10-05-2013, 04:05 AM
Seeing the robot above Nanoha, Samus wasn’t entirely sure why she’d reacted the way she did. That was instinct for you; you didn’t think, you just acted. But it had all worked out fine. It had been weeks since Samus had blown anything up; it felt good, like slipping into comfortable clothes. Maybe too comfortable.
“There’s going to be more. We should find an exit.”
Nobody disagreed, but she saw the dilemma as soon as she voiced it. Where was the exit in this place? And where would bring them closer to their attacker? She opened a new voice message directed at Dredd.
“We’ve encountered robot resistance. No problems yet. We’re heading in further now. Samus out.”
“Have you got a plan?” questioned Nanoha, brow raised a little.
“Nope.” Samus clicked her arm cannon forward, allowing a small pillar of steam to escape with a hiss as it did so. “But it stands to reason we can summon vehicles in the Dataverse, just like the Omniverse. So let’s do it.”
Proto Man spoke in his near-monotone. “Somehow I don’t think they’re going to give us time.” Samus noted a singe on his outer armor. The automaton was putting on a brave face, but his armor was not so resilient as the bounty hunter’s. She hadn’t gotten out of that firefight entirely unscathed either.
“You’re right,” said the hunter, “So here’s what we do. I’ll summon these bikes. Meanwhile, you two defend me. I’ll have to remain immobile while I’m summoning, so you’re going to need to protect me. Should be no problem with that staff of yours, right?”
No problem, asserted Raising Heart.
“Count on us,” concurred Nanoha with a grin.
“Heads up,” said Proto Man. The sky was darkening, the whiteness opening into another portal.
Samus began to summon. Right now she had no choice but to put her trust in the others. The worst that could happen was that she’d die and come back to life at the Nexus. No, that was wrong. The worst that could happen was that they failed. Others could die. Others who weren’t immortal. Right now, she could stand in their way. But how long would that last?
“There’s going to be more. We should find an exit.”
Nobody disagreed, but she saw the dilemma as soon as she voiced it. Where was the exit in this place? And where would bring them closer to their attacker? She opened a new voice message directed at Dredd.
“We’ve encountered robot resistance. No problems yet. We’re heading in further now. Samus out.”
“Have you got a plan?” questioned Nanoha, brow raised a little.
“Nope.” Samus clicked her arm cannon forward, allowing a small pillar of steam to escape with a hiss as it did so. “But it stands to reason we can summon vehicles in the Dataverse, just like the Omniverse. So let’s do it.”
Proto Man spoke in his near-monotone. “Somehow I don’t think they’re going to give us time.” Samus noted a singe on his outer armor. The automaton was putting on a brave face, but his armor was not so resilient as the bounty hunter’s. She hadn’t gotten out of that firefight entirely unscathed either.
“You’re right,” said the hunter, “So here’s what we do. I’ll summon these bikes. Meanwhile, you two defend me. I’ll have to remain immobile while I’m summoning, so you’re going to need to protect me. Should be no problem with that staff of yours, right?”
No problem, asserted Raising Heart.
“Count on us,” concurred Nanoha with a grin.
“Heads up,” said Proto Man. The sky was darkening, the whiteness opening into another portal.
Samus began to summon. Right now she had no choice but to put her trust in the others. The worst that could happen was that she’d die and come back to life at the Nexus. No, that was wrong. The worst that could happen was that they failed. Others could die. Others who weren’t immortal. Right now, she could stand in their way. But how long would that last?
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