Bomberman: Dark Horizon
Foreword: Bomberman, and all registered trademarks are owned by Vatical and Hudson. Eggman, Super Sonic and all registered trademarks belong to Sega. Bomberman's full name (Shiro Yogeki) is owned by Sora G Silverwind, princess of pandemonium. I own Marla, Jack, Lannis and Egggirl. All copyright infringement is intended. Why wouldn't it be?
Chapter Two
Something nasty in the lab
"Well, it was pretty unexpected at first, I have to admit" Eggman said, as she relaxed cross legged on her control chair. Bomberman and the others stood around, staring in a mixture of shock and horror.
"But now, I've gotten used to this…sort of. It's actually surprisingly comfortable" Eggman said.
"So, this doesn't seem odd to you? Abnormal?" Rukifellth asked.
"No, not really. What do you think, Lannis?" Eggman asked.
"It, err…looks very good on you…sir?" Lannis said.
"Thank you. And now that I'm free of the disease, I intend to conquer Planet Bomber, and all of Bomberman's pathetic species…no offence meant, Bomberman" Eggman said.
"Master, may I point something out? If you call yourself Egg MAN in front of the people of Planet Bomber…you may get some odd looks" Space Butler said.
"You think I need a new name? But what?" Eggman asked.
"How about Nadia?" Rukifellth said, with a grin, only to be elbowed in the ribs.
"I don't get it" Eggman said.
"You'd have to be a reality TV junkie to get it" Lilith said, shaking her head in shame.
"Anyway…I know what to call myself! From this day forward, I shall be known as…Egggirl!" Eggman said, before bursting into giddy laughter.
"My life is really screwed up" Bomberman said.
Egggirl stood on the bridge of her Egg Container, smiling. Bomberman was now her prisoner, and soon her plan would begin, and the people of Bomber Star would bow before the Eggman Empire, and become…Egg Star! Plus, she had these great new high heels that….but she was rambling, surely. The point was that no one could stop her now, not even…Sonic the Hedgehog. How she hated that name! Her long time rival always halted her plans, and worse, refused to recognise her genius. She would show them…with there fancy powers, and there speed, and there flying and the zooming and there flin flacking and there…
"Sir!" Lannis said, as he entered, interrupting Egggirl's inner monologue.
"What? What is it?" Egggirl asked.
"You've stopped using words" Lannis said.
"Oh…sorry. Anyway, how much longer before Project: Dawns Shadow is completed?" Egggirl asked.
"Soon sir. By the way, the servants and I were wondering…what about that money you promised us." Lannis asked.
"Oh I pissed it away! Now, get back to work!" Egggirl yelled out.
"Listen, Egg…Girl, I do not work for free. And as I am the only one who knows how to install the inner core prototype, I think that puts me in a rather good bargaining position" Lannis said.
"If you don't work, I'll make you watch a video of me, in my old body, doing naked back flips, for six hours straight. Every day" Egggirl said. Lannis shuddered, before a resigned look appeared on his face.
"As you wish, sir. What next?" Lannis asked.
"Hmmm…this new outfit is wasted on the likes of you! Prepare the torture chamber…er, interrogation room, and send Bomberman down there. I want the secret of his bombs!" Egggirl said.
"His what, sir?" Lannis said, backing away from Egggirl, who was grinning like a sugar fuelled madwoman.
"His bombs. Those things he uses to blow stuff up! With that kind of power added to my creation, I would be unbeatable!" Egggirl said.
"As you wish my lord…er, lady" Lannis said, exiting quickly. Soon, Egggirl thought…soon she would give live to her creation.
Bomberman sat, in a large metal chair, his arms and legs held by large metal bands, and watched over by a large metal guard, and was sweating bullets. So far, the day had been one long nightmare after another, with the kidnap, imprisonment and gender swapping experiments going on in the lab of a hyper stellar transport ship. And now, he and his friends (Well acquaintances in Jack and Marla's case) were trapped at the whim of a madman…madwoman…mad person.
"Well Bomberman, welcome to my torture chamber of massive pain! You are currently seated in one of my greatest inventions, the metal chair of fair discomfort. How do you feel?" Egggirl asked.
"Fairly uncomfortable" Bomberman said.
"Another success! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now Bomberman, the reason I've brought you here, is that I want the secret…of your bombs" Egggirl said, leaning in disturbingly close to Bomberman.
"Hey pal, why would I trust something like that to an egg obsessed loon like you? You probably want to use it to enslave the universe!" Bomberman said.
"Who told you…I mean, no. so, you won't talk? So be it! Well then, face the high voltage strikes of intense pain!" Egggirl said, pulling a lever that send volt after volt of electricity into Bomberman's body.
"Give up?" Egggirl asked.
"Hey Bomberman, hang in there! Don't give in when she starts beating you…or she might try ice water next…or fire…or spikes…" Rukifellth yelled out.
"Thanks Rukifellth. That really helps!" Bomberman yelled back sarcastically.
"Anytime buddy!" Rukifellth yelled back.
"Buddy? Yes, that's it! Bomberman, you are going to hand over the power of the bombs to me…or your friend here is heading towards…the pit of doom! It's a simple choice. Tell me how you create such powerful weapons, and he lands on a chair of reasonable comfort! Refuse…and he falls into the pit of DOOM!" Egggirl yelled, cackling like a loon.
"Where do you GET these names!" Bomberman asked.
"Silence! Say goodbye to your precious pirate pal!" Egggirl said, preparing to pull the lever.
"Wait! Here, the bombs are created by the elemental stones. I'll give them to you!" Bomberman said, as the clamps released his arms, and he removed the elemental stones.
"Glorious! Now, guards, bring Bomberman to the lab!" Egggirl said, as two of his Eggbots grabbed Bomberman by the arms, while the others brought Rukifellth and Lilith.
Soon, in Egggirl's lab, Bomberman watched as the elemental stones were lowered into a large form, covered in a sheet.
"Lannis, is it working?" Egggirl asked.
"Yes, sir. It awakens!" Lannis said, as two pin pricks of red light appeared beneath the sheet.
"Perfect…behold my genius! Behold…Metal Shadow!" Egggirl yelled out, as the sheet fell away, revealing it to be a Metallix duplicate of Shadow, with glowing red eyes, and a gleaming black metal body. It opened its mouth, and began laughing, as Egggirl yelled in triumph.
To be continued…