Let The Hunt Begin

Landing on the warp pad, Underrun turned to see a green navi staring him in the face.

"HI, FRIEND!" it practically screams.

"WOAH!" Underrun also practically screams, falling backwards in the opposite direction, and like his owner, also yelling some choice English words. "What the hell are you?!"

"I'M AN INFORMBOT, BUT YOU CAN CALL MY MAZTIC!" it again screamed. "WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?"

"No, you spastic!" Underrun extorted, and walked towards the ACDC network.

"What was that about?" said Ty from U's communicator.

"Don't ask. You ready?" said U before jumping onto the ACDC regular network's inner edge.

"The question is, are you ready? You haven't been here for quite some time, and haven't battled for even longer. Are you sure you're up to it?"

"Do I have to tackle this issue AGAIN?!" said Underrun, getting somewhat angry. "I was in the Undernet for several weeks, and without battling ONCE, somehow managed to survive. Now, will you operate, or not?!"

"Whatever." said Ty. Activating the battle interface on his PET, Ty returned to the observation screen. {Just be alright and don't do anything stupid.} he thought to himself.

Looking around his surroundings, Underrun suddenly felt at home. Nothing was going to stop him from finding his first clue.

{I'm back, ACDC. Let the hunt begin.}
((You might want to put your HP in your signature. It's quite helpful, to those modding you. Keep your zenny out of the tabs as well, for obvious "LOLZ I CAN MANIPULATE MAH AMOUNT" reasons.))

Virus Attack!

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

Terrain: 100% Normal

Underrun.exe: 100 HP

-BATTLE 1-
-ROUTINE, SET-
-EXECUTE!-
Instantly feeling a presence behind him, Underrun turns around to face 3 Metools.

"You want a hand down there?" Ty echoed from U's intercom.

Forming his right hand into a FragSword, U chuckled. "Help fighting the pawns of the net? I think I'll be quite alright." Directing his attention back at the enemy, U smiled. "So, who's gonna get it first?"

"Mett?" said the metool on the right.

"Okay then. Have at thee!"

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> FragSword [8 dmg] => MetoolC
<T2> FragSword [8 dmg] => MetoolC
<T3> Dodge

[STATS]
HP: 100
Zenny: 0
The virus takes a small amount of damage before its friend fires off a shockwave. Underrun dodges it though.

MetoolA: 40 HP
MetoolB: 40 HP
MetoolC: 24 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Underrun.exe: 100 HP
{Woah, that was close.} thought U to himself.

"You alright down there?"

"Not bloody likely. I made two slices at a Metool and it barely scratched him!"

"You know, I DO have some battlechips here if you need them."

"Battlechips?! For them?! I'd rather die honorably!"

But that was not true. Looking back at the viruses, Underrun knew that his buster wasn't going to cut it, and he definitely didn't want to die a second time.

"Fine. Load 'em up."

"Okay then. Cannon and ShotGun coming your way."

"Let's see if this scratches your puny yellow armor..."

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> Cannon [40 dmg] => MetoolA
<T2> ShotGun [50 dmg] => MetoolB (and MetoolC if possible)
<T3> Dodge

[STATS]
HP: 100
Zenny: 0
Both mets get struck by a projectile and die. The last one attempts to attack but fails.

MetoolA: DELETED!
MetoolB: DELETED!
MetoolC: 24 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Underrun.exe: 100 HP
{That's much better.} Underrun thought to himself as his enemies went up in smoke. "Let's keep moving. We've got more ground to cover yet."

"Umm, you do realise there's still one left, don't you?"

"What?" Turning around, U looking to see the injured Metool still sitting there. "How the hell did you survive that?" Not getting a response, U looked into his buster panel. "You got anything else I can use?"

"Only a RageClaw. You've never used it though, even before... well..."

"Just smack it in and let's do this already!" he said to Ty before facing the enemy again. "I don't know what you're up to, but I won't take it."

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> RageClaw [40 dmg] => MetoolC
<T2> RageClaw [40 dmg] => MetoolC (in case I miss)
<T3> Dodge

[STATS]
HP: 100
Zenny: 0
It dies.

MetoolA: DELETED!
MetoolB: DELETED!
MetoolC: DELETED

Terrain: 100% Normal

Underrun.exe: 100 HP

-VICTORY-
Get: 90z
The blast brought satisfaction to his face. First kill since the incident.

"So you ready to move on now?"

"Not just yet." Walking over to where his foes had been standing, Underrun breathed in the remaining blast energy. "Nothing beats that smell."

"The smell of dead viruses? I'll pass."

"Whatever. Let's keep moving."

[BATTLE 2, READY]

[STATS]
HP: 100
Zenny: 90
Virus Attack!

