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[Lady Moldoma]

Zoe searched through. Taking note of all of the things she could get ahold of.

She chooses the Big Shot Bat from Nobibound, the Hinobi translation of the classic game “Father 2” about a group of children using the power of music to save the world from an evil time eating alien named “GUILT.”

“Aha. I can’t wait to bash some glitches in with this thing…”

 

[Gadg8eer]

The Arcade Kingdom! A.K.A The Skullfort.


Meanwhile 2 Streets away from Gnu Forks is a Recently Renovated Storefront turned Arcade beloved by the local geeks with a seeming Gimmick of resembling the Iconic skullforts of the "Atom girl" Arch-villain the Diabolical Dr X. Though we could go over such classic games as "Invader Simulator" "Smashozaurs" and "Sock-em rockers" we instead head to the backroom, wherein lurks 5 of the worst Villains this world has ever seen, The council of doom! We start off our list with their Demented leader, the aforementioned Dr X! Himself. To his Immediate right is the world's wickedest Goat, Yokai! The mighty mite king Yukhoe! The self proclaimed Empress of evil Madame Vile and last but not least the leader of the shadow syndicate Colonel Sirius! All of them recognizable to Gamers, all of them up to no good!

"Vadies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin zhis meeting by announcing zhat zo far zhe Arcade is a resounding success!" Doctor X announced "people are spending their money on our attractions and nobody seems to suspect a thing about our intentions."

"that's easy for you to say Bub, we haven't even launched a single attack yet and I'm tired of it, you said this alliance would allow us to conquer all our worlds and this mundane world as a bonus prize!" An insectoid man, the aforementioned when I introduced the council Yukhoe complained

"Oh come now Yukhoe, Rome wasn't built in a day." A man named Colonel sirius said

"Easy for you to say, it took me about that long to rise to power." A Ram man smirked sinisterly.

"Ooh like that impresses any of us." Madame vile said in a sarcastic tone.

"Enough!" Dr X shouted "Soon Ve shall launch our conquest of zis world! Vith no heroes to get in our way ve'll be completely unstoppable! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"

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The Arcade Kingdom! A.K.A The Skullfort A.K.A Arcade World Reloaded.
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Meanwhile 2 Streets away from Gnu Forks is a Recently Renovated Storefront turned Arcade beloved by the local geeks with a seeming Gimmick of resembling the Iconic skullforts of the "Atom girl" Arch-villain the Diabolical Dr X. Though we could go over such classic games as "Invader Simulator" "Smashozaurs" and "Sock-em rockers" we instead head to the backroom, wherein lurks 5 of the worst Villains this world has ever seen, The council of doom! We start off our list with their Demented leader, the aforementioned Dr X! Himself. To his Immediate right is the world's wickedest Goat, Yokai! The mighty mite king Yukhoe! The self proclaimed Empress of evil Madame Vile and last but not least the leader of the shadow syndicate Colonel Sirius! All of them recognizable to Gamers, all of them up to no good!

"Vadies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin zhis meeting by announcing zhat zo far zhe Arcade is a resounding success!" Doctor X announced "people are spending their money on our attractions and nobody seems to suspect a thing about our intentions."

"that's easy for you to say Bub, we haven't even launched a single attack yet and I'm tired of it, you said this alliance would allow us to conquer all our worlds and this mundane world as a bonus prize!" An insectoid man, the aforementioned when I introduced the council Yukhoe complained

"Oh come now Yukhoe, Rome wasn't built in a day." A man named Colonel sirius said

"Easy for you to say, it took me about that long to rise to power." A Ram man smirked sinisterly.

"Ooh like that impresses any of us." Madame vile said in a sarcastic tone.

"Enough!" Dr X shouted "Soon Ve shall launch our conquest of zis world! Vith no heroes to get in our way ve'll be completely unstoppable! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"

 

[Gadg8eer]

The Arcade Kingdom! A.K.A The Skullfort.


