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Post by Anima on Nov 28, 2010 23:59:25 GMT -5
"C'mon, let's make haste!" Anima said, checking every corridor on the way down. Charm used the power+range booster to hold back any attacking reaverbots. But there weren't much in the way of reaverbots, as well as treasure. "Looks like those birdbrains managed to scope out the good stuff..."
"Let's hope they haven't found the second card key..." Charm said.
Anima looked at him. "How do you know it's a card key."
"You told me all this before."
"I... guess I did." She said, scratching her neck. "Well, let's keep moving on. Hopefully we can find Ally, Mikey and REI down here..."
Because Anima was more focused on finding REI and the others than the treasure, the trip down into the ruins didn't take too long. But he checked a room every now and then, finding some unopened treasure chests, but most were Mimics. Only a few spare or two were actual treasure chests. Most of them had only buster parts though.
When they had reached the third floor, it was just one huge empty room. However, Anima took notice of a lone reaverbot leisurely wandering around. It was a bizarre looking one. it was encased in some sort of gel.
"That must be what's in here." Charm said, watching the reaverbot move around abit, ignoring the two.
"What is it though...?" Anima asked, wanting to get a closer look at the gel-type reaverbot.
"It's a Rimblemenji, I think." Charm said. Anima poked the strange gel-like substance around the reaverbot. It turned around and saw her. It just stood there for a second, before turning around and scurrying to another spot in the room.
"Doesn't seem fond of diggers..." She said. "Enough of that though. Let's keep looking!"
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Post by MikΣy on Nov 29, 2010 0:25:56 GMT -5
[The place is pretty well combed out. No unopened chests or empty holes in the wall. It looks like I'm hot on the trail.] Ally said.
"Maybe this outline is correct! Or incorrect! I don't know what to call it anymore!" replied Mikey, banging his fists indirectly on the keyboard.
"Oh crap."
Just then, the computer found two moving targets on the 3rd floor map. And a big reaverbot.
"Hey! I think I may have found Charm and Anima! I'm switching channels real quick. The elevator down BF2 is on your left!" Mikey radioed to Ally.
[What about-] replied Ally, but she was cut off.
Switching to the second channel, Mikey tried the radio again.
"Hello? Anima? Charm? are you there?" asked Mikey
[Mikey? Mikey? Mistress Anima! Mikey has found us!] exclaimed Charm.
[Huh? Mikey? We thought you and Ally were already down here.] said Anima.
"Erm, no. We did find your ship though. Good plan on parking with some distance from the birdbot's ship. Unfortunately, the birdbots have already taken REI down into the ruins already. have you found any sign of him?" explained Mikey.
[No, we had no idea he was down here!] replied Charm, sounding a little worried now.
"By the way, what IS that thing in the room with you? It looks like a reaverbot but dang, it's as if you've made friends with it or something." observed Mikey.
[No, right now he's harmless. But if those birdbots are stupid enough to bring anything from the fourth floor back up to this floor, lets just say... I'd rather not be in this room at that time.] replied Anima, with a shaky voice.
"By the way, keep an eye out for a surprise visitor. Me and Ally saw him head into the ruins after the birdbots. He seems to want to help us out, but I haven't gotten radio contact with him, or with REI yet. I don't know what's become of them, but they'd have to be on the 4th floor by now. Ally is just getting to the second." said Mikey.
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Post by Anima on Nov 29, 2010 0:34:38 GMT -5
"Well, tell her we're headed to the 4th floor right now. I wanna teach those 'birdbots' a lesson in messing with my friends!" She said.
"I think it might be a good idea to wait, Mistress Anima. Miss Ally will come by eventually." Charm added in.
"Yeah, you're right." She said, looking kind of solemn. She looked at the Rimblemenji to, her surprise, was staring at the next door, as if it was waiting for something. "Charm...?"
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 2, 2010 9:56:59 GMT -5
I had hoped it wouldn't have to come to this, but I am left with no other choice! I am posting AGAIN! >.> ____________________
hmmm... Oh no... The Rimblemenji.
"Anima? Hey, Anima? That Rimblemenji seems to be gathering power. Is something going on down there?" asked Mikey, getting a little anxious at the power levels shown by the equipment.
[I don't know, but I'm going through that door to see if the mystery man or the stupid birdbots decided to take the card key. I have no doubt that the birdbots wouldn't stand a chance against the Rimblemenji, but I can't wait any longer. Tell Ally I'm sorry I couldn't wait.] replied Anima.
declared Charm. I could almost imagine him holding the buster up in a cute army-like manner.
