A Secret Meeting

[Yellow Lantern Chuckles]

(February 29th. Night. Insuedo, Insano, Seven of Nine, Chuckles, and Phantom Virus are meeting.)

Insuedo had arrived first clinking in his chains. Thankfully he could walk around in these but they were annoying. He hoped the others arrived soon. They needed to find a way to free anyone here who was still brainwashed and get any plans. Perhaps they could disable that barrier Rita and the others were making as well somehow. He heard the door open hoping it was an ally.

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Phantom Virus walked in with Chuckles closing the door. He frowned.

"I'd fry those chains off you but it probably wouldn't work since they're enchanted. Don't want to tip Malachite off just yet." said Phantom Virus.

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Chuckles sighed as well.

"Don't worry Insuedo. Magic created those chains so there must be a magical way to remove them. We just need to find out what it is." said Chuckles.

Normally so chipper and happy he knew this was no time for jokes. If they were caught talking like this they'd all be in chains like Insuedo. Only they'd be in the dungeon or worse executed for being traitors and spies. He paused hoping Insano and Seven of Nine showed up so the meeting could begin.

[Seven Of Nine]

Insano went behind Seven of Nine deliberately, because he didn't want people to assume them as making the said meeting he and Insuedo called upon them. This was extremely important and Insano would be damned to screw it up. He explained previously to the spies that he was not enslaving insuedo, he only said it to avoid suspicion, and that he along with mechakara and his brood, along with Patch were forced to be here. He opened the door for Seven and then allowed himself in, making sure to lock the door. Insano sighed as the mentioning of the chains was made by both Chuckles and Virus. He went over to Insuedo and caressingly rubbed his shoulder before commenting "Fuck that blasted magician. If it weren't for me supposed to be brainwashed, I'd pulverise malachite with my science"
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"And what good would that do? He is magic dear doctor. We must think before acting, the last time acting before thinking happened, it ended up lives being lost" Seven said patiently, a stern look in her eyes but it was also sympathetic. She was beyond angry but knew it wouldn't help matters. She felt terrible for Insano, Insuedo, Mechakara and his children along with Rodney. They were all forced to be here by Facilier's magic. Although Insano commented that he was going to reprogram Rodney, mechakara, darkheart and seven of eleven were still forced into the spell. Seven bit her lip and shook her head "Poor mechakara. The poor children. What can we do about this without suspicion?"

[Dr. Insuedo]

Insuedo looked up seeing Chuckles and Phantom Virus. He smiled at them.

"It's good to see you again my friends. I'm glad we can take openly here." said Insuedo.

He paused as Insano arrived and began rubbing his shoulder. That felt so good. He let out a moan before realizing the two of them weren't alone and blushed a deep shade of red. He paused hearing Insano talk about blasting with his science. Then Seven showed up and Insuedo nodded.

"She's right. As much as I'd like to myself we're all stuck here now. But I think I'm on the right track before. Love broke you out of the spell. But I'm not sure if that will help them. They are cyborgs and robots after all." said Insuedo.

He pulled out a list of paper with names that he and Insano had discovered were brainwashed.

Brainwashed List:

Mechakara
Dark Heart
Seven of Eleven
Rodney
Bender
Leonardo


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Phantom glanced at the list.

"So we got 3 cyborgs, 2 robots, and a turtle to rescue. I think the two turtles back in Ask That Guy's camp would be glad to have their brother back." said Phantom.

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Chuckles paused before speaking.

"I think our first targets should be Mechakara, Rodney, and Seven of Eleven. All three are out to get revenge on Black Lantern Spoony. If we at least get Mechakara on our side I'm sure he can help us with the others. After all he created Dark Heart and Seven and should be able to know a way to help them." said Chuckles.

He paused turning to the others.

"I don't think Patch and Penny are brainwashed. But I think Patch only came because Mechakra joined us. And Penny is Dark Heart's pet. So I'm sure both will come with us once we save Mechakara, Dark Heart, and the others." said Chuckles.

