<thousands of Lard-Bots begin their movements through the skies and streets of Legion World. Initially held as a private reserve for the security office by Chief Lardy and later activated by Red Arrow, they now have one order: to find the Red Bee.>
<Yet, something is wrong with their programming. Either a malfunction stemming from their creation, a problem from their recent diagnostic changes or controlled by something more sinister, the Lard-Bots will not stand down.>
<As part of their orders, there is a curfew for the citizens of Legion World as to expedite the search for the terrorist, the Red Bee. Yet Legion World's populace is the type to ignore such curfews and disobey such things! The Lard-Bots respond as their cold logic dictates: they begin firing on the citizenry to get them back to their homes!!!>
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I knew this was a huge mistake! The risk was too great! It's Dark Stu all over again!
But while they may be an army... I'm a part of something much greater--the LMB!
<Cobalt begins crushing Lard-Bots in the sky with his magnetism, turning them into scrap iron and sending them below as weapons for the common citizens tonsedemd themselves.>
For Legion World!
Posted by SharkLad on :
SharkLad leaps into the fray
''Its frenzy time!''
SharkLad lets loose a barrage of projectile teeth, beheading scores of Lard-bots.
''Yipee ki yay, mother-sprockers!''
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<some Bots fortify their damages with scrap from other Bots>
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<Bot programming updates>
Rogue LMBers detected...resisting arrest...adaptive programming "Sentinel 101" initiating...compensating for LMB powers...magnetism defenses downloading...downloading more defenses...
[ March 07, 2011, 10:59 AM: Message edited by: Chief Lardy ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Sharky! Good to see you! They've been like stuffed animals against me so far, but if I know Lardy, anything he had a hand in will be able to adapt. So get ready for the next wave.
<crushes a half-dozen bots into a giant ball and uses it as mace.>
By the way, how's Lolita? I suspected she went to see you. She loves the bad boys!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Don't shoot us, guys--these three have independent programming from the others and can help. <turns to the Bots> Say hello, guys!
Jeepers! Er, hi.
By the sacred manboobs! Greetings!
Um, hello.
<beams at them> Aren't they great?
Now, who the sprock has unleashed the Lard-Bots?!?
[ May 09, 2011, 09:14 PM: Message edited by: Lard Lad ]
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf and Hot Chick land right behind them.
"That would be Litle Red Riding Hood. Dev is trying to talk her down right now. she's hold up and doesn't seem to want to come out. He doesn't want to hurt her, but he can't afford to waste too much more time."
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
What? Emily did this?!?! Oh...damn...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lardy! Your nervous system! The strain...this could kill you!
<Cobalt stops though, knowing he's wasting his breath. Lardy can't stand on the sidelines when innocents are in trouble. They'd all do the same.>
Try to be careful, pal. In the meantime, lets kick some ass!
<Cobalt ignores the three bots, initially finding their creation a bit disturbing, particularly Clive.>
A lil high and low? I'll hit 'em high...
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf looks around and spots Sharklad.
"Okay sweetie," he says to Hot Chick, "we're going that way, away from Sharky...the laast thing we need is fo the two of us to get carried away too close to each other."
With that, he and Hot Chick head off and wade into the Lard Bots full force.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<flies near Cobalt>
Keep it on the friggin' down-low, Des! You know damn well if you were me, you'd do the same thing. My health vs. the Security of Legion World? There's no ****in' contest!
<flies off and hits 'em high>
Posted by MLLASH on :
Thunder Girl! Get out there and see what all that racket is! Boy Zombie and I are trying to watch Space-Idol!!
Posted by Hot Chick on :
It's...very strange being being on this side of the fight. I remember being in these same streets, donning a wedding dress and leading the Church of the Eternal Void in mass killings.
{glances at Timber Wolf in the throes of battle}
Would I have stuck around this long in the midst of all this danger, which is doing me no good in taking down Wyandotte and the others...if not for him?
{inceinerates a Bot that was about to blast Timber Wolf from behind}
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
<Grins at Lardy's explosive mood; thats the Lardy LW needs right now.>
Shark Lad, how about a fastball special? The robots are beginning to counter my magnetism. They'll soon see that it's only the most obvious of my abilities.
