Convoy Defence - Ivory Coast

[Radio: (B) Secure] Crackerguard Cockatrice howls over the radio, " Aroook! Robot Masters are attacking! Arook! They're after our crackers! The saltines! Won't somebody think of the salti-*static*

[Radio: (B) Secure] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "...What the!? Where are the Robot Masters coming from? I'm prepared to give whatever I have to stop them!"

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "Convoy detected and located. Supply Convy 47T. Currently enroute to the Fortress V's current position. Currently situated at the Ivory Coast. This is not a drill. All troopers on emergency standby, prepare for deployment."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "Current cargo contains: fifty missile racks, five cannon class ion guns, numerous small arms weaponry, and medical supplies."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "I'm ready for action, Owl."

Ivory Coast

The Ivory Coast has been a center of trade and commerce for Africa ever since the first European sailors reached it by sea. Today, it's function remains unaltered. The coasts are lined with cities and sea ports, and trade in all manner of things is the business of the day. The countries of yesteryear have been realigned to fit better the cultural background of the residents, but other than that, not much has changed. Inland, farmers still survive on subsistence agriculture and trade with people and the cities, and despite better irrigation, droughts and the dry season are still a problem here. Day or night, there is the constant buzz of vehicles all across the region, as it is not only a trading center, but a midway point for commerce in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Yamato Man [Armored] [RM] Bon Bonne [Standard] [C]

Punk [Punk] [RM] Ice Man [Hooded] [RM]

Pharaoh Man [Son-of-Ra] [RM] Gold Mine Complex

Ship Construction Wharfs <SCW> African Diamond Reserve

Submerge <D> leads to Underneath Southern Atlantic.

West <W> leads to Southeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Northeast <NE> leads to Eastern Sahara.

Northwest <NW> leads to Mirror Desert (Western Sahara).

South <S> leads to African Rainforest.

Up <U> leads to Sky Above Central Africa.

Assault Kangaroo arrives from the Eastern Sahara.

Assault Kangaroo has arrived.

Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> arrives from the Eastern Sahara.

Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> has arrived.

============================ Players in your Area ============================

Name Alias Siz Idl Short Description

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Yamato Man Yamato 4 37s 6'5 Purple Samurai of Wily

Storm Owl Butterba5 1s Orange/red/green. Large wings. Big belly

Assault Kangaroo Kangaman3 1s

Bon Bonne Bon 6 27s Big yellow robobaby. Think construction.

Punk Buzzsaw 5 1m Spikey Elite RM. Red, yellow and silver.

Ice Man Tea 3 1m

Pharaoh Man ra 3 2m Mummy Man!

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The Scene: A convoy of hovertrucks has been ascended upon by the Robot Master forces, halted in it's tracks by their assault. Among the swarms of drones three Robot Masters have made themselves prominently-Pharaoh Man, Punk, and Ice Man.

The Reploid Defenders are ill-equipped to stop their attackers, as proved when the Master of Sands appears via blink above on truck. Raising his hands, flames erupt around it, engulfing the poor Repliforce Guards....

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Civilians: 1

Repliforcers: 3

Robot Masters: 4

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Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart>

Twelve meters long and massing nearly 70 tonnes, the Stalwart is the most advanced hovertank design in existance today. While outclassed by Ride Armors, the hovertank is cheaper, easier to use, and still very, very dangerous on the battlefield. Mounting a platoon's worth of heavy firepower, this massive machine floats half a meter off the ground, unimpeeded by rough terrain and debris. Its weapons load centers around the low, angluar turret and the 80mm twin cannons placed there. A vehicle dedicated to the art of war and the pinnacle of Rommel's evolution, the Stalwart is not something to be trifled with.

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "ETA 5 minutes to the scene of the disturbance. Barrage, the Stalwart is our strongest unit. I have assigned you to be the point position. Assault, ensure that our ground personnel quickly engage the enemy in order to ward them from the convoy. I shall attempt to ensure our dominance in the skies."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Roger that, Owl."

Ice Man finally reaches the trucks. As he gets within range, he punches the ground, creating a small wave of ice that travels along the ground and freezes one of the trucks in it's place.

Sure, they're supposed to blow things up, but what if they bring back some stuff with it? It's not going to hurt anyone.

Okay, maybe it will. But Ice Man needs to focus. After such, he leaps onto the frozen truck and looks around.

Punk climbs over the back of the truck, digging his pointy shoes into the sides. His fingers dig into the metal thanks to his powerful grip. CLANG. CLANG. CLANG. He works his way toward the cab. From within, the driver shudders at each horrifying sound. He can't see the Elite. He can't know where he is other than the sounds, but they stop. Suddenly...SMASH!!! Punk's two fists come through the roof. Glass shatters everywhere.

Yamato Man finishes an ancient Japanese prayer before fastening his helmet tightly. He calmly walks over to one of the convoy trucks and with a quick trust, smashes his fist through the glass and rends the door from its hinges. He quickly grabs the driver and tosses him as far as he safely could from the truck.

As is to be expected with the most disciplined, organized, and hardened military around, Repliforce is quick to respond to this threat against their supply lines. Storm Owl is personally leading the force to defend the convoy and fight back the Robot Master forces. A team of Repliforce choppers swarm towards the scene of the disturbance, accompanied by a relatively few number of ground personnel.

Storm Owl has made sure that the strongest point of this task force, the Stalwart under Barrage's command, is at the lead. His job is obvious: Destroy any Robot Master that moves. Storm Owl is at the head of the aerial units. Assault has the job of making sure the ground forces are commanded. With his keen sight, Storm Owl can make out the convoy and its attackers ahead. With a low hum, his twin wing mounted wind generators begin to warm up.

Napalm Man arrives from the African Rainforest.

Napalm Man has arrived.

*RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE* Yes. what a VERY BAD Robot Master to bring to a Raid if it's meant to be low key. Napalm Man Arrives onto the scene....laden with so much weaponary on his shoulders and missle launching arms, it'd make a Soviet Communist weep with joy as he chings and poses a moment. "Napalm Man Reporting for Duty... *SIR*" he gives a big salute a moment as he readies himself into a raid on the RF Convoy.

The raid has already started...

Pharaoh Man just roasted someone in their own mechfluids.

Ice Man froze a truck.

Napalm Man arrives into the fray then. Lets just keep it that way.

Prismatic Spider arrives from the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Prismatic Spider has arrived.

Yesterday the large and strange Bon Bonne had merely been grocery shopping, acquiring some chocolate mints for the ever so wonderful Tron who had...encountered certain problems. However, while the Servbots were hanging on to him, and eating curry to boot, Bon was a tad detached from reality. His minute mind was abuzz with activity, trying to handle the complexity of the situations...and so he was doing until up ahead there was the sight of people and vehicles. The approach slowed, and Bon's optics adjusted as he attempted to study the people, only to realize that there were some Robot Masters. Robot Masters...Bon didn't like them, and he definitely wanted to pull apart Guts Man piece by piece. Sadly, Guts wasn't visible...Bon thought. He wasn't exactly certain...because he's Bon.

Today, Assault Kangaroo, as a Lieutenant of the Repliforce, would get to test his leadership skills. His job? Command the ground forces of his army, to stop the Robot Masters from attacking a Repliforce convoy.

