Chapter 17: Destroy them all
18:20 PM (Japan Time), Thursday June the 23rd…
"… Man. Another boring salesman… It's like Twilight is directing them to me… As a way to make suffer… That jerk…"
"Enzan – sama: please be realistic."
"Blues… Can't you catch sarcasm?"
Enzan walked into his office and sat down in a lazy manner on his VP armchair while muttering aloud: Blues looked like he didn't catch Enzan's sarcasm while Enzan rolled his eyes.
"Really… The old man did place something on you! You can come up with jokes and good comments but other times you turn so stiff and rigid…"
"It might be the case, Enzan – sama." Blues muttered.
"Whatever. Please check my inbox."
"Roger, sir. There's a new message from Omega: he gives us instructions to find the new uplink to the Subspace HQ. They've had to cut some of them off given the recent intrusion by the Cut Man Brothers."
"Fine. Anything else?" Enzan asked as he drank some cold water.
"Hum. Future mailed Enzan – sama: he's challenging us to come by 18:45 at the Game Soul Game Center."
"He must wanna make publicity of the Duel Stage…"
"Correction: the Game Center's basement room." Blues corrected.
"Fine. Let's go moving: a battle will help me shake off the bad mood… And I wanna be in a good mood by Monday." Enzan grinned.
"Roger, sir. By the way: an email from "Dr. YY" says you were right, sir."
"Jeez. I KNEW it! Twilight. You moron. You wanna overload me! And you do that by sending boring salesmen over here! Jeez! What a moron!"
"This can't end up well, I can tell it."
18:41 PM (Japan Time)…
"… Yo! Been a while. Danna – sama! I applaud your extra hours!"
"Hum. You keep on having that sarcasm… It's catching on me."
"My, my."
Enzan met up with Future on the basement room of the Game Center: the Duel Stage was already set on the center of the room.
"Yo! Blues! My fists are itchin' for a cool battle like last time 'round the clock! Brin' it on!" Destruction Man challenged.
"Plug In! Blues, Transmission!"
Blues entered the Duel Stage while Destruction Man readied his fists.
"Destruction Rollin'!"
Destruction Man materialized two ring-like objects the outer surface of which was filled with spikes as in snow tires: they began to roll towards Blues and he readied himself.
"Battle Chip, Variable Sword! Slot In!"
Blues blocked both wheels but suddenly found Destruction Man in front of his noses with his right fist accumulating reddish energy.
"Crusher Fist!"
The attack hit Blues on his stomach area and sent him flying to then land in a hard manner against the ground: he groaned and tried to stand up to dodge Destruction Man hitting the spot in the ground where he'd fallen at a second ago.
"Shit. He's gotten faster and I already lost 200 HP!" Blues growled.
"Version Up, then…" Enzan muttered.
"Let's go~! Destroy Spinning!"
Destruction Man began to spin around his axis and built up inertia to then jump and shoot forward as if he was a torpedo.
Kinetic energy surrounded him as he flew towards Blues: he was hit but a chibi doll showed up instead: four shuriken hit his back and Destruction Man was forced to land back on the ground: he grumbled something as Blues showed up behind him with a smile.
"Hell! 200 HP, too… Bah. Still got 1450 to go before we decide to brin' in the heavy guns!" He muttered.
"Battle Chip, Iai Form! Slot In!"
"Hrah!"
Blues hit Destruction Man from behind and he suddenly turned around to deliver a powerful kick to his upper torso which sent him flying and landing hard on the ground.
"Ya took 180 HP off me… Well then, I took 90 off ya." He grinned.
"Sheesh. Battle Chip, Dyna Wave! Slot In!"
"Take this!"
"Crap!" Enzan gasped.
The red sensors glowed as that black hole-like effect happened and Destruction Man drew the Dyna Wave: he hit the floor with it and the powered-up attack hit Blues.
"My sensors can make attacks shoot back at 1.5 times its base power: ya get 150 HP of damage!" Destruction Man chuckled.
"Damn. Forgot about that…" Blues grumbled.
"There's more! Destroy Quake!"
Destruction Man jumped into the air and his feet shone with kinetic energy as he landed down into the ground and caused a large tremor; Blues tried to keep his balance, but Destruction Man suddenly loomed over him and Blues gasped.
"Battle Chip, Gold Fist! Slot In!"
"Thank you, Enzan – sama!"
Blues managed to hit the chest armor and pushed the enemy back as his sensors were triggered.
"That weapon did 160 HP of damage to me… So I'm going to return 240 to ya! Data Gold Fist!" He chuckled.
"Battle Chip, Straw Doll! Slot In!"
Destruction Man's counter-attack hit the Straw Doll and was hit by its effects: he roared and was electrified by purple electricity from the Straw Doll itself: Blues grinned.
"I ended up takin' up another 320 HP! Total damage: 880 HP! Clever…!"
"Has your confidence lowered?" Enzan challenged.
"Nope, Danna! I'm still runnin' at a 100 KPH!" Future laughed.
"Then… Program Advance! Sword, Wide Sword, Long Sword!"
