Mechanical Soul Drive: White

[Metal Zeta]

Whoever that was, he had just killed a number of humans with ease, and for no apparent reason. And he he was heading towards the base. Where Jade was. "It's my programming to protect her." He said, firing another shot at him. "IF that means eliminating you, then I have no qualms." However, his attention was turned away from the boy, when he heard something. Looking to his right and down....Jade.


Jumping down, he wrapped his free arm around her. "It's not safe here." He said, getting ready to jump off of the building to get her to safety.

He had no time before a figure appeared above them, coming down with a swing of a sword

(Some music for the fight!)



White pushed Jade away, bringing up his arm to block the blade....which simply resulted in the sword going through it, as the arm lower half of the arm dropped to the ground. What. NO...normal blade would be able to damage him....

It was then White noticed...the boy didn't have skin. He had the same flesh colored metal plating that he had. He was greatly interested in this, he had to admit.....but protecting Jade came first.

He brought his left leg up to kick, only to have it be grabbed. Red, then proceed to use his leg to lift White up into the air, slamming him into the ground. "That it!? Come on, White, gotta try harder than that!" HE said, bringing down his sword. Spinning on his back, White kicked the sword of course, bringing up his gun and blasting him in the chest. Wit a kick to knock him back, White stood up, aiming at Red and firing, not stopping the gun for even a second. "Jade, get out of here." He said, as Red stood back up, the energy blasts, just.....heating his metal plating up a bit. "Why you care so much about that girl for? If she's distracting you...well, LET'S GET RID OF HER." Red yelled, lunging forward at Jade.

HIs core programming kicked in, and White almost felt like he had lost control of his own body as he jumped in font of Red, grabbing the arm holding the sword and slamming his head intot he other machine's head. Again and again and again.

"OH! YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED!" Red screamed, a rather large smile on his face, as he tried to rip his arm free from White...which he succeeded at, in a way. "Hope you didn't need those." Red muttered, shaking the disembodied arm off of him, kneeing White in the stomach and kicking him into the air.

[RadioSuitcase]

Relief washed over her, when White suddenly landed next to her. It was an incredibly short-lived feeling, however, as she was pushed out of the way, watching in horror as White's arm was sliced off. Just... Like that? A normal sword should not have been capable of cutting through metal like that.

And she couldn't do anything, as White was kicked to the ground, his gun seemingly useless against the other... Stupid, stupid, stupid; she should have chosen the defense option. Her mistake only seemed to hurt her defender. And this other boy was a machine too, and he knew White's name. Was it someone she should know? But then why was he attacking?

Jade flinched back when Red turned his attention onto her, her back pressed against the shoddy railing on the edge of the building. She couldn't run away, as nice as that would have been. The door she had used to get onto the roof seemed miles away; she would have to run past them, and at that moment, her legs refused to move.

White did not smile, but this other boy did. It was truly unnerving, moreso when he smiled so widely, as he ripped White's other arm off. Had they lost...? Bending down, Jade's hands wrapped around a long, bent piece of metal from the ground, probably broken off from the railing at some point. Adrenaline rushing through her body, her grip tightening, Jade stepped towards Red, swinging at the back of his head, hoping to god it connected, "Stop it!"

Bullets rained down from the roof of the warehouse, as soldiers from the base aimed mostly at Red. They weren't quite sure who the enemy was; obviously the insane boy with the sword, but also White. His arms had been ripped off, yet there was not a drop of blood to be seen. Anyone who was not human needed to be eliminated.

[Metal Zeta]

The piece of metal did connect, but....the effect was minimal, if there was one at all. "HEY! Me and White here are busy!" Red growled, turning around and grabbing Jade's wrist. "If you're not going to keep to your self, I'm going to ha-" Whatever he was going to say was cut off, as White's leg came down, ripping Red's hand off of Jade. White then followed up with a kick to his stomach, slamming Red into the wall. Within the same notion he kicked his arm up into the air, waited until it came down, and when it was in the right position, move his body tot he arm connected where it belong. A white glow emitted from it, as White clench his fist, picking up the cut arm and reattaching that. "I GET IT NOW!" Red roared, glee filling his face. "It's her, you don't give a shit about fighting me! You're defending her!" He laughed, getting into a ready position. "IF that's the case, then screw knocking some sense into you! I'LL JUST CUT UP INTO PIECES! And then, I'll do the same to all of these fucking bags of meat!"

