Volume 6 Chapter 1 A new mission
Da'du'dun Dee'dun!
"Welcome again to ALPHA NEWS, I'm your host Jack Morrison and now for your news!"
"Recent studies show that lemonade and other acidic fruits can damage your hardware. For those of you who are cybernetic, bewary for the kid out in the streets selling lemonade, they might just be after your life!"
"Dark Side has been attacked! People have sighted General J. Bottle to be there, as such chaos ensues. 50 officers are considered dead including 2 elite officers of the MPD also known as the red arms and many more injured. Could this be just the beginning of General Bottle's rampage throughout Omega?"
"On more uplifting news, a crime lord called Sweetener has been killed due to the recent events! Could this mean a better future for Dark Side?"
"Coming up next, we interview the kid who always sits in the back of the class to see if they are either depressed or just a psychopath just waiting to be born!"
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Unbeknownst to the MPD Captain Capachino it appears that a contractor has broken through the MPD's blockade and made his way into the Dark Side. Killing many MPD officers. The dead lay on the ground with broken bones and shattered limbs. Some were disfigured to an unreasonable degree.
Captain Luck faced many odds as not only did he have to plan for rescue operations but also quickly reinforce the blockade that has just been destroyed. Nocturn seeing that the formation was broken immediately jumped at the opportunity.
During the fierce battle, MPD forces within Dark Side were able to amass in good enough numbers and counter attacked from behind. Not only freeing themselves but also breaking the Nocturn's attack. Victory was achieved, however the losses were plenty for both sides.
After the events of Dark Side General Bottle and Gesus made their way to Jiggles at Junker Town.
Jiggle's shack has been greatly modified. Steel plates has been added on the windows, on the roof was a giant double barrel cannon. The cannon itself appeared to be the top piece of a tank.
As Bottle carried the suitcase, the demolisher, and Gesus, he looked around and saw several giant craters in the ground.
"It looks like a battlefield here."
As Bottle stepped close the cannon, it turned its massive barrels and aimed it Bottle. A megaphone which was attached to the top of the cannon rung and proceeded to crackle as it spoke. [CRACK] "BOTTLE! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"
[?!?] "Gigs! It's me, you don't need to worry."
"T-T-THAT'S THE PROBLEM! BECAUSE YOU CAME HERE THOSE JUNKERS AND OTHER HOOLIGANS KEEP COMING HERE AND TRYING TO RAID ME! T-T-HINKING THAT YOU LIVE HERE! NOW GET OUT! BEFORE I BLAST YOUR ASS!"
Seeing as negotiations has failed Bottle quickly raised and fired two consecutive times with the Demolisher. Both rockets hissed as they shot through the sky. [BOOoooOOOOOOoooOOMMMMM]
The cannon was vanquished in a sea of smoke. However, Jiggles still had other cards up his sleeve, multiple fences popped out from the ground with many barbed wire running through it like grape vines. Soon after an electric current ran through them, so powerful that the electricity would whip out as if it were a viper.
At the same time multiple mechanical teddy bears marched out from the shack. They were badly disfigured with cotton spewing out. The most noticeable with was the explosives crudely attached to their bodies. In a frightening manner once they all got out of the shack they started to sprint like marathon runners.
[?!?!]
[VOOSSHHHHH!] [VOOOSSSHHHH!] [BOOOOOOOOoooOM] 2x Two more rockets shot out from the Demolisher, one blew up the fence creating a big opening while the other one blew up the suicidal teddy bears, which caused a chain reaction of multiple explosions.
Not all of the teddy bears were caught, they jumped through the smoke like professional long jumpers and sprinted once more. They caught up to Bottle and now a light bulb flashed from red to green.
Having no time Bottle grabbed Gesus and jumped into the craters. [BOOOOoooOOOOOoMMMM]
Jiggles watched from inside his shack through a little peak hole in the window. As the smoke cleared he could see Bottle climbing out of the crater. [Sigh~] Jiggles felt disappointed at the results.
Jiggles pressed on the microphone, [CRACK] "Alright you two... come on in."
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The inside of the shack appeared to be messier than before. In fact there were 3 dead bodies, lying on the floor.
Bottle laid Gesus down on a table and sat down himself, Bottle eyed the 3 bodies, it appeared to be other junkers, "Quite the guest you have here"
Jiggles ignored Bottle and proceed to monologue, "I was supposed to live a peaceful life you know? That's why I live here far away from people like you. I was-I was-I-I-I "
It appeared his voice box was broke and so he stuttered. He would've fixed it by now but if he did, there was a chance of bending his neck in a 90'degree angle. Not willing to risk his pride as an engineer he decided to fix it later.
"Gigs I got the alloy." Bottle opened the suitcase, it contained a very large barrel. It was more like a fragment of a greater piece, however only the alloy was needed.
Jiggle's eye proceeded to scan the alloy and after multiple cellular scans he's confirmed that it was the right alloy.
"If I h-h-had an interface that can interpret emotions then I would be impressed."
"Well what can I say? I'm the best."
"But I don't... A-A-and what of the gunsmith?"
