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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 9, 2007 20:31:13 GMT -5
Somewhere in the undersea fortress belonging to Eggman, hidden away in a large room that had formally been a storage room, a cobalt blue robot modeled after a hedgehog sat. His armor gleamed and reflected brightly in the room's light, kept that way with meticulous care. In fact, as the robot sat in a chair seated in front of a small desk, his legs propped up on it, that was exactly what he was doing that instant - He held his left arm up before his eyes, a cloth in his right talon as he saw to the task of wiping out a few scuffs that had found themselves on his hand and forearm. After a few moments he his lowered the cloth and examined himself. It seemed that his arm had now been polished to his satisfaction, and so he tucked his polishing kit away into his malletspace. He then folded his arms, his eyes drifting up boredly toward the ceiling as he let off something like a mechanical sigh. He was restless. After a few moments of contemplating this, the robot pushed himself from his seat, stood, and began to head for the door. His eyes trailed at the floor as the door to his room whisked open, and not exactly expecting anything unusual of the mundane action, he never bothered to look up to see the kaleidescope of colors that greeted him on the other side. Unsuspecting, he walked directly into it. ... ... And appeared to walk right out the other side of the portal. Except something was noticeably different about him now... No longer was his armor meticulously polished to perfection, but was dirty, covered in scratches and scuff marks, as well as the paint job stained with a variety of dark substances that almost made him appear black in some places. No longer did he seem reflective either, oh no, not with the crude condition of his armor. The portal vanished behind him in an instant, and immediately the robot's eyes widened in considerable alarm. "... Where the..." He snapped around, eyes darting, as if searching for something that wasn't there. He immediately tried to look up his location, a sudden horror seeming to overcome him when he realized his GPS seemed to be dead. He went for the next option, his communication line. It, also, seemed to be dead. His eyes continued to dart, almost with a helpless expression, before his features hardened and his talons clenched together tightly. He picked a random direction and began to march down it, determined to find some sort of answer to this dilemma.
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Post by Raki on Feb 9, 2007 22:28:36 GMT -5
And as Metal walked down the hall, a small red, navy, and yellow robot rolled after him. " Chirp!"
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Post by Lans on Feb 9, 2007 23:45:26 GMT -5
At the same moment, Silver Sonic walked in, carrying an electronic clipboard. "Ah, Unit Metal Sonic. I wanted to request your assistance in..." He stopped and looked Metal over, "...Have you been neglecting your maintenance checks?"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 10, 2007 0:49:42 GMT -5
At hearing the chirp behind him, without thinking the robotic hedgehog's eyes flared brightly. He whirled around and immediately swung his leg out in a kick that nailed the motobug and sent it flying back. When his feet landed back on the ground he paused for a moment at his actions, rolling his talons into fists and giving an angry scowl at what he'd just done. He didn't recognize that machine, but he could have gotten information on it! Hindsight was always a pain like that. Then, when he heard his name addressed, he spun again. And again his eyes flared as he took an offensive stance. He studied Silver and found himself growing infuriated by his similar appearance. Electricity began to crackle angrily around both of the robot's arms like twin snake coils. "State your designation and whom you are loyal to!" the robot demanded boldly.
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Post by Raki on Feb 10, 2007 0:52:53 GMT -5
PWNEDAnd a small white rabbit hopped off.
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Post by Lans on Feb 10, 2007 1:12:01 GMT -5
Silver's eyes switched on and off in a rapid 'blink' as he processed why Metal would be asking this, but he still rattled off his answer anyway. "Silver Sonic Mark 3, former GUN refit model protection unit. Current grouping assignment with Dr. Robotnik's forces." A pause "You may wish to run a diagnostic on your memory banks."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 10, 2007 1:22:26 GMT -5
"My memory is fine!" Metal snapped irritably, eyeing over the other robot with unconvinced suspicion. Mark 3?"I have never been informed of your construction, when were you built? What is GUN?"
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Post by Lans on Feb 10, 2007 1:45:53 GMT -5
STill confused, Silver replied, "This unit was originally constructed approximatly 2 and a half years ago by Dr. Robotnik at the Final Egg base in the Mystic Ruins. After that base's abandonment following the Chaos incident, GUN agents aquired and upgraded me into my present configureation." Pause then: "GUN, an acronym for Guardian Unit of Nation, a military organization responsible for protection of the area under its jurisdiction."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 10, 2007 1:54:33 GMT -5
Metal just gave a baffled expression at Silver for a moment. Then his eyes began to narrow. Then... he allowed the coils of energy around his arms to fade. His eyes were now giving off a strangely eerie glow. "Interesting," he said condescendingly. "You mean to inform me that you were constructed before my creation?" of course, that was ignoring everything else the larger robot had just informed him. None of which made any sense and only served as fuel to Metal's growing irritation. "Where is Robotnik. Take me to him. Now."
