Construct: Fountain.

Everyone stares in anguish at the sight of Phantom Reggae being incinerated.

...
Dear god...



WHO DO WE- WHAT ARE YOU GUYS, BATSHIT INSANE!? That guy just burned a GHOST into NOTHINGNESS! We can't fight that... THING! What we need to do is GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!
We can't just let this guy burn everything down. We HAVE to protect the world.
WHAT WORLD!? Are you even LISTENING to yourselves!? There's nothing LEFT of this world! The only survivors of this world are you guys and VILLAINS! So WHAT if this world gets burned down? Won't be too different from it's current state!
Some of us can warp to another dimension, right!? So why the hell don't we just escape to a DIFFERENT world and live there!? Why are we fighting to protect a world that's already DEAD!?

Nobody looks over to the Wily AI; Not even Gagaku, the mecha the AI is attached to, gives him any heeding.

Ugh... Ninja Man, PLEASE tell me you'll be more sensible than these MASOCHISTS.
...It won't make a difference.
Wh-!?
Running. Fighting back. None of it will matter. I can see that now...
All of us are doomed to be burned to ash. NOTHING, not even a single resemblance of a soul, will remain. It's hopeless.

...To HELL with that.

Discorded Sergeant walks forward.

I've said it against Tyr, and I will again. As long as there is still one of us left standing, there will STILL be hope. Hope to stop Burning Desire. Hope to save this world, and to restore it.
...Hope that I will see them again.
...Even if it means I die here... I will fight to the bitter end. As long as I stand, I will NOT let this monster have its way!

Discorded Sergeant places a Prism Guard around Dord!

Beta Shadow goes to his gaming PC and sits down at the nearby chair. He then proceeds to power it on and logs onto the computer.

Well, I've already got Moto texting the rest of the team about Trio. So far, only Delta, Eta, Epsilon, and Digamma have responded. I've also tried to call Omega, but he hasn't picked up yet.

He then proceeds to open up some kind of application on the computer.

As soon as I can get the group together, I'm going to send them to find anyone else from TAR to see if they can help us out with Trio. Obviously, anyone else we can get to help us is good, too; The more, the better, after all. ...But the people of TAR will more easily understand why Trio is such a threat, so they'll be more likely to not only help, but also assist in enlisting the help of others.
...Meanwhile, I'll be looking into what this "Balance Conglomerate" Walter mentioned is. If they want to stop Trio, too, then making allies with them should help out in the long run.

Beta Shadow then pulls out a hard drive.

But first...

Beta Shadow inserts the hard drive, then opens the contents within. The first file he opens appears to be security footage of the Pizzeria... More specifically, footage of Note being knocked back by the barrier.

...That girl, Note... The barrier wouldn't've kept her out unless there was something wrong.

The footage is replayed, except slowed down before stopping on a clear view of a mass of dark energy.

...This dark energy... Something is clearly up about it. Even Note herself appears to be unaware of what this energy is...

...And you're going to try and deal with that, too?

...No. On top of Trio and those Reaperspawn, I already have too much to worry about...

A program within the application begins to run, scanning the depiction of the energy within the footage. The program appears to be... An advanced web search program?

...I'm going to do research on what this energy is in case it appears along the way... But as for dealing with it directly...

...I plan to lend that mission to someone ELSE.

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...Things... seem to have calmed down...
(What am I doing...? I've just been sitting here this whole time, waiting for an anomaly to stop when it already has months ago!)
(It's like Missingno. said... If I don't do this NOW, it'll only cause problems later. I HAVE to find him.)

Ashura goes to knock on the door.

(I have to tell Shadow Digital about the-)

A loud THUD interrupts his train of thought.

Huh? What was-

The sounds continue, getting louder and louder as something grew closer and closer...

...Until for a moment, it stops.

...?

Ashura waits for something to happen...

...until he spots small, purple spore-like things crawl up from the nearby bushes.

Oh, no.

Suddenly, all manners of Primids and other Subspace Army creatures begin to form. Following them is a legion of different mechas; While there are the common Mets and Joes, among them are bats, rats, insects, and all other sorts of animal-based mechas.* A pair of Robot Masters emerge as well, with the one on the right holding up a hand, as if commanding the army to halt.

