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Post by Anima on Dec 19, 2010 20:10:53 GMT -5
"So you tried to raid the Birdbot's ship Charm?" REI asked, his arms were crossed and his back was pressed against the ceiling (literally).
Charm nodded, and wanted to say more but Anima put a hand on his shoulder.
"Okay now, hold still while I see if anything got damaged." She said, carefully inspecting him for any damage of sorts.
"A reckless attempt for getting back at the bird'brain'bots, but bold as well." REI spoke up, putting his hands behind his head. "They already caused us enough damage. Nearly destroying the main refractor powering the ship, my capture and torture...."
"You think they're after something?" Anima asked, getting a small towel of sorts and wiping off the soot and dirt off Charm's face.
"It's possible there may be a treasure in Centria Islet."
Charm was about to object, but Anima cut him off. "You think it may be the Mother Lode??"
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 22, 2010 1:55:01 GMT -5
So, with the steering wheel fixed, Mikey began firing up the engine.
“If I can remember, the next islet should be Ramay, to the south, along with Amethyst.” noted Mikey, *punching* a few coordinates into the computer.
“Are you not gonna drive?” asked Ally, still leaning against a wall.
“Nah, I need to take a look at the buster and see if I can fix it up properly. I can also seem to recall a few Alpha parts being scattered here and there, so I’m going to take a look around the ship.” replied Mikey, typing in the last of the coordinates and pushing “the red button”. The ship then began rumbling and then started to gain altitude.
“I’ll be right back. Head back over to the mechanic’s room, everything’s all set in here.” He added.
“Okay, whatever works.” she replied, with her hands in the air.
Mikey sealed the door to the bridge just in case with a familiar lock to him and Anima. He then walked down to the cargo hold, and immediately found a Power Raiser alpha.
“Whoa-ho, the things I hold onto…” he chuckled.
~Meanwhile~
There was a slight lurch in the mechanic’s room, as the ship unexpectedly takes off, but REI, Charm, and Anima paid it no mind.
“Miss Anima… I’m not so sure anymore. Scans have shown a strange energy coming from the Centria Islet, and perhaps it could be the mother lode, but what if it’s something else?” replied REI. “If I can cut in-,” insisted Charm.
“I’m really interested, we’ll be highly regarded everywhere, and so far,” she said, pulling out the Beach card and the ‘Icy’ card, “we’re halfway there!”
A single, large tear formed in Charm’s eye, traveled down his face, and fell upon the ground. Just then, Ally entered the room without knocking this time, and made her way to the corner, and leaned against the wall.
“’Sup.” Was her greeting.
“Oh, hey Ally! We were just talking about what might be hidden down in the Centria Islet! But right now, I’m actually a little more curious to hear your story. You were riding along in a raft, and were quick to help us, without any hesitation. Perhaps we should exchange stories?” explained Anima.
“Hey, I’m all for it, but where to begin.” She laughed.
Charm, with his head down, exited the mechanic’s room (REI was probably the only one who noticed), and began slowly wandering about the ship, ultimately approaching the cargo hold. The ship was lightly heading south now, straight for the Ramay Islet.
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Post by Anima on Dec 22, 2010 2:23:06 GMT -5
REI had noticed that Charm, through his point of view, was possibly feeling neglected.
He could understand the feeling of neglect... He once had a large family, most of them 'cousins' by programming data, but the day of the incident, they had seperated ways and cut ties with him. All but one, thanks to Anima.
I wonder if she's still alive...? REI thought to himself. Finally snapping back to reality, he too left the mechanics room to search for Charm.
"So, you're not related by blood, so to speak?" Anima asked, getting sucked into the story of Ally's past.
"Yup. See, I ain't actually human at all! I was some 'noid in stasis or somth'n, and I was found by Teisel durin' one of his 'ruins raids'. I really didn't play any major roles or anythin'. I just helped out the servbots mostly. But I'm guessing... during the Colossus Attack is when I got separated. Yeah that was it. I'm prolly a long forgotten memory to them by now." She said, looking to the side.
"Do you remember where your from?" Anima asked, tilting her head.
"Nope. But all gut feelins' point to these clusters of five islets."
"You too huh...?" She looked up at the ceiling. "Your story almost sounds like mine. I was found by a group of people from MLU City, I had no memory of where I was from, nor how I ended up there. The head leader, SuperDanny, kindly took me into their city. And let's just say, alot of crazy stuff happened. After all that mess, me and Mikey decided to do some exploration." She scratched the back of her head. "Now that we're here though, I feel at home..."
