At that instant, a massive crystal spire erupted from the ground only a few meters away from the small group of navis. The resultant shockwave shattered the network beneath their feet, kicking up large amounts of smoke and debris. The onslaught was followed by a volley of small azure objects that exploded into bursts of aquatic energy upon striking the ground, washing away the putrid pungi but leaving behind a watery moat in the process. As the roots of the crystalline obstacle spread across the network, deepening the cracks in the ground, all six navis were forced to take a few cautious steps back away from the epicenter of the blast. As CrushMan and MeleeMan shielded their optical sensors from the shrapnel, they could slowly make out a trio of navis that emerged from the smoke. The first one, a female customnavi with a pair of transparent crystalline greaves and gauntlets over a pure white bodysuit brushed herself off gingerly. Her tall, slender form was accentuated with a pair of black highlights on her shoulders and a single black emblem on her chest, and her straight white hair gave her an almost ethereal look. Smirking coyly to herself, she brushed her hair to the side and announced out loud. "Agents of the Teksqp mafia!" she called, her voice a strong commanding alto, "This is Rhinestone.EXE of the Department of Public Safety division of the NetPolice! You will surrender your weapons and comply peacefully, or you will suffer the consequences!"
The second navi, a slender male aqua-type clad in a dark blue navisuit, flippers, and a pair of goggles waddled up beside Rhinestone and sighed. "Captain Rhinestone, surely you know that asking them to surrender at this point is pretty worthless. They've seen that attack of yours I don't know how many times now. What makes you think that they're scared of it?" he said, his voice sounding weary and slightly lazy, "Besides, it's probably for the best. They weren't really high-ranking opponents anyways. We could always just wait for backup and then take the rest of the day off."
Rhinestone looked shocked. "T-Torrentman! How could you say something like that?" she stammered, wagging a crystalline finger in his direction, "We have a civic duty to uphold the law in this time of chaos!"
"BLOCK!" chirped the third participant, who looked... like a cube with legs.
Torrentman shook his head, his damp blue hair sending droplets of water from side to side. "Blockman, you are without a doubt, the most useless navi I have ever met." he said ill-temperedly, hefting his spear gun over his shoulder and sighing, "I mean seriously, how did you manage to get to the level you're at with your current... folder?"
Before Blockman could respond, however, another navi had landed upon his "head" in a crouched position. Clad in a rather gaudy Black-and-gold Chinese-style dress over a black navisuit, the newcomer smiled, her Electopian-style features displaying a rather serene look. Her green hair was tied up in an ornate yet modern set of clips, tassels, and chopsticks, and a golden folding fan sat idly in her gloved hand. "Your aquatic friend is absolutely right, Miss Rhinestone, that he is." she said in a high, feminine voice, "Hunting us down is a foolish endeavor, that it is."
"Y...Yeah" muttered a deep baritone voice, its speaker revealing itself to be a large, silver, anthropomorphic fish with a trident, "We... won't go down without a... fight."
Caught off guard, Rhinestone's palm shot forward, sending a razor-sharp crystal spear lancing toward her opponent. The Electopian beauty didn't skip a beat, evading the attack by entering an elegant backflip and sailing through the air before landing a short distance away. Panicking, Blockman yelled, "BLOCK!" and promptly summoned a rockcube to the field.
The four other navis appeared ready to battle when yet another interruption revealed itself in the form of two extremely well-dressed navis: one small and thin, one large and portly. Both were clad in rather stylish white trenchcoats and small, blue-lensed sunglasses. The larger one, clearly the superior due to his demeanor and poise, wore his coat open-faced, revealing his blue bodysuit and making the trenchcoat appear like a high-fashion lab coat. With a coy smirk, he cleared his throat and spoke in a thick Sharo accent. "Ahh... thees would be the Teksqp and the NetPolice, vould it not? Miss Xiao, quite a pleasure to see you again."
Now it was Xiao's turn to be taken aback. In a guarded tone of voice, she took a nervous step backwards as she faced the new threat. "Grigorio... this is not your sector, that it isn't. Is not your presence here a violation of the agreement between our organizations?" she asked nervously, "If you return to your designated sector, I will not report this to your superiors, that I will not."
Grigorio chuckled and gestured with his arms. "Miss Xiao, I am afraid that you underestimate my prowess, da? For you see, I haff already secured my 'designated sector,' as you vould say. a sinister smile grew wider upon his features as he continued, "Unvortunately, the pitiful NetPolice detachment that faced off against me vell all too quickly to the fruits of my genius — hardly adequate test subjects by any stretch of ze imagination." With that, the portly Techari admin snapped his fingers, summoning what appeared to be three white pieces of mystery data, each carrying the Techari insignia upon their faces. "As a result, I decided to ensure that my favorite Teksqp admin vas getting along just fine." Crossing his arms across his chest, Grigorio smiled a rather broad smile, "besides, I'm hoping you ALL vill provide me with some interesting data, vill you not?"
Interesting data? I hope he doesn't mean what I think he means!
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Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: 200 (behind TrapData) [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: 100
Techari — Techari TrapDataA: 400 [Normal]
Techari — Techari TrapDataB: 400 [Normal]
Techari — Techari TrapDataC: 400 [Normal]
Teksqp Admin — Xiao.EXE: 264 [Cracked]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: 284 [Sea]
Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 258 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: 162 (Behind RockCubeA) [Sea]
Dept. of Public Safety - BlockMan.EXE: 200 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Crystal Spire: 50 HP (Center of Field)
RockCubeA: 200
Ally — Shine: 98 [Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 25 [Cracked]
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: 35 [Cracked]
Crushman: 150 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 300 [Cracked]
Field: 40% Sea, 40% Cracked, 20% Normal
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Skyrender Style Tactical Combat Rules:
-At the cost of one action, any player may instruct an ally to use their actions in a particular way. (Note that this is not limited to attacks, and may include tactical (and not-so-tactical) maneuvers)
-Success of allied maneuvers is determined by the quality of RP as well as the clarity of the IC directions given. Do not expect your allies to break the fourth wall and read your turn summary. If you tell them to "shoot the thingy at the thing," they may end up attacking your partner!
-Allies that are not given directions will act on their own. Note that if left to their own devices, allies may attack any and all viable targets.
-You may attempt to recruit other NPC's for one action each. Success of this maneuver is determined by an RNG modified by RP quality, IC persuasiveness of the argument, the condition of the battle, and the personality of the target.
-If you fail to recruit a target, you must wait one full turn before attempting to recruit them again.
-Have fun, and be creative!
Shine: Elec/Cursor
Max HP: 140
Actions: 2
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 10/40
Battlechips: Cannon x2, Shotgun x2, Thunder1 x2, Zapring1 x2, Fan x1
Signature Attacks:
Overshine: Blind to one enemy, 2TC
Power Conduit: Adds 16 to the damage of all one navi's attacks this turn and reduces the cooldown of one of their sig attacks by 1. 2TC
Kunie: Normal/Sword
Max HP: 140
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 15/60
Battlechips: Shotgun x2, Sword, ElecKnife, FireKnife, Rageclaw, Areagrab
Signature Attacks:
Teleport Dart: Deals 10 slashing damage and teleports user to location. Can be used with one other person to teleport two people to the same location. 3TC
Coyote Drive: Tactical Move x4, 2TC
Parabola: Normal/Cursor
Max HP: 200
Actions: 2
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 20/80
Battlechips: Cannon x2, Heatshot x2, ElecReel1 x1, Magnum1 x1
NetPolice Weapon: Nexus Instruments 87 Graphing Killculator (200 Ammunition)
-Normal Shot: Parabolic Snare - 20 Damage + Stun, (50 ammo used)
-Alternate Shot: Plot Derivative - Creates a 30 HP object (50 ammo used)
Punct: Normal/Recovery
Max HP: 250
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 15/60
Battlechips: Vulcan1 x3, Vulcan2 x2, Guard1 x2, Shotgun x2, Recover 30 x2
NetPolice Weapon: Ghostwriter (200 Ammunition)
-Normal Shot: Phantom Mode — Shadow Status to one target, Self Slow (60 ammo used)
-Alternate Shot: Punctuate — 10 damage + knockback (20 ammo used)
Meleeman and Crushman
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"Jeez, that was fast! Detecting multiple Navi contacts, unidentified objects present as well, drastic and sudden field changes... These guys are no jokes!"
Give me a weapon so I might decimate them then!
"Alright, we can't afford anything like what happened last time. That kind of recklessness gets people killed." The Mast continued. "We'll go in guns blazing soon enough, first we need to secure our allies and find out just what are enemies are capable of."
Action One
"Breaker! Uploading Guard chip, focus on the defense of out allies and take good measure of the enemy!"
Which ones were enemies then? He'd have to make a decision soon. A large shield as long his body and in the shape of an upside down teardrop had formed in front of him. CrushMan took a steady grip of the hold inside the shield and then quickly made his way to the NetPolice he'd been assigned to guard earlier. No mistakes this time!
Actions Two and Three
"Punct! Parabola!" The Master called. "I require your aid. I'd like for us to join forces with the other NetPolice, but I'm unsure if I can convince them that we're on their side. You two are with them, right? Let's all go together then, with three more Navis on our side we'll be unstoppable! "
"But we can't get cocky. There's way too much at stake here. Namely our lives. Once we've convinced the other NetPolice to join our forces, we should set up proper defenses in preparation to receive the enemy offensive. Use any defensive or recovery abilities at your disposal and observe the enemy. If we can find a weakness, they'll be that much easier to handle later!"
"Alright, alright! We're in the middle of a war zone here, so let's not piss around! Breaker, let's go!"
CrushMan took eager steps forward, glad to receive the Master's orders, and started crashing his way across the field, then splashing his way through the waters. The great Crystal Spire attracted his attention momentarily, but he continued nonetheless. Wondering just what a thing might do was pointless. He'd figure out soon enough.
He felt the ground start to break and shatter underneath his feet, and for a moment questioned just how stable the ground around here was. Breaker left the crumbling data behind him and shattered more on his path, approaching the NetPolice as quickly as his powerful legs could bring him.
Action Four
"Unidentified NetPolice Officers, we're coming to reinforce your position."
Best that the Master speak now than later, Crush thought, it'd hardly do to have these people shooting at him if they were going to be allies.
"Officer Rhinestone, I believe I heard you identify yourself as. We've just eliminated a Teksqp force of our own and my Navi Breaker is now in the company of your fellows, Officers Punct and Parabola, as an ally. That same offer now extends to you. All that I ask in return is all the data you have on the currently engaged targets. I'd rather not be fighting blind and any bit helps. Together, I'm confident we can eliminate the rest of these NetMafia with ease."
CrushMan continued his march towards the apparent allies, still weary of the ground he stood on. At least confident enough that his shield would hold back enemy attacks, what would he do if the ground itself fell out from underneath him?
Summary
1. Guard2 — Guards and Reflects 120 Damage
2. Instructions to Punct to Recruit NetPolice and then Use Defensive and Recovery Actions
3. Instructions to Parabola to Recruit NetPolice and then Use Defensive and Recovery Actions
4. Attempt to Convince (Recruit) Rhinestone.exe to Join Forces
Give me a weapon so I might decimate them then!
"Alright, we can't afford anything like what happened last time. That kind of recklessness gets people killed." The Mast continued. "We'll go in guns blazing soon enough, first we need to secure our allies and find out just what are enemies are capable of."
Action One
"Breaker! Uploading Guard chip, focus on the defense of out allies and take good measure of the enemy!"
Which ones were enemies then? He'd have to make a decision soon. A large shield as long his body and in the shape of an upside down teardrop had formed in front of him. CrushMan took a steady grip of the hold inside the shield and then quickly made his way to the NetPolice he'd been assigned to guard earlier. No mistakes this time!
Actions Two and Three
"Punct! Parabola!" The Master called. "I require your aid. I'd like for us to join forces with the other NetPolice, but I'm unsure if I can convince them that we're on their side. You two are with them, right? Let's all go together then, with three more Navis on our side we'll be unstoppable! "
"But we can't get cocky. There's way too much at stake here. Namely our lives. Once we've convinced the other NetPolice to join our forces, we should set up proper defenses in preparation to receive the enemy offensive. Use any defensive or recovery abilities at your disposal and observe the enemy. If we can find a weakness, they'll be that much easier to handle later!"
"Alright, alright! We're in the middle of a war zone here, so let's not piss around! Breaker, let's go!"
CrushMan took eager steps forward, glad to receive the Master's orders, and started crashing his way across the field, then splashing his way through the waters. The great Crystal Spire attracted his attention momentarily, but he continued nonetheless. Wondering just what a thing might do was pointless. He'd figure out soon enough.
He felt the ground start to break and shatter underneath his feet, and for a moment questioned just how stable the ground around here was. Breaker left the crumbling data behind him and shattered more on his path, approaching the NetPolice as quickly as his powerful legs could bring him.
Action Four
"Unidentified NetPolice Officers, we're coming to reinforce your position."
Best that the Master speak now than later, Crush thought, it'd hardly do to have these people shooting at him if they were going to be allies.
"Officer Rhinestone, I believe I heard you identify yourself as. We've just eliminated a Teksqp force of our own and my Navi Breaker is now in the company of your fellows, Officers Punct and Parabola, as an ally. That same offer now extends to you. All that I ask in return is all the data you have on the currently engaged targets. I'd rather not be fighting blind and any bit helps. Together, I'm confident we can eliminate the rest of these NetMafia with ease."
CrushMan continued his march towards the apparent allies, still weary of the ground he stood on. At least confident enough that his shield would hold back enemy attacks, what would he do if the ground itself fell out from underneath him?
Summary
1. Guard2 — Guards and Reflects 120 Damage
2. Instructions to Punct to Recruit NetPolice and then Use Defensive and Recovery Actions
3. Instructions to Parabola to Recruit NetPolice and then Use Defensive and Recovery Actions
4. Attempt to Convince (Recruit) Rhinestone.exe to Join Forces
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Rania raised an eyebrow at her ally's tactics, then nodded approvingly. "Smart decision. I've got to hand it to our ally, Thomas," she said cheerfully to MeleeMan, "it was a good move using our NP backing to our advantage here. Hopefully the Netpolice will see that we're on their side, making this battle far easier than it would have been if you had approached it like the last one. Furthermore, the mafia already seems to be quarreling. With the combined force of you, CrushMan, and the Netpolice, the split mafia factions wouldn't stand a chance."
"True," MeleeMan sighed. "I was kind of looking forward to beating the living daylights out of everyone again, but that works too." Cracking his knuckles, he walked over towards the one that had made the rockcube earlier. "This guy obviously has defensive capabilities with that opening move. He'd be a good one to have with us as well, I'm sure."
"Why are you cracking your knuckles before you make a negotiation? And furthermore," she coughed, "you didn't beat up any mafia that match at all. You basically just threw the clawed one into the lizard and then railed on the Netpolice for the rest of the time."
"Y-Yeah, but it was for a good cause!" MeleeMan retorted, quieting out Rania as he went to try to reveal his current alliance to the Netpolice. "Hey, uh, Officer Blockhead," he addressed the officer, moving quickly towards him in an unintentionally intimidating way. Rania slapped her forehead as she noticed him flub the name right off the bat. "My friend BreakMan and I are working with these two Netpolice chicks. Because we helped them out earlier, I was figuring maybe you guys could help us out and check us as friendlies when you're firing, alright, cause you know we're... uh... we're on your side," he muttered, looking around the cube and trying futilely to find a face to speak to.
"MeleeMan, more important matters," Rania interrupted him, brushing her hair out of her eyes as she spoke. "That opponent you're fighting looks like he has an aqua- based strategy. Furthermore, he seems to have created sea panels to aid himself in battle. I don't need to tell you the problem he poses, I assume."
MeleeMan looked back at the fish, frowning. "Yeah, but at the same time, those other jerks tick me off a lot more. Who do they think they are, prancing around with their nancy attitudes and hiding behind stupid trap data as soon as they enter a battle? These weaklings obviously need to be cleared from the battlefield as soon as possible so real warriors can fight. I'd like to get the woman cleared out as well, but eh, she doesn't look all that reasonable," he sighed, scratching his chin.
"A-Are you serious? You're just going to ignore the water-disadvantage completely? Use some strategy! I'll remind you you're also standing on a cracked panel. Move without caution and you could get stuck in a hole, or worse yet, fall into another trap!" Rania warned him, trying to look more serious.
"Well... yeah, you're right. Dammit, you know anything about trap data? I'm guessing I can't just smash my way through that stuff," he mumbled, looking warily at the four boxes.
"It's quite possible they're chips or weapons that trigger specifically when a certain criteria is met. I've heard that these criteria often include recovery techniques or elemental attacks," she responded, remembering all that she'd read earlier in her netbattling handbook. "I think you can use an Untrap to defuse them, but we don't have anything of that sort with us. I'd suggest playing defensively for now and waiting to see what happens. But at the same time... I don't want the Netpolice to have to tank the traps for us," she muttered, running her hand through her hair worriedly. "But I guess they're wise in matters like this. They'll probably make an educated decision on how to proceed. For now, while don't you put up a smokescreen? That way, we can be sure that you don't get targeted by that one fish navi. Be prepared to dodge."
Groaning, MeleeMan released a large wave of smoke to cover him on all sides. "Fine, fine. Sheesh. What a worrisome girl you are. Speaking of worrisome girls, where did those other two chicks go off to?" he asked himself, crossing his arms. "Kunie! Wherever you are, I don't think you're in any condition to fight! Come to me and I'll protect you!" he shouted, materializing a guard to hand her. "Now, I know this sounds weird, but get on my shoulders. I'd like you to have a look around and try to discover a route around that trap data. The guard should protect you from enemy fire." Frowning, he suddenly noticed that Rania had adopted her angry, jealous look once again. "Wait, she's not just going to think I'm trying to do something perverted, is she? I'm serious about this, dammit. I hope she sees that," he thought to himself, his jaw twitching slightly as he held his large hand out to Kunie. "D-Don't worry about the ground either. I've got a back-up plan in case it cracks though... I don't think that would happen."
"MeleeMan, I'm thinking that maybe you shouldn't make strategies any more," Rania mumbled, sinking her head into her pillow as she slotted in a guard battle chip.
1) Negotiate with / recruit BlockMan
2) Soul Fist: Survivor's Code [3 turns increased evasion]
3) Instructions to Kunie to get on shoulders and look for route around trap data
4) Guard1 for Kunie
5) Prepare to perform an epic strafe with another navi on shoulders maneuver [dodge]
"True," MeleeMan sighed. "I was kind of looking forward to beating the living daylights out of everyone again, but that works too." Cracking his knuckles, he walked over towards the one that had made the rockcube earlier. "This guy obviously has defensive capabilities with that opening move. He'd be a good one to have with us as well, I'm sure."
"Why are you cracking your knuckles before you make a negotiation? And furthermore," she coughed, "you didn't beat up any mafia that match at all. You basically just threw the clawed one into the lizard and then railed on the Netpolice for the rest of the time."
"Y-Yeah, but it was for a good cause!" MeleeMan retorted, quieting out Rania as he went to try to reveal his current alliance to the Netpolice. "Hey, uh, Officer Blockhead," he addressed the officer, moving quickly towards him in an unintentionally intimidating way. Rania slapped her forehead as she noticed him flub the name right off the bat. "My friend BreakMan and I are working with these two Netpolice chicks. Because we helped them out earlier, I was figuring maybe you guys could help us out and check us as friendlies when you're firing, alright, cause you know we're... uh... we're on your side," he muttered, looking around the cube and trying futilely to find a face to speak to.
"MeleeMan, more important matters," Rania interrupted him, brushing her hair out of her eyes as she spoke. "That opponent you're fighting looks like he has an aqua- based strategy. Furthermore, he seems to have created sea panels to aid himself in battle. I don't need to tell you the problem he poses, I assume."
MeleeMan looked back at the fish, frowning. "Yeah, but at the same time, those other jerks tick me off a lot more. Who do they think they are, prancing around with their nancy attitudes and hiding behind stupid trap data as soon as they enter a battle? These weaklings obviously need to be cleared from the battlefield as soon as possible so real warriors can fight. I'd like to get the woman cleared out as well, but eh, she doesn't look all that reasonable," he sighed, scratching his chin.
"A-Are you serious? You're just going to ignore the water-disadvantage completely? Use some strategy! I'll remind you you're also standing on a cracked panel. Move without caution and you could get stuck in a hole, or worse yet, fall into another trap!" Rania warned him, trying to look more serious.
"Well... yeah, you're right. Dammit, you know anything about trap data? I'm guessing I can't just smash my way through that stuff," he mumbled, looking warily at the four boxes.
"It's quite possible they're chips or weapons that trigger specifically when a certain criteria is met. I've heard that these criteria often include recovery techniques or elemental attacks," she responded, remembering all that she'd read earlier in her netbattling handbook. "I think you can use an Untrap to defuse them, but we don't have anything of that sort with us. I'd suggest playing defensively for now and waiting to see what happens. But at the same time... I don't want the Netpolice to have to tank the traps for us," she muttered, running her hand through her hair worriedly. "But I guess they're wise in matters like this. They'll probably make an educated decision on how to proceed. For now, while don't you put up a smokescreen? That way, we can be sure that you don't get targeted by that one fish navi. Be prepared to dodge."
