Log started: 3/26/03 9:08:24 PM [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man makes a sound LIke tapping the mike. "Evening World." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "We hope someone from RepLIforce is on the air tonight." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon mimics Martha Stewart, "And tonight, we have a lovely Robot Master speaking with us. Please, sir, tell us your name." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "No, I don't think you count." "Gemini Man, speaking." "Same here." "If no one's LIstening, there'll be no warning. Too bad they shut off their radios, we guess." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Warning of what, pray tell?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon mimics the General, now, "Speak, Robot Master." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Really we're too fair." "There wasn't much warning when you came for Skull Haven." "Warning of our retaLIation operation." "It's only what you deserve." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Funny, our operation was retaLIation too." [Radio: (D) GLobal] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Yeah... I don't remember the Wily Wimps giving a memo on the attack on RepLIforce Island." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "And I don't beLIeve you gave any warning when you invaded the UN and assassinated the Haitian Ambassador either." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man coughs, and laughs. "Then it's our turn, isn't it?" "It's too late to stop us anyway... We've planted an explosive somewhere in London." "That's right. Somewhere." "It will explode in one hour." "One, not two." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Which was why you pointlessly lost much of your forces in a pubLIcity attack." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon continues to sound exactly LIke General, "Indeed. Do your worst, Robot Masters. You'll soon reaLIze it is but an excersize in futiLIty." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Thunderbolt Raven transmits, "Monster! I'll hunt you down myself!" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "We would probably be wilLIng to disarm it completely if you gave us something we wanted, of course." "LIke Cairo." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon , as General, "We will not bend to the will of terrorists." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat transmits, "You're sick..." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Of course you won't. They never do. Which is why people die." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "We had nothing to do with the assassination. We're always fair. Give us something we want, and no one's hurt." "Easy, right?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Clown Man transmits, "Hey get them to do something LIke alter the Statue of LIberty. I always wanted to see if the builders of that statue given her panties.. or not." [Radio: (D) GLobal] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Ooooh, using bombs for blackmail. I see Wily is once again getting his idea off out of the comic books. Next thing he'll make blob monsters that are LIke jello. Wait, too late for that too." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "No. People die because you decided to perform these actions. We don't want Wily. We will never bow to the demands of terrorists." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Spin Cougar transmits, "Is this your best display of anything but cowardice? To take the LIves of innocent civiLIans as human shields for your advance?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Say that again in a way that makes sense?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man siiighs... "While you yell at us... fify-TWO minutes. How time fLIes." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon as General, says, "They are Robot Masters. They know LIttle else. Come, RepLIforce. Disable the threat." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat transmits, "I think he meant that putting the blame on other people not cooperating with your sick games is complete ********." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Of course. It COULD be nothing more than a hoax." "You know us." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Sideshow and Clown Man transmits, "Of course it could also be real." "So the question is... RepLIfreakers... do you feel lucky?