Scouting - The Forgotten Path

Empress puts two of the UFOs on hold and then quickly shoots the other one to stun it as well. She then rolls a log at two of them which............ goes right under them. Cause they fly. And have no landing gear to speak of. Anwyay, Empress drains some life and then stuff starts flying at her. An eleball flies at her, but she runs. Then an elecogre zaps her and a Twisty rains down a lightning bolt. Of course, all this does is destroy her defenses. With no cover, its like being naked or something ridiculous like that. One UFO also shakes off the stun, though the others seem to still be feeling the effects.

RedUFOA: 80 (Stun)
RedUFOB: 40 (stun)
PurpleUFO: 120
EleballA: 80
EleballB: 80
ElecogreA: 110
ElecogreB: 120
ElecogreC: 120
TwistyA: 80
TwistyB: 80
TwistyEX: 120

Terrain: 98% Metal 2% Normal

Empress: 145
"Looks like a poor selection of chips." Empress had said as she glanced towards the viruses that were still alive and kicking.

"It's almost sounding like you're blaming me for this ordeal." Keera had mused as Empress's eyes had widened at the sound of her voice. No doubt she was taking offense of the comment. Not something Empress wanted to do at this point was getting on her bad side.

"N-no...of course not Madam...I-"

"Well pipe down!" Keera had shouted and scowled afterwards as she had started to access her battlechip database looking for another set of chips to load. "We'll have to proceed carefully once again." she had noted seeing the Purple UFO recover fully even after stunning it. So far, these viruses were a real nuisance, and for one thing, Keera wouldn't stand for constantly dealing with them if it meant being decisive about her chip usage and timing to avoid them from being snatched.

"Alright..." she had chimed as her eyes had went into a light violet glow as usual. The data cascading through as she had glared towards the screen. "Be ready to act now! Boomerang1! Download!"

Empress caught on and was in a quick haste. A boomerang appearing behind her back with it's ends sitting snuggly in both hands. In no time to spare, she had quickly spun her body around as her left hand let go of one end and right hanging on until the last second. Her fingers slipped off the edge after flinging her body into it's momentum casting the weapon forward as it spun aiming for the line of UFO viruses taking her chances to cut their numbers down to risk her chip theft, or at least try.

Empress shoulder was facing as she was still caught in the momentum of her spin. On her toes as her eyes glared from a corner, her left hand reaching to the direction of the viruses and right hanging freely after slinging the boomerang as it begun encircling the field while Keera glared towards the screen.

"Now attack!" Empress had sharpened her glare as she received the command. Her right hand opening and clinching onto a distorted form of energy that twisted the pixels and very fabric of the graphics seeming like a ball of warped space. Her left hand whipped to her side and soon her toe and heel touched down as she kicked off and dashed forward towards the enemy line aiming to strike with the warped ball of energy aiming for the Eleball virus.

"I can't risk sending more data since those viruses might be lurking. You'll have to depend on yourself for now." Keera had warned Empress. At the moment the navi felt pitiful since she didn't have too many offensive skills including buster wise. She had acted quickly as she readied herself by dodging with her grace and acrobatic skills by keeping low to the ground. When the very last moment came where she could act, she had let her body movement do all the work as a small vacuum of energy had sucked in from the enemy area to her body as she concentrated to drain away some more energy form the distant ElecOgre virus.
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Action 1 - Boomerang - 60 Damage @ RedUFOA, RedUFOB, & PurpleUFO

Action 2 - Static Blast - 20 Drain (Microburst + Recovery) @ EleballA

Action 3 - Dodge

Action 4 - Dodge

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain (+ Recovery) @ ElecOgreA
The boomerrang hits both of the red UFOs. Empress also drains some life from one of the spherical enemies, as well as a tad from an ogre. The other eleball then tries to attack but misses and a strike from a Twisty has similar results. However, a shower of sparks from one of the ogre's horns catches the lass and has luck would have it, she's standing on metal. Pain!!!

RedUFOA: 20 (Stun)
RedUFOB: Deleted!
PurpleUFO: 120
EleballA: 60
EleballB: 80
ElecogreA: 100
ElecogreB: 120
ElecogreC: 120
TwistyA: 80
TwistyB: 80
TwistyEX: 120

Terrain: 95% Metal 5% Normal

Empress: 100
"Empress!" Keera had called out to her navi urgently as the field's panel had mostly caused her great damage. From where Keera sat, it was at the most seeming painful to the point where it made her panic. Empress however seemed to be alright as the last few remnants of electricity had sent a jolt through her data that may have been painful, but she was pretty much feeling alive right now as she had specs of ripped and tattered default patterns of her GMO loosely along her body.

"I'm alright...just a scratch or two." she insisted. As strict as ever quick to try to impress Keera. The NetOp knew however that the assault was more than painful however. She had growled as her eyes had reached that violet glow. She no longer wished to hesitate as Empress could nearly feel the incoming rush of data.

