Mission: Strange man, strange house

Firing a couple of buster shots at the Drixol was the best he could do, but that was all that he needed to do. Ether acted quick, trapping the driller in her orb once again. He managed to dodge both the Powie and the Twisty's attacks when he dodged to the side of the Drixol, but the Magneaker's bomb caught him mid-stride, shocking him with its stunning capabilities. (20) It then proceeded to blast away towards him, knocking the wind out of the fire Navi. (10)

GeistMegalian-E: 130HP (10HP ElecAura)
GeistDrixol: ZAP
GeistMagneaker: 70HP
GeistPowie: 60HP
GeistTwisty: 80HP

Terrain: 100% Ethereal (Omnishoes To-All)

Phantasm.EXE: 75HP (Stun! -1 Action)
Ether.???: 200HP [Omnishoes]
As the navi was afflicted by the virus' electrical move, his synapses were stimulated to unbearable heights, the power itself surged throughout Phantasm's body, even his arms and legs made of pure flames felt the paralyzing pulses, the move had put his very systems into a state of almost near shutdown, leaving the navi wide open to the Magneeker's next meagre blow which had added further damage to the already weakened ghost navi.

Watching from the events through the PET's screen, Lex felt powerless in the face of the adversity his partner faced, he wiped his sweaty brow and inhaled deeply to calm himself down, the room had a strange feel to it because although it was as cool as a fresh winters day, the relatively empty apartment had a truly stifling atmosphere too it, making the already hard task operating during an intense battle even harder; this was not going to deter the young netop. Flicking through the chips he held at lightning speeds, Lex's eyes flicked from virus too virus, picking out the next targets for the navi to focus his aggression at, once he had decided, the netop opened up a dialogue with the recovering Phantasm, "You should aim to take out the weaker virii first, they seem to be launching the most troublesome attacks",

"Grnghl....", Phantasm tried to reply to no avail, his body contorted and rigid with pain, it looked like the navi would have to wait to recover before he could jump into the next round of fighting and Lex knew this well,

"I doubt your ready yet but we haven't got time to argue!", Lex said to the navi, anger at the situation slowly rising as he spoke, culminating in a banged fist on a near by counter surface to punctuate his statement, dirty cutlery jolting from their stationary positions. After he had calmed down slightly, Lex put across his plan to the navi, "I say you use the shotgun on the weaker pair, then you get out of the way and fire again!", the netop did not wait for an agreement to his method, he quickly inserted the shotgun chip before flinging his head backwards, unable to deal with what was too come.

As the paralysing effects of the Magneeker's bomb attack, Phantasm slowly eased out of the awkward position he had contorted into, he rubbed his left elbow with a surprisingly delicate claw of a flame that composed his hand, the navi knew he was at a relatively close range to the powie virus and as such he planned to use the element of surprise to catch his opponent unawares. As the navi ceased to nurse himself, he suddenly spun around to face the virus, double barrel shotgun held in hand, aiming square between the opponent's eyes, he smirked wryly and remarked, "Remember when you got me earlier?!", the navi then fired the boom stick, its power so great that it reflected on the navi himself, sending him flying backwards.

Phantasm was sent into a vertical spin from the battlechip's power, but before he could complete a full circular spin, the navi burst into flames which proceeded to fan out in an explosive nature, dazzlingly beautiful flames spiralling to the vary far corners of this strange environment. While all of this was going on below, Phantasm held up a balled fist towards the powie virus, launching his buster shot towards it, the attack itself embodying the vary anger and rage he had suppressed while stunned.

Actions
1) -Stunned!-
2) Shotgun at GeistPowie (50 DMG, spread to GeistMagneaker, null damage)
3) Fire Morph diagonally above and to the right of the virus groups (Teleport)
4) Buster shot at GeistPowie (8 DMG)
Catching the Powie by surprise, it was quickly blasted with a Shotgun round from Phantasm's hand. Unfortunately, it was a bit too far from anything else to catch in its spreading burst, and it was angered. Combining the Powie and the Twisty's power again, they slammed down together.... just as Phantasm reappeared someplace else. However, this was remedied by the presence of the Megalian, who slammed into his chest as he fired the buster, dealing quite some damage to his systems. (40) His buster fired precisely after the hit, tripping up the Powie straight into Ether's grasp.

"Three more," she said. Phantasm couldn't help but notice that he seemed to be the only one who noticed the holograph. Nothing else looked at it, even when the Megalian drifted near her, it was as if she wasn't there.

