ETHAN RICE
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'INVINCIBLEGIGA-XISBASS IN DECIVIVE BATTLE! APPEAR TRIBEKING!
BY GIGA-XISBASS
DISCLAIMER: MEGAMAN STARFORCE-CAPCOM, FINAL FANTASY-SQUARE ENIX, NIGHTS REFERENCE-SEGA
CHAPTER 3 DOWNTIME IN LOCH DOSS VILLAGE! THE SEARCH FOR THE OOPARTS BEGINS!
Zephus pulsed out and looked around. Was this...a village? It certainly didn't look like it. Several people were walking around, looking at the wares of merchants who
were obviously charging more than their products were worth. This place looked more like a flea market rather than a village. He turned to DSS and asked. "This the
right place?" "Uhh... I'm sure it was supposed to be a left turn. Gah! I went to fast in the high speed mode thing... sorry. So... you want...to stay here... or go to the
village?" "...Lets leave." Zuhal was prepared to followed Uxyl back into the Wave World when Del bursted out with "DON'T LEAVE!" He sighed and said "We've
already been here before. Why should we check this place out again?" Del, who seemed rather aggrivated at Zuhal for not wanting to check out this part of the lake,
responded "Hey, we were here for like 5 minutes. I've been out at the lake this whole time! Besides, I've never seen this part before, and neither have you." "So?
This place is still here only because of events like this, so what else besides Dossie could be interesting?" Del didn't care what Zuhal had to say. He continually
whined and whined "LETS GO LETS GO LETS GOOOOO!" until Zuhal finally had enough and complied with Del. Zuhal sighed, hated having such an annoying AM-ian,
even if he got to Wave Change. He turned to Uxyl with boredom in his eyes. "It looks like we're staying here. Well, at least for a little bit." "...Okay. Eh, not much to do
here...since I haven't...seen Dossie lately, or...or at all." Uxyl began to walk around, checking at the vendors for miniture Dossie figurines, Dossie shaped food, ect.
Zuhal walked around with a sour look on his face. He had already lost interest in Dossie, since he's only been spotted once. Del was guiding him to different booths,
but Del wouldn't want to stay at one for too long. His short attention span was beginning to get on Zuhal's nerves. Still close to Uxyl, Zuhal acted like he was talking
to him rather than Del. "This place is a drag. Haven't you already been here before Del? Where else could you have gotten that toy from?" Del, who was overly eager
to look at all the booths, responded "Oh, I've never been here. I stole a little kid's toy who was hanging out on the other side of the lake. The boy cried, but ran off
before I could do anything. Now c'mon! Lets look around some more!" Zuhal wouldn't budge. He still wanted to talk Del out of staying here. "You did what?" "I stole
it from him" Del said a little bit louder. "Now lets go!" Del pushed a little bit harder, but Zuhal still stood his ground. "Del, you can't go around taking other people's
stuff. Especially here. You're going to get us in trou-" Before Zuhal could finish, Del blurted out from impatience "SO WHAT! I STOLE FROM A LITTLE KID SO I COULD
FIND YOU!" His outcry attracted several people's attention at him. Zuhal looked over at Uxyl with aggitation in his eyes. "Good...going...Del...Lets jet" Zuhal began
running back to the Wave Hole they entered from. Uxyl acted like he didn't know the two. He whispered before Zuhal left, "Let's split. Don't make it to suspicious. I'm
gonna find another Wavehole." He let Scorpio help him try to find another Wave Hole, in which he did. Dossie was spotted five years ago and shown to be a fake, why
would they still have people here? Keep the legend alive? It didn't matter, because Uxyl found a remote Wavehole, and pulsed in. He switched frequencies to be
ontop of the Wave Road, and began looking for Zuhal. *Shinobi came into this area using the wave road* Shinobi:So this is the Dossie festival area...Not really
interesting. Shin:It seems like a good spot to find EM warriors. Shinobi:Oh come on,how the heck are we gonna find EM warriors in a festival? *Shinobi notices the
Em warrior wandering by* Shinobi:Nevermind... *Shinobi decided to go to DSS wondering if he'd care to spar with him*DSS didn't notice anybody, he was to busy
looking for Zuhal. But another Wave being would surprise him. He was taken aback from the fact that there were more then 3. Was he just part of a common 'fad?'
