Yay Netopia!

The field turned green once more and TennisMan began to spread the deadly spores everywhere. It was powerful enough to drop the 5th head into submission, only leaving one head! It was then TennisMan began to attack with, literally, everything he had. Little by little, the massive virus body was being chipped away and completely helpless with only one head. In desperation, it swooped in to attack, only to face the infamous yellow shield!

Sinistal: 90 HP [Heads: 1]
Green Mystery Data: 10 HP [40 HP Barrier]

Terrain: 75% Normal, 25% Sand [Outskirt]

Tennisman.EXE: 120 HP
Deuce: 60 HP [Barrier Destroyed]
"Not enough!" Desmond shouted but fortunately the Guard was enough to repel the attack.

Deuce quickly swarmed Tennisman's wounds with his strings to patch him up.

"Pickpocket!" Desmond said and slotted in the chip as a distraction. The wily little Bandacoon charged forward and leapt at Sinistal like a flea to a dog. Tennisman slipped his hand to the ground and almost immediately another tennis net snapped up to shield him.

"Tennisman! We only got THREE chips left!" Desmond said

"Slot them all in." Tennisman replied in with a panting tone.

His arm's buster warped to accomodate the V-Gun first. He raised the barrel of the gun at Sinistal's last remaining head and moved outwards for a better shot. Without the other snaking heads, taking aim was crucial. He locked on and fired, prompting activation of the next chip: An Aquaneedle.

As Tennisman moved away, three stalagtites dropped over Sinstal's back like pinpricks. Tennisman couldn't imagine this behemoth being taken out by those few chunks of frozen rock but every little bit had to count for something. Finally, he activated the Bodyburn. Like the yo-yo, this wasn't something he used often and wasn't sure how it worked. He raised his arms but nothing shot out, fell down or exploded. There was energy building up within him but it wasn't coming out in any form.

"What are you waiting for? Shoot!" Desmond urged his navi.

Tennisman tossed up a tennis ball and struck it at Sinistal but it wasn't imbued with any sort of energy. It simply soared straight and landed as expected.

He didn't know what to do. Deuce was speechless.

"Shit." Desmond said.



Deuce - Restring Tennisman (30 HP heal)
1 - Pickpocket (steal zenny or chip)
2 - Netplay (1-hit shield + 60 heal)
3 - V-Gun Sinstal (50 damage + spread 2)
4 - dodge
5 - AquaNeedle Sinistal (3 x 20 damage)
6 - BodyBurn1 (next turn - nova buster)
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) dodge
Deuce - Attack Sinistal (20 damage)
Finally, the battle was finished.

The entire net shook as the gigantic fell to the ground in a loud thump. Sinistal gave out its final cry before the massive body disintegrated little by little...But before that, IT ATE THE RACCOON ALIVE [Roll: 1]. The GMD was protected and it unfolded to reveal a battlechip!

Sinistal: DELETED
Green Mystery Data: DOWNLOADED

Terrain: 75% Normal, 25% Sand [Outskirt]

Tennisman.EXE: 190 HP
Deuce: 60 HP

-BATTLE WON!-
3000z + 150 BugFrags + [Powershot] BattleChip + [Flameline1] BattleChip {GMD}

Powershot -
Damage: 50 + Impact
Accuracy: B
Description: A fast energy beam
Duration: Once
Element: None

FlameLine1 -
Damage: 70 + Ground Attack + Wide Attack
Accuracy: B
Description: Attacks with a wall of fire, burning up to 3 targets.
Duration: Once
Element: Fire
((150 bugfrags plz))

"We... Won?" Desmond asked, shocked.

Tennisman fell to his knees in a crumpled form as Sinistal's body shook the ground. Deuce was laid gently beside him on the floor as Tennisman took the time to stop. It was time to stop running, stop thinking, stop talking, and stop fighting.

Just stop.

"Holy balls, man. I can't believe we did it." Desmond said and similarly dropped the PET on the desk. It was warm and practically overheating from the sheer amount of activity it was forced to process.

"Well," Deuce said, "I think I have to hand it to you, Tennisman. I didn't think you could do it you almost didn't."

Tennisman simply stared blankly at the ground. The only signs of life were an occasional blink and his heavy breathing, which was starting to slow to a regular pace.

"He okay?" Desmond said.

"He'll be fine." Deuce replied.

The trio took the time to relax after the grueling battle and none of them could believe they had taken down something so titanic. They all basked in what little glory could be gleaned on the desolate cliff in the middle of nowhere.

It was a short while before Tennisman spoke again, "We won."

"Well, yes, we won about seven minutes ago." Deuce replied, "But we won."

"Are you injured?" Tennisman asked.

"Nothing critical." Deuce answered.

Tennisman nodded and checked over the leftover data from the fight. Two battlechip data files and a large cache of zenny remained. All of which were quickly gathered and whisked away into the PET.

"YO! WE WON!" Desmond shouted, "TOTALLY DESTROYED THAT THING! KILLED. IT."

Tennisman nodded again in acknowledgement and began to walk away having recovered fully.

"I CANNOT BELIEVE... DAMN. JUST DAMN." His operator continued, "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Is he going to be like this for a while?" Deuce asked.