Groaning, MeleeMan released a large wave of smoke to cover him on all sides. "Fine, fine. Sheesh. What a worrisome girl you are. Speaking of worrisome girls, where did those other two chicks go off to?" he asked himself, crossing his arms. "Kunie! Wherever you are, I don't think you're in any condition to fight! Come to me and I'll protect you!" he shouted, materializing a guard to hand her. "Now, I know this sounds weird, but get on my shoulders. I'd like you to have a look around and try to discover a route around that trap data. The guard should protect you from enemy fire." Frowning, he suddenly noticed that Rania had adopted her angry, jealous look once again. "Wait, she's not just going to think I'm trying to do something perverted, is she? I'm serious about this, dammit. I hope she sees that," he thought to himself, his jaw twitching slightly as he held his large hand out to Kunie. "D-Don't worry about the ground either. I've got a back-up plan in case it cracks though... I don't think that would happen."
"MeleeMan, I'm thinking that maybe you shouldn't make strategies any more," Rania mumbled, sinking her head into her pillow as she slotted in a guard battle chip.
1) Negotiate with / recruit BlockMan
2) Soul Fist: Survivor's Code [3 turns increased evasion]
3) Instructions to Kunie to get on shoulders and look for route around trap data
4) Guard1 for Kunie
5) Prepare to perform an epic strafe with another navi on shoulders maneuver [dodge]
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((Wow, bad luck on the RNG, Tom...))
Punct and Parabola both nodded in affirmation to CrushMan's command, and assist each other to the best of their ability. (Punct uses her recover30's to heal herself and Parabola, and Parabola looks confusedly at her own arsenal before shrugging and shaking her head.) Afterwards, the unlikely trio rushed over toward Rhinestone and Torrentman, attempting to explain the situation that they were in. Rhinestone frowned in response, placing a hand on her hip and cocking her head to the side. "You say you defeated the Teksqp Unit? How can we be so sure? It doesn't even look like you're attacking anything!" she asked skeptically, "It is fairly obvious to me that you don't intend to attack us, but I'm afraid that I cannot allow myself to be aligned with you at the present. There is too much uncertainty, given that we've faced at least a few .GMO tricks by Teksqp headhunters as well as a fair amount of deceit from Vivarte sympathizers posing as mercenaries." The white-clad netNavi brushed her long, straight silvery hair to the side as she shook her head and clenched her gemstone-gauntleted fists. "I'm afraid at this point, I am forced to refuse your offer for alliance. I can, however, give you some basic information on the opposing forces." Gesturing to the Electopian-style navi and her fishlike partner, Rhinestone nodded and spoke.
The girl is named Xiao.EXE, a modified Electopian-model GSH-32 currently in the employ of the Teksqp mafia. Though not a ranked member, she is an admin-rank wind-style navi possessing a considerable array of battlechips and techniques. She relies on quick strikes and finesse to overpower an opponent, so be careful. Her partner is Silverfish.EXE, a fully-amphibious modified AQ-X model from Netopia. He's a water type that compliments Xiao's quick strikes with heavyhanded attacks and submergible assaults... GAH!" she cried, turning around and slamming her fist into the ground. Instantly, another crystal spire erupted near Silverfish as the gleaming anthropomorphic netNavi dove headfirst into the water nearby. The glistening monolith's ascent shattered the ground around it, breaking the network into pieces and causing it to crumble into a hole. Without skipping a beat, TorrentMan launched a volley of projectiles from his speargun toward Xiao.EXE, who spiraled into the air, dodging the first two but getting struck by the third. Wincing in pain, she glared angrily at TorrentMan. "I will deal with you in good time, that I will," she scowled in a feminine voice, "But at the moment, it seems as though I have a treacherous would-be comrade to deal with, that I do."
With that, Xiao.EXE nimbly flipped to the side, approaching Grigorio's trap data from the left In a set of motions too quick for the eye to follow, she withdrew her fan and slashed at the first crystal twice. Deep fibrous cracks appeared on the surface of the Techari Trapdata, and Xiao allowed herself the luxury of a small smile...
...before being ensnared by the tendrils of the nearest trap data. The Teksqp admin let out a small scream and struggled as she was rooted to the ground by a series of black coils that sprung from the nearest piece of trap data. Grigorio laughed as he withdrew a small device from his labcoat and held it up for the navis to see. "Gyahahah! Now you vill see ze true power of my intellect! You know ze trap data that occurs in... how do you say... 'Mystery Data?' vell, I haff emulated ze trap to verk in my favor! Go!" he shouted, as he pressed the central button. Grinning at the captured Xiao, Grigorio waved the remote at her threateningly, "Only fitting, my dear, that you get a front row seat!" Instantly, the three pieces of TrapData sent a series of pulses across the network. The first collided with Xiao and Rhinestone, the second with CrushMan (20) and Shine, and the third with MeleeMan (40)! As it did so, each of the trap data began to transform into a twisted amalgamation of each host! The first, an unlikely and stunningly beautiful combination of Xiao.EXE and Rhinestone.EXE, wobbled forward uncertainly, and winked coquettishly at CrushMan before throwing up a thumbs-up sign. Wow... I think she LIKES you.
The second creation was substantially less easy on the eyes. If the massive 10-foot CrushMan were to strip off the armor, replace it with a skintight orange bodysuit, and wear a lightbulb around his head, that would be... pretty much what was standing in front of the navis. Beating its chest with one hand, he shrieked. "Like, I will, like totally CRUSH YOUR FACE IN!" he shouted obnoxiously, pointing at CrushMan. Strangely enough, when he shouted, light seemed to pour out from the massive lightbulb around his head. How odd. "Oh my god, MASTER like totally wants me to OBLITERATE TARGET!"
The final piece of trap data materialized into a carbon copy of MeleeMan. The newly-formed pugilist looked down at his hands in confusion as he punched them together, slightly disoriented. "Huh? What the hell is this?" he shouted, his voice a near-perfect emulation of the original. Noticing the real MeleeMan with Kunie on his shoulders, he clenched his fists in anger, scowling at the sight. "Hey! Th-That guy's trying to steal my style! Looks like I'll have to solve this little problem like I solve all little problems! By pounding them until they're not problems anymore!"
Kunie, remembering MeleeMan's orders to figure out a way to get around the trap data, decides the best way to get it out of the way is to pepper it with Shotgun ammunition. She unloads both of her Shotgun battlechips onto the MeleeMan clone, striking both the StylishGoon and the Crushman/Shine abomination in the process. Shine also looks shocked at the latest development but fires off a cannon battlechip, striking Grigorio off guard and causing the larger navi to wince in pain. "Vat? You! I vill crush you like insect! You vill see!" he roars, frantically entering commands into his small remote.
Oh, and MeleeMan convinces BlockMan to join their cause. BlockMan celebrates by summoning 3 more rockcubes.
...wow, this is a mess...
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Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: 160 (behind TrapData Clones) [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: 50
Techari — XiaoStone: 240 [Normal]
Techari — OrangeCrush: 350 [Normal]
Techari — MeleeMan?: 300 [Normal]
Teksqp Admin — Xiao.EXE: 204 (Equip: Sword) (Ennared! -2 Actions)[Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: 284 (Submerged) [Sea]
Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 218 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: 162 (Behind RockCubeA) [Sea]
Crystal SpireA: 50 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 200 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
Ally — Shine: 58 [Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 55 [Cracked]
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: 65 [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: 200 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 260 [Cracked]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
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Skyrender Style Tactical Combat Rules:
-At the cost of one action, any player may instruct an ally to use their actions in a particular way. (Note that this is not limited to attacks, and may include tactical (and not-so-tactical) maneuvers)
-Success of allied maneuvers is determined by the quality of RP as well as the clarity of the IC directions given. Do not expect your allies to break the fourth wall and read your turn summary. If you tell them to "shoot the thingy at the thing," they may end up attacking your partner!
-Allies that are not given directions will act on their own. Note that if left to their own devices, allies may attack any and all viable targets.
-You may attempt to recruit other NPC's for one action each. Success of this maneuver is determined by an RNG modified by RP quality, IC persuasiveness of the argument, the condition of the battle, and the personality of the target.
-If you fail to recruit a target, you must wait one full turn before attempting to recruit them again.
-Have fun, and be creative!
Shine: Elec/Cursor
Max HP: 140
Actions: 2
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 10/40
Battlechips: Cannon x2, Shotgun x2, Thunder1 x2, Zapring1 x2, Fan x1
Signature Attacks:
Overshine: Blind to one enemy, 2TC
Power Conduit: Adds 16 to the damage of all one navi's attacks this turn and reduces the cooldown of one of their sig attacks by 1. 2TC
Kunie: Normal/Sword
Max HP: 140
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 15/60
Battlechips: Shotgun x2, Sword, ElecKnife, FireKnife, Rageclaw, Areagrab
Signature Attacks:
Teleport Dart: Deals 10 slashing damage and teleports user to location. Can be used with one other person to teleport two people to the same location. 3TC
Coyote Drive: Tactical Move x4, 2TC
Parabola: Normal/Cursor
Max HP: 200
Actions: 2
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 20/80
Battlechips: Cannon x2, Heatshot x2, ElecReel1 x1, Magnum1 x1
NetPolice Weapon: Nexus Instruments 87 Graphing Killculator (200 Ammunition)
-Normal Shot: Parabolic Snare - 20 Damage + Stun, (50 ammo used)
-Alternate Shot: Plot Derivative - Creates a 30 HP object (50 ammo used)
Punct: Normal/Recovery
Max HP: 250
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 15/60
Battlechips: Vulcan1 x3, Vulcan2 x2, Guard1 x2, Shotgun x2, Recover 30 x2
NetPolice Weapon: Ghostwriter (200 Ammunition)
-Normal Shot: Phantom Mode — Shadow Status to one target, Self Slow (60 ammo used)
-Alternate Shot: Punctuate — 10 damage + knockback (20 ammo used)
Blockman Recruited!
Blockman: Normal/Normal
Max HP: 200
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: N/A (no buster)
Battlechips: Rockcube x10
Signature Attacks: None
Punct and Parabola both nodded in affirmation to CrushMan's command, and assist each other to the best of their ability. (Punct uses her recover30's to heal herself and Parabola, and Parabola looks confusedly at her own arsenal before shrugging and shaking her head.) Afterwards, the unlikely trio rushed over toward Rhinestone and Torrentman, attempting to explain the situation that they were in. Rhinestone frowned in response, placing a hand on her hip and cocking her head to the side. "You say you defeated the Teksqp Unit? How can we be so sure? It doesn't even look like you're attacking anything!" she asked skeptically, "It is fairly obvious to me that you don't intend to attack us, but I'm afraid that I cannot allow myself to be aligned with you at the present. There is too much uncertainty, given that we've faced at least a few .GMO tricks by Teksqp headhunters as well as a fair amount of deceit from Vivarte sympathizers posing as mercenaries." The white-clad netNavi brushed her long, straight silvery hair to the side as she shook her head and clenched her gemstone-gauntleted fists. "I'm afraid at this point, I am forced to refuse your offer for alliance. I can, however, give you some basic information on the opposing forces." Gesturing to the Electopian-style navi and her fishlike partner, Rhinestone nodded and spoke.
The girl is named Xiao.EXE, a modified Electopian-model GSH-32 currently in the employ of the Teksqp mafia. Though not a ranked member, she is an admin-rank wind-style navi possessing a considerable array of battlechips and techniques. She relies on quick strikes and finesse to overpower an opponent, so be careful. Her partner is Silverfish.EXE, a fully-amphibious modified AQ-X model from Netopia. He's a water type that compliments Xiao's quick strikes with heavyhanded attacks and submergible assaults... GAH!" she cried, turning around and slamming her fist into the ground. Instantly, another crystal spire erupted near Silverfish as the gleaming anthropomorphic netNavi dove headfirst into the water nearby. The glistening monolith's ascent shattered the ground around it, breaking the network into pieces and causing it to crumble into a hole. Without skipping a beat, TorrentMan launched a volley of projectiles from his speargun toward Xiao.EXE, who spiraled into the air, dodging the first two but getting struck by the third. Wincing in pain, she glared angrily at TorrentMan. "I will deal with you in good time, that I will," she scowled in a feminine voice, "But at the moment, it seems as though I have a treacherous would-be comrade to deal with, that I do."
With that, Xiao.EXE nimbly flipped to the side, approaching Grigorio's trap data from the left In a set of motions too quick for the eye to follow, she withdrew her fan and slashed at the first crystal twice. Deep fibrous cracks appeared on the surface of the Techari Trapdata, and Xiao allowed herself the luxury of a small smile...
...before being ensnared by the tendrils of the nearest trap data. The Teksqp admin let out a small scream and struggled as she was rooted to the ground by a series of black coils that sprung from the nearest piece of trap data. Grigorio laughed as he withdrew a small device from his labcoat and held it up for the navis to see. "Gyahahah! Now you vill see ze true power of my intellect! You know ze trap data that occurs in... how do you say... 'Mystery Data?' vell, I haff emulated ze trap to verk in my favor! Go!" he shouted, as he pressed the central button. Grinning at the captured Xiao, Grigorio waved the remote at her threateningly, "Only fitting, my dear, that you get a front row seat!" Instantly, the three pieces of TrapData sent a series of pulses across the network. The first collided with Xiao and Rhinestone, the second with CrushMan (20) and Shine, and the third with MeleeMan (40)! As it did so, each of the trap data began to transform into a twisted amalgamation of each host! The first, an unlikely and stunningly beautiful combination of Xiao.EXE and Rhinestone.EXE, wobbled forward uncertainly, and winked coquettishly at CrushMan before throwing up a thumbs-up sign. Wow... I think she LIKES you.
The second creation was substantially less easy on the eyes. If the massive 10-foot CrushMan were to strip off the armor, replace it with a skintight orange bodysuit, and wear a lightbulb around his head, that would be... pretty much what was standing in front of the navis. Beating its chest with one hand, he shrieked. "Like, I will, like totally CRUSH YOUR FACE IN!" he shouted obnoxiously, pointing at CrushMan. Strangely enough, when he shouted, light seemed to pour out from the massive lightbulb around his head. How odd. "Oh my god, MASTER like totally wants me to OBLITERATE TARGET!"
The final piece of trap data materialized into a carbon copy of MeleeMan. The newly-formed pugilist looked down at his hands in confusion as he punched them together, slightly disoriented. "Huh? What the hell is this?" he shouted, his voice a near-perfect emulation of the original. Noticing the real MeleeMan with Kunie on his shoulders, he clenched his fists in anger, scowling at the sight. "Hey! Th-That guy's trying to steal my style! Looks like I'll have to solve this little problem like I solve all little problems! By pounding them until they're not problems anymore!"
Kunie, remembering MeleeMan's orders to figure out a way to get around the trap data, decides the best way to get it out of the way is to pepper it with Shotgun ammunition. She unloads both of her Shotgun battlechips onto the MeleeMan clone, striking both the StylishGoon and the Crushman/Shine abomination in the process. Shine also looks shocked at the latest development but fires off a cannon battlechip, striking Grigorio off guard and causing the larger navi to wince in pain. "Vat? You! I vill crush you like insect! You vill see!" he roars, frantically entering commands into his small remote.
Oh, and MeleeMan convinces BlockMan to join their cause. BlockMan celebrates by summoning 3 more rockcubes.
...wow, this is a mess...
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Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: 160 (behind TrapData Clones) [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: 50
Techari — XiaoStone: 240 [Normal]
Techari — OrangeCrush: 350 [Normal]
Techari — MeleeMan?: 300 [Normal]
Teksqp Admin — Xiao.EXE: 204 (Equip: Sword) (Ennared! -2 Actions)[Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: 284 (Submerged) [Sea]
Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 218 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: 162 (Behind RockCubeA) [Sea]
Crystal SpireA: 50 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 200 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
Ally — Shine: 58 [Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 55 [Cracked]
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: 65 [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: 200 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 260 [Cracked]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
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Skyrender Style Tactical Combat Rules:
-At the cost of one action, any player may instruct an ally to use their actions in a particular way. (Note that this is not limited to attacks, and may include tactical (and not-so-tactical) maneuvers)
-Success of allied maneuvers is determined by the quality of RP as well as the clarity of the IC directions given. Do not expect your allies to break the fourth wall and read your turn summary. If you tell them to "shoot the thingy at the thing," they may end up attacking your partner!
-Allies that are not given directions will act on their own. Note that if left to their own devices, allies may attack any and all viable targets.
-You may attempt to recruit other NPC's for one action each. Success of this maneuver is determined by an RNG modified by RP quality, IC persuasiveness of the argument, the condition of the battle, and the personality of the target.
-If you fail to recruit a target, you must wait one full turn before attempting to recruit them again.
-Have fun, and be creative!
Shine: Elec/Cursor
Max HP: 140
Actions: 2
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 10/40
Battlechips: Cannon x2, Shotgun x2, Thunder1 x2, Zapring1 x2, Fan x1
Signature Attacks:
Overshine: Blind to one enemy, 2TC
Power Conduit: Adds 16 to the damage of all one navi's attacks this turn and reduces the cooldown of one of their sig attacks by 1. 2TC
Kunie: Normal/Sword
Max HP: 140
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 15/60
Battlechips: Shotgun x2, Sword, ElecKnife, FireKnife, Rageclaw, Areagrab
Signature Attacks:
Teleport Dart: Deals 10 slashing damage and teleports user to location. Can be used with one other person to teleport two people to the same location. 3TC
Coyote Drive: Tactical Move x4, 2TC
Parabola: Normal/Cursor
Max HP: 200
Actions: 2
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 20/80
Battlechips: Cannon x2, Heatshot x2, ElecReel1 x1, Magnum1 x1
NetPolice Weapon: Nexus Instruments 87 Graphing Killculator (200 Ammunition)
-Normal Shot: Parabolic Snare - 20 Damage + Stun, (50 ammo used)
-Alternate Shot: Plot Derivative - Creates a 30 HP object (50 ammo used)
Punct: Normal/Recovery
Max HP: 250
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 15/60
Battlechips: Vulcan1 x3, Vulcan2 x2, Guard1 x2, Shotgun x2, Recover 30 x2
NetPolice Weapon: Ghostwriter (200 Ammunition)
-Normal Shot: Phantom Mode — Shadow Status to one target, Self Slow (60 ammo used)
-Alternate Shot: Punctuate — 10 damage + knockback (20 ammo used)
Blockman Recruited!
Blockman: Normal/Normal
Max HP: 200
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: N/A (no buster)
Battlechips: Rockcube x10
Signature Attacks: None
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Last Turn
"Refusal? I see..." The Master stammered, but went silent a moment later as Rhinestone continued. When she suddenly broke away to attack, Breaker raised his right arm reflexively, raising his shield to guard against an incoming attack. Seeing none, he relaxed, slightly. "Well, that complicates matters a bit, but I'll be glad for it all the same. Rhinestone, it is unfortunate that we cannot come to an alliance as of now, but I'm glad we're at least cooperating with one another. And that's hopefully enough to mean that you won't be shooting at us during the fight, all the more reason to show a little cheer," the Master said, chuckled slightly.
The writhing tendrils came forward out of nowhere, struck Crush soundly and then withdrew before he could make any action besides briefly acknowledging the blow. Fast! Where'd it come from? "Damn, right past the guard," the Master cursed. CrushMan watched intently as the matter snuck away, merging with something else back with the strange data by one of the targets. The result of the merger shocked and disgusted him. What was this? What the hell was this thing in front of him? It was him, but it wasn't. It was a copy, a flawed, mutant copy of himself.
The giant Navi struggled not to fly into a rage. Copy? Copy! He couldn't be copied, he wasn't just another weak commoner, another virus that littered the Net like garbage, he wasn't something that could just be so easily emulated!
"This complicates matters," The Master said. "Just as soon as we get some data on the enemy, everything we know gets thrown out of whack. Still," he whispered, "out of great troubles may come possibilities. Alright, let's see if we can't take care of those Techari dogs. They've made things uncomfortably personal."
Now
"I think the enemy has shown their weakness. The big orange one said something about a master; it must be talking about their pudgy creator. If we can defeat him, I think we might be able to at least make the copies disorganized!"
The fat one in the back did this? Made this abomination? Crush would have to eliminate that one personally. And he'd do so with enthusiasm, how dare that peon do something like this!
"The trick now is, how do we get to him? With those clones in the way, we might have a bit of trouble. And if those clones are as powerful as the originals..."
Action 1
"Ok, one step at a time! Shine! You're pretty good at this kind of thing, right? I remember you helped out Breaker with a similar move earlier. Please assist us in disabling the big orange one. I'm sure you're as eager as I am to get rid of something like that. For now, let's just try and keep him off guard. Please, stun him however you can!"
"Alright, now, Breaker! Enough standing around, let's show 'em just what we're capable of!" Good enough! He'd spent damn enough time waiting for others to do things for him! About time Breaker got to have some action!
"Let's go, right for the Techari goons! It's gonna be rough, so I figure we can use all the support we can get against guys like them. MeleeMan! I hate to ask this, but we could really use some help with these guys and there's nobody out there right now I'd rather have with us! Let's show 'em what we've got!"
