FV Relocation to the Rainforest

[Radio: (B) Secure] Storm Owl transmits, "All hands, this is the Captain. We are departing the Mirror Desert and setting course for the African Rainforest. We will begin our trek in approximately five minutes."

On the Monitor, African Rainforest

On the Monitor, Sphere Outpost <Eta> [RM]

On the Monitor, North <N> leads to Congo.

East <E> leads to Skullamanjaro (Mount Kilamanjaro).

South <S> leads to Savannah.

Northwest <NW> leads to Ivory Coast.

Northeast <NE> leads to Lake Constance (Lake Victoria).

Up <U> leads to Sky Above Central Africa.

On the Monitor, Charge Man arrives from the Ivory Coast.

On the Monitor, Charge Man has arrived.

On the Monitor, Fortress V departed from her landing site approximately one hour ago. As she was not built for stealth, the massive craft simply set course for her destination and planned to steamroll over anyone who got in her way. On the bridge of the battleship, Storm Owl sits in his command chair, actively receiving reports from other sections of the ship while keeping a close watch on the sensors. The strategist does not expect that the Robot Masters have anything capable of wounding her, given the rag-tag nature of the fighting here recently, but it's also unlikely that the Fortress V would be able to hunt down a well-trained stealthy Robot Master lurking in the woods. It's another stalemate, but one which Repliforce can be happier about. Regardless, the battleship is currently cruising towards the northwest edge of the African Rainforest, ready to turn about should Shining report an attack.

On the Monitor, Argh, the rainforest. Charge Man doesn't like the rainforest, or any other forests for that matter because of how tangled and maze-like they are. Nonetheless, he plows on further through the undergrowth, his feet stomping not too quietly on the humid ground. At last, he reaches a clearing in the forest, where another battle had taken place a while ago by the looks of the charred trees and torn-up ground. Wiping his brow of non-existant sweat, Charge looks up at the welcoming sight of the sky. His gleaming red and orange armor can easily be seen among the lush greens of the foilage. When he does look up, he notices something - something very, very huge. But he can't make out what exactly it is as the sun's in his eyes.

On the Monitor, Fortress V continues on her trek under the stars as if uncaring about those that might be below her. While Charge Man is down on the ground pushing his way through the thick foliage in the sweltering heat, the bridge crew of the battleship are quite comfortable. A light blinks on one of the control panels with a quiet little 'eep, eep' klaxon, and Storm Owl taps in a few commands onto his armrest's computer console, bringing up the information. It would appear that the sensors have detected a certain someone pushing his way through the forest, currently standing in a clearing. "Do we have any patrols on the surface in this area?" Storm Owl asks another crewman. When a negative response is given, the Major nods. Continue on course." Storm Owl says. They cannot, afterall, turn and chase after every unidentified robot they see. The ship is about one hundred feet above the tip of the tallest trees. Given that her size is over a mile long, it's very visible.

On the Monitor, The orange robot shades his eyes using a gloved hand and squints, for a try to look at it better again. He notes the overall shape.. oh, yeah, and the GIGANTIC REPLIFORCE INSIGNA plastered all over it. The robot master blinks and puts the pieces together. He glances up once more to confirm this. Yep, it is most definately the Fortress V. With that in mind, Charge Man wonders what else is up with the area, and he grins to himself. Making a little wringing motion with his hands, the train goes into his locomotive position. Out spews smoke as he races through the rainforest, knocking down trees and whatever else is in his way while he's at it until he reaches the next small clearing.

On the Monitor, Fortress V's sensors track the robot as it plows through trees, belching out smoke as it goes. Storm Owl idly keeps part of his attention on the mech, just in case it's going to cause trouble. It doesn't take a genius to put the smoke, the ability to run over huge trees, and the orange colouring to come up with the conclusion that it's Charge Man down there. No matter, the Robot Master is not a threat by himself. Now no doubt he's going to be able to warn his fellow Masters of the new arrival in the Rainforest, but this sort of thing wasn't going to be kept a secret forever anyway. If Charge continues to hang around, however, Storm Owl may be forced to let the gunners take a few potshots at him to discourage any other Masters from drawing too near.

