dimension hop 5-plans

>You finally made the stupid thing.
>A device that transmits your boot's Jump to everyone else holding a link to it.
>You were leaning towards an area effect Jump that would just grab everyone in an area, but that caused craters.
>So yeah.
>You sigh.
>Fiddlesticks was an asshole. But he was right, too.
>He could have just said "With great power comes great responsibility, Parker!"
>You would have got it.
>But no, dreams and nightmares and cryptic Hitler messages.
>You can still see the look on Lyra's face as she fell into YOUR nightmare death.
>You shake yourself to get rid of the goosebumps.
>It was time to rustle up some humans.
>You already know the locations the humans stay at via computer.
>Now it was just a matter of time.
>You set your boots to Jump within the dimension.
>You Jump.
>Right, well first item on the agenda was convincing the humans to jump with you.
>Second was finding a suitable place.
>You really only knew the Jump coordinates of the random Equestrias, so it wasn't like you could dump them elsewhere.
>Jumping randomly led to the VOID.
>You weren't keen to Jumping into the VOID with the remnants of humanity.
>You land outside a decaying office building.
"Hey! Old man Xillian!"
>"What?"
>Cool, he's still there. You liked the old dude. He knew the creepiest and raddest stuff.
>He also claimed to be a necromancer.
"Xill, I'm going to jump across realities and time and space, you wanna come with?"
>The door opens and out comes a perfectly dressed man in a wizard-like robe.
>"Do I ever! Wait, will there be grimdark?"
"Maybe. I saw one that was a zombie apocalypse."
>"Eeexcelent. I shall join you on the condition I am brought there."
>Sweet, one down, 39 to go.
>You pass him a Link.
>You Jump.
>Landing clear into another country, you find a small family.
"Hey, you guys speak English?"
>"No."
"Swell. You wanna get off this dying rock or what?"
>"Yes."
>"Enthusiastic bunch, aren't they?"
"No more so than you."
>You pass them the Links and the five of you Jump.
>This process continues with 4 or five other families.
>You spray em down with the canister and leave em at your house for now.
>36/40 humans
>So close to that goal it’s delicious.
>Now for the loners.
>They, like you and Xillian, made their own places to live.
>First on this list was the Sorcerer.
>He never gave you his name, but when you stepped foot in his lawn the first time, you got to see what heat he was packing.
>HUEG guns.
>Like they were made for giants.
>If you got him now, you could avoid dying just before your goal later.
>You land outside of the dome glass building with the word SORCERER painted on it.
>Yeah. That’s where the name came from.
>You peer around for mines or traps and approach slowly.
>The sound of a shotgun rings out and you stop in your tracks.
>"HALT RIGHT THERE, INTRUDER."
>Geez, this guy swallow a microphone?
"I'm here to-"
>"I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE HERE FOR, DIMENSION SPANNER!"
>Huh. Didn't think you were famous.
>"I HAVE SEEN IT ALL, AND I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU!"
>Aww man...
>"YOU SHOULD HAVE COME FOR ME FIRST. TZEENTCH KNOWS I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED THE EFFORT."
>You let out a breath you didn't know you were holding.
>He comes out from his spot, dressed head to foot in armor.
>Actually, he leaps from the second story banister, landing on the ground with a satisfying CRUNCH!
>"PASS A DEVICE AND LET US BE OFF THIS WORTHLESS ROCK."
"Just got to make 3 other stops, first. That alright?"
>"THAT IS ACCEPTABLE."
>You jump the red giant to your place and spray him down.
"Be back in a flash, all!"
>You jump
>Okay, next up was a hunter.
>This guy reminded you of an Anon you met in an Equestria.
>Uses a bow, keeps to himself and the forest, bird feather necklace.
>Yeah, pretty familiar.
"Yo Survivor!"
>No answer.
"Survivor! I'm getting off of this Earth! You want out?"
>You expect him behind you and turn.
>Noone is there.
>"Why should I follow a weakling like you?"
>Behind you.
>Fuck everything.
>You turn to face him.
>"You should not turn your back on an enemy."
"I thought you were going to pop up behind me."
>"Sometimes it is better to follow your instincts instead of your head. It should serve you better."
"I'll remember that."
>He holds out his hand and you pass him the disc.
>You jump to the next location, not ready to see Sorcerer again till it was time to leave.
>This next guy was nucking futz.
>He was a high-adventure hero one minute, and a depraved sexual lunatic the next.
>You weren't sure you WANTED to know what his name was.
>You call him Flippy.
>Like Two-face's dog, if he had one.
"Hello?"
>"Quiet yourself, we are being hunted."
>He crouches to a low position, and once you blink, he's gone.
>Fucking Elder Scrolls shit right there.
>But he's still holding the disk, so you know he's there.
>You look for cover and get into it.
>"I have found him, come quick!"
>You pop out of the bush to see Survivor holding Flippy in an armbar on the ground.
>"Let me go! I didn't do anything!"
>He clams up when he sees you.
>Then grins widely.
>"Well well, if it isn't the man who rebuked Molestia."
>You grimace. How the fuck do all these dudes know about you?
>"Gotta say, it was HOT in that lava, you and Molestia's tentacle."
"Okay, enough with the puns Flippy, either I leave you here or we get off this rock together."
>Shit you set yourself up for a getting off pun!
>He blinks, and responds in a different voice.
>"I would like nothing better than to leave this place. Please, call me Aether."
"Sure Aether."
>You pass him a disk but let Survivor wrap him up in rope that he seemed to produce from nowhere.
>"I am well aware of my second half. This should do nicely."
>Sweet. the three of you Jump.
>Okay, last dude.
>Spirit Child.
>Your buddy from the chats, so if you got to him, he would just come with you instantly.
>You hope.
"Yo Spirit Child! You in there?"
>A perfectly normal looking house was his locale. Perfectly maintained, too.
>Just...you know...boring looking.
>"Yeah, I'm here, Boots."
>He opens a window and looks out at the three of you.
>"Unfortunately I'm not leaving."
"What? Why not?"
>"Well onceyou and all the other humans leave, I'll be the ruler of this rock. It's MY world now. In fact, you're all evicted. Leave."
>"Such insolence!"
>"You think yourself better than we?"
"You're my friend, I can't let you die here!"
>He shakes his head.
>"No, I am no better than you. Any of you. But my dream was to rule the world, and once there's no competition, my dream is fulfilled! Lust let me stay here, and know that it's my place, alright?"
>You don't want to leave him. This might be a test of your friendship's bonds.
"Okay, then we'll elect you ruler and then we'll all leave."
>"No such luck, Anonymous. I'm not leaving my world. Now go. To your OWN world. Lyra's waiting for you."
"You spoke to Lyra?"
>"Just the other day, now get a move on. Don't want to disappoint Fiddle either, eh?"
"Alright. Goodbye, I guess. Have fun with your world...whatever's left of it, anyway."
>"Good luck stormin the castle!"
>He waves cheerily and closes his window, then begins to blare heavy metal music from the house.
>"It is time to go."
>"Yeah, There's babes to be had!"
>Oh look, Flippy again.
>You jump back to your place.
>>Later...
"Okay, so I've got the coordinates of each place. I'll take the loners to their prime locations first and then take the remaining people with me until I find the right place for them.. I've just got to recharge my boots first and we'll leave."
>The other humans, cramped into your living room, agree.
>In just a few hours, you're going to actually save someone for once.
>That feel...it's pretty good.