The DarkMech clanged its arms together to commence the charge, and they were off. The resulting thunderball drifted lazily into the air - whether it had actually meant to aim it at Jazz was anyone's guess. It was coming back down, so he might have to worry about it sometime this century, but that was neither here nor there.

In response, Jazz prepared himself for a game of defend the castle, and summoned his own attacker. The wild Bluegon roared angrily at the intrusion, then roared louder when the DarkMech and its Slimey sledge were blasted away in a tide of frozen breath. The WIndbox managed to blow the stream off-course, though the IceDragon's chill lingered in the air. The Bluegon added its own blast to the mix, washing away Jazz's hastily-formed barrier but leaving him otherwise intact.

The BombBoys sensed their opportunity, and each formed a ready-made bomb. With the Windbox at their backs, pushing their payloads up the hill was small work; within moments, there was a bomb pushed against Jazz's snowy battlement, and another rapidly approaching. The viruses braced their little round bodies and prepared to jump back down the hill.

Meanwhile, Jazz had come packing his own fancy footwork, and was eager to show it off. The bunny's weaponized Scarecrow glowed menacingly against the ice. The gumball-shaped BombBoy was inexplicably agile enough to avoid a bolt of lightning on its jagged arc across the hill. It shot straight through the dark nothing, which made a wretched keening noise at being disturbed, and missed the Bluegon completely. Roaring triumphantly, the Bluegon fired a second volley - this one Jazz actually felt, a great freezing thud of pressing against his casing, and then there was nothing left to protect him from the world but his own tremendous bunnyfluff.

The ground rumbled.

Jazz's ears perked up; he could hear something coming from underground. Something like many people all talking at once, until their voices blur together into a murmurous hodgepodge.

The ground rumbled, then groaned. The rip was getting wider, spreading across the hill like a split seam.

Something was leaking from the rip. Something that twisted around corners the eye could not see.

-Siege Squad-
BluegonBluegon (Bluegon)

Bluegons do not appear before Battle 6. They are extremely territorial among their own kind, so only one HoleDragon can appear per battle. Because they live among holes, they cannot appear without at least 5% Missing terrain.

Area: Sharo

HP: 200
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 40 Aqua + Wide Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: A
Primary Attack Description: Exhales a wide stream of ice breath.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 50 Aqua + Knockback + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: C
Secondary Attack Description: Creates a wave of ice water that crashes into an enemy.
Element: Aqua
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): AquaLine (Rare), IceDragon1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: As this virus is always in a hole, it is immune to all Ground attacks.
Special: While this virus will never leave holes, it may still swerve to avoid attacks.
Special: This virus can use an action to duck inside its hole. This counts as a dodge. It may reemerge from that same hole, or a different hole on the battlefield, as a free action afterward.: 200 HP [Missing] [Behind Exotic Matter A]
DarkMechDarkMech (DarkMech)

DarkMechs move and dodge at an average rate, usually. The exception is that they move at a very high rate of speed when they are rushing in to attack a stunned target with their twin swords. They fire low damage thunderball projectiles until someone becomes stunned, at which time one of the DarkMechs present will attack that target.

Area: Sharo, NAXA, NetVegas

HP: 120
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Elec + Homing + Stun1
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Fires a slow-moving homing thunderball that stuns on contact.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Null + Slashing x 2 Hits, Stun Cure
Secondary Attack Accuracy: A
Secondary Attack Description: When a stunned target is detected, this virus rushes in to attack them with twin sword slashes. If the attack connects, the target will be cured of all instances of Stun, no mater how many.
Element: None.
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): MachineSword, Zenny
Special: Only slashes stunned targets. If a target is stunned by another virus, it will attack that target. If more than one DarkMech is present, they take turns attacking.: DELETED
SlimeySlimey (Slimey)

Slimey viruses were produced to be sources of major traffic lag. While a Slimey virus is on the battlefield, all Navis and SPs suffer from a passive Slow-like effect that imposes a -10% Evasion AND Movement Speed penalty. This effect is not a status ailment, and cannot be cured. This effect does not stack with itself if more than one Slimey is on the field at once. As this does not count as a true Slow effect, up to two instances of Slow may stack on top of this effect for a total penalty of -30% Evasion/Movement Speed. This effect expires when all Slimey viruses on the field are deleted or flee. Slimey viruses are very slow to move and dodge, but every move they make that is not a dodge counts as an attack. Slimeys deal damage by touching an opponent, thus touching a Slimey directly results in damage to any non-Slimey the virus considers hostile.

