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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 27, 2011 22:36:58 GMT -5
[Yes indeed she does. XD Nice thinking.]
"?!?!?!?!? ACK!!!!" Misty grunted loudly as the Flash Grenade went off. Since she had visible eyes in her mist form, she was predictably blinded by the flash. "That SONNOVA-!!!!!" She changed back into her humanoid form, and proceeded to rub her eyes.
When she heard Max, she squinted at the young man as he picked up a pokeball...
Wait... A pokeball?
She looked to see Wilhelm disappearing around the corner, a couple more red and white balls on his belt. "... H-HEY!!! That @$$hole has your pokemon!!"
Okay, yeah, Misty didn't really believe in owning her own pokemon to be clearly honest. She believed in bringing out her own physical power. She did think about getting one as a pet before, but that was a long time ago.
But getting a pokemon, and getting back some that were stolen was another matter entirely.
"After em'!!!"
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Gantz looked like he didn't recognize the voice over the phone...
But even more oddly, he was SURE he recognized that name somewhere... "Uh... Right." He pushed the speaker phone button, switching it on. "Okay, shoot."
Climber looked to the phone. "Who... Who is this?"
"Yeah, cause we're hurry here..." Came Metal, groaning.
Red looked to the phone herself, looking QUITE curious.
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Post by doctorzero on Aug 28, 2011 15:43:43 GMT -5
Max looked up at Misty's shout, seeing Wilhelm running out of sight. "Wha--COME BACK HERE, YOU SUNOVA--"
The two of them chased after him, Max opening the Pokeball as he went.
"To all those listening, I am Superior Jihl Nabaat of Crystal Room LMT. I am calling on the behalf of my employer to state the rules of the game."
"You call taking over a TV station and holding innocent people captive a GAME?!" Yana interrupted.
"I can assure you, Mr. Yana, that the current situation had nothing to do with us. However, it does change things significantly. I am now here to state the rules--assuming you have enough of an attention span to listen to them." Her voice sounded rather clipped.
Yana looked at the others. "...Okay, fine."
"Very well. Our associate, a man by the name of Wilhelm Strahl, is currently located within the building. On his person is a letter whose contents are yours to freely view, so long as you manage to collect it."
Yana blinked. "...So, we just have to steal a letter?"
"There IS a catch, however," said Jihl, her voice now sounding smug. "Around the building's perimeter, explosive charges have been set. At the end of this conversation, you will have thirty minutes to collect the letter and leave the building before they go off, destroying the entire building and killing all those inside."
Yana's blood went cold. "WHAT?!"
Princess spun around to look at the monitor. "WHO? AHA! THE (CENSORED) HAVE ARRIVED!" She grabbed the microphone situated on the control board.
"ATTENTION, *SSHOLES! ANYONE FOUND WITHIN THE FIRST FLOOR LOBBY WILL BE SHOT BY OUR VERY VISIBLE GUNS!"
Princess would have said more, but then Kaitlin tackled her whilst her back was turned.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 29, 2011 0:03:35 GMT -5
"WAIT, WHAT?!?!? YOU'RE CRAZY-!!!" Gantz looked like he was on the verge of a freaking heart-attack... No-one could blame him.
Rosaline looked even closer to a heart attack then Gantz. "Why would you set charges?!?!? There are innocent people inside this building!!!! You can't just destroy it!!!"
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Upstairs, Wilhelm was probably cursing his rotten luck...
Because Misty was right behind him, zooming after him. If he fired shots at her, her mist form made sure they phased right through her, and even if he was lucky enough to land a hit on her humanoid form, a quick transformation into mist later, and the bullet was out of Misty (Clattering to the floor) and the bullet hole completely healed.
Add that onto super strength as she tore through the hallway and you had one DEADLY combination.
"GET BACK HERE YOU F@CKER!!!!!!!!"
