As with everything, I don't own any characters or the show etc etc etc.
I'm not making any money with this, and I have basically none, so there's no point in sueing. You've all seen this before, so you get the pic.
Act 17: A Duel
With a rumble like thunder, but coming up instead of down, Big O erupted through the pavement not three city blocks from the Paradigm Corporate Headquarters. Not wasting any time, the Megadeuce strode resolutley down the street, ignoring the mid-day traffic that swerved to avoid its feet.
Roger Smith sat alone in the cockpit, his eyes locked on the building where his target waited. Alex Rosewater, CEO of the Paradigm Corporation, the single most powerful man in the entire city, and slayer of his only family.
Some twenty years ago, Rosewater had both of Roger's parents, his father Jonathan and the original Dorothy Waynewright, burned to death in their own home. He had been trying to wrestle the location of Big O from Roger's father, who had piloted the Megadeuce at the time of the Event. Jonathan, however, had known that if Rosewater were to get his hands on a functional Megadeuce, that Paradigm City would be heading towards a repetition of the same Event that had devastated it the first time.
When Jonathan would not talk, Rosewater began to use threats, and even force, to try and wrench the secret from him. After even those failed, he had Jonathan and his wife killed and their 2-year-old son, Roger, placed in a program that would extract subliminal memories about the Megadeuce from his young head. That project had failed, however, and Roger had gone out into the world with no memory of his parents, his father's secret, or of their fate.
Now, with the information that Angel and then Dorothy had uncovered, he knew who was responsible for shredding his childhood. Even though he had no actual memories of his father and mother, their love was deeply engrained in the back of his soul. His one chance at what might pass for a normal life in this city had been destroyed by a man who would not let the past die. He could not, now that he had the knowledge, let their murderer live free. He fully intended to kill Alex Rosewater, even if he had to tear Paradigm HQ apart, even if he and Big O were destroyed in the process.
He suddenly spotted the Gryphon, his car, swerve into his path from a side street. Norman and Dorothy climbed out, directly in front of Big O's massive feet. He saw them, acknowledged their prescence, and then dismissed it. A lengthening of Big O's stride passed them and the car without damage. Only one block to go...
Dorothy and Roger watched the Megadeuce simply step over them and continue on towards the monolithic skyscraper at the end of the road. Even if he did kill Rosewater, the chances of him emerging intact afterwards were slim. The Military Police were no doubt alread closing on their location at this moment. "Well, what are we going to do now, Norman?"
Norman regarded Big O's backside with his one good eye. "I do not know, Miss Dorothy. I only hope that Miss Angel's plan works."
Dorothy turned from the black Megadeuce, and looked up towards the sky...
...Where a large, red shape was resolving itself and hurtling towards the dome. Big Duo, with Angel at the controls, was rocketing downwards at a dangerous speed. For the second time in its career, the airborne robot smashed through the dome, heading straight for Big O. Angel hit the radio. "Roger, do you hear me? It's not worth it!"
Big O continued forward.
"That place is built like a fortress, you'll never come out alive!"
Only a few hundred feet to go...
"Fine, then, guess I'll have to do things the hard way!"
Big Duo turned in its flight, dropping like a stone. At the last possible second, Angel flipped it upright, coming to a rest in front of Big O and blocking its path. The black Megadeuce stopped mere yards from the other's chest.
"I agree, Roger, every lapdog has his day, but believe me, Today is not yours! You go in there swinging, and you will not come out. Trust me, I've seen it from the inside."
No response.
"I thought you only looked out for yourself, Miss Angel." Roger was finally using the radio again. A good sign, but this was not over yet.
"I guess some of you rubbed off on me. By the way, what happened to your being a gentleman?"
"How do you mean?"
Angel chuckled. "It's not very gentleman-like to kill a single man with a Megadeuce, is it? Hardly gives him a fighting chance."
Roger knew that Rosewater had more than a fighting chance, but he listened. "What do you propose? You think if I ask nicely, he'll come out here so I can kill him face-to-face?"
Angel had an inspiration. "We could try. An old-fashined duel, something they had before the Event. Both of you, even odds, no interference."
"A quaint idea, I'm sure. But only one person can bring down this corrupt city, and it will not be Roger Smith today!"
