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Post by Sokuren on Jun 4, 2010 14:58:31 GMT -6
"All right, I'm at a good stopping point anyways, hold on a sec."
Sokuren stored the parts we was working on, seeming much calmer as he did so. Dusting himself off, he jogs a bit to catch up to the other two.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile Jäger had turned to the charming little feline. "Dat vould be ekstremely helpful, If hyu kould input de information on dis datapad please?"
He hands her the datapad he had been holding before standing up. Then without even looking, he reaches up and snatches Akiko out of the air, holding in one fist while he said to Winter
"It vould be best if ve got dere as qvickly as possible, de longer ve vait, de more evidence ve loose."
He then walks over to Maya and deposits Akiko on top of her head "Kould hyu please restrain you liddle friend more?"
Walking back over to Winter, he crosses his arms and waits.
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Post by trueblaze on Jun 4, 2010 20:35:20 GMT -6
"Here you go, decaf two sugars right," A reploid scientist said as he handed a cup to another sitting at a computer desk.
"Hum? Oh thanks," the second scientist said as he took a sip. "Any luck opening the pod yet?"
"Not yet I'm afraid. It's old whatever it is, but still it's seal tight." The first said walking over toward the pod they had retrieved along with Blaze. "Scans can't penetrate it very well either. Ha, guess they just don't make them like they used to huh."
With a light laugh he patted the side of the pod then jumped as it suddenly made a hissing noise. Taking a few steps back the two watched in shocked surprise as crack appeared along the center of the pod. Seconds later a section of the pod pulled in and to the sides as the doorway opened.
"Um...." The second scientist said nervously as he saw the figure inside begin to stir. "Maybe we should get security down here."
The other scientist had no time to respond however as the figure inside suddenly lept forward slamming his fist into his face knocking him out cold. Gasping in surprise the second scientist turned to the desk hitting a button before getting grabbed from behind, thrown up against a wall, and a forearm pressed against his throat.
"Who the hell are you? How'd you get in here?" The figure said before pausing just long enough to realize he was not where he thought he was. "Wait. Where where the hell am I? Just who are you and what am I doing here?"
The scientist gasped trying to speak despite the pressure on his throat, "Your at Brant Corp, Berlin. We found your pod and brought you here. Please, we don't mean you any harm."
"What the hell's Brant Corp?" The figure asked scratching one of his head fins. "You know what, never mind I don't care. Thanks for the concern, but I think I'll just show myself to the door if you don't mind."
With that he released the reploid's throat and slammed his knee into the guy's gut causing him to pass out as well.
"Well well well then," The figure said looking around the room cracking his knuckles. "Looks like I hit the treasure trove. I don't think they'll mind if I help myself to a little of their gear."
Walking over to one of the nearby computers he tugged the side panel off to look inside, but stopped when he heard the sound of a door opening. On the other side of the room, Fallout and two FX Knights entered the room.
"You," Fallout growled pointing at the figure. "Just what do you think you're doing?"
"Me," The figure said with a cocky smirk. "I'm doing whatever I feel like doing. Got a problem with that?"
With that, the figure's right arm transformed into a buster as it fired a shot at the massive. Fallout merely snickered as the shot pinged off his armor. With a sudden nervous look on his face the figure fired again and again, each time with the same effect.
"What the hell?" the figure said nervously as he began stepping back. "I just upgraded this thing. Grrrrr, ah forget it. I'll take you out myself."
The figure charged forward ineffectively slamming his fist into the anthros torso while ducking the counter attack. Swinging around, he spin kicked one of the Knights across the face with the heel of his boot. While this attack had more effect on the smaller machine, it was still not nearly as effective as he would have liked.
Crossing his arms in front of himself, he braised as the second Knight slammed it's shield into him sending him sliding back until his back hit the side of the pod. Undeterred despite his attacks lack of effect he lept forward at the anthro once again. Pulling his arm back to strike, he was suddenly stopped mid air as one of the grapple claws came to life and grabbed him by the throat.
"Irritating ant," Fallout growled as he slammed his fist into the robot's gut.
The figure grunted in pain as a small amount of red liquid flew from his mouth.
"Damn...who the hell...are you," The figure gasped out. "You think you can....take me? There's only two people on this planet...who can match me...and you're not one of them pal."
Reaching up he grabbed the anthro's shoulders. A spark of electricity passed between the two as the download began:
Scanning stared.... Power Analysis Commencing... Power Duplication Commencing....
"TRY THIS," the figure yelled.
Newly formed chambers in his legs opened and micro missiles lept forward striking Fallout repeatedly square in the chest. More out of shock than pain the massive anthro dropped the figure and took a step back. This shock however didn't last as he quickly recovered.
