The Business of War

Ambush in Nonsteropolis


Scenario C
Participants:
Drastic Measures (RPD)
Evil Eight (W)

Location: Nonsteropolis, USA (SA)
Max. Cossack Scrap Value: 2122
SA Infantry: 1226
RPD Units: 1147
Wily Bots: 630

Their mission was clear. They had to free Nonsteropolis from the Scissor Army’s grasp at all costs, for that particular city was labeled a threat to the RPD’s security by the robot chief of police, Crorq. Seeing that Nonsteropolis bordered Monsteropolis, where the RPD’s central headquarters was located, the SA’s presence in that area did indeed prove to be a great security risk, as the Lieutenant Riley, was well aware of.

Riley was still new at this Watcher gig, so he had to wonder why he himself, out of all the Watchers in the RPD, had to be charged with overlooking the operations in Nonsteropolis. Who knows, maybe it was because of all the chatter about the SA in the area being “incompetent.” But honestly, he had no idea whether to take any such babble as a joke, or what. But still, he was getting himself quite nervous over the whole operation.

And then, there was that team of Robot Masters he was assigned to watch. They were known as the “last resort,” and have risen to infamy thanks to all the buildings they have accidentally toppled, one after another, in all their battles. Riley stood, facing the five robots. He then began to brief them on their mission. “Attention, Desperate Measures. I’m sure you all know well by now that our chief, Crorq, has ordered us to…” He stopped mid-sentence. “Is… something the matter?”

“It’s DRASTIC Measures, sir.” Turboman corrected the Watcher.

“Oh, heh, sorry about that,” Riley apologized nervously before continuing the briefing. “Crorq has ordered all Robot Master teams to reclaim a number of key locations that jeopardize our security from the SA. Your mission will be to secure Nonsteropolis.”

“It’s MONsteropolis, sir.” Cloudman attempted to correct the Watcher.

“No, it’s NONsteropolis,” Riley stated. He then approached a large monitor on the wall that displayed a map of North America. There, a big dot representing Monsteropolis could be seen on the east coast. And, just north of it, and not too far away, was a smaller dot. He then pointed to that dot. “See? This dot here is Nonsteropolis. Now you are all to go there, and… well, you know the mission. So, move out!”

In a flash, the view of headquarters became the view of a city, one much like that of Monsteropolis… only in ruins. They had heard that the RPD HQ that had once stood in this city was blown off the face of the earth, and it was evident by all the surrounding damage as well. Cloudman turned to face a ruined coffee shop, as he floated forward. He seemed to be in deep thought as he stared at the building.

“Damn it, Metabad, this is no time for sightseeing!” An aggravated Junkman shouted at the floating robot. “We are on a mission!”

“Wait!” Cloudman shouted. “I’ve never been here before, and yet, I recognize this place…”

“Of course you do.” Springman mumbled. “It’s a Starbucks. They’re everywhere, in case you haven’t noticed.”

“But there is also a Starbucks in Monsteropolis!” Cloudman spat back. “And that one had a tree to the right of it. And this one… it has a tree to the LEFT of it! See what I am getting at?!”

Turboman sighed. “No, now come on!”

Cloudman ignored him. “What I am saying is… this place, Nonsteropolis… is an upside-down bizarro universe parallel to Monsteropolis! IT’S ALL SO OBVIOUS NOW!”

Burstgirl then slapped Cloudman across the face. “Now why did you do that this time?” He whined.

“There’s a Joe behind you.”

“Oh, blame it on a Joe, eh? I clearly saw YOU slapping me.”

Without saying a word, Burstgirl tossed a Danger Wrap behind Cloudman, trapping the aforementioned Joe. It was then that Cloudman took notice of the enemy trooper, and flung a Thunder Bolt at the bubble, destroying the Joe.

“On your guard, everyone!” Turbo shouted. The team prepared for battle, while Riley observed the scene via monitor from HQ. He had to wonder what was up with that Cloudman, but, he supposed it was nothing to worry about… just concentrate on the job, he thought to himself.

