Mission 061 - Into the Crush

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cubey@aol.pl (22:00:26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYn2Q-kVNAk
cubey@aol.pl (22:02:30): Unity Group is on an interception course, straight from your visit in Hong Kong.
cubey@aol.pl (22:02:33): The target - a kaiju.
cubey@aol.pl (22:02:43): Also, you are not alone. An old friend is here with you.
cubey@aol.pl (22:02:56): With a new partner, Mako Mori, Raleigh is pilotting Gipsy Danger once again.
cubey@aol.pl (22:03:29): Which is puzzling, because after its activation incident which caused the former to flip out and almost blast the inside of the Shatterdome with plasma, you'd expect the jaeger to be shelved.
cubey@aol.pl (22:03:37): But for some reason, it wasn't.
cubey@aol.pl (22:03:55): Pentacost: "Ladies and gentlemen. Your target is category four, don't underestimate it!"
Wyverncakes (22:04:06): Flit's brow furrows.
Wyverncakes (22:04:12): "I'm not going to, definitely!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:04:17): Pentacost: "Also..."
VJockey (22:04:21): "Not going to make that mistake Marshal. Neither of us are."
Wyverncakes (22:04:31): Especially when the it was a Category Three that killed Yancy before...
drascin (22:04:33): Ashe is standing on Gipsy's shoulder, enjoying the wind and the rain
cubey@aol.pl (22:04:33): Suddenly, his transmission is interrupted by some nerd with huge glasses.
VJockey (22:04:36): [Raleigh was... intensely determined.]
drascin (22:04:49): Ashe: sorry, I'm not really up to date on Kaiju categories. A four is bad?
cubey@aol.pl (22:05:06): Newt: "I was right! I knew I was right! Take that, Hermann!"
VJockey (22:05:10): "Highest Cat. number to date."
Meraxa (22:05:22): Ataru: ...Who's this guy?
cubey@aol.pl (22:05:29): Newt: "Also what he said. In addition there's a tiny irregularity in its behaviour."
tengusaur (22:05:49): Hetepheres: "One of the two main researchers of Shatterdome. What irregularity is that?"
Wyverncakes (22:05:55): Flit: "How tiny...?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:06:11): Pentacost: "Doctor Gottlieb, the microphone, THANK YOU." Sounds of quick struggle in the background.
cubey@aol.pl (22:06:30): Pentacost: "As I was going to say - the kaiju is not heading for any populated regions. Unlike any other we met before, this one aimed straight for Antarctica."
Meraxa (22:06:48): Ataru: ...That's not irregular, that outright makes no sense!
cubey@aol.pl (22:07:03): Pentacost: "However! This does not mean it can be ignored. Find out what is it after and stop it."
tengusaur (22:07:38): Hetepheres: "Perhaps it is targetting something we do not know about."
cubey@aol.pl (22:07:55): (By the way, Pentacost said dr Geiszler, my bad)
tengusaur (22:07:59): Hetepheres: "Regardless, it is only a matter of time before it reaches inhabited areas."
cubey@aol.pl (22:08:04): Ashe might have an idea about what is it targetting.
Wyverncakes (22:08:09): Flit: "Whatever is there... we'll definitely make sure the kaiju doesn't get what it came here fo!"
Wyverncakes (22:08:11): ^for
cubey@aol.pl (22:08:20): Because there were some hints about another Model W being somewhere in Antarctica.
cubey@aol.pl (22:08:32): In fact, some people already went there and just as quickly went missing.
drascin (22:08:45): Ashe: ...well that doesn't sound good
VJockey (22:08:49): "Better get rid of it now before it gets somewhere it can do some damage."
drascin (22:08:58): Ashe: We had some Hunters on a mission to Antarctica too
drascin (22:09:03): Ashe: They didn't return
cubey@aol.pl (22:09:16): (Actually, scratch that thing Ashe because...)
cubey@aol.pl (22:09:22): They were not Hunters employed by the guild.
cubey@aol.pl (22:09:26): They were actually illegal Raiders.
cubey@aol.pl (22:10:14): Either way, you are onboard a Unity Group shuttle as it flies south.
drascin (22:10:16): (alright then, script change)
cubey@aol.pl (22:10:27): A bit slower than usual, since it's weighted down by a Jaeger's massive size.
Meraxa (22:11:10): Ataru tries to pass the time, rather than let suspicion gnaw at his mind. "So... Raleigh... hear you have a new partner?"
drascin (22:12:12): Ashe: Apparently it's not the first weird thing to happen in Antarctica. Josh told me just a couple days ago a raider convoy went into a blizzard there to escape a team of Hunters, and never came out, either. They were thinking of sending out an expedition as is...
drascin (22:12:31): Ashe: I guess we're it now, guys
VJockey (22:12:45): "You know... you could not talk over Mako's head like she's not here."
VJockey (22:13:06): [The tone was somewhat dry, but not hostile or insulting.]
cubey@aol.pl (22:13:08): "No, it is alright. I am glad for a chance to be here."
VJockey (22:13:21): [Just a slight poke to Ataru's ribs.]
cubey@aol.pl (22:13:22): Says the Japanese girl who is Raleigh's new partner.
drascin (22:13:28): She doesn't seem all that scared about neither the kaiju nor the mystery
cubey@aol.pl (22:13:30): Also, Pentacost's daughter.
cubey@aol.pl (22:13:46): She seems rather polite and reserved, and already clad in a Jaeger piloting suit.
tengusaur (22:13:59): Hetepheres: "Then something is definitely hiding among the frozen wastes."
drascin (22:14:09): Ashe: Well, nice to meet you!
cubey@aol.pl (22:14:10): (In case someone did not see Pacific Rim: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/pacificrim/images/a/ad/Mako_Mori_Profile.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130629051718)
cubey@aol.pl (22:14:26): Mako: "The pleasure is all mine."
Wyverncakes (22:14:33): Flit: "We'll just have to find it then. Or maybe just follow the kaiju's intended course... after we stop it."
drascin (22:14:36): She gives the Japanese pilot a big grin. If nothing else, Ashe isn't lacking in spirits nor confidence
cubey@aol.pl (22:14:37): She seems focused and rather... distant, under the layer of outside pleasantry.
Wyverncakes (22:14:48): No way was he going to just let it tromp to its destination without a fight, after all.
Meraxa (22:15:07): Ataru: Raleigh, don't you know its the duty of a wingman to introduce someone? Though Mako, eh? Like the all terrain vehicle... surprising diversity in a small package, capable of meeting any environment. I'm Ataru Suruga!
drascin (22:15:19): Ashe: That seems smart. Kaiju are attracted by cities and stuff usually, right? Maybe there's some sort of secret base somewhere there...
