Lily settled herself in class, leaning back, waiting for class to being. When it started, Lily took notes, and do what was required. She occasionally thought on what she was going to be doing today, wondered if it was such a good thing, but she woudn't back down now. What harm was it, to look through some lockers?

Her notes and classwork that lesson might not have been up to her usual standard, but one day wasn't going to hurt her grade too much. Or so she hoped.

Angelo went inside and went to class taking deep breaths as he sat down. He still couldn't stand people getting so close like that. He was nearly beaten to death at one point in his life and yet he still fears that it will happen again! Once Angelo calmed down he took out his notes and why back to wiring everything down. Despite how rattled he was he still needed to focus. It would be a cold day in hell before Angelo would let his grades slip up because stone Hacker had a thing for ganging up on burst linkers. Right now he just needed to get through class so they can get to lunch and set their plan into action

Unusual for today, but the class time passed by as a blur, as notes were taken, group work assigned, and homework groaned over. Before Kris knew it, the bell rang for lunch, and as he got up to stretch, he turned to Angelo and gave him a wry smile. It was time to get to work.

Lily hurriedly grabbed some lunch, before she headed towards the locker rooms, deciding to get what she had to do done early, before lunch was over and she needed to be in soccer training. She hummed to herself, finishing off what she had grabbed for lunch, she changed and then began to get into some of the lockers.

The instant Kris took one step outside of the classroom, the familiar feeling of time slowing down struck him suddenly. He quickly snapped his fingers to activate the voice changer (this time in a deeper tone), and Gun Metal Fog warped into the dry lightning battlefield:

Again it was a battle royale, and five different opponent bots were force challenging him:
- 2 Earth Elemental Types composed of entirely stone bodies.
- 1 Silver Metal Type with rods of the same material protruding from its shoulders.
- Scarlet Gunner, a familiar face.
- Yellow Beetle, another familiar face.

Kris had forgotten a crucial opportunity in his previous battle that he now took: he checked his HUD, where a compass with five arrows pointed at each of his opponents. He memorized roughly where each one was in relation to the school's layout; in all likelihood those were the locations of the tablets with bot programs installed.

He then took a glance to his left, and was relieved to see Magenta Reaper standing where Psycholangelo had been seated in the classroom. And he noticed a sixth green arrow on his HUD, assuming Green Deer/Lily had been dragged into this as well.

As lily was once more forced into accel world without wanting to, she cursed under her breath, and immediately began to access the situation, seeing that both Angelo and Kris had been sucked in as well. At least she wasn't alone.

She sighed, and began to move, not wishing to be caught alone if she got attacked once more. She began to run, glancing about her

Angelo walked out trying to stop the forcing of him going into a battle royal again but obviously Angelo was no hacker and he soon appeared with the others. At least this time he wasn't along in the fight.
Angelo saw a Timer counting down till the battle will start so he took this chance to talk to them. "Dear and mist take on the ones you are familiar with. I'll take on the elementals, the metal one is more conductive and in this weather he has a disadvantage"

Kris nodded, but something about Angelo's comment nagged him; he doubted the hacker would be dumber than the last time in giving them an easier fight. "I'll scout ahead first," replied Kris, "just to make sure. Like Wind."

The right half of his body dissolved into fog, and he floated away from the group towards the enemy.

Health:
Green Deer = -------------------- -0
Gunmetal Fog = -------------------- -0
Magenta Reaper = ------------------- -0

Special:
Green Deer = +0
Gunmetal Fog = +0
Magenta Reaper = +0

//

On the HUD, it would appear the bots had been programmed with some semblance of teamwork. The Earth Avatars joined up as a pair and proceeded forward, followed closely behind by the Silver Avatar, and finally lurking off to the sides Scarlet Gunner and Yellow Beetle, no doubt prepared to exact their revenge.

Overhead the clouds tingled with static electricity, and a hearty rumble was given as the prelude to battle.