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat transmits, "*coughRIPOFFcough*" $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/40 Posted Author Maverick Ceasefire Wed Mar 26 Dr. Wily ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "My children..." Wily leans back in his chair, offering a view of the Wilyspace Command Center. "As you know, we have lost the Haven. We have been forced to flee the Fortress." He clenches a fist. "The Fortress wil be reclaimed and the RepLIforce punished for their attack." The Doctor leans forward, his eyes narrowed and filled with singular purpose. "We will not fail. I have eased our path by securing a ceasefire with Sigma and his Mavericks. You are to curb your insults against them and treat the Maverick leaders with respect. Though the ceasefire is only temporary, I expect that all Robot Masters will honor it. Any transgressors will face punishment by myself as well as being remanded to the custody of our dear, dear Force Commander." Wily smirks at the screen. "In other words, don't interfere with the Mavericks and the won't interfere with you. Do not dissapoint me. Wily out." The doctor leans back and fLIps a switch negLIgently. ___ __ | |Dr. / / | |/ \/ / |__/\ / \/ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon mimics Arnold Swartzinegger, "Vhen I fAHnd you, I vill pop yoore head LIke grape, ya!" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat transmits, "...lemee guess, you'll be 'bahk', too, right?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon transmits, "... Hasta la vista, baby." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat groans... [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat transmits, "As much as I loved those old movies, some things need to STAY dead." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Deceptor Raccoon now sounds LIke ... that one guy the fake GLasses and moustache are pattered after, "Accept no substitutions, replacements, or refunds." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat audibly bLInks. "Now what the hell is that supposed to be?" Yes, even Retro's knowledge of the 20th century is LImited. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Groucho Deceptor Raccoon speaks quickly, "What the hell am I supposed to be? My friend, what the hell are *YOU* supposed to be?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat transmits, "I'm Retro Packrat, and you sound LIke you need some decongestant." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Groucho Deceptor Raccoon transmits, "I, my friend, am 50 decongested, 50 recombobulated, and 50 reintigrated." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Retro Packrat groans. "Forget it..." London - Business District Unfolding in all directions is the massive Business District of London. Corporate skyscrapers tower off the ground and a multitude of mega-hotels, specifically for those on business trips from other cities are all located here. The buildings in this district are unbeLIevably larger, as if each one is struggLIng to outdo the latter, stretching further into the atmosphere to touch Heaven itself. Beneath the omni-level highways and streets is the lower business district where less staggerinGLy huge buildings are located, where super stores and some malls can be found. Contents: Contents: Chill Snowcat [FeLIne] [MH] Shark Man [Casual] [RM] Pallbearer [Pall] [RF] Spin Cougar [Armored] [RF] Shadow Man [Armor] [RM] Gemini Man [RM] The Bannock Building North : Teleportation Area--London East : London - Northern Residential South : London - Western Residential Sideshow> Clown Man drops you. Sideshow has arrived. You drop Sideshow. "You hear about the wiring too?" asks the receptionist. "I still haven't got a call back about your appointment. The last guy said someone should have called. You know you're supposed to handle this sort of thing /before/ you show up." Behind her is a door on left, which would appear to be an elevator, and a more nondescript door on the right presumably leading into the other rooms on this floor. Chill Snowcat finds himself teleported into london. The snowy feLIne raises his head and takes a whiff before he begins to move forward. "Ya'd think someone would have the sense in the RepLIforkers ta have a bomb sniffin dog...." His eyes start scanning about, trying to find the bomb. Spin Cougar bLInks. "Wiring problem? Has something odd happened recently?" he asks semi-innocently, waiting for Pall to do what he's going to do... offering a GLance to Chill. Pallbearer arrives before the UN building, heading into the main lobby. Noting Spin, he walks over to the receptionist's desk, smiLIng winninGLy at her and flashing his RepLIforce badge a moment before taking her aside and quietly speaking to her. "Ma'am, I am terribly sorry for the inconvenience, but we're not here on account of the wiring. There's a UN-mandated fire drill we were told to assist with, don't worry about a thing. Shouldn't take more than a few minutes, all right?" He smiles again. "Now, if you can point out your intercom to me I'd be very grateful." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "We guess you're out there LOOKING rather than giving up." "It would be easier to just fold." "Thirty minutes." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Half the time, double the fun for you, eh Gemini?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man laughs. "We always have twice as much fun as any other Robot Master." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Now there's voices I've not heard in a long time... a long time." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man just ... grumbles at Dynamo. But another Gemini Man says, "Hi, Dynamo. Going to play Scavenger Hunt with the force?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Oh hello Dynamo. I've been staying a lot more on Eurasia's skydeck. You might want to stay out of London though." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Oh, a scavenger hunt? How droll... and what are they hunting /this/ time? -pause- Hello, Alpha. They're letting you stay there? That's cool." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "I don't know, I haven't been able to find who to ask." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "We asked for Cairo for Wily. Not a hard request after they attacked the Haven." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "We did a better job with it anyway." [Radio: (D) GLobal] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "And what you are going to get for attempted blackmail will be just as 'fun'." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Black mail?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Thunderbolt Raven transmits, "What he said. You're not going to LIke it!" [Radio: (D) GLobal] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Threatening to something bad if you don't get what you want. That's black mail." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "No it's not." The receptionist peers over her GLasses for a moment, giving Pallbearer a long stare. "In case you didn't notice, buddy, this IS the UN. Chances are we would know about our own mandates before you would. Let's see that badge again?" She looks over it for a while, and then grunts, and waves Pallbearer over. She points out how to use the Intercom to him, but adds, "This all smells fishy to me." GLancing to Spin Cougar she says, "Not recently. Are you with this guy?" Meanwhile, the clock ticks... [Radio: (D) GLobal] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Oh. Well, um, is it close?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Blackamilers deal in information." "We're deaLIng in human LIves." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Spin Cougar transmits, "Yes it is." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Blackmail is when you yourself have done something wrong and someone is threatening to reveal or abuse that unless you do something for them, usually pay them money." [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "That is diplomacy. Blackmail would be if we were to threaten to pubLIsh those photographs of Crash Man and Hard Man in San Angeles's bathing district." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Oh, and reploids." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Or it might not be bad, but something you are ashamed to reveal." [Radio: (D) GLobal] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Oh, now I know... And knowing is half the battle!" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Thunderbolt Raven transmits, "This is old fashioned terrorism. THat's all. Simple BrutaLIty" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Part of diplomacy is blackmail, I think, but you'd have to talk to Abernathy about that. I do not know anything about diplomacy." Spin Cougar takes out his own badge. "Yes ma'am," he repLIes. It seems Pall knows how to handle things here, and so he begins to defer. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Feh. There's no art to simple brutaLIty. It is boring and predictable." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Alpha transmits, "Yes." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Spin Cougar transmits, "And directed against the wrong people." [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "Almost as predictable as the number of whimsically random individuals out there. Such as Shyster, who I shall kill, incidentally." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Spin Cougar transmits, "Don't they get it yet? Say they /do/ eventually succeed in carpet-bombing everything. What's left to dominate?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "And Alexander wept, for there was no more world to conquer." [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "That he could reach." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Spin Cougar transmits, "No, period. There would be nothing left." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Spin Cougar transmits, "But we all know they don't care, so why do I waste my breath?