The Massive Multi-Fandom RPG: Season 2

"Delicious barbcued echidna!"

Pyrrhus's flock of phoenixes was joined by an even bigger one. It took the Autobot longer to reload, but since he fired several times as many arrows at once, it alll balanced out.

edited 8th Nov '10 10:07:24 PM by Sir_Screwloose

Two-Bit finally reached back to Maria and Bran, panting as he arrived. He brought out both guns and began firing again, in an attempt to shoot down the shield some more. "Sorry about that, there was-" Two-Bit began, but upon seeing Maria's face immediately clammed up. He turned behind him and saw flames coming from Subaru, and felt a twinge inside his stomach. "Oh you stupid bastard, don't you die just now..." He thought about Sakura momentarily. "You have two women who love you very much, and if you abandon them now then I know they will go on broken..." He turned back on to the battle at hand, a grim frown on his face. "For Superman." He stated.

"YO DIMITRI!"

Spriggan knelt down on the left side of Dimitri's mech, prepping the Type 91 MANPAD.

"GUESS WHAT?! I DIDN'T WATCH THE STUFF YOU GAVE ME! I PREFER OTHER SHIT, LIKE ACTION MOVIES!"

He continued to provoke Dimitri, hoping that he can give the others some time to breath a bit and serve as the bait.

"Shirou didn't make it..." thought Mike. He soon shook of his feelings, Dimitri was still a threat. He continued to spin his Super Nova, it was the only he could do now

With Larfleeze and Crona's mad strikes on the front of Dimitri's shield, it finally gave way, shattering in the front and cascading toward the back, the shards fizzling out before they hit the ground.

"You're all going to pay dearly for that!!!" Dimitri roared from under the smaller but tougher shield surrounding his head itself, bringing the mech's dragon-like head forward and with a mighty roar, sending a wide stream of flame nearly point-blank at Larfleeze and Crona, while the tentacles continued their laser onslaught on everyone else.

His rear launched multiple volleys of missiles, but instead of homing in on everyone they began carpet-bombing the area surrounding him, coating everything in explosion after explosion, sending still-standing buildings slowly crashing down. Fate and Selvaria kept their distance, firing continuously at the incoming missiles to try and thin their numbers and keep them from wiping everyone out.

Meanwhile, with the shield gone, Pyrrhus and Wreck-Gar's flaming arrows now struck the actual side of Dimitri's mech, causing fires to slowly spread down several of the tentacles...

A lone figure crawled along the ground far above the battlefield, bits of concrete scraping against his face and right arm. He couldn’t fight on. Not like this. If not for Avalon, he’d have been killed for certain. Life was not even a certainty now, given how little Prana he’d had when he Projected it. No one could see him, nor could he see them. His perch angled up into the sky, leading him far above the ongoing battle. As he reached the top, he saw his friends continuing the fight...

He saw Engineer and Crona fighting with newfound fury and ruthlessness, the latter, in particular, looking like he/she had truly gone insane. Sakura had… he clenched his left fist, causing him to wince in pain. Sakura was simply staring at the pile of rubble that had nearly been his grave. That had been a risky maneuver, to be certain. Fortunately, he thought as he tentatively flexed his good right arm, Avalon was capable of re-growing limbs. He wasn’t sure how he’d managed to drag himself this far with just his one broken arm, but here he was, all the same. With a wheeze, he pulled himself up, standing upright despite his shattered legs. He had to let them know he was alright…What would they say if their 'leader' died while leading them? That just wasn't right. His head throbbed and his body felt like it was on fire, but he stood strong, mustering all his strength. He took a deep breath...

"DIMITRI!!"

The echidna‘s head whipped around, searching through the rain for the one who had called his name with such contempt. After a few moments, his gaze settled on the end of a ruined highway, the road jutting up into the sky at an odd angle, perched just above where the party stood. At the top, a lone figure with unkempt red hair and golden eyes stood, arms crossed in front of his broad-shouldered torso as the storm raged above and behind him. His face was bloodied and bruised, and his left arm would have hung at an impossible angle had his other on not been supporting it. Even so, his golden eyes were unflinching, undaunted.

"You used all of us…You betrayed all of us…You tried to turn us against each other and destroy us from within! But here we are!! Even your best efforts couldn’t stop us!!"

The torrential downpour continued to drench Shirou as lightning cut its jagged path across the sky, followed by the deafening percussion of thunder. It was as if the sky itself had punctuated his accusation with one of its own. To one side lay the ruined, broken remains of the TGS Compound – the place they once called their safe haven, hardly even qualifying as a monument now. Shirou cast it a single half-second glance before returning his glare to Dimitri.

"The TGS Building is gone…It’s nothing but a memory now." The Magus gestured toward the party – toward each and every ally assembled. "BUT!! In our hearts, as we stand side by side, OUR HOPE LIVES ON!! THAT IS OUR POWER!!"

