A Run Through Home!

"Dammit, what the hell's with all these ranged fighters, huh?" shouted Tetsujin, his fist clenched in irritation as he observed the attack made by Crown upon the group of virii. "I swear... nobody knows the joy of a good brawl these days. Everyone's so afraid to get hit... it's pathetic."

"Mankind has grown weak..." said Mokujin, crossing his arms as he spoke to his navi. "They have failed to find the strength within themselves, and thus, force themselves to rely on a false strength. Show them your strength, Tetsujin, and allow them to behold true strength."

"Way ahead of you, boss." said the navi. His once empty right hand now held a katana; simple in structure, the blade's razor edge glowed with his spirit, its intensity fueled by the power held within.

Blade pointed at his adversaries, his grin grew wide as his placed his right foot forward, poised and ready to rend the bodies of all that stood before him with the utmost killing force. Mokujin had inserted three chips: Lilbomb, Shotgun, and Cannon. Each of them would serve as fuel for Tetsujin's next assault, and contribute to ending the opponents that stood before him.

He charged, making a swift dash that would almost instantly close the distance between him and his first target: the Mushy. He began with a mighty thrust, with the speed and explosive force of a cannon, meant to rip through it and deal heavy damage. He would follow with a powerful swing at the nearby Pulsebat, releasing the shotgun force to damage the other Pulsebat that had been near it. He would then finish the assault with a wide-arced cut, releasing the power of the Lilbomb chip to increase its range and force, to decimate all in his path.

Action: Cannon on Mushy A [40] A Accuracy
Action: Shotgun on Pulsebat A [50] + Spread1 on Pulsebat B [50] A Accuracy
Action: Lilbomb on Mushy A [50] +Blast2 on Pulsebat A [50] and Pulsebat B [50] C Accuracy

Crown pierces through the first Spikey with his Glorified Javelin before blasting the other to bits with his MarkCannon. Tetsujin does a number on the first Mushy, deleting it, but only manages to harm one Pulsebat as the other soars high into the air to avoid damage. The remaining Mushy unleashes a cloud of spores at Crown and Tetsujin, harming and confusing them at the same time!

SpikeyA: DELETED
SpikeyB: DELETED
MushyA: EATING LEAD
MushyB: 80 HP
PulsebatA: 30 HP
PulsebatB: 80 HP [High Altitude]

Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 55 HP (Confused!)
Tetsujin: 55 HP (Confused!)

"A...a...a-chooooo!!!!"

Tetsujin's nostrils flared as a massive sneeze erupted from them, sending his head reeling, his body sent a few inches into the air from the sheer force.

"Damn mushrooms..." he said, rubbing his nose with his forearm as he recovered from his reaction. "I swear... I'm totally gonna kick their asses n......ow?"

His confident eyes suddenly shifted to a furrowed brow as he came to notice something... odd. His opponents appeared to move without moving, their bodies shifting in a manner beyond physical possibility.

"Dammit, that powder must've made me dizzy." grumbled the navi, now made furious by his condition. "I'll kill your asses for that!!!"

He prepared himself to charge, but then came a sudden interruption.

"Hold it..." came the voice of his operator, shaking his head in disappointment of his navi's actions. "You're just rushing into pain, you fool... Get on the defensive..."

"Shaddap!!!" responded Tetsujin, his fist shaking violently in the air as he expressed his disapproval. When he noticed that he couldn't tell what fist was his, he silently complied, putting his focus on defense. He would do his best to avoid every attack that came at him with the utmost of acrobatic prowess.

Action: Prepare to Dodge
Action: Prepare to Dodge
Action: Prepare to Dodge

Crown was lost, confused, befuddled. The spores of the Mushy hit him full force and they somehow damaged him. In addition, he was confused. The more he tried to tax his systems to get past the anomalies, the more it continued to play tricks on him. The Spikies he deleted came back to life...somehow and the world spun slowly. No good...if he tried anything at all, he would most likely do something drastically stupid.

Meanwhile, James questioned his Navi in a puzzled sort of tone. "Hey, Crown, you okay?"

The navi responded by once again, a private commchannel, the confusion randomly sticking things in his speech where it didn't belong at all and generally just ruining Crown's day. "Lord...Jems, fine...confusion." was all that James managed to hear past his Navi's now babbling.

Sighing, James just did nothing for now, while he let his Navi sort himself out.

Crown merely stood around and tried to anticipate what his opponents would try to do. Further damage in this state wouldn't do any good...

Action: Dodge
Action: Dodge
Action: Dodge

Nothing too exciting happens, the navis barely avoid the attacks of the opponents, before snapping out of confusion. One of the Pulsebats flies high into the air, an unreachable target.

