Chapter 3 - Sorting things out

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Getting close to the ship's ramp, I see Nico poking the still-unconscious Jace, well, it's not like he lost his couscous for a long time.

I step on him on my way to the exit.

It's time to meet Samus and Lala to plan our new plan of act—-

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Scatch:<NO YOU ARE GOING TO GET BACK TO YOUR WORLD AND FIND ME SO I CAN FIGHT THE SITH EMPEROR.>

Lisa:<Ugh, that was loud.>

Nemesis:<What the hell? What was that for?>

Carla:<Wow, what is going on? Why is she so agitated?>

Medaka:<What Emperor? Is he strong?>

Ivy:<*sigh* It looks like her world has Star Wars.>

Sactach:<Shut up, husband, you have to find me right now and bring me there so I can fight—->

Cad:<Wow wow, calm down, I take it you didn't see the end of the Sith Emperor.>

Scatach:<It doesn't matter, I just want to fight—-->

Cad:<I am literally at the start of a near-century conflict, that ends with his death, and I mean, actual death, not even a soul to come back.>

Scatach:<But….>

Cad:<And it's not a full-scale war all the time, and I don't believe I'm going to end my adventure in the dimension in one go, do you really think I am going to live here with Lala and Samus for the next century?>

Sactach:<...>

Cad:<None of them are my wives(yet), so they can't survive…I think, and they have to get back to their world, and if you remember, we passed through other two different dimensions before stopping here.>

Scatach:<....Fine.>

Cad:<Thank you for not including Satele in the Dyad, we don't know how she would react.>

Scatach:<Hmph, even I know how to have a little tact, baka.>

Cad:<*chuckle*>

Lisa:<Hey, Cad, what do you plan to do in the time you are there?>

Cad:<.....Revan.>

Lisa:<...Good.>

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Well, at least that's what I intend to do, I only read through the highlights of Revan's story so I have no idea where he is kept. And even if I have his granddaughter at my side I don't know what information she currently holds.

And it's not like I can just say "Hey, I want to save your grandfather even though I come from an entirely different dimension, know something about it?"

Satele:"Are you going to come are going to just keep standing there?"

Breaking me from my thoughts, Satele looks at me curiously, while musing I stopped at the exit and it seems like she already guided her master to the med droids outside.

Cad:"Oh, sorry."

I apologize for my delay and look at Jace, sighing with annoyance I take his leg on the ground and drag him out of the ship.

Outside I throw his unconscious body at the feet of the medics, that look at me incredulously, as Satele looks at me with I dismay expression and Nico with a grin.

Darach who was close to the medic, and looking way better than before, what did they give to him? Had an unreadable expression as I get near him.

Nico is on the side talking with, what I assume to be, the landing pad officer.

Darach:"Why do you seem to dislike him so much?"

Cad:"I'm a possessive person."

I say shrugging while he looks at me confused for a few seconds before looking at Satele briefly, who just tilts her head, and sighs.

What can I say? I have trust issues and am a very possessive lover, even if we aren't in a full-blow relationship yet she is already soul bound to me, and it would be dumb of me to ignore the effect I have on the opposite sex.

Even more after all the charm "upgrades" my daughter gave me.

Darach:"*sigh* Please, do keep that in check."

Cad:"Oh, don't worry, that was the last time…. For now, next time will depend on his actions."

Darach:"That's what I'm afraid of."

He sighs again while holding the bridge of his nose and Nico, maybe understanding what we were talking about was having a really hard time keeping his conversation with the landing pad officer.

Can't say that I am not amused about testing the patience of a Jedi with stupid stuff.

Cad:"Right, about my crew, I forgot to tell you but–"

He cuts me off and guides me to a more private place, we get out of the landing pad and stand in a nearby room, probably one of the rooms the officers stay.

Darach:"Don't need, while in the med bay, Satele had already briefly told me that you guys weren't exactly from this side of the galaxy so I pulled a few strings and you people have already landed in a landing pad nearby."

Once the door is closed he restarts the conversation.

Cad:"Phew, really thanks on this one, I thought I would get into some major trouble because of that."

I say to him while whipping the nonexistent sweat from my forehead with the sleeve of my shirt.

No kidding, if we had come in the Outer rims, forging identities and such wouldn't be such a problem, but it had to be Korriban in the middle of the Sith invasion.

Sure I could have ignored all of that and just gone there, but that would mean a series of other things, like, we don't have the star map of this place.

Sure I could have used my omniscience aspect but what's the fun in that?

And although that means that the Jedi temple would give me a headache, having contact, early on, with the big wigs of Corusant, who decide almost everything in the galaxy, is a great opportunity.

As annoying as it may be.

Darach:"Yes, but I would like to be given details, even if the Force is pushing me into this path I don't like to be going in blind."

