Debugging Run

A huge mass of data flowed into the ACDC net, quickly taking Magna's shape limb by limb until it had fully formed. "TRANSFER TO ACDC NET COMPLETE. AWAITING FURTHER ORDERS."

"Begin searching for enemy virii, and notify me once you have encountered some," replied Mill, grabbing his Battlechips off a table and sitting down next to the PC.

(Battle 1 Start)
(Bump.)
Magna encounters viruses. Woohoo~

MetoolA: 40 HP
MetoolB: 40 HP
MetoolC: 40 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Magna.exe: 100 HP

-BATTLE 1! GO!-
"TARGETS LOCATED. BATTLE PROTOCOL HAS BEEN EXECUTED. REQUESTING COMMANDS TO FURTHER PROCEED." said Magna, flexing its finger in preparation. Mill thought for a moment, fingering between the few Battlechips he had, before answering, "I'm sending you the Cannon and Shotgun chips. Try to hit two of the Metools with the Shotgun, then use the Cannon on the remaining one."

Magna paused for a second, standing completely still as it processed the information. Finally, it asked, "DISREGARD STANDARD DEFENSIVE MEASURES?"

"Yes," answered Mill as he slotted in the Battlechips, "I would expect you to be able to handle a few Metools... or else."

"COMPLIMENT AND/OR THREAT ACKNOWLEDGED. CHIP DATA RECEIVED. PROCEEDING WITH COMBAT PROCEDURES." blared Magna in its monotone voice as its right arm morphed into a Shotgun while its left morphed into a Cannon, both larger than normal as they scaled themselves to fit on Magna's large arms. Now fully armed, Magna raised its Shotgun arm, pointed it towards the pack of Metools. "ACQUIRING COORDINATES... METOOL A CONFIRMED... METOOL B CONFIRMED... COORDINATES LOCKED. FIRING SHOTGUN." annouced Magna as the blast flew out of the Shotgun and hurtled towards the two Metools. As the Shotgun began breaking up into bits of data, Magna raised its other arm, pointing the Cannon at the other Metool. "TARGET: METOOL C. FOREGOING ADVANCED AIMING PROCEDURE. FIRING CANNON." annouced Magna aloud again as the Cannon shell left the gun with a bang and rushed towards its target.

Actions:
1. Aim @ MetoolA/MetoolB
2. Shotgun (50 damage, spread) @MetoolA/MetoolB
3. Cannon (40 damage) @ MetoolC
The Metools eat a some blasts full of lead as they are throughly defeated and deleted from the net by Magna.exe. We have a winner ladies and gentlemen!

MetoolA: DELETED
MetoolB: DELETED
MetoolC: DELETED

Terrain: 100% Normal

Magna.exe: 100 HP

-VICTORY-
Get: 210z
"TARGETS DELETED. PERFORM SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL TARGETS?" queried Magna. Mill nodded in response, saying, "Yes, I'll be needing more data than a few Metools to figure out where that bug is." Mill paused for a second, then added, "Oh, and Magna?"

"YES?"

"Stop annoucning all your actions before you make them. It's really bad strategy," sighed Mill. Magna didn't say anything for a few seconds, trying to process what Mill just said, before replying, "... ACKNOWLEDGED. HOWEVER, DISCREPANCIES, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THIS ORDER. PERFORM A DETAILED ANALYSIS?"

"No, no, no. Just follow that order from now on, and go ahead and find some more enemies," groaned Mill.

(Battle 2 start)
More viruses

SpookyA: 30 HP
SpookyB: 30 HP
CannonDumbA: 50 HP
CannonDumbB: 50 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Magna.exe: 100 HP
"TARGETS DETECTED. CONFIRMED SPOOKY VIRUS. QUANTITY: 2. CONFIRMED CANODUMB VIRUS. QUANTITY: 2. AWAITING ORDERS BEFORE TAKING FURTHER ACTION." said Magna, detailing the battle for his operator. Mill took a moment to think before picking up his Shotgun and RageClaw chips and slotting them in. "The Canodumbs are stationary viruses, so you shouldn't have much trouble deleting them with the Shotgun. The Spookys, on the other hand... Their movements are unpredictable, so using a ranged chip on them would probably just be a waste. You're probably better off using the RageClaw until they go down."

"TAKE DEFENSIVE MEASURES?" asked Magna. "Hmm... Yeah, go ahead. We have the firepower to take them down in one sweep, but the chances of it working are too low to be practical. I'll leave the exact timing to you. And make sure you don't speak your mind aloud this time."

