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Post by Frozt on May 19, 2006 10:41:28 GMT -5
I meant story, sorry. >.>;
I wish I could sprite. D:
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Post by swimstud600 on May 22, 2006 17:10:38 GMT -5
I wish either of us could. I've been gathering sprites though and if I ever learn I should have everything I need for a comic right at my fingertips.
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Post by Nightmare on May 22, 2006 17:24:13 GMT -5
Wow, I just read the last chapter. The story is coming along well. Normally I can't sit and read something that long. XD
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Post by swimstud600 on May 22, 2006 17:55:15 GMT -5
Yeah! Another viewer. Have you read everything Nightmare or just the last chapter? And I figured I'd get more comments on the one where Xero cameoed but I think the length of there is scaring people off.
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Post by swimstud600 on May 27, 2006 22:52:58 GMT -5
OK I've got 1 way short chapter that sucks coming up and it leads into what will probably be the end of this saga.
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Post by Captain SpExtacular on May 28, 2006 12:27:34 GMT -5
Indeed...Its is coming along.
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Post by Goku Goku Gadget Saiyan on May 28, 2006 12:31:14 GMT -5
Indeed...Its is coming along. Anoher one!!! NEVAH SAY INDEED IN FRONT OF ME!!!
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Post by swimstud600 on May 28, 2006 13:10:30 GMT -5
I'm not sure I should even put up the short chapter. Its just something I threw togather at school one day but it has stuff that leads into the final chapter. Its going to look really bad, especially compared to the last thing I wrote. Maybe I'll revise it first, make it a little more exciting.
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Post by swimstud600 on May 31, 2006 16:28:27 GMT -5
(Ok here is quite possibly the shortest chapter I've done, and one of the worst. It looks terrible compared to the previous chapter but it is necessary to set the stage for what is to come. The next chapter I post will likely be the longest and the end to this series. And I'll tell you now its good. You guys will have to let me know what you think when I post it, I know chapter 7 is the favorite so far but 9 will definately give it a challange. And now, here is 8.)
Back at Maverick Hunter HQ, Signas adressed the hunters: "After the last mission, we have uncovered a new strain of the maverick virus. The risk was so potentially dangerous we broke comm silence to inform you. And now for a full briefing, I'm turning this over to Lifesaver." At the mention of his name the reploid medical officer took the front. "This new virus as you have already seen, has the power to increase one's strength immensely. It is unknown however just how strong it makes reploids. The virus seems to be derived from 3 parts - 1 part Sigma virus, 1 part Nightmare virus, and one part unknown reploid blood. The reploid blood is unlike any we've ever seen before, it is identical to almost all our blood except it is much more compatible with different parts. We have dubbed this Variablood for short." As lifesavor finished Signas took over again: "Be warned, this virus is extremely dangerous and as far as we know the effects are extremely hazardous. Tundra Fox was almost destroyed by it after using its power to destroy Fuse... however this is not the time for that, we have more pressing matters. There is a hostage situation in Japan, where a large percentage of the world's economic and political powers are meeting to discuss the new reploid and robotic affairs codes. We must assure that these discussions are returned to normal as our fates as hunters may well depend on the outcomes. This mission will likely be indoors and covert. Make no sound, the mavericks are not to know you are there. Rescue any people you find and avoid casualties at all costs, you must hurry there now, prepare and leave asap." Jet returned to the Maverick Hunter HQ. He was very disturbed by Reaver's betrayal, still fresh in his mind. He thanked Tank again and went to hear Signas's briefing. Afterwards he was asked to stay. "Jet," began Signas, "There is someone who would like to speak with you." He motioned to a reploid standing in the back of the room. "Jet, this is Brek, he's the current head of Unit 6." The repliod known as Brek came forward. "As Signas said, my name is Brek. I've been watching you closely Jet and after you're training as a rookie is over, I'd like to invite you to join my unit." Jet was speechless. "I don't know what to say." Signas interrupted him, "You're still a rookie and cannot yet be assigned to a unit. Now its time for you to leave, the other rookie hunters are departing. Get preped and get moving. Remember, this is a stealth mission, we don't want any human casualties." Jet nodded. "Got it Signas," and turned to the door. "One more thing Jet," Brek began, motioning to 2 other hunters. "These are Galahad and Lancelot, members of the 6th Unit of Maverick Hunters. Since this is such an important mission, I'm sending them along to help." "Good to meet you Jet," said Lancelot. "We've heard a lot about you," Galahad added. Jet shook their hands and the 3 ran off for the teleporter.
