One of those Sniper Guiseppes or whatever had to have told you about those guys somewhere down the line. What, are you trying to mix Connect Four into our game of Russian Roulette? How would that even work, would you pull the trigger once each turn, but lose a turn every time you get shot?
Ugh, question 8, are you trying to get your hands on a powerful artifact of some kind?
Another lie, huh? You know what THAT means!
...You know, I just had the absoulte craziest, most bats
off-the-walls insane idea ppop into my head. Question 11...
Do you know anyone besides yourself named Dio?
Wrong answer.
Question 12, if this second "Diego" were to inhabit a robot body, what do you think it'd look like?
How did you even find blueprints in a future hellscape?
...Crescendo makes a good point, actually. There's a reason why we retreated from that future without any actual progress.
So, S-Man, who're we up against?
...nobody, actually. You see, the rest of the team found a realm with someone who specialized in teaching magic.
Since, again, our nature doesn't allow magic to come to us easily*, we needed to find ourselves a different way to improve the skills we have.
So I contacted two brothers who specialize in techniques we can learn in their place. Normally they're interested in higher-profile figures and close sibling duos, but with the oncoming threat, they made an exception...
General Starshade! Sir! I have confirmed the presence of eighteen - no, nineteen unique figures!
Hmm! Yes! Sighting confirmed! Our clients, right on schedule!
They're more important than they look, I swear.
Alright, it's time to see what you've got. Don't bother holding back, either-- I know I won't.
Gahahah! I'd worry about myself first If I were you!
Well, if those are our orders, then...
You three will have to do better than that if you want to--
Rrgh!!
Want to do what, pray tell? Violen?
With gusto!
Ack!!
Wh-whoops!
What!?
A little invention I've been working on. It's called the Conversion Field. It isolates and captures the Energy and Damage from Core Abilities and converts it into a passive form of energy, rendering attacks obtuse and turbocharging the vehicle!
Damn it!
I mean...as long as he's got the blueprints, we might as well check 'em, right?
So, you've got some sorta plan to spice up our kits?
You'd be quite surprised! The key to victory lies within the powers you already have!
Sonic Man, you said these guys would-
Hold your tongue, Dyna Man, sir! For there is something within your arsenals you never knew before...
...wait, what?
Indeed! We've been told you rarely have time to focus on your attacks...
What do you mean? Don't we just...you know, use them?
Not so! For if you focus as you use your moves...
...your ability will eventually Advance! And even if these abilities of yours lack the bond of teamwork*, the understanding normally shared between a duo may be harnessed as one that affects multiple abilities of similar nature!
For example, you! Return iX! Sir! You wield a blade known as the Heliotrope†, do you not?
If you put enough focus into that blade enough times, not only will it improve the power of your Heliotrope, but even other bladed attacks you may possess!
Let's not waste any more time! Let's see how you Advance your abilities!
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