Nervous Breakdown

Yep, those were now some deleted viruses in front of Cambiare now. One tried shooting off a bomb, but it missed horribly, and proceeded to get its horn-cannon thingy lopped off. Ow. Deleting it was one thing, but that was just mean.

-- ENEMIES --
Champu A: BITCHSLAPPED
Champu B: TEAM-KILL'D
Champu C: CANNON'D
Kabutank A: DEHORN'D
Kabutank B: DELETED
Kabutank C: SLICED-N-DICED

-- NAVIGATOR --
Cambiare.EXE: 73 HP

- BATTLE FOUR COMPLETE
- REMEMBER KIDS, DON'T CHOP OFF A KABUTANK'S HORN

Rewards: 660z

"*Huff*...*huff*..."

Cambiare was exhausted even after the battle was over, slouching forward as he stared down into the ground. "Sweet job, Cambi. Like I promised, one more battle!" Finny's words sounded so sweet to Cambiare's ears as he immediately perked up, ignoring the damages he received from the battle. "Y-you promised, right? You're one-hundred-precent telling the t-truth, right??" Cambiare questioned with a mean look on his face.

"Hey! When was the last time I broke a promise? Not be quiet, I'm gonna use this subchip on you, so be grateful!" The MiniEnergy chip slid into Finny's PET and, instantaneously, Cambiare's wounds were mended and cleaned the navi spot-clean. "W-w-well...You do break some promises here and there. Like that one ti-" Cambiare stopped mid sentence as he saw Finny glaring down on him, paralyzing the navi on the spot. "Alright then. O-One more battle and that's it...I-I just hope it's more of those weak viruses..."

Activity:
[MiniEnergy] Subchip Used [+50 HP]

-BOSS BATTLE, READY!-

-- MODLOCKED --

Driven onwards by his operator, Cambiare reluctantly went forward through the ACDC network, looking for one last battle to suffer through for the day to satisfy her. Hoping for some weak viruses, he trudged onwards. Unfortunately for him, some higher power did not want things to go his way that day, and his next encounter wasn't going to be what he hoped for.

"Hee-yah!" a voice from out of nowhere exclaimed. Right then, some strange figure leapt out in front of Cambiare. It seemed to be some HeelNavi, but the color scheme was way off, as if someone had splattered paint all over the unsuspecting Navi. With closer inspection, the paint-like scheme didn't look that random, but resembled that of a silly clown outfit. There were even some frill-like patterns of some sort, and what appeared to be a red blotch on the face that kind of looked like a clown nose.

Unfortunately, the HeelNavi didn't look as jovial as any other clown, as he was brandishing an intimidating-looking claw that looked like it had a good deal of sharpening. "Hee, hee, hee, let's go, high-ho--" the Navi started, jumping about in an over-exaggerated dance before standing abruptly. Bending over a bit, the HeelNavi looked at Cambiare's face. "Hey, hey, you look like you're going through something. No fun in trying to mug some poor unlucky sap."

... Apparently the clown had some sort of sympathy for him?

-- ??? --
ClownHeelNavi: 150 HP (Equipped: RageClaw1 6/6)

-- NAVIGATOR --
Cambiare.EXE: 100 HP

-- TERRAIN --
100% Normal

Cambiare explored further into the ACDC net, actually willing to find viruses for him to delete. "Just one more, need to find a w-weak virus, just one more..." The navi was determined to end this promise he made with Finny on an easy note, aggressively searching out for weak viruses like Metools. Instead, Cambiare came across a clown navi...a dangerous, mugging, possibly psychotic Heelnavi.

"H-hiiyyiiii!" whether it was the painting the Heelnavi had on, or the mere presence of another navi, Cambiare seemed to freak out instantaneously as he immediately backed away. "M-mu-mug me? I-I thought ACDC was much nicer than Creamland had to offer!!" Cambiare screamed as he began to back up even further. "Welp, there's always baddies like them all over the place. I just never expected one that looks THIS bad. Nyeh..."

Cambiare's mind went into a haze as he tried to think of possible ways to get away. He obviously didn't want to fight a navi as a final battle, all Cambiare wanted was a short, simple virus fight. "L-l-look, see h-here. I don't want any troub-GAHH!" Just as when he raised his hands to gesture, Cambiare found that his right arm was already armed with steel claws. "...What? They show their fangs, we show them ours!!" said Finny as she retrieved the used RageClaw chip from her PET. The deed was done, his mischievous operator had already propelled him into fighting this stranger, even if it was in the name of self-defense.

