[center][h3] Michael [/h3]
Level 1- (6/10) EXP
Location: 1-1, Ancient Gardens 
Wordcount: 864 [/center]
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So far, Michael had gone through the most physical activities he had done in weeks. A part of him hoped that they would get to rest soon, but the more logical part of him told him that, considering the whole "saving the multiverse" thing they were doing, there would be a lot more of this. As they stared down the gap, Michael had, with some apprehension, climbed onto Bowser's back and held on for dear life. He held his breath and closed his eyes, until they were across the gap. He got down, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes.

Fortunately, the rest of the journey was nowhere near as dangerous. He took mental notes of the sights on the way, searching for anything that would catch his interest. Blazermate had scouted ahead, and returned to the group with a warning of what lie ahead. [color=00aeef][i]Robots with guns? Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie...[/i][/color] Moving forward, he listened to the conversation between Bowser and the Master. It was a good question, but it seemed that the Master didn't know the answer, only that one of the thirteen enemies was related to his apprentice, and used the same sort of 'keyblade' weapon that the Master used. 

As they moved on, he gave odd looks towards the rabbit creatures that they passed, seemingly too busy with whatever the hell they were doing to bother them. According to Bowser, his son had once hired them to fight for him. [color=00aeef][i]Bowser's got a son? Huh...I guess I could see it.[/i][/color] Besides the fact that they were, like the enemies they had fought previously, once Bowser's minions, he could see that some of them held weapons that reminded Michael of toy guns. While he wondered what effect they might have when they were fired, it seemed they didn't have to find out, as they were able to pass by undisturbed. The Master's comments on them were also insightful- it seemed that Galeem didn't have much direct control over the creatures, rather having a sort of passive influence. The idea was somewhat worrying- if the enemies they had fought were simply being influenced by Galeem, what about those that were actively under his control? 

Any further thoughts on the subject were interrupted as a series of explosions went off. Several rabbit creatures were sent flying, while the others fled by jumping into a river. Soon, Linkle appeared, looking a little worse for wear. When she made a remark about what he had said earlier about guns, he spoke up. [color=00aeef]"Well, it looks like you handled it well. I didn't know you could do...whatever that was."[/color] He gestured into the distance, where the explosions had gone off. 

As they moved forward, they ran into two more party members, Ratchet and Din, as well as a hulking beast of a man that, from the looks of it, the pair had just finished knocking out. According to the Master, he had seen this guy on their team in the future. Moving up, Michael watched with curiosity as the Master began the process of bringing him out of Galeem's influence. After pulling a new keyblade out of seemingly nowhere, and then stabbed the guy in the heart. Light poured out of the man's chest, and Michael was thankful that he had his shades on. Soon enough, the light faded, and the fallen man's skin tone returned to normal. He didn't know anything about the guy, but from the way he looked, he probably wasn't too bad in a fight. The process seemed to take a lot out of the Master, though. [color=00aeef][i]Looks like we'll have to be careful about who we bring back. I don't want the guy to die or anything- he's the only one that knows how to bring people back, other than Kirby...which, speaking of Kirby, where the hell is he?[/i][/color] 

As Tora voiced the same question, although with less harsh language, Michael's eyes were drawn to a group of rabbids in the distance, with one of them carrying a very familiar white hat. He wasn't the only one to notice, as the cowboy-looking guy from earlier returned, only to immediately give chase, followed by Ratchet, who just got his hands on a new weapon. Filing the information about sprits away for later, he walked forward.

Putting on his earplugs, he reached for his rifle case, retrieving the Barret and flinging the empty case back over his shoulder. Stopping when he was about ten feet away from the rest of the group, he crouched down. [color=00aeef]"Everyone, if you value your hearing, I recommend that you cover your ears."[/color] Taking off his aviators, he brought the rifle up, looking down the scope at the group of rabbids. Holding his breath, he focused his aim, entering Bullet Time as he brought the crosshairs on the rabbid holding Kirby. He adjusted his aim to account for distance and the rabbid's movement, and when he had an angle where he could fire without hitting Kirby by accident, he pulled the trigger. A thunderous [i]BOOM![/i] could be heard as he fired the weapon, sending a .50 caliber round downrange towards the would-be kidnapper.