Magna nodded, then proceeded to morph its right hand into the Shotgun Mill sent. Without wasting any time, Magna raised its weapon, braced with its free hand, and fired, the shot streaking towards the pair of Canodumbs. Tossing aside the empty Shotgun, Magna's hand then changed into a RageClaw, its fingers thinning out into razor-sharp claws. Armed and ready, Magna leaned forward, balancing on one edge of its base, before setting off its piston which smashed into the ground with incredible force, rocketing Magna's massive form forward at the Spookys. Extending its right arm out, Magna took a vicious horizontal slash at the first Spooky he reach before flying past them.

Actions:
1. Shotgun (50 damage, spread) @ CanodumbA/CanodumbB
2. Boosted charge (Dodge)
3. RageClaw (40 damage) @ SpookyA
(Bump.)
A Canondumb is taken out, along with a Spooky. One turret tried to intercept you on your way, but missed.

SpookyA: DELETED
SpookyB: 30 HP
CannonDumbA: DELETED
CannonDumbB: 50 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Magna.exe: 100 HP [Rageclaw]
Magna planted its hands and base on the ground, grinding to a halt so Mill could survey the damage dealt. One Spooky and one Cannondumb... Not as much as I had hoped for, but it'll have to do. thought Mill, formulating the next move for Magna to take. "... Alright Magna, try and finish up with this move. I'll send you the Cannon, but I want you to start with the RageClaw. Once you've made a slash, I want you to grab the Cannondumb and throw it at the Spooky. This should hopefully daze the Spooky long enough for you to hit with the Cannon. Got all that?"

"ROGER. COMMENCING SPECIFIED ACTIONS." answered Magna, giving Mill the signal to slot in the Cannon chip. Magna jumped forward, landing with a thud in front of the Cannon and delivering a vertical cut down on it with the RageClaw. Continuing the chain, Magna took a swipe at the Cannondumb's neck, trying to clutch it with the RageClaw. Twisting its body in a circular motion, Magna made a heavy hurl off in the Spooky's direction, trying to nail it square in the forehead with the Cannondumb. Magna then raised its Cannon arm, waiting for the hopeful collision before using the Cannon to try and finish the job.

Actions:
1. RageClaw (40 damage, Slashing) @ CannondumbB
2. RageClaw (20 damage, Impacting) @ CannondumbB/SpookyB
3. Cannon (40 damage) @ SpookyB
And so they are defeated.

SpookyA: DELETED
SpookyB: DELETED
CannonDumbA: DELETED
CannonDumbB: DELETED

Terrain: 100% Normal

Magna.exe: 100 HP

-VICTORY-
Get: 320z
"OBJECTIVE COMPLETE. CONTINUE?" asked Magna as the RageClaw and Cannon disappeared from its hands.

"Has the bug been isolated?" returned Mill.

Magna paused for a moment before responding, "...WHICH ONE?"

Mill sighed, answering, "Guess not. Go ahead and search for some more viruses."

(Battle 3 start)
Virus Attack!

BunnyA: 50 HP
BunnyB: 50 HP
OldstoveA: 50 HP
OldstoveB: 50 HP
MushyA: 80 HP
MushyB: 80 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Magna.exe: 100 HP

-READY?-
-BATTLE 3-
-ENGAGE!-
Seeing the large group of viruses gathered in front of Magna, Mill began laughing, "Ha ha! Now we're getting somewhere! A challenge like this just has to expose that bug of yours, Magna!" The Navi cut in with its usual request for orders, but Mill instead asked: "Are you not glad to have found the kind of challenge we needed?" Magna thought for a moment, then replied, "CURRENT DANGER LEVELS DO NOT WARRANT THE 'GLAD' FEELING."

Mill shrugged his shoulders, then began looking at what they were up against. Elec, Fire, and Wood viruses... Quite a wide variety Magna's up against. The Bunnies definitely need to go first; their paralyzing attack could lead to trouble. A well-placed Shotgun attack should be enough, although that starting strategy is getting a bit stale... Oh well, I only have so many options right now. Now talking aloud, Mill said to Magna, "I want you to delete the Bunny viruses with the Shotgun chip, but make self-preservation the first priority. With this many enemies, it wouldn't take long to get swarmed."

Magna nodded, then began gathering the necessary coordinates for the attack while Mill uploaded the Shotgun. X-COORDINATE LOCKED... Y-COORDINATE LOCKED... Z-COORDINATE LOCKED... RECOIL CALCULTED... These various bits of data rushed through Magna's mind, defining variable after variable to add precision to the attack. Once the calculations were done, Magna raised its arm-turned-Shotgun, pointing the barrel at BunnyA but holding the shot back until other Bunny got close. As soon as that moment came, Magan fired, letting loose a digital rendition of some hot lead at the Bunnies. "PRIMARY ACTION COMPLETE. TAKING EVASIVE MEASURES." shouted Magna, sending its piston crashing against the ground and lauching itself high into the air...

