[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L gave a slight chuckle at the Lakitu's plead. He really did mistake him for Luigi, if anything, this gave him more reason to oppose Mario and Bowser. "You got the wrong Luigi. While I may look like him, me and him are nothing alike. I am Mr. L, the Green Thunder! I work on my side and Mario AND Bowser are my enemies!" Mr. L declared as he pulled out his laser pistol. "I'll let you live for now. However, I suggest you do not stand in my way again or else there will be consequences," Mr. L tries to intimidate before turning around and Spring Jumping low off the building and attempting to give Krexix a very hard landing on his back with the aid of gravity.

q2IeOpW1p_1d20 (Attack Roll)

p_1d20 (Charisma Roll against Lakitu)1d20·1d20

[Cielmira]

The adorable spiny scuttling after the transit shouting encouragement at Bowser's recovering mercenary did accomplish getting Krexix moving a bit faster. While he hadn't quite considered himself out of the fight, he had expected to be keeping the red robot busy. The spinies seemed to have taken care of that one for now though, leaving just the transport... And the Green Thunder, who was living up to his name.

In a blur preceding a flurry of dust and noise the engineer slammed down where Krexix had been; missing by mere inches. All four beady eyes of the alien locked onto the drawn pistol in rage; Krexix's injured leg piping up its complaints like a wound signaling a coming storm. A livid shriek radiated from the oerix but he refrained from blindly charging at Mr. L. The transit still needed to be taken care of but...

Seconds of thought resulted in Krexix spinning around and taking after the spiny waddling after the target. It hadn't made it that far, making it a few steps until Krexix scooped up the smaller creature then throwing the spiny at the transit. The red ball of spikes was small but if the transit really was on its last legs, and taking into consideration the surprising effectiveness of the spinies so far, it may be all they needed. Immediately Krexix pivoted back around to approach Mr. L's position. The intent wasn't to attack but to intentionally block any attack and interception attempts of the spiny. The elytra on his back flicked open. While his jump was not nearly on the same level as Mr. L's, especially with his injuries, Krexix's didn't require wind up time so there was a decent chance the oerix could intercept early on. Otherwise all he'd need to do is take hits.

75%

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The Koopa’s shell rattled after the masked plumber dropped down a death threat. On ordinary occasions the Spiny wielding turtle wouldn’t have flinched from such a simple threat, but the matter of fact that this wasn’t Luigi freaked him out even more. Who was he? For that matter what was he? He wasn’t on Bowser or Mario’s side, so whose side was he on? The Lakitu didn’t even want to learn at this point. The battle seemed to be already lost, their hired gun already at a state of limping for his life and all the ground troops they had were Spinies. The goggle wearing Koopa decided to high tail it out of there while he was still able to retreat and forget about the consciences for failing Bowser. There were still the duo of doppelgangers to deal with and he wasn’t going to fight either of them on his own.

The rubble from where Metal Knuckles had crashed began to shift, the sounds of debris moving giving away its functioning. “RECALCULATING…” the machine roared as it brushed the dust and mortar off of itself. Sparks bounced off its monitor esque eyes as the spiky shelled creature was still lodged quite firmly into the pseudo echidna’s faceplate. The mighty mitted palm of the machine whisked the creature off. “Target found” it expelled as its sensors locked onto Krexix.

The red shelled creature was tossed at the transit as a last ditch effort by the pointy alien being. Unfortunately, he was relying on the words of a low intellect creature for guidance on the station wagon’s condition, but the creature’s words weren’t too far off. The spiky shell of the creature collided with the main cannon on the vehicle, the Spiny breaking the electrical circuit on the device and the tesla coils beginning to overload. Needless to say, the tiny turtle couldn’t have asked for a more painful death. As the electrical surges continued to pull the creature apart atom by atom, the machine finally erupted like it was shooting a bolt of lightning back into the sky. A large section of the rear of the vehicle was now missing, but much to the dismay of the Oerix, the thing was still moving. A few flames flickered from the caboose, but overall it was still somewhat functional.

The maroon tinted machine locked its eyes onto the rival mercenary and decided to launch a Spiny of its own at the nuisance. The shining red spiked ball gleamed as it continued its path toward Krexix, most namely his head.