BunnyA: 50
BunnyB: 50
MelodyA: 80
MelodyB: 80

Underrun: 100

Terrein: 100% Normal

Battle 2 Start
"Not again. WILL YOU... THINGS... LEAVE ME IN PEACE?!"

"U, that's what they do."

"Fine. That RageClaw worked wonders last time. You still got it?"

"Sure. Loading it in now."

{Melodys. I'd better take them down first.} thought U to himself. {On the other hand, those Bunnies pack quite a nasty shock. I'd better be careful of those too.} "Hey, Melody! HEADS UP!"

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> RageClaw [40 dmg] => MelodyB
<T2> RageClaw [40 dmg] => MelodyB
<T3> Dodge

[STATS]
HP: 100
Zenny: 90
The first swipe strikes the Melody but it hops away before the second blow can land. One of the bunnies fires off a ring which Underrun dodges but the Melody he assaulted then comes in and bounces on his head.

BunnyA: 50
BunnyB: 50
MelodyA: 80
MelodyB: 40

Underrun: 85

Terrein: 100% Normal
Not accounting for a counter-attack, the blow sent Underrun to the ground.

"U, are you alright?!" Ty anxiously said into his PET.

"Geez, what the hell is wrong with you?! It was just a small knock!"

"Yeah, but you're not exactly in much of a condition to take damage like that..."

"I. Will. Be. Fine." said U, starting to get more annoyed than he already was. "Just watch, I'll finish these guys off." Looking back at the Melody that assaulted him, a grin crossed U's face. "That's not going to happen again."

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> RageClaw [40 dmg] => MelodyB
<T2> RageClaw [40 dmg] => BunnyB
<T3> Somersault? Backflip? Cartwheel? Some form of evasion.

[STATS]
HP: 85
Zenny: 90
The first strike slashes into the foe, causing its data to fragment and vanish. The second strike lashes out, but is only a glancing blow, as the melody leaps into the air and pounds down, near-hitting the erstwhile navi.

BunnyA: 50
BunnyB: 30
MelodyA: 80
MelodyB: DELETED

Underrun: 85

Terrain: 100% Normal
Quick to his feet, Underrun was feeling the energy inside him getting agitated. {Not now...} he thought to himself.

"Underrun..." said his friend's voice from his communicator.

"Yes, yes, I know! I can't just leave a battle!"

"To hell with your "honour" system!"

"To hell with you! Just keep me posted!" said the aggravated navi. {I'm not going to simply give up whenever a problem presents itself.} Taking his weapon back into position, U looked around. {Surely this won't take much longer. Oh well, let's give it all I've got...}

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> RageClaw [40 dmg] => BunnyB
<T2> RageClaw [40 dmg] => BunnyA
<T3> RageClaw [40 dmg] => MelodyA

[STATS]
HP: 85
Zenny: 90
Both bunnies get smacked around by the rageclaw, though the melody evades the attack again. The remaining bunny then hits Underrun with a zapring, stunning him.

BunnyA: 10
BunnyB: DELETED!
MelodyA: 80
MelodyB: DELETED

Underrun: 65 (stunned! minus one action)

Terrain: 100% Normal
Stunned and on the ground. {This situation just keeps getting better. Throw in a couple of ArmyNavis and we'd have a small war...}

"That's not funny, U."

".......Did I saw that out loud?"

"You certainly did. And it was a pretty lame joke too."

"Whatever. Send me the last two battlechips and let's end this."

"Uploading Cannon and Shotgun... done."

"Good." Getting back off the ground for the third time in one battle, Underrun saw the end in sight. {Melody time is over.} U sniggered to himself.

"Not funny..."

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> Cannon [40 dmg] => MelodyA
<T2> Shotgun [50 dmg] => MelodyA => BunnyA

[STATS]
HP: 65 [Stunned]
Zenny: 90
Underrun blasts the Melody down, but fails to catch the Bunny, who had bounced out of the way.

BunnyA: 10
BunnyB: DELETED!
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: DELETED

Underrun: 65

Terrain: 100% Normal
"DAMMIT, I WILL HAVE YOU SHOT DOWN!" Underrun screamed.

"Geez, U, what the hell is the matter with you?"

"Shut up! This Bunny is toast!" It wasn't U's fault. Really. But his anger against a persistent virus was stirring the darkness that had built itself into his system since the incident, and was feeding itself on his rage.

{Calm down, it's only a virus. Take it out and cool down.} "Okay. Okay. Any more battlechips?"

"That's it. You'll have to finish it the old-fashioned way."

{Hah. That I can handle.} "FragFists, activate!"

[BATTLE SEQUENCE]
<T1> Fragular {FragFists} [8 dmg] => BunnyA
<T2> Fragular {FragFists} [8 dmg] => BunnyA
<T3> Fragular {FragFists} [8 dmg] => BunnyA

[STATS]
HP: 65
Zenny: 90
[BUMP]

Q: What's red and looks like a bucket?