Lunar: A Story Forgotten Session 9 Log Session Start: Sun Mar 23 20:12:45 1997 =============================================================================== Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as "Gamemaster, Ruby, Teal, Hiro, Voice, Lark" Mia Ausa as "Callie" Ghaleon Dragonstar as "Zigfried" Ryouga Hibiki as "Kyoko" (Dragonmaster Lou as "~Kyoko") Scott Kroush as "Scott" Captain Blake as "Ebony, Nina" Danny Capote as "Danny" (Dragonmaster Lou as "~Danny") =============================================================================== * Zigfried takes an offensive stance. --The monsters that were hiding behind the panels confront the group and prepare to attack!-- * Scott stands ready to take on the monsters. ===COMBAT!=== Ebony: "Geeze you all get into fights a lot." * Nina stands ready to fight Scott: "What do we have here, Ebony?" Zigfried: "It's not like it's our fault, Ebony." Ebony: "Three Cave Salamanders in front, two Poison Fungi in back." Callie: "Ha!!! Pitiful rejects! -- Think they're easy pickins, Ebony?" Callie: "Scott, let's try a combo!" Ebony: "I'd say average pickens." Scott: "I'm already working on Aqua Blast, Callie. Try your Fastcut!" Callie: "OK! =)" Callie: "Which one?" Scott: "Salamander A." Callie: "Let's see ya handle it, Sally!" Teal attacks! Calve Salamander A is hit with a spark of lightning for 3 damage! Ebony attacks! Cave Salamander A is hit with a stream of acid for 3 damage! Callie casts Fastcut on Cave Salamander A! * Ebony slips Teal some paw * Scott begins his incantation. "Great Neptune, Lord of the Seas, lend me your power to unleash the fury of your waters to decimate the evil that threatens us!" Cave Salamander A suffers 61 damage Zigfried casts Winged Owl! Zigfried can attack regardless of row! Zigfried: "Eule, spirit of the owls, I call on your strength to aid me. Lend me your wings and give me flight!" * Danny has an idea for a combo if anyone really cares :P * Zigfried grows a pair of snowy white wings! Callie: "What's your idea, Danny?" Scott casts Aqua Blast on Cave Salamander A! Scott: "Great Neptune, Lord of the Seas, lend me your power to unleash the fury of your waters to decimate the evil that threatens us!" Scott: "Aqua Blast!" Cave Salamander A is hit with a blast of water for 21 damage Ebony: "And I thought the Sailor Scouts were corny..." Danny: "Using my Dark Beam with someone's power, it doesn't matter whom." Danny attacks! Cave Salamander A! Callie: "Hmmm... I don't know whom..." First attack... 51 damage! Second attack... 50 damage! * Ebony mocks, "In the name of Jupiter I call upon the forces of love and nature to vanquish this evil!" Cave Salamander A attacks Danny! Danny suffers 52 damage. Scott: "That had to hurt." Cave Salamander B attacks Nina! Scott: "Nina look out!" Nina is hit for 11 damage. * Nina thinks it sucks that the bad guys always get a round to attack her before she can get her counter attacking going Cave Salamander C attacks Callie! * Zigfried flaps his wings tentatively, watching the battle. Callie: "Ah!" The attack misses! Callie: "Feh." Poison Fungus A casts Venom Spore! Ebony: "Feh?" Poisonous spores are sprayed over the front row! * Nina wonders if anyone has some Purity Herbs on them * Danny wonders who would like to try his idea with the Dark Beam and someone's else's power Scott: "I will, if no one else is hurt bad." Scott: "Try it with my Wide Slash." Danny: "Sure." Scott: "Enemy front row." Callie is poisoned. Scott is poisoned. Nina is poisoned. Danny is poisoned. Poison Fungus B defends. Scott: "Dammit." Callie: "Ack!" * Nina pulls a thorn out with a small grunt Nina casts Quicklash! * Nina flicks the thorn Nina can counterattack! Callie, Scott, Nina, and Danny suffer 1 damage from the poison. ===ROUND 2=== * Zigfried flaps his wings and gets airborne. * Nina stretches part of her whip between her hands Teal attacks! Cave Salamander A is hit with a spark of lightning for 3 damage! * Scott has his sword ready to attack. Ebony attacks! Cave Salamander A is hit with a stream of acid for 3 damage! Callie: "Next I want to try and use my flip kick with something!" Scott: "How about one of Zig's Owl skills?" Nina casts Snap Whip on Poison Fungus A! Callie: "MUHAHAHAHA!! I LOVE IT!! Oooops. Pardon." Zigfried: "I don't know. My owl magic is kind of specific. Being that no one's ever used it before me, I don't know what it will react with." * Nina guesses this skill makes her go quicker Poison Fungus A is whipped for 78 damage! Zigfried attacks Cave Salamander A! First attack... 54 damage! * Zigfried rakes his claws easily across the salamander's hide. Second attack... Critical hit! 91 damage! Cave Salamander A is dead! Third attack on Cave Salamander B... 47 damage! Scott: "Good riddance to bad rubbish. No pity... No mercy... No regret!" * Zigfried smirks. Callie attacks Cave Salamander B! Callie: "Hmm... I'm still determined to find out if we can use that Aqua Blast with anything..." First attack... 71 damage! Second attack... 