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The team arrived at the heart of the fallen city where all they saw was broken glass, concrete torn apart. It was a city in ruins.

Turboman sat down on a bench and let out a big sigh. He was indeed worried about the mission, and who could blame him? This was a rare chance to take over a city the Scissor Army took in the early stages of the conflict and he was worried that the pressure would get to him.

Junkman stood with the others and felt bad for Turboman. His actions before this mission really caused a small divide within the team. The stress was also getting to him, but there was a mission to get done.

'OK.' said Junkman. 'From what Riley said, there are only about 1,226 SA units in the area, mostly SA Joes. They've been split into two groups that hole 613 units each. One of them is in the Business District and the other is near this location.' He looked over at Turboman as he got up from his seat. 'You're the leader, Turbo. How are we going to do this?'

'I'll go ahead and stay around here with Cloudman and wipe out the threat here. You, BurstGirl and Springman should go ahead and head to the Business District. It's more likely that you'll find a good chunk of the SA Joes there. Now... Drastic Measures: Roll Out!'

With that said, the team split for their destinations. Turboman just looked at Cloudman and wondered what he has gotten himself into.

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Business District

The trio of Junkman, BurstGirl and Springman arrived at the business district of the city and it looked like a war zone. The bulidings were torn apart from the Scissor Army's invasion some time ago. The bodies that were there were strewn across the landscape and they have decayed over time, causing a massive stench that stayed in the air.

'God, this place stinks!' exclaimed Junkman. He used his staff to shove off some debris that stood in his way. Hiding under that debris, though, were a couple of SA Joes. 'For Elysium!' they shouted out as the began firing their weapons. Junkman acted almost instinctively when he started up his Junk Shield. Each shot bounced off the makeshift shield, but it was a matter of time before it fell apart. Now, those shots were hitting their target: Junkman's body.

'We have to do something!' shouted out Springman, who bounced around to avoid each shot. 'I think I have just the idea.' said BurstGirl. With that said, she ran into action and fire off some of her explosive bubbles. They distracted the bots long enough for Junkman to gather some junk into his hands...

'JUNK SHOT: HADOKEN TYPE!'

A large ball of junk was aimed the bots and it hit the target dead on. The SA Joes were obilterated from the attack. The pieces of their fallen bodies now became part of Junkman's armor, almost like a hunting trophy. 'Thanks for the save, BurstGirl. I owe you one.'

'No problem, Junk. Just trying to do my job.' said BurstGirl. Springman appeared and mentioned that they should keep on going. Junk and Burst agreed and they headed off. Little do they know that they were going into the belly of the Scissor Army beast.

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Nonsteropolis outskirts

The orders were pretty straightforward for Omniman and Golemman, the last two remaining members of the so-called Evil Eight. They were told to go into this city and take all of the SA Joes so they can be reprogrammed into Wily Joes so he can prepare himself in case of an attack by the Scissor Army.

'Hmm. This could be too easy Golemman.' said Omniman. Golemman nodded his head in agreement as the two entered the city and saw the carnage that happened eariler in the war. 'I don't believe it.'

Omniman pointed over towards a bench near City Hall, which was ravaged beyond repair. Then, Golemman did something that shocked Omniman: He spotted two other robots in the area. 'Well, well... You did good Golem. It seems like we have a couple of the RPD's best men in the area. Let's go introduce outselves.'

With that, the two Wily bots walked towards Turboman and Cloudman. 'Oh, great.' said Turboman as he spotted the two in his sight. 'Why would Wily send these bozos after us?'

'Hey, Turbo. Do those bozos have any cake? Cause I want some cake.'

Turboman just sighed to himself and prepared for battle. So did Cloudman. This came to no surprise for Omniman and he went right for Turbo while Golemman lunged at Cloudman.

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1st National Bank of Nonsteropolis

While Turboman and Cloudman dealt with the remaining Evil Eight members, the others arrived at the largest buliding in Nonsteropolis, the 1st National Bank.

