Vyser: Hello everyone! I'm back with the next chapter.
Drogue: Staring me, Drogue!
Vyser: What are you talking about? You're just a one-time villain.
Drogue: I'm a one timer?
Vyser: Pretty much, but don't take it too hard. You're got great powers that I'm willing to bet quite a few people would kill to have.
Drogue: You're right! Now, I'll use my powers to annoy! Where's the nearest neighborhood of senior citizens?
Vyser: You aren't going anywhere till this chapter is done…and you might not be able to walk afterwards.
Drogue: What do ya mean by that?
Vyser: Nothing, let's just get the disclaimer out of the way. I don't own ToS or the characters you all submitted. I do owe my own characters, like Drogue here.
Drogue: Seriously, what are you going to do to me?
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Drogue had his many drills spinning extremely fast as he was looking at the small group struggling. Duke was in the fountain in the middle of the room, Luna was on the ground trying to get up, Genis was still standing but weakly, and Dai was a little dazed. Drogue was laughing over the sound of the many drills.
"Now who shall be the first?" asked Drogue as he looked at his 'victims'. "Well, I might as well do this the gentlemen's way. Ladies first so prepare yourself Luna!"
"That's not really gentleman like," Luna said as she stood up and Drogue got into a running stance.
"I didn't state to be a perfect gentleman," replied Drogue as he ran rapidly towards Luna. "Time to put down the wolf!"
Drogue was almost upon Luna, until he stopped right before Luna as an arrow shot in front of him. Drogue quickly looked to see Duke standing in the fountain with his bow aiming toward Drogue.
"Nice shot, but not nice enough," Drogue said as Duke readied another arrow.
"Stay away from her!" yelled Duke as he shot another arrow towards Drogue.
"Uh oh!" Drogue announced as he turned away from Luna and quickly ran 5 feet from the arrow.
"That's weird, it looks like Drogue can only run in straight lines," thought Genis as he got an idea. "It must have to do with him using his drills."
"Here comes me!" Drogue yelled as he ran directly towards Duke.
Drogue quickly slammed into the fountain breaking it so the water poured from the broken wall, but Duke managed jump out of the way before Drogue smashed his target.
"Dang it! You're going to pay for that," commanded Drogue as he stepped from the water and shook his feet. "Seriously, that fountain had a high price and now there's a huge mess of water that needs to be cleaned."
"At least I dodged the attack," Duke sighed as Genis walked over to Dai who was no longer dazed.
"Hey Dai, I think I've got something that might be able to beat Drogue, I think…" whispered Genis, as Dai looked greatly impressed.
"Nice I'm up for it," Dai whispered back as Drogue looked over to them.
"Hey no whispering over there!" yelled Drogue as he began to run towards the two.
Just as Drogue was about to tackle the two, a spear stopped him from being stabbed. Drogue then bent backwards as the spear was slashed over his head. Drogue managed to cartwheel backwards and see that Luna had almost slashed him.
"Nice try, but you've got be faster!" yelled Drogue before he began to flex his muscles. "Now watch this! Drill Shooter!"
As soon as Drogue threw his arms over his head, his drills quickly shot off like rockets. Fortunately, everyone managed too barely not to get hit, but the drill rockets had thick chains attached to them so everyone was stuck in funny poses. Drogue was just looking around and was twitching his nose.
"What kind of attack is this?" Duke asked as Drogue began to groan.
"A bad mistake, I need to itch my nose really badly, but I can't move as long as this attack is in effect," replied Drogue as the chains managed to reconnect the many drills back to Drogue, then Drogue scratched his nose. "That's better."
"Hey stupid!" Genis yelled as Drogue turned towards him.
Genis was standing in front of the huge glass window, at his feet as a huge puddle of water that spilled from the broken fountain.
"You talking to me?" asked Drogue as Genis began to form an ice spell behind him.
"Who else? I bet you won't be able to take me down," Genis challenged as Drogue grinned.
"Well then! Prepare yourself!" yelled Drogue as he ran towards Genis, but was stopped by a sword slash from Dai. "Watch it!"