Giga was the first hunter on scene. Almost immediatly he spotted a human hostage cowering behind a shielded maverick. "Oh no you don't!" yelled Giga and he activated his vine weapon ripping the maverick's shield and arm completely off. Rushing forward he finished the maverick with his sword. He gave the shield to the human and told him to get out of the area. "One down, who knows how many to go..."
Jet and his companions were transfered in front of a large building. "This must be where the hostages are being kept," began Galahad. "It must be," agreed Lancelot. "Why don't we all take separate floors, that sound efficient." "Lets do it," replied Jet, "You guys go through the main door, I'm going to fly to the roof and go through the top, we'll catch them from all sides." "Sounds good," said Lancelot as he pressed an elevator button. "We'll see you soon."
Jet flew up to the roof and found a mysterious looking reploid looking out over the edge. Jet approaches cautiously, unsure if this was a maverick. "My name is FlashZeroX," the reploid says suddenly as he turned to face Jet. "I've heard quite a bit about you Jet and I've watched you for quite some time now. I have nothing better to do so I decided to join you. Think of me as an aid or a sort of bodyguard." Jet stopped dead, he was completely dumbfounded by this unexpected request. The strange reploid continued, "I know this sounds forward but by the honor of my saber I will fight by your side and prove my worth!" "Umm ok... I guess you can hang around if you want..."
Jet and FlashZeroX crept silently into the building. Jet was a little worried about this strange reploid he didn't even know, especially in light of Reaver's betrayal. He knew this reploid could easily be a maverick but decided to take his chances, he might come in handy. They reached the bottom of the stairway to the roof and spotted a group of humans in a conference room, all with busters to their heads. Jet also spied an alarm button next to the staircase they had just come down. "Sit here and guard this button," Jet told him. "Don't let any mavericks sound the alarm, I'm going to free those humans."
Signas stood in the center of the command room, anyone who looked at him could tell he was furious. He turned to Alia who began typing away, trying to mask their signal to the maverick forces before he spoke to directly every active hunter. Finally she gave him the thumbs up and he spoke: "Everyone, it has come to my attention that the maverick forces are planning a massive revolt, our intelligence has indicated that a large maverick force is gathering in space, apparently the mavericks have been hiding on the moon and teleporting to earth through cloaked transmissions. We need every available hunter to return to base and prepare for the massive enemy wave, you will ambush them at 3 points to cut their numbers down before they reach our base. Once they do we will reconverge and concentrate our firepower at them. Extreme firepower is recommended, we will be stocking the newest and latest weapons in our armory. Hunters return to base as soon as you are able for full briefing. Signas out."
Jet and Flash proceeded to clear the remainder of the building systematicly. After Flash proved that he wasn't a maverick by not hitting the alarm, Jet began to trust him a bit more. They charged into each room guns blazing and quickly destroyed all the mavericks before any humans were harmed.
After moving down a few floors they met up with Lancelot and Galahad. The mission was successful, all the humans were safe. Jet was a little disturbed by the ease of the mission. Then the hunters heard Signas's broadcast. Jet looked at the others, "Well that explains why it was so easy. Sounds like we'd better get back to base." He turned to Flash, "We'll take you with us, command can decide what to do with you, they'll probably just let you enlist as another rookie." And they warped out.
