[center][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/4p81dLc.png[/img][color=yellow][b][h1]...[/h1][/b][/color] [img]https://i.imgur.com/q6XCrw5.png[/img] [hr][b][color=yellow]ALRIGHT LET'S BEGIN![/color][/b][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/d5zjSYl.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/nauIO7k.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/KDAfwWY.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/BrYvwA8.png[/img][/center][right][b][code]Anarticia.[/code][/b][/right][hr][center][hider=Sonic Adventure DX Music: E102 Gamma][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2sOpyF1nF4[/youtube][/hider][/center][hr] [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 49%. [/code][/b][/quote] In the middle of the normally desolate and life, artic waste was full of action... with a massive tower that touched the sky looming over it all. It was a masterpiece of technology, glowing with a type of science that's seemingly otherworldly. In the middle of it, was a shining Power Stone that's glow could be felt from miles away... ... then there was a massive explosion at the base of it that brought it crashing down, and the Power Stone falling to the ground. In the midst of it all, Oh-One himself was sent sliding into the side of a cliff. The so-called Perfect Machine crashed into the almost literal mountain of stone so hard that it almost shattered it when he came to an abrupt. stop. The machine was... not doing good. Parts of his armor were ripped to pieces, exposing sparking wires and other vulnerable machinery to the world. He was missing his entire arm, and before him... ... Was all the enemies he made on his quest to gain human emotion. The machine's internal systems were screaming at him with different pings and alerts. [quote][b][code]... ... ... SYSTEMS CRITICAL. IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED. ... ... ... STATUS OF MECHANICAL COMBATANTS. TN-1841-2 - ACTIVE. UT-218-4 - ACTIVE. CO-237-1 - ACTIVE. OH-942 - ACTIVE. AZ-194-1 - ACTIVE. AZ-194-2 - ACTIVE. KS-028 - ACTIVE. VI-420 - ACTIVE. WV-293-47 - ACTIVE. TX-748 - ACTIVE. [/code][/b][/quote] Oh-One felt as if his odds of turning this around were good as he stuck his hand out and in front of him, he erected a large hexagon barrier. To deflect their attacks as Oh-One calculated his next attention, however, he got more pings on his systems. [quote][b][code]STATUS OF MECHANICAL COMBATANTS. TN-1841-2 - INACTIVE. UT-218-4 - INACTIVE. CO-237-1 - INACTIVE. [/code][/b][/quote] Oh-One was realizing that these parameters were beginning to appear... [quote][b][code]STATUS OF MECHANICAL COMBATANTS. OH-942 - INACTIVE. AZ-194-1 - INACTIVE. AZ-194-2 - INACTIVE. KS-028 - INACTIVE. VI-420 - INACTIVE. WV-293-47 - INACTIVE. TX-748 - INACTIVE. [/code][/b][/quote] ... Suboptimal. [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 62%. Engage Assault Armor? Y/N? Y. Engaging... [/code][/b][/quote] [i][b][h1][code]"... Assault Armor."[/code][/h1][/b][/i] The barrier began violently shaking as sparks of electricity came off of it... before it violently exploded and sent anybody near him flying. Using the last bits of energy he had, he activated his jet boosters as he flew away from the battle as his tower crashed into the ground and the last of his robotic forces were destroyed. He was going so fast that not many would be able to keep up with him... [sup][h1][color=black] [i]CRESECENDO![/i] [/color] [color=cornflowerblue][i]CRESECENDO![/i][/color][/h1][/sup] [b][code]> DANGER DANGER DANGER[/code][/b] His systems detected[i] something[/i] going towards him... and he immediately activated his Assault Armor and the glowing red barrier clashed with the blue beam of energy that could only come from [b][code]SUBJECT: Haggar, Justin.[/code][/b]. The barriers were holding... for just one instant before the shield finally gave out and sent Oh-One flying upwards towards the sky... before he came crashing down, even more, burned and seared than before as he hit the ground with a thud. He attempted to activate his thrusters before some new mechanical abomination appeared. [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 81%. [/code][/b][/quote] It came from the sky, slamming down on Oh-One with all of its strength and the Machine slammed against the ground. He attempted to activate his laser beams before the mechanical beast came pounding on him again, and again, and again. [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 89%. [/code][/b][/quote] It brought its hand down on Oh-One, before ripping off his arm. [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 