Keeping Science Fair

[Shadowboxer]

Nice one, thinks Nightrival, watching the speedster almost level the armoured aggressor with a single punch.

Not wanting to be left out, Nightrival drops onto his back and slams both of his feet into Shock-a-lot standing behind him, kicking his legs over his head.

"Why don't ya take a seat until yer mom comes ta pick ya up?" he quips.

[Shadowboxer]

Nice one, thinks Nightrival, watching the speedster almost level the armoured aggressor with a single punch.

Not wanting to be left out, Nightrival drops onto his back and slams both of his feet into Shock-a-lot standing behind him, kicking his legs over his head.

"Why don't ya take a seat until yer mom comes ta pick ya up?" he quips.

[Shadowboxer]

Nice one, thinks Nightrival, watching the speedster almost level the armoured aggressor with a single punch.

Not wanting to be left out, Nightrival drops onto his back and slams both of his feet into Shock-a-lot standing behind him, kicking his legs over his head.

"Why don't ya take a seat until yer mom comes ta pick ya up?" he quips.

[cosmicarus]

Shock-alot barely see's Nightrival's attack coming - too busy getting frustrated at his allies' apparent lack of ability. All he manages to glimpse are two feet coming directly for him, and then he hears the thud of said feet against metal - the feet win. That said, Nightrival immediately feels the sting of electricity stab into his feet.

Inside the suit, however, everything is going crazy - sensors are buzzing and the on-board cameras are fuzzy, not to mention the high pitched ringing in the pilots head. "Resistuh.... resistance is fuh... not allowed!"

His allies seemingly in dire straights, Goop begins to worry. He doesn't want to go to prison - this was supposed to be just a little bit of fun! Why does Leroy always take these things too far? He looks over at his 'fearless' leader, currenty staggering, barely remaining upright. What would Leroy do in this situation? Suddenly Leroy's voice is inside his head - it's a voice made up of memories and expectation. It seems ol' Goop had been yelled at enough to know exactly what Leroy would do right now - 'deploy the jammer, you idiot!' Goop springs into action, fumbling through his suit before finding one of the three jammer's they'd made. He points it over at the next stage and presses the single button - sparks fly from Professor Myrtleton's machine and the audience (most of which haven't been able to make their way away yet) scream in response. For a moment there is nothing but a few sparks and the whirring of gears, but then the robots Liam was due to fight earlier spring to life - their backs straighten in unison, as if stretching, before they leap down into a terrified crowd, marching menacingly forward...

[cosmicarus]

Shock-alot barely see's Nightrival's attack coming - too busy getting frustrated at his allies' apparent lack of ability. All he manages to glimpse are two feet coming directly for him, and then he hears the thud of said feet against metal - the feet win. That said, Nightrival immediately feels the sting of electricity stab into his feet.

Inside the suit, however, everything is going crazy - sensors are buzzing and the on-board cameras are fuzzy, not to mention the high pitched ringing in the pilots head. "Resistuh.... resistance is fuh... not allowed!"

His allies seemingly in dire straights, Goop begins to worry. He doesn't want to go to prison - this was supposed to be just a little bit of fun! Why does Leroy always take these things too far? He looks over at his 'fearless' leader, currenty staggering, barely remaining upright. What would Leroy do in this situation? Suddenly Leroy's voice is inside his head - it's a voice made up of memories and expectation. It seems ol' Goop had been yelled at enough to know exactly what Leroy would do right now - 'deploy the jammer, you idiot!' Goop springs into action, fumbling through his suit before finding one of the three jammer's they'd made. He points it over at the next stage and presses the single button - sparks fly from Professor Myrtleton's machine and the audience (most of which haven't been able to make their way away yet) scream in response. For a moment there is nothing but a few sparks and the whirring of gears, but then the robots Liam was due to fight earlier spring to life - their backs straighten in unison, as if stretching, before they leap down into a terrified crowd, marching menacingly forward...

[cosmicarus]

Shock-alot barely see's Nightrival's attack coming - too busy getting frustrated at his allies' apparent lack of ability. All he manages to glimpse are two feet coming directly for him, and then he hears the thud of said feet against metal - the feet win. That said, Nightrival immediately feels the sting of electricity stab into his feet.

Inside the suit, however, everything is going crazy - sensors are buzzing and the on-board cameras are fuzzy, not to mention the high pitched ringing in the pilots head. "Resistuh.... resistance is fuh... not allowed!"