"Dream Sword!"
"Black Hole Chaos!"
Destruction Man's two chest compartments opened and began to suck air inside: the Dream Sword split in two and was sucked it to then reform as two separate swords in both of his arms.
"Each of these babes can do 375 HP of damage: both are gonna do 750 HP of damage! Let's go~ and not go~! Black Dream Sword! Double Attack! Hra~h!"
Destruction Man leaped across the air towards Blues but he saw it coming as evidenced by his smile; Future gasped while Enzan lifted his eyebrows: he'd seemingly walked into a trap.
"Battle Chip, Shirahadori!" Enzan announced.
Blues stopped both Dream Swords with his hands and suddenly picked them off to hit Destruction Man with each of those: powerful wounds formed on his armor and some of it cracked to reveal a normal Navi bodysuit under it.
"Whoa! 1630 HP drained…! Only a mere 20 HP left…! Future! Guess it's time to call Danna – sama!" He whistled in surprise.
"Yeah. Annihilator Chip, Slot In!"
Destruction Man's armor regenerated and gained both black and purple patterns across it: Annihilator Man laughed and brandished both fists as if challenging Blues.
"Using Destruction Man's weapons against himself… The irony of life, I'd rather say!" He announced with obvious sarcasm.
"Come!" Blues challenged.
"Fine! Destruction Dance!"
Destruction Man suddenly began to move like he was dancing and suddenly jumped towards Blues while his body glowed with a blackish aura: he extended his knuckles forward and made impact thus plunging them into Blues' body while a sharp wind made cuts to his bodysuit: he roared and managed to kick the enemy of the face to break free: Blues stepped back and panted.
"Damn. 250 HP of damage: 690 HP lost by now…! I'll have to be careful or I'll get into a pinch." Blues muttered.
His chest emblem began to pulsate and he gripped it while he seemingly struggled to keep his balance.
"D-damn! He infected me with some bug which drains me 5 HP per second…! I'll lose 300 HP once a full minute passes!" Blues cursed.
"Shit." Enzan growled.
"Coolin' off, Danna?" Future teased.
"Heck! Battle Chip, Energy Bomb! Slot In!"
Destruction Man calmly caught the Energy Bomb with his left hand and analyzed it before tossing it back at Blues: he caught it and threw it back at Destruction Man: he kicked it and it hit Blues due to its high return speed.
"Grah…! This thing normally does 100 HP of damage… But because he analyzed it twice, it returns 3 times the base damage… 300 HP lost… 1040 HP lost if we sum the bug's damage…!" Blues cursed.
"Battle Chip, Samurai Sword, Tornado! Double Slot In!"
Blues drew the Samurai Sword as the tornado formed around him and he disappeared inside of its body: Destruction Man crouched and jumped towards while brandishing his fists.
"Useless!" Annihilator Man laughed.
However, he was met with the Giga Count Bomb Program Advance instead of Blues: the explosion caught him by surprise and tossed him into the ground: Blues suddenly plunged the Samurai Sword into one chest compartment to make it malfunction: he then jumped away.
"Crap. A combo which drained 780 HP off me… 2410 HP lost… But I still have close to another 800 HP to go!" Annihilator Man cursed.
"Hmpf. The hunter became the hunted." Enzan grinned.
"Nice sayin', Danna, but that won't enough to beat me, ya know."
"Destruction Meteors!"
Meteors began to rain down from the skies and bombard the arena while causing heat and smoke explosions; Blues gasped and focused on dodging them the best he could.
"Destruction Kick!"
Destruction Man suddenly showed up in front of Blues and delivered several kicks to his stomach area: he growled and managed to punch the damaged armor plate to crack it: Destruction Man jumped away and didn't seem to care about it.
"Damn. A full minute has passed… 250 HP lost plus this guy's attack sum up another 200 HP… 1490 HP lost…! I'm getting too close to my max HP at this rate…!" Blues cursed.
"Battle Chip, Recovery 150, Recovery 200! Double Slot In!"
"Phew! I feel more agile now. Here I come!"
"Battle Chip, Ratton 3, Area Steal! Double Slot In!"
Blues warped and suddenly appeared in front of Destruction Man: he slipped the Ratton 3 inside of the armor's hole and it detonated thus inflicting damage to him from the inside.
"Clever bothersome guy! 200 HP of damage… 2610 HP lost…"
"Battle Chip, Bug Bomb! Slot In!"
"Bug for a bug!" Blues improvised a motto.
The Bug Bomb met its intended target and Destruction Man's body frizzled: his chest emblem began to pulsate and Annihilator Man growled.
"…Initial damage: 100… Bug ratio: 5 HP per second! 2735 HP lost!"
"Come!" Blues challenged.
"Why, you…! Destruction Dash!"
Two boosters ignited behind Destruction Man: he shot forward and headed towards Blues: he hit him but a chibi doll showed up instead.
"No way!" He cursed.
The four shuriken hit his back and two embedded into the boosters, detonating them and inflicting additional damage.
"Damn…! 3035 HP lost! Ultimate Destruction…!"
