label day163:
    Unknown ".........."
    You "....."
    play music "audio/subtle30.mp3"
    scene ecl207 with dissolve
    "Blurred light seeps through my flickering vision as I awaken, pushing myself up off a comfortable mattress."
    scene ecl208 with dissolve
    You "What happened, I...."
    Deryl "Zzzz...."
    You "Deryl?"
    Deryl "......."
    play sound "audio/himpact.mp3"
    scene bluntimpact with hpunch
    You "Oi!!"
    Deryl "Fuck! Wha-"
    scene ecl208
    show deryle sigh flip at left
    show bmc n
    with dissolve
    Deryl "*sigh* Shit. It's just you. Thought I was being attacked again."
    show bmc nt with dissolve
    You "What happened?"
    show deryle nt flip with dissolve
    Deryl "Dunno, I remember fighting that big motherfucker... we beat it, didn't we?"
    You "Yeah... I think so."
    show lizf sigh at right with dissolve
    Liz "Hnnn...."
    show deryle s flip
    show bmc n flip
    with dissolve
    Deryl "Liz! You're awake."
    show lizf nt with dissolve
    Liz "Fuck... what happened? Did the plan work?"
    You "I think so."
    show lizf n flip with dissolve
    Liz "Where are we?"
    show deryle n with dissolve
    Deryl "Hmm, looks like that base Aos first teleported us to, judging by the walls."
    show bmc an flip with dissolve
    You "Where is that tiny fuck by the way? He just disappeared with that monster."
    play sound "audio/laser3.mp3"
    show pblue with hpunch
    show aosf n at right3
    show bmc n flip
    show deryle n flip
    hide pblue
    with dissolve
    Aos "Was busy. Typhon is an old one, that bastard was around even before me. But I'll get my hands on him yet."
    You "....Where are we?"
    Aos "M.O.O.N. headquarters."
    show bmc nt flip with dissolve
    You "Moon?"
    stop music fadeout 5.0
    scene black with dissolve
    Aos "Mmm. Come on, Stephen's joined up with the military, we should go see him."
    play music "audio/subtle21.mp3"
    scene ecl209 with dissolve
    "We follow Aos out of the bunker, out into the war-torn streets again."
    "The battlefield is quiet, seemingly over, since our rest. Since we slew the great beast looming over the city."
    Deryl "Man... look at this place."
    "We walk through the apocalyptic scene, following Aos down the ruined road."
    "Around us, buildings are torn apart, many leveled to their foundations. Fires break out in the distance."
    scene ecl119 with dissolve
    "The soldiers here appear exhausted, but still strong with determination. There's no wailing or crying, or even so much as a complaint. They all simply busy themselves with their roles."
    "Impressive, that moral is still so high given what they're up against."
    scene ecl210 with dissolve
    Deryl "I hope Daryl and the others are alright..."
    You "I'm sure they're fine. This doesn't look like any city I've been and you guys live close to R&X, H.E.R.O.'s probably got that whole area locked down."
    Deryl "Yeah...."
    scene ecl211 with dissolve
    You "I'm more worried about that."
    Deryl "Right.... hasn't moved a bit since we got here."
    You "......"
    scene ecl212 with dissolve
    Liz "There are no people here...."
    Deryl "Huh? What do you mean?"
    Liz "Civillians, there aren't any here..."
    Deryl "Hmm... probably hiding in the wake of the attack. Or... dead."
    scene ecl209 with dissolve
    Aos "Hmm, go left here."
    "Aos floats around us, looking around as we walk. No one pays him any mind; from this distance it just looks like I've got a firefly buzzing about."
    "He guides us through the destroyed streets, though he refuses to tell us our destination."
    scene ecl213 with dissolve
    Aos "Ah, here we are. In there."
    "We reach a large building. Fairly intact, compared to most others surrounding it."
    Deryl "What is this place?"
    Aos "Go inside and find out."
    scene ecl214 with dissolve
    "The doors part as we approach. The interior is empty, the lobby abandoned as one would expect."
    Aos "Huh... where is everyone?"
    scene ecl215 with dissolve
    Herom "Halt."
    "Two masked men approach us. They're superhumans, hostile, ready to use their powers at a moment's notice."
    play sound "audio/laser.mp3"
    scene ecl216 with vpunch
    Herom "Hnnngh-"
    "But they're both forced to their knees as a wave of gravity bears down on them from above."
    Aos "Ah good, so they are here. Let's go, up the elevator."
    You "What about these guys?"
    Aos "Ignore them, they're fine."
    You "........."
    scene ecl217 with dissolve
    "The elevator seems functional, so we step inside at Aos's instruction."
    Deryl "I'm still waiting for you to tell us where we're going. I've got to find my family."
    Liz "Me too."
    You "Me to- well... maybe."
    Aos "Families... they might be here. Perhaps. The two of you smell similar at least."
    Deryl "What does that mean?"
    stop music fadeout 5.0
    scene ecl218 with dissolve
    "The elevator parts and reveals a bustling office. Soldiers running about, carrying heavy equipment."
    scene ecl219 with dissolve
    "At the end of the room are large broken windows, looking out onto the city. Some seem to have been intentionally smashed in, allowing for huge looking cannons to be aimed through the gaps."
    play music "audio/subtle32.mp3"
    scene ecl218
    show derek n flip at right2
    show nathan n flip
    show dadd nt flip at right
    with dissolve
    Stephen "The coil is fried. Load another, if another one of those big fuckers comes, we'll need it."
    show bmc s flip at left with dissolve
    You "Dad!?"
    show derek s at right
    show nathan s at right2
    show dadd s at right4
    with dissolve
    Stephen "What- [name]!?"
    show deryle s flip at left3
    show lizf s flip at left2
    with dissolve
    Deryl "Dad?"
    Liz "Dad?"
    Derek "Deryl! You're awake!"
    show nathan at left3
    show derek at left4
    with moveinleft
    play sound "audio/punch.mp3"
    hide nathan
    hide derek
    hide deryle
    hide lizf
    with hpunch
    Nathan "LIZ!!!"
    "The two men almost tackle their children, embracing them tightly. Meanwhile I just stare at my father in shock."
    show aosf n flip at left3
    show bmc n flip
    with dissolve
    Aos "There you are. You moved buildings."
    show dadd n with dissolve
    Stephen "The last one got leveled, it's better to draw attention away from it for now."
    Stephen "Besides, this one provides a good vantage point."
    Aos "Mmm...."

