Beginning of Viral Destruction!

The battle was over and nothing stood in both Voulge and SplashLady's way now. Slowly picking up the remainings of the viruses he claimed, he turned to see the lone green crystal floating up in the air. Instinctively, he reached his hands to seize it for himself, but retracted back at the last second. Knowing how much trouble SplashLady has went through to protect the small fragment of data, Voulge couldn't rightfully take it for himself. "Here, you deserve it." The spearman simply lifted the data off the ground and kept it floating on his palm, while he directed it at SplashLady.

[Offer GMD to SplasyLady]

Now that everything was cleared, the navi began to walk again to continue their little journey through the Netfrican net. Ignis quickly came to the side of Voulge and began to whisper at his ears. "What the hell man? you could've easily taken that thing for your self! Seriously, you and your chivalry crap isn't going to take you anywhere!" Silence was the only answer for Ignis from Voulge...and a light smack with the spear. "*Bonk*...DO THAT AGAIN! I FRIGGIN' DARE YOU, DO IT AG-*bonk*...*Grumble, grumble*..."

-BATTLE THREE, READY!-
Phew, looks like their respective tactics worked. No matter how silly and ridiculous it made a certain participant feel. With her own sword now deactivated, SplashLady took the opportunity to send her winnings over to her operator. She looked over at the Mystery Data, but saw that Voulge had beaten her to it. Eh, he probably deserved it more anyway, since without him, those PoofBalls would've been a huge pain. Maybe she'd get lucky next t-

Well, wasn't the first time she was wrong. That was pretty nice of him to willingly give it up, though. "That's so sweet of you, Voulge! Sabrina loves getting random stuff like this, so I'll just have to take you up on your offer!" The crystalized data floated from Fire Navi to Aqua Navi, who started walking along...without opening it.

"Hey! Why aren't you opening that data?"

"What data?"

"The data in your hand!" Needless to say, Sabrina was less than pleased at the unnecessary suspense. "Now c'mon, open it!"

"Hmm...oh, fine!" As she began to decode it, the mermaid Navi glanced up at her busting partner, who was getting talked to by one of his SPs. She couldn't make out what was being said, but the smacking seemed to indicate it wasn't anything nice. Oh well, wasn't any of her business.

(BATTLE THREE, COMMENCE...AFTER GMD OPENING)
As soon as SplashLady opened the GMD, a gigantic coin came crashing down on the diamond, smashing it to pieces! Oh, but that coin must be worth a fortune!

[+2400z to SplashLady]
Voulge saw the coin drop on the crystal and multiply into smaller coins, rewarding SplashLady with double the amount of Zenny she just earned. "Well. Wasn't lady luck by your side." Voulge helped the navi pick up the scattered coins off the ground, as well as his other two SPs, and gave every last penny back to SplashLady. "Now lets continue. The last thing I want is an ambush by the viruses." But before he could continue, he received a quick hug from the navi and immediately had a change in his overall facial expression. He was both surprised and had a bit of blush on his cheeks. "Oi oi oi, You're getting worked up, aren't you?!" Ignis tried to take advantage of the situation and tease Voulge, but the navi looked towards the SP and replaced his expression quickly into a dull one. "..."

-BATTLE THREE, READY!...AGAIN-
Woo, cash! And plenty of it, too. SplashLady wasted no time in transferring the newly acquired funds to her appropriate PET, obviously quite happy for the development. "That oughta help, don't ya think, Sabrina?"

"Sweet! That's like...almost 5000z from one battle!" That was going to be quite nice once she went on her next shopping spree. "Well, no time to waste! Let's keep on truckin'!"

"Right!" But she had to do one thing first...rushing up to Voulge, the mermaid Navi gave him a quick hug with her free arm. "Thank you SO much for giving me that Mystery Data! I know I just said that, but...I think you can understand saying it again!" Okay, now she was psyched for the next battle. She raised her spear, pointing it directly ahead. "Onward!"

(ACTUAL BATTLE 3 THIS TIME)
(( Earlier Interaction: +2 FXP to both
Chivalry: +1 FXP to Voulge

Further in, the cracked ground began to let up a little, turning into some fertile dirt, where some grass was growing in some places, albeit a little sparsely. Mushrooms can be seen to grow happily on the small patches of grass, waving around in a smooth motion- Wait, what?

Turning on the Navis that approached them, the Mushrooms immediately began to wail in a shrill call, probably a call to arms. It worked, as some more viruses approached the mushrooms, among them some foxes whipping their many tails angrily in intimidation, and a few totem poles they didn't see earlier. Some magnet-shaped viruses also joined in the fun, floating in lazily from the back.

