You skid your boke and drift to the left, through the destroyed gates of the Discovery Garden. While the garden may not have any light inside of it, it doesn't take you long to see a destroyed tree that looks like it was ripped out of the ground and slammed into a nearby building. And Jasmine leaning against a tree still rooted to the ground nearby, trying to catch her breath. She's tired, but she looks alright.
You pull up next to her. "Are you alright, Kells?" You ask. Your voice still disguised but still filled with concern.
Jasmine nods her head. "Yeah. Starhammer saved my ass back there." She says, gesturing to the tree lodged into presumibly the offices for the building. "But you should know, that guy he's fighting, he isn't normal. Starhammer's been throwing everything he's got at him, and he's still coming back for more. Punching him, throwing things at him. Those hot and cold beams, nothing's sticking"
"...Shit" You say. Starhammer outclasses you in raw physical force, no doubt about it. But then, there are a few things that you can do that Starhammer can't. You don't know if Magic would work, but you could give it a shot.
"Alright, stay here. I'll deal with Nightmare"
Jasmine nods. "You don't have to tell me twice."
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Meanwhile Fair Park was lively. Locals, Tourists, families were playing carnival games on the Midway, riding rides, sampling food from the food court, watching the rodeo as a cowboy tried to hold onto a bucking horse. More than a few people were drunk, but no one had caused any serious problems for an hour.
That was until a living bolt of lightning soared from a radio tower and started tearing through the Midway.
As Mr. Nightmare sped through the Midway, any electronic carnival games discharged electricity and burns out. The glass bottles from the ring toss shattered. Starhammer followed Mr. Nightmare, using gravity and wormholes to move as many civilians out of his was as possible, because the villain was certainly not showing any concern for anyone.
While going through the Midway, Mr. Nightmare looked up, or as much as he could in his non-corporal form, and saw a cable car that was hanging 150 feet above the Midway.
Starhammer stopped in his tracks and heald out an arm. The cable cars started to slow down, and gently float to the ground.
Anyone unlucky enough to be in his way was electrocuted, as if they had been struck by lightning.
Starhammer was close behind, gritting his teeth. He would never admit it, but he needed backup. Nothing he did was working. As much as he'd loathe to ask, he needed help. Corporal Steel and Saber were on the way, but apparently, they were dealing with their own shit, so they'd take some time.
So for now, he needed to focus on keeping this bastard occupied. And so Starhammer kept following Mr. Nightmare until they came across a band playing instruments that looked like they came from a junkyard for a small, mostly sober audience sitting at picnic tables, the sounds of the band covering "I Love Rock and Roll" drowning out the carnage that Mr. Nightmare had been causing.
That was until Mr. Nightmare appeared on the small wooden stage that the band had been using in a bolt of lightning. The rockstar turned villain appeared in the middle of the group of confused performers.
"Now, I normally wouldn't bother with you, but you guys " Nightmare said with a grin. He shot a bolt of electricity at the guitarist's instrument, the wood and metal guitar burst into flames. The guitarist tossed the burning instrument to the ground in a panic. Several people in the audience, realizing that this wasn't good, tried to leave, some slipping out of the tables with a few getting stuck. Those that didn't leave immediately, quickly changed their tune when they the loud music was no longer drowning out the screaming from where Mr. Nightmare had already rampaged.
"I'm gonna show you what real music is." He said with a evil grin. He lifted his arm, intent on blasting his unwilling audience apart.
Before he could bring his arm down on his own, he felt his arm being forced down by something else. Then, as his body was covered in a purple aura, he collapsed onto the wooden stage. Starhammer was approaching the man, his arm covered in a similar aura. The wooden stage was creaking under the weight that was pushing down on it.
"Don't worry, he won't be hurting anyone else tonight." Starhammer said. Some of the people were cheering, a member of the band was congratulating him, but he was just glad that he had got this guy. He didn't even notice that his hair was ruined and there were cuts in his costume while someone was filming him. "This is Starhammer. We need a Containment Van in Fair Park, west end of Midway. Be sure to bring a-"
That was until Mr. Nightmare's body shifted back into electricity and shot through Starhammer's body, slipping through the artificial gravity like it was nothing. Starhammer didn't know if it was someone nearby or himself who screamed as the bolt of lightning passed through him, through his body, and out his back. He could feel the burns on his body where Nightmare entered and exited. Starhammer nearly fell, only managing to hold onto a nearby table to support his body until he could right himself.
He managed to try to turn around before his legs gave out from under him.
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You're making your way through Midway on foot, running as fast as you can. There's too many people around and the paths are too narrow to risk riding your bike. But as you run by, you see charred bodies. The smell of ozone and bacon fill your nostrils as you push yourself forward. You remember just being here last week. Hell, you see the BB Gun shooting range that Gwen tried to win a stuffed Blastoise and the Ring Toss where she won that scooter.
And now, as you run through the Midway, trying to focus on finding Mr. Nightmare. You knew he was a villain, technically. But you thought that he was just a villain for the publicity. And being able to take on Starhammer, you have no idea what you're running into.
You hear a scream, and you see a lightning bolt shoot through Starhammer. The hero loses his balance, barely catching himself before collapsing, with Mr. Nightmare appearing behind him, floating midair.
People are running away around you. You see someone on a nearby roller coaster try to pry himself out of his seat when the coaster gets close to the ground, the operator having already taken off. Many others followed suit, with a few staying behind to try to safely stop the rides in progress.
You are about to attack him from behind. No sense in giving the bastard an advantage. But before you do, Mr. Nightmare glances over to the Tower of Power, a ride and centerpiece of the Fair. a 500 tower ride where the riders go inside a structure and are strapped in. From there, it goes up, down, and spins all around.
It's really fun if you can keep your lunch.
Right now, the cab was descending as fast as it probably safely could and still be in one piece when it gets to the ground.
Mr. Nightmare moved faster than you could react towards one of the guests, an overweight man who had just gotten his leg out of the picnic table. "Well, that right there looks important. Like it would be missed if someone destroyed it, am I right?" He said, gesturing to the Tower.
The frightened guest nods shaking. You swear under your breath. He's standing too close to him. If you launch a spell, it could end up hurting an innocent person.
"Well, I think I could have some fun with that..." He says with a smile before he turns into lightning again, heading for the tower. It's only halfway down right now, and there's no way everyone will be able to get out before Nightmare gets to it. And, if he does, than everyone trapped in there is as good as dead.
You could go after him, but Starhammer's still hurt. There's a large black burn mark on the back of his cape and you have a feeling that there's a matching one in the front, and you could probably patch him up. If you do, then
On the other hand, you could sling a spell at NIghtmare and fight him here. Most of the people are either running or have already run.
[] Go after Mr. Nightmare
[] Heal Starhammer first.
[] Try to take a shot at him from here.
- [] Write in what spell you're going to use.
[] Write in
Mr. Nightmare
HP: ??/??
FP ??/??
Starhammer
HP: 12/25
FP: 7/12
