Okay, Test Model 1 blew up in my face, and the second only fires out a tiny red laser that doesn't actually hurt anything. As for model 3, it's pretty much the same as Model 2, but the laser alternates from blue, to white, to yellow each time it gets used. Maybe if I try to make a second Model 1 out of a stronger metal, it won't explode like last time, AND it'll produce the effect I want.
Ooh! Maybe I can make my base mobile somehow so I can change locations easily! Yeah, kinda like that Hajiri b
's temple back when it was a treasure ship! That'd be an absolute
kicker all the way!
A--
--What Defteros was going to say is that although getting information from Hades would be the best way to combat Regulus from here (and that there really is no option for me than to cooperate should the repercussions be as dire as presented), there is still a problem with your little plan.
A. Rock is busy doing whatever it is he and his friend are up to, and Wario and Waluigi... Well, I'm sure you know the likelihood of their compliance all too well.
However... that isn't to say getting in would be impossible. Wario and Quin both somehow ended up inside, and Beta Devil managed to corrupt (or possess) one of their robots from the inside. And if I had to guess... I'd say it's likely they have some sort of room with a switch to reverse the barrier inside.
As for an army... I suppose I could at least try and help (at the risk of Regulus skewering me). Though we'll need a way in before we can do anything.
Well, in that case, I guess there's nothing we can do. The Dark Fortress' defenses are too tight... I doubt any of us will be able to get in.
Aren't you supposed to be a ninja or something?
Yes. But I would be a foolish ninja to believe the Dark Fortress doesn't have any sort of method to keep even the stealthiest ninjas out.
Great. How are we supposed to take out Hades Quartet if the only group that can take them out without having to resort to us- The people who are supposed to do nothing but sit and wait as to not waist necessary energy to take down Regulus- can't even get in to take them down?
It's a stretch, but maybe we could find a Mech-KII or something out in the open, get someone to hack it with the speed and skill only a movie character could reach, have it go inside the barrier and either deactivate it or serve as a warp beacon?
A smart plan, but where are we supposed to find a hacker that is that good?
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...You all must be crazy. There's no way Rotom of all people is going to help with this.
I'd probably be second best choice, if not an equally qualifying one. But Hades Quartet might have counters against me in particular, due to my past run-ins with MKII- a former piece of Hades. On the other hand... There is no counter for someone as stubbornly persistent as Rotom.
Either way, unless someone else knows of any expert hackers, it may be our best option... if Rotom cooperates, that is. (Which, the only way "Rotom" and "cooperates" would ever be in a sentence is if the sentence was "Rotom never cooperates". But, in the same way Rotom was mad at me for his world's erasure... I'm sure he'll be just as against Regulus as we are.)
Gh!
RAARRRGH!!!
Is...is Meta Knight okay??
Chunky Kong...you have truly mastered your abilities.
The training is over.
The six of you must ensure you keep what you've learned in mind. We don't know whether it will be us or Regulus who strikes first, nor do we know how to approach him, so our strength is all we can rely on.
Ah wouldn't say just our strength...
Hm?
Ya 'memba da Rainbow Drops, don't ya? Kirby used dem to wield da Rainbow Sword!
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Oh. Right. Y'were outta town fer dat adventure. Well, he did do dat.
And dose Sol Emeralds can 'parently give folks a Burning form!
Hold on, I've researched these before...aside from Metal, the Chaos Rings have never powered someone up before.
And even if the Crystal Stars at least have indepenent forms of power-ups, they and the Time Stones have never given someone a new form period.
...well, not yet.
What do ya mean "yet"?
As long as these artifacts have some sort of power, theoretically they could empower someone like the Chaos Emeralds and Sol Emeralds.
...what kind of power would that be?
We don't know for sure, but I have some theories...
Given the ability the Chaos Rings have to destroy Dark Rings, it's possible that one with the power of Chaos Rings would become a being of purity.
Since the Time Stones could control time on their own, absorbing their power could transfer some of that time control to their user.
And given the history of the Crystal Stars, absorbing their power may grant the abilities of a legendary hero, much like those who used them to stop the Shadow Queen.
Well, even if those abilities can be used, I feel like there's still something putting us at risk...
...what if Regulus siphons their energy before or while someone else used them, like with the World Rings?
I do not know who this 'Rotom' is, but they sound problematic.
As for soldiers, or whatever, there are a few outside of the barrier in of itself which guard it. They would likely make for a simple way inside.
Chaotic...is it possible that my logic is fried to the point that-No. It's their lack of information that leads them to their conclusion.
Well...could you at least let Quin out of there. We need to talk about something.
What...what was that for?
That? That was for me. My boss wants to talk to you.
Kilroy?
Who do you think?
You know he's just controlling you like I did, right?
No, I honestly doubt that. For one, I actually remember things compared to how you managed to make me both earn and lose an whole ship as well as half of my crew. All for the sake of some stupid Pokeball. Then you proceeded to program it to where I would reside in some pizzeria where I got drunk until getting fused with another, more aggressive version of me. Finally, after that whole shebang, you made it to where I became drunk once more AND missed the party. And if it wasn't for finding that watch, you would of try body-jacking me again for who know's what. Meanwhile you know what Kilroy's done? He's given me the power to make my own choices.
Okay...what's Two?
Two is that I could never do THIS to the people I hate.
You know...that's a fair point...
Now come on, let's see if your willing to accept his deal this time.
Uh hey Metal...I need to talk to you for a second in private about something...private...
Marisa?!
Seija?!
My Extra Stage?!
Dopp, you're taking it from here. Nobody touches my Extra Stage.
Um...
...well, Rika suggested that if the sheer force of combined opposing parties wasn't enough to stop Regulus from siphoning the energy, it could still be brought back by someone who's willing to "bend the rules" like him, Duracell, or Dark Elf.
She also pointed out this would make Dark Elf a potentially obvious target, which could theoretically lead to a back-and-forth "power struggle" comparable to her actions early in her round of the Duracell Games.
Hm. What do you say about all this, MS?
...MS?
So, Unbeatable Air, what did you need to discuss?
Where is that upside-down piece of
?!?!
So...when I fell through the roof, I noticed that you had a...greenish medallion. That's...a Nature Medallion, correct?
So...I don't need it for the sake of a power boost, rather...a memoir. Yeah, a memoir, to a guy that almost beat the great Unbeatable ...
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No...I'm gonna cut the act. I'm scared. Not of dying, but of failure. What if everyone just pushes forwards while my corpse just...rusts? What if I give it everything, and I mean everything I've got, and this Regulus fellow just...laughs, then kills me just by looking at me. I'll be a failure! he fact is...I'm old. I'm outdated. I'm not the champion I used to be Metal. So...if the medallion accepts me, could I use it? It, combined with the Time Stones, should be enough power to make me useful again. To make me a fighter again. To make me worthy of my fans AND the mercy and humility that he showed me.
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To tell you the truth, I've given up on trying to find people with elemental weaknesses anyway. They're few and far between, and as Sleet Man proved, also not prone to response.
So if you wish to wield the Nature Medallion...
...so be it.
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