61 damage! Poison Fungus A defends Scott casts Wide Slash across the front row! Scott: "Goddess Althena bless my blade!" Scott: "Maybe combining Aqua Blast with your Dark Beam will work." Cave Salamander B suffers 59 damage. C suffers 55 damage. * Ebony just buzzes around being useless Poison Fungus B defends Danny: "A dark water combo? Sounds cool." Callie: "Hmm... Maybe..." Cave Salamander B attacks Nina! Callie: "Maybe not... Not yet anyways..." Nina is hit for 24 damage! Nina counterattacks! Cave Salamander B is hit for 70 damage! Scott: "Who needs a heal?" Cave Salamander C attacks Callie! Callie suffers 38 damage Callie: "...!" * Nina thinks Heal Aura is sure a nice spell Callie, Danny, Scott, and Nina suffer 2 damage from the poison. Callie is defeated :( * Nina figures some healing would be nice * Scott begins his healing incantation. * Nina rubs the... claw/bite/however a salamander attacks makers Danny Casts Dark Beam on Cave Salamander B Cave Salamander B suffers 19 damage and is dead ===ROUND 3=== Ebony: "Gee... I've been quiet this battle haven't I?" Ebony: "I must be getting old..." Zigfried: "Don't worry about it, Ebony. I'm sure your age has nothing to do with it." Teal attacks! Cave Salamander C is hit with a spark of lightning for 3 damage! Ebony attacks! Cave Salamander C is hit with a stream of acid for 3 damage! Ebony: "...I can't even think up any good insults, waaaaa." Danny: "Ummmm... Ebony... I'd hate to break it to you, but you are old!" * Scott begins his healing incantation Zigfried attacks Cave Salamander C! * Zigfried circles near Ebony and smiles reassuringly. Ebony: "...You're only as old as you feel." * Scott pets Ebony reassuringly. Ebony: "Besides... I'm in a young form." First attack... Critical hit! 84 damage! Second attack... Critical hit! 92 damage! Third attack... 43 damage! Cave Salamander C ricochets back into Poison Fungus A! * Danny thinks this battle isn't going very well... First hit... Critical hit! 84 damage! Second hit... Critical hit! 92 damage! Third hit... 43 damage! Scott casts Recovery Litany on Nina! * Scott calls to Althena. "Goddess Althena, hear my call. Heal this soul that she may continue in the ways of bravery and honor for your glorious cause." Nina recovers 32 HP Nina: "Thank you... Scott." Poison Fungus B defends Danny attacks Cave Salamander C! Scott: "No prob, Nina." First attack... 49 damage! Second attack... 50 damage! Cave Salamander C is dead! * Nina wants ta kill something dang blast it Poison Fungus B attacks Scott! Scott: "Dammit. This is gonna hurt." Scott suffers 29 damage. Nina attacks Poison Fungus A! * Nina attacks... Without saying anything! First attack... 63 damage! Poison Fungus A is dead! * Ebony applauds Nina Second attack on Poison Fungus B... 70 damage! Scott, Danny, and Nina suffer 4 damage from the poison. ===ROUND 4=== Scott: "Anyone else have an herb? I need healing too." Zigfried: "I thought you had all the herbs, Scott." ~Kyoko: "I'll heal you when I'm done playing rummy!" Nina: "I think we can kill this thing before it does anymore damage." Scott: "Well, I'm gonna heal Danny. I can't heal us both unless I use that Herb of Althena." Danny: "If you give me one, I'll give it back to you." Ebony: "Shouldn't that be solitaire?" Ruby: "No, cause she's playing with me and Hiro!" * Zigfried would shrug, but it's kind of hard to while flying. Ebony: "You... Lazy dragons you." Teal attacks! Poison Fungus B is hit with a spark of electricity for 3 damage! * Zigfried chuckles. * Nina still doesn't think they look like Dragons Ebony attacks! Poison Fungus B is hit with a stream of acid for 3 damage! Scott: "Looks like old Eb's getting kind of speechless." Nina casts Snap Whip! Danny: "Ebony, I have to give you credit for at least fighting." Ebony: "...Gee... I'm honored." Poison Fungus B is whipped for 60 damage! Scott: "Yep. You're pretty handy to have around, bud." * Zigfried readies himself to attack. Scott uses an Herb on Danny. Danny recovers 50 HP Zigfried attacks Poison Fungus B! * Zigfried dives at the fungus! First attack... 48 damage! Second attack... 54 damage! * Zigfried frowns, knowing he can do better than that! Scott: "Guys, just make pizza toppings out of these weird ass mushrooms." Third attack... 46 damage! Zigfried: "That's what I'm trying to do!" Danny attacks Poison Fungus B! First attack... 48 damage! Poison Fungus B is pizza topping! VICTORY! Ebony: "Yay... We win!" * Zigfried smiles and cleans off his claws. * Danny kicks Callie. Danny: "Wake up girl." * Nina glares at Danny * Callie gets up. Nina: "Don't KICK her!" * Scott is looking exhausted because of the use of his magic. Callie: "Feh." Callie: "Girl." * Scott helps Callie up. * Zigfried places a hand against the walls, feeling the metal's texture. --All gain 52 XP. 335S, 75 MXP gained.-- --Callie awakens and the poison wears off-- Danny: "I'm sorry Callie, I don't know what I was thinking. Please forgive me." * Callie glares at Danny then turns away like she decided to let it slide. ;) Scott: "Let me heal you guys before we go any further." --There is a chest in the hole in the wall from which the monsters emerged.