Lonely Planet [Part 2]

"That looks like quite the pinch," Harke commented, snickering at his Navi's hardships with the boiling rock terrain. Involuntarily, of course. What kind of sick guy would laugh at another's misery?

"You think?!" Eternalis retorted, trying to focus on not getting his feet burnt. For now, he wasn't jumping around attempting to save his toes (he had none to speak of, anyhow) but he'd have to soon. He liked his boots blue, not black. He also didn't like having his feet boiled.

"All right, I'm sending in some chips. Finish off the last Spikey, seems Validus already took a shot at that lamp virus," said Harke, slotting in a couple of chips.

Eternalis got into action quickly, throwing caution to the winds and sprinting through the searing heat of the molten rock like a madman, preparing his chips as they flowed through his systems. Gathering energy into the palm of his hand, he focused his sights on the Spikey, trying his hardest not to feel the heated pain coming from the soles of his boots. His hand glowed blue, and pulsed as the force gathered in the palm reached its limit. Then, he brought his hands together, clasping them tightly into a hammer fist. He leapt into the air, and brought it down onto the lava.

The energy immediately flowed freely into the ground, and the lava erupted in bursts as geysers from beneath cooled them down explosively, with the water headed straight for the Spikey. Seeing his attack go perfectly well, Eternalis brought up his hands, still slightly pulsing with energy, and moved onto the newly-cooled ground. His wounds were healing quite well, now that his passive recovery processes had taken over his offensive ones.

Meanwhile...

"I... don't think I can get out..." Aurora said, wriggling around in the sand.

[| [color=cornflowerblue]Eternalis.EXE[/color] || Aurora.SP |]
[1] Movement [Get Closer to Spikey]
[2] WaterLine1 @ SpikeyC [Aqua 80+20 + Line + Ground] [x2 Element]
[3] Movement [Normal Terrain]
[4] Prepare MagBolt1 @ Any Survivor [Elec 90 + Magnetic Pull]
[*] Influx Aegis @ Self [Heal 15 x3]
"Hey Rhea."
"Yes?"
"Maybe, you know, I shouldn't have made you so... er... heavy. Ahahaha."

Rhea punched a hole in the sand, proceeding to get out of the predicament she was in. Her SP, however, made use of this chance to head over to where the master was, looking very imposing and threatening from Rhea's low-angle perspective. "My apologies, can't help you out here. I have to keep trotting to prevent myself from sinking," Harley quipped cheerfully, before trotting off. The purple burrowed Navi followed the equine, until he came to a stop right next to Aurora. "Need a hand, m'lady?" he offered charmingly to the fellow SP, holding out a hoof.

Petite Navi Rhea wanted to facepalm.

Summary of actions:
- Nothing at all!
Shit was destroyed. The end.

ElemperorA: DELETED [V]
ElemperorB: DELETED [V]
ElemperorC: DELETED [E]
ElemperorD: DELETED [E]
SnowblowA: DELETED [E]
SnowblowC: DELETED [E]
SnowblowD: DELETED [E]
SpikeyA: DELETED [R]
SpikeyB: DELETED [R]
SpikeyC: DELETED [E]

Eternalis: 160 HP [Lava]
Aurora: 70 HP [Sand/Burrow]
Validus: 120 HP [Lava]
Markerlight: 40 HP [Sand] [Guard]
Rhea: 140 HP [Sand/Burrow] [Guard]
Harley: 40 HP [Sand] [1-hit Shield/Curse]

Terrain: [50% sand, 10% Lava], 20% lava (1 action away), [5% Normal, 15% Lava (2 actions away)]

-BATTLE ONE WON!-
Eternalis: 600z
Validus: 100z + [ElemFlar] Battlechip
Rhea: 250z
Group: 5 FXP + 50 BugFrags
"Okay, thanks!" Aurora said cheerfully, grabbing the offered hoof and pulling herself up rather quickly. Smiling without reserve, she rubbed the horse's head, seeing Harley as a playful pet of sorts to, well, play around with. At least, she attempted to, for the head was currently searing-hot from the Netfrican sun. "Your head feels kind of hot, though, Harley. Have you thought of getting a mane or something? I don't think hot heads are very comfortable."