On the Monitor, The Master halts and takes another look. Pushing himself forward again, this time Charge Man speeds up tremendously and barrels through the rainforest. He can easily be tracked thanks to the trees falling down and crashing as he passes by in a straight line from above, which would probably look pretty funny. Complete disregard for the environment is pretty hilarious, am I rite? Everything around him looks like a blur now to him as he finally reaches the edge of the rainforest.

On the Monitor, Fortress V does not speed up in order to catch the Robot Master, and so Charge Man'll be able to get to the edge of the forest without any danger (unless a tree falls on him). Storm Owl finally peers at the navigation display and orders a full stop. The Fortress V, having reached her destination at the northwest section of the rainforest, lumbers to a halt. She now hovers like a vulture waiting for whatever is below to die. From the warship's docking bay, Repliforce aerial gumbies are dispatched to begin patrolling the area - in particular any activity back near the Mirror Desert.

On the Monitor, The Epsilon brushes some chunks of wood and mud off from his slightly dinged-up armor and just stands there at the edge of the Rainforest, resting to allow his engine to cool off some. After all, that forest is pretty big. He again looks up, and out at the horizon where he assumes the aerial forces are headed off to. Charge Man gives a shifty look before he steps out from the safety of the trees that aren't knocked into the ground and observes.

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "We have passed into the African Rainforest sector. We have detected a single Robot Master observing us from afar."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Sensors have identified the enemy unit as Charge Man."

[Radio: (A) Main] Marine Lieutenant Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Either he's going to call the other Masters in, or they don't quite care about the place anymore."

[Radio: (A) Main] Shining Firefly transmits, "So far, the Mirror Desert has been clear of activity for quite some time."

[Radio: (A) Main] Marine Lieutenant Assault Kangaroo transmits, "In any case, I'm ready."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Or he merely wishes to observe our patrol route setup. Regardless of his intentions, Lt. Assault Kangaroo, remove Charge Man from the area."

[Radio: (A) Main] Marine Lieutenant Assault Kangaroo transmits, "I will do my best, Commander Owl."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Excellent, Shining. I have patrols set up to give an advance warning on any enemy troops heading in your direction."

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo has arrived.

On the Monitor, Fortress V continues to hang in the air like a huge threat. A clenched fist ready to pound anyone into the ground. The ship is in the northwestern area of the sector, currently holding position about one hundred metres above the top of the treeline. Aerial patrols are being dispatched from the battleship's docking bay. Storm Owl continues to coordinate the efforts from here. But the Major would prefer not to have spying eyes observe the setup. Sure, Charge Man may be an idiot, but one of the smarter, more strategic Robot Masters out there may be able to find some flaw in the defence organization.

On the Monitor,

Amongst the Repliforcers being dispatched, Lieutenant Assault Kangaroo of the Marines was sent in. However, he did not go in through conventional means. He climbed up to the top of the Fortress V, and because the Fortress wasn't all that high in the sky, he wouldn't have to use a dropship or anything. Moving near the front of the roof of the Fortress V, Assault prepared himself. When his target was close, Assault leapt from the ship, falling through the leaves of the trees and landing on both feet on the forest ground.

Dusting himself off as he stood, Assault Kangaroo prepared to deal with Charge Man, wherever he was.

[Radio: (C) Chat] Marine Lieutenant Assault Kangaroo transmits, "Hope you didn't mind me dropping down there in a flashy manner."

On the Monitor, The Master quickly turns around upon hearing a faint metallic thud somewhere close by. Raising a brow (if he even has any), he lugs his whole body to investigate, all the while puffing his chest out and generally trying to macho himself up. After milling around a moment he stops next to a tall tree and belts out, "Come out and fight me, Repliforcer!" while pounding his fists on his chestplate like a gorilla.