Strange, the Force wasn't supposed to be able to influence people in this way yet, she is still very weak.

Maybe the fact that he is supposed to be dead and me being the one to personally change that, broke his chains from the "plot" just like Satele was once she got bounded to me.

I think while briefly caressing the imaginary beard on my shin.

Cad:"I don't have much problem with that but do know that what I can tell you is limited and I don't even know if you will believe everything I said."

Some people would argue that this is a dumb decision, but not only I am strong enough to deal with the consequences, I have to find trustworthy people, and I won't do that by being an asshole that doesn't trust anyone.

The only reason Batman has allies is because he makes himself necessary and it's a comic.

I don't think that people in real life would continue their relationship with someone that treats them like Batman treats his supposed loved ones.

But I digress. In the end, it's only a dumb decision if you aren't prepared or willing to deal with the consequences of it going south.

Darach:"*sigh* I expected something like that from the abilities you exhibited, anyway take that way to reach your friends, you guys will have to stay there before I sort out your identities, Satele already gave me your names."

Cad:"Thank you again, and sorry to be such a bother."

Darach:"*chuckle* If you weren't I wouldn't be here, anyway, once I resolve your identity issues I will send Satele to tell you, but be prepared, there is so much I can hide from the council, and they will want to talk to you."

Cad:"*sigh* Aaahhh, I knew this would come sooner or later, so let's just get this over with."

Darach chucked at my tired face, I can't help it, politics are a must, a very annoying, tiresome, and irritating must.

So I make my way to the landing pad where Samus docked her ship and finally have a chance to properly look at it.

And it's bigger than in the game, sure, is not as big as a cargo ship, like Nico's ship, but is as big or a little bigger than Boba Fett's ship in the future.

Seeing Lala on the outside with Ahri, seems that she already talked with the landing officer and thanks to our Jedi friend, no problem was raised.

Ahri:"Kyun."

Ahri came running at my sight and as she approached I lowered my body to make it easier for her to jump on my shoulder.

Taking her usual place she rubs her head on my cheek and I can't help but smile at her display of affection and caress her fur as I approach Lala, who has an envious look.

Cad:"Everything ok?"

Lala:Un, they didn't ask many questions just asked us to remain here for a while while they sort out our problem."

Cad:"Good, and how are you?"

Lala:"*snort* I'm fine, you have been training me for something like that all these years, I'm not that weak you know?"

She answers me while crossing her arms under her ample bosom and pouting which made me smile at her childish behavior.

Cad:"Doens't stop me from being worried does it?"

Lala:"...I guess….thank you."

At my answer she gets embarrassed and looking at the side, with blushing cheeks, thanks me in a small voice.

I do like the cute side that she sometimes shows when we are alone, but I still prefer her more warrior side from her Devilukean heritage when we are in the middle of a fight.

Guess she will have plenty of opportunities to go wild since the war is just at the beginning.

Cad:"Right, let's get in and explain things to our new companion, I think she must have been growing pretty impatient."

Lala:"*sigh* I don't have any idea, Oh, the thing we caught in passing from the second universe we've been through, it's a burned human corpse, I can analyze it later, but I would need fitting equipment and it isn't my area of expertise."

Cad:"No problem, any information you uncover from it would be great."

Lala:"Ok."

Lala updates me as I get into the ship and make my way to the cockpit where Samus, still wearing her suit, was sitting, arms crossed, looking at a star map while tapping her foot impatiently.

As I get near her she turns around and I can see a deep frown on her face through the visor.

Samus:"You are going to explain everything to me now."

She tries to demand of me. Unfortunately for her, I don't like to deal with people like that.

Cad:"Why are you still in armor?"

I ask as I look at her armor up and down, I can't readily identify her armor as my knowledge of Metroid is limited, the only one I know how to distinguish is Fusion, and is not like is certain from where in the timeline she would be.

(A/N: I ended up using the Fusion suit in the other chapter when it was the wrong one, I would like to apologize for that mistake, she is wearing the Zero mission Suit, meaning that is the Samus from her first mission.")

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Not even if her timeline is the same.

But it does look weak, well, the weaker version of it at least.

Samus:"Did you hear what I said?"

She says with a grow in her voice as she gets frustrated.

Cad:"Is it comfortable in there?"

Totally ignoring her I try to, again, diverge the conversation.

Samus:"I am not joking, I need answers now!!"

Almost shouting now the hits the panel in front of her in anger.

I pet Ahri to calm her down as she was getting ready to attack, as well as stop Lala as she was getting into a fighting position.

Cad:"This is a cool ship, what is it made of?"

I again ignore her and take a look around at the interior design of the ship. Is this Chozo original or it was adapted for her?

Samus:"ANWSER ME DAMM IT."

Now shouting she gets up and points her canon at me as I just look seriously at her.