White clenched his fists, bringing them up in front of him. Whoever this was, he had to go. Now. Laying his hands on Jade, that wasn't something White could just let go! A white flash appeared from White's eyes, whites streaks appearing in his hair. "I have to defend her. And I refuse to let some maniac touch her." White said. His voice still lacked emotion, but it was....more powerful. ""THEN, LET'S STOP TALKING, AND DO THIS!" Red yelled, as the two charge each other.

Red struck with his sword, and White struck with his fist, and then there was a flash.

"Enough you two. No killing each other.....today, anyways."


When the light from the clash cleared, a man was in the middle of the two, hold onto White's fist and Red's blade. He was wearing a long purple jacket, with a floral pattern. His eye was slicked back, a dark purple, with a pair of glasses on his head. The left lens was red, and the other blue. "Purple, the hell are you doing here?" Red asked, his eyes back to normal. "I'm making sure you don't kill our little brother. He just woke up, of course he isn't right as rain. Give him a bit, don't go killing him." Purple said, letting go of Red's sword....grabbing him by the vest, slamming him into the ground, before picking him back up and throwing him off the building. "Now, White. You get your rest, try to get back to normal....and if this is normal for you...." He pulled White in closer, whispering into his ear. "Works even better for me. But for the others....ah well, you can take them." He said, letting go of White. Suddenly, his fist begun to glow a light purple, as he punched White in the Chest, dropping him to his knees. "Ciao, Bianco." He said, jumping off of the building, picking up Red, and running off.

White stood up. He was frozen in place, as he tried to figure out what just happened.

(Oh boy, now the plot really begins)

[RadioSuitcase]

Ooc: Yes, now they really have something to think about. ;O Do you mind playing so many characters, though?

Ic:

"White!" Jade ran towards him as he got to his feet, looking almost more confused than she was. There were three machines that looked like people, but the two who had just been here... Were nothing like White. And after Red had grabbed her, White had changed so dramatically. She was relieved to see that his eyes and hair were back to normal.

Little brother... They must have been machines her father created, or helped create. But something must have gone terribly wrong; even though she could not remember him, she was sure her father would not have created such violent creatures. Something awful had happened, and that was clear enough, judging by the amount of destruction they were surrounded by.

The shooting from the warehouse had stopped temporarily. Looking up at the roof, Jade could see one man waving his arms, talking to the soldiers frantically. Was it Harold? A bullet suddenly struck the ground just inches from her, and Jade squeaked, quickly grabbing onto White's arm, "We should move." She could not blame them for thinking White was dangerous as well, but here, out in the open, was not the best place to try and reason with them.

[Metal Zeta]

(Sorry! Spring Break, my writing abilities being put into doubt, and an amount of others things made me take a break from RPing! But I am back!)
( I really need to stop the taking forever to post thing as well ;_
(And naw, I'm fine with playing a lot of characters. It's fun!)



"Agreed." White said, grabbing onto her, jumping up onto the roof. This, of course, made a good number of them jump, stepping back. "I mean you no harm." He told them, reaching out his arm and pushing down a barrel of a gun. "It is true I am machine, but it is not in my programming to slaughter humans." He explained, stepping back. "And, if I was, would I just be standing here?" He asked, spreading his arms a bit, as if to say "Go ahead and attack, if you doubt me." "The only thing I care about is protecting Jade. It is what I was made for, and what I do." He explained, dropping his arms. He had to be careful....one wrong word, and there would be far more trouble that he wanted. If they attacked him, fine. But...there was always a chance that they would target Jade for being with him. "If you have any doubts, then I will tell you this much. The machines that you fight against. They've attacked Jade. For that, it is my duty to eliminate them, less they attack her again." He explained, stepping away from Jade. "For example." He said, suddenly jumping into the air, summoning his gun, firing a bolt of energy at a spider like machine heading towards the base. "Let me destroy the machines that are coming this way. They've been alerted by the fighting." He explained, walking to the edge of the roof. "If I destroy them, then you will see that I am on your side. If I end up fighting with them..." He stopped, grabbing a shoulder of one of the soldiers, one of the few female ones. White pulled her in, as some of the others lifted their guns at him. He whispered something to her, before letting her go. She thought for a moment, before nodding. "Alright, if you're willing to tell me that, I'll accept your "deal"." She said, taking out her gun, some sort of sniper rifle. "But, it'll be in my sights at all times, you got that?" She asked, smirking.