Error.... Error... Unable to complete full duplication... Power level at 20% of absorbed...
What the hell? Reason for error?
Absorbed powers too advanced... Unable to fully duplicate...
Too advanced? How is that possible? I'm one of the most advanced bots on this planet.
Error...error...eeeerrrrrrrr....rroroor
Gah, what the hell.
The figure grabbed his head fins as pain shot shot through his head.
Program integration in progress... File space too large... Error...Error...
What program?
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDeeeetecting.... Absorbed program: Evolution Nanotech Program unpacking.....ERROR...ERROR...Not enough memory space...Shutting down excess programing
No NO, Stop download.
Can not complete request... Processing power in use...87.4%....95.4%...99.593%
Again he screamed in pain as much needed programs began shutting down making it impossible to think clearly. In his current state he barley noticed as Fallout's fist slammed into his face sending him flying across the room, through a plate glass window and into the computer core room next door.
Laying on the floor, the figure continued to writhe in pain.
99.99652%... Activating program...Scanning systems...compiling data... Unable to complete...not enough memory space. Upgrade required...external scans detect usable resources... Replicating nanomachines....................rep....lo....cating.....na..no...replocat....ion......com...plete......evo.....lu..t...io..n...............pro.....g..r...am....co...m...e....n...ci...n...g....
As the figure continued to writhe, archs of electricity lept from his body striking the nearby computer core. More and more archs lept out striking the core and other surfaces repeatedly. More and more lightning appeared until the entire room glowed beyond the ability to see inside.
Outside the room, Fallout and the two FX units stood shielding their eyes trying to see what was going on inside. After several minutes the light finally faded. With a growl, the anthro gave a "come with me" wave of his hand as he opened the door and walked inside.
The room was a mess, the core was melted, the ground was scorched and cratered from impacts. In the center of the room the figure lay motionless, his armor still glowing red hot from the heat.
"Ta," Fallout spat walking up to the figure. "Hay you. Still alive down there?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Meanwhile elsewhere*
Neko continued to smile and wag her tail happily as Jager spoke to her.
"Here you go," Neko said taking the pad and imputing the data. She did her best to keep from laughing as the Jager grabbed Akiko from out of the air. Truth be told, she had been fighting the urge bat at the thing like a cat playing with a ball of string this entire time.
"There you are," Neko said handing the pad back. "I've imputed the available data and the rest will be auto updated as it becomes available. If you need any other information, I left my number on there so you can get ahold of me. My..personal number." She said the last part with a slightly happier smile on her face.
Suddenly the floor behind them erupted, causing the cat girl to jump into the cat man's arms in surprise, as something shot up from the ground, through the back wall, and finally came to a rolling stop outside on the ground some ten feet away.
Fallout let out a pained grunt before passing out, as he finally came to a stop on the outside grass. A large section of his chest plate had blown clean through to the other side and sparks continued to pore out from the damage.
A second figure lept through the newly formed hole in the ground landing just inside the hole in the wall.
"Woh ho ho ho," The figure said tossing aside the remains of the Knight unit in his hand. "I have no idea what just happened, but I like it. I feel like...I feel..I don't know. Like I've just gone from eight bit to sixty four bit or something. HAHAHAHAHA, hello world BASS IS BACK BABY."
Bass leaned his head back laughing loudly before going back to examine his shiny new reploid body.
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Post by kehaul on Jun 5, 2010 1:25:43 GMT -6
Maya sized up Max with cold indifference. "I don't think you could afford it, Mace." She gave her rather blunt appraisal of his financial situation. "I'll give any free ride a try though." She spoke to him, with an eerie tone that sent chills all up and down Max's spine, perhaps originating from wherever he kept his pocketbook.
"Akiko, time to... Oh, thank you." She spoke in parting to the feline warrior, finding the very person she was calling had been deposited upon her head. With a penchant for being manhandled ever since arriving in Brant Corp, Akiko was cradled one more time in someone's hand. Her last words were "Ah, poo!", as she was sent off to la-la land for a spell. With that, every Cyber Fairy was duly accounted for, and at rest. This made for a sometimes rare situation, one which found Maya notably content. It did not last though, not by a long shot.
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Post by rumor on Jun 7, 2010 12:25:59 GMT -6
"Forgive me little lady, but you don't know what I cou-"
KA-BLAM!
"....afford. Crap. Right, you two go find a shady spot. Neko, you too. Go, GO!"
Turning back around, Max would see both gaping holes along with....
Holy **** on a **** sandwhich, that's that anthro! He's busted up THAT badly!? By wh....crap. That guy...Bass? Why does that sound familiar?