Roger and Angel both knew that voice. "Swartzvald!"
I'm not making any money with this, and I have basically none, so there's no point in sueing. You've all seen this before, so you get the pic.
Act 17: A Duel
With a rumble like thunder, but coming up instead of down, Big O erupted through the pavement not three city blocks from the Paradigm Corporate Headquarters. Not wasting any time, the Megadeuce strode resolutley down the street, ignoring the mid-day traffic that swerved to avoid its feet.
Roger Smith sat alone in the cockpit, his eyes locked on the building where his target waited. Alex Rosewater, CEO of the Paradigm Corporation, the single most powerful man in the entire city, and slayer of his only family.
Some twenty years ago, Rosewater had both of Roger's parents, his father Jonathan and the original Dorothy Waynewright, burned to death in their own home. He had been trying to wrestle the location of Big O from Roger's father, who had piloted the Megadeuce at the time of the Event. Jonathan, however, had known that if Rosewater were to get his hands on a functional Megadeuce, that Paradigm City would be heading towards a repetition of the same Event that had devastated it the first time.
When Jonathan would not talk, Rosewater began to use threats, and even force, to try and wrench the secret from him. After even those failed, he had Jonathan and his wife killed and their 2-year-old son, Roger, placed in a program that would extract subliminal memories about the Megadeuce from his young head. That project had failed, however, and Roger had gone out into the world with no memory of his parents, his father's secret, or of their fate.
Now, with the information that Angel and then Dorothy had uncovered, he knew who was responsible for shredding his childhood. Even though he had no actual memories of his father and mother, their love was deeply engrained in the back of his soul. His one chance at what might pass for a normal life in this city had been destroyed by a man who would not let the past die. He could not, now that he had the knowledge, let their murderer live free. He fully intended to kill Alex Rosewater, even if he had to tear Paradigm HQ apart, even if he and Big O were destroyed in the process.
He suddenly spotted the Gryphon, his car, swerve into his path from a side street. Norman and Dorothy climbed out, directly in front of Big O's massive feet. He saw them, acknowledged their prescence, and then dismissed it. A lengthening of Big O's stride passed them and the car without damage. Only one block to go...
Dorothy and Roger watched the Megadeuce simply step over them and continue on towards the monolithic skyscraper at the end of the road. Even if he did kill Rosewater, the chances of him emerging intact afterwards were slim. The Military Police were no doubt alread closing on their location at this moment. "Well, what are we going to do now, Norman?"
Norman regarded Big O's backside with his one good eye. "I do not know, Miss Dorothy. I only hope that Miss Angel's plan works."
Dorothy turned from the black Megadeuce, and looked up towards the sky...
...Where a large, red shape was resolving itself and hurtling towards the dome. Big Duo, with Angel at the controls, was rocketing downwards at a dangerous speed. For the second time in its career, the airborne robot smashed through the dome, heading straight for Big O. Angel hit the radio. "Roger, do you hear me? It's not worth it!"
Big O continued forward.
"That place is built like a fortress, you'll never come out alive!"
Only a few hundred feet to go...
"Fine, then, guess I'll have to do things the hard way!"
Big Duo turned in its flight, dropping like a stone. At the last possible second, Angel flipped it upright, coming to a rest in front of Big O and blocking its path. The black Megadeuce stopped mere yards from the other's chest.
"I agree, Roger, every lapdog has his day, but believe me, Today is not yours! You go in there swinging, and you will not come out. Trust me, I've seen it from the inside."
No response.
"I thought you only looked out for yourself, Miss Angel." Roger was finally using the radio again. A good sign, but this was not over yet.
"I guess some of you rubbed off on me. By the way, what happened to your being a gentleman?"
"How do you mean?"
Angel chuckled. "It's not very gentleman-like to kill a single man with a Megadeuce, is it? Hardly gives him a fighting chance."
Roger knew that Rosewater had more than a fighting chance, but he listened. "What do you propose? You think if I ask nicely, he'll come out here so I can kill him face-to-face?"
Angel had an inspiration. "We could try. An old-fashined duel, something they had before the Event. Both of you, even odds, no interference."
"A quaint idea, I'm sure. But only one person can bring down this corrupt city, and it will not be Roger Smith today!"
Roger and Angel both knew that voice. "Swartzvald!"