by Zev the Reveler Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:41 pm
[ Bebop II, Namah's Room: ]
*Having finished her meal, she's returned*
*She seems to be about to type, but soon closes her laptop and stretches*
*With a yawn, she strolls over to her low-lying bed and gets in to go to sleep*
*Yet as her eyes start to close, she murmurs under her breath*
Namah: Something gives me a bad feeling.
*However, she's quickly right asleep*
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[ Icy Planet Below, Decimated Ruins: ]
CM Namah & Zev: *Have left their ship*
*Gazing about at the crater and obliderated ruins around them, they're obviously bored*
*Yet CM Zev begins sniffing at the air, tossing his head back and forth like a dog*
CM Namah: What is it, Zev? Is there someone here besides our targets from earlier?
CM Zev: ...Heheh. *Suddenly turns much more threatening than normal* I smell...Insecurity...Fear...Curiosity...Someone's coming closer.
CM Namah: *Nods slowly* I see... *Falls silent* ...You're right. They're right over...There. *Turns her gaze over to the lip of the crater*
*A female figure stands there, staring down at the two with blank, melancholic red eyes*
*Her pink hair with red-tipped bangs and tiny wings are familiar - Only not to the Crimson Mirror inhabitants*
CM Zev: Heh...Oi. Girlie. What's your name? Don't be afraid. I won't bite. *Cackle* That's a lie - I've been waiting to bite someone to death. Hurry up and tell us your name.
CM Namah: ... *Seems a bit hesitant about this girl* ...Zev...Watch your back.
Mystery Girl: ... ... ... *In an incredibly soft voice* ...Ikaros...
CM Zev: Thanks. That'll make it sweeter to watch you die. *Hurls a vortex of crimson and black energy towards her*
Ikaros: ... *Makes no movements to dodge, even as the vortex explodes into a veritable hurricane of malignant energy around her*
CM Zev: Murun~fufufufufu...That took care of my travel boredom. Let's go.
CM Namah: Tsk tsk tsk, Zev. You need to pay closer attention.
CM Zev: Huh? *Turns to look back* ...What the...!?
*As the cyclone begins to fade, a huge, domed, glowing green barrier of conjoined hexagons can be seen protecting Ikaros*
CM Zev: Why does that seem so familiar...? *Scratches head dumbly*
CM Namah: You imbecile. That's the Aegis Array. She must be the Ikaros of this Universe...But...I can't get a bead on her reiyoku count.
CM Zev: Feh. Doesn't matter. *Crouches down* The Ikaros of our Universe never stood a chance against me. *Lunges*
Ikaros: ... *Abruptly becomes covered in a veil of light* Initiate [Combat Protocols]
*Her clothes are replaced by a hi-tech, formfitting white outfit, whilst she gains glowing, pale pink wings and halo*
CM Namah: *Flinch* Back down, Zev!! She's not the same as our Universe's Ikaros!!
CM Zev: C'mon~ I'm sure she can't - AAAAARRRGGGHHH!! *Goes flipping right over Ikaros's head, blood flowing freely from his broken nose*
Ikaros: ... *Quietly lowers her hand* ...Please leave. Idea doesn't want visitors.
CM Zev: RRRAAAAATCH!! *Lunges toward Ikaros from behind, jaws open wide and teeth ready to close on Ikaros's neck*
Ikaros: ... *Without a sound or even a blink of the eye, slams her elbow backwards into CM Zev's solar plexus*
CM Zev: UUUUUuuuuuuuurrrgh... *Tries to keep up the attack*
Ikaros: *Slams the back of her fist into his face* ... *Proceeds to wrap both arms around his neck and turns*
CM Zev: AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR - Bphh. *Has ended up with his face slammed down into the hoarfrost a good three or four inches*
Ikaros: *Draws right hand across her chest, surrounded in a glowing pink aura, before - *
CM Zev: RRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHPPPPPHHHHH...!! *Flails madly*
Ikaros: *Has delivered a savage hammerfist to Zev's left knee, so hard that it has bent inward to collide with his other knee*
CM Zev: *Finally extricates himself from the ice* Rrrrrggghhh...!! YOU-A MAKE-A ME SO MAD!! *Tries and fails to stand* Huh - ARRRGGGHHH!!