"Let's not waste time on being careful anymore. Take care of those viruses!" Empress nodded understand as she had rekindled her momentum and spun on her heel with her right hand lifted in the air. The with RedUFO still stunned, it was only that purple colored one that was an ordeal and she kept her eye on it as she activated her signature technique, Queen's Royale. She wanted it to approach using her dance like a light to the moth; the beautiful blue specs of glitter coating her body and hardening to gradually heal her and empower her. Her spin stop as her eyes glowed a radiant blue. They were set on the viruses once more.

Her arms went around her back once more as she expected the virus to get close to snatch the fresh downloaded crop of data Keera had sent letting her violet eyes keep the data rushing to tempt the virus. Empress was the hook to the bait. Her arms in no time short had crackled with a low harmonizing crackle of electricity. Her left hand twisted her right wrist before bringing them from behind her back and revealing her open palm clustering up the energy into a circular form. It was that of a ring, a Zapring to be exact. Focused and no longer biding her time, her glowing blue eyes gave her the accuracy and focus to fire off the electric attack without worry attempting to stop the PurpleUFO virus in it's tracks.

"The data is still rushing! Use it!" Keera had urged on her NetNavi since she had rushed the data taking the timing of the RedUFO virus incapacitated state knowing it would most likely delay it's charge. Her arm extended out as her body had quickly caused her to whirl in a circle. Her target? It was of course the UFO units as she used the moment the Boomerang had came out swinging in the wind to strike her targets once more as they followed up rushing the back field aiming to most likely hit the Twisty viruses that were wreaking havoc. However, that wasn't the point of her attack. The point was that Boomerangs always came back, and if these UFO viruses were so focused on her, they wouldn't expect the round about as her cascading stream of data would be as tempting as honey.

"Ugh!" Keera's voice had sounded in disgust as she closed her eyes tightly shutting them and cutting off anymore outgoing data to be downloaded to her PET. Her fingers had massaged between her eyes like nausea. They opened once more to reveal her calm and collected unlit or glowing violet color watching Empress sit and wait in her act to dodge any incoming attacks knowing that the horde would most likely make that difficult for her still. This battle was clearly turning out to be hell for her at this point.

"Madam Keera..."

Keera's eyes had narrowed slightly hearing her navi and seeing her fold her arms as she seemed unwavering with worry or two pressured by this situation. It was normal for her to be calm. Pawns always were the ones that led themselves to their deaths for their kings, or Queen in this case.

"I'll dispatch of these viruses. All I need is your support."

Empress had amused Keera making it to a smile would appear on her face. Foolish, blind, but loyal. That's the opinions she had kept silently to herself as she sat preparing herself for this grueling battle.

Empress had breathed in as if she was gathering her breath. Really, she was breathing in to draw more energy from the enemy units as she swayed her concentration towards the second Eleball virus. She prepared for the worst while hoping for the better confident with her skills as usual.
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Action 1 - Queen's Royale - (Power Burst 40 + Regen1 + Accuracy Up!)

Action 2 - ZapRing - 40 Damage (Stun1 + 20 Power Burst) @ PurpleUFO

Action 3 - Boomerang - 60 Damage (+ 20 Power Burst) @ PurpleUFO, RedUFO, TwistyA, TwistyB, TwistyEX

Action 4 - Dodge

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain (+ Recovery) @ EleballB
Empress begins her strike by looking pretty. The zapring stuns the UFO, preventing it from stealing her following chip, the boomerrang. The weapon takes out both UFO as well as both of the smaller twisty as it makes its way around the field. As the enemies attack, Empress avoids the elecogre's strike though as she moves out of the way, an eleball rams her. This causes Empress to flinch, giving the TwistyEX a chance to move its hovering weapon over her head and drops a lightning bolt on her, cracking the floor.

RedUFOA: DELETED!
RedUFOB: Deleted!
PurpleUFO: DELETED!
EleballA: 60
EleballB: 80
ElecogreA: 100
ElecogreB: 120
ElecogreC: 120
TwistyA: DELETED!
TwistyB: DELETED!
TwistyEX: 120

Terrain: 93% Metal 6% Normal 1% Cracked

Empress: 70
"Madam, I request assistance." Keera had responded to the request as her eyes glowed sending battlechip data. A large mechanical box had materialized right beside Empress at a word's mention. She had acknowledged that as the "assistance" from her NetOp. She had quickly taken action as she stood among the storming winds using it as her cover to blow her enemies into position. A smile came across her face seeming more confident. It was as if she was a pirate and this wind was favorable to this ship that would go into battle.

((OOC NOTE: Oh dear God! No more "At World's End." Bad Zane! Bad!))

"Now that those UFO viruses are out of the way, any requests?" Empress had humored as Keera had been silent for a while. She took into her game seeing as of right now, she very much had the right to be cocky.