menu:
    "You motherfucker...":
        jump pissedad
    "I'm glad you're alright":
        jump gladdad
    "Hey":
        jump heydad

label pissedad:
    show bmc an flip with dissolve
    You "You motherfucker...."
    show dadd sad with dissolve
    Stephen "[name], wait, I can explain-"
    play sound "audio/himpact.mp3"
    scene bluntimpact with hpunch
    scene ecl218
    show bmc an flip at left4
    show aosf n flip at left
    with dissolve
    "My fist pounds into his gut, causing him to double over in pain, and throw up his last meal."
    Dad "Glllrrghh... fuck-"
    Aos "*sigh* Reminds me of Danu and her mother."
    play sound "audio/dodge.mp3"
    scene bluntattack flip with hpunch
    You "!!!!!"
    play sound "audio/laser.mp3"
    scene gravitonimpact with hpunch
    Aos "Hang on. Keep it for when I'm not around."
    "My next strike bounces off a heavy force barrier, unable to make an inch of headway."
    scene ecl220 with dissolve
    Dad "*cough* Fuck, that hurt."
    You "Not as much as you deserve you old fuck."
    Dad "*sigh* Yeah, maybe..."
    Dad "But I can explain."
    You "...."
    jump dadexplain

label gladdad:
    show bmc h flip with dissolve
    You "I'm glad you're alright."
    show dadd sad with dissolve
    Dad "......"
    show dadd h with dissolve
    Dad "Yeah, you too son."
    scene ecl221 with dissolve
    "The old man pulls me into a deep hug, mirroring our friends."
    Dad "Sorry that I've left you alone so long. It must have been tough."
    You "......In some ways, maybe."
    Dad "I knew you'd tough it out though. You're my boy, through and through."
    You "..........I assume you have an explanation."
    Dad "Yeah."
    jump dadexplain

label heydad:
    You "Hey."
    Dad "[name]. You're looking well."
    You "*shrug* I look however I want to look."
    Dad "So I've heard."
    You "I bet...."
    You "I trust you've got an explanation for all this?"
    Dad ".....Yeah, I do."
    jump dadexplain

