"Blue Sirsas An Sudake..."

R.D. snarled as Zekter somehow stopped the Giga Drill in its tracks, but then realized its power, and the ice was gone, its power converted into raw energy stored within the Giga Drill. He could hear Relayia chanting, up above as the dragons circled overhead.

"Kyo Fu Ni Do Narushis..."

R.D. retracted the Giga Drill slightly, shrinking its form into something more manageable and lashed out with Chaos Control to teleport back out of the range of Zekter's claws. He readied the Giga Drill for combat.

"Haelus Yara..."

He swung the Giga Drill and flung its gathered energy, the blast wave streaking at Bullet just as she landed after stopping Juno. He hoped that whatever the dragons were doing, it'd happen soon.

"... Deteo IS!"

Blue light filled the sky as draconian Dispel Magic activated, a ray of light piercing the heavens. Within an instant, eldritch lightning flared from the skies, blasting down at Bullet and Zekter, following their every move with the intense speed only lightning could perform. It would fill their vision as it would temporarily strip them of their power, rendering Bullet's metal body inactive and uncontrollable, deaden Zekter's senses and make his ice breakable.

The Queen of Dragon's voice suddenly projected into the minds of the heroes present.

When our Dispel Magic strikes, attack! It will not last long, and you must do as much damage while you can!

(OOC: Therein lies the problem. I don't know where your last post is exactly, after searching a lot. I know, though, that your demon's last action was "MOUNT EVEREST KILLING ROAR!")

Edited by Morphman on June 11, 2008 at 9:14:40.

(You're looking for this I believe:) http://www.interordi.com/mboard/topic.php?id_topic=4359&page=317#post208464

Edited by RisingDragon on June 11, 2008 at 0:15:50.

(OOC: Yes. I posted after that, I believe, but to my knowledge Juno did not.)

Blue energy exploded out of R.D.'s hand as he thrust it at Zekter, streaking in with his claws. The Godhand-enhanced hand slammed into Zekter's, interlacing their fingers together as R.D. slid back from the force, holding the claw at bay. After sliding nearly sixteen yards, he dug his feet in and stopped moving backwards. He smirked behind the darkened visor. "This hand of mine glows with an awesome power, wolf," he said, pushing forward. "Its burning grip tells me to defeat you."

Power condensed into the Godhand, causing it to brighten with light as heat suffused into R.D.'s hand. "Here I go! Shining FINGER!"

Neon green light exploded out of R.D.'s hand as the Shining Finger roared to life, blazing hot as R.D. threw his strength into his arm, unleashing a wave of searing heat and power from his shining hand.

Knowing full well that trying to wedge himself in the driver's seat would take more effort than it was worth, Matt pulled the side door open, reached in, and turned the power switch, bringing the truck to life.

Then he felt it again at the back of his neck.

He straightened himself and drew his eye across the room, silently searching.

Yeah. Something was up.

(OOC: Morph's last RP post was here: http://www.interordi.com/mboard/topic.php?id_topic=4359&page=321#post208660, and it was after the demon made his mountain-killing roar.)

R.D. realized it was a clone the moment the light flashed, and had already spun around when Zekter attacked. His hand slapped the slash away, leaving frozen gashes in the back of his gauntlet. The green energy faded and R.D. grabbed two Chaos Emeralds, one in each hand. "You think you're fast, but I'll show you that you need more than speed to win," R.D. said, noticing as Juno finally dominated his opponent. "I'll show you the true power of Chaos Control!"

In an instant, R.D. had blasted forward, attacking Zekter at the same level of speed he had been displaying. A right kick, a left hoot, a spinning backhand, the attacks were starting to become indistinct as he increased the speed and increased the power of Chaos Control, his hands and legs becoming an absolute blur as R.D. struck out at every pressure point on Zekter's body.

After three hundreds had been thrown at Zekter's body, R.D. disappeared, and was suddenly behind Zekter's body, a red ring of fire emanating from his back, with his right hand burning red as the golden claw pieces on the back of R.D.'s gauntlet swung open and the metal plates slid over the hand. The Bakuretsu God Finger incinerated the air as R.D. swung it up at Zekter's back, the heat easily enough to melt through the strongest metals in an instant.

===France, Repli-Earth===

Renais motioned for the truck drivers to move the trucks into the armory, where the others would use the special equipment to secure KouRyu and AnRyu's spare weaponry. Renais noted that the spare parts had the same washed out colors that the replicants of the two female Vehicle Machines had, and realized they'd need to be checked back at GGG.