Destruction Man accumulated energy and his sensors glowed with black light as they seemingly calculated something: he then hit the floor with both fists and it began to crack starting at the outer edge.
"Try to defeat me before the whole stage vanishes!" He challenged.
"Battle Chip, Full Moon Kunai! Slot In!"
Blues jumped across the air towards Destruction Man and plunged the kunai into the hole in the chest armor: Annihilator Man groaned as the sensors frizzled and seemingly became overloaded.
"170 HP…! 3205 HP lost…! Only 95 to go…! And the sensors have become overloaded!" He cursed.
"Hmpf." Blues grinned.
"You lowlife~! Die~!" Annihilator Man roared.
"Battle Chip, Tank Cannon! Slot In!"
"The End." Blues grinned.
The close-quarters blast took out the remaining HP and Destruction Man was warped out of the Duel Arena along with Blues as it finally deleted itself and the machine shut down: Future shrugged.
"Cool showdown, Danna. I've got a lil surprise hidin' under my sleeves: Octopus – han's true colors: the Hikari brothers! As expected of 'em, they're very good!" Future chuckled.
"What!" Enzan gasped.
"How…?" Blues demanded.
"Priest – sama did some research! And reached that conclusion!"
"What do you intend to do with that info…?" Enzan hissed.
"Whoa, man. No need to get so furious, man. For us it was a like a riddle to solve, man. No more than that. We don't plan on blackmailin' anyone with that info!" Future assured him.
"You better don't. Else I'll hunt you down forever."
"Enzan – sama, sir! Please calm down, sir! Anger is dangerous, sir!"
"Blues has a point, ya know. As for me… I'm goin' back. See ya!"
Future ran off, chased by Enzan, but Future dropped a flash-bang grenade from his belt; the flash and bang stopped Enzan on his tracks, and when they died down Future was nowhere to be seen; Enzan panted.
"… You're right, Blues. It's just that… I don't want them to be harmed!"
"I understand the feeling, sir. But we must be rational here, sir!"
19:17 PM (Japan Time)…
"… Ah… Search Man…. You like going all out, eh?"
"Guess so…"
Saito and Search Man were making out inside of Search Man's Link PET: a bed recreation had been set on it so both were making out intensely.
Saito was sitting on Search Man's lap and letting him lift him up or slide him down along his cock: Saito was playing with his own cock and balls as Search Man rubbed his nipples.
Saito looked ecstatic while Search Man was grinning.
"Well… Blues did a good job against that guy, I'd say. Maybe he'll pick me next time around." Search Man commented.
"Yeah… He looks like the hyperactive type who won't remain quiet for long, even…" Saito giggled.
"Does this feel good, Saito?"
"It always feels good… But please don't quarrel with Blues over this: both of you are good friends, after all!" Saito told him.
"Sure. It still amuses me how your Operator doesn't mind Laika – sama's weird manias."
"Oh… Netto – kun just plays along… He wants to look like the tough guy, but… It's not that bad when you're willing to do it, I guess…"
He suddenly gasped and began to rub his cock at a faster pace while Search Man also increased his pace: Saito closed his teeth as he released: his inner muscles gripped Search Man's cock and made him go off as well.
"You're a good friend, Search Man. Thank you."
"Don't mind it: let's go." Search Man shrugged.
"Sure. I still feel like doing more!"
He lowered his body covered them with the blanket …
19:22 PM (Japan Time)…
"… So… We've had a Round 2 for all of them… Maybe Annihilator Man in person will be coming out next time around. We should be careful with what new tricks he might have."
"Yeah, Boss. I'd say he's been watching some James Bond films to get inspired, too. My irony mode is still going on, apparently."
"That's not a crazy idea. And at least you're not as craxy as the winter of last year so it's bearable."
Vadous and Omega were speaking inside of the mess hall; Vadous was sitting on the bench while Omega was standing next to it.
"By the way… I've arranged for Monday. It took some convincing, but Ayanokouji – sama will set the party on her mansion's gardens. Her father was able to convince her. With some persistence from the others…"
"Really… Miss Ayanokouji can be slightly stubborn when she wants to: that joke with the dragon proved it." Vadous rolled his eyes.
"It'll be a good day. And even if Rama shows up we go along for the thrill: they'll have to eat the leftovers of the cake." Omega joked.
"Not bad. O. K. I'll go make sure to get my best suit ready: but we can make a second party here, too, at the evening."
"Leave it to Dragon: he'll come up with some simulated Choina fireworks to decorate the party." Omega glanced the kitchen's double doors.
"Sure. My pressure will be enough to make him behave."
"As for Twilight and his cronies… Meh! They know we'll be expecting them and the guy hates that so… They'll probably start to figth each other and do us a favor, even! Less work to catch them." Omega shrugged.
"That'd be great. After all, the Sith path is one of treachery. The apprentice plotting to surpass the master…" Vadous smirked.
Your own roleplaying will be your downfall, Twilight! You brought that into yourself! Sooner or later, I'll settle the score with you! Stick out your neck!