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Post by Leda on Oct 7, 2007 23:41:08 GMT -5
"Initiating, Sally...." The small computer's keys flashed brilliantly as the transmission was sent out. "Message broadcast over a 50 kilometer* radius, Sally." *Don't ask me why I used kilometers. It just happened.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Oct 8, 2007 4:01:41 GMT -5
[dice=6] Metal leapt out of the way, eyes darting as he spotted Tekno running toward one of the hoverpods. As he began to react he suddenly shuddered and jerked before freezing into what was probably a comical pose for a few seconds. His eyes flickered and slowly began to widen as a bout of lag took a hold of him. It lasted for a good five seconds before he finally snapped out of his stupor. Taking a quick glance at his surroundings he leapt back, putting a good distance between himself and everyone else to make a quick assessment. This battle was dragging on and he'd already expended a large portion of his energy. All of the SWATbots had been destroyed, meaning that he was now the center of attention. However, though his side's numbers had dwindled, so had theirs. He had to get that fox. Had to. He refused to be beaten by some snot-nosed child with a toaster. Lag be damned. He wasn't backing down until it was absolutely necessary. Quickly he began to calculate a strategy; if he conserved his energy, cut out the electrical attacks and reduced the use of his shield, relied solely on his speed he should be able to stay in the game along enough for his energy gauges to re-stabilize. However, whether he liked it or not, he was going to have to call for additional backup. After all, the fox wasn't the original reason he had come to the island - that was just a happy mistake. Sending out a signal for that purpose, he simultaneously charged at Tails. This time, however, he didn't attempt any direct attacks. Instead, he began to spin rapidly around the kit in what would kick up a tornado. [dice=6][rand=96267128891248640216209071152059236699430281517424796686608971606]
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Oct 12, 2007 16:12:07 GMT -5
[dice=6] Tails saw the robot lag, and his eyes narrowed. Good, Metal Sonic was losing energy. Though that said nothing about himself. His breath was ragged, and his muscles were cramped. The fox was experiencing the organic version of lag, and as such the vulpine had become too slow to completely fly away from the tornado. The whirlwind clipped his side, making Tails fall to the ground. The fox stood up, panting. His cannon still needed to be charged, and so Tails whipped out his spark plug, throwing it at the vortex like how a cowboy would lasso a bull. Hopefully it would hit Metal Sonic and electrocute him. [dice=6][rand=5758248431855816532533861466602812791199847412346487339391827753]
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Post by AnT on Oct 12, 2007 22:01:19 GMT -5
Tekno kept pressing button from all sides of the control panel. What she was doing was directing most of the power to the main cannon of the Hover Unit. Just as soon as she gets a clear shot, she'll blast that speedy bot right out of the ball park.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Oct 13, 2007 0:12:57 GMT -5
[dice=6] It was a lucky shot, Metal had been caught in the backside by the kit's spark plug. He was unprepared to absorb the attack, and in result his eyes filled with static and he crashed hard into the soil. With a furious growl Metal staggered back up, his LED eyes frizzing slightly in contrast to their usual sharpness. He had been well insulated against electricity-based attacks to protect him from his own, and it was a good thing, because it had minimized what otherwise might have been a devastating situation. It certainly wasn't something he wanted to take too many whacks from. Still, his systems weren't quite yet fully re-stabilized, leaving him with a robotic equivalent of disorientation. In this disoriented state he whipped around after Tails with a half-hearted swipe. [dice=6][rand=30947857956136775630216708129211337825381360720274828192321867171]
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Oct 14, 2007 1:17:13 GMT -5
[dice=6] Tails easily dodged the swipe, but came down hard. Unlike Metal Sonic, the kit's energy had depleted exponentially; he was done. His lungs felt like they were lined with broken glass, his hands sweaty, and gasping for air. But he didn't want to give up... he couldn't! If he collapsed now, Metal would surely make off with him to Chaos knows where. He doubted the robot would let the others get at him; so far Tails had noticed that only he had done any serious damage. He had to take down the robot... but how? Too sluggish for another spark plug attack, Toaster Cannon's not charged, and his spin attack would do more damage to himself at this point. What was left? There was only one thing he could think of... but it was dangerous and bordred suicide. If he missed or the robot was still operational... Tails shuddered, but stiffened quickly, even his twin namesakes going still. He crouched down, almost in a sprinter's ready postion, staring hard at Metal Sonic. With a yell, the fox rocketed towards Metal, head down. He sprinted as fast as he could, until at the last possible second, his feet curled up and sprang him at Metal Sonic in a last ditch effort skull bash*. [dice=6] *Note, if this hits, roll a die for any recoil Tails will receive. The higher the roll, the worse off Tails is.[rand=890002274358428870953122670452616391730182718261552739632384846]
