((D: *Fidget fidgets*
But we didn't! T_T Neither of us are /psi or mind/!! I'm only empathy/, which means I know you want something but I don't know whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat......
.....Solid = love. 
MOAR SOLID STOREES PLZ))
Japancakes.
Art - Theme 005 - Seeking Solace
((Quite.))
((. . . What? I'm sleepy. 
))
O hay, blatant bump.
Also an opportunity for me to say that yes, you are allowed to critique or review or something. I even accept flames, though those are generally used to heat my marshmellows.
Statesman said let there be heroes, and there were heroes.
Lord Recluse said let there be villains, and there were villains.
NCsoft said let there be nothing, and there was nothing.
Two well armored androids stood face to face. The one on the left, his built up targeting eye glowing a dim red in the shadow of the building the two stood under, was painted a flat grey with a few black lightning stripes running down the sides. It looked like someone had taken him straight from the factory floor and given him just a little individuality. The android facing him was painted pure black in a non-reflective paint that seemed to literally suck in the light around him. His targeting eye flared a bright red as he stared at the grey android. Aside from the differences in color, the two of them could have been twins, robots created by the exact same company and production line. Both of them stood stock still, the only movement being the slight swish of their ankle length capes in the light breeze. Each android also had a rifle pressed to the others chin, which was probably the reason why they were standing so still.
The gun that the grey android held was a ramshackle piece of trash that looked like it would fall apart at the slightest wind. But it seemed to exude a sense of lethal practicality, almost seeming to say that despite how bad it looked, it could still kill you two ways to Tuesday. The gun held by the black android was also black with a laser targeter that was trying to burn a hole through the grey androids ventilator plate. This gun looked like the type of weapon that a professional soldier would use, able to kill you with half the noise and none of the flash of other guns.
I really, really want one of those, the grey android said wistfully.
Prisoners are not allowed to talk, growled the black android. Now lay down your arms, Solid Shot, or I will be forced to shoot them off.
Wrong, Solid Shot said. You, my evil twin double, are under arrest for trying to kill those people back there. So YOU should lay down your arms.
My designation is Scatter Shot, you worthless hunk of junk, Scatter Shot spat out. And I am merely following the orders given to me by my commanding officer; something that you of all people should understand.
Wrong again, Solid replied. Ive long been considered a vigilante by the authorities of where ever the hell I go and answer only to the little angel on my shoulder thats been on a lunch break for the past three years.
Scatter Shots eye blinked, possibly out of confusion, and Solid took his chance. Firing a heavy slug from his rifle, Solid threw himself to his left, hopefully avoiding any reflexive pulls of the trigger when Scatters head blew off in a most satisfying shower of sparks and metal. But apparently he hadnt given his evil twin enough credit, as the sneaky [censored] had also thrown himself to the left and fired his own gun. This quickly brought about the two thumps as each android hit the ground at the same time and then scrambled to stand back up and open fire.
Solid was the first to stand, and took advantage of this to brace himself and fire a round of buckshot at Scatter, who was just getting to his feet. The evil robot reeled under the shot, but recovered faster than Solid expected and rocketed up into the air to dodge Solids follow-up grenade. Cursing, Solid started strafing around Scatter in a circle, firing an entire clip up at the other robot and cursing even more when Scatter nimbly dodged every bullet.
Your technology is inferior, Scatter announced as he suddenly dropped to the ground with a heavy thud, cracking the cement under his weight. Flames spewed from his rifle and Solid fell back with one arm and his chest on fire.
Well youre uglier! Solid shouted back as a tendril of blue electricity snaked down his arm and lashed out at Scatter Shot, wrapping around his legs and keeping him from moving.
And youre on fire too! Solid shouted as he ducked under a semi-automatic burst and flipped a switch on his gun. Flames that were almost liquid surged out of a special nozzle on his gun and splashed on the ground around the immobile Scatter Shot. Swiftly gobbling up the air around it, the fire intensified and spread around the evil android.
Structural integrity holding at 90%, Scatter scoffed as he easily weathered the flames. Solid, pissed off, tried to leap forward and punch Scatter in the face with an electrified fist. But Scatter was having none of this and blew the hero back with a heavy slug, catching Solid in the chest and warping the armor on his chest around it; a second later, the slug exploded, throwing Solid Shot backwards about ten feet and slamming him up against a brick wall.
