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Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

_{Location: Unknown}

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_{Interaction(s): @Omega Man Scorpina, Zjango}

In an otherwise inaccessible cave system in the outskirts of Angel Grove, two figures sat alone. One appeared to be a woman in yellow armor, her sleek headdress baring a vague resemblance to a scorpion's stinger. Nearby her was a staff leaning against the cave wall, bearing a crescent moon with a red jewel fixed between the tips on the head of it. She was looking a little dissatisfied, particularly when glancing over at the other figure in the room. The other guy was a black humanoid covered in a white armor-like exoskeleton with yellow tendrils acting as sort of like makeshift scarves. He also wore a white headdress that vaguely resembled a wide-brimmed hat. He was much more relaxed than the woman, sitting on the ground and leaned back against the cave all - his hat-like headdress appearing to be pulled down over his eyes like some kind of monstrous gunslinger taking a nap.

"Bah, not good!" grunted the woman. She seemed to be monitoring the actions of her little clay footsoldiers and didn't look particularly satisfied with their performance, "The Staff alone won't cut it. I'd need Finster's workshop to make them full powered." she clenched her hand into a fist and slammed it into a nearby stalagmite.

"Except that place was picked apart and dismantled along with the rest of Rita and Zedd's palace, aye?" asked the male figure, offering a brief glance up from his relaxed posture, "Bad luck for you, Scorpina."

"Don't... patronize me, Zjango!" Scorpina hissed back him, "I don't see you doing anything to make the situation any better! How about you get off your arse and-" a sudden ice blast hitting the wall inches away cut her off. Her associate, Zjango, had shot up to his feet and fired one of his blasters in what had to be the fastest lightning draw Scorpina had ever seen. Luckily for her that had only been a warning shot.

"In case you forgot, Lady Scorpina, I did my job!" he took a slow step toward his employer - his weapon now trained on her, "If your little minions can't do theirs, then I fail to see how that is my problem."

Scorpina - despite the warning shot and staring down the barrel of his weapon - wasn't intimidated, "Don't forget who is paying you, mercenary. If my mission is unsuccessful, then you don't get your payment." she waited for him to slowly lower his weapon before she spoke again, "You still have most of your contacts and connections... don't you?"

"...I do."

"Then I need you to use your network to send out a message... to the Empire." she identified the recipient with noticeable hesitation, as if she hated having to do this.

"The Empire? That Royal House of Rust-Buckets? Very well... but you do realize I'll be adding this to my fee?"

"That's fine. Just make sure that King Sprocket knows that Scorpina has a proposal for him. Tell him it involves Earth and the Power Rangers, that should be enticing enough to get his attention."

World of Light

@TruthHurts22 Raz | @Lugubrious Gemma, Hanabi | @Zoey Boey Sakura, Karin

Midgar: Suoh - Anistar Gym, Part 3

Word Count: 2810
Level 4 Roxas: 22/40
Exp: 3
NEW EXP Balance--- 25/40

Roxas had been keeping quiet for basically everything. What they were told out in that alleyway bugged him, especially when thinking back to what that Coach guy said earlier. “Duds”. That was the word he used. All these psychics apparently believed that anyone without mind powers were… well, lesser somehow. And all around, the very structure of Suoh seemed to reinforce this idea. Lots of signs and things that “duds” like him couldn’t even read. But he’d bitten his tongue for the sake of helping his friend, Raz.

Once everyone was in the gym, Roxas continued to keep his thoughts to himself. He watched as Goldlewis and Midna left to go elsewhere. And he also watched Sakura challenge the OSF guy to a sparring match. Everything seemed to be… normal, for the most part. Maybe this feeling Roxas had was just in his head after all? But then he saw how Sakura’s match eventually ended. The OSF member ended up pulling out all the stops with his SAS connection and Sakura eventually freaked out and ran out of the gym.

Roxas looked back and considered going after Sakura for a moment. But then, without really considering his actions, Roxas clenched his hands into fists and glared back in the direction of the OSF people. That was it, he’d had it up to here with all this psychic stuff. Roxas pushed his way forward and eventually found himself confronting them with an angry look on his face.

”What did you do to my friend?” he demanded, his tone even but definitely not happy, ”And yeah, I know. You’re Psych-OSF and we’re just a couple of worthless duds, right? Well I don’t care! You’re all a bunch of big-headed jerks from where I’m standing!”

The onlookers had drifted away from the fight’s conclusion, chattering all about how it went. Gemma’s strength, martial skill, and mindful usage of SAS were as commendable as ever, but more of the watchers seemed riveted by Sakura’s surprising tenacity. She’d managed to take on incredible odds and force Gemma to push himself, all with an upbeat attitude, right up until the end. Her opponent, weary and sore from their match, had seated himself on the ground against a nearby wall with his water bottle, defending himself not with his fists but with faltering words against the accusations of his squadmate Hanabi. She insisted that he fought too hard, and should have known better than to take Sakura’s blank check at face value. Given how things turned out, he was hard-pressed to disagree, too.

Hanabi mellowed out after Gemma resolved to find Sakura and apologize, but their exchange came to an abrupt end when Roxas showed up. Neither knew this kid, but he was clearly pissed, even if he kept himself from going all-out furious. Hanabi didn’t know how to handle it. “H-hey, wait a sec, just settle down…”

Gemma frowned. So this boy was a dud? Despite his many years of service, Gemma practically never met duds. Such people were rare around here, since any who cropped up tended to move to less psychic sectors in Midgar, but those without the means to do so tended to not make big deals of themselves, even if that meant stoking the flames of resentment in silence. After all, in Sector 5 mental ineptitude was practically a disability. Maybe he was from out of town? The soldier exhaled, his eyes closed as he mulled over Roxas’ outcry. It didn’t matter where he came from, or that he didn’t have any experience with scenarios like this. As a senior Psych-OSF soldier, it fell to him to defuse this situation.