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Post by Jamie Lee on Oct 14, 2007 1:55:14 GMT -5
[dice=6][dice=6] Still somewhat disoriented, and not having been expecting such a suicidal attack, the kit rammed onto Metal head on. The robot stumbled backward into the dirt as Tails fell with him.[rand=08060953290438622273680554748521279838655160135120131679504505984]
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Oct 14, 2007 2:22:38 GMT -5
Tails tried to get up... but he couldn't. He could barely get on all fours. Everything around him was moving... like an oil spill in a puddle of water. Nothing and everything was in focus all at once, all too bright to stare at and too dark to venture towards. Clumsily his hand brushed his forehead, and he brought it back once he felt heat resonating from his head. Dimly he looked at his own hand, and the red stain that was now on his glove. What was that? Wasn't that blood? Yeah. His blood. Tails shakily stood up, severely disoriented and weak. Everything echoed, and seemed so detatched from him. His head hurt. Before Tails could process his realization that he most likely had a concussion, or that bashing his skull into a HARD METAL OBJECT was a bad idea, the world went black around him. The fox crumpled in a dead faint.m
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Post by Jamie Lee on Oct 14, 2007 3:23:03 GMT -5
And now Metal's focus had finally returned. It took him a moment to actually process what had just happened. He was just imagining this, wasn't he? That fox hadn't actually been stupid enough to headbutt him? Yes. He had. Despite their still feint fuzziness, Metal's eyes began to glow fiercely. He violently tossed the kit off of him and was instantly to his feet. With a strange mechanical growl his foot found his way into the unconscious boy's gut. Repeatedly. Bunnie, this entire time, was on the ground. After unintentionally getting slammed into by Mario she was once again unconscious.
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Post by AnT on Oct 14, 2007 6:00:00 GMT -5
"TAILS!!!" the mongoose cried, frightened by the violent sight. "That's it!" Tekno roared, hammering the fire button. But the monitors blinked red; warning that the weapon systems went overload. "BLOODY HELL!!! I must have programed the wrong wire!!" She rapidly pressed every button, trying to make the alarms stop. "Come on! COME ON!" [rand=96626473894237095023498315082483066539733486852383300033015828059]
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Post by Lans on Oct 14, 2007 23:52:30 GMT -5
Seeing that waiting for reinforcements was not going to be an option, nor was whatever plan that that canary girl had planned, Sally decided he had to try and stop Metal however she could. Quickly jamming Nicole back into her pocket even as she drew a small knife from her boot, Sally ran around to the front of the robot before hurling the knife at Metal's fan intake, hoping to take advantage of the same defect his counterpart had: that crippling his engine pretty much crippled him. Meanwhile, Nicole was leading Sally towards the battle. "We need to hurry," she said, "I...she was broadcasting a priority distress call!"[rand=374909881062088824228421007194117537882565288104544823272900212724]
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Post by Leda on Oct 15, 2007 23:12:38 GMT -5
The princess lowered her brow in focused determination. "I'll do whatever I can to help!" However, deep within Sally questioned just how much that would actually be. She could clearly hear the booms and cries of battle even from quite a ways off, and though she was relatively nimble, she didn't have any real physical power to speak of. Still, her resolve remained firm; if nothing else, perhaps she could help out strategically.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Oct 17, 2007 3:00:23 GMT -5
As bad timing would have it, however, the princess wasn't going to be given that chance. As the sirens from the hover unit sounded, Metal paused what he was doing to glance up. Spotting the squirrel coming at him with the knife, he quickly stepped out of the way and shoved her aside. It was only then he seemed to snap out of his rage, recalling that he was supposed to return this fox alive. With a disappointed grunt he snatched Tails' battered body up from the ground and gave his engine a thrust into the air. "I would love to stay and toy with the rest of you, but unfortunately, I am under orders. Sayonara." Giving a mock solute as he continued to climb altitude, and his engine gave a sudden roar. Utilizing that speed he was designed for, Metal quickly vanished over the tree tops.
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Post by AnT on Oct 17, 2007 14:32:45 GMT -5
"NO!" Mina sped over to where Metal was, as if she tried to catch him, but fell right on her face. Tekno, growling, slammed her fists on the controls. Another thing she failed at which she could've prevented. If only she watched how she programmed the weapon systems.