Metal Knuckles: 34%

[Coolshaymin]

Great, now Krexix was in his way. While Mr. L was trying to figure out how to get past he noticed a major breakdown in the machine. Great, well, the machine is still moving surprisingly, and there seemed to be only one threat left. Eggman may not be happy of its condition but if it made it, L's job was done. Besides, he doubted he could repair THAT... Lucky him things calm down after disrepair was a thing. Mr. L just had to stall Krexix no matter what. Mr. L was still in decent condition, so this should be a peace of cake. With these thoughts, Mr. L shot a rocket at Krexix as he approached and then jumped up and attacked with his signature electric punch.

[Cielmira]

Lucky for Krexix the engineer didn't fire anything before the aftermath of the spiny, allowing Krexix to also witness the inevitable failure of the plan. Even if he did manage to stop the thing, likely for the sacrifice of himself, no one else on his team was around. Which meant even on a success Eggman's side won.

Simultaneously the metal echidna hurled a spiny of his own while Mr. L let off a quick rocket before launching himself into the air. It was time to leave. The alien hopped backwards to avoid the spiny, landing heavy despite his wings buzzing to make it as light as possible. The rocket marked its end just in front of where Krexix landed, the resulting explosion erupting in his face and knocking him back even further. Whether this was planned or not was questionable, regardless Krexix could have taken it better.

The good news to the explosion sending the oerix hurling into an alley was the cover of smoke and debris, as well as Mr. L not having a good target to hit with his punch. When the green clad engineer landed he'd find Krexix disappearing between buildings; though not literally. Alas, his camouflage was still a couple minutes away from being usable again. He'd have to escape them the good old fashioned way.

86%

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The transit, now looking rather worse for wear than when it first began its journey, continued to tread down the streets. Eggman’s empire was getting closer with every turn of the multi wheels on the machine. Soon it will be home free. The rear half of it was still smoking considerably, but overall it seems as though whatever was inside it would be relatively intact. At least the parts that weren’t in the back, those might have some quality control issues at best.

The sludge trail continued to slather itself in the wake of the machine, though as the vehicle reached a certain point a gigantic mobile blob of oil crawled its way out from underneath. It was the Spiny from earlier, though now it was at the point of being nearly unrecognisable since it was coated with the odd black liquid. “Ah ha! That should put a dent in their plans!” the tiny turtle cackled as the flow of oil began to slowly slither off of him. The thing’s tiny head began to look around as it noticed the lack of its allies, with that though, there weren’t any clear enemies around either. “Where’d everybody go?”

Metal Knuckles stood tall, being within the wrecked apartment of one of the Life Sphere’s citizens. Its facial display was still a fairly atrocious mess, but it was still quite capable of movement. Although, its sight could be better overall, which didn’t surprise it that the alien creature was able to dodge its throw. The machine leapt off from its vantage point, landing on the pavement near Mr. L. “This unit will see to the transit’s retrieval. Make sure Bowser’s troops don’t escape.”

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L looked as Krexix disappeared. "... No, Metal Knux. I do not wish to cause more conflict than necessary. If he comes back for the transport, I'll stomp him. If he wishes to stop his assualt, then I will not pursue him. Besides, can't trust you with the transport when your vision system is broken. My job is to make sure the supplies survive the trip, nothing more," Mr. L says to Metal Knuckles as he goes back to the Transport. He was brainwashed with the desire of peace. Though thinking about it troubles him, he does not know what else to look for.

[Cielmira]

The oerix continued running through streets and allies, his pounding footsteps consciously made lighter in a hopeful attempt to be able to hear if the light footed engineer or the flying robot was pursuing. He couldn't hear anything but dared not stop until he had found a suitable hiding spot a decent distance from the transport. Once one was found he watched and listened, but there was just the dead of night.

While no shame crept among the feelings of fleeing a battle Krexix did feel the harsh pang of defeat. It was never a good one, but at least he was alive and hadn't been captured. If one is to flee a fight that is the best one could hope for; that it was a success.

Mr. L's visage was etched into Krexix's mind. One day he'd fight that man again.

~Fin~

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The mechanical mammal turned back to Mr. L, though uselessly considering it couldn’t see its ally in arms. “That answer is logical. There are enough prisoners as is. This unit shall contact home base to have them picked up immediately. This unit will continue to be in range if you require assistance” Metal Knuckles’ voice boomed. With that the synthetic Knuckles ceased itself and allowed both the transit and Mr. L to travel ahead.

Before it could contact back up though, the echidna heard the sloshing of the spiny in the goo of the transport. It raised both of its mighty fists and tried to find the target despite having no clear mode of vision. “You have five seconds to comply.” the machine threatened as it continued to narrow down its search.