-- Scattered Mushrooms --
MashyEXA: 170HP [on grass]
MashyEXB: 170HP [on grass]
MashyEXC: 170HP [on grass]
MashyEXD: 170HP [on grass]

-- Left Side: Angry Foxes --
Ninetails2A: 190HP
Ninetails2B: 190HP
Ninetails2C: 190HP
Ninetails2D: 190HP

-- Right Side: Tribal Force --
TotamA: 160HP
TotamB: 160HP
TotamC: 160HP
TotamD: 160HP

-- Back: Reinforcements (2 actions to reach) --
MagTec+A: 160HP
MagTec+B: 160HP
MagTec+C: 160HP
MagTec+D: 160HP

Terrain: 50% Grass (scattered around), 50% Normal

SplashLady: 205HP
Voulge: 215HP
Ignis.SP: 70HP
Licht.SP: 30HP

-BATTLE THREE, FIGHT!!-
Viruses on every side, everyone was in great peril, blah blah blah...yep, she was definitely getting used to the constant dangers of Rogue Net. She wasn't sure if that was good or bad, but whatever, she had a battle to attend to. And so, SplashLady took a look around. Mushrooms ahead, foxes to the left, totem poles to the right, and flying magnets behind. Well, she definitely didn't want to be near those MagTec+s, but her operator would probably make sure that didn't happen. "Okay, what's the plan, Sabrina?"

"You're Aqua, and the things behind you are Elec. And the things beside you are Fire, apparently. So, if you go to the Fire ones, you kill two birds with one stone!...Or, uh, four totem poles with...you know what? You get the metaphor, so screw it! Here, use these! Battlechip, FastGauge! Battlechip, AquaSword! Double slot in!"

The line prior to getting battlechip data caused the mermaid Navi to look a bit surprised; Sabrina virtually never flat out cursed, and even going that far was rare for her. "Y-Yeah..." However, it instantly left her mind as she suddenly felt her body become...lighter. What'd she use? FastGauge, it was called? Well, she didn't get the gauge part, but she felt like the quickest Navi on the Net with that under effect. And to top it off, her spear was now functional as one, with its sword-like tip now capable of slicing and stabbing whatever she felt like. "Okay,timetosliceupsomeviruses!"

SplashLady dashed towards the enemies, her bladed weapon raised...and shaking slightly from the sheer energy she was feeling. Upon reaching the Native Netopian viruses...SLICE! Precisely two Totam were targeted and attacked with the dreaded AquaSword she wielding so often, yet proficiently. This was promptly followed by spinning. Lots of it. Like a whirlwind, she twirled behind the fiery enemies, stopped, and gracefully delivered another aquatic cut to a pair of them. To which she celebrated by...running in place. "C'mon,weneedtosquishupsomemoreviruses!"

"Well, that answers the question, 'Gee, I wonder what SplashLady would be like if she ate a whole bag of sugar'. Sheesh..." Maybe it'd stop if she was exposed to FastGauge more? ...Eh, she needed to focus on the battle, and worry about that later. "Anyway, let's work on the fox things next! Battlechip, WaterLine! Slot in!"

"Sweet,okay!WaterLinecomingrightup!" With the sword part of her spear fading, the Aqua Navi began drawing in the air with it, creating an even waterier version of a Raingear virus, which opened its mouth, and began to summon H2O from the great well that all like viruses used to draw their attacks...at least, that's how she envisioned it. More importantly, geysers began to erupt in the area of the Ninetails group, potentially giving each of them a nasty...whatever water pressure did to a virus. "Evasiontime!HopeIdon'tgethit!" Continuing the trend of her tactics, SplashLady started to jump from side to side, fully prepared to evade anything that came her way. WITH GUSTO.

[Order of Turn:
1-FastGauge chip on SplashLady (raises dodge rate by 10% for 3 turns)
2-AquaSword chip attack on TotamA and TotamB (80+15, Aqua, Slashing) (Aqua Boost)
3-Parry any incoming fire, to behind other two Totam
4-AquaSword chip attack on TotamC and TotamD (80+15, Aqua, Slashing) (Aqua Boost)
5-WaterLine1 chip attack on NinetailsA, NinetailsB, and NinetailsC (80+15, Aqua) (Aqua Boost)
6-Dodge]
Voulge found himself completely surrounded by the viruses again, and these ones were much tougher than before. "Any plans?" Marius questioned his navi, "As always. Splash will take care of those totems, I'll take care of those mushys." He brandished his spear out and held it tightly, triggering the blade to ignite aflame. "Hey...These guys look way too dangerous...Leave me out of this one." Voulge didn't blame the SP for thinking ahead and be on the defensive...but what made him tick was that Ignis was saying this possibly 100 feet away from where Voulge stood and hiding as usual.

