Spaced Out

"Urgh!" Even though that virus was nice enough to show him exactly how it attacked earlier, he STILL got hit. ...And wait, his SP's barrier was gone too? So it hit both of them? Urgh. "Yeah, that freak's gonna be a pain. Especially since I refuse to use you know what!"

"Well, it's a good thing that's not all of our long range Wood attacks, now is it?" Seriously, they were super lucky with getting them late. Boomerang, CornShot...and that other one. "First, let's get your properly set up. BattleChip, PanelGrab! Slot in!"

The ground beneath SharpMan glowed in a white square pattern, then blue, then red. As it became red, however, the Navi found himself shrouded in energy, which, oddly enough, was making it easier to focus and track down the Invader's movements before him. He was perfectly fine with that...but why was it called PanelGrab? It didn't really grab anything...

"All set...now, strike! BattleChip, NeedleCannon! BattleChip, Attack+10! Double slot in!"

The bladed Navi's hand vanished, replaced with a large buster-like gun that was quickly pointed at the alien virus. As soon as it was properly aimed, a series of large white spikes rapidly fired from it, each with a small green aura surrounding it, signifying an increase in power. Simple, and the numerous projectiles made dodging the whole thing extremely difficult. The battle should be in the bag...or so the Navi thought. But at the same time, he'd seen more ridiculous things before...

And as for his SPikey, it remained ever on the look out, refusing to let itself get mind blasted now that its protection had vanished...

[Order of Turn:

SharpMan:
1-PanelGrab chip on SharpMan (S, raises accuracy of all attacks this turn by 1 rank
2-NeedleCannon1 chip attack on Invader (10+10, Wood, B(+1), hits 8 times)
3-Attack+10 chip attached to NeedleCannon1 (+10 to all hits of attached chip)
4-Dodge

Spikey:
1-Dodge]

Needless to say, the last Invader virus stood no chance against the bullets that rained down on it, causing the big-headed virus to explode into harmless data and leaving behind the reward...Inside the hole. Luckily, the reward was condensed into a data crystal and quickly fluttered out from the hole and into SharpMan's reach.

-- ENEMIES --
Invader: DELETED
Sparky A: DELETED
Sparky B: DELETED

-- ALLIES --
SharpMan.EXE: 130 HP
Spikey.SP: 40 HP [Barrier Destroyed]

-- TERRAIN --
60% Metal (Roundabout)
40% Missing (Hole in the middle, all viruses here)

-BATTLE WON!-
450z + 16 Bugfrags

"Awesome. I can't even use my swords and I STILL won no problem. That's the power of-"

"Auoooooooooooooo!!!"

"What the?!" SharpMan pivoted towards his SP, prepared for an ambush...only to notice that it was now glowing a bit. With a second howl, it absorbed small bits from around the battlefield, before dissipating its aura. "SPs ain't my strong suit...what happened?"

"It absorbed some remaining BugFrags from the enemy. They'll remain dormant inside of it, until we use them to modify it. You know, power it up."

"Nope, didn't know. So, it gets stronger with BugFrags? Weird. Then again, I've heard weirder!" With a snap of his fingers, the crystal of cash data vanished to the depths of his assigned PET, then signaled for his SPikey as he ventured along, searching for a place with fewer inconvenient holes...

(Searching for Battle #2)

SharpMan and his new best-companion continued making their way around the NAXA network, coming across a field of glowing panels are far as they could see. Like some electronic-prairie, the scenery was quiet relaxing and enjoyable...But some pests came long the way.

EleBalls and EleBee viruses appeared and quickly surrounded the navi and the SP, hovering in circles as they prepared to strike!

-Scattered Annoyances-
EleBallA: 80 HP
EleBallB: 80 HP
EleBeeA: 90 HP
EleBeeB: 90 HP

Terrain: 100% Solar

SharpMan.EXE: 130 HP
Spikey.SP: 40 HP

-BATTLE TWO, START!-

Calm, serene, nothing but purple virus-like dogs and solar panels around...boring. "What, was that the only three viruses in the entire area?"

"Heh...give it a minute. You'll find something."

"I know, I know!" At this rate, though, he was going to stab the panels and see if any zenny came out. "...Mmm?" Ah, finally. Pairs of EleBall and EleBee were now surrounding him, up for a fight. "About time! So, Hector, how shall we destroy?"

"You look bored, so we'll make things last by having you wipe them out, one virus at a time. How's that?" Also, he was feeling lazy, so it meant he only had to send over one chip. "BattleChip, BambooKnife! Slot in!"

SharpMan's arm blades began to glow a gentle green, smirking as he looked over the targets. But, he couldn't just leap into action this time...instead, he looked over as his canine companion. "You need to just hang around and worry about avoiding those bugs! Don't worry about the other two, just focus on the EleBee!" The purple Spikey barked, signaling its acceptance of the command. If he turned around and looked at it, he'd see it warily eying the specified viruses, more than eager to try and hop out of the way of charging stingers...

