Mechanical Maelstrom: Devastation

5th December 2009, 10:51

Chapter One ~ Mechanical Maelstrom City

Lewis gathered his team of 6 expert warriors outside of the Annihilation Stadium to speak with them one final time before they embarked upon their quest.
â‚¬Å“No one from here as ever entered the wilds of the robot world before, you understand?â‚¬Â Lewis asked them
They all nodded â‚¬Å“The danger doesnâ‚¬â„¢t frighten meâ‚¬Â said Jack
â‚¬Å“Yesâ‚¬Â agreed Mark â‚¬Å“I will do whatever it takes to retrieve the trophy!â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Then go on your questâ‚¬Â said Lewis â‚¬Å“I wish you the best of luck, and donâ‚¬â„¢t worry that your robots are on this quest while competing in Annihilation, the fanfic world is a strange one!â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Indeedâ‚¬Â agreed Joey â‚¬Å“Though I am quite bamboozled to how I am suddenly able to both transform into Nidhogg Cubed and yet drive him myself simultaneously...â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Yes yes whateverâ‚¬Â said Lewis â‚¬Å“Get after that thief, we donâ‚¬â„¢t have all day you know!â‚¬Â
And with that he vanished in a puff of smoke.
â‚¬Å“That was oddâ‚¬Â remarked Joey
â‚¬Å“Well you heard him!â‚¬Â barked Mark â‚¬Å“Weâ‚¬â„¢ve got a thief to catch, letâ‚¬â„¢s get going!â‚¬Â
And so our heroes turned their backs on the Annihilation Stadium and walked down the crowded streets of Mechanical Maelstrom city, encountering on their way Martijn Benschop in the form of Sheer Heart Attack 2, showing off for his many fans. This city was familiar to them, and they knew that no harm would come to them while they stayed here, but it was clear the thief had left the city as the trail of petrol left by the thief led them through the city slums, where robots like Sumpthing and A-Kill lived and through the city gates, into the wilds of Mechanical Maelstrom country. However, the guards at the city gates were not too keen to let them pass.
The gates were tall and wide, made out of tough tungsten carbide bars that would prevent them making it through, and either side of the gates stood Jason Dante Bardis and Mark Joerger on one side, Mike Flanagan and Mike Regan on the other.
â‚¬Å“Excuse me gentlemenâ‚¬Â said Jordan â‚¬Å“Would you be kind enough to open the gates for us?â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“We cannotâ‚¬Â said Mark Joerger â‚¬Å“The wilds of the forest beyond these gates are terrifying and awfully dangerous; you donâ‚¬â„¢t stand a hope of survivingâ‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Well the thief we are following travelled through hereâ‚¬Â said Tracy quietly â‚¬Å“You must have let him passâ‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“No thief passed through these gatesâ‚¬Â said Mike Flanagan, tooting a bicycle horn loudly and making Joe jump â‚¬Å“The guards who did the morning watch would have stopped anyoneâ‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Well explain the trail of oil!â‚¬Â said Kody
â‚¬Å“You are not in any position to make demandsâ‚¬Â said Jason Dante Bardis, normally a friendly guy â‚¬Å“You do not want us as your enemies, we are all from the ferocious country of Battlebot!â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Oh pleaseâ‚¬Â drawled Kody, rolling his eyes sarcastically â‚¬Å“Dr. Inferno Jr is a lightweight, you donâ‚¬â„¢t stand a chance against us!â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Oh yeah?â‚¬Â smirked Jason â‚¬Å“If you want to fight, bring it on, but I really suggest you donâ‚¬â„¢tâ‚¬Â

Encounter!
1) Jason Dante Bardis/Towering Inferno
2) Mark Joerger/Run Away
3) Mike Flanagan/Conquering Clown
4) Mike Regan/Brute

Do you fight these four guards, possibly making yourself known criminals if you do, or try to find another way out of the city?

**joey_picus** · 5th December 2009, 10:59

I show them my Subway card briefly and claim to be a Mechanical Maelstrom City Council petrol trail inspector, and demand in the name of the King to be allowed out?

...

I'm in favour of finding another way out, I don't want to run low on petrol before the real battles start :P

**daliad100** · 5th December 2009, 11:14

I say don't fight, chances are it will only make things more difficult later on (more people to fight.)