All of this just looks like I am just being a jerk with her but it's deeper than that, I need her to vent soon, as it could become a fracture later.

So to avoid drama and undesired backstab is better to make her lash out now in a controlled environment.

I also need her to be calm because of the information I must give her, I don't want her to keep interrupting me, shouting, that I am lying every freaking second.

I few seconds of staring into each other's eyes and I can see her resolve faltering, she is lost, alone, and need us to get back home, and she knows it.

Slowly lowering her canon, a pleading flash briefly crosses her eyes.

As much as it pains me to make her go through this, it is something I must do, I want to be honest and help her get home but I can't do much if she keeps herself on her toes and doesn't listen to me.

Cad:"Have you calmed down?"

Samus:"where…..Where am I?"

Her voice started weak, but she soon recomposed and asked me directly, more calm this time, she again look into my eyes but now had better control of her emotion.

Good, this way we can have a proper talk.

Cad:"We, are in another dimension, completely different from our own, different star charts, different intelligent species, but the same bullshit politics."

Samus:"*snort* At least somethings don't change….. How can I get back?"

She readily accepted what I said.

Cad:"Through the same way we came here. You don't seem to doubt me much"

Samus:"...None of my scans can give me proper information, I can't connect any comms, and have no basis for the writing and language in here, if it wasn't by you little friend, I don't know if I could even communicate."

Cad:"Right, I trust she got the Star Map I asked Satele to send and gave it to you."

Samus:"...Yeah, and it doesn't match anything I have on my database, as a matter of fact, the coordinates have totally different things than it was supposed to have."

Cad:"I see, so, I think you want to hear about what are we out to do from here on out?"

Samus:"...That would be for the best."

Cad:"So, for now, we will work as a mercenary, the place where the portal back to the former dimension is, is located on top of a planet of a, believed to be extinct, warmongering empire hellbent on galactic domination."

I maintain the seriousness of the conversation until its end so she can more easily digest what I say to her.

Samus:"....So I guess it would take a while."

Cad:"You could say that."

Samus:"...And how much time would it take for us to come back?"

Cad:"Well, I don't think you have to worry so much about time for now."

I say that and fold the sleeve on my left arm, showing what looks like a clock tattoo made of runes as it was its hands were slowly moving, much slower than any clock would.

Cad:"I have some minor control over time dilation when passing through dimensions, as it was an accident it wasn't perfect, so we have about five decades tops to return you to your dimension."

Although I don't have as much proficiency as Scatach to use Primordial Runes, I do have some tricks up my sleeve, pun very much intended.

As Primordial Runes were made to "code" the dimension you are in, nothing stops me from using it as a catalyst or a control valve to abilities I already have.

And since I naturally have the ability to control time dilation when I cross a riff I, preemptively, wrote runes that would automatically activate this ability to slow down the time passage to a set amount.

Man, am I a genius or what? It has nothing to do with me getting in trouble because of it and being, rightfully, grounded by my mother, not at all.

Samus:"Oh, it doesn't sound so bad."

She says in a tone heavily laced with sarcasm.

Cad:"That includes the other dimensions."

Samus:....You are serious."

And that's why I am laying the information in a matter-of-fact manner, I don't want to go round and round trying to convince her that what I'm saying it's true, and that's why I made her lash out earlier.

If I tried to explain when she was impatient and irritated it would just prolong this conversation unnecessarily and I don't want to be cut because I have to go speak with the Jedi Council.

Cad:"Yes."

Samus:"So I have to get back as an old woman?"

She says in frustration holding herself back from getting angry again.

Cad:"Not exactly, Lala."

I smile at her trying to convey that there's still hope and trying to soothe some of her worries.

Lala:"Uh?"

Cad:"Please, turn around and raise your shirt."

Lala:"Wha, why would I do that, you pervert."

She comically puts her hands on her breasts as if hiding them but still approaches me with the intention of following my request.

Cad:"*snort* What would I want with yours if I have a wonderful pair of E cups waiting for me to fondle as I like when I get home?"

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Carla:<Fufufu and they are all yours to mess with them as you like, ho~ne~y~.>

Medaka:<Tsk.>

Scatach:<*Hmph* mine are better, those big balls of flesh are only a hindrance when fighting.>

Lisa:<I'm still the main wife *hmph*.>

Ivy:<Just you wait till I finish growing dear aunt.>

Carla:<My, my, Jealousy.>

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Lala:"You dind't have to diss out like that, just wait till I fully grow up and develop my Charmean genes I will have you droll over me as I drag you to the altar…."

The first part she said was aggrieved while puffing her cheeks but her voice lowered as she began to mumble to herself only to stop and quickly turn around and lift the back of her shirt.

She surely remembers that I have a very good hearing as her red ears give away her shame.

Ahri:"*snicker*"

Samus:"..."