Do not engage; We must confirm if the primary targets are here, first.

Suddenly, a large machine emerges from the far back... Those that are familiar with it would find it to be many times its original size.

...

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*For the record, the mechas that appear do not consist of any instance of Tox Man or Guard Hound.

...And to make matters worse, I’ve been kicked out. Me! And out of my own home, to boot!
Yo, for real? Man, that sucks, dude.
Indeed... What irks me more about it is this strange sense of deja-vu, as in something just like this has happened before...
Um, excuse me. What are you two talking about?
What the two of us were talking about was the fact that my home in the Electrical Tower has been invaded by some hideous beast! It’s been making a mess of everything!
Apparently, the monster waltzed right on in and took over the place! And even more, it seems to be leaving a virus around, causing them to freak out and become... Well, a bunch of jerks!
Rumors have been going around, saying that Electric-core robots have been going around and shorting out people’s teleportation systems... I think that this beast is responsible for their actions!
That’s horrible!
I have been asking for help from the Robot Academy for quite some time now... But due to the rise in disasters recently, none of them are able to help... I came into town to look for someone to help in this predicament...

Something is going down in Electrical Tower! Make your way there now in order to progress the story!

See, I knew we’d get to the next story event eventually! And it only took us-



O-oh... It... It took us almost two years...

...

...H-hey, slow and steady wins the race, right?

Death Man picks up the Friendship Module!
Life Woman equips the Friendship Module to Death Man!
16 Damage dealt!
Another hit! 16 Damage!
And another! 16 Damage!
And another! 16 Damage! (Total: 64)
24 Damage dealt!16 Damage dealt!

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Automated Turn

Aqua Fishtot moves a space up and 2 spaces right.

Swift Expert boosts the power of Aqua Fishtot’s attack!
Aqua Fishtot uses Swift Shot on Fire Man!Aqua Fishtot earns 132 EXP!
Triton Bubble earns 66 EXP!
Ambience earns 83 EXP!
Pierrobot earns 91 EXP!

Aqua Fishtot is now Level 5!
Energy increased by 40!
Weapons increased by 2!
Attack increased by 3!
Defense increased by 2!
Speed increased by 2!

Ambience is now Level 3!
Energy increased by 40!
Weapons increased by 4!
Attack increased by 2!
Defense increased by 2!
Speed increased by 2!
Learned Energy Break!
Learned Weapons Break!
Learned Attack Break!
Learned Defense Break!
Learned Speed Break!

Pierrobot is now Level 2!
Energy increased by 20!
Weapons increased by 4!
Attack increased by 4!
Defense increased by 2!
Speed increased by 2!

Outlaw Fire Man has been defeated!



MISSION COMPLETE!

Finally, at long last, he’s been caught... Fire Man, the notorious leader of the “Legacy Robots Gang”!
Ever since this guy came around back in April*, countless numbers of Robot Masters with older models have been raiding every known Mystery Dungeon in the world, calling themselves the “superior models”. With their leader captured, they should begin to retreat back to their OWN dungeons.
And it’s all thanks to the four of you. Here, a token of our appreciation...

Team Bubble receives 120 Bolts!

...Yeah, I’ve seen what kinds of experience you’ve been getting from damage-based growth alone; You don’t need any extra on top of that. So now, the prize for completing missions- alongside items, of course- will be bolts equal to 10x the number of enemies defeated during the mission.

Speaking of items...

Team Bubble receives an Extra Life!
Team Bubble receives a Life Capsule!
Team Bubble earns 24 REP!


Life Capsule
Core: Energy
Effect: Restores up to 50 HP to the consumer.
Hold Effect: Automatically restores 50 HP to the holder when this amount is lost.

There are no more floors in this dungeon, so out you go.

*Ignore the fact that this mission has been around long before April. This is just another way of saying that the April Fool’s event is now finally over.

@Lushkk :

Tesstra has reached the stairs!

Something big is happening... Would you like to leave the dungeon early?

Also, to answer your questions: Yes, yes, and yes (though giving to an ally only extends to the user’s team and cannot be given to another player by any means other than throwing it at them, in which case they’d have to be the first robot in the direction you throw it in at a cardinal or diagonal direction), but doing any of these moves would take up a turn.