“Maybe we are,” he said flatly, opening his eyes. “In our organization, power is everything. We have to be strong enough to fight, and if need be die, for the people of Midgar. For those we care about. And in pursuit of strength, maybe we’ve lost sight of something important.” He shrugged and put his water bottle down. “I can tell you this though, son. If you’re saying that young lady I fought was a dud, then I have nothing but the deepest and utmost respect for her. I only fought her because she asked me to, in order to honor her request as a fellow martial artist. What happened at the end I can’t explain. Some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder, maybe. Either way, she gave an incredible account of herself, not as a dud, but as a warrior. That’s all I can really say.”

The blonde twins nearby nodded vigorous, prompting Hanabi to step forward with renewed determination. “Yeah, she was amazing! It’s true psychic power is vital to the OSF, but there are lots of different people in Midgar with different talents of their own.” With a bright smile she tried to wipe away the anger and doubt that plagued Roxas. “I’m sure it’s just the same for you! Nobody’s worthless.”

"...Then why do you call us 'duds'?" Roxas asked flatly, "Why are we not allowed to fight even if we're clearly capable?" in all honesty his frustration stemmed from the stirring of bad memories, but Roxas continued, "You might be able to make yourselves stronger with your SAS link, but people don't need psychic connections to give each other strength. I've seen it for myself plenty of times."

He then pointed his right index finger to his temple, "Is what's up here really all that matters? Because in my experience…" he then lowered his hand and pressed it against his chest, "...it's the strength that comes from here that matters most. And you don't need to be psychic for that."

Where was he even going with this? These people weren't even the real causes of his anger. It was starting to feel like he was just lashing out for the sake of it. He took a deep breath and finally started to calm himself, "If you actually gave us a chance to, then my friends could prove once and for all that 'duds' aren't helpless and could even help you more than you think. But I'm guessing most of your Captains and higher ups are too prideful to consider that, aren't they?"

Having now said his piece for the time being, the Keyblade Wielder decided it was best to disengage, "I'd better go after Sakura and make sure she's okay. Sorry if I caused a scene." and then he took off running to find Sakura.

The OSF soldiers watched him go, sour looks upon their faces. Whoever that guy was, his bitterness clearly went deep, deep enough to take two random people and mark them as responsible for all of society’s ills, perceived or otherwise. Hanabi’s expression in particular portrayed an acute sadness that her attempts to reassure him fell upon deaf ears. Gemma, meanwhile, massaged his temples with the palms of his hands. “Hmm,” he grunted. “I hope he doesn’t run off and get killed by Others trying to prove himself.”

“Yeah,” Hanabi agreed, her voice a soft murmur. She tried to think of something else to say, something that could neatly encapsulate the situation so she could push it off to the side, but nothing came to mind.

It would most likely be easier to find Karin than it would to find Sakura. Sakura hadn’t gone far, just outside the gym and around the corner of the building, where she had curled up into a sad little ball. Karin had watched the bout from a distance and casually Sakura. Karin stood in plain view next to Sakura’s ‘hiding spot.’

Sure enough, Roxas spotted Karin first. But he knew the two were usually hanging out together so he went toward her thinking she might have an idea where Sakura went.

”Well.” Karin began. ”That was embarrassing.”

”I know!” Sakura said, clasping the sides of her head.

”You really lost your cool there.” Karin continued. Sakura didn’t say anything.

”...Quite unbecoming.” Karin added, trying to figure out how to word this.

”Ugh!” Sakura tried to curl up more. ”Darn it!”

”Whoa, hey, don’t you think that’s kinda harsh?” Roxas asked Karin, now close enough to see where Sakura was sitting. Rather than stand over Sakura, he instead moved around and sat down on the ground next to her, ”You okay? Looked like you had it pretty rough toward the end there. I dunno if it’s any consolation, but that Gemma guy seemed pretty sorry. He also said he respected the strength you showed there.”

Sakura looked up at Roxas. They hadn’t talked much, but, if he was one of the Seekers, she felt like she could trust him. ”Of course he’s sorry.” Sakura said, glum. ”He thinks he beat up some stupid girl. I don’t know if I’ll ever get a real rematch out of him now!” She covered her face with her hands again.

”I totally freaked out! That’s never happened to me before, Roxas-san, I swear! I don’t care about getting hurt!” She explained, desperately. ”Do you know how hard it is to get people to take me seriously?! I can never show my face in that gym again!”

”He doesn’t think you’re stupid.” Roxas responded, ”He has the utmost respect for you. Told me so himself.” Roxas wisely decided not to elaborate about why he spoke to him, since it was irrelevant to this situation anyway. But so far his attempts to cheer Sakura weren’t working as well as he’d hoped. He sort of wished Aqua or Riku were here, since they’d probably have a better idea of what to say.

”So maybe you just had an off-day?” he offered, ”Everyone has those. But… why do you say it’s hard to get people to take you seriously, Sakura? I’ve seen you fight a few times now, and you’re good. Like, really good. And you don’t even need to use weapons or magic like, say, I do. That’s pretty awesome if you ask me.”

Sakura sighed, and managed a smile. ”Thanks, Roxas-san. But…well…it’s just-” She wasn’t sure how to explain this.

”It’s just that Sakura-chan’s pride as a fighter is on the line!” Karin declared. ”To earn the pity of one’s opponent is far worse than earning their disdain.” She said.

”Didn’t look like pity to me.” Roxas retorted, ”His exact words were something along the lines of having nothing but the deepest and utmost respect for you, and that you gave an incredible account of yourself as a warrior. Now,” he paused and shot an incredulous look at Karin, ”Does that sound like ‘pity’ to either of you?”

”Yeah.” Sakura said under her breath.

And then he added something else, aimed at Karin in particular, ”How come you’re being so harsh? Isn’t Sakura your friend?”

”She is my rival, first. And her feelings need not be coddled.” Karin said, undeterred.

”Well with friends like you-”

”I’m sorry, Roxas-san. She’s right- I embarrassed myself out there. The crowd should be cheering at the end of a fight! They all felt bad for me. I mean- don’t you feel bad for me? That’s why you came after me, right?” Sakura asked, smiling sadly.

”I came after you because you’re my friend. Simple as that.”

”I know it might seem strange to you. Sorry. It wasn’t just an off-day. Something’s wrong with me- I’m…I’m sick in the head, or something, and I need to fix it. I just don’t know how.” Sakura said, smacking her noggin in the way she was prone to do.

