[Mr. Game & Watch]

As the struggle between the major three big timers continue to wage on the northern and southern fronts of the warehouse, the westward wall wasn’t seeing as much action. It made more sense considering that the spacing between the warehouse and the surrounding buildings was far less at this avenue. One couldn’t exactly have a grandiose battle in a space no bigger than a boxing ring. Not to mention that it was easily one of the most difficult ends of the building to infiltrate, the access only being through an elaborate maze of back ways. If one was smart though, they’d probably skip that and hop their way over from rooftops.

The sound of combat echoed over from the areas just past the wall, but otherwise the place was relatively quiet.

[Mari]

On this dark day, a lone teenage girl stood watch over the western wall. From her vantage point, Ashe observed the various mazelike alleyways leading into the warehouse. It felt kind of weird, being on the other end of this fence. Usually she was the one storming enemy bases not guarding them. It didn't seem like her strongpoint either, but she'd have to wait and see. Maybe her fast feet would help prevent anyone trying to rush past and save the day. Who knew? She also had a few trump cards up her sleeve to make this mission a little easier on her. For now she was keeping her eyes and ears open for any sign of anyone trying to sneak their way past her.

aT5PJXQRp_1d20-1 (Ashe's Vigilant Watch)

...Ashe wasn't having any of that.1d20-1

[Coolshaymin]

A bright blue spiked metal ball flew through the sky before landing on a seemingly random rooftop. The metal ball uncurled itself to reveal the robotic doppleganger of Sonic, Metal Sonic. The artificial hedgehog looked down the roofs and scanned to make sure there were no hinderances. The roofs were a lot faster of a way to travel than the maze of back entrances.

Metal Sonic took a moment to bring out the bomb he was tasked with using to destroy the fortress of the Kremling King. At least the doctor was smart enough to give him a job that went in tune to his destructive instincts. Just had to plant this bomb and watch the sparks fly as the building crumbled before his might. He still had some hard feelings in his robotic mind for Doctor Eggman... But he was going to put those aside for the moment since Sonic was his bigger issue.

The superior copy decided that was enough stalling and stashed the bomb in his storage. He then got a bit of a running start before taking off the ground. He used his back jet engine to quickly leap across the rooftops as he approached the warehouse fast. Time to destroy this landmark so "father" can take leadership. His trusting of the robot was going to be his downfall one day.

[Cielmira]

Such Stealths: fLbaqyJDp_1d20+1
The rage of the war sounded like home to the battleborn soldier pounding his way toward his much quieter destination; or so it was believed. The maze of tightly packed streets mimicking somewhat of a slum in comparison to the other ramshackle parts of the Life Sphere were rather frustrating to maneuver through. Huffs of annoyance slipping from his nostrils at every dead end or wrong turn. He had half a mind to start bull rushing through the decrepit structures. Sadly that would likely be less than ideal for the package he was carrying. It would be particularly embarrassing if he exploded prematurely due to his own impatience. No, he would bear with the urban gauntlet for now. Maybe some stray missiles would make the way back easier.

Due to the aggravating weaving between buildings Krexix's approach was less than admirable for any sort of covert operation. His heavy steps beat the packed ground with the added threat of thick talons ready to dig themselves in should he be so inclined. The towering creature had only the darkness to aid him and his drab blackened color, his spines glistening in what sparks of light trailed their way into the shadows of buildings. And even that was but a passing relief.

Finally the wall came into better view, though still no sane clear path laid before the oerix. He growled, teeth bared momentarily as his beady eyes squinted angrily into the distance. It was then, he noticed, there was someone on the wall. But it was far too late to hide; they had obviously seen him. Krexix made a quick scan along the rest of the battlements but there were no other obvious figures lining it. He readied. His lips curled back, maw stretching open, and the sturdy alien released an echoing roar to acknowledge his foe; then he disappeared. With an assisted lunge the oerix powered forward, turning off to hide behind a building before his camouflage lifted him back into the visible spectrum.1d20+1

[Mr. Game & Watch]

While guard duty didn’t seem to be Ashe’s forte, it didn’t seem to take long before the enemy team took the bait. The lonely ruin hunter wouldn’t have to wait to get to see some action of her own. Due to her intense perception in the moment she was able to see the white skinned alien burst from the shadows only to leap back out of sight. It would be enough to get a decent eyeful of what she was up against considering the creature’s initial lackluster stealth, but given that it further alerted its presence by howling, it didn’t seem to care much about whether or not its opponent knew it was there.

As for the Oerix, the brief amount of time it stood in the sentry’s arena would have been enough to alert its eyes to a big red dot at the center of it, almost like a Bull’s Eye.

