Andrewnuva199

OOC: Gonna comment on a few things while I wait on a few things for my last IC: It's really sad how much BZP's word filter has altered my thinking, because I took those two bolded words up there the complete wrong way.I fully intended that double entendre for our amusement. PepperxLuna is canon in this timeline?!Blame PeabodySam. He's a bit more believing in it, plus he doesn't feel Sky Lane could make it back to the island in time for the party due to the timing of the LEGO Universe "Return to the Venture Explorer" mission.Atton: Gasp! A person who doesn't like Brickolini's pizza?! BLAMSPHENY!Also, take it easy on the Italian accenting, Papa Brickolini doesn't quite talk like that.Though on the flipside, the person in your post could just be the guy who set up that competing pizza place that I mentioned waaaaay back during the LEGO Island arc when I had the "Andrew hits a Mutant T-Rex with a giant brick hammer" scene. He sells poor quality pizza that either tastes horrible or recreates the super-hot-spicy-tounge-melting-jail-cell-door-opening-pizzas so badly that it becomes an actual health hazard.

OOC: The LEGO Island party is happening ten days or so after the end of the final battle. I'm sure that's plenty of time for them to have gotten things cleared up and get transport to the island for the event.

IC: December 31, 2010LEGO Island had many things to celebrate this last night of the year.First was Christmas. With so many events to celebrate in such a short time-span, it had been decided to combine all the island's big events into one night, celebrated at the end of the month. Some people had already celebrated Christmas and other seasonal holidays on their own, but now the entire island would join in together for a party like no other.Second was New Years’s Eve. A new year was always an exciting prospect, a chance to wrap up the old one and prepare for the new. And after everything that had happened this year, everyone on the island, and the LEGO Planet in general, was ready for 2011.Third was the return of LEGO Island’s populace to their homeland. With the victory for the island Dino Attack had won, relocation had swiftly begun the moment the Infomaniac was given back the Constructopedia. In no time, the place had returned to exactly how it had been the in the days before the attack, and the populance was eager to celebrate their return to (relative) normalcy.And along those lines, the final, and perhaps biggest occasion being celebrated that night, was the obvious one: the end of the Dino Attack itself. The island was so overjoyed by this news that, through Pepper and the Infomaniac's connections, they had manage to invite all Dino Attack members to come join in the festivities. And quite a few of them had, including several who had grown up and/or lived on LEGO island.Both agents and citizens were gathered together now in the lot around the Information Center, atop the large eastern hill that was second only to Space Mountain. Night had fallen, and the street lamps cast a lovely glow around the building. In front of it, a small stage had been built, upon which a podium with a microphone and several chairs were placed. In those chairs sat several Minifigs, all of them having come from the island, and all having fought in the Dino Attack as agents or allies. This opening ceremony was to be their honoring moment.After a few minutes of the crowd gathering and muttering to themselves, two Minifigs exited the Information Center, hopped onto the stage, and took the podium. One was an old man in a bright red cap and red-black coat with “I” logos on them, white pants, perfectly round glasses and a bushy white moustache. The other was a young man with blue pants, a red-blue shirt with stripes and a pizza on it, a baseball hat with a "P" logo and a radio headset, and a green backpack with another pizza picture. They took the podium and, after making sure the mic was working with a few loud taps, began to speak.“To all citizens of LEGO Island, welcome home!” The Infomaniac began. “To our visitors, hello! Hola! Welcokin! Genkenu! Konechiwa! Aloha! How ya doin’! Yo! And in any language, welcome, Dino Attack Team, to LEGO Island! Though I'm sure for many of you, this isn't the first time. I do believe many of you were part of the task force assigned to liberate it from those horrible Mutant Dinos. Ooooh! Just thinking about it gives me the willies. I'm more than greatful for what you’ve done.”“And so am I!” said Pepper. “You guys have been incredibly awesome! I can remember when, in all the chaos of evacuation, I got left behind when the island was overrun. Luckily, this amazing dude Voltage was here on a Dino Attack mission and was able to get me to safety! It just comes to show you what cool heroes this radical team has been for us! Perhaps even bigger ones than I am!”“Indeed they are, Pepper. And of course, we are honored to know that some of our own people were among the brave, fearless, determined, incredible, jaw-dropping, head-blowing, green-red brick clicking, totally amazing Minifigs who’ve risked their lives multiple times to bring peace to our island, and our world! I know many of us have been wanting to return the favor.”“Totally. I know Dr. Clickitt and Enter & Return proudly dontated their serivces to the team's medical crew, Bill Ding was assisting the mechanical know-hows, and The Brickolins and I were so willing as to set up in the cafeteria and serve our unbeatable pizzas to them and the neighboring populance. Even the Brickster joined their fights and helped kick some major brick out there! Heck, even I decided to risk it and help those dudes in the final showdown at LEGO City! I may’ve not used any guns, but let me tell you, those dinosaurs didn’t stand a chance against super-spicy-tongue-melting-jail-cell-door-opening-hot pizza!”“What can?” The Infomaniac asked with a laugh.“Good question,” replied Pepper. “But enough about me. As much as I am a LEGO Island hero, not unlike my father Bologna Roni and good friend Sky Lane, I have to honestly say, that these cool dudes over here among some of the best heroes this island has ever created! They’re way too cool for words! Guys, come over here and let everyone give you a hand!”As the crowd began applauding (and a few literally threw their hands), the Minifigs in the seats got up and approached the podium as Pepper and the Infomaniac stepped aside.“From the ranks of the Dino Attack team and their allies,” cried the Infomaniac, “we have our own Zachary Virchaus, Peter Abody, Nicolas Saran, Lucy Wright, and Andrew!”Andrew felt more than humble at the attention his hometown was giving him. Being considered as someone perhaps greater than Pepper Roni, by Pepper Roni, was something you rarely saw happen, and was starting to realize just how much had happened to him ever since he had first signed up not too many months ago.Now gathered around the podium and shoeing away a few stray hands, Peter, or Frozeen, as Andrew had grown accustomed to knowing him as, spoke first. “It’s a fantastic pleasure to be here tonight, folks. Especially after such an opening by the two people that have really put this island on the map.”“Even factoring in how long it’s been since some of us have been here,” said Wright. “I do recall me and my family didn’t leave on the best of terms, and I’m amazed and thankful that you’re all willing to accept us back.”