”Hey, come on, don’t beat yourself up. That’s not gonna help anyone. Least of all yourself.” Ugh, he was floundering here. There had to be something he could say, ”May your Heart be your guiding key.” he finally told her, deciding he needed to say something straight from the heart.

“It’s something my friends and I learned in my world. Your Heart knows what’s best for you, Sakura. All you have to do is listen to it.”

”Ugh.” Karin rolled her eyes.

”Shh! Be nice.” Sakura chastised her friend. ”And don’t worry, Roxas-san-” She slapped the sides of her head again.

”-I do that all the time. I think it helps me focus. Or maybe it’s just a bad habit. I’m not beating myself up or anything.” Sakura said. ”As for listening to my heart…” She tapped her chin. ”Hmm.” She went quiet, staring up at the sky, concentrating.

That’s when a small cough came from the side. There was Raz, standing a step behind Roxas, from where he gave a little wave. ”Uhh, hey there. Sorry, I got caught up in the crowd, then I didn’t want to interrupt… anyways.” He took a few steps closer to Sakura and looked at her gently. ”If you’re having trouble figuring out what’s keeping you down, I can always take a look inside there for you.” He pulled out his trusty Psycho-Portal and held it up to show. ”See if I can’t help smooth over that mental block y’got?”

Sakura blinked out of her heart-listening reverie. She returned Raz’s wave, but ended up staring at the little door Raz was holding, and the suggestion he made. Karin peered over Raz’s shoulder, curious.

”A… door?” Roxas stared at the device with a confused look.

Sakura got onto her knees, excited. ”I- I mean, if you could help me, that would be- great! It really isn’t normal. I had this…bad experience back on this scary ship called the Maw. And it’s been haunting me ever since! I wanna say every time I feel like I’m stuck, I freak out, but…” She shrugged, animated and unsure.

”But, do you mean like, look inside my head? My brain? Like some kind of surgery?” Sakura said, a little unsure about that.

”Ehhh… not really.” Raz gave the portal a small shake for emphasis. ”This - the Psycho-Portal - lets us psychics project into people’s brains. And when inside we can help with whatever mental trouble they have. It’s a staple of the Psychonauts, and… Psych-OSF might do it too? I haven’t really tried it since I met up with the others, and it didn’t even work before I got freed from Galeem, but if you’re okay with me poking around your thoughts and memories and emotions, I’d be happy to help!”

Sakura looked at Raz, then at Roxas, and then at Karin. Then, back at Raz. ”This is…really important to me. If this keeps happening, I won’t be able to street fight anymore. It might even get in the way of our fight against Galeem.” She was quiet for a moment, thinking about it.

”And you do this for a job, Raz-kun? For lots of people?” She asked.

Raz nodded enthusiastically. ”Certified mental explorer right here! You’ll be in capable hands! Not to toot my own horn or anything.”

”Go ahead!” Sakura said with a laugh. ”I’d rather have someone be confident, right? That’s reassuring to hear.” Sakura scratched her head.

”Alright, Raz-kun.” She nodded, her mind made up. ”Please, help me out.” On her knees already, she briefly bowed her head.

With a final, affirmative nod, Raz placed the portal on the top of Sakura’s bowed head. It instantly popped open, revealing a swirling orange-ish vortex. He then paused, looking over to Karin and Roxas with a nervous smirk. ”If anything, uhhh, happens out here while I’m busy, there’s a thing of smelling salts in the second right pocket of my jacket. Y’know, for emergencies.” He reached up for his goggles, pulling them down over his eyes, as a ghostly image of the boy formed, flowing from himself into the portal, after which, it snapped shut.

It was go time.

World of Light

Nadia @Lugubrious | Therion @Yankee | Sectonia @Archmage MC | Jesse @Zoey Boey | Omori @Majoras End

Level 3 Ganondorf: 0/30
Word Count: 707
Location: Vs Mom
Points Gained: 1
NEW EXP Balance--- Level 3: 1/30

When the fighting started, Ganondorf remained strangely inactive. Instead of immediately going on the attack, he just watched and waited. With this many Seekers taking part this time, he decided to observe the big boss's movements and attacks. He figured the extra allies fighting would buy him a moment or two to do this. It wasn't without its costs, though. The large creature was evidently able to stomp more quickly than it looked. Both the attacks were painful to be sure, and when the dust cleared the Gerudo could be seen laying flat on his back. But no matter how much pain he felt, he didn't so much as wince. He scowled and grit his teeth, but nothing beyond that.

"Time to get... serious." the man muttered. Still laying down, he held up his right hand and suddenly the Triforce began to shine brighter than ever. And then he pushed himself to his feet, breathing through gritted teeth and practically ignoring the pain of his broken ribs. But as he returned to his feet, Ganondorf began to slowly grow noticeably larger. In moments he was nearly twice as tall as Bowser, and just as much more muscular as well. His normally dark tan skin had become a dark shade of bluish green and covered by a mix of same-colored fur and scales. His human face had warped into that of a boar mixed with a reptile and bearing golden ram-like horns. His crimson hair had extended into a long feathery headdress. And Ganondorf's clothing could still be seen adorned by this new creature, albeit looking like it was too small of a fit. And the pair of weapons in Ganondorf's collection had also changed shape, and were now much larger and heavier looking than previously. He had been transformed into a frightening beast known only as Ganon.

Ganon said nothing, made no indication that he was even still the same being other than the Triforce still glowing on his right hand. It gave a low, rumbling war cry before stomping forward with an enraged charge. He swung his massive blades sluggishly but also wildly, and with no regard for either friend or foe that happened to be caught by them. Instead Ganon's hate-filled eyes were locked onto one target and one target only: the very creature that had previously crushed him while he had been in his weaker form.