Upon the Repliforce's entrance in the Ivory Coast, Assault pinpointed the point where the Robot Masters had been attacking. With a command to his troops, Kangaroo lead his army toward the convoy. He's got to stop the Robot Masters from stealing much supplies... Who will he end up fighting today?

Repliforce has a little present for the RMs. It's hovering along at it's quickest pace, and it's large, and very mean looking. It's the Stalwart tank, and although Barrage hasn't gotten to make the modifications to it that she wants, it still looks friggin' scary, no matter who you are.

Punk rips the man through the top of the truck, opening the cab like a Sardine can. Narrowing an optic as the man screams and the truck begins to lose control, Punk shouts, "BOO!" and tosses him to the side. Laughing, he hops in and begins to steer the hover vehicle away from the convoy.

Ice Man watches Punk as he wheels the truck off. After doing so for a moment, he shrugs and then runs after another truck. He creates a few sharp shards of ice, which he flings at the tires of the abovementioned vehicle. Ice Man isn't enthusiastic enough for killing. At least, not yet. Knowing how these raids go, there'll probably be some large weapons coming.

In his mind's eye, he imagines an ICBM emerging from the truck in front of him. Despite it being a relativly docile truck in real life, this stops the Eskimo for a moment.

The Pharaoh cackles loudly as Repliforce attempts to save themselves, lighting up another trooper like a cheap hotel matchstick. " Oh, I've missed this sort of fun..." He says softly, to no one in particular. Glancing upwards to the horizon, his optics are met with just what he wants to see.

Storm Owl.

" Oh...how delicious. " Snapping his fingers, some of the attacking drones cease their looting, and begin opening fire on the counterattacking Repliforce. Pharaoh Man himself unleashes a sandstorm upon them, it's stinging sands raging around the Owl and Soldiers....

Pharaoh Man strikes you with a glancing hit from his Sandstorm attack for 5 units of damage.

[Radio: (A) Main] Sgt. Hailstorm Eagle transmits, "Hailstorm Eagle, reporting in. Anything up?"

Napalm Man looks mad. okay. he ALWAYS looks mad, I mean..can he even make facial expressions? Well. What does he do? He lifts his arms and begins to tread himself into Battle. Him being a heavier hitter and one armored guy...he's going to make trouble for that little bit of help thats along with the RF convoy. Thats right...his main target of Aim is that tank as begins to unload missles and a few of his patented Napalm Bombs at the tank from his distance as an Artillery piece at the moment as he slowly treads around as if this would help him avoid enemy fire... what does he yell?...

"COMMENCE SATURATION BOMBINING, YAHOOOO!" as his eyes turn into ^ ^ anime symbols in his visor. Of course..the Napalm Boms explode before they can even reach thier target...but the missle have an easier time as they descend upon the hover tank.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Affirmative, Hailstorm. We have an emergency situation at the ivory coast. A datalink feed from the Fortress V is available to brief you on the situation."

[Radio: (A) Main] Sgt. Hailstorm Eagle transmits, "Just in time, I suppose..." Links up with the feed.

Napalm Man strikes Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> with his Seeker Missile attack.

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Hmm. Well well. Looks like we have an issue."

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "I'm arranging for some high-speed aerial reinforcements."

The passenger 'gulped' loudly as Yamato Man's spear halted a mere inch from decapitation the poor reploid. "If life means anything to you, I suggest you leave now." The Robot Master warned coldly, but the passenger didn't need it because he was already fumbling for the door release. The was a small click, then the door flung open and the reploid fell out backwards. Yamato reached over and closed the opening as he commandeered the truck and began to drive away with it.

[Radio: (A) Main] Sgt. Hailstorm Eagle SCREECHES!

Storm Owl and the aerial units under his command reach the battlefield. "Fan out. Flanking maneuver gamma six." he orders. The other fliers in the squadron break formation and begin strafing the enemy drones with laser blasts. As a result of this move, Storm Owl is the only one struck by the sandstorm. The Fortress V Commander is battered by the sands and attempts to fly away from the harsh winds. "Nnngh... Pharaoh Man, once again?" he says. "Datum: My earlier conclusion regarding the timing Robot Master assault has been proven correct. Hypothesis: Attacking force appears to be stealing where possible, destroying otherwise. Conclusion: Any aerial squadrons, engage the drones. Destroy them all."

Orders given out, Storm focuses on his job. "I shall deal with Pharaoh Man." The master of the skies swoops away from the sandstorm. His wind generators primed and ready, Storm Owl fires a blast of air towards the Robot Master in charge of all this. The wind does not work only for Pharaoh Man!

You strike Pharaoh Man with a solid hit from your Cyclone Storm attack.

[Radio: (A) Main] Sgt. Hailstorm Eagle transmits, "What the hell was... Can anyone hear me?"

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "I read you."

[Radio: (A) Main] Sgt. Hailstorm Eagle transmits, "Repeat, can anyone hear me."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl has more important things to do than worry about whatever Hailstorm is going on about. "Hypothesis: Attacking force is stealing where possible, and destroying otherwise. Conclusion: It is vital that we move the battle away from our convoy to reduce the damage done to them."

Through the air coursed Bon, a large person to be sure, the speed increasing to his maximum while the poor Servbots held on for dear life. As he drew close to the vehicle Punk was driving around his flight capabilities magically turned off, and down fell the behemoth, crashing into the front of the vehicle, while causing most of the Servbots to fall off. "Babuu!" Bon exclaimed, as he suddenly shoved his hand forward, a bomb held in it, and of course being chucked nearly point blank at Punk. "BAABUUU!"

Bon Bonne strikes Punk with his Bombardier attack.

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "PHALANX-Alpha system deployed. Noting the confiscation of a convoy truck by Yamato Man. Moving to take the vehicle back."

[Radio: (A) Main] Sgt. Hailstorm Eagle desynchs.

The sandstorm rebuked back upon him, Pharaoh Man raises his arms in protest, trying to shield himself as the blast slams into him. Stumbling backwards, trying to stabilize his hover via dash jets, the android strikes a fallen hovertruck hard, grimacing. " Nnn. Insolent bird...." he snarls, raises his scepter towards the skies.

From high above, a wave of cascading flames rains downs towards Storm Owl, seeking revenge for their master...

Pharaoh Man strikes you with a minor hit from his Pharaoh Wave attack for 11 units of damage.

Repliforce doesn't mess around. Once the call goes out, it was only a mater of time before reinforcements arrived. A craft flies overhead, several pods falling from the craft to land in a square formation, as a larger, central platform falls into the center. The Spider Scientist smiles from beneath his visor of rotating silver orbs, hands reaching out to holographic keypads and such. "Time to test this in a live-fire situation. Deploying PHALANX units." The four large pods hum, spreading out as they begin gliding towards the battle. Informatin feeds from the PHALANX units quickly inform the Spider Scientist of the appropriated truck, and with the press of a couple buttons, the Cryospike Railgun pod is sent hurtling towards the truck in an attempt to stop Yamato Man from escaping. Meanwhile, the Heavy Mortar, Variable Multicannon, and Bright Lance begin unleashing blasts of energy, bullets, and explosives into any drones in the area.

Prismatic Spider strikes Yamato Man with his Platform Charge attack.