His allies seemingly in dire straights, Goop begins to worry. He doesn't want to go to prison - this was supposed to be just a little bit of fun! Why does Leroy always take these things too far? He looks over at his 'fearless' leader, currenty staggering, barely remaining upright. What would Leroy do in this situation? Suddenly Leroy's voice is inside his head - it's a voice made up of memories and expectation. It seems ol' Goop had been yelled at enough to know exactly what Leroy would do right now - 'deploy the jammer, you idiot!' Goop springs into action, fumbling through his suit before finding one of the three jammer's they'd made. He points it over at the next stage and presses the single button - sparks fly from Professor Myrtleton's machine and the audience (most of which haven't been able to make their way away yet) scream in response. For a moment there is nothing but a few sparks and the whirring of gears, but then the robots Liam was due to fight earlier spring to life - their backs straighten in unison, as if stretching, before they leap down into a terrified crowd, marching menacingly forward...

[Thevshi]

Velocity looked down as the machines from the other stage began threatening the crowd. Oh man, villains and their ways of putting people in danger sure are annoying.

Running down towards the nearest one, she moved up next to it and again lashed out with a powerful punch.

[Thevshi]

Velocity looked down as the machines from the other stage began threatening the crowd. Oh man, villains and their ways of putting people in danger sure are annoying.

Running down towards the nearest one, she moved up next to it and again lashed out with a powerful punch.

[Thevshi]

Velocity looked down as the machines from the other stage began threatening the crowd. Oh man, villains and their ways of putting people in danger sure are annoying.

Running down towards the nearest one, she moved up next to it and again lashed out with a powerful punch.

[Shadowboxer]

"Aaargh!"

A jolt of electricity courses through Nightrival's legs and throughout his body, but luckily he is able to shrug off the painful surprise without succumbing to its near-lethal dose. Every hair on his body stands erect, and red spots lazily swim before his rolling eyes.

Can't make the mistake of touchin' 'em.

Nightrival leaps back up to the hulking machine behind him, unleashes a handful of sleek throwing knives at Shock-a-lot, then somersaults over Goop's head and alights right behind the glue-spewing villian, all in one fluid motion.

[Shadowboxer]

"Aaargh!"

A jolt of electricity courses through Nightrival's legs and throughout his body, but luckily he is able to shrug off the painful surprise without succumbing to its near-lethal dose. Every hair on his body stands erect, and red spots lazily swim before his rolling eyes.

Can't make the mistake of touchin' 'em.

Nightrival leaps back up to the hulking machine behind him, unleashes a handful of sleek throwing knives at Shock-a-lot, then somersaults over Goop's head and alights right behind the glue-spewing villian, all in one fluid motion.

[Shadowboxer]

"Aaargh!"

A jolt of electricity courses through Nightrival's legs and throughout his body, but luckily he is able to shrug off the painful surprise without succumbing to its near-lethal dose. Every hair on his body stands erect, and red spots lazily swim before his rolling eyes.

Can't make the mistake of touchin' 'em.

Nightrival leaps back up to the hulking machine behind him, unleashes a handful of sleek throwing knives at Shock-a-lot, then somersaults over Goop's head and alights right behind the glue-spewing villian, all in one fluid motion.

[cosmicarus]

The Myrtlebot barely has time to react to Velocity's sudden presence before she smashes it into a thousand pieces. Using her incredible speed, she races to a second bot which meets the same fate. The four remaining bots, threatening the fleeing public menacingly, turn to her after being showered with the diodes, transistors and motherboards of their comrades. If they had any kind of ability to create facial expression, they would be glaring.

Professor Myrtleton's voice can be heard screming from the stage, "Whatch out! Watch out young lady! They'll try... I'll try, oh, but I can't - just watch out!"

Seemingly, as one, the remaining five Myrtlebots turn on Velocity, marching toward her - they surround her and each lash out with their fists, distracting Velocity from the one true attack that seems to come from nowhere. As soon as Velocity is hit, a change comes over all the bots - they act as if they've just been struck by lightning - before regaining themselves and falling back into (for Velocity) at least, a very familiar fighting stance.

As for Nightrival, Shock-alot doesn't take his attack well. Even with his tough exo-skeleton, the throwing knives, expertly thrown, seem to find targets between the plates and panels. There is a scream from inside the suit as sparks start to flare out from blaces where throwing knives are still embedded in and between the metal.

Goop is freaking out, I'm the weak one! I'm the one they always made fun of - so why am I the one who doesn't look like he's going to topple over at any second? This is not going well... He turns on the ninja who landed next to him an instinctively lashes out with him with his metallic arm, but finds only air. He freaks out and begins running.

Tendril shakes his head inside the suit - the silent, tentacle wielding villain gets back into the action. He doesn't move, merely turns on the agile man in black and whips his snaky tendrils out toward him. Despite his best efforts, the tentacles grab Nightrival and begins to squeeze.

[cosmicarus]

The Myrtlebot barely has time to react to Velocity's sudden presence before she smashes it into a thousand pieces. Using her incredible speed, she races to a second bot which meets the same fate. The four remaining bots, threatening the fleeing public menacingly, turn to her after being showered with the diodes, transistors and motherboards of their comrades. If they had any kind of ability to create facial expression, they would be glaring.

