The Testing Ground

[ryocker]

Ryo stared into the oddly shaped canister before him, typing something into it before it opened. "Ladies and Gentlemen of DC's current list of roleplayers- no matter how few you be," he said, watching some goon pull something out of canister. "I believe I have a character I want to use on the forum- but I'm afraid I lack a proper back-story for him.

"Because of this, I don't know if I'm even capable of using him in the forum proper. So I made this testing ground for him." Smiling, Ryo was teleported out of what seemed to be a large stadium- his latest creation sitting in the center. "So everyone- please join me in welcoming-"

He paused. "Um, does anyone have a suggestion for a name? Oh nevermind- here he is, in all his glory."

The "he" in question looked rather off. His hair sparkled in ten different colors, while each finger- inside of fingerless gloves- were several different colors themselves, with the only other clothes on him being a vest and shorts. He was human-like, but the similarities stopped there.

He looked up at the forum members present, standing on his feet and shaking. "...Hey there, peoples!" He beamed, waving.

"As you can see- he had some inspiration from old-style cartoons. He's just as random as he looks, trust me."

[DMis]

A blur of feathers falls past with it's keeper behind it. Dmis looked to the ground.
"Sorry about that Ryo," she apologized. "Mind me test running Aria? I'm sure she could use the time in action."

The feathered one gave a thumbs up to signal they were okay as they started to get up.

[ryocker]

"Well, of course," He answered her. "Just be careful- his powers might be a bit overwhelming."

"WHAT'S OVERWHELMING ABOUT HAVING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL FIRE?!" the rainbow colred being growled.

"Not just fire- Ice, plant, water, earth- those ten colored fingers are a hint to what you can do, man."

He blinked, staring at his fingers. "Lessee, from left thumb to right thumb... purple, silver, yellow, green, light blue, light green, blue, brown, red and- ...pale yellow?"

"Close enough," his creater shrugged.

[ParamountKeymaster]

"Hiiiiiiiiii new guy!!!" cheered an ever-enthused Patrick, flailing his hand in a ridiculous wave. Sitting on either side of him was Evan, who was smiling at the newcomer, and Toby, who was -as usual- slumped back in an awkward attempt to hide himself.

"Well, this oughta be interesting," Evan mused as he pulled the Paramount Key out of his shirt. "With ten elements at his control, this guy should be quite the force to be reckoned with."

"Yeah... Fire, ice, water, earth... That's a lot of power! Who else has that kind of control?"

"Uh... You do, Pat."

"...Oh yeah. I guess I do." Patrick smiled at their shy companion and gave him a gentle nudge. "Hey, sit up, Tobes! He's not gonna bite ya!"

"How do you know?" Toby mumbled. "You bit me when we first met."

Patrick frowned. "...I told you, it was just a phase."

[DMis]

"Aria get up," Dmis commented.

Aria glared as they stood to show a six winged female. "I was working on it. Think you gave me enough feathers to deal with?"

"And Magic too. I waned to pull out a few stops with you," Dmis noted.

[ryocker]

Watching from above the stadium (think like a laboratory testing field), Ryo nodded. "You're about to get some company. Need me to go over your basics?"

"Don't bother," he smirked. "I can make inferior clones of one element, re-absorb them fully to super-charge one of my elemental powers at the cost of being able to generate more clones, and can morph them into energy balls to use as bombs."

"You can do more than just THAT," Ryo reminded.

"Really? Because if it was interesting, I think I would have remembered it."

"You can mold your clones into weaponry and armor- turning them into gloves lets you add one power to your current empowerment. Like, for example... Fire on Earth gives you magma fists."

An eery smile appeared on his face. "What's the clone limit?"

"Three per element- just remember, what a clone can do, you can do when empowered. It'll take some getting used to. Also-"

"Just let me do my thing, man!!" He growled, Splitting off one Earth and two fire clones- these clones are smaller, and monochramatic based on element color. Popping his neck, he smiled. "Ready boys?!"

"YOU KNOW IT, BOSS!" They shouted. The brown clone became energy and re-entered his maker, turning him brown in coloration. Lifting both arms, the fire clones morphed into gloves and slipped onto his hands- but didn't last long, turning into an energy like substance and morphing with his body- making him go from shrimpy to Beefed up (with volcanic fists to match).

"...You didn't mentione me getting mana steroids, man!" he growled.

"Hey- it's called your max form for a reason. Though you can technically gain more powers if a fourth clone becomes an armored vest."

"Whatever- I'm ready to make gravelly ashes outta whoever comes down!"

Ryo wore a displeased frown. "You got ten minutes before a power burn out, buddy. Better make'em count."

