System Wars: Here Comes the Heroes!-Chapter 28: ...Comes with a couple quirks

"But enough about my musings; let's finish making this place," SK sighed as he went back to fiddling with the System menus.

A couple more button prompts, some minor emblem designing, and a skimming of a terms and conditions sheet later, SK had finished the easy part about building a base for his superheroes.

Now came the part that has caused fear and dread in content creators since the first printing press was made: coming up with a name.

"Shit," SK cursed as he stared at the dreaded text box and keyboard floating before his eyes.

Every child in the world has probably dreamed about having a secret base where they could do whatever they wanted whenever they wanted.

Needless to say, adults were no different.

"Well, this is technically the secret base for my superheroes, but the principal is the same. More or less," SK mumbled to himself as he kept trying to think of a good name for the place...that wasn't already in use.

"I'm pretty sure I can call the place Laputa, but at the same time that feels incredibly lazy. I also feel a bit iffy in just calling this place 'The Sanctuary in the Sky' or 'The Castle in the Sky... wait, are those names copyrighted? I hope not; those names are incredibly generic and can't have any heavy legal protections because of that. At least I hope."

Eventually though, after racking his brains for a hot minute, SK settled on a name that he knew was incredibly cheesy but also felt was appropriate given his situation: Miracle Maker Island.

"Hmmm, doesn't really roll off the tongue like Miracle Island, Miracle Castle, or even Miracle Manor," SK mused as he stared at the name he had written in the textbox. "But I'm fairy certain those were the names of a book series, a themepark, and a resort in that order, so fuck it. Miracle Maker Island it is."

The reason why SK called this new base as such was due to the simple fact that he had honestly felt that this whole System thing was a miracle upon itself, and based on the fact that superheroes were supposed to be just that: miracle makers.

Heroes make hard choices in times of trouble; superheroes make miracles happen in times of trouble.

Regardless of sentimental thought, though, once he clicked through all of the confirmation screens, the System presented SK with the choice of wanting to add Platiknight and Tin Star to the island.

"Well, that's a no-brainer," SK said as he pressed the "accept" button.

What followed after this was a short animation of Platiknight and Tin Star's familiar cards being extracted from the Inventory before flying towards the holographic display of Miracle Maker Island.

As soon as the cards were in the island's airspace, they immediately transformed back into their respective superheroes.

Sort of.

"What in Sam Hill?!" Tin Star cried out.

"Forsooth! A new location?" Platiknight exclaimed while landing on the island's edge.

"They're so tiny!"

When Platiknight and Tin Star appeared on the island, they didn't appear in their full-sized heroic forms, rather, they took on these chibi forms that made them look like incredibly marketable plushies.

A part of SK wanted to call out to see if they were able to hear him or if this was a long-distance display situation, but he decided against it. He wanted to see exactly how the duo would react to this situation without his presence being known.

'Feels like I'm watching a village sim playthrough,SK thought to himself as he watched his superheroes start to explore their surroundings.

"Huh, it looks like there's nothing but clouds and sky in every direction," Tin Star said to Platiknight as he looked over the edge of the island platform they had just landed on. "Also, it looks like this island is mechanical, like a real fancy clock."

"That would explain the magnificent castle."

"Castle?"

Eventually, the duo of superdeformed superheroes finally noticed the main building of Miracle Maker Island and became awestruck as a result of seeing the castle.

"Whoa."

"A proper place to call home," Platiknight nodded in approval.

Ding!

"Whoa!"

Eventually, while they were staring at the castle, a mini System window appeared before them.

Ding

"Ah."

While a larger one appeared in front of SK.

Written on both screens they read as follows:

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Welcome to the Hero Facility: Miracle Maker Island.

This pocket dimension is designed to help facilitate the growth and recovery of the User and their heroes.

Right now, the current function of the facility is to help speed the recovery time of heroes as well as provide access to the [Hero Dispatch Station].

Additional stations with different features can be constructed later on, once resource requirement and certain criteria are met.

For the time being, though, please follow the drones to your personal quarters.

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"Quarters? We get rooms?"

"Drones?"

Bzzz! Bzzz!

"Ah."

Flying in at that exact moment were pair of flying drones that resembled a mix between a bumblebee and a spherical webcam.

These drones flew in front of the duo of superheroes for a couple of moments to allow the latter to wrap their heads around the situation, before turning around and making movements that urged the heroes to follow them into the castle.

"Well, shall we?" Tin Star asked as he began walking forward.

"Let's shall," Platiknight agreed.

The two heroes followed the drones into the castle before them, leading to a grand hall that had a grand staircase that divided off to the left and right.

Decorating the hall were multiple empty pedestals and a stained glass window depicting the planet Earth being supported by multiple, unique looking hands.

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From SK's holographic overview of this location, he felt as if he was looking over an exquisitely detailed model of a museum that had yet to be filled.

As the superheroes and SK admired the hall at completely different viewpoints, a new System window appeared once more.

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The main hall is the central hub for the Hero Facility.

From here, the rest of the stations and rooms can be easily accessed.

The pedestals are trophy displays that can be used to display items of interest that the User or heroes deem worthy of being displayed.

Depending on the items being displayed at any given time, various effects can be instilled into the facility at large or to specific individuals if so desired.

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"Huh...I feel like this is probably gonna lead to another prompt if I ask, so I will save that for another time," SK commented under his breath after reading over the window of text.

As for Platiknight and Tin Star, who finished reading their version of the aforewritten window, their reactions were mixed.

"So we got a trophy room as our main hall...ain't that a bit gawky?"

"Nonsense!" Platiknight disagreed. "A display of this nature serves to remind ourselves and our future colleagues about the dangers we have faced in the past, inspire those in the future to do what's right and serve as a means to treasure the present. Perhaps it's a bit gaudy in a sense, but like my armor and your badge, they're symbols of pride."

"Huh...I guess that makes sense," Tin Star nodded. "Too bad we don't have anything that can be used right now."

Shortly after this conversation occurred, the drones led the two superheroes to quarters that were on opposite sides of the hall.

"Hmmm."

Whether this was intentional or not was unclear to SK's point of view, but there was one thing that was clear to both him and the heroes about the latter's private quarters.

"How very...spacious."

The rooms were mostly empty.

Aside from what SK could make out to be a high-tech looking bed in the floor/wall and a small dining table with chairs, the rooms that the two heroes were given looked incredibly utilitarian in comparison to the luxurious castle exterior.

"Plenty of exercise room!" Platiknight declared while walking to the center room and swinging his arms about.

"Well, I guess I just have to fill this room like those trophy cases downstairs," Tin Star concluded after pacing the room once over.

Despite their declarations though, SK could clearly see the feeling of disappointment appear on their super deformed faces.

"Hmmm. Do I buy them furniture in my world and the System teleports it to them, or can I just make them like I can the familiars?" SK asked himself as he stared at the holographic display.

As a mix of sympathy and the desire to make their rooms visually pleasing filled his soul, yet another System window appeared in his vision.

[Would the User like to purchase upgrades for the Hero Facility now?]

"Well, that's convenient. Wait I don't think I have the finances to support large furniture purchases right now."

[...]

"What?"

Immediately after making this comment, the System threw up a reminder screen.

[User has unclaimed reward boxes in the inventory. Please claim at your earliest convenience.]