Actions:
1. Aim @ BunnyA/BunnyB
2. Shotgun (50 damage, Splash 1) @ BunnyA/BunnyB
3 Jump (Dodge)
(Bump.)
The Bunnys die. An Oldstove moves to attack, but misses as Magna moves out of the way. The fire leaves some damage to the terrain, though.

BunnyA: DELETED
BunnyB: DELETED
OldstoveA: 50 HP
OldstoveB: 50 HP
MushyA: 80 HP
MushyB: 80 HP

Terrain: 97% Normal, 3% Cracked

Magna.exe: 100 HP
"PRIMARY ACTIONS YIELDED POSITIVE RESULTS. REQUESTING FURTHER ORDERS." said Magna, still high up in the air after just reaching the apex of its jump. Gathering up the rest of his Battlechips, Mill replied, "I'm sending you the RageClaw and Cannon... Although I doubt that will be enough against these viruses..." Mill paused for a moment with a look of deep thought on his face before continuing, "... I'm approving use of the Piston Dive. Make it count, Magna."

The Navi nodded in response as it began preparing its attacks as it fell back down to the ground. Magna's left arm morphed into the RageClawk while the right turned into the Cannon, and the piston on Magna's underside extended all the way out. Shifting its weight, Magna altered its angle of descent, aiming to fall straight on top of one of the Mushys. Magna finally landed with a resounding thud as the piston collided with the ground where the Mushy was, the piston sliding back up into Magna's body to cushion the blow of the impact for Magna. Making a short hop off where it was, Magna then turned around and took a swipe with the RageClaw, trying to throw the Mushy it had been targeting. When (and if) the RageClaw hit, the Mushy would be sent hurtling towards the nearest OldStove. To finish up the attack, Magna raised its Cannon and fired it at the same OldStove.

Actions:
1. Piston Dive (60 damage, 2 TCD) @ MushyA
2. RageClaw (20 damage, Impacting) @ MushyA/OldStoveA
3. Cannon (40 damage) @ OldStoveA
Magna slams down on its opponent and then whacks it into another virus, deleting the Mushy. He then blasts the Oldstove to bits with his Cannon.
Oh no! He's too close to the other Mushy! The Mushroom virus sends out harmful spores at Magna, confusing its senses!

BunnyA: DELETED
BunnyB: DELETED
OldstoveA: DELETED
OldstoveB: 50 HP
MushyA: DELETED
MushyB: 80 HP

Terrain: 97% Normal, 3% Cracked

Magna.exe: 80 HP [Rageclaw] (Confused! Attacks have a high chance of failing!)
Mill grimaced as he watched a cloud of spores engulf his Navi, shouting, "Magna! Damage report!"

"... LOW 41. HIGH 67. CHANCE OF RAIN 20%. CLOUDS DEVELOPING EARLY, BUT DISPERSING BY..." recited Magna before being cut off. "Damnit Magna, I said damage report! Damage report!" yelled Mill angrily, his ego having taken a licking from Magna's newly distorted state of mind. Mill took a deep breath to recollect himself before saying with a heavy sigh, "... Look. You still have the RageClaw. Just use that. I doubt anything more complicated will make it through to you right now."

"... ACKNOWLEDGED. PLEASE INSERT 25 ZENNY FOR THE NEXT 5 MINUTES." The only response from Mill was a loud bang as he slammed his head against a table.

Back in the Net, Magna used the RageClaw just as ordered... by ripping it off its hand and chucking it forward in a rather well-executed fastball pitch. The target was... well, only God knows. Suddenly, Magna's body straightened up rigidly, its arms thrusting forwards as Magna shouted, "ENEMIES STILL PRESENT! DISENGAGING LOCKS ON SECRET WEAPON! UNLEASHING SUPER HEAVY BREAKER CANNON!" The shutters on Magna's palms opened up and a pink glow began crawling out of them, the light steadily growing in intensity... Until... A regular buster shot jumped out, hurtling off in some random direction. Unfortunately, in its psychotic daze, Magna forgot to calculate the recoil on the shot, which caused Magna's hand to bounce back and slam right against against its forehead.

Actions:
1. Throw RageClaw (40 damage) @ ?
2. Buster shot (8 damage) @ ?
3. Recoiled hand slap (1 damage) @ Magna

Cooldowns:
Piston Dive - 2 turns