Breaker was off, stomping across the crumbling landscape and leaving gaping holes in his wake. Destroy the enemy, he'd be glad to! These weren't Navis, they weren't anything to regret destroying, no, these were just copies. These were no better than viruses! He'd crush them all!
"Ignore the Melee clone for now, I want to see just how strong these things are in comparison to the originals. If he's at full strength, we'll have to be extremely cautious around him. Ignore the other clone as well, the Rhinestone Xiao mix. That action of theirs... It's either a trap, or an opportunity. We'll see how things progress in time."
"But that monstrosity... That thing we simply cannot ignore. Never. But one thing at a time, let's handle one thing at a time. Breaker. Let's test their resolve, start things off with a bang!"
Action 2
His right arm drooped suddenly, as if a great weight had fallen upon it. Energy surged through him, warning of something coming. A great rectangular box the length of his forearm appeared before him. Now this was familiar. Writhing flesh colored tendrils sticking out from underneath the object darted towards him and stuck into Breaker's arm with painful little barbs, then dragged the cannon towards him. Crush raised the weapon quickly, taking aim.
"Let's show that Techari buffoon his folly. Breaker, open fire!" The weapon quickly hummed to life and the sound rose to a high pitched whine. Curious runes and marking burst into life across the weapon, glowing gold and red. The end of the device extended farther, jutting past CrushMan's fist, and the back end dug into his shoulder with a thump, the intricate wires and tubes supporting the thing intermeshing with his own systems with ease. An upgrade? So this is the kind of power the enemy possessed. Not bad. But now it was his!
The cannon cracked loudly as it shot off a blazing bright blast of energy soaring towards the enemy, slicing through the air and homing in on the target. The attack was bigger than normal. Then again, that sort of thing had to be expected with an upgrade. But Crush wasn't done yet. That much was plain to him, as new data came flowing into him.
Action 3
The box device grew and then enclosed his entire arm. Another similar device appeared and followed suit. Breaker could feel something happening under the sheaths, something changing, melting, merging. And then the covers shattered, sending a shower of glittering metal bits to the ground. What was left underneath was mostly normal, save for where he once had hands; the giant Navi now had razor sharp claws.
"Let's clear the way! As soon as Shine goes through with her part, soon as that thing gets distracted, you'll go in and clear the way to that NetMafia goon so we can finish him off! Now, get ready, as soon as you see an opening, go for it!"
CrushMan crouched quickly, realizing his sudden vulnerability out in the open of the field. He dug his claws into the ground, scoring deep gouges, as he waited impatiently. But he'd not wait long. That looked like it!
Action 4
He flung his claws out and behind him, throwing up a mound of earth as he did so, then dashed towards the impersonator. "Alright Breaker! Time to see just how good of an imitation this thing is. We'll show them what real power is!"
CrushMan closed the rest of the distance and dug in his heels. He wasted not a second tapping into the always-bursting energy inside him, grasping it, greedily pulling it out and letting it infuse him. His claws took on a wicked, monstrous look, elongating and curving like that of some kind of monster. CrushMan thrust out with his claws and turned his shoulder about. He'd show them that there was absolutely no comparison between he and this thing!
Summary
1. Ask Shine to stun OrangeCrush
2. HiCannon to Grigorio
3. Dodge
Free Action. Smash — Adds Break
4. RageClaw Throw to OrangeCrush, Throw to RockCubeA, 20 Damage to Both, Break
"Refusal? I see..." The Master stammered, but went silent a moment later as Rhinestone continued. When she suddenly broke away to attack, Breaker raised his right arm reflexively, raising his shield to guard against an incoming attack. Seeing none, he relaxed, slightly. "Well, that complicates matters a bit, but I'll be glad for it all the same. Rhinestone, it is unfortunate that we cannot come to an alliance as of now, but I'm glad we're at least cooperating with one another. And that's hopefully enough to mean that you won't be shooting at us during the fight, all the more reason to show a little cheer," the Master said, chuckled slightly.
The writhing tendrils came forward out of nowhere, struck Crush soundly and then withdrew before he could make any action besides briefly acknowledging the blow. Fast! Where'd it come from? "Damn, right past the guard," the Master cursed. CrushMan watched intently as the matter snuck away, merging with something else back with the strange data by one of the targets. The result of the merger shocked and disgusted him. What was this? What the hell was this thing in front of him? It was him, but it wasn't. It was a copy, a flawed, mutant copy of himself.
The giant Navi struggled not to fly into a rage. Copy? Copy! He couldn't be copied, he wasn't just another weak commoner, another virus that littered the Net like garbage, he wasn't something that could just be so easily emulated!
"This complicates matters," The Master said. "Just as soon as we get some data on the enemy, everything we know gets thrown out of whack. Still," he whispered, "out of great troubles may come possibilities. Alright, let's see if we can't take care of those Techari dogs. They've made things uncomfortably personal."
Now
"I think the enemy has shown their weakness. The big orange one said something about a master; it must be talking about their pudgy creator. If we can defeat him, I think we might be able to at least make the copies disorganized!"
The fat one in the back did this? Made this abomination? Crush would have to eliminate that one personally. And he'd do so with enthusiasm, how dare that peon do something like this!
"The trick now is, how do we get to him? With those clones in the way, we might have a bit of trouble. And if those clones are as powerful as the originals..."
Action 1
"Ok, one step at a time! Shine! You're pretty good at this kind of thing, right? I remember you helped out Breaker with a similar move earlier. Please assist us in disabling the big orange one. I'm sure you're as eager as I am to get rid of something like that. For now, let's just try and keep him off guard. Please, stun him however you can!"
"Alright, now, Breaker! Enough standing around, let's show 'em just what we're capable of!" Good enough! He'd spent damn enough time waiting for others to do things for him! About time Breaker got to have some action!
"Let's go, right for the Techari goons! It's gonna be rough, so I figure we can use all the support we can get against guys like them. MeleeMan! I hate to ask this, but we could really use some help with these guys and there's nobody out there right now I'd rather have with us! Let's show 'em what we've got!"
Breaker was off, stomping across the crumbling landscape and leaving gaping holes in his wake. Destroy the enemy, he'd be glad to! These weren't Navis, they weren't anything to regret destroying, no, these were just copies. These were no better than viruses! He'd crush them all!
"Ignore the Melee clone for now, I want to see just how strong these things are in comparison to the originals. If he's at full strength, we'll have to be extremely cautious around him. Ignore the other clone as well, the Rhinestone Xiao mix. That action of theirs... It's either a trap, or an opportunity. We'll see how things progress in time."
"But that monstrosity... That thing we simply cannot ignore. Never. But one thing at a time, let's handle one thing at a time. Breaker. Let's test their resolve, start things off with a bang!"
Action 2
His right arm drooped suddenly, as if a great weight had fallen upon it. Energy surged through him, warning of something coming. A great rectangular box the length of his forearm appeared before him. Now this was familiar. Writhing flesh colored tendrils sticking out from underneath the object darted towards him and stuck into Breaker's arm with painful little barbs, then dragged the cannon towards him. Crush raised the weapon quickly, taking aim.
"Let's show that Techari buffoon his folly. Breaker, open fire!" The weapon quickly hummed to life and the sound rose to a high pitched whine. Curious runes and marking burst into life across the weapon, glowing gold and red. The end of the device extended farther, jutting past CrushMan's fist, and the back end dug into his shoulder with a thump, the intricate wires and tubes supporting the thing intermeshing with his own systems with ease. An upgrade? So this is the kind of power the enemy possessed. Not bad. But now it was his!
The cannon cracked loudly as it shot off a blazing bright blast of energy soaring towards the enemy, slicing through the air and homing in on the target. The attack was bigger than normal. Then again, that sort of thing had to be expected with an upgrade. But Crush wasn't done yet. That much was plain to him, as new data came flowing into him.
Action 3
The box device grew and then enclosed his entire arm. Another similar device appeared and followed suit. Breaker could feel something happening under the sheaths, something changing, melting, merging. And then the covers shattered, sending a shower of glittering metal bits to the ground. What was left underneath was mostly normal, save for where he once had hands; the giant Navi now had razor sharp claws.
"Let's clear the way! As soon as Shine goes through with her part, soon as that thing gets distracted, you'll go in and clear the way to that NetMafia goon so we can finish him off! Now, get ready, as soon as you see an opening, go for it!"
CrushMan crouched quickly, realizing his sudden vulnerability out in the open of the field. He dug his claws into the ground, scoring deep gouges, as he waited impatiently. But he'd not wait long. That looked like it!
Action 4
He flung his claws out and behind him, throwing up a mound of earth as he did so, then dashed towards the impersonator. "Alright Breaker! Time to see just how good of an imitation this thing is. We'll show them what real power is!"
CrushMan closed the rest of the distance and dug in his heels. He wasted not a second tapping into the always-bursting energy inside him, grasping it, greedily pulling it out and letting it infuse him. His claws took on a wicked, monstrous look, elongating and curving like that of some kind of monster. CrushMan thrust out with his claws and turned his shoulder about. He'd show them that there was absolutely no comparison between he and this thing!
Summary
1. Ask Shine to stun OrangeCrush
2. HiCannon to Grigorio
3. Dodge
Free Action. Smash — Adds Break
4. RageClaw Throw to OrangeCrush, Throw to RockCubeA, 20 Damage to Both, Break
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"Well, we've both met our equal, it seems. While Crush handles this completely, undeniably symmetrical double of himself, I shall handle my greatest challenge yet," MeleeMan assured himself. "This fight is likely to be more difficult than anything I've ever faced before."
Rania looked confused at the events, but more so at MeleeMan's confusing comments. "Uh, wait, that's just a clone created through trap data. I doubt it's more powerful than something like a cybeast or a trained mafia operative. I was actually about to suggest you try to circumvent him and go after the one that CrushMan saw hiding behind those trap data earlier," Rania pointed out, getting the chips she'd sorted out earlier ready to slot in.
"No, you don't understand. I am the pinnacle of navi strength and prestige," MeleeMan explained, egotistically yet seriously. "The strongest and most masculine there is. Imagine fighting the perfect life form, a diety-like entity. Even if you were a god, that's 50-50 chances. Those are bad odds in my book," he continued to spout nonsensically.
Rania sighed, again frustrated with her navi's short-sighted outlook. "You don't think that thing's actually sophisticated enough to be able to copy you exactly, do you? It's obviously based only on general logs of your behavior and your outward stats and appearance. He can't mimic your folder or your experience! I highly doubt a guy with such extraordinary skills would be left so vulnerable by his mafia division."
"Perhaps your right. At any rate, I really don't think the net has the... uh... processing power to handle two of me," MeleeMan agreed, rubbing his chin warily. "We'd better go ahead and take this punk out. Time to separate the MeleeMen from the MeleeBoys!" As the navi raised his fist, preparing to strike down on the walking self-reflection, he was taken back at the ease with which his female ally, Kunie, took to shotgunning the living data out of the projection of him. "H-How can this be?" he shouted in his mind, gritting his teeth together. Does she not feel any remorse attacking this perfect creature, fashioned after my own dashing and debonair image? Can she honestly resist its masculine pull? There's no explanation for it! Even I find myself hesitant to attack this god-like figure!"
"Why'd you stop, MeleeMan? Your allies are still fighting, and so are your enemies! Take out that clone!" she urged, tugging her pillow over her head angrily. "What's wrong?"
"Hey, you have any girl friends that are in to other girls, Rania?" MeleeMan asked, crossing his arms severely and looking resolute in his question.
Rania's face lit up in embarrassment. "Wh-What? At a time like this? Why do you care! I don't think any of my friends are like that," she answered, shooing away the foolish inquiry.
"Well, I was just wanting your opinion on this. You think Kunie, the ninja navi, might be... you know...?" he asked, pointing his thumb in her direction. "If she is, then I don't think I can do much to change her. It's possible that she and Shine have that kind of relationship, you know."
Rania turned her head, to frustrated to look at her inept navi. "This really isn't the time! Sheesh! Focus on your battle!" she retorted, exhausted at the mere thought of trying to explain human preferences of that sort to her navi.
"Looks like the only way I'm getting through to Kunie's shelled soul is to go through you. Sorry, buddy," he told the MeleeMan clone, pounding one fist into the other and sneering. "Nothin' personal. I actually think we could be friends in another life. But the only way I can open my friend Kunie back up to the..." he stopped, flexing his muscles in a statuesque way, "... splendor of manhood is to destroy you with my own two hands. Once she sees the glory of the male body in action, she'll go right back to her natural instinct."
Reaching out for the navi's shoulders, he attempted to draw the navi in to close range. "Let's see if you can take them like I can!" he roared, slamming his head down hard at his enemy's cranium, then readying his fists. "One, two, three! Die, die, die! Finish punch!" he yelled triumphantly, his arms flashing through the air, leaving trails of smoke in their wake as he attempted to fill the enemy clone's face full of his own hard, flaming knuckles. "There can be only one, punk, and it ain't you! It's me!"
"It's... It's just a synthetic clone MeleeMan... try to calm down, I can't even understand what you're... talking about any more," Rania muttered, her eyebrow twitching as she sat dumbfounded, slotting the same chip in over and over again through her PET's reader.
1) Soul Fist- Mighty Clutch to MeleeMan? (hold MeleeMan? and give IronBody)
2) Soul Fist- Concussion Buster to MeleeMan? (100 + stun)
3) Firehit1 to MeleeMan? (75)
4) Firehit1 to MeleeMan? (75)
5) Firehit1 to MeleeMan? (75)
Rania looked confused at the events, but more so at MeleeMan's confusing comments. "Uh, wait, that's just a clone created through trap data. I doubt it's more powerful than something like a cybeast or a trained mafia operative. I was actually about to suggest you try to circumvent him and go after the one that CrushMan saw hiding behind those trap data earlier," Rania pointed out, getting the chips she'd sorted out earlier ready to slot in.
"No, you don't understand. I am the pinnacle of navi strength and prestige," MeleeMan explained, egotistically yet seriously. "The strongest and most masculine there is. Imagine fighting the perfect life form, a diety-like entity. Even if you were a god, that's 50-50 chances. Those are bad odds in my book," he continued to spout nonsensically.
Rania sighed, again frustrated with her navi's short-sighted outlook. "You don't think that thing's actually sophisticated enough to be able to copy you exactly, do you? It's obviously based only on general logs of your behavior and your outward stats and appearance. He can't mimic your folder or your experience! I highly doubt a guy with such extraordinary skills would be left so vulnerable by his mafia division."
"Perhaps your right. At any rate, I really don't think the net has the... uh... processing power to handle two of me," MeleeMan agreed, rubbing his chin warily. "We'd better go ahead and take this punk out. Time to separate the MeleeMen from the MeleeBoys!" As the navi raised his fist, preparing to strike down on the walking self-reflection, he was taken back at the ease with which his female ally, Kunie, took to shotgunning the living data out of the projection of him. "H-How can this be?" he shouted in his mind, gritting his teeth together. Does she not feel any remorse attacking this perfect creature, fashioned after my own dashing and debonair image? Can she honestly resist its masculine pull? There's no explanation for it! Even I find myself hesitant to attack this god-like figure!"
"Why'd you stop, MeleeMan? Your allies are still fighting, and so are your enemies! Take out that clone!" she urged, tugging her pillow over her head angrily. "What's wrong?"
"Hey, you have any girl friends that are in to other girls, Rania?" MeleeMan asked, crossing his arms severely and looking resolute in his question.
Rania's face lit up in embarrassment. "Wh-What? At a time like this? Why do you care! I don't think any of my friends are like that," she answered, shooing away the foolish inquiry.
"Well, I was just wanting your opinion on this. You think Kunie, the ninja navi, might be... you know...?" he asked, pointing his thumb in her direction. "If she is, then I don't think I can do much to change her. It's possible that she and Shine have that kind of relationship, you know."
Rania turned her head, to frustrated to look at her inept navi. "This really isn't the time! Sheesh! Focus on your battle!" she retorted, exhausted at the mere thought of trying to explain human preferences of that sort to her navi.
"Looks like the only way I'm getting through to Kunie's shelled soul is to go through you. Sorry, buddy," he told the MeleeMan clone, pounding one fist into the other and sneering. "Nothin' personal. I actually think we could be friends in another life. But the only way I can open my friend Kunie back up to the..." he stopped, flexing his muscles in a statuesque way, "... splendor of manhood is to destroy you with my own two hands. Once she sees the glory of the male body in action, she'll go right back to her natural instinct."
Reaching out for the navi's shoulders, he attempted to draw the navi in to close range. "Let's see if you can take them like I can!" he roared, slamming his head down hard at his enemy's cranium, then readying his fists. "One, two, three! Die, die, die! Finish punch!" he yelled triumphantly, his arms flashing through the air, leaving trails of smoke in their wake as he attempted to fill the enemy clone's face full of his own hard, flaming knuckles. "There can be only one, punk, and it ain't you! It's me!"
"It's... It's just a synthetic clone MeleeMan... try to calm down, I can't even understand what you're... talking about any more," Rania muttered, her eyebrow twitching as she sat dumbfounded, slotting the same chip in over and over again through her PET's reader.
1) Soul Fist- Mighty Clutch to MeleeMan? (hold MeleeMan? and give IronBody)
2) Soul Fist- Concussion Buster to MeleeMan? (100 + stun)
3) Firehit1 to MeleeMan? (75)
4) Firehit1 to MeleeMan? (75)
5) Firehit1 to MeleeMan? (75)
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Block! shrieked Blockman, deploying three more Rockcubes to the field. The instant the three massive cubes slammed down onto the ground, the battlefield got a whole lot more ugly. Let's see if we can't break down this little chain of events, shall we?
Shine nodded optimistically to CrushMan's orders and with a sharp salute and a brilliant smile, the orange navi crossed her arms across her armored chest. Her shoulder light panels illuminated as her forearms began to glow with a yellow light. A split-second later, the bastardized version of Crushman staggered backwards as he caught a pair of Zaprings from Shine's arsenal. The orange-bodysuited doppelganger stumbled to his knees, vermillion coils of lightning playing across his massive form. "Like... Oh my god!" he roared, his voice minced by his tightly clenched teeth, The target is like, TOTALLY ticking me off! As Crushman launched off a powerful burst of energy toward the Techari Admin, Grigorio frantically hammered his control panel, attempting to have one of his cohorts take the blow for him. As OrangeCrush failed to respond, however, he found himself taking the Hicannon barrage head on. The force of the blow knocked him off of his feet and sent the remote flying to the side. Gasping for breath and struggling to his feet, he felt a trio of vulcan rounds slam into his body, perforating his data and causing him to stumble yet again. Looking toward the source of the attack, his eyes widened as he noticed Punct and Parabola standing a short distance away. "Th...Those eyes... I know that look!" he stammered, "I see, so that is vat is going on, is it? I suppose I'll have to use this a little earlier than I had expected."
Struggling to his feet and leaking data from his midsection, Grigorio clenched his fist and extended it toward the opposing navis. "This has been a most interesting battle, no? It's a pity that it must end in such a manner." he said, opening his fist and revealing a small violet chip, "Unfortunately, you vill not survive this encounter!" With that, Grigorio grabbed his hapless comrade by the throat and began engulfing the both of them in a violent purple aura. "I am afraid zat you are a necessary sacrifice, my friend. Ze Techari family honors your selfless offering!" he laughed as the Techari operative's face began to melt off in long strips of data. As the blackened and charred husk of the once-stylish goon hit the floor, Grigorio chuckled, integrating the Darkchip into his own body. "Do not worry, comrade, your sacrifice will not be in vain." he said, cracking his knuckles, "This is ze TRUE technological power of ze Techari! You fools never stood a chance! DARK AUGER!"
In a flash of purple light and a shockwave that erupted outwards from Grigoro's location, a large, dangerous-looking machine materialized behind the former-trapdata navis. The sickly purple aura now engulfed the cubic dynamo, and yellow lines of circuitry traced across the surface. The mysterious device hummed to life, apparently charging up for a future onslaught.
MeleeMan, oblivious to this new chain of events, proceeds to engage his doppelganger in one-on-one combat. Alarmed at the original's sudden aggression, copy-MeleeMan held out his hand to Kunie, yelling "Don't worry, Kunie, I'll protect you from this imposter!" Ducking and weaving as he moved to close range, MeleeMan managed to grapple with the trapdata navi and deliver a devastating headbutt to his opponent's head. "Augh!" yelled the second MeleeMan, "So, you're a master of the soul fist too, eh? Well I'm not letting some cheap copy to get the best of me!" Breaking the original's hold for an instant, and his head spinning from the powerful concussion buster technique, the former trapdata brought back a powerful crimson fist, discharged a burst of smoke, and twisted forward as best he could, "Take this! SOUL FIST UPPERCUT!" (60, 120 object status!) The false MeleeMan's blow rings true as the force behind it shatters MeleeMan's defense, causing the real deal to reel back in shock. Just as the doppelganger cracked his knuckles, however, MeleeMan rushed forward, catching his clone with two well-placed firehits and causing him to topple over.