I was hoping to get a glance at Hot Chick again; something about her gives me pause. But both Lardy and TWolf vouch for her now...
Hm, that smell of cookies and sex...Thunder Girl must be about to join us!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<Lardy's three Lieutenant Bots fight their "brothers" bravely and save a few LMBers from tight situations>
Posted by SharkLad on :
''One fastball coming up Cobie''
With a magnetic boost from Cobalt Kid, SharkLad barrels through the Lard-bots like a battering ram.
''Man, this is almost too easy... <sniff, sniff> is that Furb, I mean, Timber Wolf I smell? He better steer clear... there's no telling what could happen between the two of us once a frenzy starts...''
Posted by Hot Chick on :
Damn! Lard-Bots are becoming more resistant to my light attacks! Don't know if I can hold them back from me much longer! {brings up light shield which is weakening under the Bots' strengthening force beams}
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hot Chick, this is Cobie. My magnetism is also no longer working. There must be some sort of collective intelligence between them allowing them to adapt. This isn't going to stay easy.
<Cobalt his uses his magnetism to turn destroyed robots into a series of sprears which he magnetically holds around his back like a quiver.>
On Ggrrgg my spear skills won me the height of gladiatorial honor! Those skills may not be used as often anymore but my proficiency has not waned!
<Hurls spear through a Bot destroying it; with the added acceleration of his magnetism, it continues forth through several more Bots.>
When this over these Bots will be melted down and turned into a splendid statue to celebrate our victory!
[ March 07, 2011, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: Cobalt Kid ]
Posted by Hot Chick on :
{thinks about what Cobalt has said and what he's doing}
The key is to mix things up, use our powers in unexpected ways....
{focuses and changes the wavelength of her light}
{it gets thru Lard-Bot defenses and turns several in her path to scrap}
{thinks and looks over toward Cobie for a moment}You're a tremendous tactician, Cobalt Kid. If we can get out of this, and I can get you to help me take down the rest of the Dark Oval...we will be in good shape!
{varies her wavelengths again and takes out more}
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<above, Lardy tries unsuccessfully to get through to the Bots and override their programming>
It's no use! The code has been overridden. Why would Emily do this?!? I should never have built the friggin' things...this is all on me.
On the other hand, my Lieutenant Bots are performing magnificently...
<watches as the EDE, Hugh and Clive-Bots plow thru their fellows>
Posted by Question Lad on :
"Death to Captain Marv..." The robot glitched and then began to stop functioning. Question Kid had hacked into the Legionworld mainframe and shut down the electricity and telecommunications systems.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<Lard Lad sees what happens to the Bots>
<sighs> The redundancies...I had many built in...that might not work for very long...
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf looked around.
"I'm gonna keep on taking these sprockin things apart. No reason to wait to see if they come back."
Posted by SharkLad on :
SharkLad continues his assault on the Lard-bots.
'Man, can't believe I was sitting in my tank with Lolita just a couple of hours ago. This definitely wasn't how I expected my night to go..."
A chunk of a Lard-bot goes flying by SharkLad's head. He looks around and sees that in his fury Timber Wolf had sent the wreckage his way.
"Hey, watch it, ya mangy... I mean, um, nice one, T-Wolf!"
'Sprock! Playing nice ain't gonna be easy, especially when...'
"ARGHH!" SharkLad bellows as he shreds a trio of Lard-bots that had surrounded him while he was deep in thought.
"Cobie! Lardy! What's the plan?"
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<from above sees Sharklad fighting Bots>
Sharky's fighting some--they're not all down!
Their primary power system is down, but any second now....
<he suddenly hears an electronic hum all over the place and many artificial voices saying...>
Death to Captain Marvel!
....their internal backup batteries will kick in. Guys, those batteries can function autonomously for nearly a month!
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf laughs a little at Sharklad, "C'mon Sharky...get in on the fun. Ya ain't going soft on me are ya? I mean there's a place and time for eerything, and this here's the time for full out violence!"
He turns, winks at Hot Chick and wades back into the new wave of Lard-Bots.
Posted by SharkLad on :
"Why, you little..." SharkLad says smirking. "You want full violence?"
"INYUK CHUK!"
SharkLad grows to 50 feet tall.
