So… if you all recall when we last left the RP, there’d been a bit of jiggery pokery in the 6D. We had brought Ace out of the 6D (minus ninety five percent of his clothing :P) in exchange for Random, but left Lady illusion in the 6D. Rick’s plot with fear thickened, and Kilobyte is on the verge of a breakthrough. Fear and Sparx’s relationship has skipped straight past the rocks and is about to crash into the damn beach, and Random has some final anger issues to confront. Plus, my boys have lives to live, and this might be their chance… It’s all been building to this.

Recently, for those in need of a catch up: the following journals have been updated n the last week:

Rick: is still keeping up the lovely wall of “I know nothing”, which we’re due to bring down in a few weeks. And Sparx needs a quick fix from the sound of it (sorry, if that’s not what you’re going for An, that’s how I call it :P) and has had several in the silent few months from the sound if it… just needs anther one. Maybe she’s going off Fear… :P Either way, you understand the boys will FREAK to high hell when they read this? Which I’m looking forwards to writing. Damn, I’m already getting mental images, it’s so FUN being those two sometimes ^_^ anyway,

Lady Illusion: her most recent post was a simple reaffirmation and subtle hint about her suspicions of Rick. Little clue as to what’s going on with her and random in the 6D but I sure hope they’re getting some interaction going… what will happen next, only time (time with RP taking place in it, not yet MORE procrastinating time, you understand) will tell.

Sparx: Recently posted, sounding irritated about Ace’s mood since they brought him out of the 6D and not LI. She mentions her typic boredom, and missing the boys a little as well as the fact that it’s less fun when Random’s not around to tease.

Her post also included less than subtle hints that her and Rick have been doing things of which fear will not approve. I give it a week before Fear tries to kill her for it. Two, tops.

Kellamy popped into Sparx’s LJ and voices his own suspicions concerning whether or not Rick was really TRYING to fix the 6D. Sparx is as adamant as ever. I’m starting to feel sorry for her… Kellamy seems to have forced Sparx to confront the idea of what she might do if Fear decided he still wants world domination. Sparx is still in denial on the issue.

Random: Journal entry starts by mentioning that the character swap works. Though you can imagine him popping in with lady illusion in her… present state was rather discomfited. They’re apparently in the junkyard. His journal entry contains a brief convo with Li about the situation, and Li offers him the fact that he’s really not as alone as he thinks he is.

(edited to add) Mark: Has voices comments on Kat writing an article based on a class field trip – to the thunder tower. Made sure this can be ignored or processed as all other Rpers see fit. If they don’t want it utilised it doesn’t go, just like you to know the options open if you want sleepover school kids in an observatory to be involved. Mark’s also using his intuition right now and is starting to see some rather worrying patterns in everything that’s happening. He can’t decide if he’s just paranoid or onto something. But we know the truth, don’t we?;)

Chuck:Pops up to say that he’s been trying to work on getting Li out, and that mark has been talking to him and seems to be acting a little odd. He too seems to have suspicions, but his are more logic based. A new look at he program has revealed some things he’s never noticed – he can’t see any of the deleted messages or past plotting that’s been going on behind scenes, but he is noticing a displacement in memory in the LJ usage. Basically, people have been posting more than they seemed to be. Something’s up.

Possible scenarios suggested by this:

· Kellamy has the dirt on Rick, and as Sarah said, he'll spill it eventually. At time of perceived benefit to himself. This OC might play a very useful part in the final unraveling and tying up of the RP. (And I’d like to take the opportunity to congratulate the working out of an OC who fit in reasonably well with the storyline, even if he did get stuish. :P)
· Sparx can’t keep up the denial, it’s going to crack and the truth about what fear and Rick are playing at is about to come out. Prepare for some full on Sparx angst, and I have no idea what our dear and talented Annaness will choose to do with her from here.
· Lady Illusion and Random are in the 6D. I expect they’ll still be there when the final plan of Kilobyte is put into action and his threat (whatever it’s gonna be) forces us into reaching a conclusion for the RP. Kilobyte’s fate is in Sarah’s hands.
· The boys have been procrastinating, is all I can say. I’m open to suggestions of what they can do in the finale. I believe sticking them in the 6D was a plausible theory at some point. Who wants to carry it through?

