[Mr. Game & Watch]

The Sector X Meteorite Field, of all places on Li this seemed to be one of the least inhabitable. Sure it had plenty of resources to shuffle through, but other than that it didn’t have much else to offer. This was basically the desert part of the planet, but luckily it was close enough to other areas that were easier to survive in. No water for miles it seemed, though it wouldn’t be advisable to drink anyway. All directions seemed to go on forever, like this was some sort of never ending tundra, though to the east a few mushrooms from the forest in the Mushroom Ruins were visible, though only just peeking over the horizon.

The journey for either of the mercenaries wouldn’t have been a long one, the Life Sphere wasn’t too far from this desolate scrapyard. The walk was further than most that were within the shimmering wastelands. Upon arrival to this machinist’s eyesore, the two would be able to distinguish what sounded like someone who forgot to set their cellphone to silent. Rings and buzzes echoed in the distance, its source seeming like it was north bound (though that depends on where they entered from, but the path of least resistance and the fastest way would have them hearing it from the northward direction). Anyone acquainted with the Flatzoner would know that this sound was the constant babbling of Game & Watch, though what he was talking about was uncertain. Each sound seemed to have an upbeat ring to it, so whatever he was doing it seemed like he was having a good time with it.

Other than sounds, the two of them would probably notice something fairly quickly as well. No matter where you entered from, there was bound to be a crashed ship immediately in your way. Each ship had its unique features, there were plenty of Arwings lying about, vastly different colours, some might seem more familiar to someone like Wolf than others. This seemed like a straight forward mission, perhaps a small detour to tickle either adventurers’ fancy wouldn’t be too out of the question? Then again, with every ship they passed was a new opportunity for an ambush. Tread carefully.

READY? GO!

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L walked with Wolf as he looked left and right, Mr. 2D had to be around here somewhere. As if answering his thoughts, the classic noises Luigi was familiar entered L's ears. "I suggest we make a straight route for the source of that ringing. I know this place may be sentimental, but we do not want to get ambushed and risk losing the target," the masked plumber suggested. Although he was not familiar with the names of these ships, he knew from Luigi's experience that they were driven by Star Fox and Star Wolf members identified by their slight color differance. Mr. L headed towards the source of the ringing as directly as possible, keeping an eye out in case there was anything that was hiding or leaping at them. Though he wasn't easily frightened like Luigi, he knows to be cautious when the risks of an ambush are high.

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Wolf walked with Mr. L and looked around the remains of what used to be part of the Lylat System. Despite being a mercenary on a mission, he felt a pang as he saw the crashed Arwings and Wolfens scattered about the place. Even though Wolf couldn't care less about the Arwings, he was rather fond of the Wolfen ships, having designed them himself. A sudden array of techno beeps and buzzes assaulted the canine's sensitive ears. Wolf looked at the masked plumber as he spoke. "Right. At least we know G&W's still kickin'. For a 2D feller, he sure makes a lot of noise." He flicked his ears and kept an eye out for potential enemies.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

For the time being the landscape offered no other signs of life than the groups’ own and their target’s echoing uproar. Despite that, there was quite a bit of soundtrack to be offered. Coupled with the noises of Game & Watch was the wind batting against the steel structures that lied about, sand making the impacts all the more noticeable. One could call them the wisps of the dead ships that lie in the graveyard, the larger ones creaked as though they were ready to either collapse on themselves or tip over, but they’ve made these threats for ages.

Mr. L chose to take the path leading straight toward the source of what could be assumed as their quarry. It was an easy way to take, so it was logical. There was no need to venture through the maze of rusted ships since the chances of getting lost were high. The path seemed to be a somewhat beaten one, suggesting that someone or a group took this route often. That could be easily assumed to be Mr. Game & Watch, although he doesn’t have the largest feet to make such imprints with. Regardless, this probably was more of an afterthought. The flat man was their goal, not unravelling this mystery. Many creatures could have chosen this path in the past since it was the most straight forward and this was a popular place to collect resources after all.

The path itself had an interesting display, as the two would walk through a few things might catch their eyes. A fairly large battle cruiser lied in pieces just to the right of them, it appeared to be one from Andross’s faction and was about half the size of the Great Fox. It had seen better days, the crash and the looters that came afterwards seemed to take quite the toll on the machine. It was only somewhat identifiable now, but there were quite a few openings in the hull. The left side didn’t hold too much of interest in comparison, until of course they came across a round glowing red crystal-like being held above the ground by a tiny trunk. It almost looked like a gigantic pomegranate. While Mr. L wouldn’t know what this object was, Wolf should remember seeing it in place of one of Black Doom’s creatures after it had died. Odd, what is that doing there?

If they so choose to ignore their surroundings and move on ahead, there was a slight hill in their way. It would be fairly easy to just walk over it, but it also hid whatever it was that lied ahead. By the sound of it, Mr. Game & Watch was fairly nearby, still talking to himself it seemed.

