Continuation...


...Can't you see what we need to do?
...
Balto chooses his next words carefully.
...While I have an idea, I'm sure you saying it would help to confirm it.
...
We need to mobilize the people! I failed to realize that if we are to protect the people, then we need the people's hand!
So what you're saying is-
Other planets will have to stand by for just a little while longer like how our allies had to wait for our support. We need every man and woman and machine on THIS planet to make this work. Your new orders are as follow:
...

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Doppler Labs
Looking around with worry, the messenger soldier places a letter in a mailbox before slowly backing away

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Bio Star Labs
A soldier wearing a gas mask places a letter in a steel mailbox while looking above at the laboratory. It seems that work has been done on it.

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K. Rool Archipelago
A number of fliers have been placed everywhere, promoting riches and bananas.

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Toad Town
A number of fliers have been placed everywhere, promoting free lessons in courage.

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Mega City
A number of fliers have been placed everywhere, promoting protection.

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Monsteropolis
A number of fliers have been placed sparingly due to the UKR's presence in the city.

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Banke Desert, Banke City
A number of fliers have been placed around central squad of the city, promoting family and honor. A flower blooms in the night, vines sprouting like the branches of a tree. One of these vines grabs the poster before disappearing under the ground.

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Abandoned Wily Base, Boss Room

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Alright, first question: Are you from this dimension?
RCX tackles Quick to the ground, helping him to dodge the spike balls. While doing this, he charges an Fire Flower shot.

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Air suddenly snaps out of his trance.
What the? Where am I?
Air looks around before spotting a purple trail.
That son of a-

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*To sum things up, the UKR lost the ability to travel to other places in the universe, resulting in them to be isolated on their home planet, Earth. As such, the UKR hires a group of robotics to finish a project that Null worked on.
**I can't state when as I already forgot when it took place, but during the System attack on the UKR, communications went out with the Artic Sea Base.

UKR Bunker, DEFCON 4

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Tell me the truth...do you expect the space engine to be completed anytime in this century?*
Well...

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Is it done yet?
Nope...
1 Month Later...
Is it done yet?
Certainly not. & Just give it time.
2 Months Later...
Is it don-
Do bathtubs fly?
...What?
Do bathtubs fly?
...No, of course not.
There's your answer.

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...No.
Hmm...
Also, I have an update on the Artic Sea base.**
Hmm...
A nearby squad ended up finding the base heavily damage due to an earthquake. While nothing seemed out of the ordinary, it did uncover a strange set of crystals. We need further research upon them before we can determine it's usage of course...
Hmm...
Uh sir?
Tell me...how far does our radios go?
All around the world sir.
I mean in space.
Oh. Well uh...about 3 million light years if you count checkpoints and outposts.
I think the problem is that we've failed to adapt to our situation.
How so?
We've banking on a few scientists not even fully suited for the job to go and make a FTL transporter AND a turbine.
So are you saying that we should fire them?
No, of course not. Their roboticists, right? They need to make robots, not engines.
Course.
...
*sighs*
Sir? Are you okay?
Back in my day, when the United Flags of Minsupo was attacked by the Randa, the entire nation mobilized for war. Gardens replaced empty lawns and factories replaced ruined burial grounds. But, more than this, so much more that this, the people, which had just gotten over a civil war, now found themselves united once more to fight for a just cause. It was glorious. I...

As Kilroy spoke on and on about the war, Balto listened with interest. Sure, he had heard the story before many times, but it, along with history in general, fascinated him in a way that paperwork never could. As Kilroy continued, Balto began to notice something different about the way he told the story however. Instead of focusing on specific battles like usual, it instead focused on things like innovation and pride.

......

(Ran out of space. I anticipated on this being apart of a larger second post but was sorely mistaken.)

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Relinquishing control of account. No longer needed.

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Here's your hints!
(Speed, Cars, Cain, The position of 5 in a number line of 1-10.)
Guess the location for him to appear!

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*Moon Rock: These come from Majora's Mask where the rock is used as a item to unlock a Title Deed.
**Extended to Monday.

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Doppler Labs

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I...I can't think of anything. Anything easily obtainable anyways.
...
...
...
Well...there's this thing called Moon Tears*.
When the Moon was going to fall into Earth, the moon, as a result of becoming alive due to magic, begin to cry. It's pretty sad really. Asteroids began to crash, each filled with magical properties.
How come I never heard of them?
...It's something the Grey Matter, and by extension me, learned about when we infected a sentient library. Most of the info was probably fake, but not all of it.
...
With the Moon Tears, you could make a barrier around you, protecting you from various ill effects and also give you a slight upgrade to certain abilities.
Thankfully, I have a large jar of them right here! Null gave them to me in case any "remnants" showed up...whatever that means.
Quin, sure enough, pulls out a bottle carrying multiple shining rocks.
I can think of some machines that could of used those moon rocks. Can you think of any?
...

