Hey guys, I've been pretty busy with school lately, so I couldn't update. Anyways, here's a new chapter for you all to enjoy:
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Outside Guardian HQ
"Well, all of you seem like you're surprised to see me still alive." Yuriskah makes a movement with his hand as the mechaniloids stop and gather around him.
"What exactly are you? There can't be two Fortes at once." Harpuia readies his blades as the mechaniloids raise their weapons. "Aile and Vent saw you transform back into Forte when Shademan attacked."
"When Shademan attacked me back then, apart of the power I was absorbing and some of my own separated from me. I managed to teleport out in time to save myself, and the aforementioned power started to merge together with what was left of Forte in Ragnarok to create the kid you know."
"It doesn't matter who you are. I will stop anyone who disturbs the peace." Harpuia unsheathes his twin sabers as the others start to engage in combat with Yuriskah's mechaniloids.
"You don't stand a chance this time." A purple saber appears in Yuriskah's hand as Harpuia charges. Yuriskah blocks the attack and pushes Harpuia back. "I don't need the biometals to fight anymore."
Armor appears on Yuriskah's leg, shoulders, arms, chest, and waist. "Once I merge with Forte, I will be complete." Yuriskah's blade changes to a light blue color as he points it at Harpuia.
I can feel the air getting colder around him. He's using an ice element saber against me. Yuriskah charges at Harpuia and slashes in an arc. Harpuia manages to jump up and stay suspended in the air.
"You fell right into my trap." Yuriskah raises his blade as it transforms into a halberd. Two ice dragons appear from the ground and two from the air. Harpuia turns on his jets and flies upwards, but is hit by the higher dragons.
I can't stop my descent! The two dragons push Harpuia down into the ones rising from the ground. The dragons disappear, crushing Harpuia's jets and damaging his limbs. Harpuia falls down to the ground as Yuriskah moves forward.
"Just because I'm not using the biometals doesn't mean I can't use their attacks. I've completely merged with the biometals I've created to gain more power. Soon, all of you will fall before me." Yuriskah's halberd transforms into a saber again.
"Yuriskah!" Prometheus rips through a mechaniloid and slashes at Yuriskah, knocking him down. "I've wanted to defeat you since I first saw you. This time, there's nothing stopping me."
"Did you forget the fact that you can't win? That should be able to stop you pretty well."
"DIE!" Prometheus charges at Yuriskah with his scythe, but Yuriskah jumps out of the way. Yuriskah brings out another blade as he charges at Prometheus.
"Too slow!" Prometheus spins his scythe, propelling himself upwards as he attacks Yuriskah. Prometheus lands on the ground as he looks at Yuriskah on his knees. "Is that the best that you can do?"
"Look behind you to find out." Prometheus quickly turns to find a heavy fist Pantheon. The pantheon rams his fist into Prometheus, knocking him straight into Yuriskah's saber. Yuriskah pierces Prometheus chest and uses his other blade to slash him away.
Prometheus falls down to the ground as Yuriskah looks at the other reploids fighting his army. "This is too easy." His twin blades disappear to be replaced by a sniper buster. He points the end of the buster at Fefnir and fires, getting the red reploid in the back and bringing him down.
Yuriskah aims again, but jumps out of the way as lightning hits the ground he was standing on. He turns to find Harpuia with his lades raised. "You can still move, huh? Guess this'll be a bit more challenging than I first thought."
"Don't forget me!" Prometheus charges at Yuriskah with his scythe, knocking him down. Harpuia raises his blades as lightning strikes Yuriskah down.
"You've lost, Yuriskah. Come with us peacefully." Harpuia points his two blades at the humanoid as Yuriskah's armor disperses.
"This isn't over yet." Yuriskah brings out two small knifes from his coat and prepares to attack Prometheus and Harpuia, but a fireball nails him from behind.
"Since you shot me in the back, I thought I deserved that one." Fefnir lowers his twin saber as Yuriskah tries to get back up.
"Don't even bother trying." Ice dragons and electric snakes attack Yuriskah from the sides as Pandora and Leviathan appear. "We've got you surrounded and outnumbered. Your army has been destroyed."
"I still have one trick left!" Yuriskah raises his hand as the scrap parts from his fallen mechaniloids start to merge into one large pile. The pile transforms into a large round metal creature with a red eye in the middle and four limbs popping out.
"I'd like you all to meet my Scrap Devil. I've designed my mechaniloids to be able to merge into that being once they're defeated." Yuriskah teleports out of the way as the gigantic Devil gets closer.
"That things huge! How are we going to take it down?" Fefnir fires at the advancing giant, not making a single dent in its armor.
"This is just like the one Copy X used on the Resistance assault. We need to target the center."
"If that's the case, then I'll take it down easily." Prometheus jumps into the air as he raises his scythe. A large laser shoots out of its eyes as Pandora drags Prometheus out of the way.
"Don't be so reckless."
"Did you all forget about me?" Pandora and Prometheus move just in time to dodge a blast from Yuriskah's buster. The Scrap Devil's arm transforms into a rocket launcher as Yuriskah fires again.
