Comm-Tower Defence

Egypt

A blazing wind dances around this area as sand is blown in all directions... Once upon a time less than 14,000 square miles of the Egyptian land area was cultivated or settled on, but much has changed since then; Egypt, while not nearly as busy as some other areas, is still a bustling trade route and well established community. The ancient Egyptian structures such as the great pyramids and the Sphinx are still standing tall, unmarred by millennia of age. A few of the old culture's other constructions still stand tall as well, reminding many of the achievements of the ancient people that once lived here and standing out from most of the technological advanced buildings in the area. Aside from the few cities such as Cairo, vast deserts make up most of what is Egypt today, much like it was centuries ago. The large Nile River and all that surrounds the massive body of water is within view.

Napalm Man [Tempdesc] [RM] Repliforce Outpost

Ancient Pyramid Cairo

Northeast <NE> leads to Israel.

West <W> leads to Eastern Sahara.

South <S> leads to Lake Hope / Aswan Dam (Aswan Lake Region).

North <N> leads to Nile Delta.

Up <U> leads to Sky Above Nile Region.

Blizzard Man arrives from the Southern Outskirts.

Blizzard Man has arrived.

Soul Nightshade arrives from the Southern Outskirts.

Soul Nightshade has arrived.

it's an ORDINARY DAY , just the type of day things go WRONG on. In this case..that something wrong is the loud dust cloud that is responsible for the loss of three Repliforce Comm stations within the last hour or so. and it's continuning, too. What IS this cloud? One would look closer of course..and see Napalm Man...Treading along the ground with a Squad of Joes and Mets behind him. Napalm Man looks all Courageously Heroic (Barely) in a Drill Seargents hat that barely fits his massive head. He's chanting some loud marching orders.....

"LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT RIGHT, LEFT!" while he himself can't march, the joes are as they arrive at anbother Comm station a bit more later...he begins to orders the Joes about into an attack postion. of course...any Masters with him (if Blizz decides to join in) could be with him aswell. They seem to be busy and prepped to go. Napalm Man looks ready to give the order to blow that comm station to smitherins... unless someone decides to finally butt into his bussiness. Who will?

Sargent Soul isn't really known for going on patrol. Usually, its a matter of luck when he spots an enemy approaching. Unlike today, however, Soul is on patrol, mainly because of his effective dispatching of Dust Man.

So Soul is out here today, but whom shall he intercept? Let's find out.

Ah, Africa. Since Storm Owl returned to take a more active role in the war (IE, when he didn't have a player for ages), Africa has been the central military campaign that's kept him busy. It was here that he and Frost Walrus launched their first of many strikes against against the Robot Masters, taking the diamond mines from them. The launch of Storm Owl's new command, the Fortress V, aided in taking the Alpha and Delta sphere from the Masters, both of which Storm played a heavy part. Yes, the war bird has focused much of his energies on taking this land mass over for Repliforce, and naturally, he plans to keep it that way.

Storm Owl, along with Soul Nightshade, are currently on patrol. The Fortress Commander is flying low along the ground on their predetermined route. One of the stops on the patrol is, of course, this series of comm stations. The fact that three have dropped off the radar means the war bird is expecting some sort of hazard. "Be prepared, Soul Nightshade. Our rules of engagement are to find the culprit behind the loss of our stations, and put an end to it."

Blizzard Man is something of an accessory on the trip. He follows right behind Napalm Man on skis, but sand doesn't bode well for sliding across them. No, he actually has to /lift/ his feet to get anywhere. At least Egypt at night isn't as hot as it is in the day - otherwise, why would Blizzard Man, a Master of horrid, freezing weather conditions, be here?

Maybe because a certain /somebody/ is guilty of destroying the Common Room TV and that the idea of getting a new one somehow turns into a game of blow the crap out of everything. It's odd how Robot Master plans tend to work out, really.

"'Ey, what aboot the TV, eh? The TV!" This is the... forty-seventh time it's mentioned.