"This has got to be more than mere coincidence." Ally rubbed her chin, obviously thinking deeply about the situation. "Like a chain of events, linking down to the source."
"Yeah? I'm having the same thoughts too...." She said, but felt an air of uneasiness as she spoke up again. "Though it's possible the Mother Lode may reside in Centria, I can't help but think, in the back of my mind, that may not be it at all. But it HAS to be! There's no turning back now."
Ally nodded. "Code of Adventure: You'll never know 'till you find out."
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 23, 2010 1:44:03 GMT -5
Rummaging through a few more boxes, Mikey eventually found an Accessory Pack, but that was all that could be found. Everything Mikey needed to begin fixing the buster was around him, so Mikey got on his knees and began searching for the stuff he’d need to begin from the nearby boxes. At that moment, Mikey heard light footsteps, and saw that Charm had wandered into the Cargo Hold. He looked rather sad, and seemed to be crying. Mikey shifted his attention back to the buster.
“Charm? Something wrong?” asked Mikey, when Charm had wandered into earshot. Charm jumped and looked around a sec and saw Mikey, then quickly wiped his face clean of tears, and ran over.
“Hi, Master Mikey!” addressed Charm.
“No need to be so formal… You weren’t crying were you?” added Mikey, grinning a little, but not taking his eyes off of the buster gun.
“Um… No! Not at all!” replied Charm, placing his hand on his chin, and not really looking directly at Mikey as he said it.
“Oh come now, no need to lie to a friend. Is something troubling you?” asked Mikey, as he began taking the burnt buster attachments out of the buster gun.
“Umm… Well… You see…” began Charm.
“Yes?” replied Mikey, taking a cloth to wipe ash off of the gun.
“Mistress Anima was just ignoring me a little… It made me a little sad, so I pretty much left the room, to try and find some place to cry and think…” A single tear shed down Charm’s face as he said this.
Without even having to look at Charm, Mikey toke a clean rag and faced charm, wiping the tear before it left Charm’s face.
“All right Charm, I know how the world works. Sometimes people might forget to pay attention to the little people, but I am the solution that the world has been looking for. If I ever feel that someone’s being unheard, I’m always there to listen. What was the subject they were talking about in there?” stated Mikey, now facing Charm, but continuing to work.
“It was about what’s within Centria Islet…” stated Charm, rocking back and forth on his feet. Mikey immediately looked up.
“What about Centria Islet?” asked Mikey, almost completely losing interest in the Buster Gun.
“Ummm…” replied Charm, uncertain of what to say.
“Go on, tell me… Please Charm.” stated Mikey.
“I- I don’t think I…” Charm seemed to be REALLY uncomfortable.
“Charm!”
“Asura…” whispered Charm. Almost immediately as he said it, he grabbed his forehead and winced, but Mikey could see it. The symbol on his forehead glowed as it happened. REI was watching the entire time, and fled back to the mechanic’s room before he could be discovered.
“Aw, crap!” exclaimed Mikey, picking up Charm and the Buster Gun, and heading straight for the Mechanic’s room.
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Post by Anima on Dec 23, 2010 2:02:33 GMT -5
Anima and Ally were continuing their chat about another topic now, when REI quickly zoomed into the room, accidentally running into Ally.
"AUGH!!" Ally stumbled back and fell to the ground into her butt. "Hey watch it bucko!"
"Sorry Ally!" REI quickly said, before hiding behind Anima.
"What's going on REI?" She asked.
Before REI could say anything Mikey came through he door with Charm and his Buster Gun in his arms.
"Mikey what's wrong?" Anima suddenly noticed Charm's condition.
"I don't know. I was asking Charm about what lied in Centria Islet, and then all of a sudden, it looked like he had a headache or a migraine of sorts."
"Alright alright, let's see what I can do." She siad, gently taking Charm out of his arms and into hers. She saw the symbol on his forehead was glowing abit. "it looks like it's some sort of trigger mechanism. Did he do or say anything that caused it to activate?"
Mikey thought for a moment. "I thought I heard him say 'Asura', but that was all."
Almost immediately, Ally sat up. "Asura?!"
At the exact same time, a chill went down Anima's spine. As if the words pierced her heart.
"You... know this Ally?" REI asked, somewhat baffled.
"I dunno where that came from, but the instant Mikey said that, I felt as if some hateful grudge came out of nowhere." She said, rubbing her head. "And I know it ain't connected to Glyde or his lackies either. it's FAR more worse..."
"Riiiight...." Mikey rolled his eyes, then turned to Anima. TO him, she almost looked petrified. "...Anima?"