Automated Turn

Best Man moves 1 space up and 1 space right.

Best Man has reached the stairs!



Something big is happening... Would you like to leave the dungeon early?

(Note: The option to leave early is only due to the upcoming start of a Story Mission; This is a one-shot chance to leave early in order to hop into it, and will only occur upon the next moment a player reaches the stairs, and only for said player.)

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Automated Turn

Neutral Expert boosts the power of DNA Man’s attack!
DNA Man uses Buster Shot on Big Eye!13 Damage dealt!
Another hit! 13 Damage!
And another! 12 Damage! (Total: 38)
Ooooooh no ya don’t. I didn’t come all the way over here to just sit on my . Go after that green guy or something, I don’t care, just leave this guy to me.
...I mean, hey, it’s your funeral, pal.
4 Damage dealt!
15 Damage dealt!

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@Malware :

Unfortunately, you cannot equip an item and attack on the same turn. However, you can have a teammate use their turn to equip it... Which in this case is a necessity, since you technically don’t pick up the item until you end your turn on the space the item is on.

So, the only viable move would be...

Shadow Expert boosts the power of Death Man’s attack!
Death Man uses Shadow Shot on ???!Death Man earns 96 EXP!
Life Woman earns 48 EXP!
The held Power Pellet was lost.

Upon Redord being disabled, Reggae is flung out of the merge, landing right on his back.

Ow. That smarts.

Reggae proceeds to get back up.

(If I fuse with Dord again now, BD would likely see it as an immediate threat and kill us off again immediately. I'll have to do this in a way he'll NEVER see coming...)
(...On the next turn. With someone ELSE!)

To stall for time, Reggae uses the Water Core he got from his skill earlier to fire a Prismatic Core Laser at BD!

Greetings, miss Note.

Epsilon turns to Chase.

You see, our current objective is to find a place known as "Crossroads City" to see if we can find anyone who knows about the Star Scepter.
Our ultimate goal is to use the Scepter to stop Trio; Whatever your issue happens to be, it'll have to wait until AFTER.

Ninja Ghost then turns to HighTower.

...And whatever your selfish issue is, we'll be getting to that... Hmmm, never.
As it stands, our only, and I mean ONLY concern is with Trio. If ANY of you have any OTHER issues that you feel are more important than him trying to destroy EVERYTHING, then you may feel free to LEAVE and handle it on your own. We have NO TIME for being sidetracked for ANY reasons.
(You know, you two could afford to be at least a little bit nicer about this.)
(We're just saying it as it is; We already have ENOUGH on our plates as-is between Trio and whoever the hell's trying to hunt us down.)

Alright, enough idling about; Let's get a move on!

Beta and the others head further down the island.

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...There are many different dimensions and universes within the MMRPG Omniverse. But there is also a realm that exists outside of it: the Void. Within the Void are many of its own realms... But one of these realms exist neither outside nor within the universes of the Omniverse, but rather in the middle of it all. A space only accessible by Reapers, Pseudoreapers, and those with enough 4th wall-breaking abilities. This is...



...And within that realm is a house made of indestructible glass. In this glass house is a staircase leading into the restrooms, a few guestrooms, and a bedroom. The bedroom contains a water bed, an HDTV, a gaming computer, and a shelf with an assortment of game consoles, including a Nintendo Switch and a Nintendo 3DS, with various games. On the walls, there are various posters for different video game franchises, such as Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pokemon, though there is at least one poster for Dragon Ball Z. There is also a mini-fridge filled with Dr. Peppers (and for whatever reason, one Chloroform bottle with a Dr. Pepper bottlecap labeled "Potentially Dangerous") and a bookshelf containing many different figures and Amiibo. In the middle of this bookshelf is some kind of marble surrounded by a bunch of custom-made plushies; Said plushies consist of the following characters, from left to right: Bane, Jazz, Epsilon, Ninja Man, Sergeant Man, Beta Man, Beta Shadow, [DATA EXPUNGED] (labeled as "From Mighty"), Beta Devil (crudely made, labeled as "From Anonymous"), Bt Ghost, Sargent Ghost, Ninja Ghost, a mysterious character resembling Beta Man, Darkrai, Fortem, and Reggae.

