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The horse that Knight rode stared down the Mage Fireballs, and ran headlong into them—and it appeared unfazed. Knight laughed again, the same hearty warrior's laugh, as he plowed through his foes. "Did you fellows really defeat little Pawn outside?" He continued to talk even as the battle progressed—truly this warrior radiated self-confidence. "It is not so wise to let your opponent hit you, and perhaps even less wise to discuss your battle plans where he can hear them!" He placed his arm out to weather the attacks, and as Insanity-Man came rolling at him, he swung his lance, sending him sailing through the stain-glass window which he had broken. "Now, let us try that again...try to knock me off my iron horse!"

"Brave knight, I accept you challenge!" cried Print Man, "Have at thee!" He lunged forward, blinding Knight with a spray of ink from his Vorpal Pen before delivering a powerful slash straight to his breastplate.

Mage Man ran at Knight. He jumps right above the horse and throws yet another fireball.

Gamble Man stated "If that is really what you want, Knight. Keep in mind you asked us to do this." as he launched a count bomb at the horse's front left leg. The robotic steed covered in an iron casing simply kicked the bomb back, which detonated on one of the fine red banners. "Humph. Figured that would be to easy. "That horse is prepared for attacks that would separate him from his rider. Perhaps we need overwhelm the horse?" pondered Gamble Man.

Insanity Man flew right out the castle and landed on a rose bush. As he got up from his unexpected trip, he brushed off the dirt, waved to Pawn, who was tending to his destroyed garden, and rolled again to the battleground. Truly, Insanity Man will never learn from his mistakes.

Insanity Man, thinking about his battle strategy, remembered the Gatekeeper's words.

"Didn't see that comin', did ya?! Part of King's instructions. Sometimes, ya have to work with people ya don't want to work with in order to defeat a common foe! It's all part of the job."

"I'm not a big fan of working with weaklings, but together, we could beat the strong knave. Perhaps King was on to something. In fact, I would expect him to welcome us, considering we didn't have to come to this stupid challenge. Who am I kidding? We all don't have a purpose anymore, we needed this job. Whatever, I didn't NEED this challenge. Even if things go south, I still have my trusty transforming hand AND my secret technique! Well, besides the other ones I use with my special tools, the devastating one."

Mage Man landed from his aerial attack, which didn't see to bother the armored Knight and continued to battle. Insanity Man, coming up fast to the right of him, continued to roll in his direction. Knight was right next to Mage and was focused on Print and Gamble's attacks. Instead of moving towards Knight, Insanity still continued to roll towards Mage. Insanity Man, who couldn't speak due to being inside his shell, had to believe Mage would get the idea.

"Common Mage, use the reflect on me at that right moment to bounce me to him, or otherwise you'll be a magician pancake. Actually, that sounds delicious..."

Mage Man quickly used Mage Reverse at the right moment. He didn't know what Insanity Man was up to. Either he learned that he has to help... He thought, ...or he was just applying to his name. Either way, Knight might not be able to avoid this.

True to the name, Mage Reflect sent Insanity Man backwards. However, due to the angle Mage Man was facing, Insanity Man was sent backwards....Towards Knight. The strike hit the gallant warrior straight in his abdominal region, cracking his cerulean armor, and sent him spiraling backwards, knocking him off his high horse. He wiped the dirt off his forehead. Knight propped himself upon his horse once again. However, one could notice Knight seemed to be smiling under his helmet.

"Incredible, this was EXACTLY what my Lord wants. Nice formation, very unpredictable, true to your nature. However, you were lucky Mage Man got what you were looking for, because you could've heavily harmed your teammate. Perhaps next time, you could be more vocal? Ah, I digress! Now, prepare thyselves, especially you, DHN:43 Insanity! Or, is that really your name? Heh."

Insanity Man no longer kept that happy-go-luck smirk on his face, and now had an angered expression. His teammates could tell this wasn't the same Insanity Man from a short while ago. He rushed Knight in a chaotic rage, knocking over several objects in his way. Knight swiftly avoided his attack, but Insanity Man continued to rush in that same direction. Insanity Man could no longer tell friend from foe, and continued to destroy the royal battlefield. What about Knight's statement has blinded Insanity Man in a fit of rage? What secrets is this seemingly-simple robot keeping?