On the Monitor, From within the Fortress V, Storm Owl shakes his head at Assault Kangaroo's showboating entrance, not even bothering to answer his question on the Repliforce broadband. Such illogical nonsense. But at least the mech is on the ground now. Two Repliforce aerial gumbies (read: suck) come up on Assault's position, ready to follow any of his orders (read: get their asses kicked). The other aerials, meanwhile, continue to set up their patrol routes and are flying every which way. There might even be the odd brief firefight between any Robot Master drones lurking about in the rainforest and the gumbies.

On the Monitor,

Assault Kangaroo, after dusting himself off, spoke a few orders to the two aerial gumbies.

After the gumbies nodded, Kangaroo nodded himself.

<Good.>

He ran in the direction of Charge Man as they followed. His target was a Robot Master, so Kangaroo knew he wasn't very smart... but he could be powerful, being a brute force type. Either way, though, he was ready to take the Master down.

When he was close, Assault stopped and threw a high side kick with his right leg, the one trailing behind him, right at Charge Man's train face.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Foot Sword attack.

On the Monitor, Charge stares forward, tapping his foot as he waits. And, lo, the Repliforcer makes himself known - a.. kangaroo? Oh, come ON. Nonetheless, Charge just wants to get this over with so he can go home and report it and then get Dr. Wily to be pleased and snuggle and hug him so he will feel happy and not lonely anymore. Yeah. The Master spreads his legs some to firmly plant them in the ground, not bothering to even dodge the sudden attack. His face is clipped by the foot, causing a gash in the synthskin.

He grits his teeth and scowls as the anger builds up inside of him. The train, snarling at Kangaroo, begins at a rush right in his direction with his large head pointing directly at him as means to bash right into the reploid.

On the Monitor, Charge Man strikes Assault Kangaroo with his Head Meets Something Hard attack.

On the Monitor, From within the Fortress V, Storm Owl watches the battle from afar. Really, the outcome is fairly unimportant, as far as Storm Owl is concerned. If Charge is chased back, then great. If not, then he'll be damaged enough to think twice about messing around here - hopefully. The two aerials nod and salute briefly to Assault and begin to swiftly circle around for a flank shot on the train man. The aerials have their laser rifles primed, and they're ready to begin blasting away on Assault's command.

On the Monitor,

Lt. Kangaroo finished the kick, when... WHAM! Charge Man, well, charged into him and sent him rolling away. He only rolled once, however, before he rolled back onto his feet, with a command...

<FIRE!>

...and had the gumbies take shots at the Master. After that, Assault made a mad dash toward Charge, and leapt at him as he recovered from his first charge, kicking at the face in order to blind him with large trapezoidal spikes to the eyes...

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Generic Ranged attack.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Eye Crusher attack.

On the Monitor, Charge Man is temporarily disoriented by Assault Kangaroo's Eye Crusher attack.

On the Monitor, From within the Fortress V, Storm Owl continues to watch for no other reason than because you cannot @emit from the FV, and thus every pose has to start with either your name or the Fortress V's name. Anyhow, the two gumbies take careful aim, training their guns on Charge Man with their rifles even as Assault prepares to launch himself at the Robot Master. From the rifles comes two crimson bolts of energy, seeking out Charge in an attempt to put a halt to his evil ways!

On the Monitor, And the gumbies fire at Charge from the sides, and while the lasers don't really do much, it does serve to make him very angry - and distracted. This distraction proves to be a Very Bad Idea. Before Charge Man can even see (har har) what hits him, he... can't see! His eyes crack and bleed a bit, and the internal circuitry struggles to find a way to repair this damage and restore eyesight. That won't stop Charge, though. He swings about furiously in random directions while shouting angry curses.

