Skyline (Roleplay Thread)

[Sora's Baby 729]

-Khan Kazuma-

 

Khan wasn't at all impressed with the silly reflections of himself and his new comrade, but was more miffed at the sound of an overly-cheery voice over loudspeaker, identifying itself as "Jevir", which he had to guess was a Clown or merely the organizer of this funhouse "event".

"Jevir? Are you affiliated with the entity known as Q?!" He shouted, but was then surprised to see their reflections emerge from the Mirrors as weird, freakish abominations which charged, screaming like bats out of hell.

"Well then...I'm not flattered by these pale imitations." He said, summoning his Hammer and batting one of the Reflections aside before shrouding himself in his Green Energy and Shoulder Charging another with a big Torso, causing it to fly back and crush several others to death. "That was pathetic!" He called to the Reflection, pointing at it mockingly before kicking away another.

He then turned to his companion. "What are you doing standing around? Fight!" He called out, killing another few Reflections.

(I'm a house bender.)

Shade looked at her odd clones. She closed her closed her eyes and a pillar started to push out of the floor under one of her clones. This clone was likely the most normal one with only slightly larger hands. The pillar quickly rose up under the clone. It pushed her up the the ceiling and crushed her clone. However now four of them were coming at her. She pushed up a wall from the floor to block her clones. "We need to get them all in one area!" She told Khan Kahn.

[MDSVeritas 299]

((The map on the first page is now updated!))

 

Shade/Khan

The warped phantoms continued to close in. Many were falling due to Shade and Khan's attacks, but not enough. They would need to make a move and now.

 

On the loudspeaker there was nothing but crazed laughter from Jevir...

 

D3

In a flash of light a figure appeared before the duo. A figure both were well familiar with.

 

The Doctor.

 

He was transparent as always, and he said nothing as he moved his hand in a quick motion. Suddenly the room, the district, this whole surrounding area evaporated.

 

And the duo found themselves in the district of Dawn...

 

...right next to team Firestorm.

 

Firestorm/D3

In a flash of light three figures immediately appeared before the group. It was Aro, Alysa, and standing in front of them; the Doctor.

 

"Hello everyone. I wanted to get you all together as some of your compatriots are making their way through the final trial in the City as we speak. We have some matters to discuss."

 

The Doctor paced somewhat back and forth between the two groups.

 

"I assume you all understand quite keenly where you are right now?"

[kingdomhearts45 469]

Yuki immidiatley faced attention on the Doctor, giving him the most serious expression he could make. He stood up, with his full attention on The Doctor. He spoke in a somewhat dark tone. "Yes...And I've been waiting to see you, Doctor..." Yuki walked right in front of The Doctor, looking up at him straight in the eyes. "I know that you are aware that I'm an S3...And Q had me thinking that I was actually real and had an actual life. But now I want to know...Why did you create me? Why!? There must be some reason! I wasn't part of any trail nor was I against the team! Out of all the S3s, I'm the most human in The City! So what was my purpose? What was I meant for? Why did you make me the way I am now? Why did Q make me I was real? WHY!?....In short....Why did you create me? I demand an answer NOW!" Yuki transformed into his Super Saiyan form, showing that he was very serious about this explanation. If you needed information about yourself, might as well ask the creator.

"......My patience is diminishing Doctor...."

[Nero Kunivas 3,046]

-Khan Kazuma-

 

"I don't think that's going to be enough, Shade!" He called out, smashing in the skulls of several other Reflections, but then looked around....Mirrors. Mirrors everywhere...and producing more of them.

His eyes widened before he made a rush for the mirrors and started shattering them one by one.

"Shade? Break the mirrors! Cut them off from their source!" He shouted to her, continuing to break more of the Mirrors with his Hammer and Life Energy Shoulder Charges, even a few kicks while still fending off the Reflections as best he can.