...As if context clues were not obvious enough, this is



...Of which the man himself warps in to and proceeds to dig into his closet.

Let's see... Where is it...?

Beta Shadow proceeds to dig through the different costumes that were hung up... Most of which are all the same yellow vest, grey undershirt, and grey sweatpants.

Ah, here we go!

Suddenly, in a blink of an eye, Beta Shadow changes his appearance to-

...Huh. I can't say I expected this.

Oh, yeah. Just kinda figured I'd do a spin on an old classic; If I'm gonna fight Trio, why not?
...Also, I'm wearing this helmet for tactical reasons. Remember the LAST time I've fought Trio's subordinates?

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---

...Though, wait, you were wearing a helmet back then. What makes this any different?

I chose a stronger material for the helmet this time around.

Ok...? And if he goes for the heart instead?

Heh. You say that like I'd give him the CHANCE.

Your funeral, pal. So, what next?

Beta Man and the others are... understandably confused by the sudden appearance of the 3-4(?) Reapers.

(Huh...? Who are these guys...?)
(Well, if they were able to warp here, then they're certainly not Robot Masters...)
(...Hang on a second, is that...?)
(Grey gloves, blue jacket-)
(An incredibly ridiculous haircut? Yeah, I'd say that's him alright.)
(It seems that RadiatedWraith's here, too... Which I HOPE you'll be on your best behavior around him, Ghost.
(ONE. It only happened ONE time*, and it shouldn't happen AGAIN as long as I stay out of my spectral form.)
(...Am I supposed to know what you're talking about? ...Or who these people are, for that matter?)
(Well, I don't know who that... entitled manchild? Over there is, but if he's with Wraith and Walter, then he's probably a Reaper, too. And I guess that... note-looking guy is, too, if he's actually there.)
(Wait... They're all Reapers?)
(Indeed; I don't know about those other two, but RadiatedWraith is the current Reaper of the GammaGuardian account, while Walter is the holder of the RedBomber accoun-)
RedBomber!? As in, THAT RedBomber? The guy who made MKI-
(Easeyay on the MIIKay. Given what we've last heard regarding MKII**, it's probably best not to speak of it.)

Ignoring Ninja Ghost, Lydian approaches Walter curiously.

...Strange... He certainly doesn't LOOK like the RedBomber I have in my database... I don't recall him ever having this haircut.

Lydian goes to lift one of Walter's arms over his head.

Doesn't even have any red on him... I would say he's more of a BLUE Bomber, but that title's been taken already.

Lydian puts the arm down before walking around him from behind, before stopping at the opposing side from where she stood when she lifted the arm to look back over to the others.

...You sure this is the right guy? He looks COMPLETELY different from the data you've given me before.

...

...I'm surprised to have to explain this at all, but... The data that I- ...That WE had on the Reapers before the end of the AJAX universe are rather... outdated.
O-oh. Right... My mistake.
Awkwardness aside... What brings you all here, anyway?

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*Reference: Part II, Page 143, Post #2
**Referring to the picked-up signal of MKII created by Jazz +, as seen earlier in this thread; Due to the signal being lost because of Proteus' fit of rage, they are unaware of what has occurred to MKII, or anyone involved in the fight... And by extension, the fact that this isn't the same Walter that they knew of.

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...Is that small bearded guy a Reaper, too?
...Hmm, no, I think that's just some kinda Gnome.

@ch4s3man : I mean, the dialogue under Light Labs seem to indicate that it's an Alternate Universe, and thus I think the same could be said of the Mega Man used?

"Balance Conglomerate"... Can't say I've ever heard of it before.

Beta Shadow takes another drink from his Dr. Pepper.

...I've already got a few people helping in the case... If you're interested in helping them, then you should head for the Bermuda Triangle. An associate of mine just texted me recently that they're heading there to find a "Star Sceptre".
...As for what I'm going to do... Well, I-

Customer: Sorry to interrupt... whatever you're talking about, but are you the manager of this establishment?

The sudden interruption causes Beta Shadow to fall out-of-character and start talking in his normal voice, standing up.

I am the owner, yes.
Customer: Would you mind telling your employees to turn the lights back on? We're trying to have a birthday for my child over here.
OH! My apologies, uh...

Beta Shadow then pulls out a pager.