"Just as long as you aren't stuck in that room when the doors lock, then I don't see any problem... Oh wait, Ally's just getting onto the elevator." stated Mikey, noticing the 2nd floor map.
Why can't I establish a connection with REI or with the mysterious helper? wondered Mikey, as the channels still showed nothing but static. Mikey merged Ally and Anima's channel into one.
"Sorry for cutting you off Ally, Anima's waiting right through the door in front of you," said Mikey, still keeping an eye on the power levels of the Rimblemenji, "the Rimblemenji in the room with her is still harmless at the moment, but I don't know how long it's going to stay that way."
[Roger, I forgive you, and all that other nice neat stuff.] replied Ally, rushing into the room with Anima.
"Okay, everybody's together again. I'd suggest-" started Mikey.
BANG!
"KEKEKE! Look! Another person to snatch!" squawked a birdbot, having knocked the door open. Mikey kicked the rifle up from the place it was resting into his hands, aimed, and fired all in one quick motion. The birdbot exploded and was charred, then flew out of the room.
"Keke! There's someone in there all right!" the birdbot shouted, apparently having friends on board.
Don't tell me I forgot to lock the hatch... Mikey thought grimly.
He then TOOK the liberty of locking the door with a standard lock, a padlock, a keylock, and moved a nice bookcase (with difficulty) in front of it.
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Post by Anima on Dec 2, 2010 17:43:12 GMT -5
(( I know, right? Well, if Exo forgets, I could remind him ))
"Yo Mikey? Everythin' okay??" Ally asked through the comms.
But all she got was static.
"Mikey!! Dang, what's going on there??" She tapped the small microphone in her ear. She had approached Anima, whom was waiting WELL away from the Rimblemenji.
"Good to see you around!" Anima said. Charm was standing in front of her, his little buster gun ready.
"We still haven't found REI yet. I hope he's okay...."
As soon as he said that though, the doors had opened, and the birdbots that had captured REI. One of them was carrying a blue card key, and the other held REI over them. REI was all beat up, covered in black soot, and had scratchmarks and dents all over him. He did not look like he was in good condition. Not only that, he wasn't functioning.
Anima's eyes widened at the sight of REI's charred body and scratch-marks. "Oh no... REI.... YOU DUMB CHICKENS!!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM!??!!"
"Kekeke! It's the owner of the reaver!" One of them squawked.
"Oh nothing much, missy. A little punishment was given towards him for not cooperating. KEKE!" The one holding REI squawked.
Anima was ready to kick them, beat them to a pulp, and take REI to the surface to fix him, if it wasn't or the fact she heard the Rimblemenji begin it's attack.
Ally had turned around to see that the master reaverbot had thickened it's outer gel shell to the point it was dangerous to touch, and was headed right towards them.
"Crap! I forgot about blob-boy!! ANIMA, GET TO A SAFE PLACE! Charm, help me beat this guy!!" Ally said, getting out her buster pistol.
"Roger!" Charm said, getting his buster canon ready.
The birdbots were about to get away, but Anima stopped them in their tracks.
"NO YOU DON'T YOU MECHANIZED TURKEYS!!!" She kicked them back, the one holding REI dropped the altered reaver, the other that was holding the card key, it too dropped it, but the key flung quite a ways onto the ground, and the Rimblemenji went over it, the key getting sucked up into it's gel in the process.
Anima wasn't concerned about the card key, but more on the badly damaged REI.
"REI, REI can you hear me? Say something!!" She said, gently shaking him.
It felt like forever to her, but it was only 15 seconds that REI finally began to stir. ".......m......miss Anima.....?"
"Oh, REI." She hugged him tightly. "I thought I had lost you..."
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Post by Servbot42 on Dec 3, 2010 12:43:34 GMT -5
approaching mono islands
I nodded, knowing Melchior, the AI on my ship, wouldn't recognize what the motion meant. Luckily, it didn't really care whether I understood or not. I brought the Nimbus, my ship, to a halt.
“I’m going out in the Viking, Mel. Please transfer to it now.” understood
transferring to viking platform
With that, the screen I had set up specifically for Mel to communicate through went blank. He wasn’t very talkative, or even all that intelligent for an AI, but it was better having him around than not. As I commanded, he was now linked to the fighter-mech in the forward cargo hold of the Nimbus. I made my way to the hold and boarded the Viking.