Tennisman gave another nod.


((Folder:
- Firehit out
- Guard1 out

- Flameline1 in
- Quake1 in))

((Battle 11))
Despite the heavy exhaustion he faced from the previous battle, his body was fully recovered from his constant healing. TennisMan now braved into the deepest area of the net, where the deadliest creep, screams are muddied, and fear is present! But none of that really matter since he just took down a six headed she-devil just a few moment ago.

For a good minute or so, the navi found no sign of anything. No navi, no virus, no nothing. However, like always, it was about to change as he suddenly triggered something! The outer rim suddenly gaped open, revealing nothing but an endless abyss, and viruses appeared out of thin air!

-Front-
Cragger EXA: 160 HP
Cragger EXB: 160 HP
Cragger EXC: 160 HP
Cragger EXD: 160 HP
Cragger EXE: 160 HP
Cragger EXF: 160 HP

RockCubeA: 100 HP [In front of Cragger A/B/C]
RockCubeB: 100 HP [In front of Cragger D/E/F]

-Behind Cragger Group-
Twins EXA: 125 HP
Twins EXB: 125 HP

-Surrounding-
SparkyA: 100 HP
SparkyB: 100 HP
SparkyC: 100 HP
SparkyD: 100 HP
SparkyE: 100 HP
SparkyF: 100 HP

RockCubeC: 100 HP [Left]
RockCubeD: 100 HP [right]

-Mid-Air-
Fishy EXA: 120 HP
Fishy EXB: 120 HP
Fishy EXC: 120 HP
Fishy EXD: 120 HP
Fishy EXE: 120 HP
Fishy EXF: 120 HP

Terrain: 90% Normal, 10% Missing [Outer Rim]

Tennisman.EXE: 190 HP
Deuce: 60 HP

-BATTLE ELEVEN (hey, that kinda rhymed~), START!-
"What is WITH this place!?" Desmond groaned, "ACDC Net was NEVER like this!"

"After that last battle, this should be a walk in the park." Deuce commented.

Tennisman gave his racket a good grip and readied himself for another fight. He scanned over the group: A bunch of Craggers, Sparkys, Fishys and two Twins. On top of that, the edge of the arena had fallen, turning the arena into a floating island. The Sparkys were too scattered to take out all at once and the Fishys were too high up to focus on at the moment. Instead, he looked straight ahead and decided to deal with the rocky golem viruses. From past experience, they resisted practically all forms of damage but since then, he had acquired some new chips that he was anxious to use.

Deuce wrapped himself with a barrier as Tennisman darted forward.

"Aurahead." He said, waving his racket arm in preparation to use the chip.

Tennisman made his way to the end of the Cragger line and stared down the row. He took aim for the closest three and struck before they could shift away from their positions too much. With a single practiced motion, Tennisman made a serving swing and summoned an enormous tennis ball that rolled forward in a path of destruction before slowing back down and dissipating into nothing.

"That's not what happened last time..." Deuce said.

"That's because YOU were using it," Desmond pointed out, "THAT'S how it's done!"

The racket let out an annoyed, "Ch..." As Tennisman charged in after the other Craggers.

"We have nothing that can take the rest of them out." Deuce said.

Tennisman pressed his palm to the ground and said, "Court Change."

"Sand?" Desmond asked.

"Grass." His navi replied, spreading out a layer of grass under the remaining Craggers.

"What now?" complained Deuce, "We still don't have anything even with the grass."

"We can use the viruses themselves." Tennisman said in a rare exposition, "Spice."

A mushroom cloud of mushroom clouds wafted up from the grass, filling the air with a corrosive, hallucinogenic mist. Not waiting around to see if the Craggers would be affected or not, Tennisman left the group to deal with themselves.



((Deuce's Team passive ability splits damage evenly between him and Tennisman))
Deuce - Equip (Weapon Junction)
Deuce - Overwrap Deuce (40 HP barrier)
1 - dodge
2 - Move to edge of Cragger group (Take Aim)
3 - Aurahead CraggerEXA, CraggerEXB, CraggerEXC (90 damage + break) x2 from hardbody
4 - dodge
5 - Court Change - Grass (large area grass terrain)
6 - Spice1 (80 damage + confusion to all on grass)
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) - dodge
TennisMan moved right into the Cragger Groups with a sure kill plan to take care of the viruses. Quickly dodging anything that was thrown at him, the navi planted him self in the perfect position and rolled a gigantic TennisBall...As strange as it was, the soft ball crushed and decimated the stone viruses into dusts.

Again, positioning himself, the navi planted the grass below the Craggers and even one of the twins and spread the spices all over. The lethal spores didn't corrode too deep into the stone skin of the virus, but it was effect enough for it to confuse a pair and they began wailing on each other.

The Twins were now in close proximity to TennisMani and their eyes were looking straight at the racket and the navi. The first shot fired broke the barrier that shrouded Deuce, while the second shot was barely dodged!