SpikeyA: DELETED
SpikeyB: DELETED
MushyA: EATING LEAD
MushyB: 80 HP
PulsebatA: 30 HP [High Altitude]
PulsebatB: 80 HP
Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 55 HP
Tetsujin: 55 HP

Clarity returned to Crown in one giant wave. Suddenly, everything was right. The world stuck in one place (thankfully) and the Spikies were no more. And his comm functions were restored. A quick area scan showed that during the confusion that one of the bat viruses flew out of reach, while the other two viruses were grounded, or at least within striking position. It also showed that both Crown and Tetsujin were near their half mark.

Inspiration came to Crown. Through his visor, for the first time, he saw particles of data, everywhere. Free-floating data that still could be used. Reaching out, a large number of it began collecting around his hand. To anybody else, this simply would look like Crown was holding out his hand, palm down, doing nothing in particular. But to those who could see it, data was swarming around his hand. With a wave of his hand, the data balled up, and...streaked towards Tetsujin. The data was rejuvenative, as opposed to destructive.

Crown, not wanting to repeat the same experience with the Mushroom Virus' spores requisitioned firepower from James, in the form of a simple, but effective Cannon chip. Complying, James sent down the chip. With nary a flourish and some inner power, Crown fired off a single cannon shop at the sole remaining Mushy.

Action: Absorb to Tetsujin (Heal 60)
Action: Glory (+40 DMG)
Action: Cannon @ MushyB [40+40]

"Hey, what the hell!?" shouted Tetsujin as he felt the data sent by Crown entering his system, his wounds healing mere seconds later, fatigue vanishing in the blink of an eye. " Whoa, this is awesome, dude. I feel like a million zenny!"

He followed his words with a chain of reverse-somersaults, mixing in an acrobatic display of high jumps and corkscrews as he approached the Pulsebat that had been flying low to the ground; a swift array of the athletic prowess of a true martial artist.

Data revolved around his hands as Mokujin slotted in the Rage Claw chip, the beastly claws of Tetsujin's destructive power manifesting on his limbs as he began his assault. He would show no mercy as he moved in to not only strike his opponent, but lift it into the air. He would aim to dig his claws in deep and lift the beast. Were he to succeed, e would instantly follow suit with vicious charge rapid slashes of at the target, his claws fiercely gliding through the air to bring his opponent's utter defeat.

Action: Rage Claw Slash at Pulsebat B [40] B Accuracy
Action: Rage Claw Slash at Pulsebat B [40] B Accuracy
Action: Rage Claw Slash at Pulsebat B [40] B Accuracy

The Mushy gets glorified, Tetsujin gets healed, and a Pulsebat gets ripped to shreds. The other one lowers down and fires a sonic wave at the martial artist.

SpikeyA: DELETED
SpikeyB: DELETED
MushyA: EATING LEAD
MushyB: DELETED
PulsebatA: 30 HP
PulsebatB: SLASHED

Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 55 HP
Tetsujin: 85 HP

No flair was needed, no dramatics required. With a move of his hand and another mudge of his thought processes, Crown reformed and relaunched the King's Javelin like a missile at the remaining PulseBat, as a reprisal for the damage done to Tetsujin.

Free Action: Take Aim
Action: King's Javelin at PulseBatB [80]
Action: Nothing/Dodge
Action: Notihng/Dodge

Just as he shook off the blast that had been fired by the Pulsebat, Tetsujin took notice of the large javelin being propelled at its target full force. Rather than using his usual impulse, he stood at ease, grumbling away to himself about the situation being lame.

"Not going to race to kill it first...?" asked Mokujin, interested in Tetsujin's inaction to the event.

"It's going to die before I get there, anyway." Mumbled Tetsujin, crossing his arms in observation of his ally's attack. "At least, it had better..."

Action: Wait impatiently/Dodge
Action: Wait impatiently/Dodge
Action: Wait impatiently/Dodge

Two day bump.

The Javelin struck true, piercing through the Pulsebat's body, shattering its core data, and deleting it.
Victory was achieved.

SpikeyA: DELETED
SpikeyB: DELETED
MushyA: EATING LEAD
MushyB: DELETED
PulsebatA: DELETED
PulsebatB: SLASHED

Terrain: 100% Normal

Crown: 55 HP
Tetsujin: 85 HP

-VICTORY-
Crown Get: 320z
Tetsujin Get: 160z
FXP: 1 Static
1 for Crown for Avenging Tetsujin
1 for Tetsujin waiting "patiently" for Crown

Crown retreived the King's Javelin but didn't dismiss it. It stayed behind him as the Javelin, floating vertically upright. Walking further into ACDC net, Crown had nothing to say.

(Moving onto battle 5.)

"IN YOUR FACE, (insert long chain of insulting adjectives and nouns here for the next minute or so)" shouted Tetsujin, parading wildly in circles as he laughed wickedly and with his usual grin on his face. "Can't mess with this. Ever."

But he wasn't satisfied with this mediocre quarry. "Where the hell are the REAL fighters? Bring me some brawlers already, fate!!! Cowards hide behind guns."

His voice echoed into the sky above him, fading into nothingness. And so he ran off in search of a worthy adversary.

