Arc I Side Story 5: A Mutual Partnership?

Fluut and Lusk approached the building, the latter taking a moment to remove both shoes and drain the grains of sand from them. As he listened to the falling rocks, he caught the sound of heavy footsteps within the premise, along with metallic joints. As Fluut approached the nearby door to open, Lusk put a hand to his shoulder and motioned for him to listen.

“There may be another door…” Lusk suggested quietly, before seeing Fluut looking upwards. Taking a look himself, Lusk saw the window his friend was considering, at the second floor.

Fluut whipped a hand upward, arm stretching out thanks to the old Namekian trick, but it knocked harmlessly off the glass.

“Sturdy, but it won’t hold to anything more.” Fluut remarked. He seemed to consider things.

“We should take a closer look,” Lusk said, and without a moments notice he grabbed his friend by the shoulders and tossed him straight up. Fluut caught himself on the windows ledge with a sigh, and looked inside. He couldn’t make out anything in the hallway within, no movement or shadows. But as he listened in from this position, he could hear more robots moving around on the floor somewhere.

“Which way?” Lusk asked, trusting Fluut’s judgement. Fluut knew they were likely to start a fight either route, but the second floor could be a more successful sneak attack.

“The second floor….” Fluut decided, and Lusk began to back up with a slight smile. Fluut pulled himself up against the window, reaching back with a fist.

SMASH!!

Fluut was in, easily this time. Perhaps a bit too easily…he’d made a bit to much noise with that entrance. Before Lusk could finish his jump in, numerous sentry’s were swarming down the hallway and out doorways.

Behind the crowd, marched another Big Sentry.

Lusk landed loudly next to him, kicking some glass aside.

“Well that didn’t take long…” he remarked, though neither were to surprised.

“Hopefully, neither will this…” Fluut replied.

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OOC: Lottsa rolls went down

Engage Battle!
Initiative Order
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Horde of 6 A (19)
Horde of 6 B (19)
Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Big Sentry A (11)
Horde of 6 C (2)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 97 HP / 82 KP / 3 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 96 HP / 103 KP / 101 MP / 2 AP)
Horde of 6 A (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Horde of 6 B (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Horde of 6 C (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Big Sentry A (94 HP / 99 KP / 3 AP)

Otis arrives in five rounds (or after the fight ends)!
Round one start!
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Horde of 6 A’s turn!

Almost as soon as they rounded the corner, the sentries let out an “INTRUDER ALERT”, which no doubt alerted all the others in the building that weren’t already in the building. With that, the first batch of sentries came out, aiming their blasters at the bigger target, Lusk. To their collective surprise, Lusk was easily able to avoid the attacks.

Horde of 6 A attack Lusk, but misses!

Horde of 6 B’s turn!

The second group that came around the corner met a similar problem. Only, this time, they chose to attack Fluut. However…this availed them little. Fluut simply wove and dodged of the way, using the jukes to gain ground…

Horde of 6 B attack Fluut, but also miss!

Lusk’s turn!

Lusk’s turn!

Lusk eyed the sentry’s filling the hall, considering the best way to clear them out. In such a situation where finishing things quickly and moving one was so important, his particular skill-set didn’t give many options of attack.

So he decided to light them up, channeling his energy into both extended hands. The ki collected as a careful sphere, but the sentry’s took off after him. Seeing them funnel through the hallways made him hesitate between finishing the blast or moving back, and that hesitation cut his concentration.

The blast fizzled out, as the droids surrounded the two.

Lusk attempts a Charged Ki Blast on Horde of 6 A (KP -12 103 -> 91), but fails his Manipulation check! (11 Vs DC 12)

Looking around with Fluut at his side, he cursed his incompetence in the vital moment, and began work to correct it. More ki filled his grasp, intensifying to the same degree his last charge had.

He wouldn’t hesitate this time, he focused on where to fire, which way would do the most damage…and in this thought, his ki control unraveled. The yellow sphere fizzled out, hands falling through dead air where it had been…

Lusk repeats his attempt (AP 2 -> 1), and fails once again (KP -12 91 -> 79) (11 Vs DC 12)

Lusk winced slightly at the drain to his ki, weary of the state of things…

Fluut’s turn!

Fluut advanced on the horde that had shot at him, knuckles cracking, purple ki sparking around his closed fist. Fluut suddenly flinched, his arm visibly bulging and pain shooting up through his nerves as the gathered Ki backfired big time. Trying his hardest not to lose any momentum, Fluut ducked low, Ki gathering around his leg as he kicked at the six droids. Three went to pieces immediately, and a fourth took a boatload of damage. The remaining two dodged, gaining a little distance together with their damaged friend.

Fluut took the opportunity to flex his damaged arm…

Fluut attempts a charged physical (3 extra KP), but fails, inflicting 5 damage to himself! (Fluut HP 97 -> 92) He tries again, succeeding (Fluut KP 82 -> 79 -> 76; AP 3 -> 2), and striking Horde of 6 B for 18 damage! (Horde/6 B HP 30 -> 12; Members 6 -> 3)
Big Sentry A’s turn!