Meanwhile 2 Streets away from Gnu Forks is a Recently Renovated Storefront turned Arcade beloved by the local geeks with a seeming Gimmick of resembling the Iconic skullforts of the "Atom girl" Arch-villain the Diabolical Dr X. Though we could go over such classic games as "Invader Simulator" "Smashozaurs" and "Sock-em rockers" we instead head to the backroom, wherein lurks 5 of the worst Villains this world has ever seen, The council of doom! We start off our list with their Demented leader, the aforementioned Dr X! Himself. To his Immediate right is the world's wickedest Goat, Yokai! The mighty mite king Yukhoe! The self proclaimed Empress of evil Madame Vile and last but not least the leader of the shadow syndicate Colonel Sirius! All of them recognizable to Gamers, all of them up to no good!

"Vadies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin zhis meeting by announcing zhat zo far zhe Arcade is a resounding success!" Doctor X announced "people are spending their money on our attractions and nobody seems to suspect a thing about our intentions."

"that's easy for you to say Bub, we haven't even launched a single attack yet and I'm tired of it, you said this alliance would allow us to conquer all our worlds and this mundane world as a bonus prize!" An insectoid man, the aforementioned when I introduced the council Yukhoe complained

"Oh come now Yukhoe, Rome wasn't built in a day." A man named Colonel sirius said

"Easy for you to say, it took me about that long to rise to power." A Ram man smirked sinisterly.

"Ooh like that impresses any of us." Madame vile said in a sarcastic tone.

"Enough!" Dr X shouted "Soon Ve shall launch our conquest of zis world! Vith no heroes to get in our way ve'll be completely unstoppable! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"

At that moment, the city's bylaw officer stepped into the store. "Hey, I need to talk to the owner." he said, barely glancing up from his clipboard at what he assumed were Halloween costumes. "Official city business."

 

[Sir loin of beef]

At that moment, the city's bylaw officer stepped into the store. "Hey, I need to talk to the owner." he said, barely glancing up from his clipboard at what he assumed were Halloween costumes. "Official city business."

Dr X froze for a moment, blinked and quickly began talking "Oh, uh Vhy Yes zhat vould be me, Vhat seems to be ze problem officer?" The mad doctor asked doing his best to appear as an ordinary old man in a Halloween costume instead of an egomaniacal scientist out to conquer the world

 

[Gadg8eer]

Dr X froze for a moment, blinked and quickly began talking "Oh, uh Vhy Yes zhat vould be me, Vhat seems to be ze problem officer?" The mad doctor asked doing his best to appear as an ordinary old man in a Halloween costume instead of an egomaniacal scientist out to conquer the world

"When exactly was this building constructed, Mister... ?" the bylaw officer questioned.

 

[Sir loin of beef]

"When exactly was this building constructed, Mister... ?" the bylaw officer questioned.

"Xavier, you can call me Mr X for short. Now as for Vhen zhis little building vas established, vell ve opened up a month ago and finished up Construction around Zat time."

 

[Gadg8eer]

"Xavier, you can call me Mr X for short. Now as for Vhen zhis little building vas established, vell ve opened up a month ago and finished up Construction around Zat time."

The bylaw officer scribbled something onto his paper notepad. "Yeah... about that... We have no record of this establishment of yours... Arcade World Reloaded... applying for any permits. In fact, according to the neighboring businesses, your store just appeared one day. Care to explain?"

 

[Sir loin of beef]

The bylaw officer scribbled something onto his paper notepad. "Yeah... about that... We have no record of this establishment of yours... Arcade World Reloaded... applying for any permits. In fact, according to the neighboring businesses, your store just appeared one day. Care to explain?"

"We hired fast construction workers that's what we did pipsqueak!" Yukhoe snapped at the bylaw officer

"Yes it's as he said, even we didn't think they'd be able to get construction done that fast, we didn't have time to apply for any of your stinking permits." Madame vile barked.

"Ze construction industry is quite fast these days compared to my boyhood." Dr X sighed Wistfully. "Vouldn't you agree?' He asked the officer

 

[Gadg8eer]

"We hired fast construction workers that's what we did pipsqueak!" Yukhoe snapped at the bylaw officer

"Yes it's as he said, even we didn't think they'd be able to get construction done that fast, we didn't have time to apply for any of your stinking permits." Madame vile barked.