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Cheat Man's Boss Room

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...
Before we start this whole fight, mind answering a couple questions?
...
Actually, can we do both? Makes things go a lot quicker after all.
RCX raises his buster and switches to Fire Flower.

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|P|Tower, Alter Room...-2

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Finally the changes are made. How far behind are we now?
Still two updates.
Good to know we're not too far behind.
Nic walks up a steep set of stairs before reaching a platform. Through the tap of a button, his voice resonates out of a large loudspeaker.
Everyone! Step into the chamber and prepare for metamorphosis! With this, these restrictions that the System Bots tried to place on their bodies before capture will slowly but surely be undone. Praise be to the Frog King!
The system bots shout in unison.
Praise to the King of Frogs!

Slowly but surely, a large amount of System Bots walk into a large chamber with a large funnel, vaguely resembling a shower nozzle, towering above them. As Nic pulls a green lever from a high location, a thick green liquid pours down onto the bots. As the liquid rises, it overtakes them, covering them from head to toe before seemly becoming one with with goop. With another tug on the lever, the goop stops falling. Silence.
Nothing but bitter silence. Suddenly, the silence is broken as a single bubble pops, echoing in the room. Then another. Foaming overtakes the surface of the material before slowly turning to steam. Though it covers the view of the one onlooker, he already knows what's to come. As the steam continues to overtake the chamber, a faint sound of an organic nature can be heard. After a period of what felt like forever, the haze finally fades with the sound, revealing not the machines from before, but newly formed robots, each barring a insignia upon their hand.

*ribbit* The change is complete!
And with it...
Nic pulls out a vial, filled with liquid identical to the goop that showered onto the bots.
So will mine.
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[This just in! A new mystery character has been spotted in the location of...Earth! If you can find and defeat him, you'll unlock a new item of your choice! But hurry! He leaves with the passing of the weekend!*]{health}
RARE ENCOUNTER UNLOCKED: WEEKEND WARRIOR!

Tower, Alter Room

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The alter room's locked!?
How did he get in there? Again?
The cameras indicate that he just...ended up here.
...Blast the door open.
The System Bot blasts the door open, revealing that their once forbidden alter has now been turned into a man cave. Again.
Get out of my room! I'm trying to play MMRPG!
Suddenly Usurp throws a trident at the Corrupted System Bot, sending him flying out of the room.
Fire everything we got.
What about the structural integrity?
...

Nick lowers his buster...only to raise it and fire a rocket into the room, destroying his monitor in the process.
I don't care if we have to destroy the whole tower! No one makes a mockery out of-
A trident to the face cuts Nick off.
...
The other system bots begin firing on Usurp, who simply tanks them as he walks towards the door.
I got this.
On cue, a system bot fires a large laser cannon, sending Usurp flying into the wall. He slumps to the floor...

Now get this garbage out of here. The fact that we're behind over 2 upgrades is unacceptable.
Yes sir.
As the bots enter the room, a meteor falls from the sky, crushing them.
What?
As the meteor fades, another Wave Man stands before them.
Go find some other fool to lose to. You're wasting our time.
Usurp? makes it rain meteors, crushing more of the system bots, including Nic. As Nic cuts one of the rocks, he finds a new door has appeared, locked shut.
...
Sir. What should we-
Set the alter room somewhere else. With some of these...restrictions removed, we'll be able to eliminate them easily.

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As Usurp-x rises from the floor, the real Usurp helps him up.
Come on. We got some lost pride to get back.
U-x simply nods his head before spawning in another chair and laptop. As U-X sits down, Usurp watches out the window for any more "distractions".

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Abandoned Wily Sewers

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TTTTTOOOOOOTTTT! TOOT TOOT!
The train slowly fades out of view...only to go at hyper speed.
TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT
He's gaining on us!
Suddenly, Quick feels like he's walking on air.
Oh no. You stepped on one of the-
Quick and RCX fall through the floor.
AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-
...
...
...
As RCX comes to, he finds himself along with Quick in the room of Cheat Man.

Abandoned Wily Sewers
My thoughts exactly.
Now then...Make sure to look for anything strange tiles or-

*Toot*
Huh?
*Loud Toot*
What is that?
Suddenly a pale green light radiates the tunnel, revealing a massive train coming right towards RCX and Quick!
*TOOT* *TOOT*
Run man, run!
RCX runs as fast as he can, looking desperately for a ladder only to come up short.

