Scenario:Home Sweet Moon - Processing... Overclocked - Chapter 3: Extinguishing the Blue - Episode 4

Home Sweet Moon - Processing... Overclocked - Chapter 3: Extinguishing the Blue - Episode 4

Meanwhile, (Captain), Zeta, and Beatrix fight a losing battle against Diaspora, their movements restricted by a thick mist. As things get desperate, Embrasque makes a miraculous recovery thanks to the core and recovery program left behind by Raybury. The resonance between Arvess and Embrasque allows the crew to up the ante.

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While the battle between Vaseraga and Dex is about to wrap up, (Captain) and company are off doing their own thing.

Vyrn: That thing is huge!

At the eastern reaches of Port Breeze, the crew appear flabbergasted at what they see in the sky.

Beatrix: So that giant rock's Diaspora?

Zeta: More like the automagod's inside it, from what I heard.

Beatrix: Must be why it's taking its sweet time getting here.

Zeta: Yeah, a normal rock would've landed already.

Beatrix: Eustace isn't back yet, huh...

Zeta: We'll just have to take matters into our own hands!

Lyria: Okay, let me see what I can do!

Beatrix: Let's kick some butt, Lyria!

Zeta: Yeah, rip Diaspora a new one!

Lyria: Okay!

Lyria: Primeval dragon, child of flames and darkness! Thy name is...

Lyria: Bahamut!

Diaspora: Grooaar...

Beatrix: So that's Diaspora?

The crew is rendered speechless by the sight of the gigantic, sinister-looking monstrosity approaching from the heavens.

Zeta: Haha... How fitting for the end of the world.

Beatrix: Hey, don't jinx us!

Beatrix: We're here to make sure the world goes on!

Zeta: You don't say!

Zeta: Seriously though, we've gotta keep that thing at bay until Eustace or the Yama's ready!

Filled with resolve, the crew ready themselves for battle.

Diaspora: Gingrach. Almitenie balcosets.

Lyria: Eep!

Vyrn: What's with the all rocks!

After Bahamut strips away Diaspora's rocky vessel, the floating debris—which seems to defy gravity—rains down on the crew.

Beatrix: What's with these things!

Zeta: Haah!

Zeta: Hell if I know! But they're definitely not ordinary rocks!

Beatrix: Ack! What's this now!

Lyria: There's mist all over...

The rocks disperse into a faintly glowing mist around the crew.

Zeta: This is bad... I can't move!

Beatrix: Aaah!

Vyrn: Whoa! What's the big idea!

Beatrix: Sorry, Vyrn! My body's moving on its own!

Beatrix: Damn! How do I get outta this!

Lyria: Beatrix! Please get a hold of yourself!

Vyrn: Shoot... We can't move freely either! It's gotta be the mist!

Beatrix: Ugh, feels like something's taken over my body... Makes me sick!

Beatrix: Why meee!

Beatrix wildly swings her weapon against her will.

Zeta: Pull it together, Bea!

Zeta: Rgh... I'm not in control either!

Beatrix: Crap... Sorry, guys!

Beatrix: Aaaahh!

Beatrix's blade is about to come down on Lyria.

Lyria: !

Vyrn: Lyria!

(Captain) is also struggling to move and is unable to protect Lyria.

Zeta: Bea! No!

Beatrix: Gwaah!

Lyria: Zeta! Beatrix!

Zeta steps in with a forceful thrust, destroying Beatrix's blade before it reaches Lyria.

Zeta: Sorry about the weapon, Bea...

Zeta: But I wasn't about to let you hurt a friend!

Beatrix: It's cool, Zeta!

Beatrix: I'll take the blame for that! You've got nothing to apologize for!

Beatrix: Damn it!

Dropping the hilt of her broken sword, Beatrix whips out Embrasque instead, tiny blade and all.

Beatrix: Please, Embrasque... Your true form would come in real handy right now! If I don't step up now, I'm going to lose everything!

Beatrix: Embrasque Sword! Devour this karmaaa!

Beatrix: ...!

???: You appear to be in a bit of a jam.

Beatrix: Huh? That sounds like the little robot... Raybury?

Vyrn: We've got Junkbot here? I thought he stayed on the moon!

Raybury: You guys must be frantically looking for me right now.

Raybury: It's a crying shame you're not able to gaze upon my mirthful form. This is a voice recording you're listening to after all.

Beatrix: The voice is coming from Embrasque!

Zeta: How's this happening?

Raybury: You must be wondering how this is happening.

Zeta: I'd smack you if you were here...

Beatrix: We're in a real jam right now! If you've got something to say, then say it already!

Raybury: Oh, don't get too bent out of shape. I bring good news.

Vyrn: It's crazy how we're havin' a conversation with a recording...

Beatrix: Out with the good news! Don't keep us in suspense!

Raybury: So let's talk about Embrasque.