label dadexplain:
    scene black with dissolve
    scene ecl 222 with dissolve
    You "So, start talking."
    show ecl 223 with dissolve
    Liz "Yeah, the fuck are you three doing here?"
    show ecl 224 with dissolve
    Deryl "And where the fuck is the rest of our families?"
    show ecl 225 with dissolve
    You "And why the fuck have you been gone so long?"
    show ecl 226 with dissolve
    Dad "Well....."
    "Our fathers look to each other awkwardly, not sure what to address first."
    show ecl 227 with dissolve
    Nathan "Wait, where's Amber? She was with you two when we left."
    show ecl 223 with dissolve
    Liz "She's fine. Answer our questions first."
    Nathan "......"
    show ecl 228 with dissolve
    Nathan "Well... when you and Amber, along with Deryl and [name], disappeared, Derek and I were obviously-"
    show ecl 229 with dissolve
    Derek "We lost our shit."
    show ecl 227 with dissolve
    Nathan "More or less. Neither of us really knew what to do. I contacted H.E.R.O., and found out that it was believed you were captives of S.I.N."
    show ecl 229 with dissolve
    Derek "But the fuckers were too busy to do anything about it."
    show ecl 227 with dissolve
    Nathan "They were prioritizing the monster invasions, and fixing the eclipse."
    Nathan "Obviously we weren't just going to sit on our arses, so we sought out some old connections."
    Nathan "And inevitably, both of us were led here, to Stephen."
    show ecl 224 with dissolve
    Deryl "Where's Daryl?"
    show ecl 223 with dissolve
    Liz "And Mom?"
    show ecl 230 with dissolve
    Dad "Both are at R&X, under H.E.R.O.'s protection. They'll be safe there."
    Deryl "What the hell is happening to the world...?"
    Dad "The eclipse. Last year it began... and it remains to this day."
    show ecl 227 with dissolve
    Nathan "The monsters have gone crazy because of it. According to H.E.R.O., every single monster, hidden around the planet rose up simultaneously."
    show ecl 229 with dissolve
    Derek "And more started pouring in through those fucking portals."
    show ecl 224 with dissolve
    Deryl "There's no way an eclipse could last a full year."
    Derek "It's the truth Deryl. World has been dark a long time."
    show ecl 222 with dissolve
    Deryl "Hmm..."
    show ecl 230 with dissolve
    Dad "H.E.R.O. managed to force the planet to turn again, exposing the sun. But as soon as they let it go, it went right back to the eclipse."
    Deryl "What the hell...?"
    show ecl 223 with dissolve
    Liz ".....How many people have died?"
    Nathan "Not as many as you might think, most cities are evacuated long before an attack occurs."
    show ecl 224 with dissolve
    Deryl "How'd you manage that?"
    show ecl 230 with dissolve
    Dad "Because of H.E.R.O.. They're in full collaboration with the government now. At H.E.R.O.'s direction, every city targeted has been warned pre-emptively."
    Dad "The more dangerous attacks are dealt with using H.E.R.O.'s best. Otherwise, they distribute their agents among the military to be deployed to various cities."
    show ecl 231 with dissolve
    Derek "And their new tech too. With the weapons they've been handing out, even us ordinary soldiers can contribute to the fight."
    You "How many superhumans are here now?"
    show ecl 230 with dissolve
    Dad "Half a dozen last time I checked, including Nathan and the clone."
    You "It didn't seem like enough based on what I saw when we arrived."
    show ecl 227 with dissolve
    Nathan "It wasn't. This attack was different to the others... our communications with H.E.R.O., and everyone else, were shut off when that giant thing arrived. Even now, we can't get contact."
    Liz "But you didn't answer my question, how many people have died?"
    Nathan "In this city? We don't know, we haven't had enough time to tally the dead."
    Nathan "The evacuation was well organised despite the surprise attack, the safeguards set up after the eclipse worked well. Even so, we must have lost tens of thousands at the least, likely more."
    Nathan "But this attack was unique. A few days ago the total civilian casualties around the globe were less than one hundred thousand, including soldiers."
    show ecl 232 with dissolve
    Deryl "That's.... incredible? I mean, it's sad but... if monsters are attacking all over the world.... I thought the death toll would be in the millions, if not more..."
    show ecl 229 with dissolve
    Derek "That's what I said, almost makes me doubt the numbers. That H.E.R.O., a few thousand people could protect the whole planet...?"
    show ecl 230 with dissolve
    Dad "It's not the few thousand that matter, it's the small handful leading them. But... well, that in itself has problems."
    play sound "audio/quake2.mp3"
    scene ecl218 with hpunch
    stop music
    Everyone "Wha-"
    play music "audio/suspense12.mp3"
    show ecl 233 with dissolve
    Monster "GrgnnnnnnnGHHHH...."
    "A huge monster appears in the middle of the city, the air around it quaking, causing nearby buildings to tremble and shake."
    "The source sits high above, hovering in the sky. A ring of blue light."
    "And from it, more flying creatures emerge, winged beasts of all sorts."
    "Immediately the human soldiers burst into action. Guns, cannons, all manner of weaponary whirring to life, each man long ready for the fight."
    Aos "Ah... another one. Perfect."
    play sound "audio/laser3.mp3"
    scene pblue with hpunch
    show ecl 234 with dissolve
    "The blue ring vanishes again, after delivering the monster payload."
    scene ecl235 with dissolve
    Aos "Under the guidance of my lord... it begins again."
    "Aos floats towards the open window, peering out."
    Dad "Your lord... is that how those portals are coordinating with each other?"
    Aos "Mmm, perhaps in a general sense. But there is another, a master ring that chooses each location and connects to each world. It will need to be disposed of."
    Aos "For now though, I could use another for my collection."
    scene ecl234 with dissolve
    Aos "But first, I'll clean these up for you."
    play sound "audio/nuke2.mp3"
    scene ecl236 with hpunch
    Aos "!!!!!!!!!!!"
    "A vortex of destruction crushes the giant monster, pulling in those around it, until every one of the flying beasts are slain."
    Aos "Heh-"
    play sound "audio/laser3.mp3"
    scene pblue with hpunch
    stop music
    "Aos vanishes a moment later, presumably to hunt the ringed monster that delivered them."
    play music "audio/interest32.mp3"
    scene ecl237
    show derek s flip at right2
    show nathan s flip at right4
    show dadd s flip at right
    with dissolve
    Derek "Goddamn.... I get why S.I.N. wants those things on their side."
    Dad "There aren't many like Aos."
    Nathan "A pity..."
    show soldier1 flip at left with dissolve
    Soldier "Sir. We've got reports of more monsters on the perimeter. We need you."
    show derek n
    show nathan n
    show dadd sigh
    with dissolve
    Dad "Fuck- alright. Just a second."
    show ecl 222 with dissolve
    Dad "You three, I know you have more questions, I'll answer them. But I have to oversee some things."
    show ecl 224 with dissolve
    Deryl "If you have a monster to hunt, we can help."
    Dad "..........."
    Deryl "Trust me, the weapons I've got stocked shit all over the crap you've got. You want me there."
    show ecl226 with dissolve
    Dad "Hmm... alright. Give me a few minutes to talk to the Commander so we can coordinate. Derek, Nathan, can you show them to the van?"
    Derek "Yeah, go on brother."
    Dad "Thanks. I'll see you all soon."
    scene ecl218
    show derek n at right3
    show nathan n at right
    show bmc n flip at left3
    show deryle n flip at left1
    show lizf n flip at left
    with dissolve
    You "........"
    show derek h with dissolve
    Derek "Alright kids, follow me."
    show nathan sigh with dissolve
    Nathan "We'll talk on the way; I'm still waiting to hear about Amber."
    scene black with dissolve
    "Together, we head to the building's fourth floor, the time mostly filled discussing what's happened to us over the past year."
    "Nathan is both relieved and devastated as Liz transforms into Amber, revealing what was done to them, the condition they are currently suffering from."
    scene ecl214
    show derek an at right3
    show nathan an at right
    show bmc n flip at left3
    show deryle n flip at left1
    show amberf sad flip at left
    with hpunch
    Nathan "I'll tear that motherfucker apart!!"
    Amber "Dad...."
    Derek "Yeah. I reckon we lure the son of a bitch in, then hit him from all sides. Pussy will never know what hit him."
    show deryle sigh flip with dissolve
    Deryl "Relax dad."
    Derek "Wha- relax?! After what that son of a bitch did to Nathan's girls?"
    show deryle n flip with dissolve
    Deryl "We might need him to fix them. By myself... I'm not sure I can do it."
    Derek "........."
    show derek n
    show nathan sad
    with dissolve
    Nathan ".....You think it's possible?"
    show deryle sad flip with dissolve
    Deryl "I don't know. I'd like to get them in to see Xanthe senior before I try anything."
    Nathan "Him... from what I've heard, that might be difficult. All his time is spent focused on repelling the monsters and organising H.E.R.O."
    show derek sigh with dissolve
    Derek "And mass producing their tech, amping their current forces with drugs, and making it easier to locate the portals that need to be closed."
    Derek "Motherfucker is doing everything, I've got no idea how he has the time."
    show derek n
    show bmc nt flip
    show nathan n
    show amberf n flip
    show deryle n flip
    with dissolve
    You "What's Dexter up to?"
    Nathan "Coordinating with the government. All our joint operations are facilitated through him."
    You "Huh...."
    show bmc n flip
    show nathan nt
    with dissolve
    Nathan "But when it comes to Xanthe, he's not seeing anybody. I doubt he'd make an exception for you."
    show amberf sadt flip
    show nathan n
    with dissolve
    Amber "It... it's fine. Protecting people should come before curing us."
    show deryle sigh flip with dissolve
    Deryl "There's no guarantee he could do it anyway. I still think we'll need Tanos."
    Nathan "......."
    show deryle n flip
    show nathan sad
    with dissolve
    Nathan "Are you sure you're doing alright Amber?"
    Amber "Yeah. Don't worry dad. Thanks to Deryl and [name], and the friends we left behind too...."