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L held no interest in the ship itself but the gem did. Mr. L had no memory and he gathered none he could tell from Luigi's memories. The crystal did however give off a dark energy that reminded him of the Dark Progonsticus, but on a smaller scale if not slightly. Experience with the Dark Prognosticus and Dark Star told Mr. L and Luigi the dangers of tampering with Dark Forces like that and he did not wish to bother it... However, maybe his current partner knows more, "Should we ignore the gem, Wolf?" Afterall, L had no way of knowing if the gem was a dark item you could just leave alone. He did not stop though, only really willing to mess with it if absolutely necessary.

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Wolf looked at the remains of one of the ships that had caught his attention. He wondered where it had come from and then remembered that it was one of Andross's ships. Wolf had worked for Andross before, so his ships were fairly easy to recognize. Mr. L's voice drew the canine mercenary's attention away from the ship and to the pomegranate-like object. Wolf groaned inwardly as he recognized it as one of the weird gems left behind by Black Doom's creatures.   "Well, if that is what I think it is, touching it would be a very bad idea. Looks like the gem thingy I found on my last mission, which was left behind by one of Black Doom's creatures."

[Mr. Game & Watch]

As the duo drew closer to the fruit it did nothing more than pulsate its power. It held the radiant glow of a great fire, but since they chose against touching it the object did them no harm for now. Once they moved away from the gem though, a low tone humming echoed in the distance, once again adding to the mixture of sounds that were within the area. Like an orchestra of annoyance. This new noise however gave off more of a mechanical vibe, like some sort of vehicle was moving but it was so distant that it wasn’t one of the more primary noises at the moment. Game & Watch’s squeals of delight took the highest priority.

Once the two casually made their way atop the tiny hill, they found that the other side held a shallow pit housing none other than the flat man himself. It also comprised a downed Arwing that looked to be reduced to its basic structure from all those who had raided the lands much earlier than today while the rest of the rubble was rather unidentifiable. Scrap metal littered the hole, a few stray meteorites lying about as well. The man himself was stationed at one end of the dug in, breaking up the rock walls of the pit with his hammer and tossing the useless pebbles aside, seeming to be searching. The sounds of the demolition was easily covered by his techno screeches, seeming to be taking great joy in his little sandbox adventure. What he was looking for was just about anyone’s guess at this point.

A massive boulder stood in the way of whatever Mr. G&W was doing so he smashed it once again with his judgement hammer. A two was a fairly weak number, but the rock wasn’t all that resilient either. A large chunk of the rock chipped off and the stout archeologist hauled the piece off, as he did though he finally took notice of his pursuers. He dropped the chunk and stared at the two of them, scratching his head. Paparazzi? What were they doing here? With a shrug the Flatzone fighter returned to his digging endeavours, unmindful of his audience. If they were here to watch him, he wasn’t going to fault them on that. A section of his name was Watch after all.

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L nodded to Wolf's warning and ignored its eerie foreshadowing. Atop the hill, the masked plumber had no idea what the flatzoner was doing. He sure seemed to be having fun with those meteorites, the question was why he was. The search was odd but after he noticed them and went back to work, it was clear he was intent on something, and wasn't aware of their mission yet. This was the perfect chance if they could find some way to bring him back without a fight, he was wanted unharmed, afterall. The question was how they go about it. Would he care if they approached? Would he rather them watch from atop this hill? Mr. L observed the Flatzoner but decided to ask his partner since this is the first time Mr. L has had to capture someone. "What do you think we should do?" Mr. L asked subtly in case the Flat Man overheard. Afterall, that question could be about alot of differant things out of context and the Flat Man was not in context.

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Wolf glanced sideways at Mr. L as they watched the Flatzoner digging like a kid in a sandpit. He  wasn't sure what to do. The mission was to bring Game & Watch unharmed but when Wolf captured somebody, they usually ended up with some injuries in the process. The canine voiced his thoughts to Mr. L quietly so the Flat Man wouldn't overhear. "Not sure to be honest. We're supposed to bring back You-Know-What unscathed but I'm not the gentle type."

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Mr. Game & Watch continued his digging uninterrupted and barely even made out a word from his audience. He could hear that they were whispering amongst themselves, but with all the other noise going on around them and the fact that they were so quiet he couldn’t pick up on what it was. He supposed it didn’t matter all that much, they weren’t interfering with his search. Perhaps they were star struck and debating how to approach him in a manner that wouldn’t seem desperate and get an autograph. Oh how he adored the shy peasants, always putting his needs before their own.

His scavenging continued to be unfruitful, he had no treasures to show for his efforts. While treasure was not the object of his desire it would be better than returning home empty handed. Not that he was planning to head home anytime soon, he just got out here and the walk was far too long for him to even consider heading back now. The figure continued excavating the rock from earlier, breaking more bits off and tossing them aside. It had to be around here somewhere, where though was a mystery that would continue to plague him for the rest of his life on this dreadful planet.

