A Run Through Home!

Tetsujin's grin shifted from warm to devilish as Crown's fist made contact with his own. He had planned an awful prank with that simple gesture, a prank that only one of his caliber could possibly devise.

Being a master of the martial arts, Tetsujin was well versed in the powerful techniques of even the most ancient of legends. With a powerful conversion motion into pure force, Tetsujin performed a technique that would be completely undetectable in such a situation: the One-Inch Punch. The power that would be evoked from his fist would push away Crown's, creating a force capable of sending the knight flying a great distance away. It wouldn't deal him any harm, unless he crashed into a building or a wall or something, but would no doubt be a source of great entertainment.

Crown never saw it coming. Poor Crown flew back, propelled by Tetsujin's blow. He flew, and flew, and somehow managed to stop himself by slamming his arms into the ground in a handstand. Dropping backwards, he stood upright and glared at Tetsujin, annoyance and a "what the hell was that for?" etched in his eyes. Even through the visor it was sort of obvious.

Tetsujin's mindless laughter made a return as he gleefully watched Crown being flung away from his fist. It was a perfect prank, and the opportunity could never have let itself be passed up by the young navi.

"Hahaha. I just couldn't miss the shot that had been given to me!" he shouted to the knight, wiping tears from his eyes as his laughter died down. "You crack me up, Jack! I guess hanging with you won't be so bad, after all!"

In a flash, he appeared beside the armored navi once more, his forearm rested upon his shoulder as he chuckled to himself.

"Now then..." he started, looking up toward the sky as his grin faded, his eyes softly closing as a thought passed through his mind. He soon found himself looking straight ahead as he revealed his teeth once again. "Shall we press on?"

Tetsujin's "punishment" was becoming far more fun than he had originally expected.

Crown was still slightly sore about Tetsujin's little "prank". Instead of replying to Tetsujin, he grunted a sign of approval and started heading deeper into ACDC territory. Crown wondered when James would be done acquiring the upgrades from SciLabs. Then there would be the question of what they would do.

Bump.

(Wow. 3 pages, 3 battles.
Aaaanyways, on with the stuff...)

SUDDENLY...
SUDDENLY...
SUDDENLY...
Nothing interesting. Just A VIRUS ATTACK!

BeetankA: 50 HP
BeetankB: 50 HP
BeetankC: 50 HP
FishyA: 90 HP
FishyB: 90 HP
MelodyA: 80 HP
MelodyB: 80 HP
MelodyC: 80 HP

Crown: 100 HP
Tetsujin: 90 HP

-BATTLE 3! FIGHT!-

"Alright, Crown. Just got back." James said, settling back into his chair. "I have the upgrades and applied them. Problem is, they're not working at the moment cause your battle routines are active. Let's just go with it for now. We can handle this."

James slotted in the MiniBomb he had acquired earlier and sent it to Crown. "Go ahead and delete one of the funny looking purple things and the tank while you're at it. Don't worry too about taking damage, after the battle's done, you'll have a a healing move at your disposal. Just survive this battle, alright?"

By this time the BattleChip was long materialized. Currently, Crown was tossing it up and down in his right hand, visor calculating the amount of force and angle he would need to throw it at. Oh no, the typical Navi Systems could do it already, but Crown excelled at targeting. Attacks of his always hit their mark, or at least were more accurate than normal.

It only took a second or two, really. With a final toss in the air, Crown caught the bomb and threw it like a fastball. It picked up speed as it headed towards a Melody, eerily in place.

Crouching low, Crown ran towards the only familiar virus family currently in battle: The Beetanks. Arriving and stopping abruptly in front of one of them, he leaned to the right while swinging his left arm to the right, aiming to deal a fatal blow to the beetle shaped tank.


Action: Glory [Power Burst 2 (+40, divisible between two attacks or added to one.)]
Free Action: Aim
Action: MiniBomb to MelodyA [60+20]
Action: RageClaw Slash Beetank B [40+20]

"OH, HELL YEAH!!!" shouted Tetsujin, pumped up to the extreme at the very sight of the virii that surrounded both him and crown. "BRING IT ON, BITCHES!!!"

In a blue burst of swirling data, the Rage claws formed around his hands to deal with the nuisance before him. His eyes closed lightly as he charged toward the group, his knuckles cracking underneath his claws as his energy began to flow in great proportions; he was prepared for the killed.

"The usual strategy, I presume..." said Mokujin, already having slotted in the Rage Claw and Shotgun chips for his navi.