Only to hear the thundering footsteps of a much larger sentry barreling towards him. Fluut locked up, but alas, too late. Even with his reflexes honed as they were, Fluut couldn’t quite dodge in time, and was smashed into the nearest wall. Even with his guard raised, Fluut was still forced into a resting position against the wall.

Big Sentry A attacks Fluut with Bulldozing Charge (KP 99 -> 84), hitting him for 7 damage due to Fluut’s Endure! (Fluut HP 92 -> 85) Fluut is still knocked prone!

Horde of 6 C’s turn!

The final batch of droids headed around the corner, and immediately decided to open fire on the recovering Fluut, who was able to scramble to safely before his bad position could be taken advantage of. It seemed that the machines’ luck was hardly better than the beasts’…

Horde of 6 C attacks the prone Fluut, who manages to dodge anyway!?
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Initiative Order
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Horde of 6 A (19)
Horde of 6 B (19)
Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Big Sentry A (11)
Horde of 6 C (2)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 85 HP / 76 KP / 2 AP) [Prone]
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 96 HP / 79 KP / 101 MP / 1 AP)
Horde of 6 A (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Horde of 6 B (12 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 8, To Dodge 8
Zerg Rush (1d6+3 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+3 damage)
Horde of 6 C (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Big Sentry A (94 HP / 84 KP / 3 AP)

Otis arrives in four rounds (or after the fight ends)!
Round two start!
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Horde of 6 A’s turn!

Sensing weakness, the horde that had earlier attacked Lusk instead trained their blasters on Fluut, and opened fire. Fluut moved to roll, but his pants got caught in a gap between the floor tiles. Left with no time more to dodge, Fluut gritted his teeth and closed his eyes as the blaster bolts seared his flesh…

Horde of 6 A attacks Fluut with Blaster Barrage, inflicting 13 damage! (Fluut HP 85 -> 72)

Horde of 6 B’s turn!

Lusk soon found himself under fire as well, but unlike Fluut, couldn’t quite get a foothold on anything, despite appearances. A few of the impacting bolts drew blood, and the damage was enough to make Lusk stumble.

“Lusk!?” Fluut asked, bleeding from at least one good wound.

Horde of 6 B attacks Lusk, inflicting 26 damage! (Lusk HP 96 -> 70)

Lusk’s turn!

Lusk’s turn!

“Lusk!?” Fluut had called, looking to his bleeding friend. Lusk held his oozing wound, purple leaking between his three fingers. The wounds began to close at a snails pace…

Lusk heals 3 HP from Passive Regeneration! (HP 70 -> 73)

Keeping a level head, Lusk resisted his urge to keep the pace of the fight quick, and instead gathered his composure. He took his free time unencumbered by sentry attacks to rest. His heart rate calmed as his head cleared, as he stood back to his full height.

Lusk uses his turn to Rest, recovering 4 HP (73 -> 77), 5 KP (79 -> 84), and 1 AP (1 -> 2)!

“I’m alright.” he assured, “I won’t let my body drop that easily…”

Fluut’s turn!

Due to passive regeneration, Fluut regains 6 HP! (HP 72 -> 78)
Fluut’s knuckles cracked, and he soon got to his feet, redirecting his attention to the much larger threat, who seemed to be deciding who to attack next. Without hesitation Fluut surged forward and slammed his knuckles into the side of the bigger droid’s head, causing it to stagger. He definitely caught its attention…

Fluut rises to his feet! He then spends an AP (2 -> 1) to attack Big Sentry A, inflicting 14 damage! (HP 94 -> 80)
Big Sentry A’s turn!

Unfortunately, despite everything, Fluut was ill-prepared for what came next. The Big Sentry had decided to target him as he had targeted it, and responded in kind with a large metal fist to Fluut’s face. While Fluut was still recovering, the mechanical beast hit him with another punch and a kick that pushed Fluut back to the wall, Fluut coughing a little in retaliation.

This is bad… thought Fluut to himself.

Big Sentry A attacks Fluut with two light physicals and a heavy physical!! (AP 3 -> 2 -> 1) He inflicts 10, 9, and 10 damage with these attacks! (Fluut HP 78 -> 68 -> 59 -> 49)

Horde of 6 C’s turn!

A wave of the smaller sentries decided to rush in, apparently using the moment of weakness from the Namek to risk a full assault, each of them rushing into Lusk and whacking at him with legs and arms. When they attacked as a unit, it tended to hurt just that little bit more…

Horde of 6 C attacks Lusk with Zerg Rush, inflicting 8 damage! (HP 78 -> 70)
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Initiative Order
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Horde of 6 A (19)
Horde of 6 B (19)
Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Big Sentry A (11)
Horde of 6 C (2)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 49 HP / 76 KP / 1 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 70 HP / 79 KP / 101 MP / 2 AP)
Horde of 6 A (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Horde of 6 B (12 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 8, To Dodge 8
Zerg Rush (1d6+3 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+3 damage)
Horde of 6 C (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Big Sentry A (80 HP / 84 KP / 1 AP)

Otis arrives in three rounds (or after the fight ends)!
Round three start!
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Horde of 6 A’s turn!