Wyverncakes (22:15:25): The size of what he was going up against also led Flit to opt for the Titus parts for this operation too. Extra muscle that would hopefully be able to match the kaiju itself.
tengusaur (22:15:26): Hetepheres: "As soon as the kaiju notices an incoming Jaeger, I doubt it is going to remain neutral."
tengusaur (22:17:00): Hetepheres: "Raleigh Beckett, Mako Mori. Are you prepared for the incoming battle?" She knows what happened to Raleigh last time he fought.
VJockey (22:17:20): "We're ready."
drascin (22:17:25): Ashe: Hmmm... The sages were worried about a Model W being housed somewhere around the South pole too... I wonder...
drascin (22:17:32): She's thinking to herself right now
cubey@aol.pl (22:17:36): Mako: "Yes, General. That.. incident will not repeat itself."
cubey@aol.pl (22:17:51): She does not mean what happened to Yancy, but rather the activation. Right?
cubey@aol.pl (22:18:12): Either way, you have nothing to do but to pass the time onboard the shuttle as it flies towards the icy southern continent.
cubey@aol.pl (22:18:39): But eventually, there you are. Antactica's coast is visible in the distance!
tengusaur (22:18:44): Hetepheres: "Good. Watch out for incoming hostiles, Mavericks in particular." She has good hearing, apparently.
cubey@aol.pl (22:19:08): Pentacost: "Do you have visual on the Kaiju?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:19:16): Pilot: "Positive sir. Here it is!"
Meraxa (22:19:29): Ataru: Let's look at this bad boy...
Wyverncakes (22:19:30): Flit watches the icy continent come into view, suddenly wishing he had brought something warmer to wear.
drascin (22:19:34): Ashe is, as usual, near the door, with very little regard for things like safety harnesses. "Brrr. Cold"
Wyverncakes (22:19:38): And then-
cubey@aol.pl (22:19:39): On your screens, you can see a massive hulk of the category 4.
Wyverncakes (22:19:47): "... That's it. No doubt about it."
drascin (22:19:49): and trying to catch a glimpse of the new Kaiju
Wyverncakes (22:19:57): On comes the Game Face.
cubey@aol.pl (22:20:24): It seems even larger than usual - because it is not in water, but rather walks on Antarctica's icy soil, as if aiming for something.
cubey@aol.pl (22:20:25): http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140811081537/aliens/images/9/91/Mutavore_%28Pacific_Rim_The_Video_Game%29_Transparent.gif
drascin (22:20:40): Ashe: ...wow. You know, you don't really realize how big these things are until you can look at them in person
cubey@aol.pl (22:20:45): Newt: "Isn't it a beauty! Designation Mutavore!"
Meraxa (22:21:06): Ataru: ...That's one ugly ass monster.
cubey@aol.pl (22:21:13): Pentacost: "Do you see anything it could be after?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:21:26): Pilot: "I am not getting any closer. You'll have to go by foot from now on."
Meraxa (22:21:37): Ataru: Um... Hard to tell... We'll update after launch.
tengusaur (22:21:53): Hetepheres: "The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Onwards!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:21:55): From where you are, you see nothing except cold wasteland and the beast.
Wyverncakes (22:23:20): AGE-1 Titus launches! The mystery of what it came here for can be solved later; Flit intends to see the monster dead right here!
VJockey (22:23:55): "This is Gipsy Danger. We are on the move."
drascin (22:24:32): Ashe simply grins and lets herself drop from the open door, enjoying the freefall for a few seconds before turning into Aeolus and shaving the ground before gainin altitude again
cubey@aol.pl (22:24:37): Mako (in Japanese): "All systems initialized, condition green. There are no irregularities, the Jaeger is good to go. We're moving out!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:25:03): The ground here seems a bit... unstable, covered in a thick layer of snow and ice.
cubey@aol.pl (22:25:17): However, it manages to hold the kaiju's weight, so you should have no problems either.
tengusaur (22:25:25): Scaraber deploys, buzzing in the cold air and approaching the kaiju from the side through a wide, circular path.
cubey@aol.pl (22:26:31): You get closer and closer - but it seems the enemy still does not notice you.
Meraxa (22:26:40): Ataru launches as well, but stays a far bit back. He's a sniper, after all, no way is he going to go face to face with a Kaiju.
cubey@aol.pl (22:26:48): No, you are too close for the kaiju to just not notice you. It seems fixated at something else, something in front of it!
cubey@aol.pl (22:26:59): And much tinier than it is. A human being?
Wyverncakes (22:27:30): Flit: "What the-"
Wyverncakes (22:27:32): Wait...
Wyverncakes (22:27:33): Kaiju.
drascin (22:27:35): Ashe: ...uh oh
Model A: Please don't let it be Albert please don't let it be Albert...
Wyverncakes (22:27:39): Going after a person...
cubey@aol.pl (22:27:45): ???: "I knew it wouldn't take much for something like you to arrive."
Wyverncakes (22:27:50): Flit: "Get out of the way!" he cries out to the person.
cubey@aol.pl (22:28:16): An angry-looking woman is staring up at Mutavore with an unflinching gaze.
cubey@aol.pl (22:28:16): http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/0/04/Atlas.png/revision/latest?cb=20101204183936
Wyverncakes (22:28:17): How many people did it really take to qualify for a location to be attacked by a kaiju? Where there more survivors here or something...?
cubey@aol.pl (22:28:47): Atlas: "I am talking to you of course, hunters! Who'd be stupid enough to try to talk to a kaiju?"
drascin (22:28:48): (Model A has been worrying about Albert trying to take over something big for a while, and hell, seeing the kaiju up close there's very little the tiny, cowardly Biometal could think of that could be bigger...)
tengusaur (22:28:53): Hetepheres: "...It is no coincidence that this woman appeared in the way of the Kaiju, Flit."
Meraxa (22:29:12): Ataru: H-How is she standing like that in this environment?!
drascin (22:29:12): Ashe: Who the heck are you?
drascin (22:29:30): Ashe: ...wait, in her hand... is that Biometal?!
VJockey (22:29:34): "That's the big question isn't it."
cubey@aol.pl (22:29:34): Atlas: "You think I'm afraid? Ha - mine is the power to change the world, by force if necessary!"
tengusaur (22:29:38): Hetepheres: "She is its target. Or both of them are after the same thing."
cubey@aol.pl (22:29:45): Indeed Ashe, that must be it. And the kaiju is staring down right at it.
cubey@aol.pl (22:30:18): Atlas: "I have no time for some kid who became a Mega Man by accident."
cubey@aol.pl (22:30:56): Atlas: "It is good that you came. The world is full of threats, all around us. There's one right here!"
drascin (22:30:56): Ashe: Well you better make some, because I want to ask you some questions, whoever you are!
cubey@aol.pl (22:31:00): Atlas: "So tell me!"
tengusaur (22:31:01): Hetepheres: "We are not merely Hunters. We are Unity Group. What are your intentions?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:31:07): Atlas: "Why do people keep fighting each other?"
Wyverncakes (22:31:23): Flit: "I..."
cubey@aol.pl (22:31:26): Atlas: "Why do they waste efforts and strength on killing each other and not the aliens and beasts that threaten humanity?"