GeistMegalian-E: 130HP (10HP ElecAura)
GeistDrixol: ZAP
GeistMagneaker: 70HP
GeistPowie: ZAP
GeistTwisty: 80HP

Terrain: 100% Ethereal (Omnishoes To-All)

Phantasm.EXE: 35HP
Ether.???: 200HP [Omnishoes]
The Megalian's surprise attack hit the navi with deadly efficiency, dealing massive amounts of damage to the Phantasm's core systems, luckily for him though, the attack happened after he had finished with his own, meaning one less virus and therefore one less annoyance to deal with, unfortunately for Lex and Ether, Phantasm didn't quite see it this way. Raising a clenched fist towards the Megalian, the ghostly form let his feelings be known, "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!", he shouted while punching into the air, suddenly striking a dramatic pose, he stood side on and pointed an accused finger at the virus, "What did I ever do to you!?".

After a couple seconds with no obvious reply from the floating head, the navi finally realised he was just talking to another, un-intelligent enemy, dropping the pose, the navi slumped back into battle ready composure, knees bent slightly, legs apart and hands held outwards, Phantasm prepared to once again enter the fray.

Calling out to Lex, Phantasm was quick and precise with his request, "You still got that fire chip we used earlier?",

"Hrm...", Lex mumbled as he sifted through the growing pile of chips, it had recently became more and more difficult to pull out the chips he needed, he would need to sort out some way to organise them... Once Lex had regained his train of thought and grabbed the aforementioned battlechip, Lex slotted it in, alerting Phantasm to the fact afterwards, his voice alluding to his lack of attention to the battle at hand, "It's on its way...", he then went back to his previous task of inventing a way to organise the chips.

Jumping backwards from the Megalian virus, Phantasm made sure to keep a close eye on the other enemies around, he couldn't afford to suffer another blow as bad as the one previously, holding the half-formed launcher up towards the twisty virus, the navi recalled the previous effects that the surroundings had had on the battlechip before and made changes to the path of fire accordingly, launching the attack with careful attention, Phantasm wasted no time before dodging in an arcing fashion, keen to avoid retaliation from the virus, he then fired a follow up shot at the virus as he had done so, many times before from his open palm.

Actions
1. Dodge backwards from the Megalian
2. FlameLine1 used on GeistTwisty, attempting to wrap the flames around from different directions ( 70 Fire DMG + Ground Attack + Wide Attack, B acc )
3. Arc to the left through the air
4. Buster shot at GeistTwisty (8 DMG)
Whipping away from the Megalian, Phantasm made for a FlameLine, which only just barely hit the intended target, and that was only because of its wide range and his encircling tactics. A consequent buster shot meant that the Twisty was out of luck, trapped in another of Ether's trickery. The Magneaker attempted to lob a bomb his way, but was foiled, as its trajectory was too far off, and its blast too weak.

GeistMegalian-E: 130HP (10HP ElecAura)
GeistDrixol: ZAP
GeistMagneaker: 70HP
GeistPowie: ZAP
GeistTwisty: ZAP

Terrain: 100% Ethereal (Omnishoes To-All)

Phantasm.EXE: 35HP
Ether.???: 200HP [Omnishoes]
"Ok!", Lex said with a great deal of enthusiasm at the current turn of events, he finally had a good feeling about the battle and expressed this through a much more willing and helpful dialogue with the navi. Searching through his chip pile, the enthused netop pulled out a chip and slotted it in without alerting the un aware navi, he spoke out, attempting to explain his actions, "Phantasm! I sent you the invis battle chip stay put and aim for the Magneeker!".

As Phantasm prepared to side step once again, he was overcome with an unusual tingling feeling, one he had felt many times before, he was suddenly filled with a sense of un-abatable rage towards the netop but rather than let it get the better of him, Phantasm funnelled it towards a different target; the Magneeker.

Calling out to Lex, Phantasm tried to use as little words as possible to keep his rage from flowing forth, "Send me the cannon!", the navi did not receive a reply, but instead received the chip almost instantaneously; it was as if the netop had second guessed his actions, was he becoming too predictable? Did Lex just understanding him better? Whatever the reason was, the navi had no time to mull it over, he held the newly formed cannon up towards the Magneeker, supporting his weapon with the other, free hand as he remembered all of the anger and pain it had caused him, his feelings seemed to take direct form through a strange energy pulse emanating from the other hand, giving his cannon a strangely purple sheen, he then proceeded to fire the shot at the virus, he then followed this up with a familiar buster shot from his free hand just seconds later.