[Dr. Insano]

(OCC: Do you want Penny and Patch to be in this later or not at all? Entirely up to you)

Insano blushed also, he was surpised he actually had the ability to make Insuedo do that. He then got a dirty idea or two from that before snapping back to the plan. He nodded to Chuckles' idea "The two turtles can recieve their brother after we handle the three robots. They are the most affective of Facilier's forces right now, besides I'm not letting Mechakara lose any of his friends, I'll be damned to let Facilier ruin any more relationships" Insano then nodded again as chuckles mentioned the puppies "You're right chuckles. They're not brainwashed, Patch was persuaded to come here and Penny arrived here by accident but stayed for her brother and DarkHeart. We can convince them, Patch trusts me and I'm sure Patch's trust will make Penny come too. We can talk to them"

He then sighed, rubbing his goggles "Insuedo's right about the love connection though. Although it worked on me, it might not entirely work for the others. Rodney's easy, I'll just reprogram him again and keep his personality to convince Seven of Eleven to join. DarkHeart and Mechakara though are pretty damn tricky"
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Love. Love was a key to help them out? Seven thought that was far beyond confusing. Still, it just might work, even for a little. She was glad the pups were unaffected and could be persuaded to help them, which made the robot feel utter relief that at least someone she knew wasn't put under a magic spell. If she had her way, Seven would've broke Facilier's neck and escape with mechakara and his offspring, but as she stated it didn't work like that. Seven said with a hint of rage "Facilier is our main source. If we destroy his power, we can destroy him. But we should listen to Insano's idea and be careful, as well as find out exactly what is the cause of the spell. Maybe through persuasion and love at the same time can snap them out of it"

[Seven of Eleven]

(ooc: Sure Patch & Penny can join.)

Insuedo's face had returned to normal still feeling a bit embarrassed though. Thankfully no one was making a big deal out of it.

"So what are we supposed to do? Capture them one by one and reprogram them? That might work for Rodney and Bender. But Mechakara and his two daughters are powerful. It'll take a lot to debrainwash them." said Insuedo.

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Chuckles smiled as Insano said he was right about the two puppies. He remained quiet listening to the others until he heard Insuedo and Seven speak.

"But how are we supposed to take out Facilier? He's probably one of the strongest sorcerers they've got. Not to mention Zedd's here now too. And while he doesn't have all his memories he's still pretty powerful. And so are Rita, Malachite, and DH. All-powerful sorcerers. We need to plan this carefully or we could end up joining Mechakara and the others or end up as prisoners." said Chuckles.

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Phantom Virus smirked at them.

"I've got an idea that might work. If I'm close enough I might be able to use my powers to enter their bodies and reprogram them or at least weaken them enough for you guys to finish the job. What do you think?" asked Phantom Virus.

He knew it was a risk. Especially if the robots considered him a threat and tried to delete him. But it'd be worth it to get their pals back.

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Penny meanwhile was chatting with Patch. They had met Wizzer the previous day. Having another brother here made her happy. She wished Rolly and the others were here but they'd made their choice. And she, Patch, and Wizzer had made theirs. She paused hearing voices as she neared a door. She looked at Patch.

"Listen it's a group of the others. I think I heard them mention Mechakara. I wonder what's going on." said Penny.

[Dr. Insano]

