[Chapter #1.2 - Explore the Space Dust Cloud]

Hearing the Pirate leader give his reply the Waddle-dee's seemed to decide now, as suddenly the Pirate captain would get multiple readings, 50...75...100...125...150 ships in total would appear to him as each Waddle-dee and Kracko contacted him highlighting just how outnumbered by ships they were.

"Very well...then we will proceed to protect those from our ship, we apologize in advance for what we are about to do you and your comrades but you leave us no choice" the singes and text said in various different screens as the Kracko's sparked with anger and the Waddle-dee's prepared their ships for an attack run, cutting off communications with the pirates for now.

Opening a channel to Axis and Cain the Waddle-dee's sent a message, again in text and with a video sign so they could see what they were saying clearly. "Axis follow the Assault Team in on the main ship and take out it's secondary weapon if possible, if our assault takes it out then aim for the main body of the ship, Ether way though please fall back after you attack, use the Assault team as a barrier for now, they can take more of a beating then you can. Cain tighten up the Formation and regroup towards our final coordinates but try to stay out of range of the enemy while you do so" With that message sent the Waddle-dee's gave the Two another Salute and their ships took off towards the enemies.

Flying past the large enemy ship the Fleet of Kraco's Ignored it and flew past turning hard and strafing the Other remaining Officer, out of the dust the Swarm came, blasting the ship with Harmful winds and Ramming into it, the spikes of the Kracko's damaging the enemies ship as they did so.

The Assault team of Waddle-dee's meanwhile moved in and fired their cannons at the Larger ship, doing a bombing run on the larger ship.

Waddle-dee Trouble-Bubble (Speed(Yellow)):

Waddle-dee Trouble-Bubble (Assault(Light blue)):

What the heck? Axis moved out of Cain's range. Her ship was a lot faster, but it was still damaged.
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The dust affects Waddle-Dees' aim!

Eggshell Grenade miss on 1-3

Random number (1,10) :

4

As the pirate leader’s voice came crackling through the comms, unheard by the Dees who had shut down the link, his red ship began advancing towards the Assault Dee group. A compartment opened on the large ship’s bottom front and two robotic arms came out of it. Their fists became enveloped in light as they transformed into giant razor claws that came crashing into the Dees’ ships, attempting to swat them and rip them to pieces. Additionally, a loud roar came emanating from the Leader’s ship as well, threatening to stagger the Dees’ advance.

Pirate Leader #1:

Pirate Officer #2:

Pirate Officer #3:

Pirate Marauder #4:

Pirate Marauder #5:

Sending another Message to Axis and Cain the Waddle-dee's used Text and video to make sure it came through clearly

"Axis, Cain you two regroup please, and proceed with repairs we will stall the enemies, fall back to the opposite side of the wrecked Pirate vessel"

With that the Waddle-dee's and the Kracko's started to swarm towards the Pirate captains ship, the Assault wing's ships scattering from the sonic attack and then recovering in time to weave around the swipes from the ships extended and exposed arms, as they did so they unleashed retaliatory attacks on the attacking arms. Apparently however they were makeshift as the arms could barely withstand the ships attacks on them and they ended up sparking before breaking down.

With that the Speeder team moved in as well both Teams doing a strafing run on the Main captains ship, while as they passed each other, the Assault team took the time to weaken the ship as well as do some fly by repairs of their Speeder Squad allies.

As the Speeder group raked the Pirate Captains ship with Battering winds, slowly the Kracko's started to shift back into Waddle-dee Trouble Bubbles, as their Potential was drained from overlaying it with their Shadows, and so they fell back a bit further then the Assault team.

The Waddle-dee's then opened the channel to the Pirate captain as well as the remaining marauder once more after the attack runs were done.

"We are Asking that you stand down and tell your last ship to power down it's weapons, we do not want to harm you any further, we are still willing to tow your ships to our main ship for repairs and to take your injured into our sickbay, please lets stop this fighting, we can still aid you with survival if you are in need" once more the message was in text and with Video with the Waddle-dee's holding up the signs so they could read them.

