Vilgax Attacks

[cityship]

It started with a faint tremor.

In the depths of the Ben 10,000 headquarters, there was a faint crack as a containment field, long since degraded over the course of many years finally gave way, and reality split in two. From it, three hulking forms spilled from it, and there was a faint rumble of satisfaction from the first one.

"Free at last," rumbled the first, a gargantuan behemoth in a powerful looking exosuit.

"Yes," remarked the second, a massive albino gorilla with what appeared to be a tiny head on the shoulders. "We made it through the barrier separating us from the rest of reality."

The third grunted, folding his powerful looking arms as he sneered down at his companions. "So then, we all know what to do."

"Of course," chuckled the first, clenching his fist. "From here, our paths cross no longer. It's them or us."

The others nodded and quietly they moved as the first sneered, accessing a scanner on his wrist. Scanning the area, he smirked to himself. "Jackpot."

And quickly, he began moving towards the Armory, eager to get his hands on whatever was laying around.

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[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi turned her head to Animo, her eyes narrowing in anger at him. "You don't know what kind of person Shoutarou is if you think he'll be defeated easily."

She still tried to kick against the tree to try to break her restraints, all the while watching out for her wrist in the process.

[thisclinchesit]

The detective makes no reply as he continues walking. He reaches in his vest, pulling out a different Gaia Memory than usual, clicking the button - SKULL! It's slotted into his belt as he removes his hat.

"Henshin..." he says, throwing the belt's lever to the side as his body is wrapped in black and silver armor. The hat goes back on his head, and a punch is thrown at whichever of the three raptor-esque creatures arrives first.

[alastirra.livejournal.com]

The shaman kept an eye on the gorilla, wary. Slinking down on her belly, she tried to close in on the tree where Hoshi hung like a ripe fruit, trying to ascertain just what it was that held her captive. Chains? Ropes?

Alastirra was hoping it was ropes. One good Flame Shock, and then--well, she might be squashed wolf when she caught Hoshi, then, but it was probably better than hanging upside down like a bat.

She hoped the strangely armored man could hold his own until then.

[cityship]

Animo ignored Hoshi trying to break free of her chains. He was certain that they were tight enough and that there was absolutely no way she could transform. Why no, he hadn't learned anything at all from fighting Ben Tennyson all these years. As Shoutarou took down one of the leenkants, a sleek, Rajkan night-runner sniffed out Alastirra and pounced. "Ah, it seems we have another guest," Animo noticed.

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

But, was Animo expecting Hoshi to have another trick up her sleeve? She had stopped struggling momentarily and closed her eyes once more.

Seraphiel, can you hear me? Come to Hydroponics. I need your help, she said as her holy beast took off. From where he was at, he transformed into his archangel form and came barging into the area.

"Seraphiel, help Shoutarou out," she said as her holy beast nodded and went to work hitting the leenkants with his cross and his razor-sharp feathers to boot.

As far as Hoshi was concerned, she was still trying her best to get out of the chains. A little help, anyone?

[thisclinchesit]

Shou was giving one leenkant an elbow when Seraphiel stepped in. He looks up at the beast for a moment, then nods. "Thanks, big guy."

Pulling out the Skull Magnum, Shoutarou pops off a few shots at Hoshi's chains - not accurate enough to free her, but they'll weaken them. Then his attention turns to Animo. "I've had about enough of your damn monkey business! Fight me like a man!"

[alastirra.livejournal.com]

The attack by the night-runner knocked Alastirra out of her wolf form, and the Draenei tumbled to the ground, lashing out with her hooves to kick the beast off of her.

"Akil! Kurii! I need you, my friends! Come to me!" Soft clouds of bluish-white energy coalesced into a pair of translucent spirit wolves--who were more solid than it seemed, as the duo launched themselves at the alien critter.

Alastirra scrambled to her hooves, summoning four totems with a gesture, casting a Flame Shock at where the man--Shoutarou?-- had shot at the chains binding Hoshi.

With any luck, that would melt them and free the girl.

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

Seraphiel nodded to Shoutarou, continuing what he was doing while the Rider worked on freeing his mistress.