The synthetic version of Sonic though would find himself getting closer to his point of destination, so much so that the battle cry of Krexix would be ringing in his auditory receptors.

[Mari]

Ashe snapped to attention as a rather spooky creature, if the teenage girl did say so herself, popped into view and challenged her with a roar. Withdrawing her laser shots, Ashe took aim at the Krexix only for him to duck out of sight before she could get her shot off. The girl paced to get a better angle on the area Krexix had dived into, watching it carefully with her busters ready to fire. She could not see anything, but she knew something was... vaguely there. Probably. Maybe? She was willing to take a chance.

Taking careful aim at the wall closest behind the one the oerix had hidden behind, discharging two torrents of plasma at slightly different angles. Each one would impact the wall harmlessly, bouncing off at an angle that caused them to shoot wildly towards Krexix's hiding place. They would continue to ricochet if they missed, before finally dissipating after a few moments. While not as powerful as a direct hit, Ashe's reflect shots might very well prove their worth.

_Q1Hd_FIp_1d20+5 (Ashe's Bouncing Reflect Shot #1 @ Krexix. Does 1D10 damage if it hits.)
p_1d20+5 (Ashe's Bouncing Reflect Shot #2 @ Krexix. Does 1D10 damage if it hits.)

"If you don't want to get hurt, I suggest you come out with your ha--...Well--... If you step out calmly I'll get the idea!"

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[Coolshaymin]

Metal Sonic stepped onto the final rooftop and began to keep moving. However, a warcry caught the robotic copy's attention and put his feet on the ground and turned off his propulsion systems to skid to a halt. He paused as he listened into the sounds in the area below him. Following the sounds of attack was energy gun sounding shots.

It would appear there was supposed to be an ambush set up. Fortunately the synthetic hedgehog was on the roofs or he would of got caught too. Bowser must of sent someone as well considering Metal was supposed to come here alone. And K. Rool sent in a guard to protect his faulty stability.

Metal Sonic might be aggressive by nature, but he was by no means stupid. The enemy was concentrating on someone else at the moment. That meant she was not aware of his existance yet. She was ordering threats on him and Metal Sonic cautiously stepped closer and kneeled down. His eyes gave a cycling motion as he scanned over the battlefield that was set up. He knew K. Rool was probably smart enough to make a homefield advantage. As a result, Metal Sonic was going to scan for any traps that may be in the battlefield that he can remember the placement of to adapt accordingly.

LWH|W52Mp_1d20+5(Metal Sonic concealing himself)
p_1d20+2(Metal Sonic critically scouring every nook and cranny from his vantage point)

Metal Sonic was not really blending in very well. With his appearance, that was kind of hard to do and scan an area. Still, his eyes were concentrated on scanning the entire area. Nothing would escape his sight as he tried to commit the layout of the place to memory.
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[Cielmira]

(( So... since it seems to have been missed that Krexix turned invisible before moving, thus Ashe would be guessing which direction he went, I hope it's okay I threw in extra rolls to decide whether those reflecting shots were even in the right area to hit him. Also, Krexix is a 'drab blackened color' xP Not sure where 'white' came from ))

Ashe's WIS: Bc|NaLS3p_1d20-1     |     p_1d20-1

Krexix Dodge: p_1d20+1
The watchman was either fairly smart or trigger happy. Krexix heard the two shots fired as his camouflage wore off whilst he hid behind the building determining how he should approach. A flash of plasma shot into a building nearby and, surprisingly, bounced; though luckily it seemed to have been angled to go off a different direction than where he had snuck off to. The second one, however, wasn't in his favor as much as it reflected back into the street toward him. Having been leaning against a wall watching the event unfold in seconds he had little time to move out of the way. So he didn't.

In an instant his bubble shield popped up around him, the plasma shot slamming against the hardened energy with significant force. If Krexix was even slightly less hardy he knew that shot would have effortlessly crumpled the bubble shield and he'd have a nice burning stream of plasma in the face. As it was the shield barely held up against the force and Krexix was able to watch the attack begin bouncing erratically between buildings along the street. It seemed thinking time was over. Fine. With a grumble the behemoth set off further down the street, recalling what he had seen before signaling the start of this encounter and matching it with details of his mission.

Eventually though his series of buildings would part into an avenue that would give the patrolwoman another good view of his position before he could proceed with a zigzagging pattern. Luckily for him she wasn't the only one with long range weapons. The oerix reached to his thigh and pulled out the BFG 9000 holstered there. It was more than a welcome weight in his hands. As he reached the corner of the street, Krexix made a wing assisted lunge out. Diving across the way to get a beat on her in case she moved he charged a bolt of green plasma. And it seemed she hadn't changed her position. That would make it easier; hopefully. As the alien landed he lined up a shot and fired.