    show amberf h flip with dissolve
    Amber "I'm doing good."
    Nathan "............"
    show nathan h with dissolve
    Nathan "Glad to hear it."
    scene ecl238
    show dadd n flip
    show soldier1 at right
    with dissolve
    "As we make it outside, a military vehicle stops a little ways from us, emerging from it is a soldier, followed by my father."
    Soldier "There've been sightings along the eastern road."
    Dad "How many?"
    Soldier "Just one."
    Dad "Alright, take us there."
    show dadd nt with dissolve
    Dad "Ready to go?"
    show bmc n flip at left with dissolve
    You "Yeah."
    stop music fadeout 5.0
    scene black with dissolve
    "We all climb into the military van. Dad taps the side and we take off, down the ruined road."
    play music "audio/subtle33.mp3"
    scene ecl239 with dissolve
    Dad "What do we know?"
    Soldier "Reports say a mid-size monster was sighted by an apartment building on the eastern road."
    show ecl 240 with dissolve
    Nathan "Do we know how powerful it is?"
    Soldier "No. It didn't seem to respond to bullets, but that's nothing new."
    Nathan "Hmm...."
    show ecl 241 with dissolve
    Deryl "Might be easier to spot it from the sky."
    Soldier "We have helicopters on surveilance, they can't spot it. We think it's found its way into a building."
    show ecl 242 with dissolve
    Dad "What a pain."
    show ecl 244 with dissolve
    Nathan "I might be able to sense it, if we get close."
    show ecl 245 with dissolve
    You "Forget it, I'll find it when we arrive. Right now, I'm owed some answers."
    You "What have you been doing dad? How do you know all this shit about monsters? Are you with H.E.R.O.?"
    Dad "It's... complicated."
    You "Better get explaining then, before we get there."
    show ecl 246 with dissolve
    Dad "........"
    Nathan "*shrug*"
    show ecl 247 with dissolve
    Derek "Go on Stephen, you secretive motherfucker. You promised an explanation, give it to him. I mean, you already told the two of us, you can trust your son too."
    Dad "........."
    show ecl 242 with dissolve
    Dad "*sigh* You're right, you're right."
    show ecl 249 with dissolve
    Dad "To keep things short, I was, and in some ways still am... part of an organisation formed by the United World's first administration, over 50 years ago."
    Dad "The Monster Observation and Oversight Network."
    show ecl 245 with dissolve
    You "M.O.O.N... right, Aos mentioned that. Never heard anything about it before then though."
    Dad "Naturally. It was formed as a... countermeasure, to M-Corp and their M-Division, once we learned of the superhumans, which we at the time categorized with monsters, in their employ."
    You "A countermeasure...."
    show ecl 249 with dissolve
    Dad "Of course. We could hardly let a private security force have that kind of power and not prepare for the eventuality of M-Corp turning them against us."
    Dad "Eventually H.E.R.O. was formed, with limited government oversight. And M.O.O.N. was disbanded under Vernon Loxley's orders."
    Dad "But a few of its founding members saw the necessity in continuing the operation. And built the organisation anew. This is the organisation I belong to today."
    show ecl 241 with dissolve
    Deryl "Does H.E.R.O. know about this?"
    show ecl 249 with dissolve
    Dad "They aren't supposed to, but who can say for sure? With superhumans at their disposal it's possible they found out, we have no way of verifying."
    Dad "If I had to guess, they did and it was due to their influence that the original M.O.O.N. was shut down. Whether they know about our current operation... I'm not sure."
    show ecl 245 with dissolve
    You "How exactly were you a countermeasure? Did you have superhumans of your own?"
    show ecl 249 with dissolve
    Dad "No. We do now, but they're hardly up to the task of challenging H.E.R.O., no one is."
    Dad "We focused our efforts instead on research. Weapons designed to pierce their vulnerabilities. Technology to supress their powers. Medicine to restore their humanity..."
    Dad "The last one we made several great strides in, fairly recently. Thanks to your mother [name]."
    You "..........."
    Dad "Today though, we primarily observe H.E.R.O. and all other supernatural occurances. intervening when and where we can."
    show ecl 245 with dissolve
    You "How did you get wrapped up in this all?"
    show ecl 246 with dissolve
    Dad "Well.........."
    Dad "........"
    show ecl 250 with dissolve
    Soldier "We're here. The last sighting."
    stop music fadeout 5.0
    show black with dissolve
    You "......"
    play music "audio/interest34.mp3"
    scene ecl 251
    show bmc n flip at left3
    show amberf n flip at left2
    show deryle n flip at left
    show dadd n at right1
    show derek n at right
    show nathan nt at right3
    with dissolve
    Nathan "Alright, let's just scout it out. We don't want to fight it without being prepared. As soon as I sense it, we'll call in backup."
    show derek h
    show dadd n flip at right3
    show nathan n flip at right4
    with dissolve
    Derek "Hang on, we got 3 more of you with us this time. All of you will be able to sense it, right? We should split up, save ourselves some time."
    Dad "Hmm..."
    show derek laugh with dissolve
    Derek "I say we do it by family. Stephen and [name], Amber and Nathan, me and Deryl. Sound fair?"
    Deryl "*shrug* It's a pretty balanced distribution of power."
    show derek h with dissolve
    Derek "Good. "
    Dad "...Fine. Be careful."
    stop music fadeout 5.0
    scene black with dissolve
    "As three teams, we split up, the accompanying soldiers directing us to several buildings the creature is believed to be roaming."
    play music "audio/interest20.mp3"
    scene ecl252 with dissolve
    "Dad and I enter the largest one, the remains of a large shopping mall."
    scene ecl253 with dissolve
    "Several soldiers follow behind, two guiding a large mechanical cannon on wheels. But they keep their distance, allowing us to talk in private.."
    You "........."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "....."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "You were asking how I got wrapped up in all this."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "Well, as a young man, I was a soldier, you remember that, don't you?"
    You "Yeah, with Jeff, Nathan and Derek."
    Dad "...Yeah."
    show ecl 255 with dissolve
    Dad "After my term was up, I was considering whether I wanted to retire or re-enlist. But before I decided, I was scouted and offered a place in M.O.O.N."
    You "To do what?"
    Dad "Special operations. Basically, I was part of a group of highly trained soliders that would be sent to capture monsters to research."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "Later, the job developed into something like a spy, primarily investigating H.E.R.O., though my team would still also participate in monster capture."
    You "Huh... so you really were a spy. I knew it."
    Dad "Mmm, yeah, well, that aspect of my life was quickly put on halt, until recently anyway."
    Dad "As my primary role shifted again, to protecting and overseeing a rare specimen, a powerful monster."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "The M:83 Syla."
    Dad "Your mother."
    You "You knew she was a monster."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "Yes."
    Dad "She was the cornerstone of our most advanced research projects and the most valuable specimen we had."
    You "How did you get her?"
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad ".....She came to this world, about 30 years ago, disguised as a human."
    You "Hmph, I'm shocked she didn't expose herself."
    show ecl 258 with dissolve
    Dad "Heh, well, Syla was never the best at deception, it's true... but all those who would suspect anything of her, would lose all memory of doing so afterwards."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "She was undetectable, a shapeshifter that could both read and erase your memories. Even H.E.R.O. had no hope of discovering her existence, let alone finding her."
    You "Then how did M.O.O.N. do it?"
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "They didn't. I did. I was the first to discover her. And because she liked me... she allowed me to keep my memories of her."
    Dad "We dated... and in time, as my suspicions grew, she revealed what she was to me."
    show ecl 258 with dissolve
    Dad "It was quite the night... she was in tears for most of it. And when I accepted her... she was happier than I'd ever seen her."
    Dad "That night we... well, she was rough on your old dad, I'll say that."
    You "I don't need to hear about it."
    show ecl 259 with dissolve
    Dad "*ahem* Right. Not long after, I convinced her to join our organisation, and allow us to study her."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "She didn't take much convincing, as long as I was with her throughout, she would do anything happily."
    Dad "And because M.O.O.N. lacked the means to control or kill her, I was assigned to her permanently."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "At that point in my life, I was one of the most powerful men in the world. The kind of power Syla had... even H.E.R.O. would not take her lightly."
    Dad "Of course, this only made it more imperative that we hid her from them. But Syla's powers on their own were already excellent for that."
    You "Did they ever find out?"
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "Not that I knew. Tanos poured a good deal of his efforts into protecting her identity too. Between the two of them, I'd say it's unlikely."
    You "Tanos..."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "Anyway, not long after, we had you."
    show ecl 256 with dissolve
    Dad "And... well, you know the rest. Mostly anyway."
    You "............"
    You "Do you know why she came to our world?"
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "I'm not entirely sure. She was always a little... hesitant in discussing her past. But I got the sense she was fleeing something."
    You "Hmm......"
    show ecl 260 with dissolve
    Dad "If you have any other questions, now's the time. After today, we might not see each other again for some time..."
    You "..........."
    $ momdeathdad = False
    $ tanosdad = False
    $ wheredad = False
    $ moongoaldad = False
    $ superhumanlearndad = False
    $ dadquestions = 0