(Hey, Moto, mind turning the lights back on?)

Suddenly, the spotlight turns off and the lights return to normal. The customer returns to their table as Beta Shadow sits back down.

...Well. That ruined the mood of the moment.
Anyway, I think I might just help out in the situation, too, but I'll have to do a few things... Starting with a change in attire. I have no plans on fighting a reality-bending world ender in a tuxedo.
Believe me; Trio already destroyed it all once...

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On the shores of a strange island on the Bermuda Triangle, the Gangplank Galleon II docks.

Yarr, here we be, boys! The shores of the very island that houses Crossroads City!
I just hope we find the information we're looking for...
Don't worry, Sarge; I'm sure we'll find EXACTLY what we need!

Beta and the others proceed to climb off the ship to search for Crossroads City...
...completely unaware of the presence stalking them.

...

---

As Kamek tries to hide in the shadows, a figure warps behind him.

Whatever it is you're trying to pull, I wouldn't try it, if I were you.

...

Beta Shadow proceeds to pull out a folder from his tuxedo and slams it on the table. In detective movie manner, pictures fly out of the folder in front of Walter.

...And by pictures, I mean printed-out screenshots of Absurd Roleplay posts.

---

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...His actions within this realm have evaded me; Truthfully, the most I know of them is that he's here.
...I don't suppose you have any particular reason to discuss him? ...Seeing as you never WERE there for anything that occurred in that universe. It's not as if you just suddenly knew about the guy and were just curious about him.

...I'm fairly certain Little Papa Beta's is an entirely separate location from where Morpho Knight and Palutena is.

...I'm also pretty sure Chase is in a different place than LPB's? Then again I might've just missed some context.



Suddenly, the lights in the Pizzeria go off. After a moment, a single spotlight turns on, focused on a table near Walter. Beta Shadow sits across from the table, despite clearly not being there before.

...

Beta Shadow proceeds to speak in a sort-of hardboiled detective show voice... For some reason.

...Trio, huh? ...I happen to know him very well... The question is... Do you?

He then proceeds to take a sip of his Dr. Pepper before continuing.

I'd be willing to tell you what I know... If you're willing to listen.

...You mean that pizza place? Of course I do, the location has his name on it; Beta Shadow was his name.
Correct. Now, aside from running a successful pizza business here in town... What do WE know him for?
...He's one of those Reapers who fight to protect the universe, or at least that's what our top secret surveillance footage tells us.

Mayor Falso enters a command of sorts on his keyboard, and suddenly, one of the TV monitors displays the actions of Beta Shadow- among several others*- throughout the Chaos Zone.

Indeed. We have been keeping tabs on these "Reapers" and their varied associates since we've first noticed their appearance. And we have also- with assistance from other Government facilities- worked hard to create cover stories for these events while keeping the truth of such events a Government secret for the sake of their own privacy.
And while most of our data is of their battles to keep our world- and beyond- safe from complete annihilation...

Suddenly, the screen changes to some of the more... passive scenarios.

...We have taken note of their other activities. Their hobbies, their bonds... for some of them, even the careers they choose when they are NOT fighting to save the world.

Falso turns the screen off.

...Beta Shadow fights to save the world, yet he also actively runs and helps to manage a business. Do you know what this makes him, Sergeant?
A man with godlike powers and too much time on his hands.

Falso sighs and shakes his head.

No, Sergeant... It makes him a CITIZEN. Underneath everything that classifies him as a "hero"... he is as much of a person as you or I. ALL of them are.
I am a robot, Mayor-
I'm not referring to humanity, Sergeant. A good number of these heroes are not human, either; I am referring to the fact that they all have dreams and aspirations. They all have their own lives. They all have the same desire to live, love, and learn as we do. And much like yourself and I, they have a strong desire to PROTECT this world with all that they can give.

Mayor Falso sits down.

...That is why I cannot accept your proposal on passing this law; We don't need it to prove that anyone can be a hero. If anything, the law CONTRADICTS this.
...
...Understood, Mr. Mayor. Have a pleasant evening.

Sergeant Fanfare walks out of the office, the mayor's words resonating in his head...