Atk: 1d20+1

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[Mr. Game & Watch]

Metal Sonic’s optics were able to scope out the battlefield incredibly well, as they were no doubt programmed to do. There were a couple notable things that he was able to spot within a matter of seconds, each of the points of interest being noticeable to him at once. Firstly, he would be able to see the minute details of gun barrels sticking out the surrounding roofs’ chimneys. They were moving at a very subtle rate and would generally not call attention to themselves, in fact if he hadn’t scoped them out he probably wouldn’t have seen them until they shot at him. Speaking of which, it was rather bizarre that they weren’t firing, wasn’t it?

Another interesting detail was a manhole sized red circle that was smack dab in the middle of the arena.

Other than that, the place didn’t have much else going for it. The buildings had an odd design to them with long yet thin lines randomly scattered around the brick and scrap metal exterior, but perhaps it was just a trend around the neighbourhood. It was a very scummy part of town after all, who in their right mind would choose to be King K Rool’s neighbour?

(OOC: My bad, when I think about Krexix the first image that pops into my mind is the upper half of his head with that white crest, so I suppose it just sort of slipped my mind that the rest of him wasn’t also whitish-grey)

[Mari]

Ashe was, of course, waiting patiently for the creature's next move. Somehow she doubted surrender was on the table, but maybe she could get lucky! ...The sight of rapid movement from the corner of her eye said otherwise. That was the exact opposite of what she'd asked for! Some people ... alien... things... just wanted to fight, she supposed. As Ashe turned her focus upon Krexix again she couldn't help but notice--sweet mother of booty that was one BIG FREAKIN' GUN! Ashe could see it aiming at her and decided not to wait to see if it fired, diving out of the way.

IE1gsHt0p_1d20+5 (Ashe's Dodge)

...Thankfully, Ashe's lightness on her feet provided her with ample distance from the incoming plasma.

"Y'know, size isn't everything~"

Deciding to try staying at her vantage point, Ashe ...pulled out a remote? The girl flashed a rather smug smirk at Krexix before promptly pressing a conveniently turret shaped button on the remote and promptly moving to pocket it. Now seemed as good a time as any to pull that out. Ashe then moved to take a pot shot at Krexix with her free hand, just to try and keep him at bay.

p_1d20+5 (Ashe's Reflect Shot @ Krexix. Unlike Ashe's previous shots, which were assumed to miss their initial impact, this one will do 1D20 damage if it hits)1d20+5·1d20+5

[Cielmira]

Dodge: ZuRIBkErp_1d20+1
He watched as she dived out of the way. Not too surprising giving her quick reflexes and his barely par shot. At the very least it gave him a moment, of which he took to stand from his dive and dart away again. Gloating or trying to spy in the distance whether you had managed to do anything was just asking for a shot in the face. However, now that she was momentarily out of position he could stomp straight down the street instead of taking the long way around weaving through avenues; not like in this cramped little shack town there was much of a straight away. Unfortunately he overstayed his welcome in the clear lane, Ashe firing a quick shot just to intimidate him. He had been watching, expecting more return fire, and so when the plasma shot lit up the point of her gun Krexix lunged into an alleyway.

Unlike previously though he didn't make any dramatic dive to get out of the way, wanting to keep as much of his momentum as possible as he pounded through the streets toward the wall. The oerix slammed into the building side, but in his jump instead of a shoulder charge, then propelled himself with a powerful leap furthering into the avenue. He eyed the buildings, noting their rather shoddy construction. As he came upon the next cross street he mustered a second of his camouflage, darting across the brief opening with an imperfect glimmer showing his passing; and his undoubtedly loud foot steps. He made to cross it as quickly as possible, unconcerned about any shots she sent his way in the process. He actually hoped hse would fire at him. Once across he skid to a stop, pulled back up against the wall, rolled his shoulder to peak around the edge and fire another shot with the BFG.

Atk: p_1d20+11d20+1·1d20+1

[Coolshaymin]

Metal Sonic scanned the battlefield and noticed the traps that he would probably run into if he jumped headlong into the fight. He noted how the guns were in a very stealthy position. Eggman usually had automatic turrets that weren't exactly the definition of subtle. However, he was smart enough to have guns that were remote controlled for surprise attacks. Which meant these guns could probably be triggered at the press of a button.

Then there was a red dot in the middle of the battlefield... There was probably something really bad that could be triggered if one stepped there. Maybe he can figure out a way to use that to his advantage? Then there was odd building design he did not question much. This place was worn down as it was. It probably did not mean too much... But one could never be certain... So, the place was most certainly boobytrapped and he was still a considerable distance from the target... However, getting rid of the trapper could disarm the traps...