END OF CHAPTER 8
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Post by swimstud600 on May 31, 2006 20:17:37 GMT -5
The next one is really good, I don't think I'm going to put it up until the carnival...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2006 15:10:57 GMT -5
dude, wow. These are teh awesome, i have yet to read the second part on the first page (yeah yeah, i wanted to go ahead and get ot more greatness) but all this is awesome man. i cant wait until you put up the next one.
@trm: Indeed, this is good. XD
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Post by swimstud600 on Jun 4, 2006 15:12:54 GMT -5
You should really do yourself a favor and read all of it. There are so many important things in the early chapters that don't seem important at the time
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2006 15:25:58 GMT -5
oh. okay hold on and ill read parts i left out ( like the second parts and such )
AKA i mean the middle
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Post by swimstud600 on Jun 4, 2006 15:39:05 GMT -5
I really like the part where Reaver is in the armory talking to a random hunter about some "base" that got destroyed. It just forshadows Reaver a lot.
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Post by swimstud600 on Jun 11, 2006 23:05:54 GMT -5
Ok, I know I said earlier that this would be the last chapter of this saga. Its not. I'm not out of material yet for this saga and it will run until I need to create a new plot. But I can still take this farther and that is what I'm going to do. And now here is the product of a month's hard work: Chapter 9.
"A ROOKIE? ME A ROOKIE? No one at that place better call me a rookie or else they are gunna die," thought Flash. Once there he bumps into X and without realizing who he was, tells him to watch where he was going and then asks where the person in charge was. X silently forgives the rookie's attitude and points to Signas who was conversing with Zero. "I wouldn't bother Signas right now though, he's just about to tell off Zero for destroying another hover bike on our last mission. That and the huge maverick army approaching HQ has really gotten him angry. You guys better be careful around him right now otherwise he might go maverick on you," X chuckled and shot a glance over to Signas and Zero. No sooner did he say this then Signas exploded and the room when quiet. "YOU DID WHAT?? NOT ANOTHER ONE ZERO, CAN'T YOU RETURN ONE BIKE IN ONE PIECE?! Zero muttered something under his breath. "I don't care!" Signas went on, "this one's comming out of your salary, seriously, jumping a bridge while riding the bike like a skateboard at top speed fighting 5 mavericks? You're lucky not to have been killed!" Signas suddenly realised that the whole room was listening in. "YOU GUYS GET BACK TO WORK!!" he yelled, and turning to the hunters, "and you guys get out there and defend the base!"
Jet left Flash with X, trusting that he would take care of him. He headed to the armory and grabed his new subtanks. He didn't want a new weapon as he was satisfied with his 2 sabers but he decided to switch the power core to something more powerful. Then he waited for Signas to explain the problem in more depth.
Signas stood at the front of the room as the hunters filed in. X stood nervously by Signas' left side, Zero on the right and a few of the other top level commanders behind them. As they settled in, Signas began his speach: "Hunters, as you can see on the map the maverick forces have mobilised. We need 3 teams to cut them down and reconverge at the main base to concentrate our firepower. The first cut off point is the city bridge, if you can force some to divert off or stop them from crossing it will give us more time. The second cut off point is the factory district just to the south east of the bridge, intelligence says that they'll be headed there to pick up more weapons and some robot rides. Distrupt them and we won't have to worry about as much heavy artillery. The third cut off point is just before the base, it's an old sewerage processing plant that's no longer in use. The water is shut off, so they're going to use it to enter the sewers and attack HQ from below. Find a way to cut some of them off so we'll have less to deal with. Hunters, HQ depends on this and so do the lives of countless civilians. We cannot afford to fail." As Signas finished he turned to X and Zero and whispered to them, "X, Zero, hurry to their base, they'd never expect you to show up there. At this point they'd be most vulnerable, Axl will meet you there for backup. Do some scouting and take out any mavericks you encounter. If you find their leader try and take him out as well." With that, X and Zero warped away. Signas eyed the new hunter Flash. He walked over and asked for identification. After recieving satisfactory answers he said: "All is in order, we are deperately in need of hunters at this point. We need you on field work asap, you'll be instated as a regular hunter like the rest. You will of course have to complete rookie training but Zero will guide you through that later. As for now get going on the mission with everyone else, I'm sure Jet will escort you around for now." "Yes sir," replied Jet.
