Super Smash Quest - Story - Chapter 314: Headquarters Hijinks
Date: 2:01:38 PM, August 12th; 5:13:17 PM, August 12th, 2006.
Metal Man (GM): MISSION THING
Charles is at his HQ. All seems normal.
In fact... deadly silent.
Trevor: "All systems nominal. No abnormalities."
Metal Man (GM): Of course, he's at the bridge, overlooking the strange valley.
Well... uhh... Charles isn't actually there, buut why waste this description?
Half of his view is entirely blotted out by light; the other, covered in plant growth, has a few buildings, and shows the nearby ground base.
HOWEVER... Charles himself is somewhere near Quester HQ.
It's a normal day out for Charles, although, being trapped on the Dark Side is sort of depressing.
Ganondorf: "So, Charles, you wish to make the X-zone sphere... hmmm... we need the components for it, though. We need a sphere, and then to enchant it with the requisite words of chaos.
Sardis Mongul here gives us the instruction-- what is this? I detect something upwardly strange."
Metal Man (GM): Haxgel makes a strange looking ripple in reality.
You can see... an image of The Void carrying... an X-zone sphere.
Ganondorf: "I wouldn't have noticed it, except he used it just now. And it seems like an original, too. The Mages Council must be lax... then again, I hear the Questers have been a major thorn in their side."
Charles Magellean: "If an X-zone sphere has already been made, then would it take less effort to just reach for it instead of creating one ourselves?"
Ganondorf: "Indeed... but! The most destructive being of chaos holds it... how does one snatch it from him? His record there seems to be one of... beating people down with bath tiles."
Charles Magellean crosses his arms, closing his eyes. His head slightly moves up, he going, "Mmmmmmmmm..."
He looks to the Moon; his home.
He thinking of Robotnik's latest attempt (the one with the Gravity Egg), begins to ponder.
"If we are to aim for the Mages Council, we must think as of a brilliant mind; a plan within a plan within a plan."
Ganondorf: "Sounds just like the now-defeated Ivo Robotnik's sort."
Charles Magellean: "It is a strategy, nonetheless, unless we right out go inside Quester HQ and politely ask The Void for the X-zone Sphere. Do you still believe taking The Void's sphere would be less effort than building one?"
Ganondorf: "If we are tricky. If we are dumb, we'll probably have to flee exploding kitchen sinks. Though... nobody said The Void was all good. I doubt he'd ignore a good deal."
Charles Magellean: "Once the sphere is retrieved, how can it be a lure for the mages from their Council without doing permanent damage to a part of Nintendus? Dark as this side may be, if they are destroyed, they will not learn."
Ganondorf: "The X-zone was disabled, so, when used, all it does is cause types like them to freak out. Otherwise The Quester Headquarters should have been ripped to pieces by now... The Void's summoned enough chaos to take out entire planets in the arena alone."
Charles Magellean: "What wonderful knowledge. Now, how will this be gone about: An outside diversion, or stealth into their base?"
Ganondorf: "Stealth. If we cause too big a diversion, the more perceptive types may start looking around. Besides, the systems register you as a Quester, and will do nothing to stop you."
Charles Magellean: "They register the Knowledge Seeker as a Quester. Intriguing." *Looks to Quester HQ and walks towards it; more of a wall, actually.* "Okay, let's begin."
Metal Man (GM): You walk towards it, finding no guard, as usual. Reckless people, these Questers.
The doors even open for you.
Charles Magellean enters through the front door again, this time knowing that the subordinates are in the building as well as the Man in Armor.
Metal Man (GM): The doors to the big room are open; also, you see an elevator off to the side, embedded into a wall.
Unknown Being: "Mahlec, can you detect the sphere's energies?"
Ganondorf: "Fifth floor."
Alexia steps out of her room and notices the newcomer
"Oh, hello. I don't think I've seen you before."
Digifanatic is walking around, seemingly as usual, when he sees these two talking... .oO(What is this?
Weird...)
Unknown Being left eye takes a slight look through his eye, seeing the two. He looks for several seconds, and just looks back to the elevator. He presses the button to bring the elevator down here.
Alexia: "You come to join the Questers?"
Digifanatic stands from a small distance, not really knowing anything and just biding time for now.
Trigger steps out of his room to go do something when he stumbles across the 3 talking.
Digifanatic: "Hey, Trigger. I have no idea what's up with that guy she's talking to..."
Metal Man (GM): The elevator comes down.
???: "My business with you subordinates has come to an end before it even started."
Trigger: "...Hmmm."
Alexia: "...Subordinates?!"
Dragoshi: "...Heh. Talk about cryptic."
Unknown Being enters the elevator, closing the elevator door. He presses the button for the fifth floor.
Trigger: "What's he goin' on about."
Digifanatic: *Still to Trigger and now Dragoshi, somewhat quietly* "No idea..."
Metal Man (GM): The door closes, and the elevator goes up.
Alexia: "I don't know, but he's successfully ticked me off in one sentence."
Aetos is knocking on the door to Metal's Office.
Digifanatic: "Yeah, I don't like him calling us words like that..."
Trigger: "Well, I'm gonna go to the kitchen and grab a glass of O.J."
Metal Man (GM): The office is empty.
Dragoshi: "...Well, he's successfully amused me in a sentence."
Aetos doesn't take the hint, and keeps knocking, of course.
Digifanatic: "Saving this place so many times... subordinary... ppht."
Trigger runs off to the kitchen.
Metal Man (GM): Meanwhile, the mysterious being reaches the 5th floor, where The Void is tossing around various attacks using the power of his X-zone Sphere.
Dragoshi: "...Subordinate. Sheesh." *Floats off into the arena, waiting for something...*
Unknown Being walks out of the elevator door.
The Void: "Hmmm... must reform moves into a more purposeful match... power, accuracy, multi-hitter, hmmm..."
Metal Man (GM): Being: You see Dragoshi enter the arena from the other side.
Unknown Being: .oO(The Arena? This may be a bit of a problem.)
*He walks towards The Void, his left eye intent on watching all that is floating around the being.*
Metal Man (GM): You see him charging up a massive glass sphere which appears to warp reality to cause his attacks. It looks red hot.
He's trying to power up some sort of beam to a point of extreme power.
Digifanatic: "So, Alexia, aside from this subordinate thing, you suspect anything from this guy?"
Trigger walks out of the kitchen back to Digi and Alexia, holding a glass of O.J.
"Ahh, that's some good orange juice."
Unknown Being stops walking, maintaining a distance of 5 meters from The Void. He merely waits now.
Alexia: "I dunno. I feel that something's not right with him, but it's only an instinct."
The Void: "Yes... that should work... Beam... of DEATH!!!!"
Trigger: "He does seem like a shady character to me too."
Metal Man (GM): He raises the sphere and shoots a nearby dummy with it.
Dragoshi: *To self after Void says that* "...On a stick?"
Metal Man (GM): His aim seems off; it says he has fired in the low 5% percentile of his accuracy.
Digifanatic: "I'm surprised I've never heard that one before, Dragoshi."
Trigger: "Hmmm, did you guys hear something just now?"
Alexia: "You think we should keep an eye on him?"
Metal Man (GM): However it deals 86... armor piercing damage.
Alexia crosses her arms.
Unknown Being sees the move trail off to parts unknown.
Trigger: "I guess."
Digifanatic: "Alright..."
The Void: "Hmmm... forget accuracy. I need... more power."
Trigger starts to drink more of his orange juice.
"Yum."
Alexia: "...To hell with diplomacy. I'm tailing that guy."
Dragoshi: .oO(...Why not more souls?)
Trigger: "I'll follow you."
Alexia hits the call button for the elevator.
Metal Man (GM): The elevator comes down for you.
Digifanatic: "Might as well..."
Dragoshi: *Muttering under his breath* "...How stupidly rash of you."
Digifanatic gets in.
Trigger gets in the elevator.
Alexia enters the elevator.
The Void begins spinning sphere around, attempting to increase his power.
Alexia: "Let's see, which floor did he go to..."
Trigger: "Hmmm..."
Metal Man (GM): Floor 5 seems to be the last button selected.
Unknown Being can see that The Void acknowledges that he is here, just busy concentrating on his power.
Digifanatic: "Five I guess."
Trigger: "Try it."
Digifanatic presses the button.
Metal Man (GM): The elevator goes up.
Alexia: "Be discreet. Don't call attention to yourself."
Trigger: "Roger."
Digifanatic: "Oh, of course."
Unknown Being merely stands where he is, blinking and looking at The Void.
The Void seems to be deep in concentration, probing something with the sphere.
Metal Man (GM): The elevator people arrive at the arena floor.
The Void: "Yes... yes! That will do."
Alexia heads towards the arena, glancing over her shoulder at the mystery person.
Trigger hops out.
Digifanatic: *Whispering* "Okay, here we go..."
The Void: "It may cost a lot of energy... but then there's this."
Dragoshi: "...?"
Digifanatic walks over to one of the seats and tries to crouch in a way so as he's not to be (easily) seen.
Metal Man (GM): He raises his sphere and opens fire on the dummy with it, again.
Alexia: *Whispering to Trigger* "Block the elevator."
Trigger: "Ok."