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Post by doctorzero on Aug 29, 2011 1:13:32 GMT -5
"Let me assure you..." Jihl seemed to struggle to find the right words, "madam, that the original plan was to vacate the premises to ensure minimal loss of life. However, due to the interference of Princess, it has become unavoidable for innocents to become involved. I suppose it would give you extra incentive to participate...If you wish, you may evacuate them yourselves. Yana is the only one obligated to participate in this game, after all, and there is no need for you to get involved."
Yana looked from the phone, to the group, then back. "Can't you put this off until af--"
"No. This is not a situation in which you can barter or persuade. You accept the challenge, or people die."
Yana glared at the phone. This whole situation was wearing down on his nerves. This is all because of me...no one should be involved in this!
"Fine. How long--"
"Thirty minutes. Mr. Strahl should be waiting for you in the studio. It matters little how you retrieve the letter on his person--use force, if you're so inclined. However, when the thirty minutes are up, the charges go off--and I should remind you that the charges are made with antimatter, meaning that anything within a three mile radius--or so I'm told--will be eradicated. They WILL be disarmed upon completing the challenge--my master Raleigh has expressed that he desires no loss of life, and will be very unhappy if you fail. He will also contact you personally upon completion.
Meanwhile, Princess slumped over the control panel, out like a light, and the door was left wide open.
"Son of a B*TCH!"
Wilhelm had run into a dead end. "Dammit dammit dammit--" He turned to see Misty making a beeline for him, and he raised his gun--though he didn't aim it at her. He was aiming at the light fixture.
As soon as the bullet hit it, it fell down, about ready to land on Misty--
"FOCUS BLAST!"
What looked like a ball of pure energy made contact with the fixture and shattered it into a thousand pieces.
"What the--"
Wilhelm aimed his gun at the offender--Max was standing there with his arms crossed, looking smug. Right in front of him was his Riolu, James, his paws glowing from the attack's aftereffect.
"You know," Max said conversationally, "I'm pretty sure that, because she was made of mist, it wouldn't hit her anyway. So you wasted a bullet there."
Wilhelm smirked. "Yeah, but you forget, kid--" He reloaded. "She's the one made of smoke. You aren't." He got ready to pull the trigger--
"Wilhelm! Where are you?!"
Raleigh's voice made them all jump. "Wh--hey, I'm in a middle of something here--"
"You're needed in the studio. Now."
"I said--"
"I KNOW what you said. Get moving!"
(This is Final Fantasy Dark Matter we're talking about here. Doesn't mean I know how it works.)
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 29, 2011 12:52:28 GMT -5
This author is by no means the unquestioned expert on such things, but Wilhelm's situation very fairly fitted the term 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place'... Though the only real difference was that said rock was a 'man straight from hell' and the hard place was a woman of which 'Hell had NO fury' by comparison. As he listened to Rayleigh over the phone, he was pretty sure Misty's expression, as she listened too, grew from downright pissed to just plain DEMONIC when she heard that familiar voice over the phone.
Snarling under her breath, she closed the distance between herself and the mercenary cracking her knuckles, looking ready to turn Wilhelm freaking inside out.
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Back with the group downstairs, they listened to Jihl's statement. Rosaline could more then tell the 'Madame' part was quite forced, causing her to narrow her eyes.
"This is sick lady, you hear me? This... IS... EFFING... SICK." Metal said this into the phone quite flatly.
.... Gantz finally groaned. "Alright fine. We understand." He looked among the group. "We'll play your game for now. We have enough people with us we could find this Wilhelm guy easily AND free the hostages."
Nodding in agreement, Red pulled out her buzzsaw blade, looking ready to throwdown.
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Post by doctorzero on Aug 29, 2011 19:12:29 GMT -5
"Well, I wish you the beast of luck," said Jihl, sounding completely insincere. "At the end of the conversation, you will have half an hour. Do not disappoint me."
Click!
Yana spoke first. "Who the heck does she think she is?!"
After the others responded, Yana said, "Okay, well, does anyone know where this studio is?"
Meanwhile!
