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Guardian was more than a little shocked to see that Powerhouse was still fine, but quickly refocused his attention on the fight. Not soon enough, it would seem, as some electrical coils had sprung forward. They grabbed onto Guardian, which helped him get his attention back, and he managed to twist out of the coils and avoid being entangled. "Huh. Trying to keep me all wrapped up, huh? Not too bad an idea, just a shame it didn't work. Now that you're not passively blocking yourself, let's see how you like one of my super punches! And with that, Guardian charged forward again, ready to deliver another punch to the gut, which once again hit.

Failed to avoid Snare attack Success at avoiding being Snared Now for Guardian's turn. Guardian Free Action: All-Out Attack (+5 Attack, -5 Defense) Free Action: Power Attack (+5 Damage, -5 Defense) Full Action: Charge at Powerhouse Standard Action: (As part of Charge) Attack Powerhouse (9+8=17)

Guardian, who was right in front of Powerhouse, took a shot aimed straight for the stomach, once again leaving himself open, but this time, he didn't put extra strength into it. He nipped and tucked around Powerhouse's defense, and landed a solid punch, with a solid "thud" reverberating through the air. Following that punch, Guardian sped off in the direction of the other end of the stage, to give the two fighters some distance, and to prepare for another charge attack, if necessary.

Right then, take two. Guardian Free Action: All-Out Attack (+5 Attack, -5 Defense) Standard Action: Attack Powerhouse (15+11=26) Move Action: Moving back to the other end of the stage.

Guardian launched himself at a fierce charge, both leaving himself more open to be more accurate, and sacrificing that accuracy to hit harder. He got up to Powerhouse, and started to swing. He punched, and was able to touch him (Not noticing the electricity he was also hitting), but was rebuffed by Powerhouse's block, and was stopped cold.

Guardian Free Action: All-Out Attack (+5 Attack, -5 Defense) Free Action: Power Attack (+5 Damage, -5 Attack) Full Action: Charge at Powerhouse Standard Action: (As part of Charge) Attack Powerhouse (7+8=15)

Initiative: (9+1=10)

"Huh. I didn't think a few statements would provoke him to fight like this. Ah well, I should be able to take him. I'm glad to see they're not all talk, at least." Guardian took the microphone one last time, and said, "War isn't all fun and games, and there's a very real chance of dying. Of course, I'm going to use non-lethal force, but nonetheless, one of us is going to walk away from this more than a little bruised. Just in case, could all bystanders please back up a bit, as a precaution? Now then, Powerhouse, shall we?" And with that, Guardian put the microphone down, flew to the end of the stage opposite Powerhouse, and got ready to fight.

Guardian sighed, flew back to the center of the stage, and spoke into the microphone. "Oh, look, the Army is backing down from a challenge it knows it can't win. What's the matter, want to relive your glory days, and only take on targets you think you can win, like people in mud-hut villages as apposed to an actual major power's army? Oh, and those contingencies you mentioned? I doubt you'd have them available for every single group of fighters in the Army. Even if you COULD deploy them, you'd take heavy losses. Heck, if I wanted to, I could take down every civilian and soldier here. I won't, but I could. I bet I could even take YOU down, Powerhouse.

Continuing to focus his attention on Powerhouse, Guardian responds "And what if you need artillery, then? Surely if it comes to that, your fellow soldiers will perish as well?" Finishing that sentence, Guardian flies over to the makeshift firing range, and hovers roughly 5 feet above the ground. "Now then, I'm not going to move, because if you missed, that might cause a civilian to get hit, but I want you to fire whatever gun you choose at me. If it makes you more comfortable, aim for my legs or arms. Go on, shoot."

Noticing that the soldiers hadn't even blinked, Guardian felt a little impressed. He then turned his attention back on the person speaking to him. The name is Guardian, and I think you're evading the question. Let's say someone like me is on the lines. What is your plan of action? Surely you have a plan, correct? Or do you mean to say that the best fighting force in the world hasn't even considered this very likely scenario? I mean, think about it. In this city alone, there's more villains than heroes. You're apparently with the army, according to your speech, Mr...? Anyways, since this fighting force has one, chances are, that any other major fighting force you encounter will have someone with superpowers as well.