Seeing that Horde C’s attack worked well, Horde A decided to pile on the pain, adding even more hurt…

Horde of 6 A attacks Lusk with Zerg Rush, inflicting 9 damage! (Lusk HP 70 -> 61)

Horde of 6 B’s turn!

Followed closely by Horde B, who used their remaining numbers to great effect.

Horde of 6 B attacks Lusk with Zerg Rush, inflicting 7 damage! (Lusk HP 61 -> 54)

Lusk’s turn!

Lusk regains 9 HP due to Passive Regeneration! (HP 54 -> 63)
Despite the assault he'd endured, Lusk resisted the urge to retaliate, instead opting to take another deep, calming breath, succeeding in rejuvenating himself a bit more...

Lusk regains 5 HP and 1 AP from Resting! (HP 63 -> 68; AP 2 -> 3)
Fluut's turn!

Due to passive regeneration, Fluut regains 6 HP! (HP 49 -> 55)

Slowly lifting himself up from the wall, Fluut glared at the Big Sentry, his knuckles cracking yet again. It was time to unleash that move again, a move that he had developed because one of this thing’s twins almost blew up one of his comrades…

Before he knew it, Fluut had stepped in close again, and was punching as fast as his arms would allow, his own blood once again seeping from his knuckles as he pummeled Big Sentry A. Fluut’s aura crackled to life around him, and he began to turn, unleashing a devastating kick that sent the Big Sentry pinwheeling across the room. It wasn’t destroyed just yet, but Fluut held himself back, nursing the damage he’d done to himself…

Fluut unleashes his Furious Gatling on Big Sentry A, inflicting 50 damage! He also inflicts 9 damage to himself through recoil! (Big Sentry A HP 80 -> 30; Fluut KP 76 -> 57; HP 55 -> 46)
Big Sentry A’s turn!

Despite the fact many metal plates and bolts had been jarred loose by Fluut’s relentless assault, the Big Sentry remained active, and lumbered to its feet hastily. It rushed Fluut, aiming to kick at his head, but Fluut was more than ready this time, weaving out of the way and uppercutting the mechanical menace. The Big Sentry stumbled back, its jaw falling off from the last jolt that Fluut’s punch gave it, and tried kicking at him again, but Fluut leapt clear.

Big Sentry A attacks Fluut, but Fluut counterattacks with his reaction, striking back with an attack of his own for 15 damage! (HP 30 -> 15) Big Sentry A tries again (AP 1 -> 0) to attack Fluut, but misses!

Horde of 6 C’s turn!

Seeing what Fluut had done, the sentries all took their attention away from Lusk to focus on Fluut, and each opened fire… but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t hit him, Fluut weaving between the shots…

Horde of 6 C attacks Fluut, but Fluut avoids the attack!
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Initiative Order
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Horde of 6 A (19)
Horde of 6 B (19)
Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Big Sentry A (11)
Horde of 6 C (2)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 46 HP / 57 KP / 1 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 68 HP / 91 KP / 101 MP / 3 AP) (OOC: forgot he had used Ki before... just retroactively giving him KP gains...)
Horde of 6 A (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Horde of 6 B (12 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 8, To Dodge 8
Zerg Rush (1d6+3 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+3 damage)
Horde of 6 C (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Big Sentry A (15 HP / 84 KP / 0 AP)

Otis arrives in two rounds (or after the fight ends)!
Round four start!
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Horde of 6 A’s turn!

It was a wonder they didn’t hit Big Sentry A by accident, these sentries…

Horde of 6 A attacks Fluut, but misses!

Horde of 6 B’s turn!

Fluut was only getting better and better at avoiding their shots, it seemed, having managed to catch his breath for only a moment before…

Horde of 6 B attacks Fluut, but misses!
Lusk’s turn!

Lusk’s turn!

Lusk heals 6 HP thanks to Passive Regeneration! (HP 68 -> 74)

As Fluut took on the assembled robots all his own, Lusk finished refreshing himself. With the rest, came clarity. He was immediately perceiving the situation better.

Pulling a strange fragment of white metal from his pocket, a whiff of magic returned it to its other form. Hoisting the horn up, he took in a deep breath. At that moment Fluut was forced to retreat, weaving between sentry fire, before Lusk blew into his horn.

The unique sound boomed through the floor, magic entwined in the apparent music. Fluut heard it clearly, as he had before, and filled with vitality. The accumulated damage melted away as his slouch straightened. The wound's across his knuckles closed and disappeared beneath the drying blood.

While the sentries buzzed around as normal, Big Sentry understood. He could tell Lusk was somehow a healer.

