to his interrogation. He seemed to be an expert in this.

"He must be great at parties..." Joked Ratchet as the two witnessed the action.

Once finished, it was back to hunting down the Experiment 221, but not before the Bat to leave once last gift to the invading aliens.

"Not bad. " said the Lombax, "I wouldn't mind getting one of those."

As he group continued forward. Clank activated his Holo-scan systems. His Optic receptors changing from green to blue as the anttena on his head started beeping. He made sure to set the scan to detect any electri pulses in the general area, the spot showing the highest percentage of emitting charges had to be where the Experiment was hidding.

"The Experiment seems to be in the incomming sector of the ship. A few blocks ahead." Said the small robot as he bliping in his anttena intensified.
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Nodding at Clank's assessment, Batman keeps moving ahead down the corridor, at the very least thankful that there were no more incursions from creatures like the Covenant or the Tyhrranoids. After a few minutes, the trail of the Experiment stops cold in front of a doorway. Looking at the sign attached to this doorway, he turns towards both Ratchet and Clank. "This might get problematic." He nods towards the sign next to the doorway, with two words printed in bold and undeniable English.

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Kira said nothing as they moved on, continuing within the Batsuit. As they approached the power core door, she set up several scans in quick succession. X-Ray, to see the thickness. Pretty thick, not enough for a good reading inside. Then, thermal, to see if there was anything else besides the power core.

That one came up with something, which she relaid to Batman, along with the others. "Alright, it's hot, but there's at least two other entities in there. Body heat, so they're alive, and one of them is very, very hot. I assume that's 221. But another, and it's vague, but big. If it's what I think, you're gonna want to be careful. Assume big and strong, with possibly a pistol or two."
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"Got it." said Ratchet. While a bit nervous of bursting in, considering he didn't have a n armor that could help with the ehat resistance, it wasn't like they had any other chocie now that they finally had the Experiment where they could caught it.

Then Kira explained of the second signature detected on the other side, possibly big and armed, as she told. Getting his Combuster ready he approached the door, "Here goes"

The door opened and the galactic duo barged in, pistol up and ready to fight.
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Batman follows in, as he takes note of the layout of the room. In the center, covered by a trio of concentric rings, lay the power core, pulsing yellow. Overhead are a web of various tubes and pipes and wires, all pulling energy from the core to power the vessel's various functions. Grabbing onto the multitude to tubes and wires overhead is the Experiment, the two tendrils acting as points on a Jacob's Ladder, the electricity arcing in between them. However, it's focus was not on the arriving heroes. Instead, it was chattering at the other figure in the room, besides the Dark Knight and the Galactic Duo.

The other figure is tall, easily over seven feet in height, skin tinted a greyish blue, wearing a dark outfit, a energy pistol in each hand, both aiming at the Experiment. However, at the sound of the new arrivals, the figure turns around. The figure's face is complete obscured, as what appears to be a sizable purple starfish, with a single red eye on it's center mass. In response, the figure, Captain Gantu of the Galactic Federation, aims both energy pistols at the heroes.

Batman responds by rolling out of the way, pulling out a trio of Batarangs and throwing them at Gantu. Deftly, all three are shot out of the air by one of Gantu's pistols. "I could use some advice here, Kira."
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There was a swear in Batman's earpiece on his cowl as Kira saw the starfish alien. However, she quickly adapted. "Okay, got it. Starro, that starfish, is controlling him. He'd take out the Experiment and/or himself, but it's a bit more complicated now. What it needs is a direct, strong electric shock straight to the starfish for it to be knocked off and out cold. Maybe you can use 221 and the power core somehow?"

She spoke again, this time including the others. "That goes for you too, Ratchet, Clank. Shock it and maybe you'll even knock him out in the process, saving us a lot of trouble."
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A pair of incomming plasma shots made Ratchet and Clank to get moving. As he fired back with the Combuster, it seemed that their shots were not making much progress against that gantu's thick alien skin.

After Kira's explanation, Ratchet cursed under his breath, "Oh great. I just had to leave my Shock Ravager and Tesla Spikes back on Igliak..."

Their path suddenly intercepted by a firing lightning bolt thats topped them right on their tracks. it seemed the elñectric experiment was not just fighting back against the mind-controlled juggernaut, but also against everybody else in the room. Another set of bolts soon followed and Ratchet launched his Omniwrench at him to whack him out of the way.

"Maybe we could try to use his atatcks in our advantage. If one of them manages to hit the Starro..." Clank suggested. ratchet nodded back.