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Post by Lans on Feb 10, 2007 2:05:07 GMT -5
"Very well. However, your databanks are in error. While my prototype unit was constructed shortly before you were, you were constructed 4 and a half years before I was." He then turned and headed out into the hall and towards the control room.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 10, 2007 2:11:43 GMT -5
Metal's head tilted, eyes narrowing as he fell into step with the larger robot. He was getting quite tired of being told he was wrong. " You are in error. I have not even been operational a year yet."
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Post by Lans on Feb 10, 2007 3:07:50 GMT -5
"Noted," Silver responded, basically his way of saying 'whatever'. It was obvious that Metal must be malfunctioning, and hopefully the Doctor would be able to order him to have the appropriate maintenance checks done.
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Post by Sipp on Feb 10, 2007 10:32:46 GMT -5
There was a laugh. "Metal's gone crazy."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 10, 2007 14:42:07 GMT -5
The robotic hedgehog halted dead in his tracks, then slowly turned, glaring at RK out of the corner of his eye, the red half circles still glowing in that eerie way from earlier. Though he didn't outwardly show it, Metal found himself quite surprised and the crimson robot's appearance. At first he had wondered if Knuckles had been roboticized, and when then that happened. But something was off about the design. He was too sleek and simplistic looking to be like any robian he'd ever seen. And the fact his com-link was down so he couldn't pull up a serial on this guy didn't help. Metal turned until he was fully facing the robotic echidna, then calmly walked up until his face was inches from the other robot's. "Would you like to repeat that?" he said in a calm tone.
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Post by Lans on Feb 10, 2007 16:25:56 GMT -5
Silver came to a halt. "Unit Robo Knuckles does bring up a valid point. You have been behaving abnormally for approximatly ten minutes. Abnormal behavior includes lack of location or unit fammiliarity, databank errors, and damaging your personal Motobug unit."
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Post by Raki on Feb 10, 2007 16:29:04 GMT -5
As if in emphasis, the little white rabbit hopped by Silver at just that moment. And down the hall. And off into freedom.
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Post by Sipp on Feb 10, 2007 19:38:46 GMT -5
RK laughed condescendingly, drawing himself up to look taller, and sneering down at the smaller robot. "I said you're insane. What's the matter, baby, did I hurt your feelings?"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 10, 2007 19:48:47 GMT -5
The robotic hedgehog didn't say anything, or show any emotional reaction. Both hands immediately shot forward in an attempt to hit the echidna robot point blank in the chest with two powerful twin bolts of electricity. [dice=6] [dice=6][rand=6927087120574181815363689705647964163294363529334795129517409285]
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Post by Lans on Feb 10, 2007 22:09:21 GMT -5
Immediatly there was an electric crackling from behind Metal as Silver sitched over to and powered up his own weapons. "Cease and desist all hostile activities immediatly."