Lusk uses his ranged Chiyujutsu to heal the wounds of Fluut and himself, both regaining 40 HP! (MP 101 -> 91) (Lusk HP 74 -> 96) (Fluut HP 46 -> 86)

The Big Sentry took off towards the warrior Namekian, before he could be filled with even more strength, immediately entering a bulldozing charge for him. Despite its mad-dash the android noticed the larger Namekian’s instrument tossed aside, Lusk not in sight.

As Big Sentry approached him Fluut caught a whisper in his ear, and took off forward. Both powerhouses were charging at the other, calling the others bluff. Big Sentry folded first, slowing down as it raised its large arms to guard its body and head.

Fluut didn’t mind, he wasn’t aiming for either. He used his momentum and pitched his leg out, aiming right for the raised arms. His leg’s strike landed on Big Sentry’s right arm’s side, rather then aiming for the body or head with the arms acting as a cushion. The force tore through said arm, and knocked the left astray.

And at that moment, Lusk dropped down into Big Sentry’s line of side, one foot raised overhead in his descent. With both arms knocked aside, it was wide open. Lusk brought his foot down in a powerful kick which demolished the head and sank into the torso of the now “dead” android.


Lusk burns an AP (3 -> 2) to initiate a Team Attack with Fluut!! Both attack Big Sentry A with a Kick, inflicting 36 damage! (15 -> 0)

Fluut’s turn!

Due to passive regeneration, Fluut regains 6 HP! (HP 86 -> 92)

With the bigger threat down, Fluut sighed in relief. Good thing Lusk had his potential unlocked… Without his help the RISING Unit would have been worse off. If asked, Fluut would make sure to mention that.

Fluut turned his gaze to a different problem. The scattered remnants of Horde B lingered, and in his haste to deal with the Big Sentry, Fluut had nearly forgotten them, a mistake he rectified on the spot with a quick, wide purple blast that flew into the 3 droids, destroying them on the spot.

Fluut uses an AP (AP 1 -> 0) to blast (KP 57 -> 53) Horde of 6 B, inflicting 14 damage! (HP 12 -> 0; Members 3 -> 0)
Horde of 6 C’s turn!

With their numbers significantly reduced, Horde C didn’t know what to think. They did the only thing that a horde could do… bum-rush their targets, which they did to Lusk with less success than before…

Horde of 6 C attacks Lusk with Zerg Rush, inflicting 6 damage (HP 96 -> 90)!
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Initiative Order
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Horde of 6 A (19)
Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Horde of 6 C (2)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 92 HP / 53 KP / 0 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 90 HP / 91 KP / 91 MP / 2 AP)
Horde of 6 A (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Horde of 6 C (30 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 11, To Dodge 11
Zerg Rush (1d6+6 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+6 damage)
Otis arrives after this round (or after the fight ends)!
Round five start!
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Horde of 6 A’s turn!

Horde A soon followed suit, having apparently forgotten Fluut in their frenzied attacks.

Horde of 6 A attacks Lusk with Zerg Rush, inflicting 3 damage! (HP 90 -> 87)
Lusk’s turn!

Lusk’s turn!

Lusk heals 6 HP from Passive Regeneration! (87 -> 93)

Rushing through the barrage of blasts, Lusk arrived back at his discarded horn, hoisting it back over his shoulder and making a U-turn. He lunged for the sentries which were firing on him, but the mighty swing that followed was evaded.

Lusk attacks Horde of 6 A with his horn, but misses!

As the sentry’s backed up to continue a ranged attack, Lusk prepared his own. Unlike his failed earlier attempts, his ki flowed freely. The familiar glowing sphere expanded in a single hand, and Lusk turned and let it loose as. The yellow beam that raced forth engulfed enough of four sentries total to detonate, sending their scraps scrambling across the floor.

Lusk burns an AP (2 -> 1) to attack Horde of 6 A with Charged Ki Blast, (KP 91 -> 85) and crits his Manipulation check! He attacks with advantage and deals 22 damage! (HP 30 -> 8 )(Members 6 -> 2)

Fluut’s turn!

Due to passive regeneration, Fluut regains 3 HP! (HP 92 -> 95)

His body nearly healed despite all the punishment he’d taken, Fluut turned his attention to the other group of droids, which were preparing to fire upon Lusk for the destruction he’d just wrought, and rushed in close, clenching his left fist before slamming it into one of their numbers, swiftly followed by two more. All of the droids died on the spot, leaving three perfectly undamaged droids left in Horde C.

Fluut attacks Horde C, inflicting 15 damage! (HP 30 -> 15; Members 6 -> 3)
Horde of 6 C’s turn!

Now that Fluut had destroyed some of their numbers, Fluut became Horde C’s target on the spot, and they began opening fire, some of the stray shots hitting the wall behind the Nameks, and the rest spewing out the window. None of them, however, hit their target.