"Ze construction industry is quite fast these days compared to my boyhood." Dr X sighed Wistfully. "Vouldn't you agree?' He asked the officer

"That new PLixel construction technique? Mmn." the bylaw officer did a scribble. "I must have missed your permit, the new system is going online today. Next time, I recommend applying before you build?" he said grumpily, and left without another word.

Once in his car, the bylaw officer mumbled to himself about talking to Dave over at GNU Forks about the issue. Once he was done kicking out the homeless people he looked down on from the benches so they couldn't sue the city when the anti-homeless spikes were implemented at midnight, he'd ask the electronics store owner if PLixels could build structures overnight...

 

[Sir loin of beef]

"That new PLixel construction technique? Mmn." the bylaw officer did a scribble. "I must have missed your permit, the new system is going online today. Next time, I recommend applying before you build?" he said grumpily, and left without another word.

Once in his car, the bylaw officer mumbled to himself about talking to Dave over at GNU Forks about the issue. Once he was done kicking out the homeless people he looked down on from the benches so they couldn't sue the city when the anti-homeless spikes were implemented at midnight, he'd ask the electronics store owner if PLixels could build structures overnight...

"Vhy yes exactly." Doctor X replied calmly. "Now vhere vere ve? Oh yes, ze plan" Doctor X declared as he suddenly pulled out a remote like device and pointed it at a SHES console hooked up to a nearby TV which immediately started Glitching as a glitch came out of it...

"Where am I? Who brought me here?" A Renegade in a mini Mecha that wasn't there a minute ago asked.

"Fett...I am Doctor X and I have a job for you..."

 

[Gadg8eer]

Zoe searched through. Taking note of all of the things she could get ahold of.

She chooses the Big Shot Bat from Nobibound, the Hinobi translation of the classic game “Father 2” about a group of children using the power of music to save the world from an evil time eating alien named “GUILT.”

“Aha. I can’t wait to bash some glitches in with this thing…”

"Then you're registered and ready. Be here at 9 AM tomorrow for your first day- Hold on." Dave said, and turned around to answer a call using his Gauntlet. "Gnu Forks, your Friendly Neighbourhood Computer Store. Dave speaking. Hold on, slow down... What do you mean they blew up the Death Scream? Aw, fsck!"

"...huh. That's the name of that weird small craft store on Market Avenue themed after Wicca and New Age stuff." Gadg8eer explained to Zoe as Dave cursed under his breath.

"Who's they?! What the hack is an Aluminum Christmas Tree?!" Dave asked the person on the other end of the call. "Well I hope you have an ATM in that glorified brite-lite because that thing wasn't even fully paid off yet." he glanced back to Zoe and Gadge for a second. "Yes, I'll send someone over, just don't forget I pay taxes too, you son of a glitch! If this system breaks, I and the rest of the town helped you pay for it and got nothing-"

At that moment, a robot dog of some sort came running around a corner to comfort the man. He reached over and gave the bot a pet as he tried to calm down.

"Yes, fine, they're on their way. I'll send you a bee-mail when it's done." he sighed, and turned back to Zoe and Gadg8eer. "Here, I put a marker on your Hinobi Glitch Positioning System... yes, it's a stupid name, blame the eggheads at Hinobi... for a major issue that needs to be solved by midnight."

"Wait, hold on... Operator, what time is it?" Gadg8eer asked when he saw the map. A small interface labelled "KidWindow" appeared in front of him to display the time.

"It's now at 61 Winks in Hiverse Time, or 5:28 PM local time here in Grand Forks." a feminine computer voice stated.

"Speaking of which, we need to close up. Are you two good to take the night shift?" Dave inquired.

"Night shift?" Gadg8eer said, surprised. "But you're only open during the day, aren't you?"

"Our product never sleeps, so neither can our tech support schedule. The security system will recognize you and let you in if you need to spend more XP, and overtime applies to XP gains too." Dave said, motioning to follow him. They entered a garage with a small fleet of vehicles, two of them clearly from Highway Robbery: Los Almas and Crawl-Out '76. The remaining ones were Dave's Hinobi Motors Plixeltruck, which Gadg8eer had never realized was more than just a great custom job, and a green Perfectly Generic version of the standard Hinobi Motors Tech Van. "Here, take these perfectly generic keys." he said, tossing a green key fob to Zoe and then to Gadg8eer.

