I'm starting to get sick of saying this, but....
I don't own Big O
I don't own the characters
I am not making money
Lawyers, begone!
Big O burst from beneath them in a flurry of mud and water. The aquatic monstrosity, taken off guard, drew back at the sight of the newcomer. Puzzled, it began circling the Megadeuce.
Roger and Dorothy clamberd into the hatch and quickly made their way to the cockpit. Mud clung to their legs, and their clothes were completely soaked. Neither of them really noticed. Roger leapt into the control chair, trying to call out his corny battlecries, but no sound issued from his mouth. Dorothy's shoulders shook, and it was a moment before he realized she was silently laughing. He shook his head and gripped the controls.
They got their first good look at their attacker. It had four legs and four arms, two of which sported huge claws. Several antennae sprouted from the head, and the back was covered in spiked armor.
The sea creature, over its initial puzzlement, moved in close to Big O, perhaps thinking it was food. Roger dissuaded it from that though with a well-struck blow. It lurched backwards, stunned, then rose up on all four legs to strike with huge claws. Each grabbed one of the Megaceuce's arms, pinning them. Roger instead fired the eye lasers, lighting up the underwater landscape for miles around. The blast struck hard armor plating on the monster's backside, merely shaking it free.
On the surface, Norman and Angel noticed the bright flare of light from underwater. "There! Over there! Take us in that direction!"
Norman realized it was Big O fighting something else, and doubted the wisdom of moving close, but kept his mouth shut.
The sea creature was now crouching under its shell, while Big O rained down blows upon the chitinous armor. Roger brought back one arm and raised the pile-driver, but before he could strike one claw reached out, grabbed the Megadeuce's leg, and pulled, throwing Big O off balance and tumbling backwards. The creature leapt high above the robot, intent on bringing claws down from above. Roger brought the legs up and they connected with the monster's face with a satysfiying CRUNCH. The creature, wounded, stumbled back a few paces, then struck again. Big O blocked the claws with its forearm plating.
"Where'd they go? I don't see them anymore!" Angel was looking furtivley over the side. Norman tried to call out to her, but the wind snatched his words away. Then, the sea all around them glowed white, and a huge shape broke the surface. Angel was thrown back as a wave washed over the ship.
The sea creature, riding the Chrome Buster's beam, flew OUT of the water, smoking. It arced up for a moment, then the beam cut out. The corpse fell into the water, a charred mass of flesh and exoskeleton. Big O's helmet began to surface as the Megadeuce walked uphill on the sea floor.
Roger almost thought he had been halluciniating. In the bright light from the Chrome Buster's blast, he had been able to see out over the cliff and down to the lower floor. For the briefest of moments, he thought he had seen a city, underwater, preserved. It had vanished when the beam died down, leaving only an afterimage against his memory circuits. He and Dorothy again shared a look, since they couldn't talk. Then Roger spotted the 'rescue' ship bobbing on the waves not far away.
He moved over and picked the boat up in Big O's hand, then began walking back to shore, the image of a sunken city flashing again and again through his head...
Sorry I took so long getting the rest of the chapters up. The 'rents dragged me off to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the weekend. I posted the first just before we left, and *would* have posted the rest, but Fanfic.net was being stubborn, so they had to wait. Hope you liked this one!
I don't own Big O
I don't own the characters
I am not making money
Lawyers, begone!
Big O burst from beneath them in a flurry of mud and water. The aquatic monstrosity, taken off guard, drew back at the sight of the newcomer. Puzzled, it began circling the Megadeuce.
Roger and Dorothy clamberd into the hatch and quickly made their way to the cockpit. Mud clung to their legs, and their clothes were completely soaked. Neither of them really noticed. Roger leapt into the control chair, trying to call out his corny battlecries, but no sound issued from his mouth. Dorothy's shoulders shook, and it was a moment before he realized she was silently laughing. He shook his head and gripped the controls.
They got their first good look at their attacker. It had four legs and four arms, two of which sported huge claws. Several antennae sprouted from the head, and the back was covered in spiked armor.
The sea creature, over its initial puzzlement, moved in close to Big O, perhaps thinking it was food. Roger dissuaded it from that though with a well-struck blow. It lurched backwards, stunned, then rose up on all four legs to strike with huge claws. Each grabbed one of the Megaceuce's arms, pinning them. Roger instead fired the eye lasers, lighting up the underwater landscape for miles around. The blast struck hard armor plating on the monster's backside, merely shaking it free.
On the surface, Norman and Angel noticed the bright flare of light from underwater. "There! Over there! Take us in that direction!"
Norman realized it was Big O fighting something else, and doubted the wisdom of moving close, but kept his mouth shut.
The sea creature was now crouching under its shell, while Big O rained down blows upon the chitinous armor. Roger brought back one arm and raised the pile-driver, but before he could strike one claw reached out, grabbed the Megadeuce's leg, and pulled, throwing Big O off balance and tumbling backwards. The creature leapt high above the robot, intent on bringing claws down from above. Roger brought the legs up and they connected with the monster's face with a satysfiying CRUNCH. The creature, wounded, stumbled back a few paces, then struck again. Big O blocked the claws with its forearm plating.
"Where'd they go? I don't see them anymore!" Angel was looking furtivley over the side. Norman tried to call out to her, but the wind snatched his words away. Then, the sea all around them glowed white, and a huge shape broke the surface. Angel was thrown back as a wave washed over the ship.
The sea creature, riding the Chrome Buster's beam, flew OUT of the water, smoking. It arced up for a moment, then the beam cut out. The corpse fell into the water, a charred mass of flesh and exoskeleton. Big O's helmet began to surface as the Megadeuce walked uphill on the sea floor.
Roger almost thought he had been halluciniating. In the bright light from the Chrome Buster's blast, he had been able to see out over the cliff and down to the lower floor. For the briefest of moments, he thought he had seen a city, underwater, preserved. It had vanished when the beam died down, leaving only an afterimage against his memory circuits. He and Dorothy again shared a look, since they couldn't talk. Then Roger spotted the 'rescue' ship bobbing on the waves not far away.
He moved over and picked the boat up in Big O's hand, then began walking back to shore, the image of a sunken city flashing again and again through his head...
Sorry I took so long getting the rest of the chapters up. The 'rents dragged me off to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the weekend. I posted the first just before we left, and *would* have posted the rest, but Fanfic.net was being stubborn, so they had to wait. Hope you liked this one!