"Alright, it sounds like we are to do as much as we can at each point and once it gets overrun, warp to the next and do what we can there," Jet said speaking to some of the newer rookies. Even though he was still only a rookie himself, he was much more battle hardened and the newer rookies looked up to him. He motioned to the troops and filed over to the teleporter which was ready to take them to the bridge. Once there he set to work directing the erection of a barricade near the center of the bridge. As a final precaution he ordered a bomb be placed. The hunters could fall back and detonate it if they were in danger of losing the bridge.
The mavericks began advancing across the bridge and the hunters hurried to their positions. Jet scrambled behind the barricade and held his cannon over the top to blast the mavericks back. All of a sudden one of the mavericks threw a grenade over the barricade. Jet barely had time to kick it away. The mavericks were taking heavy casualties but there were far too many of them and they kept advancing. Jet took to the sky and rained Inundation down on them, washing them into the river below. Suddenly an energy blast hit Jet and he saw that he wasn't alone in the sky. The mavericks had brought flying warships to transport mavericks across the river. And they were not defenseless, circling around them were aerial mavericks. Jet hoped the hunters on the ground could hold the mavericks...
Reaver stood on one of the warships looking down upon Jet. Flare stood behind him. "You're not going to attack?" Flare asked. "Bah, he's not my target, I only care for a certain individual..." "And who might that be?" "Signas..." Flare stood speecheless... "He should be the one who issued the order to destroy our makers..." Reaver continued. "You ARE kidding, right? You can't possibly oppose such a high ranking hunter..." "Even so, I can't let this one slide by... HE WILL PAY!" Activating his scythe, he began running to the front of the ship. "But I fear I have to shred through many hunters before I can get to him..." he thought as he jumped off. Flare was left behind with a concerned look on his face...
Jet began dodging fire from the airborne mavericks when they exploded suddenly. He saw Flash's gun raised and although he was angry for being protected, he was thankful for the help. Then he wondered how the ground defenses were doing. He dove down, taking out an airborne maverick along the way and was plesently surprised to see Sub and a few other mercenaries had come to aid the hunters. The mavericks were still advancing but with the new troops the hunters were holding the line. Jet soared back up to the clouds and crossed swords with more aerial mavericks. After blowing through them Jet turns his cannon on a the warships. He blows up 3 but the sky fills with them and he cannot prevent all of them from reaching the other side of the river...
Ignoring the warships, Jet lands on the bridge. Things weren't doing as well on the ground as before. With the support of the aerial mavericks, some were starting to break through the hunter's baricade. Their numbers seemed limitless. Even with the extra manpower the merc's provided it wasn't enough. Jet fired his arm cannon in desperation. He would have no choice but to order a retreat soon...
Reaver soared through the sky. As he came close to the ground he activated his burn thrusters downward, slowing him down and scorching an unlucky hunter who stood underneath him. The hunters on the other side immedeatly attacked Reaver. He activated his scythe and started reaping through the hunters. In search for his goal... Seeing the fighting on the other side, Flash leaves the bridge and runs back to help. He charges at Reaver who quickly teleported behind Flash blasting him away with a telekenesis. When Flash looked up, Reaver had disappeared...
Jet turned and caught a glimpse of what looked like Reaver fighting with Flash. He blasted Flash back and took off. BOOM! The defensive baricade was breached in a loud explosion. Cursing himself for getting distracted, Jet ordered the hunters to fall back to the factory. He then triggered the bomb destroying the bridge. Many mavericks were consumed in the blast, many others fell from the crumbling bridge into the river below. Jet quickly dashed to the other side. The warships were still flying overhead, many mavericks were still being transported to the other end of the city. After a quick conference with Sub it was agreed that the mercenaries would fight a guerilla war on the mavericks throughout the town and that the hunters should regroup and prepare a defense at the second target of the mavericks: the ride armor factory.
