~PROLOGUE~
When Yami CJMErl (a.k.a. Metal Shark Player) returned to the world of 21XX, his original armorsuit suffered extensive damage,
and has been undergoing repairs ever since. During that time Yami has learned to wield and control his newfound Maverick
powers, helping his fellow teammates to save the world from the ambitions of the vile High Max and his evil team, the Nightmare
Force. However, Yami has yet to truly feel at home with his new form, and secretly longs for the day when he can once again
hunt n00bs with all the skill and ruthless power he once enjoyed. Little does he know that the day is fast approaching when
his "profession" will be all that stands between his newfound home and its' destruction...
(NIGHTMARE FORCE HQ)
*High Max and his team are sitting around the base, still recovering from the injuries given to them from their last attack*
High Max: Grrr...two full days of repair cycles, and most of us STILL haven't fully recovered!
Beam Squid: Tell me about it--at least three of my tentacles are still glitching, and Helium's left leg strut is badly fractured...and
that's just the LEAST of our injuries.
Slice Gecko: *approaches High Max threateningly* You said you plan was foolproof, High Max! And look where we are now!
High Max: *swats Slice towards a wall* You think I don't know that, fool?!
*he moves towards the main computer monitor, contemplating*
High Max: Hmmmmmm...the shark. I do believe I may have underestimated him...computer! Access and gather any and all data
you can on the bioform Yami CJMErl.
Computer: *BEEP-CLICK. WHIRRRR...* ACCESSING. PLEASE WAIT.
Helium Hound: Wh-what are you gonna do, boss?
High Max: Deal with this unexpected nuisance...once and for all!
(REPLOID REBELLION HQ)
*Yami is lying in his room, half-asleep*
Yami: Nggggh...stupid bod...can't get...comfortable...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
*the front doorbell rings*
Yami: *perks up immediately* I'LL GET IT!!!
*he rushes down the stairs and rushes--along with the rest of the team--in a mad scramble to get the door; Nakori manages
to pop out of the heap and get to the door first...only to find Metalboy on the other side*
Metalboy: Hey guys, how's it--WHA?!
Jeremy: *pops head out of pile* Metalboy?! But...but you're DEAD!
Metalboy: No I'm not. I just went on a secret vacation.
Skull: Without telling us?
Draconis: Wait...if YOU'RE here...then who was it that we found decomposing in your room?
Metalboy: *shrugs* Eeh, just some random hobo I KO'd and stuffed into a spare body I had, then covered with the Scaravich
Armor...why?
Yami: Well...he DID die. But I guess if it's a hobo, it's not TOO terrible.
Shift: Yeah, we were worried we had buried YOUR corpse next to the dog in the backyard.
Metalboy: Yeah...wait, we had a dog?
Nakori: Does this mean you'll be wanting your position back? These guys offered it to me after your "death".
Metalboy: Nah, you keep it. I kind of like being a free agent.
Brick: Well, that's your decision. Don't be a stranger, though--it's always good to have a friend or two outside the team.
Metalboy: Heh, I'll keep that in mind.
*the door closes*
Draconis: Well, that's ONE situation finalized, at least.
*the holophone rings*
Everyone: I'LL GET IT!!!
*the gang makes a mad rush to the console, ending up in yet another heap in front of it*
Skull: *is able to pop out of the pile and activates the receiver* Ahoy-oy!
*Zero appears onscreen*
Zero: Hmph. Busy as usual, I see.
Shift: Can it, hippie. What do YOU want?
Zero: Where's Yami?
Yami: *pops head up* Somebody call my name?
Zero: Ah, there you are. You're requested over at Maverick Hunter HQ. Dr. Gate informs me that your old armorsuit has finally
been repaired.
Yami: *GASP* REALLY?! Sweet, I am SO there!
(NIGHTMARE FORCE HQ)
Beam Squid: Master, the computer has finished its' data analysis.
High Max: Excellent. *goes over to the terminal* Hmmmm...product of his Light alternate's psyche, possesses high power,
low intelligence, expert n00bslayer--wait...
Beam Squid: What is it, my Lord?
High Max: This datafile states that he is an expert in the art of "n00bslaying". I believe I can use this little factoid
to my...advantage. *turns to Beam Squid* Make ready the Reploid Mass-Production Chamber!
Beam Squid: *salutes smartly* Yes sir!
(MAVERICK HUNTER HQ -- DR. GATE'S LABORATORY)
Gate: Ah, welcome Yami, X, Zero, Draconis.
Yami: Hey there, doc! What's the good word on the old armor?
Gate: Completely repaired, as I promised it would be.
Yami: Excellent.
Draconis: You seem more excited about this than I thought you'd be, Yami.
X: Yeah, what's up with that?
Zero: Being around that motley crew too much for even you?
Draconis: Back off, long-hair. Yami's my FRIEND.
Gate: Enough, both of you. Now...X, would you be so helpful as to wheel it in?
X: Yes, Dr, Gate.
*he goes into a side-room, coming back five seconds later with a shiny black-and-green suit of armor, emulating the look of
Bass Classic*
Yami: Ah, my precious...did you miss Daddy Yami? *devolves into baby-style talk, huggling it* Yes you did! Yes you
did!
Zero: Erm...oooookay...
Draconis: Yami, if you'd spare us the disturbing scene and get changed?
Yami: Huh? Oh, right. Just a sec'...
*He goes with his armor into the side-room; several loud metallic CLANGS can be heard. About a minute later, Yami comes swaggering
out, decked in his old combat armor.*
Yami: How do ya like me now?
Draconis: impressive as ever, Yami. Now, let's-
*an alarm suddenly sounds throughout Maverick Hunter HQ*
Zero: The alarm?
X: Alia, what's going on?