The navi simply ignored the SP, knowing how it could easily fend for itself, and began its preparation for the battle. Licht junctioned with Voulge in its regular fashion and Voulge formed a solid shield with whatever he could find. Before Voulge started to pick off the viruses, he realized how much damage SplashLady, his SPs, and even he received from the previous battle. "This looks like the perfect time to test our new chips." Marius prepared three chips in his hands and the first chip in hand was a symmetrical cube split into two colors.

After loading the first chip in, a small cube appeared on the navi's hand and kept on phasing in and out in red and blue. Not knowing how to control the chip to its fullest use, the navi quietly placed the object down to the ground, causing it to flip through the colors faster and faster until it let out a large burst of energy straight towards the sky. "That was quiet the sight." With the cube's power, it would either mend all of Voulge's allies and his wounds in a pinch, but it could also weaken the large number of enemies in front of him. A win-win situation.

Voulge twirled his fire-branded Lancea in front of him and stared at the four Mushys that place all over the battlefield. The spearman uploaded his second chip into the spear, making the fire surrounding the blade become much calmer stand straight up like a candle flame. Thought it looked a lot weaker, the color of the flame turned from orange, to red, to purple, and eventually a dark blue and easily blacked the terrain beneath. Now the loose flame was more of a blowtorch, ready to cut and burn through anything with ease.

"Burn!"

The navi swung his spear over the air in an incredible speed that it was a near blur and sent a wide blade of blue flame towards the general direction of the Mashys. Though Voulge knew that the chance of his attack hitting more than he would want to was slim, the range of the attack would be enough to at least take out two viruses and Voulge would at least hope for the best.

Right after he fired the projectile, Voulge leaped towards the Mashy he didn't target before and pointed the burning blade towards it. The flames became thicker and shorter than before, turning the spear blade look more like an axe. Voulge took a couple of swing over his head to gain some momentum, and after closing in on the virus, diverted the swing towards the virus to cleave it half. "Careful, few of them might have survived the attack." Heeding Marius' warnings, Voulge immediately backed away and searched around for any surviving Mashys. The navi caught a glimpse of a virus, whether it was a Mashy or a nearby virus, and instinctively ran towards it with the spear on hand. It only took seconds for Voulge to reach a desirable distance and threw a straight stab with his Lancea.

Voulge began to run immediately after his attack and kept on running around the viruses. The viruses was tough, and even a single mistake could be harsh and unforgivable. The spearman couldn't risk him and others into these dangers and wanted to finish this battle as soon as possible. He saw the Magtecs from a good distance away and began to head towards the virus with caution...

[Licht: High Gear (Evasion+)]
Ignis: Dodge x2
* Phalanx Aspis [1-hit Shield]
Licht: Mobility Junction [Evaision + / Float]
1. DBLBEAM [40 Damage to all enemies / 30 Heal to all allies / Random]
2. Phoenixshot [70+[color=red]15[/color] (x4 Element/Grass = 340) / Wide] @ MashyEX A/B/C
3. FireHit [60+[color=red]25[/color] (x4 Element/Grass = 340) / Impact / Double / Melee] @ MashyEX D
4. FireHit [60+[color=red]25[/color] (x4 Element/Grass = 340) / Impact / Double / Melee] @ MashyEX Survivor or NineTails2 (any)
Licht: Dodge w/ Voulge [Evasion+]
5. Move towards MagTec+ Group
With SplashLady speeding herself up to higher velocities and Voulge readying his shield, they were ready for battle. Voulge initiated his DBLBEAM attack, which blinked red, blue, red, blue.... before settling on a soothing blue, which enveloped him and his allies to heal them. Meanwhile, SplashLady was focusing on the Totams, easily dealing with them with her quick AquaSword skills. They blasted her with their fiery breath, one of which she managed to parry to another Totam, but the other's attack hit her for quite the amount of damage! (80)

Voulge had the Phoenixshot primed and ready to shoot, and fired at the Mashies, which hit 2 of them, deleting them instantly, but the other 2 warped up to Voulge and sprayed him with their spores! One was blocked by his shield, but the other hit through. (60) He managed to hit both with a double FireHit before staggering off quickly to the Magtects, his vision blown to pieces, significantly reducing his ability to determine his bearings. The Ninetails tried to have at him with their, er, nine tails, but missed with his erratic movements.

SplashLady probably had more luck in her conquests as she swiped at a couple more Totams, deleting one and damaging another severely. Some other Ninetails lashed at her, but missing due to her increased speed. They got some geysers in their way as payback, hitting two of them successfully. Then, spinning around, the Totams Splash hit earlier could be seen to be twisting around to a different scheme of patterns on their wooden faces.

The Magtects didn't do much, as they were simply watching.