Area: Sharo, NetVegas, Beach

HP: 90
Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Aqua + Slow
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Body slams its foes. Any foes hit are slowed the following turn. Must be within melee range to attack a foe.
Element: Aqua
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): MetaGel1, Zenny
Special: While this enemy is on the field, dodge effectiveness is reduced by 1 Rank.: DELETED
BombBoyBombBoy (BombLab)

BombLab viruses attack by summoning a huge cube-shaped explosive, called a BoyBomb. They push this bomb towards their enemies, using it as cover against incoming fire as they do so. It takes a BombLab virus an action to summon a BoyBomb, and another 2 to push it into attack range of the enemy. Once the explosive is in range, it will explode the very next turn. BoyBombs have StoneBody, and can be moved with special abilities, such as Knockback, Microburst, Pull, Gravity, and Telekinesis. BoyBombs will explode if physically picked up, however (EX: Rageclaw or similar means). Bomb Lab viruses jump, not teleport, back to their starting position after setting the BoyBomb.

Area: Netopia, Sharo, NAXA

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: 30 Null + Blast 3
Attack Accuracy: S
Attack Description: Summons a 5 HP BoyBomb, and begins pushing it towards the enemy. Bomb deals massive damage once in range.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per virus): BoyBomb1, Zenny
Special: This virus is immune to the effects of BoyBombs, including damage. A: 80 HP [Ice] [Sliding down right side]
BombBoyBombBoy (BombLab)

BombLab viruses attack by summoning a huge cube-shaped explosive, called a BoyBomb. They push this bomb towards their enemies, using it as cover against incoming fire as they do so. It takes a BombLab virus an action to summon a BoyBomb, and another 2 to push it into attack range of the enemy. Once the explosive is in range, it will explode the very next turn. BoyBombs have StoneBody, and can be moved with special abilities, such as Knockback, Microburst, Pull, Gravity, and Telekinesis. BoyBombs will explode if physically picked up, however (EX: Rageclaw or similar means). Bomb Lab viruses jump, not teleport, back to their starting position after setting the BoyBomb.

Area: Netopia, Sharo, NAXA

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: 30 Null + Blast 3
Attack Accuracy: S
Attack Description: Summons a 5 HP BoyBomb, and begins pushing it towards the enemy. Bomb deals massive damage once in range.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per virus): BoyBomb1, Zenny
Special: This virus is immune to the effects of BoyBombs, including damage. B: 80 HP [Ice] [Sliding down left side]
Windbox: 100 HP [Snow] [Back of horde] (Homing: IceDragon1)

-King of the Frozen Hill-
Jazz.Exe: 200Hp [Ice, top of hill] [Casing broken!] [Barrier broken!]

-Terrain-
50% Ice

• +10% Evasion to all. Non-Aqua Elementals get -20% Accuracy.
• Aqua attacks: 25% Freeze chance, change terrain hit to Normal if triggered. Boost chance to 100% if Ice-type.
• Elec attacks: +100% Source Damage.
• Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Sea.
• PanelShot: Imbue Aqua + Freeze1.

[Big hilly tundra]
30% Missing

• Permanent bottomless hole.
• Doubles dodge penalties for bad RP.
• EJO if you fall in.

[Irregular tear in right field, branching across center of hill]
20% Snow

• Non-Aqua Elementals get -10% Evasion and reduced movement speed.
• Wind attacks: +100% Source Damage. Imbue Aqua if Null. Change terrain hit to Ice for 1 turn after turn hit, then back to Snow.
• Aqua attacks: 25% Freeze chance, change terrain hit to Normal if triggered. Boost chance to 100% if Ice-type.
• Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Ice, generate Frosty Mist: -10% Accuracy for Non-Aqua Elementals, +10% evasion against Non-Aqua Elementals, Freeze1 effect for any Aqua or Wind attacks.
• PanelShot: Imbue Aqua + Freeze1.