“Heh! You can’t see me sparky! Hit me with your best shot!” the little bugger challenged as it began to run up and down the cannels of the oil slick left behind by the large machine. The creature knew that if the fury and explosive rocket that the robot had in its arsenal were to hit him that it would not be a good time for him, especially since he was covered in flammable fluid, but there was no way that the machine could hit him.

The transport continued to barrel its way down the allies, but finally the foot of tower was within range. The tank was nearly empty, but considering that it was still leaking oil it can easily be assumed that there was enough to get through the garage door. So long as it remained intact for the next couple of seconds, Dr. Eggman would get the resources he needed.

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L looked in the Spiny's direction as it spoke. It was covered in oil and it seemed to be annoying Metal Knux. "Metal Knuckles, stand down, the Spiny is covered in flammable material. Best if you left him to me," Mr. L shouted to the robot. If the robot used missles... well, Mr. L could've guessed what might happen. Then again, Mr. L's arsenal only had one technique currently that is not potentially flame causing. "Hey spiny! Remember me?" Mr. L said as he jumped close and attempted to land a spring Jump to send the critter flying.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Metal Knuckles did as it was told when Mr. L exclaimed for it to stand down. The machine stood silently until the wind from Mr. L’s rush swept by it. Knowing that the Luigi clone could handle himself well enough on his own, the machine turned away and went back to its duty of collecting prisoners. Without the use of its optics this would be quite challenging for it, but it still tried to complete its task. Although it basically went along with it bumping into the trophies of the fallen Koopas and trying to get a good grip on them.

As for the tiny turtle, it continued to flee back and forth regardless of the mechanical mammal’s loss of interest. The spiny quickly caught on to Mr. L’s attempt at rushing him, so it decided to run away before the plumber could do anything. At least with the robot it had a chance of blowing up the transport and becoming Bowser’s right hand man, but unfortunately that was just not meant to be. The little critter will remember the face of Mr. L (Which won’t be harder since he looks exactly like Luigi), and he will get his vengeance someday. Perhaps the next time he goes to sit down in a chair he should check for a spiny on the seat.

Although, despite the tiny creature managing to scuttle away, the Mecha Echidna was able to detect its tiny tremors and began to lock onto the target. Metal Knuckles detected the creature as a new target so Mr. L’s previous command did not follow through. Fortunately for the transport the spiny veered off from the oil slick path for a much more convenient getaway, a neighboring alley way. The crimson beast unleashed a barrage of missiles directly at the crevasse between buildings and caused an eruption of flames to blast the tiny creature into the sky. Unfortunately for the tiny creature it was within close enough range of Eggman’s spire for a sentry to detect its koopa DNA and fire off a laser that shot the being all the way to the other end of the Life Sphere, only being stopped by the shield that protected the city.

With the transit truck finally in place, the side doors of the mighty construct opened to allow the vehicle entrance. Within the garage was a large company of Egg Pawns, ready to unload the truck alongside a floating monitor with Eggman’s face on it.

“Well, I have to admit I was beginning to believe you weren’t going to show. Good work, the uh- one of you…” the camera on the monitor began to search around the area, Eggman wondering where the second hired help went. “Anyway, it would seem that your reward is in order… Although I think a good inspection of my haul may be a better idea before anything else” the doctor stated as he turned to the wreckage on wheels.

“Eggbot! Give the man his reward!” suddenly all the Egg Pawns turned to look at Eggman. “Er… the one with the chest.” Suddenly the Egg Pawn with what looked to be an old fashioned treasure chest waved the object in the air and began scuttling toward Mr. L. The machine allowed the container to open in front of the hired help, revealing the treasures he was promised; the Pokeball, Hydra Piece, and Zapper.

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L looked down as his uppercut missed. It would seem the spiny got proper punishment though as Mr. L landed. Wow, that thing went flying. Good thing it was out of range of the transport. Mr. L looked back to the garage. Well, looks like he made it well. "Oh, Onaga? He got turned into a treat for Jaws," Mr. L stated. 

Mr. L checked the goods and swiped the chest with expert speed and precision. "Thanks, Eggy. I would stick around, but I have a Brobot to repair. L-ater!" Mr. L gave his signature goodbye before dashing out and jumping to the roofs with his loot in hand.

Mr. L: L-ater!