Turning towards Sparksmith, but still flying in the proper direction, Guardian responded He's in the Freedom City Historical Museum! It's not far from here, but we have to hurry! The longer we dilly-dally, the larger the chance is that he won't be there when we get there. Pausing for a moment, Guardian took a quick glance forward to make sure he wasn't about to hit anything, then turned around again. Now that I think about it, I haven't introduced myself either. The name's Guardian.

Craig left the area once the man in the metal suit had finished talking, and changed into his suit, which took about a minute. He then flew up to a nearby roof, and waited until there was a break in the programming. Watching the demonstrations of both the superhero they have as a draw, and the regular armed forces, Guardian decided to fly up to the stage as the hand to hand demonstration was finishing. "Now hold up here. I believe I heard a claim from Mr. Supersoldier over there about how this is the "Best fighting force in the world." So let me ask you this. Surely the best would have a plan for what to do if the opposing side ALSO had superpowered fighters, right?"

Ok, so Craig slipped away during the demo, when everyone's eyes were on Alex and the soldiers, and changed into his costume as Guardian. I'm not using a hero point to change in one round, and is going to fly in and confront them.

Well, out of character, if I've read Blue Rogue right, any suggestion of a plan that's NOT "crash into the doors and smash up Doc Otaku and the Angel Androids" will probably fall on deaf ears. In character, unless someone thinks up a good idea, Guardian is much more likely to go charging through into the museum without really thinking about it. So, my idea is just to go in, and catch them flatfooted.

Guardian watched The Beacon's blast had hit the mech, and sighed to himself as the dust settled around the impact zone. "While I am glad that this wasn't anything very serious, I do wish that I had had a chance to actually do something." As soon as the train of thought had finished, the station it pulled into exploded, as the compartment which should have held Doctor Otaku was oddly empty. The radio piped in some sound, which Guardian could hear anyways, and knew where the source of the message is. As soon as the radio fizzled, Guardian yelled "Hey, everyone! I know where Doctor Otaku is! Follow me!", and immediately took off in the direction of the Freedom City Historical Center, moving slow enough so that everyone could follow him.

From UP. It's already got Accurate.

Oh, my bad. For some reason, I thought the attacks from Scraper were still there, so I thought you were just switching out Scraper for Beacon for ease of use, and going from there. My bad. Edit: Hey, hang on a minute, I have radio sense. Would it be at all possible for me to locate Doc Otaku using it, since he seems to be using radio communication to taunt us?

Um, John? I thought I was after Nyrath. What happened to my hit?

Oh, ok. It's just what happened with the other adventure I played in, so that's how I thought it worked. Anyways... Guardian Free Action: All-Out Attack (+5 attack, -5 defense) Free Action: Power Attack (+5 damage, -5 Attack) Full Action: Charge MegaOtaku Standard Action: Attack MegaOtaku (1d20+8=22) (As part of charge)

Well, if Sparks is still hungry later, why not do so? I mean, there's no rule that every dish must be unique.

Craig finished reading the menu, and set it down on the table. He wasn't quite sure what some of the stuff on the menu actually was, but upon hearing that the kitchen took requests, Craig got a waiter. "Excuse me, I know this is going to sound silly, but would you be able to make me a sirloin or prime rib burger, with a Caesar salad, and some fries topped with whatever flavorful salt you might have on hand in the kitchen? Oh, and some root beer, to drink, please."

Huh. But doesn't the book list his defense as +10? I know John made some changes to the character, so I just want to double-check with him before I choose my bonuses for Power Attack and All-Out Attack.

Before I roll, what's the Doc's defense? Also, Nyrath, I'm pretty sure that John said the suit was being remote-controlled.

Well, I already posted that Craig was looking at the menu.