Metal Man (GM): The accuracy seems a lot less, but he's clocking in 40 damage per hit.
Trigger stays behind to watch the elevator.
Unknown Being hears footsteps. He walks 90 degrees clockwise, so he can keep an eye on the Questers on both sides as well as The Void.
Dragoshi: "..." *So glad that they ain't aimed at him, but, could prolly' avoid, what, 3 of those five?*
The Void: "Hmmm... no... not quite... I must... yes. Use the full power of my mind!"
Alexia: *Thinking* "No time to fly out of his sight now..."
The Void: "And with the help of a normal move to extend it..."
Alexia casually walks over and takes a seat next to Digi's position.
The Void: "Hmmm... no... not good enough."
Unknown Being: "Hmmm..." *Sees the girl moving closer to Digi.*
Digifanatic: *Whispers to Alexia* "Weird things..."
Unknown Being: "They do not seem much tolerant to the unknown."
The Void: "? ..." *Glances at the Unknown Being, then shrugs and continues and tries to concentrate more.*
Alexia: *Whispering to Digi* "Trigger's got the elevator covered. If he'll just look away from us for a moment..."
The Void: "Now... the finishing touches. Ray... of Sneakers!"
Dragoshi: *To self* "...Then again, who is? Aside from me. ...Most of the time anyway..."
Trigger: *Thinking to himself* "God, this is boring."
Metal Man (GM): *BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM* You see sneakers made out of laser energy violently combusting into the dummy.
Digifanatic: *Still whispering* "If he gets killed, I get first dibs on Dexing him. Of course, ASAP before he's revived.
Or not... or whatever. Yeah."
Dragoshi: "...Huh. Sneakers."
Unknown Being: "Do you have the power that you strove for?"
The Void: "Only one move is yet complete. Now... hmm... an attack to actually hit those who would try to dodge anything."
Alexia: *Also whispering* "If he will just TURN AROUND, I can fly to the ceiling. He won't notice me and I can watch him from there."
Digifanatic: *Still quiet* "If he turns back to me and sees that you're gone all of a sudden..."
Dragoshi: "..." *Whistles innocently after Void says that* <_<
Unknown Being: "Combining vast knowledge and forging it into power; the hearts of greed are here in the Dark."
Alexia: *Whispering* "Good point. Something's definitely up. He keeps moving so that he can see us."
The Void: *Powers up* "Behold... the wrath of Hi-speed Igloos!"
Metal Man (GM): *ZOOM* *BLAM*
It deals an insanely fast 10 ice damage to the dummy.
Dragoshi: "...Holy damn!"
Digifanatic: *Whispers* "Yup. Good ol' Void, with the most eccentric range of attacks... no offense."
Unknown Being: "Flash, no substance."
*He blinks once.
* "Your subordinates are beginning to irritate me with their scheming. May I go about my business with you, being of chaos?"
Alexia: *Whispering* "...He's going down. I SWEAR he is."
The Void: "Whatever you wish... as you have seen, I have enough power to overwhelm the tough of the tough... assuming they are arrogant and don't think."
Digifanatic: *Whispering* "Lex, I got an idea..."
Trigger: *Thinking to himself* "What a asshole."
Alexia: *Whispering* "Talk fast. He's not got his full attention on us."
Dragoshi: "...Good thing I'm not scheming then..."
Unknown Being: "The most arrogant of them all is not here, so I at least can have a somewhat pleasant conversation with you."
Digifanatic decides to scan the strange being against The Void... but he turns the volume down a lot lower than normal... still audible if you put your ear up to it.
The Void: "What brings you here?"
Digifanatic: *Whispering* "Lean in a bit if you feel like it."
Alexia scoots over and gets close enough to hear Digi's Dex.
Metal Man (GM): Digi: Your dex displays static.
Digifanatic: *Whispering* "Dang it." *Shuts Dex off.*
Alexia: *Whispering* "Now I KNOW he's up to something. Why else would he scramble our Dexes?"
Unknown Being: "Hmm, already they wanted to use their device to see what knowledge they can gain from me without personally inquiring of me."
Alexia blinks at hearing this... assuming she can.
Digifanatic: .oO(CRAP.)
Dragoshi: "...Yes. Don't mind them. They are merely, hmmm what's the word..."
Aetos finally gives up knocking on the office door, and goes back into the elevator.
Unknown Being: "A few 'days' ago, I came here seeking knowledge from your counterpart, the Man in Armor, a book that belonged to a former Quester."
The Void: "I know."
Digifanatic: "Oh, I apologize. I was listening to a prank call I made to a friend a long while back. I didn't want it to be too loud."
Unknown Being: "The knowledge is outdated, but it is still knowledge. I have come to ask of your knowledge----" *stops mid-sentence. He eye briefly looks to Digi and back.*
Digifanatic: .oO(Oh, man... wrong excuse.)
The Void: *Idly spins around the sphere.*
Unknown Being: "I thank you for telling me it was you who wanted to know about me."
Trigger: *Thinking to himself* "Idiot."
Alexia facepalms and groans.
Unknown Being looks back to The Void and others intermittently.
Dragoshi: .oO(Never interrupt a busy fellow in the middle of his talking with a being of high destructive chainsaw power. Seriously. It's basic knowledge. ...Okay, maybe not BASIC, but STILL.)
Digifanatic: .oO(I thought the low volume wouldn't give it away at first.)
Unknown Being: "I digress, so my business will be quick..."
Digifanatic: "Alright. I'm sorry. It's just honest instinct when something like this occurs."
Unknown Being: "Being of chaos, your sphere is something unknown to me. I desire to learn of it."
Metal Man (GM): He looks at you... strangely.
The Void: "None have ever asked of the darkness which lies within... I myself had begun to forget the entire purpose for my existence."
Unknown Being: "I seek knowledge. To utilize knowledge is not what I am doing."
The Void: *He raises the sphere and begins spinning it rapidly* "What else but pure madness... the creation of a realm by immense destruction... innate chaos becoming... routine... What else... but... this fickle insanity which brings me here."
Alexia frowns at Void's statement. Something is DEFINITELY not right here.
Aetos steps out into the stadium room, glances at The Knowledge Seeker in his Organization XIII robes, and backs up.
The Void: "...I will give you this sphere... but with a caveat... well... it isn't of my choosing. Do you know why I have kept it?"
Alexia makes a motion to call Aetos over.
Trigger tackles Aetos to the ground telling him to be quiet.
Unknown Being: "It is knowledge I do not know. Divulge what you know."
Aetos triggers tackles through Aetos.
Alexia: "...Does Trigger not realize that tackling a fellow Quester is not discreet? At all?"
The Void: "...This sphere... is a curse..."
Aetos runs back into the elevator and tries to go back down quickly.
Trigger: *Quietly* "Shut up."
Digifanatic: *Whispering* "Just warning him or something..."
The Void: "Created... by Ivo Robotnik."
Trigger: *Quietly* "That's what I was doing."
Unknown Being eye widens.
The Void: "He used it to go through time and regain his past weapons, originally."
Dragoshi: *Blinks.*
Trigger: *Blinks.*
The Void: "...Later using it in an attempt to create a dimension of his own..."
Alexia: "...Wait, if it was made by Ivo, why is it still even here and being used?!"
The Void: "...Then discarding it, upon which Sardis Mongul picked it up... do you know why Ivo Robotnik went insane? ...The sphere... will destroy the sanity of anyone who holds it.
Of course... that's why I have it... it only makes me stronger.
It drove Ivo insane... it drove Sardis insane..."
Digifanatic: "This is just way too strange."
Alexia: *Whispering to Digi* "You think I'll be killed if I blast it into shards?"
Trigger: "You're telling me."
The Void: "He helped... because it counteracted the Solarian way. It helped... because only an insane Solarian could be good."
Unknown Being nods.
"When I am done seeking the knowledge of the sphere, it will be returned to you. You have my word on this."
Trigger: "Zing."
Digifanatic: "Yeah..."
Unknown Being: "I am the Knowledge Seeker, and my one purpose is knowledge."
Digifanatic: "Sorry, just staring around at random stuff..."
The Void: "...Then beware... for if you hold the sphere for long... You shall know true insanity."
Alexia: *Still muttering* "Bet you 50 coins he tries to use it for evil."
Metal Man (GM): He holds it out to the Unknown Being.
Unknown Being: "To have, to seek, to exchange."
Trigger: "You're on."
Unknown Being takes it.
Knowledge Seeker: "Being of chaos, I thank you for allowing your sphere to be studied by me."
Dragoshi: .oO(...I'll just take a stand of neutrality.)
Unknown Being looks to the Questers.
Alexia writes down the bet on a scrap of paper from her backpack.
Knowledge Seeker: "Questers, know this: I am not your enemy. However, I am not ally to be called for in time of need."
Trigger: "I highly doubt that, but whatever,"
Alexia: "You scrambled a Dex and called us subordinates. Somehow I don't find you very trustworthy."
The Void: "I have no fear of the sphere being stolen..."
Dragoshi: "...Understood. Also, do not mind the others, they are not as... Open minded as I am."
The Void: "For every time it has been lost... it came to me."
Unknown Being looks to Dragoshi.