Game & Watch’s rings and beeps never quit, in fact they seemed like they were competing against that other humming noise, and the humming was fighting back. The origin of this new annoyance seemed to be westward. The shaded figure was a bit curious, and in turn glanced in that direction. Whatever it was had a physical appearance, but it was too far to be exact. It looked stark black, clouds of sand being shot into the air in its wake. It seemed to be heading towards them, though had a about a mile to catch up but the thing looked to be making short work of that. He shrugged it off. It had the hum of some sort of car, so how threatening could it be? Infected were too stupid to drive vehicles, so if anything it was an ally. Maybe one of the duo’s friends? If he was here they would have to tell their friends, not everybody gets the chance to see him in the field, must be such an honour for them all.

[Coolshaymin]

... Well, neither of them was qualified for this it would seem. After thinking for a few seconds, Mr. L sees an object moving closer though he could not tell what it was. Considering that he had no idea anyone else would be here and he figured A.I.M. would've known and mentioned it, it was probably not a good sign. Well, direct approach it is. "Okay, I have an idea. I'll use my speed and try to sneak around him, you do what you can to distract him. When I flank him, I can grab him and we can get out of here. I lifted things far bigger and heavier than him, it should be easy to keep a hold of him," Mr. L suggested. He would wait for Wolf to do whatever he would consider a distraction before attempting to sneak around the Flat Man. Afterall, Mr. L was beginning to realise there may be too much noise for the target to overhear anyway.

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Wolf looked at Mr. L and nodded at his suggestion. It sounded a good deal better than what he would have come up with. "Right. I've got something that might do the trick." Wolf pulled out the Smoke Bomb from his previous mission and threw it, hoping it would distract the Flat Man long enough for Mr. L to grab him.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The roar of the machine’s engine became louder as it quickly closed the huge gap between the dig site and itself. Now that it was closer a few more details could be picked out from it. It was an odd looking vehicle, like nothing either of them had seen before. Perhaps Wolf if he was interested in intergalactic racing. It had the form of a sleek race car, though lacked the wheels and had two pikes jutting out its front. The cockpit was like a stout spire sitting atop the base of the vehicle, a green tinted windscreen hiding the identity of its driver. The number 30 was tattooed on the side of the machine, written in white to make it all the more visible. It would only be a matter of time before this machine and the pit would cross paths, in fact it seemed like it could only be a couple seconds.

Mr. Game & Watch continued to ignore the speeding hovercraft, returning to his mining operation and slowly breaking down the boulder from earlier. His was not the most curious mind so he didn’t care too greatly about anything that was going on. Once he broke off a good chip from the rock however, suddenly a tiny ball crashed at his feet. Without any further warning the entire area around him was enveloped in smoke. He stumbled about in a dazed confusion since he could barely see anything that was a foot in front of him. A quick burst of rage dominated his body as he pulled out his Bug Spray weapon to attempt to blow the smoke away, but to no avail. The Smoke Bomb was expelling clouds of mist faster than he could pump. He released a series of low toned beeps to amplify his dislike for the situation.

As the large machine continued to gain speed and get closer to the group, a black arm reached out the window and began tossing eerie purple glowing trophies. After about six hit the ground, they all began to transform into Plasma Wisps, though instead of glowing in their natural blue or green they seemed to have an off-purple tint, one that was akin to the common infected. While they were quite a distance away from the trio, they were swiftly making up for their lack of ground.

x6

Held items: none

Reward: piece of dragoon

HP: 0%

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L was about to run into the smoke and tackle Mr. Game & Watch until he noticed some wisp-like things thrown out of something that reminded him of Captain Falcon's race car but a different Color and Shape. Him nor Luigi were too familiar with F-Zero though so he wouldn't know who's car it was since it did not seem to be Falcon's. Mr. L might be able to outrun or run as fast as one though he was not sure and he was sure Wolf couldn't. "Change of plans, Wolf, we can not outrun that car so we have to wipe out the enemies, I'll alert the target in the cover, draw enemy fire, you are the direct sorts aren't you?" Mr. L said before he dashed into the smoke and leaned next to Mr. Game & Watch.

"Listen, that thing speeding towards us is not with us. In fact, it threw out some infected so it can not be good... Could you stop bug spraying the cover for 2 seconds?" Mr. L asked through his scarf so he did not breathe in the smoke. He was starting to be a little annoyed with the frequent spraying of the bottomless spray bottle... thing.

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Wolf groaned as he saw whoever was in the strange, black vehicle throw infected out of it. "Right. Yeah, I am and you needed a distraction, so I gave you one." The canine watched Mr. L go into the smoke to talk to Game & Watch before turning towards the infected Wisps. Wolf got out his blaster and fired at them, hoping to get them before they got too close.