"...I don't have a driver's licence." Gadg8eer pointed out.

"Well, as the manual says... When in doubt, use the autopilot." Dave explained.

"Manual? What manual?" Gadg8eer asked, but Dave was already pulling away in his truck, a vehicle-generated portal appearing to allow access to the city streets. "Operator, remind me to ask Dave about that manual when I next see him. That, and what he meant by they blew up that shop, since I didn't hear any sirens." Gadge sighed. "Well, Oliver, you always wanted to live like a fictional character... I guess this is how it starts."

GTX: Glitch Techs Xpanded Roleplay
Season 1, Episode 1: Keep Slaying and Nobody Explodes!

Gadg8eer turned and looked at Zoe. "Do you want the driver's seat, or should I figure out how the self-driving mode works?"

 

[Lady Moldoma]

"I can drive. It probably has an adapter." Zoe says, resting her bat behind her neck, each arm hanging casually over the sides of the bat.

She walks over to the side of the vehicle and opens the door with the keyfob. Sliding into the drivers seat, and opening a rotating series of access devices embedded in her right hand, before finding an accessible device port and connecting to it.

"You tall enough to sit in the passenger seat? Or uh, do you need to sit in the back?" She asks Gadg8.

 

[Gadg8eer]

"I can drive. It probably has an adapter." Zoe says, resting her bat behind her neck, each arm hanging casually over the sides of the bat.

She walks over to the side of the vehicle and opens the door with the keyfob. Sliding into the drivers seat, and opening a rotating series of access devices embedded in her right hand, before finding an accessible device port and connecting to it.

"You tall enough to sit in the passenger seat? Or uh, do you need to sit in the back?" She asks Gadg8.

"I mean, as far as everything else is concerned, I'm 10... ish... but I haven't been 10 in my head since the year 2000 to have to sit in the back just because I actually match my inner self-image now. Shotgun!" Gadg8eer responded, eager to at least see if this new career really is the most awesome job ever. He used the interface of his gear to put the key fob in his inventory, integrating its functions into the RumblePack. On contact, his hand grabbing the passenger side door handle unlocked the door for him, and when he sat down the vehicle's robotic harness buckled him into the surprisingly adaptable seat. "Oh, okay, so it has better safety features than the version you'd get at a dealership." he observed.

The vehicle auto-started for Zoe the moment she was also buckled in. "Welcome to your Hinobi Motors Tech Van. All systems standing by."

"Whoa, it's just like the ships from Star Captain! But as a car!" Gadg8eer was impressed.

"Incoming call from... DportEd..." the car announced.

 

[Lady Moldoma]

I'm 10... ish... but I haven't been 10 in my head for 27 years to have to sit in the back just because I actually match my inner self-image now

"I'd say that's creepy if it weren't for the fact that you don't strike me as anything of the kind of person who'd make it creepy..."

"Whoa, it's just like the ships from Star Captain! But as a car!"

She chuckles at the comparison, though why it'd be funny to someone like her is a total mystery. "Alright, whatever you say, kid..."

"Incoming call from... DportEd..." the car announced.

"Ring ring, it's for you." Zoe tells Gadg8, allowing him to take the call since it's not for her, her voice emulating a 1987 tv salesman. Her vocal range is pretty impressive. Although then again, she is a trans woman who streams for a living, so you kinda have to train that sort of thing to keep up the whole V-tuber job. Before preceding to focus on the auto-pilot to plot a course to the glitch positioning system marker.

 

[Gadg8eer]

"I'd say that's creepy if it weren't for the fact that you don't strike me as anything of the kind of person who'd make it creepy..."

