Chapter 19: Scavenger Scan 2.0

Today, Sidney and her friends were watching a replay of one of her matches. She battled another player's Vidav with Dractyl, coding him with a Tornado Tackle.

"That was bloody brilliant, Sidney." Robbie said. "Great going, girlfriend." Gisele said. "I know. I practically made the Chaotic Play of the Day." Sidney said. Minnie relaxed in her chair. "I remember the last time I made the Play of the Day." She said. "You must have a good memory, Minnie, 'cause that was a long time ago." Robbie said. "Excuse me, Rob, I believe that I won a higher percentage of Drome matches than you have." Minnie argued. "Drome Masters don't care about percentages. They only care about wins. I have more wins than you." Robbie argued. "Are you trying to say that you're a better player than me?!" Minnie asked. "Why should I? No point in saying what everyone knows. Especially after I destroyed them in the Beta Drome the first time." Robbie said. "Hey! Here's an idea! How about you make like a Mipedian and disappear?!" Minnie shouted. "Or how about you crawl back to the Lava Pond with your buddy Magmon?!" Robbie shouted back.

"Okay, break it up!" Sidney shouted, getting in between. "Don't fret, lass. We're cool. Aren't we?" Robbie asked. "Totally cool." Minnie assured. "Great. I don't wanna go through another Minnie vs Robbie Challenge Marathon." Sidney said. "You're on!" Minnie shouted. "Done!" Robbie shouted. Gisele just smiled slyly. Sidney chuckled sheepishly. "What'll it be? First one to win 12 matches wins?" Minnie asked. "Why stop at 12? How 'bout we make it 19?" Robbie suggested. "GUYS!" Sidney shouted loudly, getting their attention. "Good. Now then, don't drag this out. Settle it in one shot. With a Scavenger Scan Match." She suggested. Everyone was confused. "A what?" Gisele said. "What's a Scavenger Scan Match?" Minnie asked. Sidney just chuckled.

(Intro)

Later, the group gathered at the Transport Center. "Okay guys, listen up. This Scavenger Scan Match is a test of scanning ability, speed and strategy. Minnie and Robbie, you both have 1 hour to port to Perim and scan the codes of whatever you can for a 3-on-3 match." Sidney explained. "Wait. They can only use what they scan right now? Not with what's in their decks?" Gisele asked. "Exactly. When the hour's up, you port back here, we hit the Beta Drome, you battle, and the best player wins. Couple rules. You have to scan at least 3 Creatures and 10 Locations or you forfeit. And no trading with other players." Sidney explained. "But wait. We can only scan one type of each scannable at a time." Minnie pointed out. "That's part of the fun. You guys will have to keep porting from here to Perim to upload what you scan. It'll be intense. You guys will have to strategize on the fly and scan smart." Sidney explained. "Bring it!" Minnie said. "Bloody brilliant!" Robbie said. "Let's set our scanner timers for 1 hour." Sidney said. The group set their timers on 1 hour. "Okay guys, choose your first Location destination." Sidney instructed. Minnie typed in her scan of Everrain. Robbie typed in Al Mipedim. "Ready? Set. Scan!" Sidney called. Minnie and Robbie ported away.

"So, you think this will solve their problem like it did for your uncles?" Gisele asked. "Maybe. Maybe not. But at least we won't have to listen to them fight about it for the next hour." Sidney said.

Minnie had already headed deep into Everrain after scanning the Location. "Okay, I scanned the Location, but the key to winning is Creatures. So, I'll start with whoever I can find down here." She said to herself. She looked around the Location for any Creatures to scan. But she couldn't find anyone. "Looks like I'm gonna need a Plan B." She said.

Robbie made his way into the crowd of Mipedians, greeting them as he passed. He then went up to a tent belonging to the Mipedian Muge, Sobtjek. "Hello, hello, hello." Robbie greeted. "Oh, hello Robbie." Sobtjek said. "Listen, I have a big Chaotic match coming up. So, do you have any good Mugics I can scan?" Robbie asked. "Hmm. We did find this Mugic deep within the lost City of Kehn-Sep." Sobtjek said, bringing out a new Mugic. "It's called the Anthem of Oppression. It deals great damage to Creatures that specially use fire and earth attacks." He explained. "Wicked. That could really be a great help in my match." Robbie said, pulling out his scanner and scanning the Mugic. "Be back later." He said before porting back to Chaotic.

