Mega Man looks stoically at Hub, his arms at his side but one of them in Mega Buster form.
Cauldros
Tiamat's spell will tell her that this is a species of organisms with advanced self-mutation and the ability to copy the adaptations of consumed biomatter. Also, there is something that these organisms are currently trying to reach, but it's unknown what it is.
Edited by KiriK on Sep 6th 2018 at 1:34:42 PM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."He stops glaring, but remains silent for a moment. Then the barrier fades.
"Fine." , he says. He then approaches them more, but turns his arm back to normal as a showing of non-agression.
"How did you get in here in the first place though? The entrance to this place is buried in rubble."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Mega Man looks at the others before turning his Buster arm back to normal. "Like I said, I'm pretty sure I got here a bit after the other two. The entrance was exposed by the time I got there, at least."
Edited by KiriK on Sep 6th 2018 at 1:56:10 PM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."He nods.
"All that is in the past now."
He turns back around to his table so that he can look over the screens.
"And one day we'll locate Neo Pseudo too. And once we've dealt with him too, everything that happened, us being enemies, will just be history."
He blinks.
"What!?"
Suddenly he races down the hallway. Regardless of whether they follow him or not, they'll hear his voice.
"It's true! The entrance has been dug out! That means they'll be coming to get me any moment now! And when they do I can FINALLY get another Dark Chip!"
He then returns to the small group, an eerie glint in his eyes.
"In that case, I should make sure that nobody else comes across the secrets we have in here, shouldn't I?"
Turning both his hands into arm cannons, he starts walking back through the hall, shooting blasts into every room he crosses to destroy the blackboards in them, intent on erasing all evidence that the three have not found yet.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Sep 6th 2018 at 9:03:43 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.NLA, Megan's Abode
Hearing the words of encouragement from both Nyr and Thranix, Natalia gives a soft smile. Perhaps an opportunity to fix her spine will show up someday, but for now, she'll have to make do with it.
"The biggest problems I can see now is that I'll need to tell Megan what happened... And now I have no idea what to do with my newly-found free time." She says, frowning a bit at the last part.
Something something Arena.Having captured all of the information the bunker had to offer on his phone, Pietro has to resist the urge to smirk at the futility of Hub's attempt to erase the original info, lest he accidentally reveal that knowledge to his enemy.
"C'mon, let the guy have his fun. I could do with some fresh air right about now."
He dashes up the hallway until he's reached the bunker's entrance, then climbs up the ladder and back out into Primordia. Once he's put enough distance between himself and the bunker, he takes out his phone and sends a text to Pseudo.
Just found a treasure trove of intel on the Assassins. Want me to send the pics or show them to you in person?
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 6th 2018 at 12:15:43 PM
Sombra nervously shifts as a thought flits through his mind, which Pseudo would likely attribute to his guilt over the creation of Neo. For now, he decides not to voice that thought. Not when they are already strained between the Assassins and Narktus.
"Ah, that one... I wonder what he is up to now. If I were to guess, he's probably going to try to weasel himself into the good graces of whoever he perceives to be 'the winning side' and start again from there. I fear what may happen if he is allowed to access the resources of the Assassins, or Narktus."
Bokuko promptly reach the end of the hallway, climb up and turn around.
"Wow ! That guy is pretty crazy !" she says, walking backward. She bumps into someone and turns around, staring into Dres's famous Rinnegan eyes !
"Bluagh !" she says, leaping backward. Dres frowns at her, glance at the base and look away contemptuously.
"And here I thought that I had something interesting at hands."
Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 6th 2018 at 9:22:35 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterPseudo does notice, but chooses to spare Sombra the trouble of pondering about it too much, though does comment on what he says.
"Knowing both him and the Assassins, I doubt they'd form any kind of alliance. Narktus though... We know too little about him."
His eyes narrow, slightly glowing in that sinister red glow that all of Porky's chimera seem to have. Looking at his expression, one'd have to remind themselves that Pseudo isn't evil anymore.
"As much as I hate to say it, we may have to focus a little less on the Assassins now that they're being silent and try to find Neo Pseudo before he gets a chance to meet them."
He then glances down at his phone when it vibrates and picks it up, his eyes widening as he's reading through Pietro's texts. He immediately texts back.
Sending them over a telephone connection could be risky. I'll send Botar to bring you here.
