[Event - Something Wicked This Way Comes]

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::It's a normal weekday afternoon, a Tuesday in fact, around 2 pm. The streets are fairly quiet, most people are at work, after all. Yes, a perfectly quiet, ordinary day.::

::At least it was, until the monsters started showing up. All over Domino, a few on the docks, a dozen or so downtown, large, muscular creatures without eyes appear, sparsely scattered all over Domino. They appear to be looking around, making threatening gestures at anyone foolish enough to stay outside while they strut around. Their impressive stature and musculature is usually enough to let them get their way.::

::Of course, a few punks and ruffians who don't take the hint find themselves knocked into walls, some many yards away. The creatures don't seem interested in killing them, but the punches definitely hold nothing back.::

::Do you dare stand up to these creatures?::

Comments

[blackrthanblack]

::You bet your ass. She's juggling fireballs.::

You gonna give me a fun time?

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature turns to Shiyoko, letting out a deep, guttural growl. There's something off about it, a slight echo somehow.::

::The creature pounds its fists into the pavement, making two modest sized potholes in the process. It seems that whatever it is, it's dense too.::

[blackrthanblack]

Oh, you're a tough bastard, aren't you?

::Lobs a fireball at you to get a feel for you, seemingly unshaken, but she is admittedly a bit intimidated.::

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The fireball seems to flow over its body, causing it to shake its head and rub its face briefly.::

::However, that seems enough for it to start to charge Shiyoko on all fours, leaving potholes in its wake.::

[blackrthanblack]

::Tactical retreat, leaving floating balls of fire in her wake.::

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::It seems to slow down and stop where Shiyoko was standing, itching at the spots where it managed to get hit by the fire.::

::It seems its only concern was getting Shiyoko out of there, and ideally off the streets.::

::...which is totally not fishy at all. Nope. Not one bit.::

[blackrthanblack]

::How strange.::

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature prowls around for ten more minutes or so, but so long as Shiyoko stays off the streets and doesn't bother it, it seems to leave her alone.::

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::Interrupting its prowl is an echoing screech from who knows where, a terrifying sound which seems to burrow deeply into the lizard part of the brain and freeze every muscle in the body with fear.::

::A minute later, a ghostly figure fades into view near the original creature. A tall, pale, black-eyed, and lanky humanoid with long, sharp fingers. No matter how long Shiyoko tries to look at it, it remains out of focus, like a smudge on a photo.::

[blackrthanblack]

What the shit. Is this some weird alien ghost invasion...?

::She bounces a fireball, prepping to try and take a shot at the smudge.::

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The ghost/smudge thing places a hand on the gorilla-ish thing, and the two distort and fade from sight.::

::They're just. Gone.::

[blackrthanblack]

... What the hell.

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::Shiyoko might notice another such vanishing act play out as she heads home. Considering how long it was after the screech, however, it seems unlikely.::

[blackrthanblack]

::... Maybe I should become a Hikikomori.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[Of course he does, flashing a brass Millennium Shield at the huge muscley monsters.]

Oi, I get asserting your territory, but I'd really rather you not get nasty here, else I'm going to have to deal with you.

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature saunters over towards Onni, letting out a strange, guttural growl. The pavement lets out slight cracking sounds as it walks on all fours like a gorilla. You can feel the weight behind every slow movement... whatever it is, it must weigh a ton... and might be made out of steel.::

[becomeanwarrior]

['Geez... this isn't going to be pretty if I have to get ugly with it...']


Special Investigations Department. I'm here to make sure you don't start trying to tear the town and its citizens asunder. So if you can understand me, you've got maybe one chance to dial it back a notch.

...And if you don't understand me, well... I guess we have a problem, don't we?

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature keeps sauntering over to Onni, getting fairly close, and maybe picking up the pace a little, since the pavement has gone from 'sounds of cracking' to 'actual cracking'.::

::Whether or not it can understand Onni, however, seems irrelevant.::

[becomeanwarrior]

['This is going to hurt in the morning, isn't it.']

I'm not going to enjoy this.


[His eyes snap to the creature, as the beige Gigantech armor forms over him.

He's not expecting to stay on the ground.]

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature seems to accelerate rapidly at the appearance of the armor, laying into Onni's shield with full force.::

::Which, incidentally, is about the force of a construction crane at full swing, or more directly, an industrial wrecking ball.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[Even with the added defense, Onni does not really stay on the ground after being hit like that, flying and crashing into the nearest wall, groaning in pain.

Yeah, these things are a good level above Gigantech's normal strength.]

Augh... yeah... that's... a little more of a punch than I was expecting.