Her eyes spotted Matt, looking about as if searching for something. Curious, she made her way over to the armored young man, her metal boots making their strange clank with each step. "Oi, kid," she said as she arrived. "What's the matter?"

Edited by RisingDragon on June 11, 2008 at 18:40:33.

Edited by RisingDragon on June 11, 2008 at 19:41:37.

Matt cast one last, long look over at the corner before facing Renais. "Nothing. What's next?"

"We just need to pack the parts in those crates over there," Renais said, thumbing over at a set of massive metal containers, stacked on top of each other. As she did, some crewmembers operating a magnet crane was moving the boxes into the armory. "Then take them outside. J can take care of the rest with the J-Bird."

"All right. I'll get on it."

And in the meantime, stay alert.

As Matt walked away, Renais watched him for a moment. She pulled a small transceiver from her pocket and turned it on, speaking quietly into it so no one else could hear. "J, need to talk to you," she whispered.

It was a brief moment, and then J's voice, quiet, replied. "What is it, Renais?"

"Matt's acting funny. Like he's looking for something that's hiding. I think something's up. It might be another trap left by Palus Abel. Or that freak Pillnus."

"Understood. I'll see what I can do."

"What is it, Matt?" one of the female crewmembers asked him as he stood up straight.

"Somethin' ain't right," Matt muttered. "Feels like we're being drawn into something."

"You're just being paranoid," she huffed, closing the lid on the crate.

Matt turned back around. "Maybe, but-"

He jabbed with a claw. "Watch out!"

The girl spun around, only to be confronted by the raising claw of a skeletal monstrosity, dripping silver mush down its entire frame.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Renais spun around as she heard the scream and dropped the transceiver her eyes widening in shock at what she saw. A long-barreled gun appeared in her hand in an instant, and she raised it with inhuman speed and took aim. Squeezing the trigger repeatedly, she fired shot after shot at the... thing's... skeletal hand.

Edited by RisingDragon on June 11, 2008 at 20:06:39.

The bullets tore through the creature, but it didn't even seem to notice. It slashed down at the crewmember, but struck the crate as she lunged out of the way.

Matt's reflexes kicked in as he dashed at the monster, smashing into it with his shoulder pad. Knocking the monster to the wall resulting in a satisfying noise, and Matt follwed up with a head-on punch to his target's head.

Even as it cleaved through and sent the silver stuff flying, the creature sliced at Matt's armor, with enough of an impact to send him into the crate, shattering it with the force of the blow.

As Zekter launched himself into the air, R.D. watched as he flew, and seethed. Taking the Chaos Emerald, he warped away as the beam crashed in, and appeared just within Juno's dome of SaintFlame. He lashed out with Lumiya's elemental power, strengthening the dome with his own gout of SaintFlame, his back to Juno's.

"This is getting out of hand," he growled with the effort of holding the ice at bay, and a bit out of frustration. "I swear to god I'm ripping Sheena a new one, just for the trouble she's giving us!"

===France, Repli-Earth===

"Matt!" Renais cried as the creature sent Matt flying into the crate, shattering it. She growled, and accessed her G-Stone's functions. "Eeeequuiiiip!"

As she activated her Equip functions, Renais' cooling coat fluttered wildly before hardening into various lateral vanes, her shock of red hair straightening out as two long strands of it hardened into battery canisters. The small pair of glasses she wore lost its left lense, the other lengthening and molding into a single, angular eye-lense that instantly began reading data into her Library.

With impressive speed, she put herself right between the creature and Matt, motioning for everyone to clear the area. As the crew made a frantic run to escape, Renais took aim with her weapon.

"Radiant Ripper!" a commanding voice suddenly shouted, and a greenish blur shot through the air, as J dashed by at insane speeds, his energy sword cutting for the creature's outstretched arm.

The monster's arm spiralled through the air, and it recoiled with the blow. Just as quickly, it lashed out at J in an attempt to catch him off-guard, though by the sluggish way it moved, it probably wouldn't connect.

"You look like hell," R.D. said, finally dropping the barrier. He was tired, but he didn't let it bother him; Lumiya would refresh him in a matter of moments. "You shouldn't have done something that stupid. I could've warped them in here with Chaos Control."

R.D. turned and looked over at Bullet and Zekter. Now that he knew their names, he added them onto his mental "To Kill" list, just under the names of Sheena, Bruno, Draco, and Cora. "I don't know how we're gonna get through this."

