Double

The World: A Dazzling Twilight Dream

Are we not able to use the Long Arm class? That's the one I was really wanting to make. Spear fighters are the best. If you don't want Long Arm to be available for some reason, I guess I'll call Knuckle Master.

@NobodiesHero

I think Flick Reaper does basically the same function as Long Arm and Heavy Axemen. Might use a Reaper myself. Or Heavy Blade if we need a tank.

.Hack ___Welcome to The World___

I'm certainly interested. .Hack is something I played a lot of back in the PS2 days but it's been so long my memory of mechanics and lore might be a bit fuzzy. I'm also willing to pick whatever class the party is lacking in (Warlock/Cleric if the party lacks magic coverage or Brandier/Punisher if the party is lacking a tank, etc), unless I get first pick in which case I'd go Reaper or Grappler all the way.

Kingdom Hearts: Seekers of Light (Double & NobodiesHero)

San Fransokyo ~ A Long Time Ago

"Y'know, I see your mouth moving but all I hear is 'Blah blah blah science, blah blah blah mechanics'." Sam had a wide grin on his face, one Riley had nicknamed his troll face. It was also a grin Riley hated seeing, something about it just made want to punch Sam in the mouth. Sam quickly bent down and pulled Riley into a headlock and proceeded to noogie him mercilessly, "C'mon not everyone speaks egghead, Egghead!" Sam eventually showed pity and released his brother.

"Well if you didn't sleep in school maybe you'd speak a little egghead yourself!" Riley taunted, reaching for a wadded up sheet of paper and chucking it at Sam's face. Sam ducked and had Riley in another headlock, "Okay okay! Uncle! Uncle!" this got Sam to let go and the brothers started laughing at each other, "Alright alright..." said Riley between breathless laughs, "...just watch my presentation at the fair. You'll see what I'm cooking up then. Speaking of, you got the stuff loaded in the car right?"

"Yep." said Sam, turning Riley's wheelchair around and pushing him toward the open garage door, "All there. All that's left is the drive. Ready to dazzle the world?" as he was getting into the car, Sam felt like he'd left his own body. He watched himself get into the car and drive off with Riley. Sam silently gave chase but it felt like the universe itself was holding him back and forcing him to watch the accident play out in front of him. That was when he woke up.

Land of Dragons

"Ugh... feel like I crashed into a bus." Sam muttered as he painfully pushed himself to his feet. Something wasn't right, however. His left arm felt stiff and refused to move, "Great, bastard busted my arm. Okay, what's the damage?" rather than stand, Sam instead put himself into a sitting position with his legs crossed. He had to manually move the arm with his other one, but he held it up to look at it more closely.

"Son of a..." Sam's voice trailed off as he grumbled. The arm was pretty wrecked. Any more damage and it would have fallen out entirely. Thankfully Sam wasn't completely up the creek. Reaching back with his right hand, Sam removed the Lightning Edge from its holster, sheath and all. The sheath had a small storage compartment right next to the open end. Sam popped it open and emptied its contents into the palm of his unmoving mechanical hand. They were small objects, tiny black spheres with two oblong limbs each. The limbs twitched with movement, making the spheres move in turn.

Microbots. Or at least a variation of Microbots. These types were designed with the sole purpose of getting into small spaces within machines to perform repairs on the field. They wouldn't fix Sam's arm perfectly, but they would provide a temporary fix until he could take the thing apart and fix it more thoroughly later, "Looks like they work after all. Thanks... Hiro." the Microbots weren't Sam's creation, nor Riley's. Instead they were invented by Riley's friend, the same one who introduced Riley to the Institute and later helped Sam build his arm and sword.

When his arm could move again, Sam grabbed the Lightning Edge off of the palace floor and stood to his feet, "Now... to figure out how long I've been out for. I swear when I find that Imperator I'm gonna-" the sound of the front doors opening grabbed Sam's attention. Without thinking he pulled out the Lightning Edge and held it at the ready for whoever or whatever walked through those doors.

@NobodiesHero

Kingdom Hearts: Seekers of Light (Double & NobodiesHero)

@NobodiesHero

From this point on, feel free to control some of the NPC's whenever you need to. Like for instance Launchpad and Gadget so you can carry on a conversation with them while Ashe is on her way to the Land of Dragons.