Actions
1) Invis1 on self (Grants Invisibility status, 1 turn duration)
2) Spirit Power on next battlechip
3) Cannon on GeistMagneaker (40 + 20 Spirit Power + knockback, null damage)
4) Buster shot at GeistMagneaker (8 DMG)
Making himself invisible was the perfect solution! The Megalian's attack went right past his side, and the Magneaker had no clue that an attack was coming for it, causing it to blast its magnetic bombs in arbitrary directions. After Ether's fourth entrapment, the floating, fire-enveloped head was the only one left. Mano a mano.

GeistMegalian-E: 130HP (10HP ElecAura)
GeistDrixol: ZAP
GeistMagneaker: ZAP
GeistPowie: ZAP
GeistTwisty: ZAP

Terrain: 100% Ethereal (Omnishoes To-All)

Phantasm.EXE: 35HP [Invisible]
Ether.???: 200HP [Omnishoes]
"Heh", Phantasm exclaimed as he looked about himself, he looked the Megalian square in its eyes, "I guess it's just you and me now", he cracked his flaming knuckles in a threatening manner, "I guess it's just you and me now, no more... distractions...", Phantasm continued, the last word a heavy reminder of the previous damage he had sustained from the final virus' earlier attacks.

Holding his now limp left arm with the other, Phantasm made sure to keep a close eye on the foe, he turned his head slightly, as if to signal to the Netop, he then began to speak, "Hey Lex, what do you think about a cannon, arrow and...", Phantasm could no longer remember the third chip, his mind slightly hazy from the pain he felt but luckily for him, Lex knew what he was aiming for,

"MaruBlaster by any chance?", the Netop replied, second guessing his navi's actions, he then grabbed the trio of chips and inserted them into the PET, warning the navi as he did so, "Just make sure you don't push yourself too far, ok?".

Giving the worried Netop one quick flick of his hand, Phantasm shrugged of the warnings, he simply said, "Don't worry about me, you can't kill a ghost!", he then dropped into a battle stance, holding the cannon high towards the virus, he shouted, "PREPARE YOURESELF!", he then fired a slug at the virus' protective aura, attempting to weaken its defences before he went in for the kill. Phantasm then stood there, stead fast in preparation, he awaited the virus' response as he readied a counter attack.

Turn splice
1) Cannon at GeistMegalian-E (40 + knockback, null damage)
2) Prepare to dodge to the side if GeistMegalian-E attacks
After he made himself known to the Megalian by screaming threats at it, Phantasm shot the Megalian with healthy doses of metal slug, fired from the barrel of a well-kept Cannon. The aura faltered for a bit, then dissipated from sight. The Megalian simply stared him down, confident in its own abilities.

GeistMegalian-E: 130HP
GeistDrixol: ZAP
GeistMagneaker: ZAP
GeistPowie: ZAP
GeistTwisty: ZAP

Terrain: 100% Ethereal (Omnishoes To-All)

Phantasm.EXE: 35HP
Ether.???: 200HP [Omnishoes]
"Not gonna strike back eh?", Phantasm questioned as he didn't receive the actions he had expected, he sighed quietly to himself before calling out to Lex, "Send me that arrow chip; prepare something strong for the next attack!", as the navi spoke, his Op had already prepared and slotted in the chip to the navi, anticipating the navi's request, he replied with a quick,

"Done!", as soon as the data was on its way, although Phantasm wasn't idle during all of this, he fired of a buster shot from his open palm at the defenceless foe, he then launched the newly formed launcher in continuation.

Turn Splice

3. Buster shot at GeistMegalian-E (8 DMG)
4. Arrow at GeistMagalian-E (100 Elec DMG + homing, accuracy B )
The Megalian did nothing to evade the buster shot Phantasm had fired off, but it sensed the powerful energies of the Arrow-bee, and made a quick move to dodge away from it! Looks like Phantasm had to be much cleverer with this one, it looked to be a bit crafty.

GeistMegalian-E: 122HP
GeistDrixol: ZAP
GeistMagneaker: ZAP
GeistPowie: ZAP
GeistTwisty: ZAP

Terrain: 100% Ethereal (Omnishoes To-All)

Phantasm.EXE: 35HP
Ether.???: 200HP [Omnishoes]
Watching the battle with a frown, Lex stretched his arms into the air and sighed, his hands eventually landing on his forehead as he pondered the best course of action Phantasm should take. Slumping back into the position he had taken for the majority of the fight, he stared at the PET screen for a few moments, scratching his chin with his free hand; the vacuous space from which his ideas usually originated seemed to draw a blank. Defeated, Lex turned to the navi for ideas, "So what do ya want to do now?".