"Uh, excuse me guy, but what you JUST did was very rude. I dunno why you've decided to attack, but I doubt these people mean you harm. So what's say we just forget this happened and you stop making holes in otherwise nice structures?"
Being that Fallout was looking quite mangled, Max would as he spoke, perform the needed hand motions to summon the Nitestrike armor, and would take a defensive stance. Should this dude attack, he'd have enough time to activate the Wind Down system...he hoped...
"I'm asking nicely, so please let's not make this anymore chaotic than it already is, ok? I don't want to have to fight if I can avoid it..."
I highly doubt Mr. Sunshine will comply, but damnit if I didn't try. Now it's in his court...although I ought to have Winter and Jager's help with this guy....
for whatever that's worth...
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Post by Sokuren on Jun 8, 2010 19:14:59 GMT -6
Continuing with his trend of extreme bad luck today, the hole in the floor opened up under one of Sokuren's feet, knocking him off balance. When Bass jumped up through the hole he would finish knocking Sokuren into it, catching a glimpse of him as he fell, his features vaguely familiar to Bass. Catching a glimpse of Bass's face as he fell, Sokuren lands on the floor below and just lays there, seemingly in some sort of stasis lock.
Possible Security Risk determined. Identification in process....
Processing......
Identification complete. Data consistent with Dr. Wily SWN-001 Bass.
Calculating best course of action.....
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jäger was only stunned for a second when Bass erupted out of the floor, and his reaction was nearly instantaneous. "Vat de..? Vatever, first order uf business, proteck de kivilians." Transferring Neko to a one armed grip, Jäger jumps towards Maya, grabbing her as well, and runs out into the hallway. Depositing the two a safe distance down the hall.
"Hy tink dis place iz about to become a kombat zone, get to safety."
Running back to the waiting room, he moves up to Winter's side. "Kapture or Eliminate?"
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Post by trueblaze on Jun 9, 2010 18:05:56 GMT -6
"Well well well, what have we got here," Bass said cracking his neck and looking over the group in the room. "An action hero, a putty tat, and a qupey doll. How quite, I must have jumped into a kiddies toy chest or something."
Turning on his heals he approached the group and leaned in on Max.
"So my little qupey doll, I have a few questions," Bass said with a some what less than reassuring smile. "First of all I figured out I'd been asleep for a little longer than a few days. So, what's the date today? Is it still 20XX or what? Any clue where Dr. Wily is? Is not in jail again is he? Pff, he better not be. I'm sure has hell not busting him out again that's for sure."
He paused smiling widely, "Oh and where's Megaman? The blue bomber and I have a score to settle and I wanna see how he likes these new upgrades of mine." Just then alarm sirens began going off. "Oh and do answer quickly. If I didn't know better I'd say we have some company coming soon."
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Post by rumor on Jun 9, 2010 18:17:38 GMT -6
"Cup...forget it, i'm not even going to ask. Alright in order. June the 9th 21XX, No, you're about a few 100 years or so too late, I dunno WHO...wait, I remember something about a "Wily" in a history text I read...Um I think he'd probably be dead by now, LONG dead....
And as for a "Megaman" I dunno who that is either. Frankly since I get the feeling that you're a LOT older than most tech nowadays, I would guess that he's either long deactivated or else like you, hidden in some place somewhere."
Max this whole time would not take his eyes off of Bass's, showing no fear in his proximity.
"So if my guess is correct, you may be the last remnant of your age....sorry, something I'd wager you didn't want to hear."
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Post by trueblaze on Jun 9, 2010 18:55:45 GMT -6
"Relax," Bass snickered, "the cupie doll thing was a joke. You know, you'd hear it, assume I meant the chick over there, then I come over and call you cupie doll instead. Ya get it yet or should I speak slower." He reached his hand up and thumped Max square in the forehead.
Crossing his arms over his chest he turned is back on the group, "So the old farts finally dead huh, about time. World domination this, revenge that. God that guy was getting annoying, might have offed him myself one day if he hadn't hard wired me to make that impossible. Him I don't mind being gone, but Megaman too? I mean Christ, what kind of world is this that there are people who don't even know who is? Grrr, after all those times we fought. I was ganna his ass this time too. All that work upgrading my systems for nothing."
He let out a loud angry growl, paused, then turned back around, "Eh, oh well. So what do you guys do around here for fun around here?"
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Post by rumor on Jun 9, 2010 19:09:44 GMT -6
This guy....
"Fun? Try not to die. Lot of things will do that in this age. Mavericks, the Arc Angels, random things exploding, something will get you."
And briefly, Max would hop down into the hole and unequip his armor to give himself a boosted jump to help Sokuren out of it, laying him behind Jager, thinking that the bigger guy would be able to protect him...
before once again performing the needed hand motions to summon his armor. He was not taking chances.