-Front-
Cragger EXA: DELETED
Cragger EXB: DELETED
Cragger EXC: DELETED
Cragger EXD: 40 HP [Confused]
Cragger EXE: 40 HP
Cragger EXF: 40 HP [Confused]

RockCubeA: 100 HP [In front of Cragger A/B/C]
RockCubeB: 100 HP [In front of Cragger D/E/F]

-Behind Cragger Group-
Twins EXA: 45 HP
Twins EXB: 125 HP

-Surrounding- [Closing in]
SparkyA: 100 HP
SparkyB: 100 HP
SparkyC: 100 HP
SparkyD: 100 HP
SparkyE: 100 HP
SparkyF: 100 HP

RockCubeC: 100 HP [Left]
RockCubeD: 100 HP



-Mid-Air- [Circling around]
Fishy EXA: 120 HP
Fishy EXB: 120 HP
Fishy EXC: 120 HP
Fishy EXD: 120 HP
Fishy EXE: 120 HP
Fishy EXF: 120 HP

Terrain: 60% Normal, 30% Grass [Cragger Group], 10% Missing [Outer Rim]

Tennisman.EXE: 190 HP
Deuce: 60 HP [Barrier Destroyed]

"Ugh... Twins." Deuce lamented.

Watching the Craggers trade blows with one another was enough for Tennisman to focus on other targets, like the Twin EX viruses.

"Yo! You gotta them em BOTH out or it won't stick!" Desmond reminded his navi.

Tennisman nodded and made two quickfire serves at the closer and healthier looking of the pair before raising his arm cannon at it.

"MarkCannon." He said and trained the targetting reticle on the same virus. The chip data loaded in the form of a single tracking round and was unloaded in an instant. Tennisman considered using a V-Gun to take out both, but one wrong step by either parties and their would simply regenerate. He preferred a safer method to take them out.

"Lilbomb." Tennisman said and held out his open palm.

The spherical bomb materialized in the air, dropping gently into his palm as it completed itself. Without hesitation, Tennisman gave it a light toss and smashed it in between the Twins with all of his strength. The bomb soared straight and landed with an echoing explosion that shrouded the Twins and the entire edge of the field.

"Good enough." Deuce said as Tennisman turned to the Craggers.

They still seemed under the influence of the mind-altering spores as he approached, aiding in his plans. While they were all focussed on each other, Tennisman moved in with Deuce held to his side. Each step he took was faster than the last as he made his way to the trio.

"Windracket." He ordered and broke into a full speed dash. The wind from the chip trailed behind him in a spiral. Making an abrupt stop in front of the Craggers, Tennisman slashed out with his Windracket, unleashing a wave of solidified air at the rocky viruses.

"Sparkys! Take cover!" Desmond warned.

The rockcube nearby caught his eye prompting him to hide behind it.

"GET BACK!" Deuce shouted, "THEY ORBIT ROCKCUBES!"

A look of shock and revelation shot across Tennisman's face. He pushed away from the cube and turned to face the incoming globes.

"Ringlog." Tennisman said.

"Weird." Desmond noted, but slotted the chip in anyways.

Rather than appearing at his feet, Tennisman channeled the ringlog data into Deuce as he did with many other chips. A drastic transformation began to take place as the black rubber grip changed to a thin wooden shaft. The metamorphosis continued up the racket, narrowing and converting the face into a condensed cylindrical form. When the Ringlog data finished compiling, Deuce was now much less a racket and more of a baseball bat. Tennisman grabbed ahold of it with his other hand, trying to compensate for the added weight. Despite its appearance, it was incredibly dense and heavy.

"DUDE. SICK." Desmond stated with approval.

Tennisman held the bat behind him, approximating a batter's stance. He wasn't used to this posture, but considering that he didn't need to run to the ball, it was easier than tennis.

"Here they come..." Deuce added quietly.

Tennisman's brow narrowed as he locked onto the closest two Sparkys. He needed to wait for them to start their predictable orbiting pattern before he swung. There was a spark of electricity and a huge swing from Tennisman's bat. The weight nearly spun him around in a complete circle, but he maintained his grip and stood his ground. He adapted to the weight of the weapon and struck again at a second set of Sparkys with significantly more control before the chip data finally expired. Tennisman's bat reformed itself into his normal racket, much to his relief.

"Man, we GOTTA do that again." Desmond said.

"We are NEVER doing that again." Deuce snapped back.



((Deuce's Team passive ability splits damage evenly between him and Tennisman))
Deuce - Attack TwinsEXB (20 damage)
Deuce - Attack TwinsEXB (20 damage)
1 - MarkCannon TwinsEXB (70 damage + lockon)
2 - Lilbomb TwinsEXA, TwinsEXB (50 damage + blast 2)
3 - dodge
4 - Windracket CraggerEXD, CraggerEXE, CraggerEXF (100 damage)
5 - dodge (Move 1 space behind RockcubeB)
6 - Ringlog SparkyA, SparkyB baseball bat (50 damage) x2
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) - Ringlog SparkyC, SparkyD baseball bat (50 damage) x2
TennisMan slowly chipped away the Twin's health away, trying not to trouble himself with the pesky reviving ability of the virus. When the targeted virus' health was nearly depleted, the navi topped it off with the minibomb, blowing away the two virus at once!