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*This does not include any of RedBomber's characters since most of their plots (pre-reboot) are revolved around Mega City; Additionally, anything involving the Mushroom Kingdom or related areas, any location from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise or Mega Man Classic series, or anywhere that isn't within Dimension 1's Earth. If any of you want your characters uninvolved in this as well, feel free to consider it as such.

...But by time we got there, all systems have become corrupt beyond repair. So unfortunately, Defender Joe #082014 has been deemed terminated.
Unfortunate news indeed... Thank you, Sergeant. Your endeavors in investigating this housebreaking incident shows your dedication to the protection of this city, and the services that come with it are highly appreciated by Allegrotropolis citizens everywhere...



...But I know you haven't come here for a simple chat and a field report.
...So you've got my E-Mail. I suppose we can discuss my propositions, then?
...First, let's discuss your proposal regarding the recent troubles. I believe it is needless to say that we will be going through with your idea of a city-wide patrol for Agony and any related activities. Additionally, for the safety of the people and its citizens, your secondary proposal for this task will be carried out: Citizens will be warned to refrain from confrontation of any kind, and to report anything they see of Agony to the Allegrotropolis Security Force.
I see... Good. Then I suppose our discussion here is done, then, since I'm sure the third proposition has been accepted as well, correct?
...That's the one that you wanted to speak of, right? The one to carry out the late President Walter's anti-vigilantism law here in Allegrotropolis, regardless of whether or not the rest of the world chooses not to...

Mayor Falgo stands up from his chair, then turns to look out the window.

...I'm sorry to say that I have refused that proposal.
Wh-what!? Mayor Falso, please reconsider-
I've been thinking over this since the moment word got out that the law was being considered. Before, it was out of my control... but right now, my choice on the matter is clear.
...I... But I don't understand... Relying on these heroes... All it's doing is setting us up to become defenseless the mere moment we LOSE them.
With the Anti-Vigilantism Law, we could prove to the world that we don't need heroes! That ANYONE can rise to defend everything they care about from villains. People could finally learn to have hope even in the most hopeless situations! So... Why...?

Silence fills the room for a minute until Falso proceeds to speak.

...Tell me. Do you recall the owner of that local restaurant that opened up in late June of 2020?

While the figure's first appearance within the fire stirred suspicion, familiarity, and unease for Ninja Man, the full-fledge appearance of Burning Desire strikes him with an intense feeling of dread, enough for him to gasp out loud.

(I knew there was something familiar about this situation... it! Why the Hell does it have to be HIM...!?)



...When I was traveling the multiverse searching for a challenge... He was one of them. And not only did I lose... I barely managed to escape with my life.
Are you serious...?
So you challenged him and lost, big whoop. Every Ninja Man in the multiverse can write that in their autobiographies.
...Actually, it wasn't me who challenged him. It was more like... He challenged me? Or, rather... He tried to burn me down... If he was even aware I was there to begin with before we fought.

This... MONSTER that we're facing... People who have met it- or at least the rare few that has survived such an encounter- call it Burning Desire, based entirely on the fact that its only desire is to burn down EVERYTHING it sees... And unless we can manage to wear him out somehow, he won't stop until EVERYTHING in the entire world is reduced to ash.

...Cool story, bro. Now watch the two of us solo this guy.

(Voting for Artifenix btw)

Reggae laughs from within the fusion.

HahaHAAAAAAAAAAA! Did ya see that!? The two of us are squawkin' UNSTOPPABLE! Unstoppable, SQUAWK!!!

Meanwhile, Ninja Man grows concerned.

...Something wrong?
...Hopefully, it's nothing... god, I hope it's nothing... But I have a very bad feeling about this flame.



...The problem isn't if the flame will go out or not. The problem is if this flame is an omen to something... and if so, to what?

Well, you don’t have enough range to pull it off, but you also already used your Water Buster anyways, so I’ll just charge it up again for you.

---

I have a VERY important announcement to make.

