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. Gothic Lolita is owned by Marvel Comics. I own Marla, Jack, Lannis and Egggirl. All copyright infringement is intended. Why wouldn't it be?
Chapter 5
Midnight Army
Metal Shadow's eyes glowed, as he viewed Planet Bomber. Soon, it would be the first world colonised, by the new Metallix army. All would be made logical, under the rule of his species. The weak creatures of flesh would be destroyed…starting with his creator, Dr Egggirl. Ultimately, Egggirl was counterproductive…her illogical nature made her a poor ally. It was better that she be embraced by the great shutdown…she would not be a threat to there plans.
"You are the reason I am able to complete my grand task…I thank you. In return, I grant you the gift, of the great shutdown. May the programmers grant mercy on you" Metal Shadow said, as two of his Metallix units descended, weaponry at the ready.
"Well, this is just ungrateful" Egggirl said, as the Metallix prepared to open fire.
Meanwhile, Bomberman and his friends were facing certain death, at the hands of one of Egggirl's over elaborate death traps.
"Well guys, looks like this is it…this time there's no way out" Bomberman said.
"There has to be some way out! I'm too young to die!" Rukifellth said, causing Lilith to snigger.
"What! What is that supposed to mean?" Rukifellth asked.
"Nothing at all Ruk. Still, unlike you, I AM too young to die" Lilith replied.
"Hey…wait a minute! I know what to do! I'll just get my laser cutter, from my trusty utility belt!" Bomberman said.
"Uh, Shiro?" Lilith said, looking concerned.
"What?" Bomberman asked.
"You don't have a utility belt" Lilith said.
"Oh…right. Alright, new plan! Rukifellth, do you still have your sword?" Bomberman asked.
"Yes…but so what? These restraints are too hard to be sliced through" Rukifellth said.
"Trust me, that's not what I have in mind! Throw it over!" Bomberman replied. Rukifellth flung the sword towards Bomberman, who managed to catch it by the handle, and held it in front of him.
"Oh no…Shiro, are you really going to try and…" Lilith began, just as the laser fired, hit the sword, was reflected off, and bounced off a wall, hit the control panel, and caused Bomberman and his crew's restraints to open.
"Alright, we're free…now here's the other problem…Egggirl's little Robo-helper kicked our ass's last time…how can we stop it now there's more of them?" Rukifellth asked.
Egggirl desperately fired several blasts at the first Metallix unit, blowing holes in its head, rendering it deactivated. Gothic Lolita grabbed the other one and tore it in two, as more and more Metallix swarmed around them.
"Tell me, did it occur to you to build any kind of fail safe into these machines?" Gothic Lolita asked.
"Well…yes and no. the fail safe is…" Egggirl begun, as Bomberman and the others entered.
"Egggirl, what the hell is happening out there?" Bomberman asked.
"You're alive! NO! NO! Why do I even bother! Every time I try and kill you people, you always…" Egggirl began, before Gothic Lolita cut him off.
"Tell him what happened" Gothic Lolita said, simply.
"Well…my Cyber Frankenstein seems to have developed delusions of godhood, and is currently preparing to spawn itself into a couple billion clones, blotting out Bomber Stars sun, and conquering the planet" Egggirl said.
"This is the fourth time something like this has happened…maybe you should work on your robotics skills" Gothic Lolita said.
"Look, guys…what do you want me to do? You stole my powers…and even with them, I'm not certain I could stop something like Metal Shadow" Bomberman said.
"Wait…of course! You could operate the fail safe!" Egggirl said.
"How? What do I have to do?" Bomberman asked.
"Simply help me with this equipment. When I command, hit the blue switch, while adjusting the dial to maximum setting" Egggirl said, as a control console arose.
"And that will do?" Bomberman asked.
"It will teleport Metal Shadow straight into our containment unit…of course, with all his power it'll only hold him for a few minutes, but it'll buy us time!" Egggirl said, activating a series of levers and switches.
"Alright, when do I press the button?" Bomberman asked.
"Now!" Egggirl yelled, as she pulled a black lever. There was a flash of light, and a shadowy form appeared inside a large tube shaped container.
"Okay…now what?" Bomberman asked.
"Now…you're on your own!" Egggirl yelled, as hundreds of Metallix swooped into the bay.
"Okay…we're outnumbered, surrounded, and the room is filled with people who want to kill us…not the best odds" Lilith said.
"You kidding? You just described my last vacation! Party time!" Marla yelled, unholstering a minigun, and opening fire, spitting hundreds of shards of hot death a second. Lilith fired off several Chi blasts, blowing apart several Metallix, only for three of them to corner her.