Robbie ran for one of the tables, docked his scanner and uploaded the Location and Mugic into his new deck. He noticed Minnie at the next table. "How's it going, Minnie?" He asked. "Just great. Scanning everything I want." Minnie lied, trying to keep her game face on before leaving. Robbie looked at the Mugic scan with a worried look before heading for the Transport Center and porting back to Perim.

Sidney and Gisele looked on. "Well, we could stand here watching them download scans for the next 50 minutes. Or we could grab a pizza." Sidney suggested. "Pepperoni?" Gisele asked. "Oh yeah." Sidney said.

Minnie ported to Khybon's Forge. "Khybon's got some awesome pieces of Gear here. I'll scan the best one, and then I'll try to scan a Creature." She said to herself. As she checked out the BattleGear selection, she felt someone grab her shoulder. She cringed up and slowly turned her head to who it was. "Khybon!" "I might have known it was you." Khybon said. "I'm just looking to scan a good piece of BattleGear." Minnie said quickly. "Well, if you want the best, then you're gonna want to get a scan of this." Khybon said, pointing Minnie to his new secret BattleGear project. A pair of iron hoof-shaped jet boots. "Nice." Minnie said, scanning the boots. "They're called Hoofquakers. They're a big boost for Creatures that use earth attacks." Khybon explained. "Thanks, Khybon." Minnie said, porting away.

Robbie was trailing up the cold trails of the Crystal Range. "I know M-M-M-Minnie knows that p-p-prefer to use M-M-Mipedians, b-b-but let's hope this is a s-s-s-surprise." He said, trying to endure the cold. He climbed up to the temple at the top and saw a certain OverWorlder meditating in the snow. "R-R-Raimusa! S-S-So awesome!" He whispered. "Easy now." He carefully scanned Raimusa. "Gotcha!" He ported away. Raimusa sensed movement, but didn't see anything and went back to meditating.

Minnie ported to Ozrac Cavern. "While I think about where to go next, I'll scan another Creature here." She said to herself. Suddenly, there was a rumble at her feet. She jumped out of the way as Opto came up in his Drilldozer. "What are you doing here?!" He asked with a hiss. "Long story. I have a big match coming up and I need a scan of Rothar. He around here?" Minnie asked. "Nope. He's out patrolling the Passage with Arias and Ibiaan. If you need a Creature so bad, scan me." Opto offered. Minnie thought about it. "Oh well. No harm, no foul I guess." She said, taking her scanner and scanning Opto before porting away.

Robbie crept around Queen's Gate at Mount Pillar, careful to avoid the guards. "I gotta scan a Danian. That should catch Minnie by surprise." He whispered to himself. Just then somebody pounced him from behind.

Meanwhile, Minnie was trying to scan Atrapol. He was engaging in combat against Velreth and Shimmark at Stone Pillar. Velreth attacked with Rock Wave, boosted with a Vlaric Shard. Shimmark blasted Riptide from his Liquilizer. Atrapol blocked both attacks with his big fists. He then used his fists to jump high and fired Iron Balls. Minnie tried to focus her scanner on Atrapol, avoiding the incoming attacks. Just then, a Hail Storm hit one of the stalactites on the cave roof, breaking it loose. Minnie, who was under it, rolled into the open to dodge it. When she finally had a clear shot, she aimed her scanner at Atrapol and scanned him. She ported away before she could get hit by an incoming Dust Strike.

Back in Chaotic, Sidney and Gisele had just finished their pizza. Gisele yawned. "How much time have they got left?" She asked. "15 minutes." Sidney said. "Just enough time for dessert. Split a banana split?" Gisele offered. "Sure. That sounds cool." Sidney said.

Back at Queen's Gate, Robbie looked up at who pounced him. It was Valanii Levaan. "I thought you were Kannen." He said. "No problem. I get that a lot." Robbie said, quickly scanning Valanii Levaan. "What are you doing here, human?" Valanii Levaan asked as Robbie finished the scan. "I'm on a Scavenger Scan Quest for a match coming up." Robbie explained. "That right?" Valanii Levaan asked. "Yep. Love to chat, but I gotta port." Robbie said, porting away. "Humans. Always in a hurry." Valanii Levaan said, shaking his head.