"Well if he doesn't smashes us into paste first."
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Looking up at the scampering Experiment, Batman extracts the dispenser that held his containment foam and removes the vial from it, dropping the dispenser onto the floor. Turning to Ratchet and Clank, he nods towards Gantu. "Keep him occupied." Pulling out a grapnel gun, he is able to get a tenuous grip on the piping overhead leading to the power core. Watching, he sees the Experiment fire off another pair of electrical arcs towards both Gantu and the Galactic Duo. However, with his grabbing onto the pipe, the Experiment's attention is focused solely on him. Hearing it chatter at him, he holds the vial in his mouth, getting a good grip with both hands now.

Watching the creature scurry towards him, Batman begins to swing back and forth, and is able to get his feet up enough to strike the Experiment in the fact with both boots. Shaking its head at the hit, the Experiment razzes at Batman as electric arcs pass over its body. It charges once again, this time striking the Dark Knight square in the chest, hitting his emblem. He winces and clamps down tighter on the vial in his mouth. However, he is caught with a rapid second blow the chest by the Experiment, making an arm drop.

Seeing it charge for a third time, Batman is barely able to grab a hold of the thing, but as he does, the energy it emanates surges through his suit. He didn't expect that this creature could put out such energy. His other hand spasms, forcing his release of the piping overhead, causing both him and the Experiment drop down onto another pipe next to the power core, before dropping onto the floor. While the impact is enough to stun the Experiment, the Dark Knight is worse off, as he has to contend with not only the fall, but the feeling of having such high voltage pass through his suit and body.
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It was times like this when Kira was extremely thankful that she could not feel pain outside of direct cyber worlds and the like. It was one of the gifts of being a smart AI, after all.

As she felt the shocks going through the Batsuit's systems, she had no available methods for insulating it against the strikes. The beatdown was going right into her current operator.

Times like this, she was glad she could also multitask more efficiently than most organics. Operating the various systems in the Batsuit and making her current list was trivial, all things considered. Due to her need to produce results, however, she wrote very quickly.

Batsuit Upgrades

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That done, she went about quickly addressing the situation in the best way she could. The electricity was still there, still causing extreme pain... but she could use what was left. Use it to distract, if she had a facet she could expel it through. This was going to be extremely risky, however, and was a stopgap measure, nothing more. A distraction so that the others could finish this.

The electricity still in the suit, overloading it, was converted through the systems incorporated into her highly advanced ancilla elements into her Surge technique. Electricity erupted out of the suit, aiming for the large guard, Captain Gantu, but not strong enough to knock out the possessed alien or his possessor. She had chosen her point of expulsion carefully, using the mechanics of the Batsuit and the symbolic needs of its various parts... and chosen to set it out through the upturned ears of the cowl, probably stunning the patrolman, but not taking him out of the equation entirely. More of a way to keep him off guard until they could take care of him.

As a side effect, she hoped that they would then stay away from the cowl itself, as it was apparently a very strong weapon, as far as they could tell. For that reason, they would likely concentrate upon the bullet resistant (though probably not plasma resistant -- another thing for the list) chest insignia.

"Fix him up and knock out the damned lightbulb! I can't do that again!" the AI demanded. This was getting into a bad situation fast.
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Seeing the Dark Knight in trouble and Kira's pelad, Ratchet & Clank tried to get to him and supply a hand, but were quickly stopped by the rampaging Gantu, who shoved them straight to one of the room's iron walls. It seemed that after the electric shock the AI managed to direct, this Starro wanted to take care of the caped crusader himself...or itself, depending on how did this work.

Ratchet had to think fast, not only they still had to rampaging experiment, that was now just guffawing in mindless joy, but also had to deal with tons o' fun here blocking them from saving their ally. He needed to get the attention back on him.

And if there was soemthing that he knew both organic and electric-based beings certantly loathed, was sonic weapondry...

The furred hero put his combuster away in exchange for his Sonic Eruptor. Charging it up to max, as the Xenogote's cheek puffing up to a massive size before unleashing a powerful super sonic belch that hit both Starro-Gantu and 221.

The yellow artificial alien was now a bit dazed, trying to regain composure, but the hulking fish-face was not as easily subdued. With a fruious charge and a swing of his arm, Ratchet was swatted in full force into the floor. The lombax wasn't even able to catch a break before he was lifted by the shirt and smashed against the walls numerous time, only to be thrown around like a ragdoll after. The feline alien got up, his vision all blurry for a second, before noticing the furious brut was still after them.

"Clank..." Said Ratchet in-between pants, "Detatch and go use the emergency Nanotech on him."