“Hey, it’s just the good will of Minifigs, especially LEGO Island ones,” said Zach, putting an arm on Andrew’s shoulder. “I should know after folks like Andrew here saved my bricks after I took a dark, hammy, and very purple turn when I went to Adventurers Island.”“And believe us, people, he was more than hammy,” Andrew added, getting quite a few laughs. “But anyways, I would like to take a moment to give recognition to a few of us that couldn’t be here tonight, either out of inconvience or MIA status. People like Blade, Dr. Samuel “Lay” Go, and even Voltage, who was the very person who left such a good impression on our good friend Pepper. Let’s keep their best interests in mind tonight.”“Indeed,” said Dr. Saran. “If there’s one thing I know this island does best besides keeping me busy, it’s your ever-encouraging upbeat attitude and fond recollections. I am honored to be here with you all tonight.”“As am I,” said Frozeen. “Like with Wright, I haven’t been home in quite some time. Alpha Team duties have keep me very busy. Though I admit, even if I had had time, my… previous condition wouldn’t have made me very recognizable. Luckily, chance (andabrushwithdeath) have allowed me to appear just as I had before my various accidents with the team. Though I note now that I could easily be mistaken for Pepper by my looks.”Pepper snickered. “Only if you started wearing my hat, man.”“Good point. Anyways, Andrew here and I were part of the campaign that took back LEOG Island earlier in the fall season. It was quite an experience, traveling across the island for the Constructopedia, discovering the secret lab in old Captain Click’s cave, and then being drawn into the Torn World, where no one Minifig has, I believe, ever been before.”“I sadly missed that part,” said Andrew. “And I’ll let you know, I was pretty distraught when that happened. Fortunately our allies prevailed and our island was returned and looking even better than before. I’m as proud as you are of their actions.”“I’m almost sad I missed out on that,” Zach said with a smirk. “Though I don’t regret how I did come in, and meet people like Andrew in situations like being stuck in an old net over a cliff. People like Minerva Fabello and Holly Vinyaya, who are out here in the crowd tonight, and deserve as much respect as we do.”The crowd cheered for Zach’s friends, though not knowing where they were. Andrew could see them, looking humbled themselves, standing near the front, alongside Bluetooth, Laxus, and Pterisa."Right you are, Zach,” said Andrew, “I feel the exact same way about the friends I’ve made with the team, like the late Randal “Semick” Tennoly, the intuitive Martian Laxus, and the wondrous Minifig/Mutant Pterosaur Hybrid Pterisa, who, considering their species, I’m sure you've all noticed by now, even if you don’t recognize now. Give them you congrats as well!” There was more clapping as Andrew’s Martian and Hybrid friends got their turn at being humbled.“I suppose then I should give a shout-out to Ben Shiller,” said Wright. “We’ve been through a lot, and I’m sure our antics might get a lot of curious looks, but is as strong as Pepper and Luna Rom over here.” Pepper ended up blushing as the crowd gave another round of applause.“Well, I don’t really know of anyone in particular I feel the need to shout out to,” said Dr. Saran, “especially since I don’t know exactly who has come here from the Dino Attack team. I’ll just pass it on to Peter here.”Frozeen rubbed the back of his head. “Well, I not quite sure of who’s here and who’s not, and I know of quite a few who I definitely know aren’t here, but I at least want to give a few names I’d like to give tribute to. Chompy, my old T-Rex pal, currently serving as alpha back on Adventurers Island. Shannon Grimton, an old school friend who I’ve recently reconnected with. Greybeard, an old swashbuckler who’s currently handling the adoption of a fine young girl. Databoard and Kotua, my old Alpha Team companions who haven’t been seen in quite some time (barring some rumors I’ve been hearing from a certain Sherlock). And… and I’d like to give my respects to Rex and Amanda Remous. Two of the best people I’ve fought alongside with, and one of the best couple’s I’ve ever seen. Wherever they are, I hope they’re having fun in an eternal honeymoon and watching over us as we respect their memory. Give it up for them.”One more round of applause came from the crowd. Andrew couldn’t help but feel moved. He didn’t know Frozeen in any way well enough to consider him a friend, but he could see that he was experienced beyond his years, and was definitely very passionate about the memory of their past colleagues and current friends. He should get to know him better. He seemed just as good a man as Rex.“Well said, Frozeen,” said Andrew. “Assuming no one else has anything to add…” he looked around, and his fellow agents/LEGO Islanders shrugged. “Alright. Pepper, Infomaniac, feel free to take the mic again.”The group backed up to let the legendary LEGO Islanders take focus again. “Now then, I have a few last-“ The Infomaniac paused as he cleared his throat. “On behalf of the entire island, I wish to congratulate “Your Names Here”-Oh! Eh heheh, I’m sorry. Let’s see… Oh, nevermind the speech. What I really want to say to all you Dino Attack fellows is… thanks. Thank you for all you’ve done for us and the world.”“Agreed,” said Pepper. “We can’t thank you guys enough. From now on, all Brickolini’s is on the house. Papa’s allowed it himself.”Andrew was at a loss for words. This was still a lot to take in. From once just being one of many on the close-knit island, to being considered one of its greatest heroes for what he did in the Dino Attack team was a wonder beyond his comprehension. He never thought this could have happened in a zillion years.“Thank you for the kind words,” said the young LEGO Islander, raising his hand for a shake. The Infomaniac returned the favor, then Pepper, and then they did the same for the other LEGO Island Dino Attack agents.“Alright, now let's get this party going,” said Pepper, “LEGO Island style! DJ Jackitt! Hit it, dude!”“You got it, Pepper!” Said the DJ’s voice from one of several speakers that had been attached on the lampposts all around the island. Within seconds, the song “Pizza Pie Man” (wasn’t it called Minty Fresh at one point? Andrew thought randomly) was blairing out across the island.This is the island,the island where I live.Let's walk around nowand see howeveryone fits in…Within moments, fireworks began going off all over various locations over the island, nearly brightening the night into day. The space shuttle took off from the launch pad atop Space Mountain, a banner proclaiming "THANK YOU, DINO ATTACK TEAM!" flapping behind it. From out of nowhere, probably related to the old race track, a giant pizza began rolling across the streets, being "driven" by a skeleton in a Royal Navy helmet not too dissimilar to Captain Click atop it.“LET THE CELEBRATION COMMENCE!” cried the Infomaniac, and the crowd erupted in cheers.OOC: Alright guys, we've been working all day, now it's time to unwind! Anyone can be at the LEGO Island Christmas/New Year/Recovery/End-of-War Celebration Extravaganza, and being LEGO Island, all bets are off! Go crazy and put in any fun idea you can think of! It's party time!I might have a few extra posts in for spur-of-the-moment ideas or reactions to anyone else's posts, but my next big post will show the moment of the New Year's arrival, along with wrapping up everything from my angle of the RPG.

