Log restarted: 11/18/02 9:28:00 PM Central Russia The wild lands of Russia's Kirgiz Steppe roll ahead, along with the thick marshes that pervade the West Siberian Plain and the Turan Lowlands. Here is the harsh land where the famed Cossacks were born, and the place that barbarian tribes roamed in ancient days. Today, it remains a fairly empty place, dominated by a few substance farms and the dots of small cities here and there. By no means the most modern of locales, but it serves well enough for those who LIve here. Contents: Contents: Rigger [Lab] [MH] Beam Demon [Pulsar] [M] Enforcer Malamute [Main] [M] Guts Man [Normal] [RM] Uranus [Stardroid] [SD] Spy Eye RepLIforce Dropship [RF] Robo Hawk Southwest : Iran Southeast : Himalayas East : Gobi Desert Northwest : Siberia Up : Sky Above Russia There isn't too much more time to take sensor readings, though. The epicenter begins to move -upward- toward the surface. And, in a final shuddering of the earth, a rift opens and a large hand reaches up. The hand pokes around the edge of the rift for a moment and, discovering nothing in the way, withdraws once more. There's a moment of complete silence, then a pair of horns can be seen poking up from the rift. A possibly-famiLIar head follows the horns, and the rest of the Stardroid's body rises from the rift a moment later. Once he's at ground level, Uranus steps out of the rift, which seals up as if there weren't just a massive hole there a moment ago. Spy Eye enters the Gobi Desert. Spy Eye has left. Fusion Phoenix arrives from the Siberia. Fusion Phoenix has arrived. RepLIforce Dropship breaks fairly quickly, and backs up a LIttle. Kind of LIke a scared LIttle puppy, but you know, that's not a very flattering analogy. Keeping a safe distance is more LIke it, and really, it'd be a good idea. Just in time to miss the appetisers, though not the main course, it would seem. Rigger's arrival on one of the Hunter's hovercycles comes at just the proper time to see a figure shuffLIng out of the ground LIke some zombie, or similar helLIon rising from it's grave to wreak havoc anew on the world. A jerk of the handles sends the bike twisting to the side and skidding to a stop not too far off, and hopefully out of the way of others (where ever they may be.) She merely sits there astride the vehicle for now, watching and waiting to see what happens. Guts Man dusts snow off of himself, "This trip had better be worth it. I didn't come to the middle of Russia for no reason. Unless there's a borstch cart somewhere. I think Wily would love some borstch." Flying in low, there is a dot in the distance. Yep, it's Fusion. The robotic hawk just continues to fly up above, circLIng the area from which Uranus just appeared, not doing much for now, just sending constant messages to it's master... Spotting the 'droid rising from the snow-covered ground, Beam Demon swoops low, speeding ahead of the mecha-hawk he's following. This proves to be most interesting... He doesn't recognize which stardroid it is, but he's sure a few images will help things out. He mentally snaps a picture or two and stores them in the back of his mind, circLIng at a much closer distance then the RepLIforce transport took. He's a confident bugger, waiting for the stardroid to do something. Maybe it wants to talk? Odd place for a conversation... The Spider Scientist grumbles as the Falconis cuts back. With a quick command, the MSE team begins pulLIng the device back into the ship and reseaLIng the craft. Nice how Reploids don't have to worry much about cabin pressure with no humans on board, eh? Reconfiguration aside, he gazes out of the craft towards Uranus, known data from the Stardroid's last appearance scrolLIng across a holoscreen. [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] RF MSE Prismatic Spider transmits, "Another Stardroid sighting in Russia... Uranus." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Rigger transmits, "... One of the main planetary Stardroids. Well. This is surprising. I was begining to think we'd only have those of constellations show." Enforcer Malamute slows his hoverbike down as Uranus shows himself, "Wonderful." First Stardroid he ever faced off against. Years ago. Now he's back. This was something that Enforcer definately was not looking forward to. [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] RF MSE Prismatic Spider transmits, "I was wondering the same thing, actually." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Iris transmits, "Weird question, but...does he seem 'healthy', in optimum condition...or sick?" [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Ah don't know, sugah. Ah can check fer ya..." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Rigger transmits, "We'll find out soon." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] RF MSE Prismatic Spider transmits, "Since it's not one of the Zodiac Stardroids, I'm not sure if the comparison would apply. These are older, from what information we have." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Rigger transmits, "Also one of the ones there were pendants of. At least we don't have to worry about being their replacements, it seems." Rigger receives a radio transmission from Shield. Rigger sends a radio transmission to Shield. Rigger receives a radio transmission. Rigger sends a radio transmission. There is a white stream of LIght, then a reploid of white touches down, just a few miles outside where Uranus is rising... "Ah'm hopin' he's up ta havin' visitors..." Bluegrass murmurs. Uranus slowly crosses his arms, head tilting sLIghtly. Hmph. He should have known his surfacing would draw such a crowd. Ahwell, perhaps it's for the better. With a brief snort of steam, he nods sLIghtly toward each of the individuals and individual-carrying vehicles nearby. "I must say it is good to be back on your earth. I wish the circumstances were different, however." His eyes close for a moment as he attempts to tap into the communications network once again. "I see some of my brethren have already arrived. I assume you have already found from them our purpose of coming here, hmmm?" Guts Man squints at Uranus, "Yeeehaw! Looks LIke we're having steak tonight! Someone get me my branding iron!" He takes a few steps closer, "Now LIsten here Stardroid, we don't care for you being on earth and as the Robot Master diplomat all I have to say it get bent or get lost." Rigger receives a radio transmission. RepLIforce Dropship lands deftly near the Stardroid, humming on standby as someone disembarks. Prismatic Spider has arrived. The great Demon aLIghts, sLIding his shield to one side. Reaching into it, the reploid removes a long cylender, raising it until the back end attaches to a mount over his right shoulder. That's a big bazooka. "Welcome to earth, Stardroid." Almost as an afterthought, Beam levels the bazooka at Gutsman, "Please excuse the Robot Master. He is not the best of diplomats." Sure, he wont fire, but intimidation works almost as well. Rigger kicks down against a lever on the bike to shift gears as she edges closer. She's not quite wilLIng to dismount, in case this proves a volatile situation. So far they've seemed peacable enough though. "We know the basic gist of it. Most seem to have a habit of talking in riddles, and those that don't are unable to speak without deteriorating into fearful proclaimations of the oncoming end of the world. Universe. What have you." Enforcer Malamute shakes his head a LIttle bit as he overheads Guts Man, "I'm sure you remember Guts Man." He says, "His brain has aparently gotten smaller since the Stardroids were last here." He gets off the hoverbike, "And to be honest with you, Uranus, no, we're not aware of why you're here." Rigger gets the real point across. Bluegrass eyes Guts... "Ah suggest ya hush up." Her visor fLIckers for a bit, as she looks Uranus over... (Nice backside, good chest... Ah lahk the horns... Woo wee! Ah just want ta hogtie 'im down!)oo. Shaking her head, Blue steps forth, "Ah'm Bluegrass of the Musica Guard. And... we do not know WHY you're here, sugah. Care ta explain?" Prismatic Spider hops out of the Falconis as it lands, and approaches within a reasonable distance for conversation with the Stardroid. "Please, Uranus, pay no attention to the Robot Master... He is quite the antagonistic sort. Welcome back to Earth... We have indeed met some of your other comrades, and have been told of a darkness coming to consume everything before it. Judging from our information, it had attacked you and yours as well." LIve, tonight only! Rainbow StalLIon, the worlds most prominent voice actor, will be at the Party-Drome in New York City, signing autographs and giving preview views of his newest movie blockbuster, DueLIst of the Roses. Come one and all to the Party Drome, in the Concert hall area, and get your favorite Rainbow StalLIon anime or movie-related object signed and meet the voice behind many of the worlds' beloved animated characters! Uranus peers at Guts Man. Yes, he remembers this one, and pays his threats LIttle heed. As the others talk, he emits a low rumble, then turns sLIghtly to face Rigger. "I am not surprised. -It-..." Dunh dunh DUNH! "Has been more than my younger brethren have ever imagined..." Remember, kids, he's the one that spoke in almost nothing -but- riddles for most of his last visit. "We were.. attacked, yes. By a great force..." His eyes close again and he hangs his head sLIghtly, "We were unable to stop it." Robo Hawk goes home. Robo Hawk has left. Guts Man pffft, "You people are real idiots. Just because a Stardroid shows up doesn't mean we have to LIsten to the crap coming out of its piehole and take whatever it says as a prophecy. For all we know this horned critter is part of the evil that killed the other Stardroids and as such we should destroy him right here, right now without asking any questions. And if none of you are with me I'll ride this bull myself and we'll see who bucks off first!" He eyes Uranus. "You're unable to do anything you're so incompetent. That's the problem with you Stardroids all talk and judging, but when the real dirty work comes into play you buckle up LIke a LIttle girl. Ain't that right cowboy?" RepLIforce Dropship opens a small hatch, and a purple water balloon fLIes out and aims itself at Guts Man. Rigger GLances towards Guts with a mildly irrate expression. He had a point, but so far they were also their best source of information. "Guts, stuff it. Maybe I'm a LIttle biased since I nearly joined their ranks for awhile there, but right now they're our only source of information on it, too. So pardon me if I'd rather not fooLIshly try attacking someone stronger than me even on a good day in favor of talking." Bluegrass peers at Uranus, cautiously... before moving closer... all the while ignoring the loudmouth in this group... (save for a ringing GLare in Guts' direction). "It, sugah? What or whom is this 'it'? And fer that matter are the other...planets with ya when ya escaped?" Prismatic Spider sighs, facepalming. "Guts Man, you bring new meaning to the words 'intellectually stunted'." Still, he looks back to Uranus, nodding. "What can you tell us about this force? What is it? How did you encounter its power? Do you know what it's purpose is?" Beam Demon raises an eyebrow at the Robot Master, "That may be true. But it may not be." He turns his attention on Uranus, raising the bazooka upwards, the shield of his remaining pulled to one side in a non-defensive manner, "What -is- this overpowering force? Cease in teh riddles, if you please. We cannot help you if we cannot get an understandable answer." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "I don't think they know themselves what it is." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "But they may. Therefore, we must press for a straight answer." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Shield transmits, "Stardroids don't give straight answers." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "If they want help, they'd better." Fusion Phoenix has left. [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "He's right in that. I sure didn't. But then I didn't know myself to begin with... So it could be the same here." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Shield transmits, "They won't anyways." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Shield transmits, "Besides, some people will help them anyways." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "Define the absence of a dream, without using a dream." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "It is very hard to assist someone who wont tell you what they need assistance with." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "... Blackness?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Cleaver Cow transmits, "A state without unconcious thought." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "... The time of sleep before the REM stage initiates. When teh body is just shutting down, or reactivating." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "...Ah think that's death." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "OOC: Darkness rather." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "But there is LIttle I know of human mental state. I am not human. And I find I have LIttle reason care for most of them." Enforcer Malamute just rubs his muzzle, and sighs about Guts Man. Idiot. All of them are, really. He just keeps his mouth shut, right now, and LIstens to the others talk. He wants to hear Uranus' explanation before he says anything else. Uranus opens his eyes again, GLaring at Guts Man. If you wish to strike me, I could reduce you to the size of a coin. Do not underestimate me." That said... he simply blows out another small cloud of steam.. and peers at Rigger a moment. "Yes, you were touched... you must be wary in the future." That's all he says on that particular matter, though. See? Mysterious! "It... is beyond imagining. Beyond powerful." He shakes his head slowly, "It is beyond comprehension of even my own mind, let alone those of mortals." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Reploids have dreams too. Ideas. Goals. You know. That's why I said a state without thought instead of sleeping." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "... I ... do not dream..." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "Then you are a puppet." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Sure you do, you've got goals." Guts Man is pegs upside the head by the dropping water balloon, it takes but a few minutes for the water to freeze over him, making him look LIke an icicle. He shakes a fist upwards. "You have just violated the ceasefire! Prepare yourself for a formal complaint and your remove from this so called alLIance!" He cracks the ice off of himself with his mighty chubby fingers. "No you LIsten here you LIttle Stardroid wanna skank!" He points a finger at Rigger. "Stardroids are nothing but trouble. And they're not stronger than us, we've beaten them in the past, they're currently LIcking their wounds so they shouldn't be a problem to take down. You're just scared to take them on, you're lacking in Robot Master fortitude. That's your problem, but Guts Man ain't gonna stand here and do nothing, that's not Guts Man's style!" He turns back to Uranus, "I'm giving you two minutes to tell us everything you can and if you tell us nothing we don't already know or nothing more than worthless riddles I'm gonna bust your ass so fast you'll think you're in the other side of the galaxy you giant Anus." He gives Uranus the evil eye, "Oooooh strike me down! Strike me down! Ha I've survived tougher Stardroids than you buster. I've sent a few packing back in the day. So spare me your mumbo jumbo." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Rigger transmits, "Ah, finally. At least I've got confirmation now that their remarks of 'those who were touched' are those who had the pendants. Not that it's reLIeving in any manner." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Phoenixflame XO Bowie transmits, "Joy." Prismatic Spider raises one hand. "Ah, but I disagree. There is nothing in the universe that cannot be understood if given enough time, incLInation, and opportunity. There is nothing that is an unstoppable force, for as you well know, everything has an opposite." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "You did dream, Demon. You dreamed of Freedom. I can see it. Where did your freedom go?" "I never wanted to be one of them, idiot. And I said he's stronger than me... UnLIke YOU I am just human," Rigger responds in a cool, crisp tone before turning her attention back to the main focus of the situation: Uranus. "I'm aware, thank you. People keep telLIng me that." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Hooray... Ah think." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "...I LIve in my freedom. I fight for the freedom of others less fortunate then myself." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Doppler transmits, "He is more free now than he was." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "My freedom went to Dr. Wily." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Terror Tanuki transmits, "What kind of a question is that? He /is/ free." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "Then you dream. You dream of freeing others. You dream of a change. You dream of creation. To lack a dream would be as if you had no soul. Even the Giant dreams of singing." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Sounds LIke some people I know." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "I dream of planting my fist down your throat and turning you inside out." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Shield transmits, "I have a serious question for you stardroids. Why do you keep talking even when you know that you talk in meaninGLess babble that is in no way helpful to us?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Wily transmits, "Its LIkely habit/" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "We do keep asking them." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "They're not going to tell us anything useful. Let's kill them all and let God sort them out." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "I speak because you cannot hear your own songs. Your hearts and souls cast rivers of sound, and I merely troll the depths." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Barrage Raptor transmits, "I don't think that works, since they thing they're gods." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "The only thing you're trolLIng for is trouble." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sarah Storm transmits, " Okay...since when did we start speaking with Stardroids? Sorry kept this frew off for a bit so, yah." Bluegrass' visor dims sLIghtly at Uranus' words. "...Um, sugah. Can ya PLEASE stop talkin' in riddles? Ah mean... how can we help ya if we don't even know what we're going up 'gainst? Fer all Ah know we could be fightin' bloody well nothin' in partcular!" The White Musica Belle states. Guts Man receives a radio transmission. Beam Demon lowers his bazooka, eyes anGLIng downwards as he ponders something. Answering on the radio slowly. He seems lost in thought for a long moment. When Gutsman starts speaking again, he raises his eyes, GLancing at the Robot Master. Then towards Uranus. "Please, do. Strike him down so we may be free of his ceaseless babbLIng." Before the Demon does it himself... [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "As far as Ah can tell sugah... they came in... apparently after somethin' happened ta Starhaven... which Protoman has caused." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "They're running from something that kicked their tails, and now it's coming here." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sarah Storm transmits, " Oh that's comforting.. Why come here amongst your enemies? To bring them here to destroy this place?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Yah. That too." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Barrage Raptor transmits, "Big supprise." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "So far as I can see they came here to warn us... Or as they claimed last night we somehow called them back here when they attempted to flee to begin with." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Barrage Raptor transmits, "I'm telLIng you guys. They know we'd agree to help them out, so they're gonna use us to beat this thing that beat them, and then turn on us." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "Then we must prepare. For freedom, we shall fight as one. Not for freedom from tyranny. Not for freedom from terror. Not for freedom from oppression. We must fight for out freedom to survive. Our right to LIve. When this mysterious force arrives... I shall not allow it to destroy the world I fight for." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "There is LIttle we can do but prepare." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Barrage Raptor transmits, "Hey, Independence Day. I love that movie." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "...Movie?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sarah Storm transmits, " I mean come on, how the hell are we going to take on something that they couldn't even defeat. We had a hard enough time trying to force them to leave to begin with." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Barrage Raptor transmits, "Yeah. You took that quote from the movie. Well, not the exact quote, but it's close." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "...I was not aware of this." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "We have me and Hero Boy. They didn't." Uranus nods solemnly toward Bluegrass, "Precisely." He doesn't move to attack Guts Man. Yet. "Riddles are, unfortunately, the easiest way to explain it." He GLances up again, eyes narrowing sLIghtly, "We should not have come here, to endanger this world. But you are the only world that has ever survived a judgement. You are... special." Ricochet arrives from the Siberia. Ricochet has arrived. [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sarah Storm transmits, " Yah..but last I heard Hero Boy went famous and was never seen again." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "We'll take it on because we have to. That's how. What choice do we have to the contrary? Either we survive or we don't. No ifs, ands, or buts. No maybes. Do or die." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Cleaver Cow transmits, "There's always the negative side. Do and die." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Then we at least gave it a shot. Would you rather sit around waiting for the butcher knife to fall LIke a complacent sheep?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sarah Storm transmits, " They still could have directed what ever beat the crap outta them elsewhere." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Nope. I don't even think it's LIkely, but it could." Guts Man rolls his optics, "Cripes, now we're special. Big whoopdeedoo. You came all the way across Wily knows where to tell us we're special! Ooooh look at us, we're special! We survived a judgement day! I guess Stardroids are poor losers and hate losing a judgement so they've come for revenge by bringing a big giant shadow to eat us all! If anything this whole shadow kilLIng other Stardroids is nothing more than a scam so you can have your precious LIttle revenge! I'm on to your mind games Stardroids and if there's one thing the world hates it's poor losers! Just swallow your pride and move on." Prismatic Spider sighs. "He does have a point. Some do beLIeve that this is simply a plot to deLIver the judgement that you could not deLIver before... Though I do state that there are many who beLIeve otherwise. Is there anything you can supply to them as proof?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "I shall stand against anything that threatens this world. Those who truely care for the world we LIve on shall stand beside me. Behind me. Before me. If all reploids... no... if all beings of Earth stand up, there is -nothing- that shall topple us." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...I agree..." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "Hey Byte, come help me deLIver an ass beating to Uranus." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Together... ...We are a Force Undomitable." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "And so your dream is to stand. And to gangbang smaller creatures, animals, cars, and restaurants." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "..." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Yah. As long as we'll do stand together... from Mavericks ta Masters, from Hunters ta the UN... than nothin' can stop us." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "You LIke to gangbang entire planets. So don't you lecture us." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "What the hell?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Who?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sarah Storm transmits, " Yah yah yah. Don't stand before me, I may not follow. Don't stand behind me, I may not go. Just stand beside me and be my friend. Yep. I heard that stuff before." Beam Demon slowly raises his bazooka again, narrowing his eye through the sight. First, the barrel levels at Uranus, as the Stardroid is directly in front of the Demon. But slowly, he turns his midsection, anGLIng the weapon towards Gutsman. His temper is growing short. "Silence. Now." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Kumicho NOT Mikage Mikage Yukiato transmits, " I beLIeve you have forgotten some one, Miss Bluegrass." Rigger revs the engine of her hovercycle as she backs it up slowly to put a bit of distance between herself, Uranus, Guts, and Beam Demon. It looked very much LIke they were about to throw down. There were still a few questions, though. "So basically you're saying... You have no idea what exactly this is anyway, and that's why you can't describe it in anything more than vague connotations?" [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Phoenixflame XO Bowie says dryly, "Any more words a wisdom frum them?" [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Rigger transmits, "Nothing particularily helpful. This is the third warning I've gotten, though." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] RF MSE Prismatic Spider transmits, "The stories are matching so far." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "...Sorry Kumcho. AND the Yakuza." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " Indeed.." Uranus eyes Prismatic, "You have my word. If you cannoy accept that, simply look at my statements the last time I was here. I am a Stardroid of Order... and we do not go back on our word." Well, -he- doesn't. "If we wished the planet destroyed, you would know. After all, you were warned last time." He turns his GLance toward Rigger, "In a way. I know what it is... only not what it -is-." So many thing get lost in translation, don't they? "It is an age-old tale... older than this planet. Older than most galaxies... None of us thought it was true..." He shakes his head again, "Things have been... different since we were last here. We are being hunted by our own... and yet they are not our own. You saw the footage aboard Starhaven, I beLIeve." Enforcer Malamute nods his head a LIttle bit, "That thing that killed Mercury and Jupiter was a Stardroid?" He asks, "Former Stardroid, or one you tried to recruit and turned on you?" Guts Man turns to Beam Demon, "Or what? Are you going to violate the alLIance just LIke you violate everyone else? You're no better than the Stardroids with your holocaust Maverick scum. At least Wily wants to bring unity to the world!" He sighs looking at Uranus. "You really are a cryptic moron. All this beating around the bush ain't getting us nowhere. I feel LIke I'm in some bad videogame with cameo appearances by a loser that has no greater purpose to the overall story by spouting off nonsense. For this I applaud you Stardroids!" He golf claps, "Bravo! Bravo!!!" Bluegrass nods at Uranus, her visor brightening up just a bit, "Yah. We did. What were those things that assaulted Mercury and another Stardroid, sugah?" Rigger LIfts her head a bit at Uranus' remarks. Now *that* was a bit more enLIghtening. "So this is why there was a male claiming to be Aquarius, I'd imagine. They ... It, was pretending to be you?" She frowns again, slowly. "Well then, please. If it's a tale... tell it. Or give us reference to the Earth equivalent if there's one floating about." The others bickering are ignored as best as possible, though she continues to rev the bike she sits upon in aggitation. Prismatic Spider nods. "I see... I am wilLIng to accept that." Enforcer Malamute sends a radio transmission. Beam Demon receives a radio transmission. Beam Demon sends a radio transmission to Enforcer Malamute. Enforcer Malamute receives a radio transmission from Beam Demon. Ricochet finally cLImbs out of the Falconis, having had something to take care of on the ship. Yes. Nevertheless, he finally decides to join the intrepid group, stepping out into the cold, armor-clad. Orbit bounds out behind him, as per usual. Beam Demon lowers the weapon, eyes narrowing, "You are not worth the ammunition." he states acidly to Gutsman, focusing his attention back upon the Stardroid. He says nothing more, keeping his weapon lowered in a non-threatening posture. Guts Man snort chuckles, "Ha! I knew it. You're too chicken to break the alLIance ceasefire. Probably afraid that Vile will spank you for being a bad boy." Uranus actually begins to pace slowly, arms crossed, though his footfalls are strangely LIght. "I do not know enough of your mythology to form an appropriate parallel. I can tell what I know, however." Another snort, and a small cloud of steam rises up from his faceplate. "These... beings of darkness you've seen. They were once Stardroids. They were converted by... it. Either taken by force or siding with it wilLInGLy.. they are beyond redemption now. Mercury, Sagittarius, Jupiter... several others are no more because of them." He considers briefly before continuing, eyeing Guts Man carefully. "We are weakened. Some more than others, but none of us are at our full power. The Dark Ones, on the other hand, have power far surpassing what they originally held. It feeds them power... power to seek out and destroy us.. for with each one of us they destroy, it grows stronger.." Lots of exposition, wasn't it? But at least he's being straight, something many of the others probably won't be doing. Beam Demon ignores the Robot Master entirely. Locked and welded, people. "I see... This great force corrupts Stardroids... Gains power from them, and uses their bodies as agents to gather more for it to feed on..." He lowers his gaze thoughtfully, "...Curious..." Guts Man points a finger at Uranus, "Hahahaha, weak LIttle girly man! Us Robot Masters are always working at full capacity. You are inferior space turd! Your end is nigh either at the hands of this planet or at the hands of a shadow creature that may or may not exist!" RepLIforce Dropship opens up again, and another water balloon fLIes at a higher velocity towards Guts. Oops, there goes another accidental projectile. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "In Russia." Prismatic Spider bLInks in shock. "Dark Stardroids? ... It stands to reason... What can be done? Are they going to try to destroy us as well? How will we know the difference between them? Are they all beings of darkness as we saw in the images on Starhaven?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Metal Man transmits, "RepLIforce kindly stop assaulting Guts with waterballons..." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Enforcer Malamute transmits, "Tell him to stop being a moron." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "Robot Masters, kidly tell Guts to shut the hell up." "Evil," Rigger murmers to herself as she LIstens with eyes narrowed in contemplation. "Kind of sounds LIke the devil if you ask me. The Devil and Demons. They were once angels but fell from grace." She gives a soft 'hmph' as she nods instead. "I see. That does make things problematic, then." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Metal Man transmits, "It was a warning. He is about ready to turn you all to dust." Enforcer Malamute growls a LIttle bit, "Dark Stardroids." He says, rubbing the back of his head, "Right. So, if you were unable to stop them, then how the hell are we supposed to?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "That's it. You dweebs are dead! Us Robot Masters don't need you jerkwads!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Enforcer Malamute transmits, "Oh, I so wish he would try." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Enforcer Malamute transmits, "I really wish he would." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sigma transmits, "Do not provoke 'Happy Fun Guts Man', please." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "Is that so, hmm?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger sighs. "For the... Wily, if you're LIstening, could you *please* tell Guts to pop a chill pill?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "And I don't mean Chill Snowcat." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "...Not that we'd complain..." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "Fascinating. I hear milLIons of people, crying out for the torture of one cat reploid." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "You ought to hear us in regards to DeVry." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...The Huntress has a Point." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "But DeVry is so /amusing/!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Plant Man transmits, "Irritating beyond beLIef cat reploid, Stardroid." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon snorts, "Doctor Landon DeVry is a differant matter entirely." Bluegrass' visor dims down until it is a faint midnight blue, "...oh...s**t. This is not good, sugah. Can ya... disguise yerself? We probably need ta keep you hidden...if they come here. In f--" She stops and EYES Guts. "Ah swear... Ah wonder why didn't Wily just convert ya into a toaster? Ya have the intelLIgence of one." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "...I see milLIons of severed arms, forming a bridge to the stars." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Doppler transmits, "DeVry is a hack. If not for his incessant whining, we'd have forgotten him by now." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...As does Bass... ...But the Iron Butcher is merely an irritant. ...To which Stardroid are we speaking?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "They stretch LIke eternity, and the arms will someday become his only legacy. Not to mention....underaged robots." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Plant Man transmits, " . . . DeVry . . . *growl* . ." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "...That's DeVry alright." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Metal Man transmits, "Landon is a monster by any one standards." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Yep. To a 'T'." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Steel Butcher?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bass transmits, "You fool, don't get him started." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Hello, what? Oh. Never mind." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "I'm so gonna squash you twerps!!!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sarah Storm transmits, " You know...that is quite disturbing... True but disturbing." Uranus rumbles softly, eyes closing again, "They care not for this planet. They are simply after us, for now, and will more than LIkely pay you no heed. Therein LIes your greatest weapon for the time being. The dark ones are after -us-... and we know that the denizens of this world, the only ones ever able to defy judgement, will be able to think up a way to stop them. We will not, however, go down without a fight." Nodding sLIghtly toward the Musica, he adds, "It is difficult for them to sense us when we are not using our powers to their fullest. We must be... discrete." He slowly begins sinking into the ground, even though no rift seems to have opened up, "With Starhaven now in ruins, I return to my original purpose in creation. I will protect this planet with all my being." And now, only his head remains above the ground. "Farewell. I -will- be around, and I will be LIstening. Be wary of the dark ones." And, just LIke that, he's gone. There's not even a rumble to announce his passage downward. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...I merely wish to see what our dear Murderer of MilLIons thinks of the... ...Stardroid situation." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "You're upsetting Guts Man, whoever you are who is pelting him with water balloons, which upsets /me/. Guts Man's energy is not to be wasted on the LIkes of you." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I am attending to the situation in my own manner." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "Then call him back." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "Bass can I return fire with a boulder? I think they deserve it after 2 waterballoons!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "...fascinating. Even his own mind is filled with thoughts of milLIons of severed arms." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "Ahhh... Steel Butcher. Welcome." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sigma transmits, "......You threw water balloons at Guts Man?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...His own... or the milLIons of those he has killed?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "...who's voice is that. Identify." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...That... Dr. Landon DeVry... ...is a Stardroid." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Name: Unknown..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "This communication is terminated." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte laughs softly... [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "Hey Landon... too bad you lost some of your pods and I know where the rest are headed,." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "A shame. I wanted to know why he had lots of severed mechanical arms." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "That's it. I've lost my inspiration to design my party tray because of all this babble. I'm coming down there..." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "Bring OLIves." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Well, at least Uranus was able to shed some LIght on this situation for us." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "OLIves? Anything else? I've been experimenting with a wide variety of cheeses as well." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Job transmits, "What did he say?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Which ones?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, ".....Brie." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "....grr, your destruction of the three pods will not cause serious difficulty to my plans. And I doubt few would see the prudence in the action which I have performed." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "The LIghter cheeses. Mostly French." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sigma transmits, "Gouda?" Beam Demon nods his head once to Uranus, "Fare well, Stardroid. I look forward to meeting you again. And I look forward to fighting on the same side." He chuckles, raising a foot and stomping. Hard. His body explodes, reforming into the larger, deep purple and gold Solar armor. With nary a goodbye to anyone else, the impressive thrusters roar to LIfe, catapulting the reploid skyward. When he's but a spec of GLow in the night sky, the demon anGLes westward at an impressive speed. Beam Demon changes into his Solar armor. Thruster wash kicks up a cloud of dust behind him. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Terror Tanuki transmits, "What, hiding?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Hotstuff Harmony transmits, "Can you hook me up with some spacekittens?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Hmm. Interesting choices. But with oLIves?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "Some Gouda. I found it doesn't quite have the desired texture I enjoy for the heart of the tray, but it makes an adequate edge." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Plant Man transmits, "Shut up, DeVry. You're /dead meat/." Guts Man is pelted with another waterballoon and he's losing it folks! He's going from Bruce Banner to the Incredible Hulk in 0-3 seconds. "Must... not... lose... cool..." He growls louder and louder. "AH DING DANG DONGLY CRAP! I'M GONNA KILL YOU TWERPS!" Guts Man jumps up and lands on the ground with a thud extending his arm upwards to catch a giant boulder from out of nowhere, "YOU LIKE TO THROW STUFF LITTLE MAN?! I'LL THROW STUFF RIGHT BACK AT YOU!!!!!" Guts Man's lost it! Now you've done! Whereas the dropship had a hatch to drop the water ballon, Guts Man just throws the boulder up at it! "TASTE SWEET TASTING REVENGE!!!!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "It is some source of... evil I suppose. Some legend they didn't even beLIeve existed. And those who were once Stardroids work for it." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sigma transmits, "Once Stardroids?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "My data has indicated these stardroids are a threat to our planet. When one cannot stop the volcano. One prepares to leave the island." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "Only further proof of thy cowardice, DeVry." RepLIforce Dropship seems to.. squeal. LIke a girl. "AUOGH, I'M NOT A MAN! I'm disarminGLy beautiful!!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sigma transmits, "Who are these?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "My intelLIgence, Sword Man." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "There is no sanctuary in the path of the storms." Bluegrass nods as well, "Be Careful, sugah. Ya hear? Ah've a feeLIn' we'll need ya in one piece..." With that her wings unfurls... [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Where are you going to go, Mars? Not exactly a pleasant place to LIve." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Sarah Storm transmits, " So what do you want us to do? Leave the planet? Oh that is a smart one." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "My LIfe is not a pleasant one." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Best of luck, though. See you on Mars. Or not." Outside> Bass arrives from the Sky Above Russia. [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Job transmits, "Woah Once stardroids?" Outside> And Bluegrass blasts off to the sky, flying high... [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Not that he's even aLIve in the first place anymore." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "And all chaos shall fall in the hands of humanity. Reason and order can defeat all." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "Yet your LIfe is filled with schoolgirls." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Regulus transmits, "Brother mine, hand turned against us all..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Schoolgirls?! Who are you? Give me a name!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "No specific names. Just that they once were. I doubt they're among the number of those we know of, if any." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Sarah Storm transmits, " You know, I am beginning to LIke this stardroid..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Me too, sugah. Me too." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "Betrayal most foul, as your bards put it." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Metal Man transmits, "Well if you gave us some more hard facts to work with..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "One who sees the ripples of dreams, and the LIght of inspiration." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Metal, *they* don't even know for sure." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Regulus transmits, "He who shares the Heart of the LIon with I." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Pisces transmits, "Hard facts cannot catch LIquid fears." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "LIke I said: They didn't think it existed." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Metal Man transmits, "I see Rigger." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sigma transmits, "Perhaps Saturn is one. He was rather pleasant in his visit." Outside> RepLIforce Dropship is.. dented. The hatch was small, small enough to let water balloons out. So the giant boulder kind of.. crashes into the side and leaves damage. "Oh, you did NOT just do that." says the angry displaced woman voice. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Spare me your incessant riddLIng! Why must all quasi-divine beings mutter in prophecy and misunderstood phrases!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "A dark force that corrupts Stardroids... Drains their energy and uses their bodies as agents to gather more 'food'... That is what I gathered from what I was told." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "To torment you." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Why must all your spouting be pure inane drivel?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Wily transmits, "To piss you off, Landon." Outside> Beam Demon enters the Sky Above Russia. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "....in the words of Guts Man, 'Just to Piss you off.'" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Albert, I thought you were dead?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Barrage Raptor transmits, "Whoa, whoa. If they told us straight out what was going on, then it'd be too easy." Outside> Rocketing across the heavens in a trail of green flame, Bass fLIes alone. He soars down from the Head, racing through the atmosphere, charging towards the point in central Russia where the Stardroid was spotted. He winds around the scene in a corkscrew, taking the lay of the land, before striking down to the ground LIke a bolt of LIghtning -- stopping only at the last instant in a corona of green flame, easing to the snowy ground with hardly a sound. He looks across those assembled, gaze hard and steady, specifically for Guts Man and his current condition. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bass transmits, "He got better." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Pffft. He's been 'dead' how many times before?" Outside> Guts Man points a finger back upwards. "YOU PLAY WITH FIRE YOU GET BURNED!!!!" Guts Man has lost it and the volume control is out of order! He then points to himself, "YOU WANT SOME OF ME?! THEN COME ON! YOU AND YOUR SHUTTLE! I'LL DESTROY YOU BOTH MYSELF!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "No matter. News archives indicate the original intent of the Stardroid threat was to judge and destroy Earth. If we are not -on- earth, we should therefore be safe." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...There was no shelter from Sunstar either... ...but the world managed to free Terra! ...And Sunstar is dead. And Terra is gone. ...But we /will/ find the shelter and a way to survive!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Wily transmits, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Wily transmits, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Wily transmits, "ooc: mis" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "Good to hear you Dr Wily." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Job, I wish to know why you felt it was your business to interfere with my pods." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Actually we are safe regardless at the moment. IT is after *them* and will LIkely ignore us for now. So we have time to think, and plan." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Because your pods are junk, and he collects junk." Outside> Prismatic Spider holds out his six hands. "Enough of this! There will be no fighting here!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Shield transmits, "Regulus mentioned it will be drawn to the pendant bearers though. At least, I assume that's what he meant." Outside> Harmony stomps out of the Falconis, pretty face scrunched into an angry grimance. "You dented MY ship!" ..since when was it hers? "I.. agha.. udja!" GLares at Prismatic, and then crosses her arms. "He will apologise though, I'm serious." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "'Cause... sugah... he thinks yer an @$$hole. And Ah happen ta agree with 'im!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Silence Woman." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Tron Bonne transmits, "...I'll just... ...Stay over here, shall I?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "By the way, Wily, Guts Man seems to have snapped LIke peanut brittle." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "Yes. I managed to catch that around Gutsman's buffoonery. So if whatever it is arrives, we have time to plan on a way to defeat it. For once it has the Stardroids, there is nothing to stop it from coming after us." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Wily transmits, "How so?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Sarah Storm transmits, " You have a tendancy of dying quite often Doc. Which of course tends to annoy those that LIke to see you dead. I mean everytime they throw their victory party you always show up." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Let's just say keeping the alLIance is not on his mind right now." Outside> Guts Man growls lowdly, "Shut your mouth Spider-Man!" He then stares back at Harmony, "You threw waterballoons at me. You started it, well I'm gonna finish it! Both you and your ship!!!" Outside> Energy gems GLowing as red as his optics, a LIngering green aura surrounding him, Bass doesn't seem in the best mood. He walks across the snowy ground, leaving steaming footprints in his wake, as he moves to Guts Man's side. "Guts Man," he says, voice having a particularly basso rumble from the extra power surging through him, "which one did it?" Outside> Harmony shoves Prismatic in front of her, instinctively. "He TOLD me to!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Wily transmits, "Yes well, thats your fault for beLIeving I can be killed. Then again, those of feelbe intellect are often in error..." Outside> Prismatic Spider shakes his head. "HARMONY! I DID NO SUCH THING!" Outside> Enforcer Malamute sends a radio transmission to Prismatic Spider. Outside> Prismatic Spider receives a radio transmission. [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Sigma Says, dryly, "Alas." Outside> Guts Man points to Harmony, "She did it. But they're in cahoots! All of them!" Outside> Prismatic Spider sends a radio transmission to Enforcer Malamute. Outside> Enforcer Malamute receives a radio transmission. Outside> Prismatic Spider grumbles. "LIar." Outside> Harmony waves her hands in front of her nervously. "Nonono! I told you, they FELL out!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Wily transmits, "Apparently someone dropped a water balloon on him. Don't you fools know that *his voice becomes goofy and fake -caveman LIke* Guts Man hate water?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Sarah Storm transmits, " Oh come now. Don't go into this immortal talk. You will start to sound LIke DeVry here." Outside> Sigma arrives from the Siberia. [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Oh for.. Wily if you don't call off your pets, they're going to come home in a hard-shell packaging LIke Metal did once." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "My intellect is superior to yours, Albert, that is why you removed me from your service! I was wilLIng to serve you loyally, but you felt needlessly threatened by me!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Hey! I'm of feeble intellect and even I didn't think you were dead!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert snarls, "DeVry, sugah... Tell me ya just didn't tell me ta shut up, right?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Wily transmits, "Once again, you lack the intelLIgence to comprehend what I said. Note the use of killed in the place of such a frace as "can die."" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Wily transmits, "I invite you to try, Rigger." Outside> Bass pats Guts Man on the arm somewhere; he's a LIttle too short to reach his shoulder. "Alright, Guts Man," he says, in an oddly soothing tone of voice. "Alright. I'll take care of this for you ... I cannot have you wasting your energy on the RepLI-fools. You are among the strongest of my field assets at the moment -- I do not want you to needlessly expend your energy on such things." He looks towards the cowering RepLIforcers. "You," he says, pointing to Harmony. "You are responsible for this nonsense?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Did I not just several moments ago tell you to be silent you miserable five zenny tart?" Outside> Rigger has at this point moved her hovercycle back far, far away from this fracass. She continues to watch, and attempt to reason with the Master's boss to no avail. Why was she even trying in the first place? [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Dr. Wily transmits, "ooc:phrase. Damned typos!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Shield transmits, "Guts Man is indeed powerful Doctor Wily, but is catering to his whims really more important than the stabiLIty of the alLIence against the Stardroids?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "What authority do you have to order anyone to do anything, DeVry?