Napalm Man says, "Oh..you mean..the TV...YOU Destroyed.... uhh... Yeah. Sure, uh..maybe around THIS Comm Station well..find one..IN THE RUBBLE!" he lets out loud foreboding laughter... then about 2 minutes later realizes it's not THAT funny, nor..even made sense...it dies down and *coughs* a moment and stands there in silence himself.... as he turns with a thud back towards the joes. And raises an Arms..."WEAPONS RAISED!" they all raise laser armaments. He sounds all important and Military right now at the moment. "FIRE!" and the Joes begin to fire. He watches in delight as the weapons light up and fire at the station. By now.... Storm and Nightshade probably get a report it's under attack, possibly. He turns back to Blizzard "BY DESTROYING ALL THE COMM STATIONS, WE'LL CRIPPLE THEM! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" What a Genius Plan! Too bad theres just WAY to many for this to effectivly work and what...he's taken out only..like..2 already out a possible...who knows what! What an idiot."

Blizzard Man is really only guilty by association here. Really! Outside of that first station where one of the support beams went kaput from being rolled into from tripping at the top of a sandy hill, but that's about it.

Soul Nightshade sees the laser fire, and starts a-runnin'. The very tall, and extremely thin bioroid may look rather comical with his daddy-long-legs digging easily into the sand as he finds traction, and holds his arms out in the air. Laser fire going for the nearest tower slowly starts to fade. Not all of it, mind you, but the sum close to Soul starts to fade, and go into him. "Turn back now, or suffer that fate of your peers!" shouts out the now no-nonsense surgeon.

Storm Owl does indeed get the report via the central patrol coordination effort back at the main African outpost. Repliforce is nothing if not well-organized. The war bird scowls at the news and peers at Soul. "The reports have been erratic at this point. We do not know the exact opposition." Storm Owl has estimated that this is probably the work if one lone Robot Master and a squadron of drones. He hasn't taken into account Blizzard Man being guilty only be association - aside from that first station, naturally.

Storm Owl streaks towards the scene of weapons fire along with Soul. He doesn't feel the need to echo his words, since the medic managed to sum up the usual Repliforce demand before opening fire.

The words of Soul Nightshade are barely audible above Napalm Man and the rest of his bomb-happy drones. Now, Blizzard Man's caught in the middle of a war zone and he may or may not actually understand this, but everything's worth trying to him. Unorthodox warfare, odd jobs around the Monument that go wrong... and now, doing one thing a man never does.

"'EEEEEY!!! ANY OF YOO SEEN A TV STORE, EH?!" Yes. A man right here just asked for directions.

Soul Nightshade points a finger at Blizzard, which oddly enough, has begun to smoke an odd dark red color. "Turn around now. I hold no trust for Robot Masters any longer, not after the work of Dust Man." And, to make sure Bliz knows that Soul means business, a quick warning shot is fired.

Soul Nightshade strikes Blizzard Man with his Generic Ranged attack.

Napalm Man twitches. Yes. he twitches. By George! A flaw is in his TOTALLY AWESOME AND GENIUS AND FOOLPROOF PLAN! I mean....Blizzard man being here has to be the cause of this right? I mean..it's not HIS EXPERT TACTICAL PLANNING, right!?. Grah! He Stomps a bit on his treads as he replies.."WELL! YEAH!? AND... YOU AND WHAT ARMY!? HUH!!!!!?" he seems upset. He begins waving around bomb laden hands as he does'nt order the drones to stop firing on the Comm station. "DESTORY THE STATION! DON'T LET UP!" he seems intent to destory it. He keeps a VERY close eye on the two Repliforcers, too. "DON'T TRY TO STOP US! YOU CAN'T! I MEAN!.... SOME..THIN GUY...and.. A TURKEY!" he aims weapons at Storm Owl as they all power up.."WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE US TO OUR WORK!" He revs up his engines. He does'nt fire, yet.

Storm Owl spares a brief look at Blizzard Man - but only a brief one. His attention is instead focused upon Napalm Man, his legion of drones, and the comm station that just got totalled by the Robot Masters. "The reasons I will not leave you alone to your work should be obvious, Robot Master. You have been fairly warned." The owl soars up higher into the air to about 30 metres overhead. Storm Owl knows from extensive reports on the enemy that Napalm Man is very loud, and very dangerous. As Soul Nightshade gives a warning shot, Storm Owl doesn't bother. His twin wing mounted wind generators begin to hum, warming up as sand begins to kick about underneath the war bird's position. The wind continues to blow, growing in intensity as sand begins to pelt anyone in the area of his fire. Storm Owl's plan is to try and include both Napalm Man and the drones in this powerful cyclone. Hopefully this will blow the Mets and Joes away. Napalm, however... might be trickier.