"Fate won't give me one, so I'll just find a real ass to kick."

Tetsujin and Crown walk along the net after their latest victory.
Suddenly, the network shakes furiously and cracks start forming on the ground.
Before anyone can get a chance to say "WTF is going on?" a giant roar resounds through the area.
*THUMP* *THUMP* *THUMP*
Such sounds echo throughout the net, they seem to be... footsteps?
The source quickly come into view as a giant...
Metool...
The virus lets out a mighty roar, while glaring at its opponents.
The battle, begins.

|\/|3T00|_: 300 HP

Terrain: 75% Normal, 25% Cracked (scattered)

Crown: 55 HP
Tetsujin: 85 HP

-READY?-
-BATTLE 5-
-FIGHT-

Tetsujin stood unmoving, his eyes set upon the massive Metool before him, body unmoving at the sight of his new adversary. It was a moment of revelation; multiple sensations brought themselves to his mind in but a single moment. Questions were born, swirling within his mind in a vortex of inquiry, encircling but a single answer. He could see himself reaching into that void and grasping it, holding it within the pit of his mind as he found his answer...

"DIBS!!!" he shouted, swiftly darting toward the giant Metool at high speed, excitement flowing through his body as he urged to get his hands dirty, taking note of the cracked patches of ground surrounding him. With effective use of acrobatics, he did his best to avoid them with great leaps and bounds, using combinations of both his hands and feet to cover as much ground as possible. When he neared, he would aim straight for the dead center of its big, black face with a deadly blow. "Gimme a shotgun, and follow up with the claws girly-man!!!"

Mokujin quickly slotted in the shotgun and rage claw chips, his navi's right fist glowing a bright gold with the energy of the shotgun, the left hand enraptured in a razor claw. He swung his fist full-force at the Metool's face, planning to release the energy of the shotgun chip full-force on impact, and would then follow up with a powerful slash across the face with the claw on his left hand.

By attacking from the front, he would have no trouble predicting the Metool's attack. The linearity of its attack would easily give him an opportunity to dodge without effort, and he was prepared to do so in a moment's notice.

Action1: Shotgun to Metool (50)
Action2: Rage Claw to Metool (40)
Action3: Prepare to Dodge

Crown blanched in surprise. What appeared before him was a Metool. No, normally, Crown wouldn't care if several Metool came and attacked him. They were quite possibly the weakest virus family on the Net.

This Metool. This, METOOL. This Metool was absolutely gigantic. It towered over Crown unpleasently. If size was any indication of power, this would most likely be a difficult fight. With a quick scan, Crown identified the Metool as.......|\/|3T00|_? It's name came out as a garbled series of numbers, a letter, and symbols looking vaguely like....well...Metool.

Not wanting to take chances with something like this, Crown sought out free floating data, and repeating what he did to Tetsujin earlier, he absorbed and suffused himself with the data, healing himself to maximum capacity. Then, he waited. Waited to see what this creature could do.

Action: Absorb at Self (Heal 60)
Action: Dodge/Wait
Action: Dodge/Wait

Two day bump.

The giant metool roars as it gets hit with Tetsujin's attacks. It angrily retaliates at the navi, only to have the martial artist dodge. However, the shockwave rends a few panels open into seemingly bottomless pits.
Crown sighs as he gathers energy from the atmosphere and repairs the leaking data on his bodice. The giant virus turns its eyes toward the knight and sends a powerful shockwave at the navi. Luckily, Crown was watching as quickly took evasive action.
MegaMet bellowed in anger as it charged at Tetsujin with surprising speed, smacking him with a pickaxe, dealing horrendous amounts of damage to the navi. A few panels come loose during the charge too.

|\/|3T00|_: 210 HP

Terrain: 75% Normal, 17% Cracked (scattered), 8% Missing

Crown: 100 HP
Tetsujin: 10 HP [Rageclaw]

"HOLYFREAKINGCRAPTHATHURT!!!" shouted Tetsujin, barely avoiding the pickaxe's lethal tip as he was sent flailing by the sheer power of the handle's blow. He was injured. Badly. He never expected the damned thing to so quick, and for that he paid the price.

"Real smooth, Tetsujin..." said Mokujin, unfazed by the situation his navi was in. "Underestimating such an opponent is just like you... Now what will you do...?"

Tetsujin gritted his teeth. He had taken a lot of damage. It was doubtful he could bear another hit from his opponent. He was no fool. He knew when to run and when to fight.

"I could probably escape if I play my cards right... but that'd leave ol' Knight boy in trouble." he thought to himself as he held his injured side. "I'll have to strategize and avoid the beast, for now. There's no way I'll be able to attack it, for now, though. I'll just have to hold out."

"HEY, CLOWN OR WHATEVER!!!" shouted the navi to his "partner". "When you get the chance, use that healing power of yours. These injuries have me in a bit of a pickle!!!"

Action1: Dodge
Action2: Dodge
Action3: Dodge