Professor Myrtleton's voice can be heard screming from the stage, "Whatch out! Watch out young lady! They'll try... I'll try, oh, but I can't - just watch out!"

Seemingly, as one, the remaining five Myrtlebots turn on Velocity, marching toward her - they surround her and each lash out with their fists, distracting Velocity from the one true attack that seems to come from nowhere. As soon as Velocity is hit, a change comes over all the bots - they act as if they've just been struck by lightning - before regaining themselves and falling back into (for Velocity) at least, a very familiar fighting stance.

As for Nightrival, Shock-alot doesn't take his attack well. Even with his tough exo-skeleton, the throwing knives, expertly thrown, seem to find targets between the plates and panels. There is a scream from inside the suit as sparks start to flare out from blaces where throwing knives are still embedded in and between the metal.

Goop is freaking out, I'm the weak one! I'm the one they always made fun of - so why am I the one who doesn't look like he's going to topple over at any second? This is not going well... He turns on the ninja who landed next to him an instinctively lashes out with him with his metallic arm, but finds only air. He freaks out and begins running.

Tendril shakes his head inside the suit - the silent, tentacle wielding villain gets back into the action. He doesn't move, merely turns on the agile man in black and whips his snaky tendrils out toward him. Despite his best efforts, the tentacles grab Nightrival and begins to squeeze.

[Shadowboxer]

Nightrival sees the metal arms snaking towards him but he is unable to escape their grasp, his timing slightly off from the confusion around him. As the tentacles coil around him, he hears an explosion behind him. He peeks over his shoulder and sees the speedster seemingly tear one of the robots apart.

Wait . . . what?

He finally notices that somehow the robots he was scheduled to fight have suddenly come to life, and now lurch menacingly toward the crowd! Before he could even think or speak, the remaining crook's appendages coil tighter and begin crushing his helpless form. Nightrival grunts and grinds his teeth, an escape plan formulating in his panicking mind.

[Shadowboxer]

Nightrival sees the metal arms snaking towards him but he is unable to escape their grasp, his timing slightly off from the confusion around him. As the tentacles coil around him, he hears an explosion behind him. He peeks over his shoulder and sees the speedster seemingly tear one of the robots apart.

Wait . . . what?

He finally notices that somehow the robots he was scheduled to fight have suddenly come to life, and now lurch menacingly toward the crowd! Before he could even think or speak, the remaining crook's appendages coil tighter and begin crushing his helpless form. Nightrival grunts and grinds his teeth, an escape plan formulating in his panicking mind.

[Thevshi]

Velocity is barely able to shake off the blow from the robot, stepping back a few steps before righting herself. The stance all the robots had assumed was troubling, for if it was more than just that they had somehow assumed, they could have a real problem on their hands.

Stepping back up to the one that had hit her, she swung another punch at it, hoping to trim down the numbers some.

[Thevshi]

Velocity is barely able to shake off the blow from the robot, stepping back a few steps before righting herself. The stance all the robots had assumed was troubling, for if it was more than just that they had somehow assumed, they could have a real problem on their hands.

Stepping back up to the one that had hit her, she swung another punch at it, hoping to trim down the numbers some.

[Shadowboxer]

Nightrival twists his wrists in their bonds to get a feel for Tendril's strength. The new robotic threat has him worried, yet he is warmly assured after seeing the speedster plow through one robot. For the moment, he returns his attention to the menace at hand.

I need ta take down those robots, but I think she 'as the situation under control. Still, I gotta shake off grabby here 'fore he really puts the squeeze on me.

Rather than attempt to slip out of the crook's entangling grip with guile, Nightrival switches to his raw muscle and twitchy unpredictable nerves to force himself out of his predicament.

[Shadowboxer]

Nightrival twists his wrists in their bonds to get a feel for Tendril's strength. The new robotic threat has him worried, yet he is warmly assured after seeing the speedster plow through one robot. For the moment, he returns his attention to the menace at hand.

I need ta take down those robots, but I think she 'as the situation under control. Still, I gotta shake off grabby here 'fore he really puts the squeeze on me.

Rather than attempt to slip out of the crook's entangling grip with guile, Nightrival switches to his raw muscle and twitchy unpredictable nerves to force himself out of his predicament.

[cosmicarus]

Tendril tightens his grip on Nightrival, who is really beginning to feel the pinch. Just when all seems lost however, the metallic tentacles give way and the martial artist frees himself, dropping to the stage. Tendril's posture looks rather annoyed as the tentacles now sling wildly around him.

The robot Velocity swings at moves fast - a lot faster than it had moved before - but not fast enough. The sound of Velocity's fist screaming through the air is met with the sound of metal distorting. The Myrtlebot she hits loses a large chunk of it's 'face', but the damage is seemingly superficial because the metal mimic is still standing.