Knowledge Seeker: "Sometimes, a sign of good faith is all that is needed."
Dragoshi nods in agreement.
Knowledge Seeker: *Looks to all of you* "My business here is concluded. Do not make this situation more complicated by getting in my way. Of the way out, that is."
Trigger: *Thinking to himself* "Should I keep blocking the elevator? ..."
Unknown Being pockets the Sphere. "Thank you for allowing me to study this, being of chaos." He walks to the nearest elevator.
Dragoshi: "..."
Metal Man (GM): You walk towards it, only to hear some strange noise.
Suddenly... Mewtwo is in front of you.
Unknown Being stops, looking into the eyes of Mewtwo.
Alexia: "Aaaaand here comes the howitzer."
Trigger: "What the fuck...?"
Dragoshi: "...Fuh?"
Mewtwo: "If you seek knowledge, then you also appear to be... seeking trouble."
Dragoshi: .oO(Ain't that the truth...)
Trigger runs over to Alexia and Digi. "Got any more bright ideas?"
Mewtwo: "I do not mind that you took the sphere; why should I... it will merely corrupt your mind. No... rather... I ask why you came in without saying anything first."
Knowledge Seeker: *Merely looks to Mewtwo.*
Alexia: "Let's wait and see what happens here."
Trigger: "Ok."
Knowledge Seeker: "No one was at the front door, so I let myself in."
Mewtwo: "Then I feel the same should apply... to your mind."
Metal Man (GM): He raises a hand and attempts to probe the Knowledge Seeker's mind for his identity.
Dragoshi: "..."
Metal Man (GM): Of course, holograms don't really fool psychics, but if there's anything specifically to stop him, list it now.
Trigger: "..."
Alexia: "...Wow. Powers on a level I can only imagine..."
Trigger: "My god..."
Dragoshi lets out a small chuckle, and leans against the wall.
Mewtwo: "Hmmm... nothing like I thought it'd be. You may pass." *He moves his arm out of the way... as well as any Questers who might still be in the way.*
"I had you confused with... a far more violent person."
Trigger: "Should we be letting him leave? Alexia?"
Dragoshi: *To Trigger* "...Yes, now can it."
Trigger: "...This just doesn't feel right though."
Dragoshi: "...You worry too much."
Alexia stays silent until the man leaves. Hopefully Mewtwo will stay around for a bit afterwards.
Trigger: "...Yeah, you're probably right."
Mewtwo: "...If it was wrong, I could have personally taken him down. I see no ill motive."
Trigger: "Hmmm, well OK then."
Dragoshi: "See? Even the super psychic over here says so."
*He stays quiet now.*
Alexia: "I still don't think he's innocent of something. I don't know. Something still tells me he's up to something."
Unknown Being silently looks to Mewtwo for a moment. Then he moves to the elevator.
Trigger: "If Mewtwo says nothing is up, I think it's gonna be OK then."
Dragoshi nods in agreement with Trigger.
Knowledge Seeker: "My motives are none of your concern, little girl, now either step out of my way or learn of my knowledge... the hard way."
Trigger drags Alexia out of it's way.
Mewtwo: "It is not our concern, but rather that of The Void and the unknown party's."
Alexia casually pulls Trigger's hand off of her and walks out of the way.
Trigger: "..."
Dragoshi: "...They worry too much as well."
Unknown Being goes inside the elevator. He points to all of the Questers.
Dragoshi: "Oh, well. I never really did understand the emotional patterns of humans either way..."
Trigger: "Sorry, I was always paranoid like this back where I come from."
Dragoshi: "Ah. Makes sense then."
Knowledge Seeker: "This is a warning to all of you subordinates of the being of chaos and the Man in Armor: Unless I have business with you, then I suggest you do not interfere with me. For some of you, this is even more critical to remember."
Trigger: *Gulp.*
Alexia: "Sir, you're not intimidating me."
Aetos knocks on Metal's office door now, after returning from fleeing from the, what seemed to be, an Organization member.
Dragoshi: "...Understood. Once again, I promise not to interfere... Or, to let my, ahem, fellow 'subordinates' do so either."
Trigger: *Muttering* "Yeah, cause you probably have you gun on ya."
Dragoshi: "For it is, simply, none of their business."
Knowledge Seeker: "This is not about intimidation, child. My quest for knowledge is to seek it, and I know you people have a 'reputation' of interference. This especially goes for the brawler of your group."
Trigger: "Julian?"
Dragoshi: "...Of course it's Julian."
Knowledge Seeker: "Our business with each other has concluded." *He presses the elevator door.*
Metal Man (GM): Mewtwo gets a creepy smile and speaks himself.
Trigger: "..."
Mewtwo: "Oh, I don't think Julian will be interfering on the levels he used to any more..."
Dragoshi: "...Well, that was interesting... Now, to wait" *Leans against the wall, once again.*
Trigger: "For what...?"
Metal Man (GM): He then floats out of the room. The Void takes out yet another sphere.
The Void: "Did I mention there are more than one of these? No? Huh. ...I lost track, really."
Aetos pounds on Metal's door hard... if it were wooden, it could very well break.
Dragoshi: "Nah. Then again, does it matter?"
Aetos scratches his head and tries to open the door, instead.
Trigger: *Faceplams* "Oy."
Metal Man (GM): Mewtwo glides on by, seeing Aetos pound on Metal's door... which is locked.
Unknown Being goes down the elevator. He walks out of it from the ground floor, outside the HQ, and down the path.
Aetos continues knocking on it.
Mewtwo: "What purpose does smashing that door have if the occupant is busy upstairs?"
Aetos: "Upstairs? But that creepy thing is upstairs."
Unknown Being: "Mahlec, we have the sphere. Let's get some distance between here and HQ, study it for a bit, then have something activate it other than me to get the attention of the Mages Council."
Ganondorf: "That's the plan, then."
Mewtwo: "The Void is currently the one floating around. You'll probably see Metal later. I must... refurbish my office."
Unknown Being: "Preferably an abandoned warehouse, go up to the highest floor, and set up traps to show I mean 'business.' "
Aetos: "...*Sigh* Do you need help or something?"
Metal Man (GM): Mewtwo opens his door psychically and begins rearranging stuff; it looks like a cloud of spinning objects in there.
Aetos backs away.
Mewtwo: "No, I have the power to reorganize my office in moments."
Aetos: "Nevermind." *Runs back into the elevator to go upstairs He screeches to a halt before the elevator and runs back to Mewtwo.*
Trigger: "I wonder if anything else is gonna happen today?"
Dragoshi: "Eh. Who knows?"
Unknown Being (GM): This is what I said before I left:
"This is not about intimidation, child. My quest for knowledge is to seek it, and I know you people have a 'reputation' of interference. This especially goes for the brawler of your group."
Mewtwo: "?"
Aetos: "I was wondering a couple things... Can you use your psychic powers to tell what abilities someone has?"
Mewtwo: "To an extent... but if the person in question doesn't know of their own abilities... neither do I."
Aetos: "Do you know of anyone that can teleport into the Dark World? ...That I could easily contact?"
Mewtwo: "..."
Metal Man (GM): It's like you mentioned something vile to him.
Mewtwo: "The... DARK... world?"
Aetos: "...What's wrong? Yeah?"
Mewtwo: "I would sooner betray the Smashers and become another Ganondorf!"
Aetos: "Why is that?..."
Mewtwo: "That realm is STRICTLY off-limits to anyone in their right minds. With Ganondorf himself dead, the only thing that can be done there is the revival of him... something which must be stopped at all costs."
Aetos: "Grr. But there be... SOMETHING... there! I went to Link's home in Kokiri Forest, and found that an item is hidden there in the Dark World."
Mewtwo: "Most likely something supposed to be left alone."
Aetos: "Then why not we collect it to keep it from anything EVIL that might mess with it?"
Mewtwo: "I've had my way with many Questers before you... not even Wolfman can bend the rules with me. Impossible. The realm is strictly Ganondorf's.
Nothing evil which possesses knowledge of it yet exists.
...And if it does... it'll be your job to destroy it."
Aetos: "Hmph. There's got to be someone that can do it. I'm going to keep looking for someone that can help. With or without you. If that realm is Ganondorf's, and he's dead... that realm is free."
Mewtwo: "I will stop you at every turn... I can read your mind. In my opinion... it was my absence which caused all of the chaos which befell the Questers."
Aetos: "You could... but what for? You don't even know what you're preventing..."
Mewtwo: "I can read your mind... and I know well enough... anything in the Dark Realm is nothing but evil. I have seen generations of Questers come and go, but the Dark Realm is absolute.
Even this so-called X-zone died... but... the Dark Realm... stays evil."
Aetos: "That Can't be true! A dark realm has an overbalance of evil to light, but there HAS to be some good."
Mewtwo: "Long after we are dead, even with Ganondorf gone... it will still be there... and still evil."
Aetos: "Nothing is black and white... everything is gray."
Mewtwo: "It was tainted permanently by Ganondorf's greed. Greed which has merely infected you. If you go there, you will find nothing, and you will lose everything."
Aetos: "Just different shades."
Mewtwo: "Bowser and Ganondorf thought the same way... you don't see them around, do you? Bowser thought... perhaps you could have a little gray here or there...