“How’s the Viking Mel?”
there are no discrepancies
“Alright then, let’s go!” With that, I remotely retracted the hold’s main door and accelerated the Viking into the sky. The white hull of the Nimbus, indiscernible from a small cloud on the horizon, rapidly disappeared behind me. “What’s our current course?”
we are en-route to amethyst island
“And endless wealth.” I said.
Naturally, Mel had no response.
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 3, 2010 15:17:35 GMT -5
There was muffled squawking on the other side of the door, but that didn't matter to Mikey. He had no idea how many were in the hall, and was not about to give in, so he resumed spotting as if nothing had really happened.
"Sorry for the cut-off on my end, there's... a slight problem. Help would be greatly appreciated, if you guys could get around to working your way out of the ruins..." Mikey said, with a shooken ((yes shooken is a word. >.>)) voice.
[I'm afraid it's going to take a while, Mikey.] replied Ally, obviously distracted by something. Mikey TOOK another look at the monitor and saw that they found the bird bots, and the channel for REI turned green, so Mikey merged his into the main channel.
[Mikey, REI's badly hurt, Ally and Charm are working together to bring down the Rimblemenji.] cried Anima.
[It was lucky that the birdbots fled when they had the chance. All that's left to do is to defeat th e Rimblemenji!] exclaimed Charm.
The door began to shake behind me, I could hear it, but ignored it.
"KEKEKE! You can't hide forever! We're going to go and get our bazookas!" screamed High Pitch, who had apparently arrived on the scene.
"GOODBYE THEN!" Mikey screamed back.
"You guys stay here, I'm going after my bazooka, and the blowtorch!" declared High Pitch, still muffled by the door and bookcase.
not good... thought Mikey.
"I'm not going to last much longer in here you guys. Try to get back to the surface as quickly as possible. Those birdbots down in the ruins are almost out of the ruins again as well." urged Mikey, as he watched the bird bots use the elevator to get to the first floor within the ruins.
Mikey grabbed the rifle and began thinking of ways he should modify it for the upcoming standoff.
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Post by Anima on Dec 3, 2010 15:45:55 GMT -5
"What do you think is going on Ally...?" Anima asked from the distance, still holding REI in her arms.
"I don't know kiddo," Ally said, trying to avoid the Rimblemenji as best she could. "But somethin' tells me we outta hurry!"
Just then, what looked like platforms appeared on the sides of the walls. REI could faintly tell what was going to happen next.
"Anima... platforms... now." He weakly mumbled.
"What...?" She was confused at first, but as she saw the Rimblemenji head for the center of the room, she had a bad gut feeling.
"ALLY, GET ON THE PLATFORM NOW!!" Anima shouted, headed for the nearest lower platform.
Ally didn't know what she was talking about, but nonetheless, got onto the platforms, wondering what the blob-reaverbot was up to.
Sure enough, the Rimblemenji leaped into the air, and landed, and the ground was soon covered in some sort of ice that looked dangerous to touch.
"Holy crap!" Ally said, as she looked below. She saw the boss reaverbot level itself to her level, and began 'throwing' globs of it's gel at her. She did the best she could to dodge it's attacks, as well as not fall off.
Charm was trying to assist Ally by shooting at the Rimblemenji while it was distracted on trying to eliminate her.
When the floors had returned to normal, the platforms disappeared, and everyone fell back onto the ground.
Anima got up from the fall, and looked up. She saw that the Rimblemenji was all red with either anger or frustration, and it began to move much faster with haste. It was out for blood now, as it was headed right towards her.
"Run... now..." REI said weakly.
Without further hesitation, Anima began to run away from the gel-like reaverbot, not slowing down once.
Ally tried to shoot at it, but her shots were reflected off it. "Crap!!"
Everything just seemed to move slowly for her. Running for dear life from a mad boss reaver, it reminded herself of that time of the encounter with that Wojigairon back in the city.
Those were the days.
She looked back and saw it was not giving up in it's pursuit, but it soon fell to the ground, completely dull in color. it's energy had run out in it's mad killer state. it was getting weaker.
"SHOOT IT NOW!!!" Anima said, knowing this was their only chance to bring the reaver down once and for all.
Without hesitation, Ally and Charm were firing at the Rimblemenji while it was vunerable. The reaver soon gathered itself up from it's weak state, but not for long.
