Duck and Cover

well gizmo, then bring it on, fighting two is all the more challenge, MY AXE THIRSTS!!!!

First Force wrote:so where were we blarg?

*walks back from the Med Center*

Blarg has his shield and warhammer in hand, and some sort of wooden post slung across his back. Ominous bulges and compartments in his armor could contain any number of things.

"I killed you? I figured you would roll out of the way or something. Not that I'm complaining..."

*readies shield and warhammer*

"We can go for round 2 if you want, or we can watch the entertainment that I have prepared. (whispers into throat mike) Now."

Incredibly loud "BOOOIIIINNGG"s are heard from outside the Arena. The sky darkens as massive clouds of disk-shaped objects temporarily blot out the Sun as they arch over the Arena's walls. Reaper's eyes goggle then close in resignation as he, his guardians, and Fenris are deluged with.... cream pies launched from catapults outside.

"Too bad they were out of napalm."

"Reap, if you promise not to kill me too painfully , I can arrange for a follow-up salvo of water balloons."

*One of Reaper's dragons turns his head to the other and starts talking.

"Do you want to get some sheep to eat?"

"Come on, you two don't eat."

"Maybe not but it keeps us occupied. You want some Fenris?"

"Nah thanks, I'm happy just watching the arena."

"Good, you two should stay here, you never know when *he* might return."

"Good point actually."

"Yeah, let's just stay here and wait."

*The pies hit Reaper and co.

"Hey! What the hell? Mmm, nice flavour."

*The two dragons lick up the pies but Fenris and Reaper stay there.

"Sure, give us two the water baloons but keep them away from the dragons otherwise you will be very flat."

mmm a warhammer, a very fine choice indeed. FF readies his battleaxe.
let us go forth and excell in a great battle! *crowd goes wild*

Dark and ominous music pours out of the Arena's PA system. Storm clouds appear out of nowhere. A crack appears in the crystal. Several of the cream pies headed towards the crystal burst into flame suddenly, dropping to the ground. Make peace with your God.

::GLP sits bolt upright...only it isn't GLP. The shock of having a piece of metal where flesh used to be unlocked a new form to be added to GLP's rather small arsenal::

Systems check...OK
Efficency...93%

++AI intializing++

++Series 1447T intialized++

::1447T clomps towards the vault door. It opens with a hydraulic hiss::

GUARD: THERE! WASTE HIM!



::1447T raises its right arm, which ends in a vicious three barreled minigun. It opens fire::



::1447T grabs the last guard and raises him several feet off the ground::

++voxactivated++

++audiosay_YOU ARE ARENA STAFF. WHY ARE YOU ATTEMPTING TO DAMAGE THIS UNIT?++

GUARD: Admin's orders. We're supposed to luiquidate all Arena fighters. Don't ask me why.

++audiosay_ARENA FIGHTERS ARE NOT OBSOLETE. ILLOGICAL++

GUARD: Yeah, well, that's what I said, but I'm just paid to follow orders.
::1447T drops the guard. He falls to the ground::

++Analysis: Administration is malfunctioning. Must correct malfunction++

++audiosay_YOU WILL AID THIS UNIT IN CORRECTING THE MALFUNCTION.

::The Guard (known as Lewis from now on) nods slowly as he gets back up::

Meanwhile, in the Announcer's booth...

ANNOUNCER 1: Hey, what's up with the security? They've surrounded the Arena...

ANNOUNCER 2: Um...Bob...we've been ordered off the air...Admin's orders.

ANNOUNCER 1: Yeah, well, fuck them. Lock the doors.
::ANNOUNCER 2 gets up and hits the big button marked 'LOCK'::

GUARD2: OPEN UP IN THERE!
::GUARD2 smashes the butt of his rifle into the door for good measure::

ANNOUNCER 1: No!

GUARD2: Yes! We'll kill you mother-
::GUARD1 violently taps GUARD2 on the shoulder::
WHAT?!

GUARD1: Hey, we a got a situation down of level six. One of the fighters was in his Vault. Killed a bunch of security forces.

GUARD2: Damnit! We'll be back! Radio to Admin, see if we can just release some of the cannon fodder experiments they keep on level eight to deal with the fighters topside. We'll need the mutant for the rogue on level six.

Meanwhile, topside...

ASSAULT GUARD1: We have you surrounded! Give up now! Someone slap a stasis charge on that crystal! Move out!

ASSAULT GUARD2: Yessir!
::ASSAULT GUARD2 approaches the crystal::

(OOC: Meh. Decided to spice things up with a story type thing. Basically, it's an excuse to use various monster gifs that you wouldn't use normally. And kill them. And stuff. Oh, and please excuse the white-gray blood. I think the gif's ripped from MSX on the PSX.)

(OOC: Good idea, got a few to use up now.)

*Fenris sees a small detachment of guards approaching him and Reaper.

Guard: "Kill those two and leave the dragons."
Guard2: "You heard him, shoot them."

*Fenris and Reaper leap in front of them and Reaper kills two and Fenris changes into his werewolf form.



*He then does a roundhouse kick that dispatches the rest of the guards.



*More guards appear to take down the two. They start firing their machine guns and time slows down for Reaper and he deflects every bullet, making it look to everyone else that he is moving impossibly fast. Fenris uses his brute strength to kill his guards.



*The two dragons wake up and help Reaper by squashing guards under their feet. The bullets fired at the dragons bounce off harmlessly from the immortal beings.

"Well now. FF, it seems that we have a more pressing problem."

