Seasons Beatings Part 7

At that point, every alarm in my head became blaring, adrenaline forcing me to get back up as I found myself dodging dozens of lasers that punctured the ground beneath us. Evasive maneuvers got taken as well, and all managed to create some cover, however upon realizing that Gum was still too tired to move, forced me to dive in for!

Like something out of a basketball game I scooped up Gum with a single hand not wasting a moment as I used my single free arm to flip off a desk with just enough power and grace to create some valuable cover. Almost as soon as they started, the various lasers stopped as Nefario gave another voice command.

"Nefarisuit, Mark 1, activate the dissolving agent."

Remembering what they said earlier with Gum's previous Nefairbot, my panic multiplied as Gum's precious prison started to crumble from their pouch-like area. Combined with their hydraulic exoskeleton, that made breaking out as if it were nothing more than a spider web. Upon landing, Nefario took their sweet time brushing off the remaining strands like it were only a minor nuisance. After that, they continued their raving banter.

"Now that we're all warmed up, let's turn up the heat a little!"

In another casual motion, Nefario grabbed the chair he left earlier and threw it dead at our ruined table! Before it could collide, though, Port managed to knock it back with her makeshift weapons standing strong against the mad doctor. Frag in almost inhuman synchronicity, then moved in while throwing the glass-like shurikens and shivs with his usual perfect precision!

Miraculously some of the projectiles got through, cutting up Dr. Nefario's costume slightly and staggering them. At that point, Fury handed Eternus a robotic leg as the two then started to close in again with weapons raised! At that point, Gum also started to stir back awake, looking back at me with determined eyes.

"I'm fine, Ricochet, let's go."

"Right. Just do," I said without a second thought.

Nevertheless, Fury and Eternus were the ones that carried on the fight. They were probably the most in sync with their shared combat training out of all of us. Fury raised her robotic leg to attack like the iconic Louisville Slugger, aiming for a hearty swing that Nefario dodged perfectly. Before they could close in, though, Eternus swooped in with another swing that knocks them off balance.

Fury then immediately followed up with a swing to the leg that puts them on their knees. Eternus followed that up with a violent push kick that sent them right back to the garden of glass Gum left earlier. Eternus was about to finish him off, but in a move of devilish intellect, Frag swept a short barrage of glass straight at Eternus!

With his powerful hydraulics, the glass might as well be bullets as they pierced through Eternus' chest and his eyes! Fury called out his name, completely distracted, while Nefario got back up! However, before both got hit, I pushed the immobilized Eternus out of the way at full speed and immediately formed into a low backflip to kick away an alarmed Fury before both of us knew better.

I then used my lower position for all it's worth, pulling out a classic breakdance-like sweep that forces Nefario back away again. However, we didn't let them get off that quickly as Port used my body as a springboard to latch on to Nefario like a bug. She used her spinning batons to try and pierce through from that hold, sending sparks everywhere.

As they neared the control panel, Gum fired off a spare shot at the said panel. Port instantly realized this, jumping off and reading another attack. Frag and I kept up the pressure, throwing various makeshift projectiles and a hearty shove to get their helmet stuck on said wad of gum. Port then closed by slamming both batons into their helmet!

Sparks and cracks appeared at great length on Nefario's helmet, making us even hungrier as we watched our annoyance nearly bite the dust. However, like most things, we weren't so lucky. With their hands still free, Nefario took advantage, unleashing the rest of them dissolving agent while placing a small device on the tablet. A thick mist overtook both of them!

This split second was more than enough for Nefario to pull himself off and use the dissolving gum to blind Port momentarily while flicking his wrist! Gum tried to fire back again, but at that point, she reached her limit, too slow and too stuck to avoid Port's thrown body! I tried to intercept, but the force was still too great, knocking all of us down to the floor!

Seizing the opportunity for all it's worth, Nefario decided to finish us all off, raising his gauntlets to us all. From there, blue pulsing and coursing electricity coiled around the gauntlets, ionizing the air and steaming it until a beam of flame erupted from them. For a second, I thought that I would get the tan of my life, but in the ultimate gamble, Frag finally got all the stress he needed, diving into the flames without hesitation!

However, before the flames could consume him, his powers activated in full force, creating a powerful white shock wave that dispersed the flames in one fell swoop. However, the force of the fire blast was still far too strong, knocking Frag back hard as he got sent crashing through a bulletin board!

The shock paralyzed all of us except Fury, who charged in seeing red. However, upon noticing a small shimmer, I tried calling out to Fury, begging her to back off! But I was far too late, and Fury was far too angry as she tried to wield her robotic leg like a blade!

However, that swing was nothing but an empty gamble as it passed through Nefario's frame as he was never there. This is accurate because he never used another devious hologram to leave Fury wide open to a powerful slap that knocks her straight out. Port and I shot straight back up by the time she went down, adamant about getting as much revenge as possible.

Nefario paid our presence no mind, however instead simply snapping their fingers. Immediately after that, Port started to spasm and fall to the floor in clear pain. In alarm, I turned over her body, only to see that a small blue pad similar to Fury's weird headgear had gotten placed on her body, sparking with rampant electricity. Like clockwork, Nefario explained with their victory now close.

"Ah, days like these are why I invested so much into mastering the absorption ratio of my Nefari shock pads. It's more subtle than a bug bite but just as deadly as one. Nevertheless, I'm frankly starting to get disappointed. Can you change that, Ricochet?" they mused as they got closed in with creeping bloodlust.