Shelly: <<You…you look so…frightening! Why would you watch over others in such a horrific form?! Had I not later known that my time asleep was a result of self-denial, I would’ve thought some terrible creature was corrupting my dream!!!>>
D!Shelly: <<Maybe we should calm down and discuss this like normal Inklings…or ponies, in this case?>>
Stranaii: “Perhaps you should let me do the honors”
Gerald: “What?”
Stranaii: “You say she proves to die willingly…but she has to be conscious to do that”
Gerald: “What are you trying to-?”
Stranaii: “In my realm, when one proves to be uncooperative in sharing knowledge in the conscious world, they must be put to sleep so that the other is able to access…the subconscious”
Gerald: “Wait, you’re seriously not planning-?!”
He puts a hoof to the commando’s head
Gerald: “How long have you kept this ability away from not just me but the others?!”
Stranaii chuckles
Stranaii: “Longer than you think”
Unveiling his long hidden ability, an almost gaseous purple aura began emanating around himself. Sure enough, a second aura began forming around the unconscious commando as well. The Deltas, finishing their explosive defusal work, turn to see some strange glows around the two
Night Hunter (Boss): “What the hell is he doing?!”
Stranaii: “Goooooooood…now then, Mr Dalton, shall we delve into her mind and see what awaits us?”
Gerald: “You sick freak, what do you think you’re-!”
Before he could finish, he and Stranaii’s mental selves dived into the mind of Bloodrose so they could find the information they were looking for. In the outside world, a bubble of energy formed and surrounded the two. No doubt a safety measure by the former Star Emperor to keep others from interrupting
Thunder Force (Scorch): “What am I looking at sir?”
Night Hunter (Boss): “If I had a guess, Scorch…I think Mr Dalton’s ‘friend’ has finally revealed his own power…”