On the way to the factory Jet finds Flash's body and orders him taken back to MHHQ immediatly. Then he heads over to the factory and begins fortifying that area. Hours later he noticed Flash watching him out the med bay window and he called back to him that if he's healed he can come back out here, they could use an extra man. "If not," he continued, "I'm counting on you to handle things inside if they break through us and our sewer defenses and make it inside." With that, he continued fortifying the factory, he placed auto machine guns on the outside as well as a few mounted guns in the windows. He also ordered a few hunters into the sewers to build defenses there and to plant another bomb which would flood the sewers if the mavericks were to break through. Then he strolled inside the factory and came across a particualrly sweet looking ride armor and hopped in. "This ought to give the mavericks some trouble," he thought.
Jet marched out of the base with his new mech ride armor. Flash was cleared from the medbay and offered to run and grab Jet a buster upgrade which he accepted. Then he waited. And waited. After what seemed like forever he could see maverick forces marching up the street. Jet got an idea, a reckless and suicidal idea but it was an idea. Abandoning his position in front of the factory Jet marched his mech down a nearby alley and waited for the mavericks to get closer. He saw the first wave of mavericks run down the alley. The second. The third. And then just as the forth line of mavericks were running past Jet dashed out of the alley, the spiked fist of his ride armor completely annialating the mavericks. The maverick wave ahead of him turned around. They got a spiked fist to their face. Now Jet was surrounded but the hunters at the factory took advantage of the maverick confusion and hesitation and began mowing down mavericks on the turrets. Then more ride armors joined the fray and helped Jet beat down the mavericks. It was utter chaos... and yet... they were winning.
Large explosions lit up the sky. The heavily armed aircraft were in attacking positions and firing away shooting indiscrimintly. Some of the more unfortunate mavericks were blasted away, further reducing the maverick army. But the lumbering presence of the massive air ships more than made up for the casualties. A missile hit the sewer plant and destroyed it, the hunters watched in awe as their plan fell apart. They suddenly realized the mavericks never intended to go covertly, this was to be a massacre and the hunters had played directly into it. The armored transports flew in and deployed their maverick troops. The hunters struggled to keep up with the expanding maverick army.
Signas stood atop HQ and called out to the hunters via comm: "All active hunters on front lines, retreat to HQ." As he said this he pressed a button on his arm. Unknownst to him, Alia came up behind him. Signas shook his head, "For the good of the hunters I have to do this," he said as he pressed the button. Suddenly the sky started to light up, huge lightning bolts arced through the sky. Alia rushed to Signas. "Signas, what have you done?" A small tear made it's way down Signas' face. "I have doomed us Alia, it was the only way. I used the pulse matter -anti matter destroyer cannon mounted on the space platform Helios." Gasping at what she heard, Alia quickly raced down the steps back into hunter hq. Signas looked down at the devastation, then back to the lightning charged sky. The beam was set to impact soon.
Jet recieved the buster upgrade from Flash and although it was hard to drive 1 handed, it did help to punch and shoot the mavericks. Before long they were slaughtering the mavericks, one of the mercs named Lunchbox was even sniping out a nearby window. The hunters seemed unbeatable. Then out of the sky the warships came destroying everything in range of their guns. The factory and many of the hunters defending it were destroyed and Lunchbox's building disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Jet's ride armor flipped over falling on top of him. As it turned out, this saved his life. The guns pounded the armor mercelessly and it was ground to pieces. Then the dropships of mavericks came down delivering even more of the enemy. And Jet caught a glimpse of Signas on to of MHHQ. Suddenly lightning bolts flew. There was something unnatural about them... "What is happening?" he thought frantically.