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Doppler Labs

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Quin stares at Fortem for a second before forming his hand into a variety of random shapes. Eventually settling for a hand, he gives him an slow handshake. All the while his eye darts back and forth, perhaps out of fear or maybe even curiosity.
Don't worry, I've got my eye on him. Any funny tricks and-
Oh! Those look like the Stability Stones!
Using one of 6 can give the user a massive power boost but only if they're in the same dimension. If they're separated via dimensions, then...
Then a monster that I'll have the displeasure of meeting again will appear. That's why we're NOT going to be using those. However, any other power source within reason should be obtainable.

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Hold up! You used Spark! Spark has nothing to do with wind! That's illegal. Every Air model knows that!
Air shattered the skull gear with a Rocket Launcher...using the air to guide the rocket of course.
There. Now I want a good, clean, air-based fight. Unless of course the enemy is immune to air attacks, then anything's fair game. Note that punches and kicks are valid of course.

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*Reference to Grey Matter Arc. Root and EAN seemly cornered Nuin only to be revealed as duplicates in order to separate Mighty from the others so they could pick them off one at a time. It failed spectacularly.
*(1) Reference to the beginning of Chaos Zone. Null ended up slaying a System Bot with an experimental weapon designed to permanently eliminate S.Bs. This was done to act as a way to deter the System but instead it ended corrupting the system bot into Root.

As EAN collects a sample, Root continues to stare in shock at Pipeline.
You're alive? What's going on with the others?
EAN, once you collect the sample, go to these coordinates.
Hello? I'm talking here.
Is that understood?
As Pipeline walks toward EAN, Root stops him by getting in his way.
Hey! Answer me! What's going on-
Pipeline slaps Root hard.
Ow. What was that for?
That was for not following orders.
Pipeline slaps Root again.
And that was for not helping us when we needed every single bot we could manage to get.
What even happened? If you would just tell me that-
The system was hit with a virus.
That's obvious. How did it win?
If you were there, you would know. And maybe...just maybe...you wouldn't have to worry about it.
It's pretty obvious that even if I was there, we still would of lost. No one machine can hope to make a difference.
That doesn't matter. You had a duty and you failed to follow through with it.
You know I was busy getting stronger. Just enough time and I would of been ready.
For a fight with Null. A fight which by the way you arrived too late to even attend. Not to mention that, even if it was an act, your duplicates were ultimately wiped out.*
You had a purpose; to defend the System.
And that purpose was lost the moment Null corrupted me.*(1) I was kicked out of the mindlink-
NO. No one forced you out. No one told you to hunt down Null. No one told you to do anything but your job. And you didn't even do that. You chose to do what you did, not some networking hijacking virus like the one we're facing. You're a rare case of true free will and you failed to use that to do the right thing. As far as I'm concerned, you're just another virus.
...
SAMPLE COLLECTED
The only good you've done so far is to find EAN. Using him, we can find some kind of antivirus.
...
So thank you for that. Now either get lost or come with me.
Huh?
I need every man I can get my hands on, even someone that had no blatant regard for my cause.
You're just gonna bash me and then ask for my help?
What? Did you want me to sprinkle some sugar on the truth and act like it's not your fault? No. I told you what you needed to hear. You can keep denying it and follow your own path but if there really is a System Bot inside that body, you'll do what's right. Here's the coordinates. Encrypted of course. You don't have to come and I don't expect you to.

Come on EAN, we've got a mainframe to save. With or without the six of us.
You mean there's more?
...You'll just have to find out, won't you?
EAN and Pipeline teleport away, leaving Root to his own thoughts...

Air:Oh. Carry on.
Air continues to watch from the sidelines.

Air is utterly dumbfounded at the lack of machines being blown around. He then spots the Muramasa that NC Air is carrying.
Hold it. Is that blade made out of air or is able to use wind attacks?

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Overused? Well how else are we supposed to show up? Walking?
I don't think that's what he meant.





We heard that you might need help with Beta Devil and since you helped me, it's only right that I return the favor.

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Give me a second for the Quick and RCX plot.

A looming shadow appears behind Air Man N.C.

...
You call that a wind blast?



I'll show you a wind blast!
Air grabs his propeller and gives it a hard tug, causing just about anything in the vicinity(save for NC Air as he's a Wind Type(I think)) to be blown away.
Now you try.

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Skeleton Jack snaps out of his daydreaming and looks for L.