Wilhelm did not like the look that Misty was giving him. Max looked as if to make a move to stop her, but one terrified look from James stopped him.
"Raleigh..."
"On it."
Almost instantaneously, the hallway was filled with incredibly loud music, causing Max and Misty to cover their ears in agony.
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!"
It stopped. Max blinked, then uncovered his ears. "What...was that?"
James tugged at Max's pant leg, getting his attention, then pointed at Wilhelm.
Well, where he USED to be.
"Where'd he go?!"
Kaitlin continuously cursed Princess's name as she ran down the hallway, wondering where the heck Max was.
I swear, we haven't been here five seconds and people are trying to kill us. Soon as we regroup and find him, we're leaving this rock, with or without the Raptor Sw--
Kaitlin ran straight into Wilhelm, who was running from the opposition direction. As she picked herself up, she glared at him and snarled, "Who the he--"
She stopped. On Wilhelm's belt were two Pokeballs.
Max's Pokeballs.
Kaitlin slowly stood up and stared Wilhelm in the face, cracking her knuckles. "You, pal, are in a LOT of trouble."
Wilhelm responded by whipping out his gun and pointing it at her. "I wouldn't jump to conclusions, kid."
Kaitlin stared at the gun for a second, then sighed. "Pal, I have fought off all kinds of crazy fighters, Heartless, robots, ninjas, gods, people CLAIMING to be gods, mad scientists, immortal immoral witches with a penchant for violence and a guy claiming to be an immortal omnipresent jerk who travels through realities. I'm positive that SOMETHING is going to happen that results in you either getting your butt kicked or escaping while I have those Pokeballs in my hand. I'm not being confident. It's just that it's happened SO MANY TIMES before. But in this case..." She kicked the gun out of his hands and punched him before he could react. "The long speech is distracting enough!"
"The challenge begins."
(Assuming that each post takes two minutes, let's see if we can finish this thread in fifteen posts! Should be more than enough time...)
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 30, 2011 23:58:15 GMT -5
Gantz knew the gang would have to act fast. In any given situation a half an hour was not a long enough time to do too much, so they needed to make the most out of what time they had.
"Okay guys listen up! We need to be quick!" The group turned to him. "First thing, we need to find the hostages in the building and clear them out on the double!" He quickly pointed to Metal. "Metal, you're the fastest here! Zoom around until you find the hostages. If their being guarded you'll need to take out the guards before they can see you, otherwise they might shoot."
Metal quickly nodded and gave him a thumbs up. "You got it!"
With that done, Soul Calibur's wielder looked among the group. "Climber, there's safety in numbers. Since you're pretty fast yourself, go with Metal and help out where you have to."
The mannequin quickly nodded. "I-I'll do what I can!"
With that done, he looked amongst the others. "The rest of you come with me! The studio's upstairs on the second floor. We'll take the stairs to get there."
Looking quite curious at this, Rosaline thoughtfully raised an index finger. "Why not use the elevator?"
"Princess may have very well set up guards at the elevators. There's also the fact that elevator cables may be able to fall for example." With that grim thought said, he gulped. "With that said, let's go! And hurry!!!"
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With Misty and Max, the two were looking around the third floor for the vanished Wilhelm with no luck. "GOD DAMMIT!!!!" Misty looked especially pissed herself, since she had come so close to punching one of Rayleigh's henchmen in the face and she had missed her chance. "WHERE IS HE?!?!?!?!"
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Post by doctorzero on Aug 31, 2011 0:29:13 GMT -5
Yana followed Gantz up the stairs, his thoughts racing a hundred MPH. I can't believe this is happening...soon as I find Raleigh, I'm gonna--
He was interrupted by Gantz opening the door on the second floor--where there were three guards playing poker.
Total silence reigned as the two groups looked at each other, then Yana said, "Uh, don't mind us, nothing to see--"
"GETTIM!"