Her Navi, meanwhile, was having a little bit of trouble with lava scorching his feet, and was dancing up a storm. Luckily, he remembered his teleportation function, and used that. He felt better about that, having retrieved his well-being and not having his lower body partially cooked. Looking around, he saw a Guard being worn suspiciously like a hat of some sort, and ducked under it to find Rhea still stuck in the sand.

Holding out a hand, Eternalis offered, "Er, need a pick-me-up?"
Validus ejected the spent shell from his shot as the steam vents on the sides of the gun began hissing, cooling the rifle from the residual heat. That lamp certainly wasn't going to be moving again anytime soon. Markerlight, on the other hand, had already managed to crawl out of the sand hole by herself. "You missed the spikey."

"Yes. I did." Replied the dark blue navi.
"How."
"I didn't notice it. And furthermore you didn't alert me to it."

Markerlight sulked. Validus was right, Markerlight was still green and couldn't do much aside from setting out targets and identifying them. She intended to change that as soon as possible in order to make herself useful... if only she could do more.

"Relax Markerlight. Validus was pretty useless in the beginning too."
"What th-"
"I mean, he used to suck so much. At least he could start shooting and wounding things in a single shot today."
"Sir, that is HIGHLY inappro-"

Tsujsa hushed Validus, and instead set about to configuring Markerlight's systems. As she glowed in a faint blueish hue, she found herself slightly... augmented. THe world seemed to slow a little bit down for her. "Whoa... I feel... trippy..."

"Relax. The speed augmentation is bound to make you a little dizzy in the beginning. You'll adjust to the speed soon."
"Naw, I'm comfortable like this... For now. Of course, my appearance is still entirely up to the jurisdiction of the tiny over there," Harley commented, the head shifting to the side to notion at Rhea, Guard on head, accepting the hand offered by Eternalis. "That, and I'm hot because of the hot sun." ... And my physical attractiveness, of course, the equine mused inwardly as an afterthought.

"Thank you," Rhea offered, before eyeing Validus and Markerlight at the other corner, having a lecture of their own. "Are we moving on?"

[[Battle 2 Ready]]
"Yeah," Eternalis replied simply. Motioning Aurora to his side, he called out to the others. "Let's move, guys," he said, before leading the group forward or whatever it was he was supposed to do.

[Battle 2 - Ready]
Validus grunted in acknowledgement to his team members, and motioned for Markerlight to follow him. The SP seemed to start looking like a small child completely hyped up on adrenaline. It was no wonder. One peek into her mind and one would see...

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[[BATTLE 2, READY]]
((+1 FXP Between Rhea/Eternalis))

The trios walked along the exotic Netfrican network, seeing all sorts of vegetation and the unknown wonders it had to offer. However, it all came down to a screeching halt when they found them selves in a strip of land that was harvested from its trees. There was nothing but turned trunks and not a single sign of green could be seen...except one.

A tiny speck of green flashed somewhere in the distance, catching all the navi's attention towards it. When they got closer and closer, they realized that it was a Green Mystery Data that gently hovered above a dug up pit. Before anyone of them could try to pick it off the air, it conveniently dropped down to the ground, prompting everyone to immediately dive into the pit to take a closer look.

...However, it was nothing more but a trap laid down by the viruses. The moment everyone was at the bottom of the pit, viruses suddenly rose from the ground, placed on top of the pit so that they wouldn't let their prey escape at all. To make things worse, four Snakearms also emerged behind the group of viruses, constantly circling around the pit, watching for their moment to strike...

-North-
KillPlantA: 100 HP
VineyA: 80 HP
Swordy-F EXA: 120 HP

-East-
KillPlantB: 100 HP
VineyB: 80 HP
Swordy-F EXB: 120 HP

-Southwest-
KillPlantC: 100 HP
VineyC: 80 HP
Swordy-F EXC: 120 HP

-Circling around-
SnakeArmA: 130 HP [North]
SnakeArmB: 130 HP [West]
SnakeArmC: 130 HP [East]
SnakeArmD: 130 HP [South]

Terrain: 100% Soil (40% Pit / 60% Outer Rim)
-Pit is 2 meter deep compared to normal ground level.
-40 degree slope
-Approx. 10 feet away from ground level from the center. [1-2 Movements]