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 23, 2010 22:17:45 GMT -5
Anima was either deep in thought, or too traumatized to move. So, Mikey gently forced her into her chair, and then she put her head down on the mechanic’s desk without saying a word. Not the best way to address what was happening… So Mikey TOOK a look at Charm. The glowing seemed to have stopped, and he appeared to be simply resting, but with a look of torment upon his face.
“Well, despite the interesting turn of events, I think things are going smoothly now. The real question now is ‘who is Asura, and what did she do that gave her such a bad rep?’” inquired Mikey, shooting a glance at Ally.
“Hey, man. No need to be shooting looks at me or anything, I’m not sure who Asura is myself, but I do know that she’s not one of the nicest people in the world. If she’s in Centria Islet, I’m beginning to think we shouldn’t keep digging…” muttered Ally.
“You guys. Just because Charm gave us a scare like that doesn’t mean that we should stop. So far, we’ve found an acceptable amount of treasure and items from the digging, and besides! Asura probably isn’t even down there. I doubt that she could be completely evil, perhaps twisted is the proper expression. Anyway, I think we’re hovering over the Ramay Islet now, I can’t feel any movement from the auto-pilot, so it’s time to find a place to land before we get attacked by pirates again.” Said Mikey, getting ready to leave the room. “watch them for me?”
“Yes of course!” exclaimed REI, still hovering over Anima.
“Yeah yeah, and thanks for the earful as well.” Laughed Ally.
Back in the bridge, after unlocking the door, Mikey noticed that Ramay Islet had a large volcano which seemingly dominated the islet, with a few small scattered forest trees further from the base of the volcano. Mikey also noted that some smoke was rising out of the volcano, and the entrance to the ruins seemed to be built directly into the base as well. Having to travel through an active volcano to look for treasure wasn’t exactly what he was looking forward to, but regardless, he began scanning the islet for a suitable spot to land.
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Post by Anima on Dec 23, 2010 22:36:28 GMT -5
"I don't know WHAT Mikey is talking about..." Ally said, dusting herself off. "Either he's determined or just plain crazy."
"Or both." REI stated.
"Or both. Nudging towards that. But still, if Anima felt what I had at the mention of Asura, that means this is a bad idea."
But then Ally had stopped dead in her track of words. Just earlier, when she and Anima were talking about their pasts, she remembered brining up one of the 'Codes of Adventure'. You'll never know 'till you find out.
Ally looked back at Anima. She was asleep now, and so was Charm. She then looked up at REI, whom was keeping an eye on the two.
"REI, I'll be right back. Let me know if Anima or Charm wake up."
Before REI could respond, she had left. 'What is she up to now...?' He thought to himself.
On the island, were what looked like a slight variety of the Miitan. These were Pocommi, and ranged from blue to brown.
One of them in particular stood out from the norm, consisting of different colored Pocommi parts, as well as few metal patches on it.
It seemed to pace back and forth, as well as keep an eye on the others, though they just milled about aimlessly, and communicated to each other with their own language of speaking [mostly consists of them going 'Poco'].
However, the sound of a ship approaching caught it's attention. It looked up, and saw an airship getting ready to land. Faint words imprinted on it, labeled 'Cruisader'.
"Poco...?"
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 24, 2010 0:03:03 GMT -5
The ship had landed a few feet away from the entrance to the ruins, near a small patch of trees. The hatch had opened, and Ally was walking down the ramp once it implanted, taking a deep breath as she went.
“Poco!” declared the multi-colored Pocommi, who appeared to be the leader. The rest of the Pocommis lined up and began lobbing bombs from nowhere in Ally’s direction. They were a fair distance away, but still threw with precise accuracy.
“What the heck?!” shouted Ally, running back inside. The Pocommis moved closer to the ramp, but did not step foot on it.
Mikey was leaving the bridge just as Ally ran straight into him.
“Hey! What was that for?” exclaimed Mikey, now having a bruised shoulder from the scrape.
“There’s some kind of… reaverbot out there! They don’t seem to be as mindless as your typical reaverbot, they’re pretty well organized, and they tried to kill me!” gasped Ally.
“Hmm…” replied Mikey. He opened the hatch and peeked out. The multicolored Pocommi was watching, and was holding a bomb with one hand. Mikey tilted his head to one side, and the leader did the same. Mikey then closed the hatch before any funny ideas came to their mind.
“Maybe Charm or Anima might know something about them, but they’re both still unconscious. The best thing we can do is wait.” said Mikey.