Unfortunately for Kaitlin, Wilhelm han another flash grenade on his person. As soon as her vision was restored, she quickly saw that he was no where in sight.
"Oh, you HAVE to be kidding me..." she muttered. She looked down and saw that Wilhelm had apparently dropped one of the Pokeballs. Okay, that's two down... She picked it up and opened it without hesitation.
"MISTY!" Max looked annoyed. "I'm sorry, but will you PLEASE calm down?! You're giving James a headache!" James was clutching his head, feeling ill from the negative emotions rolling off of Misty in waves.
He waited for her to respond. Afterwards, he said calmly, "I'm pretty sure we'll find him if we keep looking. Princess's goons are probably all over the place anyway, so it's not like he can waltz out or anything." A thought struck him "Sorry, don't mean to change the subject, but...what are you doing here, anyway? We haven't heard from you since that...event." The way he said 'event' made it sound like he didn't want to be reminded of it.
Yana ducked as several bullets flew over him. He proceeded to run forward to elbow the offender in the face and kick another aside. "Haven't your mothers told you not to use guns?!" he shouted.
The remaining guard responded by aiming at him. Of course, he hadn't noticed the others yet.
Suffice it to say that while Yana didn't like to employ violence, the others did so with wild abandon.
Afterwards, the group ran down the hallway as the guards remained shoved in the nearby closet.
Wilhelm slumped into the chair in the studio, slightly winded. "I'm demanding a pay raise for this."
He reloaded his weapons, then checked his phone. "Raleigh."
"My master is currently busy. May I ask what you require?"
Dammit, it was that snooty b*tch. "How many are coming?"
"Four."
"Perfect."
"Twenty-eight minutes and counting."
(Fight scenes with incompetent mooks are hardly any fun. )
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 31, 2011 1:26:31 GMT -5
Misty roared in rage some more, but when Max spoke up against her hate, it was then that she took notice of James... Remembering that his kind of pokemon hated negative vibes, she managed to calm down a bit. "Whatever..."
It was right then that Max asked his question catching her attention...
....... "Look... A lot of things... Happened when we last saw each other." She lowered her head as she lowered herself back down to the ground and sighed. "T-... Toon Town's gone... It was destroyed by these... Dark Insects..." She noticed the look. "From what I understand, those things were handled some time ago, but... Toon Town was the last world they managed to destroy... And so far, we're not sure if anyone managed to survive it. Many of our friends from Toon Town are here, there's Gantz's pals from Ivalice and a few others..."
As she went on, she appeared to purposefully leave out anything regarding Otto, the person who, last Max checked, had been Misty's boyfriend and close confidante.
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In the final stages of the fight with the card playing mooks, it was Red who reacted to the final guy, slicing his gun neatly in half. Gantz knocked the guy out using Soul Calibur's sheathe, with Soul Calibur still inside it.
Once they were on their way, Gantz quickly looked around the various hallways, trying to remember where the studio was. He had been in it before when he was on a gameshow once, so where was it?!?
"Everyone!! Try all the doors now!!!"
Gantz rushed to a nearby door, with Rose taking another one, and Red a third. Gantz opened his door, and was greeted with what looked like an office room. Rose opened hers and found what looked like a sitting area for people to eat lunch.
When Red opened her door however, she was treated with the sight of more guards just beyond. They turned to look at her, she looked at them, buzz-saw blade in hand...
In a mass of blood and glory, those poor goons never had a freaking chance, against the demon of death and gore wearing a red hood.
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Back downstairs, Metal and the Climber continued looking through rooms at a breakneck pace, hoping to find the hostages as soon as possible. "Come on... Come on... Where are they?" Metal grumbled as he opened a door and was greeted by soldiers. They shot at him... But since he was made of tough armor it didn't really work, and they were showered by machine gun bullets soon after.
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Post by doctorzero on Aug 31, 2011 2:52:00 GMT -5
"How long do you think it'll take Miss Red to realize that the gentlemen she's carving up are really holograms?"