Patch was about to mention more about the joy of Wizzer's arrival and how to handle being together with Facilier when he too heard noises of discussion being said, related to Mechakara and it seemed like Seven of Nine along with Insano was there. Patch turned to Penny who heard more of it and nodded in agreement to her wonder of what was going on. Patch smiled, feeling surprisingly confident about this for some reason. He responded back "I don't know but I like this. Let's listen in for a bit before asking if we can come in or something" He then perked his ear up close to the door to listen"
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Seven turned immediately to Virus who voiced a idea that gave the robot a feeling it just might work. Insano would reprogram Bender and Rodney easily while Virus helped weaken/reprogram Mechakara and his offspring with his powers. The cyborg woman turned to the others and responded "I think both might work. Insano can reprogram Rodney and Bender while Virus reprograms Mechakara and his offspring or weaken them so Insano can get a chance to reprogram them anyway! I think it might work. We must be careful though, despite the fact they attack, they are brainwashed so they know nothing of what they do" Then Facilier came up and she sighed "Magic is something most of us, as people of science, are very unaware of. Perhaps we require a assistance to study in that area, like perhaps help from Ask Thatguy's forces
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"I like your ideas Virus. I think it could really work. I honestly see your power getting through their systems" Insano said and the discussion was about to turn to Facilier, so Insano calmed down to talk about it, even though the scientist was pissed beyond belief against him. Insano growled "If I did know magic I'd make Facilier be brainwashed himself and see how he likes it but Seven is right. We need more help with magic, since we don't know that much of it"

(OCC: Later Patch and Penny can scratch the door so they can join in the conversation)

[Dr. Insuedo]

She nodded.

"Alright. But get ready to run. For all we know they might be in on it with Facilier or brainwashed too. We don't need to get caught." whispered Penny.

She leaned closer to the door trying to listen to the conversation inside.

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Phantom Virus smiled.

"Thanks guys. But I might need your help. To find a way to shut down their systems long enough for me to work. Once I'm in their body I risk the possibility of being deleted. And I've already been deleted once. I don't want to feel that again." said Phantom Virus.

He shuddered at the thought.

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Chuckles paused hearing PV and nodded.

"Don't worry. We won't let anything happen to you. I'm sure the loving couple here can help you out with that." said Chuckles.

He giggled seeing Insuedo blush.

"But we need to have some back up plans. Dark Nella's group is working on a way to undo those spells. But we have to be careful we don't end up under their spell as well." said Chuckles.

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Insuedo blushed hearing Chuckles claim the loving couple could help Phantom Virus out.

"Looks like the cat's out of the bag. I hope I can stay convincing out there. One wrong move and Malachite and Facilier might vaporize me or something." said Insuedo.

He shuddered at the thought. He nodded.

"We don't know much about magic but Chuckles has that lantern ring. And we have a group working back home live I've said. So if we need magic to help us then we wait for Dark Nella and the others to finish their antidote." said Insuedo.

[Dr. Insano]

Patch nodded and listened in to the conversation, from the confession of Insano's relationship to Insuedo, to the people admitting they were planning a rebellion againist Facilier. He turned to Penny, who also seemed to be paying attention to the conversations. Patch whispered to her "They're saying Facilier DID brainwash them. We were right Penny!" Patch listened in some more, ear digging into the wood to hear the voices
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"We weren't being very sutble about it here anyway. Guess we save that for the people outside" Insano commented assuringly, as chuckles commented about them as a couple. Insano was less embarrassed about it, due to the spies being on their side. Insano then nodded about magic related problems and nodded "Dark Nella and the others, as you said, knew something was up when I left. Thanks to the attack recently, they now at least know Mechakara's brainwashed. Once you guys see them again, hopefully you'll let them know about the others and me also"
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"That and that Insuedo is forced hostage due to a misunderstanding of sorts" Seven said, patience coming back as the matters were being addressed. She then turned to Virus and responded assuringly "I shall assist you. I am a technological human, a cyborg, I believe I can also find a way to keep you in there without getting deleted" She carefully patted his shoulder "We won't allow you to risk yourself too much. That is the last thing we all want"

[Penny]

Penny looked at Patch in shock.

"Does that mean we have allies here? People we can trust?" asked Penny.

She leaned forward but the door hadn't been closed all the way. The door swung open as she stumbled out into the room. She paused as she saw them all look at her. She blushed a bit embarrassed but smiled at them.

"Um hi. I want to help free Dark Heart and the others. Please." said Penny.

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Insuedo chuckled at him.

