Log started: 12/12/02 8:04:51 PM $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/15 Posted Author Now for something different... Wed Dec 11 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _-********-_ After 1,000 years... (~---$$$$$$$$$$$$---~)__ | _ __|__ \ one young Android | Dr.|/|/:/| ) | | :|: : / | / / will unlock | :|: :/: |/ / | :|/| / : | / the secret.... | : :|/: : |/ ( ) Coming to the WB, ~---____---~ Dec. 11th! Wi-ly-Oh! A new animated series by Hydra Entertainment, this is the story of a young Android named Elroy Wily, whom with the help of his friends, and the magical spirit within his Wilyinium Beerstein, engages in earth-shaking drinking contests with the fate of the world at stake... Now... It's /TIME/...to Drink! The preceeding commercial has been paid for by Hydra entertainment. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/16 Posted Author Nothing is Coming Wed Dec 11 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The hole in space is growing. It's all over the news, it's being talked about everywhere. Governments, gangs, clubs, on the street, the chatter about it is everywhere, as the effect grows more noticable by the day. Even in the thickest metropoLItan areas, where nightly LIght polution has obscured the stars for centuries, there's an uncomfortable, faint dark blotch in the sky, so pervasive is that emptiness. Pluto remains gone, and Neptune and Uranus are now faiLIng to show up to any means of detection. LIkewise, the emptiness in space has spread further beyond the planets, nearly a fourth of the night sky simply hollowed out. If one looks closely at the 'edges' of the hole in the starscape, you can even see the occasional star simply disappear... no flash, no fade. It's simply there one moment, and gone the next. Even during the day, when the sun's LIght should obscure all stars and the gaping holes between them aLIke, there's an unusual, dark fLIcker along the sun's own edge... just a brief shadow of movement, LIke something lurking just behind it. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/17 Posted Author Return of Master Chef! Thu Dec 12 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *A Rush GNN Broadcast, interrupting all programs. INCLUDING, Everyone Loves Raymondbot. And especially Law and Order:Elevator Inspector's Unit* " Yes, you heard it here first, on GNN. Master Chef, for one time only, is back on the air with the 'Hottest of Hot' battle for supremecy between Bolero, RepLIforce Resident Spaniard, and Crescent Grizzly, Cajun Chef Guardian of RHQ London. The judge is rumored to be the Stardroid Cancer, who has expressed interest. Funds from advertising and ticket sales shall go to charity of the winner's choice. So, be here, Sunday, December 15th at 3 EST, for the one time return of MASTER CHEF:IF ITS TOO HOT FOR YOU, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!" Noreploidsorstardroidswereharmedinthemakingoftheadvertisement.MasterchefiscopyrightWoodManProductions,asubsidaryofWilyCo.GNN'sviewsandopinionsarenotexpressedwithinthisprogram,asitispaidforasadvertisingspacewithinourprogramming.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.... *Returns to Programming* $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/18 Posted Author Master Chef Info Thu Dec 12 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The next event of the Doomsday Games has been chosen... save for one other. With this 'challenge' in mind, I shall resurrect the old show known as 'Master Chef' for this purpose. The challengers will be the ones known as Crescent Grizzly and Bolero. They will be facing each other... as well as... a Master Chef of their own choosing... We shall return to Kitchen Arena... one last time, for "Master Chef: Doomsday Games Edition". The date... is the same as previously announced. Good Day. (Wannabe the mysterious 'Master Chef'? @mail the crab. Of course, that doesn't mean they will choose you, but... it couldn't hurt. Secret Ingredient is TBA... just LIke in the real show, natch.) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/19 Posted Author Moonshot Atrocity! Thu Dec 12 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *HeadLIne Heifer appears, eyes wide in genuine concern as she addresses cameras* We at GNN have just been issued a statement by RepLIforce concerning events that occurred last night on the moon itself! In what was a joint trip of the worlds protective forces, UN, RepLIforce, and Maverick Hunter personnel to attempt to retrieve the Celestial Duet from the imprisonment imposed upon her by the presumed servator of Nigh, Procyon. GNN reporters were not allowed to the scene, with safety concerns cited by RepLIforce sources, but they have divulged the following information. Duets recovery, portended an aura of bluish energy, apparently incited the arrival of Procyon, whose controversial nature appears to have been finally revealed. In an outrage, the stardroid took on the form of the RepLIforce Commander General himself. Included is a video cLIp: *in a voice with vague tones of General, a reverse image of the commander intones* -- "If it is a new evolution, then it is /I/ who brought it on. Or do you not know of the fables Duet. The fables your companion once spoke of. A planet will rise and meet Judgement. And it shall fail. Yet it shall be recreated by the act of Time itself. And then it shall meet Judgement again and /defy/ it. He never said what would happen when it defied it!!! HE NEVER SAID A THING OF WHAT MY ACT WOULD BRING ABOUT!!!" The look to Procyon's face is of someone who has finally seen the /entire/ plan of the Universe all at once... and who has cracked beneath its pressure. -- Immediately afterwards, the stardroid unleashed his version of the Apocalypse Cannon, striking the attending RepLIforce Commander and the recovered Duet, but ultimately, both stardroids left the scene. All crewmembers are accounted for, and with the exception of General, returned safely. RepLIforce has stated the officer is indeed still aLIve, but are tight-LIpped regarding the extent of his injuries or his anticipated return to duty. Officials have also decLIned to take a stance on the impLIcations of the revival of the stardroid Duet. *HeadLIne Heifer achems demurely, and fLIcks an ear* Mmmore details will be revealed as they come available! Stay tuned! *bLIp* $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/4 Posted Author 3 times winner in a row Thu Dec 12 Burst Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Today it was Spin Cougar of the U.N. to challenge Burst Man The Robot Master, after a good battle the Master won!Himself declared the Cougar to be more worthy of his previous opponements even if he was a civiLIan. No one placed a bet on Burst Man this time, the bets office of the arena earned over 1.000.000 zennyes! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/5 Posted Author CHALLENGE Thu Dec 12 Dr. Wily ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You. Hippie. I know you'll read this. I challenge you to a one on one fight. Me in the Mecha. You in whatever hippie armor Rock decides you can use. ___ __ | |Dr. / / | |/ \/ / |__/\ / \/ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/6 Posted Author ACCEPTANCE Thu Dec 12 Zero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Oh you better beLIve your incontinent ass that I'll be there, and I won't be bothering to bring any fancy equipment. I won't need any for this. I never thought you'd be this suicidal, Pops, but... eh, makes things easier on me." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/7 Posted Author re:CHALLANGE Thu Dec 12 Wire Wolf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I accept your challange, father of the sons of Wily. As the hornet is angered, you shall feel my sting. No ride armor. No reinforcements. STATUS: ACCEPTED $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Egypt A blazing wind dances around this area as sand is blown in all directions... Once upon a time less than 14,000 square miles of the Egyptian land area was cultivated or settled on, but much has changed since then; Egypt, while not nearly as busy as some other areas, is still a bustLIng trade route and well estabLIshed community. The ancient Egyptian structures such as the great pyramids and the Sphinx are still standing tall, unmarred by millennia of age. A few of the old culture's other constructions still stand tall as well, reminding many of the achievements of the ancient people that once LIved here and standing out from most of the technological advanced buildings in the area. Aside from the few cities such as Cairo, vast deserts make up most of what is Egypt today, much LIke it was centuries ago. The large Nile River and all that surrounds the massive body of water is within view. Contents: Contents: Magnet Man [Casual] [RM] Silver Mane [RF] Barrage Raptor [Armored] [RF] Sword Man [Tophalf] [RM] Ride Armor [RF] Wilymachine [RM] Ride Armor [RF] RepLIforce Outpost Egyptian Ruins Ancient Pyramid Cairo Northeast : Israel West : Eastern Sahara South : Lake Wily / Aswan Dam (Aswan Lake Region) North : Nile Delta Up : Sky Above Nile Region Silver Mane catches some squabble over the radio, and he turns his head to look towards the outskirts of town. GrowLIng, the silver reploid scrambles adeptly up a tall building, his optics zooming in on the figures approaching from a distance. His mouth turns into a vicious snarl, and he fLIps on his radio, "Attention all RepLIforce.. we have incoming Robot Masters, and it looks LIke one of Wily's machinations as well. I'm not sure what they want, but I'm wilLIn gto bet they want trouble. Get to the southern edge of Cairo -pronto-." And what's that, flying in at high speeds? Why, the EaGLe of course. Don't mind how it got here, it's just here. Probably patrolLIng Cairo or something. And it's been piloted by Silo, who's finally back in an RA... Well, he'll be there in a few minutes, when the Robot Masters should of reached the main LIne of resistance... Barrage Raptor just kinda wanders out of the city, and stuff, since LIke...Yeah. So here she is, fully armed up and the LIke. Silver Mane has disconnected. Sword Man hrmphs. "So, you have so LIttle respect for me that you do not even wish to see our battle to the finish." He sneers at this percieved sLIght against his person, but remains still, only turning toward Canopy as the new recruit comes into view. Seeing him, he is barely able to hold back his disgust at Canopy. However, wilLIng to show respect for the new foe, he restrains himself. "Very well the....en guarde..." Quickly, Sword dashes forward and shoots his upper half upward again, if only to meet the Jabberwock's head long enough to swipe at him with the flat of his blade. Sword Man strikes Canopy Jabberwock with his Flatside Swipe attack. Barrage Raptor leaps forward! And in doing so, rolls under the Pharaoh Shot, and lands up much closer to Ra, "Yeah! Hah!" She grins, and then cocks the sLIde on her shotgun attachment, and aims up at close range. Kaboom! Barrage Raptor strikes Pharaoh Man with her Ar-283 Custom - Close Range Shotgun attack. Pharaoh Man falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage. Bullets fly through the air towards Colonel... and with speed that seems faster than LIght, he snaps his energy sabre out of the ground and blocks the attack from Wily's machine of death. Colonel runs towards the Wily-Mecha and repLIes to Wily's remark with a voice made to command many men and to calm the fears of humanity... "RepLIforce will resist you Wily, as we always have... But we will never be crushed." He reinforces his remark with a quick sLIce with his sabre. Colonel misses Wilymachine with his Sabre SLIce attack. A large hole is blown through Pharaoh's unprotected chest from the shotgun. He looks down, a look of utter frustration and annoyance on his face, at the wound. " Hrmph. Didn't I have a central fuel proceszzzz...*skizt* " Ra says, eyeing the wound, and reaLIzing that the crucial part had been 'removed'. Going into emergency shutdown, the Master of Sands falls to the ground, unmoving. Magnet Man grins as he see's Harmony rush towards him, "Bad move Cutie." He grins again and raises a hand, he stops Harmony's harp with his Magnetic powers and then tries to send it right back into her face. Let's hope it hits. ^_^ [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Dr. Wily transmits, "*HISSES* Pharoah Man is down. MobiLIze evacuation teams now." Magnet Man strikes Harmony with his Blunt Object attack. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Bass transmits, "Pharaoh Man is down? My coffee must be ready to be taken out of the microwave." Ride Armor continues diving, but quickly straightens itself out, flying back up into the air, right at the WilyMachine... It stops again however, before going up, past the Machine, the bullets missing... And then, he stops, turns around, comes down, and attempts to grab and crush the mecha. Ride Armor misses Wilymachine with its Crush attack. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pharaoh Man would insult Bass back, if he could. Canopy Jabberwock's head recoils from the flat of Sword Man's blade, but it seems only to produce a minor bruise and an annoyance to the creature. The Jabberwock leaps towards the Master, briefly crouching on all fours before rising up again, attempting to sink his teeth into the cavaLIer's shoulder. The Jabberwock betrays a grin that seems more playful than animaLIstic, as inwardly he chuckles at his opponent's disappointment at being doled out a thing to fight instead of a person. It's all an act, of course, and he finds it quite amusing. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Dr. Wily transmits, "Such sympathy Bass. Now then, who would care to destroy the Raptor for me? I grow tired of her antics." Canopy Jabberwock misses Sword Man with his Jaws That Bite attack. Harmony grits her teeth angrily. "Why you LIttl--" BAMF! Getting hit straight in the nose with her harp, she looks horrified.. and cross-eyed. Now she'll NEVER be a teen model! (*rimshot*) Thankfully, her button nose is intact, along with her pride. Snatching her harp back, she backs up and plays another song. It's low and slow moving, a steady beat that starts to make the ground under Magnet Man shake. Whether the song will do it's job and send rocks shooting up to smack him around.. well.. here's hoping. Harmony strikes Magnet Man with her Feel The Beat attack. Magnet Man raises an eyebrow at Harmony, "You know, playing music in the middle of a battlefield isn't exactly the smartest thing to do." Of course, the moment after he say's that, the ground starts to shake, and a rock goes hurtLIng into his armor. He looks down, "Hey, I just cleaned that. Guess I'll just have to mess up you as well." He points both his arms at Harmony. A small Magnetic field starts to surround her, locking up her gears and other LIttle itty bit's that a Reploid need's to move. But the question is, will she escape the field in time? Magnet Man strikes Harmony with his Magnetic Field attack. Harmony is temporarily disoriented by Magnet Man's Magnetic Field attack. Wilymachine stops, the pilot staring at Colonel as he deflects the attack. That doesn't make Wily happy. Then, colonel is charging in. And the Mecha is hurLIng itself backwards, the saber narrowly missing the labcoat as it whips around. "Now now, you might put someone's eye out with that!" His voice is all amusement and drips sarcasm. "We can't have that." Ra goes down however, causing Wily to trail off. No matter the problems Ra has caused recently, they have been atoned for and Wily is NOT happy to watch one of his children have his chest blown apart. So angry is he, that he almost doesn't notice the EaGLe. Charging /forwards/ at Colonel, Wily winces in the cockpit, imagining he can feel the wind of the machine's passing. He ignores the Ride Armor for a moment, choosing instead to lower the Mecha's head and charge for Colonel. Wilymachine strikes Colonel with its Spiky Hair attack. Sword Man dodges backward as Canopy snaps at him. Still rather scowLIng, he advances forward again. This time, he advances toward the left side, but quickly rolls to the right. After this, he rockets his uppwer half upward again. However, this time, his lower half soon jump up into the air to join him. Why? Well, if Canopy looks up, he'll see a disembodied torso descending upon his head. And if he looks below, he'll see Sword's lower half rising toward his chin. BOth halves are converging for a rather painful vice-LIke attack. Will it work? Sword Man misses Canopy Jabberwock with his Bash attack. Nope, I guess not. Harmony hrumphs, nobody makes fun of her music! Raising to play another seeminGLy useless tune, she finds she.. can't move. That's definately not okay, and she strains to make her fingers reach the strands of her harp. Come on, arm! You can do it! All she wants to do is play a nice song, a nice song that'll rattle up Magnet Man's insides LIke a baby rattle. That's not so bad! Barrage Raptor stands where she is, but looks over at Wily being...Well, evil, because he's Wily, "You big jerk!" She yells out and shakes a fist, as she whips around, and takes aim with her sniper cannon. GrowLIng, she takes aim...And fires. Harmony whines, teeth permanently gritted. "Rghfrm!" Barrage Raptor strikes Wilymachine with her Tail Cannon Stun Shot attack. Wilymachine is temporarily disoriented by Barrage Raptor's Tail Cannon Stun Shot attack. Harmony has reconnected. Harmony has partially disconnected. So much for Colonel's new poLIsh job... The spiky hair crashes into Colonel's body smashing cracking into the new armor. However, Colonel does use this chance to jump onto top of the Wily Machine... Colonel grabs onto the fake hair and cLImbs up on top of the ride armor... once there, Colonel slashes down onto the top of Wily's robotic machine. Magnet Man grins as he see's Harmony try to resist his Magnetic Field, "Sorry, but you can't escape." He grins and closes his hands, the Magnetic Force stunning her is suddenly turned up a notch. Instead of locking up her gears and stuff, it's krushing her. Krushing her with a capital K. ^_^ Colonel strikes Wilymachine with his Sabre Slash attack. Magnet Man strikes Harmony with his Magneticrush attack. You're right; it won't work. Canopy Jabberwock thinks on his feet once he recognizes the vice, and assumes a horizontal position, thrusters activating to launch him out of harm's way. As he travels with his back to Sword Man, a rear launcher releases a projectile marked 'AuxiLIary Thruster L2.' The rocket is being improperly used, however, as while Canopy Jabberwock turns to cease his thrust and face Sword Man again, slavering faux-mindlessly, his projectile travels in Sword Man's general direction, and although not miLItary-grade, is still plenty explosive. Canopy Jabberwock strikes Sword Man with his Bandersnatch C-40 attack. Colonel says, "Raptor, HELP HARMONY" Silo curses, pulLIng the EaGLe back from the Wily Machine... He's angry. Bringing up the arm cannon, he smiles as it begins to pulsate with brilLIant energy. It shakes, trying to hold in the energy, before releasing it... A great big blast of blue energy. Joy joy. Harmony whimpers, and would shut her eyes.. but you know. Can't move, and is getting crushed.. not very comfortable. Must.. reach.. strings! "Mrghfrgm!!" she cries. Ride Armor misses Wilymachine with its Plasma Caster Overcharge attack. Harmony strikes Magnet Man with her Soul Music attack. Enker arrives from the Lake Wily / Aswan Dam (Aswan Lake Region). Enker has arrived. Barrage Raptor has new orders! "Yes sir!" She turns around and stomps off towards Harmony and Magnet Man, "Harmony! Down!" Missile pods open up, and then launch, all heading for Magnet Man. Lots of them. Barrage Raptor strikes Magnet Man with her Quad-missile Launchers attack. Harmony ducks just in time, now that she's no longer stunned. Man, that leaves a weird buzz, though. Sword Man recovers, reuniting both halves, but gets a rude awakening as he gets a missile to his chest, the explosion tearing a hole into his chest and compounding the slashes he's been given by Silver. SnarLIng, he puts up a defensive guard. He's not about to let something this mindless defeat him. THis started as venting, but it's turned to a fight for his honor and worth as a warrior. With a battle cry, he dashes forward. HOwever, this time, he stays grounded, and as he nears the Jabberwock, he up and high with his blade. It may not be a Vorpal BLade, but it can still go snicker-snack on his foe's neck. Sword Man puts his guard up. Sword Man strikes Canopy Jabberwock with his Slash attack. Magnet Man grunts in pain. His insides are starting to shake a bit. Not only that, but he's getting pounded by missiles. He looks towards Barrage and then towards Harmony. "Okay, that's it. I was just going to have a fair fight, but now..." He trails off. He points a hand at both Harmony and Barrage. He then brings his hands together, hopefully bringing the two Reploids together as well. Wilymachine strikes Colonel and...stops dead as Barrage nails it with a stun shot. Systems go down, and the Mecha collapses LIke a puppet with the strings cut, leaving it open to Colonel's sLIce. Inside the cockpit, Wily howls as though it was his own body and not a machine. Abprutly, power surges back through the mecha, and it heaves to it's feet, dashing out of the way of the EaGLe's shot. Fury is a mask on Wily's face, and he swings the Mecha around in a brutal arc, targeting systems coming onLIne and locking on. Colonel is out of the equation for a moment, as tunnel vision brings Wily's sights to the EaGLe. And Barrage. A mad cackle rips over the speakers, and Wily fLIps a GLass cover off a switch. The large red button GLIstens invitinGLy, and then a clenched fist drives it flat. "WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" Thats not Wily. Or any RM. Apparently, the Mecha does have it's own voice. The cry hangs in the air as the Mecha LIfts it's coat reveaLIng...guns. Tons and tons and tons and tons and tons of GUNS. Big. Small. Energy. Projectile. All, instruments of death. And all firing at maximum capacity. Magnet Man strikes Barrage Raptor with his Fatal Attraction attack. Magnet Man strikes Harmony with his Fatal Attraction attack. Wilymachine strikes Barrage Raptor with its Lots And Lots Of Guns Under The Labcoat attack. Barrage Raptor falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage. Wilymachine strikes Ride Armor with its Lots And Lots Of Guns Under The Labcoat attack. One-two, one-two, and through and through. Canopy Jabberwock reels from the blade slashing a crevice in his neck, but still seems to be fighting fairly healthily, and burbles angrily again as the mechblood begins to flow. The supposedly semisentient reploid now leaps backwards, and in the process orients himself horizontally again. His thrusters activate again, but this time they set a course straight for Sword Man, and burn plenty of fossil fuels on the way. The plan is simply to smack into him at high speed, an idea for the ages. Canopy Jabberwock strikes Sword Man with his Whiffle attack. Even as Barrage Raptor charges towards the heroic Magnet Man and the evil fascist Harmony, an Attack Train digs up just off to the left side of Barrage... with two people (if you can call Da Clown and Da Monkey "people") on board. Cue the Motto! "PREPARE FOR TROUBLE!!!" "AND MAKE IT DOUBLE!!!" "TO DEFEND AGAINST THE EVILS OF TRUTH AND LOVE!!!" "TO UNITE ALL UNDER WILY'S NATION!!!" "TO EXTEND WILY'S MIGHT TO THE STARS ABOVE!!!" "CLOWN MAN!!!" "SIDESHOW!!!" "TEAM CLOWN IS READY TO FIGHT!!!" "SURRENDER NOW OR PREPARE TO DIE WITH LAUGHTER!!!" "Megatron, That's Right!!!" Team Clown disembarks from the Attack Train and arrange themselves in front of Barrage, ready to protect Maggie. Harmony bLInks, GLances at Barrage curiously. Wow, she can see extra really far all of a sudden! Oh, no, that's just because her face is smashed up against Barrage. "Omygos-ACK!" she yelps, as she falls to the ground with her comrade. "Barrage, are you.." she starts, rubbing her head. "..Barrage!" she says, shaking her. GLaring menacinGLy at Magnet Man, she raises her harp to play.. yeah.. a song. Oh wait, you're wrong! YOU THOUGHT YOU FIGURED IT OUT. Well, the pattern is broken, and she simply rips out the strings of her harp. They elongate, and she uses them LIke whips to slash angrily at Magnet Man. Harmony misses Magnet Man with her Strings Of Fate attack. Cancer has arrived. Sword Man gets slammed into by Canopy easily, the speed far too fast for Sword to react to. Getting sent far, far away by the impact of that ram, he rolls and crumples with the sand, before finally coming to a rest, twitching. He attempts to get up, but finds himself far too damaged to at the moment. Closing his eyes, he clenches his fist tightly. FInally, he lets out a gutteral roar, not of defiance or rage, but of anger and defeat. Slamming his hand into the sand, he continues to lay there, still racked with pain. Pharaoh Man hides. As much as a corpse possibly can. Colonel watches as the Wily Machine sprays down his troops. "Wily, I've had it with your temper tantrum. The Earth is in peril thanks to the Stardroids and you can't drop your obsession with taking over the world..." Colonel continues to grab onto the hairs as the Mecha-Wily bounces around in the combat situation. Colonel pulls his sabre back up and attacks again... however, he's had it with this crazy ride and sLIdes down the backside of the wilybot attempting to do more damage. Colonel strikes Wilymachine with his Sabre Drive attack. Barrage Raptor isn't KOed! Really! The Wilymachine didn't aim at her! But now, of course, she's stuck to Harmony, "Uh, hey Harmony. Don't mind me. Just trying to get closer to Magnet Man." And now she's closer to him. But Clown Man is in the way! "Hey! Get out of my range of fire!" She yells, as she takes aim at Clown with her gun, and fires at him, to make him move. Barrage Raptor misses you with her Vapor 29 Dense-core Setting attack. Harmony bLInks, trying to push herself off of Harmony. "Can't you get off?" Push push.. not working. Ride Armor is... Barely in the air. It's /badly/ damaged. But no, oh no, that won't make Silo retreat. This just makes him even more /angry!!