[Ultimus Grid 546]

Still on her back, Kristy tried to think of how to help Yuki.  But nothing was coming to her so far.  Then she saw Sora slowly coming towards herself and lay on her stomach.  Kristy just smiled a bit when that happened.  She moved her right hand and gently stroked it on Sora's head.  Then she placed it on Sora's shoulder out of an act of reassurance.    Now she heard someone else was around.  Sitting up while carefully placing Sora on her lap Kristy sees the Doctor with a couple of new faces.  She figured to listen what he had to say before going on with anything for the moment.

[Lady Aleister 1,677]

Asher looked back at the bunker for a second before sprinting north.

He just wanted to know what was going on. Why he was apart of this.

If this really was just all some big dream? If this was some kind of mental test?

Everything went from grey to color, but was it all really worth it?

 

(Short post cause I have no life and I'm coughing my lungs out)

[Scrapmaster 1,731]

-Firestorm + D3 -

 

Maxwell didn't care less, he quickly approached behind Yuki as he went super sayian, and gave him a death stare, that would send chills down the spine of anyone, who bared witness of it, "Calm.Down, getting angry won't resolve any of your problems, and besides, the newcomers will think badly of you if you do..." Maxwell said these simpled words as he turned to the Doctor, "We are at the end of the first act, our trials will only get harder from here...correct?" Maxwell asked with a calm and strict tone as he crossed his arms, knowing full well that no matter what emotion Yuki or anyone else had, it wouldn't matter, in the lest, it wouldn't stop what would come next.

 

He glanced at the newcomers, before turning his attention back to the Doctor, "Only a few trials remain, and when they are done, the next step will begin, anything else?" he asked again.

[Arya Stark 1,337]

"Hey!" Alysa started to yell at the Doctor, but then she was in a new place. She looked around, slightly alarmed at the presence of new people. "You don't just go around teleporting people places without telling them! I swear the second we get out of this damn City I'm gonna find you..." She trailed off as she glanced about the group of new people. "And who are these losers? Why does that glowing yellow moron have a tail?" She continued, sneering at the new group of people. She heard out Yuki. "Wait, the spiky haired weirdo is an S3? Why the hell haven't you guys killed him already?! And don't get soft with me either, he's an AI, it's not like he had a life to begin with." She asked in frustration, pulling out her fencing foil and pointing it first at Yuki, then waving it towards the others. They were equally at blame for him not being dead. The Fencer glared at the Doctor as well as the rest of Firestorm. "You'd all best start answering quickly. It's been about five minutes since I last killed something and I'm getting a little antsy."

[Saber Lily 1,543]

-Firestorm-

 

Sora blushed as Kristy sat up and placed her head in her lap. She relaxed and snuggled in, relaxing and happy now. She watched Yuki lose it for a bit, then the girl with the foil threatened him and yelled at them, glaring at everyone...then her comment.

 

Sora was tired. She wanted to stay right there with Kristy and just relax and have a moment of peace with the girl she loved so dearly...

But Yuki risked his existance for them. He healed her and saved her life. And...Sora sat up. She kissed Kristy's cheek.

"...don't be afraid."

 

Sora stood and then walked between Alysa and Yuki. Her fox ears were talk, her tail bushy. She then adopted a glare, one that was equal to even more terrifying than Arlysa's own.

"Yuki saved my life. He healed me. He kept me close to Kristy, who was the only one I felt safe with. He kept me closer to someone I love. He saved me. So put the sword away." Her fists clenched. "I'm tired of letting everyone help me without me returning it. I have a debt to these people, and I will pay it twofold. So lower your sword. I won't prose your safety."

