[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Luccia's head swivled to look at the cage as she shut the door to her laboratory. With a small sigh she walked to it, uncovered it and looked long and hard at the blue-haired specimen within. "You are kalled Serge, da? Vhy do dey vhant you in Viper Manor?" She raised an eyebrow, not yet ready to release him. "I vill assist you, but you must first tell me dis."

[Termina, Alternate World]

"Mystic magic...? I am a mystical magician, if that counts. Not what you meant though, I think. As for business in Viper Manor, I believe I may. Is this some concern of yours?" Guile tilts his head questioningly.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Serge sucked in a breath. He looked down, then up. "I'm not sure if you'll believe me, but today, it started out normal. I went to Opassa Beach...then...then...suddenly, everything changed. I went to Cape Howel and met this blonde haired girl while I was attacked by Karsh...Then, it turns out I'm...dead, but I'm not. I mean...If I were dead, I wouldn't be here...right?" Serge blinked and shook his head. "My head's spinning from everything. Today started out normal, then it changed...Even my best friend doesn't recognize me. Then again...I think I crossed over into this world from mine and it's all helter skelter..." He trailed off, feeling tired suddenly.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

"Ah, I see. Dis is very interesting." He placed her fingers to her chin in thought, then nodded. "All right, I vill release you and not hand you over to dose dat are searching for you. . . But you must promise to take me along." She gave him a hard look then threw the covering over the cage again. "I vill vheel you out of de manor in dis. Do not make a sound. . ."

She moved to Pip's cage and hoisted it up with a grunt, placing it atop Serge's. "You vill come with us Pip." She began to tug at the cage (which has wheels) until she could get behind it and push. . . Golly he was heavy.

She pushed him towards the door and began the long laborious task of getting him outside.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Serge smiled and all too happily complied. Heck, more help he had, sooner things could get back to normal. Or so he hoped. He settled down and sat cross legged so that he could make as little noise as possible. If Karsh or that loud guy showed up...he shook his head and leaned back, then decided just to sit upright. Maybe this wasn't easy as he had thought...He hoped he would be able to get out with this woman easily. She seemed to be very smart, especially with that "Pip" thing helping out. So...it seemed easy enough, but would Serge get caught?

[Termina, Alternate World]

"I need to get into Viper Manor. You need to get into Viper Manor. Do you know a way?" Ozzie asks.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

"H-Halt!" Peppor orders her as he notices Luccia wheeling the cage through the hallways. "W-What's in the cage? We need to check for the prisoner."

"Woad twip!" Pip shouts. "Wuccia and I awe going on a woad twip!"

"L-Luccia is scheduled to be in all this week. C-Care to take another shake at it?"

Pip looks blanky at Peppor, obviously out of ideas.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Luccia sighed at Peppor. "I have a very rare specimen of plant in dis kage. I vant to see how it reacts to de outside vorld. De only problem is dat it is very susceptable to light, so I must not remove dis kovering until I get into de forest. Pip is coming along as a second expirment."

"C-Cool. Can I see it?" Peppor asks.

"I'm afraid not Peppor. You understand dat I vould, but even dis limited light kould damage its delicate leaves." She went into a long and detailed explination about how the sun would overload the poor things cells and, well. . . She used a lot of scientific terms that I don't know.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Serge kept awfully quiet and didn't make a sound. He wanted to see the plant, eh? Maybe he could...Serge took off his handkerchief that was around his head. He untied it and moved it out slightly so as to make it look like a leaf and to make the stupid soldier go away.

[Termina, Alternate World]

Guile nods. "The bluffs. However, we'd need a ship."

[Termina, Alternate World]

Slash smiled. "I don't SEE a ship around here, do you? We could always use Ozzie as an airbag and go hot air balloon..."

[Termina, Alternate World]

Kid's grin widens as she nods in agreeance with Slash. She chuckles, "Yea, there's room fer either er nine of us on that big arse alone." she comments.

Solt & Peppor:
[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Looking at Luccia suspiciously, Peppor steps aside to let her through. "S-Somethings up with that scientist..." he mutters to himself.

[Termina, Alternate World]

"Har har har," Ozzie laughs flatly. "What say we search around town for a boat?"

Suddenly, the merchant starts shouting again. "COME ONE! COME ALL! SEE THE FANTASTIC MERMAID!"

[Termina, Alternate World]

"Sounds like a good idea to me, tubbs. I'm sure as hell not swimmin' to no bluffs." she chimes.

Kid pauses upon hearing the statement. She wanders over to the merchant's stand, which is situated near some steps which appear to lead towards the waterway. "Might as well start lookin' fer a boat 'round here and take in a site er two." she comments.

She approaches the merchant and peers at the covered tank next to him. "Yer not serious, are ya mate? Anything that big couldn't be livin' comfortably in a cramped tank like that." she states, crossing her arms with some concern.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Serge drew a hand across his brow and let out a silent breath. He retied his bandanna and placed it back on his head, then sat down to relax.

[Termina, Alternate World]

Magus watches all of this with some amusement, though he is still trying to figure out exactly where he is.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Luccia nodded solemnly to Peppor as she moved by, wheeling the cage along till she got outside, then putting her full weight into it. She would take it to the marshes, or somewhere with lots of cover. . .

"Pip, vhere do you suggest we take dis 'plant?'"

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Serge took a peek outside the cage. "Take me into town and let me out there. I have to find someone, and we need her help. After all, you're coming along with me still, right?"

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

"I wanna go to the zoo," Pip responds. "PWEASE?!?" He looks up at Luccia with a slight pout, and wide eyes.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Lynx, now jogging down the hallway, thinks he heard Zoah around the corner, but it was a voice long ago spoken. As he turns the corner he finds nothing. Lynx screams out a roar, and yells,"Anyone who can hear this come immeditatly to me!" Lynx waits against the wall thinking someone will have to come by and tell him what's going on. Looking for people doesn't seem to be working, so he'll wait for someone, anyone to come instead.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Rushing in the door, Karsh and Marcy here Lynx's yell. "What's wrong, Sir Lynx?" Karsh asks.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

Lynx starts screaming, " WHERE IS THE BOY, I doze off for a second and my prisoner escapes! What are you doing to find him. If he escapes my plan will be ruined." Lynx raises his paw and scratches the nearest wall leaving an imprint. "Well, answer me!"

[Termina, Alternate World]

"Come see it! Come closer, and I'll show you the mermaid! Free of charge!"

The merchant quickly pulls off the cover of the tank, revealing a young mermaid banging on the glass of the cage and crying. "BEHOLD! THE MERMAID!" shouts the merchant.

"You... MONSTER!" shouts Ozzie as he clasps his hands together. "Release her now or I use Aeroblaster!"

[Termina, Alternate World]

Suddenly, another figure appears. "I THOUGHT I TOLDCHA THAT SHE WASN'T AN OBJECT!" shouts the wild Guldovian boy. He leaps down in front of them, rocks in hand, and hurls them at the merchant. The merchant quickly covers the mermaid with the tarp again and shouts back at him.

"GO BACK TO GULDOVE WITH YOUR DEMI-HUMAN FRIENDS!" the merchant shouts at him.