Wyverncakes (22:31:28): "... I wish I knew..."
cubey@aol.pl (22:32:04): Atlas: "My answer is: it doesn't matter. If people are so dumb, I'll just make them listen!"
drascin (22:32:24): Model A: ...that is actually a legit valid question
Ashe: What side are you on, no?
cubey@aol.pl (22:32:48): Atlas: "Even if I have to kill some of you, that is a first step towards creating a better Earth. In the end, strength is what matters. The weak perish, the strong survive and evolve."
drascin (22:32:53): Ashe: But that would be just doing the same thing they do!
VJockey (22:32:57): "You know...As much as I can sympathize, things aren't that easy."
cubey@aol.pl (22:33:04): Atlas: "And the survivors will unite against the common foe. Now, come!"
Meraxa (22:33:20): Ataru: I somehow doubt you'll have such a convincing argument...
drascin (22:33:25): Ashe is just kind of "what is this" mode right now. That made absolutely no sense. There are leaps of logic and then there's this
Wyverncakes (22:33:31): Flit: "That's..."
Wyverncakes (22:33:40): On one hand, so much of what Atlas is saying can almost make sense.
cubey@aol.pl (22:33:42): She activates the Biometal!
Wyverncakes (22:33:44): But the thing is...
Wyverncakes (22:33:55): "... You're wrong!"
VJockey (22:33:56): [And on the other its just too damn callous.]
tengusaur (22:33:59): Hetepheres: "Unity Group is one of the few organizations on Earth that try to unite against a common foe instead of squabbling like opportunistic fools. Are you really going to challenge us, of all people?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:34:06): Which causes the kaiju to roar and slam its massive limbs down on where Atlas is. Looks like the activation is what brought this forth.
Wyverncakes (22:34:16): "People shouldn't have to become strong just to live! They shouldn't have to compete against each other!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:34:46): The icy ground around Atlas is crushed and you can't see her body between the rubble.
cubey@aol.pl (22:34:53): Mutavore looks at you from above its shoulder.
Wyverncakes (22:34:57): "If all you value is strength and the ability to fight, then there'll just be more conflict! More damage everywhere!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:35:06): It is not a very good look. Even if the kaiju are mostly mindless, that look means - you are next.
cubey@aol.pl (22:35:21): Ataru, Flit, Hetepheres, go now.
cubey@aol.pl (22:35:24): Enemies; Mutavore
cubey@aol.pl (22:35:33): Initiative: Ataru, Flit, Heph, Raleigh, Ashe
drascin (22:35:44): Ashe: ...Atlas?
Meraxa (22:35:59): Ataru preps his rifle, already aiming for the massive beast's eyes. Quite a few to go for... he fires two shots at the largest. Try to make it hard for the creature to see anything out here+
drascin (22:36:07): Model A: well, if she got smashed, I'm totally not complaining!
Wyverncakes (22:36:10): So ultimately, there were two monsters here then...
tengusaur (22:36:13): Hetepheres: "She is not in the condition to answer you right now. Focus on the Kaiju."
Wyverncakes (22:37:01): * And Titus blasts towads the larger of the two, the Gundam moving to try to flank the giant monster before Flit shoulder-checks the creature's thighs with the AGE-1's shoulder spikes active!+
VJockey (22:37:34): "Watch the arms kid!"
tengusaur (22:37:51): * Scaraber lands on the top of an icy hill, ejecting its laser staff from a slot in its armor, causing it to spin in mid-air before catching and unfolding it. Hetepheres aims at the monster's face, and fires a long, continuous laser. +
cubey@aol.pl (22:38:39): The kaiju roars as beams and lasers hit its flesh - but it shakes its head and rushes forward. Flit - those legs you were targetting are now threatening to trample you. React!
cubey@aol.pl (22:38:47): Also...
drascin (22:39:01): Ashe glares disapprovingly at her biometal companion. Being happy that someone got stepped on is not good - Ashe still feels bad about having to kill a couple Decepticons just a few days ago as is. But there's more pressing matters than arguing now, so she gets ready forMutavore
cubey@aol.pl (22:39:10): ???: "Heh, are you surprised?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:39:18): A column of fire bursts from the ice where Atlas was.
cubey@aol.pl (22:40:13): Atlas herself leaps up from that spot, and when she lands - a shockwave quickly flies off towards the Scaraber!
cubey@aol.pl (22:40:19): Also, she has transformed into a Mega Man form.
cubey@aol.pl (22:40:22): http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/0/09/AtlasModelF.png/revision/latest?cb=20100826232101
cubey@aol.pl (22:40:29): Atlas: "Mega Man Atlas, Model F, activate!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:40:38): Also, also...
tengusaur (22:40:41): Hetepheres: "Actually, I would be disappointed if that was enough to get rid of you. Show me how much bite you have behind your bark!"
Wyverncakes (22:40:48): * Something that big can't turn quickly! Or at least that's what Flit hopes as the AGE-1 blasts back and to the side, trying to chase Mutavore's "tail" as it were.+
cubey@aol.pl (22:41:25): Ataru - something springs up from under the ice right next to you.
cubey@aol.pl (22:41:27): http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/d/db/Bifrost_the_crocoroid.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100801223623
cubey@aol.pl (22:41:51): It is a robotic crocodile - whose maw opens wide, almost 180 degrees, and tries down to chomp on you. Just as you thought Gold Four was safe!
drascin (22:42:24): Ashe: So let me guess - you're going to want to take me down like the other two Mega Men, right?
cubey@aol.pl (22:42:35): Atlas: "What are you going to do? Will you help me beat up all the governments into submission so they finally agree to work together - or will you be my enemy?!"
Wyverncakes (22:42:53): Flit: "Beating up governments won't solve anything!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:42:54): Atlas: "That is the plan. Go get them, Bifrost!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:43:02): Bifrost: "I'll crush you!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:43:05): That's the crocodile.
Meraxa (22:43:25): Ataru: Got y-AH! *Ataru tries to jump away and shoot the new arrival.! Man, he had not seen that coming!+
tengusaur (22:43:41): Hetepheres: "If making people work together would be that easy, do you think we would not have done it a long time ago?"
tengusaur (22:43:46): (am I supposed to react?)
cubey@aol.pl (22:43:51): (Ah yes, please do)
cubey@aol.pl (22:44:27): Flit zooms past the kaiju and even manages to nick it with a beam tackle as it passes by. But the shockwave caused by its steps is enough to cause the Gundam to be thrown off balance.
drascin (22:44:32): Ashe: Atlas, you really don't get anything, do you? Strength is there to protect people, not to be some sort of qualifying system!
tengusaur (22:45:01): * Hetepheres spreads Scaraber's insectoid wings and takes off straight up into the air, to avoid the incoming shockwave. The gold Noble Barrier probably won't help much against this kind of attack! +
cubey@aol.pl (22:45:05): Ataru finds that the wide mouth also makes an excellent shield and tanks the shot before biting down on Gold Four's leg - fortunately, a second later you get away so it didn't do much damage, nor manage to clamp on it.
drascin (22:45:07): well, she'd been looking forward to bagging a kaiju, but this seems rather her problem, annoying as it is
cubey@aol.pl (22:45:21): Ashe and Raleigh can move.
cubey@aol.pl (22:45:53): A ground-based attack, especially a relatively small one, is easy to dodge by taking to the skies. The Scaraber is safe for now.
