So, it's been two or three weeks now since I started the intermission and now it's done. Here's the newest chapter for story. Enjoy.

First Night

"So why did you yell 'Bass' when you looked at Beamer," J asked Lan.

"He looks like an enemy of ours from our world," Lan answered. "I guess he's Bass's double in this zone."

"Tell me, how strong is Bass," Max asked.

"It's kinda hard to gauge. If it were on a scale of 1 to 10, he would probably be a friggin' 50."

"Damn. He musta put up a helluva a fight."

"Not just a fight. He wouldn't stay dead."

During this conversation, J was getting noticeably more and more fidgety. "Something wrong," Max asked his friend.

"I think we have a problem," was all J answered.

"Problem how?"

"A portal."

"So? What's your point? We can handle the portals."

"Four at once?"

"FOUR?! How the hell can there be four portals? It's rare to have more than two of those damn things at the same time."

"Yeah well here's the real problem. One is two streets over, near the theatre. One is just outside Beamer's. Another over by the mall, one street further down. And the last one is near the restaurant where X, Axl-R, and Zero are taking their girls to dinner."

"Shit. Not good. But how can they be in such close proximity?"

"I have a feeling Dr. Wily has something to do with it. Did you notice any flashes last time we were at his newest lair?"

"Yeah actually. Two. Why?"

"I think he took a scan of your biometrics. Don't forget that we had run a quick test with the transfer just before we went. It's possible there were some residual readings on us before we went."

"Great, just great. Looks like we have another toy of his to break. With any luck, it broke just now."

Meanwhile outside Beamer's, a bright green hole began to appear in the street. It had a slight warp around it and when it finally dissipated, a red robot stood where the portal had just been. The hands of the robot had sharp tipped claws on the ends of its fingers, a long tail that ended in a barbed hook, feet with sharp claws as well, and a head that was shaped like a leopard's. The robot looked around at its new surroundings and noticed the group sitting in Beamer's. "Targets acquired."

* * *

"Zero, for the hundredth time, calm down," Layer said to a very anxious looking Zero.

"I can't help it. It feels like something's wrong," he told her.

"Here we go again," Axl-R said with a sigh.

"Listen, my instinct has never been wrong before. No reason to start doubting it now."

"Zero, there is now that a huge killer robot is going to come busting in here, waving a big ass gun and yelling 'I'm going to kill you' or maybe 'targets acquired'. I'll even stake 2,000 zennys on it."

Right at that moment, a huge robot with a body roughly shaped like a ball, a head like an apple, and a big ass gun in his hand busted through the wall. When it noticed them, it only had two words to say. "Targets acquired."

"Easiest money I ever made," was all Zero said.

"Oh shut the fuck up," Axl-R replied.

* * *

"Man, this has got to be the most boring 3D movie ever," Geo complained.

"Seriously. I can even see the wires on the monster. Whose idea was this again," Solo asked.

"I think it was Don's's." They all looked at Poindexter, who just sank into his seat to get away from the glares.

"Hey, it looks like it's getting better," Gemini said. The others looked up to see a robot on the screen now. It had a black body and two wings on its back that both ended in sharp points. It had a visor on its head and a gun on one arm that was pretty much its hand and the other arm had a long, curving blade attached to it that extended about 12 inches past the hand. "It's like it's looking right at us."

The robot on the screen raised its gun arm and said, "Targets acquired."

"Uh, guys. Something tells me we should duck," Bud said, just before the robot fired. When they all looked up again and then behind them, they saw a very real hole in the wall, with a very real fire around its edges, and a very scared projector attendant who looked like he had just wet his pants frozen in his seat from fear.

"So, uhh, how bout we get the others?" And with that, they all exited the movie and ran off to find the others.

"Targets lost," the black robot said. "Searching for targets."

* * *

"So where to next," Yai said.

"Does it never end," Axl-N groaned. "We've been here for three hours now. Why can't we just leave?"

"Please," all of the other guys said.

"Oh alright," Yai said, finally having some mercy on the guys. "Let's take another break."

They all went to sit down at some empty tables in the food court. They heard a loud commotion and looked over to see an angry mall shopper shaking their fist at a large robot. The robot had a sleek, green body and two swords strapped on its back. Its head looked like that of a snake's and on its wrists were two crescent shaped blades strapped on. It then looked right at them. "Targets acquired."

"Oh you have got to be fucking kidding me," Will said.

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So that was the latest chapter. It's definitely shorter than any other chapter I've had so far, other than intermission. Let me know what you think and give me any constructive criticism you feel is necessary. Don't worry about being gentle. I can take anything you throw at me.