A/N: Readers, welcome to the next installment of Glitched Crossover Chaos. For those who are new to this series of stories, go back to the first part and read all related chapters, to get a hang of what to expect.
Anyway, the title of this episode is 'Double-Reality Battlegrounds', based off SMG4's 'Mario Battle Royale'. Enjoy!
In a passenger plane...
Richard woke up to find himself in a small metallic room, which was completely empty, save for a large screen in front of him, with various buttons on the side, and curiously, a seat for him to sit on. There was only silence in the room, not even the wind could be heard. The room was illuminated quite well by a large bright ceiling light on top.
"Where the hell am I..." Richard spoke to himself, before he then looked around the room, before he then took a seat. "I remember my friends, I and several of the interested residents of Gensokyo being hooked up to some transfer device... And then, nothing until I woke up here..."
Suddenly the screen flickered on, as it showed a message in red letters, 'Starting preparations for pre-match communications...'.
Richard repeated the words in his mouth, trying to figure out the meaning behind them, before the message disappeared, before a large grid of 10 by 10 squares appeared in the screen. Soon, the slots were numbered from 1 to 100, from left to right, top to bottom, before one of the boxes lit green, the number '8'.
"This must be some sort of grid map to indicate where I might be..." Richard muttered under his breath. "What is all of this..."
Soon, connections appeared between the boxes, appearing in blue lines, as they appeared and disappeared quite quickly, before one of the communication lines appeared to link to the box that represented him, and a pop-up message appeared, 'Incoming communications request from Box 12', with the options to allow or deny communication.
Richard quickly pressed the communication button, before a live cam of one of the other rooms appeared, as it showed Gus inside.
"Gus!?" Richard cried, when he saw who was in the other room.
"Richard!?" Gus returned the cry with his own, before he then sighed in relief. "I'm glad that you're okay. I was really worried after I woke up about 10 minutes ago. The isolation really frightened me!"
"I know... The same goes for me." Richard answered back. "Did you manage to contact any others?"
"Well... I found a few that were supposed to be with Siege in his own reality." Gus replied. "They don't have a idea about all of this either. The better news is that I know that Marisa's in Box 6, and Reimu is in Box 1. You were the next one I wanted to check."
"I see. I haven't received any requests other than you, and I had no reason to communicate with anyone else." Richard replied back.
"Well, we should try to see how many we can communicate with before-" Gus was about to say, before the live cam footage was cut off, as a message in red appeared, 'Pre-match communications period is over. Now broadcasting introductions and rules.'
Soon footage of Yukari and Lady Arceus were seen, as they were standing behind a green-screen of a forest.
"Greetings everyone..." Yukari spoke with her fan over her mouth, before she then closed it, revealing her mischievous smile. "I take it that you've all made it across into your rooms safely?"
"We did promise that you would help us beta-test our first cross-reality VR." Lady Arceus said. "But I would like to say that I have added something else, considering I have been intrigued by certain... things."
"Before you ask, this was intended." Yukari said. "You know why I ask for 50 people exactly to help me do the 'testing'? Because we needed a round 100 for whatever fun thing we have concocted for all of you. It's nothing too dangerous, and I promise that you will all like it."
Soon, a hatch appeared from the ceiling, as it dispensed a standard parachute bag onto the ground, surprising Richard.
"And said thing? If the parachutes don't make it slightly more obvious for those who are familiar with what we have in mind..." Lady Arceus spoke, before she smiled. "We are going to do a battle royale, in order to commemorate the resounding success of our combined work to achieving this level of technology."
"Soon, you will be ported over the land of Erangel, the Russian land debuted in PUBG, the game that this battle royale will be based on." Yukari said. "There is also something in the bag that we have given you. Have a look at it, and put it on."
Richard immediately got off his seat, and shuffled around the storing compartments of the bag, pulling out a small military communications earpiece, complete with microphone and speaker, meshed together with a small scouter that was transparent and covered his right eye.
When the scouter booted itself up, it showed a health bar, consisting of 10 bar units, and a small thin yellow bar that is yet to be filled. It also contained a small minimap on the corner, and the ammo count of any applicable weapons, as well as a count of tactical items, like grenades and items.
"Woah..." Richard gaped. "So this is really like PUBG..."