[He pries himself out of the wall, it crumbling in pieces around him as he charges back in to take a swing.]

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::Onni gets a good swing in, as the creature seems stunned that he could get up so quickly from that attack.::

::That said, it's still like hitting a ton of bricks, but Onni may well knock it over.::

[i_like_red]

*Of course! It's my job to deal with things like this afterall.*

You know. I don't really appreciate you going around and threatening people.

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature turns towards Juudai, it's long, slick head and well muscled body seem to glimmer in the sunlight like a desert road. It digs its knuckles into the pavement with audible cracks, and lets out a slightly fuzzy guttural growl.::

::It seems that it views Juudai like it views thugs with poor self-preservation skills.::

[i_like_red]

Looks like you're gonna play the hard way.

*Pressing a button on the D-Pad on his arm, it extends into a duel disk. With his eyes turning orange and green, he slaps E-Hero Neos card onto the duel disk, the monster appearing before him in an instant.*

This is your final warning. Back off and stop terrorizing people.

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature lets out a roar, and charges Neos (and Juudai), leaving potholes in its wake.::

[i_like_red]

Neos, Counter!!

*Juudai stands his ground as Neos flies straight towards the charging creature. Once close enough, it goes in for an attack, flying a super-charged fist straight at the creatures face.*

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature shifts and puts all the weight of its charge and Neos' charge into a cross-counter; its long, gorilla-like arms likely allowing it to hit first, and harder.::

::Regardless of who ends up hitting, Neos will feel the impact of a ton of bricks, either a pile of them or a wrecking ball of them. Or both.::

[i_like_red]

*Juudai watches as the attack from the creature makes contact with Neos. Neos is quickly thrown backwards from the force of the blow and lands only a few feet from Juudai, making a crater where it lands.*

NEOS!!

*Juudai approaches Neos to make sure it's okay. It's not defeated, but Juudai is amazed by the damage the creature did in a single blow.*

These things are stronger than I thought...

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature takes a moment to regain its balance, pounding its knuckles into the pavement again, hard, making little craters of its own. It roars again at Juudai. Seems that it's still ready to fight if Juudai continues to challenge it.::

[i_like_red]

Guess I should try a little more fire power...

*With that, Juudai grabs three cards from his deck and holds them up. E-Hero Airman, E-Hero Forestman and Polymerization. Inserting them into the duel disk, E-Hero Great Tornado appears in front of him.*

Neos! Great Tornado! Attack Together!!

*Both Neos and Great Tornado charge at the creature. Great Tornado attacks with tornado-strength wind while Neos follows it up with another super-powered punch.*

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The intense wind isn't able to move the dense creature much, but it seems to keep it pinned down somewhat. Instead of countering Neos, it only manages to defend itself against his blows. Unfortunately for Neos, it's still a very dense creature, and while every blow connects, they're also hitting what feels like solid steel. Besides a few dents, it doesn't seem like the creature's taking any real damage.::

[i_like_red]

*Juudai watches on as his monsters keep up their attack, astounded by what he's seeing.*

...what in the hell is this thing... Neos is barely making any damage at all...

I've never seen anything like this before.

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature begins to flail about, trying to hit Neos rather than simply take the defense. Its movements are still hampered by the wind, preventing it from making very effective attacks. It seems that the creature's strength is in melee, both offensively and defensively.::

[i_like_red]

Keep up the attacks! Neos! Great Tornado!! Don't give it the chance to fight back!

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::The creature, sensing it's stuck in a battle of attrition, leaps backward, aided by the previously hampering winds. Landing, it bends down, it's long head twisting to run inline with the creature's spine, and its jaw unhinging, giving the impression of a psudo-biological canon being primed.::

::Indeed, this seems to be the idea, as a light begins to glow from deep within the creature...::

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::...until a loud, unearthly, soul-chilling screech sounds over all of Domino, causing the creature to halt, and take a more normal stance.::

::A moment later, a pale, lanky, ghostly humanoid fades into view near the creature. It's form blurry and constantly out-of-focus. It lays its long, claw-like fingers on the larger creature, and the two of them fade out of sight.::

::They don't seem to return.::

[i_like_red]

*Juudai just stands still in the middle of the street, completely bewildered by what he just saw. He eventually glances around the area slowly, but there's no sign of the creature or the creepy ghostly figure either.*

What the hell was that just now...

[pinkpowerpelvis]

::Depending on how quickly Juudai leaves the area, he may spot another of the large creatures, though before he gets a chance to approach it, the scene a moment ago repeats itself, with one of the ghostly creatures appearing to 'collect' the larger ones.::

::Whatever their purpose was, it seems they achieved it.::