Glaze fixed on the remaining foe, Phantasm's mind was going a hundred miles per hour trying to figure out a way to finish the fight without sustaining too much damage, should he wait and watch? Should he slowly whittle the virus's health down? Neither of these plans seemed very appealing to the navi, so he done what he done best; rushed straight into battle!

Striking a sudden dramatic pose, legs spread apart, arms held wide, the navi quickly barked a set of orders, "LEX!!! Send me the MaruBlaster, quick! I'm gonna finish this thing of", he then tilted his head slightly to face Ether, "And you! You just prepare your laser thingy and try not to screw anything up!", he said in the cocky tone he usually employed during battle, he then pulled the lower of his two hands upwards diagonally in a dramatic fashion, dragging as he went a tattered, faded shroud, of which eventually enveloped his entire body, a low pitched cackling could be heard as he went.

Lunging straight ahead with reckless abandon, Phantasm hoped that his combination of stealth and distraction was just enough for his previous attack to hit from behind. Gripping the taser with his flaming hand, Phantasm went for a straight thrust at the virus, aiming right for its eyes, he wanted it to feel the pain he had felt before when he took it's attack, the navi then continued past the entity, landing a couple of meters behind the virus, within the all encompassing psychedelic battlefield.

Actions
1. Distract the virus from the arrow attack
2. Cloak of Shadows used on self (Grants 1 turn invisibility to target of choice)
3. Jump at the GeistMegalian-E
4. MaruBlaster1 at GeistMegalian-E (20 Elec + Glitch, B accuracy, A if used after melee or sword attack)
As Phantasm distracted the Megalian with an equal combination of hiding and distraction measures, it threw its head forward just in time for a MaruBlaster to hit it square in the face, while the Arrow from before hit it in the back. Ether took care of the rest.

GeistMegalian-E: ZAP
GeistDrixol: ZAP
GeistMagneaker: ZAP
GeistPowie: ZAP
GeistTwisty: ZAP

Terrain: 100% Ethereal (Omnishoes To-All)

Phantasm.EXE: 35HP
Ether.???: 200HP [Omnishoes]

-BATTLE FOUR, VICTORY!!-

Rewards: 480z
"Ghaaa!!", Phantasm exclaimed in relief as he realised the long fight had finally come to a conclusion, he almost immediately fell backwards, landing hard on his behind, he then proceeded to prod at the many wounds he had amassed during the fight. Wincing, Phantasm called out to Lex, "You got anything to patch me up with?".

Wiping the sweat from his brow, the battle had been arduous but it was finally over and with a sigh of relief, the tired netop followed the navi's request by slotting in a healing sub chip, this was accompanied by a happy, "It's on its way Phantasm, good job!".

With a wry smile, the navi stood up as the sub chip took effect, he felt the worst of his wounds disappearing from him with every second that passed, once it had fully completed its task, Phantasm slowly glided downwards towards Ether, he made sure to keep his noise down to a minimum, remembering that it was his loud mouth that had gotten him surrounded before. Once he had reached the ethereal figure, Phantasm asked a simple question, "What happens next?".

[Use MiniEnergyPack + 50 hp]
[Question Ether on next course of action]
[Bump]
As Phantasm finished up the battle and floated up to Ether to ask her a question, the holographic Navi looked as if she was having trouble focusing, her half-lidded eyes staring right past Phantasm's face. Only after a while did she snap out of it. Processing the fire Navi's question for a few more seconds, she answered in a lethargic voice, "We wait..."

Then, her eyes clamped shut suddenly, and she fell through the purple void. Strangely enough, she seemed to stop falling at something with an audible thud. A short while later, the purple void dissolved, and a blank white room appeared. The gravity-defying effect Phantasm had also disappeared, causing him to fall to the white floor as well, for a good few feet or so.

After he recovered from the initial shock of, well, gravity, a look around would reveal that the room was completely blank. Four square walls, a square ceiling, and a square floor, with no indication of how he and Ether had gotten into the thirty-feet sided cubespace. The only light sources that were present were himself and Ether. Speaking of which, her blue countenance seemed to be fading fast, slowly turning her into a white projection.

Then, a small solitary blue flame floated in through the wall opposite of Phantasm. It simply hovered in place for a while, turning here and there, almost as if looking for something. Shortly after, five other of its kind joined it, floating in place, turning here and there.