“Good idea. I’ll go get buckets of water.” Replied Ally, taking a few false steps towards the kitchen.
“HEY! We are going to LET them sleep for a while. I’m sure you and I could use a good rest as well!” shouted Mikey. He pushed a button on the wall, and the ramp outside slowly began closing back into place.
“All we have to do is hope that those reaverbots don’t pelt the ship with bombs while we wait for Anima and Charm to come-to.” Inquired Mikey, a little nervous.
“You’re pretty funny. Whatever happened to that rifle I gave you? I would rather just blow them up.” Retorted Ally.
“I still have the rifle, and I don’t think we should destroy them just yet. That Pocommi in front… She kind of remembered me of… REI.” Explained Mikey.
“Sounds like a good idea. All of the people we should talk to are in the same room, even though some are snoozing. I dunno bout you, but I’m going back in.” replied Ally, heading for the mechanic’s room. Mikey followed, as she had a good point.
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Post by Anima on Dec 24, 2010 0:24:04 GMT -5
REI was keeping an eye on Anima and Charm still, when Ally had walked in.
"Anything yet?" Ally asked quietly.
"Not yet. What was all the noise about?" He asked.
"Some sort of hoarde of reaverbots outside attacked us before we could even step off the platform." Ally explained. "One of them seemed kinda funny though. Multi-colored at best."
This seemed to perk REI's interest. "Did you say 'multi-colored'??"
"Yeah..." Ally was somewhat confised. "So...?"
"Unbeknown to them, Anima began to stir. She could hear the conversation between the two.
"Did it have any patches as well? Like the ones I have?"
"Yeah, it did."
Without hesitation, REI immediately left the room, leaving a very confused Ally.
"Where's REI going?" Anima asked suddenly, nearly causing Ally to jump.
"OH! Well, mornin' sleeping beauty. I dunno where he went off to. The thought of a multi-colored reaverbot caught his interest apparently."
"I heard that part." She said, slowly getting up. "Are they still outside?"
"How should I know? Ask REI." Ally said.
Anima just glared at her, unimpressed. "I'll be right back. Keep an eye on Charm for me please?"
"Sure sure, whatever floats yer boat kiddo." She sai, sitting in the chair now.
The Pocommi were still waiting for the intruders to attempt to leave the ship. The leader kept an eye on the door hatch.
Once the hatch opened, the Pocommi readied their bombs in their hands.
The leader saw whom was disembarking the ship, and immediately recognized them.
"Poco!" it commanded, and the other Pocommi lowered their bombs, while the leader ran up to the two.
It stopped in it's tracks right in front of Anima. She looked down at it and tilted her head, the little Pocommi doing the same.
"MEL?" Anima asked, kneeling down to the Pocommi's, apparently named MEL's, level.
"Poco...? POCO! POCOOO!!!" MEL said happily, glomp-hugging her. Anima laughed as she stumbled back abit.
"MEL! I can't believe it's you! It's so good to see you again." She said, hugging back. REI floated up to MEL.
"It's good to see you again, cousin."
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 26, 2010 2:31:55 GMT -5
Mikey, who had been following the whole time but had not said a word, broke off from the reunion to examine the entrance to the ruins. A stone slab formation, two facing vertically, and the third on top, stood before the entrance of the Ramay Ruins, which was, as Mikey predicted, carved into the base of the volcano. Whatever lied within the ruins wasn’t going to be friendly, that was for sure. The reunion was still in full swing after Mikey’s inspection, but he instead walked right past the crowd, as he felt a tiny bit left out, and it seemed just about everybody had forgotten about Charm. Back inside the ship, Charm was moaning a tiny bit, so Mikey decided to try and arouse him a bit.
“Charm? Charm? Can you hear me?” asked Mikey. Charm had stopped moaning, and had put his hand on his forehead, but continued resting, not saying a word. So, Mikey took and held Charm’s free hand, and after a few seconds of waiting, Charm’s eyes slowly opened.
“Well Well, good afternoon Sleeping Beauty.” Smiled Mikey, releasing Charm’s hand.
“Huh?!” cried Charm, sitting up suddenly, and Mikey casually turned around, took a few steps, then faced Charm again.
“Where am I at?” asked Charm, a little more aroused and alert.
“You’re sitting on a cushioned bench in the Mechanic’s room. When you ‘attempted’ to talk about Centria Islet, your symbol started glowing and you became incapacitated. Totally unresponsive, as if you were having an epic battle within your mind… and losing, it seemed.” replied Mikey, with a more serious tone.
“You’re not gonna make me repeat myself are you?” asked Charm, tears beginning to swell.