You miss Napalm Man with your Cyclone Storm attack.

Blizzard Man's response to his question comes in the form of hot, searing laser death in miniscule form that strikes him in the center of his armor plate. Ow! One quick jolt and notable burn mark later despite the laser's small size, he breaks away from Napalm Man to turn and face the one who shot him.

He shouts again, oblivious to the fact that this person wants to /kill/ him for a dishonorable act by Dust Man. "NO! NO! WHERE'S YOOR NEAREST TV SHOP?!" He pauses after the yell. Egypt is usually hot. Maybe Soul hasn't had a nice, cool treat all day. Actually, he should by all means /recognize/ him from a Dust Man video feed, but for the moment he doesn't.

"I KNOW! HOW ABOOT A SNOWCONE, EH?! YOO CAN TELL ME IN TURN!" He withdraws a paper cup from under his orange show hat with his left hand, holding it up to the opposite shoulder to fill it with ice. He then maneuvers it to the other to give it a nice, lemon flavor.

"DO YOO LIKE LEMON?!" Before he gets an answer, he pitches it straight at Soul Nightshade. He actually holds a decent throwing arm, and despite the fact doing this usually results in someone getting coated in messy flavor dyes, he means well. "IT'S ON ME!"

Blizzard Man misses Soul Nightshade with his Snowball Cannon attack.

For some STRANGE UNKNOWN REASON, Napalm Man manages to use his pure strength to ride out the storm..pressing against it hard..but most of the Joes and Mets are blown around and flung about by the powerful Wind Generator of the Butterball Turkey. Napalm man huffs and gacks! "AH! MY VICTORIUS FORCES!" he seems to cry almost as he sniffs. Those were some good weapons, too! He turns back to Storm owl...Eyes ablaze in Fury!

"I'M HAVING MYSELF TURKEY IN THE MESS HALL TONIGHT!" he yells as he begins to open fire with Auto Cannon fire at Storm Owl.

Napalm Man strikes you with a minor hit from his Auto Cannon attack for 9 units of damage.

Soul Nightshade watches the snowball lob over his left shoulder as he ducks down. Good intentions or not, the hot-headed medic sees it as a hostile attack. The cocking of a shotgun can be heard, but its actually just the hypodermic chamber loading in his wrist. The hand leans back, and a high-velocity syringe makes its way for Blizz, loaded with Dye Yellow #5.

Don't eat the yellow snow.

Soul Nightshade strikes Blizzard Man with his Inject attack.

Storm Owl knew that Napalm Man was a tough individual, but he had no idea that he was THIS tough! The drones get blown around by his furious winds, but the most obvious threat stands his ground. How very disappointing. Storm Owl streaks up into the air, performing complicated evasive maneuvers. The Repliforcer is able to avoid some of the heavy bullets, but many hit his well armoured wings. Several bullets hit his not-so-well-armoured chest, and Storm Owl grunts from the pain.

Time for the direct approach. Storm Owl pauses in mid air briefly and stares down at Napalm Man, "While I am no expert in humour, Robot Master..." he says, diving down at Napalm Man. The Fortress Commander attempts to slash at the Master in a hit-and-run before swooping back up into the air. "...but that joke is very old."

You strike Napalm Man with a minor hit from your Divebomb attack.

Blizzard Man just can't get close enough to get his message through. The syringe neatly impales itself right where the burn mark nestled in, injecting both not only a bunch of Dye Yellow #5 into his system, but also springing a small fuel leak in his system. Uh oh.

In Blizzard Man's mind, he thinks Soul Nightshade didn't hear him. So, in order to get close, he rolls himself up and beguns to tumble down a dune, closer towards Soul Nightshade. Now, a Blizzard Man in snowball form moves far faster than he may appear to. Even when encumbered by the likes of sand. It's his intention to simply get near and ask the question again, but this is Blizzard Man we're talking about. Beginning his approach is easy. Coming to a stop... is not.

Blizzard Man changes into his Snowball armor.

Blizzard Man misses Soul Nightshade with his Heatseeking Snowball attack.