Punk stares blankly through the hole he made in the roof. Growling he asks, "What the hell is that?" WHAM! The baby thing falls on the front of the truck, "Dirty little...TOSSBANG!!!" The Cab suddenly explodes, leaving only the trailor and Punk. Dusting off, the Elite narrows an optic at Bon Bonne. He shakes his head, "That was probably from your big ass diaper, wasn't it?" Still holding the steering wheel in hand, Punk chucks it at the baby's head.

Punk strikes Bon Bonne with his Generic Melee attack.

The tank takes the missile hit from Napalm Man, and rocks slightly, it's pilot taking note of where the missiles came from, and turning the vehicle towards it.She starts off by pelting the area around Napalm Man with machinegun fire. That should piss him off, if nothing else.

Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> strikes Napalm Man with its Machine Guns attack.

Storm Owl's head jerks about, staring at the sudden arrival at one of the Bonnes. Teisel's threat to get revenge upon Storm Owl briefly flashes through the Fortress Commander's mind. But... the Bonne warmachine is attacking... Punk? Storm Owl pauses in order to compute the possibilities behind this act. Bon could be insane, Teisel could be setting Repliforce up, or... perhaps Bon just has some other reason to bean Punk at point blank range with heavy explosives.

This sudden destraction results in Storm Owl being unable to escape the fiery rain from above. The war bird's evasive maneuvers manage to limit the damage, but several direct hits from the flames do a fine job of slowing Storm down. Wordlessly, Storm Owl hovers in place, now scorched, as he hurls one of his feather daggers towards the Delta Commander. "I have beaten you as a General, and I have beaten you as a soldier, Pharaoh Man. I would suggest that you yield."

You strike Pharaoh Man with a glancing hit from your Feather Missile attack.

Assault's forces advanced into the range of the convoy. With Storm Owl's latest radio transmission, he has a true objective: Drive the Robot Master forces away from the convoy, so that no further damage to it would be incurred.

With that, Lieutenant Kangaroo gave orders to his force, and the troops began to work on driving the drones away from the convoy. While this went on, Assault spotted one of the Robot Masters: Ice Man, attacking a truck's tires with shards of ice. Conclusion? Get him away from it.

So what he did was leap high into the air, a distance behind Ice Man. A second later, Assault leapt forward, landing on his palms right behind Ice Man, and flipping forward to grab the offending android's neck with both legs. If he would succeed, he would utter this threat:

"This is not your territory. Leave, or you will be punished righteously."

And then he would fall back, throwing Ice Man back and head-first into the ground with his legs. He would then stand up and turn around to face the fallen Robot Master.

Assault Kangaroo misses Ice Man with his Leg Throw attack.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "All Commanders - Tank, Aerial, Ground, and Artillery - keeep in close contact with one another. A coordinated effort will be required to move the battle away from here."

"Babuuu?" Bon asked, mostly at the term tossbanger than anything, and while he was pelted(Hard mind you) by the steering well he did not even seem to move back an inch. This was not an ordinary Reploid, especially since in truth he wasn't a Reploid, but rather a deadly enforcer for the Bonne family! Swaying back his head, and most of his upper body, Bon then brought it forward while unleashing his tongue, a strange noise sounding while the object slapped out quickly toward Punk's face.

Bon Bonne strikes Punk with his Tongue Whip attack.

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "My forces have been commanded to drive the drones away."

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "I've all RF IFF signals marked on my HUD."

Napalm Man is too happy about the noise..and sounds and explosions! So Exhilrating! this is like a hardcore Rock concert to him! In fact..he does'nt even notice the machine gun fire coming for...

*Chung, Chung, Chung*, he treads a bit back as he takes the hits hard...he lets out a yell a Battle cry as he rears back as his two arms point forward... not bomb laden.. open, hollow gun arms as they explode into a furry of firey bullets , his arms recoiling from the shots as he yells. "GRAH! I'LL TEACH YOU TO THROW LEAD AT ME!.... " he yells really loudly over the battle.

Napalm Man strikes Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> with his Shoulder Flares attack.

The drones respond in turn to their attackers, resisting in their own ways, with armcannons...or nerpblasts, or whatever strange attackform Dr. Wily has chosen for a particular form of drone. They may not be able to match the sheer firepower of a Repliforcer...but they can certainly use swarm tactics to their advantage. And they do.

Meanwhile, Pharaoh Man is struck abruptly in the shoulder by one of the Owl's missiles, snarling in rage at the damage done. " You are far from my superior, you pathetic avian...I will tear your feather by feather, limb from limb! " Ra screams, lashing out with tendrils of gavity. " You will bow before me, and know that I am your /better/! "

Pharaoh Man strikes you with a glancing hit from his Compelling Grasp attack for 4 units of damage.

Storm Owl is temporarily disoriented by Pharaoh Man's Compelling Grasp attack.

[RADIO: (Robot Masters)] Main Pharaoh Man transmits, "Now. Who wants dark meat?"

[RADIO: (Robot Masters)] Main Napalm Man transmits, "I CALL DRUM STICK!"

Ice Man is watching the imaginary ICBM, up until he listens to the sound of someone landing right behind him. He tenses, then leaps /into/ the truck's back bed. He rights himself, then turns to see Assault. He tenses again. "Augh!" He thing springs back into action, his left hand beginning to generate some snow. He leaps at Assault as he throws this lump of snow at him.

Ice Man strikes Assault Kangaroo with his Snowball attack.

Yamato Man jerked forward from the impact, his head slamming roughly into the dashboard. "By the gods!" He mutters as the truck is sent into a hard turn. In fact, it's hard enough to tip the vehicle over completely. There are a few seconds of stillness before Yamato literally tears himself free of the wreckage.

Under Storm Owl's orders, his aerial units join with Assault's in an attempt to lure the Master drones away from the convoys. If the drones wish to swarm the aerial units, they'll have to chase on after them. The troops under the war bird's command remain at long distance, peppering the drones with attacks. The plan is to force the drones, with less firepower, to advance in order to get into their optimal firing range.

Storm Owl, meanwhile, is already summoning up another wind storm when suddenly he feels his momentum is halted in mid-air, and he falls from the sky, barely able to make a successful landing near Pharaoh Man. His wind generators hum, momentarily useless. The pressure is great upon the owl's form, and he is not much in the physical strength department. Storm Owl struggles against the power of the artificial sun god, but eventually must relent, falling to one knee in a bow to Pharaoh Man.

A WHAT!? The Tongue slaps Punk across the face with enough force to bend the frame of his blackhole. Remember that any Bonne is a dead Bonne and this one isn't necessarily one to trifle with, Punk steps it up a notch, "Fine, freakbaby. You want a spankin? I'll give you a spankin!" Steppiong into the Bonne he reaches around his body, exposing the back of an open hand to Bon's face.

Punk strikes Bon Bonne with his Backhand attack.

The tank is blasted hard by Napalm Man, and of course, now it's going to return the favor. The side launchers on the tank open up, and a group of missiles launch at once, all of them sailing for Napalm Man, "Time to frickin' die!"

Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> strikes Napalm Man with its Side Missiles attack.

Assault Kangaroo is smacked RIGHT IN THE FACE by a snowball. Owie.