Just before he turned to attack the Craggers, the Fishys began their attack! Thankfully, TennisMan was only a step away from its crash course and sustained no damage! The navi simply ignored what happened and finished the rest of the Craggers with a single swing of the WindRacket.

The Sparkies were closing in, but due to their uncanny thinking process to ALWAYS orbit around an object, most of them were slowly knocked into submission by TennisMan's Racket-Bat. The swing also crumbled the Rockcube in front, leaving him vulnerable! The Sparky crashed against Deuce and even one of the Fishys dove in to tackle TennisMan head on!

-Front-
Cragger EXA: DELETED
Cragger EXB: DELETED
Cragger EXC: DELETED
Cragger EXD: DELETED
Cragger EXE: DELETED
Cragger EXF: DELETED

RockCubeA: 100 HP
RockCubeB: DESTROYED

-Behind Cragger Group-
Twins EXA: DELETED
Twins EXB: DELETED

-Surrounding-
SparkyA: DELETED
SparkyB: DELETED
SparkyC: DELETED
SparkyD: DELETED
SparkyE: 100 HP
SparkyF: 100 HP

RockCubeC: 100 HP [Left]
RockCubeD: 100 HP



-Mid-Air- [Circling around]
Fishy EXA: 120 HP
Fishy EXB: 120 HP
Fishy EXC: 120 HP
Fishy EXD: 120 HP
Fishy EXE: 120 HP
Fishy EXF: 120 HP

Terrain: 60% Normal, 30% Grass [Cragger Group], 10% Missing [Outer Rim]

Tennisman.EXE: 160 HP
Deuce: 30 HP [Barrier Destroyed]

Reeling back from the attack, Tennisman brushed himself off and checked Deuce, who seemed to be even more damaged than him. Both of his racket's defensive mechanisms kicked in and began repairing the damage while shielding him as well. Strings replaced themselves and a thin layer of protective energy coated Deuce's frame. It was one less thing for him to worry about as Tennisman moved behind the other rockcube.

"How we gonna take out those birds?" Desmond asked, "They're everywhere!"

Deuce chimed in with a suggestion, "We should deal with the two Sparkys first. It will be easier to handle the viruses if they're all of the same family."

"Tennisman," Desmond said, "Your call."

Giving it a quick analysis, he looked to the floating satellite viruses and called out "Boomer."

"Aight," Came the reply, "Let's do this."

Happy to be wielding a tennis racket this time, he took up a similar position behind the second stone block and waited for an opportunity to strike. Boomer chip data flowed into Deuce's glowing frame while the Sparkys weaved through the air in wavy patterns. Tennisman backed away from the cube and drew his racket back for the swing. He synced his attack with their arrival and whipped out his arm, carving out a wave of raw elemental force from the air. It made a sharp turn around the rockcube before flying off into the distance.

"TwinFang and V-Gun." Tennisman said.

He pointed his gun at the flock of Fishys and unloaded a pair of missiles into them followed by a quick scattered burst. Rather than try and pick them off one at a time, Tennisman was aiming to cripple and wound them en masse, making them easier to delete later. Running out into the open, he continued to point his buster at them.

"Fireburn." Tennisman said.

"Yes it does." quipped Deuce.

Tennisman's arm painted a swathe of flames all around the Fishys as he moved. Deuce was held at his side and there were no mystery data crystals floating around which meant that he didn't need to watch his aim. At that thought alone, the fiery output from his buster flared in intensity in one final bloom of embers before extinguishing itself in a caesura of smoke.



((Deuce's Team passive ability splits damage evenly between him and Tennisman))
Deuce - Restring Deuce (heal 30)
Deuce - Overwrap Deuce (40 HP barrier)
1 - Use RockCubeA as cover
2 - Take Aim
3 - Boomer1 SparkyE, SparkyF (60 damage) x2
4 - TwinFang Fishy EXA, FishyEXB (70 damage)
5 - V-Gun FishyEXD (50 damage + spread 2)
6 - dodge
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) - Fireburn FishyEXE, FishyEXF (50 damage)
TennisMan immediately took cover behind the RockCube and Deuce started to treat his wounds. The well timed boomerang flew and cleaved the remaining Sparkys in a single swipe and came straight back in full circle.

Now his attention was towards the pesky Fishys, who was constantly flying around. Unloading bunch of projectiles at the viruses, the majority of the shot were on the mark, but it provoked all of them enough to blindly attack! All of them tried to attack TennisMan, but the RockCube held them off long enough until most of them was tired out. Now open, the unwounded Fishys dove in for another attack, but the navi was to elusive and fired the burst of flames to inflict a heavy burn!

-Front-
Cragger EXA: DELETED
Cragger EXB: DELETED
Cragger EXC: DELETED
Cragger EXD: DELETED
Cragger EXE: DELETED
Cragger EXF: DELETED

RockCubeA: DESTROYED
RockCubeB: DESTROYED

-Behind Cragger Group-
Twins EXA: DELETED
Twins EXB: DELETED

-Surrounding-
SparkyA: DELETED
SparkyB: DELETED
SparkyC: DELETED
SparkyD: DELETED
SparkyE: DELETED
SparkyF: DELETED

RockCubeC: 100 HP [Left]
RockCubeD: 100 HP



-Mid-Air- [Circling around]
Fishy EXA: 50 HP
Fishy EXB: 70 HP
Fishy EXC: 70 HP
Fishy EXD: 70 HP
Fishy EXE: 70 HP
Fishy EXF: 70 HP

Terrain: 60% Normal, 30% Grass [Cragger Group], 10% Missing [Outer Rim]

Tennisman.EXE: 160 HP
Deuce: 60 HP [40 HP Barrier]

"Can you do this?" Deuce asked.