Maybe if we used weapons of immense power... for a little money on the side?
Look where it got him.
Ganondorf... he saw things backwards. Power was everything to him, as it was to you."
Aetos: "You're a bad mind-reader."
Mewtwo: "A very proper man... who destroyed himself for raw power. I wouldn't quite think that; you're clearly denying all sorts of things."
Aetos: "I'm an explorer. I search for things for the sake of finding them... not to use them to be evil."
Mewtwo: "Then find yourself a new realm to explore."
Aetos: "SOMETHING is there, and I want to find it. Hrm."
Mewtwo: "There is most likely another realm, somewhere, somehow, that is not entirely bad. I don't know what, how, or anything about it... but it probably would hold things of far more power than that of the dead Dark World.
Now, if you excuse me... I must ask my co-workers what else has been going on in my absence."
Metal Man (GM): *POOF* He vanishes.
Aetos: "Hrm. A new realm, then..."
*He goes back to knocking on Metal's door.
He shrugs.* "Must not be home." He goes back into his "secret" room, and writes on the wall with his chalk.
Metal Man (GM): Some time later...
Aetos yells at Dragoshi. "TO BATTLE!!!"
Trigger: "I wanna re-match Dragoshi!!"
Dragoshi: "...Right."
Trigger: "Heh, you're going down!"
Aetos: "Hrm?"
Dragoshi: "...Okay, which one of you first...?"
Aetos raises his hand.
Trigger: "Me. Crap."
Aetos: "..." *Snaps, and Trigger's surrounded by a sphere of wind which vacuums out all the noise Trigger can make.*
"Me!"
Trigger: "..."
Dragoshi: "...Well, even though, that was a little cheap... Oh, what the hell?"
Trigger: "... ... ... ...!!!!"
The Ninja appears near the trio. "What is all the noise?"
Aetos watches Trigger wave around disgruntled.
"There is no noise now!" *he grins.*
Dragoshi jumps into the arena.
Trigger: "... ... ...!!!!"
Scott Gibson sits up in the arena stands, finding it a nice place to practice, playing some Stevie Ray Vaughn "Texas Flood" and "Pride and Joy".
Aetos bounces down into the Arena.
Trigger goes into the arena and sits down next to Scott.
Scott Gibson: "Yo."
Trigger: "... ... ...?"
Scott Gibson barely blinks between notes.
Dragoshi stands still, saving all his TP, ending his turn.
The Ninja grabs Trigger and pulls him onto the stands.
Aetos follows suit.
Dragoshi: *Charged up Indignation! He saves remaining two TP. EoT.*
Scott Gibson: "Looks like it's going to be interesting."
Aetos calls a glowing wind to absorb into his body.
The Ninja dons his beer hat and foam hand and joins the two in the stands.
Aetos thrusts his right hand at the yoshi-thing, sending a tiny dart made of wind to pierce into him.
Dragoshi sidesteps.
Aetos is wearing armor, and a helmet.
Scott Gibson: "Hm... anybody prefer some appropriate battle music?"
Trigger: "I have some."
Scott Gibson: "Really?"
Dragoshi: *Charged up Flame Breath!*
Trigger takes out a CD player and it starts to play Battle Pressure from MMBN 4.
Scott Gibson: "May wanna turn it up. I think I'm going to have some fun with this number."
Dragoshi: *EoT.*
Scott Gibson: "Heh..."
Trigger: "Ok."
*He starts to crank up the music.*
Scott Gibson flips the switch on his guitar from lead to Rhythm and turns up the volume knob.
He kicks into some Motorhead, "Ace of Spades".
Aetos's spear quickly zips into his hand. He holds it out, pointed at Dragoshi. "Chaoooss..." It begins to glow gold, surging with some kind of foreign energy. "Spear!!" A golden eagle made of this energy flies out of the spear at toward Dragoshi.
Scott Gibson: "If you wanna gamble I'll tell you I'm your man! Ya' win some, lose some, it's all the same to me!"
Dragoshi: "..."
Trigger: "WOO, ROCK ON!!!"
Dragoshi: *Ker-evade!* "...Almost hit me."
Scott Gibson: "The only card I need is the ace of spades!"
Scott Gibson: "7 or 11, Snake eyes watchin' you!"
Dragoshi: "..." *Attempts to take some of Aetos DR away by... Stealing the helmet! Five Clawed Discount! EoT.*
Aetos looks hot after the helmet comes off. "Guh... Jerk!"
Trigger: "BOO!! YOU SUCK AETOS!!"
Aetos holds his hands out, and a large stream of wind energy flows out, about to slam into Dragoshi hard!
The Ninja: "So... Who has winner?"
Scott Gibson: "Heh..."
Trigger looks at the Ninja. "Wha?"
Dragoshi: *Actually hit by that.*
Aetos: *60 Wind Damage.*
"Gimme that helmet back!"
Scott Gibson finishes the song.
Dragoshi: "No." *Scythe Swipe x2*
Scott Gibson: "Any requests?"
Dragoshi: "...Only that's proving to be effective right now, even if it's half as effective as it should be..." *EoT.*
The Ninja: "Or will there be two different matches?"
Trigger: "So, I guess I'll be fighting the winner. Oh Scott, can you play Crazy Train?"
The Ninja: "Ah. Mr. Space police..."
Scott Gibson: "Heh... sure."
Aetos whirls his arms around and a flow of strong wind blows into the stadium, wrapping itself up around Dragoshi, and slamming him into the ground.
Dragoshi: *Two more swipes!*
Aetos's Spear vanishes and his keyblade appears with a shimmering light. "Dazzling Tornado!" His keyblade becomes wrapped in wind and suddenly it looks different... Like a tornado being wielded as a weapon! It shimmers a bit with magical energy. He runs up to Dragoshi and bashes him with it.
*The tornado reverts back into the keyblade.*
Dragoshi: *Instead of evading, an aura appears and knocks Aetos back. His other way of doing evasion.* >_> *And, a repeat performance of his previous attacks!*
Scott Gibson: "All Aboard!!! HA! HA! HA!"
The Ninja: "Ah! I missed train!"
Scott Gibson: "Crazy, but thats how it goes."
'o Millions of people living as foes.
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate o/'
Trigger: "I wish I could jam like that."
Aetos snaps is fingers. A vacuum appears around Scott, too. It makes it impossible for him to create sound.
Scott Gibson pauses. "I'd be happy to teach anyone."
Trigger: "Sweet."
The Ninja just waves his foam hand around.
Aetos swirls his arm around. "We're gonna end this fast, then!" a large buzz-saw of wind spins rapidly above his hand. He launches it at Dragoshi, requiring an AGI check!
Trigger passes a note to Scott that says, "Could you teach me how to use a guitar as a weapon as well?"
Scott Gibson notices he can't make a sound and pulls a small notebook and pencil from his gig bag's pocket.
He writes. "Becoming a hardcore rocker requires only 4 easy steps."
Trigger nods his head.
Dragoshi gets hit. Not like he was gonna EVADE IT, anyway! Friggin' cheap wind saws.
Scott Gibson: "1. Buy a kick ass guitar."
Aetos hucks another small wind dart at Dragoshi again.
Scott Gibson: "2: learn 3 chords."
Dragoshi: *Still alive, and kicking.*
Aetos: *Critical!... weak attack, though...*
Scott Gibson: "3: Sing about how you feel about the world or just scream nonsense. 4: Date groupies.
And that's the 4 step process."
Dragoshi takes 23 wind then...
Trigger passes a note to Scott that says, "LOL cool, but where am I gonna find groupies and a good guitar in Nintendus?"
Dragoshi: *...You know the drill!*
Scott Gibson thinks for a moment scratching his goatee.
Editor's Note: Huh... makes me wonder if there was a non-evil Scott Gibson out there and this Mirror Universe one took his place. ...Just Star Trek logic, y'know.
Trigger passes a note to Scott that says, "Maybe Metal might know, I mean he is the leader."
Scott Gibson: "There is a documented case on how to get your own guitar from anywhere... though the process is a little bizarre."
Trigger: "How bad could it be?"
Scott Gibson: "Well..."
Aetos twitches. "Fine. We'll play HARD BALL" He holds BOTH his hands out, soon a rapidly spinning buzz-saw forms above EACH hand. He hucks them as quick as he can!
"BATTER'S UP!"
Scott Gibson: "First I'd have to use a special swing they teach in academy and hit you with this." *Pointing to guitar.*
The Ninja: "Hmm. The 'Keyblade' looks almost worthy. ...Tigger, I would like to challenge him next if he wins."
Trigger: "...I have a bad feeling where this is going, but please continue."
Scott Gibson: "Then, hopefully, that'll jumpstart your latent N.O. abilities. They exist in all living beings."
Dragoshi: "...You can STOP now. Not like I was gonna WIN in the first place due to your stupid flame-resistant armor."
Trigger: "...I wanted to go next Ninja, but you can go before me."
Scott Gibson: "Then I just punch through your skull and your guitar should be in there. It's a long story after that."
Aetos golds up his hand, counting down fingers. "And Regeneration, and armor, and because wind is SUPREME."
Scott Gibson: "Your head heals itself though very quickly."