-- Scattered Mushrooms --
MashyEXA: DELETED
MashyEXB: DELETED
MashyEXC: DELETED
MashyEXD: DELETED [Voulge Kill]

-- Left Side: Angry Foxes --
Ninetails2A: 95HP
Ninetails2B: 95HP
Ninetails2C: 190HP
Ninetails2D: 190HP

-- Right Side: Tribal Force --
TotamA: 65HP
TotamB: 65HP
TotamC: DELETED [Splash Kill]
TotamD: 65HP

-- Back: Reinforcements --
MagTec+A: 160HP
MagTec+B: 160HP
MagTec+C: 160HP
MagTec+D: 160HP

Terrain: 40% Grass (scattered around), 60% Normal

SplashLady: 155HP (AquaSword: 3 Uses Left) (2 Action to MagTec+ group)
Voulge: 165HP (Confused!) (1 Action to MagTec+ group)
Ignis.SP: 80HP
Licht.SP: 40HP
"H-Huh?!?" All SplashLady could do was stand there and stare, flabbergasted, at the very non-deleted viruses she just sliced. "Didn't you say these things were Fire, Sabrina?"

"Yeah, I did...Dad's notes say they're Fire, too...so, yeah, not a clue. But, nothing we can't handle! How's your AquaSword, by the way?"

The Navi looked at her spear, which once more had the same dull tip it normally had. "Er, I got rid of it to use WaterLine. So it's kinda...non-existant."

"Eh, no biggie! We can just use other things!" Like things acquired via chip traders that were totally awesome, even though it wasn't water-based. "Now, let's get some totem puree! Battlechip, MoonBlade! Slot in!"

The mermaid's spearhead glowed, as it grew in length, becoming a more kunai-shaped, razor sharp weapon. The back end followed suit, though its knife-like extension was a tad smaller, to differentiate each side. With her weapon transformation complete, she spun around rapidly on one foot, in a bladed whirlwind capable of shredding whatever it touched into splinters. Unfortunately, unlike her beloved AquaSword, the Electopian weapons faded from sight as soon as the attack was complete. "A sword attack that runs out after one use? I like MoonBlade, but what a jip!"

"Hey, it's still a good chip, we just have to be careful using it, that's all!" Hmm...something seemed different from just a moment ago, but Sabrina couldn't place her finger on it...wait a sec. "Hey, why aren't you hyper? You were just a second ago..."

"Huh...now that you mention it, I'm not, am I?" SplashLady waved her arm in front of her, only to see it rather blurred. "Well, I'm still quick, as far as I can tell. Maybe my body just had to get used to it?"

"All right, so long as there's nothing wrong or anything. Aside from, ya know, the damage and stuff." Yeah, that should probably get fixed ASAP. "Before we keep going, you should probably get healed up. And we've only got one way to do that, so...Battlechip, Recover120! Slot in!"

The Aqua Navi glowed pink for a moment, as her program was rewritten so that the damage from firebreathing totems and fire bladed knights didn't carry over to the next course of action...or ever again. "Heehee! It kinda tickles whenever I've taken a lot of damage! But anyway, I'm fine now. What's next on the agenda?"

"Next up, you get to try your hand at the foxes with razor sharp tails. It probably doesn't sound very good, but I think it's better than those MagTecs!" Time for some more hand to hand combat...or spear to sword tail...after spear to, er, totem...whatever. "Battlechip, AreaGrab! Battlechip, Blizzard! Double slot in!"

SplashLady vanished in an instant, and this time not due to FastGauge boosted speed. A split second later, she found herself behind the group of Ninetails, and with a spear that glowed white from icy energy. The weapon was pointed at the fox group, causing a blast of wind and snow to erupt from the tip, freezing everything in its path, including the ground it managed to touch.

And that wasn't the end of the Aqua assault, as her operator sent over one final chip to assist her. "Let's try and finish them off! Battlechip, WideShot! Slot in!"

SplashLady's spear turned from white to blue in a flash, and began to pump an arc-shaped burst of water towards multiple Ninetails. As it reached the frozen panels, it began to collect ice crystals, granting it the gift of stiffening whatever it managed to hit into becoming immobile. "I think that's good for now, don't you think, Sabrina?"

"Yup! Now go ahead and scram in case there's something left near you! I can't tell if there is through all that water and ice in the area!"

Didn't have to tell her twice. The mermaid Navi started to flee that particular scene, not wanting to get hit by any wandering whip-sword tail things...or any other part of them, really. Damage was bad, and she wanted to avoid it if possible.

[Order of Turn (FastGauge - 2 turns remaining):
1-MoonBlade1 chip attack on TotamA, TotamB, and TotamD (90, Slashing, B accuracy)
2-Recover120 chip on SplashLady (120, Recovery)
3-AreaGrab chip to behind Ninetails group (free dodge, accuracy boost)
4-Blizzard chip attack on NinetailsA, NinetailsB, NinetailsC, and NinetailsD (110+15, Aqua, creates Ice terrain) (Aqua Boost)
5-WideShot1 chip attack on NinetailsB, NinetailsC, and NinetailsD (60+15, Aqua) (Aqua Boost)
6-Dodge]
"..."