Before Tennisman could respond, Desmond interrupted with a hearty laugh, "AHAHAHAHA! DUDE! We've been holding back!"

Tennisman's face didn't give that impression, but it rarely gave away any hints to what he was really thinking. Though almost as if he approved of Desmond's assessment, the navi lowered his head and said, "Ready a Moonblade."

Deuce was surprised, "We're taking them all out with that?"

"No," Tennisman replied, "Only those two." and he made a quick serve at a pair of Fishys hovering about, trying to draw the attention of both of them by intentionally aiming between them.

"They respond to being attacked." Tennisman said and lowered his stance to intercept his attackers. A small blade formed under his hand, concealed by his arm and body. Waiting for the right moment to strike, he made a short dash to intercept the viruses and lashed out with a spinning whip of his dagger. The Moonblade shattered after its use but it had served its purpose.

"What a waste..." Deuce murmured.

Turning his attention to the other Fishys, Tennisman made another request and pointed out his next targets, "Flameline and Elecpulse. Those three."

No sooner did he finish his words did he execute another volley with his racket. The tennis ball lobbed high, landing in between the trio of viruses. He waited again, lowering his hands to the ground. He wondered how low to the ground they could attack as he readied his own countermeasures. In an instant, a raging wall of fire burst up from the panels in front of him, forming a veritable firewall. The wide tower of flames rolled forward and slowly died down and sank back into the floor that spawned it. Tennisman chased after his dying attack and rolled ahead, preparing his next attack. As he came out of the improvised dodge, he swiped his hand out to unleash his Elecpulse at the viruses. Warped rings of electricity rippled towards the second group to ensure their destruction.

"Gonna do that with the last one too?" Deuce asked.

Tennisman saw no sense in applying his strategy to a single opponent and simply said, "HiCannon."

The single round was fired at last Fishy almost as if it were a fleeting sidenote to the fierce battle.

Desmond chimed in, "Harsh."



Deuce's Team passive ability splits damage evenly between him and Tennisman))
Deuce - Attack between FishyEXA, FishyB
1 - MoonBlade FishyEXA, FishyEXB (90 damage)
2 - dodge
Deuce - Attack FishyEXC, FishyEXD, FishyEXE
3 - Flameline FishyEXC, FishyEXD, FishyEXE (70 damage + ground attack + wide)
4 - dodge
5 - Elecpulse FishyEXC, FishyEXD, FishyEXE (100 damage + glitch)
6 - dodge
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) - HiCannon FishyEXF (80 damage + knockback)
With Deuce Provoking the Fishys and TennisMan finishing them off, the flying viruses was getting swatted like flies. The first two was sliced and diced, the flameline didn't even reach the viruses as they simply whisked away at the last moment, but they were immediately shot down the the ElecReel. The last Fishy tried a desperate attempt to attack, but instead tackled against a Hi-Cannon bullet.

-Front-
Cragger EXA: DELETED
Cragger EXB: DELETED
Cragger EXC: DELETED
Cragger EXD: DELETED
Cragger EXE: DELETED
Cragger EXF: DELETED

RockCubeA: DESTROYED
RockCubeB: DESTROYED

-Behind Cragger Group-
Twins EXA: DELETED
Twins EXB: DELETED

-Surrounding-
SparkyA: DELETED
SparkyB: DELETED
SparkyC: DELETED
SparkyD: DELETED
SparkyE: DELETED
SparkyF: DELETED

RockCubeC: 100 HP [Left]
RockCubeD: 100 HP [right]

-Mid-Air-
Fishy EXA: DELETED
Fishy EXB: DELETED
Fishy EXC: DELETED
Fishy EXD: DELETED
Fishy EXE: DELETED
Fishy EXF: DELETED

Terrain: 60% Normal, 30% Grass [Cragger Group], 10% Missing [Outer Rim]

Tennisman.EXE: 160 HP
Deuce: 60 HP [40 HP Barrier]

-BATTLE WON!-
2700z + 128 BugFrags
((I think it's 128 frags: 48 + 14 + 30 + 36))

"Is that everyone then?" Deuce asked

Tennisman scanned the area. Two of the four Rockcubes had been demolished and the field was scarred with gunshots and burns but there was nothing left aside from Tennisman, his racket and some zenny data. They had won.

"Aight cool, let's go!" Desmond ordered.

The edge of the arena was still surrounded by a ring of empty panels, but with no more external threats Tennisman was quick to simply leap over the gap and land safely on the other side. Giving one more passing glance at the strange battle island, he turned and walked away.