"I... I can't lose..." stammered the doppelganger, readying his own flaming fist and rushing forward groggily, "This is madness! This is insanity! I... I am the greatest fighter... ever!" Both warriors connected with their attacks simultaneously...
...but MeleeMan's Mighty Clutch defense nullified his copy's blow. The fake MeleeMan went down hard, facing upwards as the original stood triumphantly over his inert body. "Impossible... I'm... I'm MeleeMan! I am the greatest!" Suddenly, he heard Rania's voice over the PET's communication module.
Copy-MeleeMan's lip trembled for an instant as he gazed upward toward the sky. "R...Rania?" he asked, clenching his fists, "I... I don't understand! I thought that someone as... as smart as you would b-be able to tell... the... difference..." his voice trailed off as realization dawned on him. Rania was smart enough to know who was real... it was he who was unable to tell the difference. Holding up an arm toward the victorious MeleeMan, the doppelganger coughed and cracked a small smile. "I guess you... really ARE the real deal," he said, "Just... do me a... favor, okay? Make sure that you... protect..."
Unfortunately, the doppelganger could say no more. His massive form burst into tiny crystalline sparklets of data that lingered for a moment before dissipating into the digitized wind.
Kunie, clearly disturbed by this latest chain of events, uncrossed her arms and raised an eyebrow toward MeleeMan. "Ummm..." she began, unsure as to where to start, "Is everything all right over there?"
Below the water level, Silverfish and TorrentMan were locked in combat, speargun against trident. TorrentMan fired off a volley of spears, the force of which knocked Silverfish out of the water and sent the fishlike navi crashing onto the damaged network. Gasping for breath, what could be considered a grin crossed the fishlike adversary's face as he held out his trident. "Hah... hah..." he laughed, twirling his trident weakly, "You... you've fallen into my... my trap!" With that, he discharged a burst of electric energy from the tip of his spear, arcing into the water and sending a charged electric force through the sea panel. TorrentMan never knew what hit him as the ElecReel siphoned off his system resources and deleted him on the spot! Before Silverfish could celebrate his victory, however, he found himself face-to-face with Parabola's graphing killculator. As she was about to pull the trigger, however, several crimson lines of code flashed across her pupils. To his surprise, Parabola turned away and fired off a cannon round toward OrangeCrush instead. What could she be thinking?
Xiao, having released herself from Grigorio's bonds, found herself at the mercy of her doppelganger's onslaught. With a powerful burst of energy, the Electopian-style netnavi was knocked back toward Rhinestone.EXE and the two were subsequently slashed by a pair of crystalline fans. XiaoStone sent a coquettish smile toward Crushman as she turned toward the two female navis, her twin fans glistening in the pale Electown landscape.
Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: 30 (Remote gone!) [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: DELETED
Techari — XiaoStone: 240 [Normal] [Equip: Widesword x2]
Techari — OrangeCrush: 250 [Normal, Near Rockcube] (Stunned! -2 Actions)
Techari — MeleeMan?: DELETED [Normal]
Teksqp Admin — Xiao.EXE: 44 (Equip: Sword) [Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: 134 [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 58 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: DELETED
Crystal SpireA: 50 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 160 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
RockCubeE: 200
RockCubeF: 200
RockCubeG: 200
Dark Auger (Object) - 150
Ally — Shine: 58 [Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 55 [Cracked]
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: 65 [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: 200 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 140 [Normal]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
Shine nodded optimistically to CrushMan's orders and with a sharp salute and a brilliant smile, the orange navi crossed her arms across her armored chest. Her shoulder light panels illuminated as her forearms began to glow with a yellow light. A split-second later, the bastardized version of Crushman staggered backwards as he caught a pair of Zaprings from Shine's arsenal. The orange-bodysuited doppelganger stumbled to his knees, vermillion coils of lightning playing across his massive form. "Like... Oh my god!" he roared, his voice minced by his tightly clenched teeth, The target is like, TOTALLY ticking me off! As Crushman launched off a powerful burst of energy toward the Techari Admin, Grigorio frantically hammered his control panel, attempting to have one of his cohorts take the blow for him. As OrangeCrush failed to respond, however, he found himself taking the Hicannon barrage head on. The force of the blow knocked him off of his feet and sent the remote flying to the side. Gasping for breath and struggling to his feet, he felt a trio of vulcan rounds slam into his body, perforating his data and causing him to stumble yet again. Looking toward the source of the attack, his eyes widened as he noticed Punct and Parabola standing a short distance away. "Th...Those eyes... I know that look!" he stammered, "I see, so that is vat is going on, is it? I suppose I'll have to use this a little earlier than I had expected."
Struggling to his feet and leaking data from his midsection, Grigorio clenched his fist and extended it toward the opposing navis. "This has been a most interesting battle, no? It's a pity that it must end in such a manner." he said, opening his fist and revealing a small violet chip, "Unfortunately, you vill not survive this encounter!" With that, Grigorio grabbed his hapless comrade by the throat and began engulfing the both of them in a violent purple aura. "I am afraid zat you are a necessary sacrifice, my friend. Ze Techari family honors your selfless offering!" he laughed as the Techari operative's face began to melt off in long strips of data. As the blackened and charred husk of the once-stylish goon hit the floor, Grigorio chuckled, integrating the Darkchip into his own body. "Do not worry, comrade, your sacrifice will not be in vain." he said, cracking his knuckles, "This is ze TRUE technological power of ze Techari! You fools never stood a chance! DARK AUGER!"
In a flash of purple light and a shockwave that erupted outwards from Grigoro's location, a large, dangerous-looking machine materialized behind the former-trapdata navis. The sickly purple aura now engulfed the cubic dynamo, and yellow lines of circuitry traced across the surface. The mysterious device hummed to life, apparently charging up for a future onslaught.
MeleeMan, oblivious to this new chain of events, proceeds to engage his doppelganger in one-on-one combat. Alarmed at the original's sudden aggression, copy-MeleeMan held out his hand to Kunie, yelling "Don't worry, Kunie, I'll protect you from this imposter!" Ducking and weaving as he moved to close range, MeleeMan managed to grapple with the trapdata navi and deliver a devastating headbutt to his opponent's head. "Augh!" yelled the second MeleeMan, "So, you're a master of the soul fist too, eh? Well I'm not letting some cheap copy to get the best of me!" Breaking the original's hold for an instant, and his head spinning from the powerful concussion buster technique, the former trapdata brought back a powerful crimson fist, discharged a burst of smoke, and twisted forward as best he could, "Take this! SOUL FIST UPPERCUT!" (60, 120 object status!) The false MeleeMan's blow rings true as the force behind it shatters MeleeMan's defense, causing the real deal to reel back in shock. Just as the doppelganger cracked his knuckles, however, MeleeMan rushed forward, catching his clone with two well-placed firehits and causing him to topple over.
"I... I can't lose..." stammered the doppelganger, readying his own flaming fist and rushing forward groggily, "This is madness! This is insanity! I... I am the greatest fighter... ever!" Both warriors connected with their attacks simultaneously...
...but MeleeMan's Mighty Clutch defense nullified his copy's blow. The fake MeleeMan went down hard, facing upwards as the original stood triumphantly over his inert body. "Impossible... I'm... I'm MeleeMan! I am the greatest!" Suddenly, he heard Rania's voice over the PET's communication module.
Quote (Rania)
"It's... It's just a synthetic clone MeleeMan... try to calm down, I can't even understand what you're... talking about any more,"
Copy-MeleeMan's lip trembled for an instant as he gazed upward toward the sky. "R...Rania?" he asked, clenching his fists, "I... I don't understand! I thought that someone as... as smart as you would b-be able to tell... the... difference..." his voice trailed off as realization dawned on him. Rania was smart enough to know who was real... it was he who was unable to tell the difference. Holding up an arm toward the victorious MeleeMan, the doppelganger coughed and cracked a small smile. "I guess you... really ARE the real deal," he said, "Just... do me a... favor, okay? Make sure that you... protect..."
Unfortunately, the doppelganger could say no more. His massive form burst into tiny crystalline sparklets of data that lingered for a moment before dissipating into the digitized wind.
Kunie, clearly disturbed by this latest chain of events, uncrossed her arms and raised an eyebrow toward MeleeMan. "Ummm..." she began, unsure as to where to start, "Is everything all right over there?"
Below the water level, Silverfish and TorrentMan were locked in combat, speargun against trident. TorrentMan fired off a volley of spears, the force of which knocked Silverfish out of the water and sent the fishlike navi crashing onto the damaged network. Gasping for breath, what could be considered a grin crossed the fishlike adversary's face as he held out his trident. "Hah... hah..." he laughed, twirling his trident weakly, "You... you've fallen into my... my trap!" With that, he discharged a burst of electric energy from the tip of his spear, arcing into the water and sending a charged electric force through the sea panel. TorrentMan never knew what hit him as the ElecReel siphoned off his system resources and deleted him on the spot! Before Silverfish could celebrate his victory, however, he found himself face-to-face with Parabola's graphing killculator. As she was about to pull the trigger, however, several crimson lines of code flashed across her pupils. To his surprise, Parabola turned away and fired off a cannon round toward OrangeCrush instead. What could she be thinking?
Xiao, having released herself from Grigorio's bonds, found herself at the mercy of her doppelganger's onslaught. With a powerful burst of energy, the Electopian-style netnavi was knocked back toward Rhinestone.EXE and the two were subsequently slashed by a pair of crystalline fans. XiaoStone sent a coquettish smile toward Crushman as she turned toward the two female navis, her twin fans glistening in the pale Electown landscape.
Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: 30 (Remote gone!) [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: DELETED
Techari — XiaoStone: 240 [Normal] [Equip: Widesword x2]
Techari — OrangeCrush: 250 [Normal, Near Rockcube] (Stunned! -2 Actions)
Techari — MeleeMan?: DELETED [Normal]
Teksqp Admin — Xiao.EXE: 44 (Equip: Sword) [Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: 134 [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 58 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: DELETED
Crystal SpireA: 50 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 160 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
RockCubeE: 200
RockCubeF: 200
RockCubeG: 200
Dark Auger (Object) - 150
Ally — Shine: 58 [Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 55 [Cracked]
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: 65 [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: 200 (Behind RockCubeA) [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 140 [Normal]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
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MeleeMan sighed, turning away from Kunie as he composed himself. Sorrow swept over him at the death of his greatest adversary, plucked from life after only a few small moments of the experience. "I'm... I'm fine, Kunie... Only... He deserved better. That navi deserved to live and die like a warrior..." he sighed in misplaced grief. "That machine... I'll revenge him by destroying the creator of that machine."
Rania sighed, but looked relieved at MeleeMan's safety. "MeleeMan, he really was just a copy, any way you look at it. He had your fighting ability and somehow... I guess he even had a bit of your spirit. But regardless, nothing here has truly died. The foe you fought was merely a reflection of yourself; if you respect him, that's just satisfaction with yourself, right?" she smiled, trying to put it in a way she thought he might sympathize with.
"You're right. He'll live on in me," he nodded, slightly missing the idea but becoming strengthened and resolved. "Kunie, you're hurt. I want you to stand back and get away from combat. Breaker!" he called to his ally, holding up his fist. "Let's fight this battle like real men! We'll show this guy what we think of his damnable tricks!"
"I'm slotting you in a rageclaw and a magbolt, okay? I take it you're going to try to stop that machine the netmafia enemy created... that's fine, but be careful. It's dangerous, attacking a machine composed out of trap data like that," Rania warned him, seeming slightly worried. "The net police forces are also in trouble, by the way. The male has already been taken out, and that female's badly injured."
MeleeMan gritted his teeth, looking over to Rhinestone. "Dammit... they'll be after her," he thought, looking around for something he could use to protect her. "CrushMan! I don't have any way to protect Rhinestone now, so if you can, try to reason with her! Blockhead, uh, use your blocks to uh... protect the girls. I guess you do that by slamming em down in front of enemies if they approach. I dunno, just do it, okay?" he commanded, pointing in her direction. "It's a weak defense, but I'll just have to hurry with this assault," he thought to himself moving towards the Dark Auger with his fist extended. As he held out his fist, the tight hand was overridden with a magnet-like appendage. With desperate power, he attempted to slam the device with all of the strength of his arm into the machine. "This is what I think of you, wimp! That clone you made was tougher than you, and I'm going to prove it to you," he smiled, running for Gregario. Opening his mouth for an enormous roar, he attempted to plunge a rageclaw into the navi's chest and sling him in to the ground. "Die, dammit!" he growled, raising his fists and preparing to dodge in the case of any final retaliation.
"There's a lot going on right now, MeleeMan. Keep your wits about you or you'll be in trouble. Remember that the guy you're facing is just one mafia faction; those other fighters aren't on your side. They're still mafia, and therefore, they're still likely to attack you," Rania reminded him, feeling concerned after remembering the way that Silverfish had deleted the police navi with such ease.
"Don't worry. If they attack me, I'll show you that I'm not counting myself close chums with just anybody," he grinned, giving her a thumbs-up.
"I mean watch your health. You can't just expect to tank attacks and retaliate forever," she told him, looking more worried than before he'd tried to calm her.
1) Instruct Kunie to dodge or take evasive action
2) Instruct Blockman to protect injured allies
3) Magbolt1 to Dark Auger [90 x 2 for breaking vs. object]
*Imbue Magbolt1 with breaking
4) Rageclaw to Grigorio [40]
5) Dodge
Rania sighed, but looked relieved at MeleeMan's safety. "MeleeMan, he really was just a copy, any way you look at it. He had your fighting ability and somehow... I guess he even had a bit of your spirit. But regardless, nothing here has truly died. The foe you fought was merely a reflection of yourself; if you respect him, that's just satisfaction with yourself, right?" she smiled, trying to put it in a way she thought he might sympathize with.
"You're right. He'll live on in me," he nodded, slightly missing the idea but becoming strengthened and resolved. "Kunie, you're hurt. I want you to stand back and get away from combat. Breaker!" he called to his ally, holding up his fist. "Let's fight this battle like real men! We'll show this guy what we think of his damnable tricks!"
"I'm slotting you in a rageclaw and a magbolt, okay? I take it you're going to try to stop that machine the netmafia enemy created... that's fine, but be careful. It's dangerous, attacking a machine composed out of trap data like that," Rania warned him, seeming slightly worried. "The net police forces are also in trouble, by the way. The male has already been taken out, and that female's badly injured."
MeleeMan gritted his teeth, looking over to Rhinestone. "Dammit... they'll be after her," he thought, looking around for something he could use to protect her. "CrushMan! I don't have any way to protect Rhinestone now, so if you can, try to reason with her! Blockhead, uh, use your blocks to uh... protect the girls. I guess you do that by slamming em down in front of enemies if they approach. I dunno, just do it, okay?" he commanded, pointing in her direction. "It's a weak defense, but I'll just have to hurry with this assault," he thought to himself moving towards the Dark Auger with his fist extended. As he held out his fist, the tight hand was overridden with a magnet-like appendage. With desperate power, he attempted to slam the device with all of the strength of his arm into the machine. "This is what I think of you, wimp! That clone you made was tougher than you, and I'm going to prove it to you," he smiled, running for Gregario. Opening his mouth for an enormous roar, he attempted to plunge a rageclaw into the navi's chest and sling him in to the ground. "Die, dammit!" he growled, raising his fists and preparing to dodge in the case of any final retaliation.
"There's a lot going on right now, MeleeMan. Keep your wits about you or you'll be in trouble. Remember that the guy you're facing is just one mafia faction; those other fighters aren't on your side. They're still mafia, and therefore, they're still likely to attack you," Rania reminded him, feeling concerned after remembering the way that Silverfish had deleted the police navi with such ease.
"Don't worry. If they attack me, I'll show you that I'm not counting myself close chums with just anybody," he grinned, giving her a thumbs-up.
"I mean watch your health. You can't just expect to tank attacks and retaliate forever," she told him, looking more worried than before he'd tried to calm her.
1) Instruct Kunie to dodge or take evasive action
2) Instruct Blockman to protect injured allies
3) Magbolt1 to Dark Auger [90 x 2 for breaking vs. object]
*Imbue Magbolt1 with breaking
4) Rageclaw to Grigorio [40]
5) Dodge
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(Sorry it took me so long to get a post up, guys. I got distracted and forgot that Aim was joining us so quickly. I'll try to stay on top of things.
And on another note, Sky, I notice you don't describe Crush's attack to OrangeCrush, yet the results are there all the same. At first I thought this was kind of odd, you're very much on top of things most of the time. Could it be that you've given me a bit of a gift? Very well! I'll see what I can do.)
Conclusion of Previous Turn
He thrust out with both of his wicked claws and felt a wave of euphoric satisfaction as he tore into the pretender. Cheap copy, pathetic, worthless nothing! There's only room for one CrushMan in this world!
"Send him flying Breaker, to the cubes!" So be it! The Master's will be done! With that, CrushMan ducked back, throwing himself violently in the opposite direction of the Target, and wrenched his arms over his head. The moment the weight of his foe hit his arms, he nearly buckled, nearly gave in, but he wasn't so weak as to be beaten by something as pathetic as his own bulk. The moment passed, the copy's body was dragged into the air, and with a great heave Breaker sent his heavy burden soaring.
The Navi watched with interest as the homunculus was sent flying away, spinning through the air. So many thoughts, so many concerns, so many things flittered through his mind, his super complex thought mechanics. Was that a glare of hatred, he wondered as he caught a glimpse of the things face? Not that it mattered. The weakling wasn't worthy of anything, not even existence. He would punish it for that fact alone, he was himself, no one else could be allowed to be the same, especially not some ugly, mutated freak Navi like that.
Breaker was surprised though; the little Navi Shine had done well. Capable allies were always so very welcome. The others were all fairly talented, he supposed. Perhaps a little too, what was the word, fleshy, perhaps? Too easy to wound, they were all near deletion, weren't they? He buried a wandering thought that he dared not describe. But all the same, it would be unpleasant to witness such an event.
The last thought he found rather curious. He'd never have guessed such a thing. Who knew that he was so very heavy?
Crash! The body of the pretender slammed into the Net and bounced on the impact, leaving a cracked and shattered earth from the collision. Another second passed, another moment of flight through open air before the Navi slammed into the large rock behind it. Chunks and bits of the objects crumbled off and fell to the ground. But Crush's eyes were on the Target.
Get up. Get up! I'm not through with you yet! What was that? Movement, the thing recovers quickly! How long has it been, a moment, not even that? Good, good, I can keep going! I can keep bashing it, breaking it, crushing it!
(Too god-modey or just enough, I wonder? Hmm, or I've simply completely misconstrued the situation and made a fairly large role-playing no-no. Ah well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Now where was I?)
"Breaker, wake up!" He caught himself quickly and shook his head, as if to shake away the red over his eyes. Damn it, he couldn't do that; have that sort of limited focus. There was more here than just his own concerns. "You hearing this...?"
"This is ze TRUE technological power of ze Techari! You fools never stood a chance! DARK AUGER!"
Something slammed into him, but quickly passed. And he wasn't distracted any longer. He quickly turned to find himself staring at some great device. What was that? Strange, there was something about it, something that seemed familiar...
"His trump card," the Master whispered. "It's the same, can't you tell? Like that guy from before this is that same kind of attack. Breaker, be on your guard!" His voice quickly dropped to a low whisper and, dropping all the veils he'd brought up, no longer using some disguised voice and tone but speaking in a way all too familiar to Crush, "No failure."
Currently
"We've got to do something," the Master continued, renewing his guise and speaking loud and clearly. "But just what do we do? Maybe, if we finish the user off, maybe that would stop things... But then again, defeating Geckoman didn't really stop the swamp, did it? So the answer is to..."
"Breaker!" Crush turned quickly to see one of his allies. It was the powerful one, MeleeMan. But what had happened! He looked like... "Let's fight this battle like real men! We'll show this guy what we think of his damnable tricks!"
The Master chuckled. "The key, I've got it! The swamp was destroyed by the wave of water, and that's nullified its effect, hasn't it? So we just have to destroy the thing to eliminate its threat! Looks like our ally is moving to-"
"CrushMan!" The same voice interrupted the Master again. "I don't have any way to protect Rhinestone now, so if you can, try to reason with her!" What was that? It wasn't an order. Crush wasn't quite used to that. Not that he would have heeded it, surely not, not something that came from someone else. But like that, like that it didn't seem so bad.
Breaker scanned the battlefield quickly and noticed the newcomer Net Police Commander, the Net Mafia Leader, and the combined amalgamation of the two, the one with that curious gaze. And it was winning.
"All right then," The Master said. "MeleeMan, we'll leave this to you!"
What? They were entrusting something But wasn't that device the threat now, the enemy? MeleeMan was capable, more than any of his allies, perhaps more than any other ally. But to trust something so important to the care of someone else was disturbing. "I see that look Breaker. That face can't hold much emotion, but I see your thoughts. You really should pay more attention to your surroundings! Quite the drama has unfolded around us. Our friend, I think we should allow his this honor, this victory. And besides, if something's not done soon, we may lose something valuable to us."
"A tool," he whispered.
"Someone's already gone down fighting, let's see if we can't stop anymore senseless bloodshed! Cru-Breaker!" He stuttered. "Protect Rhinestone and Xiao!"
