Matt stepped outside of the building he was staying in and glanced around. "Screw this damn island," he said. "Let's get out of here."

"Agreed," Hugo added, waddling next to Matt. "Let's pack up and go."

Matt raised his voice. "All right, everyone, let's lock and load and get the hell out of here!"

Alasea stepped out, rubbing her eyes. She had heard Matt's call, and didn't take long to get ready. Something was off, though. What was it? Oh!

"Guys," she asked as she approached the group, "Where's R.D.?"

As if on cue, another roar split the air, drawing their attention.

===With R.D.===

Oh yes, nothing better to start the day than fighting a crazed monster, R.D. thought angrily as he did his best to avoid getting disemboweled by the monster's claws, Where the hell are the others!?

Matt's eyes narrowed. "I really hate this island."

"Do you think R.D.'s in trouble?" Hsien-Ko asked, looking to her older sister.

"We had better find out," Mei-ling replied.

"ARGH!" R.D. screamed as he finally threw himself at the beast, his blade flashing outward.

The beast bellowed as he made a shallow cut on its arm, and it backhanded him roughly, sending the teen bouncing back across the stone floor of the arena. He stood up and glared at the beast, then charged again.

He swung wildly, aiming to sever an arm or make a lethal cut into the monster's chest. However, the beast deftly avoided each blow, before catching the final one with its hand. Before R.D. could pull on the blade, the beast punched him in the gut, knocking the wind out of him. He nearly fell to his knees, but the beast then kicked him clear into the wall of the arena, next to the gate.

He pulled himself back up, readying his blade once more. God dammit I'm getting tired of this world, he thought exasperatedly.

"Thundering Star!"

A electrically-charged sphere swerved through the air toward the beast, launched by Matt, who ran to the rescue along with the others. "God, I REALLY hate this damn island!"

The beast bellowed as the blast struck it, electricuting it and throwing it back. It glared hatefully at the newcomers.

R.D. looked at his friend and grinned. "You and me both. Shall we kill this bastard and leave?"

"Let's," Matt answered, entering his fighting stance.

"DIE, YOU BASTARD!" Hugo shouted, starting off with shots from his pickaxe.

Alasea readied her own blades and waited for the monster to attack. It didn't disappoint.

It shrugged off Hugo's fireballs and charged straight for R.D. and Matt, leaping forward at the bespectacled teen with a roar.

"Denied!" Matt shouted, spinning around and flinging a roundhouse kick at the monster's face.

Armed for battle, Hsien-Ko reared back her arm, and stretched it high abouve the beast. From her sleeve, a massive weight attacked to a chain dropped, bearing down upon the monster's head.

R.D. spun and struck with his blade as the beast attacked. It roared in pain as his and Matt's attack struck, but it shrugged them both off and landed behind the group. It whipped around, causing Alasea to stumble back before she could attack, and caught the weight almost effortlessly. It slowly lifted the weight over its head, then threw it back with all its might. With another mighty roar, it advanced on R.D. and Matt again.

"Watch out!" Matt shouted at Hsien-Ko and Hugo.

The Mettaur ducked under his helmet as Hsien-Ko lashed a chain into the air at an angle. The chain caught on air and she swung away from the arc of the weight at the beast, her claws flashing. The weight amazingly bounced off of Hugo's helmet, and the Mettaur emerged once more to fire shots at his enemy.

"Aerial Rave!" Leaping into the air, Matt flung a series of kicks at the monster's head.

The beast narrowed its eyes and leaped back, avoiding the attacks. Glaring fiercely at the group, it lifted a claw into the air, and lightning surrounded it. It soon made its way until the electricity crackled around its entire body, then gathered the energy around its mouth and spat out a blast of lightning at the group.

The lightning bolt slammed into Matt and Hsien-Ko, and emitting their own cries of pain, were knocked to the ground.

Hsien-Ko quickly sat up and smacked her claw on the ground. Underneath the beast the ground rumbled-around his location, towering blades would soon erupt from the earth.

The monster glared warily at the ground, feeling its rumbling and registering it as a threat. It leaped out of the way at the last second, narrowly missing all of the blades except one. It cut deeply into its flank, causing it to roar in pain and anger. Before it could retaliate, R.D. and Alasea charged it, his Phase Blade held to his side and her shortswords held low.

It growled and lashed out first at Alasea. Its claw caught the girl across the arm, causing her to cry out. It followed up by using the same claw to backhand her from behind. The girl was sent flying through air, landing atop the short wall at the back of the arena. Snarling, R.D. launched himself at the beast, blade flashing rapidly with each of his attacks.

Matt stood and drew back his right arm. "Golem-"

He paused as something familiar reacted to him.

A smirk came across his face. I don't know who you are but I like your style.

Instead, he stood straight, bringing his right fist before him. Focusing, he felt the power surge to him.

"The hell are you doing?" Hugo shouted, firing shots.

"Kickin' ass!" Matt replied. "Atomic Hammer!"

He launched at his opponent, fist leading the way, and red energy swirled over his right arm, shoulder, and head, reforming in powered draconic armor.

R.D. was tempted to use the First Cipher energy as the battle progressed. He made one final slash when he caught an opening, but the beast blocked it with a blade that had suddenly grown from the wrist and extended down the length of the forearm and past the elbow. The beast looked back at R.D. when Matt struck.

The beast roared in surprise as the Atomic Hammer slammed into its back. The force of the blow sent both the monster and R.D. flying. The amnesiac teen had no trouble righting himself before landing. The monster, however, had no such luck.

Alasea was just picking herself up from atop the wall when something crashed into it underneath it with enough force to make her stagger. With a yelp, she fell down onto her back, closer to the cliff than before.