label dadquestions:
    if dadquestions == 5:
        jump dadquestionsend
    else:
        jump dadquestionsask
show ecl 253 with dissolve
label dadquestionsask:
    menu:
        "I remember Mom's death" if momdeathdad == False:
            jump momdeathdad
        "Tanos..." if tanosdad == False:
            jump tanosdad
        "Where have you been?" if wheredad == False:
            jump wheredad
        "What's M.O.O.N.'s goal?" if moongoaldad == False:
            jump moongoaldad
        "When did you learn I was a superhuman?" if superhumanlearndad == False:
            jump superhumanlearndad

label momdeathdad:
    $ momdeathdad = True
    $ dadquestions += 1
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "I remember Mom's death."
    show ecl 262 with dissolve
    Dad "......."
    Dad "I see."
    Dad "I knew it was only a matter of time. I'm sorry I kept it from you."
    You "Why did you?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "*shrug* A lot of reasons. For one, you were just a kid, that kind of knowledge would have ruined you. In some way or another."
    Dad "You also probably would have leaked it at some point, giving away the both of us. Which would have caused us a whole host of problems."
    Dad "I wanted to keep you away from the supernatural world too, if I could. It's dangerous, as I'm sure you know."
    show ecl 262 with dissolve
    Dad "And... well... it's also just not something I like talking about. Your Mom... she was an incredible woman. And I let her die..."
    Dad "I was... ashamed."
    You "......"
    menu:
        "There was nothing you could have done":
            jump nothingdadmom
        "You should have been with her":
            jump withmomdad

    label nothingdadmom:
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "There's nothing you could have done. Against that thing... you'd just have held her back."
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "*sigh* Yeah, I know. In my head at least."
    show ecl 262 with dissolve
    Dad "But..... maybe if I was there, I could have called for help. Maybe even contacted H.E.R.O."
    Dad "As powerful as that thing was, he'd be no match for some of the fighters they have."
    Dad "And even if I couldn't reach them in time... I could have at least gotten you out, so you wouldn't have had to...."
    You "I already got out."
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "Yeah, and I took you right back like a fool."
    You "It's not like I gave you much of a choice. I didn't tell you what she was faced with."
    Dad "You were a child; the choice was mine alone..."
    show ecl 262 with dissolve
    You "......."
    jump dadquestions

    label withmomdad:
    You "You should have been with her."
    show ecl 262 with dissolve
    Dad "....Yeah. If I had been, then I might've been able to get help, or at least gotten you out so that you wouldn't have been..."
    Dad "......"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "There's no changing the past. But there's no denying, I was a terrible husband and a terrible father."
    Dad "I'd like to say I'd make it up to you, but...."
    show ecl 262 with dissolve
    Dad "I'm not sure that I will."
    You "........."
    jump dadquestions

label tanosdad:
    $ tanosdad = True
    $ dadquestions += 1
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Tanos... you worked with him?"
    show ecl 260 with dissolve
    Dad "Yes. A brilliant mind, a visionary, worth more than every other scientist and researcher we had combined."
    Dad "By studying your mother and her shapeshifting abilities, he developed a cure that left her almost human."
    Dad "She was too powerful to completely supress, but on lesser monsters, we were progressing towards a complete cure. Returning them to humans."
    Dad "Or at the very least, superhumans."
    You "You could cure monsters? How?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "Almost, the process is still incomplete. But we can achieve temporary humanization that can be maintained with regular treatment."
    Dad "As for how, I'm not sure exactly. But your mother's ability to alter her body was key. I know that. And by combining her blood with various other monsters... Tanos discovered something."
    show ecl 264 with dissolve
    Dad "Unfortunately he took a step back from M.O.O.N. after his wife passed."
    Dad "We still maintain semi-regular contact with him, in which he gives advice and shares developments in his private research."
    Dad "He's a valuable ally."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Are you aware that he works for S.I.N.?"
    Dad "More with them, than for them... but yes."
    You "And that he tortured and experimented on Nathan's daughters?"
    show ecl 266 with dissolve
    Dad "What!? No, that's not possible..."
    You "It is."
    show ecl 263 with dissolve
    Dad "No... I don't think so."
    You "Why?"
    show ecl 264 with dissolve
    Dad "It was he who informed me that they were being targeted."
    You ".....What?"
    Dad "When I called to warn you, it was based on information he provided to me."
    Dad "He is also providing us information on S.I.N., their inner workings, their progress."
    You ".....That can't be right."
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "I'm not sure what to tell you [name]. But I've known the man for decades, there is no greater ally to humanity."
    You "........"
    jump dadquestions