Napalm Man gets SLASHED across the chest as his torso bucks back a bit, but he keeps his footing as he shakes it off easily, and begins to wave his arms about furiously.... "I'd STILL THINK YOU'D DO BETTER NEXT TO A SIDE OF STUFFING AND GRAVY!" he yells out as he stamps forward into the air and lands down with a thud... two large barrells now protuding from his shoulders as begins to fire Larger cannon fire into the air much like anti-air flak in huge drove and spread of fire at the Avian Reploid. He tries to maintain a good bead on his target.

Napalm Man misses you with his Volley Cannon attack.

How on earth can a man fight another, with one of them not knowing its a battle? Don't ask Soul, but its happening. Soul flips over the rumbling ball, a surprisingly acrobatic manuever for the sickly looking droid, but hey. Somebody's been practicing!

As Soul twists, his arm cannon loads again, as his right hand disappears into his forearm. As soon as it does, a splatter of caustic chemicals spray down for the passing snowball, an attempt to melt away the protective covering.

Soul Nightshade misses Blizzard Man with his Home Brew attack.

As Blizzard Man harmlessly passes by, the chemical compound, in addition to some of the melting snow that comes in contact with the sand, come together to form something of a sticky wad of sand where Soul's spray lands. Blizzard Man continues on for a while before realizing he may have overshot, so he turns around to come towards him again, a lot slower. He wouldn't be getting back in time to have a chance to accidentally attack again, but what if Soul accidentally landed in the sticky sand compound?

Blizzard Man misses Soul Nightshade with his Slippery Puddle attack.

Storm Owl would be annoyed at all the turkey jokes were it not for A) Him having the emotions of Spock, and B) Him having heard just about every single one in existance by now. Thus, the war bird is able to concentrate on the battle and not the taunts. At least while they battle, the comm station seems to be safe... though from the looks of the communications tower, it'll be a salvage team coming out here rather than a repair crew. Back in the air where it's safe, Storm Owl begins zig-zagging at an awe-inspiring speed, somehow keeping one step ahead ahead of the anti-air weaponry being thrown his way. Storm knows he cannot keep this up for long, and so, pausing for only the briefest of moments, arms and fires off four missiles tucked neatly away in his wing assembly.

You strike Napalm Man with a minor hit from your Feather Missiles attack.

Soul Nightshade does not land is said sticky compound, but instead reloads the caustic armcannon, this time to spray with something of a stronger chemical compound. "Y'know, if you ran, I would stop hitting you." he murmurs, before unloaded with fire-hose pressure.

Soul Nightshade misses Blizzard Man with his Poison Ivy attack.

Napalm Man tries to keep a bead still...he'd be sweating if he could as he just seems to missing the bugger! Arrrrggg! He is getting frustrated as he stamps in anger...being blindsided by the feather missles...they ping off his armor , some actually embed themsleves as he yells out in pain. He Leaps into the air again.. and rasies an arm..using the other one to keep it steady.... The bomb has receded into it's hollow...as he trains a weapon of sorts from the arm at Storm Owl...trying to get a good bead..he rears back and lets a long magentic *Phoom* emit from his arms hollow as a Magnetically driven Rail Slug is shot from his arm at a SuperSonic speed, cutting through the air.

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

Blizzard Man keeps rolling along and along, until he finally stops behind Soul Nightshade. He unfurls into his usual self and looks around, a bit... confused.

"'Ey? Where'd yoo go, eh?" This is when he spies Soul Nightshade with his back turned, although the question may turn him around quickly enough to avoid Blizzard Man's ski pole poke for attention. "No, really. Do yoo know where we coold get a new TV aroond here?"

Blizzard Man changes into his Normal armor.

Blizzard Man strikes Soul Nightshade with his Ski Pole attack.