“No, no, no, no, no. It’s completely wrong for you to assume such a thing,” began Mikey, walking towards Anima’s desk and grabbing a tissue, “after seeing your curse, the best thing any of us can do is to try to prevent it from triggering, until we can find a way to remove it.”
Charm accepted the tissue and dabbed his eyes a little.
“So, where is everybody else?” asked Charm, cheering up a little.
“They’re all outside. We’re already at the Ramay Islet, and everybody’s outside. Apparently a Pocommi named MEL lives on the islet, and they’re having a reunion before the excavation of the ruins. It looks like it’ll be a doozy too, by the looks of it.”
“Did you say MEL? I should get out there!” exclaimed Charm, jumping off of the bench, and running out of the room. Mikey smiled as he clutched the Buster Gun, which Charm evidently didn’t notice. Mikey walked out of the room and headed for the bridge when the Mechanic’s Room door closed unexpectedly, causing Mikey to cry out and whirl around.
“Boo.” said Ally, nonchalantly.
“Really funny. Why aren’t you outside with the rest of them?” asked Mikey, turning around and continuing his route to the bridge.
“Because,” replied Ally, following, “hanging out with a bunch of reaverbots I don’t know isn’t my idea of a good time. So what are you up to?”
“Making a few plans for their trek into the temple. I certainly don’t want to be one to go… I’d much rather stay in the frying pan than head into the fire, in a manner of speaking.” replied Mikey, unlocking the bridge door.
“Yeah, me neither. Perhaps I can convince them to let me stay up here and possibly keep an eye out for the pirates, eh? Heh.” chuckled Ally.
“Not a bad idea, actually. Once I put the finishing touches on Charm’s buster, we can get a party together.” Stated Mikey, taking a screwdriver to the Buster Gun to tighten loose bolts and put coverings back on.
“Right. Good idea, it’d be nice to relax a little after the high-paced anxiety we all faced.” sighed Ally.
“Finished,” declared Mikey, setting down the screwdriver, “all right, let’s head out there.”
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Post by Anima on Dec 26, 2010 3:44:57 GMT -5
"Mistress Anima!" Charm called out to her.
Anima turned around to see Charm running up to her.
"Hey Charm, good to see you're finally awake." She said, MEL tilting her head abit.
"Poco? Poco! Poco-poco poco, poco." MEL said, apparently communicating with Charm.
While Charm and MEL were talking to each other Anima turned to the group of Pocommi. "So what are you all doing here huh? From what I heard from MEL, you all used to be scattered about on the islets."
"Poco!" A little sand colored Pocommi raised it's hand.
"What happened? And why are you all on this islet?" She asked, tilting her head abit, all the other Pocommi doing the same.
"Poco, poco. Poco-poco, poco.... poco." An ice blue Pocommi said, looking down at the ground.
"He says that a travesty happened on the islets. Wiped out all the carbons that once lived here." REI said, translating what it was saying.
This seemed to catch Anima by surprise. "People... used to live here??"
"That is correct, Mistress Anima."
All the Pocommi turned around to see a large gold-colored Miroc..
"You may not remember me, but I am King Miroc. I'm the overseer of the Pocommi, along with the help of MEL of course." King Miroc said.
"King... Miroc?" Anima asked, somewhat confused, but part of her memory seemed to return abit.
"You see, a long time ago, carbons used to populate these islands. You used to watch over these islands, and make sure nothing bad happened to them. However, one day, something happened to you that changed the island's economy..."
"Ya know the scoop on what happened to Anima? What made her leave?" Ally asked.
"In fact I do know..."
FLASHBACK SEQUENCE, HARMONY ISLET[/u]
'It was near one of the villages that a mysterious ship had landed near the shorelines.'
Anima look up and sees a ship landing on the Northeast beach. She turns to King Miroc before going off to investigate.
You went to investigate it, and told me to keep an eye on the Pocommi. I had turned my back for a second, and when I turned around...'
King Miroc now sees that Anima is nowhere to be seen, as well as the ship.
'...you were gone.'
'I had to inform Charm that you had disappeared from the island. This seemed to have made him worried. he began searching the ruins while I searched above ground. If I had known what would've happened next...'
All of a sudden, reaverbots of various sizes pop up from the ground. From the small standard Horokko to the human-like Sharukurusu, to even the deadly Hanmuru Dolls, began wreaking havoc on the towns and villages of the islets. All the surviving Pocommi and King Miroc retreat to Ramay Islet. Some of the Pocommi were damaged. And one of them, which appeared to be MEL, was receiving an arm from one of the fallen comrades that were caught in all the chaos.