Either way, he had trouble approacting new people, so while he was quiet, Scorpio decided to do the talking. Another AM-ian. Gahh. I hate you guys. I'm in for a
spa-" "I'm sorry but I'm busy looking for someone. Sorry." DSS began to search for Zuhal some more. Shinobi:Hmm..Sorry for intur-ARGHH! *Shinobi had a painful
headache when all of a sudden the sword of berserk appeared on Shinobi's right hand with a voice saying:One of my brethern is close me to take over your body to
battle him.* Shinobi:Arghh! Listen pal,I serve NO ONE! *All of a sudden the sword disappeared and the pain stopped Shinobi thought that the guy from just now had
another Oopart so he went to ask him since Shinobi wanted to learn more about the Ooparts* Shinobi:Hey you,do you have an Oopart? Uhh...Yeah. I Shuriken of
some sort. Why do you ask? ...Wait. You said 'give me your body'? What? Do you have one too?" Since DSS was no longer looking for Zuhal. Hopefully someone
(*coughcoughRyuucoughcough*) would help him. Shinobi:Yeah, the sword of berserk. I think you have the Shinobi Shuriken..Did it try to control your body before?
"Uhh... not really. i haven't had it long. Just giving me wierd dreams and such. Why?"Scorpio winced for a bit. Ever since this guy said, take over your body or something
like that, he felt a wierd pain. Eh, go figure. Shinobi:I'm gathering info about the since I fought the one known as Bly.I gathered some interest about them. My guess
is currently the Ooparts seem to react to each now my sword said that he wanted to fight your shuriken...I'm getting the feeling that the Ooparts might cause the re-
awakening of Mu which based on old database was destroyed by Megaman. Kaizer walked around the 'festival'. He had come looking for them, and seeing as this
was the most logical place they could be, he decided to check it out. What's with this place? Wasn't it proven that Dossie didn't exist, at all, years ago? Arcturus had
appeared, creeping quickly along with him. His leg movements were exaggerated, making it seem as though he were in slow motion, while everything else was
speeded up. "I dunno...but that's not the point, now is it? We gotta see if the others are here... and why re you crawling? You can float in the air, or just ride in my
Star Carrier..." The thing's too spacious. I don't know why you bothered getting one on the way here anyways. I also want to know what had happened in the battle... STOP!
An OOPArt, it's got to be an OOPArt! But is it the one we're looking for? But it should not give enough of an aura for you to feel it alone... Two, there are two... But that must
mean...Kaizer turned the corner, moving around a tent that would fit well in a circus, coming face to face with... No one, yet he could still feel the power... "What's
that...feeling? Like immense power..." Upthere-no, no! You need your Visualizer! Look up! He looked up, to see DSS, along with a stranger he did not know. Don't just
stand there, Wave Change! THere's a wavehole over there. A few minutes later, KZ had almost reached the spot, slowing down, and walking ver to them. "Hey DSS,
and..err- Hello." *Shinobi turns to see another warrior here* Shinobi:...And you are? DSS turns to see, well he forgot the name. Either way he turned to, whatever
his name was. "Uhh... Yeah hello. You were from the lake right? Okay, yeah the other guy, Zuhal I think, his AM-ian acted up, and well, he's running from the crowd. Have
you seen him?" DSS then turns to the new person he never met, except for a few seconds ago, "The big Mu Fiasco? Eh. So your OOPArt wants to fight mine? Not right
now. Besides, all my OOPArts done is give me wierd dreams, a few pains, and Scoprio some agony. It hasn't tried to control me yet." Shinobi:I agree. But for some reason
sword of berserk didn't do anything like what you mentioned. It just kept talking in my head when I got him...Anyway, sooner or later the power within it will had
better control it before it controls you. As for your friend,if you'd like I'll help you look for him. Just give me his description. "His names Zuhal. Uhh, has messy black hair
with a white horizontal stripe above both of his ears. The top part of his hair is longer than the sides. His red longsleeve shirt has a white upside down triangle in the middle.