Wyverncakes (22:46:44): Flit: "Agh...!" The Gundam makes a less-than-perfect landing, but it still rises back up, still determined!
cubey@aol.pl (22:46:49): Atlas: "Abandoning the pursuit of strength is what put humanity in its situation in the first place!"
VJockey (22:47:41): *Gipsy Danger was moving quickly towards Mutavore, given it was currently distracted by Flit... as soon as the Jaeger gets up close, it grabs one of the axe-like protrusions on its back to jerk the beast into its direction and unleash an elbow rocket powered right hook straight into the side of its head!+
cubey@aol.pl (22:47:44): Atlas: "It grew weak and corrupt, and when the real threats arrived, it decided to fight internally instead. Not just wars, but politics and backroom deals! I'll fix all these probems in one go!"
Meraxa (22:48:06): Ataru: A look at a history book would tell you that gaining strength, and international conflict, kinda go hand in hand!
tengusaur (22:48:31): Hetepheres: "Fool. Do you not realize that most of those warring factions idolize strength as much as you do?"
drascin (22:48:42): *Let's check a bit what this new Mega Man can do, then. Ashe is going to speed up in her Aeolus form, and then while passing over Atlas turn into Siarnaq and rain laser kunais on her as she inertias over and past her+
Wyverncakes (22:49:15): If only they were able to shove the Shadow Mirrors in her face right now. That would certainly be a great way of killing her claims.
cubey@aol.pl (22:49:56): Mutavore seems surprised that someone grabbed it... but its reactions are faster than you'd expect!
cubey@aol.pl (22:50:19): Mako: "Watch out Becket-san!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:50:37): Not content with letting you smash its head in, it tries to gore Gipsy instead! React.
Wyverncakes (22:50:48): # Gipsy team
cubey@aol.pl (22:50:54): Approved.
cubey@aol.pl (22:51:26): Atlas starts to jump around, light on her feet while the kunai rain down upon her.
cubey@aol.pl (22:51:50): Atlas: "Not bad. Dodge this!" Suddenly, a red line appears mid-air. Is it a laser?
Wyverncakes (22:52:03): * Though lacking in terms of size, Flit has every intent to make up fo it with ferocity! Titus's thrusters fire up and it soars into the air, and with an angry cry he brings both hands down in a two-fisted smash to knock that clawing hand away from Gipsy!+
cubey@aol.pl (22:52:12): No - but she fires several blasts that follow exactly where that line leads. And as it twists and turns mid-air, so do the blasts - all aimed at you Ashe.
cubey@aol.pl (22:52:14): React!
cubey@aol.pl (22:52:18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVyfP6vkKPQ
cubey@aol.pl (22:52:44): (It tries to gore Gipsy with its head, by the way)
Wyverncakes (22:55:17): (Ah. Make that hitting the side of Mutavore's head then.)
VJockey (22:56:02): *Which meant that the reaction time was going to be pretty damn tight. Its difficult but they had to attempt to move at an angle to keep the damage at a minimum... and to deter Mutavore's head from changing its angle of attack... the punching fist soon jammed itself right into the Kaiju's mouth and gave it a ferociously hard twist to give Flit more surface area to work with for his attack!+
drascin (22:56:57): *As Siarnaq, Ashe doesn't have maneuverability in the air to dodge - but that is quickly fixed as she blinks into Aeolus again and she flies straight down in a vertical line, followed by the shots... and hitting the ground and bounding in a ninety degree angle, hoping to bait the shots into running into the ground. Sorry for the craters Antarctica!+
cubey@aol.pl (22:57:25): The kaiju's head does not go through Gipsy Danger's chest this time. The fist intercepts it - and Mutavore proceeds to chomp down on it, causing damage.
cubey@aol.pl (22:57:59): But before it can rip the arm off, Titus strikes it from the side. As if taking Gipsy's attack into consideration only now, Mutavore roars in pain and takes a step back!
Wyverncakes (22:58:44): Flit: "You're not getting this one! Count on it!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:58:53): Atlas: "Tch!" Ashe dodges the homing shots, which hit the ground itself. Also she got hit by a few kunai.
cubey@aol.pl (22:59:10): Atlas: "It looks like I'll have no choice but to use my new allies for assistance."
VJockey (22:59:20): [Raleigh grits his teeth and keeps himself from letting out any vocalization of just how much that really smarted. Not exactly the best of ideas, but damn if it didn't work.]
tengusaur (22:59:24): Hetepheres: "Its nervous system appears to work slowly... New allies?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:59:46): Remember how Ataru was attacked by an enemy that leaped from under the ice?
cubey@aol.pl (22:59:59): The ground around Gold Four collapses - good think the AHSMB is flying right now!
VJockey (23:00:20): "Just how much help does she have waiting under us?"
cubey@aol.pl (23:00:24): Underneath it, you see something that looks like a quickly made military base, hidden from prying eyes.
cubey@aol.pl (23:00:28): Also.
cubey@aol.pl (23:00:40): The airship that went missing is there!
cubey@aol.pl (23:00:55): So that's where the Raiders were.
cubey@aol.pl (23:01:10): By the way, units start to move from that base. They don't look friendly...
cubey@aol.pl (23:01:27): http://www.mahq.net/mecha/srw/og2/rgv-30.jpg
cubey@aol.pl (23:01:32): http://www.mahq.net/mecha/srw/og2/rgc-034.jpg
cubey@aol.pl (23:01:48): http://www.mahq.net/mecha/srw/og1/rpt-007.jpg
tengusaur (23:01:55): Hetepheres: "...I should have known."
cubey@aol.pl (23:02:10): New enemies: Rathgrith, Randgrith x2, Gespenst mk II x5
Wyverncakes (23:02:30): Flit's suddenly wincing.
cubey@aol.pl (23:02:35): Ataru, Flit, Heph, go.
tengusaur (23:02:38): Hetepheres: "They have the same worldview as you, after all."
tengusaur (23:02:46): Hetepheres: "Shadow Mirrors."
Wyverncakes (23:02:48): This thoughts about the Shadow Mirrors suddenly feel like a jinx now.
cubey@aol.pl (23:03:08): Echidna: "Our goal is to create an utopia of the strong."
cubey@aol.pl (23:03:18): Echidna: "We have decided to work together with Mega Man Atlas, to achieve it"
cubey@aol.pl (23:03:26): Hey, look who's piloting the red Rathgrith.
