Eggman's robot stands unmoving just outside of the city limits. It has caused a lot of destruction in its wake, and the area where it has come to rest has been warped by Eggman's trademark chroma. Worse still, the various robots composing Eggman's army are concentrated here, meaning that trying to find a way in is going to be exceptionally difficult.
Your colorful allies tell you as much, but Sonic doesn't seem worried in the slightest.
"The three of us will keep 'em distracted. Egghead wants a piece of me, so the three of us will fight the robots."
"We'll send you guys in with a ring to hopefully catch him off-guard. If what we've theorized is correct, you should be able to literally knock the Master Emerald out of him, and once you have that, he shouldn't be much of a threat."
"Best of luck, warriors."
The plan is straightforward and simple enough, and your friends take off once everyone's ready to go. They've left you with two rings - one to get in, and one to get out. When you're all prepared, step inside.
Welcome to Eggman's control room. Bathed in black and green light, the inside of the robot's head is composed of three sections: a smooth circular outer wall that is sloped and would be difficult (but not impossible) to stand on, a circular platform in the center (far larger than the picture for the purposes of this fight), and an alcove built into the wall that houses a man and several high-tech devices. The man does not look up from the screens he's watching as you enter.
Eggman, on the other hand, is already aware of your presence.
"Here come the would-be heroes. Did you really think marching in here was a bright idea? In case you've forgotten, I hold all the power here."
Green lightning-like energy sparks around him and to him as he speaks, and Eggman kicks off the platform to move to float in the air - high enough up that it would be a pain to try to reach him without hoverboards. Of course, you do still have those...
"You all aren't who I'm after. Stone, take care of them."
He flicks a finger in the direction of the other human present in the control room who jolts a bit in response before furiously tapping away at the keyboard on the control panel in front of him. Eggman simply turns his attention away from you all, to focus back on Sonic and friends who are currently in the process of wrecking his robots. Occasionally he does something and the entire robot shifts - moving to punch or aim attacks at Sonic and friends with said robot which will cause the whole of the robot to move - mind your footing!
[ thanks to joker's healing, i guess, wolfwood doesn't have an issue avoiding the lasers ( 18 ) as he hears what dorothy is plotting. wolfwood also sucked at this but given the results of how things have been, he's here to take her hand. no idea what combining her powers and his will end up being given the difference between the two.
but...who knows? he created a gravity well with fukuda. ]
[ Someone who is very much in tune with the idea of "free will" and their "freedom" after achieving not only freedom of movement but freedom of mind is having such an aspect taken away in a single moment. This is probably going to be fine.
Especially since, well, Void Archives can't tell that there is anything wrong.
They only see enemies, standing in front of them...and their new Master.
Turning towards Joker, they don't bother striking him with a light attack. Instead, it is something far worse as they have been out to shed some blood ever since a certain point in this battle.
They leap towards Joker like a wild animal, metal gloved hand stretched out to try to grab him by the neck, to help slam him into a wall. ]
[That was as far as Viktor got before he suddenly froze up, prismatic eyes going slate-gray and blank.]
[No, nononono, not like this-]
[With a terrible shrieking grind of metal under severe strain, he moved in the halting motions of a rusted machine struggling against itself--turning towards Vakama with a jerking motion of the Hexclaw, the laser firing in a burst of violet.]
[Oh, Dorothy is outright startled by this, and she doesn't dodge the blast at all. (9) Thankfully it's not a severe blow, but her arm is very much open to the public now, what the fuck--]
Ashley, snap out of this!
[She...actually doesn't know what to do, so she attempts to hit her with a very light water gun to try and awaken her from this??? She doesn't want to hurt Ashley, she doesn't, she--]
[This is the thanks he gets for healing them? Attacked, viciously??
Joker barely manages to dodge out of the way of being grabbed (12), but he doesn't have the will to raise his hands against Void Archives when, well. It's pretty obvious it's the shithead with the bad mustache's fault.
...Doesn't mean he's going to stick around, because he's trying to put distance between the two of them just in case they lunge for him again.]
( she will definitely! give him another hug, and then she holds his hand in hers, shard in shard.
the winter thunderstorm manifests, harsh winds and heavy snow blowing, lightning cracking overhead, thunder clapping. enemies will endure reduced visibility, meaning they roll with disadvantage and their targets roll with advantage in dodge rolls, while foes also take passive damage for three turns.
actually considering everything wolfwood knows this isn't great. frowns in stereo with some of the knowledge that he's gotten from a few weeks ago, but he's probably tied up with a few things. or maybe not! we'll see how the call to arms from dorothy will end up. so, at present, he's going to have to watch void archives go after joker. ]
[Turo, at this point, has stopped even trying to stand (10). He remains stably braced on the ground, enough to see the battlefield start to dissolve into infighting. Cold washes over him at the implications - and then he sees Void Archives, who escaped from just the same fate as him, turn on Joker.]
No - !
[He tries to extend the crystals he already laid over their body and anchor them to the ground.]
[ ... why has he ever believed in anything? Why has he entertained sweet fantasies that he knows will never cushion his fall when reality comes crushing in?
How much easier it would be to abandon his mind to Robotnik. He would never again have to experience loss. Everyone could simply exist in stasis together, forever. ]
... why are we struggling when it will only lead to hurt? All these worlds out there, and not a one is without pain. Isn't it proof enough that we should leave this endless search behind?
[ He will attempt to buff Eggman here. ]
Only one man in the room had realized the inevitable truth before all others. Dr. Robotnik knew from the start that the sentiment known as 'hope' would only curse him into an endless spiral of suffering. There is no need for hope, for imagination, in a perfect world. Such pains need not--
[ ... and then Basilio shuts him up via next tag. ]
[ Well, her clothes are wet, but more importantly the water splashes in her eyes (2)! She's pretty much blinded.
But, that doesn't really stop her, because she was not told to stop. Flailing ineffectually, Ashley tries to claw in the direction of Dorothy's exposed arm...though, she may be a little turned around (5). ]
Jinx. I would say that you are certainly one of the people I most tolerate in this group. I propose we work together to take some sort of magical action that stops him from jumping around without consequence.
[...It's chaos. He can't seem to hurt Eggman (on account of all his shard powers so far being buffs--), but others can, so he has to ensure that they can continue to be able to do so.
And then a portion of their number turn on them.
He doesn't want to hurt them - so More is the most sensible target here. Before he gets too far into his narration, there will absolutely be a hand slapped over his mouth.]
Belt up, would ya? He don't need any more help, here.
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