"You know what? How about destroying that Twisty that you left behind." Empress had smiled in a mischievous manner with her arms folded letting her sights set on the very last Twisty in the back row. "Not much of a challenge, but it's a request." Keera had let her eyes reach a hi glow of violet as Empress had prepped herself for battle.

"Right, smash it to bits." Empress unfolded her arms as her right hand clinched onto a miniature sized virus. She could clearly deduct that Keera was serious about the smashing part. A smirk came across her face as the navi had gotten into position. Her right arm had pulled under and with a sweep and toss into the air, she had let go of the small virus as it glimmered while flying through the air. Once it had gotten near it's target, it had took form of a giant weight and let it's body plummet from the air aiming to smash the Twisty virus to end it's broadcast to it's aerial counterpart.

"Time to clear the field." Empress had said as her arms had lifted and around them cubicles of data had collaborated until a gun torrent had formed. She had learned to favor this weapon over time. Every time the small square lens lifted and targeted an enemy in sight, it didn't even have to hit, seeing them in the crosshair had filled her with such joy that the trigger happiness would let her shed a tear on the inside. It was just...beautiful.

She fired! The brush of shots letting out a thunderous crackles as it shot the panels making as sweep of cyber dust lift from the ground as she aimed for the two Eleball units as well as the ElecOgre virus, and with the constant wind to ensnare them in place while she let out her barrage of bullets, the sweeping assault was just too sweet for her to pass up as she let out the bullets like a mad man woman scorn.

With the torrent dropping, her favorite toy had disappeared leaving her with only one more action to remain with her speed. Her arms were quick to react with this last burst of speed as her arms thrust forward making the space in front of her bulge out and forming with it, a massive shield that had acted to defend her frontal view. She had glared sharply knowing she was protected for now. Not long, but just for now as the shield had sat in front of her, and then her aura seeping to the point where it pulled from the atmosphere with a violent jerk acting to recover Empress from some damage as well as to damage an enemy concentrating it's force to pull at the second ElecOgre in the clustering group.
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Action 1 - Wind - 100 HP (+ Reduce Enemy Accuracy)

Action 2 - Quake2 - 150 Damage (Break + Crack1) @ TwistyEX

Action 3 - MachGun - 30 Damage (9 Shots) @ EleballA, EleballB, ElecOgreA (3 Shots each)

Action 4 - Guard1 - Reflect up to 60 Damage

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain (+ Recovery) @ ElecOgreB
((Bump))
Empress summons up help before beginning her barrage. The Quake easily takes out the powerful twisty and Empess rains bullets down upon three other enemies, though the fast paced firing rate proves hard to control. An eleball dashes around the field, though the wind throws it off target. However, an attack from an Elecogre shoots through the wind, striking the box, the damage chaining to Empress as well. Of course, this causes a shockwave to fire from her shield, crashing through the Windbox and taking out the already damaged ogre. Then something...something...something... B is drained.

RedUFOA: DELETED!
RedUFOB: Deleted!
PurpleUFO: DELETED!
EleballA: DELETED!
EleballB: 50
ElecogreA: DELETED!
ElecogreB: 110
ElecogreC: 120
TwistyA: DELETED!
TwistyB: DELETED!
TwistyEX: DELETED!

Terrain: 89% Metal 10% Normal 1% Cracked

Empress: 80
Win: Killedtodeath
"We should wrap this up. Not much to take care of."

Empress had stared towards her enemies as she had heard the order. Keera's eyes had shifted slightly hearing no response as Empress hadn't said a word. It was almost as if she was so unconcerned at the moment. It was pretty much just that. She had started to think seeing that this battle began with so many enemies, and now it was a short few. Keera's mouth hung open in part puzzlement seeing her navi stuck in that pose.

"Is something wrong?" She was worried for a slight second not hearing nothing from Empress, and even then, she still heard no response. It was a troubling silence making her move her thumb to activate the status window of her PET to check for abnormalities.

"We can do anything together Madam Keera."

Keera had paused as her thumb halted not moving another inch. She glanced towards the window as she could see Empress in the same pose, but she wasn't sure if she heard her speak or not. It was almost as if it was something in her head.

"Did you say something?" she asked trying to make sure she wasn't crazy, but Empress didn't respond to that either. "Empress!" she had barked out in a call to the vidscreen knowing the communications were still open.

"You can load our shotgun, CornShot, and the last Ringlog, right?" Empress's request was loud and clear that time. Keera hadn't argued, nor did she even have time as in a quick motion, her navi already reached to her side. Her left hand grasped the handle that was close resemblance to a snap on buckle as it became the grip for her signature whip. She had snapped letting the whip stream forward in a quick clear shot aiming for the first ElecOgre in a side swipe. Not even seeing if she connected, she kept the momentum straight forward as she moved with her weapon casting her wrist back as she then tossed forward aiming to straight crack the tip's end at the second ElecOgre virus.