[Valley at bottom of hill]

-Objects?-
Exotic Matter A: 253 HP [Missing] [Right Field]
Exotic Matter B: 253 HP [Missing] [Centre field]
SnowFort: 2 Hits (2 turns remaining)
BoyBombA: 5 HP [StoneBody] [Ice] [against SnowFort]
BoyBombB: 5 HP [StoneBody] [Ice] [sliding towards Jazz]

-EXTERMINATION - DESTROY ALL VIRUSES-
-TURN #2 - START!-

The PET was screaming again.

Twice in as many minutes - that was unusual. Arch stopped what he was doing (nothing), and wondered what Hex was up to this time. Since the day he'd found it, the Navi had sat like mold in the corner of the apartment, popping up as a hologram in space and just...sitting there. Broken, or he hoped so anyway, couldn't imagine being created for a purpose like that.

Then Hex had wanted to go kill a bunch of viruses with the chip things that had been scattered around its PET. The bloodsport was good for a laugh or two, Arch supposed, in a vague, one-and-done sort of way. Video games weren't his thing, but he'd entertained it once or twice. Only the blob must've really enjoyed the freedom, because now it just left whenever it wanted. Always showed up back here again, coughed up a little brat once, that was kinda weird - but always, always with the Battlechips. Arch was just happy he'd figured out that's what it wanted when it made the PET screech.

Wasn't as though there was much he could do about it, either. Whatever the PET was made of, it was tough enough to take anything he could throw at it without a scratch, and someone had clearly tried their best before him. Besides, Arch thought privately (always privately), how much harm could it really be causing? He would never admit it to himself, wasn't even aware he thought so, but he was as lonely as he was misanthropic. Hex, as far from human as Navis got, was the only sort of company he would ever be able to tolerate. And the Net was a vicious sort of place; really, Hex fit right in with the local architecture. For f**k sake, Arch monetised a fleet of Mr. Progs to repair all the crap viruses demolished on the daily. Hex was nothing new.

Smoke up. All alone. Feed his charge its fodder, doesn't matter which ones. PET's shut up. Everything was fine.

There was nothing resembling feeling in Hex's twisted colossus. The outer layer was all brittle, hollow skins, cloth easily torn. Egomorph's host fared little better, peeling off from the fingertips in. It felt no pain as its protoplam was gnawed at, shell melting face by face, arm by arm, into foul sludge.

It felt nothing. Nothing but an immutable need to follow its directive. It continued to charge.

Any feelers that it extended were dissolved, too thin to be of any use, so Hex condensed them. Its failed shell was re-purposed, crumpled under a web of veins into a tight, dense ball. A thick column of Hex's matter lifted the cudgel high, adding as much mass as it could conjure in an effort to keep Solvent from undermining its support.

No move is made to defend itself from the acid, or the collapsing room. It put no thought to preserving the form the three Navis watched through their screens, for what they saw was only a feeler; a mouth, climbing ever higher to reach once more for the floating skull. The stomach, the greater body was deep, deep elsewhere. Of them all, only Madness had seen it, could understand that what they saw in that room was only a window, from which something far larger reached.

The hammer fell. Through the puppetry it had trained into its Operator, Hex's blow was imbued with more weight than it had any right to carry, punching into the lab floor like a meteor strike. The ball shattered like a Christmas ornament from the impact, and slowly drifted to Solvent's seabed to finish dissolving.

It pulled itself down, down into the floor, down into its window, its entire being reduced to a single directional input. Limbs twisted into corkscrews, taking all it could with it. All except the administrative unit, its most valuable puppet, which would be its shield. As Hex dealt with whatever it had snared, Egomorph was laid down on her back. The pool shrank into a perfect, shadow-thin outline of her, leaving nothing of itself exposed but the portion she inhabited, and then-

-and then Ego was herself again, face up, stuck to the floor. Black veins shackled around her wrists, her waist, her tiny neck. The white was her prison, and so she was bound to the infinitesimal slice oozing against her back; she could not move. Of all Hex's horrors, she alone could feel the world burn. Her fingers were sloughing off. Her face was gone.