Health:
Load Barrier = -------------------- -0
Scarlet Gunner = ------------------- -0
Silver Coil = -------------------- -0
Stone Wall = -------------------- -0
Yellow Beetle = ------------------- -0

Special:
Load Barrier = +0
Scarlet Gunner = +0
Silver Coil = +0
Stone Wall = +0
Yellow Beetle = +0

Lily didn't let herself Panic. She had won once, she could do it again. She instinctively went towards Angelo, but she stopped after a moment. What if that was what they wanted? She hesitated, and then drew in a slow breath.

She would go to Kris. Chances were, they'd all end up together anyway, but she did't want to be alone when she was attacked. She had won before on pure luck, she knew that, and the simple fact that her opponents were...well, ill skilled.

And so it was that she went to where she figured Kris had been, judging by the time.

Kris's suspicions seemed confirmed when he drew up to watch the enemy formation steadily march forward. He noticed Yellow Beetle, and felt fortunate he'd been given prep time to covert into his gaseous state before being jammed again. But he had to report back to Angelo and plan their counter attack against a more organized opponent.

He was about to turn back, when a bright light flashed all around him. There wasn't much time to be surprised, because only a second later a delayed nerve reaction shot through his whole body in a searing bout of pain. It hurt even more being struck by lightning in his current form, and not only that but it also revealed his position. Yellow Beetle was still programmed to fire the first shot, and in just a few unfortunate seconds Kris was screaming in agony as his fried particles were tossed around by radioactive heat.

Health:
Green Deer = -------------------- -0
Gunmetal Fog = ----------- -40 Lightning + Radiation
Magenta Reaper = ------------------- -0

Special:
Green Deer = +0
Gunmetal Fog = +40
Magenta Reaper = +0

//

As Lily caught up to Kris, she could observe the sudden reaction by the enemy force as fighting commenced. The 2 Earth Avatars halted in position and locked arms forming a vertical circle; a strange hum began to emanate from them. The Silver Avatar stationed right behind them extended its rods and outstretched its hands; another lightning bolt arced down but was instead absorbed and redirected at each of the Earth Avatars; the hum only intensified. Scarlet Gunner and Yellow Beetle, the latter's radiation still focused on Gunmetal Fog, retreated behind cover of the now obvious fortress conceived by the hacker.

Health:
Load Barrier = -------------------- -0
Scarlet Gunner = ------------------- -0
Silver Coil = -------------------- -0
Stone Wall = -------------------- -0
Yellow Beetle = ------------------- -0

Special:
Load Barrier = +5
Scarlet Gunner = +0
Silver Coil = +10
Stone Wall = +5
Yellow Beetle = +20

Angelo spun his scythe once indicating that he was ready to go this time. Angelo opened his wings knowing that with his ability to fly he had both an advantage and disadvantage all at the same time considering their environment. However Angelo needed to get that silver avatar of the ground Angelo flew in and used his slash ability to attack silver coil and send him flying off the earth avatars. As long as Angelo stayed off the ground with rise two he would be alright.

Lily studied the situation, before aiming an attack at Scarlet Gunner, thinking to get rid of any of them first, but changed direction and went for one of the earth ones, noticing that the lightening was shipped off to them. Get rid of the earth ones, chances are they could take down the others easier. Or so she thought, hoped.

She figured Angelo or Kris would tell her different as she attacked one of them.

Kris's voice wheezed as his screams died down, and attempted to reform his right half, but only succeeded partially as Yellow Beetle was still jamming him. He lay down prone, and in a hoarse voice he called out, "...A little...help?"

He pointed out his still annoyingly effective counter, hoping Lily would notice him. He would've nodded at Angelo targeting the Silver Avatar, but flying in this weather and right into the enemy was a bit reckless.