-- Callie: "Right! I need it badly." * Zigfried's wings vanish. Callie: "If I may ask." * Danny walks up to the chest and opens it up. Callie: "Can I get it?" Ebony: "Let Kyoko heal you all" Scott: "Go for it, Cals." Ebony: "She didn't do anything helpful during the battle." --There is a Tsuchino Ring (*enables Rock Javelin - 3MP) in the chest-- * Danny looks at the ring and puts it on. Callie: "Hmm... Should I have this or would it be best for someone else to have it?" Scott: "Give it to Callie." * Danny looks at the ring again and hands it to Callie Zigfried: "Maybe you can get some use out of it, Callie." Nina: "I'm more of a physical attacker anyway." Scott: "Maybe this will work with Aqua Blast? What do you think, Callie?" Ebony: "Um guys...?" Zigfried: "Yes?" Scott: "What is it, Ebony?" Danny: "OH MY GODDESS!"" Ebony: "May I remind you that Vane is on a collision course with the Star Tower while you are talking about a ring?" Callie: "Hmm... Doubt it. Doesn't seem all that compatible." Danny: "We have to stop this thing!!!" -Callie equips Tsuchino Ring (*enables Rock Javelin - 3MP) Zigfried: "Scheisse! We'd better get going!" * Scott races toward the controls of the City of Vane. Callie: "OK, on our way -- quickly!" * Danny runs after Scott. * Nina follows along Scott: "I just hope we can stop this thing." * Ebony flies ahead * Zigfried keeps one hand along the wall of the cave while hurrying further into the cave. Scott: "You coming, Callie?" --Scott uses an herb on himself and Callie. Both recover 50 HP-- Danny: "Are you sure this is the right way Scott?" Ebony: "Um... Left here..." Scott: "Where the hell are those controls? On the bottom of the cave at the old transfer pad?" Zigfried: "That seems like a good guess." Scott: "I've been here before, Danny. I'm sure I'm going the right way." Scott: "After all, I spent close to a year here training." Zigfried: "As long as you can get us there in time..." Callie: "Zig, I've always wondered. Why do you have wings? I know Nina is a Vile Tribe harpy... And you are..." Scott: "Don't worry about that. Marina showed me all over this cave." --Kyoko has reached Level 6!-- Nina: "Harpy?" Scott: "Ignore it, Nina. We've got a job to do." * Nina seems a little insulted, but doesn't contest it Zigfried: "I just like owls... So I started fooling around with calling on their unique powers." Callie: "Oh so sorry!! What are you? I'm a half beast." Nina: "I'm half Vile, I can't argue." Scott: "Let's see. We've not got far to the end of the cave, folks. Let's keep on going." Zigfried: "I'm perfectly human." Callie: "I know it's terrible if I got it wrong... I know how it feels to be called things that aren't true..." Callie: "Oh. I was wondering about that Zigfried." * Zigfried nods. Nina: "Harpy just isn't something that I think of myself as." --Scott has reached Level 6! HP up 8, rest up 4. Next at 536-- Scott: "If you are, you're the prettiest harpy I've ever seen." Ebony: "Nice pick up line." Callie: "Well, I hope you aren't mad at me, Nina." * Danny wonders if Callie is a descendent of Jessica and Mel de Alkirk. * Nina seems embarrassed Nina: "No, you don't mean to hurt me." Scott: "Let's not get delayed, folks. We've got to turn this place around!" Danny: "First we have to find the controls!" Ebony: "Hey, I'm moving. I have the incredible ability of being able to move and talk at the same time!" Scott: "I said I know my way around this place." Zigfried: "Likewise." Danny: "But our 'leader' doesn't seem to be leading us in the right direction!" Zigfried: "Can you do better?" --Zigfried has reached level 6! HP up 6, MP up 3, ATK up 5, Def up 1, Wis up 3, MgE up 3, Hit% up 7, Dod% up 4, React up 4. Next at 534-- Callie: "Perhaps it takes some time, Danny." Danny: "Never said I could!" Scott: "This is no small cave." Zigfried: "Then don't complain." Callie: "Exactly. So we might as well follow Scott." Ebony: "Arguing..." Ebony: "He he he." Scott: "It was used in the old days as a magic 'Final Exam.'" Ebony: "I'm having fun, how about you all?" Zigfried: "Loads of it, Ebony." * Scott is too concerned about Vane to have fun. Ebony: "Is that sarcasm?" Callie: "Ick. Hopefully it just started to look like this. I wouldn't be able to bear this place long enough for an exam..." Danny: "No Ebony. But that was." * Zigfried smirks. "You probably can guess." Scott: "Not according to Marina it didn't." Ebony: "Well, I'M enjoying myself!" Teal: "This place used to look like any other cave... Now it looks like some sort of technological terror." * Nina shakes her head at Ebony Danny: "At least one of us is." Callie: "Good for you, Ebony." --The cave path forks into two directions ahead. Both paths are too dark to see what is at the end.-- Scott: "Where the Sam Hill are those controls?" Callie: "Which way?" * Ebony laughs and spins in the air. "I haven't gotten out and done stuff in a long time." * Scott listens for sounds from the paths. Zigfried: "Which way, Scott?" Callie: "How about left, Scott." Scott: "Where... Where? OK. Take the left fork." * Ebony lands on Zig's shoulder Danny: "I say we should split up!" * Zigfried pets Ebony. Teal: "Left it is!" * Scott races down the left passage. Callie: "What if there's a monster on one side!" * Zigfried jogs down the left passage after Scott. Callie: "We'd be stronger as a group." Scott: "We need all the help we can get." * Nina follows quietly * Danny runs after everyone else. --The path is still lined with metal and electronic devices.