Once again, lightning split the sky, crashing straight through the window of a nearby skyscraper.

"A leader appeared to us today…A leader whom you know very well, whose power we have seen with our own eyes! The perfect general, who could band us all together and get us back home…but she’s not our leader."

Shirou glared into Dimitri’s mechanical, ruby-colored eyes, contempt giving every word a harsh edge, every breath seeming to give his voice more and more power and volume. "She‘s not our leader, but we need her! We need a great leader if we’re going to get out of this place alive."

Shirou dropped his hands to his sides, balling them into fists as lightning struck once more, this time directly behind him. Unflinchingly, Shirou pointed directly at Dimitri. "If one of us falls, the rest of us will be there to pick them back up! If we see an enemy in front of us…someone who means to harm any of us…we’ll destroy that enemy! If that enemy is unstoppable, then it is our job to DESTROY THEM ANYWAY!! If I don’t have the right weapon for the job, I’ll create one with my own two hands!! Once I have the weapon I need, that’s when I’ve won!!"

His eyes wide and fierce, the Magic Circuits in Shirou’s left arm sprang to life, illuminating his form against the smothering rain. "Who the hell do you think I am!? I am Shirou…Not Selvaria, but Shirou. If we need a great leader, and we can’t have her, then I’ll become that leader!!" he roared, Subaru’s words resounding within his very bones.

In an instant, the rain suddenly stopped, the thunder falling silent, as if not to interrupt the Magus. "Are you listening, 6³!? I asked you WHO THE HELL YOU THOUGHT I WAS!! I am Shirou…"

"HEROIC SPIRIT – SHIROU EMIYA!!"

Shirou fired a shining bolt of Prana into the sky. Immediately, the clouds split open, then dispersed, bathing the battlefield in the orange light of the setting sun – the first sun any of them had seen since early that morning. The Prana bolt returned as a pillar of golden light, engulfing Shirou and his perch completely, sending it crashing to the ground below…

The Immortal Throne of Heroes, seat of Heroic Spirits, birthplace of legends…the deific seat of power upon which all heroes reside. It is the place which transcends space and time, where all legends become truth, and all things are possible. At that moment, as the blazing sun was put to shame by the red-headed flame, the Throne of Heroes reached down from the sky to allow one more into its ranks.

As the light cleared, Shirou stood tall and unharmed at the front of the crowd◊, appearing to the party to have grown slightly taller, though his height had not truly changed. His Prana stores were refilled completely…no, it was more than that – he had more Prana now than he’d ever had! The old Shirou Emiya could not have achieved such a feat. No, even that was wrong – With his friends’ encouragement and support, with his trust in the bonds they’d forged, the old Shirou Emiya had achieved this. The Shirou standing before them was merely the end result of their united will.

Shirou raised one hand into the air, calling upon his newfound might, his augmented Prana stores easily healing the damage to his body the forging had caused. He grasped the imaginary hilt with his left hand, transforming thought into matter!!

The very same weapon used to defeat Trop-Tan the first time, Nine Lives: The mountain-crushing blade of Hercules himself. Calling its name, Shirou faced the mech without fear, without remorse, without hindrance.

"Everyone!" he called, not looking back. "Everything you've got!!" He charged, holding the sword aloft.

"Nine Lives Blade Works!!"

The ethereal blades converged one Dimitri from all angles...

edited 8th Nov '10 10:24:12 PM by DoctorThunder

Spriggan activated the heat seeker on the Type 91 MANPAD, aimed at the rear of Dimitri's mecha.

"So long, bastard."

He pulled the trigger and watched the missile streak for the mecha's rear, hitting it before he discarded it.

For a moment everything stood still. Pyrrhus stared at the young man on the ground, speechless for a second or two, only to flash a smile of both relief and elation at that.

"Son of Emiya, the man of the hour," he thought. "I was right"

He stood firm for a second, as though savoring the very moment itself, before taking a deep breath and shouted at the top of his voice.

"You heard the man, everyone! That is your leader, having won his respect through valor and sheer bravery! And so let this begin! Let us not waste any more time! Let us savor this moment of truth! Let us give our all for the task to come! LET US FIGHT AND WIN, SO THAT A THOUSAND YEARS LATER MEN WILL STILL SPEAK OF THIS MOMENT AS OUR FINEST HOUR!"

And then Pyrrhus flexed his muscles, pulling back the trigger with his every might. If this crossbow was to break, so be it. No, even if his arm would break, so be it - it would be a shame not to give his all in this moment.

