Mezzo looks down in a state between curious and catatonic at Flora Ace's description of a Reploid. The mention of Adrian is enough to snap him back to reality, and he quietly walks up to Flora.

Meta Knight and Dedede both step back in surprise.The trio from Dream Land narrow their gazes on the "festive" ghost...Dedede leaps up to "Rotom" and tries slamming him to the ground with a Frost Crush!
Suddenly, a flurry of wind and blades passes by where the two made impact, ready to carry "Rotom" with it!

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Frost Crush: (Freeze/Impact) King Dedede envelops his hammer in Ice magic, slamming it down and covering the ground in ice spikes. Guaranteed to Freeze the opponent if they're struck by the hammer itself.
Dragoon Trail: (Wind/Cutter) Flow-R Blade Man combines a variety of blades into a serpentine shape, then uses the wind to launch it forward in twisting paths.

Frozen RECAP: A status effect. The target is immobilized and encased in ice. How long it lasts depends on the surrounding temperature, both from the area and from attacks. Can also be broken faster (but much more painfully) if an ally or opponent uses a strong physical attack.

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*Reference: [Kirby Triple Deluxe]{spoiler}
†Recap: All six of the Mega Man 3: The Robots are Revolting Robot Masters (collectively known as the Revolt Robots to help distinguish themselves) have been rebuilt at some point. Blade and Torch were rebuilt by Rika, each in the image of one of her two primary vehicles.

Even with the newfound backup from Storm Eagle L, the Brash Crew is growing concerned as they tank and counter the unknown menace's various attacks.
A portly penguin turns to Suwako as he tries warding off "Rotom?" with a Diamond Flake.
A smaller figure flies up, sword in hand.
Meta Knight's Galaxia begins to glow a mystical white......as he releases his Hope magic† in the form of a Galaxia Light!

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As Tinker Knight is performing the final tests on the Gouf-derived armor, Demyx is lounging on the tower's roof. A small winged figure flies up to him.Demyx gets up and begins to speedwalk back into the tower.

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Diamond Flake: (Freeze/Cutter) King Dedede uses Ice magic to summon two giant snowflakes that circle around him, gradually moving further outward.
Galaxia Light: (Shadow/Light) Meta Knight swings his sword, unleashing a ray of Hope magic†.

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*Given Kirby's status as Great Entity, I'm not entirely sure where Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandanna Dee (three of the characters most closely connected to Kirby in his home series) stand when it comes to their history, Meta Knight especially.
†Recap (Grey Matter Arc/Beta Diablo Arc, Thread 1): After leading a final confrontation with several Grey Matter beings, assisted by the Hope Energy (as opposed to Grey Matter's Despair Energy) of the Love-Love Stick (Kirby's Dream Land 3), Meta Knight, Bandanna Waddle Dee, and R.O.B. learned Hope magic (Think Holy magic but not tied to religion).
‡Reference: Kingdom Hearts II (I promise it isn't any metaphysical nonsense) - Sephiroth appears in the game (released in 2005) as a superboss, disappearing some time after in a cutscene; he hasn't returned to the series since, though "One-Winged Angel" is present in a newer game where Demyx isn't.

Heavy Magician simply watches, a pondering hand under where her chin would be.With a final tip of her hat, Heavy Magician pulls her hat over herself and disappears in a puff of sparkling smoke.

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*Recap (Grey Matter Arc): [During an attempt to take over Copy X's body (which led to Neo Arcadia and all related to it save for Fefnir being blocked off from the rest of the world), a revived and sapient Replicapture armor (Rockman X Mega Mission 2, TheHighTower's character, deceased) revived the four EX/PR Reploids (Rockman X Giga Mission). The only known survivor left to do their own thing, and hasn't been seen since. Said survivor was heavily implied to be Magma Dragoon EX.]{spoiler}

Yoshi, visibly irritated, dumps the vial down RX's throat before focusing back on "Rotom".
As Garbage Puyo and raining fire continue to fill the air, Yoshi blasts "Rotom" with Aqua Breath!

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With the cat out of the bag, a round, sharp-dressed robot appears from under the hat.Magician's eyes dart at the Earth Agate for a second before focusing again.

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Aqua Breath: (Water/Wind) Yoshi uses his Water magic to spit out a stream of bubbles that soak opponents.

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*Reference: Mega Man X4 - Magma Dragoon's antagonistic role in the story was apparently out of a desire to fight X/Zero, which indicates either Maverick Hunters don't have time for non-lethal sparring matches (or maybe are just opposed to them), or Magma Dragoon was just being a complete idiot.
You can probably tell which interpretation I'm going with here.

As Kogasa continues pouring Rain Flares on Rotom(?), a sense of dread looms over her and Dark Elf*...
Diddy Kong tries to capture the electric ghost with a Bramble Blast as Kogasa batters him with a Super Tornado Blow!

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A mouse in a flying saucer curiously watches six recently-completed mechs...