Horde of 6 C attacks Fluut, but misses!
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Initiative Order
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Horde of 6 A (19)
Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Horde of 6 C (2)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 95 HP / 53 KP / 0 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 93 HP / 91 KP / 91 MP / 1 AP)
Horde of 6 A (8 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 7, To Dodge 7
Zerg Rush (1d6+2 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+2 damage)
Horde of 6 C (15 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 8, To Dodge 8
Zerg Rush (1d6+3 damage)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+3 damage)

At this moment, Otis arrives at the factory!

Otis arrived at his destination moments after finishing his snack and abandoning the battlefield behind him. He quickly found himself within the facility with remarkable ease, having simply found the nearest door and opening it up like it was unlocked. An assortment of machine parts scattered across the floor and the artist knelt down to pick the closest piece. "A robot," Otis said, looking at the interior of the piece to find transistors and gears within. "Must be an automated guard that somebody obviously destroyed. Those aliens back there must have gotten here first, but why?"

Unimpressed by the wreckage around him, Otis ventured deeper into the facility. He paid no mind to scorch marks and cracks in the walls around him that seemed to still be smoking. He stopped and leaned up against a wall, feeling faint vibrations and rumblings behind it. "Robots aren't going to cut it, they look too modern for what I want. I need something from an engine on a truck, not a computer..." Otis paused and a grin formed on his face. "Wait, I've got it! A computer would work after all! There's no way those robots would have enough memory to work on their own power, they must be piloted by a big remote computer or a bunch of them together. Those computers would make lots of heat just by being turned on and they'd need a boiler to stay cool and a diesel-electric generator for backup power. Then I just need to get some treads off a tank and a bunch of guns and a tractor trailer to carry it all and it will all work!"

Part of the hallway collapsed a few feet away from Otis, a robotic guard's burning corpse partially buried beneath the rubble. The artist did not care why that happened as the machine was of no use to him. He needed components to make his sculpture work!

Horde of 6 A's turn!

With the battle almost wrapped up, Fluut may have let his guard down. That could have been the only reason, indeed, that the 2 remaining members of Horde A did any damage to him at all.

Horde of 6 A attacks Fluut with Zerg Rush, inflicting 2 damage as Fluut Endures! (HP 95 -> 93)
Lusk's turn!

Lusk's turn!

As the two sentries made their scratches on Fluut, Lusk came in at their side, horn raised. As he had many times before, Lusk proceeded to swing the horn into the first sentry, sending the rupturing metal figure careening into the second. Both crashed into the nearby wall, finished.

Lusk makes a weapon attack on Horde of 6 A, inflicting 16 damage! (8 -> 0)

Only Horde of 6 C remains!

Fluut's turn!

Due to passive regeneration, Fluut regains 9 HP! (HP 93 -> 97)

The last of Fluut’s injuries had healed, same with Lusk. Now, it was time to finish things, before any reinforcements could arrive. With that in mind, Fluut leapt forward at the remaining droids, slamming his green fist into one, and keeping on going until all three were smashed into one another. Fluut kept going, all three droids soon falling at his hand.

Yet, as Fluut’s ears slightly twitched, he knew that this was just the beginning.

Fluut attacks Horde C, inflicting 15 damage! (HP 15 -> 0; Members 3 -> 0)
Battle paused!
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Initiative Order
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Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Otis (-)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 97 HP / 53 KP / 0 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 96 HP / 91 KP / 91 MP / 2 AP)
Otis (Lv. 2 / 57 HP / 64 KP / 1 AP)

"More will come, little doubt..." Fluut spoke up, causing Lusk to "Hmm". Lusk raised a hand and suggested: "You rest for as long as we have, i'll search these rooms..."

Fluut gave a slight nod, having used a fair amount of Ki in those battles.

In the hallway their were three doorways, Lusk arbitrarily picked the middle room to enter.




He found a room filled with paperwork and filing cabinets, and began to speedily search for anything on the scientists "wish list". In the quick look around he happened upon a couple blank CDs, and pocketed them. The scientists of the Research & Development team had left blank CDs as optional...

Seeing two doorways on both sides of the room, no doubt leading to the doors adjacent to this rooms entrance. He picked a door at random, and stepped inside.

There he found a huge stockpile of CDs, more then he'd be able to carry. He wasn't certain how many to take, looking some of the foreign objects up in confusion.

Lusk makes an Intelligence check! The result is 18!

Lusk suddenly made out the numbers on the blank CDs, and related that they must mark the total storage space on them. Gathering the CDs with the highest numbers, he filled his Namek pockets and headed back to the middle room, before opening the door to the third and final room.

Inside he found more CDs, as well as a large computer set up taking up an entire wall. He remembered their task, from both this mission and their last, to procure information from an ELA computer with a "flashstick". He prepared to go get Fluut and the stick, when he realized the computer tower itself was missing...

"Hmm..." Lusk frowned, before a sound caught his ear. The sound of metal on tile, unintelligible but seemingly not on the second floor with them. In addition he could make out what was perhaps someone speaking...