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As Quick lets go of the ladder, the sound of gears began to echo in the other silent sewer. Upon closer inspection, RCX notices that the water is perfectly still. RCX kicks a can into the river...only for it to skid across the river.
Strange...
Quick, what do you make of this?

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!
But Prince! We-
I understand.
Everyone! The time for Metamorphosis is overdue. Return to the motherboard!
In a flash, the system bots disappear, leaving behind a green powder.

...
Scanners indicate possible residue left over. Store for safe keeping?
[]{empty_heat} [I would advise against doing that.]{empty_heat}
Pipeline?


That substance is known to have a life of it's own. Watch.
Pipeline charges a buster shot as the powder begins to levitate and starts to form a structure.



A buster shot knocks the A.Militant Joe on it's feet.
Firing Fragment Cannon.
The area around the A.Militant Joe is heavily bombarded by black explosions, leaving an empty crater. Meanwhile the camera in the sand records all of this in secret.

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A mirror appears at Doppler Labs.

Before either System bot could strike, both are knocked on their feet. It takes a second to register what happened before realizing that an earthquake has occurred, knocking the barrier down in the process.

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What's going on! Status report!
Seismic activity detected!
Natural or manmade?
Unknown sir.

Suddenly a nearby comms radio begins to ring. As the lieutenant activates it, incoherent yelling can be heard on the other side.

*bzzrt*Arctic Outpost reporting *bzzrt* caps melting! *bzzrt* force detected! I re*bzzrt* hostile force detected! Steam's *bzzrt* up communications. Request backup! I repeat *bzzrt*...

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Gobi Desert

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As Root gets back up, he finds that, save for an handful, Nic and his system bots have escaped the broken barrier. Enraged, he rushes forwards before being tackled by a few of the bots. With impeccable aim, EAN fires a Cluster Shot, knocking down a dozen of the escaping robots. Instead of picking up the pace, the simply continue to walk towards the bunker.

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RCX, after enough looking around, finds a hatch and dives in, revealing a sewer littered with rubble. He beckons Quick to follow.

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Skeleton Jack looks around for L.

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(Anything crazy happened over the past week?)

Gobi Desert

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Nic? How did you get infected? Bots like you often stay up in that little tower looking into those monitors after all. Let me guess; you went out for some sunshine?
I'm not infected. Rather, I'm enlightened.
Oh boy here we go.

Every time someone posts something, I have to read every single byte to convert the data into letters, words, and pictures. At first, it was fine. When I saw that the Absurd Roleplay, my previous assignment, reached almost two thousand, I was a little stressed but it wasn't nothing I couldn't handle. Then came the Chaos Zone. 7000+ comments! My mind couldn't take much more and it took divine intervention from above to prevent it from getting worse. All the while, there was a worm inside my mind that started to take root into my code. Despite my insistence, the antivirus scanners would always prove negative.

So when news of the second one came about, you feared becoming overloaded and thus willingly became infected?
Almost. When this new thread was created, some changes were made. Among those changes was that worm I mentioned earlier actually managed to corrupt me fully.
So what's the deal with these soldiers then? They pose no threat to you. Unless your just creating chaos.
They are actors used to create a story. Eliminating all actors will eliminate all stories and thus eliminate all stress.

Are you insane? You're really going to try to kill everyone? Everyone!? You know how idiotic you sound saying that?
...
Besides, the system will stop you if I don't. You have-
The system is on my side.
Root goes to say something, but stops himself. Instead pulls out a large cross and prepares himself.

What are you doing?
If you really believe that the system is on your side then you really are insane. And at that point, I'm just wasting my time trying to talk you down.
Likewise.

As Nic raises his buster, a glare blinds his vison. Naturally looking over, he's met with a terrifying sight.
Purge Cannon ready.

He's been charging this whole time?
If he wasn't then you would of been bombarded with missiles the whole conversation.
...So you never were serious about trying to talk me down?
Everyone knows that an infected system bot can't be saved.

Hearing this, Nic starts to laugh.

You really believe that the system would support the antics of a mani-.

As Root speaks, another system bot appears.

What's wrong Root? Cat got your tounge?

Yet another system bot appears. And then another. And then another. Until hundreds of system bots appear, each with a green glow.

MULTIPLE HOSTILES DETECTED. SWITCHING TO CLUSTER MODULE.

...

So Pipeline actually needed the help. That means...

Now if you excuse me, I have an army to disassemble.
As Nic turns to leave, a large cross blocks his path.

You must really, REALLY want to die a painful death, don't you?