"Not sure. If you don't mind me asking, Mr. Raleigh, what happened to the men that were in the room beforehand?"
"Teleported them. They should be somewhere in Prague, drunk and wondering where they are, I should imagine. I can almost hear Princess curse my name from here."
Max and James sputtered in shock. "Whoa, whoa, what? What do you mean, Toon Town's destroyed?! When was this?! We were there last month with Lucas and it was perfectly fine!"
Yana opened his door and stopped, staring into the room. He looked behind him to see what the others were doing (they were checking the other doors), then silently entered the room and closed the door behind him. He turned to face the occupant.
"Are you that Strahl guy?"
Wilhelm threw the Pokeball into the air and caught it. "Got it in one. You Yana?"
Metal and Climber's predicament didn't last.
"ICE BEAM!"
Within moments half the opposing force were turned into blocks of ice. One of the men turned to see what caused this, only to receive a fist to the face.
Kaitlin stood over the unconscious guard, a Buizel standing victoriously on her shoulder. "So, guys, I'm not one for Pokemon battling, so line up, and let's see who I'll pulverize first!"
Three guards rushed her. One sweep kick, and they were knocked flat. Kaitlin sighed, gesturing toward Metal and Climber. "I swear, I don't get why these people forget they have guns."
"Yeah, I'm Yana."
Wilhelm snorted. "You're scrawnier than I thought you'd be. Didn't you have friends with you?"
"I didn't want them to get into any more trouble on my account. This is my problem, not theirs." Yana noticed the Pokeball that Wilhelm was now tossing up and down. "What is that?"
"Heck if I know. Got it from some dumb mook." He placed the ball on the table. "Okay, kid, this is how it works. I've got this letter, see?" He brandished it, then placed it in his pocket. "According to Raleigh, you take this from me, one way or another, and you win. No bombs, nothing. You go Scott free."
"I have a better idea," said Yana. "Why don't you just give me the letter? You're in the building, too, so if I lose, you--"
"I won't have any problem," Wilhelm interrupted.
"What the heck does that mean?!" Yana demanded. "I lose, building goes boom, and so will you!"
Wilhelm snorted. "Yeah, well, unlike you, kid, I have a backup plan. I'm just the one being payed for this, anyway." He stood up from the chair and walked forward. "No more excuses. No talking, just action, kid. You take it, or else." He brandished his shotgun and pointed it at Yana. "So let's get dangerous."
"Twenty-four minutes and counting."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 2, 2011 0:25:46 GMT -5
Metal and Climber looked especially surprised at what had just happened. Metal couldn't focus on it long since a couple more guards appeared, forcing him to gun them down...
But Climber's eyes lingered on Kaitlin, both the mud eye, and the marker eye taking her in with wide eyes...
He then said something Kaitlin had NOT been expecting.
"C-Clarice? Is that you?" ....... He smiled a little bit wider in realization. "Clarice!!"
Kaitlin couldn't take in the doll's seeming realization fast enough, cause the doll, his light weight allowing him to rocket over to her, ran over and pulled her into a hug, Climber being much taller then her. "Wow! It's so great to see you! What are you doing here?!"
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Back upstairs, Red had finally taken notice of how easily her sword was ripping through the soldiers... It was even more easily then usual.
She took notice of the fact that the soldiers were somewhat see-through, and started to feel particularly silly for the mix up. "RED!!!" Gantz ran in a few seconds later, looking for her before he spotted her in the room. "Red, what are you doing in here?!" Red had a shame-faced look on her face when she pointed to the holographic remains of the men she 'slaughtered'. "Holograms?" He shook his head at the meaning of it, since no traps appeared to trigger. "Come on Red, we've got to go." Red looked to the young man curiously. "Why? Because now Yana's gone missing!! We've gotta find him!"
Red looked REALLY scared at that and instantly followed Gantz out into the hallway.
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While all the random stuff went on downstairs, it was the EPITOME of quiet on the third floor.