With this in mind, Metal Sonic locked his optics onto Ashe and scanned her shots. They had a certain reflective property on hitting obstacles... the robotic copy did not have much ranged weaponry at the moment though so this was helpful for his plan. Metal Sonic quickly went to jump from the roofs and using his speed and slim body to hide amongst the rooftypes. While he was taking this detour, he would fire a copy of Ashe's reflect shot onto her from his vantage points. With any luck, she may not realize they weren't her own projectiles. Still, he made an effort to keep hidden while taking the long way. If the button she pressed did activate those turrets... Well, he could get them to shoot themselves.

CJZipC7lp_1d20+5(Reflect Shot Copy #1 on Ashe)
p_1d20+5(Reflect Copy #2 on Ashe)
p_1d20+5(Metal Sonic's ability to stay hidden)
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[Mr. Game & Watch]

The turrets continued to reposition themselves, though Krexix being the fickle target that he was wouldn’t stay in one spot for very long. It was definitely a smart strategy when faced with so many unknowns. A few stray gun mounts did have a good aim at the alien, about three or so. The others were facing away in an inconspicuous manner in order to keep out of direct sight and continue to have the element of surprise. Unfortunately for Sonic’s metallic doppelganger, he was on a few of the guns’ radar as well, which might put his stealthy antics at an end.

(Metal Sonic Detection Check: 17)

With a press of Ashe’s remote, each and every turret in the area shot out a large white pellet-like bullet, a lowly “blop” sound echoing from the machines. The three aimed at Krexix were no exception to this. The first turret seemed to have the creature dead on its sights, while the others were still fresh off trying to lock onto the evasive beast.

(Turret 1 shot: 18, does 9%)
(Turret 2 shot: 9, again, does 9%)
(Turret 3 shot: 11, if you guessed 9% damage, you’d be right)

Metal Sonic on the other hand wasn’t so lucky. It would appear that whilst he was attempting to get the drop on Ashe, he stumbled across a very well hidden gun barrel, which was nearly aimed at him from point blank range.

(Turret 4 shot: 19, does 9%)

As for the other remote controlled pistols, if someone was looking up into the sky they would probably notice a few more bullets firing upwards like happy festival fireworks. One might question why all the machines were controlled by the same button, but to be fair it wasn’t exactly easy to determine which turret was which without a lot of trial and error. That and it was Kremling technology, they barely moved past barrel cannons…

[Mari]

Now one had to understand. Ashe's reflect shots weren't bullets; they were lasers, in the sense that they were long, straight projectiles that pointed directly back to whomever fired them. They did not lend themselves well to stealth. Fortunately for Metal Sonic, Ashe was a bit too preoccupied to launch a counter attack right now. Ashe took one look at all the firepower aimed her way and promptly decided that now was the time for a 'strategic retreat', activating the propulsors on her boots and performing a seemingly impossible dodge at high speeds. The teen promptly skidded to a stop not far off and could be heard making a very unsubtle call for backup as she moved to take cover.

"Hey, I need some backup back here!"

Ashe
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Dash Boots Cooldown: 2 Turns Left

[Cielmira]

Dodge: fl_2qsibp_1d20+1                 Dodge: p_1d20+1                 Dodge: p_1d20+1  (not)
He watched in utter dismay, no pure rage, as the slippery little mecha girl trivially dodged his dead on critical shot. Not only his but there were three other shots that came careening into view that she managed to dodge as well. Krexix snorted loudly, though not nearly as loud as the boom of cannons that echoed into the air seconds later. Sadly, in his moments of blind rage he must have stepped out from behind his cover, which gave all of the cannons an easy target. Large white bullets rained down on his position, blasting him a fair ways down the alley and out of sight of Ashe; one nice thing about having tightly packed buildings for cover. Though, the disruption and damage the barrel cannons did to the buildings he had been up against moments ago was very noticeable.

The structures creaked and crackled as the charred wooden beams began to buckle with flicks of fires licking at their edge, putting strain on the opposite end still holding everything together. Overall it seemed like it was going to hold together just sport a nice little tilt. He could fix that. Krexix got to his feet, grinning, and charged into one of the damaged buildings. The force snapped the shoddily constructed glorified hut and the entire thing began crumbling down in a plume of dust and growing black smoke. The oerix didn't waste any time going over to the next damaged building, unleashing a heat wave to sear its side and aid in the spread of fire before doing the same bashing out of the support that he did to the last.

Soon large tufts of dark smoke from spreading fires igniting across the wooden buildings would be flooding the air above along with rising heat. The alien didn't remain at that position of course, resuming his approach to the wall in order to get this bomb planted by darting behind buildings for cover. If all went well the fires would grow and spread to adjacent buildings. Considering how tightly packed everything was it was a pretty safe bet.

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