-In the Mosh pit-
Eternalis: 160 HP [Facing North]
Aurora: 70 HP
Validus: 120 HP [Facing East]
Markerlight: 40 HP
Rhea: 140 HP [Facing Southwest]
Harley: 40 HP

GMD: 65 HP [Center of the pit/group]

-TEAM BATTLE TWO, START!-
"Loads of targets! I think you should go for those in front of you, Rhea," Camillia pointed out, picking a few ranged chips to slot into her PET. The said Navi, dusting off her frame from the soil, blinked from the lack of knowledge of the situation before her. She took a quick glance at the rim of the pit, picking out silhouettes of virii. "A trap, eh? Clever," Harley snorted, following Rhea's gaze to the edge. Almost with no verbal warning at all, Rhea mounted onto her .SP, her body emanating a familiar blue aura similar to a fellow ally on the battlefield. Acknowledging a quick pat on Harley's non-existent mane, the equine set itself into motion to avoid oncoming attacks.

Transformation done, the Navigator's blue aura subsides to reveal Rhea, now under the influence of EternalisCross modifications.

Downloading the chips provided by her operator, the water tankard of a program loaded the first one into the buster barrel on her right arm. Lifting it to aim at the Swordy, Rhea identified it as a first-priority in deletion; a Magbomb launched itself towards the Swordy's direction. Being secured on a moving horseback did make it harder than usual, but the petite Navi had no choice-- she needed to rely on Harley's speed now, even as she launched attacks on the enemy. Reaching to the pouch secured to her back, she dug out a LilBomb, inspecting the item before her. With a tap of a finger, the spherical object turned into a blue hue, as if the contents within were changed.

Once again aiming at the Swordy, she saw that the Magbomb had already landed and was giving out fizzles and making a commotion. Taking the chance of the distraction, Rhea threw the aqua-imbued LilBomb at the Swordy again, almost as if she was double checking that the virus won't survive the next round. "Excuse my ignorance, Rhea, but bombs? I'm disappointed," Harley noted, not entirely caring about the Navigator's new form. "I remove the most dangerous targets first... And they are too far to be reached with my blades," Rhea explained briefly, loading her buster barrel once again. Entirely not used to the blue tone on her arm, Rhea readied and shot another shell at the direction of the virii group-- this time not at the Swordy, but at the vine-like pumpkinhead of an enemy.

The barrel gave a tiny opening soon after the launch, puffing out absurd amount of steam from housing a HeatShot bullet.


Summary of actions:
Rhea.EXE
1) Mount Harley.SP
2) Enter EternalisCross - Aqua/Recover, HP+20, Action +1, Aqua chips +15DMG
3) MagBomb1 - Elec 30DMG, Blast2, Stun - Swordy-F EXC, KillPlantC, VineyC
-) Imbue Aqua - LilBomb chip
4) LilBomb - 50DMG + Aqua element + Blast2 - Swordy-F EXC, KillPlantC, VineyC
5) Heatshot - Fire 40DMG + Spread1 - VineyC, Spread to KillplantC

Harley.SP
1&2) Dodge
The last thought Eternalis remembered thinking was, Hey, what's that green thing?

Now, he was lying in a sand pit, having landed facefirst into a pit of sand. It was a very good thing he didn't have any mouth to speak of, or he would probably be gasping for air, not to mention spitting out a few gobs of sand. Even though he had this advantage, the aquatic Navi still felt quite unpleasant. Ugh... Luckily, Aurora had the fortune to land in a much better position in comparison, which was on her bottom. She winced in pain slightly as she rubbed the sore spot, then quickly saw his Navi in the predicament he was currently in. Immediately, the support program went about assisting the Navi in pulling his head out of the sand.

Moments later, head extracted successfully, Eternalis dusted the sand off his armor, and took a look around. Their position wasn't exactly advantageous, and they were on the receiving end of more than a few viruses. Aurora had already begun pre-battle analyses with her visor's scanning systems. "Tch. Those viruses are getting smarter. We took the bait," he said.

Then, Aurora began to recite the results from her scans as was her formality. "Three squads of three viruses, two of them seem to be plants of some sort. The other looks like a sword-user, so it's probably melee-ranged. The last one..." she trailed off.

"I have fought that one before, it attacks from the rear. We must be especially careful, there are four of them," Eternalis interrupted.