Keera wasn't sure what had happened before this moment. She knew Empress was acting strange at that instant. However, even as her eyes had stared and her mouth was still open in bewilderment, her mind processed the requested battlechips her navi asked for.

As she pulled back with her left hand to collect her whip to her side, her right hand lifted as the small barrel appeared in the center of her palm. She collected energy and followed it up letting it out in a powerful burst that let out a spreading shot across the panels aiming for the Eleball virus that was in motion for the primary blast.

Her assault seemed more elegant in manner lacking concern for the situation. It was just a realization though, even one that Keera was starting to come to watching Empress move across the battlefield even though she had taken that damage earlier. She knew what she was doing, and because of her belief in what they could do together, thus far, she wasn't bothered with the smaller details: those being the enemies throwing at her everything they had seeing that she was so confident in her abilities together with Keera's. Sure enough her NetOp was a hateful carnage dressed like a gothic maid, but somehow that made their friendship work thus far, or as Keera would call it, their business partnership.

Empress had let those thoughts waver as she kept up her attacks. Herself stopping on her heel as she spun casting her hand into the air that had already grown a stalk of green that bloomed revealing a yellow kernel of corn. The vegetable fired off two of it's bombs towards the enemy's area aiming for the Eleball virus as well as the second ElecOgre in a two shot barrage of bombs.

As the stalk of corn had vanished from her arm, that cued the coming of the last parcel of data from Keera as a log dropped from the air in front of her. She had completed her spin on her heel as she had given the log a heaping kick sending it tumbling forward to bowel over the two Elecogre viruses upon her opening attack. She had stopped her movement around the field as she calmed herself. Whip in hand as she glanced towards the opposition, or whatever was left of it after her assault. She had sat in this very spot previously being silent even when Keera called to her.

"We've become more than some lab rats. Even if we don't find the underground, we've at least gained something here. Am I right, Ms. Keera?"

Keera was speechless as she sat back in her seat. Her eyes had stopped the glowing in an instant while she gripped her PET. She didn't really have an answer to that, not right now. It was something that slipped her mind, but she was too proud to admit it, too proud to say her strength came from another. What did she believe in? Hate from a burning revenge? A body of data that thought she could learn from trust in something trivial? God? She didn't know. Not now at least...

Empress had simply said nothing. She knew her NetOp needed this moment to reflect. Folding her arms and narrowing her eyes, she had let her body pull full force from the enemies area to drain the life from one of the ElecOgre virus.
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Action 1 - Whip 'N' Tango (x2 Stun) @ ElecOgreA & ElecOgreB

Action 2 - Shotgun - 50 Damage (+Spread) @ EleballB & ElecOgreA

Action 3 - CornSht - 50 Damage (2 Shots) @ EleballB & ElecOgreB

Action 4 - RingLog1 - 50 Damage (+Roll) @ ElecOgreA & ElecOgreB

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain (+ Recover) @ ElecOgreA
Empress freezes up the two ogres and then finishes off the last eleball, catching one of the stunned enemies in the attack as well. She then fires some veggies at the two remaining opponents, dealing a good chunk of damage to each and putting the battle at one on one. One last strike with a log proves more than enough to finish the battle, though this means that Empress has nothing left to drain.

RedUFOA: DELETED!
RedUFOB: Deleted!
PurpleUFO: DELETED!
EleballA: DELETED!
EleballB: DELETED!
ElecogreA: DELETED!
ElecogreB: DELETED!
ElecogreC: DELETED!
TwistyA: DELETED!
TwistyB: DELETED!
TwistyEX: DELETED!

Terrain: 89% Metal 10% Normal 1% Cracked

Empress: 80
Win: Killedtodeath

Rewards: RemoteBit1, 1000z
"Statistics checked...I've applied a Rapid Custom piece that I purchased on the SciLab BBS while you were in battle. I've also improved your health slightly by just implying a MiniEnergy pack."

It was quiet as Keera typed at her keypad in her lap while checking the PET in the arm of her chair where she sat it. The wires pulled at her arm with each movement as she kept herself connected to her very Personal Terminal while she checked Empress's stats and tried to make some slight improvements. She paused however as she glanced from her Keypad to her screen seeing her navi in a slow proceeding through the SciLab area.

She started to think about that last set of moves Empress carried out and her attitude while doing so. Was it something beyond her duty to help her? Maybe it was just something that was the slip of a tongue? Final words in the eyes of danger and fear of being deleted? It couldn't be. It wasn't like the odds weren't really against them. They analyzed that last scenario well leaving victory to be plucked at after getting rid of those crusty UFOs.

They begun simply training to work on their teamwork, and now the navi acted as if she had her own will that was being rubbed off by another. They have never stayed connected for this long while going through one of their searches. Was their interface using her connection using her own part cyber brain sending more than just traces of Battlechip Data through cyber space.