"Anyway, to make things fair, we had your abilities, skills or anything that would make things unfair for all of you removed, so that you're all on equal footing." Lady Arceus said. "However, nothing else is changed, so the more experienced soldiers will still have their honed mind as their advantage. But to counter that, we have also imbued enough mental knowledge for military and gun use, to the level of a elite soldier."
"Now then, let's make a count of who our participants are, shall we?" Yukari smirked, before a list appeared, listing all participants in order of increasing box number.
Gensokyo Participants:
Row 1 (Box 1-10): Reimu, Sanae, Kaguya, Reisen, Youmu, Marisa, Sakuya, Richard, Momiji, Aya
Row 2 (Box 11-20): Hatate, Gus, Rumia, Cirno, Wriggle, Mystia, Chen, Lily White, Ran, Link
Row 3 (Box 21-30): Keine, Mokou, Eirin, Meiling, Komachi, Shizuha, Minoroko, Hina, Kanako, Suika
Row 4 (Box 31-40): Yuugi, Parsee, Yamane, Kisume, Satori, Koishi, Orin, Utsuho, Nazrin, Shou
Row 5 (Box 41-50): Nue, Seija, Murasa, Kogasa, Ichirin, Sumireko, Kokoro, Futo, Miko, Kagerou
Alliance Participants:
Row 6 (Box 51-60): Siege, Alison, Segek, Mario, Luigi, Peach, Sonic, Tails, Ryu, Ken
Row 7 (Box 61-70): Guile, Chun-Li, Jin, Kazuya, Heihachi, Raiden, Snake, Alex Mason, Woods, Hudson
Row 8 (Box 71-80): Reznov, David Mason, Harper, Menendez, Marcus, Anya, Jace, Dom, Clayton, Augustus
Row 9 (Box 81-90): Baird, Billy the Kid, Artoria, Mordred, Jeanne, Mata Hari, Edmond Dantes, Marie Antoinette, Siegfried, Jeanne Alter
Row 10 (Box 91-100): Alfonse, Sharena, Anna, Fjorm, Gunnthra, Veronica, Lucina, Ike, Marth, Lyn
"That's right, it's 50 and 50 from each universe!" Yukari exclaimed with a grin. "But don't get us wrong, this ain't 50 vs 50. Battle Royale means its a free for all. So you better keep an open eye for anyone who might shoot you in the back."
"Alliances are allowed here, but are not suggested as a good choice." Lady Arceus added. "Unless you're desperate on having a higher ranking than the others by teaming up with someone, then go for it, but remember, there are no teams, and you never know when you might get back-stabbed."
"May the best players win!" Yukari cried, as she immediately summoned up a air-horn, as she tooted it hard, indicating the start of the battle royale.
Soon, red alarm sirens appeared on the sides of the room, as Richard immediately slung his parachute bag on, as he tested if it was properly attached on him, before the ground gave way under him, causing him to free-fall towards the island.
As he looked around, he noticed that the more experienced soldiers were already diving down towards nearby landmarks, while others were either confused, or were terrified about free-falling.
Richard immediately looked around, as he found the island's school.
'That place seems like a good place to start...' Richard thought, as he shifted his weight to glide him towards the direction of the school.
As he passed by several contestants, he immediately mouthed 'May the best player win', causing several kinds of reactions from them, as Youmu and Sakuya nodded solemnly, as they drifted towards another area, while Artoria was completely confused.
As soon as he managed to reach the vicinity of the school, he immediately drop-dived until he reached optimal altitude to release his parachute, as he was jerked up by the white fabric, slowing down as he fell to the ground slowly, the parachute floating onto him. He immediately detached the parachute from himself, as he looked around for any nearby opponents.
"So far... Place is going fine for me..." Richard muttered to himself. "I better find myself some weapons, before someone realises I'm over here."
Suddenly, he heard gunshots, as he dashed into the lecture room, where he found some equipment, items, and even weapons. He immediately slung the moderately-sized Level 2 Backpack over his shoulders, before he immediately stocked himself up on Bandages, Painkillers and Energy Drinks, before taking the weak Level 1 Helmet for head protection. After he's collected all useful gear, he moved over to getting weapons, as he immediately equipped a S686 with a Bullet Loop Attachment, and a P18C with a Quick-Draw Mag, with enough ammo to reload several times for both weapons.
"Decent luck, decent luck..." Richard muttered to himself with a relieved sigh. "I have a pistol for mid-range, and a shotgun for close-combat. Everything else is fairly enough to face anyone on the battlefield, although it's not optimal... I wonder where the crate drops will be..."