Action 1
CrushMan stowed his thoughts for later. Questions with no answers could wait! The Navi sent one last glance at his copy and then started bounding towards the others. "We've gotta be quick," the Master said, worry and anticipation crawling into his voice as the sound of rapid keystrokes accompanied him, "this could end quickly unless we do something fast. Just have to, c'mon, c'mon... Got it! Uploading combat data now!"
Something emerged out of the air and quickly clasped itself to CrushMan's fist, biting into him while simultaneously forcing his hand open and putting something inside. The object finished it's transmutation and showed it's form, a bronze object barring the general look of an 'H', with the vertical lines rounded out to give it a roughly circular shape. The side facing outwards bulged out slightly it appeared to have a reflective surface.
"Quick, Breaker, throw it!" He considered simply tossing the thing as he held it, but instead slipped his hand out, tossed in the air, and grabbed the object by it's edge, an edge he noticed had a slight edge to it. CrushMan sent it flying, and it whirred through the air towards the girls. "Guard, B Variant." If Crush was aware of what a sigh was or had the capacity to perform one, he might have done so. It was a defensive option. He'd guessed as much, seeing it's form, but had he been mistaken, well, it's current trajectory might be unfortunate. "It's a rush job, never had to make an alteration that fast, but I'd been trying to alter our basic shield since I thought it was getting old and... Doesn't matter. Quick, after it! We've got to be quick about this!"
The shield bit into the ground with a metallic chink, landing somewhere near the trio. Crush was in front of it a moment later. Energy bubbled up around him as the Master said, "Give 'em the halt treatment!"
Action 2
His, and the Adversary's, great sword appeared before him and he quickly grasped it with both hands. In one deft movement, he'd swung it around and jammed the weapon into the ground, and he positioned himself steadily and stoically over it. With the massive shield behind him and the sword anchoring him to the ground, Breaker would be an unmovable obstacle. The armor plates that suddenly burst out from under his skin and wrapped around him in a careful embrace.
"A moment of your time, will you?" The Master said in a smooth and confident voice. "Feel free to interrupt me at any moment and we can skip to the chase," he said, directing him comment to the copy thing before them. "I've seen you, this battle, this whole time, I've seen what you've been doing, quiet one. You've had your eye on my friend Breaker here for some time."
What? This thing had been watching him? Trying to find a weakness, perhaps? She'd find none. This one was interesting at least, the worthless copy had somehow managed to triumph over the originals. Was the sum greater than it's parts? Perhaps not so worthless. It would be dealt with all the same.
"I'm sure you'd probably rather speak with him than I, but I'm afraid my silent companion isn't quite capable of that at the moment. You'll have to make do with myself for now. But a moment longer. For now, forget that anyone else exists but this one before you. Just watch him."
CrushMan looked down at the Target. What was the Master thinking? He needed to engage the enemy, standing here like this... The armor shimmered about him, thick and heavy, large metal plates that covered his form like the armor of some great lizard. Or perhaps it was closer to a tank? But it wasn't impenetrable. This was the second time it'd brought itself out. The first time it'd done little, maybe even done more harm than good. But could those fans penetrate armor like this?
Action 3
"Xiao of the Teksqp. Listen up. I'm not sure if you've noticed by now, but the conflict you were involved in when you came here has all but ceased. Only your comrade Silverfish continues the fight, and look what's come of that. You're alone, fighting a battle against yourself, and pardon me, but it appears that you are outmatched. Your comrade has abandoned you to fight this battle alone."
"But it isn't even the same battle anymore," The Master continued, his voice soft and amiable. Amiable. Where had Crush heard that word? More still, how often did the Master sound like this? "You're fighting yourself in more ways than one. This enemy before us, they're NetMafia, same as you. But they're the enemy. They're the threat. The answer should be obvious, you can't win this pointless battle alone. Join us. We are many and we are strong, we can drive back the enemy before us with our strength combined. Leave your personal grudges behind for now, it can all be solved later. For now, our enemy is clear. Techari. Can it be any simpler than that?"
Action 4
"And Rhinestone, the same goes to you. You're as alone as Xiao is, maybe moreso. Haven't you noticed? Torrentman is gone. He's dead. And BlockMan..." The Master sighed. "You're alone yourself. And look at all the chaos around you. Can you really stand up to the darkness on your own?"
"I offer you the same choice. You can join with us. This war can be dealt with later, for now there's a greater foe. You've rejected my offer of an alliance once. Please, don't do it again. There might not be a chance for us to do this a third time. We can do this Rhinestone. One obstacle at a time."
Action 5
"And as for you," the Master said, "As for you, Nameless One, I wonder. I'd like to avoid countless bloodshed. I would ask why you're fighting. I'd ask why you're risking life and body for that petulant fraud back there. But I wont, since it seems that's not your interest at all. I can't really decipher that look of yours. I can only assume it means one of two things."
"1, is a private business. You have some interest in my Navi, I'll ask no further. The second option is most certainly my business. That look, are you looking for something besides a companion, I wonder?"
What the hell is all this talk about? Enemy, it's the enemy, isn't it?
"What are you looking for, Nameless One? A friend, or a fight?"
Summary
1. Hurl Guard1 — Blocks and Reflects 60 Damage — in front of Xiao and Rhinestone
2. Immortal Guard — Stone Body Status to Self
3. Convince Xiao to Join
4. Convince Rhinestone to Join
5. Convince Xiaostone to Join
(Note where Charles says, "Feel free to interrupt me." You probably need no approval, but I do mean that. The chances of that small little conflict standing still long enough for Charles to let off that length speech are slim. Should it be interrupted, I'll simply go back and edit this to meet something more likely. Let's see how this turns out, shall we?)
And on another note, Sky, I notice you don't describe Crush's attack to OrangeCrush, yet the results are there all the same. At first I thought this was kind of odd, you're very much on top of things most of the time. Could it be that you've given me a bit of a gift? Very well! I'll see what I can do.)
Conclusion of Previous Turn
He thrust out with both of his wicked claws and felt a wave of euphoric satisfaction as he tore into the pretender. Cheap copy, pathetic, worthless nothing! There's only room for one CrushMan in this world!
"Send him flying Breaker, to the cubes!" So be it! The Master's will be done! With that, CrushMan ducked back, throwing himself violently in the opposite direction of the Target, and wrenched his arms over his head. The moment the weight of his foe hit his arms, he nearly buckled, nearly gave in, but he wasn't so weak as to be beaten by something as pathetic as his own bulk. The moment passed, the copy's body was dragged into the air, and with a great heave Breaker sent his heavy burden soaring.
The Navi watched with interest as the homunculus was sent flying away, spinning through the air. So many thoughts, so many concerns, so many things flittered through his mind, his super complex thought mechanics. Was that a glare of hatred, he wondered as he caught a glimpse of the things face? Not that it mattered. The weakling wasn't worthy of anything, not even existence. He would punish it for that fact alone, he was himself, no one else could be allowed to be the same, especially not some ugly, mutated freak Navi like that.
Breaker was surprised though; the little Navi Shine had done well. Capable allies were always so very welcome. The others were all fairly talented, he supposed. Perhaps a little too, what was the word, fleshy, perhaps? Too easy to wound, they were all near deletion, weren't they? He buried a wandering thought that he dared not describe. But all the same, it would be unpleasant to witness such an event.
The last thought he found rather curious. He'd never have guessed such a thing. Who knew that he was so very heavy?
Crash! The body of the pretender slammed into the Net and bounced on the impact, leaving a cracked and shattered earth from the collision. Another second passed, another moment of flight through open air before the Navi slammed into the large rock behind it. Chunks and bits of the objects crumbled off and fell to the ground. But Crush's eyes were on the Target.
Get up. Get up! I'm not through with you yet! What was that? Movement, the thing recovers quickly! How long has it been, a moment, not even that? Good, good, I can keep going! I can keep bashing it, breaking it, crushing it!
(Too god-modey or just enough, I wonder? Hmm, or I've simply completely misconstrued the situation and made a fairly large role-playing no-no. Ah well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Now where was I?)
"Breaker, wake up!" He caught himself quickly and shook his head, as if to shake away the red over his eyes. Damn it, he couldn't do that; have that sort of limited focus. There was more here than just his own concerns. "You hearing this...?"
"This is ze TRUE technological power of ze Techari! You fools never stood a chance! DARK AUGER!"
Something slammed into him, but quickly passed. And he wasn't distracted any longer. He quickly turned to find himself staring at some great device. What was that? Strange, there was something about it, something that seemed familiar...
"His trump card," the Master whispered. "It's the same, can't you tell? Like that guy from before this is that same kind of attack. Breaker, be on your guard!" His voice quickly dropped to a low whisper and, dropping all the veils he'd brought up, no longer using some disguised voice and tone but speaking in a way all too familiar to Crush, "No failure."
Currently
"We've got to do something," the Master continued, renewing his guise and speaking loud and clearly. "But just what do we do? Maybe, if we finish the user off, maybe that would stop things... But then again, defeating Geckoman didn't really stop the swamp, did it? So the answer is to..."
"Breaker!" Crush turned quickly to see one of his allies. It was the powerful one, MeleeMan. But what had happened! He looked like... "Let's fight this battle like real men! We'll show this guy what we think of his damnable tricks!"
The Master chuckled. "The key, I've got it! The swamp was destroyed by the wave of water, and that's nullified its effect, hasn't it? So we just have to destroy the thing to eliminate its threat! Looks like our ally is moving to-"
"CrushMan!" The same voice interrupted the Master again. "I don't have any way to protect Rhinestone now, so if you can, try to reason with her!" What was that? It wasn't an order. Crush wasn't quite used to that. Not that he would have heeded it, surely not, not something that came from someone else. But like that, like that it didn't seem so bad.
Breaker scanned the battlefield quickly and noticed the newcomer Net Police Commander, the Net Mafia Leader, and the combined amalgamation of the two, the one with that curious gaze. And it was winning.
"All right then," The Master said. "MeleeMan, we'll leave this to you!"
What? They were entrusting something But wasn't that device the threat now, the enemy? MeleeMan was capable, more than any of his allies, perhaps more than any other ally. But to trust something so important to the care of someone else was disturbing. "I see that look Breaker. That face can't hold much emotion, but I see your thoughts. You really should pay more attention to your surroundings! Quite the drama has unfolded around us. Our friend, I think we should allow his this honor, this victory. And besides, if something's not done soon, we may lose something valuable to us."
"A tool," he whispered.
"Someone's already gone down fighting, let's see if we can't stop anymore senseless bloodshed! Cru-Breaker!" He stuttered. "Protect Rhinestone and Xiao!"
Action 1
CrushMan stowed his thoughts for later. Questions with no answers could wait! The Navi sent one last glance at his copy and then started bounding towards the others. "We've gotta be quick," the Master said, worry and anticipation crawling into his voice as the sound of rapid keystrokes accompanied him, "this could end quickly unless we do something fast. Just have to, c'mon, c'mon... Got it! Uploading combat data now!"
Something emerged out of the air and quickly clasped itself to CrushMan's fist, biting into him while simultaneously forcing his hand open and putting something inside. The object finished it's transmutation and showed it's form, a bronze object barring the general look of an 'H', with the vertical lines rounded out to give it a roughly circular shape. The side facing outwards bulged out slightly it appeared to have a reflective surface.
"Quick, Breaker, throw it!" He considered simply tossing the thing as he held it, but instead slipped his hand out, tossed in the air, and grabbed the object by it's edge, an edge he noticed had a slight edge to it. CrushMan sent it flying, and it whirred through the air towards the girls. "Guard, B Variant." If Crush was aware of what a sigh was or had the capacity to perform one, he might have done so. It was a defensive option. He'd guessed as much, seeing it's form, but had he been mistaken, well, it's current trajectory might be unfortunate. "It's a rush job, never had to make an alteration that fast, but I'd been trying to alter our basic shield since I thought it was getting old and... Doesn't matter. Quick, after it! We've got to be quick about this!"
The shield bit into the ground with a metallic chink, landing somewhere near the trio. Crush was in front of it a moment later. Energy bubbled up around him as the Master said, "Give 'em the halt treatment!"
Action 2
His, and the Adversary's, great sword appeared before him and he quickly grasped it with both hands. In one deft movement, he'd swung it around and jammed the weapon into the ground, and he positioned himself steadily and stoically over it. With the massive shield behind him and the sword anchoring him to the ground, Breaker would be an unmovable obstacle. The armor plates that suddenly burst out from under his skin and wrapped around him in a careful embrace.
"A moment of your time, will you?" The Master said in a smooth and confident voice. "Feel free to interrupt me at any moment and we can skip to the chase," he said, directing him comment to the copy thing before them. "I've seen you, this battle, this whole time, I've seen what you've been doing, quiet one. You've had your eye on my friend Breaker here for some time."
What? This thing had been watching him? Trying to find a weakness, perhaps? She'd find none. This one was interesting at least, the worthless copy had somehow managed to triumph over the originals. Was the sum greater than it's parts? Perhaps not so worthless. It would be dealt with all the same.
"I'm sure you'd probably rather speak with him than I, but I'm afraid my silent companion isn't quite capable of that at the moment. You'll have to make do with myself for now. But a moment longer. For now, forget that anyone else exists but this one before you. Just watch him."
CrushMan looked down at the Target. What was the Master thinking? He needed to engage the enemy, standing here like this... The armor shimmered about him, thick and heavy, large metal plates that covered his form like the armor of some great lizard. Or perhaps it was closer to a tank? But it wasn't impenetrable. This was the second time it'd brought itself out. The first time it'd done little, maybe even done more harm than good. But could those fans penetrate armor like this?
Action 3
"Xiao of the Teksqp. Listen up. I'm not sure if you've noticed by now, but the conflict you were involved in when you came here has all but ceased. Only your comrade Silverfish continues the fight, and look what's come of that. You're alone, fighting a battle against yourself, and pardon me, but it appears that you are outmatched. Your comrade has abandoned you to fight this battle alone."
"But it isn't even the same battle anymore," The Master continued, his voice soft and amiable. Amiable. Where had Crush heard that word? More still, how often did the Master sound like this? "You're fighting yourself in more ways than one. This enemy before us, they're NetMafia, same as you. But they're the enemy. They're the threat. The answer should be obvious, you can't win this pointless battle alone. Join us. We are many and we are strong, we can drive back the enemy before us with our strength combined. Leave your personal grudges behind for now, it can all be solved later. For now, our enemy is clear. Techari. Can it be any simpler than that?"
Action 4
"And Rhinestone, the same goes to you. You're as alone as Xiao is, maybe moreso. Haven't you noticed? Torrentman is gone. He's dead. And BlockMan..." The Master sighed. "You're alone yourself. And look at all the chaos around you. Can you really stand up to the darkness on your own?"
"I offer you the same choice. You can join with us. This war can be dealt with later, for now there's a greater foe. You've rejected my offer of an alliance once. Please, don't do it again. There might not be a chance for us to do this a third time. We can do this Rhinestone. One obstacle at a time."
Action 5
"And as for you," the Master said, "As for you, Nameless One, I wonder. I'd like to avoid countless bloodshed. I would ask why you're fighting. I'd ask why you're risking life and body for that petulant fraud back there. But I wont, since it seems that's not your interest at all. I can't really decipher that look of yours. I can only assume it means one of two things."
"1, is a private business. You have some interest in my Navi, I'll ask no further. The second option is most certainly my business. That look, are you looking for something besides a companion, I wonder?"
What the hell is all this talk about? Enemy, it's the enemy, isn't it?
"What are you looking for, Nameless One? A friend, or a fight?"
Summary
1. Hurl Guard1 — Blocks and Reflects 60 Damage — in front of Xiao and Rhinestone
2. Immortal Guard — Stone Body Status to Self
3. Convince Xiao to Join
4. Convince Rhinestone to Join
5. Convince Xiaostone to Join
(Note where Charles says, "Feel free to interrupt me." You probably need no approval, but I do mean that. The chances of that small little conflict standing still long enough for Charles to let off that length speech are slim. Should it be interrupted, I'll simply go back and edit this to meet something more likely. Let's see how this turns out, shall we?)
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Before anyone can react, the Dark Auger roars to life, sending two pulses across the network. Both shockwaves strike BlockMan's rockcubes, sending two large, imposing obstacles careening out of control toward our heroes. MeleeMan finds himself staring straight at an oncoming rockcube when he felt a soft arm wrap itself around his midsection. Kunie scoffed and tapped her emblem, causing a transparent blue visor to materialize across her face. "Stand back and get away from combat? Please, you're the one who's got to be more careful" she quipped in a voice that, while somewhat condescending, carried little disdain, "I'll do us both a favor and see if we can't get ourselves into a less..." she paused as she took aim at a nearby crystal spire, "...dangerous position."
With that, Kunie launched a small metal dart toward one of Rhinestone's crystal towers. As soon as it hit, MeleeMan found himself pulled by his chest across time and space, Kunie's Teleport Dart having carried the two navis out of harm's way. The Rockcube that was meant for MeleeMan sailed harmlessly past into the distance. That was certainly a close call.
Blockman, however, was not so fortunate. Heeding MeleeMan's orders to protect his wounded allies, he did the only thing a block with legs could do — get in front of them. Unfortunately, as he stepped in front of CrushMan and Shine, he could do little more than block the oncoming rockcube with his own body. In an ironic twist of fate, the cubial navi was crushed by one of his own objects. As the stone cube slammed into him, Blockman managed one final shriek of "BLOOOOOCK!" before being shattered into a million pieces, his own remains indistinguishable from the Rockcube's rubble. MeleeMan responded with a powerful Magbolt that struck the Dark Auger in the side, coils of electricity playing over the dangerous-looking obstacle. The DarkChip obstacle gave a whine of protest, sputtered, and exploded in a burst of violet light. Though physically harmless, the navis can't help but give an uncomfortable shudder as the unnatural radiation played across the battlefield, lingering just a little longer than one would expect.
XiaoStone, crossing her arms over her ample bosom and smirking as she unfolded her two crystalline fans, dashed forward in an effort to finish off her proverbial parents. Her first stroke sliced into Crushman's well-placed shield, reflecting the impact back at her and causing the green-haired amalgamation to stumble backward in shock. Using the brief respite to his advantage, Charles begins his negotiations with the battling trio.
Rhinestone and Xiao glared at each other for a moment, their respective weapons drawn and prepared to strike. Finally, Rhinestone lowered her gauntleted arm cautiously and brushed her silvery hair to the side. "Make no mistake, Xiao.EXE..." she said warningly, "What I am about to say does not absolve you of your crimes against the network."
Xiao nodded, stepped back, and crossed her arms across her chest. The Electopian-style netnavi continued her steely glare toward Rhinestone, but relented and allowed herself a coy smile. "Understood, Miss Rhinestone. Any alliance made in the present situation is only temporary, that it is." she replied, "May I assume then, that we have established a common enemy, that we have?"
Rhinestone didn't share Xiao's smile, instead opting to turn her attention to the former trapdata. "For the time being..." she said curtly, pointing her gauntleted arm toward the sky and forming an elegant azure energy blade from her wrist. Xiao smiled wider and snapped her fingers. Instantly, several metal handles appeared between her fingers, three in each hand. As XiaoStone regained her senses and before Charles could complete his negotiations, the unlikely duo set upon her with renewed fervor. Rhinestone's Aquaknife struck first, bypassing XiaoStone's crystal fans and nicking her bodysuit just above her hip. Xiao followed suit, igniting her metallic handles with energy blades and unleashing a barrage of charged kunai upon her doppelganger. Two slightly glowing blades lay embedded in XiaoStone's bodysuit as she gasped, glared for a moment at CrushMan, disappeared...
...and reappeared in front of Parabola, unfolding her fans and slicing the Netpolice enforcer down the middle in a single fluid motion! The bespectacled navi stared blankly forward in shock before dropping her Killculator to the ground and crumpling in a heap. With her last breath, she managed to enter in a single set of functions into her weapon, binding the Techari construct where she stood.
Seeing MeleeMan rapidly advance on his position, Grigorio clamored across the ground, reaching for the remote. As fine wisplike strands of data crept from his body, the Techari Admin managed to procure his tiny remote, cursing as he struggled to get the trapdata to follow his instructions. "You... You do not understand!" shouted Grigorio in protest as MeleeMan rammed his rageclaw into his already-wounded chest, "You... You are a fool! The Teksqp... they... cannot be trusted! You're playing right into... Grigorio spoke no more as MeleeMan slammed him into the ground. The Techari admin went down hard and did not rise again.
OrangeCrush, meanwhile had cornered Silverfish and Punct, pointing a rather intimidating coil at them and laughing. "Master says DESTROY! CRUSH! OH-EM-GEE, MASTER!" he shrieked, discharging a pair of magnetic missiles toward their location. Punct stumbled as the projectile struck her, its electric current siphoning her data and leaving only her undershirt between her core data files and the outside world. Silverfish was not so lucky, and although he managed to discharge a burst of water before his deletion, did not survive the powerful onslaught. "I... I'm glad... you're... okay," he gasped, turning his head toward Punct and extending a finned hand, "He... He'll be... happy too..."