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Post by Garland on Feb 10, 2007 22:11:39 GMT -5
However, the bolts attracted the attention of Ishnt, who had overheard the exchange. With a sigh, the android rushed at Metal, aiming a kick for the back of his head. [dice=6] "You're starting fights AGAIN? I doubt Eggman's gonna go so easy on you this time..."[rand=50885400922111077399390368549604255169768881308156585268960444641]
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Post by Sipp on Feb 11, 2007 21:57:40 GMT -5
[dice=6] [dice=6] " It's so much fun being a bully! Aww, Eggman's puppy has some bite after all!" RK got hit by one, but didn't seem very bothered. Whether this was because it didn't hurt him, or he was simply good at disguising his pain, was unknown. "So you can do more than lick his boots and lose to Sonic! I never would have guessed." RK made a snatch for his arm. [dice=6][rand=715530070649703945302213985028905076082081480901452147678503713]
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 12, 2007 1:34:22 GMT -5
[dice=6][dice=6] Ishnt's kick connected, but it proved to be ineffective. Metal spun around and immediately locked his eyes onto the android. A human? The only humans he has never known were Robotnik and Snively... Regardless though, it was an organic, and that meant that he had to be captured and dealt with properly. "You!" he said, addressing Ishnt boldly. "An organic has some nerve attacking me directly!" Of course, before Metal could do anything about it RK grabbed him by the arm. Metal spun, snarling furiously, and electrified the entire appendage. [dice=6] (Damage check)"Why are you able to think for yourself?! And who the Hell is--" When RK had made his statement about Sonic... something in the robot's mind clicked. He stood there silent, staring blankly at RK, taking in the utter nerve of this robot. Then his eyes exploded into an enraged light. On his free arm spirals of electricity appeared as he charged up. But this wasn't going to be one of his normal strength attacks, oh no... The intensity of the light gathering around his arm certainly suggested that if RK didn't dodge he was going to be in a world of hurt. Metal slammed his hand into the robotic echidna's chest and discharged. [dice=6][rand=6659651487906185619438138279591688046874044566931957484395447]
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Post by Lans on Feb 12, 2007 13:06:22 GMT -5
Silver moved to intercept, his right arm switching over to heavy knuckle mode. However, his vision blurred and his surroundings changed as he disapeared into thin air mid-attack.
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Post by Garland on Feb 12, 2007 19:22:45 GMT -5
Ishnt stepped back, pondering what was occuring. There was something decidedly odd here... This robot was grimy and disgusting, whereas Metal had taken great pains to keep his appearence sharp and clean. Moreover, he thought that Ishnt was an organic. That kind of mistake was something that only an outsider would make. Adding this to the fact that Eggman had enemies who were capable of advanced robotics, the conclusion was obvious. "RK! Use full force! This is an imposter!" With that, Ishnt armed his weapon and fired a powered shot at Metal.[rand=12445479936617892315185407469685197090206095710424055649173369791]
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Post by Sipp on Feb 12, 2007 21:15:06 GMT -5
[dice=6] [dice=6] [dice=6] (Shielding check) The robot laughed derisively at Metal's first attack. "Temper, temper!" RK grinded his teeth and his eyes flatlined, but otherwise gave no indication of pain. "Pah!" he snorted at Ishnt, "I won't need to use full force!" And that's when he got hit by Metal's second attack. There was a an angry grunt (and some other unpleasant noises) as the robot slammed into a wall. He fell down, onto his knees, hissing, but then got to his feet again. "You bastard. This means war." Shakily, he fired a shot at the robot. [dice=6][rand=92689433935830420680049259288554349894296092065984151928553032025]
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Post by Jamie Lee on Feb 12, 2007 21:52:59 GMT -5
Unfortunately for Metal, he had made a critical mistake when he allowed his temper to get out of control. Draining so much of his power into that single attack, his systems struggled to compensate and re-stabilize. In other words, he was hit with one serious case of lag. Of course, having a serious case of lag in the middle of a fight wasn't a very good thing. Both shots collided into the robot in a spectacular display, and Metal hit the ground looking considerably more scorched than he had moments ago.
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Post by Garland on Feb 13, 2007 0:18:09 GMT -5
Kneeling quickly next to Metal, Ishnt began to disarm the metallic hedgehog. Except in this case, "disarming" literally meant removal of the arms. Finishing as quickly as he could, he looked back up at RK. "We'll need to contact Eggman. He might be able to figure out who-" He paused, seeming to think something was wrong. Looking over the room one more time, something seemed to be missing. ... "Hey, where'd Silver go?"
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Post by Sipp on Feb 13, 2007 1:05:14 GMT -5
RK had fallen on his hands and knees after firing the shot. Seems Metal's attack had done a good deal of damage, after all. He swore at low volume, and then after a minute, picked himself up. "I'll rip him apart!" he snarled, stalking over to Metal's prone form. Beating him up while he was offline was no fun, but he kicked him a couple of times and that improved his mood. Then, to Ishnt. "Whatever."
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Post by Garland on Feb 15, 2007 0:09:57 GMT -5
Ishnt sighed at RK's apathy, then picked up the metallic hedgehog. "I'm taking the imposter to Eggman for questioning. Maybe he'll let you use it as a punching bag when he's done with it." Ishnt began to dash down the hall immediately, headed for Eggman's room.
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Post by Sipp on Feb 15, 2007 0:32:04 GMT -5
RK smirked, following him. "Sounds like fun."
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