Trigger: "One Question, will my brain be OK?"
Aetos goes to take his helmet back.
Scott Gibson: "If I do it right then your N.O. should create the interdimensional channel and your brain won't be harmed at all."
Dragoshi: "Heh."
Trigger: "And you're certified to do this right?"
The Ninja: "You talk in odd manner, Mr. Space police."
Scott Gibson: "Meh, I took a class on N.O. theory... don't remember it much though... oh well... BATTER UP!"
Aetos snaps his fingers, releasing the sound vacuums from Trigger and Scott.
Trigger: "...I MUSTN'T RUN AWAY!!!"
Scott Gibson gets up and puts a foot down on his, now vertical, guitar and pulls the starter on the back. The guitar humms to life with the sound of a chainsaw.
Trigger: "...Cool."
Scott Gibson: "Last chance to think twice."
Trigger: "It's good, I wanna go through with it."
Scott Gibson: "Ok then."
*BWO--OONNG!!!!*
Dragoshi: "...Well, that was a good battle."
The Ninja: "Am I up?"
Trigger: "Whaaaaaaaaa!! " *Gets smashed into a wall*
"...Oww.
Nice... hit."
The Ninja: "It is chaos here! Royal rumble!"
Dragoshi: "...Now, if I could get healed, I could give Trigger his rematch. That is, if he still wants it."
The Wraith (GM): Dexes start a-beepin as a particular shadowy figure drifts into the area...
The Ninja then poofs from the stands and poofs into the arena. "I trust this will be a fight of honor."
Dragoshi pulls dex out.
The Ninja: "Ah?" *He pulls his out as well.*
The Wraith: "Hey-hey! ...Looks like I'm just in time for another party! AWRIGHT!"
Scott Gibson stands over Trigger as he tries to regain consciousness.
"Normal side-effects... all seems good."
Aetos has his helmet back then, I guess... and he goes to sit down.
Scott Gibson pats the side of Trigger's face... "Wake up there, kiddo."
Aetos nods at Ninja.
Trigger: "Ugh... my head."
Dragoshi: "...Okay, I lost track."
Trigger: "What happened?"
The Ninja: "Do not worry. I stab my enemies in back. For friends, I just stab in face."
Scott Gibson: "Just a light bop to the head. Everything seems okay."
Trigger: "Ugh... how does my head look?"
Scott Gibson: "No abnormalities. Like I just swung you around at a hundred miles an hour then stopped you with a shovel."
The Ninja then swings this sword-staff around before giving Aetos a bow. "May the honor be with us. I'm ready when you are."
Trigger: "Oh, After I feel a little less woozy, I want that re-match Dragoshi."
Scott Gibson: "I'd take it easy for a bit there."
*He points to a seat.*
Trigger: "Ok."
Scott Gibson: "Time for step 2..."
Trigger gets back in his seat."
Dragoshi jumps into the stands.
Scott Gibson hands Trigger a plastic ring-like thing with a hole in the middle big enough for his head.
Trigger: "What's this?"
Scott Gibson: "You may want this. The next step is a bit messy."
Trigger: "...Ok."
Scott Gibson: "Just trust me. It's very messy."
Trigger puts it on.
Scott Gibson: "Okay..."
*He starts feeling around on the back of Trigger's scalp. Occasionally tapping and checking...*
Aetos goes back to the arena. "So, ninja boy?"
Scott Gibson: "There!"
Trigger: "You found something?"
Aetos latches his reddish Boba-Fett helmet back on.
Scott Gibson: "Soft spot."
The Ninja: "So. I am here to test your abilities."
Trigger: "He he, that tickles."
Scott Gibson aims his fist and jabs it into Trigger's skull.
The Ninja: "I trust you can give me slight resistance."
Trigger: "GAHHHH!!!!"
Scott Gibson then starts feeling around inside.
Trigger: "AAHHH AAAAAH!!"
Scott Gibson: "Whoa... Keep those things to yourself, kid... Ah-Ha!"
Trigger: "AAAAHH!"
Scott Gibson leans back with a strange glowing red stretchy thing in his hand from Trigger's skull, which part is still embedded in.
Trigger: *Gasping* *What--is---it??*"
Scott Gibson: "Hang on a sec... GRAHHHH!!!"
Trigger: "..."
Scott Gibson pulls hard and is standing on the back of the seat.
He yanks something out and falls back on his ass.
"Your bat, kid.
Ow..."
The Wraith: *The spirit is just hovering there in the stands, watching Trigger & Scott... He seems to be trying to figure out how much of what he's seeing is from the booze and how much is actually happening.*
Trigger: "...Whoa... thanks."
Aetos looks very annoyed.
"Will you SHUT UP so we can FIGHT?"
The Ninja: "Ah. Good idea. Ready when you are."
Scott Gibson looks the new instrument over.
Aetos nods at Ninja.
Scott Gibson: "Yep, still got it. And the teachers said I'd never get anything out of that class."
The Wraith: "...That's it, no more whiskey. Just vodka."
Aetos: *Reaaddyyyy... FIGHT!*
The Ninja just gets into a stance as he idly twirls his sword staff... Then decides to give Aetos a practice run as he begins to twirl it faster and faster before throwing it at Aetos.
Aetos calls his keyblade. "You wanted to see its strength!" it transforms into the Dazzling Tornado and he slashes at Ninja with it
The Ninja catches his weapon and leaps up and around his opponent's attack effortlessly. "Strength is best use with mind more than body." He holds his turns just to be slightly fair. (End)
Aetos tries again. "It's my soul that guides my powers!"
Dragoshi: "...Your soul's aim alternates between good and bad then."
Scott Gibson: "So this is your bat, eh?"
Trigger: "I guess so."
Scott Gibson: "Pretty spiffy."
Trigger: "Hey Dragoshi, I still want that re-match, ok?"
Dragoshi: "Sure thing."
Trigger: "Odd, Scott just passed out, I wonder why?"
*He helps up Scott.*
Scott Gibson wakes up. "Whoo, haven't done that swing in awhile."
Trigger: "You ok?"
Scott Gibson: "I'll live..."
Aetos swings his wind-transformed keyblade right into Ninja again, hoping it will hit this time.
The Ninja would blink as the tornado comes zooming after him. He does a fancy side flip as it comes at him and lands not too far from Aetos. It's unknown if the attack him it or not as it was very close. "Yes. That's more like it."
Scott Gibson hands Trigger his new Gibson Les Paul.
Aetos: "...Sneaky ninjas."
Trigger: "Awesome, I've always wanted a Les Paul."
Scott Gibson: "Yep, had it in your head long enough so it manifested itself in your N.O. Got mine the same way."
The Ninja: "I am a ninja." *With him being so close up, he goes for the melee as well. His staff twirls around as he strikes at Aetos, then twirls it around and gives him a second strike.*
Trigger: "Wow."
Scott Gibson holds up his 1961 Gibson SG Angus Young Custom.
Editor's Note: Alas, I was too shy to interrupt in their one-note worship of the same 2-3 Gibson guitars at the time. Would have perhaps suggested they try to make something coherent while they were at it, rather than everyone trying to become clones of eachother with the same guitars.
Aetos gets beat down by the rod. "Gah! Ok! Sheesh! Lemme up, it's my turn!"
He picks himself up, and gets ready to attack The ninja again...
The Ninja: "Show me powerful move."
Aetos's arm becomes enveloped by wind... it begins to look like Megaman's Megabuster. Suddenly a large ball of air zips out of it and crashes into The Ninja
"That powerful, Ninja-san?"
The Ninja blinks as his arms cross in from of his body, then hits causing him to step back some. he uncrosses his arms and tilts his neck as it gives a small crack. "Not bad, I suppose."
Metal Man appears near the arena. "Hmmm... yet some more sparring."
Dragoshi: *Sees Metal*"Yep."
The Ninja: "I have info I needed, so if you don't mind, I'd like to end this." *He twirls his staff and a powerful force again and hurls it at Aetos.*
Trigger: "You ready to fight Dragoshi? Cause I'm not backing out."
Dragoshi: "Yea. I am. Good. Neither am I."
Aetos gasps. "Stop HITTING me with that!"
He whirls his hands around, and a strong gust comes in, hopefully grasping Ninja.
He then has the wind grasping Ninja huck him into the stands near Trigger and Dragoshi.
Metal Man (GM): 20 extra damage from crashing into the stands
The Ninja would take the extra 20 damage... but he falls through it rather than into it. No extra damage.
Scott Gibson kicks back for a bit and plucks some tunes, mainly classic rock.
Trigger is sitting down, learning how to play Infected.
Aetos: "A regular Shadowkat."
The Ninja would indeed go flying through the stands, disappearing in them. He then later floats out of the ground about ten feet in front of Aetos. "It is good you take words to heart."
Aetos: "Use mind over matter?"
*He scoffs.* "I do it all the time... no big."
Metal Man is currently messing with his stuff.
Trigger: "I'm on the edge, up against the world."
The Ninja: "Oh have truly woken your fighting spirit. If you weren't enemy. I would have tried to stab you in back knowing you take a lot of energy."
Trigger: "...I forget the rest... Hmmm..."
Aetos scratches his head, wondering if he won with that critical Wind Flow.
