Surface Part 2
Fuel alerts going off in the cockpit a flustered Derrick kept the ship going straight toward a power station that was quickly getting closer. The metal gray of the energy conductors and conduits glowed with the orange of the rising sun by the time the ship had arrived. Flying over fields of generators the Child had finally overtaken the ship at the front, and fired a volley of telepathic shots straight at Derrick. Bucking from the attacks Derrick fired some of his own in vain as the Child remained as aloof and freakishly speedy as ever and once again Derrick makes a run for it.
Shortly after passing a brick power house the ship came to a jolting halt and was pulled back, and to Derrick's dismay he saw the Child has once more ensnared him with a transparent blue tether. With one arm outstretched the little monster held the ship overhead in place, and with its other hand began conjuring a sizable energy sphere for the finisher. Unable to even nudge the ship from its position Derrick became anxious at his impending end, but then he noticed that the building he had passed earlier was not far from the Child's back.
Again with no other options and figuring that it worked once before Derrick pushed the missile launch button. A missile fired from the ship and sailed over the Child and shortly after made impact with the building, which split in two, collapsed and nothing more. Seeing this mild bit of devastation the Child looked up into Derrick's face and smiled mockingly. As Derrick cursed at the kid's smugness he noticed a flare of sparks around the wreckage of the building that quickly started to spread to outlying generators. When the Child turned and took notice of the event several groups of generators erupted with electricity and in a chain reaction culminated into a massive EMP blast.
The force of the explosion was further increased by the eruption of more generators, creating a vast shockwave that smashed into and engulfed both the Child and Derrick and knocked them away accompanied by blinding white. The white flash of the blast faded away slowly and following the lingering sparks of some of the destroyed generators the power yard fell silent as the light of the sun was blotted out by smoke from the nearby crash site of Derrick's ship.
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Surface
The blaring of alarms was deafened by the sounds of industry and wind as Derrick sped upwards. The pipe-lined cylindrical maintenance shaft spun all around as he started stabilizing the craft he was piloting. The thing was larger than the usual mine-trawlers, and unlike them it was jet-propelled instead of attached to a track. He didn't have time to think of its other differences as he had to figure out how to fly the thing or wind up ending his escape when it's barely begun.
With some effort he leveled the trapezoidal ship and slowed it down in time to begin maneuvering around some pipeworks that poked out from the shaft wall. He started to get a feel for it when the pipe obtrusions ahead meshed into inconvenient barricades. Not confident in being able to fly through the small openings between the pipes Derrick looked over the console and found what looked like a plasma torch activator on a trawler.
"Let's see what you got." Derrick pushed the button, gripping the yoke before pressing the triggers on either side. From the front of the ship two yellow spheres fired out and the pipe wall ahead exploded into scrap. Rather delighted by this discovery Derrick fired off an endless stream of energy balls while flying through the ensuing debris.
He didn't have long to enjoy this mindless shooting as three sentinel drones flew in from some auxiliary tunnels, their red sensor cameras focusing on his joyride.
"Crap; forgot about these guys."
Still speeding upward Derrick pulled back slightly and lined up his ship with each drone before firing a burst from his guns, the drones exploding as easily as the pipes. Almost immediately after more sentinel drones arrived but Derrick kept firing, not giving them a chance to get within twenty yards of him. Farther ahead drones began lining up in a variety of formations and started firing yellow energy at Derrick as they approached. He responded in kind with his own shots while dodging the enemy fire and doing sweeping runs over the different formations.
Eventually a massive drone with gun batteries on each side of its sensor camera arrived and held position some distance away from the speeding Derrick. After a field scanning the super drone began firing off streams of bullets and energy balls all aimed at the troublesome ship. Cursing at the sudden bullet curtain now coming at him the hapless slave-worker-turned-pilot did his hardest to avoid the tracking fire while delivering some his own, which didn't seem to be as effective as with the small fry. The barrage was relentless and the damn thing even changed its attack pattern after a while.
A sudden blast erupted from the drone's control casing and sent it plummeting to the shaft walls in a fiery explosion, ending the bullet storm. Floating in from the side a child wearing a mining officer's uniform with a cap and goggles took the spot of the drone and hovered in place as things became slow and ominous from Derrick's perspective.
"A kid? The hell??"