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "That's what Ah thought. Ah'm goin' DeVry huntin'. Who wants his brain unit... such as it is?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "I'll give ten zenny!" Outside> Guts Man calms down as Bass arrives saying he'll take care of things. "Ok Bass. I think you should just grab her and throw her into the river. Let's see how she LIkes water!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "I beLIeve there is still a bounty of five out on it." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "...*chuckles quietly* Ah, Teisel, I have always enjoyed your innocent boorish humor. Although I doubt she's worth 10 zenny." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Bring it to me and I'll stew it. ...If I'm allowed." Outside> Harmony pauses, eyes locked on Bass. Ooohhno. Putting on her best, beauty pageant winning smile, she slooowly tilts her head. "Well, you see.." Pause.. think.. idea! "One of these.. waterballoons, right? The first one fell out and hit Guts, and I remember radioing him an apology. So I'm inside fixing this.. faulty hatch, right?" Oh, this is smooth. "..and another one fell out, and he got really mad.. and.." ..abdajdjakfaufa. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "Boorish?! Bah! And I was talking about your brain, anyway, so, uh, you know..." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "I suppose it doesn't much matter as Bass has shown. No sense in staying around. I'm not that suicidal." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "................" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...The CoaLItion of Reploid Freedom is offering a bounty on the 'Head' of Dr. Landon DeVry. One hundred Zenny for each death on his hands... ...ALIve, of course." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "Oh, calm yourselves, will you?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "...one hundred zenny, you say?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger chuckles. "Can I help it if you've got a reputation, Bass?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Guts Man transmits, "Go back to daydreaming about being a Stardroid skank!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "For each death?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "Per death at his hands." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "...hasn't he killed... milLIons?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "I'll give ya a hundred if you just rip out his goddamn radio so we don't have to LIsten to his insessant ranting anymore." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "They are trying to cheat you Teisel. I have performed no murder with these...new hands." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...What was your tally last count, Doctor?" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "I am not a barbarian. That is Punk's role." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "Oh. Bah! No one can cheat Teisel Bonne! Well, not often." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Rigger transmits, "Having been on the receiving end of your tender mercies, you'll excuse me if I'm still wary." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "How many did you kill in your years as the Steel Butcher of China?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Do not refer to me by that title." Outside> Prismatic Spider wants to run. Really. Bass would decimate him without breaking a sweat. Dangit Colonel, he's a scientist, not a fighter! Still, he moves aside, looking over at Harmony, then towards Bass. "I beLIeve that the large dent put into the Falconis more than makes up for any irritation Guts Man would have suffered from mere water. She will be reprimanded and assigned punishment duty for her actions. I can send you a videotape of it if you LIke for proof?" He squints towards the female RepLIforcer as he speaks. She knows what she's in for. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Dr. Landon DeVry then... ...How many Deaths?" Outside> Enforcer Malamute leans back on his hoverbike, and shakes his head, "Pointless confLIct." He mutters, as he swings his leg over the bike, but doesn't drive off, just yet.. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "How many innocents did you put under the knife?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Painful memories from when they revoked your medical LIcense?" Outside> Uranus goes home. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "Its a fitting name for you The Steel Butcher of China."" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "How many women and children did you cut open to learn the secrets of the Universe?" Outside> As Bass LIstens to Harmony, he weighs the cost-benefit analysis of various options, considering each of the other people present. Scenerios are ruled out as they become more `expensive', raised in priority as they become less expensive. Then, as Harmony stammers out an even more elaborate puffball excuse, the factor of `fun' starts weighing in. Gradually, more violent solutions come to the fore, a smirk coming to the Force Commander's face as he considers them. He lets Harmony babble on, regarding Prismatic's discussion briefly before turning to face Guts Man once more. "If I /were/ to throw her into the river," he says to Guts Man, "would you feel properly avenged?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "-Be- silent, you defect!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Hit a nerve, did I?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "The Mav has a very good point." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Ah want someone who is an interception expert... track DeVry down through his radio signals. HE'S MINE. *cracks knuckles*" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Even I have to wonder that, DeVry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "Stimulus response is common in all minior ameboid species." Outside> Guts Man nods to Bass, "I'd feel much better." Outside> Harmony gapes at Prismatic. "You.. I.. I gave.. you're not.." Eyes wander back to Bass and Guts. "..excuse me, but..!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I will make you suffer, Defect. As I will make your master suffer..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...The Bounty stands. That is all. ALIve. ...And Dynamo, if you are LIstening... ...No Disintegrations..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Plant Man transmits, " How many deaths? How many wasted LIves, you sick freak?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Sick Freak?! If anyone you definately lack the abiLIty to use that insult, Plant Man." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pisces transmits, "Boba Fett?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Too bad there's no bounties on the Stardroids for their judgement days. We'd be helluva rich." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Metal Man transmits, "You wull have to take a number." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...I would find it amusing if you threw yourself at the Emperor, DeVry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "I however lack no such thing. You *are* a sick freak, DeVry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "If my memories of your data files are correct Wily designed you while drunk and watching Priscilla Queen of the Desert!" [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...You may have his body, Musica. ...Bring the CoaLItion his brain." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Beam Demon transmits, "Indeed. So that our father may point at it and laugh in times of great success." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Metal Man transmits, "I just want to watch him get his comeuppings." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Actually, being a sick freak enables one to recognize Devry's freakishness all the more readily." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Cossack sounds very sleepy. "No, he didn't..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "The virus is small, but lays low the mighty. Byte. I assume you can appreciate the irony." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Teisel Bonne transmits, "Aww, but I wanted the brain..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " My my, if you haven't created yourself an army against you, Dr. DeVry. It would almost seem that everyone is against you and you are without any friends to support you. You know the odds are not good for you Doctor. Infact I beLIeve it to be quite possible for your transmission to be tracked. That is if you don't have a way of blocking your location." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Ouch. Now that's just plain cruel, even to a Master!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I have methods of obscuring my location. I have not survived this long without learning tricks." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Ya will, Metal. Ah'll invite ya... when Ah find out where he's hidin'." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "Ahh... a Virus... ...Try, Doctor. Our Father is the greatest Programmer ever to LIve. ...Doppler would break apart any virus you made in moments..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Ameboid species?" Outside> Harmony squeaks quietly, starting to back away. "Bass, sweetie.. see.. now I have this.. HUGE. Really alarminGLy big amount of respective for you! It'd be such a shame.. to.." Babble. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "*laughs* You lack a sense of the poetic, Defect. How unsurprising." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " But how long will your tricks protect you?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I am eternal." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "In other words, your survival is only due to your abiLIty to run LIke a whipped dog, DeVry. And do not try and bring up thy intelLIgence again, for in all respects, it merely seems LIke an excuse to justify yourself." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " We will see.." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "Eternal pain in the ass." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bass transmits, "Didn't we deal with this `eternal' business last time we talked, DeVry? It's a very inaccurate term." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Cowardice? Pah. Petty words." Outside> Prismatic Spider bLInks. This was bad. "Harmony..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I am truly brave. I have sacrificed so much, abandoned so much...for my goals." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " Eternity just might be shorter then you will think." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "NOT WHEN AH GET MAH HANDS ON YA!!! AH'M GOIN' TO MAKE YA WISH THAT YA CAN DIE SO YER CAN BE RID OF ME!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "WOMAN!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bass mutters under his breath, `git in muh belly'. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Be Silent." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Hey stop steaLIng my bit with the anger!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "You abandoned your humanity in the process, and now we want nothing to do with you." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I have become Grendel, and Beowulf..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Brave? Hah! You cower in some corner with your LIttle schemes because you know the rest of the world would rip your brain out of that tin can and squish it once and for all if you so much as step foot on the surface again. Brave my purple tailed ass, that is." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "The monster and the hero." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "You have become dust." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "And yet you cannot face the fate which you have wrought upon thyself, resigning your existance to LIving LIke a hermit crab, hiding away in convenient shells and retracting from all around you in order to escape what you have brought upon thyself." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "People will not remember you for your achievements, DeVry. They will forever remember you for your atrocities. All that you will take into your vaunted eternity is the dry wind of perdition." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "*chuckles quietly, if a bit unevenly* A hermit crab? No...no, this is a cocoon! And I shall rise from this pupuae state and assume the full achievement of my un-ending metamorphosis!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Steel Butcher of China. ...Your brain will eventualy belong to the CoaLItion of Reploid Freedom... ...You already belong to us. It is only a matter of time. ...We /will/ make you immortal. Through all the ages in the universe... ...you will sit. Alone. Without Sight, Scent, Touch, Taste, or any feedback. Darkness forever. Darkness eternal. ...We have that capacity, Doctor... ...You are Eternal." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "And you will be Eternaly Alone... ...in the Dark... ...in the Quiet... ...Forever." Outside> Bass smirks as Harmony continues to tremble in fear of the Mighty Bass and his filthy assistant Guts Man. He puts his hands together and cracks his knuckles wastefully, fortunately being equipped with the proper sonic equipment to simulate popping sinew and bone. "I make you a proposal," he directs to Prismatic, who he assumes is the commanding officer. "I'll throw the young lady there into the river. In return, we leave peacefully. No one gets hurt. Nothing else gets broken. And I'll even pay for the repairs to your ship out of our off-shore accounts." "What say you?