With any viable option available, except running away, Cambiare raised his other gauntlet up and created the holo-shield over it. "P-punk...Or a cl-clown, whatever you are. You're gonna r-regret this!" The navi "bravely" intimidated his opponent. Even though Cambiare was clearly reluctant, the navi dashed forward in order to catch his opponent in a surprise. Holding his clawed arm up, the navi swung it across the colorful torso of the Heelnavi just before he backed away. "S-see? If you w-w-w-want more, come and get it!"

On the other side of the screen, Finny seemed to try very hard to contain her laughter as she clamped her mouth with both hands, getting strange stares from the people next to her. "Y-y-yeah...Pffft, go Cambi!"

* Andante [Damage Reduction 1 / Passive]
1. Shield [1-hit Shield / NCP]
2. RageClaw [[b]40+Slash[/b] /or/ 20+Impact | Melee | 6 Uses] {B / B} @ ClownHeelNavi
3. Dodge

"Whoa, whoohoohoohooooaaa!" exclaimed the HeelNavi, tumbling back in a cartwheel as Cambiare opened up a surprise attack. "That's not funny, honk!" he said, throwing what looked like a vanilla cream pie at the Navi. Unfortunately, said pie was not intended for creamy goodness, and exploded in front of Cambiare's face! Barely managing to raise his shield before the dessert detonated. "Honk, that's what you get, hey! Screw being nice!" yelled the HeelNavi, swiping at Cambiare with his RageClaw. Cambiare was far too nimble, however, and avoided it handily.

-- ??? --
ClownHeelNavi: 110 HP (Equipped: RageClaw1 5/6)

-- NAVIGATOR --
Cambiare.EXE: 100 HP (Shield Broken) (DR 1)

-- TERRAIN --
100% Normal

"Too close! T-too close!" screamed Cambiare as he evaded the Heelnavi's claws. The navi raised his cream-covered gauntlet as he placed another shield on it, preparing himself as Cambiare saw how formidable his enemy was. "Pies d-don't explode like that!...Does it?...FINNY! S-Stop laughing and help me!" The operator, at least, calmed down enough to stop her laughter as she wiped the tears off her eyes. "Oh boo-hoo. So life brings you something unexpected. Suck it up and charge forward!"

The claws on Cambiare's gauntlet withdrew and opened up to let out a large gun barrel. The navi seemed confused by the sudden change in his weapon as he inspected it with curiosity. "Keep your distance away from that navi, since it looks like it would use his Rageclaw most of the time. Got it?" Cambiare responded with a shaking nod. "Oh, also. Try waiting till the last second to shoot him. Maybe since he's a clown, he might be crazy agile!" The navi seemed to disagree with his operator's logic, but nonetheless, it was still orders.

"Ooookay...Wait t-till the very last second..."

Finny said that as a figure of speech, but Cambiare took it very seriously as he placed all his focus on the maneuver. His gloved hands soon became sweaty as the navi anticipated the Heelnavi's attack, constantly on his toes till the attack finally came his way. "Nnnnnnow!!" Jumping away from the HeelNavi in an action-movie-slow-mo, Cambiare lined his gun equipped gauntlet at his target and let a single bullet fly. As the navi crashed against the ground, he stumbled as he tried to stand up straight and face the HeelNavi with his shield up.

" *Whistle*, That was some sweet move, Cambi." praised Finny. "Now do it again while there's some doves around!"

* Andante [Damage Reduction 1 / Passive]
1. Shield [1-hit Shield / NCP]
2. Dodge
3. Cannon [40 | Knockback] {A} @ ClownHeelNavi

"Oooh, hoo, hoo, hoo! You hated that, didn't you? You hated it!" laughed the clown HeelNavi gleefully, apparently amused by the explosive dessert. "You're gonna get it, gonna get it! Hoo hoo hoo!" he said, materializing two more pies and throwing them wildly about. Fortunately for Cambiare, the pies were being thrown quite haphazardly, to the point that he probably didn't need the shield any more. Then, suddenly, the Navi lunged out at Cambiare, and slashed at him!

Of course, Finny had instructed the Navi for just that move, and had him blast the Navi clear off his trajectory. "Ooh, hoo, hoo, that hurt!" complained the HeelNavi. "I don't even care any more! I just want to tear your armor to pieces like confetti!"

-- ??? --
ClownHeelNavi: 70 HP (Equipped: RageClaw1 5/6)

-- NAVIGATOR --
Cambiare.EXE: 100 HP (1-Hit Shield) (DR 1)

-- TERRAIN --
100% Normal

"C-confetti? Finny, he said he's going to t-turn me into confetti!" Cambiare panicked as he began to step away from his enemy. Finny, on the other hand, seemed to smile uncontrollably as she scrambled to find something in her pocket. "W-what's wrong with you! Do you enjoy watching me su-suffer??" The operator only responded with a quick shake of her head, but kept the smile coming. But before Cambiare could go on and worry himself even further, a familiar red cylinder wrapped over his body as his form changed into his 'fierce' Brio form.