Storm Owl is surprised at Napalm Man's sudden burst of agility as he leaps into theair while firing off his rail gun. The war bird knew that he couldn't keep ahead of the blasts forever, and he was correct. The high-powered gun, being driven at such a high velocity, gives Storm Owl with no time at all to maneuver out of the way. The slug smashes against his wing, driving a hole completely through it. The hole isn't terrible big, however, and by compensating with his wind generators, the owl remains aloft. Desperate to buy himself some time, Storm Owl halts in mid-air, hovering briefly. "Wily is a fool to remain in Africa, Napalm Man. Again he sends his forces against us, and again we shall drive you back. Perhaps this time he shall realize the advantages of retreat over fighting to the death." Storm Owl stands up straight, still hovering in mid-air, until he brings his hand to his forehead in a perfect salute. There's a sudden loud, disorienting thunderclap in Napalm Man's vacinity, hopefully stunning the mech for a few precious moments. Hit or miss, Storm Owl peers groundward, seeing if Soul needs any help.

You strike Napalm Man with a glancing hit from your Thunderous Salute attack.

Napalm Man is temporarily disoriented by Storm Owl's Thunderous Salute attack.

Napalm Man gets caught in mid air as he gets FLUNG to the ground..on his back as his eyes flash "TILT!" a bit... yes..pinball noises again as his systems go about reseting themselves.... he's twitching a bit while on the ground, his Treads twirl about chaotically while doing so.

Storm Owl does not have the energy after such a draining attack to launch anything major against the Robot Master. His fuel reserves need a few precious moments of time to build up to a suitable amount. All that fancy flying is rather tiring, to say the least. As a result, Storm Owl shuts down his wind generators briefly in order to recuperate, and uses the time he bought with the salute to slash at Napalm Man once again before rising up to the sky. His speed is slower due to the damage to his wing, as well as the aformentioned energy drain.

You strike Napalm Man with a minor hit from your Glancing Strike attack.

Soul Nightshade is jabbed by a /ski pole/. "Uh....yeah. Its about 30 miles that way." he says, pointing to Cairo. But his other finger is pointing towards Blizzard. However, this time, Soul actually tries to poke Bliz with his finger, and should he succeed, suck alittle of Blizz's lifeforce from him, and shoot it right back in.

Soul Nightshade strikes Blizzard Man with his Soul Steal attack.

Soul Nightshade drains energy from Blizzard Man.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Status, Sergeant Soul."

[Radio: (A) Main] Soul Nightshade transmits, "Fully optimal, sir, at 100 percent efficiency."

Napalm Man gets slapped up around and rolls over a few times..unable to do much , he takes the full brunt of this attack.... as he finally stops rolling as his eyes light back up to normal with a hum as he presses himself up off the ground slowly and shakes his head. "GAH! NO FAIR!.. THATS NO FAIR! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" he stamps around madly..he's upset. but he's not giving up yet..he's FAR from over. The Missles on his Shoulders begin to fire one by one at the Storm Turk... Owl... as they explode into FIREY Firework bursts. "BURN! BURN!" he yells as his eyes light up in pure rage.

Napalm Man strikes you with a solid hit from his Shoulder Flares attack for 17 units of damage.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Excellent. I am at less so, but I am still functional."

[Radio: (A) Main] Soul Nightshade transmits, "If assistance is required, Commander, simply say the word."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "I shall let you know. For now, see to removing Blizzard Man from the equation."

Blizzard Man peers over towards where Soul points, and fails to notice that finger digging into him, sucking away some fuel. He doesn't no-sell this one, as what gets drawn out of him /hurts/. He noticeably jumps and /flinches/ as a gaping, wound bleeding coolant forms on his side.

He turns towards Napalm Man and shouts, "'EY! THEY'RE SELLING TVS IN CAIRO! I'LL GO BUY ONE, EH?" Yes, a Robot Master willing to buy things. Maybe it's just lip service. His systems are giving relatively negative readings though, and yet he's not entirely sure /why/ that's so.

"Thanks, eh?" Blizzard Man says as he curls up into a snowball again and seemingly revs up in place as he gathers a bit of sand before dashing off. There's just one thing wrong with this picture.

The entire time, Soul's in front of him.

Blizzard Man changes into his Snowball armor.

Blizzard Man strikes Soul Nightshade with his Rolling Avalanche attack.

Storm Owl's energy drain lasts just a few seconds longer than Napalm Man's disorientation, alas, and as a result the bird is a sitting duck (flying owl?) while Napalm Man unloads his shoulder mounted fireworks on him. Storm Owl is struck repeatedly, battered and hammered backwards into the sky. When the fireworks die down, Storm Owl has scorch marks, dents, and exposed wiring all over his form. "Nnngh..." After a brief conversation with Soul Nightshade, Storm Owl brings his wind generators back online. Focusing, the strategist once again causes the sand to kick about on the ground, hopefully pelting Napalm Man viciously. The winds are at a high speed now, and with luck Napalm Man will go flying!