*Alia appears on the communications screen*
Alia: X, Zero! A large number of unknown-type mavericks have suddenly appeared throughout the city! They're going to overrun
the central district if they're not stopped!
X: Understood. We're on our way! *he and Zero run out of the lab*
Draconis: This doesn't sound good...we'd better see what's-
*Draconis suddenly gets a signal from Rebellion HQ*
Shift: Draconis! Yami! Get back here quickly, there's a crapload of these weird Reploids surrounding the base!
Yami: Us too? What the butt's going on here?!
Gate: Alia, do you have a visual?
Alia: Yes, Dr. Gate. I'll bring it onscreen...
*an image appears before Gate, Yami, and Draconis: legions of strange Reploids running and shooting mindlessly around the
city. They all seem to be based on a crude knockoff of X, but each one seems to have different coloring.*
Draconis: Recolored knockoffs of X? What is this?!
Yami: *suddenly looking grim* It's called a "n00b-rush".
Gate: N00b...rush?
Yami: Someone evidently created an army of these crude Reploids to overrun and conquer the city.
Draconis: Sounds like our old friend High Max is up to his old tricks again. I'll contact Shift and the others and have them
meet us at-
Yami: Don't bother. You head back and deal with the n00bs surrounding the base.
Draconis: Aaaaaaaaand...what will YOU do?
Yami: *preps Yami Buster, grinning evilly* Something I haven't done in a long time...N00BHUNTING!
(CENTRAL CITY)
*a pair of N00broids are clustered near a building*
N00broid 1: LOL, w3 pwn j00r c17y
N00broid 2: rOFl yeh
*Out of a large shadow, a pair of red gems glow softly. Suddenly, a pair of hands rush out and grab the two robots*
N00broid 1: ZOMG rofl
N00broid 2: omgwtfhax
*the two are quickly reduced to scrap in the darkness; Yami casually strolls out a minute later*
Yami: Ah, it feels good to be back in action again.
*Meanwhile, at the heart of the city, X and Zero are slowly being overwhelmed by N00broids*
X: There's too many of them! We're being swamped!
Zero: We have to hold the line here! Keep fighting!
N00broid pack: LOL. LOL. W3 PWN J00. LOL. ROFL.
???: YAMI...BUSTER!!!
*energy shots fly out of nowhere, decimating the group of machines*
N00broid 1: omg
N00broid 2: wtf
N00broid 3: lol
N00broid 4: bbq
*Yami jumps down from a building, blasting away*
Yami: No need to worry, duders! Superior forces have just arrived!
Zero: Yami! It's about time you showed up!
Yami: Hey, I may be a dumbass...*blasts another robot*...but when it comes to n00bslaying, I'M top gun!
*Several minutes later, virtually all of the N00broids have been destroyed.*
Yami: Well, that takes care of THOSE lamers.
???: Ah, exactly as I predicted. You've done well to defeat my N00broids, Metal Shark Player. Or should I say...
*High Max drops down from another building, landing before Yami, X, and Zero*
High Max: ...Yami CJMErl?
Yami: High Max. Guess Draconis was right after all...
High Max: Indeed. It was I who created the robotic n00bs.
Zero: Explain yourself!
High Max: I don't have to answer to you, Maverick Hunter! I just need to DESTROY YOU!
*he lunges at Zero with a mighty punch, but a blast from Yami stops him*
X: Yami...
Yami: Don't mind me, you two go and help the rest of my team!
Zero: But-
Yami: JUST DO IT!
X: Erm...okay...take care, Yami. *he and Zero head for Rebellion HQ*
High Max: Hehehehe...you really believe you can defeat me all by your lonesome, pathetic self?
Yami: I don't THINK at all, Max. That stuff makes my head hurt. Besides, I KNOW I can beat you.
High Max: HA! Don't make me laugh.
Yami: Oh, I won't. Trust me. *pulls out a strange, clear orb, filled with an unusual purple-black substance*
High Max: What do you plan to do with THAT? Throw it at me?
Yami: No...I intend to do THIS! *holds the orb high* DARKPOWER SURGE!!!
*The orb glows briefly, then the substance pours out, surrounding Yami. Five seconds later, the darkness subsides, revealing
a radically different-looking being...Omega Yami CJMErl.*
High Max: Ooh, so you can modify your form a bit. So what? I'll still crush you with my bare hands!
*He tries to aim a heavy blow at Yami, but finds his punch blocked by a mysterious force-field.*
O. Yami: Aww, what's the matter? My DarkAura too much for your wussy attacks?
High Max: It's...not possible...
O. Yami: Let me show you a REAL attack.
*He streches his hands high above him, charging a massive sphere of dark energy above him*
High Max: N-no! This can't be happening!
O. Yami: FORUM...BREAKER!!! *fires a huge dark energy beam at high Max*
High Max: ARRRRRRRRRRGH!!!
*the beam subsides, leaving naught but a smoldering crater; High Max is nowhere to be seen*
Yami: *reverts back* Phew...what a workout. Makes me sleepy... *plops to the ground, snoring loudly*
(REPLOID REBELLION HQ)
Yami: Zzzzzzzz...nngh...ahhhhhh... *wakes up slowly, only to find the rest of the team--along with X and Zero--huddled around
him* Uhhh...hey guys. What's up?
Brick: YOU, finally.
Yami: Ex...squeeze me?
X: You've been asleep for three days.
Brick: We were wondering if you'd EVER wake up!
Yami: Well, it WAS confortable being back in my old armor. But I suppose it's time to hang it up for now.
*they all stand around him*
Yami: ...that means you can go now.
Jeremy: Oh, right. *they all leave*
Yami: *reclining back on his bed, tossing his DarkPower Orb around* Ahhhhhhhh...looks like things are finally looking up
for me. Can't wait for the next adventure!
~EDN~
