-The camera is adjusted several times by Mini-Rob, trying to get the best shot of the action. Standing to the side of the
bizarre looking contraptions is one Lucca Ashtear. Standing in the left pod is her assistant,
Serge, whom looks just as nervous as Lucca does. Unfortunately, this is a Now or Never situation. If they don't at least try...-
Ladies and Gentlemen of Discedo, my name is Dr. Lucca Ashtear. I am a specialists in quantum sciences, in both theoretical sciences and engineering. I have traveled across both time and reality in my life. And while my personal timeline has come to an end in my own world, I know that many of you still have things left to accomplish. Things to live for. And it cannot happen here. Most of you... NEED to go home.
That's where I, and this -she motions to the Telepods and to Serge- come in. This is the Telepod, meticulously recreated from notes I've kept over the last five years. This is the thing that started it all. Back in my home world, the particle transference process had a reaction with the quantum radiation given off by the multi-dimensional material known as Dreamstone. Serge's body over there has residue of the material on it from traveling through time in my world. The reaction caused me to rip a hole in time and allow transportation through different eras based on the existence of Gates in those eras. Further tweaking eventually allowed myself, and others, to travel across possibility as well...
I am hoping... praying... that reaction will happen again today. I will create a Bal Transference Anomaly Gate that will be capable of sending all of you back to your natural worlds and timelines. You will all finally be able to go home.
-There's a moment of silence as the weight of her words sinks in. A way home. A way out of Discedo. It was almost too good to be true.-
... Let's not hesitate any longer. -She moves to one of the consoles and begins throwing switches, pressing buttons, and pulling levers. A solar generator off to the side begins to roar to life, sending tremendous amounts of power to the Telepods. The lights in the warehouse flicker wildly and great arcs of electricity begin to fly up between the pods, causing static to appear on the video feed.-
POWER TRANSFER COMPLETE! LET'S LET THIS THING ROAR!
-Throwing one final switch, The machine begins to react to Serge's Lynx-body, causing the entire room to shake violently. Bolts of ethereal energy begin to streak out from a center point just above the two pods, causing light and time to bend around them. Eventually, a gaping hole began to form. Though Lucca looks at it a bit puzzled. Usually the ethereal space between the Keystone Timelines was bluish purple. This was... several colors. A visual spectrum far beyond what human eyes could likely even see. This was... odd. Worrisome.
... And then, in the sudden silence
this sound is heard. Lucca's face now reflects absolute fear.-
SERGE! RUN! NOW!
-And then
an otherworldly cry of horror sounds from the Gate. Mini-Robo drops the communicator immediately and runs to help Lucca, but soon there is a white flash, and nothing but static remains...-
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Phase One of the Lavos Plot has officially began. Lucca is now dead. ]]