"Huh?? F-finny, we were doing f-fine! W-why are we changing the strategy now?!" The navi had every right to panic, at least this time, as his reliable shield disappeared along with the giant gauntlet of his Tenuto Form. However, it seemed like Finny had a plan of her own that required the sudden change in the navi's form. "Tsk tsk. Have faith in me, who have faith in you!-That d-doesn't even make a single sense!-So shut up and go with my plan, got it??"

Cambiare's right arm immediately changed into a long, blue sword, surprising the unsuspected navi as he nearly fell back. "This is the final battle, no? Then lets make it flashy! Lets make it dazzle! Lets end it with a bang!" Finny continued as she got more and more into her speech. "So use that sword of yours to finish that navi with one slash!!" Even though plan sounded simple enough, Cambiare looked down at his sword and silently nodded his head. "...I-if that's what you want, I'll do just th-that, Finny!"

Swiping his sword down to his side, the blue blade slowly changed into a dark orange hue as a vibrating hum began to emit from it. Cambiare peered through his black visor as he prepared himself and the sword for the "final strike", but no matter how determined he was, the whole confetti business was still going into his head. "...*Gulp*." The navi began to think: Exactly how sharp would a rageclaw would have to be in order to shred an armor and a data-being into a confetti. How would he be able to survive the implied confetti-maker-attack without the help of the Tenuto form's armor and shield. Just what was in those crazy little pies? So many thoughts were racing through Cambiare's mind and he simply couldn't focus any more.

"...Arrrgh! T-that's i-i-it!! No more a-after thoughts!"

The navi finally snapped as he rushed towards the Heelnavi with his orange sword ready at...arm. Though it wasn't the best plan to rush straight in after all the careful planning done before, but Finny already suspected that this would happen as she kicked back and crossed her arms as she watched the battle. Cambiare began to swing his sword all over the place as the buzzing from the sword began to reverberate all over the field. At first glance, it looked like the navi wasn't giving any precision behind his slashes, but all of it was in hopes to trick the HeelNavi into false safety. If he was as agile as Finny imagined him to be, he would be able to dodge the slashes. But a surprise stab might be enough to do the "final strike."

"I-I-I'll turn YOU into a confetti!" screamed Cambiare as he continued his attack. After a sweeping slash over the HeelNavi's feet, the Cambiare's visor gave out a glint as he quickly pulled his sword back and thrusted it straight towards the HeelNavi!

* Change: Brio Form
* Disarm Shield
1. Crescendo [40 Strengthen | 1 TCD]
2. Sword [80+[b]20[/b] | Slash | 6 Uses] {B} @ ClownHeelNavi
3. Sword [80+[b]20[/b] | Slash | 6 Uses] {B} @ ClownHeelNavi

[De-Modlocked]

"Oooooh, you gots some serious shine there, hoo hoo hoo!" said the HeelNavi, watching Cambiare transform into the more impressive Brio form of his program. Laughing maniacally like a deranged bozo, the purple HeelNavi let himself go with mirth before suddenly lunging at Cambiare. "All the more for me to tear up!!" he exclaimed, brandishing his RageClaw. Both of the Navis sped out towards each other, and ended up with their backs towards each other. A few seconds later, a tear opened up on Cambiare's armor (40), but the HeelNavi was much worse off, having his entire HP count almost depleted.

"Gyaaaaaaarrrrk!!" he exclaimed, holding a hand to his chest. "I-- I'll be telling the boss about this!!" said the HeelNavi, taking off quickly and dropping some of his ill-earned loot!

-- ??? --
ClownHeelNavi: FLED

-- NAVIGATOR --
Cambiare.EXE: 60 HP

-- TERRAIN --
100% Normal

-- BATTLE 05, VICTORY!! --

-- REWARDS --
[Recover30] Battlechip, 500z

"...O-OWWWW!"

Cambiare's delayed reaction to the HeelNavi's RageClaw seemed almost intentional and comical, but the navi was still in serious pain as he clenched his arm over his wound. However, his victory over the creepy navi seemed to remedy most of the pain as he turned towards what was left of the EJO'd navi. "Awww yeah! That was really awesome, Cambi!" Finny praised her navi as she slipped the Recovery30 chip out from her PET. "As promised..." Cambiare bit his lip in anticipation. "Lets go home!"

Cambiare felt like he could fall down on his knee and cry Hallelujah, but after all that he's been through, he couldn't care at all as he waited to leave the network.

"*Gulp*...I wonder who's the boss of that n-navi...T-that's it, I'm staying away fr-from this part of the net!" said the navi briefly before he vanished with a beam of gray light.

-JACK OUT-