I also note there are some things which were never properly explained that need putting straight. Some loose ends that need tying in the finale, if you will.

· The amulet boost that sent mark on a bit of a power rush a while back – we never explained it properly. Ow could be the chance to. Sparx was suspected of messing around in chuck’s files, but she denied it vehemently, and I don't think Anna wanted to give the impression she was lying. It’s open to alternation. I say we use it if only to give my boys something to work with.
· Kellamy was offered the chance to escape during the switch a while back. He never replied. We could do with making his position clear.
· Exactly how IS Kilobyte going to get back here and what is he planning? We need this sorted.
· The Fear/Sparx/Rick triangle – what’s the best way to work this through?
· And here’s another important one: where is the amulet? Who has which pieces? Who has all the pieces at the end? And what happens to it afterwards? This could be key to rounding up the RP.

· On a separate note: who wants to create some icons and finale banners with me to signify the end of an era? I have a good “I survived the Ace Lightning RP apocalypse of 2005-2006 and all I got was this lousy banner/icon” planned. ^_^ I will also be creating icons indicating each character and whether or not they survive the RP finale. E.g. (theoretical – the following have not actually happened) Sparx, Alliance: ?. Status: Wiped Out or Rick, Alliance: Master Controller/Evil. Status: Deceased. Or Ace, Alliance: good. Status: Survivor.

· If anyone has specific rejections to their characters being killed/wiped pout/anything at all, please say so. Lets try and make everyone happy.

Please add whatever comments/info/questions/ideas you have.

I think we’d better save all congratulations for afterwards. We still need to round this up, people. I hope all us RPer’s can get this sorted out in as entertaining and original a way as possible.

So lets all do right, fear not and go save the world *cheesy grin* :D

Me neither, much. :P But I can see Rick and Sparx taking off together, or something.

The banners sound like a cool idea, and I'd love to help. :D

Uhuh.... :blink:

Of course ^_^ We'll come up with something, nearer the time (dibs on the "lousy icon" idea, though :P)

Yes, wrapping up is good. :D

I have no problem with anyone I'm rping (*cough* own :P ) being killed. Just so long as they go down good. :D That being said, I would like to see if I could get Random to the point that while not being able to totally defeat his evil, he can deal and live with it, and perhaps without being overly worried about being in the general proximity of somebody else.

Staff Head can get to have a good poke at everyone. :D

Ace only came out without 95% of his clothing! Was he only wearing underwear?! Why was he not wearing clothes?

Please make sure that all the minions (Anvil, Pigface, Rotgut, Googler, Rat, Duff, Fred, Kellamy) have their moments of glory and that they go out with bang. Please.

Ace only came out without 95% of his clothing! Was he only wearing underwear?! Why was he not wearing clothes?
It's a long, long, CRAZY story Rotgut ;) We'll tell you someday :P

We'll certainly try :)

He was in bed in a very, very hot area of the Sixth Dimension. :P

I don't mind killing off any of my characters, LI included, though I don't really want her to die. The other three can go hang, they're evil anyway. :P

I'm pretty sure that Mark and Lord Fear have three pieces of the amulet each at this point, or at any rate I'm pretty sure that's plausible. It leaves one piece to be fought over during the closing session, which is convenient enough.

Well, seeing as the RP will have to end with at least one of my characters dead, I don't suppose I can complain.