Shine scowled and charged blindly toward OrangeCrush, a pair of shotgun modules appearing on her hands. "How DARE you attack her! She's our friend!" she cried, leaping onto his back and discharging both weapons at the same time. The orange behemoth shrieked in pain, attempting to remove the orange-clad female from his backside. Punct withdrew a pair of vulcan battlechips and pointed them toward OrangeCrush, but hesitated, not wanting to damage her teammate!
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Unbeknownst to the navis below, a small, lithe navi crouched on a nearby precipice and watched the battle unfold... apparently waiting for something, but what?
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Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: DELETED [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: DELETED
Techari — XiaoStone: 40 (Stunned! -1 action) [Normal] [Equip: Widesword x2]
Techari — OrangeCrush: 150 (Shine on back!) [Normal, Near Rockcube]
Techari — MeleeMan?: DELETED [Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: DELETED [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: DELETED
Crystal SpireA: 40 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 160 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
RockCubeE: 200
RockCubeF: DELETED
RockCubeG: DELETED
Dark Auger (Object) - DELETED
Ally — Shine: 58 (On OrangeCrush's Back!)[Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 1 [Cracked]
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: DELETED [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: DELETED
Ally - Admin Xiao.EXE: 44 (Equip: Sword) [Normal]
Ally - Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 58 [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 140 [Normal]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
Xiao.EXE: Normal/Wind
Max HP: 275
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: N/A (no buster)
Battlechips: Kunai1 x3, Sword x2, Widesword, Areagrab x3
Signature Attacks: None
DarkChip: VorpalDarkness — 6 hits of 20 slashing, breaking, piercing, and seeking damage. Xiao's dodging ability is reduced by 2 ranks.
Rhinestone.EXE: Normal/Cursor
Max HP: 300
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 20/80
Battlechips: Aquaknife x1, Aquasword x1, Bubbler x3, MarkCannon x2, RockCube x2
Netpolice Weapon: Crystalline (200 Ammunition)
Normal Shot: Crystal Spire - 50 HP object, 30 Damage, Medium-area cracked panels (100 Ammo used)
Alternate Shot: Gemstone Missile — 40 Damage (40 Ammo used)
Before anyone can react, the Dark Auger roars to life, sending two pulses across the network. Both shockwaves strike BlockMan's rockcubes, sending two large, imposing obstacles careening out of control toward our heroes. MeleeMan finds himself staring straight at an oncoming rockcube when he felt a soft arm wrap itself around his midsection. Kunie scoffed and tapped her emblem, causing a transparent blue visor to materialize across her face. "Stand back and get away from combat? Please, you're the one who's got to be more careful" she quipped in a voice that, while somewhat condescending, carried little disdain, "I'll do us both a favor and see if we can't get ourselves into a less..." she paused as she took aim at a nearby crystal spire, "...dangerous position."
With that, Kunie launched a small metal dart toward one of Rhinestone's crystal towers. As soon as it hit, MeleeMan found himself pulled by his chest across time and space, Kunie's Teleport Dart having carried the two navis out of harm's way. The Rockcube that was meant for MeleeMan sailed harmlessly past into the distance. That was certainly a close call.
Blockman, however, was not so fortunate. Heeding MeleeMan's orders to protect his wounded allies, he did the only thing a block with legs could do — get in front of them. Unfortunately, as he stepped in front of CrushMan and Shine, he could do little more than block the oncoming rockcube with his own body. In an ironic twist of fate, the cubial navi was crushed by one of his own objects. As the stone cube slammed into him, Blockman managed one final shriek of "BLOOOOOCK!" before being shattered into a million pieces, his own remains indistinguishable from the Rockcube's rubble. MeleeMan responded with a powerful Magbolt that struck the Dark Auger in the side, coils of electricity playing over the dangerous-looking obstacle. The DarkChip obstacle gave a whine of protest, sputtered, and exploded in a burst of violet light. Though physically harmless, the navis can't help but give an uncomfortable shudder as the unnatural radiation played across the battlefield, lingering just a little longer than one would expect.
XiaoStone, crossing her arms over her ample bosom and smirking as she unfolded her two crystalline fans, dashed forward in an effort to finish off her proverbial parents. Her first stroke sliced into Crushman's well-placed shield, reflecting the impact back at her and causing the green-haired amalgamation to stumble backward in shock. Using the brief respite to his advantage, Charles begins his negotiations with the battling trio.
Rhinestone and Xiao glared at each other for a moment, their respective weapons drawn and prepared to strike. Finally, Rhinestone lowered her gauntleted arm cautiously and brushed her silvery hair to the side. "Make no mistake, Xiao.EXE..." she said warningly, "What I am about to say does not absolve you of your crimes against the network."
Xiao nodded, stepped back, and crossed her arms across her chest. The Electopian-style netnavi continued her steely glare toward Rhinestone, but relented and allowed herself a coy smile. "Understood, Miss Rhinestone. Any alliance made in the present situation is only temporary, that it is." she replied, "May I assume then, that we have established a common enemy, that we have?"
Rhinestone didn't share Xiao's smile, instead opting to turn her attention to the former trapdata. "For the time being..." she said curtly, pointing her gauntleted arm toward the sky and forming an elegant azure energy blade from her wrist. Xiao smiled wider and snapped her fingers. Instantly, several metal handles appeared between her fingers, three in each hand. As XiaoStone regained her senses and before Charles could complete his negotiations, the unlikely duo set upon her with renewed fervor. Rhinestone's Aquaknife struck first, bypassing XiaoStone's crystal fans and nicking her bodysuit just above her hip. Xiao followed suit, igniting her metallic handles with energy blades and unleashing a barrage of charged kunai upon her doppelganger. Two slightly glowing blades lay embedded in XiaoStone's bodysuit as she gasped, glared for a moment at CrushMan, disappeared...
...and reappeared in front of Parabola, unfolding her fans and slicing the Netpolice enforcer down the middle in a single fluid motion! The bespectacled navi stared blankly forward in shock before dropping her Killculator to the ground and crumpling in a heap. With her last breath, she managed to enter in a single set of functions into her weapon, binding the Techari construct where she stood.
Seeing MeleeMan rapidly advance on his position, Grigorio clamored across the ground, reaching for the remote. As fine wisplike strands of data crept from his body, the Techari Admin managed to procure his tiny remote, cursing as he struggled to get the trapdata to follow his instructions. "You... You do not understand!" shouted Grigorio in protest as MeleeMan rammed his rageclaw into his already-wounded chest, "You... You are a fool! The Teksqp... they... cannot be trusted! You're playing right into... Grigorio spoke no more as MeleeMan slammed him into the ground. The Techari admin went down hard and did not rise again.
OrangeCrush, meanwhile had cornered Silverfish and Punct, pointing a rather intimidating coil at them and laughing. "Master says DESTROY! CRUSH! OH-EM-GEE, MASTER!" he shrieked, discharging a pair of magnetic missiles toward their location. Punct stumbled as the projectile struck her, its electric current siphoning her data and leaving only her undershirt between her core data files and the outside world. Silverfish was not so lucky, and although he managed to discharge a burst of water before his deletion, did not survive the powerful onslaught. "I... I'm glad... you're... okay," he gasped, turning his head toward Punct and extending a finned hand, "He... He'll be... happy too..."
Shine scowled and charged blindly toward OrangeCrush, a pair of shotgun modules appearing on her hands. "How DARE you attack her! She's our friend!" she cried, leaping onto his back and discharging both weapons at the same time. The orange behemoth shrieked in pain, attempting to remove the orange-clad female from his backside. Punct withdrew a pair of vulcan battlechips and pointed them toward OrangeCrush, but hesitated, not wanting to damage her teammate!
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Unbeknownst to the navis below, a small, lithe navi crouched on a nearby precipice and watched the battle unfold... apparently waiting for something, but what?
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Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: DELETED [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: DELETED
Techari — XiaoStone: 40 (Stunned! -1 action) [Normal] [Equip: Widesword x2]
Techari — OrangeCrush: 150 (Shine on back!) [Normal, Near Rockcube]
Techari — MeleeMan?: DELETED [Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: DELETED [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: DELETED
Crystal SpireA: 40 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 160 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
RockCubeE: 200
RockCubeF: DELETED
RockCubeG: DELETED
Dark Auger (Object) - DELETED
Ally — Shine: 58 (On OrangeCrush's Back!)[Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 1 [Cracked]
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: DELETED [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: DELETED
Ally - Admin Xiao.EXE: 44 (Equip: Sword) [Normal]
Ally - Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 58 [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 140 [Normal]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
Xiao.EXE: Normal/Wind
Max HP: 275
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: N/A (no buster)
Battlechips: Kunai1 x3, Sword x2, Widesword, Areagrab x3
Signature Attacks: None
DarkChip: VorpalDarkness — 6 hits of 20 slashing, breaking, piercing, and seeking damage. Xiao's dodging ability is reduced by 2 ranks.
Rhinestone.EXE: Normal/Cursor
Max HP: 300
Actions: 3
Buster Damage/Charge Damage: 20/80
Battlechips: Aquaknife x1, Aquasword x1, Bubbler x3, MarkCannon x2, RockCube x2
Netpolice Weapon: Crystalline (200 Ammunition)
Normal Shot: Crystal Spire - 50 HP object, 30 Damage, Medium-area cracked panels (100 Ammo used)
Alternate Shot: Gemstone Missile — 40 Damage (40 Ammo used)
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"That is... unfortunate. But so be it." The Master seemed hardly perturbed. But what was he talking about? The enemy had simply done as expected. Attacked. Hadn't it? Where'd the Target gone, it'd just disappeared after that scowl. Crush liked that look. It was familiar. It made sense to him. It looked like an enemy. Appropriate, simple, it was how he liked things. "Let's finish this ugly business." Ugly business? He'd never heard the Master say anything quite like that before. Or was this still part of his act? Of course, it must be. Breaker was too nearsighted to see the Master's far-reaching plan. That was why the Master was the Master, and why he was... was... He couldn't think the word. CrushMan had heard the Master refer to him as something so many times, he knew the word, but he refused to think it. How curious.
"Breaker. Let's finish this battle."
Action 1
"Shine, get down from there! That thing's a monster! Get away, quick! I know you want it beaten, seeing something like that, especially after what happened to Parabola, but we can't be reckless now!"
Parabola? What happened to Parabola?
"Just get down and engage it from afar, and assist MeleeMan... In taking it down." CrushMan waited for the rest of the Master's orders. But there were no more. Silence.
What? What? He was leaving the false CrushMan to be handled by someone else? No! It was his battle, his duty to destroy the imposter! It was stealing his identity, his being, some ugly freakish thing that dared even approximate his individual self! It was his duty to destroy it!
"That thing's too disgusting to keep alive, don't you agree? Bad enough it looks like this freaky renegade, my apologies Shine but combining the two of you together is just not pretty. Again, sorry guys, but I guess I just don't have the stomach for dealing with that thing. Getting close once was once too many. Besides, I get the feeling you don't like fighting girls, MeleeMan. You've avoided attacking every female enemy we've had so far, right? Hah, well, that's very gallant of you, certainly. Not enough gentlemen left, if you ask me. And I guess I feel obliged to finish this deal with Nameless now. You leave her to us. So please, Shine, MeleeMan! Destroy that thing!"
Action 2
"But first..." the Master whispered. "I have something I have to do. CrushMan? Get close. Look like you're going to ram into him, then run around him at the last moment. Damage is acceptable at this point. I'd prefer otherwise but... this is a matter of pride now."
"I take that back!" The Master shouted, "We'll throw in one more strike for the team! C'mon Breaker, let's go!"
CrushMan threw himself forward. He left the battered shield where it was, useless and broken. And he discarded the sword he'd used to pose earlier. He just charged, straight toward the thing in front of him. And when it looked as if he'd ram straight into the enemy, moments away before impact, he veered back slightly and maneuvered around the side. He'd left quite a bit of distance between the two, unfortunately. He'd misjudged the distance, he supposed. Would the others really fall for such a pitiful feint, thinking it an attack? But CrushMan forgot everything, every thought left his mind as the Master spoke in a voice he hadn't heard in one entire year. It was absolutely terrifying, the voice of judgment, the voice of authority and punishment. Cold and venomous, it was the voice of the Master.
"Listen to me, you pathetic, worthless, nothing. If you've copied any of our pride into your soulless empty husk of a body, you'll kneel and accept your fate. Taking back everything I've ever done for you, everything I'd ever taught you, taking all that and throwing it back into my face... You're disgraceful. Die. Your Master commands it."
CrushMan flew past the copy after that. He ran straight towards the other thing, the one from earlier. And he tried desperately to forget that voice again, to forget it and all the memories he associated with it.
Action 3
Breaker hurled himself forward, not exactly even knowing where he was going. The Target, the Target, where had she gone? "Tch, that was stupid Charles..." Charles? Who was Charles? "Saying such things, with Shine so close by..." Was the Master giving him another new name, a new identity? He hoped not. Two was enough. But he said, 'saying such things'. It couldn't be him. CrushMan couldn't speak, no, never. So was the Master speaking to himself? Charles...
"There, Breaker. There she is. Enemy location pinged on your HUD. Let's take her down." Ah, there she was! There, standing over... something. Someone. Parabola? Why was she lying down? There was a battle to be fought! Perhaps she was not so worthy an ally after all!
He lied to himself. CrushMan knew. He'd pulled her out of the muck when the enemy had revealed his super weapon, and she had in turn held the foe still while he drove his blade down. Yes. Parabola. And she was now dead. Unfortunate, the Master had said. CrushMan believed that the situation deserved a better word.
"Nameless," the Master said. "I wonder what you're thinking now?"
Action 4
The Target, something was wrong. She didn't look as... active. Parabola's weapon, of course. There she was again. This would be the last time though, it seemed. Electrical buzzing energy blazed through his arm as CrushMan neared. Doonk-shuuush, the metallic sound came as a thick metal shaft flew out from his shoulder and went down all the way to his fist before enclosing it all in a metal box as a thick layer of billowing white smoke exhumed from the device. The top half thinned to half the size of the shaft below and then four razor-like metal blades jutted out the top, arranged in the pattern of a square with but the tiniest space separating each. And then they started to spin, each metal shaft, the thinner spinning faster than the thicker bottom half, with the four blades dancing about one another and squealing with a high pitched whirr.
"I really am sorry about this. But you're not stable. People just can't go around attacking others for no reason. You just had the wrong influences. It's better this way though. You never could have been anything else except what those before you had done. You would have never been yourself, never been 'unique'. You'd always be the copy. So yes, I do think it's better this way."
"Breaker?" CrushMan nodded and held his arm back, ready to swing out with the pulverizing weapon. For the first time in some time, Crush could tell that the Master couldn't hold a proper mask. Crush knew that the Master wanted to feign compassion. But his true feelings were leaking through. The disdain. The arrogance. The hate. "That's it then. I promise it'll be quick." Quick? With a weapon like this? Perhaps that was an order. Crush put a little extra punch into the weapon, almost strong enough to punch through a RockCube in one strike. The battle had dragged on long enough. It was time for the imposters to fall. "Maybe in your next life, a fortunate star will bless you. But not this time."
"Goodbye Nameless."
Summary
1. Request that Shine get off OrangeCrush and Assist MeleeMan
2. Command OrangeCrush to Die
3. Dodge
Free Action. Smash — Adds Break to Next Attack
4. MagBolt to XiaoStone — 90 Damage, Elec, Break
"Breaker. Let's finish this battle."
Action 1
"Shine, get down from there! That thing's a monster! Get away, quick! I know you want it beaten, seeing something like that, especially after what happened to Parabola, but we can't be reckless now!"
Parabola? What happened to Parabola?
"Just get down and engage it from afar, and assist MeleeMan... In taking it down." CrushMan waited for the rest of the Master's orders. But there were no more. Silence.
What? What? He was leaving the false CrushMan to be handled by someone else? No! It was his battle, his duty to destroy the imposter! It was stealing his identity, his being, some ugly freakish thing that dared even approximate his individual self! It was his duty to destroy it!
"That thing's too disgusting to keep alive, don't you agree? Bad enough it looks like this freaky renegade, my apologies Shine but combining the two of you together is just not pretty. Again, sorry guys, but I guess I just don't have the stomach for dealing with that thing. Getting close once was once too many. Besides, I get the feeling you don't like fighting girls, MeleeMan. You've avoided attacking every female enemy we've had so far, right? Hah, well, that's very gallant of you, certainly. Not enough gentlemen left, if you ask me. And I guess I feel obliged to finish this deal with Nameless now. You leave her to us. So please, Shine, MeleeMan! Destroy that thing!"
Action 2
"But first..." the Master whispered. "I have something I have to do. CrushMan? Get close. Look like you're going to ram into him, then run around him at the last moment. Damage is acceptable at this point. I'd prefer otherwise but... this is a matter of pride now."
"I take that back!" The Master shouted, "We'll throw in one more strike for the team! C'mon Breaker, let's go!"
CrushMan threw himself forward. He left the battered shield where it was, useless and broken. And he discarded the sword he'd used to pose earlier. He just charged, straight toward the thing in front of him. And when it looked as if he'd ram straight into the enemy, moments away before impact, he veered back slightly and maneuvered around the side. He'd left quite a bit of distance between the two, unfortunately. He'd misjudged the distance, he supposed. Would the others really fall for such a pitiful feint, thinking it an attack? But CrushMan forgot everything, every thought left his mind as the Master spoke in a voice he hadn't heard in one entire year. It was absolutely terrifying, the voice of judgment, the voice of authority and punishment. Cold and venomous, it was the voice of the Master.
"Listen to me, you pathetic, worthless, nothing. If you've copied any of our pride into your soulless empty husk of a body, you'll kneel and accept your fate. Taking back everything I've ever done for you, everything I'd ever taught you, taking all that and throwing it back into my face... You're disgraceful. Die. Your Master commands it."
CrushMan flew past the copy after that. He ran straight towards the other thing, the one from earlier. And he tried desperately to forget that voice again, to forget it and all the memories he associated with it.
Action 3
Breaker hurled himself forward, not exactly even knowing where he was going. The Target, the Target, where had she gone? "Tch, that was stupid Charles..." Charles? Who was Charles? "Saying such things, with Shine so close by..." Was the Master giving him another new name, a new identity? He hoped not. Two was enough. But he said, 'saying such things'. It couldn't be him. CrushMan couldn't speak, no, never. So was the Master speaking to himself? Charles...
"There, Breaker. There she is. Enemy location pinged on your HUD. Let's take her down." Ah, there she was! There, standing over... something. Someone. Parabola? Why was she lying down? There was a battle to be fought! Perhaps she was not so worthy an ally after all!
He lied to himself. CrushMan knew. He'd pulled her out of the muck when the enemy had revealed his super weapon, and she had in turn held the foe still while he drove his blade down. Yes. Parabola. And she was now dead. Unfortunate, the Master had said. CrushMan believed that the situation deserved a better word.
"Nameless," the Master said. "I wonder what you're thinking now?"
Action 4
The Target, something was wrong. She didn't look as... active. Parabola's weapon, of course. There she was again. This would be the last time though, it seemed. Electrical buzzing energy blazed through his arm as CrushMan neared. Doonk-shuuush, the metallic sound came as a thick metal shaft flew out from his shoulder and went down all the way to his fist before enclosing it all in a metal box as a thick layer of billowing white smoke exhumed from the device. The top half thinned to half the size of the shaft below and then four razor-like metal blades jutted out the top, arranged in the pattern of a square with but the tiniest space separating each. And then they started to spin, each metal shaft, the thinner spinning faster than the thicker bottom half, with the four blades dancing about one another and squealing with a high pitched whirr.
"I really am sorry about this. But you're not stable. People just can't go around attacking others for no reason. You just had the wrong influences. It's better this way though. You never could have been anything else except what those before you had done. You would have never been yourself, never been 'unique'. You'd always be the copy. So yes, I do think it's better this way."
"Breaker?" CrushMan nodded and held his arm back, ready to swing out with the pulverizing weapon. For the first time in some time, Crush could tell that the Master couldn't hold a proper mask. Crush knew that the Master wanted to feign compassion. But his true feelings were leaking through. The disdain. The arrogance. The hate. "That's it then. I promise it'll be quick." Quick? With a weapon like this? Perhaps that was an order. Crush put a little extra punch into the weapon, almost strong enough to punch through a RockCube in one strike. The battle had dragged on long enough. It was time for the imposters to fall. "Maybe in your next life, a fortunate star will bless you. But not this time."
"Goodbye Nameless."
Summary
1. Request that Shine get off OrangeCrush and Assist MeleeMan
2. Command OrangeCrush to Die
3. Dodge
Free Action. Smash — Adds Break to Next Attack
4. MagBolt to XiaoStone — 90 Damage, Elec, Break
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"Hmph. I'll trust the Tek-squew-pth-whatsit over you, nancy boy," MeleeMan grumbled, dusting his hands together as he rid himself of the claw. He smirked down confidently at the defeated scientist's body. Even after all of the good sentiments and time spent protecting his allies, it felt good to deliver an old-fashioned, bone-shattering blow to an opponent, abandoning all of his moderation for his primal urge to injure his enemies. "It's a good thing Kunie rescued me there... Maybe she likes me after all? We might..." he thought, smiling with a bright grin.