Misty stared at Max as if he had just grown a second head.
.... She wanted to argue that a lot had apparently changed in that last month, but her sense of timing placed that visit sometime AFTER the attack had happened. "What?" She looked wide-eyed, mostly in confusion. "WHAT?!? LAST MONTH?!" She looked almost horrified. "How is that possible!?! It was WIPED OFF OF THE UNIVERSAL MAP months ago!! The destruction took away everything! Our lives, our jobs... It even took my boyfriend!!"
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Post by doctorzero on Sept 2, 2011 0:42:29 GMT -5
Of all the things Kaitlin expected, being glomped by some random guy was not one of them. "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" She gently pushed him away and gave him a look over. "Who are you supposed to be? And who's Clarice? And--" She quickly noticed Metal. "IS THAT METAL SONIC?!"
Waves of bad memories washed over her, memories she had no desire to relive. Of course, the Climber's response grabbed her attention again.
Yana ducked as the shot went over his head. He rolled out of the way, stood up, and ran towards Wilhelm.
Wilhelm pointed the shotgun at him again. "HAVE A LOAD OF THIS!"
"Ah, crud--" Yana ducked again. Rather than waste another shot, Wilhelm pulled out another flash grenade.
Yana blinked. "Wait, what does--"
BANG!!!
Max and James stared at Misty as she ranted, both completely flabbergasted. "Whoa, Misty, cal--"
Max immediately fell silent when she mentioned her boyfriend. James looked at him with fear; negative emotions were coming off of the boy. Max continued to stare at Misty, wide-eyed.
After a minute, he choked out, "Otto is...he's..." He suddenly grabbed her by the shoulders. "Misty, where is Otto?"
Yana covered his eyes in pain, staggering backward. "AAAGH!" That was chea--
A sharp blow was dealt to his stomach, knocking him backward. He struggled to get up, then gasped and rolled out of the way to avoid Wilhelm punching him in the face. He swiftly kicked at him, striking his knee and causing him to bend over in pain. Yana got up and punched Wilhelm in the side, staggering him as followed up with another kick.
Wilhelm rolled away from him and stood up, wincing. "Okay, lucky shot." Without warning, he ran towards Yana and actually vaulted over him, landing behind him.
Before he could turn around, Wilhelm drove his knee into Yana's back, knocking him into the desk. "AGH!" Yana attempted to get up, only for Strahl to pin him to the desk.
"Come on," Wilhelm scoffed, "Is this it? You're BORING me, kid!"
Yana attempted to futilely struggle out of his grip, then noticed the ball on the table. He feebly reached for it...
"Twenty two minutes and counting."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 2, 2011 1:02:34 GMT -5
As the three continued down the hall, Rosaline heard the Flash Grenade where Gantz and Red missed it. "What the?" She looked to Gantz. "Gantz... I think I heard something from this way, come on!"
Gantz quickly followed Rose, Red right behind them.
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Misty lowered her head. She WASN'T going to cry... She had cried enough a long time ago...
"Max... Ot... Otto's dead... He died in the Dark Insect Raid. He fought them off for as long as he could. He fought more ferociously then the rest of us... But it wasn't enough..." She sniffed tearfully, but no tears fell. "He's gone..."
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The Climber looked unendingly surprised at 'Clarice's' response. He looked at the girl a moment, trying to figure out what was wrong.
Then it hit him.
The girl did share a slight resemblence to Clarice, the tough disposition, the red hair looked somewhat brown, and the facial expression was similar. But otherwise, she was a different person.
"O-Oh!" He smiled in a shame-faced fashion. "I-I'm sorry miss! I thought you were someone else."
Metal appeared to finish shooting up the guards and turned to Kaitlin. "We thank you for the help. Clearing out those guards would've taken a while, if you hadn't shown up."
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Post by doctorzero on Sept 2, 2011 1:42:20 GMT -5
James was beginning to freak out. Max was just standing there, his face expressionless. He couldn't sense any emotion from him but shock.