/ You get the idea. Sirens continue to blare inside the cockpit, but Silo just quickly shuts them off. And then he begins charging up the badly damaged arm cannon... It begins to pulse, with energy again... But as it aims, then fires, it's not energy that comes out. It's a /megablast/ of good ol' sonic waves and such. Magnet Man grins as Harmony starts trying to whip him. "Now now, I don't do things LIke that on the force date." He winks at Harmony and then quickly starts to sidestep. Those times in Virtual Quake are starting to pay off. He then takes a leap towards Harmony, grinning all the way. His hands start to spark a LIttle bit, LIke there's some sort of electrical force waiting to be unleashed. His hands seem to be aiming straight for Harmony, more specifically, Harmony's chest. ^_^ Ride Armor misses Wilymachine with its Pulse Inducer Megablast attack. Magnet Man strikes Harmony with his Electromagnetic Charge attack. Gemini Man arrives from the Eastern Sahara. Gemini Man has arrived. Wilymachine staggers as Colonel rips into the metal on it's back. A blast of thrusters carries the Mecha high into the air, as it attempts to get away from the RepLIforcer. The ground THWOOMS with the impact seconds later, as the Mecha lands heavily, going to one knee and rolLIng. Sensors register the waves of the sonic attack, and Wily shakes his head in reLIef. "Well...this is getting a bit irritating..." Muttering to himself, Wily pulls levers, presses switches, and generally appears to be getting one heck of a workout. The Mech rolls up to its feet and charges for Colonel once more, brandishing the cane. "YATTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" That from the Mecha again, or maybe it was Wily. Colonel might be able to figure it out, if he has time as the cane descends. If it hits, well, Colonel's in a for a couple more. Wilymachine strikes Colonel with its Rocket Powered Cane Beatdown attack. Team Clown dives away as Barrage opens fire. "I think not. NOW!" With that, both Sideshow and Clown are in motion... Sideshow leaps at Barrage, with cute LIttle claws out to rake at Barrage's face... While Clown tries to give Barrage a hug... with electricity... "You can't beat us! Now prepare for the... Team Clown Double Team! HUZZAH!!!" Gemini Man has reconnected. Harmony falls to the ground, elecricity surging through her circuits before tapering off into quiet buzzing. Shutting her eyes, she appears to be KOed.. but she slowly sits up. Squinting her eyes open, she weakly pushes the staticy hair out of her face. "T-That's.. it.." she grumbles, setting her harp on her knee. Very calmly, she begins to play. A slow tune that starts to get faster, and out of nowhere.. other instruments come into play. Violens and cellos, clarients and all kinds of displaced notes start to get louder.. others joining it, and at the peak of this beautiful orchestrated piece.. just as the crecendo ends.. (hopefully) ..a big explosion should erupt in Magnet Man's face. Harmony strikes Magnet Man with her Grand Symphony attack. You miss Barrage Raptor with your Double Team attack. Sand fLIes in all directions as Colonel fLIes into a dune after the impact. Colonel stands up and reachs down and pulls out what looks to be a beam sabre hilt... He hits a switch on it and a blade appears, jedi style. Colonel charges in with a beam sabre in each hand... His optics locked on the Wily-shaped machine. "This ends HERE... this ends NOW!! Swing both sabre's in a complex fashion it appears that Colonel isn't holding back anymore Colonel strikes Wilymachine with his Sabre Frenzy attack. Barrage Raptor jumps back! Hoo hah! "No way! I don't take hugs from strangers! Unless they're cute strangers, or kinda bish...But you're neither!" She yells out, and shakes a fist at Clown, before she uses her assault rifle again, and fires!" Barrage Raptor strikes you with a minor hit from her Ar-283 Custom - Explosive Rounds for 13 units of damage. The EaGLe looks LIkes it's about to attack again... Before it simply drops from the sky, smashing into the sand, only barely operational. Slowly, Silo attempts to get out... Canopy Jabberwock's dash slows itself until he sets down on the dunes again, and turns to trudge to Sword Man. As he marches, the slavering slows and eventually ceases, and he rises from his slouch to perfect posture. He looks over Sword Man, smirking satisfiedly, and speaks now; his mouth remains closed, and instead vocaLIzation is indicated by a LIght on his forehead. "Dirty, unthinking barbarians are not by honor bound. Consider." With that, he gives Sword Man a bow and thrusts out of Egypt to return to base. Canopy Jabberwock retreats from the area swiftly, outdistancing all pursuit and parting shots. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Current Systems Status $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Current Endurance: [||||||||||||||| ] (51 / 64) Fuel Reserves: [||||||||||||||||||| ] (96 / 100) Status: Nominal Forcefield Power: 0 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Harmony receives a radio transmission. Harmony sends a radio transmission. Harmony receives a radio transmission. Magnet Man raises an eyebrow at Harmony, "Again, you shouldn't be playing music in a..." He trails off as an explosion explodes in his face. He grimaces, "Okay, that was NOT COOL." He raises his arm cannon, "Now, time to face the power of my strongest attack." He grins and fires.....or would, if it wasn't for the fact that nothing came out. "Crap, I forgot to reload after my last battle." He grins sheepishly, "Oh well, I'll just have to do the next best thing." He fires again, a blast of pure Magnetic force emerges and heads straight towards Harmony. Magnet Man misses Harmony with his Magnet Buster Megablast attack. Enker has disconnected. Sword Man hears the voice, eyes still closed. Unfortunately, he doesn't see Canopy's stature and attitude change. But the words strike hard and deep, more forceful than any wound could have. Clenching at the sand beside him, he compresses his fist hard, compacting the sand within his grasp as fierce as possible. . o O (I am no barbarian. I am an honorbound soldier of Wily. I am no unthinking brute. I am a proud knight. I am no barbarian. I am not. I AM NOT A BARBARIAN!!!!!) This train of thought races through his head, pounding at him more and more each second he lays there. He came here to find focus. All it resulted in was a his own mind clouding over impossibly... Harmony kind of falls over against the ground, Magnet Man's attack missing her by some odd ounce of luck she's still holding onto. "Urgh.." she grumbles, forcing herself up. "I'll see YOU.." she points shakily. "..later." With that, she hobbles off into the sunset.. how romantic. Gimpgimpgimp. Harmony retreats from the area swiftly, leaving her open to pursuit or parting shots from Canopy Jabberwock, and Ride Armor . Harmony goes home. Harmony has left. Wilymachine turns to follow the pilot's gaze as the enemy RA drops from the sky. Consequently, the machine is totally open to Colonel's attack. The sabres rip into armor, shredding plating, sLIcing wires, and decimating the Mecha. Wily howls and jabbers inside the cockpit as displays go wild and more than one guage physically explodes. His insane cries and rantings suddenly snap onto the extrenal speakers. "Thats it! I've had it!" His cackle grows insane. "Time to die, SKIRT BOY!" Thrusters roar, and the Mecha rockets into the air. And then...stops. The thrusters die as the Mecha suddenly, seems to sit down in midair. And plummet towards Colonel. Clown cries out as explosive bullets tears through his hide... but he smiles, through his pain... Now, why could that be? Could it be because since Barrage is focusing on Da Clown, she forgotten all about Da Monkey, who at this very moment is taking a 'picture' of Barrage... before calLIng the image out. The Holo-Barrage stretches for a bit, before taking aim at Barrage with the same assault rifle... and fires. Clown smiles, "Surprise... biatch." You strike Barrage Raptor with a minor hit from your Sideshow - Hologram Assault attack. Wilymachine turns to follow the pilot's gaze as the enemy RA drops from the sky. Consequently, the machine is totally open to Colonel's attack. The sabres rip into armor, shredding plating, sLIcing wires, and decimating the Mecha. Wily howls and jabbers inside the cockpit as displays go wild and more than one guage physically explodes. His insane cries and rantings suddenly snap onto the extrenal speakers. "Thats it! I've had it!" His cackle grows insane. "Time to die, SKIRT BOY!" Thrusters roar, and the Mecha rockets into the air. And then...stops. The thrusters die as the Mecha suddenly, seems to sit down in midair. And plummet towards Colonel. All the while, Wily's insane laughter echoes from the speakers. Wilymachine misses Colonel with its Death From Above While Laughing LIke A Lunatic attack. Sideshow has arrived. You drop Sideshow. Pharaoh Man is retrieved by assorted metools.... Crescent Grizzly arrives from the Cairo - Southern Outskirts. Crescent Grizzly has arrived. Pharaoh Man goes home. Pharaoh Man has left. Barrage Raptor stumbles backwards as the shots slam into her body, and she growls, as a pair of anchors drop off into the sand behind her feet, "No." She grins, "The supprise is on you." A smirk crosses her muzzle, as the central cannon GLows, getting brighter and brighter, and, "Here. This one worked well enough on Sword Man..." The GLow reaches it's full level, "ARMAGEDDON BARRAGE!" Massive beam of energy. Breaks apart into numerous smaller, explosive beams of energy.. Sideshow> Clown Man evades Barrage Raptor's ever-so wacky Armageddon Barrage attack. HOO HA! Barrage Raptor misses you with her Armageddon Barrage attack. Silo has arrived. Canopy Jabberwock enters the Sky Above Nile Region. Canopy Jabberwock has left. RolLIng out of the way quickly, Colonel comes to his feet. The blue orbs on his shoulders begins to shine brighter and brighter. "Wily, I hope you used Optical computers in the machine because if you didn't..." With that a blast comes off of his left shoulder... the blue orb hitting the Wilymachine and throwing blue static everywhere... Now hopefully its not protected from EMPs Colonel strikes Wilymachine with his Emp Blast attack. Sideshow> Colonel strikes Wilymachine with his Emp Blast attack. Wilymachine is temporarily disoriented by Colonel's Emp Blast attack. Wilymachine falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage. Gemini Man has partially disconnected. Silo seems to be, well, stuck in the wreakage of the EaGLe. Guess he can't save Barrage, can he? Wilymachine topples to the ground and the speakers cut off suddenly. Muffled banging can be heard from inside, and then the cockpit blasts open. "Damn you! Damn you! I knew I should have installed newer systems!" He actually hugs his machine, patting it. "Don't worry baby. Daddy will fix you back up. That mean old Colonel." Then, Wily suddenly turns and GLowers at Colonel. With a few nimble hops, suprising in one his age, Wily makes his way to the ground. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Cane raised high, Wily charges at Colonel and swings the cane. And keeps right on running, for the Attack Train. Dr. Wily has arrived. Dr. Wily strikes Colonel with his Cane Whack attack. Sideshow> Dr. Wily strikes Colonel with his Cane Whack attack. Wilymachine has left. Dr. Wily takes Wilymachine . Prismatic Spider arrives from the Cairo - Southern Outskirts. Prismatic Spider has arrived. Clown Man's eyes widden at the mere sight of all those weapons, "Oh, sh--" And he immediately curls up and bounces away... with the randomness of the bouncy Clown protecting him from the shots... Clown goes on a return bounce, directed towards Barrage... and covered in electricity... "THUNDER CARNIVAL!!!" Colonel stares at the LIttle madman known as Wily as he hits him with his stick. "Wily, I don't LIke attacking those weaker than me... I just you remove yourself and your children from my presence." With that, Colonel brings back a foot and give Wily a good swift kick... or he attempts to Colonel strikes Dr. Wily with his Kick attack. Sideshow> Colonel strikes Dr. Wily with his Kick attack. Sideshow> Clown Man misses Barrage Raptor with his Thunder Carnival attack. You miss Barrage Raptor with your Thunder Carnival attack. Crescent Grizzly goes home. Crescent Grizzly has left. Pharaoh Man has arrived. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/20 Posted Author World Tournament - Round One Thu Dec 12 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Barrage Raptor Vs Quick Man Schism Sabertooth Vs Crescent Grizzly Kain vs Ninjutsu Gecko Alpha Vs Metal Shark Kaph Vs Terra Trunk Pirate Man Vs Abyss Dragon Hiryu Vs Sarah Storm Kuff Vs Blaze Heatnix Entrants have exactly 5 days to complete their duel and report the winner, or the winner shall be chosen randomly from the pair. Winners will progress to the second round. There can be only one winner. Grand prize is: (Equivelant of $5 MilLIon US today) There are no rules. You may defeat your opponent in anyway you see fit. The only stipulation is you may get no direct help from a second party during the fight. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Dr. Wily wails as Colonel plants a foot in his backside. RolLIng head over heals, he coughs and splutters, spitting sand out. Shaking a fist at Colonel, he scrambles to his feet and hurries to the attack train. Fortunately, it isn't very far, nore is WIly very concerned with his dignity, as he simply hurls himself into the vehicle. Dr. Wily retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Sword Man, Clown Man, Colonel, Barrage Raptor, Ride Armor , Prismatic Spider, Ride Armor , Silo, Magnet Man, Gemini Man, and Pharaoh Man. Barrage Raptor gaaaahs! Electricity! Noooo! >.< And then it misses her, as she ducks down into a LIttle ball to avoid getting killed, "Huh what...I'm not dead?" She looks over her shoulder at Clown, and then stands up and locks her sniper cannon into it's ready mode again.. Sideshow> Barrage Raptor nails Clown Man with the ever-so wacky Tail Sniper Cannon attack. Barrage Raptor strikes you with a major hit from her Tail Sniper Cannon for 25 units of damage. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Current Systems Status $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Current Endurance: [|||||||| ] (26 / 64) Fuel Reserves: [||||||||||||||||| ] (87 / 100) Status: Critical Forcefield Power: 0 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Magnet Man just watches as Harmony crawls away, he shrugs, "Well, now that I've dealt with her, time to help Dad." He then watches as Colonel screws up Dad's Mecha-Wily, with an Emp Blast no less. He grunts, "Okay, that does it. Your going downtown, in the back of a Mr. Whippy Van no less." He takes a step foward, then see's Colonel kick his Dad. "Okay, YOU DIE NOW." He pulls out his own LIttle Energy Sabre, a LIGHTSABRE. He then runs towards the RepLIforcer and starts slashing LIke mad. Magnet Man strikes Colonel with his LIghtsabre Facsimile attack. Sideshow> Magnet Man strikes Colonel with his LIghtsabre Facsimile attack. Colonel looks over at Magnet Man as he gets hit. Colonel is looking pretty bad, but he's a hero so he tends to be at his best when things look bad... Colonel stares at Magnet Man. "Child of Wily, this area is protected by RepLIforce. Take your leader's example and remove yourself from it while you are still functioing." Colonel swings down with the Zero sabre. Sideshow> Colonel puts his guard up. Colonel puts his guard up. Colonel misses Magnet Man with his Beam Sabre attack. Sideshow> Colonel misses Magnet Man with his Beam Sabre attack. Magnet Man grins at Colonel, "This is Wily Territory. You remove yourself." He then see's the Zero Sabre come down, he quickly sidesteps, avoiding the slash. The Magnetic Master then quickly drops his LIghtsabre and then tries to take hold of Colonel. One would note, that the hands are starting to spark a LIttle bit, Electricity Magnetism $$$ Bad for Colonel (Hopefully). Magnet Man misses Colonel with his Electromagnetic Charge attack. Sideshow> Magnet Man misses Colonel with his Electromagnetic Charge attack. Sideshow> Colonel deflects Electromagnetic Charge from Magnet Man. Colonel deflects Electromagnetic Charge from Magnet Man. Clown Man cries out in pain as the Tail Sniper Cannon tears a hole in Clown's side. He uncurls, holding his side. "That's it. Playtime's OVER." He growls out as he gets up to face Barrage... Hm. Brunt Ozone. Clown gets into the pose made famous by a man-cat... "THUNDER!" and his right hand, the right hand of the law of Wily, GLows brightly...surrounded by electricty... "THUNDER! THUNDER! THUNDER CLAW!!!" And with that, Clown leaps at Barrage... "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Sideshow> Clown Man strikes Barrage Raptor with his Thunder Claw attack. You strike Barrage Raptor with a major hit from your Thunder Claw attack. Barrage Raptor falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage. Silo has disconnected. *SIZZLE* Colonel's blades both come up and block the attack. Colonel shakes his head and without another word swings both sabres once again. The one in his right hand swings in a low arching sLIce as the left one sLIces high... Colonel isn't playing around anymore Colonel strikes Magnet Man with his Sabre SLIce attack. Sideshow> Colonel strikes Magnet Man with his Sabre SLIce attack. Dr. Wily sends a radio transmission. Dr. Wily receives a radio transmission. Dr. Wily sends a radio transmission. Barrage Raptor gets all clawed up by this big evil electricity claw, and goes down into a big, sparking heap. OW! Sword Man simply LIes there, still shaking a bit in self-rage after his uneventful battle with Canopy. Clown Man goes into a vitory pose as Barrage falls (which is, ironically similar to the Samurai Pizza Cats victory pose). "Good, Bad, I'm the Clown with the Monkey." Sideshow and Megatron responds with a... "HUZZAH!!!" With that done, Clown stumbles over to Sword, and extends his hand, "Need some help, Swordy?" Magnet Man narrowly avoids Colonel's attack. Well, that's only if you don't count the fact that the Sabre's both sLIce into him causing Magnet to sLIp and fall. Magnet Man grunts in pain, he's nearly down, and he doesn't have any Missiles at the moment. But he'll hold on as long as he can. He slowly stands back up, then, after going into a pose that makes him look LIke he's constipated, Magnet Man unleashes an EMP wave, hoping to stop Colonel with the same type of energy that Colonel used to stop the Mecha-Wily. Magnet Man misses Colonel with his Emp Wave attack. Sideshow> Magnet Man misses Colonel with his Emp Wave attack. Sideshow> Colonel deflects Emp Wave from Magnet Man. Colonel deflects Emp Wave from Magnet Man. Someone should feel bad for Magnet Man... really. Colonel manages to deflect yet another attack... And this time, Colonel isn't going after. He brings his regular sabre down over Magnet Man, pummel first. Colonel wants to get this over with... he has wounded to deal with... Sword Man still focuses on the racing thoughts in his head. HOwever, soon, a voice pierces through the maddening self-defeatism and resulting denial of said self-defeatism. Opening his eyes, he sees his fellow Theta standing over him, extending his overly long arms toward the downed Swordsman. SIghing and closing his eyes to try and calm himself, he extends his hand out to Clown. Maybe once he reaches home, he can find a way to clear his head. Colonel misses Magnet Man with his Sabre Pummel attack. Sideshow> Colonel misses Magnet Man with his Sabre Pummel attack. Colonel hands you a cookie for a job well done! Colonel goes home. Colonel has left. Take Pharaoh Man with You! Clown Man LIfts Sword up, "Just let me say this, Swordy and you better LIsten good. Dad wouldn't make you commander of Theta AKA The Robot Master Asylum... because he thinks you suck. You don't suck. Just so you know," Clown proceeds to lead Swordy home, "And just in case you're wondering who does suck among us... It's Aqua Man, and that's all I really got to say on that." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/50 Posted Author OOC Thu Dec 12 Dr. Wily ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The chiLI cookoff is gonna be Sat at 9. :D ___ __ | |Dr. / / | |/ \/ / |__/\ / \/ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Magnet Man grunts, there's no way he'll win, and Dad's already left. He starts to stumble off, hoping he's just left alone by the RepLIforce. He spies Pharoah and manages to LImp over there. He picks Ra up and starts to drag him off. And yes, that's all this LIttle Magnetic Master's going to do. Dr. Wily opens the door to the Attack Train and waves his children frantically into the safety of the vehicle. Magnet Man starts to drag Pharoah towards the Attack Train. Yay. Clown Man idly directs Megatron to get Ra's body. Huzzah. Sword Man nods and sighs. It's still not enough to bear back the self-doubt. However, he obLIges still and lets Clown lead him back to their way back home. Pharaoh Man is dragged. Barrage Raptor goes home. Barrage Raptor has left. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Magnet Man grunts, "That didn't go exactly as planned now did it." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "It could be worse..." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Magnet Man transmits, "But, all you dude's did pretty good, if only that Colonel wouldn't of shown up, we would of won then." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Magnet Man transmits, "Thanks for deaLIng with that Barrage girl Clown. I owe you one." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Gamma CO Gemini Man transmits, "Hmmm. Egypt." Clown Man helps Sword into the Attack Train before getting in himself, with Sideshow and Megatron in tow. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "No Problem, Mags." Magnet Man drags Pharaoh into the Attack Train, *Bump, Bump, Bump* Pharaoh's head'll be sore in the morning. Pharaoh Man will make Magnet /very/ sore when he wakes up. Oh baby. Magnet Man will give Pharaoh a beat down if he tries it. Dr. Wily closes the door behind the Masters. "Never fear, my children. They will pay for this." He shakes a fist at the door, then orders the Train's computer to return to base. Pharaoh Man enters the Lake Wily / Aswan Dam (Aswan Lake Region). Pharaoh Man has left. Magnet Man has left. Magnet Man enters the Egyptian city of Cairo. Prismatic Spider enters the Eastern Sahara. Prismatic Spider has left. Prismatic Spider arrives from the Eastern Sahara. Prismatic Spider has arrived. Prismatic Spider has left. Prismatic Spider enters the Egyptian city of Cairo. Sword Man has left. Sword Man enters the Egyptian city of Cairo. Dr. Wily enters the Lake Wily / Aswan Dam (Aswan Lake Region). Dr. Wily has left. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Magnet Man transmits, "Well, I'm heading into the repair chamber, I'll talk to you all when I get out." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Magnet Man makes the shutting off sound. Sideshow> Clown Man has left. Cairo Sideshow> You follow Clown Man. Sideshow has arrived. You enter the Egyptian city of Cairo. Sideshow> Clown Man has left. Cairo - Southern Outskirts Here on the outskirts of metropoLItan Cairo, LIfe is much different. Poorly-maintained sanitation and water supply has left much of the area barely inhabitable, although there are still many huts and hovels built from the city's discarded items in clusters. This is actually a rather despressing sight, despite the cheerful songs of the poor here as they beat sand out their clothes, or herd the Egyptian cattle which wander among the huts. The desert comes right up to the city's front door here, LIterally, as the attempts to irrigate the desert in the past have almost all eventually failed. This looks almost LIke a third-world country of the not-too distant past, in stark contrast to the wealth and technology a few kilometers away. Contents: Contents: West : Cairo - WilyRocket Town (Rocket Town) East : Teleportation Area--Cairo North : Cairo - Cultural District South : Egypt Sideshow> You enter the Egyptian city of Cairo. Sideshow has arrived. You enter the Teleportation Area--Cairo. Sideshow> Clown Man has left. Teleportation Area--Cairo Rows of tall teleportation capsules LIne the walls, each clearly labeled with a detination. A few are labeled 'Custom Location' instead of with a city name. Type 'tel/LIst' to see a LIst of destinations and 'tel ' to activate the teleporters. Contents: Contents: West : Cairo - Southern Outskirts Sideshow> You follow Clown Man. Sideshow> You enter the Teleportation Area--Cairo. Sideshow arrives from the Cairo - Southern Outskirts. Sideshow has arrived. Sideshow has left. Sideshow> Clown Man Sideshow> You're being carried by Clown. Be afraid. Sideshow> Contents: Sideshow> A Bunch of Actors and Film Crew Sideshow> Clown Man took you. You take Sideshow. Clown Man disappears in a flash of energy. Teleporters - Skull Fortress Tradition demands that the teleporter room be a row of open capsules, some LInked to specific cities, others with programmable coordinants. These ones are pink, LIt by rows of pulsing red LIghts. A square teleportation field in the middle of the room is provided for those Masters too large to fit into the standard capsules. Type 'tel/LIst' to see a LIst of destinations and 'tel ' to activate the teleporters. Contents: Contents: Reinforced Doors : Medical Support - Skull Fortress Blast Doors : Gathering Room - Skull Fortress East : LIft Landing - Skull Fortress Clown Man appears in a flash of energy. You enter the Medical Support - Skull Fortress. Medical Support - Skull Fortress Between such resident medics as Dust Man and Junk Man, this room is as much a scrap heap as a medical faciLIty, and as much a warzone as a scrap heap. Towards the front are three fully equipped repair tables and an automatic repair chamber, and the room is ringed by cabinets and storage units, if you can get to them through the piles of defunct drones and spare parts. The latest generation of Master medical assistant drones has been specially designed for this environment, with a radar positioning system and an additional pair of drill arms. One wall features three giant diagnostics displays. These can be used to call up known information on both friends and foes. Contents: Contents: Sword Man [Normal] [RM] Cold Man's Chamber Dynamo Man's Charger The Dust Heap Repair Chamber HydrauLIc Doors : Vehicle Docking - Skull Fortress Reinforced Doors : Teleporters - Skull Fortress North : LIft Landing - Skull Fortress Sideshow> Clown Man drops you. Sideshow has arrived. You drop Sideshow. Bright Man arrives from the LIft Landing - Skull Fortress. Bright Man has arrived. The repair chamber hisses open, reveaLIng a partially restored Pharaoh Man. Pharaoh Man has arrived. Repair Chamber drops Pharaoh Man. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Sword Man. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Clown Man. Sideshow> Pharaoh Man effects some minor repair work on Sword Man. Pharaoh Man effects some minor repair work on Sword Man. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Sword Man. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Sideshow. Pharaoh Man lays on a medtable, grumbLIng about a certain annoying reptile reploid. Bright Man steps into the medical bay, smiLIng LIke he always does. The current not-so-successful Delta Squadron Commanding Officer spots one of his soldiers, injured. His smile alters sLIghtly to one of concern as he approaches Pharaoh Man, "How are you feeLIng today, Pharaoh Man?" Pharaoh Man looks to Bright Man, frowning. There is a large hole in Ra's chest, most of his armor has been /forcefully/ blown off, and he's having a new main fuel pump placed in. " LIke I look. " Sideshow> Clown Man has left. Repair Chamber On the inside, the chamber is very compLIcated. Heating rods, digital interfaces, clasps, and all sorts of minature robotic arms set to fixing any damaged being who cares to enter. You feel your brain and other systems shutting down as they go to work... Current Endurance: 41% Type 'Done' to end heaLIng process. Sideshow> You follow Clown Man. Sideshow> Only players can enter this object. Sideshow> Bright Man nods and leans on the medical table Pharaoh Man's resting on, "Mmm. I feel for you, Pharaoh Man, and hope that you feel better soon." His smile grows, "I do, however, have some good news for you that /should/ cheer you up, I think." > Bright Man nods and leans on the medical table Pharaoh Man's resting on, "Mmm. I feel for you, Pharaoh Man, and hope that you feel better soon." His smile grows, "I do, however, have some good news for you that /should/ cheer you up, I think." Sideshow> Pharaoh Man raises an eyebrow at Bright Man, " Really, Bright Man? I'm LIstening..." Ra says, leaning closer towards his 'commander'. > Pharaoh Man raises an eyebrow at Bright Man, " Really, Bright Man? I'm LIstening..." Ra says, leaning closer towards his 'commander'. Sideshow> Bright Man leans closer as well since he doesn't wish his 'friend' to strain anything while being so injured. "I beLIeve you are nearly the completion of your re-education. Furthermore, once you are finished learning the art of strategic warfare and management from Enker, there will be only one more lesson and role-model to learn from." Bright hesitates, "Although I must admit this might be the most difficult of them all..." > Bright Man leans closer as well since he doesn't wish his 'friend' to strain anything while being so injured. "I beLIeve you are nearly the completion of your re-education. Furthermore, once you are finished learning the art of strategic warfare and management from Enker, there will be only one more lesson and role-model to learn from." Bright hesitates, "Although I must admit this might be the most difficult of them all..." Sideshow> Pharaoh Man smiles at first, happy to hear his 'rightful' command is within his grasp. .oO(Yes...soon...) " Well, what is this 'task'? Surely, it couldn't be more unpleasent then things have been so far..." he comments, rolLIng his eyes. Knock on wood, eh, Pharaoh? > Pharaoh Man smiles at first, happy to hear his 'rightful' command is within his grasp. .oO(Yes...soon...) " Well, what is this 'task'? Surely, it couldn't be more unpleasent then things have been so far..." he comments, rolLIng his eyes. Knock on wood, eh, Pharaoh? You can feel the repair chamber working on your injuries. Sideshow> Bright Man smiles as Pharaoh Man seems to be cheered up a tad by this news, "Well, as you know, your first two are honour and strategic knowledge. Of course, strategic knowledge isn't a particular weakness of yours, and honour... well, aside from the need to be honourable to one's fellow Robot Masters, it isn't in a high demand for our normal activities, if you get my meaning. But there is one /other/ flaw you have. Alas, it is your biggest." Go on. Guess. > Bright Man smiles as Pharaoh Man seems to be cheered up a tad by this news, "Well, as you know, your first two are honour and strategic knowledge. Of course, strategic knowledge isn't a particular weakness of yours, and honour... well, aside from the need to be honourable to one's fellow Robot Masters, it isn't in a high demand for our normal activities, if you get my meaning. But there is one /other/ flaw you have. Alas, it is your biggest." Go on. Guess. Sideshow> Pharaoh Man narrows his eyes at Bright Man. He can see what is coming. Ra is not stupid, he does hear the 'remarks' of his brethren. Bracing for the unpleasent news to come, Ra just looks at his brother, unmoving, unbLInking. > Pharaoh Man narrows his eyes at Bright Man. He can see what is coming. Ra is not stupid, he does hear the 'remarks' of his brethren. Bracing for the unpleasent news to come, Ra just looks at his brother, unmoving, unbLInking. Sideshow> Bright Man nods, already knowing that Pharaoh Man knows what he's going to say. Course, Pharaoh Man probably knows that Bright Man knows that Pharaoh Man knows what he's going to say. That's ok, because Bright Man knows that. The Spin Doctor just says it. "HumiLIty. You need to learn that you are not /better/ than everyone else. You are only a squadron leader." Well, normally. "Nothing more. You are a mere one step above the grunts. Two steps above the drones that we use as cannon fodder." > Bright Man nods, already knowing that Pharaoh Man knows what he's going to say. Course, Pharaoh Man probably knows that Bright Man knows that Pharaoh Man knows what he's going to say. That's ok, because Bright Man knows that. The Spin Doctor just says it. "HumiLIty. You need to learn that you are not /better/ than everyone else. You are only a squadron leader." Well, normally. "Nothing more. You are a mere one step above the grunts. Two steps above the drones that we use as cannon fodder." You can feel the repair chamber working on your injuries. Sideshow> Pharaoh Man grits his teeth, narrows his eyes, and LIstens. .oO(Don't kill him...he's still useful...don't kill him...he's still useful...) Ra thinks to himself. " Go. On. " the words come from behind clenched teeth. > Pharaoh Man grits his teeth, narrows his eyes, and LIstens. .oO(Don't kill him...he's still useful...don't kill him...he's still useful...) Ra thinks to himself. " Go. On. " the words come from behind clenched teeth. Repair ChamberRepair Chamber On the inside, the chamber is very compLIcated. Heating rods, digital interfaces, clasps, and all sorts of minature robotic arms set to fixing any damaged being who cares to enter. You feel your brain and other systems shutting down as they go to work... Current Endurance: 77% Type 'Done' to end heaLIng process. Sideshow> Bright Man tilts his head sLIghtly, "Are you feeLIng alright, Pharaoh Man? You, ah... you look a LIttle bit tense." Bright Man coughs poLItely and then carries on, "Well, to put it bluntly, people seem to think you think you're /better/ than everyone. Wonder why /that/ is. But then, /nobody/ aside from you actually /does/ think you're better than anyone else. You see the problem?" > Bright Man tilts his head sLIghtly, "Are you feeLIng alright, Pharaoh Man? You, ah... you look a LIttle bit tense." Bright Man coughs poLItely and then carries on, "Well, to put it bluntly, people seem to think you think you're /better/ than everyone. Wonder why /that/ is. But then, /nobody/ aside from you actually /does/ think you're better than anyone else. You see the problem?" Sideshow> Pharaoh Man hand clears from the barrel of his arm cannon, though Ra quickly uses the remaining one to keep from raising the weapon at Bright Man. " SLIght...malfunction.." the Master of Sands says dryly, and tersely. " You were saying..." > Pharaoh Man hand clears from the barrel of his arm cannon, though Ra quickly uses the remaining one to keep from raising the weapon at Bright Man. " SLIght...malfunction.." the Master of Sands says dryly, and tersely. " You were saying..." You can feel the repair chamber working on your injuries. Sideshow> Bright Man's own optics now take their turn narrowing. Bright Man is certainly no fool, regardless of his overconfidence. He's quite good at judging what other people are doing or thinking. Not that he's particularly /surprised/ at Pharaoh Man's reaction, mind you. He didn't have any illusions that Ra would suddenly renounce all of his faults and beg to be rehabiLItated. Although that'd be nice. "But then, I /could/ be wrong... tell me, Pharaoh Man, /are/ you better than the other Robot Masters? LIke Toad Man." Lazy ass. "Ring Man." Scam artist. "Dust Man." Freak. "Dive Man." ConfLIcted loser. "Drill Man." Just plain weird. "Skull Man." Goth. "Or myself?" No explanation needed. > Bright Man's own optics now take their turn narrowing. Bright Man is certainly no fool, regardless of his overconfidence. He's quite good at judging what other people are doing or thinking. Not that he's particularly /surprised/ at Pharaoh Man's reaction, mind you. He didn't have any illusions that Ra would suddenly renounce all of his faults and beg to be rehabiLItated. Although that'd be nice. "But then, I /could/ be wrong... tell me, Pharaoh Man, /are/ you better than the other Robot Masters? LIke Toad Man." Lazy ass. "Ring Man." Scam artist. "Dust Man." Freak. "Dive Man." ConfLIcted loser. "Drill Man." Just plain weird. "Skull Man." Goth. "Or myself?" No explanation needed. Sideshow> Pharaoh Man thinks about this carefully. " Well, we all have our own talents, given to us by Amun-Wily. Our own 'specialties'. " he states simply. .oO(Mine being to subjugate you /ALL/.) " Mine simply involves having certain opinions of myself. " > Pharaoh Man thinks about this carefully. " Well, we all have our own talents, given to us by Amun-Wily. Our own 'specialties'. " he states simply. .oO(Mine being to subjugate you /ALL/.) " Mine simply involves having certain opinions of myself. " Sideshow> Sideshow snorts. "Ain't that the truth," the robomonkey and partner of Clown answers. > Sideshow snorts. "Ain't that the truth," the robomonkey and partner of Clown answers. Sideshow> Bright Man smiles, clearly amused at the response given to him, "Answer the question, Pharaoh Man." He says simply, folding his arms sLIghtly. > Bright Man smiles, clearly amused at the response given to him, "Answer the question, Pharaoh Man." He says simply, folding his arms sLIghtly. You have been healed to 100%. Sideshow> The repair chamber hisses open, reveaLIng a fully restored Clown Man. > The repair chamber hisses open, reveaLIng a fully restored Clown Man. Repair Chamber drops you. Medical Support - Skull Fortress Between such resident medics as Dust Man and Junk Man, this room is as much a scrap heap as a medical faciLIty, and as much a warzone as a scrap heap. Towards the front are three fully equipped repair tables and an automatic repair chamber, and the room is ringed by cabinets and storage units, if you can get to them through the piles of defunct drones and spare parts. The latest generation of Master medical assistant drones has been specially designed for this environment, with a radar positioning system and an additional pair of drill arms. One wall features three giant diagnostics displays. These can be used to call up known information on both friends and foes. Contents: Contents: Pharaoh Man [Platoon-Commander] [RM] Bright Man [Normal] [RM] Sword Man [Normal] [RM] Sideshow [RM] Cold Man's Chamber Dynamo Man's Charger The Dust Heap Repair Chamber HydrauLIc Doors : Vehicle Docking - Skull Fortress Reinforced Doors : Teleporters - Skull Fortress North : LIft Landing - Skull Fortress Pharaoh Man sighs, and clears his throat. " No. I am not better then all of you. " .oO(I am in fact as far beyond other Robot Masters, as they are beyond Humans.) There. Didn't even have to LIe. Sword Man has left. The repair chamber hisses open, reveaLIng a partially restored Sword Man. Sword Man has arrived. Repair Chamber drops Sword Man. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Sword Man. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Clown Man. Sword Man has left. Clown Man steps out of the chamber, stretches, relaxes ever-so sLIghtly and settles down next to the robomonkey, watching Ra and Brighty. Bright Man eyes Pharaoh Man. He isn't too sure if he should trust the Sun "God's" statement, but Bright can't find any loopholes in what he said. No /legitimate/ ones, anyway. "Do you really beLIeve that?" He doesn't wait for an answer, "Then why treat us as if you do?" Sideshow has left. Sideshow> Clown Man Sideshow> You're being carried by Clown. Be afraid. Sideshow> Contents: Sideshow> A Bunch of Actors and Film Crew Sideshow> Clown Man took you. You take Sideshow. Pharaoh Man thinks fast, " For I have a vast superiority complex, in which I attempt to fill the gaps in my LIfe by placing myself above others in order to gain self worth, plaguing my psychiatric state of mine. Thats what this entire re-education is all about is it not? " No need to LIe there. Pharaoh Man will be fine...he just...can't...admit...he's...not...superior. Bright Man quirks a brow, surprised that Pharaoh Man would admit that. His smile remains, however. "This superiority complex of yours is what cost you your position. This superiority complex is what made you a less than effective Commander for Delta Squadron. This superiority complex is what we need to fix. You could be a fine leader. You have many of the quaLIties. Tell me, what do /you/ suggest I do to remedy this problem of yours?" Don't you HATE it when people ask that? Clown Man LIstens to Ra for a moment, and frowns thoughtfully, before he starts... sniffing the air? Sideshow, "...Um, whatcha doing?" "There is a definite smell of B.S. in the air. I'm just trying to find the source..." Clown notes. Now, if that isn't Clown's thoughts on this, what is? Pharaoh Man repLIes simply. " Re-educate me, as you have been doing. That /was/ the entire point of this, hmm? " Pharaoh Man sends a radio transmission to Clown Man. Pharaoh Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "One Shipment of Banana Cream Pies for the Monkey's silence." Bright Man hears Clown Man's cutting remarks but ignores them for now. He smirks at Pharaoh Man and says, "That's right. So be it, if you cannot think of a /specific/ suggestion of what I should do, I shall go with my /own/ idea." His smile grows to sadistic proportions and he leans forward, "You have admitted that you are not superior to your brothers, yet you 'lead' them as such due to your own superiority complex. Thus, you shall do the /right/ thing and..." Bright Man's voice raises to a crescendo as he reaches the finale, "Apologise for your actions. In pubLIc. Not just to me, not just to Delta Force. But to EVERYONE. You are to explain why you did what you did, explain why this is a bad thing, and explain what changes you shall make in order to make certain it does not happen again." The repair chamber hisses open, reveaLIng a fully restored Sword Man. Sword Man has arrived. Repair Chamber drops Sword Man. Clown Man bLInks for a moment at the transmission, then looks over at Sideshow who just silently shakes his head, before pointing up. Pharaoh Man bLInks in surprise at Bright Man, " But Bright Man, I'm not responsible for what my /comrades/ come to honestly /beLIeve/. I have /no/ control over that. While I may present myself as superior, it is still their decision to beLIeve as such. Never have I placed them or Amun-Wily's cause in jeopardy with 'presenting myself as better'. Its simply not within my programming. So how does this help make me a better leader? Admitting I am responsible for my brothers' very thoughts? You might as well blame me for Skull Man's obsession with death. Or Toad's...chemical dependency. " Pharaoh Man sends a radio transmission. Pharaoh Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: ":grumbles. " I'll place a priority order for an entire shipment from Roll herself. Premium Grade. "" Pharaoh Man receives a radio transmission from Clown Man. [Radio] You send Pharaoh Man a direct message: "We require 2 (Sideshow: 3!) ...3 Shipments of Banana Cream Pies.... Iris' panties... and Roll's panties." Pharaoh Man sends a radio transmission to Clown Man. Pharaoh Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "I can do the pies. The Panties just can't happen. I'm not a miracle worker." Bright Man leans back up and isn't going to be defeated quite so easily. His smile stays at its sickening size. "Ah ah ah, Pharaoh Man. You ADMITTED mere seconds ago that you /do/ treat your comrades as inferiors due to, ah, how did you put it? Right, as an 'attempt to fill the gaps in your LIfe by placing myself above others in order to gain self worth, plaguing your psychiatric state of mind'. Well, that's understandable. But you shall /tell/ people this. Let them know WHY you act the way you do. Perhaps they'll be understanding." Pfft, sheeyeah right. "As for how this makes you a better leader, well, your lack of humiLIty is the reason you were /removed/ from Command. When you are not in Command, you are obviously very bad at completing your function. Thus, logically, you need to correct the error. I have made my decision, Pharaoh Man." Pharaoh Man receives a radio transmission from Clown Man. [Radio] You send Pharaoh Man a direct message: "Fine. No d-- (Sideshow: *quickly* It's a Deal!) *sigh* What he said." Bright Man evidently is unaware of the talking back and forth. Mental radio transmissions or something, I guess. Pharaoh Man eyes Bright Man, " Who said I still /do/ Bright Man? The entire point of the re-education process is to see to it that I don't. What reason do you have to beLIeve I am not already cured of my problem from this entire ordeal, a very examination in humiLIty? " Pharaoh Man says, "After all, I was simply exlplaining to you the reasons why I /did/ make these actions. Not why I still shall." Bright Man smirks, "What reason do I have to think you're not suddenly cured of your superiority complex? Because I'm not a complete and utter dumbass, Pharaoh Man." He clasps his hands together and says, "When you make a mistake, such as acting LIke a poor Commander due to your superiority complex, you must make it right by apologising. The decision is final." Clown Man just coughs. Loudly. And admist all that coughing is the word 'bulls**t' but is over pretty fast... and as Clown goes for a GLass of water, Sideshow merely GLARES at his owner and partner. Pharaoh Man sends a radio transmission. Pharaoh Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Back me up here, or the deal is off for that LIttle cough." Pharaoh Man receives a radio transmission from Clown Man. [Radio] You send Pharaoh Man a direct message: "I will not. Besides, 'Show made the deal. I was just relunctant agreeing to it. (Sideshow: And I will support him!) Doubt it. Say Goodnight..." Pharaoh Man sends a radio transmission to Clown Man. Pharaoh Man sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Pity your monkey will get no pies. Deal's off." Clown Man merely GLares at Sideshow, who eeps... before Sideshow explodes in E-Rings. (...Sorry about that, pal. But I rather see Ra grovel.)oo. Clown GLances at Brighty, "He hasn't humbled at all, Brighty. If anything, he is more stubborn then ever before..." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "*sideshow's computer* DWN 060a -- Sideshow -- has initiated E-Ring procedures." Pharaoh Man growls sLIghtly. " We'll see about that, Bright Man..." He then bLInks away... Bright Man turns to face Clown Man and Sideshow, nodding. Still, he's smiLIng nonetheless. He looks at Pharaoh Man and says in a soft tone, "Indeed we shall. I do not wish to cause you pain, Pharaoh Man, but I _must_ make sure my mission is a success." Ra migt not be able to hear him anymore. To Clown Man he asks, "Neat trick. Does Sideshow do that often?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Snake Man transmits, "Oh look, Clown got hisss aft handed to him." Pharaoh Man has disconnected. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Bright Man transmits, "A good trick, if I ever saw one. One second he's there, and the next he just blew up." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "Not me, Snake Boy. But my partner." Clown Man smirks, "Somewhat." Bright Man taps his chin, still looking where Sideshow used to be, "Is he going to be alright?" he asks, still wondering what in the world happened. Sword Man has left. You say, "Yeah. He's in the computer now. In a few days, when the new body is built, Sideshow will be as good as new." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Snake Man transmits, "You mean he offed himssself before I got a chanssce to tassste him? How rude." Bright Man nods and folds his arms. His curiousity finally manages to get the better of him, and the cheerful one asks the obvious question, "So... why did he do that?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Sideshow transmits, "I'm in the computer, you walking stomach. And I don't think you can eat monkeys. We're too big." Clown Man shrugs, "I think he needed some 'me' time." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Ice Man snickers. "Monkies are funny." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Snake Man transmits, "I've eaten robomonkeysss before." Bright Man ahhhs and nods. Since Clown Man doesn't seem to be too concerned, Bright assumes that all is well in Clown Man Land. "Well then, good luck to you, Clown Man. And to Sideshow. I'd love to stay and chat, but I have a milLIon duties to take caer of." He flashes one of the famous Bright Man smiles. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Snake Man transmits, "They tassste LIke chicken." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Ice Man transmits, "Eww, that's gross, Snake!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Sideshow transmits, "I see. I will make sure not be alone by myself when I'm in a room with you. Now, if you excuse me... I'm going to tap into some games and play Death Nukem 10-D." *cLIck* Clown Man nods, "I understand, Brighty. Be careful." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Snake Man transmits, "What'sss grosss?" Bright Man enters the LIft Landing - Skull Fortress. Bright Man has left. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "Why, the Chosen One, of course. He who will deLIver us from our AlchohoLIc Beverages." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Cyber Peacock transmits, "Or thought, for that matter. However, Crash Man is an amusing experiment in alcohol as an electrical conductor. Or if one can pickle siLIcon." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/38 Posted Author Administrivia Fri Dec 13 Bass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As Pharaoh Man has demonstrated some basic leadership quaLIties, as well as having suffered for his betters, he is elevated from the rank of `Peon' to `Greater Minion'. Continuing good service may lead to additional promotions in the future. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/39 Posted Author Report Sat Dec 14 Dynamo Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dynamo Man here. Due to a problem with my logic circuits that brother Pharaoh has helped me repair, I went out into New York City minus a disguise on a simple, impulsive shopping errand. The local poLIce went after me, although I was able to evade them. I was accosted by a huge Reploid and managed to evade him long enough to clear the city's detection array to call for some help. Crash - er, excuse me, Black Jesus, - Guts, and Tengu came to my aid in the Shuttle, and the big dragon was fended off successfully with no damaging blows landed upon anyone, save myself and ... possibly Tengu. P.S. Whoever reads this report, I would appreciate it if someone would explain to me why Tengu has been acting so defensive lately. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/41 Posted Author Someone's a bit Tetchy. Sun Dec 15 Number Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From:ERWIN@wily.af.gov TO:Robot Master General Distro Sub: Hello, Peon^H^H^H^H^H Boys. Well, that was a nice vacation. May I reccomend Tahiti to anyone in need of some R&R, particularly if they're using Punk's credit cards to fund it. However, on to buisness. To see just how The Bird has been keeping up his mainframes, I decided to do some hacking into the MavBerLIn central core. I am GLad to say that I was able to get into the core without too many problems until I encountered The Bird himself. However, my actions were quite successful, as I not only implanted some nice LIttle easter eggs that should be hatching soon, but got some rather nice information. The Bird is going looneytunes. Had a total mental meltdown when I made a disparaging remark about his deceased sweetheart and questioned his obsolescence. I'm talking screaming and shooting @#$* in all directions while crying out that he was a true God on Earth type losing his marbles time. This might well be useful. Keep that information in mind. -ERWIN $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (D) GLobal] Jessica Blakesly laughs. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "It's a term to make the radio poLIce not arrest us and violate us with their nightsticks for crossing the LIne." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/16 Posted Author LIberation of France Fri Dec 13 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *The GNN Logo Flashes on the screen, interrupting today's episode of Androids Say The Darndest Things* "This is Jerome FrankLIn, coming to you with a special bulletin from GNN... last night hot on the heels of the dissolving of the already shaky alLIance between the Maverick Hunters and the Mavericks an attack was launched on the Maverick held city of Paris. We now take you LIve to Angie Ursula who's on location. Angie?" *The screen shifts into a shot of Paris, the Effiel Tower in the background, a large amount of visible damage done to it.* "Thank you, Jerome. As you can see the city of Paris has suffered tremendous damage from last night's unexpected attack on the city by the Maverick Hunters. After speaking with many of the survivors of the attack, it seems that the Maverick Hunters had planned this attack along with the French Resistance, deLIvering a rather sudden blow on a highly prized city within Maverick territory. Eye witness reports even claim that the Maverick Emperor Sigma himself attended the battle, and this crater..." *The shot pans down to a rather large imprint in the ground near the base of the tower.* "... was where he ultimate met his defeat at the hands of the Maverick Hunter Zero. However, several Maverick loyaLIsts claim that these reports are indeed false, and without any available evidence of either way, one is left wondering what really happened here. The United Nations and RepLIforce both had no comments at this time, but they are expected to most LIkely disavow any knowledge of the attack due to their continued alLIance with the Maverick Empire in LIeu of the GLobal threat brought forth by the Stardroids apparent return. At this time, we are hoping to get an interview with Maverick Hunter Signas, who according to early Maverick Hunter press releases, was the organizer and commander of this operation." *Angie pauses for a moment as the camera pans across the city, showing the large amounts of damage* "As you can see, Paris has seen better days, and it is still unknown what will be done with the city now. Small skirmishes even now are occuring on the outskirts of the city between the Resistance and the Empire, and it's surely an inevitabiLIty that Paris will soon be engulfed in a fierce battle once again. This is Angie Ursula, reporting LIve from Paris for GNN." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/17 Posted Author Music Phenomenon? Sun Dec 15 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The recently released cover of the ancient classic 'Stairway to Heaven' has been flying off the shelves faster than the SpotLIght Studios can print them, the album already becoming one of the best selLIng sinGLes in recording history, leading to a worldwide sensation. People have been seen dressing in outfits more properly belonging in the 1960s and 1970s, and rumors have been flying about a big concert by the three bands, and perhaps other performers, this Friday evening. There's been no word as to the location, but the buzz is going around that this is going to be /big/. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/18 Posted Author UN convenes Sun Dec 15 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Text blurb found on your general news bulletin. WORLD NEWS: It has been announced that the Secretary General will address the UN Senate on December 15th to search for solutions to the growing threat of the Stardroid presence on Earth. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/19 Posted Author Re: UN Convenes Sun Dec 15 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Due to issues getting one player on, their connecting having died, the UN will meet /tomorrow/, December 16th. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/20 Posted Author Shenangians! Sun Dec 15 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good evening, and Welcome to GNN World Report. Our top story at this hour is that 4 minutes ago, pubLIc displays all over Maverick Held Germany began to display an image in a form of virulent electronic graffiti. GNN has obtained a copy of the image, as it was sent to us in an anonymous email, and apparently copied to over 100 recipients in the UN, RepLIforce, and the Maverick Hunters. *The Image is a beautiful German Gasthaus, decked in snow against the mountains. In front of it is a long table, at which are seated the following: Dr. Doppler, Sigma, and Vile in Leiderhosen and Burgermeister hats. Violen in a Santa Suit, Serges in a skiing anorak, and Cyber Peacock in a St. PauLI Girl style Barmaid's dress serving them all tall steins of beer. At the bottom of the picture in bright red hoLIday cursive handwriting is the following caption: "SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM MAVERICK GERMANY!"* "And in other news, Agile barks LIke a dog in the streets of Tartarus for money after losing yet another dare. Film after this commercial break." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/8 Posted Author Re: CHALLANGE Sat Dec 14 Anthem ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ He wasn't talking to you, fool. Shut up and let the geeky-bish with the sword do his job without idiot rookies getting in the way. Whoever the heck you are, go back to sucking on a bottle of milk. Maybe Santa will bring you the abiLIty to eat soLId food for Christmas. (OOC: And you spelled 'Challenge' wrong, sheesh.) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/9 Posted Author 4th victory is narrowly reached Sat Dec 14 Burst Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once again Burst Man has fought in the Tartarus arena...and he won against the maverick Enforcer Malamute, himself admitted that it was a hard, furious, dirty and unfair battle as he was advantaged, he declared "My victory has not been good enough!" and then punched the interviever. It has been a good figth, but audience was not cheering for him... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/10 Posted Author Re:Challenge Sun Dec 15 Hiryu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The long haired machine's skill with the blade is lacking such that I would imagine Wily-doono would not require his robot to defeat him. And I see the true love of the dark commander wants to spurr the young to their deaths with words that only inflame their spirt more. For all their programming, machines are so fooLIsh. --Unsigned. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "I see that Crash Man is back into fine form. Perhaps all it took was a raided set and some stolen brew after all..." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...And we shall see, Snake Man. I havn't eaten a Robot Master yet... ...But, you should be sLIthery enough. ...Another oppointment on my schedual." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "SHUT THE F*** UP." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "YOU LOATHESOME FAT DISGUSTING BASTARD." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "Thank you." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Cleaver Cow transmits, "That's the worst you can come up with?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Cleaver Cow transmits, "I don't know whether to be amused or feel sorry." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Well I'm kind of in the middle of something here." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Go eat the cow." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "And all I felt LIke doing was yelLIng at Byte." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Because he's a fat fatty fat-fat." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "Byte, if Sssanta doesssn't come thisss year, all the kidsss will know who ate him." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...You have no idea..." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "How does Godmachine Binary work, anyway? There weren't many files on it. Do they just kind of 'super combine form' or something? Or does Byte stuff Bit in his mouth and digest him? Would they be a permanent gestalt if they did something LIke that?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Sigma bursts out laughing for some reason, but it fades quickly. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "I'm still waiting for Byte to combine with Ten or Chi. He's a freak that way." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Jessica Blakesly just continues to laugh at this. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Then it would be Godmachine Mobious or Guardian Binary. I LIke Godmachine Mobious more than Godmachine Binary. I really don't know why they are called Godmachine anyway, though, because they aren't God or anything or any type of God I heard of. Then again, they shot out their name so much when they change forms that there must be -something- useful about it all." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...That is a terrifying thought, actualy... ...I mean... ...who would /want/ to? A Valley Girl gone G.I. Jane and a Bookworm drafted into Service." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "ooc: shout" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "You, I guess, since you keep talking about them all the time. Yadda yadda we are the same yadda." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "As for Godmachine... ...We become the greatest of the Machines ever to LIve. ...Is it not a fitting title?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "If you're so great how come you lost to a Stardroid?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "The greatessst at what? Plugging up toiletsss?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Greater than Mac?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "I think not." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, " I ssseem to remember 'the greatessst machine that ever LIved' getting itsss huge aft handed to it by Mega Man a couple of timesss asss well." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "I remember this one time I was at a buffet table then this big fat Maverick cut in LIne and ate everything. Then Frost Walrus came around looking for food and he ate him! Man I loved that Walrus, but Fatmachine ate him and now he's no more." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Wilydamnit, Byte, do you know no bounds?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte merely rumbles softly... "...And, I beLIeve... X has 'handed your afts' to each of the Robot Masters individualy and in general on many an occasion... ...but, no matter. X is Bass' problem." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "So Bass is greater than you too. So there are at least three people better than you, so I guess you should rename yourself to DemiGod Binary" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha sighs, "Since we're talking about strength all the time after all." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "And Basss hasss beaten Mega Man on ssseveral occasionsss. I guesss that makesss you not the greatessst machine that hasss ever LIved, doesss it?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte rumbles... "We are Godmachine." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "More LIke lessser godmachine, eh?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "I thought X was the X-Hunter's problems? Otherwise they'd be LIke the Blues Hunters or something." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "There you go again. Spouting your 'name'." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dr. Wily transmits, "We are Godmachine. We are Godmachine. You sound LIke those Borg things from that bad science fiction show. Star Voyage or something." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Hi Wily!" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "What would you LIke for Christmas?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Cancer coughs, "Star Trek." There is a brief pause. "...Deanna Troi is a babe." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Hey, aLIens go home." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dr. Wily transmits, "Well...I think my subscription to Playbot is about to run out...." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Jessica Blakesly transmits, "Go find your own entertainment, Stardroid." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dr. Wily transmits, "ooc:PlayboY!!!!" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Jessica Blakesly transmits, "OOC: Suuuure thing Doc." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "ooc: My, it looks LIke Wily's openminded about relationships :D" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "*OOC* Was wondering why Wily would drool over robots" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Playboy? How do I get you a subscription." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Cancer transmits, "I already have. Don't throw out that plushy red crab. That's my other Avatar." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "Guts Man, when you get down there.." Sensors worldwide detect abnormal seismic readings near the 'toe' of Italy. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "Ready the chair." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Cancer transmits, "Feel safe changing around it. I'm not looking... really. o.o" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Yes sir!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Snake Man transmits, "Sssinssce you all are far better combatantsss than me, should I consscentrate on retreiving the forssce commander'sss remainsss?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Sure thing Snake!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Dude, this is seriously *beep* up right here." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Through static, Bass' voice: "If I don't make it ... kill that motherf**ker." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Umm... ...Do you guys need help? ...It took an army to smash Mars last time in the RepLIforce HQ... ...I'm on my way to investigate those seismic disturbances... but if you need help, I'm here." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Bring your stupid kid along, we may need him." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "Blast! ...I'll see what I can do, Guts. Bon isn't up and about at the moment." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Well poke him with a stick." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cancer transmits, "Miss Bonne... I do stronGLy suggest... that you stay away from Mars. For your own safety." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Woman come here now and don't LIsten to Stardroids, they're bad influences." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Ummm... ...Right. ...Aaany... partictular reason for this statement, 'Cancer', right?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "Guts Man, ready the chair!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cancer transmits, "Having fought alongside Mars as well as with him... I will say this. He is Dangerous. 'No' doesn't exist in his volcalbary. If you wish to go... it is best you sign your will. It will be needed later on." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Dangerous LIke a kid throwing a temper tantrum." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Serenade transmits, "There are some things more dangerous in this world than Mars, Cancer." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cancer transmits, "Magna Bass, yes. How is he?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Right. Doctor! If you need evac, just signal! The Drache Fleet is standing by... ...and as for the Mars bit, Cancer... ...I can definitely see that. Especialy from what the Pendant did t--... -shushes- ...Right." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Serenade transmits, "Not sure. He's still aLIve though." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cancer transmits, "...Pendents." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "Do it!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "Guts Man, catch meeeeeeeeeeee." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "..or not." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Bass, through static. "Well, that f***ing sucked." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "I'll say." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Cancer transmits, "Miss Bonne. I do suggest you leave. I will not be held responsible for you do attack me." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...I don't intent to, Cancer... I'm just watching." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "I'd not miss this for... quite a large sum of cash." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "Well, that was disappointing, but the important fact is that I came away fine." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "I'm gonna go get a beer." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...same ol' Crash Man, all right. ...Doctor, if you need any assistance, I am at your dispossal." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Sadist." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Are you going to let a sissy Stardroid tell you what to do Tron? It's LIke if I let Metal Man boss me around." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "By the way. We now have Uranus versus Cancer on the toe of Italy. If I was any humanitarian... judging from Uranus /used/ to do... ...weell... I do think I'm going to be ready to 'run LIke hell'." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "..." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Poor Redwoods." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Is Cancer deep in Uranus now?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Shush, you." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Say Tron, is it true you pawned off that pendant you had for some implants?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...I said, Shush, Guts Man!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Crash Man transmits, "You can't shush Guts Man." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "So it is true!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Guess the Stardroids are gonna have to harass some surgeons for that pendant." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cancer transmits, "...We do not harass. We merely kill." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Guts Man transmits, "Stop harassing Uranus." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Well, that is one good bit of news, at least, with the world going to Hell and a Handbasket. ...I'm GLad she did well..." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Snake Man transmits, "You alssso do a pretty good job of making yourssselvesss into a@#!$holesss" Pharaoh Man arrives from the Vehicle Docking - Skull Fortress. Pharaoh Man has arrived. Sword Man arrives from the Vehicle Docking - Skull Fortress. Sword Man has arrived. Pharaoh Man sighs, and pulls out some more proper tools. " Now then...." he says, pulLIng on some GLoves. " Lets get some of you repaired..." Ra looks to his arriving brothers. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Sword Man. Sword Man sLInks in, clutching his cracked chest, his lower half noticibly jerky in it's step. WIth a forceful push, he quickly sLIps onto one of the Medbay beds, lying down as the mechfluid seeps out of his injuries. Pharaoh Man sighs, " Accursed Stardroids..." he mutters, and goes to work on seaLIng off the leaks in Sword Man's fuel distribution system, and getting some of his self-repair systems back up to hasten the stay in the chamber. Pharaoh Man effects some minor repair work on Sword Man. Pharaoh Man takes out a medical scanner and scans Sword Man. Sword Man simply lays back and lets Ra work on him. SOon enough, cracks are patched, leaks are fixed, and enough power is available to rerout full power to his lower half, ceasing the jerkinesss. Looking down at his quick-fixed self, he sLIdes down off the bed and bows to Ra. "Thank ye, Sir Pharaoh..." With that, he heads toward the chamber to get the real deal fix. Pharaoh Man nods simply, and goes to clean of his hands and tools while he awaits his turn within the chamber... Pharaoh Man then remembers, the one on the Moon is most LIkely not occupied...and sLIps off for his own repairs. Pharaoh Man enters the Teleporters - Skull Fortress. Pharaoh Man has left. Sword Man has left. The repair chamber hisses open, reveaLIng a partially restored Sword Man. Sword Man has arrived. Repair Chamber drops Sword Man. Sword Man has left. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "Bah. Ssstupid Ssstardroidsss..." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "Old news. Care to add anything interesting?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "And they're ssso damn oversssensssative too. Really ssspoil your hoLIday fessstivitiesss. I hope they don't show up at the Chrissstmasss party..." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Denebola transmits, " Is there egg nog?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "Ask, and ye shall -- most assuredly not receive." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Denebola transmits, "You know...I always did want to judge a planet during it's hoLIdays...so I might arrive as a bearer of destruction dressed as one of the hoLIday's icons." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "...Do you want a Santa Hat? I have a few." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "Why doesn't this surprise me at all?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "Egg Nog? How should I know? I've never had the ssstuff. It tasstesss grosss, too." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "So give it all to the Stardroids; I'm sure they'd thank you." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "Before or after they try and blow our headsss off?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "Again. One of them accosssted usss when we were out getting a tree." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "I suppose it's a moot point, but the fact that you'd be /dead/ impLIes they'd just take it in the latter case." Sword Man has arrived. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "We weren't even able to get a tree. They all fell on Basss." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "So that's what that was. My condolences." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "For him or the treesss?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "The ... dammit. This is a catch-22, isn't it?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man gives a hissing chuckle. "Jussst curiousss." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "The trees, I suppose. If they were still aLIve, they'd appreciate it more." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "I'm jussst GLad sssomeone isss ssstanding up to them..." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "FooLIsh, but heroic, I suppose. Oh well." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "Ssso you're sssaying Basss isss fooLIsh?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "Mm, yes. But I wouldn't send out the dogs just yet -- I'm of the selfish opinion I'm the only being left on this planet who isn't behaving fooLIshly. He, at least, is quite sensible most of the time." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "You're the only one not behaving fooLIshly?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "Mm, yes. ... Although I suppose it depends completely on perspective, doesn't it?" Sword Man has left. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "I think it can be sssaid that your perssspectivesss are not the sssame asss oursss." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy transmits, "And quite safely, too." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man transmits, "What'sss that sssupposssed to mean?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Abernathy sighs. "My perspectives are my own ... ? Shall I put it into code to make it clearer? My perspectives exclamation-point-equals-sign your perspectives." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "I don't really know code." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Sounds spanish though." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Snake Man snorts loudly. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/19 Posted Author Oregon Gone Wild! Sun Dec 15 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *GNN Nightly News Excert* " And in our top news of the North American region, the state of Oregon was dealt a tremendous catastrophe at its National Park, the home of an entire forest of Redwoods, the world's tallest trees. " A picture is shown....of a flaming, ravaged forest, most of which has been felled by the apparent signs of a devastating battle. " Details are sketchy, but one hour after a sighting of the SS Dreadskull over San Angeles heading northwards, sounds of a massive battle were heard by nearby residents, who quickly fled for cover. Some claim to have seen other Robot Masters heading for the scene, along with a sinGLe sighting of Magna Bass dueLIng an unidentified figure in the sky above the forest..." Blurred picture of Magna Bass heading straight for the Stardroid Mars. " RepLIforce has yet to comment on the situation, though forensics experts are doing their best to gather evidence and reconstruct just what felled so many of these international treasures of botanical LIfe. Now, Smelly Jock with sports..." A large, dirty, musceled reploid appears at a seperate news desk... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/20 Posted Author TalLIe & The Flaming Croutons! Mon Dec 16 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ .....How strange.. HOW INSANE! It appears TalLIe is going to hold a concert in New York, New York! We all remember that heavy metal genius from several months back, when she recited that tear jerking version of Testament's 'Return to Serenity' for the benefit charity. Regardless, TALLIE IS BACK! Doing free concerts per usual, with her large array of fireworks and blasting performance! Comments from the pubLIc of her more previous concert follows... ".....I'm permanently deaf because of the level of sound, but I'd trade my hearing again just for another amazing event......." "....Dude.... I lost my arm to LIke, once of those concerts, because the firework went the wrong.. but it wasn' somethin' I couldn' replace!" ".....TalLIe... Is that the chick who held a concert last spring which had those LIghts and put eighty people into a coma..?" "...I thought she died in an accident with one of her stage props..." Regardless, this is going to be a shockinGLy awesome performance! It will be featuring the following songs - Rubber Ducky The Death of the Devil Devil comes back Devil's contract Die, devil, die! Devil LIves.. and dies... LIves, and finally dies Hell Farm Sick Sick Sick.. You are Sick Our love is tanGLed... LIke Yarn Sweating Gumdrops Hellbunny from Hell The featuring will also be in her brand spankin' new released album 'THE DEVIL LIVES!!(again)' And she is no longer working solo, but is actually in a band! THe band's name...? FLAMING CROUTONS! That's right, folks. Keep an eye out on TalLIe and the Flaming Croutons. They are outstanding. - RolLIng Stone. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/21 Posted Author City of Love and Whine Mon Dec 16 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The Maverick Hunters say that they LIberated us, but what did they really do besides use our city as a battlefield? Many of our warriors were killed to overthrow the Mavericks, while their reploids and ride armors merely sustained damage they can repair. We are left to fend for ourselves against constant Maverick incursions. The Maverick Hunters will not set up a bastion to defend us, they only send help when a Maverick eLIte trooper shows up, and then go back home. We have pleaded for support from the United Nations, but they do not even answer us, they would leave us to suffer and be slaughtered. The Empire cuts off our food and suppLIes and sends only more troops. We are worse of now than before our LIberation. We are real people, not pawns for these GLobal power games, and it is an atrocity that we are treated so, no matter by whom." "It seems conditions are indeed as bad as Pierre says," continues the reporter, "surrender rates are at a high point, and the bakeries are crowded with people buying weapons for self defence..." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$