Once he is hit, he dashes forward low to the ground, before throwing a very high spin kick with his right leg, intending to hit the mid-air Ice Man and send him RIGHT IN THE AIR. Will he succeed?

Assault Kangaroo strikes Ice Man with his Climbing Cannon attack.

Back swayed the gigantic Bon, the assault on his face seeming to have done some manner of damage...although it was his head for crying out loud. Anything else would have been a better target than that nigh-indestructible portion of his body. The minute Human within opted for a new plan of attack, he wanted to crush the life out of Punk. But how? That was truly a puzzle, and while some of the Servbots ran about screaming that they were all going to die and Master Bon was in trouble the idea hit him, why not applaud? "Babuu!" Bon said happily, as he lifted up both of those large hands, and then clapped them together. A standing ovation.

Bon Bonne misses Punk with his Crush Clap attack.

Napalm Man gets blasted about... 15,000 feet back. Alright. thats streching it. but he rumbles back and he YELLS. and REALLY freaking loudly...."GGGGRRRRAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!" he lowers his head as darkness covers his face as only his eyes are lit up. he's mad. He's VERY mad... And a whole bunch of lights just went up on him like crazy as about everything and the kitchen sink opens on him. Then Chaos Begins. *PHOOM* *PHOOM* *RAT-TATATATAT!* *CHUOOOOOOM* everything is launched from him at once...anything he can handle as he begins to unload on the tank..."DIE YOU REPLIFORCE PIECE OF TRASH! DIE. DIE DIE!!!!!!!" he's even pushing himself back from the weapons fire on his heavy threads. it's HELL IN THE AIR!

Napalm Man strikes Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> with his Napalm Blast attack.

While some are indeed lured away from the convoy, others do remain-it appears for now certain groups have been given different orders as to how to deal with resistance from the Repliforce. Truly, annoying, as there's no way to be sure just what has been instructed to them.

Pharaoh Man laughs darkly as he strides towards Storm Owl. " Not so superior now, are we, my little poultry friend..." he asks, quirking his head down and to one side, in order to speak directly to the kneeling Aerial Commander. " If anything, you're in a bit of trouble, now. " Behind his back, Pharaoh Man's khopesh appears in one hand suddenly, gripped tightly. " Did you know the Canadians celebrate their Thanksgiving in less than a day? I think Amun-Wily would feel absolutely EMBIGGINED by having a nice, plumb, Repliforce officer roasted and dressed to adorn his table..."

The Khopesh is brought slashing forwards, " BUT FIRST, WE'D BEST GUT YOU! "

Pharaoh Man strikes you with a minor hit from his Khopesh Slash attack for 8 units of damage.

Punk falls back to avoid the clapping hands. As the mighty Bon brings them together, the Elite has an idea. After landing, he leaps forward again, reaching for the Bonne's arms. Twisting his hips, Punk tries to Pull the Baby around to smack him against the side of the truck.

Punk strikes Bon Bonne with his Throw attack.

Ice Man stops as radio chatter almost makes him drool. This makes the perfect opening for Assault as he does his thing. Ice Man goes flying into the air. He flips due to intertia and other forces. When he swings around to his original position, he begins to create stars, which he flings at the Kangaroo as he comes down.

When he hits, he creates a 'Thump' sound. Ouchies.

Ice Man strikes Assault Kangaroo with his Ice Stars attack.

Ice Man strikes Ice Man with his Ram attack.

What's this? Punk lifted up Bon, a heavy and gigantic Reploid like he was a mere rag doll? Punk was truly stronger than some might have anticipated, and as Bon smacked hard against the object he too learned to not underestimate this man. Or...maybe...he didn't know. Boy was he hungry, and a tad cranky, not enough nap time. "Babuu!" Bon declared toward the Servbots, while attempting to stand up, and together did they stand, looking dangerous...for lego men. Like a wave of death they moved forth, leaping toward Punk and attempting to drag him to the ground with their combined weight and might. "Baaabuuu!"

Bon Bonne misses Punk with his Servbot Hold attack.

The tank is rocked by explosions, controls inside popping and sizzling, "Oh, you want to play rough, do you?! Okay then, let's play, bitch!" The tank's cannon rotates towards Napalm Man, and fires a single shell at him, "Suck it down, jackass!"

Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> strikes Napalm Man with its Explosive Shell attack.

The aerial units are, for the moment, without Storm Owl's leadership as he is at the mercy of Pharaoh Man. But still, they are Repliforce trained, and Storm Owl drilled, and so they know what to do. "Alright men, take down the drones after us! Quickly so we can get to the convoy itself!" It's not a perfect solution by any means. Hopefully Assault's boys are able to get in there to help out.

Storm Owl, meanwhile, meekly raises his head to stare at Pharaoh Man. The intense gravity focused on him does not permit him to give a reply to the Robot Master, but no doubt it would be a scathing one. The weapon slashes into Storm Owl's ample belly, cutting very deep in. Storm groans and falls to the ground. Still suffering from the grasp, Storm activates his wind generators, trying to blow Pharaoh Man up into the air and back down to the ground hard. Hopefully this will distract Pharaoh Man into releasing the Fortress Commander.

You strike Pharaoh Man with a solid hit from your Wing Gale attack.

Prismatic Spider notes Yamato's exit from the truck with a smirk, and continues controlling the PHALANX units from his Command Center. The Cryospike Railgun withdraws, taking up a position nearby to snipe at various drones with high-powered railgun spikes. Several shots spang off of the matte covering of the pod, barely scratching them, and revealing streaks of yellow under the paint... A very familiar yellow to Robot Masters. Yamato doesn't have much time to consider this, though, as the Bright Lance launches a crystal towards a group of drones... And then the heavy energy cannon fires into the crystal, refracting the powerful beam into a cascade of energy. Part of this energy streaks towards Yamato.

Prismatic Spider strikes Yamato Man with his Bl - Aural Burst attack.

Punk flails to get the little legos off of him. Smashing and punching and whatnot, the Elite finaly clears them away and grunts, "You shouldn'ta come here, freakbaby!" Punk lifts an arm and starts shooting at Bon with his Buzz Saws, the small ones.

Punk strikes Bon Bonne with his Buzz Shot attack.

The Gale slams into the unsuspecting Pharaoh, causing him to painfully strike a nearby tree. The wood cracks and splinters, the plant shuddering from the wound. Wiping a bit of fluid from his mouth, Ra gropes with the branches to pull himself upwards. " Insolent...little..." he murmers, dismissing the khopesh for an armcannon. " You will pay for that, Storm Owl...oh, how you shall pay..."

Pharaoh Man strikes you with a major hit from his Nile Floods attack for 20 units of damage.

It's a blast of water streaked in flames. Yeah. Sorry.

Buzzsaws? Perhaps Bon really didn't know what to expect, nor did he understand the concept of not underestimating his opponent, so backward did he move when the objects smacked against him. The Servbots had fallen to the ground, defeated soundly by the far superior Reploid they had attempted to tackle, and so Bon felt...alone. He didn't like being alone, and this Robot Master, this friend of Guts Man stood before him. He hated Guts Man! "Babuuuuuu!" Bon cried out, as he pulled out a gigantic rattle, one that seemed quite capable of smashing the crap out of anyone and anything. Toward Punk Bon moved, swinging wildly with the rattle, attempting to smash him into nothing while still crying loudly.