Everything was a blur and Voulge's head was constantly throbbing with needle like pain. If he was to take a single step forward, he might accidentally lose his balance and be completely vulnerable to the enemy's attack. Voulge tried to remain as calm as possible, but the off set of his body and mind couldn't help but make the navi feel restless. Marius immediately saw the trouble Voulge was going through and began to sort through his PET for the answer. "You were infected by the Mashy's last attack. It's looking pretty bad, but-." The spearman flipped the Lancea's blade downwards and stabbed it straight into the ground, giving the navi a place to hold on to and slowly regained his balance. "It's fine...Just send me the chips and I'll take care of this."

He closed his eyes, shoving off his distorted vision and laying his mind in rest and small serenity. He began to control is breathing, taking a small whiff through his nose and exhaling out through his mouth, calming his body down into a slow tempo. His sense of balance began to return slowly as his foot was firmly planted onto the ground to the point where he could feel the slightest movements around him. While Voulge was slowly recovering from his illness, Licht was constantly flicking with its emerald fire, ready to leap away if Voulge was in certain danger. However, even the speedy Licht couldn't have foreseen what was to come next...

"STUPID IDIOT!"

Like a falling star, Ignis appeared out of nowhere and smacked right on against Voulge's head. The force wasn't much to throw Voulge into the ground, but the pain still stacked with the navi's painful headache. "Stop with all this yoga crap and get back to beat their asses!" Ignis began his loud mouthing without any sign of remorse for the sick navi, "You have any idea how friggin boring it is to watch you BREATING IN, BREATING OUT, BREATHING IN, BREATHING OUT, BREATHING IN, BRE-" Honestly, there wasn't a single sign of his talking ending. Voulge tried to ignore the SP as usual, but this time was an exception. It felt like Ignis' way of talking before was nothing but pebbles compare to the blabber-bomb he let out today. "You remember back in the day when I could actually crush you into dusts? That was a good time. But fuck, you had to ruin everything and actually defeat me and make me into your little servant! I mean, seriously?!?!?! You know much I hate you right? YOU KNO-"

It went on and on, and Voulge's blood began to boil thick. His breathing became heavy and his eyes were wide open to get a full fix on Ignis. "You're boring Voulge! SO boring! And you too Marius! Even going far to make an underling that doesn't even speak a single word!! GAWD! THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE! JUST DISOWN ME, WILL Y-*BANG*" Like a simple baseball, Ignis found himself flying way high in the sky by Voulge, who swung the blunt end of his spear like a baseball. His eye was brimming with his crimson red retinas and each time he exhaled, a breath of white smoke came out. "Be..." Voulge stomped the spear's bottom straight down to the ground, easily cracking through the concrete floors. "QUIET!!!!" A violent red aura began to conjure from where Voulge was holding the Lancea and shot straight down into the blade and into the ground. The red light was seeping through the cracks beneath and began to expand further and further until the whole area was broken up into several pieces! In a flash, the lights shines brighter than before and lavas began to pour out from every cracks and corners!!

Voulge pulled the spear out with ease and looked all over the place to see where he could find Ignis. However, something strange occured. His vision and his body was functioning much better than before, not perfect, but still better. Voulge twirled with his fingers and looked around to see a better view of the enemies around him. Finally getting a good look, he began to collect chunks of rocks that survived the lava blast and created a shield from it. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH[size0]HHHH[/size]HHHHHHHHHHHHH" Looking up into the sky, Voulge's swing did a number on Ignis as he flew straight into the sky and nearly disappeared, sending him far far away from the battlefield. "He got what he deserved."

The flickering green flame around Voulge's leg began to collect at the bottom of his feet and even made the navi hover up about a feet or two. The flame exploded and sent Voulge up into the sky like a rocket and left a thick blast of smoke behind. Voulge brandished his Lancea and the metal blade was moving around as if it was a living being, but this was to signify how worked up Voulge was for this battle. He clenched the blade with his left hand, protected by the silver gauntlet he always has on, and literally stretched the blade up to a near-impossible length. It easily stood much taller than Voulge, nearly double his height, and it had a thin, curved shape to it similar to that of an oriental blade.

As the spearman neared the MagTects in front of him, he swung the blade over his head once, but that was enough to create a powerful gust of wind around him. "This chip is much stronger than I expected!" With a certain enthusiasm in his voice, Voulge lowered the spear to the tip would spark against the ground and ignite the weapon aflame. "CLEAVE!" Lancea was swung twice in quick succession, leaving nothing but two streak of fires lingering on the air until it was snuffed out. First swing was targeted on the first three of the virus, second was slightly changed to hit the same to virus before and the unharmed one. Voulge leaped away from the viruses, changing the silver blade into a golden one and threw the stretched blade like a boomerang towards the MagTects once more, making sure to wipe out any viruses that survived his last attack. Licht pushed his limit a bit further to pull Voulge away from the danger and into a much more acceptable area.