Kingdom Hearts: Seekers of Light (Double & NobodiesHero)

Disney Castle

"Oh? Well I don't know if..." the Queen's voice trailed off a bit. She wasn't expecting anyone to so readily volunteer, especially over what was admittedly just a bad feeling. It was also pretty apparent that the Queen didn't enjoy asking for such dangerous tasks of anyone, much less someone she'd only just met for the first time. Luckily for Ashe, Leon wasn't afraid to vouch for her.

"That might not be a bad idea." he admitted in a thoughtful tone, "She's still pretty unknown to the Empire, so I doubt they'd be expecting a move like that. Besides, if someone like me or one of the others in Traverse Town went, it'd probably just draw unwanted attention. At least this way our intentions can still stay relatively under the radar."

"Well," said the Queen, a smile reappearing on her face as she gently placed a hand on Ashe's shoulder, "if Leon trusts you, then so can I. If you really are willing, Ashe, then I'd like you go to the Land of Dragons and investigate what happened to Daisy. Oh, but you'll need a transport, won't you?" her face lit up a bit with an idea that came to her, "I think we may have just the vessel for the job. Would you please accompany me back into the Docking Area?" by that point the trio had made their out to the Courtyard so they would go back the way they came to reach the place the Queen mentioned.

"That's right," Leon said, pressing his palm to his forehead as if he'd forgotten something, "Ashe, you should know before you go: Sam was the one assigned to be Daisy's bodyguard." he was referring Samuel Drake, someone who - like Ashe herself - lost his his home to Heartless and found himself in Traverse Town. Not that the two of them were particularly close or anything but Leon did seem to recall them sparring with each other once or twice. Leon did wonder why Sam wasn't around when the Imperator attacked and now he remembered that this was the reason for that.

"I believe you were the one who recommended Sam to me when Daisy's mission came up, didn't you?" asked the Queen, thinking back to a week ago and recalling the details.

"That's right, I did. I believed he could handle it. Now I'm starting to worry something happened to him as well."

In the Docking Area, the Queen showed Ashe and Leon to a specific bay that was closed off to the general public. In fact only specific individuals were allowed in and the Queen had to vouch for Ashe and even Leon as well before the they were allowed through. Within the closed docking bay the space looked empty, "Here we are, this will be your vessel." the Queen said, even gesturing to what was otherwise an empty space, "Oh dear, I almost forgot. Um, turn off the cloaking field if you please!" with that request, a Gummi Ship appeared to shimmer into existence right before their very eyes, "This is the Talon. It was the last Gummi Ship design the King personally worked on before his disappearance. It's equipped with a cloaking device to keep it from showing up on radar and scanners, and its outside shell are made of special Gummi panels able to reflect light and render the ship virtually invisible. It's the perfect vessel for a covert mission."

The ship's hatch opened with a hiss and someone emerged from it. They looked male, based on their tall height and broad shoulders. As his form came fully into view, the person was revealed to be actually a humanoid bird - a pelican to be exact. He wore a reddish brown flight jacket, had what looked to be short red hair combed back so he could comfortably wear a pair of pilot goggles on his head. He wasn't alone, a mouse even smaller than the Queen seemed to be perched on the pilot's shoulder. She was tiny compared to the Queen, about the size of a chipmunk to be exact. She had long dirty blonde hair and light blue mechanic's jumpsuit, "Golly, we're sorry about the cloaking device being turned on, Your Majesty. I was just making sure it was fully operational." the mouse girl spoke, her voice high pitched but not quite as much as the Queen.

"It's alright," the Queen said with a nod, "Ashe, this is Launchpad McQuack and Gadget Hackwrench. Gadget has been following the King's plans for the ship and putting it together, and Launchpad has been acting as the test pilot during the development phase. Launchpad? Gadget? We'll be letting Ashe use the Talon to find and bring back Daisy. I'd like the two of you act as her supporting crew."

"Sure thing, Queen M." said the pelican, named Launchpad, "Don't worry Ashe, I can crash anything with an engine that moves. I'll have ya there and back again in a jiffy!" he said, not even seeming to notice that he used the word "crash" in place of the word "fly".