The gunshots returned, as he immediately snapped to cover, sticking onto a wall, as he peered out of one of the windows, to get a clear view of who was approaching his area. He managed to see that Seija was trying to frantically run away from Harper, as she only had a pistol in her hands, while Harper already got a assault rifle loaded with a scope for better aiming. The amanojaku immediately slumped onto a tree, as she was already nearing defeat, with all the damage dealt to her.
"Fuck... How did you manage to find me?" Seija swore. "I didn't plan... to lose so early..."
"Sorry, but I've heard stories from Siege about your little tricks." Harper spoke in a harsh tone, as he raised his gun. "But this time... You aren't going to be getting any surprises when I eliminate you early."
Harper then immediately finished Seija off with a burst-shot to the head, which caused her to slump, as her still body faded into pixels. An announcement also appeared on Richard's scouter.
Harper headshotted Seija!
"Well, that's one down..." Richard said, as he immediately sprinted out of the lecture room, and through the rooms, taking what he could. "I better get my ass out before things get hot-"
Before he could finish his sentence, a flurry of kill announcements flashed through the scouter.
Billy the Kid killed Aya!
Billy the Kid killed Momiji! Double Kill!
Chen killed Anna!
Cirno killed Tails!
Reisen headshotted Kazuya!
Sakuya headshotted Jin!
Siege killed Komachi!
Siege killed Gus!
Ran killed Ike!
"...I rest my case." Richard clicked his tongue, as he immediately changed his course to leave the school, as he immediately rushed across the island, keeping an eye out for any enemies. When he noticed one coming his way, he immediately went prone, as he crawled towards the person, who was trying to loot off a fallen player's gear.
When Richard got close enough, he managed to see that it was Edmond Dantes raiding a fallen Sumireko's gear, as he was smiling, being clad in Level 2 body armour.
"Hmhm... This will be fairly suited for myself." Edmond chuckled evilly, as he took some ammo, as well as Bandages and a Medkit, before his mirth disappeared. "Tch. No helmet. This will be quite disappointing, if I cannot even protect myself."
Richard then slowly rose up from behind Edmond, as he readied his S686.
"Fact is, Edmond, you're already screwed." Richard muttered into his ear.
"What..!?" Edmond screamed, as he turned around, only to find himself point-blank to the shotgun muzzle. "How did you!?"
Richard immediately pulled the trigger, as Edmond's head disappeared in a haze of pixels, as his body fell backwards, fading into pixels as well.
Richard gibbed Edmond Dantes!
"Hoo, that's impressive. I never thought that it was overkill, and that it has a different kill message." Richard muttered, as he immediately reloaded his shotgun, with boosted times thanks to the bullet loops equipped to him. "Now then, what does he have?"
Richard immediately looted the military-grade Level 2 armour from Edmond Dantes, chuckling evilly to himself due to the fact that he's got some gear to protect himself with, and took some rifle ammo so that he can load a assault rifle with it when he's ready, although he refused to take Edmond's AKM.
He then immediately sprinted into a house, as he slowly swept around, making sure that there were no ambushes, and that there was anything worthwhile to loot. As he walked through the living room, he noticed that there was a M416 strewn on the ground, with a 6x Scope attachment nearby.
"Oh... yes..." Richard hissed to himself with a fist-pump, before he then slowly walked towards it, as he looked through the window.
Suddenly, he could hear faint breathing, although it seemed to be quite professionally hidden, at a volume that could be only barely heard by anyone with sharp senses.
'Someone's trying to ambush me, huh...?' Richard thought, as he brought out his S686 silently, as he made sure that the sights were ready. 'Well, I've got a surprise for anyone who tries...'
Richard then sprinted across, before he then turned around, and aimed his shotgun at his suspected target.
"HANDS IN THE AIR, OR I'LL GIB YOUR ASS LIKE I DID WITH RED-EYES-" Richard cried out in a threatening tone, before he then found that it was Siege aiming a M16A4 at him. "You!? Siege!?"
"Richard!?" Siege cried, as he was clad in Level 2 helmet and body armour, as he also had a Level 2 Backpack on his back. "Well... This is a unhappy coincidence... I thought that it would be late-game until I would find you."