Ace: Currently sulking. He wouldn't call it sulking though, he would call it brooding, as superheros don't sulk. Finding the Thunder Tower very lonely, with no Sparx or Lady Illusion to keep him company, and of course is rather upset with Mark and Chuck for going behind his back. Oh, and Random. So, Ace is upset with anyone who isn't Li. Let's face it, he has to pull himself out of this hole sooner or later, he just needs a reason.

Lord Fear: Plotting. Plotting and scheming. Also having some rather sneaky suspicions that Sparx has been getting up to some extra-curricula activity with the programmer, which is leaving a nasty taste in his mouth. Or maybe that ought to be a nice taste? Either way I doubt he'll put up with that much longer, as not only is it destracting Rick from his work, it's also a betrayl from the both of them.

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Fe

Feef and I have recently been discussing the possibility of killing LI. I'm not opposed on general principles--she's a fictional character ergo I should not be upset, it helps if someone dies to convince your audience of a Serious Story, it'll be more convincing if one of our good guys manages to die--though my Feminist Literary Critic side is saying, "okay, we have this character, she's been a victim of partner violence, she tried to get away but he kept stalking her and then he ended up killing her, yeah, REAL empowering". There's also Feef's Ace's feelings to consider. Just so long as she goes down good. :P

Other character death possibilities:

Ace: Could happen, but Feef's other character is already likely to cark it. I'm not sure why, but I feel like his death would leave a pale, empty hole rather than a dramatic outpouring of grief.

Chuck: Possible, but as a human his death would have unexpected plot developments, so he's probably safe as we don't want to do a plot involving real world finding out.

Fear: He'll have to either be trapped (permanently or with a slight chance of coming out again) in the Sixth Dimension or destroyed--he's not going to give up wanting to take over the world IMO.

Kellamy: I kind of like the idea of him dying when he's no longer plot-necessary for the sake of the story structure, and as a villain he's probably doomed.

Kilobyte: Like Fear, he'll have to be either trapped or destroyed. I have the image of them both trapped in the Sixth Dimension trying to kill each other for eternity.

Mark: Like Chuck, possible, but you have the problem of Humans Finding Out. Not really a good idea.

Random: We don't know if he'll be persuaded out of the Sixth Dimension; if not, that'll lead to danger for him. There's a chance he could be trapped there, or killed, though I quite like the idea of him ending it with some control regained over his emotions.

Rick: I initially would have guessed that he'd be one to die/get trapped (as an adult, his disappearance wouldn't provoke as much furor as Mark's or Chuck's), but I think Anna's Sparx/Rick running away together has its possibilities as something for the ending. I'm not sure he'd try to take over the world again, though then again he COULD stick a control device in her (again? What is the status on that, by the way? I have the feeling he put it back in there).

Sparx: Again, possible. It feels a bit sad to kill off the young sidekick, and she has so much more potential character development to follow her through an epilogue. It's also less 'satisfying' in a way if she dies, as she's not going to have to live through the revelations she's about to receive.

So there it is. :P As the RP develops as we write it, some of these character death possibilities will become more possible, and as we invent and expand on our plot details (the amulet? Kilobyte's attack? Who stays in the Sixth Dimension? Rick's and Fear's secrets?) it'll probably become more obvious which character should end up getting themselves killed.

I always find it upsetting when a character dies in a franchises (unless it one I dislike). There have been certain films, tv shows, books and other things that have left me a bit dumstruck or even in tears when a character dies. When I saw Wolfgang die in SB, I sat bolt upright in such shock that I made my dad jump in surprise! :P As for Lady Illusion in the series, I expect she is not dead, just in the game, but it would be tragic if she was permantely dead! Kilobyte should be destroyed, like all great villains do, and Lord Fear could be killed afterwards. Rick's death could be a real twist in the plot. What about the other character though:
Kat
Samantha
Dirty Rat
Anvil
Pigface
Googler
Rotgut
Duff
Mr. Chesebrough
Simon and Fiona Hollander

What are their fates?