Reaver dashed through the battling hunters and mavericks. He was about to rip another hunter apart when a lightning bolt struck his unfortunate foe, sending Reaver back-wards and slamming him into the ground. "Ow... what the?" Reaver looked around amazed. "Where on earth did that come from?" "Dear god! Did they lose their mind!?" the voice of Flare was heard behind him. "WHOA!? Where did you come from?" Reaver asked "No time for that! We have to get out of here! Someone has activated the destroyer cannon!" "The... what now?" "Reaver, be serious! EVERYONE will die! Friend and foe! They have activated a kamikaze attempt!" "What!? You're kidding me!" "I kid you not, everyone is in danger. Command already radioed to every maverick in the area, everyone who can escape is allowed to do so! Reaver, forget Signas and your silly thought of avenging our makers, just save it for another time." Reaver turned around, unsure of what to say. "But... we can't let them just die!" Reaver started. "Who?" "Jet, and all those other rookies..." "Never mind them, they already forgot about you anyway!" Reaver looked away and spotted Signas on top of the HQ. "THERE HE IS!" "Reaver, stop your idiotic idea of revenge! We have to leave now!" Not listening to Flare, he ripped a jet-pack of a corpse, and started it up. "And do me one favor, at least TRY to find the rookies for me and convince them to escape." With those words, Reaver flew off toward his goal. Flare stared after him in shock. "Fine then, just make sure you make it back alive..."
Flash noticed something in the sky. It was the black maverick that he had fought earlier! And he was flying towards Signas! He quickly climbed the side of HQ. As Reaver activated his scythe and stepped toward Signas, Flash jumped onto the roof. "Hold it right there! We've got a score to settle."
The remaining hunters began running for cover. In the middle of the chaos there was an energy charge. A ride armor laying in the middle of the street blew up in an enormous explosion. Jet stood there panting with a face so angry even the hunters were afraid. He took to the sky and fired a huge beam at a maverick warship. After the smoke cleared he saw transport ships of fleeing mavericks. He flew at one and destroyed it with his blades then whirled around and demolished another with the beam from his cannon. Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck him, he crashed into the ground in a smoldering crater.
As the storm raged on Jet clung to life. Then his chip began to work, auto repair kicked in and using the subtanks Jet took earlier, restored his energy. Jet's eyes fly open. He shot straight out of the crater, blew threw the sky and blasted every maverick on the ground that was in sight. Then his gaze turned to the MHHQ where Signas was still standing. With him were Flash and Reaver. Jet shot over and landed beside the group. "Reaver," he began "I don't know what you want but I'm going to let you walk away. I'm giving you the chance to leave now, I don't want to kill you... But you're not hurting anyone here. I'm assuming you've come for Signas. I'm afraid you can't have him, we need him to stop whatever weapon he set off." When Reaver made no immediate reply Jet turned to Signas. "What the hell is this?? You need to stop whatever you've caused immediatly!" "Wait, you caused all this?" Flash yelled at Signas. He moved out of the way to let Reaver pass. "I'll be inside HQ till this is over, Jet you can sort this out."
Jet looked between Reaver and Signas. Reaver's eyes burned hatred while Signas could only sob softly. Suddenly the cannon finished charging and with a resounding crash it let loose a massive beam onto the area. It hit the corner of maverick hunter HQ, vaporising Signas instantly. A blue flash of light fortold of X's arrival, and upon seeing the descending beam, he absorbed all the electricity and energy he could muster in the short time and leapt underneath it launching a counter blast. The 2 beams met, X appeared to be holding it off, allowing the others time to retreat. Even the maverick forces ran. X turned his head towards Jet and Reaver giving them a brave, sad smile. The cannon's power was much greater and longer lasting than X's. The beam slowly but surely wore him down, the strain upon X's face was intense. After a few seconds more X could no longer support his beam and disappeared in a flash of light. His scream and explosion could be heard for miles. Without X's power the beam crashed into the Earth, demolishing the hunter HQ and a large portion of the city. Many mavericks and seasoned hunters never made it out.
After the beam disappeared, Zero appeared across the street. "X, even now you protect everyone. I'm sorry friend. I'm sorry I couldn't be here sooner to help..." said Zero quietly as he knelt down and covered his head with his hands. The mavericks slowly returned and were poised to defeat the hunters.
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