[ParamountKeymaster]

Evan grinned at this new development. "Alright, guys. You ready?"

"We're actually gonna fight that thing?!" Toby yelped.

"Only for the sake of developing his character. This isn't a life-or-death thing; everything will work out."

"Well, then, let's do this like Brutus!" Patrick declared, hopping out of his seat as an aura of magical energy started to form around him.

Subsequently, Evan stood up and stuck his key in his chest; with a turn and a click, a golden aura surrounded him, having unlocked his full potential. His strength, speed, agility, endurance, etc. would be at their peak in this form, albeit for a limited time. But hey, it was all the time he needed.

He took a running start, followed by a massive leap, fist drawn back in preparation for a strike.

[DMis]

Aria stood tall. "So a test of strength then~? I'm good~!" She smiled before mentally prepping a few spells and unfurling her wings again.

[doctorzero]

"This was your idea."

"You've been inactive for a while. I'd say you need the exercise."

"I'm hardly going to do anything, you're the one with the weapons!"

"Mm hmn."

doctorzero could only sigh in irritation as he and Schrode walked. One day his companions wouldn't browbeat him into doing something.

"Okay, so what are we actually doing?"

"Apparently your friend Ryo has a new friend. He wants to 'test him out'."

"And what'll this entail?"

"Well, odds are it'll involve a combat situation, so you're safe."

"Somehow it doesn't make me feel better..."

At the end of the hallway, they emerged into the stadium--just as Evan landed his attack.

doctorzero immediately turned around. "Well, look at that, I left the oven on."

Schrode grabbed him. "No."

"Dammit!"

[ryocker]

Watching Evan fall, he swung his Lava embroidered fist right at him- just to see it fly off. "MY HAND!!!!"

"WOULD YOU RELAX?!" Ryo screamed. "Some of your mixed forms come equipped with the ability to fly off and regenerate- Lava is no exception to this rule!"

"Oh." he said as his hand re-formed almost instantly. "I knew that."

He continued to look down, crossing his arms. "Sure- Whoa, wait, Doc?! Dude, what're you doing in the combat chamber? Shouldn't you be watching from up here with the rest of the forumers behind this safe, protective glass? ...that vanishes when needed for a dramatic entrance as shown by Evan?"

[ParamountKeymaster]

"Whoop!" As the lava fist went literally flying, Patrick launched a few spells, one a powerful gust of wind to split the lava flow in half, the other a tidal wave to douse the heated rock. The result was two clumps of stone soaring in opposite directions with Evan falling directly between them.

"I'm not just a forumer!" Evan shouted, fist pulling forward...

...to deliver a powerful, crushing blow to the new guy's jaw.

"I'm my own character!!"

He landed on his feet and bounded a few yards away, skidding to a halt and casting a smirk at his comrades. Patrick pumped a fist and cheered, his mind blown by the awesomeness he was witnessing. Toby simply shot him a thumbs-up.

[DMis]

A chuckle from DMis. "Saw that one coming a mile away," she chuckled.

"Yay~! More opponents!" Aria said smiling as she summoned a zombie to send towards her opponents.

[doctorzero]

"...you have protective glass?" doc asked lamely. "...we're in the combat chamber?!"

Schrode cursed. "I knew we should've gone left back there."

It got worse when the rocks started flying.

"Well, I'm out, nice seeing you!" doc immediately hightailed it. Schrode, on the other hand, merely moved aside as a giant rock sailed harmlessly past.

"I swear, we can't take him anywhere," she muttered. She looked up at the box Ryo was in and yelled, "how do we get up there, by the way? He doesn't know his way around and I'd rather we not spend hours being lost again."

[ryocker]

"Oh, that's easy!" he called, smiling. "There's an easy access warp-panel in there. But since Doc's already gone, the test chamber's observation deck is accessable right after finding the stairs. You want to warp up here and head down to show him where?"

Currently taken aback, the unnamed being popped his jaw back in place. "WOW. I was expecting that to HURT." He started laughing, turning around to see Evan. "Let's see how well you-"

He stopped, looking at the incoming zombie. "PARDON ME!" he yelled, stretching his arm out and grabbing it, super-heating his hand to roast it alive. Or, dead, I suppose. Zombies are weird.

[ParamountKeymaster]

"I'm only as strong as a human at peak physical condition," Evan explained, readjusting his shoulder. "And even then, I get the impression that I have an incomplete super gene sequence for super strength. It wouldn't surprise me." He would've gone into more detail, but this thread wasn't about his powers. "But by all means, give it your best shot. Even if I'm seriously hurt, my buddy can just heal me right up."

No one seemed to notice Toby as he slipped into the shadows.