Anima watched at it' collapsed to the ground, with resulting internal explosions, and it's gel being spewed out, dissolving into nothingness, before finally exploding.
"We... did it..." Ally said, standing there quite shocked.
Charm walked over to where the reaver once was, and picked up the card key that it had stolen earlier.
"Another card key down." Charm said, holding it up.
"Another two to go." Anima said. "Looks like we're in a race against the birdbots for whatever lies in the islands..."
"C'mon, let's head back for the surface." Ally said. "I think Mikey needs our help.
"I think if I remember correctly..." Anima said, almost automatically again. "There's an elevator next to the one that takes up to the second floor. I think that one takes us back to the surface."
"Then let's go!" Ally said, headed for the doors, and to the elevator that lead to the surface.
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 4, 2010 17:50:01 GMT -5
"That was Awesome!" declared Mikey, "I'm pretty sure Anima's right about the elevator, it just came online. It must've happened once you destroyed-"
BANG
O.o
"Guess what I brought!" shouted High Pitch, from the other side of the bookcase.
"Good luck breaking through that door, it's locked, and made out of steel!" replied Mikey.
"Sounds like time be of the essence for you, then! Kekekeke!" replied High Pitch.
BANG
After some thought, Mikey quickly modded his rifle into a short-range striker. Tons of firepower and ammo capacity, but a really low range and somewhat-low firing rate. The disadvantages wouldn't matter much in a case like this. If all else fails, he could just try using the butt of the rifle as a golf club to whack some heads.
A low hissing was coming from the other side of the bookcase now... Blowtorches. High Pitch wasn't screwing around.
[Is everything okay up there, Mikey? I thought you mentioned you had a problem earlier?] asked Ally over the radio.
"The problem just got bigger. The birdbots have bazookas and blowtorches and they're slowly making their way through the steel-plated pilot's door." explained Mikey.
[We'll be right up there! Anima might be a tiny bit delayed because REI's rather... 'broken' right now, but don't worry Mikey! We're on the case!] declared Charm.
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Post by Anima on Dec 5, 2010 15:23:48 GMT -5
"C'mon, let's gogogogo!" Ally said, leading the way. "Sounds like Mikey's in a pickle now!"
Anima was trying to catch up with Ally. Carrying your best friend that's all beat up, plus running on a high place such as a mountain made it quite difficult to fathom.
"Please slow down Ally! I'm having trouble keeping up!"
"I'll go on ahead Mistress Anima!" Charm said. "You take your time!"
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 14, 2010 11:58:42 GMT -5
The hissing from the other side of the door steadily grew louder, as if the hole in the steel door was getting larger. Mikey grasped his rifle and slowly lowered it, aiming right at the bookcase. Suddenly, there was loud squawking on top of the hissing.
“Kekekeke! Somebody’s in here lieutenant!” declared a birdbot. “Take care of them! I’m busy!” replied High Pitch, continuing his work with the blowtorch.
Come on… You’re so close Ally… thought Mikey. The bookcase burst into flames.
“Squawk! A bookcase! Really resourceful, but it’s no match for a blowtorch!” declared High Pitch, jumping back from the fire. Once Mikey realized the bookcase was weak enough, he shot right through it, aiming where he thought High Pitch was. The mark was dead on.
“Kekeke! Nice shot, human! You should have been a pirate!” screamed High Pitch, charred, but switched over to his bazooka. He fired, and it zoomed into the room past the ashes of the bookcase, heading for Mikey. He dodged, and the explosion blew the steering wheel off. Mikey fired the rifle at High Pitch again, another lethal blow, and he then ran straight for High Pitch, and knocked him out the window with the butt of the rifle.
“Kekekekekekeke! Retreat! His reinforcements are coming!” declared High Pitch, gliding back over to his ship, leaving behind a trail of smoke. Ally had exited out of the ruins, and saw High Pitch gliding straight for her. She ducked, but High Pitch just flew over, as he was heading for his ship. She began scrambling up to where Anima’s ship was.
After Mikey’s surge of adrenaline ended, he scanned the ship to see if any birdbots were left over. At the main door to the ship, he saw somebody jump out, and although Mikey didn’t catch a glimpse of his face, he looked pretty familiar from the back…
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Post by Anima on Dec 14, 2010 15:46:20 GMT -5
"The heck was that all about...?" Ally asked herself, watching High Pitch glide right into his ship.
