Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

Nick22 · **Reply #380 on:** January 11, 2012, 08:08:05 PM

Such an imprudent tongue,I;'ve killed for less cheek, "captain" Mertavius said. "As for how I got in, its simple: I teleported in. Its simple for a magician of my caliber.I am here to give my old friend Stripetail there a little challenge, to see if he still has what it takes, or whether hes lost his edge over the ages.I mean, it took the combined lot of you six whole months to deal with Chong and his little army? Pathetic, simply pathetic. It wouldn't have taken me more than three days. Mertavius sniiffed dismissively. "You helped Chong escape didn't you" stripetail said coldly. 'Of course, I sent him a little.. help..the vixens proven quite useful.. "so it was you who revived someone from the dead. You know that goes against every tenant of magic!" Mertavius' eyes flashed. " Stripetail, I have been around since the time magic began, so don't presume to lecture me! You have been a worthy adversary, but I believe you are slipping! All this time around mortals, wasting your admittedly great abilities, in helping them and protecting them! Survival of the fittest, isn't that natures way?
Prove me wrong seer! Mertavius turned and glared at Stripetail. "You once stopped me from ruling the cosmos! ah, the battle between me and my dragon steed Samanor and you and Tarrax! the heavens raged with our efforts, neither giving an inch! Back then, you didn't let anything stand in your way..
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You haven't changed one bit demon " tarrax growled. 'You still believe might makes right.." of course it does Lord Tarrax, the weak exist to serve the strong" mertavius replied. " but I think the time has come to make my offer. Play my little game Stripetail, if you win, then I will accept that you are still my one worthy rival. If however, you fail, then i will dismiss you as a has been, one whose abilities are a shadow of what they were. You have youir pieces here I see, your friends will be your pawns . I will soon reveal my pieces..'

Kor · **Reply #381 on:** January 11, 2012, 10:32:06 PM

"Sounds like another boring bad guy." Jason said, while making dismissive motions with his hands, "So many bad guys say the same things, and always want to rule, destroy, the world, or universe. Very few are original. The most original was Neckbeard the land pirate and his crew."

"I remember him. He and his crew just wanted to steal stuff so they didn't have to work & for the excitement." Brooklyn said.

"Similar to the earth 1 catwoman, and the earth 2 catwoman, at least till she and batman got married." Jason said.

"Not like Nerf wizard." Guilmon said.

"Wasn't he the guy who could create anything instantly with magic, as long as the Nerf company had come out with it first?" Gnash asked.

"Yep, that's the guy." Brooklyn said.

Serris · **Reply #382 on:** January 12, 2012, 02:06:14 PM

"And if we don't?" Deimos spat.

"Well, it's off to another exciting adventure, ain't it?" Rime said as he munched on a catfish sandwich he got from a street vendor.

Nick22 · **Reply #383 on:** January 12, 2012, 02:40:47 PM

You don't have a choice" Mertavius replied turning to him. "A challenge like the one I have given him is sacred under magical law, there is no refusing. but it is not as if I expect you trigger happy, technology-dependent humans to understand the beauty and intrigue of the most powerful and ancient of magics. Catching chong will just be the first move in our little chess game, lets see if you can keep up. The game is now begun " Mertasvius said disappearing in a flash, and the lights returned.
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That guy gives me the creeps " Genki said his usual cheer missing. " we have to fight against that guy? Kopa said turning to Stripetail. "Everyone, please settle down. Stripetail said foirmly . I'm sure you all have a lot of questions. i will take them one at a time..
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Chong had cleared the Phoenix hangar bay of its guards, and turned towards the steel doors covering the cafe. ' His hands glowed with magic and he began throwing it against the steel doors. the magic began to heat up the steel, acting like a torch. It would take some time for him to cut through, an hour at the latest He called out ."Nick! If you can hear me in there, and I know you are in there, listen and listen well! by rights I should just kill you Aves and anyone else inside there with you, heaven knows you've caused me enough pain and suffering to warrant it. But.. i cannot run a resteraunt without staff, so heres the deal. You are now my prisoners and now must work for me, as many hours as i see fit. if you refuse even the simplest order, i will kill you on the spot. Your wizard friend cannot help you, you are on your own. you have one hour to think it over, as that is roughly the time it will take me to cut though these metal doors with my magic, after that, an ordinary locked door won't keep me out.. If you wishg to live you will do as I say!