((Battle 12))
TennisMan came across a peculiar terrain as he walked deeper into the Netopian net. The terrain was completely normal, yet, it almost looked like a blank canvas: completely smooth and pure white. Despite the strange terrain, as usual, the navi encountered a group of violent viruses!!

-Surrounding-
Hardhead EXA: 100 HP
Hardhead EXB: 100 HP
Hardhead EXC: 100 HP
Hardhead EXD: 100 HP
Hardhead EXE: 100 HP

-Near TennisMan-
Melody EXA: 110 HP
Melody EXB: 110 HP
Melody EXC: 110 HP
Melody EXD: 110 HP
Melody EXE: 110 HP

Dharma EXA: 130 HP
Dharma EXB: 130 HP
Dharma EXC: 130 HP
Dharma EXD: 130 HP
Dharma EXE: 130 HP

-Far Away-
Cloudy EXA: 110 HP
Cloudy EXB: 110 HP
Cloudy EXC: 110 HP
Cloudy EXD: 110 HP

WhomperA: 130 HP [A-C: Hiding]
WhomperB: 130 HP
WhomperC: 130 HP
WhomperD: 130 HP
WhomperE: 130 HP
WhomperF: 130 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

Tennisman.EXE: 160 HP
Deuce: 60 HP
Tennisman looked at the waves of viruses and stopped.

"...We ready to do this?" Desmond asked.

"You just gulped." Deuce said.

"What?" objected Desmond, "Naw man. Psht."

"You just gulped, I heard you." repeated Deuce, "Are you afraid?"

"I'M AFRAID FOR THEM!" quipped Desmond, "YEAH! THAT'S RIGHT!"

"Right..." Deuce added sarcastically.

Desmond angrily snapped at the racket, "MAN, SCREW YOU! AURAHEAD! SLOT-IN!"

Meanwhile, Tennisman had been quietly assessing the situation in his head before the unexpected chip started to load. Suddenly he was armed with something he wasn't yet prepared to use. He looked at his arm and knew he had to use the data quickly. The Hardhead viruses were the closest and seemed to be the best choice. Gripping Deuce tightly and watching the energy barrier wrap around his racket, Tennisman charged up to his targets and let the Aurahead data fly. He didn't have the opportunity to modify it to his own liking and the attack was launched in its unaltered form: A Magalian's face. The pained visage rolled into the Hardhead collective and retracted just as quickly before disintegrating.

"WHO'S SCARED NOW?" Desmond exclaimed in the most manly tone he could muster together.

Now, engaged in a battle he could no longer analyze from afar, Tennisman was forced to use what little information he was able to gather at the beginning. Out of the three closest groups, the Melodys were the most mobile and the Dharmas were grounded with ground-based attacks. The Hardheads were largely impervious to attack but were also immobile and attacked with simple artillery, which could be used to his advantage. He made his way to the Dharma viruses in a straight dash, watching the ground for incoming pucks.

"I assume you have a plan." Deuce stated.

As he closed in on the closest Dharma, he lunged at it, trying to hitch a ride on the awkardly shaped virus. Primarily aiming to cover its eyes, he just needed to get off the ground before the other Dharmas knocked him off balance.

"Gutsy, but to what end?" Deuce murmured as Tennisman struggled about.

"Yo-yo!" Tennisman shouted.

With one hand still holding Deuce and trying to obscure the virus's vision, a large unwieldly yo-yo materialized in his other. Instead of a straightforward attack, Tennisman decided to try playing around with the weaponized toy. Giving his arm a small warm-up spin, he unleashed the bladed saw in a wide circle around him. The sound of the spinning razor echoed around him as he performed the simple trick, alerting Tennisman of its distance and direction even while it passed behind him.

"HOLY CRAP! AROUND THE WORLD!" Desmond noted.

The spin on the weight quickly died down, forcing Tennisman to retract and dismiss it before it cut into him. The yo-yo shatted into tiny bits of data and disappeared from sight. Tennisman watched from an unstable vantage point for incoming enemies as he tried to keep from touching the ground as much as possible.

"Moonblade!" He shouted again.

The small blade appeared in his free hand as he waited for an opportunity to strike. If all went well, the Dharmas would be taking some friendly fire from the Melodys and the Hardheads. For now, he just had to focus on staying alive. Off in the distance, he could see cloud shaped viruses approaching along with some Whomper dolls. He wondered if they would arrive before he would finish with this group.



((Deuce's Team passive ability splits damage evenly between him and Tennisman))
Deuce - Equip (team junction)
Deuce - Overwrap Deuce (40 HP barrier on Deuce)
1 - Aurahead Hardhead EXA, Hardhead EXB, Hardhead EXC (90 damage) x2 from break
2 - Move to Dharmas
3 - dodge (jump)
4 - jump onto DharmaEXC + cover its eyes
5 - Yo-yo DharmaEXA, DharmaEXB, DharmaEXD, DharmaEXE (40 damage)
6 - get off Dharma when attacked by Melodys or Hardheads
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) - MoonBlade DharmaEXA, DharmaEXB, DharmaEXC, DharmaEXD, DharmaEXE (90 damage)
TennisMan fearlessly attacked the viruses, despite the massive numbers he was against. The Aurahead easily ripped through the stationary Hardheads and broke through their nearly invincible body like paper. Though that may have take out majority of the Hardheads, the rest of the viruses was still alive and well, ready to attack at any given situation.