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Post by Stoney on Oct 18, 2007 2:04:47 GMT -5
"KNUCKLES!!"The cry echoed through the jungle like a gunshot. It was followed by several repeats, all of similar volume and urgency, as their issuer dashed through the foliage in the general direction of the Lava Reef entrance. Mario knew Knux would be in Hidden Palace around now. That's where he ALWAYS was, ever since moving the Master Emerald back down there a few months ago. He had to find the echidna, and warn him...Knux could definitely beat that robot in a battle, Mario was sure of it. The plumber stumbled to his knees after encountering a tree root that jutted up unexpectedly in his path. He quickly scrambled back up, not bothering to wipe off the dirt now covering the legs of his overalls, and continued on. Just this once, cleanliness would have to wait. Yet little did he realize that Knux was no longer here. And indeed, he was on a collision course with the few who knew his current whereabouts. Mario continued his flight, frantically calling out Knuckles' name...all the way up until he ran into a certain princess. Literally. [dice=6] [rand=7487939948407884522761602813143430808754673606015099597825472496]
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Post by Leda on Oct 21, 2007 23:06:56 GMT -5
[dice=6] "OOF!!" With Sally's low body weight, Mario barreling into her easily knocked the princess off her feet. A half-second later when the plumber landed on top of her, the ground squirrel's eyes bulged as the wind was knocked from her lungs, quickly sending her into a see-saw of gasping and coughing. Once she recovered enough to speak, all she managed was, " E-Excuse me??"[rand=6971409730636724844477668902534842976454815935047428703935529108]
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Post by Lans on Oct 23, 2007 22:23:18 GMT -5
Nicole quickly stopped and went bakc to pull Mario off ally. "Princess, are you all right?" Meanwhile not too far away, another Sally was letting loose with a few choice cursewords, stewing for a moment before turning on Tekno. "You, is that ship operational?" she asked, indicating the Hoverunit she had been trying to use.
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Post by AnT on Oct 24, 2007 23:21:22 GMT -5
Tekno jumped out of the ship. "Not for a few minutes, princess. The weapon system overheated the drives. But even if it was, the way that thing moved, it's probably in Robotropolis right now." "Then what?!?" Mina zipped to Tekno...well not while tripping on the grass. "W-w-what's gonna happen?!? Is that Robo-tropics that place that turns people into robots?" "....Yes." That gave a frightened look to Mina. "Princess, I was hoping I can get you to come with me to Robotropolis. My mission to free that...Dr. Fini-veeyu whatever didn't fare quite well."
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Post by Stoney on Oct 30, 2007 23:13:11 GMT -5
The plumber let out a loud squawk of surprise as he slammed into something soft and warm, tumbling forward and -- (1 = OH SNAP; 2 = No Harm, No Foul) [dice=2] -- slamming his face into something equally warm. Mario saw stars for a second and promptly raced off to collect them and groaned softly as he blinked his eyes open. Auburn fur greeted him, not inches away. Mario went cross-eyed as he blinked it into focus. Wait...he'd just heard someone's voice. Mario froze, all muscles in his body locking into their current positions, as it occurred to him just what he'd hit...what he was now laying on top of...and more importantly, what his lips were currently mashed against. ". . . . . . ." Oh. Dear. Chaos. DO SOMETHING! His mind screamed. DON'T JUST SIT THERE!But he couldn't move. He couldn't even breathe. Mario began to tremble, eyes wide as dinnerplates, as he prayed for a quick and painless death.[rand=189104942857817120553995210961554321125993138712382665898393691]
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Post by Leda on Oct 31, 2007 14:20:24 GMT -5
"*SNNNERK*" Sally's eyes widened as the hapless plumber shook against her stomach, causing her to erupt with laughter a split second later. "S-STOP!!" she cried, pushing Mario back with her knees and covering her abdomen with her arms. "TH-THAT TICKLES!!"
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Post by Lans on Nov 1, 2007 0:29:21 GMT -5
*Twitch* There was that title again. "Don't call me that... Look, just get it working as soon as you can. We have to..." a pause as Sally's eyes widened. "Dr. FINITEVUS!? He's here!?" Nicole helped Mario off of Sally. "Please, we cannot delay any longer!"
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Post by AnT on Nov 1, 2007 6:13:08 GMT -5
The canary was confused. If she recalled, she rescued the princess from this Fini-guy. "Uh...yes. You were with him, luv, unless..." Giving the situation they were in, it was obvious...and a problem. "...unless you're the princess' counterpart from the other world. Well, yes your 'friend' is here, but he's undergoing a problem called 'Robotization' which is a process of being transformed into a robot. But in our case, he's now Robotnik's robotic slave." Scratching her head, Tekno sighed. "So you're not the princess. Well this complicates matters. I'll need some people who know Robotropolis to come with me while those alien to our world stay and guard this island from Robotnik. I can't risk dragging folks who are completely unfamiliar with our world. So I'm sorry, luv; I can't take you with me."