Your not by chance referring to the British comic book Judge Dredd are you? If that's the case, kudos to you! Judge Dredd helped inspire the character and you nailed the reference.OOC: Actually, I was referencing a DC story called Cry For Justice that I've heard Linkara give a good ranting on, but I suppose that line could work for Dredd too.Also, your casting choices were interesting. I burst out laughing when I saw you cast Shia LaBeouf as Andrew. Out of surprise, though, as he possibly wouldn't be too bad in the role (and I do feel that I should respect the guy more). And Jude Law as Semick sounds neat, as I like the guy, though I have a hard time imagining him with facial hair like Semick's.

IC: "Titan," Stranger said to his fellow agent as he encountered him in the crowding of agents around the Alpha Team craft site. "Glad to see you lived this long.""Same to you, Stranger," the man said with amusement, clasping hands in a hard handshake. "I've been hearing rumors from the database geeks. Never thought you of all people would follow in Rex's footsteps.""Depending on who you ask, the hat would make some think otherwise," Stranger remarked. "But frankly, our relationship is more of a semi-large friendship. I might keep in touch, but I doubt we'll be in much of close contact as time goes on.""So you're leaving him to roam?""He seems okay with that. In fact, he went off on his own after we won and everything and I told him what I heard happened over the comns. I suppose he needed a moment or something, he seemed broken up over Rex dying.""What a shame." With his interest in the subject leaving, Titan started talking again. "So did you finally get any good trophies?""That was what I was wanting to discuss, actually. You got a machete on you?"Titan pulled such a blade out of a holder on his belt. "Finally got the old thing sent over to LEGO Island just before the whole Final Battle announcements came in. A waste of shipping, but I was glad to get off the island. The people were re-inhabiting it already, and they were a little too zany for my taste.""They're like that," Stranger remarked. "You should see those two guys who got Elite rank. Anyways, We managed to kill a T-Rex while holding out in this bar (though we didn't kill it persay, that Dr. Cyborg guy dropped in and stole the kill. A bit cheap, if you ask me), and I got the short straw for getting the head.""Can see why you need a machete with skin that thick. Well then, let's decapitate that thing."-----------Bluetooth found himself wandering through the crowd of agents around the Iron Hammer shortly after Andrew arrived back there. He was hoping to try and find Holly and see to it that she was okay, but found himself distracted as he ran into a few old friends, such as Rockford."Bluetooth!" Rockford said when they met. "Happy to see you made it out of this mess alright!... and my condolences for Semick, I knew you two were close friends.""We were more like close colleagues," Bluetooth explained, "but thanks. It is getting easier for me, though. I've met someone I've been particularily fond of, someone female, and I think we can... work out something.""Ah, good to see love is still in the air after all that's happened," Rockford said as he patted the technician on the shoulder. "Good man. Reminds me that I have to talk to my wife soon. Ole knows she must be worried sick after I decided to leave Adventurers Island so abruptly."The two smirked in amusement. "Glad to see you around, Rockford. Your perspective has always been insightful. I've missed you during all the little incidents we had here at HQ yesterday.""I heard about that," Rockford said as they started walking towards the Iron Hammer out of habit. "A shame I wasn't around for the traitor debacle. I'm sure I could've helped in some way to find the culprit before nearly all the SHS was lost. And I was always wanting to confront French Fries after I heard he got off scott free for what he did with the Antarctica mission intell. Though I will say-""I do hope you don't mean along the lines of what Rex did to that imbecile," said a voice. Rockford and Bluetooth turned to see Commander Pharisee himself passing by. "Though judging by what I know about you, I do think that physical assault is extremely out of character for you.""Indeed." Rockford pulled on his shirt collar, and to Bluetooth, it seemed that the man was firming up in a manner similar to how he had been with regards to the like of Dust and Lutsky. "I do prefer seeing the best in people and trying to make them see the right of way, though I will admit French Fries was a bit beyond the normal reaches.""A respectable trait in a fellow part of the justice system," Pharisee said, reaching out a hand to shake. Rockford took it stiffly and shook it only once."Interesting for you to say that, out of all people."Pharisee's face hardened a bit. "Some people are beyond talk and have to be dealt with. Especially after repeat offenses. I'll be frank: if I was you, Rockford, Mr. Thutmose would've been off that island the moment you uncovered his lies about his background. And he wouldn't have gotten away so many times as easily as he did."Rockford's eye twitched. "I suppose we just all have certain ways of doing things. Let's agree to disagree.""Very well." As Pharisee and Rockford let go of each other's hands, Bluetooth saw Holly come up to them."Told you I'd be alright, Ryan," she said as Bluetooth came to her side. She looked at his current companions. "Rockford. Commander Pharisee. Good to see you're here and in once piece.""The feeling's mutual," said Rockford. "I heard about your confrontation with Mr. Vherestorm. Rather reckless, in my opinion, but well done. I doubt he could've been captured anyways.""No doubt," said Pharisee, "judging from what some of the Unitron people have told me. Very brave of you, Commander Vinyaya, especially after you decided to limit your group against of you to four.""It couldn't be avoided," said Holly. "The man was mad, and desperate to get away. We couldn't hold him off long enough to have everyone in to get a good shot.""He sure wasn't like that ape tha-" Bluetooth started, but stopped himself, remembering how Rockford felt about Mur. The former lawyer tensed up at the word "ape," but quickly relaxed with a press of the shoulder by Pharisee."This conversation's been nice," said the Internal Affairs operator, "but I best be going. I still have two careless renegade to track down. See you in the courts, Rockford."As he walked away, Rockford relaxed notably. "He's nice under the right circumstances," he muttered to Bluetooth and Holly, "but bust my bricks if I don't like his attitude on justice. It's like some bad comic book's tackle of the subject. And geezeus, where the heck does he work out to get that large?""You'll always have those kind of people in any kind of law enforcement department," said Holly. "Trust me, you learn to deal with it.""I suppose so. Well, the best of luck to you two." Rockford tipped his helmet and walked off."So then..." Bluetooth said, turning to his current companion. "Darkling's dead, and... we're still alright. What now?""How about we check out the celebrations?" Vinyaya said, pointing to over where much celebrations and musical instruments were going on. "Maybe we can start discussing things in better circumstances."OOC: And that wraps up my check-up obligations with my secondary cast. Coming up next: Ready the party cannon and pizzas!