"NOW WE GOT A PARTY!" he bellows stepping on a dozen Lard-bots.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<lands on a rooftop>
Ungh. Sh-shaking...not now...
<takes out a hypo>
Th-this oughtta help some....
<gives himself the full dose>
...g-gotta give it a few moments to kick in...
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<sees what Sharky's doing>
O-oh gods, no---you'll provoke them into "Lardzilla" mode...
<almost passes out>
Posted by Lolita on :
*Among the citizens of Legion World, Lolita emerges in her signature trenchcoat and nuclear powered phaser.*
The first romantic moment I've had in over a year and he runs off to battle this nonsense! Well, as much as I'm annoyed at him, I'm furious at these bots.
*Begins blasting.*
Wait 'til Brit finds out I went swimming in the tank...what got into me...?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<hundreds of Lard-Bots and the parts of destroyed ones suddenly converge into a 60-foot behemoth>
You are under arrest, malefactor! Failure to comply will result in your complete Tokyo-fication!
<it then lets out a monstrous scream eerily similar to that of a millenium-old reptilian nemesis of Japan and Sharky is heat by some sort of energy breath>
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<hypo kicking in>
Gods, why did I have to put in the Lardzilla mode programming...
<flies toward the beast>
...handsome devil though.
[ March 07, 2011, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: Chief Lardy ]
Posted by SharkLad on :
"WHOA! THAT REEKS! AND IT BURNS TOO! ARGHH!"
SharkLad rears back and gives the Lardzilla-bot a side kick, sending it sprawling backwards.
"ALL YOURS, LARDY!"
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<blasts it in its gigantic, adorable face>
YAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!
<it responds by lashing out at him with its...TAIL?!?!>
YAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!
<he's knocked into a building>
Ow. Right. The tail. Ohhh.
Posted by SharkLad on :
"WATCH OUT FOR THE TAIL, LARDY! OOF! TOO LATE..."
SharkLad spots Lolita.
'What's she doing here? She should have stayed back in my vault. At least she'd be safe there,' he thinks to himself.
"LOLITA! STAND DOWN! IT'S NOT SAFE HERE," SharkLad bellows, ducking the Lardzilla-bots tail. He lets loose a flurry of projectile teeth, striking the monster in the head and chest.
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf looks around at the giant Lardzilla robot. "Grife, I hope she still likes me after this..." he says under his breath as he runs towards it stripping off everything except a pair of running shorts. He climbs up the closest building and jumps. in midair he transforms into his full feral furball mode and tears into the robot the best he can...loosing himself in the violence.
Posted by Hot Chick on :
{regards the Lardzilla-Bot} Grife, it's hideous! I can't believe I ever...oh, nevermind...
{sees Timber Wolf transform} Hm. Kinda cute, actually! I wonder...oh, nevermind....
{assesses the Lardzilla-Bot} That tail...it's causing most of the damage. If we can sever it...
{concentrates blasts on the tail as the giant Bot bellows}
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<Lardy recovers and observes the Lardzilla-Bot's progress> It's heading for Dedman's Fusion Powersphere! And there's a flank of still-individual Bots marching toward it from the other direction! They must be going for a new power source!
<gets on Omnicom> We've got to stop them before they reach Dedman's Fusion Powersphere!! If they destroy it...
Sharky, hold the Lardzilla back in your giant form with everything you've got! The rest of you...destroy the ones marching from the other side!
[ March 07, 2011, 08:29 PM: Message edited by: Chief Lardy ]
Posted by Dev Em on :
"Reassemble after this you giant piece of..." He cuts himself off as he blasts the thing with his heat vision from behind.
"Let go for a second Sharklad!" He yalls as he continues to melt sections on the Lardzilla, then freezes them with his breath.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
The monster screams and retaliates by firing its fusion breath (or whatever that is) at Dev Posted by Dev Em on :
Dev flies a low path into the middle of a bunch of smaller Lard Bot using Lardzillas fusion breath to take out several of them, getting a little singed in the process.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
<Cobalt them take down Lardzilla, electing to cut off the other Bots>
I'll take these while you guys handle big ugly! Besides, the sexual tension was getting to be too much for me... Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<Lardy flies over to help Cobalt>
<smiles> Oh, Des...you're just jealous that I have a kinda-sorta statue now, and it's ambulatory, to boot!
