The Eternal Code, Shifted

[Creatia]

So. You… You brought me here... B-because I’m... I’m interesting? ...Such a strange man…


That’s all Creatia really remembered at first before waking up near the fountain's edge. Or at least it looked like a fountain… It was hard to tell because everything was so white. So pure. So… Unnerving. Yes, that's the word for it. It was an unnerving sight to witness only one color in play here. Especially while you're laying down and looking upwards at it all.

What was even more unnerving is the fact that she was alone now. She came here alone. Her crew… Her friends… Gone. What was she to do? She can’t just stay here. She had a job to do that she was pulled from in the most unceremonious of manners: by falling into a pit that formed underneath her feet.

Wait. The mission! She sat up, her legs stretched out in front of her while her palms were pressed forward into the white surface. Now it came back… What she was doing before. A search and rescue mission of someone… Important. She can't remember. All she knew was that she was needed there. And now she’s not there anymore.

Lexi’s gonna kill me… T-that is… If I ever see her again…

She looked at little dejected now as she rose to her feet. “First thing’s first, I guess…” she finally spoke to herself, “W-where do I go from here? ….And uh….” Another glance at her irritatingly unnerving surroundings.

“...W-where is here… Exactly?”

All she knew was that she was in the Omniverse now. Where exactly in this strange new place... She had no idea whatsoever. The only thing she could really think of was what Omni had told her. 

Even if others want to hurt me for this... Omnilium...? Is that what he said? Surely there must be kind souls out there willing to help as well. Keeping that naive and hopeful thought etched in her mind, she started her clumsy stroll around the area. 

[Asriel Dreemurr]

"No, this cannot be happening! I don't want to be a scavenger!" the hysterical former dragon yelled to the sky. "Why, Omni?! Why?!"

No response.

She sat down and grabbed her head in her hands.

No, no. Don't panic, Glory. You need to find help. Yes, that's what I'll do.

Glory got up and began walking around the lake to see if she could find anyone of assistance. The funny thing was she was walking on two legs like she had done it her entire life.

[Creatia]

Was it a lake now? Creatia could hardly tell, and at this point barely cared that much. The white scenery hurt her eyes a bit, so she tried not to focus on her surroundings too much until she got used to it. However, the sounds of a young woman screaming to the white sky definitely caught her attention. It frightened her at first, but she gently approached the panicked girl that was walking past her, tilting her hat downwards as she spoke.

"I... Uh... I h-heard someone s-screaming just now... W-was that you, young miss?" Other than the odd-looking ears and the tail, Creatia definitely looked like one of those "scavengers" that the girl mentioned, right down to the legs... Even if Creatia had no idea what she meant in actuality. Her lips turned into a worried frown as she looked at what she thought was just a very young girl, no younger than a teen. "Are... a-are you okay?"

[Asriel Dreemurr]

Glory was surprised as she looked at Creatia.

She...I think it's a she...looks like someone grafted a deer's legs and some very strange ears onto a scavenger!

"What... What are you?" she stammered.

[Creatia]

Creatia was used to that kind of reaction if she didn't hide her ears. Or her tail, for that matter. But Glory's words still stung the woman and it showed on her face, even as she gently answered what she assumed was an honest inquiry from a human teenager.

"I'm, uh... I'm a D-Denica, young miss." Creatia gave a friendly, yet clearly nervous smile. Was she scared of spooking the seemingly innocent girl away? Or was it her trained senses warning her to keep her guard up in case of any traps? A little bit of both, really.

Regardless, Creatia continued her prior inquiry. "But... D-do you... Need any help?" She asked before adding a new question out of curiosity.

"...Did you, uh... c-come here... B-by yourself too? B-by Omni, I mean..."

[Asriel Dreemurr]

"Um," Glory said, "Omni did in fact take me here.

"And, yes. I do need help.

"You might think this is completely crazy, but I'm telling the truth here. I'm not a scavenger. I'm a dragon. A RainWing, to be exact.

"I am the queen of the Rainforest Kingdom on the continent of Pyrrhia. At least, until Omni kidnapped me and turned me into a scavenger."

[Creatia]

What's a scavenger? She held back on asking this question as she tried to get a better feel for the situation. However, for the moment it was clear Creatia barely believed her.