 

Her feet slid and set. "Even the devil runs when good men go to war. "

Edited September 15, 2015 by Sabre Lily

[Ultimus Grid 546]

Firestorm

 

Seeing Yuki go Super Saiyan made Kristy kind of worried.  She understands him wanting answers and deserves them.  But that seemed a little overboard.  She gets a stern look on her face when Alysa said all those things.  Before she could do anything, Kristy felt the kiss on her cheek.  "S-sora?"she wondered, starting to blush herself.  Hearing Sora, Kristy stands up and walks to her side.  Looking at Alysa, she added:  "That's right.  Yuki healed Sora when I couldn't.  He saved her when things got rough.  Heck, some of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him.  It doesn't matter what he is, Yuki is our friend and we're proud of it!  If you want something to kill, kill the marauders that could be coming here any minute.  We don't need a pointless fight right now."

[kingdomhearts45 469]

-Firestorm-

 

Hearing Kristy and Sora sticking up for him even after his outburst of anger, Yuki went out of his SSJ form, calming down and then made a small smile. "You guys have done it once again...Thanks." He then faced the girl who seemed like she wanted him dead. "Allow me to introduce myself miss. I am Son Yuki, 14 year old Red Tailed Saiyan. I thought I had a real life, but I soon learned that I was an S3 after this recent Trial. I'm not an S3 that wishes to hinder. I help. I've been with this group ever since the start of this journey. And now, I want answers from the creator himself, The Doctor. I'm sorry if I alerted you." Yuki then faced the Doctor once again with a serious look.

"I want to know about my origins Doctor. I'll ask one more time and will be very clear. Why. Was I. CREATED?"

[Stardustblade358 806]

Nora couldn't help but to groan at the sight of the Doctor. He was both one of the villains and puppeteers of this whole thing. To think that maybe he would help them or say anything useful was unlikely, but they had to listen in regardless. "Well according to everything we have been told, this place is both real and unreal. It's a program, right? Yet it doesn't answer the question; if we die here, will we die for certain? Are our bodies in here or just our conscious? Heck. I don't even seem to really care yet...we aren't leaving this place until we finish the last trial. What will it be, doctor? Surely its not just defeating the things that are falling from the sky?" Nora went on to ask. She was tired. Exhausted. Yet there was still so much to do and she was sick of it all. As beautiful as it was to have whatever she painted come to life, the price wasn't worth it.

[Arya Stark 1,337]

"Don't tell me you guys have gone soft! You're telling me that you have developed feelings towards this... Piece of code! You're being ridiculous. Perhaps you haven't noticed, but these S3s have tried to kill us at every turn, put us in danger. And unless they are all exterminated, we are going to be stuck in this place! You've heard the rules, I'm sure. Without ending all of the S3s, this City has no chance of completely activating, and by relation, we're stuck in here. And if you don't care about living your life in here, then move out of the way, because I do!" Alysa argued, refusing to lower her weapon. These morons didn't understand the rules did they? S3s are an enemy, and whether they're willing to help or not does not change that status. And if they thought she'd resign herself to staying here because they thought that a program was the same as a human life, they were sorely mistaken. She looked to Yuki after he introduced himself. "Oh, I know your name now. Let's all sit down and have some coffee." She said sarcastically, before she began to scream at him again. "You act like I care! Your history doesn't matter. Your death will help me, and the rest of the world. So if you don't want to hinder, then lie down and let me stab you! I'll even make it quick and simply evaporate your entire being at once." She continued relentlessly. Her eyes glanced towards the Doctor. "You have ten seconds to tell me why I shouldn't murder the last S3 and activate the City."

[Scrapmaster 1,731]

"Strange the S3 we met in the rocket a whike ago was actually quite friendly, she accepted death...so not all of them seem hostile." Maxwell said stepping forward and standing between Alyssa and Yuki, with the Doctor beside them.

 

"If you want to pick a fight go right ahead, it won't matter in the slightest, for when the trials are finished the new S4s will come, activating the city with them..." Maxwell explained what Aezral told him earlier.

 

"Isn't that right? Doctor?" Maxwell turned his head to look ar him.