The navi quickly leaped on top of one of the Dharmas, closing its vision and causing it to go complete batshit as it fired its destructive hockey puck all over the place. Though it was frantic, most of the viruses was able to dodge the chaotic puck. The yo-yo was able to hit all of the targeted viruses at once and the navi leaped away at the moment the virus fired their attack towards him. Though it looked like they were aiming towards TennisMan, it felt more like a revenge for the puck as the attacking viruses had a sense of rage and contempt when they finished the Dharma off.

As soon as the tip of TennisMan's foot touched the ground, he unleashed a flurry of slashes that would destroy the Dharma group in a blink of an eye. Things went as planned until the navi felt a small prick over his shoulder. He looked up to see a small cloud over him, that was slowly pouring down a sharp rain down onto him and Deuce. Even before the navi could steer himself clear from the rain, the cloud began to downpour all the rain that it held and started to cut and bruise TennisMan! It dealt a heavy damage to the navi as well as negating the barrier Deuce casted onto himself.

Far behind where the navi was fighting, the three whompers tried to attack as well, but the distance was just too far and their fiery breath only created lava panels near them!

-Surrounding-
Hardhead EXA: DELETED
Hardhead EXB: DELETED
Hardhead EXC: DELETED
Hardhead EXD: 40 HP
Hardhead EXE: 40 HP

-Near TennisMan-
Melody EXA: 110 HP
Melody EXB: 110 HP
Melody EXC: 110 HP
Melody EXD: 110 HP
Melody EXE: 80 HP

Dharma EXA: DELETED
Dharma EXB: DELETED
Dharma EXC: DELETED
Dharma EXD: DELETED
Dharma EXE: DELETED

Cloudy EXA: 110 HP [Rainstorm: 60 Damage per turn!]

-Far Away-
Cloudy EXB: 80 HP
Cloudy EXC: 80 HP
Cloudy EXD: 110 HP

WhomperA: 130 HP
WhomperB: 130 HP
WhomperC: 130 HP
WhomperD: 130 HP [D-F: Hiding]
WhomperE: 130 HP
WhomperF: 100 HP

Terrain: 70% Normal, 30% Lava

Tennisman.EXE: 100 HP
Deuce: 60 HP [Barrier Destroyed!]
"What's wrong with you?" Desmond scolded, "It's just a little rain!"

"It's not! It really isn't!" Deuce cried out as he barrier fell under the harsh downpour.

"WHAT? TENNISMAN! GET OUT OF THERE!" Desmond shouted.

Continuing to endure the punishment and shielding himself in futility with his arms, Tennisman grunted "Windracket..."

With a fierce explosion of wind and sheer force of will, Tennisman broke out of his humble stance and unleashed a wave of wind at the petite raincloud overhead. The heavy shower parted before the might of the overpowering gust providing Tennisman with an opening to the horrible little virus that had attacked him.

"ACE SERVE!" Tennisman roared.

Seemingly enraged by the experience, Tennisman delivered four powerful serves aimed directly at the Cloudy without remorse or reservation. The water droplets that clung to his uniform were unable to keep up with his speed and sprayed in every direction. When he was finished, Deuce and his left arm were left completely dry. However, the rest of him was still sopping wet.

Tennisman turned back to face the Melodys and Hardheads that he had momentarily forgotten about. His breathing was heavy and he had inadvertently tired himself out with his last attack. He needed to rest but had no time to do so. Deuce quickly came up with the next best thing with a mesh of snaking strings that crept up and over his recent rain-inflicted wounds. It was enough for him to do the rest and he set up a tennis net in front of him to catch incoming attacks. It wouldn't stop the Hardheads' attacks and it didn't look as if it would be particularly effective against the Melodys either, but it was better than nothing. Tennisman moved back from the net in case the Hardheads did decide to wake up on him.

"What now?" Desmond asked.

Tennisman was quick to reply with a simple, "Court Change."

"What? Grass?" Desmond asked.

"Sand." Deuce answered.

At his touch, a large rectangle of sand soon appeared around Tennisman's net, completing his custom tennis court. He stood at the baseline and took a moment to marvel at its pristine aesthetic before it was ruined by the viruses.

"Damnit! I never get it right!" cursed Desmond, "Why wouldn't you make grass? You could just burn them all!"

"They're too fast for that." Explained Deuce, "The sand will make it harder for them to jump."

"Ohhhh... Smart!" Murmured Desmond.

Tennisman continued to wait at the edge of his court for the Melodys to come to him. But from where he was, he couldn't help but make the first move. Unloading a tennis ball from his clip, he bounced it once on the soft ground. The sand resisted its impact just as he had planned. Tossing it up lightly, he gave it a fierce smash at the Melody group to better draw their attention.

"Out." Desmond noted.

Tennisman stood ready for the inevitable attack and ducked down into a counter stance. Without having to announce his request, Desmond slotted in another Windracket for his navi's use. While Tennisman kept his eyes on the Melodys, he also maintained a constant peripheral view of the Hardheads, wary of their long range attacks.