//

As Magenta Reaper flew in for the strike, the Silver Avatar discharged a bolt of electricity at him, but it wasn't enough to stall his wings out. The scythe's blade crashed into its target's torso, dealing a serious blow, thrusting it down and back several feet. But in this brief moment of triumph, chance lightning struck the Silver Avatar, despite taking damage this time, conducted and redirected the entire energy flow towards Magenta Reaper. One of the Earth Avatars seizing the opportunity on the stunned purple avatar, and emitted another humming field, drawing in Magenta Reaper's scythe with body following it. His hands and weapon forcefully stuck to the Earth Avatar's body, he could only watch as Scarlet Gunner revved up its mini gun.

The other Earth Elemental would've grunted in disapproval by Green Deer's repeated blows against its rocky exterior, but each dent was adding up. Yellow Beetle's attention was still trained on keeping Gunmetal Fog out of the action...

Health:
Green Deer = -------------------- -0
Gunmetal Fog = ----------- -40
Magenta Reaper = ---------------- -15 Lightning

Special:
Green Deer = +10
Gunmetal Fog = +40
Magenta Reaper = +35

Health:
Load Barrier = -------------------- -0
Scarlet Gunner = ------------------- -0
Silver Coil = ------------ -40 Scythe + Lightning
Stone Wall = -------------------- -10 Swords
Yellow Beetle = ------------------- -0

Special:
Load Barrier = -0 Magnetic Field
Scarlet Gunner = +0
Silver Coil = +50
Stone Wall = +15
Yellow Beetle = +20

Taken a few seconds to glance about between blows, Lily saw Kris in trouble. She winced, as she realised she should have been more focused on the others. So using Thrust, she spun, and darted towards the Yellow beetle, she slipped in between the two, blocking the next attack, before slashing towards the Yellow, unsure if she was doing the right thing, only hoping to give Kris a few seconds to get up, to pull himself together.

Angelo groaned as he got stuck inside the earth elementals magnetic field. Angelo still had his scythe and part of his armors more specifically the spikes were metallic in nature so he needed to think fast knowing the scarlet avatar would have a field day with a stationary target. Angelo let go of his scythe then used his wings to push himself into the earth avatar since his body was spiked it would still cause minimal damage to the earth avatar giving him the split second he needed to grab his scythe and fly away to gain some distance from the avatar. Angelo then turned his attention to the scarlet gunner and used a slash move against it to damage it as well then gain distance once again to protect kris and let him get back up...

"Thanks..." Kris shakily offered as he completely reformed his body and got up from a fetal position. The battle wasn't going smoothly as suspected, and now that Kris was back up something quick and effective had to be done before he went down again for good. As if on cue, lightning struck the same target twice; he would have groaned in pain about his bad luck, except his nerves were numbed now as compensation from the program. He checked his HUD once more, and was honestly relieved to see the familiar timer ticking down; at least Lily could win by time out, if she remained at full health and everyone else wasn't. The key would be his special gauge, which was just about to be full thanks to the lightning ironically.

He activated Hazy Clone, and converting both Daybreak and Nightfall to gun mode, fired two shots aimed at Silver's head behind the Earth Avatars, depleting 20% HP in the process. As Angelo landed right next to him, Kris turned and said, "Good, I'm going to target the Earth Avatar that had pulled you in, I want you to follow up after I attack with my special."

Ducking from an onslaught of bullets, Kris looked to Lily and muttered, "We're counting on you, Green Deer."

//

The Earth Avatar grunted from Magenta's spikes digging in, but the damage was negligible. However the magnetic field faded, and as the Reaper made his escape he slashed Scarlet Gunner to delay firing its gun, and safely flew away. The Silver Avatar had gotten up though, and lightning struck its rods again to continue powering the two Earth Avatars, strengthening the main magnetic field being formed. As Magenta Reaper flew past, Scarlet Gunner aimed its gun through the magnetic field, resulting in a rail gun effect with increased bullet velocity and more damage inflicted. Gunmetal Fog was also caught in the crossfire, but ducked just in time for half of the bullets to whiz past.