Scott Gibson: "It's a start."
The Ninja doesn't been to back acting like he was badly hurt. Though his mask covers up most of his expression. "Would you like to forfeit before I attack?"
Trigger: "Hmmm, ahh I know."
Aetos: "No... I don't ever give up. I've learned to stick things through until the very end."
The Ninja: "An honorable spirit. This is looking well for you." *He then twirls his blade, then hurls it at Aetos. It then comes back and he spin and lets loose of it again for a second attack.*
Aetos Swoooooned!
Trigger starts to play Vile's battle theme from Mega Man X8.
Scott Gibson stares at Trigger, his mouth agape.
Trigger: "I good at playing music by ear. If I've heard it, I could play it."
Aetos revives. Whee regen. >.> Which I didn't use this fight. ;.;
Scott Gibson: "No kidding..."
The Ninja catches his weapon and gives Aetos a bow. "You have fought with honor. As wise said, hand to hand proves we are equal. Only I'm more equal because you lost."
Scott Gibson: "I only have one song solo that can beat that. Dragon Force, "*Through the Fire and Flames.*"
Metal Man hears the music... hmmmm... "If only Julian were here."
Trigger: "Oh, I know another good song I could play."
Scott Gibson: "Shoot."
Trigger starts to play Sigma's battle theme from Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.
The Ninja: "Oh! Metal!" *He gives Metal a wave from the arena.*
Metal Man: "Mmmm?"
The Ninja: "I'll have first profile ready now!"
Metal Man: "Ah. Most good."
Aetos: "Profile?"
Trigger: "Ah, that song took a lot out of me."
Scott Gibson: "Yeah, that'll happen when you start out."
*He flexes his fingers a sec.*
The Ninja poofs from the arena. Seems like he's done for now.
Trigger: "Ready to fight Dragoshi?"
*He puts away his Gibson and takes out Badelaire.*
Dragoshi: "..." *Jumps into the arena, scythe drawn.*
Scott Gibson: "Good luck, Trig."
Trigger jumps down to the arena as well, sword drawn.
"Ready?"
Dragoshi: "Yep."
Scott Gibson hits his right fist to his chest then flashes some metal to Trigger... "For those about to rock!"
Trigger: "LET'S ROCK!!"
Dragoshi: "...Yes, let's."
Aetos flees.
Scott Gibson gets his guitar and plays some Megadeath, "Symphony of Destruction"...
Mutters* "Kid's got spunk."
Dragoshi: *Hears the song* "Oh, now we're talkin'!" (30)
Trigger starts the battle off slashing up Dragoshi.
Dragoshi jumps up into the air and attempts to carve Trigger with his scythe, twice.
Trigger gets hit by the first attack but swiftly dodges the second blow.
Dragoshi: *Trigger's turn.*
Trigger runs at Dragoshi and starts to slash wildly at him.
Dragoshi: *Is hit twice. You should just roll a d20 to see if you crit or not. :p He gets hit twice, taking...100 damage.*
*Swiftly and somewhat wildly swings his scythe at Trigger. Twice.*
Trigger can't dodge the attacks and gets sliced up.
Dragoshi: *Trigger's turn.*
Trigger: "Ok, you're going down."
*He runs at Dragoshi and starts to slash wildly at him. 2 times.*
"I can't take much more."
Dragoshi: "...Heh. And, to think you used to suck at attacking. My, how you've improved." *Spins around and attempts to strike Trigger twice more.*
Scott Gibson grins.
Trigger once again gets sliced up by both attacks.
He submits defeat.
"I can't take it, you win."
Dragoshi: "Good fight. Wasn't as close to the edge as before, but still, ya did good." *Holds out his hand.*
Trigger takes Dragoshi's hand. "Good fight."
Aetos pounces near Trigger.
Dragoshi shakes hand, and nods in agreement.
Aetos: "Heya, T-I-Double Guh-Err!"
Trigger: "Hey, I'll take you on next, Aetos."
Dragoshi: "...Kick his arse, Trig." *Jumps back into the stands.*
Aetos laughs.
He bounces over to a different part of the arena.
Scott Gibson: "Whoo! Go Trig!"
Trigger: "Alright."
Scott Gibson thinks of another song...
Trigger jumps back in and suddenly recovers.
Aetos triggers turn!
Trigger runs at Aetos and starts to slash wildly at him. 2 times.
Scott Gibson goes into the song "Bark at the Moon" by Ozzy Osbourne.
Aetos shrugs it off and uses his Wind Cannon attack. A megabuster of wind forms around his arm, and it fires off a large ball of air to crash into Trigger.
*Crit!*
Trigger: "Oh shit."
*He gets blown away.*
Aetos: *Trigger's Turn.*
Trigger gets back up and tries to stun Aetos.
Aetos feels a small tingling through his armor. "Uh..."
Trigger: "...I'm gonna die... again."
Aetos snickers as a large scimitar made out of wind energy forms in his hand.
Trigger runs at Aetos and starts to slash wildly at him. 2 times.
Aetos cuts into Trigger with his scimitar made of pure wind energy, laughing.
Trigger can't dodge the strikes in time and gets hit twice.
"Ahh, I still got some fight left in me."
Aetos: "Do you now?"
*He whirls his hands around, summoning that grasping breeze around Trigger.*
Trigger: "SHIT!!"
*He gets caught up in the breeze and gets swept off his feet.*
Aetos: *Normally 45 wind damage... the crit makes it 90.* *Commands it to sling Trigger into the stands the exact way he did The Ninja... soo that should incur an extra 20 damage.*
Trigger lies there, motionless.
"..."
Dragoshi: "...Yea. That did 'im in."
Aetos: "Ermm. Sorry!" *Summons Divine Winds into Trigger* *Heal 30 HP each round.*
Scott Gibson: "...Ouch."
Trigger: "...Gah, argh that hurt..."
Gibby makes his way into the arena after a long period of time watching too much television. He loved those crazy reality shows... especially the one with a drunk goat. Anyway, he makes his way inside and spots Trigger on the ground and Aetos standing victorious. "Aww... did I miss the fight?"
Aetos: "Like... 5..."
Gibby: "Five? Woah... I gotta stop watching so much TV..."
Aetos: "I beat everyone here but Ninja. ...Even though Ninja isn't here... and I didn't fight Scotty."
Gibby: "...Did you face Julian?"
Trigger: "I'm... up for... any more challenges."
Aetos: "A little bit ago. His fire attacks are just too much. If I was wearing my armor, it would have helped."
Gibby: "Trigger, there -is- such a thing as overdoing it. I suggest you head to R&R and catch some Zs."
Trigger: "Nah, I'm fine. There has got to be someone I could defeat."
Scott Gibson watches..."Hm..."
Gibby: "Well... you could try to find that goomba guy. Oh wait... he retired."
*He rubs his chin.*
Trigger: "...No thanks. I beat him."
Aetos: "While my wind form keeps most of his attacks away... he still can spam two of them... his boots which create a flame, and his gloves."
Trigger: "Remember?"
Gibby: "Guess you'll have to wait for somebody new to come around."
Dragoshi: "Speaking of Julian, where the HELL is he? I have a three-way battle between Metal and him, and his tardiness REALLY ain't helpin'."
Trigger: "...What about you, Scott? Care for a friendly sparing match?"
Scott Gibson: "You wanna go guitar to guitar?"
Gibby: "Hooray! More music!"
Scott Gibson: "Sure, I'm game for a duet, Trig. Show me what you can do."
*He slings his guitar and heads down to the arena floor.*
Gibby sits at the arena stands and watches the fight take place.
Trigger jumps back into the ring."
The Ninja then poofs right next to Metal and gives him a folder.
Metal Man takes it. "Thanks."
Scott Gibson cracks his neck and fingers, loosening up before the bout.
The Ninja: "Did shipment arrive, Metal?"
Metal Man: "Erm... yes. Here."
Trigger: "Ok, lets rock."
Metal Man gives The Ninja a strange looking bottle.
Scott Gibson: "Right on!"
Trigger starts off the battle with a double slash attack.
The Ninja: "Are there instructions?" *Looks at the bottle.*
Metal Man: "Yes."
Aetos looks to Metal and The Ninja... boggled.
Metal Man (GM): You do, indeed, see instructions on it. It's liquid fertilizer.
Scott Gibson: "Agh!"
*He staggers back...* "Damn!"
Trigger gets in a defensive stance. (end turn)
The Ninja: "Ah! Good. Now we can grapes in no time. Thank you, Metal. I'll be in garden if you need me."
Scott Gibson blasts at Trigger going balls out on this one with his guitar swinging back.
Aetos blinks. "Grapes?"
Metal Man: "You're welcome. Me, I have some fighting to do... once I finish studying this artifact." *Looks at a book.*
Trigger almost dodged the attack by gets smashed in the head."
Scott Gibson drops back.
Trigger: "Hmmm, nice attack, now I'll show you a good old stand-by move."
The Ninja: "Oh. One thing before fighting, Metal. Tell Questers what I am doing to make job more simple."
Trigger strikes Scott and the face with a rocket strike.
Dragoshi: "...I might have a guess. But, I'll listen"
Gibby: "This should be good..."
Metal Man: "Sure thing."