Wyverncakes (23:03:54): Flit: "I'm not going to let you poison this world with your own twisted ideas!"
drascin (23:04:21): Ashe: Well, guys, I'm sorry, but that's not going to happen!
Wyverncakes (23:04:40): * Titus takes aim at the Rathgrith with its DODS Rifle... let's see it just beam coating its way out of THIS attack! And he fires!+
drascin (23:04:53): Ashe: Come on, Atlas! You have to realize that this is stupid! If you want to help the world, joining with these guys isn't going to do it!
cubey@aol.pl (23:04:56): Atlas: "Twisted? Scavengers and hyenas came here lured by the Biometal, and you came to rescue them. Who is the twisted one?"
tengusaur (23:05:47): Hetepheres: "I know well what your goals are. And I am not going to let you achieve them." Scaraber drops down towards one of the Randgriths, stabbing into it with all four of its swords from above, and then spinning around, following up with all of them slashing in quick succession! +
Wyverncakes (23:06:11): Flit: "We came to rescue people who we thought needed it!"
Wyverncakes (23:06:22): "Even if they were thieves or raiders... they didn't deserve to die out here in the cold!"
Meraxa (23:07:09): Ataru: There people really just...! *Ataru grumbles his annoyances as he lands, trying to see if he bait the big crocodile with a few shots into trying that chomp attack again&
cubey@aol.pl (23:08:12): Bifrost: "What are you trying to do? I will freeze you to death!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:08:48): The crocodile walks forward, its mouth still opened wide, like a shield. It does not chomp but rather fires icy projectiles (you thought those were teeth?) as it advances.
cubey@aol.pl (23:08:51): React/continue, Suruga.
cubey@aol.pl (23:09:23): The Randgrith blocks with its shields - they take heavy damage, but it manages to fire its linear cannon at point blank range in retaliation. React, Hetepheres!
cubey@aol.pl (23:09:45): As for Flit...
cubey@aol.pl (23:09:53): Echidna: "So you care even for such low lives? Very well."
cubey@aol.pl (23:10:15): The Rathgrith doesn't try to tank - rather, it uses its track to quickly spin out of harm's way, sending snow into the air in a thin spray.
cubey@aol.pl (23:10:26): Its linear cannons deploy - but are not aimed at you!
cubey@aol.pl (23:10:42): They are aimed at the shot down Raider ship!
cubey@aol.pl (23:11:02): Echidna: "In that case, I will provide you with an ultimatum. Prove your strength and cast them aside."
Meraxa (23:11:26): Ataru: I just thought you could use some breath mints! *Ataru tries to cut it close by evading around the incoming teeth, responding with some missiles aimed to go into... whatever that thing has for a stomach+
tengusaur (23:11:31): * Hetepheres shoulder-tackles the green mech, aiming upwards to throw its aim out of the way, then jumps back! She tries to make the enemy stumble towards Rathgrith, to get in Echidna's way. +
cubey@aol.pl (23:11:36): Echidna: "Or, if you are so weak that you do not want those scavengers to die, then give up - because I am going to fire in 10 seconds."
Wyverncakes (23:12:25): Flit: "!!!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:12:40): Hetepheres manages to slam the cannon up and it fires at the sky, hitting nothing.
cubey@aol.pl (23:12:48): However, the distance between the green and red units is too big!
griefgathering (23:12:49): #ship
cubey@aol.pl (23:12:54): Approved.
griefgathering (23:12:58): or @flit, whichever is better
Wyverncakes (23:13:34): Flit: "Know you, you'll just kill us all afterwards anyways...!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:13:35): Ataru notices that Bifrost's head counts like a hard physical shield with no weak points - you flee from the icy projectiles but deal minimal damage yourself.
Wyverncakes (23:13:49): (Am I able to act here?)
cubey@aol.pl (23:13:51): It seems you will have to outmaneuver the Pseudoroid rather than try to strike a weak point this way.
cubey@aol.pl (23:13:52): (No)
cubey@aol.pl (23:13:57): (No need to react for Flit)
cubey@aol.pl (23:14:27): Also Bifrost doesn't even have anything resembling a digestive tract, that mouth is just for show and biting. What cheating.
griefgathering (23:14:31): In those next 10 seconds, a faint voice is heard...
griefgathering (23:15:04): "Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri Tron..."
griefgathering (23:15:25): But it doesn't stay faint for long.
griefgathering (23:16:17): *What follows is a song, that is accompanied by a shower of blue energy swords directly onto Echidna's machine!+
griefgathering (23:16:25): http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17269243
Meraxa (23:17:25): Ataru: ...That voice...
cubey@aol.pl (23:17:41): Echidna: "?!"
tengusaur (23:17:56): Hetepheres: "You mistake ruthlessness for strength. Those who do that tend to run out of allies quickly."
cubey@aol.pl (23:18:08): The Rathgrith manages to avoid at the last moment - but it leaves the linear cannon cut off, parts flying in air before they explode.
Wyverncakes (23:18:31): Flit: "Serves you right!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:19:00): It looks like your opponents underestimated a human-sized target, despite having one within their ranks.
griefgathering (23:19:07): A human-sized figure, dressed in white armor, lands on the ice with a slight crouch.
cubey@aol.pl (23:19:18): Raleigh, Ashe, new arrival - go now
cubey@aol.pl (23:19:36): Atlas: "..."
griefgathering (23:20:12): However, she doesn't look too happy to be here at all.
tengusaur (23:20:14): Hetepheres: "It has been a while... since I heard a song in battle. The sound of a Symphogear."
drascin (23:21:05): *Well, Atlas is looking at the new arrival. Ashe is not going to say no to a free lunch! So Atlas, better turn around fast if you don't want to feel the antlers of a Buckfire at top speed hitting your spine!+
cubey@aol.pl (23:22:24): Atlas shakes off the confusion quickly, and tries to spring forward to avoid Buckfire. She is not entirely successful and the vaguely racist robot sends her flying through the air and into a snowy pile!
cubey@aol.pl (23:22:37): Atlas: "... Heh."
cubey@aol.pl (23:23:02): Ashe - you notice that Atlas left a present. Several mines lie at your feet, ready to explode, well, right about now!
cubey@aol.pl (23:23:03): React.
drascin (23:23:15): Ashe: !
drascin (23:24:05): *No time to get out of the blast radius, so plan B - turn into Vulturon, send them flying as far as possible with a chord before they explode!+
VJockey (23:24:38): "We better speed this up Mako."