Ludicrous! That's what she thought. That would be beyond logic for a navi to gain feelings from a human, and besides, the will to be together, to be a team or some sort of dependant from the feelings of another wasn't like Keera, not at all. Maybe she was being too soft on Empress. She growled as she watched the navi further her advance through SciLab. Those feelings she were gaining were a lie!

---Applied Rapid +1 to Navicust---
---Applied MiniEnergy Pack (Recover 50 HP)---

((Battle 12! Spit hot fiya!))
Virus Attack! And this time there's a lot of variety. In the back sit the hardheads. In the front float three pulsebulbs, at the moment seeming to form a wall. A few feet behind them is the yort. On either side of the main group sit a bunny and billy, not that they seem to be the main problem. Metal paneling is just scattered about randomly, so better watch where you step. Also, there's a green thinger.

BillyA: 50
BillyB: 50
Bunny: 50 (Metal)
BunnyEXA: 60
BunnyEXB: 60
PulsebulbA: 120(M)
PulsebulbB: 120(M)
PulsebulbC: 120
HardheadA: 60
HardheadB: 60(M)
YortA: 90
YortB: 90(M)
YortC: 90

Terrain: 50% Normal 40% Metal 10% Trap (its randomly scattered)

Mystery Data: 65

Empress: 130

Battle 12 Fight
Empress had struck her battle form presenting her right hand as she readied to fire off a battlechip. Any battlechip would do, she was just ready to blow the viruses away, but as she hadn't moved an inch, or even a slight jump of energy, she had shot a glare and her teeth showing in a slight disgust at what she saw.

"Problem?" Empress had twisted her lips until a smirk was formed. "No...just some valuables in my line of fire." Keera had viewed the field seeing the spinning data, but seeing with the exact lack of description from her perspective, she couldn't quite pin where the data's form lied between. Whether it was on the frontline, the backline, whatever it was, she had to make sure it wasn't in her navi's line of fire seeing when Empress would let go of an attack, she wouldn't consider things in her way. She didn't want to hold back, not even for a piece of junk data. "Trash into treasure" was however a wise saying that convinced her to change her mind.

"Let's change our perspective of the battle field by only a little." Keera had advised. Empress had nodded her head, but this movement would have to be careful since for some reason, some excess data was on the field that was yet to be triggered. She could only guess that this field have some traps which was the trigger data. She would have to bear it for now however. Seeing as she would have to make a movement later on in this fight, it was best to get it over with.

"Alright! Direct their attention to you and let that junk data stay out of their view!" Empress had responded with a nod. She moved quickly as she changed the view her enemies had on her just by moving to the attacking virus group's right in a quick run. She was just hoping she wouldn't be slowed down by any traps or snares on the field since it would only hinder her at this point, however, it would at least ensure that data wasn't in her way.

"Take care of the breaking type viruses!" Empress had responded stopping in her tracks with a skid of her heel. Her right hand showing a small glimmer as she tossed the miniature virus forward and after it hung over it's target, it's body expanded into a large weight and brought itself aiming to crash down on the HardHead virus to demolish it.

"I'll need another Breaking chip Madam!" Empress had chanted as she kicked off her heels running forward with her right hand reaching out. A large handle materializing as her grip grasped onto it's handle and she swung it in front of her as she charged forward. She lifted it's massive size up as she aimed to let the large hammer come crashing down onto the second HardHead virus on the field.

This however left her wide open. Since she had closed some range with that last attack, it was pretty obvious that she was in trouble. If she had gotten this close, this only meant that she was prepared for it. A matter of fact, she was! She had quickly reached her right hand to her waist acting quickly before any of the viruses would be able to get off their attacks. She had slipped the nylon makeup of her whip in a quick snatch and then spun around on her heel as it flexed around. Her eyes had narrowed as she aimed her whip's action aiming to stun the two Billy viruses seeing that they're attack would be even more annoying because of their homing properties. This didn't however mean that she was out of the woods yet though.

She had swung her whip in a swiveling motion in front of her to ward off any enemy attacks taking advantage of it's defensive abilities. It seemed like she was a tamer being over ran by her own lions that have now finally outdone her in numbers, but this wasn't anything new. She had simply let off a strong aura that pulled at the viruses that was around her as the distortion field had aimed to steal away some energy from the Billy.
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Action 1 - Movement/ Change Angle - Decrease Chances of attacking GMD

Action 2 - Quake - 150 Damage (Break + Crack1) @ HardHeadB

Action 3 - BigHammer1 - 160 Damage (Break + Crack1) @ HardHeadA

Action 4 - Whip 'N' Tango (x2 Stun) @ BillyA & BillyB

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain (+ Recover) @ BillyA
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Empress chucks the quakes, which flattens the Hardhead. She then charges forward, with her hammer but! but! but! Two sets of enemies lie in her path. She gets stopped by the first. The central pulsebulb opens up as she reaches it and sends a soundwave through her body. This causes her to drop her hammer. She does manage to recover from the attack quick enough to stun two billies. Of course, there are always others to worry about... A yort tries to hit her with a spinning blade but fails. One of the EX bunnies hit her with a zapring, freezes up her frame a bit. One billy recovers from the stun.