Action Order Note:

Waddle-dee Trouble-Bubble (Speed(Yellow)):

Waddle-dee Trouble-Bubble (Assault(Light blue)):

The fight seemed to be under control. While he would be making his way over to the gang, Cain wanted to see what the cool things were. Hopefully not an explosion!
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As the Waddle-Dees retaliated after having swiftly maneuvered around the Pirate Leader's attacks, several high strung curses could be heard crackling through the comms of anyone  who still had them open. The boss' ship continued flailing its arms at the swarm of Dees, not unlike a human attempting to swat a bunch of noisy flies. However, the Dees opened fire, ripping them apart.

"KH!? Ga-ba-e s-it -uc-!" Even through the interference, it was clear from the boss' voice that he was grinding his teeth on the other side of the comms. He attempted to put his engines in reverse but the Dees were faster. In an instant, all the dust around the pirate's ship was blown away, removing all interference. "!!!" But there was nothing to hear but an array of explosions being set off from the inside and outside of the ship.


The last remaining marauder backed off. The fight was over and the Philemon group emerged victorious.

Exp and Drops:

Shuffle Time (boss):

Axis parked her spaceship next to the Waddle Dees'. "Wooho-! We d-d i-!" She exclaimed through the comms. "A-right, n-w ex-lain who y-u ar-!"

"I d-n't ne-d to -x-lain sh-t!" The boss retorted. "You m-ght go- o-r grou- corne-ed b-t it'- o--y a ma-te- o- -ime b-fore -he a-riv-s..." His gusto seemed to have been drained, most likely thanks to all the explosions and damage his ship had suffered. The guy was likely at the limits of his consciousness as well. Wasn't stopping him from retorting all the same.

"Huh? W-at d-- he j-st say? Di- you g-ys ca-ch it?" Axis asked, just as your radars started pinging in unison. Suddenly, through the thick layer of dust, your radars showed you had been surrounded from all sides, presumably by enemy ships. There were at least a dozen of them around you-way too many to handle on your own. Axis remained silent, likely observing them intently. One ship moved forward towards you. It was a spherical ship with several attachments on its small main body. It seemed more like a sort of satellite than a ship. Its hatch opened as it approached and from within it emerged a black colored alien entity with purple lines glowing all across its body. Behind its expressionless face, adorned by two pure white eyes, a white mane extended downwards and into the hatch from which it had appeared.

"He-eheh... Told you..."

The being stared at the swarm of Waddle-Dees, seemingly unfazed. More like, showing no emotions at all. It simply stared with a dead glare.


A new communications channel opened with the alien. How do you react?

The Waddle-dee's came to a proper stop regrouping with the rest of the team as the Enemy leaders ship was disabled, Though as the pirate captain spoke the Waddle-dee's where listening to what he said and transcribed it for Axis and Cain.

"He said You might got our group cornered but it's only a matter of time before She arrives" the Waddle-dee's sent the cleared up message to their allies as they then noticed the signals on their scanners, and immediately the two swarms of Trouble-Bubbles moved into defensive positions around their allies.

Though after a few moments the one ship came forward, a channel was open but the new comer said nothing, so the Waddle-dee's being ever the optimists, hoped perhaps it was friendly as it had not made any aggressive moves, it had simply surrounded them, and so they decided to greet the newcomer.

"Greetings possible new ally, may we ask your name and reason for being here? or perhaps did we pass into an area of space that belongs to you?" the Waddle-dee's sent the message once more by text and with video of them holding up their signs.

Cain let the inertia his ship already had slowly glide it up behind his allies before coming to a stop. His communications were open to all, but he would transmit no audio, staring at the alien as it did to the Dees. They had already spoken, and he would add nothing, nor would he be the first to act. He would only wait until the entity displayed its own intent.
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The alien remained motionless and speechless. Axis spoke up in the meantime, addressing the Dees. "D- yo- th-nk it unde-sta-ds us?" She asked. "It do-sn'- se-m to -e re-pon-ing..."