label wheredad:
    $ wheredad = True
    $ dadquestions += 1
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Where have you been?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "*shrug* Getting milk."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Want some cancer? I can do that you know."
    show ecl 267 with dissolve
    Dad "Ahah, sorry, sorry. Man, you're a scary little prick."
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "*ahem* Well, I'll assume you're asking about my most recent departure, after our little outing following Jeff."
    You "You got it."
    show ecl 264 with dissolve
    Dad "Well, I met up with him not long after. He was already hot on the Aldain's trail, and by the time I reached out, he had already discovered what Klaus and his cronies were."
    Dad "Dangerous information, as I'm sure you know."
    Dad "And with the footage he had, of them using their powers. He was a step away of blowing their organisation wide open."
    Dad "I stopped him."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Why?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "It probably would have gotten him killed. Or labotimized at the very least. H.E.R.O. liked to keep any supernatural occurances under wraps."
    Dad "In hindsight, that college massacre made a lot of that work redundant, they might've let him go. But still, it would have exposed him."
    show ecl 263 with dissolve
    Dad "And with the skills he had, and the information he gathered about the Aldains, I knew M.O.O.N. could have benefited from having him."
    Dad "So I recruited him."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Move it along old man, get to the interesting shit. What have you been doing?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "Alright, alright, calm down you impatient little fuck. This is important to the main point."
    show ecl 263 with dissolve
    Dad "Jeff, during his investigation, had discovered something vital, even more important than the Aldains."
    Dad "The re-emergence of the monster, Aos Sidhe."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Aos..."
    show ecl 264 with dissolve
    Dad "Aparently, some unknown benefactor, saw to it that Aos's corpse would fall into Klaus's hands. And Jeff, during his investigation, discovered and tracked down the little bastard."
    You "Before H.E.R.O.?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "H.E.R.O.... I'm not sure why, did not even attempt to locate him. It's strange, ordinarily they'd be on top of Aos like a fly on shit."
    You "Hmm..."
    show ecl 263 with dissolve
    Dad "Aos was recovering still, and weak. So using Jeff's lead we tried to capture him."
    Dad "Didn't really work out in our favor. But he recognized me, as Syla's husband. And so, agreed to join us."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "A friend of Mom's, huh?"
    Dad "You could say that."
    show ecl 263 with dissolve
    Dad "He's a powerful ally, and knowledgeable."
    Dad "And since joining us, Jeff and I have been working alongside him. Trying our best to keep this world in one piece."
    Dad "Though unlike your mother, he won't let us run any tests on him."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "What exactly do you mean by trying to keep this world in one piece?"
    show ecl 264 with dissolve
    Dad "Aos was aware of the eclipse's coming. It is not a natural occurance. Monsters, around the world, call upon it, performing rituals and the like."
    Dad "With Aos, we tried hunting them down, giving tips to H.E.R.O., locations of various monster dens we discovered."
    Dad "But in the end, we couldn't do anything more than slow its coming. If that."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "You didn't think to work more directly with H.E.R.O.?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "No. Aos was adamantly against it. Between you and me, they have a superhuman there that he's terrified of."
    Dad "Besides, they already have two Chosen imprisoned, I'm certain they caught on. Whether they were working to stop it or not like we were... I don't know."
    show ecl 261 with dissolve
    You "Hmm... so that's it? That's what you've been doing?"
    Dad "....Mostly."
    You "Mostly?"
    show ecl 265 with dissolve
    Dad "There are.... finer details and a handful of other events, but... I've promised Aos I won't speak of them. And that little bastard isn't someone you want to betray."
    jump dadquestions

label moongoaldad:
    $ moongoaldad = True
    $ dadquestions += 1
    You "What's M.O.O.N.'s goal?"
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "Preserving humanity first and foremost. Guarding it against supernatural forces, both monster and superhuman."
    Dad "For our more specific directives, we're trying to cure monsterfication and supress supernatural powers."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "We've also been trying to limit H.E.R.O. and S.I.N.'s reach over the human world, political and otherwise."
    You "What does that involve?"
    show ecl 259 with dissolve
    Dad "*shrug* Lot's of things. Anti-superhuman propoganda, instigating protests, riots, online brigades."
    show ecl 255 with dissolve
    Dad "We have limited influence over the government, but we do our best to affect policy as well."
    if heropublic == True:
        jump dadheropublic
    else:
        jump dadenemypublic

    label dadheropublic:
    Dad "The fact that people loved you so much made it a real pain in our ass. Your fans are a fucking nightmare."
    You "*shrug* Sorry."
    show ecl 259 with dissolve
    Dad "*sigh* It's alright. I suppose I should be grateful that my kid ended up such a good representation of superhumans."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "I'm proud of you son."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "Even if it does make our job a pain."
    jump dadquestions

    label dadenemypublic:
    show ecl 258 with dissolve
    Dad "You actually helped us a lot."
    You "I did?"
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "Yeah, your haters are nuts. Made it super easy to fan the flames, turn the people against superhumans as a whole."
    Dad "And when the people hate something, the politicians aren't far behind. Gotta be to maintain their seats."
    You "Wait, you were turning people against me?"
    show ecl 259 with dissolve
    Dad "Well, not you specifically. But yeah, you were used a lot during our campaigns, kinda like the face of all the evil supernatural forces at our door."
    You "You motherfucker..."
    show ecl 255 with dissolve
    Dad "Hey, don't get mad at me. I'm not on the media team. I'm just an agent... and a board member.... I might've signed off on a few things."
    You "....."
    jump dadquestions

label superhumanlearndad:
    $ superhumanlearndad = True
    $ dadquestions += 1
    You "So, when did you learn that I was a superhuman?"
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "After you fought Kenny Felzen."
    You "Ah..."
    Dad "After the battle, you needed treatment. So, I took you to one of our hospitals, Tanos confirmed what you were for us."
    You "......"
    Dad "Of course, we maintained your identity. Even among the M.O.O.N. agents working there, only Tanos and I knew your real results. We forged fakes to throw anyone off."
    You "...Why didn't you speak to me about it? Approach me?"
    show ecl 259 with dissolve
    Dad "...I thought you would start asking me questions."
    You "No shit, I had a lot of questions that needed answers. A bit of help wouldn't have gone amiss either. Do you realize how many times I've almost died?"
    Dad "I knew you'd pull through. You're our son, after all. Besides.... it was Syla's idea."
    You "Hmph, ridiculous."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "Is it though? Here you are, stronger than ever. You're fine."
    You "Ignoring all the times I very nearly wasn't."
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad "......"
    Dad "Perhaps you're right, maybe I should have been there. But..."
    Dad "It was important that you had the impetus to grow on your own. Outside of my protection."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "Because what's coming for you, isn't something I'm capable of shielding you from. Your individual strength is paramount."
    Dad "That's what your mom believes..."
    show ecl 259 with dissolve
    Dad "*ahem* Believed."
    You "....She visited your dreams too?"
    show ecl 254 with dissolve
    Dad ".....No. I'm not capable of connecting to her."
    show ecl 255 with dissolve
    Dad "I was relayed a message, some time ago. By a monster that looked... a lot like her."
    You "Pink-red hair tentacles?"
    show ecl 256 with dissolve
    Dad "So you've seen her..."
    show ecl 257 with dissolve
    Dad "Well, like Aos, she aids us from time to time. I'm not entirely sure how much we can trust her, but... well, you remember when I said your Mom is watching over us?"
    show ecl 258 with dissolve
    Dad "I'm hoping that's in a literal sense."
    You "......."
    jump dadquestions