Fuuuuuck .. Solid moaned as his systems reeled, momentarily overloaded.
Indeed you are, Scatter said as the last of the electric tendrils fell from around his legs and he advanced toward the stunned Solid. Neuron will value your head. Hes still quite upset about your destruction of his secret lab on Primal Earth.
Well [censored] him too, Solid said blearily, staring upward as Scatter Shot walked up to him and calmly pressed the barrel of his gun to Solids head.
Or maybe I can just kill you now, Scatter said idly as he pulled the trigger.
Solids rifle, on which he had been tapping the command to fire its long range missile ever since Scatter started walking toward him, finally launched said missile at Scatter Shots leg. With an explosion and a loud crack, the leg shattered at the femur, sending the black android tumbling to the ground. Solid, as quick as a super speeder for a second, snatched up his gun and shoved it under Scatters chin.
Oh how the tables have turned, Solid crowed as he unsteadily got to his feet, his systems still recovering from the initial shock and his armor damaged by the explosion of his own missile. I bet youre ruing the day we met now, huh.
\
I rue nothing, Scatter Shot said simply. And the tables are still in my favor.
Fast as lightning, Scatters hand wrapped around the barrel of Solids gun and flared with red lightning. The gun didnt explode, as some action movies would have you think, but several important moving bits fused, making it impossible to fire. Scatter followed up on his sudden advantage by planting his good foot against Solids chest and pushing hard, knocking the other robot sprawling once more against the wall.
Hell no! Solid shouted as Scatter rolled and grabbed his gun in the same motion, coming up with it pointed at Solid .and the grenade that Solid was holding in his hand.
Hot potato! the hero said cheerfully and lobbed the grenade at Scatter. The villain instinctively brought his arms up in front of his face as the grenade exploded a mere foot from his face. The shrapnel shredded through his rifle and wrecked it just as thoroughly as he had Solids. Scatter Shot threw the gun to one side and slapped his hands against the ground as he pushed, overcharging the artificial muscles in his arms, and leapt up through the air at Solid.
Solid, unprepared for this, was barely able to bring one hand up in a feeble defense. Scatters blow, the red electricity coursing through his hands visible a hundred meters away, shattered Solids arm completely. The two fell amidst a short rain of metal shards and started wrestling over the ground, each one trying to gain the upper hand.
After a few moments of this, Scatter managed to gain the advantage, leaning up over Solid and preparing to pound the heros face into the pavement. But Solid managed to land one final punch right under his chin, dislodging the ventilator grate that Scatter Shot had in place of a mouth and knocking him off the hero. Easily recovering, Scatter Shot looked down at his heroic counterpart and gave him a brief scan. Noticing that Solids power levels were at an all-time low, Scatter moved in for the finishing blow.
Scatter Shot! came a sudden radio call. Where the hell are you? I need you at my lab NOW!
Scatter Shot froze in the act of reaching toward Solid. He was just moments away from ending the life of a sworn enemy but his master had sent him an order. And above all else, Scatter Shot obeyed orders.
Youve managed to win this time, Scatter Shot spat as a panel in his right wrist flipped up and flashed twice before flipping back down. But next time we meet, Ill send you back to that Chinese sweat shop you came from.
Solid watched silently as Scatter Shots form slowly vanished, his emergency teleporter taking him away to Neurons lab for repairs. The two androids, one grey, one black, stared at each other the whole time until Scatter Shot was gone. Then, slowly and laboriously, Solid pulled himself to his feet and activated a secure channel.
Alls clear, he said as he heard the sounds of celebration from a small shack to his right. Time to bring em to a new home.
The glowing blue whirlpool of a portal opened up in front of the hero as the half dozen women and children that would have been a part of one of Neurons twisted experiments ran up from behind him and helped drag him into the light.
OOC: I still hate you all with a burning passion, but acing my frakkin' test tomorrow will help.
>_> *glares at Hal and Essex* You two should have known why I was glaring at you.
Statesman said let there be heroes, and there were heroes.
Lord Recluse said let there be villains, and there were villains.
NCsoft said let there be nothing, and there was nothing.