"Uh, Launchpad, you did it again." said Gadget, quick to correct her colleague, "Don't let his poor choice of words scare you. He really is a great pilot. Besides, I can fix anything he breaks no matter how bad the damage is. I promise you're in good hands. I built this ship from the ground up, I know it better than my own backyard!" she certainly sounded enthusiastic enough. Quite the eclectic crew this would make.

"Remember, Ashe: you're going to search for Sam and Daisy. Don't draw too much attention. If the Empire is there just observe them, don't try to take them on alone. Especially if one of the Imperators are there. I'd recommend looking for Sam first, he can help you search for Daisy and protect her on your way back here. Be careful, and good luck." Leon said with a nod, deciding to take his leave so he could return to Traverse Town.

Land of Dragons ~ Time Unknown

"Who are these creatures to so brazenly attack my palace?" the words of China's Emperor sounded calm and collected, yet furious at the same time. He was old man, but full of wisdom. Currently the Imperial Palace was under attack by what seemed to be never ending wave of strange grey-colored creatures. The attacked began just as the Emperor had met with the Dignitary from Disney Castle: Daisy Duck.

Now the two of them were searching for a way to escape the palace along with Daisy's bodyguard, Samuel Drake. Sam was able to keep the grey creatures at bay for now, but deep down he knew he couldn't keep this up forever, "An excellent question, Your Excellency. Any ideas, Ms. Daisy?"

"I've never seen them before." Answered the Duck in question, "If they're Heartless then it must be some new type or something. But something tells me it's more complicated than that."

"In any case, we must find my Generals. Shang and Mulan will surely be able to lead us to safety." the Emperor sounded confident in his two protectors, or maybe he was simply worried for their safety? Either way neither of the two were anywhere nearby so unfortunately it would fall entirely to Sam to get everyone out of this danger.

"Another wave? You've got to be kidding me..." said Sam with a groan. All this fighting was becoming exhausting, but he couldn't just throw in the towel. The Queen, Leon, they were counting on him to make sure Daisy stayed safe and could complete her mission. Motioning for his charges to stay put, Sam darted forward with his Lightning Edge already drawn from its sheath. The grey creatures moved around in a very slinky nature. It actually made for more difficult targets to strike at. Still, Sam went into a slide across the palace floors as his blade sank into the head of the grey creature to kill. As the others began to crowd around Sam decided to try out a new tactic he'd been working on. He spun his body around, the blade of his Lightning Edge actually sparking with electricity as it sliced through the creatures around him. Some were destroyed outright, but the others appeared to be stuck in place, held there by electrical energy, "How do ya like that? Time for the clincher!" with a series of quick leaps, Sam jumped from one helpless enemy to other and finished each of them with a rapid succession of jump strikes. With no more enemies in site for the moment, Sam held up his mechanical arm squeezing the upper and forearm around his blade as he pulled it through with a metallic hiss. This action was always to ensure the blade was cleaned off before he returned it to the sheath holstered on his back.

But the sound of clapping and an unfamiliar voice sent a chill down Sam's voice, "Not bad, not bad. Fight fight fight." turning to face the source of the voice, Sam was horrified to find a cloaked individual holding a pair of wicked chakrams against the throats of Daisy and the Emperor. It was one of the Imperators, this one not bothering with his hood. He had bright green eyes, a pair of triangular marks under each of them. His hair was tall, spiky, and red like fire, "But it looks like you went and ignored your superiors here. Too bad for you, I guess."

"We'll see about that..." Sam's hand reached for the hilt of his Lightning Edge, but the Imperator's voice stopped him.

"Hold on now, don't do anything naughty or this job of mine might just get icky. Wouldn't want that, would you?" asked the Imperator as a portal of some kind opened up behind him, "Hate to grab and run like this, but I have to be somewhere. But hey, I'm not all bad. It's not like I'm leaving you without someone to play with. Bye-bye for now." he gave a wink as he pulled Daisy and the Emperor through the portal behind him.