Ganon's attacks, though wild in nature, were largely focused on Mom. If any lesser enemies happened to be cleaved by his swords because they got too close, then all the better. But the main target of Ganon's ire was Mom. And it was Mom at whom all of his sword swings were squarely aimed. He didn't completely ignore the smaller enemies. If a large enough number of them tried to swarm him, Ganon would simply spin around and unleash a powerful dark energy beam from his mouth in a circular sweep to keep them at bay, only to then return his focus to attacking Mom. And should Mom float above and stomp back down elsewhere in the room, Ganon simply turned and charged forward until once again he could unleash his hatred upon the boss monster.

This was the pattern that Ganon repeated until either the battle ended, or the transformation wore off - whichever came first. Regardless, by the time the transformation did inevitably wear off, Ganondorf himself would be rendered exhausted - still wounded from broken ribs and other previously inflicted injuries. It had been quite a while since the last time his true form had been unleashed, and he'd almost forgotten how taxing it could be to truly go all out like that. But it wouldn't stay that way. The King of Evil was determined to restore his full power to its original glory. This, as far as he was concerned, was merely a glimpse of his true might.

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The Genetic Pokémon

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Game Origin:
Pokémon

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Personality:
Mewtwo can often act distant or detached from those around him. And given that he's a Pokémon, this makes a bit of sense. He sometimes doesn't comprehend the often illogical actions of humans or other humanoids, as if Mewtwo himself is still in the process of learning how to understand them. Still, beyond that he's amicable and agreeable enough. Mewtwo takes a similar approach when in battle. He'll simply calculate what he thinks is the best plan of action and then simply execute it. Since Mewtwo is essentially a Wild Pokémon, he's a bit more prone to attacking instinctively when flustered, since he has no Trainer to watch and analyze the situation for him.

Background

Mewtwo was "born" in a secret laboratory located on the remote Island of Cinnabar. Mewtwo was genetically engineered to be a clone of the Pokémon known as Mew. The project was headed by Scientist and Gym Leader Blaine, but was also secretly funded by Giovanni of Team Rocket. With his influence, Giovanni was able to ensure that Mewtwo would be born with even greater power than Mew, desiring only to claim ownership of the world's most powerful Pokémon. But Mewtwo had greater intelligence than initially designed, going berserk when he began to question his own purpose and existence. He destroyed the lab, leaving virtually no survivors. Then, as he stood in the wreckage, Mewtwo was approached by Giovanni.

Giovanni offered to give Mewtwo a purpose. And while the Pokémon was tempted at first, a quick read of the man's mind told Mewtwo that he was not to be trusted. And so the Pokémon used his own powers to fly away, where he then proceeded to live in solitude in a secret cave located in the heart of the Kanto Region. It was some time after this that Mewtwo was whisked away to eventually fight in a few of the original Smash tournaments. He was among those that were obliterated by Galeem's Light.

For a while, Mewtwo remained in Alcamoth where he was made to fight others in tournaments. But Galeem's influence was purged from him when the Seekers of Light managed to defeat the Ender Dragon, just as everyone else living in the region. Mewtwo has been working with the Mercenaries ever since then.

Specialty:
Psychic + Elemental Attacks (Close and Long Range)

Level:
1
Experience:
0/10

Powers:

• Default Moves: In addition to some of Mewtwo's passive powers, he also possesses a set of four distinct moves like any other Pokémon. With Psychic, Mewtwo is able to telekinetically move objects or people within his mental range in order to deal psychic damage to them. He can also use it make himself float or levitate. With Shadow Ball, Mewtwo can hurl a sphere of ghostly energy as a projectile attack that can even be charged up for extra power. With Disable, Mewtwo can momentarily stun an opponent at close range and prevent them from being able to attack. And with Teleport, Mewtwo can instantaneously move himself and at least one other person between points in space - he must be able to physically see where he is teleporting to.

Strengths:

• Telepathy: Mewtwo can project his thoughts to the minds of those around him within his mental range, or so long as he can physically see them. Being a Pokémon, this is the only method through which he can communicate with humans or other humanoids.
• Steadfast: Mewtwo's Ability. Slightly increases speed every time an attack makes Mewtwo flinch.
• Psychic Type: Like any Pokémon of this type, Mewtwo resists other Psychic attacks, as well as Fighting Type attacks from other Pokémon. They deal around half damage to him. Mewtwo's Psychic type attacks will also benefit from Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) and thus will deal 1.5x damage against opponents.

Weaknesses:

• Glass Cannon: Mewtwo's defensive stats aren't exactly super impressive. His power obviously lies in his ability to deal damage rather than to take it.
• Poké Balls: As powerful and intelligent as he is, at the end of the day Mewtwo is still technically just a Wild Pokémon. Meaning any prospective Pokémon Trainer could theoretically just throw Balls at Mewtwo in an attempt to capture him.
• Psychic Type: Like any other Psychic type Pokémon he is weak against Dark, Ghost, and Bug type attacks - resulting in x2 damage from them.

Spirits:

• None

Guest List:

• Giovanni
• Mew
• Giygas

Inventory:

@Lugubrious

World of Light

@TruthHurts22 Raz | @Lugubrious Lili
Place: Sector 3, Suoh
Word Count: 605
Level 4 Roxas: 9/40
Exp: 1
NEW EXP Balance--- 10/40

"Geez, there's so many of them." Roxas said to himself after defeating one more Vase Paw. Now he was at 3, but they seemed to be raining down endlessly. Definitely not something one person could do alone, even with the Keyblade. But that was when it became clear that there was more trouble than just the Others attacking. Other forms of incidents were happening as an indirect result of the Others as well. And Roxas could spot one a little ways away. He saw a car swerve to avoid crashing into an Other that landed in its path, but in the process crashed into a street light instead.

"Uh oh, that can't be good!" Roxas sprang into a sprint and made his way over as quickly as possible. As he got closer he realized there were three people in the car in total. The driver - a man, and what appeared to be a wife and daughter. The wife and daughter were able to scramble out of the car but it looked like they were struggling to pull the dazed man out. This wasn't helped by the fact that smoke started billowing from the car's hood, indicating a possible fire. And then the fire itself began to sprout up from beneath the hood. Not good!