VJockey (23:25:16): [The others got some back up, but that didn't mean the people who got caught up in this would be out of danger yet.]
griefgathering (23:25:24): *Despite the familiar face, the new arrival doesn't really pay much attention to the UG and goes on to engage one of the Gespensts. Her new armor comes with what looks like wings attached to her feet, which unfold into thrusters that help to accelerate her towards her target. Sword poised, she strikes - hoping to cleave off one of its arms!+
cubey@aol.pl (23:25:42): Good idea Ashe, but not enough time for a flawless execution. The mines could only go so far before exploding, and the shockwave throws you back into a pile of snow, this time.
cubey@aol.pl (23:26:03): While Atlas removes hers by releasing a quick burst of fire which melts the snow around her.
cubey@aol.pl (23:27:16): The Gespenst's arm is suddenly seperated from the rest of its body! The shadow mirror pilot is too shocked to react.
VJockey (23:27:28): *As such one of the arms soon shifts into plasma caster mode and charges up, Gipsy moves rapidly to shoulder check the beast and grabbing onto its head as the Jaeger makes to fire repeated point blank shots into its torso!+
drascin (23:27:35): Ashe: Ugh. Why do you all have to be so stubborn?
cubey@aol.pl (23:27:38): The other four however send slash rippers, blades flying through the air towards the new human-sized target.
drascin (23:28:04): Ashe: You have strength to help the world, and instead you're... you're just playing a cartoon villain!
cubey@aol.pl (23:28:46): Atlas: "You're here after the Biometal, right? Don't lie!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:28:53): Atlas: "The biometal, or the kaiju."
cubey@aol.pl (23:29:18): Atlas: "You didn't really care that the Raiders were shot down here."
drascin (23:30:36): Ashe: The team that was supposed to find the Raiders was going to come like an hour from now! It's just the kaiju came this way and they're not equipped to be near something like THAT! (Ashe points at the massive thing shadowing both Mega Men now)
cubey@aol.pl (23:30:42): Mutavore stumbles back another step, but doesn't give up. Its upper limbs grab at Gipsy Danger just as it shoots its chest. And while Raleigh continues to shoot - the lower pair of arms (yes, it had two!) try to strike at the Jaeger. They are bladed, so watch out. React!
griefgathering (23:31:13): *Fortunately, those thrusters aren't just there for the sake of being thrusters. As she lands, Tsubasa performs a handstand and rotates her body rapidly. The feet blades form a whirlwind that will hopefully deflect the spinning blades. Kind of apt.+
cubey@aol.pl (23:32:10): Atlas: "For me, it sounds like a convenient excuse to do nothing!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:32:54): By performing a capoeira-like move, Tsubasa manages to deflect the blades. Much larger than her they might be, but they spin through the air harmlessly like tops!
drascin (23:33:02): Ashe: Because you're a darned hardhead!
tengusaur (23:33:34): Hetepheres: "You improved since last time, Kazanari."
drascin (23:33:55): Ashe: What part of "we are here to take down that thing so a rescue team can actually be sent" sounds like doing nothing to you?
VJockey (23:34:13): *Which was exactly why the next shot was aimed right around where the joints which connected the secondary scythelike arms to its lower torso - assuming the shots blow through they would hopefully cause the arms to be blown off the body and disembowel the Kaiju with boiling plasma at the same time.+
cubey@aol.pl (23:35:33): One of the scythe like limbs cuts into Gipsy, piercing through its armor and going for the insides!
cubey@aol.pl (23:35:43): But it doesn't reach them.
cubey@aol.pl (23:36:07): Gipsy's hand moves to block the limb from going any further. It's not you, Raleigh. It's Mako.
cubey@aol.pl (23:36:26): Which allows you to plasma bolt the other scythe limb - and the body behind it.
cubey@aol.pl (23:36:59): Atlas: "Either way, you come off as cruel, or you help perpetrate weakness!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:37:20): She is suddenly interrupted by a giant kaiju limb crashing to the ground, creating a miniature snowstorm that engulfs everyone human sized.
cubey@aol.pl (23:37:35): Mutavore is heavily wounded - but still going.
cubey@aol.pl (23:37:43): Ataru, Flit, Heph, go.
tengusaur (23:37:58): Hetepheres: "Gipsy Danger, do you need help with that?"
VJockey (23:38:31): "Not going to complain if you're offering."
griefgathering (23:38:40): Tsubasa raises her sword reflexively as the snow comes her way. That sharp gaze of hers remains though.
cubey@aol.pl (23:38:44): Mako: "Thank you but I refuse."
cubey@aol.pl (23:38:48): Her voice sounds steely.
cubey@aol.pl (23:38:51): Mako: "We got this."
tengusaur (23:39:15): Hetepheres: "If you are certain, very well then."
drascin (23:39:30): Ashe: Ugh! why are you so stubborn!
tengusaur (23:40:27): * Hetepheres takes off to the skies, just for a while to change her place on the battlefield. Scaraber lands on the ground behind the giant robotic crocodile, then snaps its whip at its tail, trying to entangle it! &
cubey@aol.pl (23:40:39): Echidna: "It is determination that does not waver in face of opposition."
Meraxa (23:40:57): Ataru: I'd offer too, but kinda busy. *Ataru remarks as he tries to think of something. There's not a likely chance he can deliver the force needed... although...* Hey, hey, ice mutt! *Again, trying to bait the pseudoroid, Ataru now shifts, heading back towards the gaping hole in the ice where the base is+
cubey@aol.pl (23:40:59): Echidna: "I too reevaulated my ideals but decided to follow them. There will be no doubt!"
drascin (23:41:04): a quick transformation into Aeolus and a sudden gust of wind gets the snowstorm away from her in an instant, but she's honestly annoyed. Siarnaq was insane, Aeolus was a self-absorbed twit, but Atlas is trying to help and just going at it in exactly the most stupid, counterproductive way!
cubey@aol.pl (23:41:18): (SInce Flit is kinda gone from the initiative order so Tsubasa can go now.)
drascin (23:41:19): and she's missing her chance to fight a kaiju!
cubey@aol.pl (23:41:48): Bifrost: "Mutt? How daare you!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:42:15): The crocoroid charges after Gold Four - not very hastily admittedly, but it also spits out a number of spiked wheels that also give chase, rolling on the cold ground.
cubey@aol.pl (23:42:19): React/continue?
VJockey (23:42:54): "Mako... you mentioned some upgrades?"
griefgathering (23:42:57): (Enemy list please?)
cubey@aol.pl (23:43:09): Enemy list (Kaiju): Mutavore (heavily wounded)
VJockey (23:43:27): [Gipsy's fists tighten up as the Jaeger readies itself.]
cubey@aol.pl (23:43:40): Enemy list (stubborn jerks): Atlas, Bifrost, Rathgrith (damaged), Randgrith (1 damaged) x2, Gespenst mk II x4 (and 1 non operational)
Meraxa (23:43:55): Ataru: I'm sorry, I meant -ugh- *He shifts his fire, aiming for the ice wheels, hoping to break them apart before they reach him* I meant kitten! That's what you are, right?! *He says, going back over the hole... and not dropping thanks to to the flight function. Chances of something that big having the same...?+
cubey@aol.pl (23:45:22): Bifrost roars in fury as he continues the chase. The wheels are shattered one by one, and you can avoid the rest by going up and flying.
cubey@aol.pl (23:45:30): But Bifrost can't fly, so when he passed above the hole.
cubey@aol.pl (23:45:33): Bifrost: "... Huh?"
cubey@aol.pl (23:45:35): Suddenly he's stuck!
cubey@aol.pl (23:45:55): Bifrost: "A low trick! Curse you!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:46:05): The crocoroid tries to un-stuck itself, but it will take some time.