...well, "mech" is putting it nicely.

Each Mecha enters an RB-79 of their own, one by one...
A sudden shove from behind forcefully fits Dachone into the machine!

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A golden hat appears in front of Tunnel Rhino...

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Bramble Blast: (Nature/Cutter) Diddy Kong uses his Nature magic to summon dozens of brambles from the ground, whipping and entangling the target(s) while slicing them with thorns.

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*Recap: Dark Elf and Kogasa are both aware of the fourth wall. Diddy is too, but he doesn't care.
†Recap: The "Fighting Mecha Team", a sextet of Mechas not used in MMRPG or its Roleplays (at the time they formed, anyway; Peterchies have since appeared in Mystery Mansion 2), have an alliance with the Squeaks, who agreed to help them build mechs for them (specifically from the Gundam franchise) after Up'n'Down caught wind of the Gouf blueprints obtained by Choice Man.
‡RX-93 v Gundam. Yes, the Squeaks have blueprints for the Nu Gundam. If you have any questions, you're in the wrong Roleplay.
§Drill Man's stage (Mega Man 4), as named in MMRPG Prototype itself.

The Crew turns around as the shrill mispronounciation of the recent holiday pierces the sky.
As Shadow Digital restores the walls, Dark Elf and Kogasa hold off Rotom with Slammer Walls and Rain Flares, all three expecting a certain someone to arrive eventually...

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Slammer Wall RECAP: (Shield/Impact) The user summons a wall of Garbage Puyo and slams it into the opponent.

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*Digital Calvin and Hobbes (a defunct website); I forgot the name of the Roleplay thread in question and the Wayback Machine doesn't give me anything

As a bitcrushed scream fills the air, no trace of Remnant Aviator remains from the Duo Meteor...

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Fang skids his Marvelous Queen to a stop, and he and Yoshi open the lab's hatch door...
...and find themselves face-to-face with about 25 Nuclear Detonators.In a dark flash, Fang and Yoshi find themselves inside the lab.A cork flies right in front of Yoshi's eyes, almost grazing his snout on the way by.
Fang pulls the Marsh Agate out from under his hat.A tall, bulky figure picks up the gem and looks at it closely...

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Dyna Man, Volt Man, and Sonic Man's Skill*: Supercharge: Dyna Man, Volt Man, and Sonic Man can willingly change into a form that increases all stats, and adds an extra type to any ability.

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Marsh Agate - w/ The Brash Crew

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*(OOC: The Supercharge predates Skills by several months, but it seemed functionally sound enough that I decided to roll with this.)

Mezzo looks up at the tree, and with his eyes still focused as he grabs a random piece of produce, walks up to the vine ladder...then uses his Magnet Beam to make a pole under the branch leading to the pink hut, which he then climbs up as if the vine ladder weren't there.

As the energy palm pins R-Avi to an outer wall, Fang and Yoshi high-tail it out of there!

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(OOC: To clarify, Fang and Yoshi are no longer participating in the Remnant Aviator subplot. While initially a "sub-sub-plot" to tie into the overall Agate storyline, now that it's becoming a subplot of its own, I'm worried continuing it with Fang and Yoshi still involved will split them apart from the Brash Crew when I want the whole team together for Rotom and/or Beta Diablo; not to mention it'd further prolong the Marsh Agate being in reliable hands.

Struck by Beck, both Fang and Yoshi (and with them RX, I presume) are knocked off the tower and sent free-falling from dozens of miles in the air!

Even as he warps all across the tower, the Dive Torpedo ultimately catches up to Remnant Aviator!
As he begins to flicker, the data phantom chanches his fist...R-Avi realizes both hands are empty.He turns to Fang and Yoshi, the wolf-jerboa stuffing the Marsh Agate into his hat.As Yoshi gulps a Dash Pepper, and Fang equips a pair of Super Sneakers, they speed down the outside of the tower (carrying RX with them if he's coming along)!

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While Fang and Yoshi have been gone, the lab's durability has tripled.
As the radar keeps track of any and all beings that approach the building, the crew's engineer turns to respond.

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Super Sneakers: (Speed) An item that gives the user increased speed and acceleration when worn.

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Marsh Agate - w/ Fang and Yoshi

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*Recap: I don't know what Roleplay this started in, but it's been alluded to several times that every Christmas, a certain character (belonging to RotomSlashBlast) goes on a rampage.

Mezzo jumps a bit at Beta Noir's response, but turns and looks up to him.Pausing for a moment, the small robot holds his hand out stiffly.Seems like he wants to greet Beta Noir properly with a handshake.

After taking a minute or ten to calm down, Mezzo curiously equips his Copy Arm, grabs a leg of meat, and walks out the dining room door.
Uncomfortable with the busy group around the fourth floor staircase, he instead slowly walks up to the pair of robots conversing on the couch.Rather than walk away, Mezzo awkwardly stands near the couch, opposite the two unknown robots, waiting for them to finish their conversation.