"Yeah, don't I know it. It sucks being compared to the guy who wrote the book about the island of eternal childhood or the musician who gave those creepy vibes." he grumbled, "I'm asexual and even when I point that out, people still make the worst possible assumption about me on the basis that, supposedly, no one could possibly want to be a child forever for any legitimate reason. Even if they're not accusing me of being creepy for that, people look down on me for supposedly avoiding adult responsibilities. I don't drive. I don't drink or smoke or any of the crap that people have made into some exclusive privilege of adulthood that everyone is somehow required to have access to even if they don't use it. And why? Because those are the only real differences between kids and adults except the level of responsibility they can handle. I understand things. Doesn't mean I can take responsibility for my life or anyone else's by getting a boring office job and... ugh... starting a family. I like being a kid, I like actual kids, but I am not capable of raising them. There's nothing wrong with adulthood, I just know it has nothing to offer me. That's why I play video games, why this job is perfect, and why I guess you're not all bad. I judge people for being too rich for their own good too, even though I don't know if they actually have much money to spend, but I don't judge someone for being different, and you're the first person who saw me as a complete stranger in this form who hasn't judged me like I don't have the right to decide what I want to be."

As he explained all this, he interacted with the navigation system and put in the location of the City Works Yard.

She chuckles at the comparison, though why it'd be funny to someone like her is a total mystery. "Alright, whatever you say, kid..."

"Ring ring, it's for you." Zoe tells Gadg8, allowing him to take the call since it's not for her, her voice emulating a 1987 tv salesman. Her vocal range is pretty impressive. Although then again, she is a trans woman who streams for a living, so you kinda have to train that sort of thing to keep up the whole V-tuber job. Before preceding to focus on the auto-pilot to plot a course to the glitch positioning system marker.

"Uh, hi?" Gadg8eer answered as the call was passed to his PLixel AR interface.

"Hey, it's me." Dave said over the video call. "The issue is worse than I thought. Something's happened down at the City Works to their dinosaur of a central computer, as I implied, but I have to be here at the Death Scream Gothic Craft Store because a glitch took the form of an explosive barrel from HellPort 3: Dead on Arrival and some yahoo walking home from the bar kicked it. Now I have to explain to the bomb squad and CSIS why this isn't a terrorist attack, not going to be a fun night... Anyway, the issue is arising from that old mainframe or at least nearby it, because those barrels got stacked all over the City Public Works Yard, according to the store owner who took one off their hands. Even if it isn't the mainframe, that system is the hub for the entire smartgrid project and if it goes then my bosses are not going to be happy. Not that they aren't watching our operations already after that idiot kicked a bucket... fortunately not in the lethal sense. So yeah, this is a hell of a way to start but you got to get down to the location I marked on the map and clean up the place without blowing the roof off of it in the process. If you need backup, I do have others on standby now, so just remember if you can't handle the situation, you're better off getting out of there. No amount of XP is worth months in the hospital or getting written up by the government oversight agents. Not to mention, Hinobi Corporate can and will fire techs who are reckless to the degree it endangers people's lives. Worst case scenario, if no one here can handle it, there are people in both Hinobi and in the RCMP who can handle it if things get too hairy. For now, take a dive, and if the water's too cold, there will be other chances and better equipment as long as you don't push your luck farther than that."

"Jeez, I'm pretty sure Zoe doesn't need to be told how to do a job this serious so..."

"Thoroughly? Yes, but gamification of a secret monster hunting job sometimes makes people think they're special. Or conversely, not special enough. I know you, and you're like Zeke that way, you'd panic if I didn't give you at least the option to let someone else handle something this big when something goes wrong. Believe me, you can both do this, but just because Hinobi corporate thinks you're exceptional enough to handle this little town, doesn't mean you should let talent and your avatars' respective safety nets go to your heads. Balance yourself, that's all. Anyway, I have to go. A cleanup crew just arrived."

"Oof. Explosive barrels? Like the kind that demons and nazi zombies stand next to?" Gadg8eer realized as he finished setting up the navigation. "I didn't realize that glitches could be so... inconspicuously dangerous."

At that moment, thunder was heard and it began to heavily rain.

"Attention all Hinobi employees. There is a thunderstorm warning in effect for the Greenwood and Grand Forks service areas, please be advised that some glitches may cause or be empowered by various strong weather conditions. Take caution around all electrical and non-Hinobi electronic equipment, and make sure to take into account any reactions glitches exhibit when exposed to electrical hazards. In addition, there is a flood warning in effect for the Grand Forks service area. Do not interfere with or attempt to repair any issues related to flooding, and follow any instructions given by city, provincial and federal officials to protect you and the public from non-Glitch-related hazards and collateral damage. These messages can be repeated on request if needed. Additionally, police directives require this Hinobi Motors Tech Van to display clear emergency markings for the duration of the flood warning. Thank you for understanding." the van explained, and a small icon in the corner of the windshield HUD appeared to show the current weather conditions and a small icon.