END FLASHBACK SEQUENCE[/u]
"It had seemed as though someone had activated the Carbon Re-initialization for the Mono Islands. But this was impossible, as Anima is the only one that knows how to do this." King Miroc had finished.
Anima gasped in horror at not just the story, but the fact that she also knew some sort of code for a 'Carbon Re-initialization' or something.
"But even if she did know, she never had to use it, right...?" REI asked, somewhat shaken by all of this.
"She became fond of the Carbons, and didn't want to risk their lives, or what they had achieved. It was as if her presence was keeping something else from activating it..."
"Do you know what it is?" Anima asked.
"Unfortunately, no. The only other person that would know is Charm." He said. "But it appears as though this 'thing' had implanted a trigger alarm system, so that if he said anything about who caused the catastrophe, it would shut him down for a short time."
Ally was clenching her fists and growling. Not at the fact that people's lives were ruined by a catastrophe, but someone had kidnapped the seal that prevented it.
"Poco! Poco, poco poco poco-poco!!" MEL suddenly began to shout, jumping up and down in the process.
"What is it MEL?" Anima asked, MEL pointing to the entrance of the ruins.
"Poco! Poco-poco-poco poco poco, poco!" MEL said repeatedly, pointing at the ruins entrance still.
"MEL says that 'If you want to find out what caused the sudden trigger, you have to go to Centria'." REI translated. "Miss Anima, if MEL is right, then there might be a possible chance that humans may start to re-populate the islets again, and pick up where the previous had left off!"
Anima thought long about this, but it was inevitable to her. "You're right REI. Mono Islands had a good economy to start with. If there's anything that IS preventing people from re-populating, i know that me, Ally and Mikey might be able to stop it!"
"Alot of big words again Anima?" Mikey laughed, having overheard all of what was said. "But it sounds like you have alot of enthusiasm in you than before."
"Let's just say: Determination got the better of me. I'm ready to face whatever it is that lies in Centria. I feel like I've been running away from it, but no more running for me!" She siad, before headed towards the Ramay ruins entrance.
"Whoa whoa whoa! YOu're going in there by yourself?!" Mikey asked out of surprise. Anima laughed.
"Not alone dude! MEL and the Pocommi have agreed to come along. They know the place inside and out!"
"Poco!" MEL and the other Pocommi shouted.
"Psst, Charm." Mikey whispered to Charm.
"Hmm? Mister Mikey?"
"Here." He handed him his little buster gun. "I gave it a touch up, it's alot more stronger now."
"Thank you Mister Mikey." Charm said, taking the buster gun before running up to Anima's side. "Don't forget about me!"
"Or me, I'm in too." REI said as well.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Anima said, going through the ruins entrance.
(( Long post is long! Added a few more specs to her past, but not all of it. Saving the rest for when Charm finally gives her her memory back. ))
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Post by MikΣy on Dec 30, 2010 3:32:19 GMT -5
Anima toke MEL, 5 of MEL’s Pocommi, Charm, and REI with her into the Ramay ruins. A rather large group, but at least Anima was completely safe against whatever obstacles could come their way.
“Resume your normal activities, and work together at the first sign of trouble.” King Miroc addressed the remaining Pocommi. Some of them burrowed into the ground, a few ran off, and a couple stayed behind with King Miroc.
“The pocommi that Anima has with her are our best fighters and strategists. I wouldn’t worry about her at all. I’m going to stay here and keep an eye on the ruin’s entrance. If you need anything, give us a holler!” declared King Miroc.
“Good to know I won’t be desperately bolting the door to the bridge this time around…” chuckled Mikey, reminded of the interesting run-in back at the Mika Islet.
“Yup, looks like I’m not needed as much anymore. I’m gonna go explore this sparse forest to see if there’s anything interesting.” Replied Ally, putting both of her hands behind her head and walking off.
Sounds like Ally all right… thought Mikey, staring after her.
“Don’t worry Mikey, we’re right here. You know where to find us.” Boomed King Miroc, hopping as he said it. Mikey gave a weak smile then half walked / half ran back to the Crusiader, which was a few yards away. Back on the bridge, he quickly and easily scanned the first room and found the group, as they hadn’t moved too far from the exit.
“You guys, is something wrong? Oh… An energy barrier?” asked Mikey through the radio, more results of the scan showing up.
“Yes… it seems we’ve run into a problem right from the start. There’s a control console here for the blue energy barrier on our right, but the key’s missing. On the left, there’s a hole that’s too small for me to crawl through…” explained Anima.