The first shot fired by Gunmetal was from Daybreak; the magnetic field as predicted stopped the bullet in its tracks. The second shot by Nightfall however, just slowed down and continued to arc towards the Silver Avatar's head, scoring a head shot and knocking it down once more.

Against Green Deer, Yellow Beetle deployed its wing shields that emitted microwaves to scramble contact by gas, but because of the mismatch Deer ended up cutting through it like butter.

Health:
Green Deer = -------------------- -0
Gunmetal Fog = ---- -80 Lightning + Hazy Clone + Bullets
Magenta Reaper = ------------- -35 Bullets

Special:
Green Deer = +30
Gunmetal Fog = +100
Magenta Reaper = +80

Health:
Load Barrier = ------------------ -10 Spikes + Friendly Fire
Scarlet Gunner = ----------------- -10 Scythe
Silver Coil = ---- -80 Head Shot
Stone Wall = -------------------- -10
Yellow Beetle = --------------- -20 Swords

Special:
Load Barrier = +5
Scarlet Gunner = +40
Silver Coil = +100
Stone Wall = +20
Yellow Beetle = +40

do what you need to do just make sure to do it fast. Timing this right and I can use my special after yours" Angelo told him as he took a stance and got ready to charge in using a switch maneuver. Honestly Angelo never thought he would be working this well with someone other then his own protégé but when in a life or death situation or at least a simulated one nobody can afford to be picky. Angelo took a stance and got ready to charge in and thanks to his wings if this is timed right he can move in mere seconds after Kris makes his move

With his partner at the ready, Kris charged at the Earth Avatar, hoping it would draw him in with a magnetic field to make the distance shorter. He planned to activate Tear Wound, which would create an obvious weakness to exploit simply by enlarging a previous wound inflicted, by Magenta Reaper's spikes for example. Defeating an Earth Avatar would break up the formation the hacker had planned for them and thus probably make the battle easier to win by timeout.

//

As predicted, the Earth Avatar was programmed to magnetize the last opponent that had damaged its power source, the Silver Avatar. Drawing in Gunmetal Fog would be the last action it would ever take, as Daybreak and Nightfall formed twin daggers and stabbed down deep into the biggest spike wound, simultaneously increasing pressure within the cavity to blow it up and expose a weak point for Magenta Reaper to strike. The magnetic field ended abruptly, and Gunmetal Fog leaped off before activating Like Wind to escape.

The latter by the way took its share of pain by lightning, but by now Magenta Reaper's special gauge was full; the end was nigh...

Health:
Green Deer = -------------------- -0
Gunmetal Fog = ---- -80
Magenta Reaper = --------- -55 Lightning

Special:
Green Deer = +50
Gunmetal Fog = -0 Tear Wound
Magenta Reaper = +100

Health:
Load Barrier = -------------- -30 Tear Wound
Scarlet Gunner = ----------------- -10
Silver Coil = ---- -80
Stone Wall = -------------------- -10
Yellow Beetle = ----------- -40 Swords

Special:
Load Barrier = -30 Magnetic Field
Scarlet Gunner = +40
Silver Coil = +100
Stone Wall = +20
Yellow Beetle = +60

no pressure Lily thought to herself, oh, no pressure at all. Thanks Kris, really, thanks She darted in as Yellow Beetle attacked, cutting through easily, and trying to make sure she wasn't hit. If she could get a few hits in, chances were the yellow beetle would crumble.. Or lily could just try and stand her ground, make sure she didn't let the team down.

Either way, she rained blows down onto the Yellow.

Angelo soon saw his special move was ready and he soon his scythe letting the energy build up before he he yelled "slash wave!" And when he slashed the air a violet blade flew through the air and while it wasn't meant to aim for everyone in the field Angelo was able to bend is direction enough that it went through the opening that Kris made and slash at the silver avatar behind him dealing massive damage to both as his special bar went back to zero