The mother had to drag the child away once she noticed the fire. The child was still trying to wrestle free to get the father out, apparently not understanding that a car on fire was very dangerous. But this was about when Roxas finally got there, "Waterga!" he shouted as he literally leaped over their heads. The spell was aimed at the hood of the car and the water it produced managed to seep in and douse the fire. Roxas then realized that the collision had somehow disabled the car's electronic locks and kept the driver side door from opening. That gave him an idea. Roxas held one of his Keyblade out and whacked the car door with it. Sure enough, the Keyblade's magic undid the locks and the door was finally able to open.

"Oh thank you! Thank you!" shouted the woman as she now rushed forward and worked with Roxas to pull the dazed driver out. Now he was finally coming to and the family continue their evacuation.

But before they left, the child smiled up at Roxas, "You've got powers! Are you with the OSF?"

"No, sorry. I'm not a psychic." he responded.

"Well whoever you are, you just saved me and family." said the man, "I'm in your debt."

Roxas just shook his head, "Nah, no you aren't. I just happened to spot the accident, that's all."

The family was on their after giving their thanks. Roxas then looked around for Raz and Lili. He ran over to them when he finally spotted them, "Hey Raz, things don't look too good. Maybe we should see if we can find Mr. Dickinson or the Princess?" he suggested. It was probably a good idea for the Seekers to regroup right about now. And most likely Lili was wanting to regroup with her unit in the OSF. So eventually, the two boys would be running back toward where they had split off from the other Seekers. Perhaps Lili would be coming with them, or perhaps not. Either way, now was a time for regrouping not getting oneself lost out in the huge city.

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Maverick Hunter, 17th Elite Unit

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Game Origin:
Mega Man X

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Personality:

Despite being designed as a weapon of war, X has a remarkably pacifistic personality. He detests violence and will always attempt to avoid it whenever possible. He's never fought a single Maverick that he hasn't at least tried to reason with first. X's strong sense of mercy and justice came from a 30 year long testing and diagnostics phase, resulting in a much more reinforced personality than many of the robots who would come after him. This renders him uniquely immune to the the corrupting effects of the Sigma Virus as well as the temptation to ever go Maverick. However, he holds no tolerance for injustice and takes his quest for peace very seriously. In times of conflict, he is a hot-blooded warrior who is compelled by his emotions over logic.

Background

Mega Man X was the very last and greatest creation of Dr. Thomas Light. Dr. Light had already spent a number of years innovating and perfecting his robot designs, none more so than his surrogate children, Mega Man and Roll. During these years, he had outfit Mega Man with a number of combat capabilities in order to put a stop to the sinister plans of Light's former colleague, Dr. Albert Wily. After many battles against Dr. Wily, Dr. Light began work on what would eventually be his final creation. The robot was based strongly on Mega Man - bearing similar colors and weaponry - and was later named Mega Man X. Unlike any of Dr. Light's robots, X was designed with a highly advanced artificial intelligence that granted him complete self-awareness. He would be able to think, feel, and make decisions much like a human rather than based on any computer programming.

But the undertaking, Dr. Light realized, would take decades - well beyond the Doctor's lifespan. Knowing this, Dr. Light prepared a special stasis capsule that would continue run tests on X even after his eventual passing. Dr. Light also included a great number of viral counter-measures that he calculated would ensure X would never succumb to any virus or malicious programming, as well as a number of capsules that would contain more advanced weapon and armor data that would be compatible with X and scattered them all over the world in secluded hiding places. He then recorded a final message to X, wishing him well and his hopes that X would use his unlimited ability of choice to fight for peace in the future. On September 18, 20XX, X was sealed away for what was originally intended to be 30 years.

But unfortunately, things did not go entirely according to Dr. Light's plan. X remained sealed for much longer than originally intended. A full 100 years would pass before X was finally discovered and unsealed by scientist Dr. Cain in the year 21XX. Though not a robotics expert, Cain was amazed by X's specifications, as even a hundred years later they were still well beyond anything the world had ever seen. And with these details as well as direct help from X, Dr. Cain developed the next generation of robots that would come to called Reploids.

However, the Reploids never received the same degree of ethical testing as X and due to this oversight - in addition to other malfunctions - more and more Reploids began acting strangely, even prone to becoming violent. These dangerous Reploids would be called "Mavericks" and more Maverick incidents occurred, the government and Dr. Cain founded the Maverick Hunters as a way of policing Maverick activity. Among the Maverick Hunters was a Reploid named Sigma, considered by many to be Dr. Cain's most powerful creation. He served as the commander of the Maverick Hunters and became a legend in his own right. Meanwhile, X remained unsure of what his place in this world would be.

And then, on June 4, 21XX, the world changed forever. The former commander Sigma turned Maverick after investigating a mysterious sleeping robot. He then began a worldwide Reploid rebellion bent on eradicating humankind. X felt responsible for this tragic turn of events, and thus he requested to join the Maverick Hunters - now led by Zero after Sigma's treason - to help put a stop to the conflict.

X and Zero fought together in multiple conflicts against Sigma that would come to be known as the Maverick Wars. With the most recent conflict sparking from Sigma's infiltration of Repliforce - initially intended to help deter Maverick activity only for the Repliforce itself to be labeled Mavericks after they were blamed for attacking the Sky Lagoon. This resulted in a brief war between the Maverick Hunters and the Repliforce, which was then discovered to be a plot by Sigma to weaken both forces in order for him to attack humanity.

It was in the aftermath of this conflict that Galeem's tendrils found their way into X's world.

The Maverick Hunters still operate in the World of Light, although their numbers have been reduced substantially. They're based out of Sector 8 in Midgar, their reduced numbers and influence has since required the previously Reploid-only organization to accept human members. Those humans were apart of a company called Maverick Security Consultancy, and so now the two organizations are effectively merged. The Reploids focusing on the Maverick Hunting side of things, while the humans tend to focus on the Security Consulting side of things.

