Murderworld 2012

[alisa_lebeau_v3]

The sound of spotlights coming on could be heard, and the darkness that had embraced the people within the room had disappeared. Instead, they were on what looked like an elaborate stage... something out of a reality TV show like the Bachelor. As if things could not get stranger, a large, 65" LED TV came to life, showing a young woman in a white jacket, green shirt, and a horrible yellow and orange polka dot tie.

"Ah! Our lovely contestants have woken up! Welcome, welcome one and all to Murderworld 2012!" The neuro-implants in the sides of her eyes began to glow a bright green in color, and her face had a large smile upon it. "These contestants were carefully selected to take part in the most fun, and dangerous version of Murderworld yet! Winners get to live, if we have any winners, that is. And the losers? Well, they get to die horribly painful and elaborate deaths!"

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Re: Nuclear Town

[fourshelled]

His eyes narrowed. This whole situation rang of the bob, but he was not about to bang around in the sewers.

When she started forward with her mighty broom, Athos followed. This woman might turn stag but standing around wasn't going to get him out of this place.

"He's barmy," he agreed with a growl. He kept his sai at the ready. He moved along much more quietly behind the scientist.

Re: Nuclear Town

[alisa_lebeau_v3]

"Yeah... whatever you said." The scientist continued to move through the sewer system with Athos. She eventually stopped over a manhole and pointed up.

"This is the sewer that leads to the house we need to go to. If we're lucky, the Automatons are still waiting by the manhole you jumped down earlier!" She pointed out. "The kill switch is in the living room, under a lamp in the shape of a mermaid. Now try to leave as quietly as possible. The Automatons respond to light and sound."

Re: Nuclear Town

[fourshelled]

He glanced up at the manhole cover and then back at the broomed scientist. He furrowed his brows at her. He was dressed as a ninja for a reason.

He motioned for her to stay there before climbing up the ladder to the cover. He hooked a foot around to keep him steady as he tested how firmly the cover was down and how much muscle he needed to open.

He held his breath as he pushed up to give himself a chance to peek around.

Re: Nuclear Town

[alisa_lebeau_v3]

As soon as Athos climbed ahead, the scientist dropped the broom and climbed over him, slamming the manhole cap down on the ground and making quite a racket. Her mouth began to split open, showing rows of very sharp, pointy teeth... proof she had attacked the other scientists in the tunnel. She was an Automaton like the rest!

"So close, yet so far!" She mocked Athos. "Come, listen to the music of my people!"

With that, her mouth open up completely and she let of an ear piercing screech, alerting the other automatons to their location! Athos would have to move quickly to get to the kill switch! Perhaps someone hacked into this automaton to let him know the location, and get him out. But now, they may have lost control and she has returned to her true form!

Either way, he had less time to think about it! He had to get to that switch!

Re: Nuclear Town

[fourshelled]

He unhooked his foot from the ladder and scrambled up. He drew his sai out of his sash. Athos shoved one of them forward to take the shrieking Automaton in its gaping mouth.

Not that it would slow the others from coming, but the turtle wanted some vengeance before running as fast as he could toward the picket fence house.

Re: Nuclear Town

[alisa_lebeau_v3]

Half of the Automaton's head came off from the attack, and it's shrieking stopped. What did not stop, however, were the other automatons who were alerted to it's call. Though they moved at a quick speed, it was not fast enough to get to Athos before he reached the house with the kill switch.

Inside, the house replicated one of the pictures he saw inside of the photo album not long ago. Same mermaid lambs, same gaudy couch, same fuzzy carpet. It was like the damn place had not changed since the 1960's! But that did not matter, what mattered was finding that kill switch and heading for the exit!

Re: Nuclear Town

[fourshelled]

After shaking an automaton head off his sai on the run, the turtle ran as fast as he could toward the house. He poked his mutant power. Fuzzy carpet under his bare feet smoldered as he ran toward the living room. He glowed a little as his skin grew warmer.

Athos headed straight for the mermaid lamps. He swatted at them to find the killswitch. He wanted out of here. Though that was assuming the automaton had been on the level with him.

But if not, he assumed the building burning down around him would have the same effect.

Re: Nuclear Town

[alisa_lebeau_v3]

The first lamp knocked over had the kill switch. A part of the lamp that broke in half landed on it, causing the automatons to stop dead in their tracks. Right before they could get into the house.

Instead, a door opened up, revealing a corridor outside. Along the far wall was the words "Medieval World" written on the side, while on the wall Athos was closest to had "Nuclear Town" written upon it. He was out, and now he could make Arcade pay for this.