BillyA: 40 (stun)
BillyB: 50
Bunny: 50 (Metal)
BunnyEXA: 60
BunnyEXB: 60
PulsebulbA: 120(M)
PulsebulbB: 120(M)
PulsebulbC: 120
HardheadA: 60
HardheadB: DELETD!
YortA: 90
YortB: 90(M)
YortC: 90

Terrain: 52% Normal 38% Metal 10% Trap (its randomly scattered)

Mystery Data: 65

Empress: 70 (stun, -1 action)
Hammer: needs an action to be picked up
(Ugh...)

"Serves you right...you were getting to cocky!" Empress had huffed heavly as she had already found herself surrounded by the enemy units and her body surging with a jolt from t he Bunny virus. Her panting was slow, but it was sure that she was tired. She wasn't in the shape to make a precise movement. She knew she had to defend herself for now and try to get herself out of range of her enemies. She simply waited...she waited for the right moment to get out of this horde's way.

"Your teamwork isn't so handy right now isn't it?" Keera said that frowning upon her netnavi as she sat back in her seat. She had closed her eyes as she had relaxed and lounged. "Surely you foresaw this...a navi is nothing more than a tool to know it's place. It's how well I command you that you succeed in this battle, and not in some silly belief. So, try to get out of this jam you've gotten us in Empress."

The Netnavi hadn't changed her expression, nor did she speak. She had quickly kicked up breaking free of her paralysis as the static like stream across her body had loosened and her data was realigned. Herself making some quick flips backward as she had let her palm glow with a strange field. Soon it was engulfed in a small distorted energy before the space around it bent and twisted. She kneeled lowly as she didn't pick up the hammer, but instead let her hand reach out and giving it a microburst as the heavy hammer had acted as a fired off projectile aiming for it's original target with a blasting bulge from Empress's palm.

She took this chance. With a swift movement, she attempted to escape the range of the enemy while she kneeled not far as she tried to catch her breath. "I need defense Ms. Keera!" The woman hadn't moved in her seat as she didn't even bother loading any battlechips or sending data. She narrowed her eyes in that same disgusted manner as Empress had found herself without any defense. She had to do with dodging while her body started to distort once more pulling energy from one of the nearby viruses to recover.

It seemed like they're connection was more severed than she though.
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Action 1 - Break Paralysis

Action 2 - Static Blast - Microburst blast the Big Hammer @ HardHeadA

Action 3 - Dodge

Action 4 - Dodge

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain (+ Recover) @ BillyB
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After Empress recovers, she releases some energy which sends the hammer flying over the groups of enemies and into the other hardhead, smashing it. Her enemies then begin moving. A large yoyo is sent Empress's way, which she dodges. The billy breaks free of its stun and a Pulsebulb, ignoring the navi for just a moment, decides to hit the Mystery data. The normal bunny sends a zapring her way, but Empress evades it.

BillyA: 40
BillyB: 40
Bunny: 50 (Metal)
BunnyEXA: 60
BunnyEXB: 60
PulsebulbA: 120(M)
PulsebulbB: 120(M)
PulsebulbC: 120
HardheadA: DELETED!
HardheadB: DELETD!
YortA: 90
YortB: 90(M)
YortC: 90

Terrain: 51% Normal 38% Metal 10% Trap 1% Cracked (its randomly scattered)

Mystery Data: 35

Empress: 80
"Why didn't Madam Keera respond?" Empress had paused as she had simply stared at the virus acting as if she was still focused completely on the battle. It wasn't possible...the focusing part that was. Especially since the ally that was behind the scenes was stabbing you in the back. It was hard to believe and her loyalty to Keera only made it seem less...acceptable. Empress wasn't an idiot. Something was bothering Keera.

"Perhaps she...has a plan?" Yes! That was probably it! A plan! That was the perfect excuse, but yet, what was the plan. She hadn't said anything nor did she think anything to communicate through their mental link. This was looking bleak by the minute as Empress sat silent knowing this wouldn't last forever. Neither would that mystery data if it was to be of use of anyone.

"Take out those two electric viruses." Empress heard the silence break and her arms heating up with some incoming data. She knew the selection might've been heatshot, but their teamwork so far wasn't the best. They began convincing each other slowly, but after getting to this point, it was lagging once again. It was as if their progress had gone all the way down the drain! Nothing had vanished that quickly or without reason. That was just preposterous!

As the heat along her arms had finally reached her hands, she had opened them letting a blaze burn centered in her palms. She lifted her right hand turning it back face towards her before she had cast it forward throwing a flaming ball of heatshot towards the Billy viruses that were on the field. Her angle was slightly adjusted so she could align her shot without striking the mystery data that she was so hoping to acquire out of her curiosity.