label dadquestionsend:
    stop music
    play sound "audio/smash.mp3"
    scene bluntimpact with hpunch
    "*CRASH*"
    Dad "Wha-"
    play music "audio/fight6.mp3"
    scene ecl268 with dissolve
    "A monster steps out from the corner ahead of us, smashing through the glass doors of the store."
    Dad "Fuck! There's the M:52! Get back [name], we'll call in the others and take it together!"
    play sound "audio/laser7.mp3"
    scene jakeend 80 flip with hpunch
    play sound "audio/laser7.mp3"
    scene jakeend 80 flip with hpunch
    play sound "audio/laser7.mp3"
    scene jakeend 80 flip with hpunch
    play sound "audio/laser8.mp3"
    scene aldend 205 with hpunch
    "Dad fires his pistol while retreating, spitting plasma rounds against the creature's thick exoskeleton."
    "The monster recoils slightly in irritation, plasma blistering its skin, but leaving no internal damage."
    scene ecl269 with dissolve
    Soldier "Plasma coil ready!"
    scene ecl270 with dissolve
    Dad "Shoot it!!"
    play sound "audio/laser10.mp3"
    scene ecl271 with hpunch
    "The weapon unleashes a searing blast, propelling the monster into the building, through several walls. The scorching plasma generates so much heat that even I feel it from here."
    scene ecl269 with dissolve
    Dad "Did we get it?"
    Officer "We hit the fucker dead-on..."
    scene ecl272 with dissolve
    "Through the smoke and debris, we see it, the monster rises, its body scorched but otherwise unscathed."
    Dad "Fuck. Prepare another shot!"
    Officer "It's still charging!"
    play sound "audio/monster5.mp3"
    scene ecl273 with hpunch
    Monster "!!!!!!!!"
    Dad "Fuck, here it comes!!!"
    play sound "audio/smash.mp3"
    scene ecl274 with hpunch
    You "..........."
    "My tails lash forward, entangling the monster and halting its charge with nothing but my own brute force."
    Dad "What-"
    scene ecl275 with dissolve
    Monster "RgghhhHH!!"
    play sound "audio/laser5.mp3"
    scene ecl276 with hpunch
    Dad "[name]!!!!"
    "It charges and releases energy, a potent bullet that blasts off the top half of my body."
    play sound "audio/laser.mp3"
    scene ecl277 with hpunch
    You "!!!!!!!!"
    "But more flesh surges from the gaping hole. And slowly....."
    "Minute by minute....."
    scene ecl278 with dissolve
    "My tails smother the creature. Growing, twisting, tangling, as I pour more and more flesh over it."
    "It panics, energy bursting from its maw. But more and more meat swallows it all up. Until-"
    play sound "audio/blimpact.mp3"
    scene ecl279 with hpunch
    You "!!!!!!!!!!!"
    "I stab into the writhing ball of flesh that is my tails and the monster within."
    play sound "audio/blimpact.mp3"
    scene ecl280 with hpunch
    "*SPLAT*"
    "It then explodes tearing apart the wounded monster from within."
    You "Hmm..."
    play sound "audio/flimpact.mp3"
    scene blackblood2 with hpunch
    stop music fadeout 7.0
    "The grotesque corpse lands with a splat, in the middle of the mall, for all to see."
    scene ecl252
    show soldier1 flip at left
    show soldier2 flip at left2
    show soldier3 flip at left4
    show dadd n flip
    with dissolve
    Soldiers "........"
    hide soldier1
    hide soldier2
    hide soldier3
    with dissolve
    "The soldiers exchange nervous glances before stiffly saluting my father and quickly retreating, taking their plasma cannon with them."
    show bmc n at right with dissolve
    You "Job done."
    show dadd nt flip with dissolve
    Dad "[name].... have you reached your fourth evolution yet?"
    You "No. Not yet."
    Dad "......The monster you slew yesterday. The Gigante, how did you do it? No level 3 should have been able to kill a monster of that caliber. Most level 4s would need help."
    You "I had Deryl and the twins with me."
    Dad "Even so, with just that...."
    You "It's not the first time we were faced with an A rank. Encountered a few actually.... In the monster world we worked out a bunch of different plans for different scenarios, in case we were faced with monsters stronger than we were."
    show dadd n flip with dissolve
    Dad ".............."
    scene black with dissolve
    play music "audio/basic28.mp3"
    scene ecl251
    show dadd n at right
    show derek n flip at left
    show nathan nt flip
    with dissolve
    Nathan "Stephen. Have you finished your talk? We heard you eliminated the monster."
    show dadd nt with dissolve
    Dad "We did. What's going on?"
    show nathan n flip
    show derek an flip
    with dissolve
    Derek "Another wave of monsters, coming from the north."
    show dadd an with dissolve
    Dad "Fuck. Where's Aos?"
    show nathan nt flip
    show derek n flip with dissolve
    Nathan "He went to go meet up with Jeff."
    Dad "Shit..."
    scene ecl282 with dissolve
    Deryl "We'll deal with it, the three of us have more power than most monsters you'll encounter. It shouldn't be a problem."
    show ecl 286 with dissolve
    Dad "No... the three of you... you should go to H.E.R.O."
    Deryl "Huh?"
    show ecl 287 with dissolve
    Derek "Protect your brother."
    show ecl 285 with dissolve
    Nathan "And your mother."
    Amber ".....Mom."
    show ecl 286 with dissolve
    Dad "And if you can, [name], use your memory abilities to help H.E.R.O., right now, they need someone like you."
    You "What do you mean?"
    show ecl 288 with dissolve
    Dad "Well... before communication fell through, H.E.R.O. was holding up well for the most part. But beyond the communication issues, they did suffer two huge losses over the past couple of months."
    show ecl 289 with dissolve
    Dad "Malik Drexel and Zack Zaman, two of their captains and most valuable members... have both gone missing."
    You "Missing!?"
    Dad "Yes. Both of them are vital to humanity's continued survival. Absolutely integral. Drexel has power no monster can match. "
    show ecl 288 with dissolve
    Dad "And with Zaman active, it would have been impossible for us to suffer an attack like this. Even with the communication breakdown, it would never have happened. We would have been warned earlier. "
    show ecl 286 with dissolve
    Dad "We need both back. If you could go to their last known location, or get your hands on something they left behind... your powers might be the key to finding them."
    Amber "What if... what if they're dead?"
    show ecl 288 with dissolve
    Dad "Impossible. All five of H.E.R.O.'s captains are unkillable, in every sense of the word. Believe me, I know."
    show ecl 289 with dissolve
    Dad "They're still out there, they just need to be found."
    show ecl 284 with dissolve
    You "Hmm... do you have any leads?"
    Dad "Yes. Before he disappeared, Zack and his forces were sent to defend Loxe City in Sector A. He succeeded in evacuating the people and defending the city, but disappeared during the attack."
    You "You want me to go there?"
    show ecl 288 with dissolve
    Dad "No. The last people that saw him were the H.E.R.O. agents he was sent with. If anyone has the key to his location, it's them. Return to H.E.R.O. and see if you can track them down."
    Dad "Talk to Xanthe, their head researcher. He all but runs H.E.R.O. now, he can get them for you. I'm sure he'll be eager for any chance at retrieving Zack."
    show ecl 284 with dissolve
    You "I see... what about Malik?"
    Dad "We don't know the details of his disappearance, H.E.R.O. won't tell us. However... we've heard some disturbing reports about him lately. That he's been meeting with.... cultists."
    You "Cultists? Are you serious?"
    show ecl 286 with dissolve
    Dad "Yes. Supposedly they know something about the eclipse, perhaps Malik was investigating.... though I don't know why he'd be sent for that particular job..."
    You "Yeah...."
    Dad "There's a sect of them in Sector 1, not too far from R&X. If you can investigate them, their memories... you might learn something."
    show ecl 283 with dissolve
    You "I see... so back to R&X then-"
    play music "audio/action10.mp3"
    play sound "audio/quake2.mp3"
    scene ecl251
    show dadd s at right3
    show derek s at right1
    show nathan s at right
    show bmc s
    show amberf st at left2
    show deryle s at left
    with hpunch
    "*BOOM*"
    Nathan "Sounds like they're getting closer."
    Dad "How are the plasma cannons?"
    Derek "Loaded and ready."
    show deryle h with dissolve
    Deryl "Heh, I'll show you a cannon."
    play sound "audio/dodge.mp3"
    scene black with hpunch
    Dad "Huh-"
    scene ecl290 with dissolve
    "We follow Deryl up as he climbs the stairwell, up to the roof of the building."
    play sound "audio/laser.mp3"
    scene ecl291 with hpunch
    Deryl "!!!!!!!!!"
    scene ecl292 with dissolve
    "Clutching his stone in his hand, golden energy spills forth, constructing, forming a colossal weapon."
    "Deryl takes a seat at its helm, looking through the lens."
    Deryl "There you fuckers are....."
    "A horde of monsters gather at the cities outskirst, closing in."
    "The soldiers have erected barriers to stop them and fire from behind them. But against so many creatures, there seems little hope that they'll hold."
    Deryl "Alright motherfuckers...."
    play sound "audio/nuke.mp3"
    scene ecl293 with hpunch
    Deryl "!!!!!!!!!!!!"
    "The chemical reactor roars to life and from the barrel of the huge cannon, comes a wave of condensed hydrogen."
    play sound "audio/nuke2.mp3"
    scene elinv977 with hpunch
    "*BOOOOOM*"
    "It wreaks havoc among the gathered monsters, pouring destruction through their ranks as Deryl moves the beam, cutting a swathe through the bloodthirsty beasts."
    "Even the more powerful monsters flee from its range, the hydrogen beam capable of burning through their flesh and destroying their bodies with ease."
    scene ecl 294 with dissolve
    stop music fadeout 8.0
    Derek "What the fuck is that....?"
    show ecl 295 with dissolve
    Deryl "If we're leaving, I'll leave this bad boy for you guys to use. Spent months making it based on some stuff we found in the monster world, so be fucking appreciative."
    Deryl "Oh, and I built a generator on the right side. Throw any monster corpses you've got into it whenever it's running low on juice. Should charge it right up."
    show ecl 292 with dissolve
    Dad "........"
    Nathan "........."
    Derek "........Dibs."
    play music "audio/sad23.mp3"
    show ecl 296 with dissolve
    Dad "Ok [name]. See that building?"
    Dad "Jeff and his partner are both there, conducting an investigation. Aos should be with him by now."
    show ecl 297 with dissolve
    Dad "Go there and have him teleport you to H.E.R.O. I don't exaggerate when I say all our lives are counting on you, this may be the most important task of your life."
    You ".........."
    show ecl 298 with dissolve
    Derek "That's a lot of fucking pressure for a kid."
    show ecl 299 with dissolve
    Nathan "But he's not just a kid anymore..."
    show ecl 297 with dissolve
    Dad "He can handle it."
    menu:
        "What if I don't want to do it?":
            jump nohelpdad
        "I'll get it done":
            jump helpdad