**corsair_lightning** · 5th December 2009, 13:11

And I don't believe you gentlemen have met my AK... *Points AK at 4 guards*

In all seriousness, try, since I'm an American, to get them to let us pass. If that doesn't work, then try to find another way out of the city. There has to be another way, although if it came to fighting, then we could easily beat them...

**kodster** · 5th December 2009, 14:53

I'll go with the general decision...meaning find another way

**shadowflare** · 5th December 2009, 15:04

Also in for the general finding of another way out.

6th December 2009, 13:26

Chapter Two ~ The Way Out
Our heroes looked at one another questioningly, unsure what to do. But nobody wanted to be fighting this early on, and who knew what the consequences might be if they were to fight their own protectors?
â‚¬Å“Fighting is pointless, we have enough enemies alreadyâ‚¬Â said Mark to the guards wisely â‚¬Å“Letâ‚¬â„¢s go guysâ‚¬Â
Jason Dante Bardis looked on as the heroes walked away, wondering if he had done the right thing. Mike Flanagan on the other hand had no qualms and merrily tooted his bicycle horn in farewell, much to the irritation of Mark Joerger.
â‚¬Å“Now what?â‚¬Â wondered Tracy aloud as the heroes walked away
â‚¬Å“Weâ‚¬â„¢ll have to find another way outâ‚¬Â said Joey thoughtfully â‚¬Å“Surely there must be some other way out of the city?â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“I know of a wayâ‚¬Â said Mark â‚¬Å“But you wonâ‚¬â„¢t like itâ‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Try usâ‚¬Â said Kody â‚¬Å“Iâ‚¬â„¢ve seen a lot of pretty bad solutions in my timeâ‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“The sewersâ‚¬Â said Mark â‚¬Å“We can get into the pipes and then make it back to the surface when we are on the other side of the wallâ‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“No way!â‚¬Â protested Joey â‚¬Å“Havenâ‚¬â„¢t you heard the stories about whatâ‚¬â„¢s down there? I heard there are terrible drainpipe machines with insane names, like Japanese Fighting Tortoise!â‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“Sounds frighteningâ‚¬Â agreed Jordan
â‚¬Å“But we have to retrieve the trophyâ‚¬Â Tracy reminded them â‚¬Å“If the sewers is the only way out, then thatâ‚¬â„¢s the way weâ‚¬â„¢ll have to go Iâ‚¬â„¢m afraidâ‚¬Â
â‚¬Å“I suppose youâ‚¬â„¢re rightâ‚¬Â said Jordan, with Joey nodding slowly in agreement â‚¬Å“Weâ‚¬â„¢ll have to move fast, weâ‚¬â„¢ve already wasted a fair amount of timeâ‚¬Â
And with no further ado Mark seized a nearby pothole and dragged it open, holding it up for everybody to jump down. Tracy and Kody courageously moved forwards first, jumping in and landing below before calling up to the others to let them know it was safe.
Jordan and Jack were next to take the plunge, and did so, before Joey reluctantly followed and Mark jumped in after him.
The sewer was dark and wet, nobody liked it, but Kody was clearly not too bothered and led the team down the pipe. However, as our heroes progressed further and further along they began to hear strange noises further down the tunnel.
â‚¬Å“What is that?â‚¬Â asked Jack
â‚¬Å“Hopefully we wonâ‚¬â„¢t find outâ‚¬Â replied Mark â‚¬Å“Letâ‚¬â„¢s keep movingâ‚¬Â
Jack glanced nervously behind him, but there was nothing there and he carried on with more confidence.
Eventually they began to reach the end of the pipe, but as they had feared something blocked their path.
â‚¬Å“Who goes there?â‚¬Â called Kody to the strange shape that lay before them
All they heard was the whirring of a disc, and an oddly shaped arm raised up into the air.
â‚¬Å“What is it?â‚¬Â whispered Tracy
â‚¬Å“Definitely a robotâ‚¬Â answered Kody quietly â‚¬Å“Iâ‚¬â„¢m just not sure what...â‚¬Â

Encounter!
1) ???

Do you attack this odd creature, or attempt to converse again?