Aurora lifted an eyebrow silently, noticing the change in her Navi's speech. She looked to her side, and indeed, Eternalis had changed. His armor had acquired shoulder plates, his arm-outputs had shrunk considerably into large gauntlets, and he had obtained some replication of hair. Most notably, there was no blue to be seen anywhere on his person; everything had changed into a deep purple and green color scheme. She took surprise to this, as she had not observed this change before. On impulse, she scanned the Navi, and a small window popped up on her visor's display.

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System Process: Soul Cross
Status    : Running
Source    : Rhea.EXE
Soul Link : 40.0%
Sync Rate : 23.5%


"Requesting battlechips WaterLine, Skully and MagBolt," he said.

"Incoming," replied Harke, not really wanting to comment, only observe. The sound of chips being slotted in sounded over the communication link, and Eternalis silently transferred the MagBolt data to Aurora. He then looked up at one of the virus squads, and leapt up into the air, disappearing in a puff of steam. Now in supercharged vapor form, the Navi phased through the air up to the edge of the pit. Reappearing near the viruses, he immediately opened a private link with Aurora.

"Aurora, prepare to change into your gauntlet mode."

"Wha--?"

Not wasting any time, Eternalis pointed his right hand at Aurora, and initiated a process in his sword generator's energy module. Generating a well of energy, he made a tunnel of kinetic energy directing Aurora to his position. The support program suddenly found herself flying through the air, headed straight for the Navi's outstretched hand. "Aaaaaaaaaa!" she shrieked, shutting her eyes tight and bracing herself for impact.

It didn't come. After a few moments, she opened her eyes, not expecting the lack of force on her person. She was pleasantly surprised to find herself looking through Eternalis' eyes, with her orange visor on his head. "Are you all right, Aurora? I'm sorry if I was too hasty, but I didn't find time to relay my plans to you," the Navi said. "T-That's.. okay, Elly. I-I'm fine," Aurora replied, still a bit shaken.

"I am happy to hear that," Eternalis commented, exhaling slightly. "We'll commence the offensive."

The aquatic Navi nodded to himself. He started moving around as he produced a purple energy blade from his hand, placing it at the ready as it charged. Loading the first WaterLine data into it, the blade glowed blue as he ran around the viruses, trying to align a couple of viruses together. Then, he abruptly skidded to a halt, and brought down the sword onto the ground, causing a minor tremor to vibrate through the ground. Shortly after, a powerful geyser made its entrance, blasting its way through the ground and whatever was in its way.

"Second wave."

Still not moving from his position, Eternalis loaded the second chip into the sword, changing its color yet again to a shimmering white. Holding it edgewise, he aimed for the last of the three viruses, and performed a wide horizontal slash. The energy from the sword rippled through the air, as if slowed in time, then formed a circular ring of white. The ring whirled through the air, headed for its target.

"Load the last chip, Aurora."

"O-Okay!"

Now, Eternalis' left gauntlet shimmered yellow and emitted some stray sparks, indicating that it was charged with the MagBolt battlechip data. Eternalis then lowered his sword, and clenched his electrified hand. Looking at his allies, still in the pit, he made sure the automatic priorities for his restorative processes would be primed to heal any injuries, should there be any. Satisfied, he crouched into a defensive posture, itching to give one of the roaming sandworms a very painful shock.

[| [color=cornflowerblue]Eternalis.EXE[/color] || Aurora.SP |]
[1] RheaCross Level2 [Null/Sword, +1 Action, +15 to Null Chips, +20 MaxHP]
[2] Vapor Reassimilation @ North Area [Teleport + Take Aim + Dodge]
[3] Kinetic Generator B @ Aurora [Gravity]
-- Graphical Model Override @ Aurora - Ouranos' Gauntlets
[1] Equip Self @ Eternalis [RP]
[4] Dodge
[5] WaterLine1 @ Swordy-F EX A + Viney A [Aqua 80+10 + Line Attack + Ground]
[6] Skully1 @ KillPlant A [Null 100+15 + Homing + Confusion]
[2] MagBolt1 @ Attacking SnakeArm [Elec 90+15 + Stun 1 + Magnetic Pull]
[*] Influx Aegis @ Any if Necessary [Heal 11 x5]
-- Priority Set: Marker/Harley/Validus/Rhea/Aurora/Self
Validus recoiled as the ground suddenly gave way, sending both him and Markerlight tumbling into the pit, as a cloud of dust suddenly settled into the air. Coughing and spitting out sand, the Navi and the Support program tried to look around without getting sand into their eyes; an easy task for Validus, as he visor on the left eye protected him, but not so much for Markerlight.