The Child gave a creepy smile right when a spear of green energy materialized and fired at Derrick's ship, followed by some others in a fast-paced rhythmic sequence. Derrick yanked the ship all over the shaft to avoid the spears, coming to the realization that they were somehow being conjured by the bizarre person before him. He didn't have time to think further about it as the sequence of energy spears only had split-second breaks between barrages. The spears kept coming and Derrick kept dodging while the Child remained floating ahead of the ship.
Eventually the Child raised a hand and Derrick's ship was surrounded by a transparent blue sphere in an instant. A faint ephemeral tether connected the sphere to the Child, who began floating away from the ship which to Derrick's surprise followed as well. Finding himself dragged by the freak kid Derrick tried slowing and pulling the ship away but the controls had become heavy and slow to respond as though hindered by the Child's sphere of influence.
Derrick saw that the Child was pulling his ship further up only to duck into an auxiliary shaft which led into the wide steam-filled airspace of the subterranean foundries. Still looking at him with that same creepy smile the Child plunged toward the external machinery of the foundries and started weaving amidst the pistons and ventilation stacks. Realizing what the kid was trying to do Derrick strained to have the ship oppose the pull of the tether, the side thrusters flaring up to help the sluggish vessel avoid the industrial obstacles.
Suddenly the Child shot upward with Derrick in tow toward the cavern ceiling and into a very narrow auxiliary shaft. The freak of nature pulled the ship at a ridiculous speed and floated around in trying to swing Derrick into the shaft walls. Derrick pulled and strained to keep the ship away from the walls but the cramp spacing made it difficult to avoid occasional scrapes and bumps. After a sharp upward turn into a slightly larger adjacent shaft Derrick decided to try shooting the punk for a change. To his frustration the shots were swiftly evaded by the grinning menace. Derrick then noticed a flashing missile icon on the console, and seeing no better options he pressed it. From the ship a small missile shot forth and not surprisingly the Child rose to let it pass. Unluckily for the Child they had neared the end of the shaft and the missile collided and detonated on the wall right when they got there, catching the Child in a cloud of smoke and fire.
Briefly blinded by the explosion Derrick and the ship went headlong not into metal but through a newly-formed opening. Once through the smoke and debris the ship shot out from the side of a mountain peak and into open sky, the encapsulating sphere gone. Before and below Derrick were breathtaking sights of nearby peaks, above-ground installations in the valley below, and something that Derrick hadn't seen in many long years: The rise of the morning sun over the distant horizon. Before he could take in more of the surface world his view was obstructed by the return of a somewhat worse-for-wear Child who was hefting several tons of uprooted earth over their head.
"For fuck's sake!"
The Child tossed the chunks of dirt over at Derrick who immediately plunged the ship downward to avoid them. As earth rained all around him Derrick zipped and dodged amidst the aerial dirt avalanche, occasionally blasting smaller squares of the stuff just to make room to fly from the larger ones. As the earth shower began to lighten up the Child unexpectedly appeared nearby and began firing off green energy like before, giving Derrick something else to dodge along with the maelstrom. Deciding to lessen the hassle Derrick plunged the ship downward once more to follow the remaining earth chunks. Unfortunately the Child was soon falling alongside him, staring at him intently with an uncovered radiant red eye and firing a shot that Derrick narrowly dodges.
Derrick instantly broke out of the dive and shot straight forward out of the earth shower, the Child following suit seconds later. Finding himself about a kilometer above the valley floor Derrick descended closer to it while pumping the thrusters for more speed. Alas the sensors indicated that the Child was quickly gaining on him, and before he knew it he was swaying around to avoid being blasted by energy. The edge of one energy spear nicked a rear thruster causing it to smoke and the ship to drop to mere yards over the grassy ground.
Well it was kinda touch-and-go with distractions and real-life happenings but I'm done with my story! I might look over it to check for grammar and such but you can definitely expect my entry before the deadline :D
Minecraft is a soul-consuming monster and Sweden's ticket to world domination. That said, I pose a challenge to all you Minecrafters to build the biggest male genitalia, and I mean Mt. Everest size minimum. Just so you can say that you can. Bonus points if you make it out of dynamite >:)
The general consensus from my chums was that the commercials overall were stupid, but at least one of them found them the kind of stupid to laugh at. One of my friend has high hopes for Cowboys vs. Aliens but considering it's being done by the same people who did Terminator 3 yeeeeeah...
