Final Stage - Bombshells 3010

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EMOTICAT

"Oh, Fairy Princess Diamond, it can’t be your fault that bad things happen. I subbed my toe last week, for example, and you were still frozen. And sure, a cytoplasm outbreak just happened yesterday, but that is surely a highly amazing coincidence."

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EMOTIKITTEN

"Ooh! If you can obtain The Golden Megaphone of Cheer, your curse can be reversed."

Among those gathered is The Crone herself.

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THE CRONE

"I was hoping to break it to you gently," she starts, "but Emoticat is correct. There is a Cyboplasm outbreak. The good news for you, Dear B☢️MBSHELLS, is that the cyboplasm only affects men."

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QUEEN APRIL

"We can beat this, girls! We just need to spread faster than a cyber-disease." She addresses Princess Diamond, "This surely isn’t your fault, but I’m sure there’s a way to reverse a curse."

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THE CRONE

"Not without that megaphone the catgirl brought up seemingly outta the blue…"

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3 RUE MICHEL-ANGE, PARIS

You arrive at the address that was assigned to your team: Dr. Wathelet’s Centre de Recherche en Cybertechnologie.

Murasaki takes the direct approach!

She blows the thick steel front door off with a flying dropkick and rides on top of it for several meters before skidding to a stop. As she's getting a look at her surroundings, she talks into an earpiece that was provided to her. She had a bit of trouble figuring it out at first, but she'd gotten the hang of it.

"Murasaki to Bombshells, I have entered. Status? Also, Murasaki to HQ, may I get a brief reminder of our objective?"

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QUEEN APRILYou all hear April’s reply over the comms:

"We believe the cyboplasm outbreak started in this very lab. Now that you’ve inside, find Dr. Wathelet or the source of the cyboplasm.

"Also, bear in mind that the cyboplasm affects men. Any scientists, including Dr. Wathelet himself, could be infected."

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DR. ELSIE PRESTON

As April warns you of the threat to the men, you hear the sound of heels clacking down the hallway. A woman in a lab coat rushes over to you.

"Oh! You’ve got to help Ronald. He’s being overtaken by the cyboplasm."

A man in a lab coat rounds the bend. There are thin plates of metal clinging to his face. His left eye is glowing red and his left arm is bulging with wires. His left hand is an enormous metallic claw.

"Dr. Preston. I’m still me. I can… beat this…"

"No—Ron—don’t come near me!"

Dr. Preston stumbles past Murasaki, watching her colleague warily as he shambles toward you. His scientific mind is battling the machine within him.

"I… got this… Elsie!"

Casey strolls in through the blasted open door, still wearing her nice pants suit from dinner out with Sharon and the Nuwomen.

"Don't worry! The Bombshells are here!" she says. Once she sees Ron stumbling after Dr. Preston, she shouts, "Watch out, Doctor! Ron, stop right there! We need to quarantine you until we figure out what caused this outbreak!"

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Ron is still many yards away when Casey speaks. He points his claw in Dr. Preston’s general direction. His right hand makes a futile attempt to force the bulking metallic arm downward. His red eye glows brighter. His human eye closes.

"You’re right," he grunts. "I don’t how long I can… ugh..! I think you’ll have to—"

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A really loud siren drowns out whatever Ron was about to say! Seven men with badges zip around the corner on segues!

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LT. MARVELThe man on the lead segue assures all of you in a monotone baritone, "We’ll take it from here, ma’am’s."

The Lieutenant and his men prepare to escort Ronald. But the moment they surround him he throws one of the men off!

"Taze me, bro!" the scientist demands, and three of the offers immediately comply. They quick-draw tasers and zap him! Ronald falls unconscious.

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DR. ESLIE PRESTON

"Oh, Ronald, you poor fool…" Elsie checks Ron’s vital signs, then tells you and the men, "The Cyboplasm is healing him and protecting his body while he’s unconscious. If you guys knock out the other scientists, we should be able to quarantine everyone until a cure can be found."

The officers salute the doctor and are ready to speed off and beat up the rest of the mechanized nerds. But Lt. Marvel and the officer who was thrown start to change.



ROUND ONE…

FIGHT!!@Eltesla,@Dmbrainiac,@Ysolde,@Redcroc

"Very well. Preston-hakase, we'll protect you while we sort this out." With their mission clear, she takes a trained stance and prepares to fight. She aims to knock out, not kill.

First, she decides to arm herself! She makes a dive for a discarded police baton, dropped by either Lieutenant Marvel or the other transformed officer.

TONFA🧘🏻‍♀️
㊙️ FIGHT CLUB: nerf an enemy attack on a combo
🕹️ BATON TWIRL: when defending vs. melee, a hit also counts as a counter attack
🕹️+㊙️ = BUSHIN STYLE: you can’t miss; a hit knocks one enemy into another; on a combo you inflict double damage and nerf an enemy attack

A fine tonfa. They must be funded well. She finds it sturdy and well-balanced, a versatile weapon that should serve her well. Immediately, she has a feel for how to use it.

She sets her eyes on Lt. Marvel and quickly closes in on him, whipping the long end of the tonfa at his head!

Casey sprints forward and launches into a front handspring, leaping at the officer heels first. Then she continues the assault, stomping at the officer like she is dancing the tango! If only she'd remembered to take more dancing lessons...

Gong-ju lays into the cyborgs with a thrust of her trident, followed by a wide leg sweep!

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@Eltesla,@Dmbrainiac,@Ysolde,@Redcroc
The B☢️MBSHELLS rush to Dr. Preston’s rescue! Princess Diamond pixel-dusts the scientist to safety while the others attack! Gong-Ju knocks one of the mechanized men unconscious!

The Segue Seven Six zip about on segue-wheels that have become a part of their cyboplasm-induced forms! They attack our human-sized heroines in pairs, having failed to notice the stealthy fairy-princess!

As two of the mechanized men rush towards her, Murasaki spins her tonfa. She deflects a wheel kick from one of them, damaging his leg in the process, but the second one manages to catch her shoulder with his claws, cutting deeply.

She gets revenge on the one that clawed her though. She stops twirling her tonfa, and holding it aligned with her forearm, smashes the man in the jaw. Sparks and bits of organic metal fly off from the impact.

Gong-ju tries to block the blows before striking back with her trident!

Casey bends and twirls about, trying to dodge the cyboblades and cyboclaws.

As she twirls, her heels and fists lash out with return attacks!

Holding her free hand out, Murasaki tries to set up a ki barrier against the barrage of projectiles!