03 - In which Gandrayda asks for your help as she ponders life, the universe, and everything.

[shapeshiftqueen]

I'm rather curious...since there seems to be a lot of Pokemon, Koopas, Robots, Sentient Artificial intelligence and other non-humanoids, are you all from this world, or is this a case like me were you just happened to crash land on it. If so, what is your world like? The question is asked to the humanoids as well. I noticed some of you mentioned

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[monotreme_101]

I come from this world and from the present. Angel Island is my home and it's a couple hours away from the coast by boat and much much less if you take an Extreme Gear. It's a much longer swim, but it can be done. No... time paradox anomaly technobabble required. I go there once every couple weeks for a little bit at least to check up on things and have never had anything out of the ordinary happen like when some folks go home n come back.

I don't know much of anything about magic except that some folks here are real good at it. If you doubt it, talk to my buddy Ganondorf. Even if it would be Munsterbation HEY KNUCKLES DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER OK He could show you some stuff I bet, he's about the most powerful Wizard I've ever seen.

[shapeshiftqueen]

[One googling montage about extreme gears and Angel Island later...]

I see...so this Island of yours, it is really supported by a gigantic emerald? What is your kind called?

[monotreme_101]

It can be. Right now it's parked in the ocean. And my kind are called Echidna. Or, were. I'm the last one. But you can find ruins of our empire all over the world.

[shapeshiftqueen]

The last surviving of your kind...do you know what happened?

[monotreme_101]

It's a real long story. The short version is that Echidna once ruled a good portion of the world. Two nations, one granted great physical strength and the other gifted with technology. The second set were removed from existence in this world by forces unklnown. My own ancestors were greedy and power hungry. They tried to take that same Emerald you mentioned by force from an extremely powerful being known as Chaos, killing whoever got in their way. They were punished by Chaos and mostly destroyed.

Whatever were left had to pick an existence out of the rubble, their numbers growing smaller, generation to generation until, finally, it's just me.

[shapeshiftqueen]

...I see.

[Wow Knuckles she really doesn't know what to say. CONGRATULATIONS you've made Gandrayda speechless.]

[monotreme_101]

Just... one of those things, y'know? I've never known anything different and you can't miss what you never had to begin with.

*Lies all lies*

What about you? You're from space n all so that must be pretty cool.

[shapeshiftqueen]

My race is mostly secretive to the rest of the Galaxy. Even the Chozo knew very little of us, even if we sometimes walked amongst them from time to time. Being shapesifters, knowing the true name of my species or the planet we stay on could be dangerous. Our children are worth small fortunes.

Not all of my kind can shapeshift as easily as I can. What can I say, I'm one of the best.

[monotreme_101]

Wait, people sell your people's children!? That's... that's just... Man. People can do some sick stuff sometimes.

It's OK if you can't tell me your species name and home planet and stuff. I can understand needing to keep some things secret, after all. It's an amazing ability you've got - I heard about a Pokemon who can do the same thing but I've never seen one before. And it's always awesome to be one of the best at what you do.

[shapeshiftqueen]

Ha! You must mean that ditto everyone seemed to be calling me when I first showed up.

[monotreme_101]

Yeah, that was it. But from what I understand, a Ditto doesn't take on all the strength of the original when it changes. I can personally say that you do.

[shapeshiftqueen]

Of course. Few could ever be as good in shapeshifting as me.

[monotreme_101]

I bet if anyone ever saw the two of us together both as me? They'd never be able to tell us apart. Not even in a sparring match - I mean, I bet you could even learn all the martial arts I know. You picked up my spindash and stuff so fast!