Race against time in StoveComp!

((Sorry for the delay. Studying really hard. By the way, has anyone approved our Level 2 cross yet?))

XIII also picked up the chip data like Machman, and took off running again. There was a burning desire to fight inside him now, these battles were serving as a good warm up for the final battle.

((Ready for battle 4.))

(bump)

((You're actually on battle 3))
The warriors rush into the fire to find...
Well...
This is certainly... odd...

BunnyA: 50 HP
BunnyB: 50 HP
BunnyC: 50 HP
KabutankA: 80 HP
KabutankB: 80 HP
KabutankC: 80 HP
SpikeyA: 90 HP
SpikeyB: 90 HP
SpikeyC: 90 HP
OldstoveA: 50 HP
OldstoveB: 50 HP
OldstoveC: 50 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Machman.exe: 100 HP
XIII.exe: 100 HP

I guess... this is an electrical fire, possibly?

-READY?-
-BATTLE 3-
-FIGHT!-

Machman stops in his tracks when he and XIII approach a large group of viruses.

Viruses Identified, count 12! Permission to engage?

[FireBurn1, Boomerang1, BubbleStar1, and Shotgun chips uploaded. Spread your fire and try to hit as many viruses you can. Engage!]

Machman immediately boosts to the left to flank the virus mob. As he moves into position, his hand and arm harden and transform into a large red buster. The buster has two large white fuel tanks attached to the sides and a small pipe perched just in front of the barrel. Machman gets into position and lines up the three Bunny viruses in his sights, just as the small pipe spouts a small ignition flame.

The fuel is emptied from the tanks and through the barrel at high speed; igniting as it passes over the ignition flame and douses the area ahead with a large amount of heat and burning fuel. Machman looks down at his flame-throwing buster.

I gotta use this one more often!

Machman's buster fragments and reforms as a green boomerang. Machman brings his arm back, aims towards the virus group, and throws. The boomerang's green covering shimmers in the flickering firelight as it spins rapidly on it's course through the viral mob. The boomerang passes and climbs to turn, then dives back down on its return path to Machman. Machman snatches the boomerang out of the air and it disappears into data.

Machman then raises both of his arms towards the viruses, and each arm begins to transform. His right, a shotgun. His left, a BubbleStar launcher. As the bubble begins to form, Machman looks along the barrel of his shotgun and lines up a pair of viruses. He fires the shotgun as the bubble on his launcher closes and prepares to be fired. He then aims down the BubbleStar launcher towards the viruses and fires. The bubble travels rapidly through the air and explodes on contact, spraying water and covering the area with ensnaring bubbles.

ACTIONS:
FireBurn1: BunnyA,B,C (50dmg Fire)
Boomerang1: KabutankA,B,C (60dmg Wood)
Shotgun: OldStoveA,B (50dmg + Splash)
BubbleStar1 + Untapped Power {+10dmg}: SpikeyA,B,C (60dmg Aqua + Bubble Trap)

Thrust Laser: Ready
XIIICross: Ready

((sorry, I lost count and just put down the number Grim did. By the way, I'm just surprised that we're in a stove thats on fire but we haven't run into any magma terrain yet.))

"well, well, well...." XIII stopped next to Machman the moment the viruses came into view. "... cannon fodder..."

Kasumi was already getting out the chip data, the attacks Mechman already executed were giving her an idea. "Ok, XIII, get ready! ElecReel1 and two heatshots slotted in and comin' at ya!"

The first to upload was the ElecReel1, and the electricity was already dancing along the edge as he drew his sword. He ran forward into the enemy line, his targets close at hand: the three spikeys. Without saying a word, he slammed the the charged weapon into the ground, the attack discharging instantly towards the three viruses. But he wasn't finished in the slightest, as he hurled the blade in his hands airborn, the data already uploading the heatshot into both arms, and soon he stood with both arms out. One pointed at the line of Oldstove viruses, the other barrel pointed a the line of Kabutanks, and he let both fire, their fiery ammunition hurling through the air at their targets.

As the data dispersed from his arms, his left hand grabbed the sheath from his side and raised up, just in time to have the point of the sword slight gently into the sheath. XIII dashed backwards towards their side, leaving the awesome destruction in his wake. When he got back over, he leaned over and whispered something to Machman. *whisper* "Did you see that?! I swear to kami-sama, that last part was completely by accident!"