His robot companions was unsure on leaving him alone, "But your vitals scan are lo-"

The Lombax was quick to interrupt, "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. I'll just...keep him distarcted. Now go!"

While still worried, Clank had to agree it was the only plan they had now. With a nod, he deactivated his Backpack Mode and jumped off Ratchet's back before heading to where Batman was laying in pain.

"Allright, big n' ugly. It's just you and me." Ratchet said. Dodging and plasma shot, he attempted another use of the Sonic eruptor but was interrupted by the huge hand of Gantu grabbing him halfway and lifting him up, them proceeding to apply a crushing grip. His breath was shortening, and his bone were not sure to last. Trying the best he could to switch weapons while he was being squished, He managed to activate his fusion granades, fling one towards the mind-controlled juggernatu and...

BOOM!

The two were launched away from eachother, Gantu even falling to the floor. As the smoke cleared up, ratchet managed to get back on his feet, but his smile of accomplishment was soon wipped off when Starro managed to control his possesion to stand once more, "Oh come ON!!"

While all of this was happening, Clank made a mad dash towards the Bat, but was then intercepted by Experiment 221. The cerature stared at him spouting some gibberish language. Clank glared back, an idea emerging, If just goign after the being has failed, maybe trick him into move could work. Assuming a fighting possition, like in a martial arts flick, the robot showed some kicks and chops into the air before facing back at the Experiment and taunting him with a flick of his hand.

221 growled, electricity charging up in his body. Clank only had one shot at this, as if it managed to charge in electricity at him, his would kiss his internal circuitry goodbye. Just as the creature was about to leap, Clank responded with a Time Bomb, which slowed it down in place.

Being inmmune to the quantum particle field, Clank just rushed in and delivered a set of continuous chops, by spinning his body around like a turbine, before finishing with a hard iron kick to the face. 221 was flinged out of the time field and smacked his head against the metallic piece of the energy core's mechanisms. The alien expellign a groan before dropping on the floor.

He didn't know if that'd subdue the experiment forever, but the robot had no time to ponder such thigns. Moving over to the caped crusader, he opened the hatch located in hsi chest and took a small glass-like cube from isnide, which quickly increased in size to at least the size of his torso. It seemed to be some kind of see-through contained with a glowing orb of blue-ish light inside. Clank smashed it open with a karate chop which released the contents inside; The orb exploding into a swarm of small lights that were absorbed into Batman's body.

Wayne could then feel how the internal, and some external, damage caused by 221 started to heal. His energies resurfacing.
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Groaning, Batman sits up, his hands clenching back into fists. He nods at Clank in thanks, before looking over to the Experiment once more. Getting up, he spits out the vial of containment foam into his hands, before walking over to the small creature. He tosses the vial onto the creature, seeing it shatter and envelop the thing in the compound, watching as it expands. Pulling out one more vial from his belt, he opens it and pours it onto the foaming compound, giving off an acrid smell as the foam changes color. Watching the foam harden, he picks up the creature and holds it underneath a single arm. Looking over to Clank, he speaks. "You'd best stand back."

Reaching into his belt once more, he extracts a pair of syringes. Both of them are tucked away into the suit's gauntlet, allowing him to pull out one Batarang. With a practiced patience, he throws it at the controlled Gantu, getting his attention. He merely stands his ground, watching the massive figure begin to lumber towards him. He reacts, as his wrist twitches, forcing one of the syringes to drop into his hand. Taking the syringe, he plunges it into the neck of Experiment 221. The effect is instantaneous, as the Experiment wakes up, chattering faster than ever, as more electricity arcs between the two tendrils on its head. The energy continues to build, until releasing in a massive cascade of electrical power, slamming straight into Gantu's body. The energy's enough to push him back, but yet the starfish creature that was attached to Gantu's face remained attached, not wanting to give up control.

Even with all the adrenaline that he pumped into the Experiment, Batman had to deal with the fact that this Starro would let go of its host, not at this range. Slowly, he moves towards Gantu, holding the contained Experiment with both hands, watching as more and more energy is poured into the massive alien. And yet, still, he doesn't fall. With one last act, he tosses the Experiment at Gantu, followed by a razor-sharp Batarang. As the controlled Gantu catches the contained Experiment, the Batarang cuts through the foam, releasing the full impact of the Experiment's power. As the energy cascades through the room, numerous bolts of electricity hitting points all across the room. However, one bolt in particular strikes the power core. This jolt of power causes energy from the core to travel along the arc of electricity, in turn going back to the Experiment, and into the controlled Gantu. Finally, after this amount of damage, Starro releases its grasp from the large bipedal alien and drops to the floor, beginning to curl up.