Lastly, his attire of, he wears black pants and black shoes." Shinobi:Got it. Zuhal stopped running, seeing that nobody really cared whether he had stolen something or
not. He hadn't seen any police, or little kids for that matter...just a couple of older tourists. Since no one seemed to care, Zuhal looked at the booth he had just
stopped by. It was full of 'mystical items,' such as conch shells, rabit's tails, and the like. The owner, what appeared to be an old crazy guy, eyed Zuhal as he looked
at his wares. The man spoke, "Hey there, Sonny. Care ta look around?" Zuhal was just about to walk away when he saw a pair of sunglasses on his booth. The man
could tell that Zuhal had a interest in them and replied "Ah, those are very special sunglasses. They let you see EM beings! They're my bggest sellout!"
Zuhal looked around the sunglasses and saw hundreds of pairs of them behind the counter. Obviously no one believed this man's claims, but Zuhal thought he'd give
them a shot. He put them out and looked up, and sure enough, he could see DSS along with Kai-Zariak and another person. He took the sunglasses off and asked
for the price, of which the man answered cheerfully "5,000z" Zuhal dug through his pockets, pulling out his own Visualizers and...well...lint. Zuhal was still dead
broke. The man took the Visualizers away from him and examined them. He seemed rather interested in their design, not looking anything like his sunglasses. The
man nodded and said "I'll trade ya. Your glasses for mine. Deal?" Zuhal took his new sunglasses and put them on, walking away from the booth satisfied. These new
Visualizers fit his style more than his old ones did. He found the wavehole he had entered and Wave Changed into Zephus once more. He walked over to his party,
not saying anything, but rather listening. "...And there he is." DSS said, facing Zephus. He faced the other two, noticing that hey now had an even larger group. Two
AM-ians, two FM-ians, two, people with OOPArts, and two without them. DSS took out his large Throwing Star, showing it to the newcomer (Berzerker), due to him
wanting to see the OOPArt. "So will this help you with research with your OOPArt?" Shinobi:Keep it. It won't do anything for me right now,I wanted to test it in combat.
Zephus saw DSS's throwing star, which looked quite old to him. The word "OOPArt" sounded familiar, but didn't know much about it. Del immediately became
interested in it, making it known to the group by his uneeded 'oohs' and 'ahs.' Zephus looked at the throwing star's crazy wave signature. He hadn't been with Del
that long, but Zuhal had never seen anything like that before. Zephus decided to wait and see what DSS and this new guy would say about it. Speaking of the new
guy, Zephus didn't recognize the silver EM being. It obviously was a human like he, Uxyl and Kaizer were, but he was still quite surprised when Del blurted out with
"He's an AM-ian too!" the guy had already made friends with DSS, so under the influence of his Denpa Henkan form (Sounds like drugs :P), he offered his name. "The
name's Zephus. Who might you be?" DSS took back the Throwing Star, putting it back. "I'm to tired to battle right now. So your an AM-ian as well as him?" Uxyl said,
talking to the EM being, and refering to Delphius. Shin:Yeah. *Shin says while his head on Rock's left hand is moving*Shinobi: I'm Shinobi. *says to Zuhal*Zephus
was quite confused by DSS's last remark. Had Shinobi asked him to fight? Why? Whatever the reason was, he knew that the throwing star, which he figured out was
an OOPArt, was part of the reason. Zephus could feel the same energy from the star coming from Shinobi. He had no idea what the power of these OOPArts were,
but he wanted to find out. "...Do you have an OOPArt, Shinobi?" Shinobi:Yeah...Felt it's energy huh? *Shinobi brings out the Oopart* Shinobi:This is the Sword of
berserk or Zerker or whatever the heck he is naming himself.. Zephus examined the sword, quite surprised that something so old could have so much power. Del,
who cared more about the OOPArt itself rather than the power it could give asked "What does it do?" Zuhal decided to let Del take over the conversation for awhile.