Then Max spoke.
"Otto's...dead?" he whispered.
She only nodded. Max's eyes began to fill with tears as he sat down with his back against the wall.
"Oh, Arceus, no...but...but it doesn't make sense..." he stood up. "We saw him when we were there! He was perfectly fine! I--"
He blinked, then his expression changed to pure rage.
"Kavma," he snarled.
He snapped his fingers; James jumped up onto his shoulder. He turned to Misty, a strange look in his eyes. "Misty, this is very important, alright? I need you to cooperate with me for a minute." Misty had never heard him speak like this before; he was obviously extremely upset.
His eyes seemed to flash. "Have you seen or heard Jaron or Kavma anywhere?"
Kaitlin shrugged. "Eh, it's what I do. Sorry for the mixup, uh...whoever you are. The name's Kaitlin Roslyn." She pulled out a photograph and showed it to the two. "Have you seen either of these guys anywhere? The one in the hat and the other in the jacket?"
The photo consisted of Kaitlin, Max, and three other people in the photo. The first one was, surprisingly, Gantz himself, though he looked slightly younger than he did now. He was smiling at the camera, though he looked rather embarrased, probably due to the fact that one of the other two had his arm over his shoulder.
The second one looked like a twelve-year old boy with yellow hair in a cowlick. He was smiling at the camera as he held a stick; Kaitlin was ruffling his hair playfully.
The third person, who had his arm over Gantz's shoulder, immediately caught their attention. The person was roaring with laughter at the camera, clearly happy to be among friends.
The person, of course, was Yana.
Yana kicked Wilhelm off of him and grabbed the ball. The sound of a gun cocking made him turn, having him see Wilhelm lifting up the gun at him.
"Endgame, you--"
Yana did it without thinking; he threw the ball at Wilhelm, striking him in the face, making him stumble backward and shoot his gun, missing completely.
What Yana WASN'T expecting was the ball to open up and release what looked like pure, red light.
"Twenty Minutes and counting."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 2, 2011 12:50:37 GMT -5
Misty was indeed surprised at Max's sudden change in attitude, but after a moment, she frowned back. "That goon back there that had your pokeballs? That was one of Kavma's goons." She pounded her fist into her open hand. "Just wait'll I get my hands on that sonnova bit-"
Her Cell-phone suddenly went off. Somewhat curious, she reached into her pocket and pulled out said cellphone. Caller ID named the caller as Gantz. What did he want? A second later, she slid the phone open to answer it, and held it up to her ear. "Talk to me."
"Misty!! Good there you are! Sorry I didn't contact you sooner, I was a bit busy."
Misty momentarily turned to Max. "No worries Gantzy, I was a little busy myself. Why are you calling me?"
"We have a situation..."
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On the ground level, Climber and Metal took in the picture with widened eyes, Metal's eyepieces even making an emoticon (0_0) to further show his surprise.
A moment later, Climber was the one who spoke. "Metal... Isn't that?"
Metal nodded. "Yeah... It is Gantz... And that fellow there... That's Yana." That response probably confused Kaitlin a bit. "So Gantz DID know Yana from someplace previously! This photo is proof of it!" He looked to the Climber. "We should talk to Gantz once all of this is over. Apparently there's a few questions he needs to answer."
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On the second floor...
"WWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
"I can assure you Misty I'm not joking." Gantz said as he ran through the hall. "We need to find this guy working for Kavma and get this letter off his person, and FAST. Otherwise this building's gonna go up in smoke." He looked to his watch. "We're down to T-Minus 19 minutes, before this place blows, and we NEED to take advantage of it. Kavma won't blow this place to kingdom come if we get the letter."
"And you actually believe that?!?"
Choosing that time to speak up, Rosaline spoke. "We don't have much choice Misty. We only have the option of finding this guy 'Strahl' and hoping that this Kavma will keep his end of the agreement."
Red stayed close behind the two, keeping silent but absorbing every word said.
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