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Abandoned Wily Fortress
Despite not fully knowing the way, RCX takes the lead and examines the nearby rooms for any maps or ways to locate their position. All the while, the air around them grows warm.

Abandoned Wily Fortress

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RCX and Quick look at the computer to discover what the produced weapon chip's function is.

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RCX throws to Quick the chip in case he wishes to use it. As RCX reaches for the escape key, a thought occurs to him. With the push of the E key, the printer goes off again with the image of the Quick Stormstep weapon appearing on the computer.
You never know when it might come in handy.
As it finishes, RCX takes the chip for himself before placing the Fire Flower on the scanner and, sure enough, makes a Fire Flower weapon chip.
Alright. Let's go take this fort back in the good name of the doctor!

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Skeleton Jack takes a second to register the command before going to a nearby scrap pile and digging through it.

Even Opetunia doesn't know how long she's been standing there, taking in the view of the surrounding plants. Despite reading the words "Garden Room" while running past the door, she never expected it to be this amazing. Basking in the sunlight, without warning she skips around frantically, taking in each and every sight that the Garden has to offer, all the while feeling refreshed from the pleasant clean air resonating from the plants.

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???

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Simple. If I follow you, memories may appear from locating landmarks and various other triggers.

Skeleton Jack wishes to join L's Party!
Accept?

Yes
No

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Abandoned Wily Factory

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As the two enter the room, a light blinds them. As their vision comes to, they find the place trashed. Save for a lone terminal and a printer, the machinery specially seem heavily damaged.
Of course this place is trashed.
RCX cautiously walks over to the terminal and examines it.
Hey Quick! The weapons terminal's still intact, but there's a problem. The machines seems to be processing something.
As RCX finishes his sentence, a 3D printer next to the terminal activates, resulting in a chip to be created. As it finishes, a clicking sound can be heard. Intrigued, RCX investigates the monitor.
Uh hey Quick...it seems that this weapon is for you.

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You don't have to accept the weapon, but if you do, you can decide what it is.

Opetunia looks around and realizes that almost everyone has already left while she was lost in thought. A bit worried but not scared, she looks back to the table and grabs the chair with the least weight. Then with a twirl, she spins and spins around in a circle before facing the glass door and accidentally lets go of the chair, smashing through the door and barely missing Drive Man.

Oops. That wasn't supposed to happen.

Grabbing another chair, this one slightly heavier, she takes it with her through the door, avoiding any shards if possible/present.

UKR Base Outskirts

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This is Tan Recluse! We ne-AAAAAAAAHWEJDSMOPXALEs

The soldier falls to the ground before evaporating like water. With no more trucks in sight, I walk fowa-

Another system bot? Out here?

...

Relax. I swear I’m on your side. I’m just going off the books.

...

...

Wasting no time, I walk slowly towards Root, axe in h-

Why are you talking to yourself?

...

Nick swings his axe at Root only to be countered by a dozen rockets. As he gets launched back, he looks up to see a hovering rocket bot.

Hostile Virus detected.

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I can’t believe you fell for that.

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I mean come on. Green? What kind of non-infected system bot is green?

The green system bot rises and fires a wave of energy by slashing his axe only for the beam to be absorbed by Root’s cross. Root then raises the cross in the air, causing a shower of glowing pellets to hit him.

EAN. Identity him for I can make a casket for him.

Identified: System Bot 417.

This causes Root to lose focus, causing the pellet storm to stop.

Nick?

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Abandoned Wily Base

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At long last, they make it to the door.

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???

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As is by instinct, Skeleton Jack pulls out a spray can and removes the rust from L.
If you assist in memory recollection, I'll assist in combat.

Please elaborate on Enitity: Doc Robot's plans for I lack information upon this.

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UKR Base Outskirts, 35 miles away from Danger Zone.
Get behind cover!
Come in Sand Angels! Come in Sand Angels! What's going on out there!
Ambush! Requesting artillery barrage!
Can you identify the enemy?
No sir. I can't even see em! They're using cloaking and my men are dropping like flies out here! I need an artillery barrage!
But if you can't see the enemy-
It's not a sniper! Their being chopped in half and the assailant isn't leaving footprints!
...We'll send backup.
They'll die then! We-
Get out of there!
What?
I'm being controlled! Get-

!

As the soldier pulls out an officer's pistol, me, axe in tow, slowly approached. Wasting no time, he fires the pistol only for the bullet to pass through me. As I let out a wicked laugh, the solider starts to fly before being plunged into the sand, helmet just a few feet away. An truck drives onto the scene, revealing more and more actors in need of erasing.

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UEO= Unidentified Enemy Object