92%. [/code][/b][/quote] The monster brought its hands down on Oh-One yet again, crushing its systems further... [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 94%. [/code][/b][/quote] It did it again... [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 95%. [/code][/b][/quote] Again... [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 97%. [/code][/b][/quote] ... And again. "... Nothing will- [i]*zzt*[/i] stop me fro- from-from achieving [i]*zzt*[/i] human emotion..." [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 98%. [/code][/b][/quote] One more slam as the fist was crushing his internal systems. "Let us..." [quote][b][code]SYSTEM BACKUP AT 99%. [/code][/b][/quote] "... Meet again." There was a momentary pause. [i]Something[/i] played out across the cracks in its visor before it stabbed its hand into Oh-One, piercing straight through the armor plating. It twisted and searched for vitals before it pulled them out with force, hand dripping, and sparking with robotic viscera. It rose to its feet and let out another roar as it stepped down on the robot and pulled, cables snapping, and tossed the chunk aside. It lifted Oh-One, scanning for any signs of life, and tossed his corpse aside like a ragdoll, hearing a thud as it slammed against the ruined tower. It paused. Vomited again. Fell to one knee. It stared into the glowing pool. Its components couldn't keep this up anymore. It crackled, seared with flame, and burst into blinding blue light. The motorcycle sat smoking in a scarred, mangled heap. Pit Stop laid half-embedded in the snow, thrusters sputtering as the screen on their face occasionally flickered out. Jill's gear and armor had completely disengaged, a deathly pale face peeking out from behind layers of winter gear. She looked up at Justin and gave him a shaky thumbs-up. "Heh..." She let out a small chuckle. She pulled it off. "We did it, Justin... He's finally-" She went silent as she fell into the snow. [sup][h1][color=black] [I]"Jill?!"[/i][/color] [color=cornflowerblue][i]"Jill?!"[/i][/color][/h1][/sup] Justin shouted as he ran over to Jill. [hr] In the far distance... there was a sight. Abel and Violent, standing side by side as they watched the carnage ensue. Abel's eye narrowed. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/9DIAevD.png[/img][/center][hr] ... however, that wasn't the end of Oh-One. He transmitted his memories and files, or in other words, [i]his conscious[/i], to a backup robotics laboratory that he built on the far side of the world. Deep where those pesky Nomads couldn't find it, and immediately Oh-One placed a copy of his systems deep on the internet. Where ever he could stick it so in the event he's destroyed again, he could pull that file out from wherever and utilize it. Then, he began working up schematics to build a new body, a perfect body... it would take him time, but he had plenty to spare. Part of him wanted to wait a few centuries to amass an even stronger army, but if he wished to seize Human Emotion, he needed to act fast. He was perfect after all, and even if he fails again, he'll keep coming. Stronger than ever. While he developed a new body, he scoured the world for any information about the locations of the Power Stones... while keeping an eye on those pesky nomads... [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/AJNO6mX.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/hXJH1vv.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/byB7gDr.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/VYYxQ99.png[/img] [/center][right][b][code]Battleship Exusia over Gold City.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr] Slowly inching its way to a stopover Gold City was a famed and feared vessel, the flying artillery piece known as Battleship Exusia. If it was noticed by the citizens of the city, it would certainly cause an uproar... ... However, it came completely stealthy. It would not be visible, nor appear on any sensors. It was completely undetectable. Abel stood on the very tip of the battleship, looking down at Gold City... he could hardly feel the cold of being up this high in the sky. He just stood stoically, with his fists at his side as he looked down at the city that he had attacked in the past in pursuit of the Power Stone. However, while that time he ended up empty-handed, the same would not befall Abel again, as he had a plan. "Brrrrrrrrr," Violet, his half-naked minion said as she walked up with her massive arms wrapped around herself, "Could you pick somewhere warmer to park your murder ship?" "Violet," Abel turned his head back towards, and spoke to her in his digitally altered voice, "You cannot feel the cold." "Just a [i]little[/i] bit, Daddy Abel," Violet laughed as her arms hit the ground, and she stuck her tongue out and laughed. And Abel groaned in response. He had little time for Violet's games, he just shook his head and then he pointed forward. Various members of MIRAGE gathered around him before he gave out the order. "The Power Stone is in this city," Abel said, "Bring it to me." Violet nodded, and the others sprung into action, leaping from the battleship onto the rooftops of Gold City (also using the teleporters) as they began the search. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/pgOGtMj.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/x6Fcjb5.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/YFCJ57q.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/Otv7My2.png[/img][/center][right][b][code]Gold City.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr] Gold City... just wasn't for Justin. He stood waiting for the light to turn green at the crosswalk, with his arms tucked into his yellow hoodie and his head down. With the barest traces of his face even visible, when he got the green light he walked forward with the crowd of people whose faces he didn't bother noting. Why bother? They were just civilians walking around, and he was just one face of many. He liked it that way... he wondered what Oh-Seven was up to, she was probably off at the tea shop or something. He knew she was a phone call away but Justin would rather avoid her right now, lest she tries to pull him into one of her tea parties or book clubs or something. At the moment, Justin was going to visit Jill. He had something that he wanted to talk about with her. ... And hopefully, she won't be going back to the hospital anytime soon. Justin decided to cut through an alleyway that he knew would take him straight there. Whenever he stepped into the alleyway, he never felt like he was in danger. Likely because anyone foolish enough to mess with him is a straight-up... An object came flying from his left and hit the wall to the right. Justin turned his head to see what it was and it was... a CD? [center][hr][hider=Sonic Adventure - Unknown from M.E. ver.1 (Instrumental)][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDN3KvUqFWA[/youtube][/hider][hr][/center] ... Douchebag. "[i]♫ Numbah' one ninja, no gold fingas', that's boutta' put one...[/i]" Justin grabbed the CD as he turned his head down the alleyway to see a silhouette [i]rapping[/i] its way towards him. Then the silhouette jumped and landed on a split, " ... [i]in ya. ♫[/i]" It was none other than Jaden Raldo. The #1 Douchebag. Justin sighed, as he lifted the hood off his head, and [i][b]VERY POLITELY[/b][/i] said to Jaden. "... Jaden, what the hell do you want?" "I'm asking what the hell is up with [i]ya'll[/i]," Jaden laughed as he stood up on his feet and shrugged as he turned his back to Justin. Before turning his back around and pointing his fingers at Justin, "What? After ya'll put Oh-One in a box you forgot there are other threats other there?" He chuckled. "Like you give a shit," Justin said as he shook his head. "If you were just lonely, all you had to do was come ask... but I would have told ya' to fuck off anyway bud." "Lonely?!" Jaden scoffed, "I'm up to my fuckin' neck in bitches." "Suuuuuuuuure." Justin shrugged. "Where are they at?" "Obviously back at the crib, but we're getting off track," Jaden replied and Justin put on a very cheesy smile. "No, I'm getting back on track to what [i]I[/i] was doing Jaden, I think you didn't hear me before but I'll say louder: fuck off, bud," Justin turned away to put his hood back up as he walked away... "... MIRAGE is up to something and I have a clue as to what," Jaden said, and Justin stopped and immediately turned on his heel, "Question is, are you gonna sit on your ass and find out what exactly they're planning?" Justin craned his head over his shoulder as he barked, "Start talking." "Oooooooooooo, now you wanna talk?" Jaden smirked and shrugged. Before he put his hands on his hips and leaned forward, "Second ago, you told me to fuck off." Justin quietly growled as he swung his fist upwards Jaden, shouting, [color=cornflowerblue]"Rhythm Hammer!"[/color] Jaden backflipped to avoid it shouting, "Man, chill!" He landed on his feet and grabbed his swords, and pulled on them slightly as he said, "You wanna fight, robot-man? Because I can bring tha' hurt!" "Just shut up and start talking." Justin and Jaden charged at each other to start fighting.