\u201cHold on, that\u2019s Norma\u2019s brain?\u201d asked Lurra Rus. \u201cGristol, what was the endgame in putting her brain inside a mech like that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd how did you shake down Coach Oleander like that?!\u201d asked Raz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was supposed to use her to sabotage the Psychonauts!\u201d replied Gristol. \u201cShe took control of the plan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, Grulovia and its people ARE supposed to be dead,\u201d said Norma. \u201cAnd all I needed were the plans to his brain tanks, Raz. I simply\u2026modified the design!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, Doctor spinning uselessly in the Time Vortex here,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy first bit of Psychonauts business,\u201d explained Raz, \u201cinvolved Coach Oleander using military stuff to bury his childhood trauma of seeing a bunny slaughtered by his dad. That was never addressed until two weeks ago when he was making tanks powered by fighters\u2019 brains that could take over the world with psychic powers. I helped him address that trauma and I also addressed trauma that stemmed from what Dad said to me and now Coach is undergoing a mental evaluation. That whole thing is where I fell under the influence of the sneezing powder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see,\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe was supposed to help me restore Grulovia! To make all psychics compliant!\u201d wailed Gristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m supposed to obey the whims of a prince of a dead nation?\u201d scoffed Norma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook, Norma,\u201d called Raz, \u201cI don\u2019t know what this is all about, but we need to put Gristol Malik back in Psychoisolation so the Hague\u2019s Psi division can try him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou think they can convict him?\u201d asked Norma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNorma, we\u2019re not executioners!\u201d called Sasha. \u201cWe help others deal with their inner demons without totally dealing with them ourselves!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s the law?\u201d scoffed Norma. \u201cWe\u2019re blunted, Agent Nein. We have the power to take care of any villains before they rise! You think Oleander wasn\u2019t thinking about that when he made the brain tanks?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe wasn\u2019t!\u201d argued Raz. \u201cHe was only thinking about how he\u2019d finally see some military action despite his height!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, guess who\u2019s actually doing something about it!\u201d retorted Norma. \u201cWelcome to the new battlefield! You old guard right down to Raz vs. the new generation and I WILL achieve victory!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMiss Norma, are you really THAT paranoid about evil rising?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet me answer your questions with one of my own,\u201d replied Norma. \u201cBy what tortured logic did the Grand Head and the Psychic Six conclude that letting people like Gristol Malik or Lucretia Mux avoid real justice represented anything other than an insult to the memory of Grulovia and its people?! Seriously, can anyone explain to me how those unrepentant murderers can go about their business as if nothing happened?! The orders of keeping the status quo, the quelling of peaceful protestors, the flooding of an entire country, apparently, they were all missteps on the Gzesarevich and Maligula\u2019s path of redemption!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook, I get it!\u201d called Raz. \u201cWhen I heard about Nona\u2019s past and what Ford did to lock it away, I was furious-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd now look at you! Letting Ford date Lucretia again as if nothing happened! And not just Raz! All of you! What are you, the Grulovian Entourage!? By helping those maniacs find peace, you\u2019re excusing their past behavior! And it falls to me, a representative of the 99%, to remind you how wrong this is! Forgiveness? Rehabilitation? Reintegration? No. Not Mux, not Malik, not now, not ever!\u201d Norma raised her now metallic arm, ready to strike\u2026but something shook. \u201cWhat the-?!\u201d She couldn\u2019t finish her sentence before the legs of the mech fell apart! The arms automatically shielded the brain container as the mech fell. \u201cWHAT JUST HAPPENED?!\u201d demanded Norma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on, where\u2019s the Doctor?!\u201d yelped Raz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTinkering as usual!\u201d called the Doctor as she stepped out from behind the mech and twirled the sonic screwdriver in her fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026So it IS a screwdriver,\u201d remarked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf course!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cI told you, sometimes you have to assemble a bunch of cabinets!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d yelped Norma. \u201cI can\u2019t move!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI also disabled the synapse circuits,\u201d continued the Doctor. \u201cThat mech\u2019s nothing more than a hunk of junk.\u201d She then checked the readings on the screwdriver. \u201c\u2026Although, the TARDIS is still saying there\u2019s a mental crisis somewhere and\u2026Raz?\u201d The Doctor noticed that Raz\u2019s fist was trembling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no!\u201d yelped Sasha. \u201cRaz\u2019s mental energy is spiking!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, didn\u2019t Raz say that Lucretia Mux was his Nona?!\u201d asked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh my word!\u201d realized the Doctor. \u201cHe\u2019s blisteringly angry! And Norma\u2019s attack must have exacerbated it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t help him at this state!