The beast pulled itself out of the rubble of the wall and glared malevolently at Matt. With a terrifying roar, it thrust its claws out, firing a massive beam at the group.

Edited by RisingDragon on October 12, 2006 at 22:43:47.

Matt spun around, spinning his super-powered arm in a huge arc. With a battle cry, he slammed his fist into the beam, holding it at bay with effort.

He grit his teeth. "Nail 'im!"

"Hsien-Ko!" Hugo barked. "Throw me at him!"

The jiganshi quickly looked at Hugo. "Are you sure?"

"Do it!"

"All right!" Seizing the Mettaur with a quick extension of her claw, Hsien-Ko launched Hugo at the beast.

"HERE I COME! AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Hugo laughed, madly swinging his pickaxe.

The monster let the beam attack die out as the Mettaur neared. The beast cocked its head to the side as the robot came closer, then shot a large fireball out of its mouth, aimed right at Hugo. Not caring to watch, it ducked away and began to charge Matt. Before it could complete three steps, however, pain lanced its back as R.D. sucker-slashed it with his Phase Blade.

Snarling furiously, the beast whipped around and caught R.D. unprepared with its uppercut. The blow sent the amnesiac teen into the air, landing roughly on his stomach along the edge of the wall. The beast turned back and dashed at Matt, but failed to see as R.D. took hold of the First Cipher energy and fired a plasma burst aimed not at the beast, but at Matt.

"Aim THAT way!" Matt shouted at R.D., noting the plasma burst.

Hugo twisted in midair to catch the fireball against his helmet, where it harmlessly bounced off. "Hit it at this guy, you idiot!" he shouted, landing on the ground.

"I knew that!" Watching the burst fly at him, he waited, waited until at the right moment he spun and landed an armored backhand at the burst, riccocheting it toward the beast.

The plasma shot reacted violently with Matt's armor when it riccocheted, doubling in size and changing from a bright blue to a malevolent crimson color. The beast noticed the attack too late and tried to stop, but the blast struck it square in the chest. The beast was sent flying back, rolling across the ground with its upper torso blackened and charred. Despite the pain it suffered, it pushed itself back up and roared. It wanted payback at the double-teaming, and it would get it.

Alasea was just getting back up, groaning in pain, when the beast whipped around and pointed its claw straight at her. A blast of flame issued out at almost insane speeds. She froze as she watched it come closer. But before it could hit, R.D. threw himself in the way, using his own back as a shield.

The blast struck true, and R.D. was thrown forward right into Alasea--and over the edge of the cliff. The teen girl's scream cut through the air as both she and R.D. plummeted.

"R.D.! ALASEA!" Matt shouted, running toward the cliff. "I'M COMING!" He kept jumping as he ran, trying to get airborne. "Fly, damn it!"

Edited by The Helldragon on October 13, 2006 at 10:57:33.

(OOC: Everyone else, no rescuing of my chars, please)

The beast saw Matt's pathetic attempt at flight and advanced. Its claws flashed out at the distracted teen, ready to disembowel him.

Edited by RisingDragon on October 13, 2006 at 9:22:58.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Matt shouted, grabbing the monster's arm and, using his own powered arm, flinged the beast aside. Rushing to the edge of the cliff, he kneeled, glancing around frantically for R.D. and Alasea.

The beast growled and righted itself, turning back to face Matt, roaring furiously. It launched a blast of fire at him, almost as if to knock him off, too.

===The Sea===

The two hit the water hard, narrowly missing the rocks. The wind were knocked out of them at the impact, and R.D. struggled to get them back to the surface, but soon the darkness overtook him.

"V-V-Veronica H-H-Hartnett.(dun dun DUN!!!!!!!!!!!)" She replided still shivering. She crossed her arms and began rubbing them for warmth. "A-a-and-d-d, you?"

"Ok fine, King Gouki." He Brandon said correcting himself. "So, I'm sure, someone such as yourself, who must be busy destroying the world, wouldn't reunite two brothers for a reason. That would be?"

"You BASTARD!" Matt stood up in anger and swerved his extended Atomic Hammer at the monster. "You KILLED THEM!"

Sections along Matt's powered arm opened, and from the various, uneven gaps, small missiles exploded forth, streaking toward the monster.

As Hugo and Hsien-Ko ran toward the monster, Hugo held his pickaxe out, charging white energy toward it.

The beast's fireball was eradicated by Matt's missile salvo, and the beast was forced to leap back from the onslaught. It's red eyes glared, and the beast thrust its hands out, firing its massive beam again. As it did, it turned, raking its beam across the battlefield, at Matt and then towards Hsien-Ko and Hugo.

Anger was working full force-it was apparent in Matt's eyes, and in his power. He rushed in front of Hugo and Hsien-Ko, and with a powerful cry, slammed his hands into the earth. Before them, a tremendous wall of earth rose, shattering as the beam sliced through it.

"TAKE HIM DOWN!" Matt shouted to his companions.

Energy fully built, the end of Hugo's pickaxe split into eight different sections and spread out from the center, forming a larger, broken barrel filled to the brim with power. He pointed it at the monster. "Power Shotgun!"

A huge pulse of shining erupted from the litte Mettaur's weapon, with such a recoil that Hugo rolled away as the burst streaked toward the beast.

The beam was cancelled as the Power Shotgun blast shredded the flesh of the beast's shoulder, severing nerves and making it useless. The beast cried out in pain, then glared at the group furiously. As it growled, the wounds in the glowed and regenerated, and the beast launched itself at Matt, attacking with even more power and speed, with its claws charged with lightning energy.

Edited by RisingDragon on October 13, 2006 at 15:12:37.