Kor · **Reply #384 on:** January 12, 2012, 11:40:06 PM

"I see he's one of those brute force types. No real skill." Jason said.

"not like Xanatos, when he was evil. Now there was an evil guy who knew how to be very subtle, when the plan required it. Even having a plan within a plan within a third plan." Brooklyn said.

"Yea, I'm glad he's on our side now." Gnash said.

Serris · **Reply #385 on:** January 14, 2012, 02:58:17 AM

(Phoenix)

Dr. Kerzach put his switchblade away as he watched the red line on the steel door.

"Should we run?" a chef asked, nervously fingering the trigger on her shotgun.

"If he's here, maybe we can make it to the hangar bay and get out," Dr. Kerzach said. He then turned to Nick. "Your call."

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(Spire of Winter)

Mr. Bigmouth raised his hand with a sigh. "Is he truly that powerful that none of our weapons can harm him?" he asked.

Captain Fairchild snorted. "I can slice a tank in half from a mile away with my main gun."

Nick22 · **Reply #386 on:** January 14, 2012, 02:15:41 PM

Unfortunately Mr Bigmouth, the answer is yes.The only thing that can harm Mertavius is extremely powerful magic" stripetail sighed. What about the magic in our Suits Spyro asked. ' They could protrect us if we faced him right?" Only for a short time, remember the suits have limits, and fighting Mertavius alone would be extremely foolish, even if you were wearing the suit. Stripetail sighed. 'What if we combined our powers? Agumon said " throw everything we have at him? 'Look what it did to that demon in the inglorius Hotel.. it worked then..
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Agumon, what you and the others here must understand is, Mertavius is immortal. Literally so. He is not like those vain and egotistical fools who have claimed to be eternal, only to be defeated and destroyed.Mertavius can be defeated, but only by someone whose powers are a match for his, by a fellow immortal.and those can counted on both paws with plenty of digits to spare.he cannot, however, be destroyed. Stripetail said " as he said, he has existed since the time magic was created, which was ages and ages ago. "
_ he said that you beat him though" kiara said. " You did it once before right? you could do it again. " kiara I was much younger then, the ages have since weighed on me." stripetail said.What will happen, my friends is this, we will chase chong and face whatever enemies mertavius has gathered to throw at us.this is, at its most basic, a contest of strength between him and I, one which will have but one ending, he and i must face each other again, and i am not sure at this moment, if i still have the power needed to match his. Stripetail's face was narrowed in thought.
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we can still beat him ' stitch said confidently.we believe in you boss. i mean you helped us beat chong, right, you can take this guy..' ' why don't we focus on chong? Clank suggested, it would not be practical to go after someone who has been around since the beginning of time, and aganst which even our most cutting edge weapons will have no effect. we must fight the enemies we know we can beat.
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Phoenix
we have to do as he says "Nick said heavily. he will kill anyone who tries to flee, i'm sure of it. we have to hang on until the others get to us, and only way to do that is to do whast he says..i've worked for him before. hes a hardnosed, sadistic tyrant, who paid me below-minimum salary, in defiance of all sorts of labor laws. if you are expecting him to pay us for the hours we will work under him, well, if we get paid at all, it will be a few bucks. not a few bucks an hour, a few bucks, period. nick said. '
chong had broken through near the bottom where the steel was thinnest.
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Serris · **Reply #387 on:** January 14, 2012, 10:16:36 PM

Dr. Kerzach shuddered. He heard horror stories about what Chong did to the prisoners during the war at Surf Point.

He flicked out his switchblade and held it to his throat. "I'd rather die than be turned into some kind of freakish abomination!"

With one motion, the Cassowary cut his own throat. All the chefs looked on in horror as he bled out onto the tile floor of the cafÈ.

(OOC - Dr. Kerzach will succeed in cutting his throat but Chong saves his life.)

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(Spire of Winter)

"Well, let's focus on Chong before we waste our ammo on someone we can't even hurt," Deimos said with a sigh.