Bon Bonne strikes Punk with his Rattle Crush attack.

Napalm Man is hit...and damaged severly...he's sent back about 35 feet from the explosion..landing on his back and sparking. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. THERES Doubles of everything. Thats not good, thats not good! Right...?grah...he uses his back boosters to thrust himself back onto his treads as his head bazooka glows... he *thumps* it as his head strikes backwards...sending a really large missle at the tank... twitching nervously. as he's shaking. Yeah. He's really in for it. Tankys probably going down next attack if this does'nt do much to the enemy tank.

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "My situation is growing desperate..."

Napalm Man strikes Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> with his Head Missile attack.

Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart> falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage.

Assault was struck by a bunch of stars made of ice, consequently putting more than a few holes in our dear marsupial.

His troops have done well in driving drones away from the convoy. He radios orders to those in his group who are not occupied to help out Storm Owl and his aerial units in their fight against other drones. After that, he leaps at Ice Man, and upon landing, he throws a low side kick, a middle side kick, and a high side kick with his left leg at Ice Man, and followed up with a high spin kick with the other leg. If it hit, Ice Man would be knocked onto his side...

Assault Kangaroo strikes Ice Man with his Quad Impact attack.

"Foul creature! How dare you attack the Son of Emperor Wily! I'll show you the true power of Japan!" He yells as several beams burn into his armor. With a surge of speed the android leaps forward and then falls towards the nearest pod, bringing his mighty spear down with him.

Yamato Man strikes Prismatic Spider with his Spear Stab attack.

The Rattle...BANE TO ALL SENTIENT LIFE...SMASHES into Punk sending him into the side of the truck. It topples over. Punk stirs from the other side. But his movement is slow and pained. He staggers up and eyes Bon, "That's it. Time for your spankin, BRAT!" Circling around the truck, he rips one of the rear axls clean off. Growling, Punk narrows his optics and steps closer shouting, "BATTER UP!" He swings the thing toward Bon in an effort to pound to poop out of him in return.

Punk strikes Bon Bonne with his Foreign Object attack.

Storm Owl casts another spare glance towards Bon Bonne as he rises from the ground. Just what is the Sky Pirate doing here? Storm would ask, but he doubts much of a reply would be forthcoming. The Fortress V Commander stands upright, free of the gravity hold, but still dizzy. Before he can get his defensive systems back online, he is suddenly washed in a blaze of boiling water, scolding him and smothering the mech. As the water seeps into the ground, Storm Owl is laying on his back in a puddle, sparking in several different spots. Ok, Storm Owl. It's time to do or die.

Pushing himself to the limit, Storm Owl climbs to one knee, and then takes off into the sky. "This battle is not about revenge, Robot Master. However... it is clear that you are capable of learning from previous fights and adapting accordingly." Storm Owl is, indeed, in bad shape. But still, he is a fast flier, and hopefully that will keep him safe. The Repliforce Officer streaks up higher, and then angles downwards, diving towards the Robot Master in an attempt to ram him with the added help of gravity. Boom!

You strike Pharaoh Man with a major hit from your Sudden Drop attack.

Pharaoh Man falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage.

Like a shot out of a gun flew Bon Bonne, through the air thanks to the force behind the blow that smashed against his face. Most probably the rear axl itself was destroyed in the contact, the force itself more than most would often prefer. Yet, as Bon flew through the air and started to move down in an arc toward the ground the flight abilities kicked back in, and up went Bon, hovering slightly over the entire battlefield. "Babuu, babu-baaabuuu!" Bon said, as he waved toward the RepliForce, perhaps as a way of warning to them all, before THEY appeared. Tons of bombs, tons of missiles, all over him, in the air around him, as he started to unleash hell itself on the Robot Masters he could see..who where of course Ice Man and Punk.

Ice Man is therefore thrown onto his side. Ice Man is courting the ground a lot today. After a second, he slaps the ground, and while it's down, it creates a small stream of ice that heads straight for Assault.

Bon Bonne strikes Punk with his Bombastic attack.

Bon Bonne strikes Ice Man with his Bombastic attack.

Ice Man misses Assault Kangaroo with his Ground Freeze attack.

The tank smashes into the ground after being hit by the large missile, but the hatch opens, and Barrage pops out, "Hi!" Wait, Barrage is out, and...She has her rifle with her. She fires a shot right towards Napalm Man's head, the hole where his head missile used to be.

Barrage Raptor has arrived.

Barrage Raptor strikes Napalm Man with her Single Slug attack.

Napalm Man falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage.

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl says, badly injured, "Status report..."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Barrage Raptor transmits a soundbite from Halo 'Running Riot!' "Fine."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Engaging Yamato Man. Analysis indicates that Robot Master forces are beign rapidly depleted. Looking good so far."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "Excellent. I am not in good shape... should my assistance be required, inform me. I shall be dealing with the drones. As well, keep an optic on Bon Bonne. I do not know if he is here due to our previous encounter against Teisel."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "The situation is, needless to say, amazingly similar."

Napalm Man is too happy transmitting Radio chatter about BBQs and him blowing up the tank...treading along happily... *THUNG!* right through the head... he twitches a moment as his red visor eyes fash "TILT!" "TILT!" and he falls to the ground with a large cloud of dust one tread leg up in the air as his visors continue to Flash various warning messages and he even makes the occasional pinball machine sound from within that armored, Tanky hide of his.

Punk ducks and covers. The bombs have little effect on him, mostly on the area around him. As the dust clears, Punk stands up, a little blackened but generally alright. Wenching out his chain, Punk ignites it with energy. He swings it over his head and laughs, "No Bonne's gonna make a laughing stock of the Masters." He whips the chain out at Bon, its green energy leaving a bit of a tracer behind it.

Punk strikes Bon Bonne with his Beam Chain attack.

Bon Bonne falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage.

Japan is indeed mighty lately, it seems. The spear strikes true, shearing through a weaker point of the armor. A pity the alloy is only truly effective when in very specific shapes. The Bright Lance pulls back, electricity crackling from the gash as the Spider Scientist some distance away frowns. He needs to work on that. Keying in another command, the Cryospike Railgun swivels to point at Yamato... And with a humming crackle, a hypervelocity slug is launched at the Master of Japan, with a nasty twist: If the slug breaches armor, it ejects liquid nitrogen from the bolt in a chemical reaction, freezing internals as the armor-piercing core continues through.

The Pharaoh cackles, watching Storm take flight " You can't win agains me, Storm Owl! I am a child of Amun-Wily! Ra Nubarak! Heir of the Su-GAHHHH! " A startled cry is given as the bird suddenly divebombs towards him. Scrambling in panic, he tries for a blink or something, knowing a near dodge of an impact this great will be useless....

...but to no avail, as he is slammed into by the bird-no, torn through. In fact, the Fortress Commander rips right through Pharaoh Man's chest, leaving a large hole within. A hand slowly moves for the massive wound, as if unbelieving in it's existance. Ra's mouth opens slightly, a look of hurt on his face, " No...no...I cannot lose...I cannot...l-*urk* " And he then falls down...

Prismatic Spider misses Yamato Man with his Cr - Arctic Fang attack.