"Tch. You really picked the wrong person to ambush Siege." Richard clicked his tongue, as he held his gun steady. "This gun would kill you, if not gib at point-blank range. By the time you injured me, I'd already fired the killing shot. So, Siege... As friends, I'll tell you this... Walk slowly out, and don't try anything funny. I have assorted consumables, so by the time the gunfire attracts anyone... I'll be mostly healed, plus some buffs. I want that rifle so that I can secure a steady lead compared to the others."
"So you want me to feed myself on some better gear and weapons, before you fight me?" Siege asked, not flinching slightly, his grip on the rifle still tight. "That's not like you, Richard... At least, you wouldn't be doing that in a actual game of this."
"I want to face you in the final confrontation, Siege. That is... if you survive until then. Same goes for me, but I'll be ready once I take this rifle. You tried to leave it as a trap, so that you can loot anyone who fell in your ambush, right?" Richard questioned Siege.
Siege nodded silently. "Yeah, that was the plan." Siege said. "So... I guess this backfired?"
"Damn right. Be a good sport and walk outside. If you're outside the house, you're out of my kill-zone." Richard told Siege. "You better not get yourself killed, you hear?"
Suddenly, the two of them heard the whistling of a sniper bullet coming their way, as Richard immediately slammed himself prone on the ground, while Siege rolled across the wall, out from the open window, as a large bullet-hole appeared very close to where Siege's head would have been.
"FUCK! What the hell? I almost got hit by that!" Richard cried. "Fuck it, I'm going for the rifle! If you're smart, you'd let me take the rifle!"
"Why the hell would I let you do that-!?" Siege cried, as he aimed his rifle at Richard, who snatched the rifle and the scope, before he slid the scope onto it, before aiming it through the window, as he tried to find his enemy. "...Ah."
Richard immediately pinpointed the one who was using the sniper to pick them off, Satori using a Kar98k to snipe them from the hill over, as she was on the ground, with her sniper rifle gleaming, revealing her location.
"BAD MOVE, SATORI!" Richard cried to his target, as he used the scope to aim for Satori, as she immediately got up to run out of Richard's sights. "YOU SHOULD HAVE HELD YOUR BREATH TO SHOOT!"
Richard then gunned down Satori with a few bursts, as the first few bullets managed to hit all over her body, incapacitating her, while the others finished her off on the ground.
Richard killed Satori!
Richard then switched his rifle back into his shotgun, as he looked at Siege. "Well... It seems that you would have been shot with me if you tried to keep on having your ambush. How that's for results, Siege?" He quipped.
"Shit... You're right on this one." Siege said. "Well... Since the sniper-fire might have attracted anyone within ear-shot... I don't think we're getting out alone."
"As much as I hate to admit it." Richard sighed. "We'll form a temporary alliance. It will last until we're sure that we're the last two players on this island. That's fair for you, Siege?'
"Well, it's better than sitting around and staring each other down at gun-point." Siege agreed with some reluctance in his voice. "And you had me there with the shot-gun... So, truce?"
Siege reached out a hand, as Richard shook it.
"Truce. They think that separate, we're threats to the winning position." Richard answered back. "Together? It's a guarantee that they will lose if they don't figure out what to do. Come on... Let's get out. And don't backstab me, because I'll know if you tried."
"Fair enough." Siege nodded. "I hope you'll abide the same rules."
They both immediately left through the house's back door, as they made their way towards the centre of the island, as they noticed some new kill messages on their scouters.
Menendez head-shotted Raiden!
Chen killed Rumia!
Cirno killed Chen!
Mystia killed Ran!
Reisen head-shotted Parsee!
Reisen head-shotted Yuugi! Double-Kill!
Jeanne Alter killed Guile!
"Well, the game's heating up now, eh?" Richard commented on the series of kills that were happening at the moment.
"Hm, yeah..." Siege answered back, as he inspected the Kar98k he stole from Satori's dropped backpack. "I'd estimate that there's only about less than half of the players left."
Richard takes a glance at the remaining player counter, which remained at '49'. "Quite right." Richard answered back. "We got a long way to go until our battle is over."
Siege then notices that there is a buggy lying around, as there was the tell-tale sign that its owner has been eliminated, from the loot crate of a player on the ground.
"Hey, Richard! We got some wheels!" Siege cried to his partner.
Richard turned around, as he saw the buggy and smirked. "Well, that's a surprise. What is its fuel at?" Richard asked.
Siege went into the driver seat of the buggy, as he ignited the engine, and checking the fuel gauge. "It's at almost full. Man, I pity the guy or gal who lost the ride." He replied back.