===France, Repli-Earth===

Soldato-J easily darted out of the way of the monster's attack, his speed superior to everyone present. Indeed, only one being had ever matched it, and Pia Decem was long since dead. He landed beside Renais, who took a few more shots at the beast.

"What's going on?" he demanded, readying the Radiant Ripper in both hands.

"I don't know," the woman replied, "I called you up, and then Matt shouted and some girl screamed. The girl managed to avoid its attack, and Matt crushed its head."

"Where is Matt?"

"Behind you, in the debris."

...

Well, shit.

"This is NOT good."

R.D. ran over to Juno, and Reckoning and Dokuro, and did his best to free them, but to no avail. The ice was not normal, not even the Bakuretsu God Finger was able to burn through it. The flutter of massive wings caught his attention. Spinning around, he saw the dragons landing, all worse for wear, even Relayia. "What's going on?" he demanded, "Why did you stop helping?"

"We were attacked," Relayia said, raising a claw to call off the Bronze Dragons, who looked affronted at the way the young man had addressed the Queen of Dragons. "Strange, eyeless creatures of ivory skin. Our injuries are only minor and will not slow us down, but whenever we tried to break off, they attacked."

"White creatures with no eyes?" R.D. said, suddenly cold. And it had nothing to do with the temperature. That sounds like a Khaglessi... but there's only one of them, and Re-Tuul has better things to do. But she's saying there was more than one? Can't be him.

Relayia made her way to the ice. Pressing a claw against it, she cursed. "They are trapped for the time being. We cannot release them."

"Dammit."

"Your majesty!" one of the dragons rumbled, flying over to the two of them. "We have located the Servitor. He lives, but he is in no condition to fight."

"I was afraid of that," Relayia murmured. "Bring him here."

The dragon nodded and flew back, returning shortly with Gatz in his massive arms. Gently, the dragon laid him down on the snow. Relayia fluttered over him, casting a healing spell to awaken the Ancient.

"Well, Gatz," R.D. said, "At first I was gonna be the one to fight Sheena, because I could distract her for the others. Now, I'm gonna fight Sheena because I'm the only one left to do it."

He stepped aside, allowing Gatz to see what had become of Juno, Reckoning, and Dokuro. "Those bastards managed to freeze all three of them solid, and we can't get them out."

"Not until Sheena is destroyed," Relayia said. "But now the danger is greater than ever. There is only one person here that has the power needed to destroy Sheena."

===Elsewhere===

Fluttering down on black wings, Re-Tuul landed in the cold snow, on a plateau overlooking the black expanse. Behind him, various Khaglessi waited. He had cast a spell to make him invisible to all; only someone on the same level of Ziatoch or NightShade could break through it.

"So, you interfered like I commanded?" Re-Tuul said, folding his arms as the wings retracted and disappeared into his back. He did not look back at the others.

"Yes," one of the demons said, in a surprisingly deep voice. "We prevented the Dragon Tribe from assisting R.D. in destroying the others. Sheena should be able to destroy him with ease."

"Good."

"I know," R.D. said, "But you're not gonna be much help while you're an Ancient popsicle stuck to the wall. Think you can free yourself?"

R.D. took the device and looked at it for a moment, a worried frown on his face, behind the visor. Slowly, he put it in the pocket dimension containing the rest of his gear. "I'll be sure to remember. Someone has to stop Sheena, and if I'm that someone, then I'll do just as Bahamut wanted... drape her hide across the land for all to see."

Several of the dragons had landed around Dokuro and Reckoning, and more around Juno and R.D.. The dragons had somehow gathered a staggering amount of wood, probably from pocket dimensions, and were laying them in piles around the area. When all of them were set, the dragons used their breath to ignite them. Relayia turned to Juno. "The fires will help preserve your lifespan. We will make sure they do not go out," she said, before turning to R.D.. "We will need a new plan of attack."

R.D. grinned. "And I've got one."

===Three Hours Later===

All was silent at Sheena's main base, and not even the wind blew. Cold air drifted between the broken crags of the mountains, and the mist hung around the frozen spikes.

A sound cut through the silence, soft at first. To anyone listening, they would think it was their imagination. That is, until they realized it was getting louder. The whistling sound continued to grow, and it seemed impossible to discern the direction it came from. Then, it hit.

The energy blast was immense, pure white as it streaked straight down from the heavens. It impacted against the frozen plains, and the deafening roar of the explosion obliterated sound. Smoke and fire billowed as it consumed a great expanse of land, and the ground trembled under the shockwave it produced.

R.D.'s voice echoed throughout the land.

"Time to kick the tires and light the fires, Sheena!"