Through both of Shoutarou's and Alastirra's efforts to get her down, it worked surprisingly well. One last struggle and Hoshi was free, breaking her fall with her hand and spinning out of it to sit on the ground normally. Ooh, okay... Where was everything located again in here? She rubbed her head, groaning a little bit in the process.

It'd take some time, but Hoshi was determined to show Animo that she was not meant to be trifled with, especially when it came to those she loved.

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

And then...more trouble arrived.

Beastboy came dashing in in cheetah form skidding to a stop. He'd heard the commotion and was hoping to help. He had no idea what he was getting into.

Shifting back to human form he blinked confused at first, "Dude...who's the B-movie baddie asking to be stomped by the one man animal kingdom?"

[gi-ant-man.livejournal.com]

"No idea, but he's giving science a bad name." Hank says as he grows up from beside Beast Boy. He uses his helmet's waves to repel any animals that come close to him. "Though I am interested in how he's able to control these. It would come in handy..." Hank turns some dials on his helmet.

"Ah, so that's how. I think I can find a way to disrupt his control, but I'll need some time."

[cityship]

The night-runner was thrown by Alastirra's attack, landing near Animo. As Shoutarou took care of the leenkants, Animo shouted, "No! Leenkant, to me!" One of the leenkants came over by Animo alongside the night-runner as he pulled out the secret weapon he'd stolen from Philip. GENE! Where there had once been a preserved head on a gorilla's body was...well, a really unimpressive dopant. But his powers were a lot more showy, as he waved his recombinator over the leenkant and night-runner, creating a snarling, sleek, fusion of the two species. "Attack!"

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

When Hoshi felt that things were right again in her head, she stood up and looked for her Driver and her Memories while the battle was going on. After a little bit, she found them and placed the Driver around her waist, feeling it wrap snugly around her. She grabbed her Memories, putting them away until she had her T2 Nazca Memory with her.



She slotted the Memory in her Driver, declaring a "HENSHIN!" as her Memory repeated itself with some music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL4HTWZJfV4) playing. She took out her sword, keeping her injured hand back before she glared at Animo. Suddenly, her blade became surrounded by flames and she ran right for him, sending the attack at him.

She wasn't going to talk. She was going to attack with everything she had and make him know to not mess with her loved ones ever again.

[alastirra.livejournal.com]

Despite the fact that Akil and Kurii, her spirit wolves, had returned to the spirit world while Alastirra had freed Hoshi, the Draenei turned her attention to the drooling fusion.

That spittle did not look good--many a critter on Azeroth had poison or acid spit, and the shaman was wary.

"That may be poison or something, be careful!" she called to the others. Then she gestured at the beast, hoping this next attack might hit both it and the Dopant/Animo both.

"CHAIN LIGHTNING!"

[thisclinchesit]

Oh, hell.

Shoutarou aimed for the fused beast, firing off a few shots. Following Alastirra's warning, Shou added one of his own: "Should you manage to get close, watch out for that arm!" There was no telling what someone who's actually dangerous could do with it compared to a lonely movie-making nerd.

If he or Hoshi could get in and break the memory, though, then they'd just have to deal with him on his own. He'd done this much, there's no telling what he'd do if he got drunk on the power of the Gaia Memory...

Shoutarou barged toward Animo, apparently not one to heed his own warnings.

[gi-ant-man.livejournal.com]

"Oh that is just wrong." Hank says before pressing his belt and growing to about twenty feet. He hoped that he could intimidate the fused animal by being bigger, or if that didn't work, he could always hold it down.

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

"Grooooooss!" Beastboy winced at the monsters appearance and then paled watching the different heroes pick their targets.

"Um...um...Eenie Meenie...miny...MO!" He shifted into the form of a Rhino and charged for Animo, head down and horn ready as the massive muscular beast built up speed like a tank on a rocket.