    label nohelpdad:
    show ecl 300 with dissolve
    You "What if I don't want to do it?"
    show ecl 301 with dissolve
    Dad "I don't have the means to force you. But even if you were willing to let this planet go to ruin... your own life would be forfeit as well."
    show ecl 297 with dissolve
    Dad "There's no future for this world without H.E.R.O.. I may not agree with everything they say and do, but..."
    Dad "They are humanity's greatest weapon."
    show ecl 300 with dissolve
    You "If they're so great, why do they need my help?"
    show ecl 301 with dissolve
    Dad "They don't. Whether humanity survives or not, H.E.R.O.'s captains will live on. They don't need us."
    show ecl 297 with dissolve
    Dad "But if we expect them to save the rest of us, we need to make doing so as easy as possible."
    You "........"
    jump leavedad

    label helpdad:
    show ecl 300 with dissolve
    You "I'll get it done, one way or another."
    show ecl 302 with dissolve
    Dad "I know you will."
    jump leavedad

    label leavedad:
    show ecl 303 with dissolve
    Nathan "He better get going, before Aos moves on."
    show ecl 304 with dissolve
    Dad "You too."
    Nathan "What?"
    show ecl 305 with dissolve
    Dad "And you Derek."
    Derek "Me?"
    Dad "I'm sure the two of you want to see your families again. I've kept you away long enough."
    Derek "......"
    show ecl 306 with dissolve
    Nathan "I appreciate it Stephen, but our work here is important to protecting them."
    Dad "Don't worry, there's work to do there as well. I'm not that generous."
    show ecl 307 with dissolve
    Nathan "Huh?"
    Dad "We still need more information on what's causing the eclipse. And according to our intel, the other major hub of cultists are near R&X."
    show ecl 306 with dissolve
    Nathan "Hmmm..."
    Dad "Find them and find out what they know."
    Nathan "....."
    Derek "It would be good to see Daryl again..."
    Nathan "And Kelly..."
    show ecl 308 with dissolve
    Dad "It's settled then, speak to Jeff before Aos takes you, maybe his investigation will have turned up something you can use."
    Nathan "...Right."
    show ecl 309 with dissolve
    Dad "Thank you for all you've done, my friends. It's been good, to fight together with you again."
    Nathan "*nod*"
    show ecl 310 with dissolve
    Derek "We'll do it again soon. Alright?"
    Dad "......"
    Dad "Yeah."
    You "...."
    show ecl 302 with dissolve
    Dad "[name]...."
    menu:
        "Hug him goodbye":
            jump hugdadgoodbye
        "Don't":
            jump nohugdadgoodbye

    label hugdadgoodbye:
    show ecl 300 with dissolve
    You "See you dad."
    show ecl 311 with dissolve
    Dad "See you son...."
    Dad "You really have gotten big..."
    You "Or maybe you've shrunk in your old age."
    Dad "......"
    Dad "Your Mom would be proud, seeing the man you are now."
    You "I know. I'll tell her you said hi, the next time I see her."
    Dad "....Thank you."
    jump leavedadmw

    label nohugdadgoodbye:
    show ecl 300 with dissolve
    You "Dad."
    Dad "Good luck."
    You "You too."
    jump leavedadmw

    label leavedadmw:
    stop music fadeout 5.0
    scene black with dissolve
    "Saying our final goodbyes, we take off."
    "Towards Jeff. And Aos."
    call day164