"Their loss, our gain." Richard said, as he hopped into the back passenger seat, as he loaded his M416. "You drive, I'll shoot. Make sure that no-one gets a bead on us. I'm vulnerable on the exterior of the buggy, so if I die, it counts as losing your only means of offensive retaliation against enemy vehicles. Got that?"
"Crystal." Siege said, as he revved the buggy up, as they travelled further into the island. Richard kept watch for any enemies, as he aimed down the scope for clearer view of faraway targets.
"Not here... Not there..." Richard muttered under his breath, as he swept his view slowly around, looking for targets, before he then saw something distant when they were on top of a hill. "Aha! Siege, 2'o'clock, we have a loot crate, and some juicy little targets."
Siege looked Richard's way, as he saw the faint outline of the loot crate, as well as the undetailed shape of other combatants.
"Well, let's hope that this buggy will hold, eh?" Siege said. "I hope to achieve at least one roadkill with this."
"Better pick your targets, because I'm going to be taking out the rest." Richard responded back.
They made their way down the hill, towards the loot crate.
At the loot crate, Nazrin were taking cover behind the crate, as they were being attacked by the Gears of War crew of Marcus, Dom, Jace and Anya.
"Tch...!" Nazrin cursed, as she fired off her Groza at the incoming attackers, snapping in and out of cover to avoid being hit. "How much does it takes to bring you bastards down!?"
"Just give it up, Nazrin." Anya advised the mouse-girl. "If you surrender now, we'll make sure that you will be taken care of for the rest of the round."
"Never! I rather go down fighting than be watched like a trapped bird in a cage!" Nazrin's outraged cry was the response to Anya's offer.
"Don't bother. She's got some spirit in her, and she did want to fight to the end." Marcus said. "Somehow, I gotta respect that."
Suddenly, they heard the revving on engines behind them. "What the...?" Dom said, as he turned around, before he then choked in surprise at what he saw, as the rest of the team turned around as well.
They saw that Siege was gunning down towards them, as Richard was using the top of the buggy as a flat surface to rest his elbows and arms on, as a stabling ground to shoot from.
"What's up, fuckers!?" Richard spoke with a crazy grin on his face.
"Aw... crap." Jace said, before Richard started to open fire on them, as the team immediately rolled out of the buggy's way.
Richard then swivelled himself around, as he fired at Anya, hitting her a few times on the torso, as she is quickly incapacitated. Marcus and Jace tried to open fire on the buggy and Richard. Siege, in response, swung around in a circle, causing all of the bullets to hit the armoured side of the buggy, as some of them did hit Richard, although he kept firing at them.
Nazrin took this opportunity to focus her fire on Jace, who was distracted, as a few shots to the head brought the dark-skinned soldier down.
"Jace!" Marcus cried, as he growled, firing at Nazrin, who immediately snapped back into cover.
Richard immediately fired at Dom, as Dom immediately fell prone to the ground, to try and avoid the attack, although Richard easily told where Dom was, as he eliminated Dom with a few shots to his entire body.
Marcus looked around, as he was trying to find out what had happened to his teammates, as he couldn't see Dom anywhere. However, when he focused his attention back in front of him, he found that Siege's buggy was coming right for him, and he didn't even have time to dodge.
"Ah fuck-" Marcus tried to say, before the buggy slammed into him, instantly finishing him off.
Richard killed Anya!
Nazrin killed Jace!
Richard killed Dom!
Siege roadkilled Marcus!
Richard then lowered his head to speak with Siege. "I think that's enough! We need to get to the centre right now." Richard told his temporary ally.
"What? But what about that sneaky Nazrin?" Siege asked back.
"Don't worry about her, she can't possibly be able to kill us now." Richard assured Siege. "Let's split."
Siege complied, as he immediately drove away from the loot crate, as Nazrin moved out to aim at them.
"Ha! Big mistake-" Nazrin was about to say, before she then noticed that the clip of the gun was empty after shooting Jace all over with it. "Oh, COME ON!"
Siege suddenly did a U-turn, as he barrelled towards the reloading Nazrin, who just managed to slap the new clip back in, as she rose her head and saw the buggy, with a expression akin to a deer in front of a car.
"...eep." Nazrin squeaked with fear, before she was slammed over the buggy.
Siege roadkilled Nazrin!
"Well, that's two for two." Siege chuckled to himself, as he hopped out of the buggy, as Richard did too.
