03-16-2018, 11:11 PM
The eerie silence of the Nexus was split apart by the shrill whine of two EPD issue swoop bikes rocketing across the flawless porcelain terrain. Kopaka was not fond of riding these mechanical contraptions, or even other creatures for that matter. If the Toa of Ice had to get somewhere he preferred to rely on the powers of his Kanohi, or in other words, himself.
Dawn, however, insisted that they procure some form of mount in order to traverse this trackless expanse. Her reasoning was sound enough; there was little sense in trying to maintain a low profile when a wary opponent would be able to see them coming from miles away. The two hunters stared straight ahead, trying to avoid the vertigo associated with Nexus travel. Fixing one's gaze on the ardent horizon was usually the best recourse, and the powers of the Akaku gave Kopaka an advantage in that regard. As the biomech readjusted his focus, a small notification pipped on to his heads-up display. After reading it, he pressed a finger on to his EPD datavice, sending a crackling message to Dawn's headset.
"We have a new target, in the Nexus at the Fountain. Adjust course thirteen degrees north." Kopaka said plainly. He glanced over at the woman riding next to him, and met her leering eyes through her thick goggles. She glanced down at her own datavice and made an impatient face.
"Can't be anyone on the bounty board, you'd have told me." she radioed in reply. Kopaka blinked slowly.
"It's a Prime that was reported attacking EPD troopers. I'm obligated to respond." he said in a tone that refused to be challenge. Dawn made another face.
"I'll tag along, but I'm not helping out. No freebies." the bounty hunter quipped. She dialed in the Fountain of Infinity into the swoop's nav computer, and the red-brown vehicle whined off sharply to the left. Kopaka turned his own bike to follow, and fixed his magnified gaze on their new destination. Considering the Fountain's current form, at least one of its current visitors was an absolute monster. As it so happened, slaying such monsters was hardwired into Kopaka's core functions.
Precisely two minutes later, Kopaka wrenched his swoop bike into a lateral slide and cut the engines. The Bionicle allowed the momentum to flow into his hefty bulk, launching him into the air. He skidded along the Nexus floor on ice-covered feet before coming to a halt a few meters from some sort of feral beast and a young human girl.
"H...help." Viola meeped as tears borne from an admixture of fear and throttling leaked down her face. Kopaka was not in a hurry. Servos in his neck slowly buzzed as he shifted his gaze from the blue-haired female to the costumed monstrosity.
"Hmph! Hmmmph! So many annoying little interruptions today!" Pennywise squealed, running a gore-spattered claw down the left side of his face. His grip on the child did not release. At least not until a sharp bang echoed across the blasted landscape. It was a potshot on Dawn's part, seeing as how the high-caliber round only grazed the rubbery fabric of the clown's arm. Still, it was enough to make It drop Viola in sheer surprise. A feral howl flew from the dancing demon's lips as Viola scrabbled away from the frightful predator. Before the gruesome thing could make chase, however, he found his path blocked by this clanking, buzzing thing that had come to ruin Its dinner.
"I thought you said you were not interested in free work." Kopaka droned, raising his shield against Pennywise. At first, the dimensional lurker genuinely had no idea what this was supposed to mean until It discerned that this chilly contraption had been speaking aloud to the gunwoman nearby. Dawn racked another shot as she crouched at the far side of The Fountain and chuckled slightly.
"Bounty board updated a minute ago. Guess who's fugly and has cash for brains?" Dawn chirped. She kept her eyes focused on the clown creep, but she was aware that Its lost dinner was currently crawling towards her. Deep down, the bounty huntress did feel some degree of pity for the blue-haired kid, but the Reaper knew a Prime when she saw one. For all she knew this 'kid' could be some mass-murdering psychopath in her home universe. As the drool covered girl moved towards her, the huntress shot Viola a glance that demanded the child to keep her ass put.
A moment of stillness came and went...
Dawn, however, insisted that they procure some form of mount in order to traverse this trackless expanse. Her reasoning was sound enough; there was little sense in trying to maintain a low profile when a wary opponent would be able to see them coming from miles away. The two hunters stared straight ahead, trying to avoid the vertigo associated with Nexus travel. Fixing one's gaze on the ardent horizon was usually the best recourse, and the powers of the Akaku gave Kopaka an advantage in that regard. As the biomech readjusted his focus, a small notification pipped on to his heads-up display. After reading it, he pressed a finger on to his EPD datavice, sending a crackling message to Dawn's headset.
"We have a new target, in the Nexus at the Fountain. Adjust course thirteen degrees north." Kopaka said plainly. He glanced over at the woman riding next to him, and met her leering eyes through her thick goggles. She glanced down at her own datavice and made an impatient face.
"Can't be anyone on the bounty board, you'd have told me." she radioed in reply. Kopaka blinked slowly.
"It's a Prime that was reported attacking EPD troopers. I'm obligated to respond." he said in a tone that refused to be challenge. Dawn made another face.
"I'll tag along, but I'm not helping out. No freebies." the bounty hunter quipped. She dialed in the Fountain of Infinity into the swoop's nav computer, and the red-brown vehicle whined off sharply to the left. Kopaka turned his own bike to follow, and fixed his magnified gaze on their new destination. Considering the Fountain's current form, at least one of its current visitors was an absolute monster. As it so happened, slaying such monsters was hardwired into Kopaka's core functions.
Precisely two minutes later, Kopaka wrenched his swoop bike into a lateral slide and cut the engines. The Bionicle allowed the momentum to flow into his hefty bulk, launching him into the air. He skidded along the Nexus floor on ice-covered feet before coming to a halt a few meters from some sort of feral beast and a young human girl.
"H...help." Viola meeped as tears borne from an admixture of fear and throttling leaked down her face. Kopaka was not in a hurry. Servos in his neck slowly buzzed as he shifted his gaze from the blue-haired female to the costumed monstrosity.
"Hmph! Hmmmph! So many annoying little interruptions today!" Pennywise squealed, running a gore-spattered claw down the left side of his face. His grip on the child did not release. At least not until a sharp bang echoed across the blasted landscape. It was a potshot on Dawn's part, seeing as how the high-caliber round only grazed the rubbery fabric of the clown's arm. Still, it was enough to make It drop Viola in sheer surprise. A feral howl flew from the dancing demon's lips as Viola scrabbled away from the frightful predator. Before the gruesome thing could make chase, however, he found his path blocked by this clanking, buzzing thing that had come to ruin Its dinner.
"I thought you said you were not interested in free work." Kopaka droned, raising his shield against Pennywise. At first, the dimensional lurker genuinely had no idea what this was supposed to mean until It discerned that this chilly contraption had been speaking aloud to the gunwoman nearby. Dawn racked another shot as she crouched at the far side of The Fountain and chuckled slightly.
"Bounty board updated a minute ago. Guess who's fugly and has cash for brains?" Dawn chirped. She kept her eyes focused on the clown creep, but she was aware that Its lost dinner was currently crawling towards her. Deep down, the bounty huntress did feel some degree of pity for the blue-haired kid, but the Reaper knew a Prime when she saw one. For all she knew this 'kid' could be some mass-murdering psychopath in her home universe. As the drool covered girl moved towards her, the huntress shot Viola a glance that demanded the child to keep her ass put.
A moment of stillness came and went...
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