Instead, his focus was purely on the viruses circling them. Sure, he could probably rush over to each one and carve it up, but that took too much effort; he had a much simpler answer. He still had to move, and quickly headed for the edge of the enemy perimeter...then stuck out his right arm blades, and began to make one circle around it. He tried to adjust for any evasive maneuvers, of course, but with some luck, they'd speed right into his edges, making his job nice and simple. And if they stopped or something...meh, he could probably expend SOME effort if he had to, and run around trying to knock his blades into them. After, he did need them nice and dead, so they couldn't do the same to him. Or at least make him tingly from being shocked something fierce. That didn't work for him.

[Order of Turn:

SharpMan:
1-BambooKnife chip attack on EleBallA (60, Wood, A, Slashing)
2-BambooKnife chip attack on EleBallB (60, Wood, A, Slashing)
2a-Swordplay subtype ability (passive dodge)
3-BambooKnife chip attack on EleBeeA (60, Wood, A, Slashing)
4-BambooKnife chip attack on EleBeeB (60, Wood, A, Slashing)]

Spikey:
1-Dodge]

Despite their small bodies, the viruses simply stood no chance against SharpMan's unparalleled swordsmanship as he began to cut them down one by one with his green blade. The EleBalls floated idly and was easily cut down before they could fully charge up for their attacks, but the EleBees actually tried to fight and resist their attacker.

One zipped straight towards SharpMan, but missed and got sliced up for it, and the other was successful in stabbing its stinger into the navi's chest...But it was also cut down in the process. The battle was over in a flash, and the two could continue enjoying the peaceful sight of the electric prairie...Supposedly.

-Scattered Annoyances-
EleBallA: DELETED
EleBallB: DELETED
EleBeeA: DELETED
EleBeeB: DELETED

Terrain: 100% Solar

SharpMan.EXE: 110 HP
Spikey.SP: 40 HP

-BATTLE WON TOO QUICKLY!-
600z + 17 Bugfrags

Aside from the part where he got stabbed by a virus, completely flawless. Retracting his blades, SharpMan snapped his fingers, causing all the money data to vanish to accounts more relevant to himself. "Pathetic! Just a single lucky shot? I thought I read that this place was supposed to be hard!"

"As always, you know how to jinx a good thing." Luckily, his Navi made it up with another good thing, called money. "Granted, I wouldn't expect anything less from a Navi of your caliber."

"Neither would I! C'mon, you, I have more of the universe to conquer!" With one gesture, the bladed Navi got his SP to get in line, dutifully following him as they ventured farther into the deep darkness of space...or they would've, but Solar panels. Kind of a mood killer, really...

(Searching for Battle #3)

Venturing deeper and traveling along that very well lit terrain, it really was a bad mood killer, but up ahead some hope was finally visible, for off in the distance he could see the vast darkness of space beyond the edge of that yellow brick road glowing road. Sadly as he got closer he'd see that road ended with a shining metalic line, and what seemed to be two cannons watching a poor little bombing boy fail in attempts to throw his bomb blocks are two spinning cubes floating just beyond the edge of the road.

Of course upon being spotted those cannon towers turned around, revealing they were protected by a shield plate that promptly closed up while the BombBoy turned and decided to try and take out his frustrations on the new pair of intruders.

Viruses:
BombBoy: 80HP (Metal)
CannonGuard A: 60HP (Metal)
CannonGuard B: 60HP (Metal)
DBLCUBE A: 100HP (Red) (Missing)
DBLCUBE B: 100HP (Blue) Missing)



Terrain:
20% Missing (Behind Viruses)
20% Metal (Line between Solar and Missing)
60% Solar


Good Guys:
SharpMan.EXE: 110HP (Solar)
Spikey.SP: 40HP (Solar)

--Battle 3, Start!--

"Yawn! You know, once you get past the space theme, this is boring!"

"Yes, but I-"

"...What? Hector?"

"...Change of plans. SharpMan, jack out."

"Wha...?...Understood." The only time Hector was THAT terse...that meant it was time to shut up and follow orders to the letter. With that in mind, the bladed Navi began to run away from the viruses, to provide a safe distance to jack out. He hated to turn his back on something so cuttable, but if he knew his operator, there were more pressing concerns. And of course, his Spikey pal was quick enough on the uptake to join his fleeing, and just like him, knew not why it was doing so, and only that it needed to do so...

[Order of Turn:
ALL - Flee]

Run run run, as fast as you can, don't worry they can't catch you, they don't even try. And with that sudden impression of Brave Sir Robin a marathon runner, Sharpman and his little puppy both escape to safety.

Viruses:
BombBoy: 80HP (Metal)
CannonGuard A: 60HP (Metal)
CannonGuard B: 60HP (Metal)
DBLCUBE A: 100HP (Red) (Missing)
DBLCUBE B: 100HP (Blue) Missing)


Terrain:
20% Missing (Behind Viruses)
20% Metal (Line between Solar and Missing)
60% Solar


Good Guys:
SharpMan.EXE: 110HP (Solar)
Spikey.SP: 40HP (Solar)

--Battle 3, Escaped!—