White nodded, turning to the machines heading their way. "Jade, be careful." White told her, jumping off of the building, as the woman took aim at him. "Alright, you shitheads, you fire at him even once before I do, you're going to want the machines to get you, do I make my self clear?" She barked at the rest of the soldiers, murmurs of agreement coming from them. It appeared she was ether high in command....or very scary. "Hey, Harold. Take aim yourself....if anything tries to get him from behind, fill them with lead."

[RadioSuitcase]

Ooc: Holidays leave me exhausted! I'm glad you're better now. =D Here is my sad attempt at a sort of attack... Since White is supposed to be showing off, I didn't want to write in anyone shooting or anything. So it's not really a fight... I swear I make less sense the more I try to type. >_>

Ic:

Ah, what was he...? Jade watched as White attempted to explain himself to the soldiers, their raised guns and unbelieving expressions making her feel as though this was pointless. But they didn't shoot. She frowned when he grabbed the female soldier, wondering what he had said to her... Nodding her head when White called out to her, she watched him jump off of the roof.

More spider-like machines were advancing towards the base, as though they normally traveled and fought in packs. Out in the distance were more larger, slower machines. Could White really take on more than one? He had lived so far, but each fight had been against only one other machine. Now there were dozens, crawling over debris, making unearthly noises as wayward energy from the earlier fight urged them forward. They could sense the humans now, and their singular motivation kicked in; every living creature needed to be eradicated.

Harold stood at the edge of the roof, his rifle raised and aimed, his finger on the trigger. It felt safer, more sane, to simply shoot White down. He was a machine, an unusually advanced, human looking machine. That could only lead to trouble. Harold had only tried to get the others to stop shooting because of Jade... Tightening his grip, he aimed away from White, waiting for anything that might come from behind.

Half a dozen spider machines practically tripped over each other, as they headed towards the base. Some jumped, their red eyes lighting up, as they targeted White. The others jumped at the warehouse, their long legs easily gripping onto the sides of the wall, crawling upwards towards the roof. In the distance, something very large roared. The noise echoed over the city, causing some of the soldiers to flinch. Before the echo had subsided, whatever the machine was had powered up its weapon. A bright light suddenly appeared, and shot through the sky, as though it had been fired from a canon. It must have been a warning, as the shot passed harmlessly, but closely, over the building.

[Metal Zeta]

White turned around, firing at the machines that were climbing up the building, grabbing one closer to him and throwing it into another one. He lunged forward, grabbing another one, slamming it into another, letting go and smashing the machine's heads with his feet. Normally...he wouldn't be so brutal, but he had to prove he wasn't on the machines' side.

And then the light shot above them, going harmlessly above the building. White didn't like that. Every other machine he had fought so far didn't have any sort of range, giving him an advantage. And compared to that shot? His gun was nothing. He needed another boost....

He begun to spin around, rapidly firing, blasting each machine he saw, kicking one into the air, grabbing it as it fell. He spun it around, throwing it into another, shooting them. And...there we go!

He run back towards the building, jumping up the side of the wall, reaching the top. He made his way towards Jade, turning around and suddenly freezing, a holographic appearing in front of her. The options were the same as last time.

ATTACK
DEFENSE
MOVEMENT

"I know you may want to think about your choices, Jade, however, I must ask your hurry up this time." White said, looking off in the distance. If that thing fired while he was like this....

[RadioSuitcase]

Attack, defense, movement... Jade touched the screen, each word highlighting as it had before. She was shaken up, the spiders had not scared her, but whatever had just shot at them...