"Well subtle was never my style anyway. Nice to not have to hide it. At least not from you." said Insuedo.

He paused looking at them.

"I hope you'll tell them about me too. I don't want them to think I betrayed them." said Insuedo.

He looked in surprise as the door swung open as Penny fell in. He saw Patch as well and chuckled.

"Well I'm just glad it was the two of you and not Malachite, Facilier, or Rita. We don't want to tip them off before we finish our plans." said Insuedo.

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Chuckles grinned and nodded at Insuedo's request.

"Of course we'll let them know. You're one of us. Both of you. And once we free Mechakara and the others we'll all be back on the right side again. And make Facilier and the others pay for this." said Chuckles.

He paused glancing at the door swung open as he saw the two puppies and chuckled.

"Welcome to the club little ones." said Chuckles.

He smiled as he walked up letting Patch come in as he closed the door. He then pressed his ring to it as a yellow barrier hit the door and enveloped the room.

"I should have thought of this sooner. But no one will be able to hear us or enter this room until we're done." said Chuckles.

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Virus smiled at Seven of Nine.

"Thank you. I'd prefer to not be deleted. I appreciate your help." said Virus.

He paused seeing the two puppies arrive and chuckled. When Chuckles closed the door and sealed the group into the room he smiled.

"Smart thinking Chuckles. So we've got a battle plan. But we should keep tabs with Dark Nella's group working on that cure. Just in case our plans backfires." said Virus.

[Patch]

Patch wagged his tail "It does Penny! This is the answer to all our problems!" He turned seeing Penny immediately and accidently stumble and the door opened. Patch let out a gasp and went over to Penny and saw the group look at them before penny spoke for them. He nodded "We both wanna help DarkHeart, Mechakara and the others" He turned to Penny and wagged his tail more, smiling "This is great! It's the answer we needed" Then the pup went along with his sister inside, not speaking until Chuckles' did his yellow barrier and locking the door. He then turned to the others and responded "Yeah, we're glad nobody but us found out. We're happy to help anyway we can. Just tell us what to do and we'll do it!" He then wagged to Seven, Insano and Insuedo before turning to Virus and Chuckles "Me and my sister had a bad feeling something was up but we were afraid that we could get caught or you could get caught"
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Seven replied quickly to insuedo "Do not worry Insuedo. They'll believe us when we say you are forced here" She then gasped in shock before realizing the intruders were just the puppies both DarkHeart and Mechakara were fond of. She helped the puppies in and smiled to Chuckles, agreeing with Virus that it was a good plan to do what he did. She then turned to hear Patch speak and patted him along with Penny "You behaved very bravely so far and we are glad you are willing to assist us" She then addressed something to Penny and Patch "Yes, you both can trust us. So if you have ANYTHING you wish to add about this issue that you feel you know, speak to us"
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Insano turned to Insuedo and was about to say more but the pups entered and he was very relieved. He sighed "Thank god. We were just talking about you two. Come in, quickly" He saw Seven and chuckles help them in and chuckles use a barrier. Insano looked to the clown and nodded approvingly before turning to Virus "Agreed. Focus on Nella's group working on the cure in case our idea backfires. You never know what might happen" He then turned to the pups as Seven spoke to them, Insano quickly nodded in agreement "Seven is right. Any information can be very important"

[Dr. Insuedo]

Penny smiled glad they had allies after all.

"I guess you were right Patch. We do have allies here. I guess there's not much I can do. But as long as Dark Heart, Mechakara, and the others are saved that's all that matters." said Penny.

She wagged her tail happy to have some good news as she listened to the others plan.

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Insuedo smiled as they all agreed to back him up.

"Thanks, guys. Once we get back Mechakara and the others we can be back where we really belong. Back with our true army and the rest of our friends. I already miss my lab. I do feel sorry for poor Smith though. Most of the former science team of the army is now over here. I hope he can handle the load by himself until we're done here." said Insuedo.