She writhed, and melted, and screamed until she could scream no more.

-Turn Summary-
1. Grapple: Skull
2. BigHammer3Damage: 280 + Impact + Break
Accuracy: B
Description: Summons a giant metal hammer to utterly crush one enemy that stands before you.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Trader Rank: B: Solvent [280 Null {B}, Break, Impact]
3. Consume: Solvent [30 Lifedrain {A}, Nova2; 3tcd]
4. Grapple: pull Solvent's skull under
E1. Re-Equip: meat-shield
*One for All: Connect to Hex [1/2 all damage to Hex split to Ego]
E2. Suffer Defend

Approved, show those rock monsters who's boss!

Before too long, the snowfields of Sharo gave way to windswept tundra. Hills upon hills spanned Jazz's view, so icy that any fresh powder slid right off, and was quickly blown away. The winds only seemed to increase as the bunny dug his stubby claws in and climbed. All manner of snow blew into his coat and stuck fast, though any onlookers would have a hard time telling it apart from the bunnyfluff.

At last, Jazz climbed his first hill. For his reward, the mystery of the sudden gale was revealed: a small nomadic pack of viruses, trudging through the snowy valley far below. Two BombBoys took turns pushing a Windbox before them, which blasted the snow from their path. A DarkMech followed, dutifully towing a Slimey behind it with a bit of rope and a small sledge. The Slimey, for its part, just seemed happy to be included.

Of greater interest to the dragon-hunter was the jagged, incongruous rip running up the hillside. By all accounts, something seemed to have torn the Net clean open; that something was still in there, but for the life of it Jazz couldn't seem to get his eyes to focus on it. By all rights its graphic didn't even exist, for the dragon that coiled around the lump of mysterious something seemed to vanish around an invisible corner, and reappear around the other side of it.

The Bluegon's eyes narrowed as it realized its home had just been usurped, and it roared a challenge. The viruses down in the valley turned to face the commotion, Upon spotting Jazz, they unanimously took the superior virus' call as a rallying cry, set down their snowblower, and charged.

-Siege Squad-
BluegonBluegon (Bluegon)

Bluegons do not appear before Battle 6. They are extremely territorial among their own kind, so only one HoleDragon can appear per battle. Because they live among holes, they cannot appear without at least 5% Missing terrain.

Area: Sharo

HP: 200
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 40 Aqua + Wide Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: A
Primary Attack Description: Exhales a wide stream of ice breath.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 50 Aqua + Knockback + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: C
Secondary Attack Description: Creates a wave of ice water that crashes into an enemy.
Element: Aqua
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): AquaLine (Rare), IceDragon1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: As this virus is always in a hole, it is immune to all Ground attacks.
Special: While this virus will never leave holes, it may still swerve to avoid attacks.
Special: This virus can use an action to duck inside its hole. This counts as a dodge. It may reemerge from that same hole, or a different hole on the battlefield, as a free action afterward.: 200 HP [Missing] [Behind Exotic Matter]
DarkMechDarkMech (DarkMech)

DarkMechs move and dodge at an average rate, usually. The exception is that they move at a very high rate of speed when they are rushing in to attack a stunned target with their twin swords. They fire low damage thunderball projectiles until someone becomes stunned, at which time one of the DarkMechs present will attack that target.