Turning towards the rooms door, he quickly stepped out to place his findings in Fluut's bag and fill him in. They'd likely either need to rest up for another fight, or keep moving...

The artist moved out from his position out further into the hallway, his eyes darting from side to side reading labels on doorways for any directions. Finding nothing, he continued onward. A sense of unease faintly enveloped him, as though there was something out there. Otis could not waste his time further throwing stones at his own shadow and disregarded them.

In a stroke of fate or sheer coincidence, the danger Otis sensed was immediately confirmed as soon as he stopped caring. Numerous robots, seemingly led by a significantly bigger one marched their way up a stairway visible at the end of the hall. These robots were identical to the scrap the artist had encountered prior, but were fully functional and the limits of their capabilities were unknown.

Otis hugged the wall obscuring himself from view, the robots seemed to have failed to notice him. 'I can't let those sneak up on me and take a picture while I'm working, or the government will know who I am, more than they already do at least.' Otis peeked around the edge of the corner, the robots were still oblivious to his presence. 'So, I'll just have to destroy them and the computer they're hooked up to right now.'

Taking that as his cue, Otis jumped from his cover to the opposite side of the hall. As he did he held out his claws and fired two energy blasts in quick succession, as though he was an action movie star in a gunfight scene. The projectiles connected with two of the robots, one punching clean through the armor of its side abdomen. One of the shots was only glancing, and not only disabled a second robot by cutting it's spine equivalent, but cut into a third robot directly beside it, although not quite finishing it outright.

Otis uses basic energy blast on Horde of 6, inflicting 13 damage and defeating two robots while nearly killing a third.

Whether by some stroke of luck or not, not all the robots went after the new face. The bigger robot and the remaining guards went up the stairs anyway, where Fluut and Lusk stood ready once more to face the challenge...
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Battle(s) resumed!
Round one start!

Initiative Order
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Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Big Sentry B (9)
Horde of 4 (3)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 97 HP / 58 KP / 1 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 96 HP / 91 KP / 91 MP / 1 AP)
Horde of 4 (20 HP / 1 AP)
To Hit 9, To Dodge 9
Zerg Rush (1d6+4)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+4)
Big Sentry B (94 HP / 99 KP / 3 AP)

Lusk's turn!
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Initiative Order
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Otis (21)
Horde of 8 (17)
Horde of 6 (15)


Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Otis (Lv. 2 / 57 HP / 64 KP / 1 AP)
Horde of 6 (17 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 9, To Dodge 9
Zerg Rush (1d6+4)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+4)
Horde of 8 (40 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 13, To Dodge 13
Zerg Rush (1d6+8)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+8)

Otis' turn!
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Before reaching the end of the stairs the newly arrived Big Sentry took off with a powerful jump, soaring out and over the two intruders heads.

"Another one..." Fluut lightly scoffed, before both jumped back to avoid the androids crash to the ground.

Lusk's turn!

Lusk had to agree. The Big Sentry were manageable foes, but they could easily waste stamina facing them. Sensing an aura of urgency from Fluut, Lusk took initiative.

The new sentry took off towards the two, both arms out to crash into the green-men. Fluut became bait, moving off with an open guard to lure the android in.

Lusk charged in behind Big Sentry B, and hooked his large arms around the sentries own, pulling them back. Lusk soon killed Big Sentry's momentum.

Lusk grapples Big Sentry B (Natural 1), all attacks on them by attackers other then Lusk have advantage!

"Come on...!" Lusk pulled against the relative equal in strength, managing to keep the struggle in deadlock.

"Fluut!"

Fluut's turn!

Even with the fall of their comrades from the artist, most the robots including the bigger one refused to yield or even acknowledge his presence, even the heavily damaged robot limped along to the best of it's ability. 'They didn't care?! Where are they even going that's so important?' Otis thought. Whatever the case, he still had the robots that did notice him to deal with.

The artist's forearm contracted into the familiar cannon he used to fight the aliens in the desert, in such close quarters such an explosive attack would be sure to leave nothing left of his targets. He stuck out his arm and without aiming fired. A fiery burst of air blasted through the hall, instantly raising the ambient temperature to uncomfortable levels, and just as soon as it came the overpressure reversed back into the corridors.

Checking to see the results, he found that the robots were unharmed in any meaningful way by the explosion, the concrete wall behind them was warped into a massive spider web of cracks oozing thin streams of molten lava and peppered with shrapnel, but the robots themselves had avoided all damage.

"Oh come on!" Otis could not subdue his frustration and yelled at the machines, he stormed down the hall, walked up to one of the robots and placed his open hand on it's shoulder. The machine and it's cohorts stared at the interloper for a brief moment as though they were unsure of what to do, only reacting when the artist's hand made a diagonal sweep across the robot's abdomen, cutting through it like it wasn't there. The machine's exoskeleton collapsing in on itself in loud crunching as it was being bisected before the now separate pieces fell to the ground lifeless.