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Post by Lans on Nov 3, 2007 17:32:18 GMT -5
"No, I don't think so. First off, the boy that Metal Sonic just took is from MY world. Second, as convient a problem solver as this roboticzation thing could be to the problem, I'm not about to let a known terrorist like Dr. Finitevous loose over here, and third, you're not in any position to tell me what I can or can't do, especially here!" Sally told Tekno, crossing her arms and givning the canary a stern glare. "Whether you like it or not, I'm going with you."
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Post by AnT on Nov 3, 2007 17:47:54 GMT -5
Yet Tekno did not fold, except for her arms. "Yet this isn't your world, luv, but this island is from your world! You have NO idea what Robotropolis is like, and I can't let anyone who doesn't slow us down. Also, there is obviously an energy source that keeps this island afloat; something that Robotnik would LOVE to take, and there is probably a village under us full of people. I can't let this island be defenseless, even if there is a guardian here. He's not gonna be enough against an entire planet, which is how much Robotnik will send to get the power source. If Robotnik gets this island's power source and if this island is still over said village...well you get the idea!"
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Post by Stoney on Nov 4, 2007 16:34:27 GMT -5
"WHA...BUH...GA...DAH...ACK!" Mario sputtered out a few nonsensical sounds as he was abruptly hauled to his feet. His entire face was beet red; his mustache had bristled up into a half-sphere pincushion, and his hat lay lopsided on his now-touseled hair. He swayed on his feet, looking and feeling faint. Then something finally seemed to snap him out of it, and he stood ramrod straight as he began babbling apologies faster than they could be properly registered. "GAHI'msosorryma'amIwasjusttryingtofindKnucklesIneedhishelpand Ididn'tseeyouthereIswearIwasn'ttryingtowellyouknowI'msorryI'msorryI'msorry!" He bowed several times.
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Post by Leda on Nov 5, 2007 0:07:26 GMT -5
"Heh, it's fine," the princess replied with a light chuckle as she climbed back to her feet. "Accidents happen, and no one was hurt. I'm sorry, though; we're in a hurry!" Sally started to follow after Nicole once more, then paused and turned back to the plumber. "Oh, I'm sorry to tell you this, but Knuckles isn't here anymore. He just fell through a dimensional portal a few moments ago!" Okay NOW back to following Nicole.
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Post by Lans on Nov 5, 2007 0:39:03 GMT -5
Sally was just about to voice another objection when a fammiliar face came stumbling out of the bushes. The lynx android stumbled out of the bushes and stopped in surprise as the person before her. "Sally!" Sally gaped back. "Nicole!?"
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Post by Leda on Nov 5, 2007 1:19:49 GMT -5
And showing up just shortly behind Nicole... was Sally. The princess blinked, apparently startled at seeing, well, herself. But then, who wouldn't be? Even if she DID have the multi-dimensional information, it was still a strange encounter. The ground squirrel coughed forcefully into her fist. "Sally Acorn, I presume?"
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Post by AnT on Nov 5, 2007 7:14:28 GMT -5
Tekno blinked at the familiar faces. "Nik, princess! Golly goodness that you're still here!" But she noticed something...the two 'princesses' meeting one another. This outha be interesting in a scientific and entertaining manner. More on the entertaining side. Meanwhile, to keep herself busy from worrying about Tails, Mina tried to wake up the cyborg rabbit. She didn't wanna be around a dead body after what has happened. In desperation, Mina freed her toe-less foot and held her smelly sock over Bunnie's nose.
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Post by Stoney on Nov 8, 2007 20:21:02 GMT -5
The plumber froze upon hearing of Knuckles' fate. But only for a moment; he snapped out of it and rushed to follow after the squirrel and lynx a second later. "Wait a second! What do you MEAN he-- huh?!" There was another squirrel there...who looked identical to the one he was following. Mario slowly blinked, unable (or unwilling) to put the facts of the situation in front of him together. That was the second time someone had mentioned alternate universes. Why was everyone so hellbent on the idea? It seemed improbable that two people would be willing to make such a ludicrous claim up unless they were conspiring together, but that theory seemed a bit too paranoid for Mario's tastes. And these squirrels...were they twins or something? Or were they... No. It wasn't possible. "Excuse me," He spoke up quietly, but with a flat tone that suggested hidden frustration, "I'm the caretaker of this island during Knuckles' absence. I'd like to know just what in the world has happened to my boss, if you don't mind."
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