"So... You're a... A queen? How... How interesting..." She nods as she took in this information. "S-so... You just need help in... Changing back to what you... You used to be... R-right?"

I can go along with this. At least until I know what's going on. Maybe even how to find Lexi if she got dragged her too... "If you... If you want, I can, uh... H-help you search for a way... I-if you w-want me to, that is."

[Paige Turner]

Dan could be seen scrambling around the statue of Omni, constantly banging his fists against it in rage.  It didn't feel as satisfying as he had hoped to try and vandalize the statue, so he climbed down the stone figure and landed in a pool of water.  "Ugh, come on!  Where did this pond even come from?!"  He was completely oblivious to the pond's existence, despite having crossed it to pummel the statue.  As his wet shoes slogged through the cool water, he began to formulate a plan on how to get back at Omni.  He soon realized, however, that he had no idea where to go first.  A few people were chatting in the distance, and thus he reluctantly decided to ask them.

As he drew near, Dan noticed that one of the two had what appeared to be butterfly ears or something, and deer legs with a goat tail.  The other one looked normal, excluding her green-colored hair, though neither of them really appeared all that typical in retrospect.  However, Dan had to try and swallow his sharp words so he could get information from them.  It wouldn't be ideal for them to run off immediately due to his violent style of phrasing, though not being mean was a hefty challenge for him.

"Hey Silenus!" Dan shouted from several yards away, his hands cupped around his mouth like a megaphone.  He sounded vaguely annoyed, as was his typical tone of voice.  "Tell me what you know about that jerkface Omni!"

[Asriel Dreemurr]

Glory's head turned to the grumpy, disheveled Dan walking towards her and Creatia.

"Who are you both?" she asked.

[Super Mario]

A shrill scream jolted his attention forward, toward a girl with... green hair? She was hollering something about scavengers. While he had no idea what she was talking about, he could figure out that she was likely a new Prime. He sighed, finishing up his message to Jade Harley and her (his?) crew, before beginning to walk over to the newbie, but it seemed someone else beat him to her. And, it was a familiar face. He stopped, eyes widening upon realization that this was actually a new Prime as well. That was Creatia. And damn if he'd ever expected meeting someone he knew from his old world.

Creatia was a battle partner, that he met through an apparently world-endangering invasion of an old enemy of theirs. The Korsen, another alien race, were trying to destroy Earth to mess with her employers, the Multiversal Federation Agency. Creatia had called upon Jupiter to help, because of his experience with stopping extraterrestrials. Things didn't really go as swimmingly as planned, despite their combined expertise. There were casualties, more than anticipated, anyway. And while they were stopped, they still did a lot of damage. That was a loss, in their books. But the mission was a success. Earth was saved again, humanity lived another day, and the two warriors parted ways. That was the end of that, and Jupiter's final adventure before he was taken to the Omniverse. He had spent almost a year in here, much of it in the Ashen Steppes, and yet here she was. Fresh as a fiddle, and from the scars she carried, likely not from too long after the battle. It was strange how Omni chose his Primes, and when he did.

Jupiter approached the two, re-donning his sunglasses as he walked. The HUD sprung to life, quickly scanning the area around him, but there was no need. He already knew what was going on. A surprise caught him, though. There was a third person, a man. And he seemed pissed. Another newbie? God, he was surrounded by greenhorns today. Maybe if they decided to fight him, he'd actually win. He half-heartedly smirked at the jest his head decided to make. Now wasn't the time to feel sorry for himself. The Graveyard had passed. He wasn't there anymore, and reports suggested that Teucer had moved on. Whether he had or not, Jupiter didn't care. The guy was unbearably naïve, when it came to the ways of the Omniverse. All Primes cared about was war. Maybe he was the same.

"HEY! Answer me!" yelled the man in far-too-normal clothes for Omniverse standards. It seemed he was also impatient. The hybrid sighed, turning his gait toward the screamer. Upon noticing his presence, the man turned, glaring at Jupiter. "What do you want?!"

"I don't think you'll get much out of them. They're just as new as you are," he said, calm despite the anger nearly radiating off of the other. Said man almost growled at him, clenching his fists.

"And what would you know about that? Are you on his side?" Dan accused, pointing at him. Jupiter simply shook his head.