"Wow... it was a trap." Validus said sarcastically as he placed his hand on the holster of his revolver, before pulling it out. "*cough* Identified three targets... Looks like a huge bunch..." Markerlight said as she wiped the sand away from her eyes, drawing her pistol out as well. The Support program brought her pistol up to face the three viruses, but knew she wouldn't be able to do much for now.

"Marker, provide a distraction. Keep the viruses off Validus as he prepares to attack!" Tsujsa ordered, as he slotted in the Magnum chip. "S-sir!" was the navi's uncertain reply, before she sped off, attempting to attract the attention of the three viruses that faced them. Validus meanwhile, tried to load the revolver with the corresponding bullets, loading each properly. It was slow, but it was a sure chance to get rid of all three of the enemy viruses.

"Hey... uh... poopface! Over here!" Markerlight yelled at the viruses as she attempted to distract them, firing off a shot at any virus who attempted to attack Validus, while moving to keep her between the viruses and her commander in order to focus the enemy's priority on her. It was dangerous, but it was neccessary as she kept a watchful eye over the actions of the viruses, careful not to get hit by them as she moved, ready to react to any attacks brought on by the viruses.

As soon as Validus had loaded his revolver, he locked the chambers into place, placed it over his free hand to absorb the recoil, and fired. His marking eye targetting the three viruses as he fired off 3 flaming shots, each leaving a loud explosive sound as they left the chamber of the gun. The shots each sped towards the vine-like virus, the knight-like virus with a flaming sword, and the carnivorous flower virus.

Meanwhile, his compatriots seem to be doing a HELL lot better than he was at the moment.

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS (COMBINED):
1. Validus: Charge
2. Markerlight: Normattack (10 dmg) - any viruses targetting Validus
3. Validus: Charge
4. Markerlight: Dodge
5. Validus: Magnum1 ([2x for weakness] 240 damage - breaking - panel break - Charged Shots: 3 shots, 1 each on KillplantB, VineyB and [120 DMG only for non weakness] Swordy-F EXB)
Rhea's MagBomb stunned the Viney, but didn't lay a single scratch on its body, nor the other viruses. The next bomb had a better chance as it heavily wounded the Swordy, but it prompted the virus to dive into the pit and give an unsuspecting attack to both Harley and the navi. Heatshot finished off the Viney and the KillPlant for good.

Eternalis' constant attack from the behind easily took care of the KillPlant and the Swordy, but the Viney stood strong and even grabbed the navi by its feet. This gave one of the circling SnakeArm a big chance to strike the watery navi from behind. Though it thought it got a clean getaway, the magbolt simply ripped the virus out from the ground and shocked it with some tough love.

Validus, on the other hand, began to charge his Magnum for a prolong amount of time. The viruses couldn't help but to take this chance and attack as much as they could. The Viner got a hold of the navi and the Swordy combo'd it with its fire sword, dealing extra damage against Validus. In the end, however, the Magnum instantly blasted the two virus away, while the Swordy got lucky and escaped by the hair length.

-North-
KillPlantA: DELETED
VineyA: 80 HP
Swordy-F EXA: DELETED

-East-
KillPlantB: DELETED
VineyB: DELETED
Swordy-F EXB: 110 HP



-Southwest-
KillPlantC: DELETED
VineyC: DELETED
Swordy-F EXC: 20 HP



-Circling around-
SnakeArmA: 130 HP [East]
SnakeArmB: 25 HP [North] [Stun]
SnakeArmC: 130 HP [South]
SnakeArmD: 130 HP [West]

Terrain: 90% Soil (40% Pit / 50% Outer Rim), 10% Cracked [East Side]
-Pit is 2 meter deep compared to normal ground level.
-40 degree slope
-Approx. 10 feet away from ground level from the center. [1-2 Movements]

-In the Mosh pit-
Eternalis: 110 HP [R.Cross] [Hold] [Top of North]
Aurora: 70 HP
Validus: 101 HP [Facing East]
Markerlight: 40 HP
Rhea: 160 HP [E.Cross] [Facing Southwest]
Harley: 40 HP

SeedA: o


SeedB: o


SeedC: o



GMD: 65 HP [Center of the pit/group]

[Magnum causes Panel Break, I think.]