On the Monitor,

After Lt. Kangaroo landed from his dirty attack, he just stood there in a ready position, even as Charge began to flail. When Charge flailed in his direction, Assault caught his arm, and struck him in the torso with a high side kick using his left leg, attempting to knock him down. After the kick, Assault gave another order...

<FIRE!>

And leapt back as the gumbies took shots at the Robot Master again.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Counter Crash attack.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Generic Ranged attack.

On the Monitor, Fortress V continues to keep watch over the various patrols being sent out, including the little incident between Assault Kangaroo and Charge Man. The two gumbies quickly back off to avoid being smashed by the blind, but still rampaging, Charge Man. Their rifles are recharged and they're taking aim once more, hovering in the air to avoid being struck by the train-mech. But the two gumbies cannot risk shooting at the Robot Master until Assault has backed off. I sure hope nobody blasts the gumbies so they won't keep shooting him. Hint hint.

On the Monitor, At the kicking and the shooting and anything else going on, Charge stepped back at the impact of the kick hitting him right in the waist. Thankfully, it doesn't hit his crotch. That would suck. Luckily, his eyes kick back in as the optical circuitry reconnects itself elsewhere, and while it's not as good, it's still something and he can see his foe. The train mech, furious about this cheap shot, lowers himself into his locomotive position. His wheels squeal against the wet ground, flinging mud and dirt back. Charge Man goes flying towards Assault Kangaroo, but not before bellowing, "You wanna see power?! Here it is!!"

On the Monitor, Charge Man misses Assault Kangaroo with his Charge Ram attack.

On the Monitor,

Assault leapt to the side, and upon landing, he raised his right foot and brought it down on the ground so hard that a brief earthquake occurred in an area around him. He is doing this to intercept Charge while he's advancing -- if it doesn't work, at least he dodged the charge. Hit or miss, Assault ordered his gumbies again...

<FIRE!>

...and the duo took their shots again.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Hard Temblor attack.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Generic Ranged attack.

On the Monitor, From within the Fortress V, Storm Owl folds his arms as he keeps an optic on Assault's battle. The gumbies, much closer to the action, watch as the Repliforcer avoids Charge Man's rapid advance. "Good move, Lieutenant!" "Way to go, sir! Show that rust bucket a thing or two!" They still have their rifles, of course, and since they still haven't been attacked, are still ready to shoot at Charge Man whenever the chance presents itself. Bless those gumbies. Again, the twin crimson bolts shoot out from their weaponry. They're awesome shots, it would seem.

On the Monitor, "Rrrrnnh!" grunts the Robot Master, shaking some at the sudden rumbling. This causes him to lose his balance some and crash into a tree that cracks and falls to the ground. He spins himself around in the right direction, still maintaining his position as he stares at Assault. One of his eyes twitches and he rears upward some, clenching his fists. From his head, a tremendous, high-pitched whistle shrieks throughout the battlefield. It's so loud that it causes some of the plants to tremble.

On the Monitor, Charge Man strikes Assault Kangaroo with his Whistle attack.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo is temporarily disoriented by Charge Man's Whistle attack.

On the Monitor,

Lt. Kangaroo got back in a ready position, and was about to attack the train again... when a HIGH, PIERCING WHISTLE blows through the air.

"ARGH!"

Assault grasped his audio receptors as he recoiled back and fell to one knee. The gumbies would undoubtedly be affected too.

On the Monitor, Fortress V detects the piercing whistle, and Storm Owl observes as the three combatants trying to take down the Robot Master monster is struck by the incapacitating assault. The two gumbies let out a yelp and fall to the ground, clutching their audio sensors with their hands in an attempt to drown out the loud noise. Their rifles are currently slung around their necks, so thankfully they don't drop their weapons.

On the Monitor, The whistle continues for a few seconds after he sees his foes fall to the ground like a bunch of big, metal babies. Charge Man pumps his arms some, returning to his normal stance and he quickly grabs the fallen tree next to him with not too much hassle. With that, he swings the trunk over at Kangaroo and the two gumbies with a great FWOOSH noise normally heard in every single cheesy kung-fu movie ever, hopefully hitting three birds with one stone!