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Phantom Virus grinned.

"Glad to have you two with us. But you can do more than you think Penny. Perhaps you can help us get them alone. For our plan to work I think we need to approach them one by one. And we need to make sure they can't alert Facilier and the others while we try to fix them." said Phantom Virus.

He paused turning to Insano, Insuedo, and Seven of Nine.

""That's where you three come in. You three need to build a jammer that blocks thoughts and signals in a certain area. So they can't sent a message so we have time to cure them." said Phantom Virus.

He smiled when Insuedo thanked him.

"Don't worry about it. You're one of us. And you're not the only one who misses a friend. Thrax is my friend and I worry about him. I hope he's okay." said Phantom Virus.

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Chuckles grinned glad his plan had worked and sealed the room.

"We need to proceed with caution now. Perhaps we should invent a way to communicate with each other. Like a secure channel that no one can hack into. So we can tell each other if a plan has worked. Or be able to make back up plans in case one fails." said Chuckles.

[Dr. Insano]

"This might be the first time in a while" Patch commented only to Penny to hear. Then he wagged his tail to the team and listened to what they had in mind. This was great! Not only could they get help for what they needed, but their suspicions of their owners willingly staying here was a effort in of itself. The pup turned to Seven who patted the pups heads as the other members of the team spoke. He then let out a big grin when Virus said that he and penny could entice the robots to come one by one "That's perfect! Me and Penny will do whatever we can to help! That sounds like a great way to get the others freed!"
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Seven smiled, completely in agreement with this plan and petted the dogs as the other members of the team spoke up about what to do. She stood up after a while and responded "Then it is settled. Patch and Penny will entice the robots to come to us in a private room for a small talk, we will do it one by one then make sure the pups distract the other robots while we work on a certain one" She then gave a firm nod at the work of inventing a "jammer" to not allow the people in question to signal danger. Seven responded "As for the invention to prevent signaling. I am sure I can, how to the humans say it, whip up something good" She smirked before frowning again. She turned to Insuedo and gave him a nod of welcome, she knew his situation and she was sure the leaders were kind enough to understand
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"Perfect idea Virus. I can definitely get something to jam their signals for sometime. With the help of Insuedo and Seven of course" Insano smiled to Insuedo and Seven, especially insuedo who seemed much more relieved than before. When the youngest thanked the spies, Insano put a loving hand on his shoulder and smirked. "I want to thank you also for trying to help Insuedo, myself and the others. I'm glad you didn't give up on us" Insano commented before focusing on Chuckle's comment of private/secret communication in case things went wrong. He nodded "Agreed. I can whip up small communicators that's not very noticeable. It'll take a couple of days but it should be easy to make"

[Dr. Insuedo]

Penny grinned.

"Wait. This spell they have has to be pretty strong right? I'm surprised they don't realize you're not under their control. If all of them had their spells broken at once wouldn't they figure it out sooner? I mean unless you guys plan on leaving immediately after that. It might be easier to do them one by one." said Penny.

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Chuckles turned hearing Penny and smiled.

"The puppy speaks the truth. There are seven of us in the alliance. The five robots make 12. If we don't have a way to get all of us out at the exact time we should do it separately. One wrong move and we'll be joining them. Or end up in jail or worse." said Chuckles.

He paused listening to the others.

"Well, I can provide the power. When you're ready to take them I can seal the room with my ring so they can't get out and Malachite and the others couldn't get in. But you'll have to be quick. They may start to suspect something if we're not careful. We can't be seen together in public. I came with Virus and Seven so it makes sense the three of us can be seen. And Insuedo is thought to be your slave so you two are safe. But if the five of us are seen together they may start to suspect something. So we should keep meeting like this in secret until we're ready to make our move." said Chuckles.

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Virus nodded

"Thanks for the assistance doc. I look forward to working with you guys." said Virus.

He paused hearing Penny and Chuckles. He nodded.