"I-- I don't know..." She started to panic, horrible scenarios playing out in her head, each choice wrong and right in its own way. What had happened before? She had chosen weapon, and while the gun was useful, once whatever large thing was heading their way arrived, it may not help so much. A movement boost would be helpful, but if the machine was large and slow, it would be easily dodged now. Biting down hard on her lip, Jade tapped the 'defense' option.

The ground suddenly shook beneath them, the buildings around them shaking ominously. Windows cracked, and loose rubble broke off, crashing down to the pavement. Many of the soldiers fell over, as others grabbed onto the railing for support. Jade herself lost her balance, falling forward and breaking her fall with her hands. The air filled with an ungodly crackling noise.

It was only a split second later, that another beam of light was fired from the distance. This one hit, clipping the top corner of the warehouse. In the blink of an eye, the soldiers who had been standing there were gone, replaced with black smoke.

[Metal Zeta]

When Jade tapped "defense", the screen caned, showing another selection

"Area"
"Self"

But..she was knocked tot he ground before she could select another. An...White was frozen in place, not being able to move until a choice was selected. The female soldier, realizing what was happened, growled. "Oh, hell no, machine boy, we're not dying because you froze up." She said, slamming her hand onto the screen,, before ducking down, grabbing ahold of Jade.

"Defense: Area. Upgrade, complete." White voiced. A white, metal glove appeared over his left hand, a shining, clear crystal in the middle of his palm. He held his hand out, the air shimmering as a barrier went up. The barrier was mostly invisible, the only hinting to it's existence being the distortions in the air, and some cracking electricity. The barrier comfortably covered the top of the building, or what was left of it, through the bottom of the building did not enjoy it's defense. Another beam shot through the air, colliding with the shield, a high screech filling the air. The distortions in th air grew worst, and White's body was shaking, but he stood his ground. The beam soon dissipated, and White dropped the barrier.


and with that, the female solder had seen all she needed to. IF he wanted to get rid of them, that was the perfect chance. He didn't...so that got him her trust, for the time being. She stood up, helping Jade up. "Alright, everybody, get down below! We can't do shit here, probably would jsut get in the way." She ordered, waiting some sweat from her brow. "Hey, we'll take care of the girl, you focus on kicking that thing's ass." She told White, who responded with a nod. "Oh...machine, what's your name? I want to make sure about it." She asked, as he took a step forward.

"White."
"Bit plain, isn't it? Oh, who cares. Call me Cella."

White nodded. "Very well, Cella. For the moment, I leave Jade to you." White answered, jumping up, landing a good 10 yards away from the building, atop a hill of scrap. He looked up, setting his eyes on the machine.

(Since you're controlling the machine with the big laser, I figure you would want to describe it!)

[RadioSuitcase]

The ground continued to shake, more and more dilapidated buildings crashed to the ground. Luckily, the warehouse had been fortified in the last few decades, allowing it to withstand the tremors, for now. A door to the roof was thrown open, and soldiers began heading for the safety the building would hopefully provide. Though not everyone seemed so willing to go, nor trust anything about White. However, an order was an order.

While it would have been expected for the machine to appear in the distance, it did not. The earth ceased its shaking, and for several moments, everything was unnervingly quiet.

Jade had looked back at White, wanting to say something to him, but finding herself dragged away before she could even untie her tongue. She looked back over her shoulder, but unable to see him now, she silently allowed herself to be led into the base.

White would not have to endure the silence for very long. Several yards before him, the pavement began to crack, as something hidden underneath pushed its way to the surface. With a sudden burst, and a loud crash, the machine had pulled itself from the ground. It was not as large as one would have expected, it was sleek looking, looking not unlike a snake. If snakes could stretch two-stories high, and had giant drills for heads. It must have had eyes somewhere, as it seemed to look directly at White.

The drill began to spin, making an earsplitting 'whrrling' sound as particles of light gathered around it. It fired at White, a thin, bright beam heading right towards him. Not as powerful as the blasts that had struck the building, perhaps because the machine was so close to its target now.

Though White was not necessarily its target. Its body twisting around, it settled its sights on the warehouse, able to see, or sense, that it was teeming with living creatures.