"We still got a score to settle," Dai said as Genis quickly and quietly cast the ice spell on the water freezing it immediately.
"I'll deal with you later!" yelled Drogue as he grabbed Dai by the collar and threw Dai behind into Luna and Duke. "I'm just going deal with the half-elf first, so prepared to be killed!"
After the steam shot out from Drogue's wrists and ankles, Drogue began to run towards Genis. Unfortunately, Drogue began to slip on the newly formed ice. Drogue fell face forward and used his hands to stop himself from face contact. A few snickers made Drogue turned his head to see Duke, Luna and Dai right behind him.
"This does not bode well" groaned Drogue as Genis walked next the rest of his group.
"Ready? One, two, kick!" Dai yelled as the four kicked Drogue in the butt, sending Drogue sliding across the ice and smashed into the glass.
"I'll be back!" screamed Drogue as shattered the glass and flew out of the building.
"He was certainly an…interesting opponent," Duke commented as everyone put his or her weapons away.
"We better get to the others," said Luna as everyone walked towards the elevators.
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Meanwhile, outside the building, we see that Drogue landed on the hard ground.
"Dang it! Well at least I'm alive," groaned Drogue as he stood up and looked around. "What happened here?"
Drogue walked over the items that caught his eyes, a pool of blood, many robotic parts, a broken scythe, debris from the shattered ground and a metallic head that Drogue immediately recognized. It was Skull's head!
"Who could have such power to do this to Skull?" Drogue thought as he began to pick up a signal that someone was behind him. "I may be damaged, but I can still take a couple of people."
Just as Drogue turned around, his eyes widen. There were many Renegades and other people with many weapons getting ready to attack him.
"Hey! He's with Tech! Get him!" yelled Sane as Drogue gulped.
"Wait, I've got super speed, I can get away," Drogue said as he turned and began to run regularly with everyone chasing him! "Oh crap! The fall must have damaged my speed gears!"
Drogue yelled as a minority of the mob began to chase him, the rest entered the building. Drogue managed to dodge any flying items that were thrown by the mob.
"What did I do to deserve this!" yelled Drogue as he ran out of Techno City with the mob still chasing him, outside of the city many scrap parts were on the ground. "Oh wait, that's the reason."
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After traveling seven flights of stairs and passing many strange floors Lloyd, Colette, Zelos, Sheena, Jet, Suzu, and Heath finally reached a floor that looked like it was ready for a long, hard, and devastating battle. However, one thing was missing…the opponent!
"Isn't there supposed to be a Mecano General here or something?" Lloyd asked as everyone looked around.
"I'm wondering if there is going to even be a general to face," commented Zelos as loud hard noises were heard from the opposing stairs.
"You guys hear that?" Suzu asked as suddenly two familiar figures appeared falling from the stairs and onto the ground.
"Cool," commented Heath as all of a sudden the two figures revealed themselves arguing.
"Sealth! I want to fight them next!" Liminate yelled as Sealth just combed his fingers through his sapphire hair.
"We drew straws, and it's my turn," replied Sealth as Liminate pulled his emerald hair.
"Hello, we're right here!" Jet yelled as Liminate and Sealth turned towards the group.
"Look, why don't we just share the beating against those jerks?" asked Liminate as Sealth just closed his eyes.
"Very well, you can choose three, and I'll choose two," Sealth replied as Liminate threw his right fist into the air!
"Then I choose Sheena, Heath and Zelos," said Liminate.
"I'll take Suzu and the little shorty," Sealth chuckled as Jet was held back by Suzu.
"Who are you calling a pipsqueak!" yelled Jet as Sealth just laughed.
"You, you tiny dust mite who can be easily be crushed by a feather," Sealth laughed Jet just continued to try to get free.
"Let me at him! Let me at him!" yelled Jet, as Suzu was barely able to hold him.
"Oni-chan! Please try to contain your anger!" Suzu pleaded as Liminate and Sealth walked closer to the group.
"Now, Lloyd and Colette, please proceed to the next floor," said Liminate as Lloyd and Colette walked passed the two.