Scott Gibson: "Nice job... that really stung that time."
*He coughs slightly.*
Trigger then starts slashing away at Scott again.
The Ninja then poofs away again.
Dragoshi watches Trigger, slice, dice, and make Julienne fries out of Scott.
Gibby: "...Woah... when did Trigger get better? I really -DO- watch too much TV."
Scott Gibson flies back and skids across the floor... finally he comes to a stop, motionless.
*Dead.*
Trigger: "Uhh, sorry."
Dragoshi: "...Good one."
Trigger goes to help Scott up."
Scott Gibson comes back when the arena's systems kick in.
Gibby: "Uhh... Yay!"
Trigger: "You ok?"
Scott Gibson: "Ow... Yeah... I'll live...*Winces*...Nice one though."
Trigger: "Thanks."
Scott Gibson: "Took Garrick longer to take me down than you."
Trigger: "Hmmm, well you did a good job your self."
Scott Gibson: "Thanks, I think it'll be interesting to show you the ways of 'Rockin' out'. I see a lot of potential. Heh... You might even have a shot at taking on Raharu."
Trigger: "You think so?"
Gibby looks to Dragoshi.
"...What's a Raharu?"
Scott Gibson looks slightly saddened at the thought of his home... then perks up. "Yeah."
Dragoshi: "...Uh... I forget."
Aetos twitches.
"WHERE IS DIGI?"
Scott Gibson then turns around. "Raharu's a criminal in my dimension. She used to work in the same department as me... but she went MIA then turned up going solo."
Aetos mutters something.
Gibby: "Oh... powerful I take it?"
Scott Gibson: "Powerful doesn't even begin to describe her."
Trigger sheaths his sword.
Gibby: "...REALLY powerful?"
Trigger: "I'm thinking REALLY powerful?"
Scott Gibson: "Took an eleven year old kid wielding a bass guitar and an electric guitar, infused with the power of the Pirate King Atomisk to bring her down. Even then she managed to escape."
Dragoshi: "...Yeesh."
Scott Gibson: "Her strength is off the fuckin' meter and she's insane to boot."
Gibby: "...Oh, yeah, right..."
*He has no clue what this guy's talking about.*
Aetos mutters. "I need to find someone who LIVED IN the Twenty-first century!"
Trigger: "...Hmmm, with more training I think I could take her on. Cause sometimes I'm NUTS!!"
Gibby: "...Sometimes?"
Trigger: "Okok, All the time."
Gibby: "That's more like it."
Metal Man: "Hmmm..."
*He chuckles.*
Scott Gibson: "Heh... the last thing I want is for her to show up. That'd mean the Medical Mecchanica'd on her tail with her."
Gibby: "...The whozitwhat?"
Scott Gibson: "Doubt this place would be ready to fend them off."
Dragoshi: "...And, that'd be the last thing we need, right?"
Gibby: "You severely underestimate Quester HQ, my friend."
Trigger: "That would suck if she suddenly appeared like Forte in MMBN 2."
Scott Gibson: "Can you guys take on a fleet of interstellar battle cruisers shaped like irons that flatten out entire planets?"
Trigger: "The hell, you say?"
Metal Man: "That's a funny story... we had plans to take on a fleet of similar size, but made up of every fleet in the galaxy."
Gibby: "...Ok, I understood the guitar part, and the pirate thing was confusing, but come on... IRONS?"
Dragoshi: "...Only if there was a way to make them instantaneously collapse in on THEMESELVES."
Metal Man: "That would have destroyed reality, though... So we took the shortcut and fought Chaos itself."
Scott Gibson: "Well, that's just where I come from."
Metal Man: "But, no. We're not setup to fight that sort of enemy anymore."
Gibby: "Basically, we could handle it."
Scott Gibson: "That's what I'm afraid of, Metal."
Metal Man: "We could, of course, rush to re-acquire the power needed, but usually it destabilizes the world... so it's sort of a last-ditch maneuver."
Gibby: "Bah!"
Trigger: "Hmmm..."
Dragoshi: "...If only there was a way to dramatically boost one's power for that sort of situation, but like Metal said..."
Metal Man: "We have ourselves enough fleets to defend this planet from one or two armadas, but after that it gets dicey. That is a good idea, though, Dragoshi."
Scott Gibson: "There'd only be one ship that I know could take on the MM's fleets... but even it can't take the whole MM on by itself."
Metal Man: "The X-Zone weapon could probably take them down... but we'd have to go on an insane quest to get the X-zone back... and it'd be bad for us even after the mass destruction."
Scott Gibson: "BOSTON's sister ship 'Third Stage'."
Trigger: "Cool."
Metal Man: "But he does have another point; different realms act differently. ...And have their common points."
Trigger: "So if Raharu comes here she is bound to the rules of this dimension?"
Metal Man: "Well, yes, but powerful people remain that."
Trigger: "Well, that sucks."
Metal Man: "Kuja came here from somewhere else entirely and retained his abilities... with a little work, he became STRONGER."
Dragoshi: "...Yea. It would. Though, it would possibly either A. dramatically shorten one's lifespan AFTER said dramatic boost, B. Drive them to a point BEYOND insanity..." *Goes on like this.*
Gibby: "Nobody wants evil insanity..."
Scott Gibson: "If she infuses with the Pirate King though she could be more than a match for the entire GSPB and MM... Hell add the Questers to the mix and it still probably wouldn't do much. However I'm sure there's a way."
Metal Man: "We have an issue of our own, with a being which was once known as Sephiroth."
Scott Gibson: "If anything It'd be best to try and help her find Atomisk. Then she'd ally with us without any problem."
Gibby shudders at the very name.
"He's a bad man... a -very- bad man..."
Scott Gibson: "Sephiroth...?"
Metal Man: "There seems to be a hole which allows certain evil beings to wander right into here."
Trigger: "Yes."
Dragoshi shakes at the mention of Sephiroth.
Scott Gibson: "Oo-kay... Now you guys are really scaring me."
Metal Man: "While Kuja became a God here... that man came in, apparently in the past, and had been here the whole time."
Gibby: "He does that to people..."
Metal Man: "We apparently began to awake him with our fights, and with... but two-thirds of his true self... He killed the entire remnants of Kuja's empire by himself.
With... a sword. That's it. These were men armed with laser machineguns and nearly impervious armor."
Scott Gibson: "I dunno who this Kuja guy is but if he was a god... and this guy killed his entire empire...*Swallows hard*..."
Gibby: "He's no joke... he's a force NOT to be reckoned with." O_O;
Metal Man: "Insane men who had survived their entire empire exploding, being pursued by starships, and the aforementioned chaos elemental. Heck, they were a match for us before they were torn apart.
There is only one thing about him which makes him not immediately deadly.
He's stark raving mad, and has goals which only partially include destroying us.
As far as I can tell."
Gibby sighs.
Trigger: "Shit..."
Gibby: "Being a Quester certainly has it bad points."
Metal Man: "So, for now, he just wanders around... I feel bad for anyone whom he does encounter. We'll soon get a chance to mess with him; our sensors indicate a presence somewhere in the mountains."
Scott Gibson starts to worry about his future prospects.
Metal Man: "We need to prevent him from finding his body. If he does find it... I don't know what'd happen."
Gibby: "Aw man..."
Metal Man: "'Cause he's not the typical type. You see, he was originally presented as the master challenge of the ultimate challenge ever found here."
Trigger: "I'll tell you what's gonna happen."
Metal Man: "He. He's not only gotten STRONGER, but nastier.
Turns out the master challenge was a weaker hologram of this maniac."
Gibby: "Could we not talk about this anymore? I'm getting sick to my stomach just -thinking- about it."
Metal Man: "Of course. Why, I'll be ready to spar in a moment." *Nearly finished reading an odd book.*
Trigger: "...I never knew that a video game character from where I come from could be like this..."
Gibby: "...Huh?"
Trigger: "Nothing."
Gibby: "Oy..."
*He rubs his little head.*
Scott Gibson: "I had heard the name before but I was never all that big into video games... and games from Earth were extremely hard to find."
Metal Man: "He's on to something, but video games were considered archaic in my time."
Trigger: "Really?"
Metal Man: "We had virtual reality simulators, which didn't need names or consoles like video games."
Gibby: "I do love me some good gaming."
Trigger: "So where you two come from Video games are like third world archaic treasures?"
Scott Gibson: "Looks like I need to get a lot stronger a lot quicker, by the sounds of it. Yeah, really hard to find stuff.
Ever tried to sneak goods off of a planet that doesn't even know that life exists out... there..." *Looks up.*
Metal Man: "It's a joke in my realm... eheh... virtual reality managed to, eventually, exceed reality for being real. Only the wars kept people from totally rejecting reality."
Trigger: "Hmmm... I wanna be the first to spar against Metal."
Gibby: "But... you -just- have two fights! You need to share, buddy."
Scott Gibson: "Know of any ways I can get stronger? Sounds like I'll need that extra umf in the future."
Dragoshi: "...A little late there. I sparred against him once. Though, that was a while ago. And Julian's sparred against Mets multiple times"
Metal Man: "Hm... well. I'll fight you guys normally. I have something special prepared for Julian."