It won't have much of an impact if we kill Kat or Sam character-wise, because they're not in the RP, and it'll also have the Human Death Leading To An Overabundance Of Plot Material. The minions will share Lord Fear's fate, as per canon. Duff and Chesebrough will live as is their fate as minor comic characters. Fiona and Simon will also probably make it through.

Sparx/Rick running away together has its possibilities as something for the ending

If you do this I am going to pass out :P I may be a Batman fan but Rick deserves what he gets here, you know.

I’m also not mad about the death of Li – she’s been killed before, same with Sparx, and it’s not good for the feminist side of things if we kill the strong independent leading lady.

Lightningflash has decided that Sparx is open territory (correct me if I'm wrong, Anna) namely, she doesn't mind if Sparx is killed off/turned evil/whatever. People might want to keep that in mind while ficcing for the RP.

While we're here...

Well, theres no specific rule saying that Chesborough and Duff HAVE to survive. So if we're up for artifically increasing ther body count... personally, I think they're a good number for the chopping block.

I know one of the reasons we've had for NOT killing or otherwise harming the humans has to do with the fact that the world of the CGI's is supposed to be secret, and to kill a human would attract too much media and police attention, but given the finale we're heading for, I'm thinking... so what? So what if we alert a few humans. it's all about to change anyway and a bit of discovery would be... plausible.

And my humans? I'm up for it.

I would like to be at least a finger on the hand that deals the fate, though . . . . :P

And if she dies, it leaves me with out an RP chara, so not too soon. :P

Of course, this must also be bourne in mind *Nods* :P

(this analysis mostly courtesy of Sarah Frost, who did most of the work on it.)

It's been almost two hours since Kilobyte appeared from the 6D and, to replace him, Mark, Chuck and Sparx were sucked back there. Sparx found Chuck, while thanks to Random's surveillance of the dimension and her own gathering of information LI was able to locate Mark.

Meanwhile, Rick alerted Ace, who left to the place where Kilobyte first arrived, the junkyard. He has not been seen since. Lord Fear is also temporarily out of email contact. Oh, and the phones are probably broken, so it's all blondie's fault.

In the Sixth Dimension, LI and Sparx engaged in a confrontation over what was to be done with the humans; LI wanted them to be taken to the junkyard, which she considered the safest place, whereas on Rick's recommendation, Sparx wanted to travel to another location.

They battled (this event was ficced and can be located here), and on Chuck's urging and to prevent LI from destroying Sparx, Rick pushed the amulet's power straight through Mark, who broke up the fight, though at great personal cost.

A swarm of Harpix arrived, and Sparx and the humans hurried away while LI ran interference, before presumably teleporting away. It is not known where Sparx and the boys are presently headed, though it's assumed to be the junkyard. LI has stated that she will not be going there unless Sparx is not around; her current location is unknown but presumed to be somewhere obscure in the 6D while in morph.

Possible theories for continuance

No theories have been suggested, thus far, concerning what Ace and Kilobyte are currently doing in the “real world”, and as such are welcomed here. (we also kind of need our Ace… um… Feef? Whenever you’re ready?)

The same is true for Lord Fear.

Where the heck is Kellamy and what is he doing?

Since Anna (our Sparx) will be absent for the upcoming week, it’s been theorized that Sparx will remain “imprisoned” by the bad guys for that time period to explain Anna’s absence. I’m not altogether sure if we need to utilize that and role-play around it, but it’s certainly a good option if we need to continue in an event that might make people wonder about Sparx’s whereabouts. How we’re going to rescue her at the end, of course, is anyone’s guess.

Sarah Frost has speculated that a “fixed” Random might provide a good “guard” for the bad guys if they were to be imprisoned in the Sixth Dimension (that’s assuming, of course, that after this, the Sixth Dimension even exists.)