-- --The path ends in a dead end, but there is another chest here.-- * Danny wants to open the chest!!! Scott: "Take it, Danny, but catch up. We're going back." * Danny opens up the chest. * Scott races the other ways. -Steel Sword (ATK + 60) acquired by Danny * Zigfried chases after Scott. Ebony: "Don't we already have those for everyone?" * Danny equips the sword Scott: "Let's GO, GO, GO!" * Danny runs after everyone. --The group reaches the fork in the cave and heads down the other path.-- Scott: "OK, now we're on track again." * Danny thanks Althena for all of his training that he had or he would be dying right now. Zigfried: "I hope so." Callie: "At least Danny gets a good sword." --The cave suddenly tips sharply to the side, knocking the players over, before righting itself again.-- Ebony: "Uh oh... Vane's screwy." * Zigfried oofs. Scott: "S***. What happened?" * Nina catches herself with her wings Teal: "Turbulence?" Zigfried: "I don't know, but we'd better hurry." * Danny pushes himself off from the wall. Ruby: "Good luck, this cave is huge..." Scott: "We can't stop now. Keep going." Zigfried: "Vane's probably moving faster now." Callie: "Triple speed!!" Danny: "Let's hope not!" Ebony: "So... Run!" Callie: "Exactly!" Scott: "It doesn't matter. Just keep moving!" * Ebony can easily give commands since he's riding * Scott races forward * Zigfried has noticed that... --On one side of the passageway there is some sort of computer console. The console appears to be active...-- Scott: "OK, Teal. Do your thing." Callie: "Maybe this is it!!" Zigfried: "Now who knows how to work that thing?" Does anyone know what that's for? Teal: "Worth a shot... It was handy living all those years with a former engineering student..." * Teal tries to work the console Ebony: "Uh huh Teal... No comment." Teal: "Dammit, I don't think I can access the central controls from here... This appears to be some sort of item distribution console..." Teal: "I think I can get something from this gizmo..." Scott: "Then let's keep going. Those controls have to be somewhere ahead." Ebony: "So... Dispense items!" --A panel below the console opens. There is a shield in the hidden compartment.-- Ebony: "These guys can use all they can get." Teal: "This is the best I can do..." Teal: "Anyone want this shield?" Scott: "What? Let's see." Danny: "I'll take it!" -Danny acquires Ceramic Shield (Dod% + 17) Callie: "I don't know." * Danny takes the shield and equips it Scott: "Now let's keep moving." * Scott races forward * Zigfried leans back against the wall as he watches Teal and the others. He toys around with his claws. * Zigfried stands up and heads after Scott. --As the group proceeds further down the path, they come across two downward-leading stairwells.-- Scott: "Callie, Danny, Nina, MOVE IT!" * Danny jogs after the others. Nina: "Sure... Which way?" Hiro: "Which way?" Danny: "Left!" Scott: "OK. Take the right passage." Hiro: "The left or right stairwell?" Teal: "Make up your minds!" Callie: "....." * Scott takes the right passage. * Zigfried darts down the right as Scott indicated. * Ebony rides Callie: "I want to say left but I know I'm not too trustworthy." * Nina follows * Danny walks calmly down the right stairwell * Nina wonders how many times she's "followed..." --The right stairwell leads to a dead-end room. However, there are two chests in this room.-- Scott: "Danny, do the honors. I'm gonna go on back up and take that other stairwell." * Danny opens the treasures -Danny acquires Metal Armor (Def + 50) and Titanium Helmet (Def + 15) * Scott heads back up the stairwell. * Danny equips them Callie: "I'm with you... But.... Oh well, Danny will be fine." * Danny runs after the others * Callie is rushing along with Scott. * Zigfried goes down the left stairwell. Scott: "Callie, next battle, try your new rock spell with my Aqua Blast. That ought to do something." Callie: "I don't think so... It seems we'd want to use the new spells with old spells." Callie: "But I'll try it if you think it will work." * Scott takes the left staircase. Callie: "I hear some noises again!" Callie: "Spark sounds... From... There!" Callie: "They're coming closer......!!!" Danny: "What are?" Zigfried: "What!" --From the shadows emerge five heavily armed robots!-- Ebony: "Ack!" Nina: "Double ack." Teal: "Remember, robots have very little magic endurance!" Danny: "What type of robots are these Ebony?" * Zigfried stands with his claws ready. Callie: "!@#$%^@#&*()@#$%^*@#()@#$%^&*@($%^&@#&*@#" * Callie draws her sword in an instant. Danny: "I'm taking a guess that you hate robots Callie." Nina: "Danny..." Nina: "Light and darkness, want to see what happens?" Danny: "Yes Nina?" Callie: "How'd you know???" Danny: "Sure." Teal: "Try any magic you've got!" ===COMBAT!