The clock was now ticking fast. Minnie and Robbie had to hurry themselves. They scanned Location after Location. Robbie quickly ported back as he fell off a cliff. Minnie quickly followed. "7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Time's up!" Sidney called. Robbie and Minnie successfully docked their scanners in time, and they were panting heavily. "Alright guys, the Scavenger Scan's over and the moment of truth has arrived. Let's get Chaotic!" Sidney said. Minnie and Robbie glared at each other with their game faces.

Minnie and Robbie arrived at the Beta Drome and docked their scanners. "Alright guys. You got your scavenger scans. Build your battle teams." Sidney said over the scanners. Minnie looked through her only 3 Creatures. Opto, Atrapol and Illazar. 'Great. I only scanned 3 Creatures, 3 BattleGear and no Mugic. But I can make the best of it.' She thought, placing her Creatures on the board. Atrapol and Illazar were put up front, and Opto in cleanup. 'Good thing I got that scan of those new Hoofquakers Khybon invented. Too bad I didn't scan Khybon, but I know they'll be a big boost on Atrapol.' She thought, equipping Atrapol with the new Hoofquakers.

'Heh. Minnie probably thinks I spent all my time scanning Mipedians. But she's in for a surprise, cause I got scans from all over Perim.' Robbie thought, putting his Creature scans on the board. 'I didn't scan any BattleGear, but I think these 3 Mugics should tip the scales.' He thought, putting his Mugics on the board.

"Okay. Everybody set? Then lock your decks." Sidney instructed. Minnie and Robbie locked their decks and revealed their teams. Robbie put Valanii Levaan and Jumbad up front and Raimusa in cleanup. "Robbie, since you made it back first, you get the first attack. Good luck to you both." Sidney said, ending the call.

Robbie spun his Location randomizer until it stopped on the first Location. Queen's Gate. 'Yes! Queen's Gate! Illazar and Atrapol are both tough customers, but Valanii Levaan knows Queen's Gate inside and out.' Robbie thought, deciding his choice. "Valanii Levaan attacks Illazar!" He declared, tapping his Danian scan as Minnie tapped her Illazar. Both of them transformed. "UnderWorlder vs Danian. Didn't expect that, did you Minnie?" Robbie asked. "This match is gonna be full of surprises, my friend." Minnie assured.

At Queen's Gate, Illazar made his way up to the gate and started to look for Valanii Levaan. Suddenly, Valanii Levaan dropped down from above and landed in front of Illazar. "Surprise, surprise! Freeze Flash!" He shouted, firing a Freeze Flash from his chest. Illazar took the blast, almost falling over the edge. "Bloody brilliant! Better luck next match!" He said. Illazar steadied himself. "Funny. I was gonna say the same thing to you!" He said, forming a Pyroblaster in his hands and firing Heat Rage. Valanii Levaan got hit, but didn't even feel a scratch. He chuckled. "Oh boy." Illazar said with worry. "Rock Wave!" Valanii Levaan slammed his fists to the ground, launching his attack. Illazar, being an expert jumper, leaped over the earth attack. "Tornado Tackle!" He shouted, firing a tornado from his hands. Valanii Levaan got caught in it and was being blown around. Illazar reformed his Pyroblaster and blasted Valanii Levaan with an Ember Swarm, coding him.

Robbie ported back to the Drome first, followed by Illazar. "Well, I guess that battle was a total blowout for you, Robbie." Minnie joked, laughing as she transformed back. "Good joke. But let's see if you're still laughing when Raimusa buries you alive." Robbie said, moving his Raimusa up front. "Your move." Minnie spun her Location randomizer, stopping at Stone Pillar. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Illazar attacks Raimusa!" Minnie declared.