Edited September 15, 2015 by Scrapmaster

[kingdomhearts45 469]

Yuki completely ignored Alysa's comments and viewed it as ignorance. He had 100% attention on The Doctor. "Tell us the entire truth Doctor. About The City, Q, The S4s....About me. I never wanted to be an S3! I don't want to be an S3! I don't want to be stuck in a God Damn Digital Simulator! I want to live a life! I want to be real! I want to go to school! I want to travel the World! I want to experience life! I WANT TO BE HUMAN!!!....Tell us NOW. Or else...." Yuki's anger was showing its true colors...

[Sora's Baby 729]

Shade smirked. "Yeah,I'll deal with them don't worry!" She answered him. She looked around them at the mirrors. Khan Kahn was right the copies kept coming from them. She made a wall in front of each mirror and then made it mash into the other wall. "Okay,I dealt with the mirrors." She called to him. She looked to the wall and the area around. She used her power to shift the floor to wall to put the room back to normal. 

[Saber Lily 1,543]

-Firestorm-

 

Sora began shaking, and stepped forward.

"Lower the foil, before I make you." Her voice could crush cities, her determined eyes pierce even the heavens as drills. She raised her hand, fingers splayed.

"I'll give you one last chance. Leave my friends alone. Because I'm sick of every e protecting me. It's my turn to protect them, and I won't hold back anymore."

[kingdomhearts45 469]

"Don't tell me you guys have gone soft! You're telling me that you have developed feelings towards this... Piece of code! You're being ridiculous. Perhaps you haven't noticed, but these S3s have tried to kill us at every turn, put us in danger. And unless they are all exterminated, we are going to be stuck in this place! You've heard the rules, I'm sure. Without ending all of the S3s, this City has no chance of completely activating, and by relation, we're stuck in here. And if you don't care about living your life in here, then move out of the way, because I do!" Alysa argued, refusing to lower her weapon. These morons didn't understand the rules did they? S3s are an enemy, and whether they're willing to help or not does not change that status. And if they thought she'd resign herself to staying here because they thought that a program was the same as a human life, they were sorely mistaken. She looked to Yuki after he introduced himself. "Oh, I know your name now. Let's all sit down and have some coffee." She said sarcastically, before she began to scream at him again. "You act like I care! Your history doesn't matter. Your death will help me, and the rest of the world. So if you don't want to hinder, then lie down and let me stab you! I'll even make it quick and simply evaporate your entire being at once." She continued relentlessly. Her eyes glanced towards the Doctor. "You have ten seconds to tell me why I shouldn't murder the last S3 and activate the City."

 

"So that's how you think?" Yuki said, finally responding to Alysa. "You really think killing me is going to help you just because I'm an S3?...How wrong you are..." Yuki lifted his head, turned around and walked towards the Sword carrying woman. "I understand how you think that way after what you've been through. And I'll admit....I hate being part of my own kind. I have the same goal as you. Getting out. But different. I want to get everyone out of the City including you. I don't wish to fight you! I'm done fighting for the heck of it!" Yuki then took a deep breath, trying to control his hidden rage. "I want to help you. I can be useful. If you don't like that, tough luck! I'm the one S3 you're going to have to trust! I'm not like the others! I don't wish to kill you! I don't wish to hurt you! I don't want to be your ENEMY! Let me help you! My kind has set a bad reputation for me and I just HATE that! I want you to know that I just want to get you out of here! And if I have to die....Then let me do it to myself. I'll commit suicide if I need to! Hear me out: I'm. On. Your. Side." Yuki paused for a moment to again, gain control. "You only want to kill me because I'm an S3.....I didn't know I was an S3 up until this point.....Just let me help....I don't wish to fight you...." He repeated. Tears were then filling his eyes. "To be honest....I know you won't care to hear this little sad story but...I just wish I never existed...." Yuki sat down with one tear rolling down his left cheek. 