A glowy holographic trail marked the direction the van would need to take, seeing as Zoe wasn't a local.

"...I know we didn't hit it off good, but..." Gadg8eer started to say just before Zoe finished putting her second foot onto the floor within the circle.

"Sorry for pouring all my baggage over you. About just before we did the tutorial... I get the feeling you haven't had a satisfying life either, but if you don't want to talk about it then I won't pry." he assured her. "So, um... How did you get to this town? I know we're right next to the border but by your accent it sounds like your robot self is a long ways from home, and I've never seen you here before. I thought all the shipping companies started refusing to keep being people's telepresence taxis because they wanted to charge passenger fares for moving robot bodies around?"

In actuality, Hinobi had offered to move the robot free of charge for her, which she gladly took up on the promise of access to "exclusive new tech", but before she could explain this...

"Look out!" Gadg8eer shouted, pointing at a red barrel with an image of a skull printed on the side that was mysteriously left in the middle of the road.

 

[Lady Moldoma]

"Look out!" Gadg8eer shouted, pointing at a red barrel with an image of a skull printed on the side that was mysteriously left in the middle of the road.

The car, as it had been built with reliable AI autopilot would automatically slow itself and move out of the way, faster than the two could react.

"So, um... How did you get to this town? I know we're right next to the border but by your accent it sounds like your robot self is a long ways from home, and I've never seen you here before. I thought all the shipping companies started refusing to keep being people's telepresence taxis because they wanted to charge passenger fares for moving robot bodies around?"

"I'm not from here. I mean... I'm popular all over the world, and in the hearts of plenty of fans... But my meat body is in america. I don't get out much." Zoe says. "Hinobi offered to have my battle body transferred over here." She says. "I have a non-battle body that's less conspicuous. But I mostly use it for conventions and the like. It's covered in branding decals."

"I don't think they had any clue it was the same person going through both ends, you don't generally make branding deals with someone you know is an underground fighter... And as you can guess, Hinobi owns nearly everything that wants to slap a sticker on my sociobody's thigh. I don't normally talk through my battle body. And Dee is ahead of even the R&D when it comes to keeping secrets. Maybe she already knew about this whole Glitch-Techs thing and was just sworn to secrecy. You don't get much smarter than her I don't think..."

"Society looks down on people who don't feel like getting out of their houses. Sure, we have clean technology but a lot of the damage to the environment is already done. Plixel tech is feasible and widespread, but not in the way that matters. The poor are still poor, the rich are still rich, I don't wanna be outside much if I can help it. So I don't go outside. If it weren't for streaming and Vtubing, I'd be what the Japanese call a 'new-age-hikikomori'. Someone who at most only goes out remotely through a robot body using advanced deep dive VR. It doesn't help my case that I suffer from a Bardiel Complex."

"... Gamifying fighting glitches is a fun prospect... I'll... Probably get some weird looks from Dee if she doesn't know the situation when I say I wanna put down the mantle of underground robot fighting rings and ask for high voltage fist extensions... Then again... Maybe not if she already knows..."

"... Hinobi scouts people like that all the time... As anti-establishment as she is, she could have her hands in both cookie jars... It'd be devious, but it'd definitely be her..."

"Anyway.. Do they want us to collect the barrels and put them in the back or something? They're hazardous if we just leave them here. Maybe we should stop the van, get out and De-Rez the barrel in the road?"

 

[Gadg8eer]

With Gadg8 and ZoeIRL

Little did our heroes know, they were not alone on the road, in a nearby bush hid a robot that any Atom girl fan would recognize as a Marksman Jim with it's cyclopic eye, Buster arm and shield that was capable of blocking most attacks with it's buster arm aimed at the barrel to trigger an explosion.



At the City Public works yard!