"..." Bottle fell silent and proceeded to pull out his cigar case, to his disappointment there was none left. [Sigh~]
"I thought as much... I've watched the news, it seems you and Gesus have had quite the adventure. But thanks to you all t-t-the merchants and engineers ran away from Dark Side"
"Is that so? Heh, I didn't think you were the type to watch the news."
"With y-y-you running around I couldn't help but get curious."
"Aright, but back on topic, you know anywhere else to find these gunsmiths?"
"There is another... b-b-but I doubt you would like it."
"Oh? And where would that be?"
"T-T-Titan 4..."
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Volume 6 Chapter 2 Aquila Luu'quor
To the east of Omega's outer wall was a remnant of a massive war titan. During World War 10 it was once used by Hyperion, the sentient automatons. Its size was as tall as a skyscraper, in fact if Omega Tower still stood to this day, the titan would stand just as tall.
The people who fought the titan in Omega gave it a name, The Iron Mountain. Such was a fitting name for the behemoth that Hyperion created.
Rather than hands it had two massive cannons attached to its arms. Each having enough firepower to level entire armies to rubble.
Its left arm had a railgun that would shoot massive metal bullets, which would impact like meteors. Its right arm would be a giant plasma cannon, which would shoot such hot plasma that the air particles would boil as the plasma flew threw the air.
Or so was its tale.
Its body now layed half buried, just outside the eastern wall of Omega. Its massive cannon stuck out of the ground like the leaning tower of pisa. Its once great body now rusts by the passage of time. Its ancient and arcane technology forever lost.
Of course such a relic still has many valuable resources. Many people sought to salvage the beast in hopes to make a fortune by selling some crude parts and pieces of the titan. Sadly one other powerful individual also got involved.
Lady Aquila Luu'quor, the 4th most powerful person on earth, only second to that of Max V. Vermillion. They say that if beauty could be converted into strength then she would be the most powerful of them all. However people speculate all kinds of reasons for her beauty; biotech, magic, hell some even think that she's found the elixir of life.
She is cunning to the point in which she is sly, she has many brothels which she uses to gather intel from all the rich and the poor alike. Such worldly desires would get any man to have a slip of the tongue.
She is a mastercraftsmen, creating jewelry as pure and elegant as herself. Emerald blades with exquisite gold carvings, rings that can shine in all shades of gold, and many more. However such luxuries comes with a great cost. A curse would be inflicted upon anyone other than herself.
The gold ring is said to give the wearer the power to control anyone near the ring's presence. But after continuous use your body would turn blood red in an unnatural phenomenon. Some say that Lady Luu'quor, herself find this utmost amusement from the victims of the 'curse,' which raises a question whether or not the curse is real.
Her recent fame was brought about by her ability to acquire salt. During the war, Hyperion(the killer robots) poisoned all the salt on earth, in order to cripple any and all organic life forms. Lady Luu'quor however somehow managed to get a large supply of untainted salt. Which rose her wealth from the 5th to the 4th most powerful person on earth.
How she obtained the salt is completely unknown.
Rather than expanding influence within the walls of Omega and directly competing with the other 4 power houses(such as Vermillion), she decided to venture outside the walls. And spread her domain, Titan 4 would soon be her target
Rather than force, Lady Luu'quor is said to have given the people of Titan 4 a 'gift'. One of her most finest jewelry called the Ugly Mirror.
Many would gather to the town square to see their reflection, upon such a mystique mirror. Filled with awe and anticipation of the almost heavenly item.
And atlast the cloth that covered the mirror was pulled down.
Many would see their former self. Innocent and youthful, the time before the war. The time when you could consider them to be at their happiest moment in life. This... broke the sanity of many.
Unable to cope with such reality of what they have become: mutants, half robotic lifeforms, and etc. Their hideous complexion and the realization of it all has drove them all mad. The next day only a handful remained. The rest opting to end their lives, unable to cope with reality.
Of course the handful that survived were in fact several sentient robots who were not troubled by such humanistic desire.
Now Titan 4 is controlled by a group called the Velvet of Vina, a devoted group of female followers of Lady Luu'quor.
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Bottle stood up and went around the shack looking for any cigars, "I don't get it, so why would there be any gunsmiths in Titan 4?"
Jiggles who was still inspecting the alloy stopped and responded, "T-The Velvet of Vina as I mentioned are followers of Lady Luu'quor, a-as such they too craft their own jewelry and weapons."
Having failed to find a cigar Bottle sat down, "I ain't looking for a ceremonial sword or something I'm looking for someone to make me a proper weapon."
"S-Since when have you been interested in actual firepower. I-I-I thought you might prefer a stylish gun rather than a bulky block of metal. B-But if you insist then you could wait a week and go to Dark Side again."
"Nah, I guess I'll just go to-"
"Blob! Blob! Blob!" [Crash!] Gesus who was in deep sleep sprang up and fell off the table. "Aw!..."
She shook her head and after focusing looked around after her eyes met Bottle's she snapped her head, "HUMPH!"
"W-Whats wrong with her?"
Bottle shrugged his shoulders, "Oh ya gigs, I'ma need a strap for the Bazooka. Hey, kid we're moving out come on."
"HUMPH!"
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