Mr. Bigmouth picked up his radio. He then turned to everyone. "We are getting close to the location of the Phoenix. We will be arriving in approximately thirty minutes," he said.

Nick22 · **Reply #388 on:** January 14, 2012, 10:42:10 PM

nick rushed over to kerzach who had opene a gash in his throat, nick could see the muscles in kerzachs neck, it would be a matter of minutes before the blood loss would be fatal. so nick knew he had only one choice. ' he headed oover the security control and pulled the level, raising the metal doors over the cafe. within seconds chong blew in the door with a burst of magic and strode in. "You win, Chong, we're your prisoners. Now will you please heal Kerzach. He slit his throat.." nick said as he approached Chong strode over to Nick and gazed at him with eyes full of triumph. then pinned him against the wall with magic ' and, why exactlky, should i do anything for you, my former employee? Do you think I have forgotten what you and your damn friends have done to me on two occassions? do you know what sort of deals i have had to make to regain my freedom? Of course not, why should you care?"
_ kerzach is our best cook " nick grunted gazing doiown at Chong.. "Hes excellent at preparings food quickly and professionally, and also makes an excellent wine. You're the only one who can save him now, hes bleeding oiut..'Chong turned and gazed at the pool of blood spreading from Kerzachs sprawled form. Chong made a face then sighed. " Very well, but you will be cleaning up the blood. he went over to kerzachs head and gestured lifting it up. ' esto manda umpris restor immonak immedici' chong intoned, his hand glowed and the wound in kerzachs throat vanished ' ettios' chong commanded letting kerzachs head drop and soon there was movement. from the cassowary "I have spared your life , against my better judgement . Chongs voice was low and pointed. "I have spared you because I need a good cook to serve food for me and anyone else who may enter my cafe. you have spilled blood on my floors, which you will be helping clean up. do not try to kill yourself again, or next time i will let you die.' he moved away ' take this cook to the back of the resteraunt to rest for a few minutes so he can regain his bearings he said to the others cooks. 'do as i say or i will kill you. now get going..' he then gestured and let nick down ' get to work in the kitchen ' chong ordered. ' andf before you even ask, no, pay is not going to be discussed..

Serris · **Reply #389 on:** January 14, 2012, 11:45:35 PM

(Phoenix)

Dr. Kerzach glared at Nick as the other chefs escorted him to the back. "You should have let me die," he spat. "Do you think I want to be Chong's slave!?"

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(Spire of Winter)

"Twenty minutes," Mr. Bigmouth called as he read the display off his PDA.

"Hope we're not too late," Zachary said, wiping his brow.

Deimos sighed as he kicked a pebble on the ground. "If we're not too late by now, we'll be definitely too late by the time we get there. For all we know, the ship may have vanished already."

Nick22 · **Reply #390 on:** January 14, 2012, 11:50:25 PM

i wpuldn't have been able to live with myself if i had done that ' nick replied as he followed kerzach into the kitchen.
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winterville
everyone get ready to bosard the phoenix' Stripetail said ' 20 minutes to reaching the phoenix's location
- hailey meanwhile had taken control of the ship and had tied up the phoenixs captaion

Serris · **Reply #391 on:** January 14, 2012, 11:57:40 PM

(Phoenix)

Dr. Kerzach rubbed his neck where the wound used to be. He pocketed his bloodied switchblade as he sat down on a chair and had a sip of water.

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(Spire of Winter)

"Commander, is it okay if myself, Rainbow, Lt. Martin and Major Lockie stay here?" Captain Fairchild asked. "We are not suited for operation in deep space."

Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "All right, you heard him, everyone to the armory!"

Rime, Strut and Zachary all saluted him as they flagged down an electric taxi.

Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer and Deimos hopped aboard a heavy cargo repulsorsled they had appropriated as as personal transport vehicle thanks to their great size and weight.

Nick22 · **Reply #392 on:** January 15, 2012, 12:12:25 AM

Kopa kiara kovu and vitani followed the others back to the hotel..Stripetail had magically activated his teams armor and had told them to be ready to board when they reached the area where the Phoenix was..Tarrax Samia and Dulcy flew over the town, the yoiung dragonesses taking pointers from thier elder companion.." We can help you if you think you need it"Samia said. "We've faced danger before.. " All help will be appreciated my young friends..Tarrax replied

Kor · **Reply #393 on:** January 15, 2012, 01:13:08 AM

"Guess there'll be quite a few dragons on this team." Sara said to Tarrax.