=== Danny: "The swearing kind of gave it away Callie." Callie: "Right! Oooohh!! These electric ginsu knives are going down!!" Ebony: "Three SecureBots in front, two Exterminators in back." Nina: "Let's try hitting bot A Danny." Callie: "Scott!! Want to try the Flip Kick combo or magic as not to risk it not working?" Scott: "Callie, try your Flip Kick on Bot A." Callie: "Ah, good then." Teal: "I'd go with magic first to be safe!" Teal: "Try the ring or something..." Callie: "If you say so, Teal." * Nina presses her palms together and concentrates on magic, her hair blows... since magic always creates wind for cool effect Scott: "Then go with your rock spell, Callie. Let's see what happens." * Scott begins an incantation for Aqua Blast. Ebony: "Azura always gave advice too..." Teal attacks! SecureBot A is hit with a spark of electricity for 6 damage! Ebony attacks! SecureBot A is hit with a stream of acid for 6 damage! * Callie snarls beastily at the SecureBots. Ebony: "Woo hoo, double the damage, double the fun." Danny: "Go Teal and Ebony!!" Zigfried attacks SecureBot B! * Zigfried flashes his claws as he rakes the SecureBot! * Danny begins to mutter something to himself. Callie: "Dolls for security... What is Lunar coming to??????" First attack... 51 damage! Ebony: "They aren't quiet Raggedy Andies Callie." Second attack... Critical hit! 71 damage! Callie: "Ha! They'll be when I'm through with them!!" Third attack... 48 damage! Scott casts Aqua Blast on Secure Bot A! Scott: "Great Neptune, Lord of the Seas, lend me your power to unleash the fury of your waters to decimate evil that threatens us... AQUA BLAST!" Zigfried: "Hmph. Not too bad I suppose." Secure Bot A suffers 28 damage! Ebony: "Why not just say 'Mercury Bubbles... Blast!'." SecureBot A defends SecureBot B defends SecureBot C defends Exterminator A defends Exterminator B defends Callie, Danny, and Nina cast Genesis Effect! * Zigfried blinks. Waves of Darkness and Light form over SecureBot A as a pillar of stone lifts him up from beneath, separating the two! * Scott watches this spectacle. SecureBot A suffers 92 damage! ===ROUND 2=== * Callie nods to Scott in planning the next hopeful combo. * Scott begins his Aqua Blast incantation again. Scott: "Let's hit them again, Callie!" Teal attacks! SecureBot A is hit with a spark of electricity for 6 damage! Ebony attacks! SecureBot A is hit with a stream of acid for 6 damage! Scott: "Hit that first bot with all you got, folks." Zigfried attacks! Danny: "Already am... Even though it is just my Dark Beam." * Zigfried claws madly at the bot. First attack on SecureBot B... 40 damage! Callie: "It'll automatically combine if it's aimed at the same one it seems." Second attack... Critical hit! 81 damage! Danny: "I doubt that Callie but let's hope so..." Third attack... 47 damage! Scott casts Aqua Blast on SecureBot A! Scott: "Great Neptune, Lord of the Seas, lend me your power to unleash the fury of your waters to decimate evil that threatens us... AQUA BLAST!" SecureBot A is hit with a torrent of water for 28 damage! Danny: "Looks like Scott's Aqua Blast doesn't go with anything!" Scott: "Rust in pieces, bot!" Hiro attacks! SecureBot A is hit with a blast of ice for 6 damage! Zigfried: "Maybe you guys just haven't been trying with the right spells!" Ruby attacks! SecureBot A is hit with a burst of flame for 6 damage! SecureBot A is scrap metal! Scott: "Maybe I should combine it with one of Nina's or Zig's spells." Callie: "Hmm. Not my Flip Kick or Fastcut... Probably not with Wide Slash... But if it did that would be good. I doubt it reacts with me." Callie casts Flip Kick on SecureBot B! Scott: "I've been trying to combo with Callie." Callie: "Perhaps later, Scott." Scott: "Almost looks like time to do that healing thing." SecureBot B is hit for 91 damage and dazed! Callie: "Mmph!" Exterminator A fires its gun at Danny! Danny suffers 19 damage! Callie suffers 5. Zigfried suffers 5. Nina suffers 5. Scott suffers 5. * Zigfried flinches. SecureBot B fires its gun! The blast misses Exterminator B fires its gun! Callie: "Ha! Inferior machine!!" The blast misses! Danny casts Dark Beam on SecureBot B! Zigfried: "Damn it! Why do these bots have to be here! We don't have time for this!" Callie: "No kidding!!!!" Ebony: "Zig... That's probably WHY they are here." SecureBot B suffers 23 damage! * Zigfried grumbles. "Probably. But still... We've got to finish these guys off!" Nina attacks SecureBot B! Scott: "We've not got time for these things." First attack... 64 damage! Second attack... 63 damage! SecureBot B is scrap metal! Callie: "MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Callie: "WASTED!!" * Nina notes that did more damage than the combo attack ===ROUND 3=== Ebony: "Watch me kick ro-butt." Teal attacks! SecureBot C is hit with a spark of electricity for 6 damage! Ebony attacks! SecureBot C is hit with a stream of acid for 6 damage! Scott casts Wide Slash on the back row! Scott: "Goddess Althena bless my blade!" Exterminator A suffers 67 damage. B suffers 68 damage. Zigfried attacks SecureBot C! * Zigfried glowers and slashes at SecureBot C. First attack... 45 damage! Second attack... 