"I wouldn't consider myself 'on his side', no. He brought me here just the same way he did you, though quite a bit earlier," replied the hybrid, shoving his hands into his coat pocket.

Meanwhile, Creatia balked, staring at the argument. She was obviously just as surprised to see Jupiter as he was to see her. Though maybe a little more showing of it. 

"J-jupiter...?" she asked, confused. He simply held a hand out to silence her. They'd have to talk another time. For now, he had a really angry man to pacify.

Amid the tense silence came a loud voice from the fourth Prime to break it. "Alright, what the heck is going on here!?"

[Creatia]

Creatia flinched at the screaming gentleman --Could she call him that? He was so brash-- as he shouted to grab her's and Glory's attention. What did he want? She only had just met Omni. She knew nothing about the man personally, and planned to tell him so, until...

A familiar man came closer to mediate the scene in his own way. No... No way... It can't really be...? It had been so long. Then again, when traveling worlds before being trapped in one, the concept of "time" changes wherever you went. It was clear she remembered him well. The fight against the Korsen to protect Jupiter's home world left its scars indeed, but they had long since faded into barely visible spots on her skin like the rest of her battle wounds.

She had to speak up. Just to see if it was really him. "J-Jupiter?" A hand was raised to silence her, along with a knowing nod. Yep. It was him all right. Creatia couldn't help but smile before Glory broke the silence. 

"Alright, what the heck is going on here?" the young girl yelled to grab everyone's attention. "Who are you three anyway?"

Creatia gave a sheepish smile as she uttered out her response. "Oh... Well, I'm... I'm Creatia... C-Creatia Weatherly..."

The hybrid gave a short answer to the girl's inquiry, pulling his hands out of his pockets for the moment. "Jupiter."

The angered newcomer seemed to heed Jupiter's words, crossing his arms while his voice still maintained that impatient impact. "Name's Dan. And who are you supposed to be?!" He quickly changed subjects on the draw. "Are you guys gonna help me out or what?!"

[Asriel Dreemurr]

"My name is Glory." she said to answer Dan's question, "I am the queen of the Rainforest Kingdom on the continent of Pyrrhia.

"I am not a scavenger. I'm actually a dragon. A RainWing to be exact.

"That was until Omni stole me from my home and turned me into a scavenger.

"I am telling the truth here. Please try to understand.

"In case any of you thinks that I am a servant of this Omni, (she looks at Dan for a bit then turns away), I was as clueless about Omni as any of you, except for...Jupiter, I assume. By the moons, I don't even know what this scavenger fabric Omni placed on me is called.

"And I think we should stick together for a time and, um, maybe see if any of our friends were also kidnapped."

Glory wondered, Gosh, will any of them believe me?

[Paige Turner]

"First off," Dan began, his face shifting between various annoyed expressions in conjunction to what he was saying, "it's kidnapped, not stole.  What are you, his slave?  And secondly, what are you even talking about?!  You look nothing like a dragon!  Heck, Mrs. Satyr over there looks more like a dragon than you do."  He pointed over toward Creatia, who seemed less than delighted by his words.

The man paced around a bit, all the while grunting, clutching his head with his hands, and forming all kinds of insults in his mind.  This was getting infuriating fast, these people barely know anything and he basically just wasted his time on a bunch of mouth breathers.  Then he spoke up once more, this time towards Jupiter, his bitter tone turned back a bit though still sounding quite sharp.  "Look, all I want to do is get back at that smiling light bulb for coming between me and my sandwich.  What do you know about this place?"

[Asriel Dreemurr]

Glory wisely decided to bite back any further remarks as Dan looked like he would explode with rage any minute now.

Still, the former dragon did not blame him. Dealing with a loss of all of your family and friends, a crazed, perpetually grinning lunatic who kidnaps people for his own amusement, and three people who, let's face it, seem completely nuts to a simple-minded, short fused, scavenger like Dan, would make most anyone completely frustrated, horribly confused, and extremely terrified.

[Creatia]

Glory's idea seemed like the best move to Creatia; going off on her own was not a good idea, and if someone as wildly impatient and simpleminded as Dan was walking around... She could only imagine the same type of person walking around with a massive amount of power. Yes, it's better to just stick together for the while...