Summary:
Elecreel1 (80 Elec) SpikeyA,B,C
Heatshot (40 + 5 Fire + splash) OldstoveB,C
Heatshot (40 + 5 Fire + splash) KabutankB,C
Dodge (stylish! *shiiing!*)

(Bump)

((Bump))

((This is ACDC, KT, just because you happen to be in a Stove that's ON FIRE, doesn't necessarily mean it's REALLY ON FIRE in the Net World. You want Lava? Go to Netfrica and trying burning a stove there. There's friggin' enough lava to burn a Fire Navi's ass.[/rant]))

Machman initiates the attack by burning up two of the bunnies, then slicing through three of the Kabutanks. He then blasts down one Oldstove. For the next movement, he traps two of the Spikeys, the third one dodging.
Then something freaky happens.
XIII comes in with a GODDAMN ELECTRICITY attack, and before the third virus can rush to his allies' aid, they all BURN TO FRIGGIN' ASHES. XIII then proceeds to blast two Oldstoves, and then two Kabutanks, making the latter fall down. He then coolly sheathes his katana. Makes someone think they're watching a samurai movie.

The viruses launch their counterattack, a Bunny sends a quick ring of electricity at XIII, but misses due to the stylish dodge of the samurai. The remaining Kabutank, however, has more luck, and hits BOTH targets with a wide-spreading bomb. The Oldstoves slowly move up to XIII and Machman and start burning their faces.

OK, now you're gonna let them have it. D:<

BunnyA: DELETED
BunnyB: DELETED
BunnyC: 50 HP
KabutankA: 20 HP
KabutankB: FIRED
KabutankC: FIRED
SpikeyA: FRIGGIN COMBO'D
SpikeyB: FRIGGIN COMBO'D
SpikeyC: 90 HP
OldstoveA: DELETED
OldstoveB: 5 HP
OldstoveC: 5 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Machman.exe: 55 HP
XIII.exe: 55 HP

((Sorry, revived, I did not mean to offend if I did. It was just a casual remark, nothing really behind it. I haven't played the game in what.... a couple years. I couldn't remember what constituted there being fire panels.))

((BTW, nice new avatar. I love that show. Glad to see another fan of good ol' "Sayonara Sensei".))

"Lets not give 'em time to recover from that, XIII," His operator said over the comlink. "Fireburn1, Slot in!"

XIII's body was already in motion again, as the data uploaded to convert his arm into the odd jet-like device. once he had them lined up, the burners fired and the navi shot forward, colliding with the remaining Bunny, Kabutank, and Spikey viruses.

The moment he passed the Spikey, with the fiery jet pulling him along fizzleing out, XIII dug in his heels to stop and pulled a 180 turn to the Virus, yanking his sword out into the stance of his signature move. "And the follow up! Legendary Blade!" The burning blade sizzled through the air at its target to finish off the Spikey he has just hit. It hurt a little to do such a stressful attack right after forcefully halting the momentum of that last chip, but this was nothing compared to how those viruses were going to end up.

The sword point met home with a steely noise, the Navi bounding back towards their line and touching down on friendly ground just as the hibiki made the telltale *clink* into the top of the sheath.
"Their hurting, Mach! Lets make 'em really feel it now!" He yelled to his partner.

Summary
FireBurn1 (50 + 5 Fire + line attack) BunnyC, KabutankA, SpikeyC
SigAttack: Legendary Blade (60 + Fire) SpikeyC
Dodge
Cheer Machman

Machman jumps back, fairly singed by the flames spewing from the OldStove viruses.

[Recover10, Shotgun, and Cannon chips uploaded.]

Machman activates both Recover 10 chips; one on XIII and the other on himself. As they both bathe in the soothing green light, Machman pulls up his now shotgun formed right hand and aims towards the barely functioning OldStove viruses. He fires the energized projectile, and it explodes on contact and sprays deadly shrapnel to the immediate area. Machman's right hand immediately switches forms into a cannon. Machman waits for the smoke to clear and prepares to engage any remaining viruses.

ACTIONS:
Recover10: XIII.EXE (Recover 10HP)
Recover10: Machman.EXE (Recover 10HP)
Shotgun: OldStoveB,C (50dmg + Splash)
Cannon: One surviving virus if any (40dmg)

Thrust Laser: Ready
XIII.Cross_LVL2: Ready

XIII burns up the Bunny and the Kabutank, then unleashes his Legendary Blade attack on the Spikey. Machman follows up, healing both warriors, then laying waste to the remaining viruses.
The fires seem to have died down in this area.