There was something about both of these OOPArts that he didn't like...Was it because of their immense power? Or could it be who weilded them? Shinobi and DSS
were obviously younger than he was, so could they handle such power? Zuhal didn't care to have the OOPArts, but he sure didn't want something bad to happen
because of them. Ever since he had first met Uxyl, Zuhal couldn't shake why Planet AM was destroyed. Could it be because of power such as this? Shinobi: So far
gives us a headache, dreams, Tries to control us. The usual stuff. No physical pain? Bleeding? Anything fatal? KZ rolled his eyes. Arcturus was just getting more
ridiculous. "I wish I was able to obtain an OOPArt...though with Arcturus handling it... I'm not so sure..." Usual stuff? If that Part Thing just does all of that, then
that's boring!" Del, who was hoping for something more spectacular than 'headaches,' began to argue with KZ. "Even if that thing was somethin powerful, I'd let you
have it anyway! YOU can have weird dreams and head problems!" He didn't care if he knew the 2 a little bit better: Del still hated the FM-ians, a feeling Zuhal was
trying to understand. It was strange...the FM-ian's human partners didn't seem to trust them either. Obviously these guys were bad news, even if they haven't
destroyed this planet yet. He had to find out the reason Planet AM was destroyed. He addressed the FM-ians, knowing that the humans would probably not know
much about it. "...Hey Aractus and Scorpio. Why did your kind destroy Planet AM? Surely you had a good reason to." Shinobi: Oh yeah? Let's see YOU handle a
talking sword with omnipotent power that tries to control your body and watch your result. Shinobi: Even if that's boring this thing has incredible power. It's energy
is off the charts. *Shinobi after saying that, listened to Zuhal asking the FM-ians about planet AM which he researched about. He was kinda interested about these
FM-ians' reaction about it*I believe I'd handle it very- "-poorly. Come on, that kinda power, and you're just gonna wield it? Who would trust you? Come on, you'd try
to kill everyone to see if it works, and then get mad 'cause there's no one to use it on." But on the question, I can answer it myself, since Arcturus already told me.
Back then, the FM-ians had a king, Cepheus, I believe. He was extremely paranoid, and declared war when he thought an AM-ian peace treaty was a ruse. So yeah.
'You wanna be frien-BOOM!' Basically that." You make it sound so harsh. "That's the point." Uxyl was confused. He never really talked to Scorpious about it."Scorpious,
is that what happened?""I really don't want to talk about it." They betrayed a peace treaty? Out of pure speculation? Zuhal didn't like the sound out that. He always
made sure that his actions were correct, flawless, and reasonable. The FM-ians sounded wrong, faulty, and unreasonable, all of which he hated. From the sound of
it, the AM-ians didn't even get a chance to fight. The thought almost made his blood boil. Power...it always seems to create problems. Through history, people have
become corrupt by it, destroyed innocent lives, and created wars because of it. Scorpious and Aractus seemed power hungry...they wanted to repeat history. Zuhal's
trust in the FM-ian creatures was dwindling fast...but then he remembered when he first met the 2. Aractus was helping Kaizer safe Uxyl, and Scorpious helped Uxyl
return Liz home. Zuhal decided not to count them all as the bad guys yet. There was still something's that he wanted to know. Zephus returned to the OOPArt topic.
"...That power...is it safe? It sounds like it could be bad news if used incorrectly..."Zuhal's mind began to wonder again. Shinobi:...All I have to say is it depends on
the user. If all the OOPArt are misused it might be the end for mankind...I'm going to use it to protect innocent people and discover my clan's secret.. "I really don't
know about its power. I just got it, because it could be useful. Scorpio sent me out to get it. I had to fight some weird guy with a cane. Hyde I heard I think. What about
you?"DSS said, pointing to Shinobi? Shinobi: I fought that silent JERK known as Rogue. That guy never gave up until some light told him to leave. That's when the
OOPArt came to me...kinda weird. *Says to DSS*Zuhal was pleased with Shinobi's answer: not so much finding his clan's secret, but more toward protecting people.