Area: Sharo, NAXA, NetVegas

HP: 120
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Elec + Homing + Stun1
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Fires a slow-moving homing thunderball that stuns on contact.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Null + Slashing x 2 Hits, Stun Cure
Secondary Attack Accuracy: A
Secondary Attack Description: When a stunned target is detected, this virus rushes in to attack them with twin sword slashes. If the attack connects, the target will be cured of all instances of Stun, no mater how many.
Element: None.
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): MachineSword, Zenny
Special: Only slashes stunned targets. If a target is stunned by another virus, it will attack that target. If more than one DarkMech is present, they take turns attacking.: 120 HP [Ice] [Back center]
SlimeySlimey (Slimey)

Slimey viruses were produced to be sources of major traffic lag. While a Slimey virus is on the battlefield, all Navis and SPs suffer from a passive Slow-like effect that imposes a -10% Evasion AND Movement Speed penalty. This effect is not a status ailment, and cannot be cured. This effect does not stack with itself if more than one Slimey is on the field at once. As this does not count as a true Slow effect, up to two instances of Slow may stack on top of this effect for a total penalty of -30% Evasion/Movement Speed. This effect expires when all Slimey viruses on the field are deleted or flee. Slimey viruses are very slow to move and dodge, but every move they make that is not a dodge counts as an attack. Slimeys deal damage by touching an opponent, thus touching a Slimey directly results in damage to any non-Slimey the virus considers hostile.

Area: Sharo, NetVegas, Beach

HP: 90
Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Aqua + Slow
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Body slams its foes. Any foes hit are slowed the following turn. Must be within melee range to attack a foe.
Element: Aqua
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): MetaGel1, Zenny
Special: While this enemy is on the field, dodge effectiveness is reduced by 1 Rank.: 90HP [Snow] [Behind DarkMech]
BombBoyBombBoy (BombLab)

BombLab viruses attack by summoning a huge cube-shaped explosive, called a BoyBomb. They push this bomb towards their enemies, using it as cover against incoming fire as they do so. It takes a BombLab virus an action to summon a BoyBomb, and another 2 to push it into attack range of the enemy. Once the explosive is in range, it will explode the very next turn. BoyBombs have StoneBody, and can be moved with special abilities, such as Knockback, Microburst, Pull, Gravity, and Telekinesis. BoyBombs will explode if physically picked up, however (EX: Rageclaw or similar means). Bomb Lab viruses jump, not teleport, back to their starting position after setting the BoyBomb.

Area: Netopia, Sharo, NAXA

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: 30 Null + Blast 3
Attack Accuracy: S
Attack Description: Summons a 5 HP BoyBomb, and begins pushing it towards the enemy. Bomb deals massive damage once in range.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per virus): BoyBomb1, Zenny
Special: This virus is immune to the effects of BoyBombs, including damage. A: 80 HP [Ice] [Front right]
BombBoyBombBoy (BombLab)

BombLab viruses attack by summoning a huge cube-shaped explosive, called a BoyBomb. They push this bomb towards their enemies, using it as cover against incoming fire as they do so. It takes a BombLab virus an action to summon a BoyBomb, and another 2 to push it into attack range of the enemy. Once the explosive is in range, it will explode the very next turn. BoyBombs have StoneBody, and can be moved with special abilities, such as Knockback, Microburst, Pull, Gravity, and Telekinesis. BoyBombs will explode if physically picked up, however (EX: Rageclaw or similar means). Bomb Lab viruses jump, not teleport, back to their starting position after setting the BoyBomb.

Area: Netopia, Sharo, NAXA

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: 30 Null + Blast 3
Attack Accuracy: S
Attack Description: Summons a 5 HP BoyBomb, and begins pushing it towards the enemy. Bomb deals massive damage once in range.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per virus): BoyBomb1, Zenny
Special: This virus is immune to the effects of BoyBombs, including damage. B: 80 HP [Ice] [Front left]
Windbox: 100 HP [Snow] [Back of horde]

-King of the Frozen Hill-
Jazz.Exe: 200Hp [Ice, top of hill]

-Terrain-
60% Ice

• +10% Evasion to all. Non-Aqua Elementals get -20% Accuracy.
• Aqua attacks: 25% Freeze chance, change terrain hit to Normal if triggered. Boost chance to 100% if Ice-type.
• Elec attacks: +100% Source Damage.
• Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Sea.
• PanelShot: Imbue Aqua + Freeze1.

[Big hilly tundra]
20% Missing

• Permanent bottomless hole.
• Doubles dodge penalties for bad RP.
• EJO if you fall in.