What did he just call me?! As long as it wasn't with him. Creatia's face turned into an angered pout before she crossed her arms and turned her face away from Dan. Whatever information Creatia did have, she wasn't going to share it with him now that he said that. At least he turned his attention to Jupiter; maybe he can talk some sense into the man and-

Creatia then turned her attention back towards Dan's direction, clearly exasperated. "W-wait... What?" That's what he's so worked up about? His sandwich? This man is like Lexi. Only more simple-minded and apt to get himself killed over nothing. She curbed herself from saying anything other than a simple, "N-never mind..." She let her face cool down as she waited for Jupiter to address him.

What could she say to that? The ball was in the hybrid's court now. Creatia can only assume he's just as dumbfounded about Dan's reasoning as she was.

[Super Mario]

"So this is about... a sandwich. Well, someone has his priorities straight," Jupiter deadpanned, letting the sarcasm in his statement fly. Dan screamed in rage, running towards him. Jupiter simply sighed, reaching behind his coat. In a split-second, there was a stopped Dan, and the other with a gun in his hand. Aimed straight for the head.

The man stepped back, eyebrows furrowed.

"Fine," he spat. "Be that way." To this, the hybrid simply smirked, re-holstering his gun. 

"Now, I didn't say there was nothing I could teach you. Creatia, Glory, you two listen as well." The two nodded, stepping closer. It was time to teach.

"The Omniverse is really a group of different places. There are eight primary ones, not counting where we are now. Coruscant, Camelot, the Endless Dunes, the Ashen Steppes, the Vasty Deep, the Pale Moors, the Tangled Green, and the Frozen Fields. That's where we have immediate access. Where we are right now is the Nexus. It serves as a type of hub between them. There are a few more worlds here that I'll mention later."

"We're what most call Primes. We're basically the most powerful beings in the Omniverse, besides Omni himself. And it's because we've all gained the power to create whatever we want, within reason. For example, Dan. You can just create a sandwich yourself. All you have to do is concentrate on it a while, and there you go."

"Now, to get to Omni. I'm... honestly not too sure. I've heard things about a place that leads to Omni. I don't know anything about it, really. And I don't really recommend going to see him anyway. You'll probably die. But that actually doesn't affect us as much as you may think. We come back to life after dying."

Everyone looked shell-shocked by now. Dan, especially. He could create as many sandwiches as he wanted!

"Now. Any questions?"

[Asriel Dreemurr]

Glory had a million questions buzzing through her mind. But, she had to ask the most important one first.

"Jupiter, have you happened to see, oh I don't know, anyone who's also come from Pyrrhia in the Omniverse?"

[Asriel Dreemurr]

Glory also thought the group should travel to the Tangled Green, as that sounded like a rainforest, and RainWings are specially adapted to rainforest life. She then sighed as she realized she was not a dragon anymore.

[Creatia]

Creatia listened closely to Jupiter's explaination, nodding along and having her own questions as well. So this place is a mini-multiverse of sorts then. Kinda reminds me of Galaxy's Hollow." However, she seemed more relieved than awestruck at the thought of instant reincarnation. She let Glory and anyone else ask their own questions before going into her own.

"So, uh... A-about the death thing..." She gently tugs at the brim of her hat again.

"That means... That means, uh... We could try again... I-if we failed, of course... At any time right? And uh..." Her lips pursed a bit in thought before she continued her inquiries, "Is... Is there a way to... To escape the Omniverse? I-if not..." She lowered her head to look at her shoes against the white ground. "I-is there... Is there at least a... A way to bring someone from my universe here?" I can't be without Lexi. Or at least someone more physically trained than me.

She became a little distant after asking her questions, but waited for a response none the less. Would she really be trapped here forever? What about her job as an agent? Or the life she had before? Even if she has to give it all away now, would she really be fine with that? I just don't know. I'm... I'm not sure. Only my time here will tell, I guess.

[Eda]

~ Just a few steps was all she could manage before everything hit her like a fully loaded train full of buses , full of concrete reinforced steel . Her knees buckled and her heart slammed in her chest for a moment , not yet noticing or hearing others close by her location . Her voice a hoarse mess , croaking out ~

" I almost died ... that being ... Omni saved me .. I shouldnt ... all those people are dead .. "