*lowers glasses*Man, she really is enjoying the fandom, isn't she?

OOC: Atton: I'd suggest talking with That Guy about a way for the issue to be resolved, since it does involve your characters. Considering your feelings on what the cast should do, I'd say try for Snake, Firecracker and possibly Demoman running off into the sunset, while Pharisee begins to make his move to try and catch them.Also, to avmatoran, if you're still stuck on how to handle the Kara situation, I'd reccomend saying that she was about to land the Reclaimer and pick up Zach's gang, but Cabin was simply quicker in getting there and picking them up. It may sound odd when you compare the Reclaimer's speed to a T-1's, but you can say that the latter simply had the advantage of closeness.IC: "For he was a jolly good fellow, for he was a jolly good fellow...""This is Rotor. Blaire Darkling is dead, and we've picked up Zach's team and returned them to the Iron Hammer for injury overview.""80 percent of teens have moved on to rap. If you're among the 20 percent of real music fans like Rotor, put this message in your Dino Attack descripiton.""Well, that should take care of all loose ends.""What about Senor Palamor?""I'm sure Sam Sinister will take care of him. Chase him off into the sunset or something.""Hey guys, I'm hearing rumors that Trouble, Rex's old pet Mutant Lizard, was found dead by Dr. Glados!""Really?! Man, no wonder he sacrificed himself! He didn't have anything left.""Man, we really fried the coke in that battle, huh guys?".....what was that?""I WAS FROZEN TODAY!""Anybody got change?""And the Darkitect?""That's Nexus Force's problem.""But didn't Trouble have a mate or something? That's what the database said.""Guess somebody should find them and break the news, then.""...WHICH NOBODY CAN DENY!I""If they survived.""Man, this chatter went to Rock Bottom pretty quickly after the battle ended.""You mean it hadn't already?""...I hope he will never stop, or else I will be nostalgic...""SHUT UP!"Andrew snickered as he turned off the radio. They had been trying to track Blaire's trail, avoiding wrecked and the odd wandering group of non-hostile Mutant Dinos for the past several minutes. Now he was given a relief of concern. "Well, enough of that," he said. "Let's head on over to the Iron Hammer and meet up with them. I'm sure you guys would want to be dropped off too."The other riders in the Fire Hammer, Solomon, Bluetooth, and Dr. Cyborg, nodded. Laxus and Pterisa, the latter of which had caught up with them after the split from Zach's crew, gave their agreement from the Xenon communicator. Without more debate, Andrew began steering off to Dino Attack HQ, following the PDA GPS back "home".The LEGO Islander breathed a sigh of relief. "So that's it," he said. "The conflict's finally over. It'll be good to be able to go ahead and kick back.""You mean like that LEGO Island party the chatter's been all over about?" Bluetooth asked."Yep. You should try and come too, Bluetooth. I bet a good dance to 'Brick by Brick' should help you with Vinyaya."The technician smirked sarcastically. "Yeah, but I don't trust my dancing skills. Not by a longshot."There were snickers from within the cab. Then Laxus came in through the connection to the Xenon launcher. "So Andrew, about what we talked about regarding the future.""Oh, yeah, that!" Andrew exclaimed. "You serious there, bud? I didn't think one could simply go into space.""Hey, all you had to do was ask," Laxus remarked. "I can easily arrange a trip, maybe even another place if you're interested.""Oh yeah, that does sound good. We'll need to talk more over that once the party shenagins are over with.""That sounds well to me too," added Bluetooth. "Could make it much easier for us to keep in touch. I intend to get back to Futuron as soon as possible, and exempting helping to rebuild the space ports, I doubt I'll have many assignments back on Earth.""Don't you mean the LEGO Planet?" Pterisa asked."Us non-Earthlings don't actually call it that," Laxus explained. "We prefer the more specifc names, since, you know, there's LEGO on all planets, and most of them have a moon, so using proper names is preferable for them.""Indeed," Bluetooth added. "In terms of moon names, I like Luna.""Interesting..." Pterisa muttered.As Andrew smirked, he glanced out his door window at the exterior side-mirror, which had somehow miraculously survived their ordeals. He could see Pterisa clinging on with Laxus on the Xenon cannon.The though did make him think about his future would plan out. He had talked of liking space much in his time, and the thought of going out to see the galaxy did still appeal to him. But as he thought about living out there on another planet, like Mars or something else, the thought of Pterisa did make him a bit hesitant for some reason. It was odd, and for a few moments, he couldn't quite place it.Then he remembered how much he and the hybrid had bonded over the past two days. He realized that what he was feeling was a hesitation to want to part with her. He didn't want to leave her, though he knew that their experiences had likely strengthened her social skills, and would make it more easy to get along with Minifigkind. Still, he hoped he hadn't made her too dependent on him, such an element didn't work well for some relationships (such as Rex and Amanda The LEGO Islander could make a good guess for her death being a sizable factor in Rex's willingness to make his sacrifice).Andrew shook his head to clear it up. He sorted the matter to the back of his mind and resolved to finish it later. Right now, there was people to meet up with, and a party to prepare for.

OOC: Yes, we get that you have plans. But the thing is that we're annoyed at how the cool dude who nearly destroyed Dino Attack HQ at completely the wrong time, and the guy who decided to abandon the team at its greatest time of need, are running off and away just like that, especially when they up and casually murder a fellow agent in their escape attempt (which, granted, was mostly just an assumption on That Guy's part, but still).You keep going on about Karma Houdinis, but the thing is, not many of us are okay with the justification off, essentially "in real life, not everyone gets their punishment for their crimes, that's the way things are, deal with it." Remember that this is still a story, and stories (especially one like ours) don't have to realistic in all aspects.Regardless of that, I myself don't have a problem with Snake and Firecracker escaping. I've heard how Escape from New York ends, and I do find it fitting for them to run off into the sunset. What I do have a problem with, like Jackson Lake and That Guy, is how you're going by doing it. Destroying a T-1 and taking an ally's life in the space of a few sentences is a bit too simple and distasteful to go by doing it, that's all I'm saying.I suggest you and That Guy talk it out in private. The matter does concern your characters the most, after all.

