The Twilight Of The Gods

"It seems we need to fight."

The Shocker Rider saw some of Visser's physical form changing.

Behind his mask, Doom arched an eyebrow. Shapeshifting? Intriguing; is this a natural aspect of his host's biology, or is there a technological cause?

Indeed, the Andalite-controller was changing incredibly quickly. Delicate seven-fingered hands melded and fused into enormous pointed appendedages the size and shape of traffic cones, while tail and forelegs shrivelled into nothingness. Musculature burset across his body, as the entire creature rose onto two legs the size and shape of those of an extinct predatory dinosaur. Even as the Visser's head deflated and absorbed back into his body, a huge, gaping maw burst into existence on the beast's chest, soon followed by yellow, predatory eyes. Before long, Shockwave owuld find himself face-to-face with an enormous four-armed beast that seemed just about ready to attack.

Almost certainly technological, Doom decided, stroking his armoured chin in contemplation. After all, that mass didn't produce itself, and mutagenic powers can only account for so much...

For some reason, the Shocker Rider got himself to a fighting pose.

"I am from the world of - "

And then he was struck silent by the Visser's transformation.

He grabbed one of the fawfulcopters.

"Please to be telling me you had recording of that."

"Yes, sir"

"Good," he said, releasing it then glancing at Shocker.

"And what good do you think you will be doing?"

edited 17th Mar '11 6:15:46 PM by Sir_Screwloose

"Just being ready on the safe side." The Shocker Rider told Fawful. "And I don't think we've met."

Fine.

—Shockwave transformed back into a tank, turret aimed right for Visser's face.—

The Visser-cum-predatory beast immediately pointed the nearest forearm to the tank and, bizarrely, fired- the cone shooting forward towards to the tank, connected by bizarre extending folds of skin.

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"... Amazing... If such a Gaia Memory existed for this creature... I would have used that instead of this..." Daido said, looking at the Eternal Memory.

Jack stared wide-eyed at Visser's new form before letting loose an ear piercing girlish scream and running as fast as he could in the opposite direction.

—Shockwave rumbled backward rapidly, firing a blast at the eyes.—

"Hey where are you going?!"

The Shocker Rider shouted at Jack, running away.

Pathetic coward.

The blast did indeed penetrate the eye, blinding the beast and seriously hindering its depth perception. Enraged, the Visser fired another arm at the tank, while drawing back his first arm and preparing it to fire.

—The second strike hit the Decepticon's treads, forcing him further backward. His next blast was aimed at the just retracted arm of the beast.—

“Impressive.” Gilgamesh was forced to admit.

Such abilities would be powerful. This parasite might not be a total waste of flesh after all. The various creatures this Visser Three had at his disposable would make him useful in combating various opponents.

“I wonder what our next challenge will be. I tire of waiting.”

The arm of the beast exploded in a grisly shower of flesh, blood and bone. Evidently unperturbed, the Visser fired all three of his remaining arms at once at Shockwave.

Seeing that the Visser was targeting Shockwave, the Shocker Rider relaxed his stance.

"How quaint. Perhaps he can be of use to the Great Leader to the utopia of SHOCKER."

Fascinating..... Maleficent thought as she observed Visser Three's transformation and fight with Shockwave. Such impressive shape-shifting abilities....yet I do not detect a single trace of magic from it.....I must ask how can he accomplish such a feat....

And then one of the creature's arm was blown off. I wonder if it extends to healing..... she thought.

edited 17th Mar '11 6:29:19 PM by UdtheImp

"Your accomplishment of most greatness is a USB drive and you are calling a complete biological shapeshifting with no trace of any magic "quaint?"" said Fawful.

"Please to be shutting your wordhole, now."

"Our scientists in SHOCKER can do the same thing with our kaijin agents." The Shocker Rider told Fawful.

"And I have not gotten your name." The Rider looked at him. "I will assume that you got here before I went to the Contractor-infested world."

—Another hit. Shockwave was sent skidding across the room, his treads only marginally slowing him down. He forced a transformation before he would hit the wall, hunched over with one set of servos on the floor.—

Brute strength... But flesh is substantially weaker than steel.

—The Decepticon deployed a pair of machine cannons from his shoulders, firing a burst at the eye again.—

"Ah, another shapeshifter," said Shang Tsung. "Just remember one thing, Visser: if you try and take me over, I will immediately use my magic to kill you. But I suppose I'll save the introduction for later." He turned to Shockwave and immediately began to charge up for the Kintaro morph.

Azula made her way back down the hallway from her chambers. She seemed slightly calmer now.

"Hey doll. Nice melons ya got there." Black Mage said after he sidled near her, ever the direct buffoon to Azula. "Wanna make out?"