"They're both right. I suggest we start with Mechakara's daughters. Then work on the others. Mechakara is the strongest of the five of them and he may be the hardest to debrainwash." said Virus.

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Insuedo listened to the others. They had a working plan. He paused hearing Penny's objections as Chuckles and Virus agreed adding their own ideas.

"I hate to admit it but you're right. Mechakara will be the toughest. With that gem from Malachite's Hand under his control it may make him even harder to debrainwash from Malachite and Facilier's control." said Insuedo.

He wanted to hope they could free the five robots. He paused as another thought occurred to him.

"The turtle Leonardo I think he may be under their control. If we have time we should try to free him as well." said Insuedo.

That made six they had to debrainwash and 13 in total to get out of this army. Planning an exit would be tricky.

[Patch]

"Penny's right. We can't do it all at once. They'll grow suspicious. I agree with virus" Patch said in agreement, his tail also wagging. He leaned over to Penny and whispered "I guess we were right in waiting for a chance to help instead of taking matters into our own hands" Patch turned to see Seven of Nine and Insano agree with it also
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"That is true. That jewel's pretty powerful. Penny is right that we must take the robots one by one. If we get the girls first we can convince both Rodney and Mechakara to come to us and they will be easily persuaded. We've agreed penny and patch can be the bait for the girls and that we need to do it one by one. But the exiting part is still out there. How do we get out of here once we have set them all free?" Seven of Nine asked curiously. She wanted to leave more than anything. She felt unsafe here. She liked her friends and family with her but it made the experience only a bit better. She was worried for their safety
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"All things in good time Seven. We need to focus on setting them free first. Once they are, they can help us plan an escape. If we do all things at once we're gonna run short" Insano breathed patiently after saying that. This was a hard decision to make and he responded with a simple response to Chuckles' objection as well as penny's "I agree with the both of you. I don't want to screw anything up by doing them all at once. Not only it'll be harder but more suspicious. They'll be onto us" He then turned to Insuedo and nodded "That is IF we have time. We may be too focused on the robots as we probably should be right now"

[Dr. Insuedo]

Penny smiled glad her ideas were being listened to. She paused as she thought of another problem.

"We might have to take Rodney and Seven at the same time. They're together so much it would be hard to split them up. Which means you'd have to ready to change them both back. Would your magic ring block them from Malachite and the others? If even one of them alerts them then we're all in trouble." said Penny.

She smiled agreeing with Patch.

"Yes. We were." said Penny.

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Inusedo nodded.

"You are right, little one. Those two will be hard to separate. We may have to take them both." said Insuedo.

He paused with a frown.

"I think Seven is right. We should plan for an escape as well. Chuckles is going to be keeping the barrier up. The puppies are going to help lure them here. Seven, Virus, you, and I will do our best to ubbbrainwash them. But if we're caught without an escape plan this will all have been for nothing." said Insuedo.

He paused turning to Chuckles.

"Would you know how to get rid of these magic chains? Could your ring do it? Or at least scan for any magical traps?" asked Insuedo.

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Chuckles nodded.

"Yes. My ring should block telepathic commands from getting through the barrier. I would have to keep the barrier up. And just let people come in through the door. Then I could seal the door in the barrier quickly before they had time to react. But my ring doesn't have an infinite charge so we'd have to hurry." said Chuckles.

He paused hearing Insuedo's request.

"I'll try." said Chuckles.

He fired a yellow beam at the shackles examining them.

"No signs of traps I can see. I think I might be able to remove them. But we should wait until we're ready to go. We don't want to tip them off." said Chuckles.

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Virus paused with a grin.

"Why don't we try this now? Everyone should be tired from the meeting. Most of them should be sleeping or heading to bed. So less resistance. Even if we just get a couple of them tonight it'd be a start." said Virus.

(ooc: was thinking maybe after your next post we could time skip to use this thread to start unbrainwashing the members. Since they're talking about brainwashing them. A lot easier than making a separate thread.)