In the passing of a moment, MeleeMan's satisfaction left him and he began to wish he'd devoted more time to his allies protection. Looking back at the broken auger, MeleeMan felt his eyebrows tremble as his gaze then moved on to see the still-living forms of the giant orange abomination and the slender silver hybrid, unaffected by the destruction of the machine. "The attack... Rania, they're still alive! Destroying the machine had no effect!" he cried, clutching his head. "Are my allies okay? Did they...?" he asked, looking back to Rania with his teeth clenched, knowing what the answer would have to be. When his operator didn't immediately respond, his eyes confirmed what he'd already suspected.
"I work hard at this, don't I? I'm beginning to see why a guy like me doesn't make friends," he muttered to himself, dropping his tense shoulders for a menacing scowl. "Because every time there's a lull in the fighting, and I try to give everybody a way out, some punk takes advantage of the situation and pulls a retarded move like that," he growled, his hands clenched so tightly he felt as though the nerves in his arms must be on the point of severing themselves. "Damn you! I don't care if you're all some kind of soul-deprived clones! Even animals no when to back off! You killed my pal Blockhead and you killed that young netpolice officer! Why can't you guys just run away like sane, rational creatures, huh?" he bawled in anger, running for the two. "Why do I have to rend you apart before you're willing to see the consequences of your actions?! That's it! I'll tear you both limb from limb!" MeleeMan's voice echoed through the tense air of the battlefield as he barreled towards the remaining enemies.
"Screw moderation! Screw it! I let myself get lax and my allies paid for it! I let myself think, 'Well, the enemy's tiring out too, we can ease up,' and what do you idiots do? Do you have no concept of your own well being? DO YOU?!" he screamed, his fists billowing smoke all around his giant form, his feet thudding powerfully against the ground as he extended his fist in anger. "Do you idiots understand? This is a battlefield! When you make brainless decisions like that, this is what happens to you! CAN YOU COMPREHEND THE NUMBER OF TINY PIECES I'M ABOUT TO BREAK YOUR SKULLS IN TO!?"
The imposing figure of OrangeCrush meant nothing to MeleeMan. CrushMan was like me. He thought he could afford to toy with his opponents. If we'd been fighting at full potential, this nobody would be a pile of paint chips by now. Dammit! Focus!" he scolded himself, still rushing towards the enemy, inconsiderate of all else around him. "It's not your fault, Rania," he muttered, vaguely hearing Rania's voice as he moved to attack. "But still, I'm not going to sit around and be the death of any more of my allies," he told her, cutting off his communication link with her. "You're too soft right now, I know it. You want me to yield and let Breaker talk with them. But I'm not letting anything get between my fists and their sorry glass jaws. Not you. Not Breaker. I don't care if one's a woman and the other's a joke. They're both going to be smoldering piles of ash when I'm done!"
Rania was upset, but decided it wouldn't make any difference whether she tried to intervene. "It's hard to make progress with him when his hotheadedness knocks down all of the coolness we've tried to build up. Normally, I'd just turn back on the communicator. I guess he forgot I could do that. That lunkhead..." she sighed, feeling just as depressed as her navi was, though not displaying her feelings nearly so strongly. "The least I can do is slot in some chips now, I guess. A thunder and a shotgun ought to be enough for him to get what he wants." Checking herself, she sent in a heat shot, knowing that he wouldn't be satisfied with just two weapons.
Anticipating the data, MeleeMan first released a ball of lightning from his large open palm. He then led off the real attack with a blazing upward punch to the orange navi, than switched over to the shotgun. "Fools! Idiots! I hope you're ready to die, chumps!" he unloaded a clip from it, hoping to release more but finding it good for only a single shot. "Not good enough, dammit! Rania, this is vengeance!" he growled, cracking his knuckles together after tossing aside the wasted weapon. "What the hell am I supposed to do with that useless thing? This trash deserves twenty of those things!"
Turning to the woman, another frown spread over the warrior's face. "You next, sister. It's a shame I'm about to rip that pretty face of yours off and use it as a sweat rag." He moved forward slowly and then raised his fist into the air, forming a gun cylinder around it, shooting a bit of flame into the air as he did. "Remember this in your next life: might wins on the battlefield! Gauge your strength and know when you're picking a fight against the strongest in the world!" With those words, he launched off the weapon toward the woman's face with a slight recoil.
Rania sat again disappointed at her navi's dissolve into anger. "I suppose MeleeMan's intentions are good, but he still can't help himself. It's hard for him to just cry or laugh something like this off, so the only thing he can do is get angry at everyone, but most of all, at himself. I hope one of these days MeleeMan and I will be strong enough that we never have to worry about concealing our emotions through hate again," she spoke to a shadow on the wall, wanting to speak with her navi but not knowing how to console him. "I'm not sure if it's losing his comrades or the wasted efforts on his part that affect him more, but MeleeMan's just as vulnerable to loss as any other human. I guess he really is more sensitive than he seems..."
MeleeMan sighed, clenching his teeth together agitatedly as he looked at the pathetic figure of Punct, weeping over Silverfish. "I tried hard at this... Blockhead... Parabola...! Dammit!" he muttered, pounding one fist into the ground, then bracing himself on his palm as he prepared for any last resistance. Looking to Shine, he gave another unenthusiastic look. "She'll finish him off even if I didn't get him... Enemies reduced to dust, allies too... The battle must be over now."
1) Thunder1 to OrangeCrush [40, stun]
2) Soul Fist Uppercut to OrangeCrush [60, lower accuracy]
3) Shotgun to OrangeCrush [50, splash]
4) Heatshot to XiaoStone [45, splash]
5) Dodge
In the passing of a moment, MeleeMan's satisfaction left him and he began to wish he'd devoted more time to his allies protection. Looking back at the broken auger, MeleeMan felt his eyebrows tremble as his gaze then moved on to see the still-living forms of the giant orange abomination and the slender silver hybrid, unaffected by the destruction of the machine. "The attack... Rania, they're still alive! Destroying the machine had no effect!" he cried, clutching his head. "Are my allies okay? Did they...?" he asked, looking back to Rania with his teeth clenched, knowing what the answer would have to be. When his operator didn't immediately respond, his eyes confirmed what he'd already suspected.
"I work hard at this, don't I? I'm beginning to see why a guy like me doesn't make friends," he muttered to himself, dropping his tense shoulders for a menacing scowl. "Because every time there's a lull in the fighting, and I try to give everybody a way out, some punk takes advantage of the situation and pulls a retarded move like that," he growled, his hands clenched so tightly he felt as though the nerves in his arms must be on the point of severing themselves. "Damn you! I don't care if you're all some kind of soul-deprived clones! Even animals no when to back off! You killed my pal Blockhead and you killed that young netpolice officer! Why can't you guys just run away like sane, rational creatures, huh?" he bawled in anger, running for the two. "Why do I have to rend you apart before you're willing to see the consequences of your actions?! That's it! I'll tear you both limb from limb!" MeleeMan's voice echoed through the tense air of the battlefield as he barreled towards the remaining enemies.
"Screw moderation! Screw it! I let myself get lax and my allies paid for it! I let myself think, 'Well, the enemy's tiring out too, we can ease up,' and what do you idiots do? Do you have no concept of your own well being? DO YOU?!" he screamed, his fists billowing smoke all around his giant form, his feet thudding powerfully against the ground as he extended his fist in anger. "Do you idiots understand? This is a battlefield! When you make brainless decisions like that, this is what happens to you! CAN YOU COMPREHEND THE NUMBER OF TINY PIECES I'M ABOUT TO BREAK YOUR SKULLS IN TO!?"
The imposing figure of OrangeCrush meant nothing to MeleeMan. CrushMan was like me. He thought he could afford to toy with his opponents. If we'd been fighting at full potential, this nobody would be a pile of paint chips by now. Dammit! Focus!" he scolded himself, still rushing towards the enemy, inconsiderate of all else around him. "It's not your fault, Rania," he muttered, vaguely hearing Rania's voice as he moved to attack. "But still, I'm not going to sit around and be the death of any more of my allies," he told her, cutting off his communication link with her. "You're too soft right now, I know it. You want me to yield and let Breaker talk with them. But I'm not letting anything get between my fists and their sorry glass jaws. Not you. Not Breaker. I don't care if one's a woman and the other's a joke. They're both going to be smoldering piles of ash when I'm done!"
Rania was upset, but decided it wouldn't make any difference whether she tried to intervene. "It's hard to make progress with him when his hotheadedness knocks down all of the coolness we've tried to build up. Normally, I'd just turn back on the communicator. I guess he forgot I could do that. That lunkhead..." she sighed, feeling just as depressed as her navi was, though not displaying her feelings nearly so strongly. "The least I can do is slot in some chips now, I guess. A thunder and a shotgun ought to be enough for him to get what he wants." Checking herself, she sent in a heat shot, knowing that he wouldn't be satisfied with just two weapons.
Anticipating the data, MeleeMan first released a ball of lightning from his large open palm. He then led off the real attack with a blazing upward punch to the orange navi, than switched over to the shotgun. "Fools! Idiots! I hope you're ready to die, chumps!" he unloaded a clip from it, hoping to release more but finding it good for only a single shot. "Not good enough, dammit! Rania, this is vengeance!" he growled, cracking his knuckles together after tossing aside the wasted weapon. "What the hell am I supposed to do with that useless thing? This trash deserves twenty of those things!"
Turning to the woman, another frown spread over the warrior's face. "You next, sister. It's a shame I'm about to rip that pretty face of yours off and use it as a sweat rag." He moved forward slowly and then raised his fist into the air, forming a gun cylinder around it, shooting a bit of flame into the air as he did. "Remember this in your next life: might wins on the battlefield! Gauge your strength and know when you're picking a fight against the strongest in the world!" With those words, he launched off the weapon toward the woman's face with a slight recoil.
Rania sat again disappointed at her navi's dissolve into anger. "I suppose MeleeMan's intentions are good, but he still can't help himself. It's hard for him to just cry or laugh something like this off, so the only thing he can do is get angry at everyone, but most of all, at himself. I hope one of these days MeleeMan and I will be strong enough that we never have to worry about concealing our emotions through hate again," she spoke to a shadow on the wall, wanting to speak with her navi but not knowing how to console him. "I'm not sure if it's losing his comrades or the wasted efforts on his part that affect him more, but MeleeMan's just as vulnerable to loss as any other human. I guess he really is more sensitive than he seems..."
MeleeMan sighed, clenching his teeth together agitatedly as he looked at the pathetic figure of Punct, weeping over Silverfish. "I tried hard at this... Blockhead... Parabola...! Dammit!" he muttered, pounding one fist into the ground, then bracing himself on his palm as he prepared for any last resistance. Looking to Shine, he gave another unenthusiastic look. "She'll finish him off even if I didn't get him... Enemies reduced to dust, allies too... The battle must be over now."
1) Thunder1 to OrangeCrush [40, stun]
2) Soul Fist Uppercut to OrangeCrush [60, lower accuracy]
3) Shotgun to OrangeCrush [50, splash]
4) Heatshot to XiaoStone [45, splash]
5) Dodge
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The six remaining warriors unleash a furious barrage against the Techari Trapdata, giving no quarter to the opponents. first, CrushMan's MagBolt and MeleeMan's Heatshot striking her simultaneously. Her lithe body convulsed as lightning played across it, charring her bodysuit and leaving dark burn marks on the smooth fabric. A shocked expression crossed her face for an instant before her form shattered into several crystalline pieces.
Shine, hearing Charles' orders, reluctantly presses off against OrangeCrush's back, entering a neat backflip and landing a safe distance away. Good thing too, because the Techari goon found himself under fire from the relentless onslaught of attacks. Bursts of energy exploded on his massive chest, blasting apart large chunks of his remaining data and causing the towering monstrosity to tumble to his knees. Ha....Ha... Like... I'm totally going... to light... the Target up! he gasped, placing his arms in front of him and allowing dangerous coils of electricity to arc between his fingers. The remaining navis drew back in shock as the ElecReel pulsed dangerously in his hands. The lightbulb around OrangeCrush's head glowed brightly as the battlechip reached its maximum charge. Crush! Destroy! DIE! OBLITER...
OrangeCrush never finished his sentence as a trickle of data leaked from the corner of his mouth. As he glanced down at his torso, he noticed three luminescent daggers protruding from his stomach. As the orange creature exploded into crystalline data, the graceful body of Xiao.EXE stood behind him, her fan unfolded and her arms crossed across her chest. "Truly a pity, that it is," she said with a coy smirk, "Certainly a waste of a man of his aptitude... and the Teksqp could have greatly benefited from technology such as this, that we may have."
Rhinestone scowled and pointed her weapon at Xiao, "What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying that you'd have been willing to turn those things against us? Where are your morals?!" The female navi's silver hair blew wispily in the digitized wind as her crystalline glove began to radiate light, "I should destroy you where you stand, you know!"
Xiao laughed softly, shaking her head back and forth and shrugging her shoulders. "Now now, Miss Rhinestone. I do believe that we have made a strong degree of progress between our two organizations, that we have, she said, a cryptic smile on her face, "In fact, I'm looking forward to... 'working' with you in the future, that I am."
Shine, meanwhile, had helped Punct to her feet, the red-haired NetPolice agent leaking data through her rent bodysuit. "I... pause, was careless, period," she muttered, wavering slightly as she spoke, "Do not... pause... not... not... not... not..." A burst of crimson code flashed across her pupils, and she shook her head, apparently brought back to her senses by the pulse. "Do not... concern yourself with me, stop." she said weakly, "Come, comma, we're almost to the rendezvous point, stop."
The navis begin to move their way to the north, still not noticing the lithe figure following them from above.
-*-
Victory!
MeleeMan: Kunai1, RockCube, 1800Z
CrushMan: ElecReel1, RockCube, 1800Z
FXP:
8 FXP Base
4 FXP Recruitment Bonus
-*-
Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: DELETED [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: DELETED
Techari — XiaoStone: DELETED [Normal] [Equip: Widesword x2]
Techari — OrangeCrush: DELETED [Normal, Near Rockcube]
Techari — MeleeMan?: DELETED [Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: DELETED [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: DELETED
Crystal SpireA: 40 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 160 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
RockCubeE: 200
RockCubeF: DELETED
RockCubeG: DELETED
Dark Auger (Object) - DELETED
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: DELETED [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: DELETED
Ally — Shine: 58 [Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 1 [Cracked]
Ally - Admin Xiao.EXE: 44 (Equip: Sword) [Normal]
Ally - Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 58 [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 140 [Normal]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
Shine, hearing Charles' orders, reluctantly presses off against OrangeCrush's back, entering a neat backflip and landing a safe distance away. Good thing too, because the Techari goon found himself under fire from the relentless onslaught of attacks. Bursts of energy exploded on his massive chest, blasting apart large chunks of his remaining data and causing the towering monstrosity to tumble to his knees. Ha....Ha... Like... I'm totally going... to light... the Target up! he gasped, placing his arms in front of him and allowing dangerous coils of electricity to arc between his fingers. The remaining navis drew back in shock as the ElecReel pulsed dangerously in his hands. The lightbulb around OrangeCrush's head glowed brightly as the battlechip reached its maximum charge. Crush! Destroy! DIE! OBLITER...
OrangeCrush never finished his sentence as a trickle of data leaked from the corner of his mouth. As he glanced down at his torso, he noticed three luminescent daggers protruding from his stomach. As the orange creature exploded into crystalline data, the graceful body of Xiao.EXE stood behind him, her fan unfolded and her arms crossed across her chest. "Truly a pity, that it is," she said with a coy smirk, "Certainly a waste of a man of his aptitude... and the Teksqp could have greatly benefited from technology such as this, that we may have."
Rhinestone scowled and pointed her weapon at Xiao, "What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying that you'd have been willing to turn those things against us? Where are your morals?!" The female navi's silver hair blew wispily in the digitized wind as her crystalline glove began to radiate light, "I should destroy you where you stand, you know!"
Xiao laughed softly, shaking her head back and forth and shrugging her shoulders. "Now now, Miss Rhinestone. I do believe that we have made a strong degree of progress between our two organizations, that we have, she said, a cryptic smile on her face, "In fact, I'm looking forward to... 'working' with you in the future, that I am."
Shine, meanwhile, had helped Punct to her feet, the red-haired NetPolice agent leaking data through her rent bodysuit. "I... pause, was careless, period," she muttered, wavering slightly as she spoke, "Do not... pause... not... not... not... not..." A burst of crimson code flashed across her pupils, and she shook her head, apparently brought back to her senses by the pulse. "Do not... concern yourself with me, stop." she said weakly, "Come, comma, we're almost to the rendezvous point, stop."
The navis begin to move their way to the north, still not noticing the lithe figure following them from above.
-*-
Victory!
MeleeMan: Kunai1, RockCube, 1800Z
CrushMan: ElecReel1, RockCube, 1800Z
FXP:
8 FXP Base
4 FXP Recruitment Bonus
-*-
Techari Admin — Grigorio.EXE: DELETED [Normal]
Techari — Stylish Goon: DELETED
Techari — XiaoStone: DELETED [Normal] [Equip: Widesword x2]
Techari — OrangeCrush: DELETED [Normal, Near Rockcube]
Techari — MeleeMan?: DELETED [Normal]
Teksqp — Silverfish.EXE: DELETED [Cracked]
Dept. of Public Safety — TorrentMan.EXE: DELETED
Crystal SpireA: 40 HP (Center of Field)
Crystal SpireB: 50 HP (Near CrystalSpireA)
RockCubeA: 160 (Rockcubes A-D are close to each other)
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
RockCubeE: 200
RockCubeF: DELETED
RockCubeG: DELETED
Dark Auger (Object) - DELETED
Ally — Enforcer Parabola: DELETED [Cracked]
Ally - BlockMan.EXE: DELETED
Ally — Shine: 58 [Cracked]
Ally — Kunie: 32 [Cracked]
Ally — Second Lieutenant Punct: 1 [Cracked]
Ally - Admin Xiao.EXE: 44 (Equip: Sword) [Normal]
Ally - Dept. of Public Safety Lieutenant— Rhinestone.EXE: 58 [Cracked]
Crushman: 130 [Cracked]
MeleeMan: 140 [Normal]
Field: 40% Sea, 30% Cracked, 10% Hole, 20% Normal
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"Dammit... I wasn't able to do much of anything in the long run, eh Rania? I've saved a few, but this war's going to reduce the Netpolice to nothing if this keeps up... Not to mention the mafia," he said, curling his lip into a slightly distasteful sneer and looking back at Xiao. "I'm still worried about Shine and Kunie too, and Punct looks like she's been through a virtual meat-grinder. It'd be better for everyone if someone just stayed back and guarded her. We're headed into some dangerous stuff now. I can feel it."
"Don't worry too much about it, MeleeMan. She knows the danger she's in, and honestly, she'd probably be less safe back there isolated than she would be traveling along with you guys," Rania reassured him, lying back down on her pillow and keeping the PET next to her face. She surprised herself with how casual she managed to remain, but the bed was feeling very comfortable, so she allowed herself briefly to sink her face into the soft pink pillow.
MeleeMan grinned, coughing into one hand for a moment, then looking back up. "You look just like a little kid, Rania. Don't try to tell me you're almost... eighteen," he laughed, gritting his teeth for a moment.
Rania smiled back at him, but inside, she was panicking as she came to a revelation. "This battling's probably put too much stress on him. Not only did he have his strong body broken just now with an opposing force equal to his very own power, but further more, he's had to deal with a lot of loss throughout all of this. Hang in there, MeleeMan..."
"What's with that face? Did you wet yourself?" he asked, keeping his face turned away from her as if he were asking the question seriously.
Rania frowned again, putting the pillow back over her face as though in disgust to hide a laugh. "Well, at least he's keeping up his good humor," she sighed.
((Ready for the final))
"Don't worry too much about it, MeleeMan. She knows the danger she's in, and honestly, she'd probably be less safe back there isolated than she would be traveling along with you guys," Rania reassured him, lying back down on her pillow and keeping the PET next to her face. She surprised herself with how casual she managed to remain, but the bed was feeling very comfortable, so she allowed herself briefly to sink her face into the soft pink pillow.
MeleeMan grinned, coughing into one hand for a moment, then looking back up. "You look just like a little kid, Rania. Don't try to tell me you're almost... eighteen," he laughed, gritting his teeth for a moment.
Rania smiled back at him, but inside, she was panicking as she came to a revelation. "This battling's probably put too much stress on him. Not only did he have his strong body broken just now with an opposing force equal to his very own power, but further more, he's had to deal with a lot of loss throughout all of this. Hang in there, MeleeMan..."
"What's with that face? Did you wet yourself?" he asked, keeping his face turned away from her as if he were asking the question seriously.
Rania frowned again, putting the pillow back over her face as though in disgust to hide a laugh. "Well, at least he's keeping up his good humor," she sighed.