Empress had noticed something.

......the silence was back. It was as if she started ignoring her once she did what she had to do. She knew this problem would probably persist and if Keera wasn't going to respond, then surely she'd have to do something about this. She growled as she clinched her little delicate hands into fists. "Forgive me Madam Keera!" she had said as she closed her eyes.

"Begin folder access....converting Folder.Mem access to Navi override using neuro interface systems."

"....complete!"

She knew the viruses wouldn't wait however. This had cost her dearly for one action as Keera's eyes had grown with the violet color knowing that Empress was acting alone. "Rebellious little tool." A low comment uttered out of spite towards the navi, but Empress knew she had to make her move now, and she did so by lifting her right arm with a materialized Magbomb that was displayed as she tossed the electric bomb into the air aiming for the center BunnyEX virus.

"Loading Cannon!" the second action followed that one immediately. Empress had aimed for the airborne Magbomb seeing it spiral towards the viruses. The problem was that she would probably miss with this less accurate attack with these imitative rabbit's and their speed. She had awaited for the bunny virus to move if it could, and at the last minute, she shot out the cannon blast aiming to not only strike the Magbomb, but send it's trajectory into a tilt as it spiraled in a mad spin to the Bunny's direction if it would try to move. The speed that would be picked up from the blast would be another helpful tool in letting it hit the virus where it hurt.

Her body had reacted as it began draining energy from one of the BunnyEX viruses on the field, but sadly, because of her recklessness and the fact that Keera was acting stubborn, she had put her all in being on offense.
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Action 1 - Heatshot - 40 Damage (Fire) @ BillyA & BillyB

Action 2 - Empress: Self Access Folder.Mem for Chip Data on account of Keera being a B!+(#

Action 3 - Magbomb - 30 Damage (Elec + Blast2 + Stun) @ Bunny, BunnyEXA, & BunnyEXB

Action 4 - Cannon - Trajectory Shot for Magbomb (+ Homing to Previous Attack)

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain @ BunnyEXA
((Am I the only one that loves you or something?))

The Heatshot flies, taking out both billies. Then, after hijacking her chip folder, she throws a magbomb, which probably will not in the least hit, unless of course, she goes Vash the Stampede and shoots it in the direction she wants. The end result is one bunny down and an EX stuck in place. She then drains the bunny she missed and then becomes a sitting duck. A puslebulb moves in close and blast her with sound waves. Then a Yort approaches her, hitting her with a yoyo which puts her in the danger zone.

BillyA: DELETED!
BillyB: DELETED!
Bunny: DELETED!
BunnyEXA: 50
BunnyEXB: 30 (stun)
PulsebulbA: 120(M)
PulsebulbB: 120(M)
PulsebulbC: 120
HardheadA: DELETED!
HardheadB: DELETD!
YortA: 90
YortB: 90(M)
YortC: 90

Terrain: 51% Normal 38% Metal 10% Trap 1% Cracked (its randomly scattered)

Mystery Data: 35

Empress: 1 (stun)
((*shrugs*))

Empress was left weakened and battered now. She knew that was all of hell's fury of virus attacks and she couldn't defend against t because of her state. She was alone in this and no one was helping her, but hat was all she could do as she shut her eyes tightly feeling that jolt of electricity scramble her data to move? The word "why" came to mind. Why after all that effort this is where she was failing? Why was it that Keera had forsaken her? Why was it that she suffered like this now of all places? Was this where it all ended?

"You should've known your place..."

Her eyes had narrowly opened hearing the voice. The vidscreen behind her opened, but she couldn't see it. Over the jolting zaps of electricity, she could feel herself unable to move a finger.

"You are nothing but a tool. Teamwork and cooperation won't work as well as you think. The fact remains that alone, you must become strong so we won't have to rely on such weak tactics. If you don't develop, you'll be nothing more than a useless tool!"

Keera had smirked as she sat back in her chair. Her eyes had begun to show a violet glow as she started to reconnect her link with Empress to download battlechips she was specially selecting for herself. She had felt as if she made her point already and nothing more needed to be said.

"So...are you saying you can do everything without me?"

Empress's lips curled a smile as Keera had winced a bit in pain. Her right arm had started to let off a hum as multiple screens around her chair had shot open to show a log and error message repeating the same phrase over and over.

ACCESS DENIED! ACCESS DENIED! ACCESS DENIED!

Keera had looked about as she was hectic about the sudden incident. No! This couldn't just be some incident! An error that would block her systems from connecting to Empress and then her battlechip downloads rejected? It was someone blocking her from acting freely, but she was bewildered since the link was so close.

"Wa-wait a minute! Are you doing this?"

Empress had stood on her feet as her right hand laid upon her Navi Icon. It glowed a warm blue color as it remained in that state for that small duration of time. She had that same smile on her face. Even in this hard time and her data falling from her mid back section fast, she was still confident as she started to override Keera's control so she could retain access of the battlechip folder herself. She curled her fists and gritted her teeth as she thrust her arms out. The current of electricity had shot off of her like shackles trying to contain a beast.