While the other visitors talk amongst themselves, Mezzo can only sit tight in his seat, quivering.

Remnant Aviator is knocked back...into a portal, after which he appears behind Beck from another portal.His digital hand clenched tight, R-Avi holds up the Marsh Agate!The Agate glows, and R-Avi slams the shady platform beneath him as a Mega Pyro Smash engulfs RX from the same wall that the data-ghost slammed into just seconds ago!

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Shade Warp: (Shadow/Space) Inherited from Countershade (Mighty No. 8)'s simulated data. Remnant Aviator vanishes into a shadowy portal, re-emerging from another one that functions as a platform for him until he willingly de-activates it.

Pyro Smash: (Flame/Impact) Inherited from Pyrogen (Mighty No. 1)'s simulated data. Remnant Aviator hits a surface with a flaming punch, causing a gigantic fist made of fire to emerge from the next-nearest solid surface.
Power Levels: Mega

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*Reference/Recap: (Return) iX was one of the first characters to appear in Chaos Zone, debuting on Page 1, Post #20, and getting his first proper name-drop on Page 2, Post #3 (both from the first thread).

As R-Avi crashes into the wall, he explodes in a burst of flickering squares...and reforms his body right after.Yoshi ducks under a single bullet from R-Avi, the taunt only proving his point.A series of mint-green satellites hover over Beck and RX...The satellites form into Circuit Rains, blasting their targets!

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(DATA RECOVERED)
Lightning Flail: Inherited from Dynatron's simulated data*.
Cryo Circle: Inherited from Cryosphere's simulated data*.
Instant Replay: Inherited from Aviator's simulated data*.
Cluster Drill: Inherited from Seismic's simulated data*.

Circuit Rain: (Electric/Laser) Inherited from Teseo's data from the simulation*. Remnant Aviator summons a circle of cylindrical satellites that unleash dozens of closely-knit energy lasers.

Remnant Aviator's Skill: Data Recovery: Dismemberment causes Remnant Aviator to split into several "data squares", but he can reassemble himself shortly after. While this doesn't render him invulnerable, it does protect him somewhat from permanent injury.

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*Reference: (MAJOR SPOILERS FOR REFERENCE GAME) [Mighty Gunvolt Burst]{spoiler} - [The whole game takes place inside a simulation, where data copies of the Mighty No. 9 cast are fought. The antagonist of the game is Teseo (Azure Striker Gunvolt 2), who pretty much orchestrated everything for internet points.]{spoiler}

Noticing the strange figure behind Remnant Aviator, Fang and Yoshi keep their distance, with Fang shooting Fire Darts and Yoshi tossing Fast Eggs!
R-Avi, failing to notice the figure, instead turns to Yoshi...R-Avi fires a pair of Cluster Drills, digging through the ground beneath Yoshi and nearly pinning him to a nearby wall!

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Fire Dart: (Flame/Missile) Fang imbues his popgun with Fire magic* and fires three flaming corks capable of burning through armor.
Cluster Drill: (Earth/Explode) Inherited from Seismic's (SOURCE UNKNOWN). Remnant Aviator shoots a gigantic drill-shaped missile that explodes on contact, splitting into six smaller drill missiles that home in on opponents.

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*Recap (Thread 1, Beta Diablo Arc): As part of their preparation for the upcoming Beta Devil/Diablo confrontation, the non-robotic members of the Brash Crew (save for Meta Knight and Bandanna Dee, who were busy confronting Grey Matter, 'M FF, whose glitchy nature was deemed too risky for the End of Time, and Dark Elf, who worried that Spekkio would simply compliment her pre-existing abilities without giving her new ones) learned different types of Magic, with Fang learnng Fire magic.
†(OOC: There is a very obvious memetic transgression related to Yoshi I could've referenced ( Tax fraud), but let me make clear right now that I have no intent on acting like it's something Yoshi has done, or even could believably be framed for doing.)

Fang tries to take aim at Remnant Aviator, his corks constantly bouncing off and through his Cryo Circle!Fang's interrupted by a barrage of corks from behind him, being fired by...himself?!R-Avi's snarky comment ends up turning into a literal one as Fang's sent flying off the airborne platform...
...only being pulled up by a long tongue and a green hand!His hands balling into fists, Yoshi notices an onslaught heavy water streams before he can respond, shifting his priorities to leaping from platform to platform with Fang as the Cryo Circle disappears!

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Cryo Circle: (Freeze/Shield) Inherited from Cryosphere's (SOURCE UNKNOWN). Remnant Aviator creates a barrier of frozen spheres, deflecting any attacks that strike them. The spheres can also be expended to shoot powerful streams of water at an opponent.
Instant Replay: (Experience/Copy) Inherited from (DATA INCOMPLETE). Remnant Aviator records a certain amount of footage, and creates a projection of it that can damage opponents.