*Puts away shield and hammer*



*quick-draws Belt-Fed Gatling Shotgun loaded with alternating
buckshot, flechettes, slugs, monowire net buckshot, armor-piercing slugs,
and napalm capsules*






(this one is unreliable, durn Geocities)

*assists in the annihilation of any Arena Guards who do not disarm and surrender until this can be straightened out*

*Reaper continues to block the shots with one hand and starts casting a spell with the other. Reaper takes his sword away and unleashes his spell which causes all the guards in front of him to rot away on the spot.

*The final piece of the crystal cracks open, releasing the creature within.He is apparently nothing more than a living fire, formed into the shape of a man. The updraft from his heat keeps him floating several feet above the Arena floor "I AM IGNUS, LORD OF THE FLAME. YOU WILL NOT REMOVE THIS ARENA. SO SAYETH IGNUS. With this he releases several balls of living fire from his hands at a group of soldiers charging towards him. "BURN, BEASTS. FALL BEFORE THE FLAME THAT IS YOUR DEATH."

OOC: I was sure I had a gif of a zombie spontaneously combusting, but it's on my zip-disk(I think :oops: ) so until I can get back to a computer with a zip-drive, you'll have to use your imagination.

(OOC: Get a pic of Ignus from PS:T)

(OOC: Lewi's Sprite is hosted off Tripod, so I'm not sure if it'll work...)

::Lewis and Series 1447T desend into the Lower Arena, where the labs for the cannon fodder beasts are situated::

++voxactivated++

++aduiosay_ADMINISTRAION IS NOT ON THE LOWER LEVELS++

LEWIS: Yeah, I know. See, Admin's location is only given out to a few people. The Head of Security and the Head of the Sci Labs are the only ones that I know.

++audiosay_HEAD OF SECURITY IS CLOSER++

LEWIS: I know that too. See, he has a tendency to blow stuff up. Like you and me, for instance.

++Analysis: Head of Security...Level 4 Threat Rating. Avoid contact++

::There is a rumble, some screaming and an explosion. The elevator stops::

LEWIS: What the...?

::The doors slide open. The corridor they reveal is a mess. Corpses litter the floor, along with debris and a blown open door::

++audiosay_WE SHALL INVESTIGATE++

LEWIS: Um. You first.

::1447T clomps towards the remains of the doorway::

++IR Vision intialized++
...
...
++Scan complete. Occupants: Humans(Two, Male, Deceased) Unknown (Uknown, Unknown, Functional)++

++Analysis: Uknown killed humans. Possibility that Unknown would react similiarly wehn exposed to Series 1447T...
Calculating...
...
...
97.6%
NEW OBJECTIVE: Eliminate Unknown being in Sci Lab 13++

::1447T steps through to doorway and sees, well, this::



::1447T lifts his right arm and fires the underslung rocket launcher::



LEWIS: Uh, we've got trouble!

::1447T turns his camera back to the hall. The corpses are rising::



LEWIS: Stay back!
::Lewis fires his double submachine guns at the zombies::

*A huge pulse heads to Fenris and strikes him, Fenris falls to the ground and is taken away by the guards. All the others start to pull back.

*Takes out Twin Bladed sword +3, +9 against spammers*
MUHUHAHA!

(OOC: That +9 against spammers ain't gonna do a whole lot of good here.)

*Reaper tries to follow Fenris but is stopped by huge amounts of mechs. Not even the dragons can get through quickly. Reaper pulls out a gun and shoots Fenris with a tracking device.

Out of nowhere, a small ROCK OF DOOM(tm) lands on CBR, killing him instantly. He does not respawn. Go away.

Meanwhile, back on level eight of the Arena Underground...

::The zombies are blown backwards by Lewis's torrent of submachine gun fire. They do not rise::

LEWIS: Jesus! What were they working on down here?!
::Lewis takes a breather::



::Progress is slow through the corridors of level 8, due to the scattered zombies and debris. They enter one of the observation rooms for the demonstration area::

???: COWARDS!



::The man is the Arena's Head of Security, Dorovan::

DOROVAN: Don't EVER run away from me! ...huh? You there! In the observation room! Identiy yourselves!

LEWIS: Captain Lewis Blackwell, reporting sir!

++audiosay_SERIES 1447T IDEPENDENT COMBAT UNIT++

DOROVAN: The Arena Fighter? Well. Captain Blackwell, just what the HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! HE IS THE ENEMY!

LEWIS: I am aware of that sir.

DOROVAN: Traitor! Experiment 431 activate, Code Alpha-Beta-Sigma!

::One of the stasis pods of the far wall blows open, revealing...::



DOROVAN: 431, kill them!
::Dorovan's radio crackles to life::
RANDOM GUARD: Sir! We have secured the werewolf fighter Fenris! En route to ACF!
DOROVAN: Ah, excellent. I will be there shortly.
::Dorovan makes a break for the door on the east wall::



::The robot advances, ever so slowly, towards Series*::



*New nickname. 1447T was getting annoying to type, so it's Series now.

*Reaper dispatches the last of the guards and leaps on to BD's neck. The three take off to follow Fenris to where he was taken.

"We have to hurry, who knows what they might do to Fenris?"

"You got it boss, full speed. Can you keep up RD?"

"Yeah, don't worry about me, I can follow your... unique... smell anywhere."

WTH, I'll tag along and watch our backs.

*activates motion sensor in visor*

*loads 12-gauge pistol with AP slugs*

*readies BFGS*

"Ok Blarg, you can come, just try to keep up with me, RD and BD."

*Reaper's voice can no longer be heard as he is too far away on the dragons.

"These ones shall burn for daring to attack the Arena warriors. So sayeth Ignus, Lord of the Flame." Following Reaper and Blarg, the fires within him burn even brighter, becoming almost incandescent. They shall BURN!