Edited September 15, 2015 by kingdomhearts45

[Arya Stark 1,337]

Alysa's eyes danced towards Sora, not giving an inch. "You think you can intimidate me? I've been through at least as much as you. In here and out of it. You don't scare me." She said. And for effect, raised her blade even higher. But then Yuki began preaching some more nonsense. She looked to the ape, and heard his little speech. "How funny, the program thinks he deserves some kind of respect. I'm not giving you any margin of error monkey boy. If you make one wrong move, then I will end your existence just the same as the rest of the enemies around here. And you better not go back on your word. Because I hate liars." She said in reply to his little passionate speech. "And stop pretending to have emotions. You aren't human. You aren't even a living thing. You were just made, fabricated, some programmer's wet dream." She added. It was disturbing to have something made of 1s and 0s act so depressed. And the fact that he was able to do so... made her trust him even less. She pointed her blade towards the Doctor. "Now then, back to the main thing at hand. What's up doc?"

[Nero Kunivas 3,046]

-Khan Kazuma-

 

Impressed that she had dealt with many of the mirrors swiftly, Khan removed the remaining Mirrors via blunt force and finished off the remaining Reflections, then stopped....and decided to look around. "All right! The gig is up. We've dealt with your pathetic little minions, so why don't you stop acting cowardly and come out to face us!" He shouted with an authoritative, yet calm tone as he looked around inside this....circus. At least, he hoped it was a Circus and not some resting monster and this was the mouth or something absurd. He stomped his foot; the ground was flat and hard like the concrete outside, it couldn't be anything else and there were mirror shards everywhere, a monster would feel that and react, so this was a Circus with a madman in charge, no doubt. 

[kingdomhearts45 469]

Alysa's eyes danced towards Sora, not giving an inch. "You think you can intimidate me? I've been through at least as much as you. In here and out of it. You don't scare me." She said. And for effect, raised her blade even higher. But then Yuki began preaching some more nonsense. She looked to the ape, and heard his little speech. "How funny, the program thinks he deserves some kind of respect. I'm not giving you any margin of error monkey boy. If you make one wrong move, then I will end your existence just the same as the rest of the enemies around here. And you better not go back on your word. Because I hate liars." She said in reply to his little passionate speech. "And stop pretending to have emotions. You aren't human. You aren't even a living thing. You were just made, fabricated, some programmer's wet dream." She added. It was disturbing to have something made of 1s and 0s act so depressed. And the fact that he was able to do so... made her trust him even less. She pointed her blade towards the Doctor. "Now then, back to the main thing at hand. What's up doc?"

 

 

 

Just go with it, Yuki. She has her own opinion. Yuki thought to himself. He got up and wiped off the tear mark. "I cross my heart and hope to die that I will never tell a lie." He said. "And I already know I'm just made of codes and numbers. Thanks for reminding me..." It would be obvious that this alliance would start with a very, very, very sharp and jaggy start. 

[MDSVeritas 299]

Shade/Khan

"Ouhohoho!" The jovial voice laughed over the loudspeaker. "So clever, so quick! You're all such an interesting pair! I guess you could say..."

 

In a moment the floor underneath both Shade and Khan opened up and they fell into deep holes in the floor.

 

"That you're both well grounded, hahahahaha!"

 

It felt like it was full minutes that both were submerged in complete darkness.

 

Then like an explosion both shot out of a darkened tunnel into a room blazing with multicolored lights spinning aimlessly around a small mound. At the top of the mound, sitting on a pure golden throne, was a young man dress in garish purples and golds, with a lengthy top-hat and gigantic shoes. In his hand he held a leash connected to a gigantic balloon-animal dog, which seemed to moving and barking and otherwise seemed to be entirely alive.

 

"Welcome, friends!" Jevir intoned in his familiar joyful voice. In a moment he let the leash go and the balloon animal dog leaped towards Shade, tackling her, and exposing vicious-looking claws glued to the surface of its body. 

 

Jevir pulled a multi-colored rifle on the side of the throne and aimed it at both his adversaries. 

 

"Now let's play!"

 

He opened fire.