Sam tried to run after them, but was too slow to reach the corridor before it closed, "You won't get away from me that easily! ...Huh?" Sam felt a presence behind him and managed to dive out of the way of someone's blade from behind, "Bring it on, Imperial Bastard!" the Lightning Edge was already drawn but then Sam caught sight of his new opponent. An Imperator, this one keeping their face under a hood. But that wasn't the shocking part. Their weapon... it was a black-colored Keyblade, "But that's-" he couldn't finish the thought because the Keyblade-wielding Imperator already went on the attack and lunged forward before Sam even had time to react to anything.

@NobodiesHero

Kingdom Hearts: Seekers of Light (Double & NobodiesHero)

Take your time. Real life is more important than online.

FF7: SOLDIER [Big Game - Always Accepting!]

<Snipped quote by Double>

To be fair, they're individual specialists. Didn't often deploy in teams, if at all. Look at Sephiroth's attitude towards working with others.

@Zarkun

Doesn't that sort of contradict the point of the RP in some respects? Hard to do the team work thing if your soldiers are brought up on the idea of doing the exact opposite. Man no wonder SOLDIER failed in the games. xD

FF7: SOLDIER [Big Game - Always Accepting!]

*facepalm*

I'm beginning to think that the 1st Class SOLDIERs are a bunch of children, who couldn't team work their way out of a paper bag.

Funny how 1st Class has so far proven to be the worst members thus far. Lol

Kingdom Hearts: Seekers of Light (Double & NobodiesHero)

Name: Samuel "Sam" Drake
Age: 24
Gender: Male

Appearance:

Sam stands at an average height for a man, just barely under six feet. He keeps a more lean build, though, says it works better for his "line of work" than a hulked out build would. But Sam's most noteworthy feature is his left arm, or rather, his lack of one. In it's place is a mechanical prosthesis, advanced enough to allow for realistic movement but also customized for certain combat enhancements. Namely, that customization boils down to the alloy being lighter weight for swift movement, and somewhat sharpened finger tips for clawing and gripping into otherwise smooth surfaces.

Weapon of Choice: Keyblade

Hider

Sam's prosthetic arm can also be used as a makeshift weapon when needed, though more often than not it's used to block and deflect blows from enemy weapons.

Personality: Sam is a pretty cheery guy for someone who is an amputee. He likes to keep a smile on his face, even when times are rough... especially during those times. According to Sam, the toughest times are when people have to force their biggest smiles and save their tears only for the bitter end. Without smiles or morale, it becomes easier to give in to despair. Sam'll even crack the occasional joke or deadpan the situations he finds himself in. But even Sam knows there's a time and place for everything, and when it comes time to buckle down and get serious, Sam is more than willing to keep the jokes to himself and pay attention to the matter at hand.

Backstory: Originally from the city of San Fransokyo, Sam grew up as one of the top athletes in his school. In particular he was the star runner for the track team. One of the fastest people on two legs, or so his friends would boast about him. Sam wasn't so hot in the classroom though, booksmarts just wasn't his thing. For those times he often had to get help from egghead younger brother, Riley. Though confined to a wheelchair, Rilely was a smart kid, always taking things apart just to see what made them tick, only to put them back together with his own added improvements. In fact, by the time Sam was in his senior year of High School, the 15 year old Rilely had already graduated early and was looking to apply for the prestigious San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Riley never had the chance to begin his classes.

After being accepted, Sam was driving Riley to the Institute for his orientation and it was on this day that world just seemed to end. There was an accident, and Sam lost control of the car and it ended up flipped over in a ditch. Sam was the only survivor, his left arm needing to be amputated. Sam spiraled into depression after this, never stopped blaming himself for the accident. He quit the track team, gave up on his own college scholarship and had even started drinking. But one of Riley's friends from the Institute showed Sam what Riley's project was for entering the school. A set of prosthetic legs based on robotic technology, apparently Riley was hoping they could be used so kids like him could walk again, and so Riley himself could start running with his brother.