Uxyl's answer, on the other hand, concerned Zuhal. His FM-ian said 'Go get it' and he got it, as if he wasn't concerned about what could happen. It was
strange...Shinobi, who had an AM-ian, wanted to protect people, while DSS, merged with an FM-ian, wanted it 'just in case.' The whole reason why he fought DSS
was to find out the power of FM-ians, and from what he could tell, if DSS used the OOPArt for selfish reasons, he could easily destroy anything around him. Maybe
not Shinobi, who also had a OOPArt, but he could certainly do some damage.Maybe I should fight Shinobi just be sure he's up for it... Zuhal continued to ponder as
Del's curiosity took over. "Wow, those Artifact things sure don't sound easy to get. How will that old thing help you find out your clan's secrets Shinobi? Oh, and by
the way, what IS your clan?" Shinobi: Well I based my name on it. The Shinobi clan. When I first Wave Changed, the virus I was about to delete Mentioned that me
and my brother were the last of our clan. While searching in the IFL tower(TK tower in this RPG) I found info about the three tribes. Zerker, Ninja and Saurian,
Hearing about the OOPArts I assumed that they have something to do with my clan, in other words the Ninja tribe Judging about it the OOPArts had rivalry versus
each other in ancient times and I wanted to see their reaction during battle. And if something happens, which I don't hope it happens like the Re-awakening of Mu,
there's a high chance that I'll find the secret about my clan.. "Wait, if your of a Shinobi Tribe, does that mean...that I have your OOPArt?" Shinobi:...I honestly have no
idea... "But then it wouldn't effect you in anyway besides power, right? If you ARE Shinobi." Arcturus, now bored with the whole thing, simply began devising ways of
execution, and being in Wave Form, KZ heard it all in his head. "That's disgusting, why'd you want to do that"? Hey, they only feel pain for a second or so... "...I'm
pretty sure the shirikan is your tribe's OOPArt, Shinobi. It makes sense, since its a weapon ninjas use." said Zephus. He didn't want to over think about the FM-ians,
since that normally lead to irrational actions, so he decided to get involved with the conversation. "Nevertheless, if all of these OOPArts have the same origin, it
should lead you to the same conclusion." Zephus looked down at the crowd, examining all who passed by. The crowd had dicipated over the time span of their
conversation on the wave road, leaving only a handful of people still looking around. It was quite strange being up so high, up above the people below below who
were ignorant of what was going on above their heads...That's when Zuhal got an idea. Shinobi: Hmm...That does make sense. Alright then I'll-Arghhh! Sword of
Zerker:I shall not switch to another body. Shinobi: *Pant* *pant*..Uhh, we might have a problem. DSS Steps back, kinda freaked out. His Wind Star starts to glow
dimly, unnoticed to him. (Same with Ryuu.) Shinobi:...I like you to know that you Oopart is starting to glow...So uhh,let's ditch the pain and keep our OOPArts for
now.. Zephus was bothered by the OOPArt's reaction. It was as if the artifact's goal was to take over its user without negotiations. Zephus had considered finding a
OOPArt, but would he be able to control it? Zephus decided to hold out on his idea. It would be rather foolish for him to fight Shinobi in a crowd. There was no
guarantee that no one would get hurt, and that the OOPArt wouldn't completely take over him. Nevertheless, he toyed with the idea, still wanting to find out about
both the OOPArts and the FM-ians. He decided to find out more about Shinobi, deciding that he'd listen to his past to determine what he was capable of. "So Shinobi,
how did you come to find your partner?" Shinobi: You want the long version or short version? Shinobi: Well it started when I ran away from An orphan 3 months ago.
While I was running away for a month from men in black,I meet up with my brother Agito. We were really confused of why we looked almost the same. After a while
we discovered we were brothers by doing some blood test. We were practicing in the junk yard a few days later. That's when viruses appeared. It was when I first
knew my brother was an EM warrior. But he was hesitating while fighting the viruses which one of 'em caught him off guard and heavily damaged him. He reverted to
his human form. That's when I grabbed his transer willing to save him and EM changed with Shin. After the fight my brother retired as an EM warrior and let me take
over. That's how I became Shinobi...And if you say one thing about our first fight you'll regret it Shin. Shin: Dang. Shinobi: How about you? As uncomfortable as this
was, Uxyl had to leave for a bit for some unexplained, and doubtly ever to be, he left quickly and quietly, not leaving a word. Tyler had just walked into this village
Overlord said he could sense other EM-beings So he decided to check this place out Tyler: So Overlord where are these EM-beings you were talking about? Overlord:
Hmmm I sense they're nearby put on your glasses Tyler: ok i don't know what that's going to do but ok Tyler puts his glasses on Tyler: Whoa! What are those
people? Overlord: I don't know but let's check it out! Be ready with your kattanas! Tyler searches for a wavehole Tyler: Here's a wavehole Overlord lets go! Tyler
pulses in Overlord mind: Ok lets go see if those guys are good or bad Tyler draws his kattanas and walks very slowly over to the other EM-beings Overlordmind: Hi
who are you guys? Holding his kattanas at his side *Shinobi noticed the new guy that's coming towards them then decided to reply to him* Shinobi: I'm Shinobi. And
you are? Overlord mind: I'm Overlord mind A projection of a large red mask pops out of Overlord minds chest and says Overlord: And I am Overlord are you friend or
foe? Shinobi:...Why does it matter to you? Overlord mind: Please excuse Overlord he's a bit over cautious Overlord: Yes sorry I just would prefer to be more informed
about the surroundings I'm in. In response to Shinobi's question, Zephus gave a very brief description of how he met Del. "I was paddling out in Loch Mess (aw, I've
got to change the name) with a girl named Liz, looking for Messie. Del came up in a toy of the creature, attacked me, and decided to make my transer his 'home.'