Raybury: Embrasque was once absorbed by the automagod Versatile.

Raybury: Once that happened, Embrasque essentially lost its entire core.

Beatrix: But Embrasque spoke to me that time!

Beatrix: I'll never let you go again, partner.

???: Neither will I.

Beatrix: ...!

???: Together we are one. Together we are invincible.

Beatrix: Then a shiny blade grew from its hilt!

Raybury: Presumably you suddenly felt a deeper connection to Embrasque at the time...

Raybury: That was because you resonated with its core while it was inside Versatile.

Raybury: The rest of the sword was merely reacting to that connection.

Beatrix: No way...

Beatrix: Hold on. Mahira said something about the core being damaged, but at least it was still inside Embrasque.

Raybury: Fortunately you have nothing to fear. The core had already been returned to you.

Beatrix: That's what I just said! Problem is Embrasque won't return to normal!

Vyrn: Blue, how 'bout you stop picking a fight with a voice recording!

Raybury: There was that time when you stuck Embrasque in my mouth and threw us at Yatima.

Raybury: No. In any case, we're up. It's now or never.

Beatrix: Embrasque! Can you hear me?

Beatrix: Lend me your power one more time!

Beatrix reaches into her pouch and pulls out Embrasque's hilt. She puts it in Raybury's mouth.

Feeling as if she has no other choice, Beatrix hurls Embrasque and Raybury at the mechanical tendrils, hoping the plan will work.

Raybury: I used that opportunity to return Embrasque's core.

Zeta: Wait a sec. How did you have the core to begin with?

Raybury: ...

Raybury: As a bonus, I even included a repair program.

Zeta: Dodging the question, are you? Then again, what am I doing interrogating a recording...

Beatrix: All right, now you've got me interested! Is that repair program gonna get my Embrasque back into shape?

Raybury: Haha, settle down now.

Lyria: Ah! Embrasque is responding!

Raybury: Sorry for the wait. But I hope you'll find that it was worth it.

Beatrix: Embrasque!

Glowing with an intense purple aura, the sword regains its original form in Beatrix's hands.

Zeta: Congrats, Bea!

Beatrix: Whoo! I've got my baby back!

Beatrix: Love ya, little robot!

Raybury has nothing more to say.

Vyrn: Looks like that was the end of the recording.

Beatrix: No matter! I'll just have to thank him to bits later...

Beatrix: Let's go, Embrasque! Together, we're unstoppable!

Beatrix: Embrasque Sword! Devour the surging karma before me and carve open the path to victory!

Zeta: Haha, you're not the only one who can turn up the heat.

Zeta: Right, Arvess?

Zeta: Spear of Arvess! Give form to my faith and become a piercing fang!

Zeta: Doryaah!

Beatrix: Hraaah!

Lyria: The mist is fading... I can move again!

Vyrn: Thanks to Red and Blue!

(Captain) joins Zeta and Beatrix in chipping away at the remaining mist.

Lyria: I'll help too!

Zeta: Lyria, you focus on the big guy above!

Beatrix: Yeah! Your primal beasts would be better suited for that!

Diaspora: Gingrach: 48%

Lyria: Okay!

Lyria: Colossus!

Lyria: Leviathan!

Lyria: Please... Lend me your power!

Diaspora: Lirec straven sabets edcetdet!

Zeta: Go bust it up!

Beatrix: We've gotta do our part too! Zeta! (Captain)!

Zeta: Yeah, I'm on it!

(Captain) stays close to Lyria, ensuring that no harm comes to her, while Zeta and Beatrix continue swinging their weapons at the mist.

Beatrix: Take that! Hyah!

Zeta: You're in tip-top shape, Bea!

Beatrix: You bet I am! It's been too long since I've been able to fight at full strength with Embrasque!

Beatrix: Speaking of full strength, you're kicking some major tush yourself, Zeta!

Zeta: I guess this is what happens when I keep Arvess in a released state!

Beatrix: Big thanks to Mahira's mods!

Zeta: Yeah. And you know what else?

Zeta: It's 'cause you're here too, Bea.

Beatrix: Me?

Zeta: The bit about seal weapons resonating with each other must've been true after all. I can just feel the power flowing into me.

Zeta: Not to mention...

Zeta: Watching you in action gets me all the more pumped up! It always has!

Beatrix: Ahahaha! You're welcome to look all you want!

Zeta: You make that sound so wrong!

Thanks to the combined efforts of the Society members and (Captain), the mist on the ground is nearly gone.

Diaspora: Gingrach denudseps. Zipiterrio balcoset almiteninio.

Diaspora: Almitenie balcosets.

Lyria: Diaspora's doing something!

Vyrn: It's headed this way!

Zeta: Time to take it head-on! I'm ready!

Beatrix: If we can keep this up, we might even finish it off before Eustace gets back!

Zeta: Aw yeah! More spotlight for us!