Chapter 10: Infiltration
The Author Fighters came to a halt outside of Drake's Shadow Palace.
"So…what's our strategy?" D-Dude asked.
"Usually, this is the part where we bolt into Drake's fortress and hit him with everything we've got." Ranger said, loading his M6C.
"What?" D-Dude simply asked, "You just bolt in, no strategy?"
"Pretty much." DM replied, spinning his staff around, experimentally.
"That's…just…stupid." D-Dude stated, "Has it ever occurred to you that, after all this time, Drake might've upped security?"
DM sighed in exasperation.
"What would YOU suggest?" the halfa asked with a slightly frustrated tone.
Dimensiondude immediately began drawing something in the ground until he made exact copies of Drake's base and each Author present.
"I say that we should hit the base in different groups." D-Dude stated, "Hit it from all directions, that is. I'm going with Loony, Airnaruto, and Ross. That's one team. The others should probably be Hikari, Alyssa, and Erin. The others should be Ranger and X Prodigy, No Limit, Wormtail, and Ben. And you can go with Chuck. We hit the base from all sides!"
"Hm…that plan DOES seem to make sense." Airnaruto said, "My team can hit it from the top, because…you CAN fly, right, D-Dude?"
"Uh…that's kinda embarrassing, really." D-Dude said with a nervous chuckle.
"YOU CAN'T FLY?!" everyone except Loony shouted.
"My wings aren't THAT well-developed." D-Dude explained, "I have something that CAN help me fly, but I'd rather not use it unless I have to…"
"Great." Airnaruto said, sarcastically.
"But I CAN climb." D-Dude stated.
"Okay, Charles and I hit from the south side." DM stated, "Ranger, you and X Prodigy hit from the west. Hime-chan, your team hits the north. And Ben, your team hits the east."
"Right." Charles Roberts said.
"And, knowing Drake, he probably has your brother in the basement." DM said to the two Fictorians.
"So, we've gotta fight our way there?" Lunatic asked.
"Or at least make it easier for someone else." Ross corrected.
"The sooner we get in there, the sooner we can save my bro." Loony said.
"Alright, Authors, MOVE OUT." DM ordered. Airnaruto used airbending to extend his jump by a considerable amount, D-Dude jumped onto the castle and began scaling it, and Ross grabbed Loony before shifting into his Deoxys mode and taking off.
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TL sighed as he searched through the prison center that he had previously occupied. He left a mark on the wall.
"Thank God for that." The hedgehog sighed, "Otherwise, I'd be…" TL then noticed a small, black X, "Going in circles. CRUD!"
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The ninja, Fictorians, and Pokemorph landed in a somewhat dank room. Lunatic observed it and said…
"The Fung-shuei sucks."
"How about I redecorate it?" asked a familiar, sadistic voice, "WITH YOUR BLOOD?!"
A familiar black hedgehog burst from the darkness and thrust out his gloved hand, firing a concussion blast that sent Ross into a wall.
"You…" D-Dude hissed as Anti-TL stood up.
"Greetings, real things." Anti-TL said, holding out his hand, "We ALL know Drake will win this fight. He has a power that you can only DREAM of!"
"You mean like THIS?!" Lunatic shouted, making hand-signs familiar to a traitor Uchiha, "FIRE-STYLE! FIREBALL JUTSU!"
Lunatic blew into his hand…and only a small spark of fire flitted out.
"Was that supposed to do something?" Anti-TL asked with a sarcastic sneer on his face.
"Uh…" Lunatic said, not wanting to reveal that he had next to NO control over his chakra, having no teacher, "EAT THIS!"
Lunatic thrust out his hands and chakram, similar to the late Axel's, before charging at Anti-TL. The nutty ninja was slashing, wildly, with his bladed wheels. Anti-TL thrust out his left hand, which glowed bright green. Lunatic yelped before his eyes changed to bright green. He wheeled over to his partners.
"Oh, crap." D-Dude swore as Lunatic threw his chakram.
"HIT THE DIRT!" Airnaruto shouted as the three ducked under the chakram.
"What the heck is going on?!" Ross barked.
"Mind control." Anti-TL replied, "But I can only keep it up for so long…"
Lunatic's eyes then snapped back to normal.
"What the…" Lunatic didn't finish his sentence as Anti-TL blasted him with a concussion blast.
"You hurt my brother!" D-Dude snarled, snorting fire, "You're gonna BURN FOR THAT!"
"You want someone fast?" Ross asked as he zipped over to Anti-TL with a powerful kicked aimed at the Anti-Author. However, the black hedgehog ducked under and caught Ross' leg. Airnaruto seized his chance to try and punch the hedgehog. He had as much success as Ross as the Anti-Author grabbed his arm. D-Dude charged, but the Anti-Author slammed the Pokemorph and Ninja into the Dragonsaur.
"Ow…" all three groaned. Anti-TL smirked as his right hand began glowing. He fired another blast and sent the three into the air and landing in heaps. D-Dude's healing factor instantly took effect as he stood up.
"Guys?" D-Dude asked as Airnaruto and Ross stood up.
"What?" Airnaruto asked.
"Any bright ideas?" Ross asked.
"Funny you should ask." D-Dude grinned.
Anti-TL: Get ready to go DOWN, Authors!
Ross: Yeah, you wish.
Airnaruto: Sure hope this works…
Dimensiondude: It should. THIS is gonna require team work…
Next time: Three Authors and One Powerhouse: Battle of Explosive Size!
(I know, the sneak peek's terrible. But I tried to get this over with quickly. I've been stuck on this as long as I have on Time Crisis.)
(After this, I'm gonna need ideas on fight scenes. My usual grief. If any of you have any suggestions, please tell me. I will give due credit.)