OOC: Oh yeah, it's totally realistic. Because you know, Karma Houdinis never happen in real life. Everyone knows that throughout history there has never been a single person that has managed to commit horrible crimes and get away with it.OOC: Seriously, Atton, you're pulling that card?Let me put it this way: In LEGO story (which, you know, this story really is, regardless of all the Darker and Edgier stuff we've pulled), yes, the characters that have commited horrible crimes (mostly trying to take over and destroy the world) are captured, implied to be captured, or shown to be on the loose simply for the Saturday Morning Cartoon hero/villian eternal conflict routine. Once again, I repeat: MST3K Mantra. It's just a silly RPG, you should really just relax.Although now that I think about it, Snake and Firecracker still being on the loose and being implied to be chased by Pharisee could make for a humorous cartoon premise (ignoring the seriousness of the latter). Not too unlike the plan for Sam Sinister chasing away Senior Palamor in a humorous manner.IC later, going to have a status update with Andrew's Fire Hammer. Not in a position to write it right now though, so no one mess with them until I post it, if you please.

Congradulations, GaliGee!The book does look interesting. I'll have to see if I can spare some funds for this when I get the chance.(reminds me of that story idea that I had. Still want to finish it, but it may be an uphill struggle and take ages, but whatever)

OOC: Yeah, I have to admit, I wasn't personally very interested in having Andrew's group join you guys. But I figured that their personalities would mean that anything other than accepting your offer would sound rather out of character for them, considering our casts' relationships with each other.Then again, maybe I shouldn't have written my guys as coming over to you to say hi. That probably got us both stuck in a corner.Though to be fair, I think Blaire would be smart enough to know to stay relatively close to his adversaries to disable fire from the vehicles while continuously moving to make shooting him with handheld weapondary much harder to do without accidently hurting someone. And you have implied a lot about his skill, so perhaps he's been through even worse scenerios than the ones our characters are putting him in. Not to mention he does seem to be going slightly mad here, so he's possibly even more unpredictable and twichy than before, making him even tougher. Just my two cents.

OOC: And to pop our monocles out of our eyes and declaire "I say, fine fellows! That hooligan Blaire Darkling is far too absurdly adept at gymnastics to be severely impacted by our projectile-based weapondary! I suppose all we can do is keep ourselves able and ready in case things get dodgy, and simply have a sip of tea and observe the spectacle, eh chaps?"

OOC: I just looked up that theme. The problem with those lyrics is that there actually is a rational explanation to those questions. Presumably his spaceship/station/whatever thingy he lives in already has food rations to last for long periods of time (come on, they've done that since the Apollo Missions- it's hardly anything new), and presumably the spaceship has equipment designed to circulate the air so he can breathe. Sure, maybe the show never really goes into the exact mechanics of how each and every little piece of technology works the same way an Arthur C. Clarke novel would, but it still makes sense.OOC: That's beside the point. I hardly think that many people were curious about how they lived on the darn satellite of love. They just came to watch a guy and some robots make fun of bad movies.Look at the second half of the lyrics again. The point is that you shouldn't overworry about the logistics and technicals of a story's setting. Just relax and enjoy the fun focus of it: Minifigs beating up giant mutated lizards and the evil dudes who helped make them.

Comes from the lyrics for the theme song for the show Mystery Science Theater 3000. The mantra is basically this:"If you're wondering how he eats and breathesAnd other science facts (la la la!)Just repeat to yourself 'it's just a showI should really just relax!'"If any of you guys haven't already, you MUST watch this show. You can easily find the episodes online. It's hilarity and terrible films at their best.IC: "Darnit, why didn't Bluetooth keep that rocket launcher away from him?!"Andrew only just managed to avoid being hit by the rocket fire, steering sharply backwards to the right to avoid the shot. By now, he was getting peeved. He was not feeling up to being taken down so easily by some madman thought he could just kill everything and solve all his problems."How much ammo does that thing even have?!" Laxus asked."To make a long explanation short," Solomon said, "Paradox guns uses a lot of experimental TRDS Load Compression fields to contain large amounts of ammo in their handful of conventional weaponry. Don't ask me how it works, it'd take hours to explain.""Whatever," As he thought over what the next stragedy might be and watched as Zach and Blaire got into a Maelstrom scuffle, he asked "So what's our plans for life after all this? Once things are cleaned up with the Mutant Dinos and everything.""Think I might return to business working with the aero tubes manufactures I work with back home," Laxus said over the radio to the Xenon launcher. "I bet with all the things needing reconstruction, corporations should be more able to install new transportation systems.""You mentioned that once, I think, yeah. Would be interesting to see those tubes cojoining the subways for quick transportation. As for me..." Andrew's thoughts difted, not really thinking of much at first, but then he remembered one of the earliest conversations he had had with the likes of Bluetooth. "Hmm.. don't really know, I'd like to travel a bit through the stars, actually. Settle on another planet, see new planets and all.""Really? Hmmm... you know, I bet I could help make that happen.""Really?!" Andrew's heart took a slight leap. He knew Laxus had friends with people up in space to be able to be on Earth when the Dino Attack, but being willing to do that... he had considered, it but thinking that Laxus would offer it first hadn't crossed him, even after all their time bonding.The cry Blaire gave while charging at Zach interrupted Andrew's moment. "Eh, yeah," said Laxus, "but let's finish that conversation later, we have other matters to worry about."OOC: Going along with something mentioned earlier, I do think we should all find a way to keep in touch after all is said and done. I know Atton, PeabodySam and I are all on Steam, that Brikman, PeabodySam, Jackson, and I are on a certain art site, and that Brikman, Jackson, Atton, PeabodySam and I are on a certain video site, but I don't know about the rest of us and any other particular sites. Anyone have good ideas for what we could all use to keep in contact?

OOC: You're thinking too hard, this is why Brikman and I are repeating MST3K Mantra over and over. You keep treating this like a real-life post-apoclyptic story in the way more professional authors might, while most of us are treating it like a regular old LEGO story.Has LEGO storyline ever dealt with real-life economics? Did Alpha Team or Agents ever dive into the the economic costs LEGO City and the rest of the world might face from Ogel or Dr. Inferno's anctics? Did Alien Conquest deal with the post-traumatic stress disorder for the civilians surviving alien attack? Did Rock Raiders focus on the angst the crew might have from being separated from home with the possibility that they may never make it back home?No. No they didn't. And that's why almost none of us are focusing on it either. And that's why we're advising you to take it easy.