Specialty:
Ranged Attack

Level:
1
Experience:
0/10

Powers:

• Fourth Armor: An upgrade to X's armor and weapon received from a set of four Dr. Light Capsules that were recovered during the Great Repliforce War. The body armor halves all battle damage done to X and allows him to use the Nova Strike - a rushing, invincible, damage-inducing dash attack with limited energy that recharges over time. The leg armor allows him to perform a midair dash as well as hover for a short period. The arm cannon part allows X to charge his X-Buster up to a third level, producing a Plasma Charge Shot that fades away gradually upon impact to allow it deal extra lingering damage. The third-level charge can also be used with any Special Weapon acquired from defeating Mavericks in order to produce a more powerful variant of the weapon attack at the cost of consuming more weapon energy than normal. And the helmet part contains an energy recycling system that allows X to use uncharged special weapons without consuming any weapon energy. X is also equipped with his normal arsenal consisting of a ground level dash useful for evasion or for adding a little extra speed and height to jumps for increased momentum, the ability to cling to walls in order descend from them slowly or even to climb his way up them, and his iconic Arm Cannon that can fire weak rapid shots or be charged up to two levels (three with the Fourth Armor) for a more powerful shot called the X-Buster.

Strengths:

• Variable Weapon System: Just like his predecessor, X is capable of absorbing data from a defeated Maverick to allow him to copy one of their weapons and use it for himself. The color of X's armor will change depending on the special weapon that is equipped, and each special weapon has their own limited energy capacity that is consumed in order for the weapon to be fired.
• Maverick Hunter HQ: A fully stocked and staffed HQ that acts as X's main support structure. Through their Transerver, X can be freely teleported to and from HQ - though in order to return X must remain motionless long enough for the Transerver to lock onto his coordinates, meaning he can't be teleported during the heat of battle. Within HQ, X's life energy and weapon energy can be fully replenished and he can also switch between whatever armor variants he has unlocked. Finally, HQ is also home to the Navigators. These invaluable Reploids remain in almost constant contact with X in order to provide him much needed intel for whatever mission he is on. X usually works with 3 specific Navigators: Alia, who specializes in programming language and data analysis - allowing her to analyze and complete the upgrades obtained from Dr. Light Capsules; Layer, who specializes in Reploid and Mechaniloid development - allowing her to analyze enemy strengths, weaknesses, and patterns; and Pallette, who specializes in cartography and route analysis in order to help X find hidden areas or structural irregularities and weaknesses in the areas his missions take him to.
• Reploid: Because X is a machine and not a human, he does not require air or sustenance to survive. This allows him to travel very lightly and explore underwater areas indefinitely without fear of drowning. His reinforced mechanical body can also easily withstand the pressure of deep undersea levels as well as the vacuum of space.

Weaknesses:

• Maverick Hunter HQ: The HQ can sometimes be a bane as much as it is a boon. The aforementioned flaw in the Transerver system would be one of them. But there's also the fact that the Transerver requires a recharge time in between uses, specifically for return teleportations. This means that once X is sent out there is a required period of time that must pass before he can be brought back, so he must choose what equipment to take with him carefully because he will stuck with that load-out for some time before he can be afforded an opportunity to make any changes to it. X also is of course beholden to whatever orders or restrictions that are placed on him for any given mission, even if he himself does not agree with them.
• Locked Arsenal: Although X is capable of wielding a variety of armors that grant different specializations or special weapons that grant a great deal of versatility, they must all be unlocked either by acquiring the data from Light Capsules or by finding and defeating Mavericks.
• Spikes: Like any Maverick or Robot Master, X too has a crippling weakness. In his case it's spike hazards. Whether it's spiked floors, spiked walls, or spiked ceilings - one touch can instantly deal crippling damage to X's life energy if not kill him outright.

Spirits:

• None

Guest List:

• Blade Wolf
• Vile
• Copy X

Inventory:

• Arm Cannon
• Fourth Armor
• Sub Tank - An energy tank that can store excess life energy that X can use to heal himself with while in the field. It can be used infinitely but must have it's energy refilled between uses.

@Lugubrious

Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

Somebody got promoted... LOL

@Omega Man

Wasn't expecting that, but thank you!

Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

Masked Rider Zero

Name: Axellus


Color: N/A

Age: 20

Face Claim:


Personality:
He puts on a strong and determined determined front about fighting evil, but deep down it's just a facade. The truth is Axellus is in over his head, and he knows it. The power of the Masked Rider that he wields is one he barely understands, and he hasn't yet mastered it by a long shot. He's haunted by the mistakes he's made and would like nothing more than find some way to undo them.

Skills:
As one of the protectors of the Edenoite Royal Family, Axellus is versed in combat basics that cover a variety of situations be it swordplay, shooting, and of course hand-to-hand techniques. As a Masked Rider, these skills are further enhanced by the power he wields and the Rider Armor also provides him a degree of protection in battle as well. But probably his most interesting power is known as the Rider Weapon Adaptation System. It's a mysterious power that allows his Rider Armor to transform any weapon he picks up into a powered up form that matches his Masked Rider powers, though they also revert back to their original state once he drops them from his hands. It was originally intended to allow the bearer of the power to be versatile and capable of adapting to any combat scenario or enemy fighting style.

Background/Brief Bio:
Axellus was born on the Planet Edenoi. Peace seemed to reign for many years after Prince Dex's victory against Count Dregon. Now the King, Dex came a long way in rebuilding since the days of the rebellion he once led. He eventually he had a son of his own: Prince Lex. Fearing a potential resurgence of Count Dregon's surviving forces, King Dex assigned one his most reliable young fighters to act as Lex's companion and personal bodyguard. That bodyguard was Axellus, who was determined to prove himself and to prove that the King did not make the wrong choice. But that wasn't easy, Lex was an adventurous kid who easily found himself bored being cooped up in the palace. And so he would often rope Axellus into sneaking him out so he could explore some the landscapes of Edenoi.

During one such excursion, Axellus and Lex accidentally discovered a hidden cell of Count Dregon Loyalists. They'd based themselves in some unknown ruins and appeared to be excavating, as if searching for something. Before they could get away to warn the King, Axellus and Lex were spotted. They tried to escape but were outnumbered and ultimately captured. Axellus was able to put up a stronger fight but knew they'd use Lex as a hostage to get leverage over him. That was when he spotted something. Some kind of chest or casket that had been sealed up tight but broken open during the chaos of the struggle. Inside was a very old-looking skeleton that appeared to be wearing a certain belt around its waist. Axellus immediately recognized it as a Masked Rider Belt and quickly grabbed it and wrapped it around his waist. It instantly bonded to him and even transformed him into a Masked Rider, allowing him to fight his way out with Lex in tow.