“That’s no problem at all! Me, MEL, and some of the Pocommi can go through the hole and find the barrier key!” declared Charm.
"Me and a couple Pocommi are going to stay behind with Anima, so she's not alone. I was never fond of going through holes anyway..." commented REI.
“Eh- well if you say so. Just be careful. If you come across any obstacles that require my expertise, I can be down there in a flash.” replied Mikey, beginning to focus the scan more on the area past the hole. There were several reaverbot signals, and it was clearly going to be a bumpy ride.
~Meanwhile~
Hmmm… Those stone slabs are off center. thought King Miroc, staring unblinkingly at the Ruin’s entrance.
~Meanwhile, up in the clouds~ “Kekekekeke! Our last plan for the primary goal didn’t go over well! The little reaverbot got away, and we lost the second card key!” squawked the leader, pacing back and forth within the cabin.
“I so want to have another shot at that sniper! What was his name?! Mikey?! Kekeke!” declared High Pitch, hopping in the corner.
“I’m more interested in that guy with the blade arm! He certainly let us have it on board that Crusiader ship, but we haven’t seen a single sign of him since the incident!” grunted Gruff, behind the pilot.
“Incoming transmission, patching it through. Kugeh!” squawked the low-rank at the radio.
static…………………………………….
“What do you birdbots think you’re doing?” the voice was Glyde’s.
“Keke! Oh we were just… plotting to… destroy…” started High Pitch.
“I must say, I am disappointed. All three of you have forgotten your primary goal, and your squad is high on my list to break up.” declared Glyde through the radio.
“Sorry sir! Sorry! Perhaps you could clear up the vendettas that have gone through my captain’s heads and remind them of the task at hand! I was just about to address the primary goal as well!” replied the leader, floating as he beated his wings, upset that he was taking the blame.
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Post by Anima on Dec 30, 2010 4:13:58 GMT -5
"Okay, let's go!" Charm said, crawling into the small hole. The Pocommi that were going along followed behind, going 'poco' as they crawled along the ground. Once they made it to the other side, there was what looked like a floor trap moving back and forth against the wall. Charm and the Pocommi timed when was the right time to get across it. The room had what looked like a small statue of a horokko of sorts, and another floor trap was circling around it. And out of nowhere, a Mirumijee fell from the ceiling and a sky blue pocommi jumped out of a hole in the wall. The Charm Squad took care of the snake-like reaverbot, while MEL and Charm focused on the more vicious 'ruins Pocommi'. ~Meanwhile in the forest~ "So much for anything interesting..." Ally muttered to herself. "Not even a sub-ruins!" She had wandered off to the other side of the island now, it was a small island, but getting to the other side had taken her about 40 minutes. "I question; why was I in stasis anyways? I knew on the Gesselschaft I would be a forgotten memory, if I were a servbot's helper..." She continued to mutter to herself. "But if I had that ONCE chance... stupid Colossus...." But her thoughts were cut off by what sounded like movement in the ground. She immediately took out her handgun, and pointed it at the source. A few second or so of waiting, something had bursted yp to the surface. All there were was a crater, but nothing. But looks were just deceiving to her, as she used her ears... She could hear the faint familiar sound of a stomping Sharukurusu's feet in the grass, and jumped out of the way, just in time when the Sharukurusu decloaked itself. To her surprise though, it was a Large-type Sharukurusu. It had the red coloration and everything, thing was, it had metal patches on it's right arm, and was able to cloak itself. How is this possible?! She thought to herself. The Large Sharukurusu pointed one of it's claws at her. "ANTHRO UNIT A-1-1-3 BETA, codename 'ALLY' identified! Key Cards: Present. Number of Units: 2. Guardian Unit SULC objective: Acquire card keys to reawaken master!" The Large Sharukurusu said, before charging at her again. (( If you guys are aware of the inside jokes in film [Pixar mostly], you may get what SULC said. If not, it's this reference right here lol ))
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Post by MikΣy on Jan 2, 2011 3:33:01 GMT -5
(( I actually forgot a tiny bit of detail on the entrance hall, I felt compelled to add more detail))
((and oh yeah. Anima said that if I wanted to make a “wall of text” then so be it. Here I go. ;D )) (yeah, it only wound up being half as big as it originally should have been ‘cuz she wants to get ahead of me and suggested I post it early. Silly girl. ;P )
Anima was rather antsy, so she began examining the hall. The entranceway led up a small flight of stairs onto a platform, worn out inscriptions were on either side, and were too faded to read. On the platform, the console was up against the wall, and a dusty red rug was in front of the console, and two statues resembling Horokkos were side by side on the rug, but still kept the hall symmetrical. Nothing else seemed to be there, except for the blue barrier guarding the only corridor. For some reason, the two statues have been bothering Anima ever since they entered the ruins.