Down toward the ground fell Bon Bonne, the Servbots hopping up and running around in circles nearby where he was going to land. As the body plummeted closer to the ground the Servbots leapt together, hoping to catch him...but of course they were merely squished by the weight of Bon Bonne himself, as he slammed into the ground and sent a huge shockwave through the dirt. In this battle most probably wouldn't feel it, but then again it wouldn't reach far enough to matter in the end.

Assault ran forward, and leapt over the stream of ice, flying at Ice Man with a flying kick RIGHT IN THE FACE using his right leg. More knockdown fun would result if this connected.

Assault Kangaroo strikes Ice Man with his Torpedo Kick attack.

Storm Owl feels the impact with Pharaoh Man a lot more than he would have expected. His armour has truly been shot, and the Fortress Commander grunts in pain from the collision. But thankfully, Pharaoh is the one who gets the worst out of it. Kneeling on the ground to once again recover his strength, Storm Owl fires off some radio transmissions to better assess the situation, and then once again takes flight. "Aerial units... converge on my position. We are taking back the convoys immediately!" Storm Owl rejoins his troops, many of whom sport damage from the Robot Master drones. Some have been defeated. Storm and his warriors charge the convoys, attempting to pick off as many drones as possible. The owl is not in good enough shape for much else at the moment.

Ice Man rolls in an attempt to get away. This is however not enough as Assault's foot meets his face. He convulses a bit as the head can't go any further down, his body trying to make up for that. When Assault's foot comes off the face, he gets back up as fast as he can, and begins to emit a spray of icicle crystals.

Assault's foot did meet his face. It's a relationship that'll end in blood, sweat, and tears.

Ice has enough blood on him, he's providing the ice sweat. Will Assault bring the tears?

Ice Man misses Assault Kangaroo with his Frost Spray attack.

Punk walks over to Pharaoh Man. Picking him up by his neck he shouts into the radio <<Drones! Take what you can from those wrecked trucks! Blow them if we have to, just get a move on!>> He eyes the Owl and his armada...then Barrage. Narrowing an optic, Punk strolls over toward Napalm and Barrage. Pharaoh Man is still being dragged by his neck, face down, "I'm taking them."

Yamato Man quickly dashes to the as slug passes right through the space between his arm an chest, narrowly missing the Robot Master. He hits the ground and rolls, finishing in a fluid rise to his feet. He glares at the central module as begins ruining towards it and firing a few spear heads as he covers the distance.

[Radio: (B) Secure] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Storm Owl, does your troop require assistance?"

Yamato Man strikes Prismatic Spider with his Spearhead Launcher attack.

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "Yes. We are moving in on the convoys. Any assistance would be appreciated."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "My troops will gladly assist."

[Radio: (B) Secure] Barrage Raptor transmits, "Tank's down, but I'm good to go."

Barrage Raptor trains her rifle on Punk, "You can take them, but none of the gear from the trucks. Or I'll blow your f***ing head off. Got me?" She looks serious, too.

The spearheads ricochet off of the deflection field before the Command Center, but the field sparks and dims significantly, the shield power seeming to be depleted. Prismatic continues to frown, but punches in a command on the console. "One would think that getting close to me would be a good idea. Trust me when I tell you it is not." As the Spider Scientist speaks, a pair of odd projectile launchers extrude from the sides, and launch out a wide net of wire. Anything it hits, it begins rapidly constricting around and entangling... And Yamato is the target.

Meanwhile, the Variable Multicannon, Bright Lance, and Cryospike Railgun are all launching slugs and blasts of energy at many, many drones. Prism is good at multitasking.

Prismatic Spider strikes Yamato Man with his Cc - Web Weaver - Tanglewire attack.

Yamato Man is temporarily disoriented by Prismatic Spider's Cc - Web Weaver - Tanglewire attack.

When ice crystals started to fly at him, Assault Kangaroo cartwheeled to the side, and radioed orders to his troops to assist Storm Owl's unit. The remaining troops had been done with the drones they were fighting, and now that they were unoccupied themselves, they moved to assist the aerial units of Storm Owl in their plight.

After he gave his orders, Assault stepped toward Ice Man, while still in the attack, and he raised his right leg toward his left side, before attempting to hit Ice Man in the back of the head with his foot with great force, in order to temporarily take him off his guard.

Assault Kangaroo misses Ice Man with his Migraine Smash attack.

The drones aren't faring too well, especially without their usual commander giving them instructions....this isn't good. A few begin to flee with what they've gathered, trying to avoid punishment. Others continue looting and defending as best they can, waiting for orders to retreat before doing so.

Yamato Man is knocked backwards by the constricting web and falls roughly to the ground. He struggles with all his robotic might, but to no avail.

Punk narrows an optic, "I'm not takin sh*t, Ho. If you wanna take that matter up, take it up with the MeTools ransacking the trucks as we speak. But if you shoot me. I swear to Wily right now...I'll beat you into the damned ground. Now get out of my way."

Barrage Raptor turns and moves for the trucks, intending to bust the hell out of a bunch of metools. Punk can go, this time.

Ice Man falls to the ground again as Assault sails past. His ice generators go and creates a shaft with a sharp end. Lovingly referred to his player as 'the pointy stick', Ice gets back up and slings it at Assault. He then starts limping away as fast as he can. Which, considering it's called limping, isn't fast enough to outrun Guts Man.

Ice Man strikes Assault Kangaroo with his Icicle Spear attack.

Storm Owl scowls as, under Punk's command, the drones seem to be working under a burn or steal situation. The Aerial units, bolstered by their Commander and the ground forces of Assault's Kangaroo's squadron, continues to strafe at the drones in order to make their lives that much more difficult. Not all the trucks can be saved, but hopefully the effort will result in the damage being minimized. Most of the effort is concentrated on the drones still there, although a stray shot is fired upon those fleeing with materials. Storm Owl is aware of the yelling between Barrage and Punk, and hopes the Raptor can keep him busy for a bit longer.

"Master Bon!" the Servbots said, as they managed to squeeze out from underneath the large baby, and then began to poke him gently. Some fell to the ground, on their rears of course, and started to do the little anime-esque crying that they so love to do. "Wake up Master Bon!"

Prismatic Spider nods as Yamato Man is entangled, leaving him open for what's next. spinning whips of purple energy begins cycling around the Command Center's base, creating a circular scything area of destruction as the Center strikes past Yamato, ensuring that the Master takes a hit.

Prismatic Spider strikes Yamato Man with his Cc - Lash Blades attack.

Punk turns his head to look over his shoulder at the Raptor, "BARRAGE!!!" His optics narrow.

Assault Kangaroo leapt back, but, upon landing, was caught by an ice spear thrown by Ice Man, getting pierced straight through the stomach. He bent forward, his critical state visible, before leaping at the limping Ice Man. He landed raising his right knee toward the left side, and before you knew it, a high-speed barrage of side kicks began. Lasting for four seconds and attacking at low, middle, and high levels, it was so fast that his legs were little more than a blur. If this hit, after the four seconds are up, Assault would perform a spinning side kick with his left leg to end the, well, assault, taking Ice Man down to the ground...

Assault Kangaroo strikes Ice Man with his Assault Mirage attack.

Ice Man falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage.

Barrage Raptor glances back at Punk, "What?" She asks, as she stops moving to stop the mets.