The two returned to the palace where they then had some explaining to do. It was also discovered that Axellus was unable to undo his transformation, and was effectively stuck in his Rider Armor. Unfortunately, even King Dex had no knowledge of what this ancient Rider Belt was, and thus did not know why the transformation couldn't be undone. The best suggestion he could make was that Axellus journey to Earth. The King knew of several friends and allies who lived there that might be able to come up with a solution. In the meantime he would organize a larger excavation of the ruins the belt was discovered in, hoping to figure out its origins and maybe how to deactivate its powers.

Villain of Choice: Count Dregon

Sample Post:
"Intruders!" shouted one of the Loyalists as he sounded the alarm. It looked like Axellus and Lex's covers were blown now. The two scrambled to run but it didn't take long for them to be surrounded. Axellus' training kicked in almost immediately and he got to work trying to fight off their would-be captors. He was a good fighter, but still outnumbered and outgunned. Plus there was the matter of him constantly needing to keep Prince Lex from harm. This was not going to be easy.

"Stop right there, intruder, or the Prince gets it!" during the chaos, the Dregon Loyalists manage to cut Axellus off from Lex and now were holding the latter hostage. Axellus had slowly stopped his fighting, unsure what he should do. That was when some gleamed inside a nearby casket that had been broken open during the fighting. A skeleton lay inside and... was that a Belt around its waist? Could it really a Rider in there? Maybe there was some hope left. But Axellus had to be fast, and he also had to hope that however old that belt was that it still worked.

"Not on your life!" Axellus suddenly proclaimed as he made a nice acrobatic flip over the nearby casket, reaching in and snatching the ancient belt in mid-flip. With no other time to think, he slung it around his waist and the thing snapped itself shut with a heavy clicking sound.

"He's got the belt! Stop him!" the Dregon Loyalists were suddenly frantic. They'd even abandoned their hold on Lex in order to try and swarm Axellus. But they were already too late. The moment the belt closed shut, before Axellus could even say or do anything else, he was surrounded by the somewhat familiar light and lightning of a Masked Rider transformation. The Rider's armor appeared to expand from the belt and... grow itself around the wearer. After he was fully transformed, Axellus felt the strength of the Masked Rider surge through him and suddenly, what was once a hard fight became much easier for him. These Loyalists were mostly all former grunts that had served Count Dregon in years past. They could be strong in numbers, but against a Masked Rider after being taken off guard, there was no contest.

"Unbelievable." said the 14 year old Lex after it was all over, "Look at you, Ax! You're a Masked Rider now!" it was pretty exciting to him. Typically members of the Royal Family were the ones who inherited the powers, but where had this ancient belt they found come from? It didn't look quite the same as the one King Dex wore, but similar enough that it was still unmistakably the power of a Rider.

"I... have no idea. The belt was just in that casket." said Axellus, "Like the guy in there was buried with it or something. But why would a Rider Belt be buried with a wearer like that? Why wasn't it passed down to someone else?" he'd been fiddling with the belt trying to deactivate its powers but so far was having no luck, "Also, how do you... deactivate this thing? Nothing I'm trying is working."

"Maybe Dad will know?" Lex suggested, unable to offer any other potential solutions, "We're gonna get in big trouble, aren't we?"

"Who knows? Maybe? Doesn't seem like we could hide this even if we wanted to." Axellus replied in solemn agreement. So reluctantly, the two made their way back home where they'd have to show this to King Dex, and to face the music for their sneaking out like they did.

World of Light

Place: Sector 3, Suoh
Word Count: 915
Level 4 Roxas: 7/40
Exp: 2
NEW EXP Balance--- 9/40

After they'd made it back outside, loud alarms started sounding off that seemed like they could be heard all over the sector, "Jeez, what is that alarm for!" Roxas asked, having to shout to make sure he could be heard. But he didn't need to wait for Lili to get his answer. A simple look upward told him all he needed to know. He saw specks way up high that appeared to gradually getting bigger. Except they weren't getting bigger, they were getting closer, because whatever they were they were falling down onto Suoh. And when a they finally started hitting the ground, Roxas could only tilt his head in bewilderment, "What... are they?" he asked, staring at two of them that had landed nearby. Bizarre creatures that resembled bouquets of roses but with human legs wearing high heel shoes. Just when he thought things couldn't get any stranger.

But whatever they were, they weren't friendly. People were fleeing and evacuating the streets. So obviously these things were a threat, "Well I'm not just gonna stand by. So here goes!" he summoned his two Keyblades and went charging out, not even waiting for Raz or Lili. The two Others were currently dashing up the shrine steps, which Roxas noticed had hand rails on each side. That gave him an idea.

"Think fast!" he shouted as he jumped up and proceeded to slide down by grinding the rail on his right hand side. He slid right past one of the Others, managing to clothes-line it with his Keyblade and send it tumbling back down the stairs. And then Roxas flipped his way over to the opposite rail so that he could do the same thing to the other, well, Other. Similarly he managed to knock it down the stairs where it's friend was now standing back up. Roxas of course kept on sliding down and used the built up momentum to leap clear over the Vase Paws. Once passed them he twisted around and aimed his Keyblades in their direction and fired off two orbs: one of Light and one of Darkness that swirled around each other until they eventually collided with one of the Others and exploded on it, dealing it heavy Light and Dark damage in the process.

Roxas landed on the ground and spotted something strange. The one he had hit with Dual Shot had stopped moving and a bulb thing had popped out of its body. Before he could begin to process this, however, the second Vase Paws was running at him and poised to hit him with a strong kick. Thankfully the kick itself was fairly choreographed and allowed Roxas enough time to cross his blades in front of him to block the incoming kick. With quick timing he was able to push his weapons forward the moment the foot made contact in order to push back the Vase Paws and briefly throw it off balance. From there Roxas lunged forward and performed a circular slash with his weapons while the blades were coated with searing Light.