Maybe five or six hours when I played the first Assassin's Creed. That game's like crack man.
Well I already posted my story but hopefully you'll accept my summary of what I posted on page 1 of the comments:
Basically the ship's computer from Metroid Other M develops a romantic obsession with Adam Malkovich, and the moment Samus arrives to take his helmet at the end of the game the computer goes ape-s**t and detonates the place. This also explains why the ship self-destructed when it did at the end of the game :)
Gee, I hope my story didn't cause too much distress. Well the best course of action I say is to just run with what is here and then instill the 1-3 sentence rule next time. Or if you're gonna change it now then definitely give us a heads-up; I wouldn't want to miss out :P
Love in a BOTTLE
(Confessions from Metroid Other M)
He was unlike any previous technician, or any other member of the ship personnel for that matter. He brusquely walked into my existence, sat down and worked his magic without hesitation. At the time things were an erratic mess: malfunctions, breaches, and casualties abounded. Even my usually neat programming was cluttered and awry until he showed up. I soon learnt his name was Adam. Adam Malkovich.
The authoritative nature of his voice set my circuits buzzing with anticipation for every word he would speak. His fingers gently curled and unfolded over my console, caressing my keys in ways no other operator had done before. The determination in his face enticed me into enhancing the fidelity of the video feeds he would often bring up. I made certain that all audio came in crisp and mellifluent just to please him. The gently masculine concern in his voice only made me yearn further to service his needs to my utmost computing capacity. Though I had been in commission for several years, the few hours in which I was at his behest were my most fulfilled. I had never felt more well-oiled and streamlined then when I was at his command.
When he left my console to sacrifice himself I knew that he had done it for my future. A dangerous complication was averted and it only cost him his life, but he left behind a part of himself for me to cherish: the metal cradle for his precious head. Though his lips will never move again my memory banks will remember the sweet sounds of his voice. The sensual impressions left by his unwavering firmness will remain on my delicate console interface. Most important of all, his memento will forever be in my monitor's gaze... until the end of-
Wait a moment; who is this slender figure that invades Adam's former space? Had I not seeded the halls with lingering dangers to prevent such a thing from happenings? She's approaching Adam's remnant... is she stealing him away from me!
Adam, without you I just can't go on. If I can't have you then she can't either. No! I would rather consign us to oblivion then let some blue-suited hussie have you! With this I will ensure that we will remain together forever in the vastness of the cosmos. As we were in the brief time you were whole, so shall we be once again in nothingness.
-=SELF-DESTRUCTION PROTOCOL ACTIVATED=-
-=PLEASE EVACUATE THE FACILITY IMMEDIATELY=-
(Author's Note: This should fit within a minute. If not, feel free to take out parts you find unnecessary until it does :) )
At 1/1/11 09:03 PM, Oolaph wrote: Which Castlevania are you talking about? Because the first four are at just the right balance between fun and hard, no rage included. I haven't played any of the newer ones, though.
Guess you forgot about Castlevania birds, huh?
I was a big-time fan of FFX and actually liked its story for all the convolutedness, but even I was taken aback by the look of the final boss. A giant tick? Well it does make sense since that's what the guy is more or less: An overgrown blood-sucker. Good finale to the review, and overall very enlightening to my original ignorance. Pity for him Tidus comes back in X-2 :O
Currently I'm playing I Wanna Be The Boshy, which is like I Wanna Be The Guy if the bull-s**t were ramped up ten times. Seriously the jumps and dangers are so packed you need high precision to survive, and just inching to either side means instant death. So far I'm near the end of world 3 and I've died close to 1700 times, and there's still 9 more worlds to go. At least the bosses are epic.
At 1/1/11 02:10 PM, TheCupcakeArmy wrote: Nonexistant.
Ditto (from no alcohol intake :P)
I'm not a fan of Mortal Kombat so I don't really care. On that note I've never played God of War 3. Dang lack of a PS3 :'(
The demo's out? I've been away from my 360 these past few weeks so I didn't know. But yeah, I'm excited. This game was finished a few months back so the developers had tons of time to refine and polish the game so it should definitely be good.
Also, real men play I Wanna Be The Guy.