Meraxa (23:46:11): Ataru: You were hiding under there to begin with!
cubey@aol.pl (23:46:40): Bifrost: "... So you remembered. Now come close so I may shatter your bones!"
Meraxa (23:47:17): Ataru: Can't do that with just words!
griefgathering (23:47:58): *While everything else is going on, Tsubasa uses that small size of hers to her advantage against some of the stubborn jerks. The Rathgrith and any nearby machines will find themselves besieged by even more blue energy swords!+
cubey@aol.pl (23:48:33): While it is trapped, Bifrost can't react - Scaraber's whip manages to entangle the crocoroid from behind! It's wide open.
cubey@aol.pl (23:49:00): Also, Bifrost roars in anger once again, once the whip touches the tail.
cubey@aol.pl (23:49:07): It looks like it feels that one, for a change. Continue!
cubey@aol.pl (23:49:53): Echidna: "The battlefield conditions are worsening. However..."
cubey@aol.pl (23:50:22): The Rathgrith is on defense, its arm shields raised to avoid further damage - and not fully preventing it. However, from under the shields, Echidna releases a pod that fires a swarm of micro missiles at Tsubasa.
cubey@aol.pl (23:50:23): React!
cubey@aol.pl (23:50:46): Also, some other Shadow Mirrors are caught in the avalanche of swords, but for now that is what you need to pay attention to most.
cubey@aol.pl (23:50:49): Raleigh, Ashe, go.
cubey@aol.pl (23:51:08): Mako: "Yes. Everything is ready, Beckett-san."
tengusaur (23:51:55): Hetepheres: "Good job trapping it, Suruga. Now, allow me to do something with it myself! Scarab Power!" She sends a powerful electric charge through the whip, towards Bifrost, but that's not the main attack! Scaraber stomps on the ground, causing cracks to appear in it, and then pulls heavily on the whip, slowly ripping a large chunk of rock and ice from the ground, Bifrost in the middle of it.
drascin (23:52:17): Ashe: ...so, Atlas, you'll only answer to strength, then? Is that final?
tengusaur (23:52:47): Hetepheres: "Haa~!" She spins around several times, swinging the rock with Bifrost at the end of the whip, and then releases it, sending it tumbling towards Atlas! +
cubey@aol.pl (23:53:18): Atlas: "Feel free to prove me wrong - with your own actions. If you can!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:53:24): (Hold with an action yet Ashe)
cubey@aol.pl (23:53:57): Bifrost: "Gaaaah!"
drascin (23:54:11): (alright, tell me when I should go then)
cubey@aol.pl (23:54:16): The crocoroid is electrocuted - and sent flying through the air, right towards its ally and master!
cubey@aol.pl (23:54:52): Atlas: "Bifrost?! So be it then!"
griefgathering (23:55:06): *Time to make use of those feet blades/thrusters again. Only this time, they aren't constantly active. Why? Because small as those missiles are, Tsubasa will try to use them as stepping stones for her advance! She's poised to kick the Rathgrith with those feet blades if she gets through, or kick missiles if they get in her way!+
cubey@aol.pl (23:55:21): Atlas jumps back from the flying crocoroid - while charging a large globe of energy in her hand!
VJockey (23:55:37): *It only took a thought as the blades snaked their way out of Gipsy Danger's arms. One arm swung the razor-whip to entangle the Kaiju by its neck, the absurdly sharp obsidian-steel alloy would no doubt dig into the flesh most painfully. The other arm drew back as the whiplike blade on it soon pulled taut and locked into a solid blade - elbow rockets deploying as well to deliver a tremendously powerful stab into the already heavily wounded torso before both arms pulled away to either side - with an undoutably messy effect!+
cubey@aol.pl (23:56:00): Bifrost crashes to the ground and doesn't move or say anything anymore... however.
cubey@aol.pl (23:56:10): Atlas: "You have defeated him, but this is good-bye!"
cubey@aol.pl (23:56:34): She punches the globe with her free hand - it quickly crashes to the ground and explodes in a huge barrage, a wave of small shots present in incredible numbers.
cubey@aol.pl (23:56:46): Ashe and Hetepheres, react!
cubey@aol.pl (23:56:57): (Ashe's react can also include her action)
cubey@aol.pl (23:58:12): Mutavore tries to grab at Gipsy Danger, but the sword stops it and wraps itself around its neck.
cubey@aol.pl (23:58:14): Then comes the stab.
cubey@aol.pl (23:58:22): Then... the unravelling.
cubey@aol.pl (23:58:44): A large amount of blue blood flies through the air, the spray fortunately not hitting anyone that was too close.
cubey@aol.pl (23:58:55): The kaiju falls to the ground, obviously dead due to its lack of head.
cubey@aol.pl (23:59:16): Echidna: "The kaiju is down? Not good, our distraction...!"
VJockey (23:59:22): [If there was any sign that Gipsy Danger was back in business... this would be it. In bright neon lights on the side of a humongous building.]
cubey@aol.pl (23:59:27): Atlas: "... Was it only a distraction for you?"
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cubey@aol.pl (00:00:03): Echidna can't respond because suddenly a sword is dancing on her missiles - and now going straight for Rathgrith's head. Which just happens to also be a cockpit!
tengusaur (00:00:03): Hetepheres: "This is not the end yet... At least not for us." Scaraber jumps far back, pulling its khopeshes again and swinging them quickly at any projectiles that come close, like a barrier of blades. Once again the enemy uses an attack incompatible with the current phase of Noble Barrier...! +
cubey@aol.pl (00:01:02): Echidna: "Tch! Abandoning the unit!"
cubey@aol.pl (00:01:32): She punches out, a small capsule launching into the sky, leaving the Rathgrith to be skewered by Tsubasa's leg-blades.
drascin (00:01:44): *Ashe was fairly far away as is, so she has enough time to see the attack coming, and fly up and, for once, surprisingly, away from the barrage, weaving away shaving the ground as Aeolus before somersaulting onto a small hill nearby.
Ashe: Well, I guess there's not much more for it. Here we go. Let's see if this works! A-Trans!