Gibby: "Does it involve him blowing up in some manner? Cause, you know, I'd pay to see that."
Scott Gibson: "Heh..."
Metal Man shuts the book, labeled 'Syncronicity -By Kuja Tribal'
"Just a small technique of mine."
*He steps off of the stands, pocketing the book.
* "Who wants a piece of me? Trigger?"
Gibby: "...Metal... why are you reading a Kuja book?"
Trigger: "Does it involve a igloo launcher that launches explosive igloo's?"
Metal Man: "Oh... well. The book contains top-secret information on how to become one with yourself."
Trigger: "Sure, I'm game."
Dragoshi: "...Nah. That'd prolly' be Void."
Gibby: "...One with yourself? ...How can you be anything else BUT one with yourself? I mean... can you be TWO with yourself? I think not!"
Dragoshi: "...Hell, let's all take a bloody number and line up to face Metal!"
Metal Man: "It contains nothing evil or foolish; Kuja researched intense magical powers created by something he calls 'Fusion'. It is rumored to exceed Trance. Without the side-effects, either."
Trigger: "I wanna go first."
Metal Man: "As... well. Being yourself ain't that dimension-busting, is it? But, again, only someone who beats me should really see it... otherwise it's unfair."
Gibby: "I suppose not..."
Dragoshi: "Yep."
Gibby sits in the stands and patiently awaits his turn.
Metal Man: "Also, that Ninja guy is making more Holy grapes for you guys, if you're wondering about what he's doing. They... help you a lot if eaten."
Gibby: "Yes! New food!"
Metal Man takes out his guns. "Let's get this party started."
Dragoshi: "...They sound really impressive. Especially since I saw Ninja use them firsthand against Ivo."
Metal Man (GM): Order: Metal, Trigger
I will not need to announce who's next. Just go after you see the end of my turn, and announce yours as normal.
Metal Man does his trademark attack: He opens fire on Trigger as much as possible with his guns.
Metal Man (GM): 11 armor piercing damage per hit.
Trigger starts slashing away at metal.
Metal Man (GM): Hit, hit.
Trigger slashes at him again.
Metal Man (GM): Hit, hit.
Trigger: (53 each) *btw.*
Metal Man flips his guns around and fires four slow but powerful shots at Trigger.
Metal Man (GM): 32 armor piercing damage per hit.
Eot
Trigger starts slashing away at Metal again.
Metal Man attacks back, with... eight more shots.
Metal Man (GM): 11 Armor piercing; one crit in there, it deals 22 armor piercing.
Eot
Trigger gets blown on.
Gibby: "...Well that was fast."
Aetos shouts. "And TRIGGER IS DOWNNNNN!"
Metal Man: "Hmmm... simple."
*He holsters his smoking guns.* "Next?"
Aetos sighs and goes to heal him again. Divine Wind blows in.
Gibby: "Alright Metal, how about a -real- challenge!"
Aetos looks to Gibby. "...Who?"
Trigger: "Ugh, thanks."
Dragoshi: "...Go Gibby!"
Gibby: -_-; "...Jerk."
*He grumbles as he makes his way down to the arena.*
Trigger walks out of the arena and into the stands.
Metal Man: "...This is quite nostalgic. Remember when I beat you despite being three levels before you?
That was quite a fight..."
Gibby: "Wha... excuse me? No, no, no... it was definitely the -other- way around. You must be losing your memory already."
Metal Man: "We'll see about that."
Gibby: "Fine... I can refresh it for you."
*He unsheaths his sword and stares down Metal. (AGI 26)*
Metal Man (GM): Order: Metal, Gibby
Metal Man: "Let's see how well flub protects against bullet holes."
*He opens fire with 8 shots from his Tt33s.*
Gibby: "Humph..."
Metal Man (GM): 11 armor piercing damage per hit.
Eot
Aetos throws a rock into the arena. "Booooo. I'm the head of the Death-to-kirbies prevention team, and you're violating our codes, Metal Man!"
Trigger starts to laugh.
Metal Man shoots the rock out of the air and razzes at Aetos.
Gibby gets blasted with all but one bullet... but doesn't look too damaged at all. "That the best you got? You really -are- getting old." He dashes towards Metal and attempt to slash at him twice horizontally.
Metal Man (GM): Hit, hit.
Gibby leaps back to his corner.
Metal Man snickers. "Mmmhmmm..." Then he lights his gun on fire and tries to smack Gibby with it.
Gibby: *WHAM-O.*
Metal Man (GM): 42 fire damage, Armor piercing
Metal Man then does a stronger than normal shot at Gibby.
Gibby: "Oof!" *He skids on the ground and is all... burnt... AND shot at.*
Metal Man (GM): 32 damage, Armor piercing
EOT
Gibby stops, drops, and rolls before getting himself back up. "You trying to burn me to a crisp! I won't allow that!" He charges at Metal and decides to finish his facial floral pattern by slashing vertically twice.
Metal Man is hit twice.
"You are too slow for your own good."
Gibby: "Yeah, well... you're too Metal!"
Metal Man flips a switch and opens fire with his gun set to high-power mode at Gibby.
Metal Man (GM): 32 armor piercing damage per hit.
Gibby: "GAH!" *He gets hit by two of them.*
Metal Man (GM): EOT
Dragoshi: "...Gibby's gonna win this, I'm sure."
Gibby gets back up. He's all bulleted and bruised up, but still kicking. "Alright, I've had enough of your bullets. It's tearing away at my fabric softness!"
Metal Man: "I dunno, it makes you look like a sponge."
Trigger: "ZING!!!"
Gibby charges at Metal and goes for double stabbage to the chest region.
Metal Man is hit twice as usual.
He is heavily wounded... but he raises his guns again. "I'm a gambling man... let's see what Lady Luck does tonight."
Metal Man (GM): 32 Armor piercing per hit.
Gibby is hit three times. "OWIE! You sure are persistent..."
Metal Man (GM): EOT
Gibby grumbles as he gets back up. He raises his sword up high and makes another run at Metal. He gets within a few inches of him and downward slashes at his chest, then flips into the air and side slashes at the face.
Metal Man is knocked over, but not without having torn the puffball full of holes. "Of course, this is only half of my true potential."
Gibby huffs and puffs.
Metal Man gets up, healed by the systems. "Good battle... I fear it was mostly the weapons that did the work, though."
Gibby nods with agreement as the system heals him up.
Metal Man: "Anyone else?"
Gibby: "Yeah... without this sword I'd be... well... just a Kirby."
Dragoshi jumps down into the arena.
Gibby: "Boy, that fight really wore me out... I shall go rest now."
*He sheaths his sword and makes his way back to R&R.*
Metal Man raises his weapons. "Well, I don't expect to be able to fight you that well, Dragoshi, my armor is my greatest strength -and- weakness."
Dragoshi: "Don't worry. I'll make it fair and only use my scythe thrice." (30)
Metal Man (GM): (((((( (Actually a tie, but alphabetical rule works here) Dragoshi, Metal ))))))
Dragoshi readies his scythe, then dashes at Metal and attempts to hit him. Twice
*EoT.*
Metal Man: "Odd... Gibby does the same amount of damage with no lasers."
*He opens fire with his heavy shots, they're the only things that seem to deal much damage.*
Metal Man (GM): Oops
32 Armor piercing damage per hit
EOT
Dragoshi: *An aura pops up and destroys the first two, but the next two break through said aura and peg him for 58 damage combined.*"Good shot." *Attempts to carve Metal with his scythe once, then saves his remaining two TP EoT.*
Metal Man continues the mindless stream of bullets.
Metal Man (GM): 32 Armor piercing damage per hit.
Dragoshi gets hit for another 58 damage, then attempts to flat-out BLAST Metal with a fully-charged Indignation.
Metal Man takes... less? Damage from that. Then... continues mindless stream of bullets.
Metal Man (GM): CRIT! 32, 64, 32, 32 Armor piercing damage.
EOT
Dragoshi: *Ouch, a crit. Pegged thrice... Still alive* "...Bleh" *Cyclone!*
Aetos makes windy cheers for Dragoshi!
"Go WIND!"
Metal Man laughs as the wind bounces off his armor entirely.
"I'm afraid you'll need to blow harder."
Dragoshi: "Well excuse me. I could've been cheap and sliced and diced you with my scythe, and be as bland as Julian, but DID I?
No. I didn't"
Metal Man opens fire again, with his endless gun blasting.
Metal Man (GM): 32 Armor piercing per hit.
EOT
Dragoshi: "...Okay, you know what? As MUCH as I HATE lying under my breath... SCREW not being cheap." *Ker-double scythe swipe!*
Metal Man (GM): *Hit, hit.*
Metal Man shrugs, then continues his onslaught.
Metal Man (GM): 32 damage per hit.
Armor piercing, of course.
Dragoshi: *Evades 3, but gets pegged by one.* "...And, one more..." *Ker-repeat!*
Metal Man is just barely defeated by that. Tired, he's healed up again and then shakes his head. "Something or another is needed to definitely spice up fighting. I find myself totally outclassed if I don't go for maximum power. But, good fight." *He nods and goes off to rest.*
Dragoshi: "...Agreed." *Goes off to rest as well.*
Aetos blinks.