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

Soul Nightshade gets knocked back by the rolling Blizzard, for a surprisingly strong hit. "HEY!" is about all he gets out before getting trampled, choking on the yellow snow he helped make. So Soul in a purely defensive act, accidentily releases a cloud of odd nanotech spores. Spores that serve their whole purpose to stop energy from moving. Like Blizzard.

Soul Nightshade misses Blizzard Man with his Spore attack.

Napalm Man is weakend now as he gets flung about like a rag doll this kind..... he gets thrown some 100 feet away... and down to his back... he ughnnnsss and slowly pushes himself up... he shakes his head and ROARS out viciously... " HOW DARE YOU SCREW WITH ME, MAGGOT! I'AM NAPALM MAN! THE MOST POWERFUL...THING... Uh..umm.... Mech?..uh..Android?.. WHATEVER!" he *ROARS* as he aims everything at Storm Owl... thats right..he lights up into a vicious calvade of destruction .... Fire... Rockets... even things that can't even reach him... grenades..being thrown out in one huge ORGY of destruction. Of course..one can only hope this actually HITS his target....He's sparking like mad himself...he probably won't last much longer...but that fire burns inside him as it shows in his eyes... he intends to destroy his target..one way or another.

Napalm Man misses you with his Napalm Blast attack.

It's a combination of luck and eagerness to go get himself a freaking TV that keeps Blizzard Man rolling, though his pace seems to slow from the amount of sand that ends up clumping together. Even so, he's not letting anything more get in his way between him and a brand spanking new TV for the Common Room! Enough that he's, yes, ditching Napalm Man for it. Well, he /did/ yell to him he was going to get a new one, so he doesn't think of it as that.

Some call him the 'Caknucklehead' for good reason.

Blizzard Man retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Storm Owl.

[Radio: (A) Main] Soul Nightshade transmits, "Commander? My bogie just bugged out. Need a wingman?"

Storm Owl seeks to press his momentary advantage, and he advances upon Napalm Man from the skies, his wind generators at full power. "Clearly, Robot Master, you over-estimate yourself. Repliforce has resisted you and your kind for over a month of combat now in Africa, and we are not about to give up our progress." Storm Owl creates a buffering wind around him, whipping about and knocking incoming rockets just barely off course. That, combined with the aerial maneuvers that could only come about from years of tutelage under Storm Eagle's guidance, means the war bird emerges unscathed from the assault. The grenades explode around him, and the fires never get a chance to reach their destination before being snuffed out like a candle in a storm.

Finally, when the barrage has died down, Storm Owl wheels about in the air, wind still roaring around him. "Go back to Wily and give him this message for me," he commands, "Tell him that Africa is under our protection, and he would be wise to have his forces depart. Tell him that if he remains, he. Will. Be. Destroyed."

And at this demand, the winds finally focus themselves into a whirling cyclone that touches down before Napalm Man, spewing sand madly in all directions. The lethal storm starts to advance upon the tank-like Robot Master, seeking to rub him out of existance.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "We shall find out very soon, Sergeant."

Napalm Man is already sparking...he tries to hold up...and press against ther winds...but he gets caught up in the storm as he goes wide eyed and gets FLUNG about in the air and literary blown away...."GAH!!!! KEEP TALKING TURKEY!!!! When I'm...repaired..n' stuff...I'll BE BACK! I'LL BE BAAACCCCK!.." he yells as he gets flung upside down and litteary placed down a good mile and half away from the scene..thudding down to the ground suddenly.. *Ommmph* He pushes himself up and begins to trudge himself away slowly like... "HEY! WHERES MY HAT?!" yeah..he lost his Drill Seargents hat in all the commotion! "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" he falls to his heavy knees and lets loose a yell into the air and trudges away crying about his nifty army hat, far enough away thanks to the BLOWING gusts to be out of site over some dunes... He's also very structually not so well, so he sparks some.

As for any Remaing drones that did'nt get totally owned..they all retreat madly as Napalm Man gets blown away in all directions... Yeah. So much for PURE loyalty.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "It would seem I do not, Soul."