He would perform his "badass blow", charging the energy of the shotgun chip into one of his clawed fists as he circled circled his opponents into a linear position at high speed. In a quick dash, he jutted his fist into the first Beetank at full force, releasing the energy of the shotgun on contact for maximum damage, as well as a high possibility of dealing damage to a Beetank behind it.

He would follow the assault with a pair of slashes at the nearest Fishy, enshrouded in an array of acrobatics to create a degree of unpredictability, and ensure the kill.

Action: Shotgun to BeetankA [50] + Spread1 to Beetank C [50]
Free Action: Shouting of "EAT THIS, LOSERS!!!" while performing various flips on course toward the target.
Action: Rage Claw Slash to FishyA [40]
Action: Rage Claw Slash to FishyA [40]

Crown and Tetsujin lay waste to a bit of the virus force with their power-imbued and berserk style attacks.
The enemies counterattacked, a Beetank blasting Crown back with a bomb, a Fishy charging head-on into Tetsujin's chest to show him the anger felt by injuring its partner, and a Melody body-slamming Crown to show the same, if not more, anger than the Fishy.

BeetankA: EATING LEAD
BeetankB: DELETED
BeetankC: 50 HP
FishyA: 10 HP
FishyB: 90 HP
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: 80 HP
MelodyC: 80 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 75 HP [Rageclaw]
Tetsujin: 75 HP [Rageclaw]

Crown silently cursed as the two attacks caught him by surprise. He was expecting to take damage, but the dual attack left him momentarily disoriented. The RageClaw that marked his left hand now spred to both of his hands, forming a pair of claws. In retaliation to the body slam, he slashed at the Melody that had attacked him, hoping to destroy it. He faced the Beetank and extended his hand, claws pointed at the bug tank.

Having used the Shotgun earlier, the data was still around in his system. Recalling it, the claws of his right hand detached and fired itself at the Beetank like so many shotgun pellets.

Action: RageClaw Slash to MelodyB [40]
Action: RageClaw Slash to MelodyB [40]
Action: Shotgun to Beetank C[50] (Spread to anything else, if possible.)

"Oh, so you wanna play it like that, eh?" said Tetsujin, just recovering from being launched away by the attack made by the Fishy Virus. "You're gonna pay for that one, I assure you."

Planting his feet firmly on the ground, he regained his posture, the pain from the attack already gone, as far as he was concerned.

"Send me a bomb, pretty-boy..." said the navi to his operator, his usual grin stretching its way across his face as he shifted his hands into an odd position. Rays of light surrounded him as Mokujin slid the "Lilbomb" chip into his PET, well aware of the classic strategy that Tetsujin had taken right out of a video game.

The light faded quickly, revealing a new device in Tetsujin's hands: his Itama had taken the form of a Longbow, glowing in a cascade of various colors. The string had already been pulled back, an arrow positioned and ready to be fired its target, but something was special about that arrow: infused with the arrow's head was the explosive power of the Lilbomb that Mokujin had slotted in for Tetsujin; he would fire it dead into the group of virii and blast them all at once.

"See ya, suckers..."

Gently, he released the bow-string, sending the explosive arrow flying toward his targets at high speed. After doing so, he would charge in for another clawed frenzy, ripping through his targets with vicious sweeps of his talons with his iron fury.

Free Action: Take Aim
Action1: Use Lilbomb on FishyB [50] + Blast2 on FishyA [50] and MelodyC [50]
Action2: Rageclaw on FishyB [40]
Action3: Rageclaw on MelodyC [40]

The remaining viruses were mostly wiped out by Crown and Tetsujin. A lone Melody is left.

BeetankA: EATING LEAD
BeetankB: DELETED
BeetankC: DELETED
FishyA: A'SPLODE
FishyB: A'SPLODE
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: DELETED
MelodyC: 40 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 75 HP [Rageclaw]
Tetsujin: 75 HP [Rageclaw]

Tetsujin wasted no time in approaching the last virus of the pack, cracking his neck in eager anticipation of the killing blow. He was in high spirits; kicking ass with a smile, as he always enjoyed. He dismissed his longbow, emptying his clawed hands to serve their purpose.

"It was fun..." he said, his walk falling into a dash at full speed, readying his arm for attack. "...but in the end, you'll always die, Virii."

With those passing words, his clawed arm swung downward, its edge aimed to shred the virus apart in a number of powerful strokes; it was injured enough already. The battle would end here.

