Issue 2.14

In the last session of Vanguard for Victory our heroes had liberated the white Kacra Crystal possessing the power over the life, death and consciousness from the evil Star Khan. Using the Ab-Original trickery of Scartax they narrowly avoided a fleet seemingly headed toward the Confluence Protectorate of Special Friends. That is when things got... really weird. In an attempt to properly contain the white stone Adela teleported the entire ship into the Q-System without any clear way out. Stresses of life in cosmic peril finally caught up the the Vanguard as the turned on each other, arguing and questioning loyalities. The psychic projection of Scartax's father appeared, guiding them toward another ship lost in the red void of the Quantum Realm. Unfortunately the ship was filled with zombie pig creatures infected with a new and bizarre strain of Mechanation virus. Saving Eidee Two Oh Nine and destroying the cursed craft the Vanguard came face to face with a bizarre stowaway. Carnoso Gigante, leader of the symbote Luchadors entered the craft with a gift and a message from their old comrade, Ultima Saborosa. She procured for them the green Kacra Crystal of astral awakening. Dr. Robot then did something quite unexpected. He took the stone and pressed it against Amanda Talbot's heart... where it sank into her flesh and engulfed her in brilliant emerald light. At the same time Scartax and Adela pooled their resources and made one last ditch effort to escape the Q-System. Their heroic struggle did not go unnoticed however. As the Comet dematerialized the planet sized mechanical form of the Collapstar appeared on his throne before their tiny craft. On in orbit above Fight Planet in real space the Vanguard must set their sights on recovering the orange Kacra Crystal that grant transcendence and transformation. To earn it they must beat the reigning champion of Fight Planet. Little does the Vanguard know however...