(Oh, what they hey, let's skip ahead a bit towards the first actual on-screen battle, huh? Also introducing our third member of the trio, a rookie among the veterans but still not too bad...)
"Aren't all the coffee makers the same, anyway? It shouldn't matter how much they cost, it's all the same parts, right?"
"Not the point."
They had managed to find the store Elise had suggested, and spent a few minutes wandering around before they found the right department. Luckily, someone had been working in the shoe section, not too far away, and she had directed them to where they needed to be.
The problem now was waiting for Shadow to pick just the right machine for the base kitchen, and that would take a while.
"Well, they all look the same to me," Silver commented, picking up a nearby thermal mug and turning it around a couple of times. "What's the difference besides the price?"
"Some are bigger than others," Shadow answered simply, lifting the lid on a display model and gazing into the water tank. "We need one that will hold enough for a full day."
"Why not look into one of those big industrial things, then?"
Shadow closed the display's lid and stared at him blankly for a moment. "Out of anyone's price range, let alone our own."
Silver shrugged. "It'd hold enough, anyway."
Shadow sighed, moving to another display and inspecting the carafe this time. "Hmm..."
Setting the mug down, Silver turned and glanced around. He'd never been into shopping for kitchen stuff--it wasn't his thing. He was starting to wonder why he'd even bothered to tag along...
...until Shadow set the carafe back into the display and spoke two very familiar words:
"Something's coming."
There was that instinct, kicking in--something Silver had learned early on, during his first few battles, Shadow's sense of looming danger before the actual first signs appeared. So far, it had always been accurate.
Sure enough, the overhead music cut out, and the lights dimmed --a sure sign that an enemy was in the area. A quick look around revealed no civilians standing by, stuck in place. That was a good thing.
Well, until they heard a door close nearby, and the worker they'd seen in the shoe department came out into the walkway, frantically looking around trying to see what was happening.
"Let's go," Shadow spoke up, walking over and gesturing that Silver should follow.
The worker spotted them first, running up to them. "Do you guys know what's going on?" she asked. "I didn't hear a storm or anything--"
The answer to the question, at that moment, appeared around the corner, slowly moving in their direction. Granted, some of the enemy units up to now had been ridiculous, Silver admitted, but this one...this one really took the cake. It looked like a giant robotic scorpion...almost familiar, really.
The worker spoke up first. "So do you guys know why the demented scorpion-bot is hanging out in my store instead of on a highway somewhere?"
"So that's why this thing looks so familiar," Shadow said, almost sarcastic. "I suppose it had to come up sometime."
The creature spotted them at that moment, and the trio had only a moment to quickly dive out of the way. There was no choice now--they had to fight it, and first, they had to get the worker awakened.
Silver pulled the blue metal key from his pocket, noticing that across the way, Shadow had done the same with his own red key. They had nothing for the worker...not until Silver's key began to glow, and after a moment, another key had appeared next to it. A purple key, presumably for the worker.
He slid the key across the tiled walkway in her direction, watching as she caught it. "Follow our lead!" he directed, holding his key up as the others did the same...
---
(Hahaha cliffhanger for transformation purposes since this was getting long. Yup, our duo becomes a trio, and for those who know the nerdy source material...yeah, scorpion-bot and a purple rookie. No horrible dubbing or ridiculous whiny "screw work I quit now" plotlines, but eh. To be continued~)
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Date: 2018-01-21 06:14 am (UTC)"Aren't all the coffee makers the same, anyway? It shouldn't matter how much they cost, it's all the same parts, right?"
"Not the point."
They had managed to find the store Elise had suggested, and spent a few minutes wandering around before they found the right department. Luckily, someone had been working in the shoe section, not too far away, and she had directed them to where they needed to be.
The problem now was waiting for Shadow to pick just the right machine for the base kitchen, and that would take a while.
"Well, they all look the same to me," Silver commented, picking up a nearby thermal mug and turning it around a couple of times. "What's the difference besides the price?"
"Some are bigger than others," Shadow answered simply, lifting the lid on a display model and gazing into the water tank. "We need one that will hold enough for a full day."
"Why not look into one of those big industrial things, then?"
Shadow closed the display's lid and stared at him blankly for a moment. "Out of anyone's price range, let alone our own."
Silver shrugged. "It'd hold enough, anyway."
Shadow sighed, moving to another display and inspecting the carafe this time. "Hmm..."
Setting the mug down, Silver turned and glanced around. He'd never been into shopping for kitchen stuff--it wasn't his thing. He was starting to wonder why he'd even bothered to tag along...
...until Shadow set the carafe back into the display and spoke two very familiar words:
"Something's coming."
There was that instinct, kicking in--something Silver had learned early on, during his first few battles, Shadow's sense of looming danger before the actual first signs appeared. So far, it had always been accurate.
Sure enough, the overhead music cut out, and the lights dimmed --a sure sign that an enemy was in the area. A quick look around revealed no civilians standing by, stuck in place. That was a good thing.
Well, until they heard a door close nearby, and the worker they'd seen in the shoe department came out into the walkway, frantically looking around trying to see what was happening.
"Let's go," Shadow spoke up, walking over and gesturing that Silver should follow.
The worker spotted them first, running up to them. "Do you guys know what's going on?" she asked. "I didn't hear a storm or anything--"
The answer to the question, at that moment, appeared around the corner, slowly moving in their direction. Granted, some of the enemy units up to now had been ridiculous, Silver admitted, but this one...this one really took the cake. It looked like a giant robotic scorpion...almost familiar, really.
The worker spoke up first. "So do you guys know why the demented scorpion-bot is hanging out in my store instead of on a highway somewhere?"
"So that's why this thing looks so familiar," Shadow said, almost sarcastic. "I suppose it had to come up sometime."
The creature spotted them at that moment, and the trio had only a moment to quickly dive out of the way. There was no choice now--they had to fight it, and first, they had to get the worker awakened.
Silver pulled the blue metal key from his pocket, noticing that across the way, Shadow had done the same with his own red key. They had nothing for the worker...not until Silver's key began to glow, and after a moment, another key had appeared next to it. A purple key, presumably for the worker.
He slid the key across the tiled walkway in her direction, watching as she caught it. "Follow our lead!" he directed, holding his key up as the others did the same...
---
(Hahaha cliffhanger for transformation purposes since this was getting long. Yup, our duo becomes a trio, and for those who know the nerdy source material...yeah, scorpion-bot and a purple rookie. No horrible dubbing or ridiculous whiny "screw work I quit now" plotlines, but eh. To be continued~)