..and suddenly, where the Model H Mega man, stood, something much larger stands there. Namely, a certain, huge Decepticon supersoldier with more long range firepower than most nations - Sixshot. And all of it is trained on Atlas. And then - what happens next can only be described in one word. Namely: BOOOM.+
cubey@aol.pl (00:01:48): After a momentary pause for dramatic effect, it explodes once you land.
griefgathering (00:01:55): Tsubasa: "You should not be distracted yourself."
cubey@aol.pl (00:03:40): Aeolus's mastery of wind allows it to dodge, even such a huge barrage of projectiles.
cubey@aol.pl (00:04:06): Hetepheres' khopeshes feel really hot, and not in a good way. Parrying so many shots put a strain on them - but you are relatively safe.
cubey@aol.pl (00:04:28): Especially since a counterattack happens immediately, courtesy of a certain Decepticon clone.
cubey@aol.pl (00:04:31): Atlas: "Dod..."
cubey@aol.pl (00:04:49): The type F Mega Man is engulfed in a swarm of shots and explosions.
cubey@aol.pl (00:05:25): Seeing this, and also the fact that their leader is fleeing, and the remaining Shadow Mirror forces abandon their improvised base AND the hostage Raiders and follow Echidna.
cubey@aol.pl (00:05:41): But...
cubey@aol.pl (00:05:51): Once the dust settles, it looks like Atlas is still going.
cubey@aol.pl (00:06:14): Well, to be precise she is kneeling, heavily wounded (or perhaps damaged?), breathing heavily.
drascin (00:06:18): Ashe: Come on, Atlas. You're alone. You can't win this. Give up and come help us. We could use some help.
cubey@aol.pl (00:06:18): But she is not down yet.
cubey@aol.pl (00:06:26): Atlas: "Are you not going to finish me?"
drascin (00:06:39): she turns into her normal Model A armor and jumps down
drascin (00:06:53): Ashe: Of course not.
cubey@aol.pl (00:07:04): Atlas: "Even after all I said and did?"
drascin (00:07:18): Ashe: What can I say, I'm the friendly sort
drascin (00:07:22): the hunter grins
cubey@aol.pl (00:07:54): Atlas: "... I don't get you at all. But know this."
cubey@aol.pl (00:08:12): Atlas: "As long as your opponent lives, the Game of Destiny continues!"
drascin (00:08:23): Ashe: You didn't actually kill anyone far as I could see, and-
drascin (00:08:28): and then Atlas interrupts
drascin (00:08:37): Ashe: ... the stupid game again?
cubey@aol.pl (00:08:41): She... isn't actually attacking, worry not.
drascin (00:08:43): Ashe: At least tell me what it's about!
cubey@aol.pl (00:08:58): Rather, she leaps down towards the icy chasm created by the fighting.
cubey@aol.pl (00:09:06): Atlas: "You will know when we meet again!"
cubey@aol.pl (00:09:15): But it looks like Atlas left something behind...
drascin (00:09:17): Ashe: -hey. Hey! Get back here!
cubey@aol.pl (00:09:50): Ashe, suddenly your model receives Atlas' data!
drascin (00:09:51): Ashe: ...shoot. Guys, remind me to invest in some nets when we meet the next Mega Man, please
cubey@aol.pl (00:10:25): It's not the most pleasant of experiences, once again...
drascin (00:10:28): Ashe: ...well, here it comes... (Ashe just steels herself. She knows what comes next)
tengusaur (00:10:33): Hetepheres: "Catching her would have been ideal... But this is an acceptable outcome too."
drascin (00:10:34): and yup
drascin (00:10:37): time for screaming
griefgathering (00:10:44): The Symphogear user watches this with the same expression she's had since the start of the fight.
griefgathering (00:13:53): Nevermind that she has yet to say anything to the gang. How rude.
cubey@aol.pl (00:14:11): Ashe receives a message.
cubey@aol.pl (00:14:49): "Congratulations! This cipher could only have been unlocked through battle. You deserve to learn of its secrets."
cubey@aol.pl (00:15:06): "Through my research, I have created a thing to change the world. Biometal Model W."
cubey@aol.pl (00:15:31): "The one who holds Biometal W will hold the power to rule the world."
cubey@aol.pl (00:15:33): "Moreover..."
cubey@aol.pl (00:16:30): "After creating people who could wield my Biometal, I have created sibling Reploids. Each one received a portion of Model W's power, and one commandment."
cubey@aol.pl (00:17:00): "A commandment to Biomatch the worthy chosen to the Biometal, and to fight - until only one is left."
cubey@aol.pl (00:17:25): "The survivor will hold the true power of Biometal W in their hands. They will become the ultimate Mega Man. The new King of the world."
cubey@aol.pl (00:17:33): "Yes, the Mega Man King!"
cubey@aol.pl (00:17:37): The message is over.
cubey@aol.pl (00:17:41): How ominous.
drascin (00:18:05): Model A: ...so now we know what this game is about...
Ashe: ...Mega Man King?
drascin (00:18:19): Yeah, Ashe has kind of forgotten about you guys for a while there
drascin (00:18:29): somebody snap her out of it
tengusaur (00:18:53): Hetepheres: "Have you returned to your senses, Mega Man Ashe?"
drascin (00:19:11): Ashe: ...just Ashe
drascin (00:19:15): Ashe: Please
tengusaur (00:19:38): Hetepheres: "Very well. After you muttered that, I figured you would like the full title."
tengusaur (00:19:51): Hetepheres: "Kazanari. I did not expect to meet you here."
griefgathering (00:21:03): Tsubasa: "...Neither did I."
drascin (00:21:16): Ashe: you guys know each other?
griefgathering (00:21:24): She doesn't look at the Scaraber directly as she says this.
drascin (00:21:32): Time to smile. We can worry later. Denial is a powerful thing!
tengusaur (00:21:37): Hetepheres: "She is a former member of Unity Group. Are you going to return now?"
Meraxa (00:22:17): Ataru: What are you doing here anyway? Don't you mostly deal with the Noise?
griefgathering (00:22:23): Tsubasa: "A Relic transport...I was part of the escort group when we picked up familiar signals. The Commander ordered me to assist."
cubey@aol.pl (00:23:18): All your enemies are defeated. All that is left is an awkward reunion...
cubey@aol.pl (00:23:41): Regardless. You have achieved what you came here for. And possibly more - the lost Raiders are found and can be safely rescued now.
drascin (00:23:42): Ashe: Well then, thanks for the help!
cubey@aol.pl (00:23:51): But why were the Shadow Mirrors involved?
tengusaur (00:23:54): Hetepheres: "I see. Your assistance was very useful, especially in the most crucial moment."
cubey@aol.pl (00:24:03): Mission complete
griefgathering (00:26:17): Tsubasa: "I will require transport back to Sakihama, if you can provide that much."
tengusaur (00:27:14): Hetepheres: "I assure you, there is enough room on the shuttle for one more person."
griefgathering (00:27:29): Well, she was hesitant to ask, but that settles that.
drascin (00:27:42): Ashe: Heck, more too. We have to take the Raiders in, too
drascin (00:27:56): Ashe: Their ship doesn't look exactly in flying shape
drascin (00:28:08): That was a very nice way to refer to that wreck of a thing, Ashe
tengusaur (00:28:52): Hetepheres: "Let us secure them, then."