48 damage! Third attack... Critical hit! 91 damage! Callie casts Rock Javelin on SecureBot C! SecureBot C is impaled by jagged stone darts for 35 damage! SecureBot C fires its gun! The blast misses! Callie: "Feh!" Exterminator A fires its gun! Scott suffers 10 damage! Callie suffers 2. Zigfried suffers 2. Nina suffers 2. Exterminator B fires its gun! Callie: "I HATE machines!!!" Callie: "With a passion!!" Scott: "ZIG, use your Owl's Strength spell, combine it with my Fastcut!" Zigfried: "You got it!" Scott: "On Exterminator A." Scott suffers 15 damage! Callie suffers 4. Zigfried suffers 4. Nina suffers 4. Ebony: "Yea... Me too." Callie: "Which one? I'll see if I can't try and join in." Scott: "Exterminator A." Callie: "*snarl*" Nina attacks SecureBot C! First attack... 61 damage! Second attack... 60 damage! SecureBot C is scrap metal! ===ROUND 4=== Callie: "Maahahahaha!!" Ebony: "Settle down Callie." Callie: "Agg!! This just gives me such a rush!" Scott: "I think it's very becoming in battle to go berserk." Zigfried: "Perhaps..." Teal attacks! Exterminator A is hit with a spark of electricity for 6 damage! Ebony attacks! Exterminator B is hit with a stream of acid for 6 damage! Scott: "No pity... No mercy... No regret!!!!" * Callie has a wide, fanged, grin on her face. =D Nina: "That gets you killed." Nina: "You need to keep your wits in battle." Scott casts Fastcut on Exterminator A! Scott: "No pity... No mercy... No regret!!!!" Exterminator A is hit with Scott's blade for 51 damage! Zigfried: "Hmph. Guess it didn't work." Zigfried casts Owl's Strength! Zigfried: "Great predator of the night, grant me your strength so that I may strike my prey as swiftly as thee." * Zigfried concentrates his attacks on the Exterminator. First attack on Exterminator A... 43 damage! Second attack... 38 damage! * Ebony rolls his eyes. "Melodrama." Zigfried: "It's good for getting your adrenaline running, Ebony." Third attack... 38 damage! Fourth attack... 46 damage! Exterminator A fires its gun! Scott: "Not bad at all, Zig." The blow misses! Zigfried: "It could have been better though." Callie: "Perhaps another time... Woooooohoo!! This is so great watching the faults of artificial life!!" Callie casts Flip Kick on Exterminator A! Scott: "Or the fall... However you want to put it." Callie: "Both! *EVIL GRIN*" Exterminator A suffers 67 damage and is dazed! Scott: "Go get 'em, Callie." Ruby attacks! Exterminator A is hit with a burst of flame for 6 damage! Exterminator A is scrap metal! Callie: "Yaha!" Exterminator B fires its gun Callie: "Go on, girl!!" Scott: "OK, let's combine our best magic on Exterminator B." Zigfried suffers 32 damage. Callie suffers 8. Scott suffers 8. Nina suffers 8. Callie: "*SnArL*" Nina attacks Exterminator B! First attack... 57 damage! Second attack... 50 damage! ===ROUND 5=== Callie: "Arrrgg!!! Emotionless microwave!!! You'll bloody die now!!" Teal attacks! Exterminator B is hit with a spark of electricity for 6 damage! Ebony attacks! Exterminator B is hit with a stream of acid for 6 damage! Nina casts Snap Whip! Scott: "Go get 'em, Nina!" Nina: "Doing my best." Exterminator B suffers 53 damage. Scott casts Aqua Blast on Exterminator B! Callie: "Ha!!! We'll bloomin' trash it now!!" Exterminator B is deluged by water for 29 damage! Scott: "RUST IN PIECES, BOT!" Ebony: "There's that bloomin' word again..." Zigfried casts Owl's Strength and attacks Exterminator B! Zigfried: "Great predator of the night, grant me your strength so that I may strike my prey as swiftly as thee." First attack... 49 damage! Callie: "What?? Do you have a problem with the way I talk?? MUHAHAHAHAHA!!" Ebony: "Oh no, bloom away." Second attack... Critical hit! 74 damage! Exterminator B is scrap metal! VICTORY! Scott: "YEEEEEE HAAAAAAWWWWWW!" Callie: "Ha HA!!" * Scott sheathes his sword. * Ebony does a FF style victory dance Scott: "OK, who needs healing." Ebony: "Let Kyoko do it." Callie: "Wheeeeeeewwwww... *huff* *puff* I don't know..." --All earn 10 XP. 435 S and 75 MXP gained-- * Scott races toward the controls of the City. --The group presses on into the cave, moving deeper and deeper into this technological nightmare...-- Teal: "We must be getting close to the heart of this mess. Those bots must be protecting the control center!" Scott: "Then let's find it and move this thing into a different trajectory." --The path turns around a corner. There is another computer console at this corner.-- Callie: "Teal...?" Teal: "I'm on it!" * Teal tries to access the console Teal: "Dammit, this console is ultimately useless too! I can't access the main controls from here! However, I think I found something else of interest..." Scott: "What?" * Ebony lands on Teal's shoulder. "Which is?" Zigfried: "Hurry." Callie: "What is it?" --A warm light showers the group with energy.-- --Everyone's HP/MP fully recovered!