"You know that you didn't have to do that. Nazrin would get herself killed using that gun, thanks to the time it would take to reload it." Richard told Siege.
"Exactly, which is why I turned when I noticed she was reloading her weapon." Siege answered back.
"...You got sharp eyes, you know that, Siege?" Richard said.
"I'm a soldier, Richard. It's what I do." Siege shrugged.
They then took what they needed from the loot crate, while Siege took Nazrin's Groza.
"This looks like it'll be handy in a firefight. Especially the one at the end." Siege remarked, as he inspected the gun all over.
"Don't get cocky, Siege." Richard answered back, as he took the driver seat of the buggy this time. "I'll drive this time. Get some use for that Groza of yours."
"Nah, I'd rather drive. I can probably get in a couple of more roadkills if needed." Siege said. "You're a fine shooter back there anyways." Siege said, as he got into the driver's seat once more and sped away.
"Well, the grounds are getting smaller." Richard said, as he watched as the safe area of the battleground became smaller and smaller, as the bombardments were getting closer and closer to the centre of the island.
Siege wasn't listening, as he kept his attention to the road, before he got some notices about some new kill messages.
Shizuha was eliminated by bombardment
Minoroko was eliminated by bombardment
Hina was eliminated by bombardment
Lyn was eliminated by bombardment
Peach was eliminated by bombardment
"Crap... And the numbers are already dwindling." Siege cursed to himself, inaudible to Richard.
Jeanne and Jeanne Alter were trying to smash each other in with pans, as they clashed with them like they were swords.
"Give it up, Jeanne. You are no match for the fury that I encompass!" Jeanne Alter threatened her counterpart.
"Never! For the sake of victory, I will fight until my last breath, for my kingdom!" Jeanne cried back.
They continued to block and parry each other's attack, as they were so concentrated on their battle, that they didn't notice Siege's buggy coming for them, until they stopped too late.
"Ah... Merde-" Jeanne Alter swore, before she and Jeanne were smashed over the car, as Richard shot the flying bodies a little to ensure that they will be certainly eliminated.
Siege roadkilled Jeanne
Siege roadkilled Jeanne Alter
"Well, it's not like that I was being underhanded there, right?" Siege asked Richard, before he then sighed. "Still... I feel bad screwing their fight up."
"Chin up, Siege. It's two free kills in your name. Best if it's your gain, than suicide by bombardment."
Suddenly, they were being attacked from the side, as Siege immediately swerved out of the line of fire, as Richard faced the source of the gun-fire, as they saw it was Alex Mason, Hudson, Woods and Reznov driving a closed-top UAZ, as Hudson was on the wheels, as the others were firing with various assault rifle types.
"SON OF A FUCKING BITCH!" Richard swore loudly. "Of all the times to come face-to-face with the best of soldiers here!"
"Ah, it's comrades Richard and Siege!" Reznov greeted them without any hostility in his voice. "I see that you have been fighting well, da?"
"Reznov... It's good to see you here." Siege said with a solemn tone. "Shame that it had to be as enemies. I'm impressed that you four managed to find each other and stick together, not to mention securing a vehicle for yourselves."
"Well, you aren't too shabby yourselves." Woods smirked. "Now show me what you got, you young bastards."
"We won't go down easily!" Richard shouted back, as he loaded his M416. "Siege, evasive manoeuvres! I'll try to hit the passengers as best as I can! Our handling is superior to their UAV, so drift that fucking buggy like its the 90s!"
"You got it, partner!" Siege cried, as he immediately accelerated the buggy near its maximum speed.
The two vehicles traded fire with each other, as both sides had to multi-task between their main task, and bandaging themselves from their wounds in hasty first-aid. Even outnumbered three guns to one, Siege's high handling managed to allow both he and Richard to dodge the fire from the soldiers, as Richard made sure his bursts hit true on them, although he was running low on ammunition for the M416.
"Crap, this is getting nowhere!" Richard cursed. "We aren't going to make it at this rate! Siege, let's retreat into the centre!"
"Easy for you to say! If we turn our backs on them, we'll be immediately gunned down in a straight line-" Siege was about to say, before a sniper bullet pierced right through the UAV's front window, blowing Hudson's brains out in the centre of his forehead.
Reisen headshotted Hudson
Without its driver, the UAV halted, as Reznov, Alex Mason and Woods immediately rolled out the UAV, as they laid down on the grounds.