Meanwhile at the city public works yard, we see Explosive Barrels stacked all over as Davenport said, one currently being rolled into position by what appears to be a Cyborg Gorilla one would recognize as robo-Goreilla, one of the recurring bosses of the Brawlociraptors video games, but he was not alone, each of the councilmembers of doom could be seen overseeing a mysterious device that could best be described as an Inactive portal. And it was being hooked up to the Smartgrid system, likely so that the new system could be used to power the portal to seemingly summon the Resources and Manpower possessed by each councilmember to take over the world.


"The Barrels are in place madame vile!" Robo Goreilla said after he put the last barrel into place.

"Excellent, now we have this city's 'Smartgrid' system hostage, if anyone manages to ruin our plans now their victory will be most utterly bittersweet! HA-HA-HA-HA!" Madame vile triumphantly gloated.

"Hopefully it won't come to that, everything should be under control, what of the Mercenary you sent to this 'Depot' ive heard about? I don't quite see the point."

"Don't Vorry, his part in zis vill become clear soon." Doctor X said.

With Gadg8 and ZoeIRL
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Little did our heroes know, they were not alone on the road, in a nearby bush hid a robot that any Atom girl fan would recognize as a Marksman Jim with it's cyclopic eye, Buster arm and shield that was capable of blocking most attacks with it's buster arm aimed at the barrel to trigger an explosion.

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At the City Public works yard!
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Meanwhile at the city public works yard, we see Explosive Barrels stacked all over as Davenport said, one currently being rolled into position by what appears to be a Cyborg Gorilla one would recognize as robo-Goreilla, one of the recurring bosses of the Brawlociraptors video games, but he was not alone, each of the councilmembers of doom could be seen overseeing a mysterious device that could best be described as an Inactive portal. And it was being hooked up to the Smartgrid system, likely so that the new system could be used to power the portal to seemingly summon the Resources and Manpower possessed by each councilmember to take over the world.


"The Barrels are in place madame vile!" Robo Goreilla said after he put the last barrel into place.

"Excellent, now we have this city's 'Smartgrid' system hostage, if anyone manages to ruin our plans now their victory will be most utterly bittersweet! HA-HA-HA-HA!" Madame vile triumphantly gloated.

"Hopefully it won't come to that, everything should be under control, what of the Mercenary you sent to this 'Grand Forks Train Depot #1' I've heard about? I don't quite see the point."

"Don't Vorry, his part in zis vill become clear soon." Doctor X said.

 

[Gadg8eer]

The car, as it had been built with reliable AI autopilot would automatically slow itself and move out of the way, faster than the two could react.


"I'm not from here. I mean... I'm popular all over the world, and in the hearts of plenty of fans... But my meat body is in america. I don't get out much." Zoe says. "Hinobi offered to have my battle body transferred over here." She says. "I have a non-battle body that's less conspicuous. But I mostly use it for conventions and the like. It's covered in branding decals."

"I don't think they had any clue it was the same person going through both ends, you don't generally make branding deals with someone you know is an underground fighter... And as you can guess, Hinobi owns nearly everything that wants to slap a sticker on my sociobody's thigh. I don't normally talk through my battle body. And Dee is ahead of even the R&D when it comes to keeping secrets. Maybe she already knew about this whole Glitch-Techs thing and was just sworn to secrecy. You don't get much smarter than her I don't think..."

"Society looks down on people who don't feel like getting out of their houses. Sure, we have clean technology but a lot of the damage to the environment is already done. Plixel tech is feasible and widespread, but not in the way that matters. The poor are still poor, the rich are still rich, I don't wanna be outside much if I can help it. So I don't go outside. If it weren't for streaming and Vtubing, I'd be what the Japanese call a 'new-age-hikikomori'. Someone who at most only goes out remotely through a robot body using advanced deep dive VR. It doesn't help my case that I suffer from a Bardiel Complex."

"... Gamifying fighting glitches is a fun prospect... I'll... Probably get some weird looks from Dee if she doesn't know the situation when I say I wanna put down the mantle of underground robot fighting rings and ask for high voltage fist extensions... Then again... Maybe not if she already knows..."