Flexing his wrist once again, Batman feels the other syringe drop into his hand. Throwing it, it strikes the Experiment in the base of the neck, the contents automatically being injected into the smaller alien, causing it to list, the lightning all around it to dissipate, before passing out altogether. Likewise, the now free Gantu likewise falls to the ground.

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Kira was impressed by the actions, but not by much. She'd seen as much throughout her time, similarly insane tactics. They were just lucky the core was still working.

Gantu was unconscious, and 221 had returned to the form of a small yellow ball. However, one was still in action, more or less.

Starro's eye squinted in pain as it tried to scuttle along the floor, aiming for the exit. This time, Kira decided to take care of it a different way, through a different path. Another electric shock hit the alien, this time from the bat insignia on her operator's chest. It was strong, but not fatal. The creature spasmed as it was electrocuted for several seconds, then fell, out cold.

The AI panted for breath, apparently not used to combat, and not very well equipped for it. "So... crisis averted."
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Ratchet gave a sigh of relief once the fight was over, then walked towards the rest of the group. He seemed very bruised but still standing.

"Ratchet, are you allright!?" Clank said worried, as he rushed to his friend's side.

"I'm fine, pal. No sweat. Nothing some of the Nanotech cargo back on Aphelion can't fix." The Lombax responded, much to the bot's relief.

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Time passed for our heroes to bring themselves back on full health. With the situation now done with, the group was now standing firmly in front of the Grand Councilwoman. To her side also stood Captain Gantu, now free from the cosmic hijacker.

"You have all my most sincere gratitude. For apprehending Experiment 221," the alien lady spoke, "As well as defending this ship from those dangerous invaders and stopping that parasite life-form after possesing the body of Captain Gantu."

The big fish-like alien quickly tried to defend himself, "G-grand Councilwoman. T-that this just caught me by surprise and I just-"

His superior was quick to stop him, but not to scold him in any way, "Apologies are not needed, Captain. We were not prepared for a creature of such nature to inhabit the ship. You're ot to blame for this, although it is a good reminder to keep a high guard when encountering future possible threats."

"Yes, Your Highness." Gantu responded with a short bow.

The Grand Councilwoman turned back to the others, "The Auto-repairs of the ship's defense systems are already underway. I will make sure to supervise upgrades to avoid a crisis of this magnitude. If there is anything that you need, we can make sure to reward you for your efforts."

Ratchet just waved his hand at the offer, though in a good manner. "No need to worry, ma'am. Helping people is what we do."
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Batman nods to Ratchet's comment. He didn't believe in a concept of being given a reward because of a heroic deed. He wasn't a hero for fame, either. Yet, neither he really believe that heroism was its own reward. He thought of it as a duty. A long-standing, righteous duty. "Just be careful out there."

"But of course." The Councilwoman looks down at her subordinate. "Captain, would you please escort these gentlemen back to their vessels?"

"Of course, Councilwoman." Walking towards the two heroes, Gantu towers over them. "Follow me, and don't leave to explore. I think you've seen enough as it is." He continues on, hearing footsteps behind him.

The group walk for some time before returning to the Launch Bay. Stepping past Gantu, Batman presses a few button on his gauntlet, opening up the underport of his Bat-G, dropping down a small perch which he steps onto and grabs a hold of.

"Just to let you know..." Gantu pauses, poking his chin. "I was more than capable of handling the situation myself."

A small smirk crosses Batman's face. "You're welcome." The perch rises up, and the underport closes. Sitting down in the pilot's seat, he opens his comm to Aphelion, leaving a message. "Ratchet, Clank. We'll be keeping in touch."

--(Greg's Post)--

Kira didn't react much to the goings on around her, them having nothing to do with her. All in all, she needed some time to recuperate from the exertion she had shown in giving her own input to the fight against Starro and 221. This was why she didn't usually go into combat unless she had a way to make it easier, like the stasis discs. Still, she acknowledged the information given, still going over her records and adding some things to them, mostly about the Skirmishers. She had given the information regarding the new prisoners, the Covenant pirates who remained there. It would be enough to keep them on lockdown for the time being.

The AI finally spoke as they entered the Bat-G, sending out a message to Aphelion and her crew. "See you around. Send over the Grav-boot schematics, and we'll get around to handling their makeup. That is, if Batman here wants to walk instead of float."


She was calm about it, slightly sarcastic as usual. However, she had other things in mind. Namely, she planned to find her primary operator sooner rather than later, now that she had access to a recent associate.


One thing at a time, however.
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