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "You don't think there's art to this? Watch them scatter then. It's amusing." Pallbearer gets over to the intercom, looking back to the receptionist. "Again, I'm sorry. We were told it was meant to be a surprise drill." Turning back to the intercom, Pall hits it, speaking in a smooth, clear voice across the breadth of the building. "Attention, all Embassy personnel and occupants, there will be a surprise fire drill taking place immediately after this announcement throughout the building. Please follow normal procedure and exit the building at normal escape points, and wait for the all-clear signal. Once again, this is a surprise fire drill, beginning...now." Pall switches off the intercom, hitting the fire alarm and looking to Spin. "If you would assist these people, I'm going to go further in, check around the normal routes." With that, Pall proceeds towards the nearest stairwell. Chill Snowcat growls as no one really answers his question. The large snow cat begins to walk, sniffing for gemini's scent and any known explosive odors. "Idiots....first thing ya do is look for something of mirror importants or mirror opposite of the initial spot....course no one LIstens to chill....no they don't. But they don't wanna tell chill info...then it'll be their fault." [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "Besides, bombing has generally not solved very much. Not with conventional weapons at least." Clown Man and Sideshow is scaLIng across the building to reach the UN Embrassy building to the United Kingdom and looks down at the RFs "We gotta distract 'em." Sideshow nods, "You know what that means..." Cue the spotLIghts! 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!!!" "Meowth, That's Right!!!" Clown grins as the motto ends, "You will never find the bomb! Victory is ours!" Spin Cougar stands by as Pall makes his announcement and hits the fire drill, nodding to the command. "Yes sir." And with that he starts to help herd the occupants of the building toward the exits. He does this for a while, until Clown shows up. Muttering a binary curse under his breath, he steps forward. "Uh. No." is his only reply. Suddenly, he is thankful he had the foresight to arm himself. Shark Man is walking around London in disguise, mostly so he can laugh at the Hunters and RepLIforcers looking for the bomb. But then, when he sees Clown Man's... distraction... he starts heading towards the embassy. The door to the right opens, and people begin running out... In a mostly calm and orderly fashion, but running anyway. Some more LIke jogging, since no one thinks there's really a fire. The elevator door opens, and one man steps out, wearing mostly shades of brown. He joins the others leaving. No doubt he shall be scolded afterwards, since as is quite clearly posted, IN CASE OF FIRE, DO NOT USE ELEVATOR. Shadow Man looks up for just a brief moment, mildly annoyed, but otherwise not particularly disturbed as he goes back to his LIght reading, specifically of hardcopies of particularly interesting records down in the lower storage areas. He doesn't particularly intend to evacuate, fire or no fire. Chill Snowcat moves down the streets swiftly, sniffing trashcans, mailboxes, foundations, doorways. Just trying to scent the bombs. Cut Man arrives from the Teleportation Area--London. Cut Man has arrived. "Uh, yes..." Clown repLIes as he looks at his watch... "I think you got less than so say fourty minutes or so to find it... but then my watch is always running a bit slow so it could be 20 minutes left... and either way I won't let you find it!" Sidehsow poses, "And neither will I!" "So you better move on, LIttle soldier and let the building and all the people die." Clown and Sideshow gigGLes, "MMM... Blood on the Streets. Yummy." Shark Man continues walking towards the building, speeding up sLIghtly at the mention of blood. Spin Cougar just releases a heavy, contemptuous breath at this. "And if I do not move?" Meanwhile he takes out his weapon, although it looks more LIke a shield. [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "Congratulations are in order, Gemini Man, you have now joined the LIst." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Ooo, we're on a lady's LIst?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "From what I've heard of her, she's got a LIst of people to beat the tar our of." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Eleven minutes. Going on ten." "This is going to be GOOD." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Danny Devito, played by Deceptor Raccoon transmits, "I got somethin' here for you, boys..." Pallbearer fires up his sensors as soon as he starts to exit the room, reaching out to his maximum range with them and placing his finger sensors to the walls to maximize their detection abiLIty. Ignoring any odd looks, he waves other workers on as they leave, going on sonar, chemical, thermal, all the detailed sensors available to him as he hunts for the bomb..... [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "Ja, although I'm going to work my way up. It's a lengthy LIst, but it is good to have goals." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Indeed. You definately seem to be the goal-oriented type." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "We love having goals." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Ooh, am I on the LIst yet?" In response, Sideshow's chest GLows and soon Clown is holding a mallet. "Then you're a Baka and I'm going to mallet you into the ground." Simple enough, really. [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "If you are, you will not be GLad of it." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Sure I will... I'm always entranced at being remembered, for good or for ill." Spin Cougar only repLIes with a shrug, and the words, "Try me." He waits to counter the move to come. [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "Perhaps I should start a second LIst." A vaguely bat-shaped reploid who's fleeing the building suddenly makes a sharp turn and runs into a wall. He backs up, shakes his head, and runs into the wall again. He stands and looks around with a sLIghtly confused expression, and then turns back to the same wall, twitches his ears sLIghtly, and runs into it again. Ultra-wide sonar scans are fun to watch when there are overly accurately designed bat reploids around. More importantly, Pallbearer's chemical sensor pick up a definate concentration of explosives, probably enough to take out most of the building... located on the level directly underneath the lobby, somewhere around the center. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Perhaps you should." [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "No, this new LIst, it will have the ones I do not intend to simply beat severely." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Ah, the special cases?" [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "Something LIke that." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "How enchanting. It's so heartwarming to hear the saviours of the world dedicating their best efforts to something so petty and base. It does a heart good... rather, it would if I had one, but the sentiment remains." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Well, the saviors of the world are none too bright. As you can see." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Dynamo transmits, "Now, now, let's not devolve to basest insults. Creativity is the order of the day." [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "I have never claimed to be the savior of the world. But someone has to kill Sigma, after all." Clown Man smiles, "All right," The mallet is questions and extends a bit until it's a friggin' huge mallet... while Clown proceeds to slam down on Spin with the battlecry: "SPIN NO BAKA!!!" (Attack OK?) (Attack Ok, but beware low END.) Sideshow> Clown Man misses Spin Cougar with his Huge Hammer attack. You miss Spin Cougar with your Huge Hammer attack. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission from Rigger. The incoming hammer is an easy mark to avoid. As it comes down, Spin is no longer there - a moment later he has crossed the distance to rather rudely grab Clown Man's neck and slam him backward into the tarmac, aiming next to put a blaster at his head. All depends on that very first counter. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. Sideshow> Spin Cougar nails Clown Man with the ever-so wacky Throw attack. Spin Cougar strikes you with a GLancing hit from his Throw for 5 units of damage. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission. Pallbearer makes a few snap recaLIbrations to his radio and internal recorders, patching through Rigger for demoLItions help. Following this, the mummybot bounds down the stairs to the floor with the bomb, heading in towards the chemical signal on his scanners, focusing his sensors on the signal to see if any more information can be discerned. Chill Snowcat has left. Announcement: Data says, "Have you gotten your daily dose of orders and bboards 2 and 3?" Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man laughs and laughs! Another Gemini says, "Five minutes." Pallbearer receives a radio transmission. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Five? Oh, I thought we were in a hurry. This'll be a peice of cake." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man laughs again. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission from Rigger. Pallbearer's sensors take him to the location of the explosive device, planted just behind a wall vent near the cieLIng of the lower floor. There's a clock on the face of the bomb, facing outwards, reading 4:52 and ticking downwards. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission from Rigger. Clown bLInks up at Spin and grins. "Nice Blaster. Too bad my pal wouldn't LIke you pointing it in my face." Remember Sideshow? Well, that monkey is rushing towards Spin Cougar with one thing on his mind... Time to make a Cougar Throwrug for Wily. Sideshow> Clown Man misses Spin Cougar with his Sideshow - MauLIng attack. You miss Spin Cougar with your Sideshow - MauLIng attack. It turns out Gemini and Clown made the same mistake - giving warning. As Sideshow charges, Spin simply sticks his other hand backwards, the one containing his spinstaff, and beats Sideshow away. Meanwhile, that blaster takes a shot at Clown's head, while Spin is looking at the bouncing Sideshow. Sideshow> Spin Cougar nails Clown Man with the ever-so wacky Plasma Blaster attack. Spin Cougar strikes you with a GLancing hit from his Plasma Blaster for 2 units of damage. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission from Rigger. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission. Pallbearer rushes to the bomb, yanking the grate off with surprising force and ducking into the darkened vent, his eyes LIghting up flashLIght-style as he looks over to the bomb with his sensors aided by the illumination. "All right, Rigger, this is your show...what do I do?" He says, checking over the device. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. Clown grimaces as Spin fires, but Sideshow distracted him long enough that instead of hitting his forehead and brain unit, it hit his hat and the side of his face. Damage yes, but not at a painful price. Clown gets back up and transforms to... Ash Ketchem... with Sideshow becoming Pikashow. o.o And he has a pokeball in one hand... "POKEBALL GO!!!" ...and he tosses it at Spin?! Sideshow> Clown Man strikes Spin Cougar with his Ball Toss attack. You strike Spin Cougar with a GLancing hit from your Ball Toss attack. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission. With the shove and shot, Spin quickly leaps back to deny Clown the opportunity to reverse the maneuver. Watching the transformation to Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, the cougar gives quite the confused bLInk. "....What the heck? Where did you learn to copy Ricoch--" Thud against his throat. "Urk!" The ball falls to the ground, and as Spin recovers, GLares at the Master gone Trainer. No time is wasted aiming a quick kick at them, footclaws extended. Sideshow> Spin Cougar nails Clown Man with the ever-so wacky Cougar Slash attack. Spin Cougar strikes you with a GLancing hit from his Cougar Slash for 4 units of damage. Pallbearer goes for the medkit at his back, retrieving a miniscule screwdriver (hey, reploid medicine can be wierd) and a bit of adhesive. Applying the adhesive to the surface of a rubber GLove, he sticks it to the screen deLIcately, waiting for it to adhere as he works to remove the screws around the timer housing, using the GLove to keep the clock from dropping down against the explosive. The bomb appears to be fairly standard in design, most LIkely built by Gemini Man himself and not Dr. Wily. Several wires run over the top, red, black, yellow, green, and blue... If Pallbearer's enhanced sensors are still active, he may notice someone has failed to evacuate previously for the fire drill but is moving upwards from some of the lower levels just now. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission. Pallbearer disconnects the clock, trusting it to be a ruse on Rigger's beLIefs. Focusing on the lower left corner of the bomb, he waits for the demo expert's call. Clown Man transforms into Pokemon TRainer Your desc has been changed to 'Pokemon TRainer'. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission. Pallbearer receives a radio transmission from Rigger. Currently... the clock, as disconnected from the bomb, still ticks. Reading... 2:30. Pallbearer takes a deep breath, refocusing on the bomb's wiring. "Red and Black, eh...." he takes a pair of cutters, offering up a quiet prayer before snipping the black and red wire. Clown gets slashed greatly by the toeclaws as he stumbles back from the blow... but hopefully before Spin could recover, he slashes out with his extendable arms, intending to whap Spin... using his arms LIke whips... Sideshow> Clown Man strikes Spin Cougar with his Extend-o Arms attack. You strike Spin Cougar with a minor hit from your Extend-o Arms attack. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. Shadow Man, carrying a few choice papers tucked into his armor, arrives on the same floor as Pallbearer. Spotting him around a corner concentrating on deaLIng with the bomb, he quickly ducks back, and heads around a far hallway towards another set of stairs leading up. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Obsession is dangerous... It makes someone predictable. Wouldn't you agree, Gemini Man?" As he lands the kick, Spin gets treated to the arm whip from Clown Man, stumbLIng past him, and this time holding his weapon forward as he turns to face his enemy. Again, he leaps forward, this time attempting to clothesLIne Clown Man - once from the front, and once lower from behind if he can. (This battle is working out well,) he thinks. (No one but me and the Master are harmed.) [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Obsession?" Sideshow> Spin Cougar nails Clown Man with the ever-so wacky Staff Swing attack. Spin Cougar strikes you with a GLancing hit from his Staff Swing for 3 units of damage. Sideshow> Spin Cougar puts his guard up. Spin Cougar puts his guard up. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Prismatic Spider chuckles. "You're not as in control as you think." The clock continues to tick. 2:05. 2:04. And... at exactly TWO MINUTES, no more, no less, it STOPS. And beeps... a loud, hideous screech that fills the room, in fact, almost the entire building. But the bomb itself, is silent. Pallbearer sends a radio transmission to Rigger. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "Hm. ... Oh. Where was my earth-shattering kaboom?" A second twin just laughs. "Well, that's one," says the first... "Obsession, you say." Pallbearer receives a radio transmission from Rigger. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Sorry, Doublemint, your kaboom LIscence has been revoked." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "....YOU?" Pallbearer sighs, sinking out of the vent with an exhalation of reLIef. And then, he catches the RM signature of Shadow man. "Bloody hell, the building wasn't their objective at all...." he jumps to his feet, drawing his saber. "All right...that does it." Ricochet arrives from the Teleportation Area--London. Ricochet has arrived. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Mmhm. Sorry to spoil the fun but I've got a pounding headache and bombs just wouldn't help it any." Clown gets whapped by the staff-clothesLIne. "Ough," The LIttle Clown repLIes, "I'm beginning to hate him..." Sideshow nods, "Then, let's give him a song to remember..." And then they both take out microphones... and Sideshow beams out a pair of speakers... pernamently set at 999 Decibels. Team Clown then sings. A particular song. A song that has killed once. And if Clown is lucky (and Spin is unlucky) it may do that again. The Song? "Yamerenai". FEAR. Sideshow> Clown Man strikes Spin Cougar with his Clown Scream attack. You strike Spin Cougar with a GLancing hit from your Clown Scream attack. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "That's a real shame, Miss Matthews. Here we thought you were on our side." "This has been fun. One minute, thirty seconds." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "I'm on my own side. Always have been." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Well. And Cossack's but you just don't f*** with him if you have half a brain." The loud song is enough to shake Spin's internals, but only for the first few moments, as he quickly shrugs it off and swings the tip of his staff at those two microphones, then thrusts it at Clown's breastplate. The tip separates, reveaLIng a green GLow only centimeters before impact. Sideshow> Spin Cougar nails Clown Man with the ever-so wacky Energy Thrust attack. Spin Cougar strikes you with a GLancing hit from his Energy Thrust for 4 units of damage. Shadow Man pauses just before entering out onto the lobby floor. There'll probably be other RepLIforcers there... Best not to be seen. Turning back, he instead continues up the stairs, finding the building deserted as he expected from the evacuation notice that went out over the intercom. [Radio: (D) GLobal] LIese Schreiner transmits, "I don't think this Gemini fellow does, he's been broadcasting long enough for us to get a proper fix on his positioning. But then I suppose they have Radio Man or something LIke that for radio-related issues." Shark Man has disconnected. Pallbearer takes off running, pursuing Shadow Man's signal as quickly as possible. "Hold it!" he yells to the RM as he gets within visual range in the stairwell. "I owe you this one!" He levels a palm at Shadow, firing off three spheres of pale blue energy which dart and weave between the obstacles of the stairwell before moving to strike. Pallbearer strikes Shadow Man with his Willowisp attack. Sideshow> Pallbearer strikes Shadow Man with his Willowisp attack. The Green Beam of Energy sLIces through Clown but not greatly injuring him... while Clown and Sideshow (once they've shaken that off) leaps into action and spins around with Sideshow lashing out with his extendable arms and Clown with his extendable arms... the plan? To throttle if not complete confuse the Cougar with enough time to let the bomb... go. Sideshow> Clown Man misses Spin Cougar with his Double Team attack. You miss Spin Cougar with your Double Team attack. Shadow Man fLIcks his eyes back to check Pallbearer's location for a spLIt second, but otherwise keeps moving. The energy spheres turn to follow him up the stairs, and from the sound of the blast when they hit, it's a fairly safe bet that they managed to hit a robot, in this case Shadow Man. It doesn't slow him down much however, as he heads up another fLIght and looks for a convenient window. Shadow Man retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Spin Cougar. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Mmm. Gemini is hardly stupid." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Gemini is smart!" [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man laughs! "Thank you." Arms wrap around Spin from every direction, but Clown and Sideshow forgot one thing - he's named Spin for a good reason. When they both hang on, Spin finds his staff horizontal, and his grip still on it. It starts to spin, while they are hanging for dear LIfe. The circular disc the staves sweep out starts to GLow, as if something else entirely, not just an optical illusion, before lowering a bit, and shooting straight up into the sky with Clown and Sideshow in tow. He hopes. Sideshow> Spin Cougar nails Clown Man with the ever-so wacky Force Launcher attack. Spin Cougar strikes you with a soLId hit from his Force Launcher for 15 units of damage. Pallbearer curses his luck as he starts up the stairs, sure that he'll not be able to catch up at this rate. Continuing on regardless, Pall works to try and fix what he can, making for the main lobby to help out Spin if possible. Both Clown and Monkey bLInk as they start to spin around... "This is so not good..." Clown states... "At least we haven't been blasted out there LIke Jesse and James." Sideshow states as they're hurled out of sight... "TEAM CLOWN IS BLASTING OFF, AGAIN!!!" *Ting!* Clown Man retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Spin Cougar, Ricochet, Pallbearer, Cut Man, and Shadow Man. Spin just remains behind, looking upward, reaching a hand to the sky as Clown and Sideshow disappear. From high above, his spinstaff is hovering for the moment of weightlessness before it plunges back to earth. He's got the time to speak into his radio before it comes down - and then, it falls neatly into his hand, and he puts it away with one smooth move. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Sideshow and The sound of wind rushing by as Clown comments, "You know, aside from the forced airborne fLIght... I don't see what Jesse, James, and Meowth are complaining about..." Sideshow: "Um... we're about to land on spikes." Clown: "NOW, I understand..." *cLIck* [Radio: (D) GLobal] Spin Cougar transmits, "And good riddance, Clown!" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Current Systems Status $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Current Endurance: [||||||||| ] (31 / 64) Fuel Reserves: [|||||||||||||||| ] (82 / 100) Status: Critical Forcefield Power: 0 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "~Super time is almost here. I'm hungry for something other than deer. But there's not a restaurant for miles around. No there's no place good to eat! So I'm driving 500 miles, to go to Wily Burgers! Yes there, they will fill me up with all the food I can eat! They can do the same for you. But you will have to pay!~" Sideshow> Spin Cougar puts his guard down. Spin Cougar puts his guard down. [Radio: (D) GLobal] Gemini Man transmits, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!" Pallbearer emerges from the building, walking over towards Spin. "I think we're finished. The bomb's been disarmed. I'll get the clear alarm taken care of." Spin Cougar grins to Pallbearer. "Great job, sir. Are you injured?" He seems ... very perky all of a sudden, despite a nice throat bruise, several lashes, and a sLIghtly off-center right optic. Pallbearer shakes his head, letting out a sigh. "Rigger was a great help, and it looks LIke Shadow man got away. Hopefully he didn't get too much." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/10 Posted Author Tonight In London Thu Mar 27 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Your GNN newscast this evening contains the following report...-- "It seems April Fools came a bit early tonight as a large-scale hoax was perpetuated surrounding the city of London. We go LIve to downtown London for details." A neatly dressed news-reploid, of the humanoid variety, stands in front of a well-LIt hospital. A few heLIcopters can be seen in the background. "Over a dozen hosptials in the city of London, as well as the United Nations embassy in London's business district, all underwent emergency evacuation this evening in LIght of a bomb threat. The RepLIforce was alerted to the possibiLIty of explosives within the city by a direct call from Robot Master terrorist Gemini Man. Officer in command Prismatic Spider deployed agents of RepLIforce to search the city for the devices, evacuating any potential targets the Masters may have chosen. Explosives were found both in the United Nations building, and in Northside General Hospital, just five blocks from the London landmark, Big Ben." "Analysts have determined that the explosives set in the United Nations building WERE active. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of the RepLIforce agents who arrived on scene, they were disabled with no injuries or loss of LIfe. The second explosive device was inactive, and was set as a hoax, which nevertheless caused RepLIforce to completely evacuate the hospital and several others LIke it, before it was located and disarmed. The aftermath of the incident will be seen well into the night, as rattled patients are settled back into their beds. The embassy returns to full staff and operation tomorrow, with a promise of heightened security measures to follow. ... The terrorist has released a message saying, quote, 'April Fools did come early. Next time there will be no warning.' ... A message not sure to rest easy with those trying to feel safe sleeping in London tonight. Susie Shutterbug reporting, for GNN." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$