Nexus: Blitz
It wasn't long before Aphelion reached the swamp planet Thram, landing next to a Grummel-net vendor near an emergency bunker Neftin had wanted them to stop at so he could gather some supplies and information. While he went into his bunker, Twilight acquired new weaponry for herself, Ratchet, and Qwark from the vendor. The Vortex Grenade was yet another generation of the old Bomb Glove, this one using dark matter to create a negative energy vortex at the point of explosion. The Warmonger rocket launcher had also once more been upgraded further, making it all the more devastating.
Eventually, he came out with a tourbot from the Museum of Intergalactic History. "Alright, here's what we need-"
"Why?" Twilight asked. "You want to tour the Museum?"
"That's where the original Dimensionator is," Neftin explained. "We need it to send the Nethers back where they came from and save my sister. If you bring it to me, I can fix it-"
"Then why do we need a tourbot?" Twilight asked curiously. "Qwark's the President, and I'm the Vice-President. If we both go there, we can requisition the original Dimensionator and have it out of there in under an hour."
Neftin blinked for a bit. "...oh yeah, kinda forgot you could just do that. Not used to having someone with actual authority with me instead of against me."
"Of course, we can't just hand over such an important artifact to someone who is still technically a wanted terrorist without some sort of guarantee," Qwark pointed out logically. "If we did that, there's no telling what charges will be laid against us."
Neftin frowned. "I thought you were trying to save us?" he growled out.
"We are, but BBBFF raises a valid point," Twilight insisted. "We do fully intend to save you, and minimize whatever punishment you both will face for your crimes...but you will have to face justice. Promise you will, for you and your sister, and we have a deal."
Neftin looked away nervously. "Do, uh, do I have to do that special promise?" he asked nervously. "It's...pretty dangerous for someone like me or Vendra, what with all the trans-dimensional stuff we do."
"Then it's one you won't break no matter what, isn't it?" Ratchet observed with a small smirk.
Neftin sighed ruefully. "...Vendra's gonna kill me..." he grumbled under his breath. Looking up at Twilight, he began the hand motions. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye, once Vendra is safe and the Nethers are banished, I'll make sure we face whatever the law deems is justice for our crimes." He shuddered violently as he glanced around.
"Then we have a deal," Twilight stated firmly. "Here's the plan. We'll all hit Planet Igliak to drop off myself, Qwark, Neftin, Cronk, and Zephyr. To make it look like Neftin's in custody, Cronk and Zephyr will stay with him at all times. Qwark and I will requisition the Dimensionator. While that's going on, Daddy and Mommy will take Aphelion back to planet Kragg, where they'll complete the Destructapalooza for anything useful before meeting us back on Igliak. If Mr. Eye has any sort of plan in mind, he'll probably be there by then to try and stop us. Neftin will use the Dimensionator to send Mommy into the Netherverse to retrieve Vendra, and then to banish the Nethers. Anyone see anything wrong with this plan?"
"Umm...I think I see a couple things..." Qwark observed diffidently.
Everyone turned to face him with expressions varying from surprise to disdain, though Ratchet looked thoughtful. "Well, that list did mention an average 5 year old," he muttered under his breath. "Go ahead Qwark, what do you think Twilight's missed?"
"Well, won't people on Igliak get a little concerned about undead pirate ghost robots claiming to be government security robots?" he pointed out. "I mean, it's not like that's something you see every day."
"That...is a very pertinent observation," Clank allowed. "It is certainly something that needs to be addressed."
"There's an exhibit about us at the museum," Cronk spoke up. "What if we went in as a group until we got there, and Twi and Qwark left us there to head for the Dimensionator? If anyone got nervous about us, we could point to our exhibit for identification."
"And until we got there, just being with Twilight would be enough for everyone to be comfortable about it," Zephyr observed. "Assuming they even spotted the rest of us with Twilight there."
"It's not my fault I'm still adorable!" Twilight snapped out angrily, bouncing a soda can from the floor off Zephyr's cranial dome in a fit of pique.
"Well, my other concern's more important," Qwark spoke up. "I mean, most of this plan counts on the Nether leader being very slow and not moving his forces into play ahead of him. What's to keep him from getting his forces to the Dimensionator first, even if only to destroy it so we can't use it?"
"Aphelion, call Ace and Darkwater!" Twilight barked out. "Tell them to get the fleet into positions around Igliak. Don't let anything but us through!"
"Message sent," Aphelion piped up. "Pirate fleet is already in position. When the massive dimensional distortion was detected on Planet Silox, they assumed you would need the Dimensionator and that others would be in pursuit of it, so they moved to protect it. In addition, Talwyn, Sasha, and Angela have already arranged to dispatch military forces to quell Nether activity in other areas, with the Sparkle Squadron taking point."
"Well, looks like everything's well in hand!" Qwark proclaimed expansively. "Let's go!"
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That's great thinking there Qwark!
That's....dammit Qwark, why you gotta make me feel dumb?! Good man!
See, that right there is excellent characterization of Quark. He is not stupid; he is an idiot with a super power that lets him do whatever he thinks is impossible.
Even idiots have good ideas at times.
You really know how to write a great crossover fic Tats; keep up the good work!
I guess it does benefit everyone to have a dumb team member.
Once again, the Pinkie Promise transcends universes.