Ahri's snicker made Lala tremble a little and this mini skit also managed to distract Samus as she was now with an amused look in her eyes, watching the situation unfold.

Ah, Lala, even when she is not pretending to be an airhead she still manages to drag people into her pace and relax everyone.

I'm really proud of you girl.

Pricking my finger I start to draw a circle on her back, in the location of her heart, and from there, runic letters inside of it.

Finishing, the circle light up becoming, and the runic letters start to move and take the shape of an analog clock inside the circle.

The hands don't seem to move as the circle as a whole light up and vanishes from sight.

Cad:"With that, there will be no trouble, even with aging in this universe once we pass through the dimensional rift it will revert back."

Samus:"But why does it have to be on the back?"

Cad:"Heart, one of the great causes of aging and the great majority of species is the oxidation of cells caused by oxygen, and the heart regulates it so, this will change each and every oxygen atom."

Samus:"Then, couldn't you just stop us from aging?"

Cad:"I could, but then I would have to freeze you in the current appearance, and that would hinder you from evolving, things like getting new muscles and such."

Samus:"But, isn't this going to revert us back?"

Cad:"Celular aging yes, other than that, no."

Samus stood there, thinking for a second before sighing, she approaches me as white lines appears all over her armor as if dividing it into various sections before vanishing altogether.

She now stood in front of me in skin tight blue suit.

Even without armor, she was a tall woman, close to 1,90 in height (about 6,23 inches I think.) with her blonde hair in a ponytail, beautiful green eyes, and a beauty mark below her mouth.

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She looks at me for a second before sighing again and turning around, she passed her ponytail above her shoulder giving me full access to the back of her suit, where it had a symbol with glowing green lines.

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Her suit opened up as if it was alive showing me her bare back.

Once I touched her back she flinched for a second before holding still, I completed the same process I did on Lala.

Samus:"...How are you going to do yours?"

She inquired curious.

Cad:"Well firstly, I did it on your back, because I don't think you would be willing to show me your breasts just so I could draw these runes."

She frows while her cheeks lightly redden.

Cad:"And secondly, I don't need it."

I said while shrugging and not intending to go deep into the why, she holds her shin while musing on what I said.

Cad:"Here, take this."

I give her a wristlet, that looks the same as the one I made for Riko.

I didn't know at first why my wives were so adamant about why I had to make different things, it turns out it was to "mark" the integrants from our organization.

The rings are obvious, the armband type is for any woman that belongs to me but doesn't consider themselves as wives and the wristband type is for the rest of the integrants of the group.

And yet they made me give Lala and Birdy the armband, even though they don't belong to me…..yet.

Well, even if I know the effects of my charm I can't help but undervalue my own worth, years of doing that don't just go away just because you got a better life, no matter how much one wants it.

The subconscious is an annoying and powerful thing.

Samus:"What is that for?"

Cad:"Our, personal communication tool and it's fitted with, what I call, Babel translator, that's why we can speak with the races of this dimension, as well as you."

She nods before the wrist of her suit recedes and she puts on the accessory.

Samus:"...One last thing, you keep saying take me home, do you have a way to get home by yourself."

She asks me, with a little uneasiness on her face.

Cad:"...Yes, we do, we can ignore all that by other means but it only works for 'our people' so to take you home it will have to be through the long method."

That is why I like to deal with smart people, that can pick on the hints and still keep most of their cool as they are more preoccupied with getting the answers they need.

She again sighs.

Cad:"Well, while we wait, why don't you get to know a little bit about each other?"

Samus:"...What do you mean."

Cad:"I am not asking for your whole bibliography, but we are going to be acting together for a long time, so the least we could do is to know each one's basic abilities so we can complement each other."

I say with a calm smile, showing how glad I am to finally get out of the more serious stuff and get into a more friendly conversation.

She look at the floor for a few seconds before looking at me again, there was some conflict in her eyes, but she still nods."

Samus:"What do you need to know?"

She asks, a little wary.

And we proceed to make a proper presentation, contrary to the quick one we made in the middle of combat.

We talked about our most basic abilities like physical prowess and Lala's genius, and Samus talked a little bit about her military training.

Getting a little understanding of what each of us could do, we had to talk her into Lala, surveying her ship, to upgrade and internally adapt to, not only now having a crew, but also the dimension we are in.

After all, the only reason they managed to communicate with Nico's ship was one of Lala's inventions.

So we will have to investigate this place's technology to make Samus's ship compatible with it.

She was very reluctant but it was something that she knew was necessary, as she is no ship expert.

And with that, we passed time, Samus was getting more relaxed in or precede, still not trusting us, but she knew that at least we didn't want to do her any immediate harm.

As we could have abandoned her at any time and gotten back to our home dimension.

And finally, Satele came to pick me up, as the Jedi Council and a few politicians from Courusant wanted to know about me and my intentions.

Damm politics.

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