OOC: The whole "LEGO vs. realism" perspective just made me wonder something. Atton, That Guy, if you imagine most of the cast as human, how did you picture the Stromlings?

OOC: Pretty much on the mark, That Guy. Everything I visualize is in the style of LEGO Island, LEGO City commercials, and any other media LEGO's made of their worlds.And I don't have any problem imagining Minifigs portraying drama. From the CGI movies I've seen, they can be pretty expressive and dramatic. Rock Raiders intro, anyone?

OOC: Ehhhh, That Guy, your post seems to have a lot of minor continuity problems that bug me a bit. I get the impression that you took your time to write it out nicely and finely, then you come over here, see that I stole your thunder, and hurry to do minor edits to make it fit. Honestly, it seems like what happened when you wrote the post where Pharisee beat up French Fries. It initially broke continuity entirely with what I, PeabodySam, and Brikman wrote about capturing and throwing the guy in a jail cell, and even its edited version seems a bit mismatching (Rex apparently at French Fries's jail cell when he, in his post, said he wanted him to leave his site after the beatdown he gave).It seems you have the same problem here again. Things like the differences you put for the conversation in the vehicle compared to my post, the fact that avmatoran already wrote Dr. Cyborg as already manning the Xenon launcher while you put everybody in the cab and let Laxus man it, and (this might be a more personal thing) how you're having Solomon being a bit dominating in the conversation, which admittedly could just be him acting as the voice of reason, but still.Not saying that you have to rewrite it or anything, it's rather well done, just that I find it a bit "rubbing the wrong way"-ish. Compliments for deciding on the area of the fight being in a city park, though. Beats my idea of it being in the alleyway around a corner building or something.And don't you dare destroy Andrew's Fire Hammer! He just had it waxed!Also, I regret not having a post where Andrew and Laxus banter about their plans for the future before Brikman had us encounter Blaire.By the way Atton, about your post about your disbelief of there being no post-war chaos, let me reiterate my earlier statement:We are not writing in reality here. We are writing in a LEGO Universe, where people can pull off their limbs (if they're skilled enough), where a zany professor, a ten-year-old boy, and a monkey can travel through time with Hypno-Wheels and nice hats, where an island hospital has two employees who use sharks, trees, and mailboxes in their emergency response, where an evil mastermind somehow has the ability to freeze time itself with literal ice, and where imagination and chaos are embodied in literal forces and entities of power. This is not reality, not even one-eight of an inch from reality, no matter how many depressing and horrifying turns our stories take.Simply put, we're not writing the next Walking Dead here. What we're writing is just one big piece of LEGO fan-fiction. It's just a fun story, and you should really just relax. MST3K Mantra, man.One more thing, guys, let's not go overboard on firing at Blaire Darkling here. Yeah, he's going to be tough to beat, but that doesn't mean he's Immune to Bullets. We don't want to make this too easy, plus we still have Zach, Minerva, Vinyaya, Zelda, and Bluetooth in range to be fired upon.

IC: It figured. The best laid, admittedly vaguely-formed, plans always seemed to go to waste when someone had a rocket launcher.Solomon was already pulling out of view, likely counting on Darkling having his attention most diverted by Zach's crew. And not too soon either, as another rocket whizzed by, only just missing them by a well-guessed turn backwards to the right."Solomon, I get the wheel here," said Andrew, leaning in from the front passenger seat. "I'm a bit better at keeping my vehicles in one piece.""You think you can avoid rocket fire?" The XERRD scientist asked incredulously."I've raced on LEGO Island tracks, I think I can handle a few rocket-propelled grenades."The man relented and shifted over to let Andrew have control again. As he got comfortable, he drove forward, driving past and around a building to come in from another angle. With the attacks Zach's group was likely sending towards Blaire's way, plus the slight mist from the rain and the slowly-but-surely decreasing daylight as night edged closer, they were hardly noticeable as they made their maneuver."Dr. Cyborg," Andrew said through the Xenon cannon radio, "If you want to try out your plan, do it quickly. Don't worry, Solomon and Laxus can take over the launcher for you."The Fire Hammer was pulled around the other side of the building and directed back towards the battle, giving them a bit of time of surprise as Andrew's crew prepared their next attack. If this worked right, it would be as simple as fighting Willa, except with less unpredictable power and more unpredictable athletics.-----------Bluetooth was fatigued, but he wasn't tired yet. Having vehicles being exploded behind you had a habit of keeping oneself on their toes.He wasn't just using a pistol anymore. He had a Z-1 Kinetic Launcher in his hands now. While not lethal, it was sufficient to stun a target enough to let other attacks have an opening. And unless Darkling had a shield on him, he doubted he would be able to withstand it.That is, if he would let anyone hit him. Watching Blaire Darkling move was like watching The Matrix fight scenes ten times over. He was rather good at dodging bullets, and he was slowly trying to make his way to his assailants to get in melee range, which is where things would likely get the most messy.But therein, as Bluetooth saw it in terms of the way he had watched PLARXX signals, lied a problem. Blaire was outnumbered 11-to-1 (and counting, if Rotor's transmissions meant his T-1 was on their trail). Sure, he had taken out countless people already so far, but they hadn't fully known what they were dealing with. And he wasn't unstoppable, Pterisa's story about him backing away from her brethren made that clear. And that rocket launcher of his didn't have infinite ammo, he couldn't use it forever.The Futuron agent would've preferred to tell everybody to spread out, but that would mean letting Darkling know what they were doing. So he darted out on his own, avoiding methods of alerting others to his presence until just the right moment..."Remember me, Darkling?" he cried out as he got clear to the man's right. Blaire turned, and a disturbing mix of delight and fury appeared on his face. He began moving away from Zach as he started closing in on the technician."You shouldn't have done that," Blaire called out, distracting Zach's crew by firing another rocket at them. "You never should've exposed me...""Yeah, well you never should've told a techie with a communicator that you were killing him for knowing a secret of yours!" Bluetooth said, raising his K-1 launcher, knowing that any shots would likely be ducked or side-stepped, possibly into Fabello's chest just to make him feel bad. "People like me do not forgive, and do not forget!"Blaire ignored the taunts. "I shall make your death as agonizing as possible...""Good luck with that when you've got ten others simotaneously gunning on you." Bluetooth shot his launcher, which, as expected, Blaire easily sidestepped. He rushed up to Bluetooth's face, knocked away the launcher, and was about to grab his neck when he was struck by a bolt of lightning. He grunted as he was knocked to the ground, the Space Marauder rocket launcher flying out of his hand.Bluetooth glanced briefly to see Pterisa swooping just out of view. Then he grabbed his Z-1 and the rocket launcher and started running off. Blaire recovered quickly, getting back on his feet and drawing his pistol. He was aiming at Bluetooth's fleeing figure when Andrew's Fire Hammer suddenly pulled back into view. The Xenon launcher revved up and fired away at the assassin.