However, there was a response. The creature began slowly opening its mouth, revealing a grin of perfectly aligned teeth, all of them level with each other, forming a visage much unlike that of a human.


The signals surrounding the party began closing in. Even the spherical spaceship carrying the purple/black alien began moving towards you.

Menacingly slowly.

A chuckle could be heard through the static from the channel that was connected to the defeated pirate boss. A tense moment ensued, without a way out for the party.

The Waddle-dee's ran the scan as they sent a message to the pirate leader "are these allies of yours? if not are they enemies or a danger to both our groups? you seem to take some joy in their arrival or at least this current situation, however if they are indeed a danger to both our groups, perhaps you may wish to reconsider your position on that?"

With that message sent to the Pirates the Waddle-dee's continued to watch the alien ships sending out another message "please respond by text or Vocally, are you peaceful?"

"Good grief." Cain spoke directly to his gang. "You gotta realise that your hopes for a peaceful resolution are impossible. You're gonna have to fight again. We'll win. We'll absolutely defeat them." He began to heal Axis again. There wasn't much time before impact, and both her and the Dees' needed repairs. Hopefully the backup group wasn't in a sticky situation. If not, they would probably have arrived by now. Cain could only hope for their safety.

>Retaliate.
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Again, everything went silent. The Waddle-Dees' scan revealed that this entity was flesh and blood, not a robot. Their demands, however, as well as Cain's words, fell on amused ears, as the boss pirate started laughing from his wrecked ship.

"-m, g-t a l-ad of the-e i-iots!!!" He said through the comms, prompting the black alien to open its mouth again. Its jaw began clicking as it too, apparently, started laughing. A wave of laughs washed across, coming from the ships surrounding the Dees, Cain and Axis. "Co-e on, ca-ture th-m al-eady!" The pirate boss demanded through his laughs. "And t-w me."

At this, the alien calmed down, retreating into its ship. Soon, a voice came through the comms on the Dees', Cain's and Axis's ships, this time, clear as day. "No, we won't be capturing you." It said. You can only assume it was the alien's voice, somehow distant and echoing, ragged yet flowing. A woman's voice. "Say what?" The boss responded. "They didn't run. They were ready to fight us all despite our numbers. Funny, but respectable. We'll show them our land. I don't think they mean harm."

"You've gotta be joking. They wrecked our ships!!! They've gotta pay at least tenfold back!"

The alien responded without waiting, seemingly having a reasonable answer to all of the pirate boss' questions and demands. "Yet they killed none of us. It was your mistake for jumping into combat unprovoked and unprepared. You should've let the Shadows scare them away or dissuade them from seeking life on this planet. Your decision was rash. You revealed our Libertatia by choosing to ambush them prematurely."

"And you're endangering it by letting them waltz right into it!!"

"Silly Robert, your mind is still so human. Have foresight. You know full well our situation." The pirate boss went silent. You could imagine their situation to be dire just as much as yours. But who were they?

"Uhm, I hate to interrupt, but, you guys, w-who are you exactly?" Axis broke the silence. She'd been fairly silent herself up to that moment. Perhaps she was trying to hold back after the last few fiascos?

"Ah, how rude of me. We are the people and pirates of Libertaria. Perhaps you've heard of us if you've been to these parts of the universe?" The alien answered, but Axis seemed to just grumble in confusion. "No, not really. But huh, pirates!? I mean, it was clear but, that's so cool!" The alien didn't respond.

"I see you have some other friends as well here. They fought our shadows and seem to have won. Is your ship nearby? Do you wish to return to your ship before we depart? If so, I would require you to take Robert as an entourage to keep an eye on you. You must understand, our situation is quite special. In fact, it would be best if you could hide your ship in this dust cloud while you're visiting Libertaria?"