Yamato Man's eyes widen as the multiple blade rake deep into his armor, cutting though to his hull in a few places and freeing him from the web simultaneously. He flips over backwards and jumps as high as he can into the air. He angles his spear right for the cockpit and Prismatic Spider.

Prismatic Spider barely manages to evade Yamato Man's Spear Impale attack!

Ice Man is hit repeatedly by the kicks, his body convulsing again as Assault does his...well, assault. When Assault does his spinning kick, Ice Man takes it, his consciousness already fading as he spins and lands on his face.

He's not getting back up, folks. Weep.

And just to stroke the Owl's ego, Storm is the greatest general ever, at least, to Ice Man. I mean, Ice Man had faced him and Assault once before, didn't he?

Well, maybe not as great as Flame Mammoth, coming to a Maverick Base near you sometimes this October.

Punk shouts, "I still owe you." Kneeling down, he grabs Napalm Man and hoists him over his back. Though Napalm is large, Punk can carry he and Pharaoh at the same time with little trouble. Napalm's treads drag on the ground. Turning around toward ICe, Punk shakes his head, "Shit." He gives commands into the radio and begins his way back to base. How the hell did they get here anyway? Is he stuck walking? Crap.

This time, the deflection field does its job, as the spear skids along the forcefield harmlessly ina shaower of sparks. Silently, Prismatic is happy he designed that system, or he'd be Spider-Ka-Bob right now. The Command Center begins rapidly drawing back from Yamato's melee range as the Lash Blades cut off. Why is he drawing back, one may ask?

Because Yamato is about to be blindsided by the Variable Multicannon, which begins belching out a long burst of bullets at the Master.

Yamato Man has disconnected.

[Radio] Tightbeam transmission: Punk says, "We're pulling out. Tell your eight legged friend to back off."

[Radio] Tightbeam transmission to Punk: You say, "Tell your Metools and other drones to drop their equipment and cease destroying our supplies, and we have a deal."

[Radio] Tightbeam transmission: Punk says, "..."

Storm Owl continues to work over the drones along with his aerial units and Assault Kangaroo's ground forces. He and Punk exchange a few words over the radio, trying to get a peaceful end to this situation. But it's uncertain whether or not this is terribly likely. Given that Storm Owl's forces seem to be outperforming that of the Robot Masters, the war bird feels he is in a strong bargaining position.

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Ice Man is dead. I am, however, in a critical state."

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Dead or disabled?"

[Radio] Tightbeam transmission to Punk: You say, "Shall I take that as a negative?"

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Either one. Either way, he won't be getting up for a while."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "I am in critical condition as well. Prismatic? Barrage? Your status?"

[Radio: (A) Main] Barrage Raptor transmits, "I'm at full health. Just tell me what to shoot."

As the Kangaroo devastated his Robot Master opponent, he smiled with glee. He had conquered the second of the Robot Masters' ice warriors on his second encounter.

He then promptly fell into a crouch, as he was very damaged. While his troops continued to assist in the safety of the convoys, he was not sure whether to seek medical assistance or continue to lead. He turned to radio for this question.

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "I have only 41 of my vitality left. I should seek medical care... but then who will lead the ground forces?"

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "OOC: 41%"

[Radio] Tightbeam transmission: Punk says, "...He'll be fine. Their orders stand."

Prismatic Spider continues to use the PHALANX weaponry to good effect, fringing at any WilyDrones in the area with powerful sweeping attacks. They especially focus on highly mobile targets and ones that already have supplies, the variety of angle and weapons constantly chewing away at the drones while Prismatic continues to fend off Yamato Man.

Punk takes his comrades and begins the long walk home...damnit. Putting Napalm down for a moment to use his chain to entange the crippled Ice Man, Punk fixes the other end to himself. Picking Napalm back up and hoisting him over his shouler, Punk begins again.

Ice Man kind of just drags along.

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "Punk makes a very tempting target for a mortar shell right now."

[Radio] Tightbeam transmission to Punk: You say, "So be it."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "You are in command of the ground forces, Assault. I expect you to make the decision regarding your own actions as leader."

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Understood."

Ice Man skips on rocks. At one point, Ice gets snagged by a large rock, stopping his perpetual motion away from the battlefield. Ohwoeishim.

Storm Owl continues to pepper various shots at the retreating drones, but for the most part, he and his aerial squadron do not persue them, and the effort is mostly to ensure that they do not return for another bout. By now, they're essentially out of range. The owl, scorched, boiled, and carved, touches down on the ground by the convoy. "All troops... begin salvaging what equipment remains. We'll escort the convoy back to the Fortress V. Medics, see to any who require assistance."

Punk retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Storm Owl, Barrage Raptor, Repliforce Hovertank <Stalwart>, Assault Kangaroo, Prismatic Spider, Ice Man, and Pharaoh Man.

Storm Owl also adds, "Prismatic... see to Bon Bonne..." Storm is wondering whether it would be a good idea to simply return the baby to the Bonne family. Never hurts to get on their good side. Maybe Teisel'll lay off on the revenge scheme.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Commander Prismatic, what should we do with Bon Bonne?"

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "We may as well ensure he is returned to the care of the Bonnes."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Yes, Commander."

[Radio: (A) Main] Prismatic Spider transmits, "I don't think he's eligible for prosecution anyway."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Understood."

Prismatic Spider nods to Storm Owl, bringing the PHALANX pods around in a sweep as the Command Center drives up by the Servbots surrounding Bon Bonne. "Pardon me, Servbots, but I'd like to help you get your master to a safe place. Do you have any information on where he can be delivered for assistance?"

Storm Owl and Prismatic share a few words over the radio, and the war bird marches over towards Bon Bonne and his Serv Bots, still battered and bruised. "We have decided to return Bon Bonne to the Bonne family." He says, echoing Prismatic's words. Prism does it in a much nicer way, naturally.

After radio talk was made, Assault Kangaroo continued to stay crouching. He ordered his troops to assist Storm Owl's in the obtaining of equipment and escorting of the trucks. Soon, he stood up and began to slowly move toward Storm Owl, grasping the ice spear still in his stomach. Mechfluid was bleeding from there, as well as his mouth. Moving up to the Owl, he put an arm around the commander's shoulder.

"I'm glad we took care of this well, Commander Owl. That was the second time I had faced Ice Man, too. I should try leadership more often..."

The Servbots stopped their crying, #33 sniffling slightly while he looked at Prismatic Spider and Storm Owl. "Master Bon needs help, he needs fixing, take him home!" #33 said, perhaps not yet realizing how stupid it might be to share information with Repliforce as to where the Bonnes were. However, Bon had offered up help, even if the Repliforce had not asked it, and so maybe they did think that the Repliforce could be trusted...or they were just idiots. Guess which one it is. "Home at Sri Lanka! Master

Teisel and Miss Tron can help him and fix him up in no time!"

Storm Owl puts his arm around Assault to help shoulder his weight, seeing that the kangaroo Reploid appears badly damaged. "Indeed, Assault. You defeated an Alpha Robot Master as well as competently commanded your forces." Storm Owl was indeed pleased with Assault's performance, both OOCly and ICly. He posed troops so we actually got to do some strategy stuff! Storm Owl peers about the battlefield. "If you are unable to stay to escort the convoy, Lt. Assault, then feel free to return with the medical teams." Storm supposes he'll have to spare some more troops to help Bon get back home to Sri Lanka. Hmm.