Anima took no hesitation headed for her ship, and saw the wregckage the birdbots caused.
"Good god what happened?!" She asked in shock, seeing the burned door and bookshelf, as well as the busted steering wheel.
"Birdbots tried to brake in, usual stuff." Mikey said sarcastically, obvious he was trying to implement humor. Anima wasn't phased.
"I can take care of the damage later. Right now, I gotta tend to REI. He's not looking so good right now..." She then went to the mechanic's room next to her room.
Ally had finally climbed aboard the 'Cruisader' [yeah that's what I call it], and looked around abit.
"So this yer guy's airship? Roomy."
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 16, 2010 22:22:43 GMT -5
"A shame I couldn't have done a better job at protecting the ship, like closing the hatch, like any normal person." Sighed Mikey, taking a seat at his desk in the corner.
"Things happen, y'know? I wonder where those birdbots are going..." replied Ally, looking out the window. The birdbots seemed to have taken off, heading to the south.
"It seems our little birdie friends are heading south for the winter." inquired Ally, still watching.
"The only two islets left besides Centria are Ramay and Amethyst." replied Mikey, looking at the old map he used to navigate the Cruisader here.
"Right. I'm going to go see how Anima's doing. see you in a sec." said Ally, walking out of the Pilot's Room.
Mikey got out of his chair and picked the steering wheel off of the floor and began trying to fit it back onto the "dashboard". He'll probably need a hammer.
"Hey Ally! Could you bring back a hammer?" called Mikey.
"Yeah, sure! Whatever floats it!" replied Ally.
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Post by Anima on Dec 16, 2010 23:24:34 GMT -5
Anima was busy fixing up REI. His 'chest' component was open, and she was carefully checking every wire and connection, as well as fixing any burn marks.
REI was now awake, but he didn't feel anything, but he could tell if she reconnected a broken wire by a small jolt of electricity.
"You okay now dude?" She asked.
"Very much so. If I had known they had blowtorches and firearms of sorts, I would've avoided the condition I was in." He replied, looking at the ceiling.
"Well, you're okay now. That's all that matters." She closed him up and took of her welding goggles. REI slowly began to float again.
"All functions are at 99.9% compacity. That .1% you already know what's missing." He said, laughing abit.
Anima giggled as well. "And knowing you, you'd rather keep it that way."
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 19, 2010 2:12:29 GMT -5
(( oh S*!T. what happened to Charm? O.o ))
Mikey was still examining the steering wheel and dashboard when Charm ran into the Pilot's room, all charred, buster included.
"WHOA! What happened?" asked Mikey, alarmed.
"I'll tell you later! Right now I really want Mistress Anima!" he wailed.
"Down the hall, second from the right! Leave the buster so I can fix it" exclaimed Mikey. Without another word, Charm dropped the buster and toke off.
Sighing, Mikey toke the buster and put it off to the side on his desk.
~MeenWhile~
Ally knocked twice before opening the door, then stepped right inside.
"How's ol REI?" she asked.
"Much better. It's a good thing Anima knows me inside and out." joked REI.
"Haha, will you stop with the jokes already? We still need to fix that steering wheel-" began Anima, standing up. Just then, Charm burst into the room crying and as charred as ever.
"Mistress Anima!" he cried.
"Oh yeah, Mikey said that a hammer was required." stated Ally, picking one up without asking and leaving the room, seeming to give hardly any attention to Charm.
"Charm?! What happened? Come here so I can have a look at you!" said Anima, also alarmed by his appearance in such a state.
"Those birdbots are really mean! It toke a while before I could get my strength back! I tried raiding them, and they were this close to capturing me!" he explained.
"We can do away with the kidnappings. Please don't intentionally put yourself in danger without somebody with you again. I may not remember everything about this place, and that's exactly why I need you HERE, with me. I've already been through enough today as it is..." sighed Anima.
Ally walked back down the hall and into the Pilot's Room.
"Here, catch." she said
"Whoa! Don't you know some things were never meant to be thrown unless you wanted to cause bodily injury?" inquired Mikey, catching the hammer with the ever-so familiar reflexes, and beginning to re-attach the steering wheel.
"Hah, I know the difference between a Ninjask and a SlowBro when I see one." replied Ally, sitting in Mikey's chair and putting her feet on the desk.
Mikey shot a glance at Ally then continued, eventually re-attaching the steering wheel.
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