Action1: Rageclaw on MelodyC [40]
Action2: Rageclaw on MelodyC [40]
Action3: Rageclaw on MelodyC [40]

The RageClaw program that Crown used disappeared when Crown willed it to. Partly because the battle was won already, Tetsujin taking it upon himself to crush the final Melody. Perhaps it was the situation, or maybe constant interaction with another Navi was doing it, but....

"You fight rather well, if not too recklessly, Tetsujin." Crown said, a small smile playing on his lips. What the heck? This was remarkably out of character. Even James noticed this, although the teenaged boy decided to not comment. He though that maybe, his Navi was growing. A flat personality was kinda boring.

Crown sits back and drinks some good ol' earl grey tea, wot wot.
Tetsujin, meanwhile, goes berserk with his Rageclaw and cuts the Melody into little shreds.

BeetankA: EATING LEAD
BeetankB: DELETED
BeetankC: DELETED
FishyA: A'SPLODE
FishyB: A'SPLODE
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: DELETED
MelodyC: SLASHED UP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 75 HP
Tetsujin: 75 HP

-VICTORY-
Crown Get: 320z
Tetsujin Get: 320z
FXP: 1 Static
1 to Crown for not interfering with Tetsujin's mad final attack

"There's nothing reckless about it; a real martial artist's actions are never clear to anyone but himself. Hellz yeah. That's how your bring the hurt." yelled Tetsujin. He raised his fist valiantly over his head as the final traces of virus data disappeared. In a small ray of light, Itama glowed in his hand, taking the form of a small ring on his left ring finger. "The only real strength out there is skill; everything else out there is just an illusion for lack of it."

"Well done, Tetsujin." said Mokujin, now laying down comfortably in his bed, eyes locked on the screen of his PET. His training regimen had left him tired; it was his navi's turn to go through the same. "Keep this up, and I'll help you learn a few new techniques for your enjoyment."

"Don't worry bout' that, pretty boy. They'll all be gone before you know it."

"Your words do hold truth, I suppose." Crown said, with a small hint of wonderment. "In any case, we should keep going further. I beleive none of us are fatigued."

Having said that, Crown walked deeper into the ACDC area with his new ally. They were vastly different in terms of personality, but at least they got along fine. Meanwhile, Crown's systems were working to complete the upgrades that James recently finished and inserted.

Meanwhile, James continued reclining in his chair, impatiently waiting for more signs of action. Watching his Navi chitchat wasn't exactly the most entertaining thing in the world, after all.

Bump

((Remember your bloody battle number, saves us some time.[/grouchypossiblyduetoDST]))

The earth trembled as viruses popped out of nowhere to face the duo.

SpikeyA: 90 HP
SpikeyB: 90 HP
MushyA: 80 HP
MushyB: 80 HP
PulsebatA: 80 HP
PulsebatB: 80 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 75 HP
Tetsujin: 75 HP

-BATTLE 4-
-FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE-

"Lord James, their numbers are staying more or less the same, they outnumber us by several times. As far as I can tell, the dogs look the most robust, while the others look the same. What do you suggest?"

James mulled over his options for a very short while before giving Crown his answer. "Take out the two Spikies first. That way you can avoid taking too much damage." The comfy chair strategist replied while sending Crown the data for the MarkCannon Chip he had received earlier from a trade.

"?I am supposed to destroy two Spikies with a single chip?" Crown asked, bewildered. Meanwhile, James chuckled to himself a bit. "Of course not, try attacking with the King's Javelin."

Still bewildered, Crown willed the Spiral Frames into being and began what he thought would be the same process of melding the Javelin. While powerful, he was often too aware of the time it would take, leading him into sometimes dangerous situations. Surprisingly, it all came to him a lot easier than before, the large white sylinders colliding together and combining even quicker than before and certainly a lot smoother. Understanding at least one part of his recent upgrades, Crown fired the King's Javelin towards the first Spikey, noticing that it was a little more streamlined, and spun faster, presumably increasing the damage it would deal.

Calling forht the sent chip data, Crown called forward what looked like a personal sized...cannon, for lack of a better term. Grabbing the handle of the gun, the inside of Crown's visor blazed to life, all sorts of seemingly nonsensicle calculations and a single targeting receptical superimposing itself over the next Spikey. His arm moving all by itself, it jerked itself in position to overlap the crosshair, and fired itself, a (pretty quiet) screaming burst of gunfire ejecting itself from the cannon, after which it disappeared into thin air.

Action: Glory [Power Burst (2)]
Free Action: Take Aim
Action: King's Javelin: 80+20 DMG @ SpikeyA
Action: MarkCannon: 70+20 DMG + LockOn @ Spikey B