"Was that really necessary?"

"..."

'I mean, throwing your Lancea like a shuriken, homerunning Ignis with one swing, making everywhere an inhospitable terrain..."

"..."

"I guess Ignis' talking has finally tipped you off, eh?"

"...Maybe"

[Licht: High Gear (Evasion+)]
1. Shake off Confusion
Licht: Standby Dodge w/ Voulge [Evasion+]
Ignis: Smack Voulge back to his senses [1 Damage]
2. Vulcan Sarissa [Stage Change: Lava / 3TCD]
* Phalanx Aspis [1-hit Shield]
Ignis: Dodge
Licht: Pilum Force [Decoy / Movement / 1TCD]
* Move towards MagTec+
3. FireSword [80+[color=red]15[/color] / 3 Uses / Wide / Slashing] @ MagTec+ A/B/C
4. FireSword [80+[color=red]15[/color] / 3 Uses / Wide / Slashing] @ MagTec+ B/C/D
5. Boomerang [60 (x2 Element = 120) / 3-Targets] @ MagTec+ A/D/?
Licht: Dodge w/ Voulge [Evasion+] / AFTERBURNER
SplashLady went straight to clean-up work as her Moonblade made quick work of the remaining 3 Totams. Meanwhile, Voulge was trying to recover from his confusion made by the Mashies with some slow breathing techniques, but even though he did so, it wasn't to any effect... that is, until Ignis knocked some sense into him (Only to be whacked into the air.)

Splash recovered a bit with some help from her operator, while Voulge turned the battlefield into literal hell, burning Splash in some places. (5x6) Not to be deterred, Splash warped over to the Ninetails, making a surprise attack on them as she unleashed a blizzard force on them, destroying them except for one, which she eliminated thanks to the Wideshot. The lava underneath changed to a mix of ice and normal flooring after that.

Voulge, meanwhile, was dealing with the MagTecs, which were beginning to realize the hostile aura Voulge was giving out, and attacking with a nice shocking attack, pulling the fire Navi towards them. One hit connected (30) before Voulge sliced them up with a double flaming sword combo, finishing off with a nice golden Boomerang attack.

Nice work, team.

-- Scattered Mushrooms --
MashyEXA: DELETED
MashyEXB: DELETED
MashyEXC: DELETED
MashyEXD: DELETED [Voulge Kill]

-- Left Side: Angry Foxes --
Ninetails2A: DELETED
Ninetails2B: DELETED
Ninetails2C: DELETED
Ninetails2D: DELETED

-- Right Side: Tribal Force --
TotamA: DELETED
TotamB: DELETED
TotamC: DELETED
TotamD: DELETED [Splash Kill]

-- Back: Reinforcements --
MagTec+A: DELETED
MagTec+B: DELETED
MagTec+C: DELETED
MagTec+D: DELETED [Voulge Kill]

Terrain: 80% Lava, 15% Ice, 5% Normal

SplashLady: 245HP (2 Action to MagTec+ group)
Voulge: 134HP
Ignis.SP: 80HP
Licht.SP: 40HP

Battle 3 - Victory!
SplashLady:
- 3500z
- +9 FXP [Voulge]
- [Totem2] Battlechip!

Voulge:
- 3500z
- 68 BugFrags
- +9 FXP [SplashLady]
- [MagBolt2] Battlechip!
Voulge gathered his loots from the battle as always, but he was tired...very tired. The wounds he received from this battle was much more severe than he thought. Voulge truly underestimated the terror of the Rogue Net. By this time, Ignis finally came back to Voulge's side, completely silent but obviously still angry at the navi for what he did.

The spearman receded the lava back into his spear, leaving nothing but high heated normal panels beneath, and sat down to take a short rest. "I apologize, Splash...But is it alright if I sit for a while?" Seeing how Voulge would only have more trouble from here on out, Marius looked at the cash amount that was just updated and grabbed his white jacket. "Take a short break Voulge. I'll be right back." With that, the operator disconnected the PET from his computer and headed out into his front door...

-BATTLE FOUR, STANDBY-

((Just talk for a while until I can get some more stuff finished))
Aside from the boiling sensation in her feet, SplashLady felt rather good after her battle. Let's see what her reward data had...tons of cash, good...and chip data, that had the same signature as the Totam. "Well, good news and bad news, Sabrina. Good news is, we got chip data! Bad news is, it's a Fire chip..."

"Fire? Well, let's see what it is. Maybe I can trade it..." The Netopian girl read the description for the acquired chip, Totem2...and started shaking her head. "Nope, no way, Not a chance we aren't at least trying this one!"

