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WAAPT@tropi.us Legacy → WAAPT: In-Universe → Herbert40k's Wrap-Up Thread
"Let's just do our best, if things start getting too out of control, we could always bail out. Both of you have teleporting mons, right?"
Shieldmaiden: Um, you realize that if you try to help him, he will without a shadow of a doubt attack you, right?
-The Emperor taps the Gardevoir's ball.-
Blue Emperor:Ready and waiting
-Lillianna raises an eyebrow.-
Lillianna: ...With Tsumugari? If it is sharp enough to cut through tree branches, I doubt your staff will stand much of a chance against its edge.
Titan: Of course. But his odds of survival are far greater if the Admins are dealt with before his arrival and he only has to confront me alone.
-He tilts his head slightly at Shieldmaiden.-
Titan: ...On an entirely unrelated note, your costume is rather impressive piece of design work. If undoubtedly impractical.
-Gekkobi nods and taps a pokeball- "Don't worry, my first priority is making sure nobody gets hurt. I can bail if needed"
-He pauses-
"But wasn't there supposed to be another hero helping out?"
Shieldmaiden: Oh! I like this plan. Yes. Let's do that.
-she grins down at her costume-
Shieldmaiden: Right? I designed it, but my Swadloon and I made the fabric together and my robot buddy handled all the gadgets. It's really great. The Obscura silk gives protection from special attacks and from knives and it's also insulated, which is good against tasers and the like. It also protects all the wiring. There are really two layers of Obscura silk, with most of the machinery between them. The armor is good against stuff that the Obscura silk isn't. Like hammers and big sticks. And there are a bunch of neat stuff Chirp fit into this thing, like pistons in my boots for roof hopping and/or kicking people super hard, or electrified claws, or a mini arm cannon. I also have a cape, but it retracts into the back of the suit for when I'm fighting and stuff.
-she pauses-
Shieldmaiden: ... Um, but yeah, let's go find the other admins and beat them up. Should I get Chad to send in Clockwise to help?
Salvador seems unamused.
Salvador: Strike me.
Lillianna: ...If you insist.
-She swings at Salvador with a horizontal cut.-
-Titan chuckles slightly.-
Titan: You really have put a lot of thought into your attire, haven't you? If only half of the staff in R&D had been as ingenious. Telling you to put an end to your activities as a vigilante would seem almost spiteful now.
-His expression becomes more serious as he sobers up.-
Titan: For now, however, let us focus on the task at hand. Any assistance you are able to enlist would be more than welcome.
-He starts unbarring the door to the office.-
Shieldmaiden: I'm a superhero! That's, like, the best part about being a superhero! Well, that and the name. I call myself Shieldmaiden, by the way. It goes with the whole... viking thing.
-she helps Titan unbar the door-
Shieldmaiden: I figure you wouldn't like me to kick it down?
In the blink of an eye, Salvador matches Lillianna's movement with a parry and block of his own. Catching Tsumugari in a position where it has only caused a minor incision. Her retaliates with a counter of his own, enough force to dislodge her footing and send her plummeting to the ground.
Salvador: You need to stop thinking of yourself in segments. In this form of art, you are the weapon. Your mind, body, limbs and the weapon itself are to be one single unit. Only then could you catch me off guard.
He resumes the earlier position.
Salvador: Let's start over.
Lillianna: Oof!
-She goes crashing to the forest floor with a thud and takes a few seconds to get up, propping herself upright with Tsumugari.-
Lillianna: So you are essentially telling me to be one with my weapon in more original terms?
Titan: ...I see. Far be it from me to prevent you from living out your fantasies, though do not expect me to call you anything other than Crewe regardless of whether you happen to be wearing a mask or not.
-He successfully unbars the door and slowly begins to push it open.-
Titan: To answer your question, I would rather avoid drawing attention to our presence unless absolutely necessary. Considering your current appearance, the Administrators would not hesitate to assault both of us on sight, and I would rather maintain the element of surprise until there comes a moment when we are forced to sacrifice it.
-There is a faint crashing noise in the distance, followed instantly by the blaring of alarms.-
Titan: ...Such as now, for instance.
Shieldmaiden: Oh, fine. You're such a spoilsport, Titan. Though there is one hero here that doesn't know who I am. I don't know who he is, either.