The four remaining bots take a moment to look at each other - all of their actions quite a bit quicker than they were previously. Then, in eerie unison, they turn back to Velocity and begin to run. They run fast, not nearly as fast Velocity can, however. Though they become a blur to others, she can see them, quite easily, as they begin to run in a circle around her. At first, their ultimate purpose is unknown, that is until Velocity attempts a deep breath and finds the air thinning - they're trying to suffocate her! All of them spinning as they are is sucking the air out of the area and Velocity, for the moment, is in the middle.

Shock-alot stops stumbling, finding a solid footing. His metallic hand comes to his metallic head, while inside he tries to shake the blur out of his noggin. His vision comes to rest on Nightrival, just escaping the grip of Tendtril. He begins to walk over to him, keeping his eyes on the martial artist, but yelling and pointing at Goop, "You stay there! We need you if we're gonna transform!" His tone is harsh and unapologetic, and he turns it on Nightrival, "Do you know how much time I put into making this suit!?"

Tendril, silent as ever, whips his tentacles over at Nightrival, but in his anger he lashes out wildly, and the martial artist easily dodges the metal appendages.

Goop on the other hand, merely sits there for a moment, his suit looking this way and that, obviously lost and scared.

[cosmicarus]

Tendril tightens his grip on Nightrival, who is really beginning to feel the pinch. Just when all seems lost however, the metallic tentacles give way and the martial artist frees himself, dropping to the stage. Tendril's posture looks rather annoyed as the tentacles now sling wildly around him.

The robot Velocity swings at moves fast - a lot faster than it had moved before - but not fast enough. The sound of Velocity's fist screaming through the air is met with the sound of metal distorting. The Myrtlebot she hits loses a large chunk of it's 'face', but the damage is seemingly superficial because the metal mimic is still standing.

The four remaining bots take a moment to look at each other - all of their actions quite a bit quicker than they were previously. Then, in eerie unison, they turn back to Velocity and begin to run. They run fast, not nearly as fast Velocity can, however. Though they become a blur to others, she can see them, quite easily, as they begin to run in a circle around her. At first, their ultimate purpose is unknown, that is until Velocity attempts a deep breath and finds the air thinning - they're trying to suffocate her! All of them spinning as they are is sucking the air out of the area and Velocity, for the moment, is in the middle.

Shock-alot stops stumbling, finding a solid footing. His metallic hand comes to his metallic head, while inside he tries to shake the blur out of his noggin. His vision comes to rest on Nightrival, just escaping the grip of Tendtril. He begins to walk over to him, keeping his eyes on the martial artist, but yelling and pointing at Goop, "You stay there! We need you if we're gonna transform!" His tone is harsh and unapologetic, and he turns it on Nightrival, "Do you know how much time I put into making this suit!?"

Tendril, silent as ever, whips his tentacles over at Nightrival, but in his anger he lashes out wildly, and the martial artist easily dodges the metal appendages.

Goop on the other hand, merely sits there for a moment, his suit looking this way and that, obviously lost and scared.

[Thevshi]

Velocity just managed to take a gulp of air, and hold it as the four robots continued to make a vacuum around her to suck away the air. Looking about, she saw that the crowd was still too close, so she slipped between the racing robots, to move outside of their little vortex.

Stopping just outside, she looked over at the professor that had been running the demonstration the robots were part of. “Get back behind cover!†She yelled, as she tried to punch one of the passing robots.

[Thevshi]

Velocity just managed to take a gulp of air, and hold it as the four robots continued to make a vacuum around her to suck away the air. Looking about, she saw that the crowd was still too close, so she slipped between the racing robots, to move outside of their little vortex.

Stopping just outside, she looked over at the professor that had been running the demonstration the robots were part of. “Get back behind cover!†She yelled, as she tried to punch one of the passing robots.

[Shadowboxer]

Nightrival, crouching close to the stage floor with his arms and legs splayed out, evaluates the situation and comes to a unwelcome conclusion. He's been beating down on Shock-a-lot and the armoured crook keeps getting up. Unfortunately, Tricorder now appears to be planning something big.

Transform? That can't be good.

His tone is harsh and unapologetic, and he turns it on Nightrival, "Do you know how much time I put into making this suit!?"

"I'm more interested in how long it's gonna take ta tear it apart." He takes a quick look at the adjoining stage. "Though yer gonna hafta wait a moment."

He draws out another swing line from under his belt, tosses the weighted hook at some scaffolding and swings over to the other stage. Nightrival hits the stage rolling and springs back up with his escrima staves in his hands, smashing the staves into the nearest robot's head.

"I'm gonna need yer help with the Three Nerdeteers," he says to the speedster as he attacks. "Let's take care o' these toasters 'fore we move on ta the main course."