Otis uses the Flak Cannon on the horde of eight, and misses, but then inflicts 6 damage and kills one of them in a reflex physical strike.

Fluut clenched his fists. “Okay, Lusk, good… Hold it still for me.”

As Fluut’s purple aura appeared once more, Lusk understood at once what Fluut was going to do, and moved himself slightly so he’d be as out of the firing line as possible. With this done, Fluut rushed in, and began to unload a series of punches. Lusk recognized it instantly. It was the same attack Fluut had unleashed on the prisoner that had escaped.

No, not the same, Lusk realized, It’s become faster, more intense…

The Big Sentry, immobilized by Lusk’s efforts, could only flail about uselessly as dents began to rack its sturdy surface.

Fluut attacks Big Sentry B with Furious Gatling (KP 58 -> 39), inflicting 43 damage! (HP 94 -> 51) He also inflicts 6 damage to himself! (HP 97 -> 91)

Fluut’s punches began to slow down, before renewing his efforts, the Big Sentry jittering about more and more against the barrage. Lusk realized something else as well…

The intensity of the blows… I can’t hold on to it…!

Fluut’s barrage finally died down, his aura flickering back off as he readied his now sore hands…

Fluut burns an AP (AP 1 -> 0) to attack with Furious Gatling (KP 39 -> 20), inflicting 39 damage! (HP 51 -> 12) He also inflicts 6 damage to himself! (HP 91 -> 85)
Big Sentry B’s turn!

The machine, indeed, was helped loose. Despite the intense damage it had suffered, it wrenched loose from Lusk’s grip, nonchalantly swinging its arm back as it began to move towards Fluut. Lusk, however, raised his arm and absorbed most of the impact in that way. However, the machine was rushing Fluut, shoulder lowered, and although Fluut once again managed to raise his guard, the machine still bowled him over. As Fluut attempted to rise, the machine was on him in an instant, kicking him square in the torso and knocking him back down once again.

Big Sentry B breaks loose of Lusk’s grapple, swinging a punch at him (AP 3 -> 2), which connects for 3 damage! (HP 96 -> 93). He then uses Bulldozing Charge (AP 2 -> 1; KP 99 -> 84) on Fluut, inflicting 5 damage (HP 85 -> 80) and knocking him Prone! Taking advantage, Big Sentry B then kicks the downed Fluut (AP 1 -> 0), inflicting 13 damage! (HP 80 -> 67)

Horde of 4’s turn!

Seemingly disinterested in the downed Fluut, the Horde instead set its sights on Lusk, and proceeded to open fire on him. Lusk didn’t have time to assess Fluut’s condition in the moment, focused on protecting himself from further harm…

Horde of 4 attacks Lusk with Blaster Barrage, inflicting 8 damage! (HP 93 -> 85)
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Round two start!

Initiative Order
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Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Big Sentry B (9)
Horde of 4 (3)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 67 HP / 20 KP / 0 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 85 HP / 91 KP / 91 MP / 1 AP)
Horde of 4 (20 HP / 1 AP)
To Hit 9, To Dodge 9
Zerg Rush (1d6+4)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+4)
Big Sentry B (12 HP / 84 KP / 0 AP)

Lusk’s turn!
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Horde of 6’s turn!

The horde that Otis had earlier attacked stepped up to the plate, their numbers dwindled, but their programming still on point. They began to open fire, and Otis found it surprisingly difficult to dodge, but he managed to evade damage, the blaster shots missing him by centimeters.

Horde of 6 attacks Otis with Blaster Barrage, but Otis manages to dodge the barrage!
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Round two start!

Initiative Order
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Otis (21)
Horde of 8 (17)
Horde of 6 (15)


Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Otis (Lv. 2 / 57 HP / 64 KP / 1 AP)
Horde of 6 (17 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 9, To Dodge 9
Zerg Rush (1d6+4)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+4)
Horde of 8 (34 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 12, To Dodge 12
Zerg Rush (1d6+7)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+7)

Otis’ turn!

Lusk's turn!

Lusk heals 9 damage thanks to his Passive Regeneration! (HP 85 -> 94)

Returning his metallic fragment to its horn form, Lusk ran amidst the current barrage of laser fire. The horde of sentries had grouped up to give off this volley, and Lusk attempted to close the distance.

Ki poured through him, soon outfitting his weapon with it, a visible coating of familiar aura coming forth. As he jogged along the hallway however, searching for a opening to move in with his prepared strike, he found none.

His ki flickered away as a result...

Lusk attempts a charged weapon attack (KP -6 91 -> 85) but fails his Manipulation check!

Fluut's turn!

Otis had quickly found himself surrounded by the machines, they covered each escape they could hoping to box the artist in. The solution was obviously to make an opening through force, and Otis quickly found a robot to use. He threw a heavy punch at his target, only to find it's reflexively lean back at an unnatural angle. Otis's fist only connected with the air the robots head once was harmlessly.

