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[center][b]Day/Time:[/b] Day Three - Very Early Morning
[b]Location:[/b] Tetris Castle, Platform City, and The Save Point
[b]Tagging:[/b] [@ONL][@DracoLunaris][@Guardian Angel Haruki][@Zarkun][@Majoras End][/center]


Dr. Light listened to Naija’s added intel and Bentley’s astute hypothesis as he gazed up at a screen that was zooming in on Guile’s wound. He [i]hmm[/i]ed softly to himself as he processed it all, and momentarily peered over his shoulder to see a turtle in a wheelchair. Regardless, he was thinking along the same lines as him. Fascinating. Dr. Light was soon quickly distracted once the microscope had zoomed in as close as it could. Dr. Light gasped as his cloudy brows shot upward. The group would be able to see small colorful cubes breaking off and vanishing. The [i]pixels[/i] that comprised every character in Arcade were breaking apart and being destroyed only to reform from the healing vat. The doctor paled a little.

[color=00a99d][b]“I…I’ve never seen anything like it. Guile’s pixels are being destroyed. If Rosalina and Naija hadn’t acted quickly enough, then Guile could have very well been…”[/b][/color] Dr. Light hesitated to say it. It was a horrible fate and he had heard very rare cases of it happening. [color=00a99d][b]“[i]Erased.[/i]”[/b][/color]

Dr. Light turned from the console to stare at the group with a contemplative frown. He felt so confused and horrified. [color=00a99d][b]“I can’t believe the enemy possesses such a frightening weapon.”[/b][/color] He rested a hand against his forehead, trying to focus his startled mind. [color=00a99d][b]“They took a bear and a virus-infected bag with a dimension inside of it. If Dr. Solus was conducting research on it before the attack, then we may be able to learn more about why they took it. I don’t want to say that the bag is a small matter, but that weapon…”[/b][/color]

[color=00a99d][b]“Dr. Solus is in no condition to aid us but…”[/b][/color] Dr. Light looked at Bentley. [color=00a99d][b]“You mentioned hacking. Could you possibly hack into Dr. Solus’s computer and find where he keeps his research about that dimension Naija spoke of?”[/b][/color]

Lowering his hand, Dr. Light gazed down at Kirby who was giving him a blank expression. Sparx and Hunter who had also arrived with the group were also wearing blank expressions. Hunter muttered out of the corner of his mouth to Sparx: [color=f7941d][i]I think he’s saying something really bad, but I don’t quite get it.[/i][/color]

Sparx blinked and whispered back, [color=fff200][b]“I don’t either.”[/b][/color]

Dr. Light decided to educate them since he had an audience of various intelligence levels. [color=00a99d][b]“Pixels are the building blocks of all beings in Arcade. Usually, when you destroy an enemy from your universe, they vanish. They aren’t erased and the enemies aren’t really gone. They’re just not formed. This weapon doesn’t scatter pixels back into the universe. It destroys them. Thus, why we can still save the hero, Mario. I don’t entirely understand how Guile is still alive, but I can only assume it is because the healing magic and the healing properties of this broth are taking pixels from the surrounding environment and adding them to Guile’s being. We can be at ease that there is an infinite amount of pixels drifting around us.”[/b][/color]

Pixels were like matter in the Arcade verse, but unlike matter, they could be created and through an unknown method, destroyed. [color=00a99d][b]“But pixels don’t just destroy themselves. This was caused by that sword, and for the sword to have wounded him, it must use a special function—a code. Codes are what determine our very existence. How we appear; how we move; our roles and powers...”[/b][/color]

Dr. Light’s eyes widened a little. He could feel the answer at the forefront of his brain. As Dr. Light fell silent in his contemplation, Kirby jogged over to Bentley and raised his nubby arms as he hopped up and down.

[color=f49ac2][b]“Ey!”[/b][/color] he answered the turtle’s question. He knew who Meta Knight and his goons were.

Rosalina turned to Bentley and said, [color=00aeef][b]“Kirby knows, but he’s difficult to understand.”[/b][/color]

As James arrived, Rosalina couldn’t help but smile in relief at his appearance. Seeing the senior members always made her feel a little more hopeful. [color=00aeef][b]“Vault Boy has taken over the Ragnarok to ensure the others make it back from Dream Land. Alucard is off with another group exploring a haunted castle. Artanis has been absent late. I don’t think it is anything we have to worry about. He usually goes off on his own. The Prince and Headmaster Cid are investigating the infiltration into our universe.”[/b][/color]