That's also when I met Uxyl and Kaizer. It really didn't happen that long ago..." As Zephus finished, Overlord Mind entered, being strangely friendly to the group. Did
he know that there were 2 FM-ians here? DSS had left rather quietly, but that still left one FM-ian here. His friendly-ness almost agitated Zephus, since the new guy
came unannounced and seemed way too curious. It sort of reminded him of Del... "Be careful, kid. What if you were to enter here and been attacked by all three of
us? You need to learn to use caution before jumping into things." He seemed to be talking more to Del rather than Overlord. Despite his intrusion, Zephus decided to
return information back to Overlord. "The name's Zephus..." Del, who hadn't responded in awhile, finally decided to make his presence known to the group. "FINALLY!
A friendly AM-ian! I was beginning to wonder if Shin boy over here turned into an FM-ian or not. My name's Del! Nice to meetcha!" Overlord mind: Thanks for the
advice I'm just a bit eager to meet some other people like me and Overlord I was hoping you guys were food guys and not criminals interrupting Overlord mind.
Overlord: Hi Del it's nice to meet you two. Overlord mind: So what's going on? Shin: Watch it fish boy. I'm an AM-ian and proud of it. Shinobi: Calm down.. *Shinobi
responds to Overlord mind* Shinobi: Ever heard about the OOPArts? overlord mind: yeah I've heard of them their the four elemental powers Saurian, Ninja, Zerker,
and something about water I don't know much about the water one why do you two have one? Zephus looked at Overlord Mind with confusion. 2 OOPArts? Uxyl had
left, which left 1 still here in the group. Shinobi had an OOPArt, as well as DSS, but what about the other 2? Zuhal's maturity crossed through his mind as he began
to wonder who would get the last 2 OOPArts. What if it were 2 other kids that were younger than he? Someone with maturity needed to obtain one...and he felt it
was him. Zephus decided to respond to the argument between Del and Shin. "Del, he's not our enemy. I thought you only hated FM-ians, and his frequency is that of
an AM-ian, so calm down." Now addressing Shinobi, he continued "There are still 2 OOPArts left. If I can get one then that mea-" Zephus stopped. A powerful feeling
came over him that seem to speak to him without words. "...Loch...Mess..." Strangely, Zephus knew what it meant. It seemed Zuhal's concern for the OOPArt
attracted the attention of a nearby artifact. "...I'll be right back. I think I've found something..." He changed his frequency to increase his speed, heading straight for
Loch Mess by the guidance of the OOPArt. He needed to get it...he had to ensure that the Artifacts weren't misused...especially by the FM-ians. Shinobi:...You felt it
too right? Shin: Yeah, the 3rd OOPArt. Zephus returned, carrying his new OOPArt. The dino skull was rather odd to be a weapon, but nevertheless, it could be a
serious threat if used. He looked at Shinobi, satisfied that he too had the same power as he. "Just in case you or Uxyl go crazy, I'll be sure to stop you." Shinobi: ...
Shin: What's wrong? Call the third guy. Shinobi: Wait here. *Shinobi goes to the direction DSS went to* SO THE ORIGINAL 3 OOPARTS HAVE APPEARED HUH?
THOUGHT GIGA-XISBASS AS HE LISTENED IN ON THEM. THIS WATER ONE SOUNDS INTERESTING.
END OF CHAPTER
R & R. NO FLAMES.