[Irregular tear in right field]
20% Snow

• Non-Aqua Elementals get -10% Evasion and reduced movement speed.
• Wind attacks: +100% Source Damage. Imbue Aqua if Null. Change terrain hit to Ice for 1 turn after turn hit, then back to Snow.
• Aqua attacks: 25% Freeze chance, change terrain hit to Normal if triggered. Boost chance to 100% if Ice-type.
• Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Ice, generate Frosty Mist: -10% Accuracy for Non-Aqua Elementals, +10% evasion against Non-Aqua Elementals, Freeze1 effect for any Aqua or Wind attacks.
• PanelShot: Imbue Aqua + Freeze1.

[Valley at bottom of hill]

-Objects?-
Exotic Matter: 333 HP [Missing] [Right field]

-EXTERMINATION - DESTROY ALL VIRUSES-
-Battle #4, START!-

Big rock punch APPROVED!

Phase gave a wavering, sleep-muddled coo as she was picked up and resettled in her scaly daybed, as warm and boneless as a snake in a sunny spot. Watching out the corner of his eye, something nebulous and parent-shaped in Vincent's gut churned. On one hand, there was a goodly dose of knee-jerk nervousness, mixed with the protectiveness that came from seeing Phase outside Dignity's shield, vulnerable. On the other hand...well, she was smiling.

Rather than try to sort his thoughts out enough to articulate, Vincent turned instead to Yu. "It's a shame we couldn't test your contraptions more, it really is a shame," he murmured. A quick glance at Dignity's readouts was all he needed to know there would be no more mecha adventures today. And even if he used his meager resources to play field surgeon with his creation...he glanced at the holographic Dignity, and the two tiny forms on her shoulder plate. "Oh," he said.

The man's face all at once softened; he simply couldn't help it. Whatever Phase might have thought of Critias' overtures, her answer would go unsaid for now, unless her answer was snoring lightly into the wyvern's abdomen. The day's exertions having settled in, she was well and truly out like a light. "Right then, right then, I suppose it's time to wrap things up," Vincent chortled. Straightening, he called to the room, "Phase.EXE, return to PET," and Phase shimmered into a turquoise lightstream. Out of Critias' arms she soared, and up to her waiting bed.

(Jacking out)

With wide eyes, Juno took in all she could on her tentative way forward, searching for that something, anything that would aid her on her quest. Her search amounted to...well, to a lot of flat land, really; she seemed to have landed in a rather quiet patch of the otherwise-blaring ElecTown Net. Nonetheless, a patch of land before her was glowing a soft, welcoming orange. Surely that warranted a look, and so on she went, with Luna watching and waiting eagerly for action.

The hazy glare receded the closer Juno got. The sounds of skittering could be heard from behind a monolithic RockCube - she was not alone. Before her, a lump sitting atop the glowing ground jumped suddenly, revealing two oversized feet poking out the end, and more to the point, a giant pickaxe brandished from nowhere. From afar, another bit of angry chittering alerted Juno to another presence. Metools, and they definitely weren't happy to see her.

-Viruses-
MagneakerMagneaker (Magneaker)

Magneaker viruses move and dodge slowly. Magneakers attack by launching MagBombs by default. When there is a stunned enemy on the field, however, they will instead charge at the stunned opponent with surprising speed. They are quick to react to the presence of stunned enemies, and execute this attack with very little delay. The DashAttack counts as a dodge against opponents attacking from any angle except dead-on or from directly behind the Magneaker. Magneakers do not charge at un-stunned enemies, unless there is a stunned target in-line with them. Magneakers have Omnishoes while executing a charge attack.

Area: Electown, Dentech, SciLab

HP: 70
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Elec + Stun 1 + Blast 2
Primary Attack Accuracy: D
Primary Attack Description: Fires an EMP bomb that stuns the enemy.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Elec + Impact + Piercing + Stopped by Object
Secondary Attack Accuracy: B
Secondary Attack Description: When an enemy on the field is stunned, this virus will spin around to face them, and immediately fly at them at high speed for an opportunistic body-slam attack.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): MagBomb1, Zenny
Special: Stopped by Object: Attack ceases execution when blocked by an Object. Attacks with this attribute also do not damage objects.: 70Hp [Solar] [Behind RockCube]
MetoolMetool (Metool)

Metools not currently attacking will guard. Entering guard mode requires an action. Exiting guard mode does not require an action.