<turns toward Bots> Good news with these is they're marching, not flying. The big looker over there salavaged those parts to keep it from falling over with hundreds of mini-thrusters. I'm thinking...maybe a giant moat for them to walk into?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Sounds like a plan!
<begins creating giant moat along the trajectory of it's path.
Good news is, maybe Fart Girl is somewhere in the crowd checking out your giant physique!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Yeah...it's package is anatomically proportional! <helps blast the moat> You know, about as big as the tail...
Man! I should never have made these (admittedly beautiful) things. What was I thinking?!?
Posted by Dev Em on :
Dev continues to blast at Lardzilla with his heat vision, weakening parts of it enough for Sharklad to rip off and toss into the moat.Dev makes pass after pass, first the Lardzillam, then the parts thrown in the moat, melting those beyind it's ability to repair.
"Hey Lardy," he yells, "I'm gonna save the face for last..."
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf has changed back to human and keeps ripping apart the smaller Lard Bots and tossing the parts up to Hot Chick to melt. Albiet wearing only a pair of jogging shorts.
Posted by Hot Chick on :
{doesn't seem to mind the jogging shorts}
Hubba-hubba!
Alright, Kalla concentrate on melting the pieces, so the Bots will have a rude surprise when they fall into the moat...
{suddenly, a stray Bot blast knocks her bikini top loose}
Oop!
{blasts the offending Bot to smithereens, though it goes out with a grin}
{catches the loose top and ties it back on}
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf starts grinning. "I was gonna offer to help ya with that babe!" He yells up as he rips another Lard Bot in half. "Maybe once we get these things taken care of."
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<at the moat>
Was that my gratuitous nudity sense tingling? Nah, I got no powers...
Looks like the Bots are starting to fall in. Good.
<glances over at Lardzilla>
That handsome thing's another story...what Dev's doing won't be enough, as it is programmed to use debris to fortify what it loses. And it's whipping up plenty of debris to use! It also takes the bulk of the Bots' smarts to form itself, so another moat won't work.
Everyone, attack the big one...the others are out of commission! Anyone got some ideas? To start with, I think we should try to sever the tail--it's causing the most damage!
Posted by Dev Em on :
Dev flies over to Hot Chick, "hit the tail from this side at the base, and I'll hit it from the other side, maybe between the two of us and Cobie was can get the tail seperated.
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf starts ripping the multitude of thruster off on one side of the giant robot, trying to make it lopsided enough to have one of the heavier hitters knock it over.
Posted by Hot Chick on :
Yes, if we sever the tail, it will only have its thrusters left to help maintain its balance. Once it's severed, it'll need to be thrown into the moat before it can reattach to the main body. Then, we should have some time before it can build an entirely new tail...
{looks down its path} It's getting much closer to the Powersphere, though. We need Sharklad to keep stalling it!
{blasts at the tail's base}
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
The monster swats at Timber Wolf and fires its fusion breath at the others. Posted by Hot Chick on :
{she is hit full-on by the fusion breath and falls from the sky}
AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Distracted by Kalla's cries of pain, Timberwolf is knocked unconscious by the giant arm and is tossed into the side of a building.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Dev, although worried by his friends being hurt, takes an advantage and flies into the hole the have burnt into the things tail and rips the tail off of its body, tossing it into the maot of molten metal.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<catches Hot Chick before she hits the ground, perhaps against his better judgement>
Need a lift? I've gotcha.
<as she drifts into unconsciousness, her features shift>
Oh, man! I can't let everyone see Kalla Hrykos outta nowhere...
<looks around, lays her safely inside the same building where Timber Wolf landed, coincedentally>
Looks abandoned and still structurally sound. You should be safe here 'til you wake up...
<flies back into battle>
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf is actually jarred awake by the pain of his arm breaking when he hits the ground.
"Oh man..." he says as he sees Lardy fly away.
He crawls over to where Lardy left her.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<finds Dev>
You're like me, an old 20C film buff, right? Ever seen The Empire Strikes Back? Remember the harpoon scene with the AT-AT?