"But I sorta remember when SplashMan used Magnum, and it was like he was on fire! I, for one, don't really care for that..."

"Relax! It's an Object chip, so it shouldn't directly affect you like that. Plus, it does lots of damage, and can even heal you! It's a great chip, and I'm not ditching it just because it's Fire!"

"...Fine, just don't drop an Aqua chip for it, capeesh?" Looked like she wasn't going to be able to argue her way out of this one. Hmm, speaking of Fire, Voulge was probably all set to keep on going.

"I apologize, Splash...But is it alright if I sit for a while?"

Or not. He did look a little beat, and presumably didn't have the awesome recovering ability she had. "Sure thing. I guess a breather would be nice." The mermaid Navi joined in the sitting, deciding not to miss the opportunity. "Rogue Nets are pretty tough, huh? I've been checking out some of them lately, but I've never even made it this far in one before. By the way, you're the one that turned the whole area into lava just then, right? You should do it more often...it really boosted my Aqua attacks!"

(if a mod gives us Battle #4 right now, I will find them, rip out their throat, and feed it to them >:0)
The resting navi was surprised to hear that SplashLady treaded the Rogue net multiple times, but never had the oppourtunity to delve this deep. Maybe Voulge just had expectations, but this just brought a small smile on the navi's mouth and chuckled. "More the reason why we should stick with each other." He began listening to how he should use more of his terrain attack more often. Voulge had a bitter taste in his mouth when he thought about doing so; yes, it would be both advantageous for her aqua attacks and Voulge could use the extra defense. No, since it could mean harm and danger to the non-fire type navi. "I'll...put it into consideration..."

Few minutes passed and there wasn't a single sign of Marius. At least trying to find some way to pass the time, Voulge decided to ask Splash a quick question. "How far do you think we can make it to? Even after the upgrade Marius is bringing and even the powerful chips we are receiving, the viruses are getting much too tough..." Though it was a strange question, almost sounding like a question if doubt, but he was just concerned.
So, how far could they go? She hadn't really thought of it..."Well, we'll go as far as we're able to, I guess. Honestly, I never really think about how far I think I can go. I just focus on what's coming up, and if they start to get too tough, I scram. If not, I keep going. It's as simple as that!" Granted, the sheer ferocity of the viruses was starting to worry her a little, but she was pretty sure it wouldn't be anything they couldn't handle. "So, how far do YOU think we can go?"

SplashLady took a look around, getting a better feel for her surroundings. "You know, it's kinda weird, just sitting here, hanging out in an open spot on the Net like this...especially since we're in a Rogue Net. But once you get past the really strong viruses and the general creepiness of Rogue Net, it's not so bad a place, is it?"
"I guess it depends entirely on you." Voulge slowly massaged his wounds, trying to alleviate the pain for this while. "I wouldn't have dreamed about coming this far by myself. We'll go as far as both us can." The navi said this with an honest smile, one that he hasn't shown for quiet a while. There was yet another silence between the two navi, and Voulge looked around the surrounding as well. There was peace and calmness that the navi found to be fascinating. All his life was to fight and protect, when there was a time when he could take a break from it, he would always be busy. "This is certainly strange...Rogue Net is a dangerous place, but in the end, it's just like any other netareas."

Voulge closed his eyes and took in the fresh air into his lung. He brought himself up to his feet with the help of his Lancea and stretched his body up a little bit. Ignis and Licht appeared by his side and slowly began to revolve around the navi. "Sorry for the wait. Shall we continue?"

-BATTLE FOUR, READY!-
Aha, time to continue the action. SplashLady leaped up, and looked over at her partner in busting. "If you're ready, I'm ready! Right, Sabrina?"

"..."

"Sabrina?"

"...Zzz..." Apparently the gap in battling wasn't an excellent idea, as the mermaid Navi's operator was left lying on a bed with nothing to do. Not a good combination.

"...Hang on a sec, Voulge." She cleared her throat, and took a few steps away from the fiery Navi, not wanting him especially close to her for what was about to happen. "Haa...SABRINA CHRISTINE JETTO!!!"

"Wha!?! I'm sorry Mom, it was just sitting there, and I got curious!!...Huh? What just happened?"

"Good, you're awake! Voulge and I are going to continue now, if you're done with your nap."

"Sorry, I just got bored, and must've conked out. I'm good to go, so start whenever you're ready!"

SplashLady nodded, and started moving along. "Let's do it, everyone!"

(COMMENCING BATTLE #4)
((+4 FXP, Earlier Interaction))

Forwards into the Rogue Network did they tread,
Looking for virus blood to be shed,
And that was just what they found,
greetings from some snarling hounds!

And hanging sheets of white cloth,
It's a wonder they're not eaten by moths,
In the distance, those with shaken feet,
Should not approach they who spew heat!