Undeterred, he shifted his weight and jump backward, his foot raised in a kick against the robot directly behind him. To his disappointment, the machine jumped to the side in time, the artist's attack once again failing.

Otis uses a heavy physical strike twice against the Horde of Eight, missing both times.

Fluut regains 6 HP from Passive Regeneration! (HP 67 -> 73)

Fluut glared slightly at the larger droid as he slowly made his way to his feet, briefly using the wall as support, some of his injuries healing. As soon as he was back up, though, the Big Sentry was charging him again…

Fluut rises to his feet and is no longer Prone!
Big Sentry B’s turn!

Big Sentry B took one step forward and took a swing at Fluut, Fluut this time managing to guard his torso from most of the damage. Fluut coughed slightly, staggering back all the same.

Big Sentry attacks Fluut, inflicting 6 damage! (HP 73 -> 67)

Horde of 4’s turn!

Only now did the group regain interest in Fluut, and began to rain laser shots at him, somehow not hitting Big Sentry B in the process as the assault came at him. Fluut managed to evade shots for a while, but one clipped his leg, causing him to stumble. Once again, Fluut managed to get into a defensive position. Once the blasters ceased, Fluut quit blocking, several smoking spots on his body clearly visible now.

Horde of 4 attacks Fluut with Blaster Barrage twice (AP 1 -> 0), missing the first time and inflicting 9 damage the second time! (HP 67 -> 58)
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Round three start!

Initiative Order
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Lusk (13)
Fluut (13)
Big Sentry B (9)
Horde of 4 (3)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Fluut (Lv. 3 / 58 HP / 20 KP / 0 AP)
Lusk (Lv. 3 / 94 HP / 85 KP / 91 MP / 1 AP)
Horde of 4 (20 HP / 0 AP)
To Hit 9, To Dodge 9
Zerg Rush (1d6+4)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+4)
Big Sentry B (12 HP / 84 KP / 0 AP)

Lusk’s turn!
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Horde of 8’s turn!

The Horde of 8, seeing Otis miss his attacks, tried to mount a counterattack, but once again missed their mark. Otis, however, couldn’t retaliate, the blaster fire more than preventing him from keeping up any offense.

Horde of 8 attacks Otis with Blaster Barrage, but misses!
Horde of 6’s turn!

The horde that Otis had earlier attacked stepped up to the plate, their numbers dwindled, but their programming still on point. They began to open fire, and Otis found it surprisingly difficult to dodge, but he managed to evade damage, the blaster shots missing him by centimeters.

Horde of 6 attacks Otis with Zerg Rush, inflicting 5 damage! (HP 57 -> 52)
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Round three start!

Initiative Order
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Otis (21)
Horde of 8 (17)
Horde of 6 (15)

Stat Block (Lv. / HP / KP / ... / AP)
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Otis (Lv. 2 / 52 HP / 64 KP / 0 AP)
Horde of 6 (17 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 9, To Dodge 9
Zerg Rush (1d6+4)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+4)
Horde of 8 (34 HP / 2 AP)
To Hit 12, To Dodge 12
Zerg Rush (1d6+7)
Blaster Barrage (2d6+7)

Otis’ turn!

Lusk's turn!

Lusk heals 12 damage from Passive Regeneration! (HP 94 -> 96)

With Fluut surrounded by the numerous robots, the last of Lusk's wounds healed up. Pulling his horn back, he took off back into the forefront of the fight. Numerous sentries moved out of the way, as the huge Namekian made a straight dash for the battered Big Sentry. With the damage it had taken from the Furious Gatling, it couldn't last much longer...

Gripping his weapon with a second hand, Lusk made a hard swing at the android's side. The blow seemed to be right on target, but Big Sentry was quick to react, limboing down out of harms way.

Lusk makes a weapon attack on Big Sentry B, but misses

Lusk regained his balance from the miss, as Big Sentry B turned to him. He prepared for a second strike, before he became distracted by the clamor at the bottom of the nearby stairs the foes had appeared from.

It seemed to be...some other fight going on?

Fluut's turn!

The familiar burning sensations the alien's energy blasts created had returned, but in smaller, more narrow streaks. "I don't need to feel this again," Otis groaned. He somersaulted backwards away from the crowd to get distance on its closest members. The artist moved his hands into the same pose he used to throw a heavier energy blast. His arms were arranged into the awkward charade of aiming a rifle, his sights squared onto four of the robots in particular, one of them the machine he had failed to kill earlier in his initial attack.

A loud crack burst from Otis's outstretched hand. In contrast to the larger, singular blast of before the energy was partitioned into four separate bolts. All four connected with their respective target's center of mass. Whatever essential electronics within the machines were instantly vaporized and their external hulls compacted around the wound site. The robots slumped to the floor lifeless, but still more remained.

Otis uses charged energy blast level 3 against Horde of Six, inflicting 22 damage and killing all remaining members.