“I don’t get why these statues are here on this rug, and they seem to be emitting some pretty strange energy, and it’s making my hair stand on end…” said Anima, taking a few steps towards them.
“I’ve seen these statues before, Miss Anima, there’s nothing that special about them. I’m not getting any readings from them.” replied REI.
(I dunno… I’m not picking anything up on the monitor. All I can really see is the outline of the room.) Mikey said through the radio. The two Pocommis kept a close eye on Anima and the statues, as if they expected something. Without thinking, Anima touched the Horokko statue. It rumbled and growled and turned red, causing Anima to jump back. The stone coloring on it exploded, and it burst into flames. The horokko then faced Anima and took a few huge steps forward, stopped, then started shaking. The pocommi’s wasted no time and quickly pelted the fire Horokko with several bombs, until it exploded and left behind a reasonable amount of zenny.
~Meanwhile~
whuh? wondered King Miroc, turning away from the ruins entrance, and looking through the Crusiader at the sparce forest area.
“Poco?” asked a pocommi.
“That signal… It can’t be… Oh NOOOOO!” bellowed King Miroc, running so fast, he was virtually gliding towards the Crusiador.
~Meanwhile, on the Crusiador~
“Okay now THAT was definitely a reaverbot signal. Be careful of those statues, there’s no telling which are fake and which are stone.” observed Mikey, relieved that the signal stopped.
(Yeah, if it weren’t for the Pocommi, I would have been toast… literally!) replied Anima. Mikey was scanning along the passage for Charm’s squad when vaguely he remembered that Ally had wandered off, but hadn’t come back, and her absence was starting to push an hour’s time.
“Mikey! Open up!” called King Miroc, at the foot of the ramp. Mikey got up from the spotters equipment, exited the bridge, then opened the hatch to see King Miroc down at the foot of the ramp. (( Yea, redundancy ftw ))
“What is it?” asked Mikey.
“Your friend! Wasn’t there someone else present with you?!” asked King Miroc, who was hopping with anxiety.
“Uh… yes… why what’s wrong?!” replied Mikey, suddenly alarmed.
“I’m getting a malicious-but-familiar reading from she-who-must-not-be-named’s Servitor Unit! It’s coming from the very eastern tip of the island!” explained King Miroc.
“Are there any… exact coordinates?!” asked Mikey, in a hurry now.
“Yes, yes! I’ve got the target locked in your computer already! See that nothing happens to her! I’ll spot for Anima’s group for now, I’ve got a bit of processing left in me. Good Luck!” Replied King Miroc, moving back to his position in front of the ruins.
“Okay, thanks!” Mikey shouted, before closing the hatch. He pressed the button on the wall and the rail outside slowly moved back into place, headed straight for the bridge, hit the ignition sequence, and the Crusiador TOOK off, heading towards the malicious reading.
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Post by Anima on Jan 2, 2011 3:58:01 GMT -5
Ally was having to dodge and jump out of the way of the sharukurusu named SULC. To her, this was one of the toughest foes she has faced. He was able to cloak himself and change his line of attack almost immediately, which made it hard for her to target him.
Once SULC had decloaked, he was right behind her. Ally reacted too late, and was met with a claw to the stomach, sending her flying into a tree. She got back up and clutched her stomach. it had three gashes from the blow.
"Damn, if I had known that these guys were more deadly from the standard, I would've had no problem. This isn't good......" She muttered to herself. At this rate, she was doomed to meet a fate being killed by a vicious reaverbot.
But then she heard the rumbling of a ship in the distance. She saw the Cruisader headed in her direction.
~Back in the ruins~
While waiting for the Charm Squad to return, Anima was telling the Pocommi with her about the adventures she had in MLU City. How she met Mikey, the near death experience with the Wojigairon, Damage's plans, and other stuff.
(Hey REI, can you hear me??) King Miroc suddenly spoke over REI's comms.
"This is REI. Is that you King Miroc?" He asked, putting a hand on his 'ear'.
(Yup. Anyways, a malicious signal had appeared on the east side of the island. I think it's 'her' Servitor Unit. And not only that, I think your friend that wandered off is in trouble.) King Miroc announced. (But don't worry. Mikey is going over there to take care of things.)
"So you'll be spotting for us then?" REI asked.
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