Catching Up
As the PSI energy faded, Niiue and Moondancer found themselves standing on one of many rock chunks in the asteroid belt, their bodies surrounded by their PSI energy as their physical functions slowed to almost nothing. Whoa, Moondancer marveled as she struggled mentally to adapt to not relying on her body for functionality. This is...pretty trippy.
Yeah, it's disorienting the first time you slow your internal systems like this, Niiue agreed. Don't worry, though. We won't have to be like this for long. I've got another ship stashed near here. It's not as big, but it gets the job done...especially since all we're really doing now is zipping around providing support for Larice and the crew he joins up with.
What's so important about a blue Mook, anyway? Moondancer asked curiously as she followed Niiue in a teleport chain from asteroid to asteroid. ...for that matter, what even is a Mook?
A three-eyed, multi-tentacled race native to Saturn, Niiue responded, before going into an odd lecturing mode. A Class II sentient species. It's a rare example of a highly psionic lifeform that is not its planet's sole dominating inhabitant. Every Mook uses PSI abilities. Their many limbs assist not only in-
Why does this sound like a data entry sheet? Moondancer interrupted. It...also doesn't sound like you...or Giegue.
Niiue was silent for some time. ...when something is broken, bits and pieces are left behind on both sides.
Can I ask you who Cerue was without causing mental issues? Moondancer inquired, gently but hopefully.
Niiue said nothing until they'd entered the two-man ship he'd led them to, an oddly-shaped pod that could do little but fly very fast, and couldn't even land anywhere without crashing. Once the pair was inside and had adjusted their physiological responses back to a normal level, he spoke up. "If things had turned out differently...she might have been your mother."
Moondancer stared in awe. "My...my mother?" she gasped.
"Don't hope too much," Niiue cautioned. "When the link between Giegue and Cerue broke, she...left. I have no idea where she went from there. It's highly unlikely you'll ever see her...and if you do, it will likely not be a pleasant encounter if you mention the connection."
Moondancer hung her head, her ears flat against her skull.
Niiue decided to distract her as best he could. "In regard to your original inquiry, this blue Mook seems to have some sort of connection to the Apple of Enlightenment, and to Points of Power around the Solar System. He and those gathered with him are the Apple Chasers. Beyond that...I don't really know what's going on. I can only hope that Mook has - or will have - a plan. For now, let's head to Saturn orbit."
Nodding, Moondancer moved to the communications rig, plugging in Larice' com signal to see if she could raise him, intending to find out if he'd managed to find the blue Mook.
To her surprise, the rather primitive comm system rang a few times, before receiving a connection signal. "Larice, it's Moondancer. I've managed to get a lock on you, and we're on our way to Saturn to observe. It's gonna be a bit, so I want a report-"
"Survived *bzzt, click* attack from Giegue," Larice interrupted. "...barely. Alinivar located and *click* allied with. Alinivar condition...stable. Col. Saturn condition...stable. Zarbol condition...passenger *click* stable, vessel in need of *bzzt* repair."
"Sounds like you got your ass handed to you," Moondancer allowed worriedly. "Lucky you're still in one piece."
"I am under order *bzzt, click* to not die," Larice retorted, his voice sounding stronger.
Moondancer managed to chuckle. "Well, do a better job following that order, you hear? Now, did he say anything significant?"
"He mentioned *clickclickclick* an Apple," Larice responded, sounding as though he'd undergone a full system's reboot now.
"Tell them to get to Satralla Tower!" Niiue spoke up. "That's where I'm getting the signal from the Apple fragment."
"Satralla Tower, Larice," Moondancer relayed. "You know where that is?"
"...Alinivar and *whirrr* Col. Saturn know the location," Larice responded. "However, Alinivar is *click* aware of a third Point of Power, and wishes to *whirrr, click* investigate it first. The Points *whirrr* unlock PSI abilities for Alinivar and Col. Saturn."
"...follow his lead, Larice," Moondancer stated finally. "The Apple picked him, so I'll assume he knows what he's doing."
"Understood," Larice agreed before the connection was lost.
"Well, that's a good sign I hope," Niiue allowed. "If Alinivar knows what he's doing, that's good for the rest of us. I just hope nothing goes wrong."
"For now, just get us to Saturn," Moondancer insisted. "They might need assistance."
"Just going to make a quick stop nearby to get them a ship," Niiue countered. "They're going to need to get off world."
By the time the pair finished arranging for the work to get Alinivar and the others a ship, they were in position over Satralla Tower just in time to see the group confront Greyface. Moondancer frowned as she watched the fight from the pod, definitely unhappy with what she was seeing. Despite how well Larice's new friends were able to fight, Greyface seemed implacable...until he ran out of ammunition for his weapons. Before the group could take advantage of that, he seized the Apple Fragment and hopped back into his pod, shooting straight out of Saturn orbit.
"Can we stop him?" Moondancer asked hopefully.
"Even if we could do anything other than try to ram him, he's too fast to catch," Niiue grumbled. "Better let Larice know about the ship we got him. And tell him to head for Jupiter. A lot of Giegue's forces are active there, so another Apple might be there. Even if it isn't, there's another Point of Power there."
Nodding, Moondancer turned back to the comm to relay the message.
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And the plot thickens...
plugging in Larice' com signal to see if
1. Larice's.
I dont know the mother universe very well but wouldn't Cerue Be moondancer's grandmother?
8119027
Cerue was only introduced in Cognitive Dissonance, and her relationship to Giegue is not directly specified, only hinted at. There's enough leeway in writing to interpret Cerue as either Giegue's mother or as his (former) mate.
I'v not played Cognitive Dissonance and am totaly confused.