"What the!? Where did the sniper-fire come from!?" Alex Mason exclaimed in surprise.
"Now's our chance, gun it NOW!" Richard screamed at Siege.
Siege immediately complied, as they made their way to the centre of the island, as Reisen's and the soldiers' fate were made clear by kill messages.
Reisen killed Reznov
Reisen killed Woods
Mason killed Reisen
Reisen haunted Mason (Grenade)
"Shit... Well, that's at least several notable threats down, Siege." Richard sighed. "There goes Reisen, and there goes the others."
Siege was silent, before they managed to reach their destination, as they hopped out of the buggy, as they swept the open plains for enemies.
"You know, Siege... It's quiet... Awfully quiet." Richard said, as he seemed to be suspicious by the fact that there was no-one in his view, after the safety zone circle has been continuing to diminish, as more and more of the island fell to the bombardment from above, more and more people were dying because they couldn't escape, or they were gunned down by the other escapees.
"Yeah..." Siege muttered, before he then noticed something.
Alison was eliminated by bombardment
Reimu was eliminated by bombardment
2 players remain...
As soon as he got the message that Richard and he were the only survivors of the game, he immediately flipped around, his gun at the ready, only to find that Richard already had his S686 in his hands.
"You saw that announcement, didn't you, Siege?" Richard asked his former ally.
"Well, it's been fun working with you." Siege sighed. "But there can only be one winner."
"Verily. May the best soldier win." Richard smirked darkly back.
They soon backed away, as Richard fired his S686 at Siege's upper body, as Siege immediately reacted by bending backwards Matrix-style to let the spray of pellets pass by him mostly harmlessly, as some of them grazed his body and one even hit skin.
"My turn, Richard." Siege said, as he immediately rose his M16A4, as he fired the weapon off at full-auto. In response, Richard immediately sprinted around, as he tried to ensure that Siege wouldn't be able to land an hit on him, although some did even at his attempt to evade, as he slowed down slightly from the pain, although he rushed close to Siege for a killing blow.
They both rose their guns at each other, as they fired off the same time, as both of their attacks landed on each other at the same time, as they were knocked back onto the ground, as their bodies were torn from the bullet wounds from the exchange. Even weakened, they rose themselves back up, as they pulled out their respective pistols, Richard's P18C and Siege's P1911.
They looked at each other, as if they were daring the other to try and fire before them, before they both seemingly fired at the same time, before one of them fell, no longer able to get up.
Siege killed Richard
Siege got up onto his feet, as he hissed in pain, while he moved over to Richard.
"Good game." Siege said, before he then paled when he saw what was in Richard's hidden hand.
It was a grenade that had just had its pin pulled out, meaning that Siege was split-seconds away from being blown to bits.
"FUCK-" Siege was about to say, before the grenade exploded.
Richard haunted Siege (Grenade)
Game end! Siege is the victor!
In the lobby...
"Well... that was an unexpected end." Yukari said with a genuinely astonished expression. "I was expecting a draw of some kind since they would kill each other simultaneously in the exchange."
"But still... Siege won, but he still got killed by Richard. It's a draw in the metaphorical sense, since Siege would be dead with him if this was real." Lady Arceus reasoned. "I'm actually not surprised to find Richard and Siege as the final contenders for the victory. They know their way around the game. And their partnership was solid. Wonder why Reisen went for Hudson and his team, not them."
"Perhaps because she might be indirectly helping Richard. But she got hers in the end." Yukari answered back. "Ah well, it was a fun game while it lasted. What do you think, Lady Arceus?"
"I agree with you, Yukari. It has been interesting to say the least." Lady Arceus smiled.
Richard and Siege were sitting beside each other, as the other contenders talked or complained about the match that just happened.
"Hey, Siege..." Richard asked. "No hard feelings, right? You still won, you know?"
"Yeah... But I feel like a idiot for not realising you were going to take me with you." Siege said. "Still, it was clever, if risky."
"Yeah. But I'd at least be able to react since I know the grenade is in my hand. But I wouldn't be able to chuck it far enough to be safe. So yeah... suicide or take-you-down-with-me. Either choice wouldn't matter either way."
"Well, I'd say that was quite fun. Wanna try this again sometime with some better people?" Siege asked.
"Deal." Richard said. "And no alliance this time. We'll see if we'll last to be the last 2 if we're alone."
Siege smiled, as he seemed to be happy to spend time with his closest companion in a interesting event like this.