On the Monitor, Charge Man strikes Assault Kangaroo with his Ultrahuck attack.

On the Monitor,

Assault and the two gumbies were all struck by the tree, and sent flying away. Upon hitting the ground, Kangaroo got up in a handstand, before placing his feet back on the ground. He showed excessive trauma on his upper body, and he wanted to stop the Master. Leaping far and high toward Charge Man, he landed right in front of him, and raised his right knee towards the left side. He then threw a fast side kick -- if it missed, he leapt back. If it hit, he would go into a lightning-fast combination of side kicks, high, middle, and low, that would go on for four seconds... ending with a powerful spinning side kick using his other leg in order to send Train Man away.

In either case, he gave an uttering of...

<FIRE!>

...and the gumbies, having recovered now, fired upon the Master.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Assault Mirage attack.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Generic Ranged attack.

On the Monitor, From within the Fortress V, Storm Owl continues watching like a creepy old guy staring at a teen voyeur video. The gumbies, meanwhile, risking life and limb in an attempt to make it so Charge Man leaves, find out the hard way that the Robot Master's bark is worse than his bite. The root of the problem is that the Master has branched out in his mode of attacks and smacked them like a golfer with a with a one wood. Thankfully, despite the close brush with death, the two mechs are still pining for a chance to stalk Charge Man with a virtual forest of additional laser fire.

On the Monitor, Still recovering from hucking a giant piece of wood, Charge Man is the victim of Assault's super-kicks. The train Master is knocked back even more. His armor is full of dents and slices and burns from the assault (hurr hurr) of both the kangaroo's feet and the gumbies' firing, and for a moment, he just stares and looks scared. Yes, scared. The big ol' 10-foot-tall train of a Master is scared. He squats into locomotive position for the millionth time in this RP, and with smoke spewing out from his damaged smokestack, he tooooooooots and starts surging off into the opposite direction. He'll get you next time, punks!

On the Monitor, Charge Man retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Assault Kangaroo.

On the Monitor,

Lt. Kangaroo turned to face Train Man as he drove away. He performed one last maneuver against his retreating foe.

He performed a spinning axe kick with his left leg, his foot claws generating a white energy crescent that streaked toward the locomotive man. After that, he did a spinning axe kick with the other leg, also generating a white energy crescent. Both of these flew at a high speed at Charge Man, hoping to hit the Master.

Hit or miss, Assault then fell to one knee. Bringing his radio up, he finally made another radio message to the airship.

He spoke the truth. With severe upper-body trauma, he couldn't possibly continue.

On the Monitor, Assault Kangaroo strikes Charge Man with his Dual Bullet attack.

On the Monitor, Charge Man falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage.

[Radio: (A) Main] Marine Lieutenant Assault Kangaroo transmits, "To quote an ancient television show... Beam me up, Scotty. Along with those two gumbies... because we're too damaged to continue any further."

[Radio: (A) Main] Storm Owl transmits, "Confirmed. A pick-up dropship is being launched now."

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

On the Monitor, From within the Fortress V, Storm Owl, who's forest-themed pose evidently went over everyone's head ;-), watches as the battle reaches a conclusion. Storm Owl nods in mild satisfaction, noting each and every error that Assault might have made. The owl confirms Assault's request for a pick-up, and within just a few seconds, a drop-ship is launched from the Fortress V's docking bay, streaking towards the trio of Repliforce warriors. The two gumbies, meanwhile, give a great sigh of relief as Charge Man first flees, and then falls. They land on the ground next to the lieutenant, damaged from being smashed with a tree just a while back. "Good job, sir!" one of them compliments.

On the Monitor, In the distance, a metal thud can be heard. Apparently, this must've triggered a tightbeam of some sort, because a small mob of aerial drones whizz by to grasp Charge Man's body and drag him off to safety.