What were they looking for?
Phantasm watched on impatiently as Ether done her thing, he was only snapped out of his self induced stupor when the world returned to its regular, gravity-filled self. Giving a rather overly exaggerated, "WOAH!!!!", Phantasm flailed wildly in the air, his arms moving in all directions, even the large THUD and the appearance of a new surroundings did little to deter his wild movements. It was only after a minute or so of Lex's constant attempts to calm him down did the navi finally give in to reason.

Climbing to his feet and dusting himself of, the navi took a few deep breaths as he regained his composure, suddenly realising Ether's presence, Phantasm quickly tried to regain his tough guy persona, although all pride he may have had was already gone in the eyes of all who watched him.

Surveying his surroundings, Phantasm was puzzled by the sudden appearance of the room and as always, he decided to bother Ether about it, "So what? This some kinda box?", and like almost every time before, he did not receive an answer, although this time, Ether had a good reason, as while Phantasm had been talking, a group of small, blue flames had entered the large blank space, much to the dismay of Phantasm. Dropping into a battle ready position, Phantasm held his balled fist at the flames, he did not take his eyes from them for a second as he called out to Lex, "QUICK! Prepare to fight!".

[Watch the flames carefully]
[Prepare to fight]

[Bump]

edit - Sorry, totally forgot about hour time difference of the board
As Phantasm watched on, the blue flames continued to circle the room, darting here and there occasionally. So focused on the flames, the fire Navi didn't notice Ether collapse onto the ground, breathing heavily as her light-projection grew weaker. After a while, the flames hovered over Phantasm and Ether, and suddenly grew excited as they jumped around. The blue fires shot across the room, and through the wall from which they came through.

A second of silence pervaded the room before a loud crash issued from the wall. From his point of view, Phantasm could see the large suit of armor twice his size, brandishing an intimidatingly huge claymore of some sort, which had broken through the white wall of the room. Strangely enough, Phantasm could see no point of entry; the only thing he could make out behind the suit of armor was more white wall. As the sudden intruder approached, the knight's armor seemed to Phantasm to have no host, save for blue flame that blazed and sparked from within the metal frame. The knight lifted its sword silently and charged.

Blue Knight: 500HP

Phantasm.EXE: 85HP
Ether.???: 200HP [Unconscious]

Terrain: 100% Normal

-BATTLE FIVE, FIGHT!!-
Watching onwards as the monstrous blue knight entered the area of play, Phantasm's whole demeanour almost instantly changed as he realised what exactly he was up against, because unlike just moments ago, the navi was now significantly more relaxed, he almost seemed to be happy at the knight's entrance.

Rubbing the bridge of his nose as he held his head backwards, Phantasm exclaimed a huge sigh of relief in the form of a large, "Phewww....", before addressing Lex once again, "Woah... I was totally expecting something else hehehe...",

"You sure did seem freaked out about something...", Lex replied as he eyed the strongest battle chips he had quickly grabbed in the navi's previous state of alert, "... I was prepared and everything...".

Hearing the tone of disappointment in his Op's voice, Phantasm smiled wryly and said something he was sure would get Lex's spirits up, "Don't be so down, we'll just use 'em on this small fry!",

"Ok then..."

"Grrr...", the navi mumbled, he was clearly displeased with the young man's reaction, although he would not let this distract him. Turning his attentions to the rapidly approaching enemy, Phantasm took a wide sidestep to it's right hand flank, realising just in time that a miss placed jump could land him in hot water in such a confined space. Keeping up the quick pace, the navi pulled his tattered blanket with lightning quick reflexes from the blind spot of all those who could see, he spun until it around himself until it completely engulfed his gangly frame, removing the purple frame from the already almost colourless landscape of the crowded room.

Speaking in slightly muffled tones, ones which indicated a quiet mode of speech to the netop, Phantasm made a new request, "Lex, send me that really strong elec chip and that really weak one if ya would", hearing the request and replying with little more than a few muffled mumbles, Lex grabbed the chips and slotted them in, one after another, he then confirmed his actions with a quick,

"Done..", as soon as this confirmation had arrived from the netop, Phantasm immediately formed the new powers, one to each hand before launching an electrifying barrage upon the amalgam of ghostly flames, the first move being a diagonal uppercut with the MaruBlaster, followed by a close range blast with the arrow chip.

Actions
1. Sidestep the Knight (dodge)
2. Cloak of Shadows on self (Grants 1 turn invisibility to target of choice)
3. MaruBlaster1 on the Blue Knight (20 Elec + Glitch, B accuracy, A if used after melee or sword attack)
4. Arrow1 on the Blue Knight (100 Elec DMG + homing, accuracy B )