"Hrk!" recoiled Eternalis as he was combo-assaulted by the Viney and SnakeArm. The back attack broke off a piece of his back armor, causing purple liquid to seep out slowly from the small opening. The Navi winced visibly as he healed up the breach, causing the metallic substance to close up, as if regenerating. The orange visor in front of his face beeped quietly as it formed a small screen of Aurora's face, who was now integrated into his systems.

"Elly! Are you all right?!"

"F-Fine... I have found that this upgrade seems to diminish my restorative functions slightly," said Eternalis, clenching his fists slightly. His auto-heal detection had also determined that one of his allies needed a little healing as well, and immediately redirected a small amount of healing energy to regenerate the injury quickly. The aquatic Navi then opened up the comms link with his operator, and made his requests.

"I'll need a FireHit, Boomerang, and Spice."

"I can see where you're going with that," replied Harke, immediately slotting in the required chips. After a little thought, he slotted in two more, adding, "I think these'll help you survive a little easier. And something tells me that you're going to be a little better off with a sword, seeing as how you're in that state."

"Understood. Commencing offensive," said Eternalis in a monotone that sort of resembled a certain purple robot's demeanor somewhat. Loading up the FireHit, Eternalis directed the battlechip data into Aurora's gauntlet form, causing the orange lines on it to glow bright white and encase it in a translucent white flame. The flame instantly seared through the vine that was constricting the gauntlet, and the aquatic Navi proceeded to throw a couple of straight, no-nonsense punches in the direction of a stunned sand worm and a rampant vine monster.

Then, brandishing his purple sword, Eternalis fueled the next two chips into the sword, turning the amethyst glow into emerald brilliance. Holding the sword edgewise, he made a motion to slash horizontally at the air as he did with releasing the Skully earlier. This time, the shockwave released was of a green color, and caused the ground beneath it to spring to life with lush grass. Strangely, it seemed that his attack was not particularly aimed at any one of the enemies, looking as if he never intended to do anything substantial, except grow some nice-looking grass.

However, the Navi's plans were revealed moments after the initial shockwave had passed, when the newly-grown grass suddenly started to vibrate with energy and emit a low hum. The vibration then ceased, only to be subsequently followed by many streaks of light emerging from the grass blades themselves, catching everything that happened to be on the grass at that moment in time in a devastating attack. Eternalis then lowered his sword, which had reverted to its original shade of purple. He held it at the ready, grasping the energetic pulses of the immaterial sword tensely as he looked for an opportunity to retaliate any counterattacks.

[| [color=cornflowerblue]Eternalis.EXE[/color] || Aurora.SP |]
[*] Influx Aegis @ Allies [Heal 11 x5]
-- Eternalis: Heal 44
-- Validus: Heal 11
[1] FireHit1 @ SnakeArmB [Fire 60 + Double Attack + Impact]
[2] FireHit1 @ VineyA [Fire 60 + Double Attack + Impact] [x2 Element]
[1] Boomerang1 @ Outer Rim Area [Wood 60 @ 3 Targets]
-- Terrain Change Soil to Grass
[2] Spice1 @ Grass Area [Wood 80 + Confusion + To-All-Grass]
[3] WindRacket @ Attacking SnakeArm [Null 100+15 + Microburst + Gust]
[4] Sword @ Attacking SnakeArm [Null 80+15 + Slashing] [5/6]
[5] Sword @ Attacking SnakeArm [Null 80+15 + Slashing] [4/6]
[6] Sword @ Attacking SnakeArm [Null 80+15 + Slashing] [3/6]
[*] Swordplay [Dodge]
-- Forfeit if still on Hold status
"Hah! Told you it wouldn't work!" Harley commented mockingly, reeling slightly from the attack by the Swordy (but only to find it mended by Eternalis' healing processes). "I wholeheartedly approve of your choice of friends, though," the equine added, examining the mended area of it's body quickly, before turning it's attention back to the battlefield. "Sincere apologies. I shall do better next time-- but first," Rhea noted, her tone changing slightly. "I require the following chips: Curseshield, Cannon, and the Shotgun," Rhea announced through the communication link, and Camillia was heard once again rummaging through her belongings for it.