Alinivar? Col. Saturn? Where the heck did those two come from?
Why is Moondancer suddenly in charge, taking the lead?
Was there a time skip? I'm so confused.
8119015
Actually, since Larice ends in an "s" sound, both are considered grammatically correct and acceptable
8119075 [Warning spoilers] Alinivar is the famous blue mook that Niiue talked about. Col. Saturn is Alinivar's first (permanent) companion, he's a Mr. Saturn, but with guns ! Zarbol, is a Bug Alien, inside a mini-UFO (Double Spoilers, he's Buzz-Buzz). The group is forming and uniting during the first chapter of the game. The Second, is Larice's escape from Giegue's mothership and arrival in the team. Since Niiue and Moondancer took an alternative route to go to Saturn the travel time allowed Larice who went more directly to integrate with the group, and get their ass handed by Giegue in the middle of chapter 3. We are actually there.
It's a type of minion that the protagonist always has to fight against, and follows the Big Bad for no discernible reason other than "just because".
Take a moment to think of just... flexibility, faith, and trust...
{Moondancer: Will you be my mo-
Cerue: BETRAYAL!
Moondancer: This clinches it, you're my mom, now.}
I wonder how that conversation went.
{Giegue: Now that you've learned the important things, it's time to learn about something significantly less important that you'll still find use of; swear words.
Moondancer: Aren't swears bad?
Giegue: Why certainly, but only if you use them out of context or extensively. Now, we'll start with this word *points to the word "ass"*
Moondancer: Flank.
Giegue:... This will take longer than I thought.}
*whistles* Rookie mistake, he could've waited until Chapter 7 and get Apples of Clarity from it and the other points.
Anyways, see you later.
8119114
Uh, thanks. Still confused.
This should be better explained. Some people, Like me, haven't played any of the games mentioned in this series. The story shouldn't just say things, they should explain them. I shouldn't have to rely on the comments of people who have played the game to understand the story. The story should do that itself.
You can't just assume everyone has played the game and therefore understands.
8119050 What's this a crossover of?
8119015
8119080
As an editor, for ease of reading, my rule of thumb is that if the end of the possessing word (person/thing/whatever) doesn't end in a [z] sound, like all possessives do, then the s does go after the apostrophe, so IMO, yes, it should be [Larice's]. It's a similar situation of confusion with the word [Princess], so I see [Princess'] a lot (brief aside here, I'm using brackets instead of quotes because of apostrophe use). I believe a singular possession should be [Princess's], but the plural would be [Princesses'], because the plural has the [z] sound at the end while the singular sounds like an [ess] instead (had to write out the letter or it would have done a strikethrough). That's just my editing style, though, and for all I know, I could be wrong grammatically, but I feel like it's alright for ease of reading to take precedence in these situations.
Oh, hold on. Also:
I'm pretty sure these should be [planet's] and [dominating] (there was an extra n), respectively.
8119270
I think this is earthbound, but in japan it's called mother. I think.
8119248 Right, so earlier, it was explained that Larice would need to find a blue mook. That mook is Alinivar. As for Col. Saturn and Zarbol, they're characters who join Alinivar (as he's the de facto leader of the group like Ninten, Ness, and Lucas were in their respective games) to find the macguffins that will ensure that the big bad doesn't screw things up for everyone.
As for Moondancer being in charge, it was explained in the previous chapter that, due to reasons pertaining to Niiue's origin, she is technically the next in command after Giegue, and thus the one who relays orders to Larice.
But I totally get where you're coming from; I've been wanting things to actually make sense in these stories for years.
8119377
Ok. Still needs to be explained better in the story.
I get the thing about the command hierarchy for Moondancer, but before she seemed like she didn't know what she was doing. She was emotionally unstable. Now, she's perfectly fine and acts like a proper leader. Huge change.
It feels like there was a time skip.
8119386 Ah, well that's the thing about ponies in these crossover stories (collectively known as the PWNY Verse). They might struggle with problems at first, but then sooner or later, they're completely perfect in every conceivable way. Sometimes it doesn't matter much, like in You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter or Moon in the Dark (since they're likable enough characters that any flawlessness they might have doesn't get in the way with enjoying the progression of the story or their interactions with other characters), but in stories like Melody of the Future, Heart of the Dragon General, or Wily's Wittle Wub (where the exact opposite happens, in my opinion)... BLEH.
8119050 oh ok again only have outside info on the mother seires never played them my self
8119411
I've read the other stories. They don't have changes this extreme. The characters don't do 180's like this.
8119889
In regards to most of your questions, this story is told entirely from Moondancer's perspective. If she doesn't know the answers, they aren't in the story yet.
In regard to her leadership abilities...she hasn't shown leadership. All she's shown is 'go do this' and 'Niiue says that' and 'are you okay?' At this point, she's basically Roll from 'Mega Man Legends'.
8119933
So you're basically saying that Moondancer didn't know who Col. Saturn and that were and didn't ask, that's why it's not explained?
Hm, fair enough i suppose.
It's still a difference in, for lack of a better word, competence compared to how she was before.
8120036
Not that much of a difference. It's the difference between 'others are responsible for you' and 'you are responsible for others'. It's not so much competence as controlling her emotions...which was the major lesson Giegue taught her.
8119889 I dunno, I'd say it's especially true in Melody of the Future. Remember when Zero didn't care about his destiny in "X2", but suddenly got serious about it in "X5" with nothing in between those two events to substantiate such a change in interest?
Like Tatsurou said, the perspective is primarily on the pony and those directly related to him/her. It isn't often that we'll see the point of view of certain characters, and reach an understanding of how they perceive the situation at hand and the information they gather from it.