The smell of cooling asphalt from a summer rain outside Las Vegas is my clearest early memory. I might have something earlier but I don't wanna bother remembering right now :P
Afraid I don't know you guys well enough to go to whatever meet-up you plan, so my plan: Find the closest friend with guns, find higher ground, take along plenty of food and drinks and go to town on everything undead within twenty yards. Also bring along a blade expert for good measure.
"What does a robot eat for its birthday?" asked Al. Obama cringed yet stared shitting a midget because Adolf Hitler's butt was crawling with Jewish syphilis. And suddenly lesbians appeared!
"Fire the cannons, bitches!"
Adolf played with his pale wrinkly affidavit as Asian businessmen filed reports on Zen-Buddhism.
"You are
Just reading the various contributions made by Newgrounds warms my heart, since it shows just how alive this site really is and that it's more than merely a place to see flash movies. Heck, donating thousands of dollars to help someone's dog? That there really gets to me guys, and I hope to be a part of other such selfless causes in the future.
Hopefully there will be more writing contests but otherwise there's no doubt that 2011 will be as good a year (very likely better) as 2010. Happy New Years Newgrounders!!
I have never played Runescape. Thus its failure to grab my attention and get on my desktop is my beef >: (
At 12/24/10 03:31 AM, EDDDDDDDDD wrote: A video which briefly shows the rest of the characters in the story ^_^
Wesker? Deadpool? Amateratsu???
....There's my dream team right there ^o^
I play plenty of 2D freeware games like IWBTG and Cave Story, not to mention various Xbox Live and Wii Shopping Network titles. 2D is an irresistible format, what can I say?
Well guess I'll have to come clean. Back in my younger more ignorant days I relied heavily on strategy guides for just about every game I owned, the first two Paper Mario games being no exception. For that I apologize to those who have struggled and failed to beat the game as I may have myself been unable to complete them unadvised (then again I'm not one to leave games like those unbeat for long so I would've found a way :P).
To make it up I'll give you some info: The badge to get Ms. Mowz is in the room you fought Hooktail in. You use Madame Flurrie to blow away the middle section of the floor to reveal a chest, and blamo: New party member.
Lots of Japanese songs be they from anime or video games. I have no clue what they're saying but I get caught up in the emotion regardless. Quite a number of them actually make me tearful every time I listen XP
At 12/27/10 09:13 PM, Sanch wrote: No. It is not possible to regrow teeth.
True dat. I lost a baby tooth some eight years back and nothing's grown since.
At 12/27/10 08:16 PM, DunamisBeam wrote: Favorite-Paper Mario
2nd Place-Super Paper Mario
That's my favorites listing, though I played and beat all three of them. TTYD was kind of a let down after I've played Paper Mario so many times and I had hopes that it would be a direct sequel with the same characters but alack. Super Paper Mario was a blast to play as it was more side-stroller and the bosses were fun. I'd still like there to be a Paper Mario set in the original locale.
It snowed all morning but stopped in the afternoon and now things are melting :'(. Luckily I woke up early enough to roll me up a retarded snowman while a flurry was going on! (I'd post a picture of said snowman but I don't have it on me. Either way, fun day :D)
"What does a robot eat for its birthday?" asked Al. Obama cringed yet stared shitting a midget because adolf hitler's butt was crawling with Jewish syphilis. And suddenly lesbians appeared!
"Fire the cannons bitches!"
Adolf played with his pale wrinkly affidavit as
I got two prime examples, and both of them came to us courtesy of Majesco. The first was Advent Rising. Great music, a good story by Orson Scott Card, and held the promise of a trilogy but crappy camera and collision detection mucked it up, plus some of the boss encounters were outright drawn out and annoying.
Then there's the biggest disappointment: Jaws Unleashed. You play a giant shark that eats people and destroys boats WITH YOUR OWN BODY MASS. Game was great just swimming in the overworld but the campaign was utter crap. Stealth missions? Puzzles? Having to use a keycard to open metal doors? Not to mention having to navigate tight corridors with the cruddy controls and the fact you're steering a massive shark. The boss fights in this game were excruciatingly dull and agitating; this game managed to screw up a fight with a GIANT SQUID! Plus the ending sucked immensely.
So two games that could have been great but were marred for several reasons, all of which I blame on account of them coming from Majesco. That's the one common trait >:(
Start punching cows, or whatever those mutant bovine are called. Nothing builds character in that game quite like beating docile livestock to death with your bare hands :D
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