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"Guess we have to get down to business." Gnash said.

"Yes. There'll be time to relax later." Brooklyn said nodding his head to Gnash.

"Let's get back to the tardis and look to see if we can get some information on the destination, some blue prints or maps or something." jason said. Guilmon nodded to what Jason said, not saying anything himself.

"And some clues & information on what's going on over there." Velma said.

The 5 of them headed to where the tardis was.

Serris · **Reply #394 on:** January 16, 2012, 12:18:48 AM

Dr. Zanasiu and the rest of the Pelvanida group was in the armory.

Deimos, Rime and Zachary took assault rifles and several magazines full of ammunition while Dr. Zanasiu and Strut took shotguns along with several pouches of shells.

Mr. Bigmouth chose his bow and a quiver full of explosively charged arrows. He took a pistol and a spare magazine for backup.

"All right, let's kick some ass," Deimos said as a repulsorsled drove by to carry everyone to the vehicle bay in preparation for the assault on the Phoenix.

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Ms. Swimmer was in the vehicle bay practicing her stick fighting techniques. Thanks to the enchanted bracelets she wore, her blows were electrically charged. As evidenced by the hissing and crackling of ionized air that accompanied her every swing.

The living planes watched her in amazement.

MrDrake · **Reply #395 on:** January 16, 2012, 04:32:51 PM

(ooc: Yeah, sorry for forgetting this one, my mistake)

Hailey walked about the ship herself as she just let Chong take care of things himself before she would arrive at his side. She stepped up beside him "So then, I guess this cafe is ours?" she asked him glancing around.

"Though a Starbucks would've been cooler...." Hailey added in under her breath before she looked at Chong, wondering what the next move was suppose to be.

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Jackson, Darwin and Riley started to head towards the armoury, yet, Aimee just stood there "A vixen helping out Chong" a sound of concern in her voice as she approached Stripetail "That vixen on his side, did you get a name....or a picture on who it is helping him out by any chance?"

Serris · **Reply #396 on:** January 16, 2012, 05:13:06 PM

The Pelvanida group was now in the vehicle bay along with some soldiers from the Spire of Winter. They were standing around waiting for Stripetail and the others to get ready for deployment.

Ms. Swimmer had put her dual sticks away and was chatting with Mr. Bigmouth.

Mr. Bigmouth looked at his PDA. "We're less than five minutes away from the Phoenix's last known location!" he called.

The ground crew were preparing the shuttlecraft for launch.

Nick22 · **Reply #397 on:** January 16, 2012, 06:18:07 PM

Take control of the ship and set a course for the nearest planet.. we cannot afford to be caught by the squirrell and his friends' Chong said.."Do it now..
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Stripetail turned to Aimee " No, no name was given. Mertavius brought someone back from the dead to help Chong. Did you lose a friend recently that was a vixen? he asked. "If so, that may be the one he was refering too..
_ Abover Winterville

Yes this time there will be more dragons than last time.."Tarrax agreed..

MrDrake · **Reply #398 on:** January 16, 2012, 06:24:12 PM

Hailey nodded back at Chong as she took off for the control room of the ship, but upon arriving there, she looked over it "This is gonna take longer than expected" she spoke as she had no idea as to how to fly the ship, let alone, take control of it.

She searched the area until she found something rather useful, a owners manuel, flicking through the pages of it and using that to in turn, set the course for the nearest planet.

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Aimee listened to what Stripetail had said and it dawned upon her as to who it could possibly be. Yet, she just shook her head in regards to that "It can't be her....I watched her die that day myself....but why she would end up helping someone like Chong....I don't know, I was sure she had learnt her lesson when she was with Dragonstorm"

Nick22 · **Reply #399 on:** January 16, 2012, 07:06:52 PM

What was her name? stripetaiul asked quietly as he headed towards the hangar bay.. " Just curious you understad, I don't intend to pry.."
the phoenix was starting to move again.. and just as the spire was becooming visible ..
_ chong strode into the kitchen and watched the staff coooking