"What are you doing? You're going to get yourself-"

"Deleted? I suppose a tool would break eventually Madam Keera so you could get a new one?"

Empress had cut Keera off to the point where she could only listen to the navi. To think her servant would grow to become rebellious. This wasn't in her programming, and she was sure of that. As a navi born from an experiment using her mind and mental state, they were to be in sync at all times. If this was a part of her, then there was no way she should've not be able to understand Empress, unless she didn't understand herself.

"Madam! This is foolishness! I have never forsaken you or abandoned you, and yet, you distrust me. Has the world treated you so badly that you wish to even push me away?"

Her right hand opening as she examined her palm, Empress at that point started to question her own existence. She had bore a straight face finding this moment between them the point where tension was rocketing to it's max. Not even Keera could speak realizing the navi's will.

"I guess...not even my service can satisfy you..." she said pathetically, "...so this will have to reach you...these feelings."

Empress had closed her eyes as she reopened them shortly after in a mesmeric way. Her right hand across her glowing Navi Icon and her left lifting into the air so freely as if she was dedicating her praise.

"Madam Keera...I...I love you!" she had said compassionately.

"E-Empress?! W-what are you saying? Do you know what you are telling me?"

The navi nodded in response as she smiled. Her own eyes glowing as she had taken her right hand and clinched within her palm a hand full of a strange glittery substance she was accustomed to using.

"Of course! I'm expressing what you mean to me Madam Keera, and because of that. I refuse to be deleted, and I will live just so you can use me as much as to your liking. Now Madam! Even if you will not assist me, I have access to the folder. I'd love for you to fight by my side, but if it's a burden, I won't ask it of you. I'll be deleted, but it's because you wish it."

Empress had reached her hand over her head as she had swirled it around in a wisp. In the dazzling display of her Queen's Royale ability, she had started to recover slowly over time just by using actions. It would keep her from becoming deleted right away, she knew that much for sure. As she had already empowered herself with the strange substance along her body, both of her arms as came together as they formed a giant torrent along her arms. She kneeled lowly getting on one knee as a visor came up with a crosshair that kept her first target in her sight. A single bunny virus.

"Fire!" with her left to command herself, her torrent sounded off with a rain of bullets. With her heightened accuracy because of her ability from her Royale, she would have more strength to control it, and even add a burst of power to her shots ever now and against to strike down her enemies. She swept twice over the bunny viruses seeing they didn't have much energy remaining to begin with and then started to unleash her fire upon the Yo-Yo viruses with whatever firepower was left over.

As she finished up with her melee of ammunition. She had kneeled down using her final action to materialize a giant shield in her view. She believed she asked for this defense from Keera earlier. Having known if she was mad about being paired up as a team, she wouldn't have pestered her NetOp at all for the favor. Her body letting out that unstable wave of energy as she sat stirring in her thoughts waiting for the next assault to probably end her seeing that Keera would probably be too pissed or stubborn to commence an emergency jack out.

Was she scared? In truth, no. Just like her other mental human counter part, she wanted to die too. She cling herself to wavering emotions of hate and wanting to love something. What was better to love than one's own self which she found through loving and being loyal to Keera. She wasn't scared, no. She was proud to dedicate her affectionate devotion to her master as she awaited for any further virus attacks while she vacuumed in the nearby data from the battlefield.
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Action 1 - Break Free of Paralysis

Action 2 - Queen's Royale (Increase Accuracy + Regen 1 + 40 Power Burst)

Action 3 - MachineGun1 - 30 Damage (9 Shots) @ BunnyEXA (2 Shots, -+20 to both shots-), Bunny EXB (2 Shots), & YortA (5 Shots) (Regen)

Action 4 - Guard - Deflect up to 60 Damage (Regen)

Passive Action - Distortion - 10 Drain (+ Recovery) @ YortB
Empress snaps out of the stun and, after a bit of a speech, begins her strike by heightening her abilities. She then takes a machinegun and goes to town, deleting both bunnies as well as a Yort. She then puts up a shield. A yort fires its blade at her, but the defense interrupts its attack and sends a shockwaves crashing into it. One of the Pulsebulb once again approach and opening up to reveal its mini-speaker, give Empress a shock.

BillyA: DELETED!
BillyB: DELETED!
Bunny: DELETED!
BunnyEXA: DELETED!
BunnyEXB: DELETED!
PulsebulbA: 120(M)
PulsebulbB: 120
PulsebulbC: 120
HardheadA: DELETED!
HardheadB: DELETD!
YortA: DELETED!
YortB: 80(M)
YortC: 70

Terrain: 51% Normal 38% Metal 10% Trap 1% Cracked (its randomly scattered)

Mystery Data: 35

Empress: 1 (stun)