I have a feeling this story's gonna get a bit repetitive...

Ryaku

We arrived at Ironwood ten minutes after the little conflict on the train. A man in a red SUV showed us a base to sleep in, accommodating the five of us. The city's overall color was light red, unlike the pale blue of Starion. The city had this odd unfamiliar feeling…

But I set aside the feelings and relaxed, despite the strange vibes. I decided to look left and right, scan the surroundings for danger, because of my paranoia.

I didn't see anything for the next few hours, which was a good sign. Maybe there won't be an open attack today.

We went to check out some of the more interesting points of Ironwood, including a set for a popular TV show. They weren't airing just yet, but were going to in two hours.

Within thirty minutes, we were attacked. Again.

A heavy looking object had landed in front of me, which caused me to slowly look up…

A laser had singed some of the hair on my head the second my head hit 90 degrees.

I managed to climb the wall using a few hand and footholds I found stuck in the wall. From the top, I saw that there were two robots - both opening fire the moment I was in their sites. I used a lightning bolt to try and defuse the bots, but…

Guess what? More magnetic energy blocking the charges. I silently cursed to myself, and charged to go hand to hand.

The robots didn't retreat behind anything to shoot from a safe proximity, but rather changed form, probably changing from ranged to melee mode. The robots were now bigger, and one of their arms was a medium-sized blade. They started swinging at me, but I managed to dodge the first few attacks, and right after I deftly ducked behind the first, I ripped its blade arm off.

Good - I now had a weapon to level the playing field. I slashed at the armless robot's head, disabling it effectively. I then turned to the other…

It had doubled in size, and its bladed arm was now a functional chainsaw. It swung at me with its chainsaw arm, effectively disarming me, then knocked me down.

Yeah. I'm boned. Damn.

I took out my blindfold…

Almost immediately the robot's head burst open in a flash of light. I sat up, and saw Diana in her Mist Ball stance.

"Diana… I..." I stuttered a bit.

Diana looked to me, then smiled. "I couldn't let that wretch slice your neck open. Besides, I was feeling the need to exercise some of my Eon power."

"Uhh…"

"C'mon, we should be going."

She held me by the hand, and flew off.

I spent the rest of the day thinking about Diana's powers, as I had forgotten she could control them. She had used them around me so little...

Mitchell

I acted as a guide for my friends in the trip to Ironwood. One of the last places I explained was the TV show set, where Ryaku was blasted by lasers.

While he was at his hacking and slashing, one of the actors showed himself as a non-actor - because he was attacking me. With REAL weapons.

I built a sword with my magic 3DS to take him head on, but when I turned around to face him, there wasn't ONE, but there was THREE. Man, Moldox really knew how to summon some skilled hitmen.

I threw my blade at one of the men, but he quickly dissipated into the shadows, and two more hopped behind me, holding pistols. I tackled them, but one guy grazed my hand with a bullet.

Their bodies were made of shadows - not their weapons. Good to know. I slashed at the two shadows in front of me, and started working my way into the center.

About halfway, I was knocked over by a guy with a set of brass knuckles. I kicked him in the shin, forcing dissipation, then attacked the next few head-on.

The last assassin was using ninja-like agility to run away from me like a little coward. I used the time to taunt, then made a shuriken to throw. I was ready to take this little bugger down.

I threw the shuriken, but it missed by a mile, as the guy was somewhere else. I heard an whizz by my face, and an arrow sprouted from the ground in front of me. I saw the guy facepalm, then shoot again. I blocked with the digital ink sword, then leaped up to the platform he was on.

I slipped and landed flat on my back. That left an opening for a cleverly placed arrow…

I rolled, then threw another digital star. The assassin just plucked that out of the air, and used it to his own advantage. I knocked it away with the blade…

Will this guy ever stop? I can't get this guy to quit moving so I can hit him.

Wait… can I immobilize people, too?

I drew the best sign for immobilize I could (which was just a stick figure with squiggly lines around it, then a STOP sign) and waited for the magic.

All I saw was a STOP sign whack him in the head, and right after that, he escaped.

I lowered to a kneel, then I was on my hands and knees, probably coughing up blood.

The second I got up, an old lady was right in front of me, then whacked me on the left cheek with her hand. She walked off, saying, "Kids these days shouldn't be walkin' around with those large fancy weapons. Coulda killed someone."

So there I was, after chasing off a ninja assassin, having been slapped by an old lady.

I put my hand up to the red mark, and contemplated her statement.

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