He similarly saw the Vase Paw stop moving a produce a bulb thing from its body. But like before, Roxas wasn't given enough time to act on it. The previous Vase Paws had now recovered from being stunned and surprised Roxas with a kick in his back that sent him tumbling forward. But Roxas was spry enough to let himself fall into a somersault back onto his feet and he spun around to face his enemy. It was running at him, and so Roxas did the same. The Vase Paw went for another kick but it was met by a parry from one of Roxas' Keyblade. He then got off a short combo that the creature managed to jump back and away from. But Roxas wasn't about to let this thing escape. He shot forward, taking the form of a ray of light that whirled around and homed in on the Vase Paw. When it got close, Roxas returned to normal and unleashed a big Cross Slash in the shape of an X, while both blades were coated with Light.

That sent the Vase Paw reeling and once again revealed the bulb thing. This time Roxas was quick enough to stab it with his Keyblade and destroy it, which appeared to do the same to the Vase Paw as a whole. Like a moment ago, the other Vase Paw attempted to kick Roxas from behind. But the Keyblade Wielder had learned his lesson, and whirled around and parried the kick with his blades before again striking at the Vase Paws with the Dual Counter circular slash. This allowed him to lunge past the Vase Paw and then whirl around and get off a quick five strike combo before blasting it with a Firaga spell. That knocked the thing back down and gave Roxas the opening he needed to stab the bulb that appeared and similarly kill the creature.

"Two down!" Roxas said in celebration before he looked around and remembered the sheer number of Others that were falling down in other places throughout the Sector, "...And a whole lot more to go." he said with slumped shoulders. This was going to be a long afternoon.

World of Light

@Crimson Flame Bede | @TruthHurts22 Razuptin Aquato
Place: S.O.U. Hideout -> Sector 3, Suoh
Word Count: 956
Level 3 Roxas: 31/30
Exp: 2
NEW EXP Balance--- 33/30

"Huh?" Roxas nearly fell over, taken aback by having been followed out here. Even more so that Bede had apparently overheard what he was saying, "Oh, uh, well... I wouldn't say I'm bored exactly." he told the Pokemon Trainer with a shrug, then added, "Mostly just... overwhelmed. In my experience 'saving the world' is the easy part. You just have to defeat the bad guy. But all this politics stuff just flies right over my head, it's not in my wheelhouse at all."

And it was after this that Raz came out and joined them. The first things he'd really hit the nail on the head. Was it really that obvious that Roxas was getting overwhelmed by all this? It must have been, since not one but two of the other Seekers had now noticed it. But Roxas was surprised to learn that Raz had only joined the Seekers a day ago. A whole lot must have happened during that one day, Roxas figured. He started telling a story about climbing a mountain and nearly dying at one point. During this, Roxas looked to Bede and Raz on both his sides and was suddenly reminded of all those days he spent on that Clock Tower with Axel and Xion. They'd both be on either side of him, laughing about something or teasing one another while eating ice cream bars.

But he snapped back to reality after that fleeting moment, "I know... you're right." he said to Raz. Just because Roxas was second guessing his abilities didn't mean the others around felt that way, as Raz was clearly proving. But still, that part about the Organization gave him pause, "Look, I don't know what the Organization is trying to accomplish by helping you out, but I'm willing to bet it's not good. It never is with them." he looked down toward the ground far below them and then continued, "It's just... I've been there, I know how they operate. They'll tell you what you want to hear so that you'll go along with whatever it is they're planning. They did that with me and my friends for nearly a year before we started to figure out the truth, and they..." his voice trailed off and he looked away from them. He looked like this conversation was about to drudge some painful memories.

But Raz didn't stay on this topic for much longer. He instead brought up the plan for the Seekers to split up and go to too different Sectors in order to cover more ground. And he made it clear he wanted Roxas to go with him to see the Psych-OSF, It didn't take a genius or a mind reader to figure out why. Some of the people there were people Raz had known. Probably some of the friends he had once mentioned he was looking for. Well Roxas couldn't blame him, he'd be anxious to go there too if he'd found out that any of his friends were there, "Yeah, you don't have to say anymore. I've got your back. Promise."

He looked down at the black coat that had been draped over his lap. It still wasn't repaired yet, and at this point Roxas was beginning to wonder if he even should bother fixing it. He began asking himself if he really, truly, still needed to keep using it. After all, it was connected to some of the worst times he'd ever lived through. And yet... it was simultaneously connected to some of his fondest memories as well. Perhaps he'd better just think on it for a little longer.

---

The ride over to Sector 3 was mostly uneventful. Mr. Goldlewis explained a few of the sights along the way but other than that there wasn't much else to the trip. Through most of it, Roxas just looked over the gridLink thing he now wore on his wrist. It identified him as some kind of exchange student visiting from that Bullworth place all the way back in Gutsford. Once they were far enough into Sector 3, Roxas couldn't help but notice Raz acting a little strange. Goldlewis had told them something about this place being sensory overload for psychics, er, not that Roxas could tell obviously. But Raz certainly looked like he could tell, and it didn't look very pleasant.

Eventually they came to a stop, and then Roxas watched Raz wander off toward the steps leading to that shrine thing. Well, since Raz was the one who would have a better idea of what to do around the psychics, Roxas decided he should probably follow after him. Raz wasn't exactly hiding his excitement, not that Roxas could blame him. He'd probably be doing the same thing in his position. But in any case, he kept up with his Psychonaut friend and even reacted quick enough to help him back on his feet after Raz tripped on the last step.

After that was clearly a reunion. The girl he ran up was clearly someone the Psychonaut knew. For the moment, he hung back a bit and gave Raz his space. Instead he looked around at a couple of the others that were around here. Were... they all psychic? Just to be safe Roxas decided to keep his thoughts as quiet as possible. It'd be a real bonehead move to immediately blow their cover because Roxas's thoughts were too loud.

"Um.. Hi." he finally said to some other kids that were around, "Do, uh, you guys live here? I'm visiting from Sector 7." he was glad he remembered the Sector 7 story that Goldlewis had instructed them to use when introducing themselves.