Ikaros: *Has stomped down straight into the approximate point of Zev's liver* ... *Proceeds to land a bearclaw on his face that sends him bouncing down the crater*
CM Zev: *Rises up weakly* OH, YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY FUNNY, HUH, B#TCH!!? LET'S SEE ALL OF YOU LAUGHING AT ME WHEN I OBLIDERATE YOU, YOU DIRTY C - AAAAARRRGGGHHH!! *Has been shocked with dark energy*
CM Namah: *Shakes spastically* Stop it...I...Will not stand...To see you hurt yourself like this. Now, just let me check on something... *Eyes abruptly light up with a pattern of glowing, iridescent hexagons* ...What...!?
*She looks around herself frantically, tail arching upwards in clear distress*
CM Namah: Zev...!! We're in some kind of field generated from below ground!! It's blocking our Spacial Interference!! How...Only the Second Magic should - Nevermind!! We have to get out of - AAAAAGGGHHH!! *Falls back*
Ikaros: ... *Has launched a wave of swift, omnidirectional energy missiles from her wings* ...Please leave. Fighting like this is...Making my reactor hurt. *Lays a hand on her chest absently* ...Please leave...Please leave...
CM Zev: ...Namah...Are you okay...!? *Body grows indistinct* I'll use my Pride Forme...We can still win this...!!
CM Namah: ... *Body still smoking* ...No. We have to use the emergency warp...And get far, far away from here.
CM Zev: Why!!? I want to kick her sorry @ss for hurting you!! I WANT TO I WANT TO I WANT TO!! *Seethes bestially*
CM Namah: ...Please, Zev...Even if we defeat her...We'd never stand a chance against our original targets if we get cornered in this field. I don't want to see you hurt anymore...
CM Zev: ...But...But... *Eyes tear in up frustration* ...I want to kill her for hurting you -
CM Namah: *Voice breaks* For once, listen to your big sister!! Please!!
CM Zev: ...!! *Falls silent* ...Alright. *Tries to hobble back to their ship*
CM Namah: *Wraps her arm around his shoulder and leaps up*
*She lands square into an opening atop the ship, which closes seamlessly and without any kind of hinged cover*
*In a few moments, the ship hovers into the air and begins to shimmer*
*Quick as lightning, it jets out of sight in a flash*
Ikaros: ... *Reverts to casual attire* ...
*She stares after blankly*
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[ Far Away, Inside The Ship: ]
CM Zev: *Rests on the floor of Namah's pod, clinging protectively to her legs*
CM Namah: ... *Has patched through a communication* ...I need to speak to the Empress. Now. *Eyes flicker with a horrible light*
*In no time, she's viewing a robed female sitting in a massive, bloodred throne*
Empress: Yes, Dear Namah? Have you and Dear Zev conquered many planets yet~? What about locating the Typhon Engine~?
CM Namah: You see...We encountered...An issue with the Typhon Engine.
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[ ???, Empress's Throne Room: ]
CM Namah: *On a huge screen* Aaand...It seems that some methods exist for negating our Spacial Interference besides the Second Magic.
Empress: So...How badly were you two injured before you slaughtered the opposing forces? No offense to your combat abilities intended, but I'm sure Zev sustained barely any damage, hm~?
CM Namah: The thing is...There was only one enemy...She survived unharmed...And...Well...She's badly hobbled Zev, and he can't walk. My deepest apologies. I will take any number of lashings for allowing Zev to be hurt.
Empress: ... ... ... *Airily* ...N...No...I know...You...You would never...Let Zev be...Hurt...Hurt on purpose...No...Hard feelings...Ahahahah... *Sways a bit in her throne*
CM Namah: *Gives a start* My Empress, are you alright!? Please, please be alright!! *Seems bizarrely worried compared to her normal self*
Empress: I'm...Fine... *Corner of eye twitches* ...One female of their Universe...I can understand if it was an unprecedented blocking of our Interference...
*Her fingers clench tightly on both arms of her bloodred crystal throne*
Empress: But still...Namah and Zev, the finest of my elite warriors...So easily defeated...And we don't even know what faction this girl belongs to...?
*Abruptly, her hands crush most of her throne's arms into splinters*
*While the arms begin to reform, a couple of glowing red dots can be seen glowing on her brow from within the cloak's hood*
Empress: ... *Abruptly looks distantly familiar to someone* ...
*She is only able to form a two-word sentence*
Empress: ...The f##k?
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OOS: I just might, just might expand this post.
Maybe?