Recently, I have found two problems with the current gameplay of RMMD:

1. It is a bit unfair towards players, most likely due to the amount of HP they have.
2. EXP growth is incredibly slow.

So, I decided to make some changes inspired by the gameplay of Take the Crown:

> Speed will now determine the turn order among players.
> Stat boosts/debuffs will now work in the same vein as they do in Take the Crown.
> Upon leveling up, Stats are increased by 2 instead of just 1; For Boons, it will increase by 3, and for Banes, it will increase by 1 per level (rather than simply one every other level like before).
> Everyone’s HP stat points will be multiplied by 20 instead of 2.
  > This will also apply for enemies... Except for Mechas, who will have their HP stat points multiplied by 10 instead. Mecha-based player characters such as Aqua Fishtot and Nuclear Haste’s Guard Hound are considered as exceptions and will be exempt from this rule.
> Calculations for both damage and EXP (from defeating enemies) will be equivalent to TTC; Damage is calculated by (Attack * Power) / Defense, and the EXP earned will be based on the damage dealt. However, two things to note on EXP growth:
  > The unit that defeats the enemy will take all of the accumulative EXP of the damage dealt. Additionally, units on the same team as the one who defeats the enemy, regardless of their involvement, will obtain half of this.
  > Furthermore, a multiplier will be applied on the EXP based on the unit’s Level vs. the enemy’s Level. (Ex. A player who is one level lower than the enemy gains a x1.1 multiplier, while a player who is one level higher receives a x0.9 multiplier. And yes indeed, the lower limit of the multiplier WILL be x0, granting no EXP whatsoever.)
> Since moves will be adjusted to be more like the TTC formula, this means that ALL moves- not just the Shot moves- will have their own Accuracy.
> All changes will be made gradually over time; Do not expect all databases to be 100% accurate at the time of this post. (Which doesn’t say too much because they haven’t exactly been updated to include recent information, anyways.)
> Stat changes will also work like it does in TTC.
> I have also decided to double the item space for all players so that it’s not as easy to run out of item space.
> In order to ease us into the new rules, the HP and WE of all remaining units- both Player and Enemy- will be reset.
  > Stat changes, however, will not; Instead, they will be converted in accordance to the new rules.

These changes will take effect after the Jazz Plus post with Darkrai’s and Enayrk’s moves and can be seen on the NEW Players Database. Certain teams (ie. Skull Bros., Vains of Shards) will not be added to the new Players Database until they confirm interest in returning to RMMD. (Teams such as Nuclear Haste and Project Numinous have been added, though if there’s anyone who’d prefer to take their teams off the board may request to do so.)

@Lushkk :

Tesstra picks up the Step Drive!


Step Drive
Core: Neutral
Effect: An item to be held. Ignores the effects of all spaces and allows movement to anywhere. Certain tiles require 2 extra SPD to step on, however.
(To clarify, this would mean tiles such as Oil and Water tiles, but not walls.)

@Idk947 :

Unfortunately, you don’t quite have enough space to make it.

(Also, I would’ve made this go first, but I think it’s made subtly clear that Lush wanted the item more than you did.)

No real point in spawning any enemies since you’re just going to go to the next floor anyways.

Unless you actually WANT that, though I don’t see why you would.

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@prototedd :

Neutral Expert boosts the power of DNA Man’s attack!
DNA Man uses Buster Shot on Ice Man!DNA Man receives 15 EXP!
Incinerator Man receives 8 EXP!
The held (BC) Frost Wave was dropped!

...Should we stop him from reaching that weird alien guy?
*Shrugs*
Not very effective...
1 Damage dealt!
1 Damage dealt!
1 Damage dealt!

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@Malware :

Shadow Expert boosts the power of Death Man’s attack!
Death Man uses Shadow Shot on Flipping Suzy!
Buster Charge empowers the attack!
Death Man is no longer Stunned!

Shield Expert boosts the power of Life Woman’s attack!
Life Woman uses Shield Shot on Flipping Suzy!Life Woman earns 8 EXP!
Death Man earns 4 EXP!
The held Friendship Module was dropped!

(Well, that’s ironic.)
7 Damage dealt!
The second attack missed...
The third attack missed...
1 Damage dealt!
1 Damage dealt!
1 Damage dealt!
4 Damage dealt!
The second attack missed...
The third attack missed...

(This isn't good. This smoke is unbearable, and that fire's only getting stronger...)
(...Maybe making ourselves stronger is our best bet.)

Phantom Reggae looks around, then decides to approach Dord...

Hey, kid. Wanna fusion?

Phantom Reggae prompts Dord with a Reggae Overdrive!