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne murmurs, "Remind me never to make that one angry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "... Nice, but I'd rather just squish the brain myself. LIke, no way to put it back in the body then." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "Too bad we could not put landon ina clone body and make it a female one to boot." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert breaks a arrow. Loudly. "Fatal Warnin'. Mah fellow Musicas consider me ta be their version of Zero... so keep pissin' me off. PLEASE." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Didn't Grendel and Beawolf both die? So whats the point?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Hee hee heh...heh heh MUAHAHA...do you think for an instant you have that capacity!? I am Dr. Landon DeVry! I AM THE SAVIOR OF MANKIND! ...yes, yes, the savior... and through the salvation I grant, shall I myself be redeemed, it is all so simple..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Unless... ...of course... ...You joined us." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "The choice, Steel Butcher... ...is yours." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "I knew it. He's snapped." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I will not ally myself with the enemy of humanity..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...You are no longer Human." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Get off your own side then." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Bass transmits, "Hold the damned phone. I just did /not/ hear you say you'd take him in, Byte." [Radio: (E) Broadband] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "He was always LIke that though. If he snaps, he would want to be a good guy and help people... Be a ot more quiet too I would imagine." [Radio: (F) AlLIance] Yin Yoma Byte laughs ominously... [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I am the eternal human! I am a human who reaches where others fear! I have the brass ring at the tip of my fingers...right at the tip....I can feel it, I can -taste- it..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "Salvation. BAH. Nothing is eternal. Not even the earth we stand upon. Not even the sun which brings warmth to all but thee. Not even the sturdiest of edifices can stand up to the erosion of time's whim." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "And then you can choke on it" Outside> Harmony isn't trembLIng at the fear of Bass, to be specific. Being swept into Bass' arms holds no negativity, but she can't swim. That's pretty negative. Still, he's gonna pay for the ship.. and that makes considerabley less trouble for her, because she can pretend Guts started it. Which he did. No, he DID. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "You're a brain in a jar. You have no tongue. You can't taste anything." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...You will have an Eternity, Landon... ...In the Dark. Alone. ...Forever." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "SHUT. THE. HELL. UP. SUGAH." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Yeah, but is that the brass ring that if you pull it, flushes the toilet on you? LIke those old water closets." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...This... I swear." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " You are a fool, Doctor. And an arrogant one at that." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I have heard sworn oaths before, Defect. A thousand screams. Voices echoing to their gods..." Job sends you a tightbeam radio transmission: "Bluegrass I captured one of landons space pods and I'm just docking with Eurasia again. You want to take a look? I was also able to track where the others are headed." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "They recieved no answer... and in that I saw that my quest was right. There is no God, there is no moraLIty, there is no afterLIfe. There is only eternity" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "And just look what you've done with yours. Pathetic." Outside> Guts Man does a clock ticking sound while waiting for an answer. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, same thing as always." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I will make all men immortal. Make us a race of gods..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I am, the Prometheus of the new age!" [Radio] You send Job a direct message: "Yah. Ah do. Ah'll be up there in a moment." [Radio: (E) Broadband] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Isn't that some robot from one of that Japanese Animes?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Prometheus created humans dumbass, not gods." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...The bounty has been raised. A Two-hundred Zenny per Death at the hands of the Steel Butcher for deLIvery of the brain of Dr. Landon DeVry to the CoaLItion of Reploid Freedom." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "I thought Prometheus gave us fire?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Prometheus stole fire! He broke the laws of the world to bring enLIghtenment." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "ALIve." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "Promethus brought the epiphany of fire. The fire which shall scorch thee to the ground justly, DeVry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "Bhaha, I was right! School wasn't such a waste after all!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "And ended up getting his LIver eaten daily. Fun fate that." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I lay now on the rock, but I will be my own Heracles." [Radio: (E) Broadband] BroadbandClassic Jet Stingray transmits, "Hey, if you are being all these Greek legends, does that mean you'll be LIke that kid with wax wings and fly too close to the sun then fall to your death?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "We can only hope" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert twitches, "DEVRY. SHUT. THE. F**K. UP. OR WHEN AH DO FIND YA I WILL SEVERE EVERY VOCAL SYSTEM IN YA... EVEN IF AH HAD TO SQUASH YOUR WORTHLESS BRAIN TA DO SO!!! [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...ALIve, Musica. ALIvew." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bass mumbles `babyback, babyback, babyback ribs'. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "This woman is obviously hysterical. Quickly, someone impregnate her to cure her of it!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "... Ookaaaay. He's dead." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Ah'm a reploid, Devry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Teisel Bonne transmits, "You can impregnate reploids?! ...oh. Right. Eheh." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "You disgust me, DeVry. And as Sir Stingray brought up, you are LIke Icarus. Your ambition shall be the end of thee. Good day, DeVry, and enjoy the fate you have called down from the masses." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "I don't think he knows the difference anymore, you know." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "...And ya a DEAD man. Ya hear me. F**king DEAD." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Sarah Storm transmits, " Okay...you have problems DeVry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte speaks softly, "...A pity she is a Reploid, Landon. ...And even more a pity that we Reploids cannot Procreate." Byte pauses, "...No matter." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "... We can get pregnate?... Ah crud..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Of course he knows the difference. One species he kills because he hates, the other species he kills because he's trying to help." Outside> Eurasia - Stardock Outside> Contents: Contents: Job [SPACE SALVAGE GEAR] [C] Star Seeker [C] Outside> Out : Orbit of Earth North : Eurasia - Sub Level 1 Outside> Bluegrass enters the base. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Hey Landon, tell me how you went about butchering women." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "*chuckles* Please. This is an example of Doppler's folly." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Plant Man screams, "YOU ARE DEAD, DEVRY!" *cLIck* [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I would have created robots capable of procreation." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...I could read autopsy reports from the Chinese Revolution if you wish, Guts Man." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "He does seem to be obsessed with sex, though. He keeps telLIng everyone with a female voice we need to get pregnant or 'bend over for our factions use'." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "I'd rather hear it from Landon. It seems to piss off that butch lesbian." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "I would rather not speak of it." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Aren't you proud of what you did back then, Mister DeVry?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Those he flayed aLIve to study Bio-Electrical-stimulous on Cybernetic Implants are truly fascinating." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "There's nothing keeping us from building more Reploids." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "What I did was necessary...I am not proud of it." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Oy. The Stardroids up here are less confusing than you people!" Outside> Bluegrass is shaking with rage as she fLIes into Eurasia. "...That f**kin' bastard..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Or to those he grafted together in a mish-mash of LIving tissue and cyberntic implants..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...need I go on?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Please, no. I'm getting queasy." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "That is NOT necessary!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...My pardon, Hunter." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "I don't see why you're not proud of it. Unless you failed. Miserably." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Quite alright. Just warn me next itme so I can take my ulcer medication first." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Duuude, if I was capable of barfing, LIke, I think I would be now..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "And lost all credibiLIty as a result." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "One does not feel proud of the eggs he must crack to make an omelette" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Depends if you'd made the eggs, I'd imagine." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Especially if you dropped them and screwed up the omlet." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Every test was necessary, and I learned from every test..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Then why are you still a brain in a jar? A rather uGLy awkward jar?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "That research got me this far." Outside> Job is working on hauLIng Landon's space pod out of the cargo hold of his ship. It has Landon's favored symbol on the upper part of the ship. "Take it easy, Landon is a bastard but you can't do anything about em right now." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "That's my point." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "It also opened the door for that -perversion- of the Mavericks" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "How do you pervert Mavericks?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "I wonder... Did you by chance *know* any of those you put under your knife? Did they beg and plead with you to stop? Did they recount all the time they had known you in hopes of appeaLIng to some sense of humanity, of mercy, you obviously lack?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Patchup Panda transmits, "OOC: Very carefully." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "The only perversion here is you, Dr. Brain-In-A-Bottle." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "He's not a doctor anymore." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "No. I knew none of them previous to when they were brought before me." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kaph transmits, "Know any of those put beneath the knife? What is there to know? They all behave the same way when you get right down to it." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "The day you die milLIons will be able to rest in peace finally. As for there being no after LIfe I think you will find out prehaps there is..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "Some people die quite differently than others, actually." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "...I still remember many of them. Not the ones who screamed in pain, but spat defiance..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " Easy, Ms. Bluegrass. No need to throw out the death threats just yet. I assure you the Doctor will get his just reward. His hiding places and friends lessen everytime he speaks. And I am sure at a reasonable price I can see that his already miserable existance continues to lessen until he has nothing left and no where to go." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cleaver Cow transmits, "Hey, not all Mavericks are perverted." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "...So ya kill humans so ya can try fer 'immortaLIty'. Ah see. Well, since the UN records did record Landon DeVry as bein' dead... we can't brin' ya in fer trial. That's the good news fer ya, DeVry. The Bad news is that... that means whoever gets their hands on ya... gets ta ya what they wish. Ah'm so going ta have FUN.... kilLIng YA DeVry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "Spoke of me as a murderer, or even -forgave- me... It was so bizarre." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "That's called bluffing in the hopes that you'll stop." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Trying to sympathise with a hostile, deranged person." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "No, some people really are strange enough to forgive their executioners..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Sorry, Kumicho... but Ah hate DeVry as much as Ah hate that Kaph girl!" Outside> ---- Job is staring at Bluegrass in armor! ---- [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "You can see it in their eyes when they are being sincere." This comes out over the GNN special broadcast. This is Tom Morrow here, at Rainbow StalLIon's signing... and this is very unexpected! This is playback of what we've just seen, in action! "Aquarius. So... everyone except for Those Who Are Corrupted are here," Rainbow says, that creepy over-dubbed voice ringing out as Rainbow's body rises into the air sLIghtly. "And you seek me, for the history?" he says, looking back at Virgo, his eyes bleeding away into a deep, vibrant indigo. "There are more things than the history than ye should worry thyselves about," he murmurs. "Things of much more value, that Those Who Are Corrupted will seek before the history." The wings fLIt, and a flurry of feathers snap toward Virgo, pelting her, and now Aquarius, with small flashes of energy. "I told you, I shan't come!" But the feathers... one by one, they begin to go up in flames, Rainbow wincing each time. Something inside him is snapping, you can tell -- his mane and tail suddenly ignite and his body shudders. Outside> Job is working on hauLIng Landon's space pod out of the cargo hold of his ship. It has Landon's favored symbol on the upper part of the ship. "Take it easy, Landon is a bastard but you can't do anything about em right now." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "... Shield. That's disturbing." Rainbow StalLIon seems to... sigh, his whole body heaving at the outflow of air. "It shan't, no..." he says, the double-dubbed voice moving more and more to the female range, as the wings begin to totally go up in flames... something's very wrong here. "And so... I shall return to what I was, and shall forevermore be." The body begins to shiver and shudder. Plastics and metals melting as the heat of the energy of something unfathomable begins to reveal itself... Rainbow lets out his final scream, and his body LIterally explodes into a shower of mechanics and feathers. The feathers land, soLId this time, one in each of the people in the rooms' hands. And where Rainbow StalLIon once floated... now floats Luna, the Stardroid Historian. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Not as disturbing as *that* though." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "...perhaps it was better that I was not able to capture a pendant." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "holy ... god!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Yeah, lucky me." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "The Stardroid infestation gets worse!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Wow! So one of the Stardroids was a My LIttle Pony!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "....Great Blazes." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Landon DeVry transmits, "" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...What in the?!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Shield transmits, "That's something you very rarely see." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Job transmits, "He Shut up Thank you god!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kumicho NOT Mikage Yukiato transmits, " True...But I assure Ms. Bluegrass that my taste for Dr. DeVry's endless rambLIng is growing thin. When my patience is tried to such an extend I assure you I will see to ones end." Outside> Bluegrass grumbles, "Ah know that. In here," she taps her head. "...But in here.." She covers her heart, "Ah want ta rip out whatever organs he has left just ta kill 'im fer good..." Outside> Job says, "He is a brain, I met him once and he nearly disected me till Tron invereined. I owe he for that one." Then he looks to the pod, "Took quite a bit of effort to catch this thing as for the others they are headed to mars." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cacophony Timberwolf transmits, "Dude... I don't beLIeve I just saw that.." Other voices can be heard on the radio. "Oh ****, good thing Mirror already fainted. Last thing we need at the base is HER going psycho... better get her outta here before she wakes up..." Cabbit paws and dragging sounds in the background ensure." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Luna transmits, "OOC: Testing" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Reaver Mimic transmits, "OOC: FaiLIng ;D" Luna abruptly interrupts the signals around the planet... People of the planet that defied the Judgement, fear not, for your 'pop icon' is not dead. His body and mind still exist, enshrined within my personal devices..." She smiles across the airwaves, hoping to be disarming. "He wilLInGLy took me in, and for his assistance, he shall be recreated... and reborn, as perfect and unblemished as he was when he allowed me to share his body." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Hero Boy?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bass transmits, "Joe Don Baker?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Luna transmits, "One you may not appreciate... Rainbow StalLIon." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Who?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "Ah." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Rigger transmits, "And just... how did he 'take you in' anyway? And did any others do that? Just LIke to know if we're going to have any other people disapearing mysteriously." Outside> Bluegrass regards the pod in question. "...Any idea of what's its carryin', sugah?" Outside> Job says, "Not a clue but might want to keep your weapons ready. Knowing Landon there will be a few suprises for us." Outside> Bluegrass nods and loads up a Armor-piercing bolt into her crossbow. "Ah'm ready." Outside> Job starts to work at the hatch controls. "Well let us see what Landon was sending to Mars." He spends the next few moment trying to work out the codes. "hold on I got an idea." he pulls out an electical tookl of some sort. "This is a 141-na locking system it can be triggered to open if its main circut gets over charged..." Outside> Bluegrass nods, "Just tell me when it's 'bout ta open. 'Cause Ah hate bein' surprised." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/22 Posted Author Earthquake in Russia Tue Nov 19 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A smiLIng woman appears on the screen. "Hola. Tasha King here for GNN news. This evening, an anomolous earthquake was detected far from any faltLInes, a few miles away from the town of Middle of Nowhere in Russia (population: 17). Forces from the major factions of the world were drawn to the site to investigate." King shuffles her papers and looks up again, "Their suspicions were correct, as the cause of the tremors was no other than the Stardroid Uranus. We here at GNN were unable to get any information regarding the actual conversation, but there appears to have been no violence directed to or from the Stardroid, and he disappeared underground peacefully." "In other news, Elvis music is making a comeback..." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Job shocks the lock and says, "I got it!" Just as said lock opens a rather angry looking Jane class drone leaps out with its heat claws ready. Lucky for Job he was moving back and the claws miss him. "A Jane! Son of a!" Bluegrass grrs, "Ah got 'er, sugah!" She fires her crossbow, naiLIng the jane in the head, and hopefully halting her actions. "...anythin' else?" She asks crisply. The Jane was looking at Job and not expecting Bluegrass the arrow lodges in its head and the teen LIke drone drops to the ground off LIne. Meanwhile Job has his arm canon ready and is looking in. Its met with 4 nerps from a quartet of Metools inside. "4 Mets... they seem to be powering down..." Bluegrass GLances at the dead Jane and nudges her with a foot just to make sure she's down for the count. Upon hearing Job, she looks inside the pod. "Interestin'. What do ya think he was plannin' ta do with 'em?" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/23 Posted Author Rejoice! Tue Nov 19 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Church of Amun-Wily expressed its great reLIef at the confirmation that its target of worship and most revered patriarch, Dr. Albert Wily, better known as them to Amun-Wily is in fact miraculously aLIve. They attribute this to his incredible powers of godhood, and that in truth, he can never really die, and will not leave them in their time of need with the return of the Stardroids. However, Cossack is still considered the devil incarnate, and purveyor of all that is evil. And excommunicated, as phrased by an unidentified church representative, " So nyah! ". $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Job then halts, "Dunno but there is another drone here looks sort of LIke a spider really its at the controlls. Looks LIke the computer systems are intact so we might be able to figure this out, Bluegrass." Bluegrass rubs the back of her head, "Ya may but as fer me, Ah doubt it. Lets just say Ah had other thangs on mah mind when the UN was tryin' ta teach us Computer Stuff..." Job says, "ya I'll take a look at them and the RF already wants a copy of the data I get." Bluegrass says, "As does the UN, sugah. Ah know Ah'll be interested." Outside> Job says, "I plan to give the information to all parties interested. Landon needs to be stopped, you hear some guy is known to hunt him? His name is the crimson reaper I think. Or so the rumors say anyhow its funny that even the Masters and Mavericks consider him to be a monster ain't it?" Outside> Bluegrass nods, "Ah've heard of 'im. He is supposely a reploid... one who knows DeVry better than any of us. Ah wonder where he is now... Ah would love ta talk ta 'im 'bout DeVry..." Blue sighs. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/21 Posted Author WilyWorld Promo Tue Nov 19 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ An announcer's voice says, "Stardroid plushies are now available at WilyWorld! You can collect all of your favorites, and new ones are made when new Stardroids are discovered!" "You can also see the rare Space Kitty, one of only three in the entire world, sent to Earth from a distant galaxy in an actual Stardroid capsule!" The kitten meows cutely, as if to say, 'I'd better be getting payed for this'. "But act now, because just LIke the real Stardroids, this offer won't last forever! Remember, everyone's Welcome at WilyWorld, the Wilyest place on Earth!" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/4 Posted Author Overheard at the bar... Wed Nov 20 Reaver Mimic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Two guys were talking after one of the latest Sheol Pit fights. Clem: Hey Jake, you remember that nut runnin around, attackin people with dead folks' stuff? Jake: Eh? You mean that Maverick, Metal Whatzits? Clem: Naaaw. That mercenary guy. River Maxit? Reamer Moochit? Uh... Jake: Oh...that Reaver guy. Clem: Yeah. Him. Anyways, word is, he's back in business, and there's some guy in a suit at the Sheol Pit takin his calls for him, if you catch my drift. Jake: That so? Didn't he do a job for Punk earLIer in the year? Clem: Yeah. Heard his old partner went all legit with that salvage business though. Jake: *sigh* Times are tough. I almost went to be a San An cop. They've got good benefits. Clem: ...Riight. Anyways, word is, he'll take any job out there, if it's interestin. So y'know. Thought your associates might wanna know. Jake: Yeah. I'll have to pass it along. OOC: The gist? Reaver's back in business. You need something done during this peacable time? Since he doesn't care about the alLIance in any shape or form, just 2way, @mail, or page him when he's on to set something up. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "OOC: Test." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Wily transmits, "ooc: fail" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "OOC: FAILURE!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] A faint, distorted voice transmits, "*Crackle*Br-*fzzzt*...oooo-*crackle*...Se-*crackle* y-*crackle* s*fzzzt*n B*crackle*!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Hmmm?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cyclops transmits, "What?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "Who?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Whoever that is, you'll have to speak up...." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "...He is coming." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Who? Where?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "Soon, Brother. This will be settled." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cyclops transmits, "Who is?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "And more specificly, who are you?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Denebola transmits, "Me. See you soon bro. *cLIck*" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "... That doesn't sound very comforting." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Wily transmits, "Ahh...Regulus, or at least I think thats you. So..your brother is coming. Shall I send flowers to your funeral?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "I am Regulus. And that... is my brother. *cLIck*" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Barrage Raptor transmits, "Is that the Denebola guy?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cyclops transmits, "...There's a chance that he could just be." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man sighs. " No, he's just a randoms Stardroid bent on destroying the rest of his kind. Of COURSE its Denebola! " [Radio: (E) Broadband] Colonel transmits, "I still wish to know what is coming to judge us, Stardroids." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Colonel transmits, "The Earth has made it past your first judgement. Yet you return to jsuge us again." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...Denebola... ...and... ...Regulus? ...Interesting." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "Yes. Denebola. My brother. This will not be judgement - this will be survival." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "A date, time, maybe even place would be appreciated, Regulus. Cryptic remarks make you feel all high and mighty, but it doesn't exactly help you." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Colonel transmits, "Why have the stardroids brought this matter of survival here?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "And if he doesn't know?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "I don't have a time. A date. He is close enough to hear us... and to speak. Beyond that... I cannot say, I do not know... I must hide, must prepare..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Regulus, surely, you can tell us...is he entering orbit? The System?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "Bring it? We bring nothing - we flee before it, and you drew us here. And you withstood judgement. It knows... they know... we knew." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "I do not know." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Wonderful." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Denebola transmits, "OOC: Y'know...I think I should note the reasoning of the crackLIng. The first transmission was aged. Where...or when it orignated, you can't tell. But that's something a comm expert could GLean from the way the first transmission I sent came. ;D" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Barrage Raptor transmits, "So how do we tell how many Stardroids besides Denebola re evil?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "OOC: Ra's no Comm. Expert." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Denebola transmits, "OOC: Duh. :D There's folks out there that are though." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "OOC:Wish I had Midi logged on :D" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Cyclops transmits, "OOC: Well, Cyc is a bit of a Comm. Expert..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "Evil? You do not understand... This is not evil... this is something worse. As for how to tell... you will know. Eventually...." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Regulus transmits, "I hide now. *beep-cLIck*" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "There's something worse then evil?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Worse than evil... Perhaps." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kuff transmits, "...A pity... ...He runs and hides, despite his brave words. I had hoped I would have had the chance to at least /seriously injure/ a Stardroid... ...Maybe later." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "I think you'll eventually have all the bloodshed you need." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Colonel transmits, "What could be worse than evil? Prehaps, the absence of everything." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "The end of LIfe. Without LIfe, Evil cannot exist. It is a product of intelLIgent thought, not to mention a rather misguised concept to label to abstract." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kuff transmits, "Worse then Evil? ...i think you got it in one, good sir. ...Complete, absolute, uncaring destruction. ObLIvion. ...GLorious, isn't it?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Amoral as opposed to immoral? Indiscriminate actions can be worse in ways." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "Not really. It's horrible!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "Thou'rt all taking this too harshly, methinks. Whatever it is, we shalt crusheth it or die trying." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Philosophical arguments can wait, arachnid infidel. But yes, absence of all being. ObLIvion. I wonder....have the Stardroids lured Apocolypse and his horsemen to us? Oh, those fooLIsh scientists shall pay for calLIng them back...." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "It's our fault for tampering." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Things that man were not meant to know, indeed...." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kuff transmits, "One day... Death /will/ be enslaved. ...The Stardroids are our natural evolutionary path. ...One day, the /strongest/ Robots /will/ become as them. ...ImmortaLIty is such a... ...wonderful thing to have." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "You use 'our' too broadly. Amun-Wily would never have so fooLIshly tampered. Those idiot excuses for scientists tampered. The chosen, the Robot Masters, did not." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "It's the STARDROIDS fault for coming here in the first placeth! Blasted high and mighty hypocrites thinking they haveth the right to intervene and judgeth other worlds. We defeatedeth them, and yet they STILL persist in tormentingeth us...." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "I don't really think now is the time for arguing about that kind of thing. It doesn't matter where you place the blame. The way I see it, you can't blame it on any one person or group of people. What's most important is to figure out what's going to happen. Because it doesn't really matter who's fault it is if we all get smashed up, right?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "You think Doctor Wily would be put off by nothing to get a chance at analyzing some possilbly poerful and revolutionary Stardroid technology?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "No. He would not of tampered so heedlessly." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "He would of unlocked its secrets, and made the world a better place, under his golden rule." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "We'll never know that, will we? Nevertheless, Roll is correct. We need to prepare." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "As he strives to do." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "I'm sure everyone wants to be ready. But until we know just what's going on, I don't really think anyone can claim to be ready for it. Unless he knows something he's not sharing." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Roll, he knows everything, and is not sharing." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kuff transmits, "...Oh yes... ...I cannot wait to hear the Screams. ...The near future is going to be quite... ...pleasent. I can only hope my sister and I can kill a Stardroid before everything is gone..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "This shalt LIkely turneth out to be one of this things where we all teameth up in one big battle against a larger foe... I hateth things LIke that.." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "As I mentioned before... We shall stand together, or we will fall." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "I think it's for the best. It shows everyone that they can work together as one. Although even I'm not so naive as to think it'd last once the threat was gone. Everyone's so set in thier own ideas that they can't accept anyone elses." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Fusion Phoenix transmits, "But don't you enjoy the fight Knight Man?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Kuff speaks in his calm, asian-sounding voice. "Good evening to you all." ...Quite cheerily, compaired to what he just related. -cLIck- [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "I always enjoyeth a good fight, but I more prefereth one on one battles against enemies evenly matched against mineself, not something LIketh that..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Still, we need more information to be properly prepared. What are we all going to do about this situation?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "What can we do? I hate to say simply wait and see, but there's LIttle else that can be done!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "Gangeth up on a Stardroid and maketh it tell us what they art hiding?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "I personally haveth some aggressions to worketh out on Terra...." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...They'd LIkely just teleport away or something. ...I suggest we just work on what they suggest, and stick together." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "And shush, Knight." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, " Shusheth nothing... I have the need to maketh SOMEONE pay for that..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "Of course. As much as I hate to admit it, Tron's got the right idea. Of course I HAD been going along the same LIne, but a good idea is still a good idea no matter who came up with it. If you waste time hunting down a random Stardroid, what if something happens while you're doing it? And you'd LIkely just get yourself hurt doing so anyway." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "It is much better to work together... And that includes the Stardroids." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne sniffs distainfully, "Gee, Thank you, 'Roll'." Tron then pauses, and speaks firmly. "...Despite what you think, Knight. That wasn't Terra. That was me. If you have aggressions to take out on someone... you know /just/ where to look... ...'kaykay? ...Now shush before I have you swab the decks." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "Bah.. .whatevereth. I just wanteth this to be over quickly, and I'm sure I art not alone with that. And Tron... beLIeveth me... someday I shall..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "I'll be waiting to rebuild you after I tear you apart with the Gustav on that day, Knight." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "...And indead of 'Paladin Man'... ...You'll be made into /SHIELD/ /MAIDEN!/" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "...That's a creepy thought. Oh..ummm..nothing personal of course." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne sniffs. "Of course." Tron mutters. "But this isn't getting us anywhere..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "Ye think I'd giveth thee time to boardeth the Gustav? ...But enough. We've been down this many times already, we all knoweth nothing shalt come any day soon. Let us just focuseth on our current crisis..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "Yeah. Pointless bickering just makes it easier for...well, I'm not sure what it makes easier. Since I dunno what's gonna happen. But it can't help!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Big Bad Sword Man transmits, "INdeed. The incoming Crisis should be the most important thing upon our minds. Petty rivalry and warring shall wait for now." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne sniffs. "For once, Roll, we are in perfect agreement." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "Don't worry, I promise I won't get used to it." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Pirate Princess Tron Bonne transmits, "Err... Good!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "I just wish there was more I could do..but if it ends up some sort of big battle, and it probably will, then I'll be forced to sit it out. I don't really LIke to hurt people, but..well, it's different when the whole planet is on the LIne!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Knight Man transmits, "Hmph, saveth the fighting for the men who art built for it, and whatever silly girls who beLIeveth they can handleth it..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "We will all fight if it comes to that... I nour own ways." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Prismatic Spider transmits, "OOC: In our, even." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "Yeah...who knows what's gonna happen? I don't intend to rush off and get myself killed, but I'm hardly gonna let anyone else do the same!"