IC: Andrew weighted his options. Zach and him were good friends, and he was always ready to back him up, and with this Blaire Darkling fellow, he had to admit, the guy could use all the help he could get.But he had to admit, he was tiring a bit of battle. Having achieved victory was the end of the war, officially. While he would likely be wanted a few times for clean-up jobs in case Mutant Dinos still wanted to play hostile, there was really not much left to do. And with the prospect of rest and relaxation and fun at home, he was fully ready to hang up the helmet and start kicking back.Not to mention that he did have a bit of fear about their chances of survival. From what he could tell, Blaire Darkling was highly skilled in battle. He would not go down easily, and it was very possible that at least one of them could fall to one of his weapons. After all they went through, all they survived, after seeing the demise of Dr. Rex himself, Andrew didn't want to see anymore death.But he knew Zach. He had been as close to Nazareno as he was to Andrew. Not only had Darkling murdered him, but also a friend with the Agents, along with nearly killing Zach himself had Mutant Dinos not intervened. He was going to see justice done, undoubtedly.This was getting tough. He couldn't make this decision alone. He motioned for Laxus and Pterisa to come close to him to confer in relative privacy."I don't know about this," the LEGO Islander said quietly. "Darkling doesn't seem like a guy we can stop without paying a price. And I've already seen enough allies leave us with only memories. What do you guys think?"Laxus blinkied in slight amazement. "Andrew, I'm surprised. I'd figured you jump at the chance to support Zach whenever you could.""Yes, well, Zach's not being threatened here, at least not right now. He's simply going after someone's he has a grudge with. A highly dangerous someone. I just don't think this might be the best case of action.""Well, I doubt he's gonna stop just because you said no. And if that's the case, he's going to need all the help we can get."Pterisa leaned in close. "Andrew, if there's anything I've learned the most since Adventurers Island," she said with a hint of the attitude she had back as the anonymous samurai in the Maelstrom Temple, "it's the power that friendship can bring you in tough circumstances. It's something you don't back out of once you've experienced. Blaire might be tough, and be some infamously skilled assassin, but my accounts show he has his weaknesses. If we all work together with Zach's group to defeat him, he won't stand a chance."The words circulated through Andrew's mind, and within moments, his own argument fell apart. "...you're right. Indeed, it is just one man. We team up and do this right, this can all be finished quickly and we can go home happy."Andrew looked up and approached Zach. "You can count on us, buddy. We're with you."

OOC: Sounds like an interesting prospect, but I see my story ending more around the New Years Day thing when I actually put my money where my mouth is with a post or two about the Big LEGO Island Party I keep talking about.

Forgot to comment on this (it jumped out at me before Team That Guy did so, but Team That Guy made me forget about this). Semick met Zero? Interesting little retcon. I don't suppose you're going to ellaborate, or you're just going to leave it as a Noodle Implement?OOC: Remember when I talked about writing my own take on what happened to Zero? I'm thinking Semick could have a role to play in the story, and perhaps others might have some importance as well...

OOC: Brikman, if you do what I think you might do with your characters running off to fight Darkling, I'm going to declare you a bigger killjoy writer than when PeabodySam sent Rex on his Humiliation Conga.Atton, do at least remember what I said earlier with balancing what you think a character would do with what is appropriate to the progress or circumstances of a story. There are limits to how far you can write a character as doing. Not saying it's like what Duke did sometimes did in his rampages, but you can't just let Firecracker blow everything up. There's a reason why PeabodySam went ahead and acknowledged what he did to the headquarters beyond upping the suspense.Also, I agree. Drop the Rex AI idea. Doesn't quite seem appropriate.BTW, thanks to Atton's "Play Loose with Timing" approach to Scott, I can go ahead and use him here even though Atton just sent him Reptile's way.IC: Walking through the area of assembled agents, Andrew's group was looking to see if Zach had met up with his friends when they were stopped by someone coming the other way."Excuse me?" said an agent carrying around a camera, being followed closely by another man with a radio and a microphone. "I take it you're Andrew, given your most noticeable companions here?"Andrew snickered. "Yeah, I seem to have a habbit of meeting people like that. What do you need?""Well, I'm Agent Scott, journalist for the Brick Street Journal. Been giving the odd report here and there straight from the field. My friend here and I have been working quite well on and off this battle.""Hmph, wow," remarked the guy with the mic. "That pterosaur girl, Pterisa, right? Nice look you got there.""You really think so?" Pterisa blurted out, partly out of surprise and partly out of flattery."See? Even some people like themselves a Minifig/Mutant Pterosaur Hybrid," Andrew remarked to her before turning back to Scott. "Be sure to put a good word in for her in the paper. Given how people might treat Mutant Dinos in post-wartime, she could definatley use the good publicity.""You have my word," said the reporter, making a saluting gesture. "So how about you answer a few questions about what you did during the battle for the benefit of our followers in Antarctica?""Sure, why not?" Andrew asked, a bit giddy at the idea of being interviewed for a news story for the first time outside L.E.G.O. Radio. "We do have plenty of time, pardoning how long your equipment can last in the rain."Scott snickered. "Don't worry, I have that covered. Now Mr. Cyrista told us much about what happened during the battle, in regards to the Einstein Device assembly process. What was your role in that?""Oh, not much, I mostly helped with gathering parts from the Teleport Pad we had up there, along with rebuilding the launcher we used. And Hertz & Zach were of good help with that. You can talk to them to learn more, though Hertz went deaf during the earlier attacks, as you might've heard, so you might need someone with a notebook or something.""Interesting... anything else?""Well, I did help Dr. Cyborg, Viper, Digger, and Shadow save Zach from and detain Willa the Witch. That was pretty epic, all of us ganging up on her, breaking her stuff (I shot her hat off!). Oh, and before Rex... you know, sacrificed himself, I gave him a good speech about all he's done for us and how we'll miss him. I think it did pretty well to help him accept his fate, in the end.""Sounds like quite the story," said Scott, looking impressed a bit. "We should talk later about that in better interview conditions once I finish my on-the-site ones. As for you," he said to Pterisa, "I think I could also arrange for an extended talk with you. Could definitely help to let the public know you're not like the other Hybrids.""That doesn't sound like a bad idea," Pterisa replied."Good to hear. See you tomorrow, perhaps. Or something, I'll message you and let you know." Scott and the mic guy then wandered off in another direction, looking for more people to talk to."And I get ignored again," Laxus remarked sarcastically. "Heh. Ten years ago, you Earthlings couldn't get enough of Martians. Now we're as normal as cable."Andrew smirked. "You're still important around us, Laxus, and that's all that matters. C'mon, let's go see if we can find Zach."--------------Bluetooth was considering his options. He definitely wasn't a fighter, even after all he'd gone through this war. But he had personal investment in this, and though he knew Holly was more able at protecting herself than he was, he still didn't want to let her go into such a risky fight alone. And besides, he had proven that there was more to defeating a foe than simple weaponry."He might have a grudge for what I did to him," he said finally, "so I'm sure he'll want to get a chance at me. But who knows, maybe we can take advantage of that... one thing's for sure, I'll gladly join your party."OOC: Hey PeabodySam? Interviews like the one Scott's talking about could be a neat way to do those "Confessions" short stories you were talking about a while back.Also, I can kind of see Vinyaya and Bluetooth's relationship being like Amy and Rory's in the latest Doctor Who series.