"Sorry, friend in a hole...wait I DO remember reading about a "Megaman"! He was a legendary hero!"
Then at once it hit Max about who he was talking to. The look on the human's maskless face would be one akin to "Aw crap."
"...Oh.....So you'd be the Wily Bot who's spoken of to be his equal. I knew I had heard your name before.
Look, put simply, this world is much darker than yours. There's no friendly fighting like what was recorded to go down then, in our time, people kill and destroy solely for the hell of it. Your Wily may have wanted solely to rule the world but most here just want it to burn. So I guess it's my turn to ask a question:
Now that you have freedom, what will you do with it?"
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Post by trueblaze on Jun 9, 2010 19:41:47 GMT -6
Well, looks like people do still remember the blue guy. Heh, well at least people haven't completely forgotten us. Or then again, maybe it's common knowledge and this guy's just an idiot. He does look the type to run toward gunfire rather than away from it like any sain person would.
"HAHAHA, what am I going to do?" Bass said laughing. "I'm going to do the same thing I've always done. What ever I damn well feel like." He paused scratching his chin. "Come to think of it though. I was top of the line, but if it really is 21XX I might not be anymore. I have no idea what that guy did to me now that I think of it. I mean I feel like a million bucks, but how much is a million worth these days?"
He paced back and forth around the hole in the floor think for a second. Glancing back back over at the group he smiled again.
"Speaking of friendly fights, I just got a great idea," Bass said smiling and cracking his knuckles. "But before I tell you just one quick question myself. One a scale of one to ten, ten being the highest, how would you rate your combat capabilities compared to the world's average? You know, just wondering....ah the hell with it. Cupie over their probably isn't smart enough to figure it out so I'll just say it bluntly: How tough are you guys compared to most others? Just wanna know, so I have a world estimate when I'm done pounding your heads in. Nothing personal of course, I'll even take you out for ice cream once your out of the hospital."
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Post by Sokuren on Jun 9, 2010 19:49:26 GMT -6
.. Course of action calculated.....
Disabling shell personality.....
Booting program DWN-∞β Nerukos......
Query: Activate combat armor?.... Negative.
Acknowledged.. releasing stasis lock......
"Why hello there Elder brother, how have you been?"
Sokuren's eyes snapped open, revealing them to be red colored again. His hair changing to black as he stands up, a signal that the other personality was in control.
"Well, I can see your still as much of a combat obsessed fighter as always. So someone finally found that capsule the good doctor stuck you in?"
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Post by trueblaze on Jun 9, 2010 19:59:58 GMT -6
"First of all, the old man didn't 'stick me' in any capsole. I went in to recalabrate my systems after upgrading myself," Bass said crossing his arms over his chest and glaring over at Nerukos. "And secondly, who the hell are you, and what do you mean 'older brother'. That some sort of Japanese Oni-chan thing or something."
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Post by rumor on Jun 9, 2010 20:00:15 GMT -6
"Right, first off, knock off the "dumb girl" jokes, they're not funny, and in her case, very inaccurate.
Second I can only speak for myself. In all honesty, i'm above average when it comes to physical, due to the training I undertake. However when combined with my speed and creativity, i'd say I do alright."
Pounding our heads in? Hmph, cocky bugger.
"New body? ...wait you're a robot. The only way to get a new body wou..."
Max would go pale and de-equip his armor.
"Um...personal question, but do you mind if I scan you? Not trying to be tricky, I just want answers...same as you."
Hearing Sokuren made Max's head snap back.
"You again. Return my friend NOW!"
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Post by Sokuren on Jun 9, 2010 20:23:08 GMT -6
"Why should I? This is my body originally, I just let him ride along because it's convenient."
Nerukos says to Max as we walks by him, then turning his attention back to Bass
"I mean exactly that. The doctor was working on two robots before he died, I am one of those. As you came from the same 'father' and were built before me, that makes you my older sibling in a sense. Did you think you were the only one of the doctor's creations to survive?"
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Post by rumor on Jun 9, 2010 20:29:52 GMT -6
"Con....CONVENIENT!?"
Ignoring Bass for a moment, Max would focus solely on....well he didn't know just who this was, but he was making him angry...a fact that made the human even more so.
"He has as much right to that body as you do, plus you have no reason to be here, other than piss off...your brother, whom I doubt appriciates it. DO you have a reason to be out? I doubt that Bass had any thought to attack you until you decided to act like a jerk! You came out before to defend yourself, and thanks by the way for the teleport. I'm not totally ungrateful.
And while we're covering your body, then why have Sokuren in there at all, if he's a mere tenant?"
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