[ March 07, 2011, 10:02 PM: Message edited by: Chief Lardy ]
Posted by Dev Em on :
"Got it. Lets go...you go one way, I'll go the other, adnwe should tie the legs up real good."
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Where are we gonna find some wire that long and that strong at this hour?
Posted by Dev Em on :
Construction site maybe...long strands of metal that can be melted just enough to be pliable...it might work."
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Yeah, let's get them! I think binding the legs would work better than trying to take out the knees because most of its thrusters are still intact! <looks around> There's a construction site!
<looks back> Hurry! Sharky's giving ground and Cobie just got knocked out! And my Lieutenant Bots are fighting valiantly but taking a severe beating!
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Timberwolf makes it to Kalla's side.
"Gotta get you out of here before anyone else sees you."
He stands up, and gently picks her up. He moves through the building to the other side and exits to the street.
"He pauses as a wave of pain flows through him. He looks at her, "Grife, you are beautiful."
He sees a hovercar, breaks into itm and sets her in gently. He then hotwires it to get to the Bunker to engage lockdown protocols for their protection and privacy. "Thank the gods some things are still easy," he says as he pulls away.
Posted by Hot Chick on :
{wakes but is still woozy} Beautiful? I...I was afraid the real me wouldn't live up to the illusion...
Posted by Dev Em on :
Dev flies off to the construction site and returns with more than enough metal strands. he starts softening them with his heat vision.
"I hope this works," he says as he binds several of the together.
"Once we get them in place back off quick so I can freezze them. Then get ready to push."
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
quote:Originally posted by Hot Chick: {wakes but is still woozy} Beautiful? I...I was afraid the real me wouldn't live up to the illusion...
"More than lives up to it..." he says as they pull up clse to wehre the Bunker is.
He moves around the car, and picks her up again trying not make her too aware of his broken arm.
"We'll be safe here. I can lock it down so nobody can get in."
[ March 07, 2011, 10:19 PM: Message edited by: Timber Wolf ]
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev Em: "Once we get them in place back off quick so I can freezze them. Then get ready to push."
I'm ready when you are, Dev. <does his best to hide the pain his condition is causing him>
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
OOC - Doh.
Posted by Dev Em on :
They start the process, and as they are wrapping the beast up, Dev looks at Lardy..."your heart rate's elevated, your nerves are glowing white hot and your face is showing the pain. Let's get this thing done, so you can go back to Medicus 2."
He smiles a smile of understanding at his friend. "I may not be Cobie, but I know you well enough, and respect you for what you're doing...now stand back." Dev uses his breath to harden the metal.
Now let's get this thing into the heat a little at a time...so we can melt this Sprockin thing once and for all."
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<Dev, Lardy, Sharklad and the 3 Lieutenant Bots all help drag it into the molten pit, piece by piece>
<the head is last to go, and it lets out a final...>
RAAAARRRRRGGGGGG--*
<...as it loses its battle>
And that's that... <checks Omnicom> ...except for about a dozen or so strays being reported flying around. EDE, Hugh, Clive--go ahead and---*
<collapses>
Posted by Dev Em on :
"Lardy!"
Dev looks around frantically and finds a makeshift stretcher...big enough to carry Cobie and Lardy. He loads his friends on it and leaves Sharklad to take care of the last few Lard Bot, and after finding no trace of hot Chick and Timberwolf.
"Hope he;s already there," he says as he flies them to Medicus 2 .
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
<wills his exo-armor to recede back into coin mode, so he can be tended to>
<mumbles> ...mmm...be...all...alright...jussa...jussa...scra--* <goes into convulsions>
Posted by SharkLad on :
SharkLad shrinks down to his normal size.
"What a sprockin' trip!"
With glee, he rips into the remaining Lard-bots.
"Not bad for a Tuesday morning."
Posted by Dev Em on :
Dev patrolled the city for hours cleaning up the random Lard Bot that was still somehow running. He searched high and low for his brother nad Hot Chick to no avail.
"Well, he's hopefully safe in the Bunker and just trying to rest," he say as he flies towards the Office of Security, "which is somethng I need to do soon as well...just a few more things to do at the office before I can though."
He heads to the office to keep his mind off his other problems.
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