BunnyA: DELETED
BunnyB: DELETED
BunnyC: BURNED
KabutankA: BURNED
KabutankB: FIRED
KabutankC: FIRED
SpikeyA: FRIGGIN COMBO'D
SpikeyB: FRIGGIN COMBO'D
SpikeyC: DELETED
OldstoveA: DELETED
OldstoveB: DELETED
OldstoveC: DELETED

Terrain: 100% Normal

Machman.exe: 65 HP
XIII.exe: 65 HP

-VICTORY-
Machman Get: 400z, Heatshot
XIII Get: 400z, Heatshot
FXP: 2 Static
2 for great combination attacks
1 for cheering

A Prog bounces up frantically to the two warriors, obviously concerned about something.
"Thanks for putting most of the fires out! But in the real world, the fire still keeps on going! Come on, I'll take you to the source!" The Prog commented, beckoning Machman and XIII into another direction.

Machman picks up the data from the viral corpses and notices the Prog. It pleads to the pair to follow to the source of the flame.

Alright, lead the way. Lets head out, XIII.

(Prepared for battle 4)

The fight ended and XIII felt the sting of that last battle now, like how a human feels pain again when adrenaline runs down. It wasn't that bad though, and he stood up like it was nothing.

"Hmph. he's taking us to the source huh?" XIII looked at the Prog as it beckoned to them. "Keep your wits about you, there's still lots of room for a surprise even if we are being led to the cause by an ally. Then again, I just hate being led around by the nose, no matter who's doing it." He too began walking after the Prog.

((Ready for battle.... whatever the hell number we're on now.... *points dramatically* Stylish! *shiiing*))

The Prog leads the two to an area seemingly rising with flames, within it, the two can see the core control system.
"Yow! Can't get past that fire without something useful, like my Water Shooter program!" The Prog bragged. He turned to the navis, "Well..." he started, but was interrupted by a Heatshot exploding close to him. "YOW!" the program yelped miserably as he ran behind Machman and XIII.
"HA! FOOLISH MORTALS! I TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPAIR THE STOVE, BUT NOOOO! THEY WOULDN'T LISTEN! WELL, THIS WILL BE THEIR PUNISHMENT!" a bellowing voiced roared over the fire. "WHAT'S THIS, INTERFERENCE? HA! WELL, GO FORTH MY REMAINING VIRUSES! ELIMINATE THE SCUM!" the voice commanded, and suddenly, more viruses jumped out.
"WHOA! This isn't good! It takes quite some time for me to douse those flames, but I can't do it with these viruses here. So I'll see if I can gather more Progs! Deal with them for me, will you?" the Prog yelped as he fled.
Well, let's get cracking.

BeetankA: 50 HP
BeetankB: 50 HP
BeetankC: 50 HP
KabutankA: 80 HP
KabutankB: 80 HP
KabutankC: 80 HP
SpikeyA: 90 HP
SpikeyB: 90 HP
SpikeyC: 90 HP
SpikeyD: 90 HP
SpikeyE: 90 HP
SwordyA: 60 HP
SwordyB: 60 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Machman.exe: 65 HP
XIII.exe: 65 HP

-READY?-
-BATTLE 4-
-ENGAGE!-

"Hmmm...." Both XIII and Kasumi were rubbing their chins and looking at the lines of viruses that had just appeared, trying to discern a strategy.

"Ok, lets set them up, XIII. Bubbstar1, Elecreel1, slot in!"

XIII took the shot at several of the viruses, three of the Spikeys. He then proceeded to run forward and slam his sword into the ground to release the massive electrical surge at the bubble encased viruses, taking advantage of their conductible prisons to further fuel his attack.

"And one more! DblBeam1, slot in!"

The large cube fell to the ground from up above, gray and blank, but the energy humming around it was charging up and soon the attack it would unleash would be revealed.

Summary
Bubbstar1(20 + Bubble Trap + 3 targets) SpikeyA,B,C
ElecReel1 (80 Elec) SpikeyA,B,C
DblBeam1(summon - 40 Null to all Enemies (Red Beam) or- 30 heal to all Allies. Random (Blue Beam))
Dodge

Viruses Identified, count 13! Permission to engage?

[Man that's a lot of viruses... Boomerang1, Fireburn1, RockCube chips in! Engage!]

Machman dashes forward towards the viruses, boomerang clutched in his right hand. He aims directly into the massive viral mob and throws. The boomerang whizzes through the air, slicing everything in its path with it's sharpened blade-like body. The boomerang passes through, reverses course, and plows back into the group's position. The boomerang returns to be caught by Machman.

Machman then jumps into the air, assisted by his boot and wing thrusters. As he reaches the apex of his jump, both of his arms warp into long, red cylinders with a large white tank secured by pipes. The barrel is covered in holes and is partially blocked by a small tube emitting a tiny flame. Machman's arms cross as he reaches the ground. He touches down with a slight thud, stands up straight, and extends both arms forward towards the viruses.

Burn.