A call came in from their. 'Junkman, can you hear me? It's Lieutenant Riley.' Riley, the team's watcher, tells them that the former bank has now become the main base for the SA Joes and there is about 250 of the men located inside the place.

'Sounds like it's time to do some cleaning up.' said Junkman. Springman and BurstGirl only sighed and shooked their collective heads after hearing such a corny line from Junkman. But, the moment the trio came in the doors of the bank, the SA Joes started firing at them. This forced them to take a defensive position behind some fallen concrete caused by the Joes when they took over Nonsteropolis eariler in the war. The Joes kept on firing relentlessly at them, even when they had the chance to fire a few shots of their own, the Joes kept going.

It ended up becoming a war of attrition between the two sides. BurstGirl thought to herself and tried a different tatic. She came out using her bubbles as a defensive shield of sorts as shot fired off shots from her arm. But, it seemed that the shots from the Joes were much more powerful then she thought and they burst the bubbles from her and then.... It hit her from out of nowhere

The fatal shot hit BurstGirl in the neck just above her armor. It tore through her Jugular artery like a hot knife through butter. The blood came spilling out and it shocked both Junkman and Springman. 'No. This can't be... BurstGirl can't be dead, can she?' Junk asked Spring. He placed two fingers on her neck to try and feel for a pulse. He got nothing and suddently the battle became a little more tougher for the remaining two. Then, out of almost nowhere came an SA Joe, who used his combat knife to sneak up on Springman and plunged his blade into the back of Springman. Junkman tried to stop this SA Joe, but it was too late. Just as quickly as BurstGirl died, so did Springman thanks to stab wound to his back that pierced his kidneys, which turned into a fatal blow.

Enough was enough for Junkman. The team managed to take out about 75 of the SA Joes before the others died and now it fell on to his shoulders. His anger would be taken out on who was left of this force. 'This is for my friends!'

'Junk Shot: KAISER WAVE TYPE!'

Junkman used his shield to defend himself from the fire coming from the SA Joes while he gathered junk for his most powerful attack of the Junk Shots he traditionally used. He gathered almost a half-ton of junk in his hands and then he fired it off. The tremendous force behind the attack all but smothered the remaining forces and just about destroyed the rest of the bank.

He escaped the bank as it fell from the attack. He called Riley to tell him what went down. 'We ran into some SA Joes and they killed BurstGirl and Springman. I'll head to back to see if Turbo and Cloud need my help. I just wished there was more I could of done to save them.' said Junkman. 'Don't beat yourself up, Junk. From what you said, nothing could of been done to save them. Just focus on getting back to the others. Remember, the RPD needs everyone at 100% if want to win this war.'

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As Junkman ran back to get to the others, it seemed that Turboman and Cloudman had the advantage over Omniman and Golemman.

'Hey, Cloud. Let's finish them off.' 'Sure, Turbo.' They both charged up for an fatal shot at the two Evil Eight members. This was their mistake.

Omniman lunged at Turboman only to receive a fatal Scorch Wheel to the chest, but not before he landed his lance into the neck of Turboman, causing massive blood loss before falling down on one knee. 'No... This can't be my demise. I have to avenge... Freezeman...' He then fell down flat on his face, dead from the slice. Cloudman fared just as bad because just as he hit Golemman with his Thunder Bolt, the gigantic robot smashed Cloudman so hard that the impact shattered his spine while Golemman was electrocuted thanks to the Thunder Bolt.

Junkman made it to City Hall only to see more of his teammates dead and there was nothing he could do about it. This angered him to no end. The team's watcher, Riley, called in to check on the team's status report.

'We've taken massive casualties here. I'm the only one left standing but the SA Joes have been eliminated and the city is now in the hands of the RPD, but who knows what can be done for my broken soul.'

Riley sighed and just said 'Good work Junkman. As long as you survived it's a good mission.' With that said, Junkman was teleported back to RPD Headquarters and what will be a long and lonely night without the rest of the team.

End of Scenario C

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