Pandora and Prometheus are knocked down by the combined power of Yuriskah and his machine, but Harpuia manages to catch the two of them in the air.
"We need to stick together to win." Pandora and Prometheus give no sign that they heard the green reploid as he dodges the attacks from the Scrap Devil.
"Where do you think you're going?" Yuriskah appears in front of them with two sabers as he prepares to attack.
"Leviathan, now!" Harpuia moves out of the way to reveal an ice dragon behind him. Yuriskah is knocked down from the air as the three reploids land.
"Watch out!" Leviathan shouts at Harpuia as a large claw comes down. Pandora and Prometheus manage to jump out of the way, but Harpuia receives a direct hit. "Harpy!"
"I'll be okay… I can still fight." Harpuia stands back up again and looks up to find the Scrap Devil preparing for another strike.
"Oh no you don't!" Fefnir fires a large fireball at the eye of the Scrap Devil as it recoils from the strike.
"Attack now!" Flames, electricity, and ice attacks start to shoot forward at the Scrap Devil, but a barrier forms around it as the attack falls harmlessly to the ground. "Yuriskah!"
"Now let's see you all try to dodge this attack." The Scrap Devil's eye starts to glow as a stream of laser hits the ground in front of it. It starts to raise its head as the laser moves forward to the reploids.
"Get out of the way!" They separate into two groups in time to avoid the attack, but Yuriskah starts firing rapidly from his buster, hitting them all as they try to avoid the laser.
"Now, Scrap Devil, do it!" A large metal claw swipes across the ground, hitting all the injured reploids.
"I can't move." Harpuia grabs his arm as electricity flows out. He looks around to find the others in no better condition than him.
"It's amazing how quick the tides can change, isn't it? Now, Scrap Devil, finish them!" The Scrap Devil's eye starts to glow again, aiming at the immobile reploids. A large purple blast hits it right before it fires, knocking down the Scrap Devil.
Another purple blast hits it dead center, destroying the Scrap Devil completely. Yuriskah looks across to find the new reploid on the battlefield. "You can fight after all, Forte."
"I've come here to stop you. I won't let you get any farther!" Forte's arm transforms into a buster as he charges it and aims at Yuriskah.
"Tell me, Forte, why are you with the Guardians?" Forte stops charging the attack, speechless at the question. "That's what I thought, you don't even know. The only reason is probably because they found you first."
"What they're doing is right! I will protect everyone, even if it costs me my own life." Forte looks at Yuriskah, expecting an attack, but Yuriskah doesn't even draw a weapon.
"You've lost you're memories and are confused right now. I am just like you in every way, except that I still remember who I am. You're not made for this, Forte. Sooner or later, you'll realize what's really important. Come with me, and I'll answer all your questions, and teach you how to unlock your true power."
Forte lowers his buster as he starts to shake. Harpuia looks at the scene in front of him. Yuriskah is taking advantage of Forte's childlike mind. If he succeeds, then he could finish us all.
"I…" Forte thinks about everyone in Guardian HQ, especially Prairie. He remembers the problems he's caused and the doubts that plague his mind everyday. "I won't join someone like you! Even if you are a part of me, I won't allow you to hurt any of my friends!"
"You'll just see how worthless your friends are soon enough. If that's the way it has to be right now, then so be it." Yuriskah raises his blade, but stops as he hears a noise. "Girouette didn't finish the job. Forte, we will meet again, and when we do, I'll take your power by force."
Yuriskah teleports away as X, Zero, Vent, and Aile arrive. "What happened here?" Aile looks at everyone lying on the ground and at Forte.
"Yuriskah's still alive." Prometheus manages to talk between breaths. "He attacked us with a machine of his."
"Alright, let's get them back to base."
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Ciel and Prairie's Room
"Forte, are you there?" Prairie enters the room to find the reploid child on the bed, looking at his own hands intensely. "Want to tell me what's bothering you?"
"It's nothing…"
"Don't lie to me, Forte. Harpuia and Leviathan told me about what happened between you and Yuriskah. If there's anything bothering you, you can always share it with me."
"What was I like back then? Back when I was complete?" Forte looks at Prairie as he thinks back to Yuriskah's words. "Was I really like him?"
"I suppose in some ways, you were a bit like Yuriskah." Forte seems to shrink as Prairie says this. "However, there were a lot of good things as well. None of us really considered you as an enemy back then, because you always helped us when times were tough. If it wasn't for you, none of us might even be here right now."
Forte seems to be comforted by Prairie's words as he rests his head on her shoulders. "Prairie?"
"Yeah?"
"There's one thing I know that Yuriskah's wrong about. I do belong here. Would you still stay with me even if I return back to the way I was before?"
"Of course I would, Forte. Remember that I'm always here for you, no matter what happens, or what you become. You and Yuriskah are two completely different people, so don't let what he said bother you."
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You guys can probably guess how Forte will return back to his normal form now, but I'll put in a few twists when that happens.
Remember to R&R, and the next few chapters will return back to the battle with the Robot Masters before Yuriskah makes his next move.