| Ariel: |
What are we waiting for? We should fight back! |
| Ryu: |
Whoa, what's with you? I mean, didn't you usedta be the naive
little mermaid that dreamt of being a human an' all that? |
| Ariel: |
Yeah, well, what can I say, I got over it. Now c'mon!
[glides towards the door, drawing a fork from her left skirt pocket] |
| Chun-Li: |
[grabs Ariel by the arm, spins her around and trips her]
We wait for the warlord. |
| Captain N: |
Why? I got my blaster, and besides, these guys aren't so
tough. |
| Chun-Li: |
[Hooks a leg around his gun arm, flips the zapper out of its sheath
and catches it, aiming it at Captain N to Funky Kong and E. Honda's bemused
applause] I SAID WE WAIT. |
| Ryu: |
He's got a point, you know. [Ducks Chun-Li's arm, shifts
to a Thunder Dragon and butts the gun back into Captain N's hand.
Captain N nods, Ryu shifts back] We don't even know where he is,
why should we wait for him? |
| Cid: |
[enters, shaking the soot off of his hood] I know
where he is. [Robotech kid enters in a similar state.] And
why. |
| Barb-e: |
Goombas! Attack! [one of the Goombas wiggles his foot
a little, then the battering ram falls from the sky and squishes him like
a bug. |
Vega:
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[scoops up Barb-e and sets her back on her feet.]
Not the face! Not the face! [Ariel drop-kicks him, then swings
with the fork. Vega recoils, then draws his claws and slashes quickly
across her chest. She lunges for his neck and shatters the fork on
his steel mask, he spins her around with his left and rips her throat out
with one claw. She gasps once and blues out before she even hits
the floor.] |
| Ryu: |
Spoony!!! [turns into the Ultimate Dragon, charges Sigma.
Sigma blocks with one hand and smacks him down with the other, bluing him.] |
| Sigma: |
I really hope they get harder than THIS! |
| Barb-e: |
Indee...[gets blasted.] |
| Vega: |
What the...[dodges one blast, gets torpedoed in the back by E Honda,
who then gets blasted by Warlord S.] |
| Warlord S.: |
Um....oops! |
| Sigma: |
HA HA HA HA HA! [vanishes] |
| Captain N: |
Wha-where did he go? |
| Warlord S.: |
Why are you asking me? |
| Cid [offscreen]: |
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! [Captain N runs off, Warlord S jumps and
chases him.] |
| Chun-Li: |
Well, Vega, looks like it's just you and me. |
Vega:
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[Extends claws] Not for long, girly girl.
[Comes at her with a roll-claw, but she's already gone. He looks
up in time to see her foot hit him square in the face, shattering the mask.]
Air attacks? BIOO! [Jumps up, reverses direction three or four
times, then dives at Chun Li. She stands her ground, and hits him
with a standing roundhouse right in the nose. It cracks loudly, and
Vega falls to the ground, slowly bluing.] |
| Chun-Li: |
You must enjoy being beat. Let me rearrange your face one
more time. [Vega blues the rest of the way.] |
| Warlord S [loudly]: |
One more step and you'll be powering a toaster, buddy. |
| Sigma: |
But-but...[catches on, swings the Princess in front of him as a
shield] Oh! You wouldn't. The Princess would be caught in the
crossfire! |
| Warlord S: |
[Grins slyly] Acceptable losses. [Sigma's eyes go wide
as he realizes how things have turned against him. Warlord S pulls
the trigger, but the blue is deflected by a shot of static, spinning it
into the ground at Sigma's feet. The cliff crumbles, and Sigma falls
with Cammy's limp wrist still in one hand.] |
| Captain N: |
NO! [Presses the 'B' button, dashes off the cliff.
Sigma slowly pulls himself back up the lip of the valley hand-over-hand,
while Warlord S strides quietly to meet him.] |
| Sigma [Whispers]: |
W-W-Warlord? Wh-Why? [Distant 'sproing'] |
| Warlord S [Whispers]: |
Look to thyself, knave. You attacked before I was rightly
ready, the Inventor was watching. [sighs] Very well, I will
just have to see to the Princess and her... retainer personally.
[Powers up blaster, sights Sigma's head. Sigma gasps, releases the
cliff and falls, just as Warlrd S blues him. Warlord S turns around
and sees Captain N glaring, Cammy's cel under one arm. Warlord S.
gulps.] So, rescued her again I see. |
| Captain N: |
[still glaring] I do know what's going on here,
Warlord. Don't think you're getting off that easy. [turns and
enters the castle. Warlord S. mimes blasting him in the back, complete
with "Boom! Aaaa!" sound effects. He then thinks better of
it, shakes his head and follows.] |
| Cid: |
[combs beard] So, whatdaya think of that Warlord? |
| Kid: |
[Finishes] Whadaya think I think? He's an ill-tempered
lout, but whaddayagonna do? |
| Cid: |
[Chuckles, puts down comb] Mess with his gear. |
| Kid: |
[Jumps up] You mean his blaster? But-but... |
| Cid: |
No, no, I'm mad but I'm not suicidal! Naw, I just put a recorder
bug on the [turns over viewscreen, finds the bug smashed to pieces]
Bard! The viewscreen, to intercept transmissions. [starts to
unscrew the casing] |
| Kid: |
What, so you can listen in on him and Mario? |
| Cid: |
Him and...Kid, we gotta talk. |
| Warlord S: |
Well, I'm off. Today's attack further proves my earlier assesment
that the New Brain Army must have a base nearby. I will go as advance
scout, and destroy as much as I can safely destroy. |
| Captain N: |
But... |
| Warlord S: |
Chun-Li...[she shakes her head slightly, eyes wide with anticipation]...you
are to remain here, and see to it that everything goes according to schedule.
I run a tight ship here people! Funky Kong, you are to go forth immediately
and prepare Boco for my departure. [Funky Kong scowls, and leaves
with knuckles dragging.] Captain N! You are not to depart on
any more rescue missions until I return, is that understood? |
| Captain N: |
But... |
| Warlord S: |
MAYBE YOU DIDN'T HERE ME RIGHT SOLDIER, BUT I JUST GAVE YOU
AN ORDER! YOU ARE TO REMAIN HERE AT BASE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD OTHERWISE
DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR? |
| Captain N: |
[mulls it over, grins] Sure. I won't leave until told
otherwise. |
| Warlord S: |
Great. [Boco the Chocobo enters] Well, I'm off then! |
| Chun-Li: |
[swallows, centers herself] And...and what if Mega Man X or Samus
return? |
| Warlord S: |
Whaddaya...oh, right. Um...tell them to patrol until I get
back, I'll deal with them personally. [Grins at his own private joke
and rides off. Captain N and Chun-Li look at each other. Captain
N cocks an eyebrow, Chun-Li looks to the ground and shuffles off.} |