Soul Nightshade stands in the sand, just watching the last of the Robot Masters either run, shop, or get blown away. Removing his helmet, the arid air blows against his poison sweated brow, and he scratches his head.

"Commander. That was the absolutely craziest #@^@ing fight I've ever participated in. And I once got swallowed by Dust Man."

Storm Owl, once again drained from the effort of blowing Napalm Man about, touches down on the ground next to the wrecked communications station. The owl takes a deep, mechanical breath and nods to Soul Nightshade. "The motives of Robot Master has always been dubious at best, Sergeant. Blizzard Man is simply a perfect example of Dr. Wily's creative insanity." Storm Owl shakes his head. As far as he's concerned, if someone with Wily's skill at robotics made androids that used logic over emotion, and thought over... well, over Robot Masterness, they'd be running the planet within a month or two. While some consider Wily's craziness to be an advantage for him, Storm Owl believes it is the biggest thing keeping Repliforce and the other forces of good still in the game.

Storm Owl opens a communications frequency with their African base and orders patrols sent out here to make sure the Masters really have departed the area. He doesn't wish to try his luck by following Napalm Man in his condition.

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Group: Repliforce

Title: AAR: Comm-Tower Defence

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Storm Owl appears on the screen. He looks kinda battered.

"Soul Nightshade and myself were on a routine patrol in Egypt. At 2322 hours Cairo local time, African Repliforce Central Intelligence, located at our main African fortifications, began detecting several communication relay stations that ceased to transmit data. Specifically, communications tower 47, 48, and 50. Soul and I changed course to intercept. At comm-tower 49, we encountered Napalm Man, Blizzard Man, and a squadron of Joe and Metool class drones, laying waste to the station."

"We engaged the enemy, dispatching the drones and focusing on the Robot Masters themselves. Napalm Man was apparently in charge of this little sortie. Blizzard Man, by virtue of Dr. Wily's creative insanity, apparently joined the operation with the intention of salvaging a television." Storm pauses, not bothering to mention how MIND NUMBINGLY RETARDED that idea is.

"Sergeant Soul outmatched Blizzard Man, and the Robot Master departed. Meanwhile, I was successful in forcing Napalm Man away from the battlefield. I dispatched scouts to the area to confirm that the Robot Masters returned to their territory."

"Four communications towers will require replacing. Both Robot Masters plus drones were defeated. Until the comm-towers are rebuilt, I have altered our aerial patrols in the area to compensate. Storm Owl out."

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================================ Robot Master ================================

Message: 15/67 Posted Author

Attack Repliforce Comm Stations Sun Oct 17 Napalm Man

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It's Napalm Man...he seems all..Beat up... as he rubs his head like from a headache.

"Like... I took some Joes..and Mets..and destoryed a few comm stations of the Repliforce in Africa... Managed to get about three... Blizzard Man..tagged along..and ended up..running away in search of a TV. *eye rolls* And...Then..Turkey Shoot <Picture of Storm Owl> showed up and blew me and the Joes away....and..some..thin.. thing.. <Picture of Soul Nightshade here> like, came and took on Blizz while he was there. ANYWAYS.. to report:

ME: Damaged!

Blizzard: Hopefully got a new TV *cough*

Repliforce: Down About three or four Comm Stations, hopefully crippling their communications some.

"So..Yeah. Thats about it." he Salutes the Screen and winces and Ow! ows! as he grips his head , which still Hurts, the camera turns off a few minutes after.

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Message: 15/68 Posted Author

Blizzard Man in Egypt Sun Oct 17 Blizzard Man

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"'Ey! Yoo might have noticed, but the Common Room's TV was missing. So, Napalm Man and I went oot and aboot to get a new one in Egypt! He brooght a lot of drones along and went to pay a Repliforce Ootpost a visit. I, uh, accidentally knocked something down and Napalm Man was doing his usual. I think he forgot aboot the TV and I didn't know my way aroond, so I had to ask people for directions!"

"At Cairo, they even gave me the TV for free after I offered them a snowcone, but they were awful lood aboot it for some reason. It's a huuuuge one! It's all yoors to watch, brothers! Take good care of it, eh? Over and oot!"

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