"Be careful guys," Colette advised before she and Lloyd walked up the stairs.
"We can take these two," said Sheena as Liminate scratched his chin.
"Hey can someone give me an idea on what I can transform into?" Liminate asked as Sealth got a devious smile on his face.
"I've got an idea," answered Sealth before he whispered into Liminate's ear.
"That's perfect!" Liminate announced as a bright light engulfed him.
"What's he going to become?" asked Zelos as everyone drew his or her weapons.
"What ever it is, I'll kick his ass!" Jet yelled as the light began to form into person shape.
"Then it's going to be ironic," commented Sealth as the light disappeared and Liminate showed his new form.
"It can't be," Suzu said as Jet jaw dropped.
"Is that who I think it is?" asked Sheena.
"Yep! I became…a taller version of Jet!" Liminate laughed as he looked at his new taller version of Jet and pulled out the swords. "Jet really has bad taste in fashion."
"So that's what Jet would look like taller," said Zelos as Jet glared at him.
"Shut up Zelos," Jet commented as Liminate shook his head.
"Nope, this form stinks," said Liminate as Jet had a blood vessel appear on his head. "I've got the perfect idea!"
"Just hurry up Liminate, we need to dispose these jerks," Sealth commanded as a bright light engulfed Liminate again. "I hate it when I have to work with incompetent and hot headed people."
"I can relate to that," said Suzu as the light died down and Liminate showed his 'new' new form.
"This I can fight in!" Liminate howled. He had a wolf-like head with sharp claws on his hands. He was still wearing a ripped version of Jet's clothes, had long flowing emerald hair, and had his emerald haired tail slamming on the ground. Think of him as Claws' true form, only with the key details above. "Let's get ready to destroy!"
"Right!" yelled Sealth as he disappeared into air. "Look out for your silent doom!"
Liminate just howled and ran towards the group who just dodged out of the way. Jet then charged and was about to slash Liminate at the side, when suddenly an invisible force stopped him.
"Is that you Sealth?" Jet asked before he was thrown into the air.
"Whom else do you know who can turn invisible?" asked Sealth as Liminate turned to see who should be his target.
"Who's next?" Liminate asked before he was smacked in the back of the head by one of Sheena's cards. "Ow! That hurt!"
"I've got more pain for you," said Sheena before Liminate roared and began to breathe hard.
"We'll see who'll get the pain!" Liminate roared before Zelos and Heath stabbed Liminate in the tail. "That'll be me!"
"You're just too easy distracted," said Zelos as Liminate was engulfed in light once more.
"This won't be good," Heath said the light began to grow bigger.
"Now what?" asked Suzu as Jet walked up next to her.
"Where's that stupid sack of crap Sealth?" Jet asked before he was punched in the stomach and was quickly slammed into a wall by an invisible force. "Never…mind."
"These two are pretty powerful," said Sheena as Sealth appeared right in front of her.
"Why thank you, we could even be in show," Sealth replied as the light began to die down and revealed that in Liminate's place was a huge emerald green dragon that could barely fit into the room. "Liminate, you've got some poor judgement."
Liminate's dragon form just roared as Sealth disappeared.
"Prepare to be put into a jam!" roared Liminate as everyone got into a defensive stance.
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Vyser: Well, that's another chapter down.
Sealth: I like how you got Drogue out of the picture.
Liminate: Yeah! Now we get to be the main stars of the fiction!
Vyser: Uh,
guys you really can't be the stars of…
Liminate: Now we can
finally get movie deals and other game deals!
Sealth: You seem to forget something Liminate.
Liminate:
And what would that be?
Sealth: We were created by Vyser,
therefore we won't be famous till either Vyser sells us or he
becomes a famous game designer and makes us main villains.
Liminate: Then we'll never get to be nothing more than story characters.
Vyser: I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE YOU KNOW!
Sealth: Just like to piss you off Vyser.
Vyser: That's it! I was going to have you guys have a good ending, but now I see I'll have to go to plan B!
Liminate: And what's plan B?
Vyser: Reviewers must review before you find out.
Sealth: Till next time!