-- Scott: "Now let's get gone and find those controls." Teal: "I'm with you Scott!" Callie: "Right, Scott! You're the lead here." * Scott races further into the cave. Ebony: "Onward... To victory!" Callie: "...Hopefully." Ruby: "I still find it hard to believe this was once Vane's Cave of Trial!" * Zigfried sighs. "Still more running to do?" He chases after Scott. Callie: "...I know... It's terrible!" Ebony: "Technology sucks don't it?" Ruby: "Especially where it don't belong!" Callie: "Yes! How can so many people like its advancement." Teal: "Well, the people that do probably can't use magic." * Callie snickers. Callie: "Hey now, neither can I really. ;)" Teal: "You're more of a magician than, oh, Ramus for example!" Zigfried: "Technology has it's uses." Scott: "The people that think that magic is completely useless." Scott: "Why do you think I spent close to a year here?" Teal: "The thing is, like anything else, technology is only really bad when abused, and this is about the biggest abuse of it I've ever seen!" Teal: "Don't get me wrong, I still prefer magic, but something needs to be done for the poor slobs that can't use it, tee hee..." Callie: "Well... Some isn't TOO bad but not too complicated... Not so much that we forget our roots." * Ebony starts to sing, for no apparent reason, "o/~ The cat came back, the very next day... o/~" --The party approaches yet another stairwell leading deeper into the dungeon.-- * Zigfried wonders how much further it is to these controls. * Scott is too concerned about the matter at hand to continue in the conversation. He takes the stairwell down. Callie: "*sigh* How about left?" Ebony: "o/~ They thought he was a gone... o/~" Ebony: "o/~ But the cat came back... He just couldn't stay away... o/~" * Scott hums "Life in the Fast Lane" as he runs. Callie: "*smuffle*" * Zigfried will save his breath for running, thank you. --This level of the cave seems to have many more glowing lights along the corridors. The constant humming sound of the levitational system is also louder here.-- Teal: "I think we're definitely getting closer!" Zigfried: "I hope these sounds mean we're getting closer!" Callie: "Errgg... This is just so creepy..." Scott: "I do too, Teal. I think the controls may be close by." --At the end of the current hallway there is another stairwell going down, as well as another computer console.-- Scott: "This is the bottom floor of the cave." Teal: "Not quite, look!" Callie: "And that bloody humming is giving me a headache!!" Ebony: "C'mon Teal, impress us." Callie: "Feh!" * Teal points to the console and stairwell Zigfried: "Check the console or go down?" Scott: "Do your thing, Teal." Teal: "Will do, Uncle!" * Teal accesses the console Teal: "Hmm, this one also isn't connected to the controls. However, I think I can get info over what the hell is going on here to begin with..." Scott: "Then do it and catch up." Zigfried: "Hurry then." * Callie sits down while Teal works on the console. * Zigfried waits a few steps down the stairwell. Teal: "Looks like our suspicions are right... This cave was 'modified' by the Neo Pharosians! They sent an undercover agent to con the Guild into letting them install it!" Callie: "Aeeh! These boots are killing me... What?????" * Scott heads down the stairwell. Teal: "Yes... The Neos did send someone in disguise to convince the Guild that this was the only way to get Vane back in the sky..." Scott: "Could it have been Nykhan?" Teal: "However, the controls are not automated..." Teal: "It doesn't say, Scott." Callie: "Is that good?" Teal: "I don't know. It says the controls are manned by something called a 'Lark,' whatever that is..." Nina: "That means someone is running it." Scott: "It means that some techie is down there controlling the city." Zigfried: "Scheisse." Callie: "Lark? Isn't that a bird?" Nina: "And sounds like another battle." Teal: "I always thought it was a bird. I have no idea what the Neos meant by it though. Maybe it's some sort of codename." Scott: "Some frickin' Neo engineer I'll bet." Zigfried: "It's probably not anything alive unless it doesn't mind blowing up with Vane when it crashes into the Star Tower." Ebony: "So let get moving!" Teal: "Maybe, maybe not. The Neos are insanely dedicated. I've seen some give their life for their cause before even the current incidents with Nephar!" Scott: "Let's just get going again. MOVE IT!" Teal: "Right!" Callie: "Yes!! Or OUR lives will be in danger!!" * Zigfried nods and heads down the stairwell. * Scott races down the stairwell and into the next corridor. * Callie rushes up with Scott who's already started out. ;) --The party descends the staircase. On this level they find the actual anti-gravity generators that are allowing Vane to fly.-- Callie: "Aakk! The humming is much worse!!" Zigfried: "Hmph. We *could* try destroying these and fall down along with Vane. Might not be a good idea though." Teal: "Well, us Dragons can fly, not sure about the rest of you..." Nina: "I can." Teal: "How well?" Zigfried: "I can fly if I need to." Nina: "...Well enough." Teal: "You'd know best, Nina..." Nina: "But I think we should try a better way than crashing the city." Teal: "Agreed." * Zigfried nods. Zigfried: "Besides, we're underground at this point anyway." Callie: "Well... Can't you re-program it or something?" Teal: "I think I can, if I can get to the main controls!" Ebony: "Then let's stop yaking and start moving!" * Scott keeps moving at top speed. Callie: "Well where... Agg!! This is too blooming confusing!!!! $%^#&*$%^!