On the Monitor, Charge Man enters the Ivory Coast.

On the Monitor, Charge Man has left.

On the Monitor,

Assault Kangaroo rose both of his arms, allowing himself to be picked up by the gumbies.

"Thank you..."

Odd thing is, he said it in English, and then in Korean. Odd.

The Lieutenant walked with the gumbies to the dropship that had just been deployed near them, before he would step in... He was glad for this. He needed some serious repair at this point... and so did the gumbies, probably.

On the Monitor, From within the Fortress V, Storm Owl tracks the drop ship as it lands next to the trio and grants them access. The gumbies share a glance at Assault's double speak, but shrug. Who knows, maybe he had a screw knocked loose by Charge Man during that bout. Either way, it's probably best not to ask.

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Group: Repliforce

Title: Log: Relocation

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There's an exterior shot of the Fortress V as it hovers motionless about one hundred feet above the highest tree in the African Rainforest. There are Repliforce aerials flying each and every way on patrol. The majestic battleship has taken her rightful throne in the sky, ruling over those below. Storm Owl gives a voiceover.

"Captain's log, November 28th, 2217. As per Colonel's approval, we set course for the African Rainforest to quell the combat there. We are holding position in the northwestern sector of the forest in case Lt. Shining's reconstruction efforts come under enemy attack. Patrols have been sent out to give any advance warning of enemy encroachments upon either of our sites."

"At 1924 hours sensors detected a lone Robot Master identified as Charge Man observing our patrol and picket arrangement. I dispatched Lt. Assault Kangaroo along with two aerial troopers to deal with the enemy unit. After a brief battle, they were successful in bringing the Robot Master down. Sensor scans have concluded that Charge Man was deactivated, but enemy drones were successful in salvaging his body. Lt. Assault's performance was moderately acceptable."

"Regardless, I would stress to other officers that the presence of the Fortress V will not eliminate enemy movements through the sector. The forest is far too large for the battleship to successfully cover. Furthermore, the foliage offers considerable cover from aerial bombardment. Remain vigilant."

"Storm Owl out."

Major Storm Owl, Commanding Fortress V, African Rainforest

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Message: 14/36 Posted Author

Re: Assualt Kangaroo's Repairs Sun Nov 28 Shining Firefly

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I would like to say that Assualt Kangaroo should be fully functional and ready for duty after a day or two of rest in the MedBay, which will allow for his armor to be refined and repaired from the damage he took from Charge Man. The damage was not overly severe; most of it was dealt to the torso area, but Assualt's audio receptors did suffer a bit from some sonic attacks from the Robot Master. All in all, the repairs were preformed without any complications, and he will be ready to be released at around noon PST on tuesday.

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Message: 15/70 Posted Author

Repliforce Update Sun Nov 28 Charge Man

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<Spinny.>

The screen fades into the medbay, with Charge Man in full view. He's in really bad condition - his armor looks like it was trampled on by a herd of angry elephants, burnt, there's a big gash in the middle of his face, cracks in his eyes, and his smokestack is snapped in half. Various medical drones zip around him, working on fixing him as he speaks.

"I was checking out the Rain Forest in Africa around the Mirror Desert area to see what the Repliforce is up to. Turns out the For-fo-f-f..fffffor..f-f-" he stutters, having a really hard time pronouncing that word. "... FORTRESS V, yeah, is stationed right near it. There's a bunch of patrols everywhere, too. You guys might wanna be careful or come up with a different plan because of this."

His eyes twitch some, and he continues while a bunch of sparks fly off around him. He leans forward some.. or, at least as much as he can. "Also, Repliforce sucks and they are fat and stupid and ugly and ugly and fat and stupid and fat and ugly and stupid and fat and stupid! I won't fail ya NEXT TIME, I SWEAR!! They totally cheaped me out!" At that, he falls backwards with a huge THUNK, bringing a bunch of clamps and wires clattering down along with him. The screen flickers off.

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