Gate of Memoirs/Mandatory Leave of Absence

Lleva and Buck are in for a ride to a whole new world, but none of it is sanctioned leave.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Grass and Sun"	Music: "Grass and Sun"
 	
*—Somewhere in Paskua...
 	
*Carrol: It's no problem at all! Really! We're just happy everyone is safe!
*Carrol: It's thanks to my courageous friends, too!
*Carrol: Isn't that right?
 	
*Bonnie: Well, I'm not really one for all this praise...
 	
*Bonnie: But you've got to admit it was quite a sight seeing it melt straight into liquid after eating a cannon blast.
 	
*Cotton: Scans indicate target may have been a comestible gone rogue.
*Cotton: Content of liquid includes sugar, co—
 	
*Carrol: L-Let's not go there and spoil anyone's appetite...
 	
*Village Chief: We don't know how to thank you enough! That monster just came out of nowhere!
 	
*Wry Merchant: I suppose it's a small mercy we weren't drowned in its...er, lifeblood...
*Wry Merchant: Whatever this sticky, brown substance is.
 	
*Village Chief: A-Anyway, this here is a token of our appreciation. You've earned it and more, brave friends!
 	
*Carrol: Wow! More rainbow eggs!
 	
*Carrol: Bianco, look! More than enough to go around for all of us!
 	
*Bonnie: The sorts of things I'm after are made of metal, so I'll pass. You can have them.
 	
*Cotton: Thank you! Performing scan...
 	
*Cotton: ...!
 	
*Cotton begins to click and hum in a strange manner.
 	
*Carrol: Cotton? Oh dear, that doesn't sound good.
 	
*Cotton: Scan...completed.
*Cotton: Amount sufficient to—Return?
 	
*Cotton: Objectives complete!
 	
*Carrol: Oh, right, I almost forgot... You were here on some sort of a mission, weren't you?
 	
*Cotton: Affirmative. Directives were to acquire "rainbow eggs".
 	
*Carrol: Maybe it's time to say goodbye after all... But do you know where to go?
 	
*Cotton: Negative.
 	
*Bonnie: If it helps, I've come across a few strange facilities in my travels. There's one not too far from here, I think.
*Bonnie: Maybe we could give that a look?
 	
*Carrol: Anything to help a friend!
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Ghost"	Music: "Ghost"
 	
*—Abandoned Facility
 	
*Carrol: I didn't know such places could exist...
 	
*Carrol: Then again, I suppose this land is full of surprises, even if I have been here for a while!
 	
*Bonnie: I'm not sure if any of these things still work, but it's worth looking through.
 	
*Cotton: Let's go!
 	
**WHIIIIRRRR...*
 	
*Carrol: What's going on? Did you knock something over, Bianco?
Portrait	Dialogue
 	
*Carrol: That— That large gate! It's...
 	
*The rainbow eggs in Carrol's basket grow luminous as the gate siphons a thin stream of energy from them.
*The abandoned facility almost seems to hum in response as lights flicker on in sequence.
 	
*Bonnie: I don't like the sound or looks of that...
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Mimic"	Music: "Mimic"
 	
*—Meanwhile, on Paskua...
*PA System: WARNING: Portal unstable. Deploying security.
 	
*Lleva: Grr... Of COURSE this was going to happen!
*Lleva: I've got our six, Buck! Make it quick, I don't think I can cut down so many!
 	
*Buck: I can't seem to shut it down. It's pulling—
 	
*Lleva: Wha—
 	
*A deafening crash announces the guardsmen's arrival through the unstable portal.
 	
*Carrol: Ahhh!
 	
*Lleva ducks into a roll and snatches up her boltblade.
*Lleva: Look, no time to explain!
*Lleva: If you can fight, give us a hand! And if you can't, stay back!