-- Front Line --
Spikey2EXA: 240HP
Spikey2EXB: 240HP
Spikey2EXC: 240HP
Spikey2EXD: 240HP
Spikey2EXE: 240HP

-- Backup --
WingerA: 180HP
WingerB: 180HP
WingerC: 180HP
WingerD: 180HP
WingerE: 180HP
WingerF: 180HP

-- Artillery --
VolcanerEXA: 180HP
VolcanerEXB: 180HP
VolcanerEXC: 180HP
VolcanerEXD: 180HP
VolcanerEXE: 180HP
VolcanerEXF: 180HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

-- Fighters --
SplashLady: 245HP
Voulge: 134HP
Ignis.SP: 80HP
Licht.SP: 40HP

-BATTLE FOUR, FIGHT!!-
Let's see...this time, a bunch of Spikey, volcano thingies...and a bunch of puppets? Wait, those looked familiar to her...Sabrina started searching her folder, eventually pulling out her Blizzard and holding it next to her PET screen. Just as she thought: aside from coloring, the two looked identical. "Okay, see those weird viruses on the strings? I'm guessing they've got an attack like Blizzard. So when we get to attacking them, keep that in mind! But, uh, for now...let's worry about the Spikey, okay?"

With a sigh, the mermaid Navi turned towards the yellow dog viruses, and started raising her spear to them. "To be honest, I'd kinda like to wash away those volcanos...but whatever. First off, lemme try and pick one off myself!" With that, she began to spin her weapon, to the point where it became little more than a blur. As it did so, the ends began to spray water, creating a ring of the liquid around the edges, which then began to spread inside the circle. As soon as it converged at the center, a blast of water gushed forth, towards one of the hellhounds. At the same time, SplashLady's spear came to a screeching halt, pointed straight up and with no detectable waver from the stoppage whatsoever. "Okay, I'm done. Send over chips whenever you want!"

Hmm...what to use...they weren't lacking in options, but they lacked the decisive one-hit deleting tool. There was also the sig moves, but Flood Cannon was too weak, and Aqua Ram...she didn't want her Navi getting up close and personal. Yet. "Um...here! Battlechip, WideShot! Double slot in!"

The Aqua Navi's spearhead began to glow blue, as she started to eye three of the Spikey2EX for aiming purposes...including the one that may or may not exist at this point. A pair of slashes then suddenly pierced the air, creating watery shock waves that jetted for the dog viruses, and each imbued with the strength to douse many a flame within them. She watched the aquatic strikes for a moment, then sighed once again. "Okay, what's next?"

"Hey, try to stay motivated! I know it's hard to when there's not much chipwise aside from Fire ones, but it's still good experience! Besides, that's what the trading board is for!" Now, for more watery fun. "Let's work on the others now! Battlechip, LilCloud! Slot in!"

Space above SplashLady's head began to become obscured, as a dark gray cloud began to form. Without moving a muscle, she closed her eyes, and focused Aqua energy as it grew and grew, until it reached its mature size, and raced forward. Once it reached the area of the Spikey, it began to rain down upon all those who dared to stand below it, and subsequently moved left and right, trying to hit as many viruses it could.

"All right, good job! Now, start dodging! But don't worry about those other Spikey...we're not done attacking!"

After a quick glance at her operator, in a wordless "No idea what you're talking about, but if you say so...", the mermaid Navi started to move around, in an attempt to avoid any incoming fire. "So, where's this attacking you promised?"

"Right here!" Time to test out that fancy new chip...hope it worked as planned..."Battlechip, Totem2! Slot in!"

As the Navi was trying to avoid becoming steam, a single tiered totem pole appeared. It seemed harmless enough, but...WHOOSH! A stream of fire erupted from its mouth, scorching the yellow dogs, and beating them at their own game as they turned into junk data.

Or at least, that's what the operator and Navi team envisioned. Who knew how it'd actually turn out?

[Order of Turn:
0a-Reserve Tank R (passive charge)
0b-Reserve Tank L (passive charge)
1-Charge Attack on Spikey2EXA (120, Aqua)
2-WideShot1 chip attack on Spikey2EXA, Spikey2EXB, and Spikey2EXC (60+15, Aqua) (Aqua Boost)
3-WideShot1 chip attack on Spikey2EXA, Spikey2EXB, and Spikey2EXC (60+15, Aqua) (Aqua Boost)
4-LilCloud chip attack on Spikey2EXC, Spikey2EXD, and Spikey2EXE (70+15, Aqua, lasts for 2 turns) (Aqua Boost)
5-Dodge
6-Totem2 chip attack on Spikey2EXC, Spikey2EXD, and Spikey2EXE (140, Fire, Spread 2; Spikey2EXE is primary target) (100 HP, Fire element, if hit, switches to Wood element and heals 70 HP)]