((Ready for the final))
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As the two navis stood waiting, there was a sudden flash. Four robed forms stood around Crushman, their backs to him. Meleeman had just enough time to notice their colors and masks before Crushman exploded, forcing him to close his eyes. Taking that moment to strike, all four forms dashed at him, readying their attacks. His allies were too shocked to do anything, so it looked like Meleeman was on his own. Luckily for him, fate intervened. Four blasts rained down from the sky, slamming into the ground directly in the attackers' paths. Rather than just dodging around the shots, the four grunted with displeasure and retreated back a few yards. A netpolice vehicle descended from the sky and Meleeman's savior jumped out. They were thin, wore green, had a black visor accross their eyes, and a large gun attached to their arm and were also.... female? Hopefully being saved by a girl wouldn't damage Meleeman's manly pride. She motioned to Meleeman's allies, "You guys, like, better get out of here. These guys are pretty nasty. I only needed the copper to get here so you can like, totally take it to get out of here. Since there's a jack out barrier in place, it'll be your only way to get out of here." The group seemed to hesitate a bit, so she added, "That was like, an order people."
Now complying, the group departed leaving the battle as two versus four. The new navi pointed her gun at the group, who just stood there silently, "That was nice of you to let my people go, although I suppose keeping the number of enemies as low as possible was the main part of your plan. I'm sure you're just going to try to track them down and delete them later, which is why I've got to take you hussies out now! Now where's your pervy boss?"
"Ho hum... I was hoping to let you battle it out for a little bit and then preform a sneak attack, but it looks like you knew who you were tracking. Of course, I like that in a woman." One of the cracked panels exploded and a gigantic form sprung up from underneath. It was covered in gold and blue armor, which looked like that of a Japanese warlord. He laughed as he flew through the air, "Ha ha ha! Though by calling me to the surface, you've only hastened your doom! Beg now and perhaps I'll spare your life, lovely maiden! I'll show you that my mercy can be as great as my power! Though your friend will surely be-" His sentence was cut off as he came back down and got stuck in the very hole he had just created, "I- I'm stuck!" He cried.
His attendants rushed into action, surrounding him and, with great effort, pulling him from the ground, "Master, are you okay?"
"I'm... I'm fine. Curse this armor.... it makes my sleak form to bulky." Even though he said this, it was obvious that it fit his form quite well, making him 'bulky' as well. He pulled out two pistols and aimed one at each target, "Well then, let us battle and do so with honor."
"Honor? You just cheap shot one poor navi to his doom and you outnumber me. By the way, like, what do you mean the two of us?" The green navi slowly turned to the side and looked at Meleeman, "I... thought you left with the rest of them. You're... not with the Netpolice, like, are you? That's why you didn't pack up when I ordered the rest of them to, right? Crap, this is, like bad. I wasn't supposed to get civilians involved." She looked kind of gloomy for a second, clearly not used to screwing up. She then perked up a bit and smiled at Meleeman, "But if you don't die, it should be fine, right? My name is, like, Syne, and I'll be saving you today!"
"Hey, hey, don't ignore me, the great Boss Oni! I won't let you steal the spot light and be the only one to have an introduction! Now let's fight it out!" The armor navi said, "Come, my servants, let us show them the power of the strongest man in Teksqp!" His four allies each took a position around him and materialized a throne underneath him and lifted him up.
Meleeman: 140
Crushman: EJOed!
Syne: 1100
Red Ninja: 100
Blue Ninja: 100
Green Ninja: 100
Yellow Ninja: 100
Boss Oni: 1600
Field: 40% Sea, 27% Cracked, 13% Hole, 20% Normal
Battle 3 Start!
((If I screwed anything up, lemme know. Also, sorry about deleting you, Tom, but I was told that you had to go, no mercy. Blame *probably shouldn't mention a name, so I won't*
EDIT BY TWI: Blame me, lol))
Now complying, the group departed leaving the battle as two versus four. The new navi pointed her gun at the group, who just stood there silently, "That was nice of you to let my people go, although I suppose keeping the number of enemies as low as possible was the main part of your plan. I'm sure you're just going to try to track them down and delete them later, which is why I've got to take you hussies out now! Now where's your pervy boss?"
"Ho hum... I was hoping to let you battle it out for a little bit and then preform a sneak attack, but it looks like you knew who you were tracking. Of course, I like that in a woman." One of the cracked panels exploded and a gigantic form sprung up from underneath. It was covered in gold and blue armor, which looked like that of a Japanese warlord. He laughed as he flew through the air, "Ha ha ha! Though by calling me to the surface, you've only hastened your doom! Beg now and perhaps I'll spare your life, lovely maiden! I'll show you that my mercy can be as great as my power! Though your friend will surely be-" His sentence was cut off as he came back down and got stuck in the very hole he had just created, "I- I'm stuck!" He cried.
His attendants rushed into action, surrounding him and, with great effort, pulling him from the ground, "Master, are you okay?"
"I'm... I'm fine. Curse this armor.... it makes my sleak form to bulky." Even though he said this, it was obvious that it fit his form quite well, making him 'bulky' as well. He pulled out two pistols and aimed one at each target, "Well then, let us battle and do so with honor."
"Honor? You just cheap shot one poor navi to his doom and you outnumber me. By the way, like, what do you mean the two of us?" The green navi slowly turned to the side and looked at Meleeman, "I... thought you left with the rest of them. You're... not with the Netpolice, like, are you? That's why you didn't pack up when I ordered the rest of them to, right? Crap, this is, like bad. I wasn't supposed to get civilians involved." She looked kind of gloomy for a second, clearly not used to screwing up. She then perked up a bit and smiled at Meleeman, "But if you don't die, it should be fine, right? My name is, like, Syne, and I'll be saving you today!"
"Hey, hey, don't ignore me, the great Boss Oni! I won't let you steal the spot light and be the only one to have an introduction! Now let's fight it out!" The armor navi said, "Come, my servants, let us show them the power of the strongest man in Teksqp!" His four allies each took a position around him and materialized a throne underneath him and lifted him up.
Meleeman: 140
Crushman: EJOed!
Syne: 1100
Red Ninja: 100
Blue Ninja: 100
Green Ninja: 100
Yellow Ninja: 100
Boss Oni: 1600
Field: 40% Sea, 27% Cracked, 13% Hole, 20% Normal
Battle 3 Start!
((If I screwed anything up, lemme know. Also, sorry about deleting you, Tom, but I was told that you had to go, no mercy. Blame *probably shouldn't mention a name, so I won't*
EDIT BY TWI: Blame me, lol))
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"Breaker! Wh-What the hell?! There's no way he took out Breaker that easily!" MeleeMan growled, sliding backward away from the strange navis that had taken center-stage upon the battlefield. The navis looked nearly unscratched and both very powerful, so he imagined that they must be a fair degree stronger than anyone else who'd shown up thus far, even those equipped with dark chips. "Dammit! Breaker's gone and all of my other allies have split. Should I be gone too?"
"It's true, MeleeMan, I've lost contact with Charles completely. That new armored navi must be extremely powerful to delete him, especially considering that your ally was still so healthy before the attack. We'd better approach this carefully... I'm not sure whether I want you getting involved at all, actually," she said nervously, looking at the huge navi that had broken from the ground.
"What, you serious? I'm not stepping aside for some girl to do everything for me. I'm already indebted to her for helping me to avoid that blast, there's no way I'm letting her push me aside and take this guy for herself. After all, I've got to avenge Breaker, don't I?" he defended, adopting a ready stance.
Rania shook her head, but placed the folder back into her lap all the same. "Vengeance is never a proper motivation for fighting, and even then, I don't see why it has to be you who deletes him. I couldn't do anything further to stop you right now save cutting your supply of chips, and that really wouldn't help any one." Sighing, Rania prepared to send her navi the chip data.
"That Boss Oni guy is supposed to be tough... but Syne seems to be a Netpolice officer. Hmph. Save the day? Does she even realize all that 'saving the day' would entail in this situation?" he grumbled. Moving forward, he nodded to express his intention of working together with her. "Regardless, I don't care if you're some justice bimbo or whatever. For now we'll work together and destroy that guy."
"We've actually got a bigger problem right now. Take a look around the field," Rania commented, pointing around on her screen at the water that covered the battlefield, forgetting that her navi wouldn't be able to see the motion. "There's a lot of water. Besides all of that, there's unstable spots and even open holes."
"Wow, no duh," Meleeman sighed. "Not like some huge fat guy just popped out and broke a giant hole in the floor or anything."
Rania adopted an unamused frown, fishing through the folder for something fitting the situation. "Well, obviously, you've got to avoid the water, but if you think about it, there's also ways to use it to our advantage. If you can just tap back into those forms you achieved from busting alongside Rass or Seraphim, then you can overcome them entirely."
MeleeMan shook his head, then crossed his arms in a matter-of-fact way. "Utterly impossible. That power seems to be exhausted right now. I mean, I'm still damn charismatic, but I can't get that back right now," he admitted.
"Very well then, the next best option is to consider using thunder type attacks while staying off the water. That means that the magbolts out of the question right now. Instead, I'd like you to consider combining the bubble battle chip with the power of a thunder attack. Don't try to be fancy right now or you're certain to wind up worse off for it, okay?" she inquired, slotting in the two chips.
"What? I'm fricking MeleeMan and you're telling me not to fight my enemies close-range?" the navi growled, accepting the chip data all the same.
Rania frowned, resting her chin moodily upon the pillow. "Well come on, you don't want to get surrounded, do you? There's five enemies right now. You need to reserve some of your energy for dodging their attacks, and that will be much harder if you're surrounded by water as well or happen to fall through a hole."
"Fine, but hey, you gotta let me do more than this, okay? At least send me a heatshot cannon or something," he grumbled, firing off the bubbles she'd sent him unenthusiastically. Rania consented unhappily, slotting in the heatshot as well. "That'll be fine then," he nodded, looking for a stable spot to stand, his eyes unseen behind the heavy iron eye-mask of his helmet.
Walking cautiously, he found what seemed like a good spot to stand. Testing it briefly with his foot, he braced his knees and clenched his hands forward. With a small grunt, he launched forward a ball of electricity from his gloves towards the ninjas. Shaking off his hands a bit as though to dispel the static, he prepared himself for the heatshot.
Smiling, he enjoyed the feeling of warmth as the heat ran through his gauntlet. The glove slimmed out, the fist retracting to form a barrel at the end. "Now, for one more shot, then it's time to see what these things are made of," he grunted, firing off a blast of flames and then retreating a short distance to see what would happen. "I can't believe this... Me, on the sidelines, while some chick does all of my fighting for me? This wasn't how I imagined things going..."
1) Dodge (try to get onto anything but hole or water)
2) BubbleStar1 to Red Ninja, Blue Ninja, and Yellow Ninja [20 water trap in bubble]
3) Thunder1 to Blue Ninja [40 elec, 1 action stun]
4) Heatshot to Green Ninja and splash to Boss Oni [50 fire]
5) Dodge
"It's true, MeleeMan, I've lost contact with Charles completely. That new armored navi must be extremely powerful to delete him, especially considering that your ally was still so healthy before the attack. We'd better approach this carefully... I'm not sure whether I want you getting involved at all, actually," she said nervously, looking at the huge navi that had broken from the ground.
"What, you serious? I'm not stepping aside for some girl to do everything for me. I'm already indebted to her for helping me to avoid that blast, there's no way I'm letting her push me aside and take this guy for herself. After all, I've got to avenge Breaker, don't I?" he defended, adopting a ready stance.
Rania shook her head, but placed the folder back into her lap all the same. "Vengeance is never a proper motivation for fighting, and even then, I don't see why it has to be you who deletes him. I couldn't do anything further to stop you right now save cutting your supply of chips, and that really wouldn't help any one." Sighing, Rania prepared to send her navi the chip data.
"That Boss Oni guy is supposed to be tough... but Syne seems to be a Netpolice officer. Hmph. Save the day? Does she even realize all that 'saving the day' would entail in this situation?" he grumbled. Moving forward, he nodded to express his intention of working together with her. "Regardless, I don't care if you're some justice bimbo or whatever. For now we'll work together and destroy that guy."
"We've actually got a bigger problem right now. Take a look around the field," Rania commented, pointing around on her screen at the water that covered the battlefield, forgetting that her navi wouldn't be able to see the motion. "There's a lot of water. Besides all of that, there's unstable spots and even open holes."
"Wow, no duh," Meleeman sighed. "Not like some huge fat guy just popped out and broke a giant hole in the floor or anything."
Rania adopted an unamused frown, fishing through the folder for something fitting the situation. "Well, obviously, you've got to avoid the water, but if you think about it, there's also ways to use it to our advantage. If you can just tap back into those forms you achieved from busting alongside Rass or Seraphim, then you can overcome them entirely."
MeleeMan shook his head, then crossed his arms in a matter-of-fact way. "Utterly impossible. That power seems to be exhausted right now. I mean, I'm still damn charismatic, but I can't get that back right now," he admitted.
"Very well then, the next best option is to consider using thunder type attacks while staying off the water. That means that the magbolts out of the question right now. Instead, I'd like you to consider combining the bubble battle chip with the power of a thunder attack. Don't try to be fancy right now or you're certain to wind up worse off for it, okay?" she inquired, slotting in the two chips.
"What? I'm fricking MeleeMan and you're telling me not to fight my enemies close-range?" the navi growled, accepting the chip data all the same.
Rania frowned, resting her chin moodily upon the pillow. "Well come on, you don't want to get surrounded, do you? There's five enemies right now. You need to reserve some of your energy for dodging their attacks, and that will be much harder if you're surrounded by water as well or happen to fall through a hole."
"Fine, but hey, you gotta let me do more than this, okay? At least send me a heatshot cannon or something," he grumbled, firing off the bubbles she'd sent him unenthusiastically. Rania consented unhappily, slotting in the heatshot as well. "That'll be fine then," he nodded, looking for a stable spot to stand, his eyes unseen behind the heavy iron eye-mask of his helmet.
Walking cautiously, he found what seemed like a good spot to stand. Testing it briefly with his foot, he braced his knees and clenched his hands forward. With a small grunt, he launched forward a ball of electricity from his gloves towards the ninjas. Shaking off his hands a bit as though to dispel the static, he prepared himself for the heatshot.
Smiling, he enjoyed the feeling of warmth as the heat ran through his gauntlet. The glove slimmed out, the fist retracting to form a barrel at the end. "Now, for one more shot, then it's time to see what these things are made of," he grunted, firing off a blast of flames and then retreating a short distance to see what would happen. "I can't believe this... Me, on the sidelines, while some chick does all of my fighting for me? This wasn't how I imagined things going..."
1) Dodge (try to get onto anything but hole or water)
2) BubbleStar1 to Red Ninja, Blue Ninja, and Yellow Ninja [20 water trap in bubble]
3) Thunder1 to Blue Ninja [40 elec, 1 action stun]
4) Heatshot to Green Ninja and splash to Boss Oni [50 fire]
5) Dodge
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As Meleeman moved to find some proper footing, landing on one of the ever decreasing patches of normal floor, the other two navis started to get into it. Boss Oni lifted up each of his pistels and fired a shot from both. Syne immediately brought up her own weapon and shot both of her opponent's projectile out of the air. As the shots collided, a bit of debris flew from Syne's, which hit Oni's armor and scratched it a little. Syne nodded in satisfaction and mumbled, "Excellent. Mine are just a bit stronger."
"Grrr..... Its obvious that our battle can not be solved with just our guns. Come, my yellow lover, let's use that weapon!" He reached behind his chair and pulled out a large spear. It was so big that it was hard to believe that the heavy set navi could lift it... And with a closer look, it became apparent he couldn't. His yellow ninja held up the end of it, steadying it as he took aim.
"This could be, like, painful." Syne commented as she braced herself to dodge.
Boss Oni just chuckled, "You might think yourself quick, but I can garentee you won't dodge this... Not when I aim with my falcon-like regal eyes!" He then threw the large object, his assistent helping him get enough thrust to launch it. Syne attempted to move to the side but the enemy's aim was dead on, so it managed to strike her in the arm, "See, what did I tell you? Heh heh heh..."
"Crap.... he must be a Cursor type as well... Of course, that just means that his aim is only as good as mine. Now let's see what happens when I use the same trick." Her gun charged up, the tip of it glowing purple. She fired a blast from it, which dashed off towards Boss Oni. His eyes got wide.
"Quick, my lovelies! To the side, to the side!" He started gesturing madly, but nothing happened. Looking down he saw why. Three of his servants were incased in bubbles, curtesy of Meleeman. Though it was doubtable he had planned it this way, Boss Oni had been so focused on attacking Syne that he didn't even think to pay attention to his other opponent, allowing a sneak attack from one who was normally loud and rash, "Damn it!" Boss Oni cried, closing his eyes. The blast nailed him right in the face. It stung a bit, but it didn't seem to be that powerful, "Heh... that all you got, young maiden? Perhaps you should just give up now and become one of my loyal followers." He then opened his eyes and saw... nothing, "What? What did you do to me? My sight! Gah!" Boss Oni yelled out in frustration and anger. Then one of the corners of his platform suddenly shot down, "What? What just happened?"
"Blue was taken out, sir. The other navi used an electric ball to fry her while she was still in a bubble." The Green ninja said matter-of-factly. Her gaze then narrowed and she pushed Boss Oni to the side, "Sir, look out! Argh!" The Green Ninja took the hit but managed to protect her master in the process.
"Another strike by him? Curse that boy! You!" Boss Oni pointed a pistel threatenly in front of him. Of course, he was pointing it off into the distance, far off from Meleeman's position so the drama was sort of lost, "A dog like you should not pose a threat to me, which is why I thought I would be merciful and save you for last so that you might witness my glory! Instead you repay my kindness with treachery so now the first one dead will be you!"
"Not likely. He's, like, under my protection, so you better concentrate on getting rid of me first. That is, if you can even find me." Syne shot back. She then turned to Meleeman and gave him a thumbs up. It looked like they were off to a good start.
Meleeman: 140
Crushman: EJOed!
Syne: 1020 (sea)
Red Ninja: 80 (bubble)
Blue Ninja: DELETED!
Green Ninja: 60 (Sea)
Yellow Ninja: 80(Bubble) (Sea)
Boss Oni: 1566 (on throne, blind)
Field: 40% Sea, 27% Cracked, 13% Hole, 20% Normal
"Grrr..... Its obvious that our battle can not be solved with just our guns. Come, my yellow lover, let's use that weapon!" He reached behind his chair and pulled out a large spear. It was so big that it was hard to believe that the heavy set navi could lift it... And with a closer look, it became apparent he couldn't. His yellow ninja held up the end of it, steadying it as he took aim.
"This could be, like, painful." Syne commented as she braced herself to dodge.
Boss Oni just chuckled, "You might think yourself quick, but I can garentee you won't dodge this... Not when I aim with my falcon-like regal eyes!" He then threw the large object, his assistent helping him get enough thrust to launch it. Syne attempted to move to the side but the enemy's aim was dead on, so it managed to strike her in the arm, "See, what did I tell you? Heh heh heh..."
"Crap.... he must be a Cursor type as well... Of course, that just means that his aim is only as good as mine. Now let's see what happens when I use the same trick." Her gun charged up, the tip of it glowing purple. She fired a blast from it, which dashed off towards Boss Oni. His eyes got wide.
"Quick, my lovelies! To the side, to the side!" He started gesturing madly, but nothing happened. Looking down he saw why. Three of his servants were incased in bubbles, curtesy of Meleeman. Though it was doubtable he had planned it this way, Boss Oni had been so focused on attacking Syne that he didn't even think to pay attention to his other opponent, allowing a sneak attack from one who was normally loud and rash, "Damn it!" Boss Oni cried, closing his eyes. The blast nailed him right in the face. It stung a bit, but it didn't seem to be that powerful, "Heh... that all you got, young maiden? Perhaps you should just give up now and become one of my loyal followers." He then opened his eyes and saw... nothing, "What? What did you do to me? My sight! Gah!" Boss Oni yelled out in frustration and anger. Then one of the corners of his platform suddenly shot down, "What? What just happened?"
"Blue was taken out, sir. The other navi used an electric ball to fry her while she was still in a bubble." The Green ninja said matter-of-factly. Her gaze then narrowed and she pushed Boss Oni to the side, "Sir, look out! Argh!" The Green Ninja took the hit but managed to protect her master in the process.
"Another strike by him? Curse that boy! You!" Boss Oni pointed a pistel threatenly in front of him. Of course, he was pointing it off into the distance, far off from Meleeman's position so the drama was sort of lost, "A dog like you should not pose a threat to me, which is why I thought I would be merciful and save you for last so that you might witness my glory! Instead you repay my kindness with treachery so now the first one dead will be you!"
"Not likely. He's, like, under my protection, so you better concentrate on getting rid of me first. That is, if you can even find me." Syne shot back. She then turned to Meleeman and gave him a thumbs up. It looked like they were off to a good start.
Meleeman: 140
Crushman: EJOed!
Syne: 1020 (sea)
Red Ninja: 80 (bubble)
Blue Ninja: DELETED!
Green Ninja: 60 (Sea)
Yellow Ninja: 80(Bubble) (Sea)
Boss Oni: 1566 (on throne, blind)
Field: 40% Sea, 27% Cracked, 13% Hole, 20% Normal