While Hub is going ham on destroying the remaining log entries, he suddenly pauses at the last one he had yet to destroy, glancing inside, one of the words having caught his eye. He walks into the room, reading the blackboard. None of the Assassins had ever been allowed to read these before, the rooms having been sealed with dark magic so that they couldn't sneak a peek, so Hub hadn't, not really interested anyway.
Until he saw what this blackboard had to say, and he silently curses under his breath, regretting that he hadn't read these in the time he'd been trapped down here.
It reads:
'September 6th. Today, I realized exactly what the final instrument is. Or rather, who it is. Going from here, my plans can finally, truly commence. I'm slightly bothered by the sudden appearance of Porky Minch. He isn't mentioned in the passages at all, as if he's not supposed to be here. How did he even get here? How did his troops get here with him? ... I wonder if my ally has something to do with this. I'll be able to keep him on a leash now though, now that I've had him infiltrate that hilariously desperate lifesized game. He'll keep a good eye on that boy, while we focus our attention at the other one.
... Hm... it might finally be time to bring in the scapegoat.'
After reading it, Hub realizes that he has been kept in the dark about certain things. And it's probably not just him either.
His doubts clear now. He understands. This is about much more than he had been told. What most of the Assassins had been told. And he's starting to get an idea of what this really is about.
Grinning darkly and raising his arm cannon, he swiftly destroys all evidence.
Outside, Pietro might feel like he and the others are being watched by someone.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Alright; but don't keep me waiting, Pseudo.
After sending that text in response, Pietro looks around once he gets the strange suspicion that he's being watched.
"No need to be shy, whoever's out there, just come out and say whatever the hell you wanna say."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 6th 2018 at 1:03:06 AM
"... Someone's watching us ?"
Dres turns around and uses the ocular power of the Rinnegan to try and spot whoever's watching them. If she succeeds, she raises her hand.
"Bansho ten'in."
Gravity warps, and the person (if they do not get out of the way) will be propelled at Dres's feet by a strong current of gravity. If this works, she attempts to trap them to the ground, by attempting to put her large War Fan over the victim's body. It's really sturdy and she has a surprising amount of strength for a girl of her stature.
"Hey, I know you !" says Bokuko to Dres.
"Shut up."
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterAfter telling Botar to go get Pietro, Pseudo turns back to Sombra.
"I see. How do you suggest we go about getting to it?"
The person is spotted, and the person jumps out of the way of the attack, landing gracefully on one hand and both feet. He then gets up again, not attacking back.
"Well, I only really came to pick up Hub." , a familiar voice says as Hisoka reveals himself with his signature evil smirk.
"But I didn't expect to find you here, Pietro, or any of your new friends."
He has two of his cards clasped in one of his hands. This may not bode well...
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Mega Man creates a Skull Barrier around himself. "I don't know who you are, but I won't pick a fight I don't need to. Besides being deprived of Dark Chips and having messed-up data copies from whatever wrecked the base earlier, Hub is fine."
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Pseudo raises his eyebrow.
"A problem?"
Hisoka's eyes slightly narrow.
"Hub will come out on his own. As for me... I was ordered to deal with possible trespassers."
Suddenly grinning, his cards are coated in powerful Nen, and he throws them at the group, intent on cutting them down where they stand.
Pietro won't have to worry about this, as Botar appears behind him and, seeing the incoming attack just in time, teleports himself and Pietro into Pseudo's base.
The others, however, are left to fend for themselves. In his haste, Botar hadn't noticed them at all.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Since she was ready for it, Dres is able to successfully (and wordlessly) fire a huge wall of fire at Hisoka, attempting to destroy the cards and also engulf the clown in fire.
Bokuko panic and start to run around like an headless chicken. Dres wordlessly grab her and put her behind her back, while grabbing her war fan.
Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 6th 2018 at 10:44:22 AM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"The base has a gatekeeper. I would guess that he is still corrupted, and would not recognize me as a master... or anyone else. As for how powerful he is, well... just the excess energy he continuously vents is enough to power the entire base indefinitely. I knew we would eventually have to try to free and purify the poor creature, but I was thinking to save that until after all these wars..."

Despite internally sighing in annoyance at how much this standoff was being dragged out, Pietro simply meets Hub's gaze nonetheless.
"For the last goddamn time, all I saw was an empty room and that broken security footage playing on a loop."
"Literally all you had to do was say that you didn't see anything important, kid, and we wouldn't be stuck here..."