-she jumps as the sudden alarms-
Shieldmaiden: Oh, Lucius... All right, stand back.
-she kicks out at the door, activating the pistons in her boots as she makes contact-
-Shieldmaiden's kick easily knocks the door off of its hinges.-
Titan: We have no time to waste. Go ahead and ensure that Lucius remains safe. I need to make an announcement. If there is still any honour amongst thieves, then perhaps I can convince those in Neo-Galactic that remain loyal to me to stand by our side...
Shieldmaiden: That should be interesting. Good luck, Titan.
-she runs out the door and towards where the crash came from-
Salvador: If you wish to boil it down to it's essentials. Yes. Though one does not have to wield a weapon to become one, should you find yourself in a situation where you must rely on hand-to-hand combat only.
Salvador scratches the back of his head and resumes his pose.
Salvador: One more time, now.
-A certain Honchkrow has been spending the morning getting used to her new form.-
-She flies back into the main part of the cave before returning to human form.-
-Gekkobi turns to the new figure-
"You must be looking for the Auric Avenger, right?"
-Lillianna nods and swings again almost immediately, making an effort to try not to telegraph her attack.-
-As luck would have it, the Auric Avenger forced his way into the base not far from Titan's office and is currently locked in stalemate with a pair of Excubitors alongside Shrike and Fulgrim.-
The Auric Avenger: Out of my way, all of you! I'm not letting some low-budget Alexia wannabes stop me from getting to Titan!
-Meanwhile, Titan's voice comes over the intercom, and Crow may hear the same message coming through on his own communicator.-
Titan: Attention to all members of Neo-Galactic. This is your leader speaking. Your orders are to remove the Administrators and all those who follow them from power, forcefully if need be. They have grown self-serving and corrupt, only interested in catering to their own desires, and they mean to use you as nothing more than disposable pawns in their own schemes. I cannot promise you any reward should you choose to remain loyal to me - all I can grant you is freedom from service under those who would lead you to your own destruction. For he today who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. Titan out.
Shieldmaiden: He just had to end it off that way.
-she notices the Avenger and raises her arm, firing her arm cannon at one of the Excubitors-
Shieldmaiden: Hey! Space Invaders! Over here!
-The Excubitor is stuck by the arm cannon round and wheels around to face Shieldmaiden, only to be tackled to the ground from behind by the Auric Avenger.-
The Auric Avenger: Shrike! Fulgrim! Make sure that the other one's not getting up any time soon!
Shrike: <Face the wrath of justice incarnate, you vile fiends!>
-He strikes the other Excubitor with a Steel Wing, sending them staggering backwards and allowing Fulgrim to follow up with a concentrated pulse of Obscuric energy. As his Pokemon continue to battle, the Avenger himself looks up at Shieldmaiden, a determined scowl etched across his features.-
The Auric Avenger: You again... are you here to help me, or stop me?
Shieldmaiden: I'm here to make sure you don't get yourself killed. You know, like what friends do?
-she trains her cannon on the fallen Excubitor again-
Shieldmaiden: You got this guy?
-Helmaroc nods at Gekkobi-
Helmaroc: Yeah. Where is he?
Gekkobi: "He went to take down Titan by himself. We were just about to go make sure he doesn't get himself killed in the process, I guess you're just in time"
-The Auric Avenger looks down at the Excubitor he's on top of before slamming their head against the floor, knocking them out.-
The Auric Avenger: Now I do.
-He hauls himself to his feet, glancing around. By now, a considerable number of Neo-Galactic's members have chosen sides, and the base has become a heated battleground as a result.-
The Auric Avenger: I can handle anything Neo-Galactic cares to throw at me. You made it abundantly clear that this was something I'd have to do myself, after all. Tag along if you want, but you'd better not get in my way.
-He recalls Shrike and Fulgrim and sets off down the corridors, ducking beneath a stray Focus Blast as it flies his way.-
-Shieldmaiden grits her teeth and follows him, then grabs his arm and shoves him against the wall-
Shieldmaiden: All right, listen up, twerp. I'm here to help you, because the stupid part of me would feel bad if you got killed and I wasn't there for you. But if Titan dies because of what you do today, or if he comes close, then whatever friendship we have is over. Got it?
-she lets go of him and steps back-
Shieldmaiden: Now let's go.
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