WAZA, after the event of Meteor G, went straight back to work, repairing the likely damages that G had caused and what Joker had caused worldwide, Ace kicking back as he breathed, having been given the desk job of overlooking the growing health of the HQs for the time being as he snacked on a Mega Snack in thought, looking over the numbers before he spotted something. A secondary objective of his was to see if anyone else was gearing up for active conflict and one just popped up close by, but the problem was that it wasn't registering into the system properly somehow, terming the person as 'Transcode I', his brow frowning as it was the Roman numeral of the number one, his first thought being that it was a glitch in the system, but something just... didn't fit into the new puzzle as he whispered, alone in the medical bay with a hand to his jaw, even Acid gone for maintenance. "Who exactly can do that type of coding, WAZA should know exactly who is engaging their Transcode..." But it still lingered as his brow frowned to it before vanishing, a minor thing so he dismissed it for the time being, it could be Acid trying something out, but it would have registered as Acid Ace, not some code and no name. He shrugged as he returned to sorting through the information...
High in the Spica Mall, on the EM Wave Road, the virus population was cut down rather swiftly as a sole figure sheathed a blade before extending its hand out to the data of the Mettenna foes that it felled, it clustering together into the palm before a silent grin stretched under the helm. "This will serve as a start, a Excellent start..." The hidden smile faded as the cluster hovered in hand before he looked around. "Now, what can I use for a test of this new system?" Soon, he spotted the bus system and smiled once more. "Perfect..." The cluster started to hover higher as the second hand roamed to the top and he commanded. "Rise, my soldiers, and serve your king in the war!" He blasted it into the road and three new Mettennas appeared before their eyes turned to a teal tint, their helmets and feet suddenly coated in frost as the figure nodded. "Good, a start, now terrorize the transit system until someone fixes the problem, cause the trouble and hold your ground unless you are deleted, by then, return to me at once." The Mettennas said nothing and instead warped into the system as the figure stepped back before disappearing, the image fragmenting to somewhere else...
Jack laid his hands in his pockets as he made his way to the transit system, sighing a little as he mused. "Better see what Sis is up to at the HQ, knowing Ace, he is likely to be chatting happily with her." He walked on over and reached out, but he stopped. "Something's not right..." Thanks to his own experience and senses, he leapt back as the terminal suddenly froze over and the train zoomed past in wild abandon as Jack grimaced before he opened his Hunter quickly. "Geo, the transit system is hay wiring over here, it just froze over!"
"Try to get rid of the Viruses if you can, I am on my way!" Jack nodded as he glanced back to the device before he started to attack through the Battle Chips that he compiled in exchange of Corvus. He blasted the Viruses that was infesting the machine, but his victory was hard-won as they seemed to regenerate within seconds, but he could tell that... His hand paused before he could insert a fifth Battle Chip, these were Mettennas, but they were vulnerable to electricity? Weren't the Mettenna enemies neutral-elemental from his own time in the Wave World, they were easy, but these were different somehow as Megaman arrived and attacked before Jack shook himself free of the stun. "Geo, use Thunder Chips, they are vulnerable to them somehow!"
"I see them, Jack, these things are not normal, they look frostbitten from the looks of it!" Had the Viruses somehow increased in more dangerous methods as the battle was over and done as Megaman blasted the trio of strange Viruses with a powerful thunder blade and beamed out, appeared beside Jack as the system was restored and the train closed there, the passengers getting out as Geo started. "That was just strange, they were definitely strange, they were still the same low-grade virus, but they had a make-up of frost and cold, like something else affected them."
"Sounds to be a big hit." Geo's Hunter shook and both nodded as Geo called for Omega to appear and the Am-ian folded his arms in puzzlement. "They were also divided, not keeping close as to waste our attacks before we had used a single chip, something here is screaming 'tactician' to me, but it doesn't answer my question as to who did it..."
"Someone with some skill or mastery over the Viruses, that seems likely, doesn't it?" Jack commented and both nodded as the young man continued. "But why the transit station, there are hundreds of other targets that they could have gone after."
"Something tells me that this could only be the beginning, of what, I have no clue..." Omega returned and Geo nodded as Jack boarded the shuttle, his own thoughts pondering through on what exactly is going on...
In a swift attack on a idle radar site, the figure smiled as he set it up and began the campaign of trouble, all of this to get some amusement out of the people, but also to see if anyone can stand up to the threats, garbed in the armor and ice again, the broadcast was made. "To the people of the world, you have faced hardships and danger throughout your lives, but this day, you will know despair on a far greater level." A hand raised before the sound echoed.
'SNAP!'
On que, systems and devices went out of control, terrorizing all across the world itself and it coming from everywhere, ice and frost devouring those systems quickly and within silence before the attacked waned to the falling hand. "Now, you all know the threat on your lives, but it doesn't end there, no, I also make a bold challenge..." The gloved motioned forward before the voice continued. "These attacks will continue, will endanger the lives of hundreds, thousands, or even millions if this challenge is not accepted, I have arranged for a short bout with my soldiers for any who can best them, those that do will be sparing the world from further pain, those who fail will be stripped of their power to protect, by the cold hand of the frozen emperor, make no mistake." The last sentence went out to all as it finished. "This war will be waged on my terms and if you don't accept, then the world faces the coldest of ages..." The broadcast closed as the figure kept his eyes forward before looking back. "Have the message been prepared for WAZA?"
"Oh, yeah, it is ready to go, just say the word and we will give it to them in fire and stone!"
"...No..." The figure looked again as the lights dimmed and flickered. "Don't draw too much attention that it will pull one of their 'operatives' to action, make them the offer and lead them to Time Square, I will test them through our current muscle, they will not get too far if they just try to deal with it on a human level..." Slowly, the light died, the only light emitted being from the figure as the ice glowed and shined in the shadow, the small light and glow shining across the room to knocked out members and officers, but never to who the figure spoke to. "It will take a being of EM Waves to properly delete our muscle and I intend to extend the hand to them, to see where their strength resides, to be alone is to fall, through bonds and trust will people prevail in the end..."