Inspired, Sam recruited the aid of Riley's friend to finish his little brother's work. After many days and nights of reading and rereading Riley's notes and making few changes and adjustments, they made their first prosthetic: a left arm for Sam to use. But Sam didn't stop there, he kept fine tuning the build, making it stronger and able to move more and more like a real arm. Alongside this he started practicing martial arts, curious to see just how far he could push the prosthetic arm as well as his own body. Soon he had Riley's friend craft him a sword he later nicknamed "Lightning Edge". But it was sometime after this that mysterious black creatures started overrunning the city. Sam tried to fight them off with his new sword and arm, but there was little that a single person could do when the whole world seemed to be getting overwhelmed.

The next thing Sam knew, he was in a place he later learned was called Traverse Town. Not one to let a second world fall like his own had, it didn't take Sam long to join up with those who were committed to defending the town from threats like the Heartless and the Empire.

~Command Deck~

Physical:
Blitz; Non-Elemental; Basic
Sliding Dash; Non-Elemental; Basic
Binding Strike; Non-Elemental; Basic
Magical:
Magnera; Basic

Shotlocks: Ragnorak
Command Styles:

Kingdom Hearts: Seekers of Light (Double & NobodiesHero)

Traverse Town ~ First District

"Pretty slim to none, I'd say." Leon said, providing an answer to Ashe's question, "Unfortunately, not quite everyone who loses their world ends up in Traverse Town. Sometimes there's the occasional exception that ends up elsewhere." Leon only knew this because he recalled Riku winding up in Hollow Bastion when Destiny Islands was swallowed up as opposed to Sora who ended up in Traverse Town instead. Besides, the idea of a two worlds that train their warriors identically? Way too much of a coincidence, and Leon had long since stopped believing in those.

The sight waiting for them in Third District was a surprising relief. Despite the battle against the Imperator taking place here, the district itself suffered no permanent damage and repairs would likely be fairly swift and easy. Even their friends who had fought here - Yuffie, Aerith, Cloud, and Tifa - though they looked a bit worn out from the battle were otherwise no worse for ware. Not everyone who fought an Imperator walked away in such good health. They were notoriously strong opponents, the Imperators, reportedly able to fell entire battalions with little effort.

"None of you look badly hurt," said Leon to his friends, "that's a relief. But I need you guys to stay on guard a while longer, in the meantime Ashe and I will head to Disney Castle and report what happened here. Well, it's best not to keep Her Majesty waiting, she tends to get worried easily. Let's go borrow a ship from a Cid head on out." Cid, Ashe would remember, was a mechanical expert and famed for his love of Gummi Ship design. Lately he'd been acting as the commander for the Traverse Town Fleet. Getting a ship from him was a simple enough matter and, within the hour, both Leon and Ashe would find themselves being welcomed into Disney Castle.

Disney Castle

Even these times of conflict, Disney Castle never lost its color or liveliness. It's stretched up high and touched the sky with dark blue peaked roofs. But that was only the view from the Courtyard. Leon and Ashe's ship docked with the Gummi Ship bay located in the Castle sub-levels, so they'd have to go up a few stairs before the castle could be seen from the outside. But first, they were greeted by a friendly welcome. Queen Minnie herself had decided to personally greet the pair in fact. She was polite as always, offering a cordial bow as an initial greeting.

"I just received the report from Traverse Town," the Queen said, her high-pitched voice lowered to a softer tone due to sadness, "I do hope no one was hurt." Queen Minnie Mouse, as her name suggested, was a mouse. She was short, the tip of her large round ears only reaching about waist high next to Leon and Ashe. She wore her usual pink dress and a gold crown on her head. Ever since the King's disappearance all those years ago, Minnie had to rule in his place. She tried her best, but admittedly there were some days that even she felt overwhelmed by it all.

"Not this time, Your Majesty." Leon responded, offering a short but noticeable bow, "We managed to fend them off this time, but attacking a central world within the Alliance like that. They're definitely getting bolder."

"Oh dear. If the Empire continues to attack so brazenly, other worlds might be frightened into surrender. We simply cannot allow that. I'm glad you came Leon, do you remember when I sent Daisy to the Land of Dragons?"

"You said that was a diplomatic mission, right? Something about negotiating with their Emperor about joining us? Did something happen?"

"I don't know, and that is what worries me. Daisy and her bodyguard have been good about sending us status reports frequently, but we haven't received any word from them in nearly a week. Oh, I dread to think something might have happened to them."