((Deuce's Team passive ability splits damage evenly between him and Tennisman))
1 - Windracket raincloud (gust + microburst)
2 - Ace Serve CloudyEXA (4 x 30 damage)
Deuce - Restring Tennisman (heal 30 HP)
3 - Netplay (1-hit shield + heal 60)
4 - dodge
5 - Court Change - Clay (large area sand terrain)
Deuce - Attack MelodyEXC (20 damage)
6 - dodge (wait)
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) - Windracket MelodyEXA, MelodyEXB, MelodyEXC (100 damage + gust, microburst, blindness) x2 from sand
When the Cloudy above TennisMan and Deuce was blown away by the powerful gust generated by the WindRacket, only to be smashed to death by the navi's powerful volley of constant attacks. Now that the annoying rain was gone, he could focus on treating his own wounds and focus towards the Melodys.

The viruses attempted to attack first, only to miss by a mile and set foot on the thick sand.Though they could travel by hopping rather than walking, the body slowly sinked when ever they would stop moving, causing them to be exahusted and almost stationary.

With this in mind, he swung his WindRacket once more, but the form and power was different from the first. What the chip generated was a blade of visible air that slowly collected the sands from the ground, making it solid and stronger than it should be. It easily destroyed the Melodys, but still left a pair alive.

As much as all the viruses wanted to attack, the Hardheads and the Melody kept their ground and watched as another Cloudy and a handful of Whompers came in. The Cloudy began another downpour of rains, which evidently wounded the already treated damages. Thankfully, the shield wasn't broken and Deuce was unharmed. The Whompers let out their elemental breaths, but they weren't aiming towards the navi at all, but mostly towards the ground it self.

-Surrounding-
Hardhead EXA: DELETED
Hardhead EXB: DELETED
Hardhead EXC: DELETED
Hardhead EXD: 40 HP [IronBody]
Hardhead EXE: 40 HP [IronBody]

-Near TennisMan-
Melody EXA: DELETED
Melody EXB: DELETED
Melody EXC: DELETED
Melody EXD: 110 HP
Melody EXE: 80 HP

Dharma EXA: DELETED
Dharma EXB: DELETED
Dharma EXC: DELETED
Dharma EXD: DELETED
Dharma EXE: DELETED

Cloudy EXA: DELETED
Cloudy EXB: 80 HP [Rainstorm: 60 Damage per turn!]

WhomperD: 130 HP
WhomperE: 130 HP
WhomperF: 100 HP

-Far Away-
Cloudy EXC: 80 HP
Cloudy EXD: 110 HP

WhomperA: 130 HP [A-C Hiding]
WhomperB: 130 HP
WhomperC: 130 HP

Terrain: 20% Normal, 20% Sand, 50% Lava, 10% Ice

Tennisman.EXE: 130 HP [1-hit Shield]
Deuce: 60 HP
Caught in another downpour, Tennisman was stuck with few options to save himself.

"Windracket again?" Desmond suggested, readying to slot in the chip.

"No!" Replied Tennisman, "Guard!"

A yellow dome sporting a large green cross formed overhead and acted as a improvised umbrella. Underneath it, Tennisman could hear the rain splatter against it like bullets. Deuce wasn't willing to entrust his safety to the simple shield and covered himself with another barrier in precaution.

"So what do you intend to do?" Deuce asked, "Just hide under Guards?"

With a glance at his target and a wave of his arm, Tennisman made a single long range serve aimed at the source of the rainclouds: The virus itself. He had no idea of whether it would stop the torrent, but he had no better ideas at the moment. Darting out from under the cloud, Tennisman decided it was best to take out the remaining viruses before he was overrun or rained on again.

"TwinFang! AquaNeedle!" Tennisman called out.

Possessed by his own fervor, he locked his sights and his buster on the last two Melody viruses and fired a pair of ivory spears at them. Not content to leave their fates to a single attack, he immediately followed up with a barrage of sharp stalagtites that crashed down from overhead.

"YO! Those white doll guys are catching up and they're messing with the ground. Watch your back!" warned Desmond.

Tennisman nodded but focussed his next attack on the Hardheads. With the change of targets came a change of tacticsas well. His zealous assault gave way to a collected patience as he calmly requested, "Ringlog."

Trying to stay wary of their attacks, Tennisman prepared himself to counter with his rolling stump. He positioned himself for the best coverage of the pair of viruses and waited. He flexed his fingers and took in slower, deeper breaths to better focus himself. A flow of energy welled in his body and charged inside of him.



((Deuce's Team passive ability splits damage evenly between him and Tennisman))
1 - Guard1 (reflect 60)
Deuce - Overwrap Deuce (40 HP barrier)
Deuce - Attack CloudyEXB (20 damage)
2 - dodge
3 - TwinFang MelodyEXD, TwinFang MelodyEXE (70 damage)
4 - AquaNeedle MelodyEXD (2 x 20 damage), MelodyEXE (20 damage)
5 - dodge (wait)
6 - Ringlog HardheadEXD, HardheadEXE (50 damage)
7 - (Deuce's Team Donated Action) - Buster Charge