The first data to come in was of the Curseshield. Rhea promptly materialized it in a single chip in the net world, slotting it into an opening found on the back of Harley's head. Sort of like an ignition key chamber of a bike, if you will. "For me? How nice of you," Harley coughed. Rhea herself was also busy accomodating her water-cooled buster to house a mini-sized cannonball, adjusting herself in her saddle to avoid both Harley's curseriotshield and from falling off of the mount. When she was ready, she quickly fired the shot unceremoniously at the Swordy nearby, not willing to allow it another chance to attack.

With a shake of it's mighty head, the plastic-like windscreen found at the front of Harley's face seemed to expand vertically, turning into the size similar to a riot shield. The transparent element of the shield made it easy for Harley to see the front of him, even with the defensive measures present. "To the rim," Rhea noted while pointing, more of a habit than for actual conveyance of direction. Noticing a few virii moving themselves in a circumference around the pit, she targeted at one of the closest-- to which her analytical systems acknowledged as a SnakeArm virustype. Her buster re-sized itself once more, now to a thin, long barrel, much like a rifle. When Rhea fired, however, that was no rifle bullet-- it was a shotgun shell, aiming directly for the nearest SnakeArm.

"Here, use this too," Camillia added suddenly, slotting in a new toy from trade with Broadside's operator. An Arrow1.

Not understanding the new chip, Rhea just booted the data into the barrel of her 'shotgun', unleashing a thin bolt from the gun chamber. An eyebrow raised, the petite blue Navi watched as the end of the bolt released a spark, puffing some electrical charges before speeding, faster than ever, at the same SnakeArm she was targeting earlier. It almost seemed like it had a mind of it's own-- though Rhea will now never know the truth behind that statement.


Summary of actions:
Rhea.EXE
Harley.SP
=============
1) Pass Harley Curseshield1
2) Cannon - 40DMG, Knockback - Swordy-F EXC

1) Curseshield1, activate - 160DMG, Blocks 1 attack
2) Tactical Movement: Towards Outer Rim

3) Shotgun - 50DMG, Spread1 - SnakeArmC
4) Arrow1 - Elec 100DMG, Homing - SnakeArmC
"Argh. That last hit didn't get it." Validus grumbled as he holstered his revolver and brought up his rifle once more. There was two targets he had to deal with, one was the sword-wielding virus, and the other was a sandworm-like virus. Markerlight, meanwhile, returned to Validus's side, her handgun trained at the sword virus.

"Markerlight, make yourself useful and guard the mystery data. The others will finish off whatever's remaining on the field." Tsujsa said as he slotted the chip into the PET, and the chip data materialized in Validus's free hand. He pulled the chip out of his forearm and handed it to the support program. Markerlight only gave a salute before activating the shield and went to guard the green mystery data in the field. Meanwhile, Validus set his sights on his targets. "The swordsman and the worms... got any idea captain?"

"I'm thinking the knight needs to cool off. Inputting data for Aquaneedle and Elecring. Think you can make a little combo with that?"

Validus grinned, and trained his sights on the swordy with his visor piece. As he locked on, the rifle in his hand switched into the lance/rifle shaped configuration for the aquaneedle and fired off three aquatic cones at the virus. As soon as the volley was finished, the weapon morphed again and shifted into the comedic 70's alien ray gun-like appearance with an orb on the end, and a ring of pure electrical energy flew free, going for the swordy after the initial attack.

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS:
1. Validus - Give markerlight shield data
a. Markerlight - Activate shield
b. Markerlight - Guard GMD
2. Aquaneedle - 60 DMG - Swordy-F (Aquatic element)
3. Zapring - 40 DMG + Stun - Swordy-F (Possible extra damage by comboing with earlier attack)
Eternalis rendered the damage dealt by the viruses mostly inconsequential using his healing powers. He anticipated the attacks of the SnakeArms, jumping in and deflecting them where they posed a threat to himself or his allies and then cutting them down. Although his boomerang had missed a few enemies, the spice he unleashed afterwards and his allies' tools managed to kill the rest of them. Aurora did her fair share too, punching out a Viney and SETTING IT ON FIRE WITH THE USE OF THE GREATEST CHIP KNOWN TO MANKIND.