Large streams of flame erupt from both flame-thrower arms, covering most of the area with burning fuel and searing heat. Machman's entire body is illuminated by the flames, giving him an almost sinister appearance. The fuel tanks are emptied and the flames die. Two lines of blackened tiles mark the paths of the flames' destruction. Both launchers change back into Machman's normal hands as he backflips a few feet back.

He drops his right hand to the ground and the tiles he touches begin to glow. Machman raises his arm, drawing a huge stone block out of the ground, almost 7 feet high. Machman waits behind the cube and prepares for another assault. He sees XIII flash by.

We have some cover here, feel free to use it!

ACTIONS:
Boomerang1 + Untapped Power {+10dmg}: SwordyA,B KabutankA (70dmg Wood)
Fireburn1: BeetankA,B,C (50dmg + Line Attack Fire)
Fireburn1: KabutankA,B,C (50dmg + Line Attack Fire)
RockCube1 (Summon 200HP RockCube)

Thrust Laser:Ready
XIIICross_LVL2:Ready

((I think you're using Untapped Power slightly wrong, Grim. I believe that it adds 10 normal damage to an attack, so it'd be 60 Wood+10. Also, it does the damage to just one target, normally whatever's hit first. Of course, whatever got hit still died, so I suppose in the long run, it doesn't really matter.))

The slow moving bubbles were easily avoided by all but the center Spikey. The following attack, though, managed to hit both the bubbled dog and a second one that stood nearby. Then, getting a heads, the summoned cube glowed red, sending a wave of energy that managed to damage all the enemies. Then Machman takes over, flinging a boomerrang. While one Swordy managed to dodge, the other two targets are not nearly as lucky. He then releases two large waves of flames, taking out a total of 5 tanks. He then puts up a barricade. Unfortunately, this doesn't prove to be the best strategy. One of the spikeys fire an attack, which nails the cube, the flames spreading around behind to eat at Machman. The swordy takes a slash at XIII, but he manages to move out of the way.

BeetankA: DELETED!
BeetankB: DELETED!
BeetankC: DELETED!
KabutankA: DELETED!
KabutankB: DELETED!
KabutankC: DELETED!
SpikeyA: 50 HP
SpikeyB: DELETED!
SpikeyC: DELETED!
SpikeyD: 50 HP
SpikeyE: 50 HP
SwordyA: 20 HP
SwordyB: DELETED!

Terrain: 100% Normal

Rockcube: 170 HP
Machman.exe: 35 HP
XIII.exe: 65 HP

Machman jumps back to try to escape the flames, but the fire curls around the back of the cube and scorches his body.

[Machman, stay in there! Recover10 and Sword chips uploaded!]

Machman activates two of the Recover10 chips and readies his sword as the the green light shows the activation of the recovery program.

Much better. Take this!

Machman dashes forward towards one of the Spikeys. He passes by, delivering a horizontal slash as he zooms by. He takes a few bounding steps to the side to line himself up with another Spikey, and slashes at the virus.

I'll leave the rest to you, XIII!

ACTIONS:
Recover10: Machman.EXE (Recover 10HP)
Recover10: Machman.EXE (Recover 10HP)
Sword: SpikeyA (80dmg)
Sword: SpikeyD (80dmg)

((Wow my exams took a long time. Back now.))

Kasumi already knew what do, as she was bringing her chips in hand. "Finish them off XIII, and make it stylish! Fireburn1, Slot in!"

The navi dashed to the side of the enemies, lining them up in his vision. The moment the forms of the Swordy and Spikey crossed over one another, he launched himself forward, the fiery jets on the Fireburn data propelling him through the two of them. He came to a stop right behind the viruses unfortunate to have been standing in his destructive path.

"You don't need to tell me when to finish things off," he turned around and pointed back at Machman in a stylish manner. "If they fall in my sights, they're already charcoal and ash..." Almost on queue, the line he jsut burst across exploded into flames.

Summary
Fireburn1 (50 + 5 Fire + line attack) SpikeyE, SwordyA
Dodge (stylish! *shiiing*)

Machman recovers a bit and then goes on the offensive. He cuts the first spikey in two but the second leaps away, avoiding the strike. XII then fires off a powered up trail of flames taking out two viruses. The Spikey attacks XII, but luckily he dodges.

BeetankA: DELETED!
BeetankB: DELETED!
BeetankC: DELETED!
KabutankA: DELETED!
KabutankB: DELETED!
KabutankC: DELETED!
SpikeyA: 50 HP
SpikeyB: DELETED!
SpikeyC: DELETED!
SpikeyD: DELETED!
SpikeyE: DELETED!
SwordyA: DELETED!
SwordyB: DELETED!

Terrain: 100% Normal

Rockcube: 170 HP
Machman.exe: 55 HP
XIII.exe: 65 HP