I also brought up a theory concerning Random’s dual identity problem. It’s speculated that by saving Mark by removing the incredible amount of power flowing through him right now (which he’s currently trying to hide), Random is provided with the power that can possibly change himself for the better or, if H wishes, destroy him altogether. This theory has yet to be confirmed or denies by Hyperpsychomaniac and all other members. (H when you have a response to this theory, please do mention it.)

Oooh...this is getting very exciting. If you ever do a new RPG of Ace Lightning, can I please take part in it, as I feel kind of left out being the only boy on the board...I think. :(

Rest assured, Rotgut, your gender has nothing to do with it. Your age, however, does. You must be appreoximately fourteen/fifteen by now and the RP has included situations well in excess of NC17 ratings.

So the RP really HAS included some very mature situations thus far. It's not ALL like that, of course, but it's very difficult for us to rate what is and isn't suitable for someone your age.

It wouldn't be fair of us to put you in that situation, not to mention it would be rather irresponsibly and.. .well, just plain dodgy of us to do so. It's all very well you reading it on your own, if you thus choose, but if we, as adults, actually encourage a minor to read NC 17 situations online? It doesn't make us look like good people.

Sorry, gut :( when you're of a higher age, we'll be happy for you to join. And you can join the community of your own accord. Just not as an RPer.

Hmm... Random theory. I sent you an email Scarab, I'm not sure I want it to just fix Random problem. I don't mind him helping Mark get all the crap out of his system. But, I think I shall be thinking about what all that energy is going to do... *brainstorms*

Gotcha, H. S'up to you ;)

(Just get that damned power outta my boy, fast :P)

Rick was able to lead the boys and Lady Illusion (after a time - they kind of failed to tell her they were leaving) to the final piece of amulet in the Garden of Illusion. There was a lot of fighting which was seen off by Lady Illusion and Mark before Mark and Chuck were forced to retreat. Lady Illusion following, getting Random to give her directions since Rick refused to configure the escape portal to take her - just the mortals. They eventually all ended up back at the junkyard, anyway.

Chuck currently has the last amulet piece in his posession. Once the second amulet piece has been detached from mark's nervous system there is theorietically a lot we could do by putting them together.

Hyperpsychomaniac's character Random is currently rerouting the power of the amulet piece from Mark, to himself. What H does with this potential is up to her, but the current them seems to be to exject it elsewhere in the datastream, They've already been trying to do this, but, In Random's words:

"You've been dumping in recepticles with nowhere near enough space, and you don't know what you're doing. If you dump it through one of the rifts into the datasteam, you could dump all of it. If you knew how to control a program/machine. You don't. I do."

Which pretty much says it all, folks. Suggestion seems to be Random can eject the power elsewhere. Sounds like a big step for Random. It's also a move which has... well, infinite possibilities for H's RP character. She can use this power to get a grip on Random's evil side or not (she seems to be levering towards not... one question there, H: why not? It's kind of been bugging him for years, isn't it time to give him a break? That's just my PO though, ignore it ;)) I think H isgoing to fic the transfer (all subsequent mortal totrture shall be blamed on her :P)

Sparx is still imprisoned by Kellamy (whom Chuck is threatening with all manner of ctrl+alt+del ass kicking actions :P). Burt seems to be in a reasonably safe position since Kellamy is unaware of the strength of his bargaining position with her, partially thanks to Lady Illusion and Chuck's "good cop-bad cop" routine. It's unlikely she'll be destroyed, but it never pays to take chances so the next move for the guys and Lady Illusion is to try and get her out of there.

Lady Illusion is seemingly currently at the junkyard and appears to be accumulating a lot more trust in those around her, particuarly Mark and Random. Little knows what Sparx is going to think of this.

We seem to be rounding up on this side of the datastream. We need to know what's happening with Ace, Lord Fear and Kilobyte on the other side. This has yet to be laid down. We currently have no idea what's happening to them and it's speculated that the boys and Sparx have been in the 6D for at least a few hours. (Which no doubt to them seems longer).

I guess you could say we're through the first phase and moving into the next.