[Sora's Baby 729]

Shade gasped. "Oh,N-nice puppy,you're a nice puppy." Her voice cracked at the need. She was pinned under the large balloon animal. It's claws dug into her arms and legs. Death via a dog made of balloons wasn't the girl's cup of tea. She need to think and fast. It also seem the fool was shooting and them. She needed to move and fast. She made four walls rip out from the floor. The space was just big enough to fit the dog and herself. Her made raced of what to do. She could keep herself out of danger from fire for a while at least. Her body laid flat on the floor was almost a good thing as she came up with an idea that just might work. 

[Nero Kunivas 3,046]

-Khan Kazuma-

 

"....you have got to be kidding me." He could only utter as a Balloon Dog attacked Shade, who then imprisoned them both in some kind of wall cage, while the insane "game-master", for lack of a better term other than "Lunatic with a Clown Gun", shot at them both wildly. Khan's first thought, since Shade was occupied, was to protect himself, which while he raised his arm, caused his Life Energy to surge and create a brief shield that stopped and reflected the bullets fired back at Jevir. "Huh...another familiar move." He noted as the shield faded, then looked at Jevir angrily and empowered his hammer with energy and hurled it straight for Jevir, it span rapidly as it hurtled towards him.

[MDSVeritas 299]

Firestorm/Asher

"Hey now." The Doctor stepped between the two groups. "Now's not the time for petty squabbling. Right now, if you're here, then you're able to help save the world. And we need all the help we can get."

 

As he spoke a figure turned the corner to face the group.

 

Asher.

 

The Doctor smiled. "Good. Asher's here now too. We're almost all together."

 

He turned to face the groups once more.

 

"I know you have so many questions. Why did I do what I did, why did I let things get out of hand, and what does your presence here mean for your lives. To be fully honest I don't know how Q got you in here, but you are very much risking your lives being here. I won't lie. Even still you must understand what we face, and why you must go and destroy Q to allow us to use The City for the good of the world, not to work towards its destruction."

 

The Doctor paced between the two groups. "I created the City as an ultimate solution to the world's problems. It is connected to all major channels and networks of the world. It is based in hardware with unparalleled processing power. It can tap into our media, our communication, even hospitals, houses, and schools. Fixing the world requires infrastructure that can immediately apply solutions to the necessary areas of the world immediately. Creating the S3s was meant to create those who could fill the City with the base code to function in both a creative and efficient manner, but they were imperfect, so this huge sprawling network or database has sat dormant as a shell for years. Until my greatest creation of all the S3s; Q, gained access to administrator capabilities of The City. She brought you here to complete most of the City, then betray you. She would have the S4s activate the City for her and use it as a staging ground to wage a war against all humanity. I used S3s as tools of progress, yes, but she thinks of her and her comrades as abused victims and blames all the world for their fate. She wishes to conquer the world and allow AIs like the S3 to rule above humans, if not exterminate every one. She neglected to mention that end goal I presume."

 

The Doctor raised a hand and suddenly the air seem to tear apart and a transparent rift appeared. At first very light, and then more substantial.

 

"Once your final companions activate the last trial I will send you all through this rift. Then you can enable the City to be activated by the S4s; the true perfect human AI. During the startup process, you will force Q into being and it will force her out of hiding. Then you must defeat her once and for all."

 

The Doctor sighed. "I know many of you see me as a villain. Perhaps I am. But I do what I do to save humanity. To give us a better life. I've made mistakes, but this is me trying to fix them. We have but one trial left to do. Now can you mend those bridges for one moment and please help me do this?"

 

Shade/Khan

The balloon dog continued to claw at Shade, and even when protected by the outside bullets she was still very much in danger.

 

Outside of those walls, Jevir dodged the hammer Khan three, but it struck the butt of his rifle, breaking it beyond repair.

 

"Why you... that's not funny." Jevir's smile turned to a grimace. "That's not funny at all!" He pulled out an unseen knife and dove towards Khan, viciously stabbing towards him.

 

"We'll see who has the last laugh!"

Edited September 20, 2015 by MDSVeritas