Raimusa stepped lively on the steps inside the pillar, looking around for Illazar. 'I wonder where Minnie is.' Robbie thought. Suddenly, Raimusa was blasted off the steps by a Torrent of Flame. Luckily, he grabbed an edge. Illazar walked up. "Well, tough luck there, Raimusa. If you had been more in tone with your surroundings, you would've sensed me a mile away. But now is the time to end our little contest." He said, preparing his Pyroblaster. Raimusa wrapped a Vine Snare around Illazar's legs and pulled him off the edge. Illazar fell right to the ground, losing his Pyroblaster in the process. Raimusa landed down beside him. "Had enough yet?" He asked. "Not nearly. Cyclone Slam!" Illazar fired a cyclone from his hands and catching Raimusa. "Déjà vu." Illazar said, preparing the final attack. But then, as the cyclone blew near the stone wall, Raimusa saw his chance, bounced his feet off the wall and delivered a great big Sunder Ground. The ground caved in between where Illazar was standing, sending him falling into the crevice, getting coded afterwards.

Robbie's attack. His Location randomizer spun and landed at the Al Mipedim City. He chose Jumbad to attack Atrapol. At the city, Atrapol marched through the city streets, looking for Jumbad. In another part of the city, Jumbad crawled across the buildings, using his invisibility in the process. When Jumbad finally caught sight of Atrapol, he prepared a Power Pulse attack. "You're not as invisible as you think, Mr. Mipedian." Atrapol said, firing an Earth Pulse attack at where Jumbad was. Jumbad jumped out of the way before he could be hit. "Good try, but not good enough." He said, crawling behind another building. "Then I guess I'll have to try a little better." Atrapol said, forming his new Hoofquakers on his feet. He then looked over them, trying to find how they work. 'This looks like the activation button.' Minnie thought, eying a button by the boosters. She pushed it and activated the boosters. The Hoofquakers jetted her up to the city rooftops. Jumbad, hiding near the building Atrapol was on, dropped his invisibility for a second. 'Time to try out my new Mugic.' Robbie thought, giving Jumbad's one Mugician to activate his new Mugic. "Anthem of Oppression!" The Mugic played in key as it activated. Atrapol heard the Mugic, and before he knew it, he got hit by an emerald beam of light, knocking him off the roof. As he hit the ground, Jumbad walked up to him. "End of the line, Atrapol." He said. But then, Atrapol slowly started getting back up. Jumbad fired a Hail Storm, but Atrapol quickly moved out of the way, using the jets on his Hoofquakers. "Good try, but not good enough. Rock Wave!" Atrapol called, stomping his right Hoofquaker into the ground, launching the earth attack. Jumbad got hit, knocked back into the wall and getting coded.

Minnie's attack. She was attacking Raimusa with Atrapol at Khybon's Forge. Atrapol was sent into the railing. Raimusa finished the job by firing Pebblestorm, coding Atrapol on the spot.

Robbie's attack. The final attack. His Location randomizer landed at Crystal Range. He chose Raimusa to attack Opto. At the steep hills, Opto looked around for Raimusa. Suddenly, an Unsanity attack hit him from out of nowhere, causing him to get a headache. Raimusa suddenly jumped down from a cliff. "I figured my Unsanity attack would give you a headache. Our last Scavenger Scan battle. Soon you're gonna be KO'd, Minnie." He said. "Oh, you're wrong there. Smoke Surge!" Opto said, blowing smoke in Ramusa's face. Raimusa coughed as the smoke got in his eyes. Opto blew Heat Rage from his mouth, hitting Raimusa dead on in the chest. "Earth Pulse!" Raimusa shouted, firing the attack at Opto's feet. The ground gave out, causing Opto to slide down the slope. Raimusa wiped a bit of sweat from his head. "Can't wait to get back home and take a nap after all this." He said. Suddenly, there was a rumble in the ground. Then, Opto came up, revealing that he was equipped with his Drilldozer. "I ain't that easy, sleepy!" Opto said, firing a Fire Stream from the drill. Raimusa got hit and stumbled back. "Here comes the final lullaby. Inferno Gust!" Opto fired his attack and coded Raimusa, making Minnie the winner.

Afterwards, Minnie and Robbie sat with Sidney and Gisele. "Still friends?" Minnie asked. "You bet." Robbie said. The 2 shook hands. "See? Isn't this way better than knowing who's the better player?" Sidney asked. "Of course, it is." Minnie said. "Yeah. We're even anyway." Robbie said. "And hopefully we can keep it that way." Gisele said. The 4 friends laughed.


New Cards:

BattleGear: Hoofquakers

Adds 20 Power to Earth element.

Mugic: Anthem of Oppression

Tribal: Mipedian

Deals 20 damage to Creatures with Fire and/or Earth Element.