"Chaos Spears initiating" the Metallix said, in eerie unison, there chests glowing with energy. At that point, Rukifellth leapt forward and swung his sword, decapitating them.
"Wow…that was amazing Ruk" Lilith said.
"Oh, it was nothing really" Rukifellth said, with an arrogant smile.
"Really? Oh well, never mind them" Lilith said, smirking. Bomberman grabbed one of Egggirl's laser cannons, and fired desperately at the Metallix, blasting down five of them. Gothic Lolita tore through them like a tank, ripping them apart with her bare hands, while Egggirl heroically…hid in a corner. At that point, the container burst open, and Metal Shadow stepped forward, glowing with red energy.
"I planned to go easy on you…allow you mercy. Now, I shall burn the life from you all…no one shall be spared" Metal Shadow said, only for Bomberman to tackled him to the ground.
"Bomberman! The stones are contained inside his chest compartment! Hit the yellow button!" Egggirl said. Bomberman pressed a small yellow button on Metal Shadow's side, and his chest opened, revealing the elemental stones.
"I'll take those back, bucket head!" Bomberman said, grabbing the stones, and reabsorbing there energies.
"You think that I will be easy to defeat now? I will not be beaten by you so easily" Metal Shadow said.
"Yes you will" Bomberman said, flinging several bombs at Metal Shadow, that detonated, blowing chunks off him, while Lilith fired Chi blasts at him, destroying both of Metal Shadow's arms. Marla and Jack opened fire, the bullets punching through Metal Shadow, before finally; Bomberman flung an ice bob at him, freezing him solid.
"There…that should hold him" Bomberman said.
"Hold him? Uh-uh, Bomber-Chan! That's not part of the plan…Lolita?" Egggirl said.
"Of course…mindless destruction time" Gothic Lolita said, slamming her fists into Metal Shadow's frozen body, shattering him into a hundred fragments. Metal Shadow's frozen head landed in Egggirl's hands.
"Amazing how fragile metal becomes at such cold temperatures. I thank you Bomberman, for dealing with my rebellious creation…but now it's time to die" Egggirl said, as she rewired Metal Shadow's head, and placed it over her own, like a helmet.
"Now, with my creations head, I can control the Metallix…and conquer the planet!" Egggirl said.
"It's just one thing after another, isn't it?" Rukifellth asked.
"Silence! My Egg-Tory beckons!" Egggirl said, bursting into freakish laughter.
"Egggirl, just because you're called Egggirl doesn't mean your victory is called Egg-Tory" Bomberman said.
"Silence! Now, destroy Bomberman, my Eggtallix!" Egggirl said.
"Eggtallix? Jesus Christ" Bomberman said, shaking his head in shame. Several Metallix streaked towards him, firing blasts of chaotic energy, only for him to fling an electric bomb, short circuiting them, while Lilith shot several of them down. Bomberman leapt towards Egggirl, only for Gothic Lolita to grab him by the throat.
"Please…start twitching again…it's quite pleasing" Gothic Lolita said, as Bomberman's eyes rolled back in his head. At the last minute Lilith blasted Gothic Lolita in the back, causing her to release Bomberman.
"Oh no…why is it, that whenever I build anything, the boss machines are all powerful, and the minions are horribly weak? Why do I always set myself up to fail?" Egggirl asked herself, as several more Metallix were sliced up by Rukifellth. Bomberman flung a lava bomb at Egggirl, melting the Metal Shadow helmet.
"Aghhh! Hot!" Egggirl screeched, flinging the helmet off. The Metallix reaction was instant…they collapsed, the power vanishing from them.
"Oh you'll regret this! Lolita, to the Egg-scape pod!" Egggirl said, opening a hatch, and climbing into an escape pod, followed by Gothic Lolita.
"Sir…where's my escape pod?" Lannis asked.
"Lannis…when you start looking like Lolita here…then you get your own escape pod!" Egggirl said, as her egg-scape pod launched away.
"Until we meet again! AHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHA! AHHAHAHAHA! Okay, I'm done" Egggirl said, as her egg-scape pod vanished into space.
"Well, Bomberman…I suppose we just, you know…call it even?" Lannis asked.
"Guess again, robot boy" Bomberman said, punching Lannis out.
In Egggirl's escape pod, Egggirl smiled to herself. She may have lost to Bomberman this time…but next time, he would learn that he had made a powerful enemy…and she would crush him beneath her heels.
The End?
And Bomberman's troubles aren't over…coming soon, a brand new Bomberman story… Eye of the Storm! Featuring a brand new villain, and the return of the Five dastardly Bombers! Plus…who is Adrian Gabriel?