And then a flock of phoenices, brighter and more encased in flame than any other he had fired since then, left the barrels of the Belly Bow, aimed straight towards the direction of Dimitri...

edited 8th Nov '10 10:35:01 PM by ArgeusthePaladin

Crona winced as he/she tried to fly above the flames. Unfortunately the flames still managed to get his/her legs and burnt them pretty badly. That didn't matter right now though. All that mattered was splattering that stupid brain all over that mech. Crona flew in and started swinging away at Dimitri's second shield.

Two-Bit gave a quick wallop as the barrier went down. "Take THAT you piece of shit!" He yelled as he kept firing. He then noticed all the missiles, as the slowly began raining down and blowing up buildings close by... "Oh god DAMNIT why do I have to keep running?" He yelled as he began moving back, to keep out of range from the bombed-out area, as he began reloading again. He then looked up as he heard... Superman? Yes... yes it was superman, flying in to save the day. Two-Bit couldn't help but chuckle at the speech he gave while he charged in. "Great to see you alive and well. Next time though, you really have to make your speech less... Superman-ish." He smiled as he finished reloading and opened fire again.

edited 8th Nov '10 10:34:04 PM by romanmyth

"Alright Shirou!" Engineer yelled, in high spirits again. Thankfully, Pyrrhus's suggestion of them taking a circle formation put the tank behind Dimitri's mech.

Engineer finished reloading, and took careful aim now, directly at the missle racks on the back, and started firing. His aim was to hopefully cause the missle storage to detonate, which would both stop the missles and potentially cause some considerable damage to the mech...

At seeing Shirou's epic speech and an attack that would rival the awesomeness of those words, Mike could only think of one word to describe it.

"Radical"

Spriggan shouldered the MA5B assault rifle and fired it at full auto at the fired missiles launched by Dimitri's mech.

"STAY BACK AND TAKE OUT THE MISSILES COMING FOR US!"

Larfleeze shielded himself and backpedaled when the flames hit. Though the flames were absorbed, the intense heat was still incredibly painful. And then the cascade of missiles rained down upon everyone -

Sayd raised a shield to protect herself from the missiles barrage, nearly swept away by the sheer force.

She went to concentrate another round of attacks, but then....

Shirou heroically walked out of the rubble.....

The Guardian nearly tumbled in sheer awe and force the force of immense emotions that coursed through the boy....

All the Lights in the Emotional Spectrum cascaded within the boy's body like a turbulent ocean at the dawn of a planet's creation.....

Rage......Fear......Will......Hope.....Compassion......Love.....and even life itself....Greed was the only emotion that was entirely missing.....

She stared at him, Hope swelling up within her.....it was so great.....

That see managed to weaponize the Blue Light! Sayd created another missile salvo, shooting missiles of purest Blue right at Dimitri....

Larfleeze's reaction, however......

"OH HELL NO!!!!" Larfleeze screamed, "You are NOT stealing MY thunder!!!"''

Larfleeze concentrated, channel as much of the Orange Light as possible....

The first, and easiest, step was to summon with giant alligator transport construct.

Then came the hard part......

The charged the giant construct with as much energy as possible, filling it with so much energy that the slightest touch could cause it to combust in a terrible and frightening explosion....

Larfleeze roared and swung he arms down.....

The now explosive giant construct divebombed straight for Dimitri.....

edited 8th Nov '10 10:45:17 PM by UdtheImp

The wormholes started opening around Dimitri's mech, making dark bolts rain down on the crazed scientist, the shots arching around any allies.

He didn't have anything else to say, he simply smirked at Shirou's speech. He would pull Crona through a wormhole if the teen didn't dodge everyone's attacks in time.

edited 8th Nov '10 10:44:40 PM by RevolverJ

Maria jumped away from the missiles, dispelled the Cardinal and summoned the Dragon to wreck up Dimitri's Mech.

"Shirou? Shirou!" Maria smiled hearing Shirou's command.

edited 8th Nov '10 10:48:34 PM by GameGuruGG

Jack glanced down as Shirou began shouting about something. What the hell is he yammering abou- It was at this moment that the building he was standing on exploded from Dimitri's attack and Jack was launched off the building into the side of a nearby building.

Health Vial: 67%

Subaru looked up from her frantic digging as she heard a blessedly familiar voice. As shirou's speech echoed across the battlefield, she felt her horror and dread melt away at the sight of her beloved standing tall and strong in the sunlight...

She stood stock still for several seconds, dumbstruck, her yellow eyes wide. Then a grin crept across her face until it lit up her features like a beacon.

"Shirou!" She felt so... awed, so elated, so proud, she thought was going to burst. I knew he could do it! I just knew it! Yes! She loved Shirou in that moment more than she had ever before.

Slowly, her grin turned savage, and she sank into a combat stance. With feirce battle-cry, Subaru shot across the battlefield like a comet, Wing Road carrying her straight at the dragon mech's maw.

edited 8th Nov '10 10:52:13 PM by Gaunt88

Connor watched the ensuing attacks, knowing there was not much he could do by now, but decided to just beat down any metal sonics left over.