Area: ACDC, Electown, Okuden Valley, Kotobuki Town, Dentech, Beach

HP: 40
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Null + Piercing + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Whacks ground with pickaxe, sending forth a shockwave.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Null
Secondary Attack Accuracy: B
Secondary Attack Description: Throws a mattock at an enemy.
Element: Null
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Guard1, ShockWave, Zenny
Special: Can hide in its helmet to negate damage. A: 40Hp [Metal] [Far left field]
MetoolMetool (Metool)

Metools not currently attacking will guard. Entering guard mode requires an action. Exiting guard mode does not require an action.

Area: ACDC, Electown, Okuden Valley, Kotobuki Town, Dentech, Beach

HP: 40
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Null + Piercing + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Whacks ground with pickaxe, sending forth a shockwave.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Null
Secondary Attack Accuracy: B
Secondary Attack Description: Throws a mattock at an enemy.
Element: Null
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Guard1, ShockWave, Zenny
Special: Can hide in its helmet to negate damage. B: 40Hp [Solar][In front of RockCube]

-Navis-
Juno.EXE: 100Hp [Normal]

-Terrain-
50% Normal

• No effects.

[Grid surrounding Juno]
30% Solar

• Elec Elementals get +5 HP/action.
• Wood attacks: +100% Source Damage, change terrain hit to Cracked.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Stun1.

[Field adjacent to Juno]
20% Metal

• Cannot be Broken or Cracked except with Geddon/PanelShot, cannot be Burrowed into.
• Elec attacks: +100% Source Damage.
• 100 Damage Aqua attacks: Change terrain hit to Cracked.
• 100 Damage Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Furnace.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Break.

[Outer regions]

-Objects-
RockCube: 200 HP [Center of Solar panels]

-ELIMINATION - DEFEAT ALL VIRUSES-
-Battle #1: START!-

Re: Azure, from an RP standpoint, I'd be more inclined to have the chip just include their attacks, rather than summon the Navis themselves a la the canon Navi chips. Assuming the chips were to be distributed through the board, a bunch of people RPing other people's characters sounds like a bit of a mess. Better to just get a weapon, or do a punch, something any Navi could do by themselves.

I'm also seconding Lurch's Broadside rec. Indeed, mecha.

I nominate the OG triad marriage of MeleeMan, Seraphim, and RASS, because the glory MeleeBros shall forever be carved into the heartwood of this board.

The specifics of each chip are mostly up to the sysdev bois, but I'd imagine MeleeMan chip could be a good old fashioned SOUL FIST: UPPERCUT, maybe a punch plus Strengthen aura. Seraphim could be an equippable shirtOBJECT that provides Nova heals/buffs. RASS could be a three-parter combo chip to fit his three subpersonalities: a buff/debuff, ranged attack, melee attack or some such.

Just food for thought.

Redolence crept its way into Phase's sore muscles. The girl stretched up as a tremendous yawn overtook her, then settled herself back down, a boneless, noodly weight against Critias' flank. The wyvern's scales made for a hard, unyielding daybed, but the warmth radiating off him more than made up for the initial discomfort. "You look about ready for bed, you do," Vincent gently teased, "is it time for us to pack it in?"

In purest adolescent form, Phase's only response was to whine and cling to her bed. In this case, that meant a slender pair of arms wrapping as far 'round Critias' waist as she could reach. "Five more minutes," she murmured.

For a moment, all was quiet in the lab. Vincent was about to ask his host if he could kindly make the changeroom appear again, when Phase's quiet, sleepy voice piped back up. "Hey, Crit...d'you ever dream?" It was an exceedingly odd question for a Navi to ask, thought Vincent, but then, he supposed Phase and Critias were both a few shades off the norm for their kind. The man bent down to meet Yu's eye, collecting his folded clothing and silently tilting his head toward the far side of the room, hoping the lad got the message; best to give the tired Navis a little privacy.