Prismatic Spider looks over to Storm, silver spheres rolling back and forth in the visor as he switches views rapidly. "I can arrange for Bon to be transported back to Sri Lanka. I've already radioed to Medical to arrange for medical staff to be on hand for your repairs." He looks back to the Servbots, nodding. "All right. We'll get him back there. Will he be all right if we transport him back now, or should we try to administer some repairs beforehand?"

"Master Bon will be fine for moving now," #33 said, perhaps taking charge of the Servbots since the others were still somewhat crying. However, at the thought of Master Bon being returned home they all ceased their bawling, and stared at Prismatic Spider. "Yay, we get to go home!" three of them said in unison, before a fourth added in a belated yay.

"If I stayed, I'd probably bleed to death."

Hint hint: The spear.

"So, perhaps I shall return with the medical team. I deserve it, anyway."

He meanwhile wondered about the ServBots talking about their home. Never, in his life time, had anybody ever talked about Sri Lanka. Ever. With this reasoning, he questioned the credibility of the ServBots in his mind.

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "You know..."

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Is anybody wondering if the ServBots are telling the truth about their own home?"

Storm Owl nods and helps Assault over to where the medical teams are working to get the injured into the rescue helicopters. Peering over his shoulder at Prismatic, the war bird nods to the medtech Commander, "Thank you, Commander." No doubt Prismatic is bettered suited to deal with ensuring that Bon returns home safely.

[Radio: (A) Main] Assault Kangaroo transmits, "In my life time, I've never heard /anybody,/ not even an obscure source, talk about Sri Lanka. Ever."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "I do not know what Servbots are capable of."

Prismatic mumbles. "By Light, these things are dangerously cute." He makes some radios, and an emptied truck is brought over. Sadly, the Robot Masters had gotten away with some, but it happens. The PHALANX drones float into a different empty truck (they have to get back, after all), and Prismatic gestures. "Go ahead and get in the back of this truck, I'll get you guys to where you need to go." A pair of gravity rods extend out from the front of the Command Center, positioning themselves besides Bon Bonne and activating, lifting the massive Baby Bumper so he can be put into the truck. After all, the Servbots might have a hard time of it.

Assault, turning to Storm Owl after being escorted by him, smiled, even with some mechfluid leaking from his mouth.

"Thank you, Commander Owl..."

He then turned back and walked to one of the rescue helicopters, being helped into it by the MedTech workers. He had done a lot today, and it was time for him to go home for repair and rest. What more will we see of Repliforce Lieutenant Assault Kangaroo, the leader? Only time will tell...

Storm Owl nods to Assault Kangaroo as he's taken by the medtech workers. Storm Owl is badly burned, but feels he's in good enough shape to remain with the convoy. The Fortress V Commander steps back and watches as Prismatic works to see Bon Bonne into the truck. Internally, the mech prepares an encrypted message for the baby's older brother.

You encrypt the message 'Teisel Bonne, your brother Bon Bonne gave his unsolicited aid in defending one of our convoys. He fell in combat against the Elite Robot Master Punk. I trust that the similarities of this incident and the invasion of the Robot Master diamond mine are not lost on you. Commander Prismatic Spider and I decided to see to Bon Bonne's immediate medical needs and return him and his Servbots to your custody. I trust that we are now even.' with password 'favourreturned'

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From: Storm Owl (Conn)

Date: Sun Oct 10 01:01:32 2004 Folder: 0 Message: 21

Status: Unread

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Sent via high-frequency transmission. Password is: favourreturned

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MAIL: You sent your message to Teisel Bonne.

Up into the truck climbed the lego men, or rather the Servbots, each one sniffling a bit due to the fact that Master Bon had been so horribly hurt. They were, however, quick to recover as they realized the joy of hopping up and down while in the back of the truck. And...these were supposed to be Bon's babysitters?

Prismatic Spider doesn't really care either way about the compentency of the Servbots as babysitters, as Bon is placed gently into the back of the truck. Prismatic exits the PHALANX Command Center, sending it to join the artillery pods before moving to take command of the truck (e.g., get into the driver's seat), and putting it into gear. Time to drop off the baby.

Storm Owl watches as Prismatic cares for Bon Bonne's wellbeing. His message sent, the Major joins one of the other trucks in the convoy, "I'll see the convoy back to the Fortress V, Commander." he calls out from his truck. And so, the convoy which had been so rudely delayed due to the Robot Masters, once again gets underway. But this time it's escorted by the additional aerial and ground squadrons. There should be no more trouble, I would hope.

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Message: 15/62 Posted Author

Convoy Fiasco Sun Oct 10 Punk

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<PUNK!!! RUN!!!>

"Pharaoh Man's plan to attack the convoy almost turned out to be a complete disaster. With being charged to drag THREE of my brothers back to the base, each in stasis lock, I took up the reins and pulled us through. Pharaoh Man fell first to Storm Owl. Why, I have no idea. ITS A DAMN TURKEY SHOOT Pharaoh Man! Get your head out of your A$&. Napalm Man was the only one even remotely worth mentioning as having done well! He bested the STALWART. Granted, Barrage Raptor came out of the tank and levelled him because she's a Ho-B**ch like that. Ice Man got torn down by Assault Kangaroo, and I don't know what the hell happened to Yamato Man. But me? I bested the fata& baby BOn Bonne...THEN I carried these losers back to base. GREAT PLAN! From what is reported to me by the MeTools and Joes we sent into the area, 50% of the convoy was a loss to the Repliforce. 25% was dragged home by the hardhats, and 25% was burned as they retreated."

"Punk OUT!"

Back off man, I'm dangerous.

Punk, L33T Master

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Message: 14/22 Posted Author

AAR: Convoy Defence Sun Oct 10 Storm Owl

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At precisely 2109 hours, October 9th, 2217, Supply Convoy 47T, enroute from our African base to the Fortress V, came under attack at the Ivory Coast from a Robot Master assault team consisting of Punk, Napalm Man, Ice Man, Yamato Man, many Metools, and commanded by Pharaoh Man. An emergency task force was deployed from the ship to the scene. I commanded the aerial squadrons, Lt Assault Kangaroo commanded the ground forces, Cmdr Prismatic commanded the artillery batteries, and Barrage Raptor commanded the Stalwart hovertank.

Pharaoh Man, Ice Man, and Napalm Man were deactivated. Yamato Man and Punk were forced to retreat. None of our soldiers fell, but the Stalwart will require heavy repairs. Our forces were bolstered by the surprise appearance of Bon Bonne of the Bonne Air Pirates. He fell to Punk, and Cmdr Prismatic has seen to his safe return to the Bonne family.

The convoy has suffered 50% losses. I have calculated that approximately 25% was destroyed, and 25% stolen by the Robot Masters. Nevertheless, with their devastating losses compared to our own, this has proven our solidarity in holding the African continent. We escorted the convoy the remaining way to the Fortress V without incident. Finally, I commend Lt Assault on his leadership of the ground forces during the defensive maneuvers. His squadrons and mine performed seamlessly and were effective in driving off the Metool swarm.

Major Storm Owl, Commanding Fortress V, South Pacific

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