@$%^&" * Zigfried is right behind Scott. --This corridor appears to be one of the longest yet in the cave. It seems to spiral inwards towards the center...-- * Ebony is above their heads * Zigfried grumbled and tries speeds up. Teal: "I hope we don't have much further to go! I don't think we have much time left!" Zigfried: "Neither do I." Nina: "I don't want to be in this thing if it crashes." --The party approaches yet another computer console.-- Scott: "Neither do I, Nina." Callie: "My ears would agree *holding her pointed hears. *" Scott: "Teal, Your turn again." Teal: "I'm on it!" * Teal accesses the console Zigfried: "I hope this little stop is worth it." * Ebony circles Callie: "No kidding." Teal: "No controls, yet. Apparently the only controls that can change this thing's course are the ones manned by that 'Lark' thing. However, I have good news. The controls are on this level, and we are only half way to the Star Dragon Tower. We still have time!" Zigfried: "Then let's go." Ebony: "Ditto Zig." Scott: "Then let's keep moving." * Scott races forward to glory. Teal: "It's still a fairly long way though, this corridor is a very tight spiral." * Zigfried darts off. Callie: "Then we'll go faster!" Zigfried: "Sheesh, all this running is taking a lot out of me." Callie: "Our lives and many depend on it!" --The party finally can see the end of the corridor. There is a very large central computer system within sight!-- Scott: "This has to be it. Now where's this 'lark'?" Ebony: "I sense a great disturbance in the Force..." Voice: "Right here!" Callie: "...?????" Callie: "....%^&*%^&*!@!!" --A mechanical being emerges from behind the computer console. It resembles Mechanotron yet is somewhat smaller.-- Ebony: "Which means impending battle." Zigfried: "Another robot." Voice: "I am Lark, the android that manages this system!" Scott: "Which means impending fun." Lark: "Who are you and why are you here!?" Ebony: "Heya Lark, you know you have a stupid name?" Callie: "Ha!! Turn this sucker around tin man!!" Scott: "I am Scott, the messenger of your destruction." Zigfried: "'Fun' isn't a word I'd use to describe it." Callie: "We've come to save Vane!" Lark: "Messenger of destruction? Do you fools think you can defeat the top agent of Mechanized Vile Intelligence?" Zigfried: "We don't know. But we'll find out soon enough." Lark: "I cannot allow you to save Vane. Vane and the Star Dragon Tower have been deemed threats to Nephar's plan. They must be destroyed!" Scott: "Only one way to find out. Let's kick his metal ass." * Zigfried raises his claws. * Lark activates a force field, keeping you away from him and the console. * Scott takes out his sword. Callie: "You know, you don't look much like a lark. A lark is a keen, witful animal which you do not come close to being as good as, foil ball!" Lark: "Good luck trying to penetrate that force field!" * Nina readies for battle Ebony: "Oh... One of THEM are we...?" Ebony: "Nice... Hiding." Scott: "Mark 7 force field. Not bad, but could use some improvement." Lark: "I will take care of you organics soon enough. I have much work to do first..." * Callie snarls and kicks at it just to see how strong it is. Lark: "It only looks like a Mark 7. It has been extensively modified..." --The force field does not budge.-- Scott: "Rust in pieces!." Nina: "Try water." Lark: "It is not possible for you to muster enough strength to shatter this force field!" Ebony: "Why?" * Zigfried faces the force field, seeming looking deeply through it. Zigfried: "Try using your magic, Nina." Nina: "I dunno... It's electric?" Nina: "If you say so." * Nina points at the force field * Zigfried nods. "I do." Scott: "Wait, Nina. Allow me." * Nina pauses... Scott casts Aqua Blast on the force field! The force field jiggles, but stays intact! Zigfried: "Again." Scott: "Shit!" Callie: "Hmm... What about that huge light-dark spell?" ~Danny: "I don't think that spell was powerful enough!" Zigfried: "Try it again. Both of you." ~Danny: "We need to hit it hard and fast!" Ebony: "So all of you hit it with magic at the same time." Nina: "Nice idea..." Scott: "Wait, light and water." Zigfried: "It might work." Callie: "We... We need a combo but we know no others!" Scott: "Nina, let's try something." Teal: "Try what you've got!" * Nina calls upon the power of... nothing in particular Zigfried: "Just use the same one you used earlier." Scott: "OK." * Nina holds her hands out... Pulse Ray ~Danny: "Gotcha!" * ~Danny prepares to cast Dark Beam Teal: "You gonna try anything Callie?" Callie, Nina, and Danny casts Genesis Effect! Waves of Darkness and Light appear above the force field as a pillar of stone lifts it up, separating the light from the dark! * Zigfried waits and watches. Force field has double critical weakness to triple combos! Force Field is destroyed! Zigfried: "Good work, you guys." Scott: "Yeeeee haaaawwwww. Rust in pieces, Lark!" Lark: "Impossible... I did not count on your magical skills. No matter. I will simply have to destroy you now!" * Lark pulls out a large Plasma Blaster and prepares to fire! Scott: "Not likely." * Zigfried waves his claws negligently at Lark. Callie: "Dah dah daah!" ===SESSION END===