OOC: Avmatoran, just check the description to PeabodySam's video. It lists all the songs used (though I note that you won't find all of them by simply typing their names in a search box. They aren't all posted on certain video sites under said names).IC: "He's dead! That son of a 4+ is dead!""The dinos are all gone! Well, except for the ones on our side, and a handful of stranglers, but regardless...""YES! YES!""We did it! We did it!""I knew we'd win this, I knew it!""WOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!""Well, that's the end of that.""Somebody kiss me!""Okay!""Yay, it only took the losses of nearly two-fifths of our ranks!""Oh, don't ruin the moment.""HUG ME, BROTHER!""Group hug!""Hugs for everyone!""Hey, you know what this calls for? A PARTY!""Only if there's Brickolini pizza!""And movies to riff!""You want a party like that? Everyone come to LEGO Island, the Infomaniac and I are making plans for a Christmas/New Years/End-of-War extravaganza! I'll let you know what day it is later tomorrow. You've got Pepper Roni's word!"-----------Zeena's T-1 Typhoon moved down to land right around the area where the Iron Predator defense line had been, which was still slightly smoldering from Dr. Rex's fire attacks. The site was a grim reminder of what the battle had cost, but as of now, when victory had just been achieved and the Minifigs of Dino Attack and their allies were still celebrating, the time for mourning would be put off for quite a while. Now was a time for joy.After moving Hotwire's sleeping form aside to rest near the TALON-9 console, Specs and Reptile worked quickly to open the door and lower a rope ladder. After congratulating each other once more, the agents inside quickly began to disembark at their own pace, moving quickly to meet with the rest of the team and see if old friends were still okay."Pepper's got the right idea," Andrew said to Zach as they touched down on the ground. "As soon as we can, I say we get all our companions together, get home and party like it's 1997!"Zach snickered. "Well, there's things I need to attend to, but I wouldn't miss an occasion like that for anything. I'm going to go look for Minerva. You gonna meet up with Laxus, I take it?""Yep. After that, I suppose we'll need to follow Hotwire's example and get some rest and nutrition. That Imagination blast was energizing, but I suppose we'll need some sleep soon enough.""Agreed," said Zach, offering Andrew a brofist gesture. "Catch you later."Andrew nodded and completed the gesture. Then he headed through the crowd of Dino Attack agents and vehicles that were gathering back at the front area of the building. The Elite Agent passed by several agents who gave congratulations and patted him on the shoulder, and at least one person threw a bit of his water canteen over him. He passed by people he knew semi-well, like Kat, B, and Rockford, greeting them and congratulating them as he went by.Finally, he managed to glimpse turquoise skin moving through the crowd, and made his way over to intersect where his friend was going."Laxus, glad to see you made it!" he said."The feeling's mutual, friend!" the Martain said in return, the two of them patting each other on the back. "That was incredible, what happened over there! The finale of the Crystalien Conflict doesn't even compare in the same regard!""Good to hear," Andrew said. "How are the others?""Catless went off to meet up with some of her allies, but she might be back, Pterisa and her seem to have bonded a bit. Speaking of which-""Andrew, you're okay!" Pterisa cried as she suddenly swooped in and hugged the Elite Agent, holding him in the air a bit as she did so."Woah!" Andrew blurted out in surprise, while returning the hug in the midst of his joy rush. "Heh, yeah, glad to see you are too! I see Dr. Cyborg ensured your survival in the Imagination blast.""Yes, yes he did." Pterisa said while lowering down to the ground. "Though even if there's still Maelstrom in my body, I feel the blast has empowered my Creative Spark enough to completely resist it. I doubt I need to worry about the Darkitect's influence now.""Fantastic," Andrew said as they let go of each other."So how'd you do it?" Laxus asked. "How did the device get empowered and working without a source of imagination? Did someone..."The three individuals' looks turned somber at this. Andrew didn't hesitate to explain. "Yes. It was Rex. He's made the history books again, this time with the biggest accomplishment yet. Let's hope he's doing a sweet, slow dance with Amanda Claw, wherever they are."There was several more moments before Pterisa spoke up again. "Rex was one of the first people to help me feel accepted among you. I'm grateful for that, and I'm grateful he was able to pay the ultimate price to help all of us.""Indeed we are," said Laxus. "But I don't think we should be lost in mourning for him. He's done a lot of great things for us, and the team's definitely has fond memories for him.""Yes," said Andrew. "I think it's for the best that we remember the good times we had with him. His memory should be celebrated along with the victory won today by us."The mood now getting brighter, Andrew gestured towards HQ. "C'mon, let's see who else is still here for us to celebrate this occasion with."

PeaSam specified that the Einstein Device killed them.OOC: Not all of them: I also assume, thanks to one of Dr. Cyborg's actions just before finishing up the device, that he made sure that our allies that were partially infected by Maelstrom (such as Pterisa and Stranger's Mutant Lizard companion) were not affected, or at least not killed, by the blast. If someone wants to counteract or be more detailed about that fact, feel free to.