... Sparkle Squadron, "STILL IN ACTION SQUISHIES AND ROBOTS!" Guarding the Galaxy Like Metal Gods. and Making old Warbots even more Obsolete. I wonder, When Twilight finally turns Mervin to the good side, if he will take Lead of the Sparkle Squad as Lead Guardian.
I'm glad Twi isn't the only one bringing the internet to the table.
Although I think Quark's mental function has been pushing 10 years old lately. I guess at heart he's a toddler, so he counts, I suppose.
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*Twi and Co get to Iglak*
*Only to find gooey chucks of eye and nether blegh scattered all over* (blegh is a noun, now. No I couldn't have used detritus because that implies something physical. Remnants doesn't have the same connotaction. Wisps is closer, but I still like blegh.)
"Wha... what happened? Ace! Darkwater! Report!"
"We took care of it, ma'am."
"You...you took care of it? It was an unfathomable, incredibly powerful, inter-dimensional beholder the size of a skyscraper with an entire universe-worth of resources at his disposal! You can't just take care of it!"
"Okay, firstly, if you replaced 'beholder the size of a skyscraper' with 'pony slightly larger than the Master of Time' you would be describing yourself, and we are pretty used to dealing with you. But on a serious note, I'm not gonna lie, we were pretty screwed, but then Nefarious showed up, circumvented our defenses in under 6 minutes, stole the dimensionator, weaponized the dimensionator, and gave it back to us. We literally ripped the galaxy a new one, right in the center of the eye thing. Also that reminds me, don't bring Aphelion too close to the maelstrom raging in the middle of that junk, and as vice-president, we are officially dumping the job of fixing the hole in reality on you. See you in ten minutes."
"Wha... I... Fine. But it's going to take me at least twenty minutes."
"Sure it will." *Line goes dark*
"..."
"Orvus. I know you are watching."
"...yes, Twilight?"
"Time me."
*9 minutes and 58.3 seconds later*
"HA! Ten minutes flat! Suck it, Ace!"
"Told ya."
"Oh... Right... I'm not sure if I should feel proud for finishing that fast, or bad for overestimating how long it would be."
*snicker* "That's what sh--"
"Quark, if you finish that sentence, I will impeach you."
"--e--eldon Cooper would have said, had he been in the same situation."
"You know, I think you're right, Quark. What an astute observation."
*Twi walks off to do presidential stuff*
*Whispers* "Hey dad, what's an 'impeach'?"
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
and now neftin has invoked the prayer of the pink demon
even the gods wont protect him should he break it. another great chapter by a great author. keep up the good work 
7742654 On the one hand that would be a MASSIVE breach, and involve making the kinds of things the Great Clock itself was made to PREVENT from happening. On the other claw that sounds fucking hilarious and awesome, and I could totally see Nefarious doing that.
Man, it's a good think Qwark is there to think of the simple little details the super geniuses forget. Good job.
Also, the good guys have about two armies worth of back up, that's always a good thing for epic battle panning shots.
7744533 two armies? better hope that this force is larger than the enemy force by at least a third, by half if they can manage it. out numbering ur foes by as much as possible gives a fair tactical advantage after all...
7744719 True, but there's also Quality over Quantity. The better trained smaller army can let the horde crash against their defenses and then counter attack as long as they have a good defensive position.
7744795 the counter to a defencive position, however, is to send more troops. think of it this way, if u have the numbers, every warrior lost can be replaced with two more, but for the smaller force, one lost warrior leaves them weaker. its an old trick, but it works
7742654
...this is AMAZING!
I'm finally caught up after like half a year
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I'm like Twilight; when faced with a Pinkie Pie-like enigma, my first instinct is to hit it with my head until it starts to make sense.
The Plumber is the same; I only stopped overthinking it because it was giving me a headache.
7748483 I don't know why, but I find this so confusing. Of course this is probably because I can read this entire story in 5 hours (give or take).
7752612 it got lost in all the other story's I was reading at the time, and then got updated a lot, and then I forgot about it for three months. that is how it happened, I got caught up in like a day. I am the type of guy to read encyclopedias for fun, and no I am not joking when I say that. I relay do that from time to time.
7750066 yup
7752734 Same
7744369 1.) They both have multi-direction moving elevator. 2.) I have no preference. Gene has Charlie screwing up but learning a lesson at the end & Depp replaces normal child Charlie for Wonka's backstory.
Though I like Gene's elevator.
7745402 As of October & November of 2016, I can relate to my comment.
Genius can be blind. Scientists are now making harmful products to "help people" but then you need other products to counter the bad effects which will start another link of problems that need fixing. They never use the obvious or simple solutions. They will ignore all evidence.
I would make another "Reelect Captain Qwark" joke but Tat wouldn't like that. And I can't say "Clever Guy" as in "Clever Girl" from Jurassic Park... but it doesn't fit.
...By George! He's onto something! Pip pip! Cheerios! Toodles~!
7762736 how about "clever BOY?"
So, we're skipping Blue Shift's (Smuggler) quest for Gargathon's horns for the hoverboots and bolts, as well as finding Red Shift (Parrot)?
Lame.
Also, just remembered that the plumber was also in the Nebulox at the beginning of this game. He ended up trapped in an escape pod in Thram, and needed six vault keys to get out. He also had the means of building RYNO VII.
So, now he's still trapped and forgotten?
You jerk.
LMAO!
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They forget the rule simplify simplify simplify.