"Slice and dice!"

Wreck-gar fired one last immense salvo of arrows at Dimitri's control bubble before switching to the sword and dodging between the flaming tentacles to strike the machine's side. Unfortunately, he hadn't noticed the gator construct bearing down on Dimitri.

edited 8th Nov '10 10:50:59 PM by Sir_Screwloose

Simon watched in awe as Shirou stood triumphantly above the wreckage, battered and wounded and yet still standing strong, all fear melting away. Truly a leader of men, a hero in all standards. the vampire hunter was inspired, although he might not have the right weapons, so long as he gave it his all he could clear any obstacle.

"Shirou is right, so long as we hold together, we are greater than anything. Our light burn together like the purging sun, and we shall rid of the evil darkness, and bring form a glorious dawn!" Simon threw everything he had at Dimitri, giving no quarter.

Crona's strikes struck the shield around Dimitri's head, causing it to begin to turn opaque as well. The echidna inside could only watch in pure horror as the teen whittled down his final defenses; that expression only worsened when he saw Braig and Wreck-Gar's shots hammer his shield alongside Crona's attacks. He tried desperately to launch yet another attack of his own...

...but the Engineer and Spriggan's shots, as well as Simon's sub weapons, successfully ignited the remaining missiles on the back of his mech, causing a chain reaction that forced the giant mech to shudder and twitch under all the explosions. At the same time, Shirou's Nine Lives Blade hammered the mech from all sides; tentacles both intact and on fire were mercilessly sliced off and collapsed to the ground in heaps.

Pyrrhus' flaming arrows and Two-Bit's rifle fire both struck the side of the mech, running along until a lucky shot from both hit a fuel line, causing another explosion that severed its right arm. Sayd's salvo of Hope Missiles struck the right arm, sending it to the ground as well.

"Zanber Form."

With a grunt, Fate hefted Bardiche as he transformed into his giant sword form and loaded all the cartridges in his chamber. The magic circle appeared at the tired mage's feet, larger than ever, and she eyed Dimitri with fierce, yet calm eyes.

"...You've lost, Dimitri."

Crackling plasma began to circle around the blade of her massive sword; it responded by growing longer. And longer. And longer. Soon, the blade was as long as Wreck-Gar was tall.

"Plasma......"

The lightning lingering in the clouds seemed to storm towards Fate, absorbed into her and channeled into the gigantic blade in her hands.

"...Zanber......"

She began to swing......

"......SMASHER!!!!!"

She timed the strike just as Larfleeze's explosive construct connected; she swung, and let loose a hurricane of plasma energy directly at what remained of Dimitri's mech. Both attacks struck, causing another cascade of explosions along the mech's central body, which soon collapsed to the ground like so much scrap metal, leaving the battered head of the mech floating in midair.

Selvaria smiled a motherly smile as she aimed her lance right at the bodiless head of Dimitri's mech. She was not the leader of this group. They had found their leader.

"No no no no NO NO NO!!!!!" Dimitri screamed, trying to regain control of his heavily-damaged mech head. "It won't end like this!!! I won't let - "

A massive blue beam of pure ragnite energy caught the floating head from behind. Dimitri screamed as his beloved Metal Overlord copy disintegrated around him, the shield around his glass ball the only thing keeping him alive - though even it was rapidly showing signs of breaking. Finally, the beam stopped, and all that was left of Dimitri's mech was...... nothing except Dimitri himself. His shield was gone along with what was left of his mech's head.

Dimitri himself floated in midair, stunned, awaiting the final blow...

edited 8th Nov '10 11:08:51 PM by Demovere

Shirou dismissed his giant sword, grinning mercilessly at the pathetic creature who had tried and failed to destroy them. He thought about taking the final strike himself, but...

"Hey, Subaru! Maria!" his grin widened. "I think you owe him some payback for those tapes..."

Sakura got to her feet, trembling with joy. Her senior's speech had roused her spirits and illuminated her heart. For thee first time in eleven years, she felt as though she was worth something, and she could accomplish something with Senpai at her side. As the dust cleared, signifying the end to the madman's warpath, Subaru rushed toward her Senpai, ecstatic to see him unharmed...

edited 8th Nov '10 11:11:10 PM by DoctorThunder

Crona barely managed to stay afloat in the air, he/she was showing obvious signs of fatigue. Crona raised up his/her sword for the final blow, but stopped. Crona turned to Shirou. This should be his call to make, if he was going to be the new leader. Crona flew out of Shirou's way.

"WAIT!"

Wreck-Gar shouted before they could do anything.

"We gotta find out where his hideout is first! We gotta destroy the Soundwaves so nobody else can do this again!"