Gate of Memoirs/The Big Bang

Since when did things ever go according to plan?
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Music: "Tremors" 	Music: "Tremors"
 	
*Lleva: Bonnie, now would be a good time!
 	
*Mechanical Servitors: SKREE! SKREEEEEE!
 	
*Bonnie: Just a bit more!
*Bonnie: Cotton! Give it everything you've got!
 	
*Cotton: I'm trying!
 	
*A high-pitched whine sounds out over the army of chittering machines.
 	
*Bonnie: Done!
*Bonnie: Stay out of the way, everyone! This one's gonna BLOW your mind!
 	
*Carrol: Whoa!
 	
*Lleva: Even the ground is shaking...
 	
*Buck: Get down! Belly to floor, now!
 	
*Cotton: Oof—
 	
*Lleva: *cough* Ugh... My ears...
 	
*Lleva: Buck? Buck, status!
 	
*Buck: In one piece...
Music: "Obstacle"	Music: "Obstacle"
 	
*Carrol: Ha ha! Now THAT was a great big whooping! Right, Bianco?
 	
*Cotton: Error... System error... Excessive turbulence...
 	
*The smoking remains of hundreds of mechanical monsters greet the group as each stumbles to their feet.
 	
*Buck: Well, that sure wiped them easy!
*Buck: Hah! A blast worthy of exaggerated news reports. You've outdone yourself, Bonnie.
 	
*Bonnie: Clearly the result of independent research. They'd never teach this at the Academy.
 	
*Bonnie: I think I might have overdone it, though.
Music: "Overcome"	Music: "Overcome"
 	
*The gate, its power sources shorted out from the massive influx of energy, only flickers weakly.
 	
*Lleva: Don't think that can be helped, unfortunately.
*Lleva: Do we have a plan B, short of trying to fix it?
 	
*Buck: I sorta do, but... I'm not sure if it'll work.
 	
*Carrol: Messengers? I'd volunteer myself and Bianco, but I don't think we know how to get back.
 	
*Buck: Nah. Cotton, you mentioned you had a directive to bring those rainbow eggs back to Vikki once you had enough, right?
 	
*Cotton: That is correct.
 	
*Buck: Am I right to assume that you'd...probably have a way to contact her, in that case?
 	
*Lleva: Buck!
 	
*Buck: This is all we've got. I'm not even sure if this can work.
 	
*Cotton: I could...try.
*Cotton: Checking energy levels... Sufficient.
*Cotton: Based on extrapolation, this function should be present for the purpose of emergency communications.
*Cotton: Searching... ... ...
 	
*A tense moment passes, before Cotton chirrups.
 	
*Cotton: Communication established!
*Cotton: Testing integrity...
*Cotton: ... ...
 	
*Vikki's Voice: "Well! What a surprise, little rabbit. Let me guess: the Volpers are with you?"
 	
*Lleva: UGH.
 	
*Vikki's Voice: "Heh heh! A breakthrough!"
*Vikki's Voice: "Come on, tell me everything. And the more you hide, the less I can help you. I'm a genius, not a mind reader!"
*Vikki's Voice: "Your scathing accusations aside, Officer Lleva, I do concur that yes—Cotton had these functions installed. But!"
*Vikki's Voice: "It was definitely unforeseen that energy diversion could work with the native scrap metal in the facility you're in."
*Vikki's Voice: "Unless you've conveniently forgotten, I've never been to Grand Gaia. Heh heh!"
 	
*Lleva: If we rattle Cotton, is she going to get dizzy too?
 	
*Lleva: Actually, how ARE you able to tune in? We confiscated everything.
 	
*Vikki's Voice: "You REALLY want me to explain this while you're in a pickle? How about reassessing your situation first?"
*Vikki's Voice: "Looks like we have to cut...what do you officers call it? 'A deal'? Or is that 'tactical negotiation'? Heh heh!"
 	
*Buck: Assuming you have a way to recalibrate the portal from Paskua and bring us home... I'm guessing you want your charges cleared.
 	
*Vikki's Voice: That's a given.
*Vikki's Voice: What I really want is what I didn't manage to get Bonnie to do for me.
 	
*Bonnie: Hmph.
 	
*Vikki's Voice: I bring you home, and you let me keep the rainbow eggs.
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*Vikki's Voice: Deal?