Find out next time, on King's Gambit.[OOC: No, just kidding.]

[OOC: @MegaBossMan Er, not to be a tool, but don't you remember what Chaos said about god-modding NPCs?]

@Spinstrike : I don't exactly see what you mean here. I assume you mean Knight, but I had to use him real quick for sake of story. I don't think our enemies should be completely mute. And in case you think Knight's too powerful, I don't really think so. He's not too hurt, I'd imagine that armor is good for something.

Though his foes were quickly growing more angry, Knight's disposition had not changed from the start of the battle, laughing gaily as he swung his lance down at the heads of his foes. He allowed Insanity to rampage about, figuring that he was going to wear his combat systems down—though every time he stepped near a support pillar, Knight shouted and his iron horse charged straight into him, shoving him away from there.

Suddenly, without warning, he stopped in the center of the battlefield. "Try dodging this!" he cried, and, taking his lance in one hand, hurled it at Gamble-Man.

Right before the lance hit Gamble Man, Mage Man jumped in front of him and used Mage Reverse, sending the lance back.

"Wait, no! I wasn't ready!" shrieked Gamble Man. Mage Man's Mage Reverse worked on flying the lance back. A little too well, unfortunately, as just before the lance was reflected, it snagged a part of Gamble's should pad, causing him to go reflected with the lance, hanging by the shoulder. As he was held up like a token of war, he saw Insanity, still full of rage, Mage, appearing shocked by the sudden movement, and Print, who seemed to crack a slight smile while observing what Gamble was planning. Gamble seemed to be nervously fidgeting with something while Knight admired his "catch". Just before Gamble broke free of the long, sharp weapon of Knight's choice, he snickered "You are strong Knight, but let us test your reflexes." Knight sat on his horse a little confused as the bomb Gamble attached to his armored back while caught on the lance exploded, Gamble just barely escaping the explosion radius.

Seizing the opportunity Gamble Man had so generously provided, Print Man ripped a strip of cloth from a half-burnt banner. Taking a end in each hand, he wrapped it around a nearby column and pulled himself up with it, gaining an excellent vantage point over the battle. "Steady...steady..." Print Man muttered to himself as he heard the cloth begin to tear.

He didn't have to hold on for long. Soon enough, Insanity Man barreled toward the pillar he was desperately clutching to, prompting Knight's steed to knock him away yet again. Just before it could return to the engagement, Print Man leapt from his perch and landed atop the distracted mount. He scrambled for the reins as the iron horse attempted to buck him off its back.

Insanity Man once again was hit, and this time, it woke him up out of his rage. Cracking his knuckles and giving a yawn, Insanity Man stretched a bit and prepared himself for battle. Insanity could see Print Man on the wild horse, whom was careening out of control in an attempt to take the brilliant "author" off his back.

"Oh, what a beautiful day today! The sky is black, the roses are crushed, and horses rebel against robotic brethren! Just my type of day! Wonder how I fell asleep though?"

Insanity rushed to the battlefield, and noticed something about the pillars. Originally designed to work in hazardous battle zones, he could pinpoint certain unused advantages in battle.

"This room is pretty well-built, eh? Course, I'd bet it's due to those pillows around the room. The one near the broken window, the one in the center of the room, the one next to Knight's lance, and the one at the start of the room could break off and not damage this room too much.....I think. Our attacks aren't doing much to that protected armor of his, but a more focused attack could be just what we need to turn the biscuits....."

(Sorry for being away for so long. As you've probably predicted without me, I've been absorbed by Smash 4 Hype.

...And I probably will be for some time. I'm awfullysorry for getting you all excited and then letting this RP stagnate, but I feel like keeping you folks waiting on the edge of your seat is worse than being frank about it.

So for the time being, the King's Gambit Challenge is on hold. I promise we will finish it eventually. If I don't, you have the right to throw large, heavy objects at me. Stay tuned for more royal decrees after the break!)