There was little left to do in regards to the SnakeArms, so after finishing up there, Validus turned his attention onto one of the Swordies. One of the needles missed its target, so the Swordy managed one more slash to Validus' arm [30] before being finished off by the zapring.

Rhea polished off the battle by shooting a Swordie virus just before it could areagrab in towards her. Those that had moved to the GMD found that they'd gone ALL THAT WAY FOR NOTHING as the enemies were eliminated.

-North-
KillPlantA: DELETED
VineyA: DELETED
Swordy-F EXA: DELETED

-East-
KillPlantB: DELETED
VineyB: DELETED
Swordy-F EXB: DELETED

-Southwest-
KillPlantC: DELETED
VineyC: DELETED
Swordy-F EXC: DELETED

-Circling around-
SnakeArmA: DELETED
SnakeArmB: DELETED
SnakeArmC: DELETED
SnakeArmD: DELETED

Terrain: 70% Soil (40% Pit / 30% Outer Rim), 20% Grass (Outer Rim), 10% Cracked [East Side]
-Pit is 2 meter deep compared to normal ground level.
-40 degree slope
-Approx. 10 feet away from ground level from the center. [1-2 Movements]

-In the Mosh pit-
Eternalis: 154 HP [R.Cross] [Hold] [Top of North]
Aurora: 70 HP
Validus: 82 HP [Facing East]
Markerlight: 40 HP [Next to GMD] [Shield]
Rhea: 160 HP [E.Cross] [Facing Southwest]
Harley: 40 HP

SeedA: o [center]
SeedB: o [center]
SeedC: o



GMD: 65 HP [Center of the pit/group]

--BATTLE 2 CLEAR--

Rhea GET: 360z, Rope1, 23 bugfrags, 2 FXP
Eternalis GET: 560z, Fireknife, 23 bugfrags, 2 FXP
Validus GET: 400z, Treebomb1, 23 bugfrags, 2 FXP

--GMD BONUS--

Rheat GET: Flameline1
Eternalis GET: Flameline1
Validus GET: 500z

Systematically scanning the area after the battle and turning his head side to side, Eternalis nodded to himself, reporting, "Successful deletion confirmed. Searching for viral remains." After a bit of searching, he found a Swordy's deactivated firebrand, embedded into some charred grass, as well as some zenny packets. "Enough spoils, returning to allies," he said, before leaping suddenly into the air and disappearing into a cloud of hot steam. Moments later, he reappeared beside his allies, with Aurora now returned into her human form, sitting on his shoulders.

He looked at the four of them, and lifted a hand to execute a thumbs-up. "Nice work, guys," he said, his purple countenance slowly dissolving back into his familiar blue form as he lowered his hand. On his shoulders, Aurora looked curiously at Markerlight- or, rather, the thing behind her that she was still ardently guarding. "Can we see what's inside that green thing? Maybe it's some kind of treasure!"
Rhea, also covered in a sudden cloud of steam, re-emerged as her normal self once more. "Let me handle this," she announced to her teammates, proceeding to make contact with the GMD. "Treasure cases in this day and age? How intriguing," a certain horse quipped, poking its head over Rhea's shoulder to identify the piece of data she obtained from the mystery case. "Now what would that be?" "... It reads Flameline, and directed to..."

Rheat.EXE

"... I am unamused," Rhea commented briefly, flicking the data in her hands to deliver it to the PET.
Validus clutched at his chest. The swordy had done a number on him. It wasn't a killing wound, but it did hurt like hell anyway. Markerlight only looked at Validus with absolute concern as she rushed over to him. "O...oi! Sir..." She began, the words escaping her as she tried to from a coherent sentence. Validus only waved her away. "I'll be fine, you worrywart. Captain, requesting a first aid kit."

"On it. And good lord, can't you just keep yourself away from harm's way for once?" Tsujsa muttered as he uploaded a data packet into the PET, before materializing into a first aid kit that dropped next to him. Validus muttered nothing except asked for Markerlight to help bandage his chest.

"So... what did we get from the MD?"
"Just money actually. The others got a battlechip."
"Lucky jerks." Tsujsa chipped in, his tone mixed with a tinge of sarcasm.


[USE: 1 minienergypack]