\u201d warned Sasha. \u201cWe need him to release his anger somehow!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou Psychonauts can make psi-blasts, yes?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, an excellent idea,\u201d replied Sasha. \u201cRazputin, listen. I need you to put your marksmanship training to use! Psi-blast\u2026that tree right there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe tree?!\u201d hissed Raz. \u201cAfter what Norma did, you want me to settle for a tree?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut she didn\u2019t follow through with it!\u201d urged the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe was going to!\u201d argued Raz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRazputin, this isn\u2019t you! You\u2019re not an executioner! You\u2019re not Gristol! You\u2019re not Norma!\u201d Raz growled\u2026then fired the biggest blast of mental energy he ever created at a few trees. Raz then sighed, still angry though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust get Norma back into her body!\u201d he snarled as he stomped off. Gristol tried to get away, but a hammer belonging to a certain pink hedgehog stopped him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere do you think YOU\u2019RE going?\u201d asked Amy as Sasha made a few calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the next few days, the Doctor observed Raz as he went about his day. The events Norma started clearly affected the poor boy. She headed to Sasha\u2019s lab\u2026and noticed that Amy and Lurra Rus were there. \u201c\u2026Erm, Agent Nein, what are you doing?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all right, Doctor,\u201d assured Amy. \u201cI asked him to check if summoning my hammer is a psychic ability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve known of other people able to pull objects seemingly out of nowhere,\u201d explained Sasha. \u201cBut to test whether or not it\u2019s a psychic ability has eluded me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Both Amy AND Lurra Rus have psychic abilities,\u201d answered Sasha. \u201cHammerspace, sub-space pockets, bag of holding, whatever, Amy uses her mental energy to tap into it and summon her hammer. As for Lurra Rus, it seems the mental energy here at the Motherlobe has energized telekinetic abilities that were buried deep in her bloodline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true! Watch!\u201d Lurra Rus raised her hand and made a tool from the other end of the room float all the way to her hand!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know, I think I can teach you all the mental martial arts of Gallifrey,\u201d mused the Doctor. \u201cReally helped me when I was learning Venusian Aikido. You two seem to be in the right mental state for it and may need it for the Grouping. \u2026Speaking of mental states, I came here to discuss Raz.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve noticed his current withdrawn state as well, hm?\u201d asked Sasha. \u201cEven after facing Maligula, he kept up his outgoing optimism. What is it about what Norma said that caused him to withdraw?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think I need to find out,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cLet\u2019s just say I\u2019m making a house call.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe should go with you!\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAmy-!\u201d protested the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, we might be able to help him,\u201d interjected Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd, to my knowledge, this is your first time entering a psycho-portal,\u201d continued Sasha. \u201cI\u2019ll need to monitor your vitals and Amy and Lurra could help you better in Razputin\u2019s mind. You seem to do your best work with people helping you.\u201d The Doctor considered for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know, you\u2019re right,\u201d she admitted. \u201cAll right, you two, you can come. But stay close to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Doctor, her friends, and Sasha found Raz trying to create a levitation ball, but failing. \u201cCome on!\u201d he complained. \u201cAgent Vodello herself taught me! Don\u2019t let the Mental Minx down!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRazputin!\u201d called Sasha. Raz turned to see the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, Agent Nein!\u201d he said. \u201cSorry, I didn\u2019t see you there. I-! \u2026Wait, what\u2019s this about?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRaz,\u201d said the Doctor, \u201cwe believe that what Norma said to you has affected you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026She wanted to kill my Nona!\u201d growled Raz. \u201cI just-!\u201d The poor boy snarled. \u201c\u2026I have never felt so mad at anyone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, this IS a member of your family we\u2019re talking about,\u201d remarked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWould you mind if my friends and I made a house call?\u201d asked the Doctor. Raz blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You wanna use a psycho-portal on me?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be monitoring you all,\u201d said Sasha. \u201cI\u2019ve got smelling salts on me to snap you all out of it should the situation call for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Well, that IS what Psychonauts are supposed to do,\u201d mused Raz. \u201c\u2026All right! Let\u2019s get started!\u201d He lowered his goggles over his eyes, then put his psycho-portal on his forehead. The Doctor and her friends then shut their eyes and felt their minds entering the little door. For once, Raz was the one being treated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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