[cityship]

The warning about the creature's spittle was fortunate, as it was indeed acidic. Enraged by the shots fired by Shoutarou, the creature was foaming at the mouth as it charged Alastirra and Hank. Animo, meanwhile, scrambled to avoid Alastirra's attack, the Gene Dopant not being physically powerful in the least. He was trying to keep out of Shoutarou's range when Beastboy charged. "Perfect!" he cackled, reaching for Beastboy's mind with his control over animals. "Now, my pets, attack!"

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

The Rhino's eyes went wide and Beastboy shifted forms mid charge crashing to the ground and rolling a good fifteen feet before clawing at the ground and shifting into a T-rex letting out a roar and rushing for Ant-man being the first person he saw.

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell, that is not good.

Well, it looked like Animo would require more firepower, and so, she took the Nazca Memory out with the Gaia Memory Enhancement Adapter and slotted it in. read the adapter while another tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OPEl-sU5Y) played. On the suit itself were more detailed black lines to signal the change into Nazca Level 2, complete with the corresponding Memory.

With just a little kick off of the ground, she was airborne and moved quickly to fire off a series of slashes at Animo. Then, she went over to do the same to the creature. The only sign of her was a blue blur streaking through the sky.

[thisclinchesit]

No, no it is not good.

Shou skidded to a stop himself, folding his driver open. The memory is removed and placed into his gun, which is folded closed.

SKULL! MAXIMUM DRIVE!

The gun is aimed at Animo, firing several large shots, interspersed between Shoutarou speaking - "You break into my home, steal from me, assault my partner, kidnap my family, and now you're mind-controlling my comrades?!"

[alastirra.livejournal.com]

"Oh, Velen's barbels!" Alastirra yelped, backing off as the foaming creature closed in.

"Frost Shock!" she called, even as she launched the slowing burst of ice at the chimaera. A thought had her removing the Strength of Earth totem from the grouping she'd dropped, and replacing it with an Earthbind totem.

Hopefully that would have a slowing effect on all their adversaries...

Alastirra realized with a sinking feeling that, save for Hoshi and the skull-helmeted fellow, she was probably the best-armored, and so, drawing her maces, she closed in on the acid-slobberer. At least her weapons could be repaired...

[gi-ant-man.livejournal.com]

Hank caught the mind controlled Beast Boy by the jaws, struggling to keep the T-Rex mouth from chomping down on him. Hank pivoted to the side and threw Beast Boy over his shoulder and to the ground.

"Should have expected that..."

[cityship]

As a note? Getting shot with the Skull Magnum hurt. Animo took one blast and went flying before using the recombinator on the nearby shrubbery, creating a wooden wall in front of him. It was easily getting blown apart by the shots and torn by Hoshi's slashes, but it at least prevented Animo from taking the hits. "It was easy to take them from that boy!" he taunted. "If he had really been so concerned about these wonderful little devices, he would have kept them more secure!" Though now that he thought of it, he thought he'd seen a glint of something in Philip's eyes before he attacked him. Almost like a red glow. Though Animo had been thrown a little far for the Earthbind totem to take much effect yet, the creature was indeed much slower. It tried to charge at Alastirra still, unaware of how much it had been slowed down, trying to bite her. At least it would be much easier to get out of the way and defeat it.

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

Hitting the ground hard enough to make the area tremble Beastboy shifted forms again this time turning into a wolf and racing for the next person in his path...Hoshi.

Fangs barred he lunged with a feral and frothy roar!

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi was too focused on fighting Animo, the Gene Dopant, and the creatures they were forced to fight. Beastboy managed to break the hyperspeed she had with her noticing that he was chomping down rather hard on her side. One thing she was grateful for was the durability of the Rider suit, but she could feel his sharp teeth willing to puncture her armor.

She couldn't help but let out a pained sound, trying what she could to dislodge his teeth from her side. She didn't want to use any of her powers to hurt him, though.

"S-Shut... SHUT THE HELL UP ABOUT PHILIP! He's doing t-the best he can--owwww--here!"

Seraphiel saw what his mistress was under, his eyes narrowing underneath his hood. The magnitude of Hoshi's emotions were fed into him and he started to glow brightly as he flew over to hit Animo and try to get to his mistress in time before the wound got serious enough.