"... Hinobi scouts people like that all the time... As anti-establishment as she is, she could have her hands in both cookie jars... It'd be devious, but it'd definitely be her..."

"Anyway.. Do they want us to collect the barrels and put them in the back or something? They're hazardous if we just leave them here. Maybe we should stop the van, get out and De-Rez the barrel in the road?"

"Yeah, good point. I'll do it, at least we know if I screw up and it explodes then I won't die." he said. "Hey, Van, um... do you have that PLixel door umbrella feature?"

"Yes." the AI responded.

"Can you activate it, please? Don't want to be stuck with a wet seat when I get back soaked." he asked. A small square force-field looking PLixel construct materialized over the outside of the passenger door, like a futuristic camper van canopy of some sort. He opened the door, turned on his goggle's night-vision as he stepped out, and looked around for a second before dashing out from the cover of rain towards the barrel in the middle of the road.

With Gadg8 and ZoeIRL

Little did our heroes know, they were not alone on the road, in a nearby bush hid a robot that any Atom girl fan would recognize as a Marksman Jim with it's cyclopic eye, Buster arm and shield that was capable of blocking most attacks with it's buster arm aimed at the barrel to trigger an explosion.

As he was about to de-rez the barrel, he noticed it was apparently connected to a wire that ran from the middle of the street to a nearby bush. He didn't think anything of the bush itself, assuming the wire went through it to somewhere that would provide shelter or better cover, because he was worried about the exact location.

This was the emergency floodgate over the road which had been built so that the town's industrial park - and the lynchpin of the town's economy - would not need to be relocated. The bridge just to the north that the van had crossed to get here was a major route by the standards of a town of under 5000 residents, but after the flood it's route across the river and usefulness to truckers and industrial workers at the lumberyard and particle board plant meant that it was downgraded to a secondary route that would be closed during severe weather caused by climate change.

The waters were clearly already rising in the river, and the floodgate would close soon to prevent that from happening... except on the metal surface where the two heavy concrete and steel doors would meet, was the specific location where the barrel had been placed. He didn't know if there was another on the other side of the river or something, it had been dark and he only saw the barrel at the last second because he had been distracted.

"...Operator, start a conference call with ZoeIRL and DportEd."

 

[Sir loin of beef]

"Yeah, good point. I'll do it, at least we know if I screw up and it explodes then I won't die." he said. "Hey, Van, um... do you have that PLixel door umbrella feature?"

"Yes." the AI responded.

"Can you activate it, please? Don't want to be stuck with a wet seat when I get back soaked." he asked. A small square force-field looking PLixel construct materialized over the outside of the passenger door, like a futuristic camper van canopy of some sort. He opened the door, turned on his goggle's night-vision as he stepped out, and looked around for a second before dashing out from the cover of rain towards the barrel in the middle of the road.



As he was about to de-rez the barrel, he noticed it was apparently connected to a wire that ran from the middle of the street to a nearby bush. He didn't think anything of the bush itself, assuming the wire went through it to somewhere that would pride shelter or better cover, because he was worried about the exact location.

This was the emergency floodgate over the road which had been built so that the town's industrial park - and the lynchpin of the town's economy - would not need to be relocated. The bridge just to the north that the van had crossed to get here was a major route by the standards of a town of under 5000 residents, but after the flood it's route across the river and usefulness to truckers and industrial workers at the lumberyard and particle board plant meant that it was downgraded to a secondary route that would be closed during severe weather caused by climate change.

The waters were clearly already rising in the river, and the floodgate and it's counterpart on the other side of the bridge would close soon to prevent that from happening... except on the metal surface where the two heavy concrete and steel doors would meet, was the specific location where the barrel had been placed. He didn't know if there was another on the other side, it had been dark and he only saw the barrel at the last second because he had been distracted.

"...Operator, start a conference call with ZoeIRL and DportEd."

Meanwhile, the Marksman jim as it turned out wasnt alone, as it aimed it's buster to fire when ready, another Glitch was right next to it, this Glitch had Taken on the form of Shinobi Man from Atom girl 3 and he had his hand on the Detonator That the wire connected to the explosive barrel.

"I'll kindly ask you to step away from the barrel" Shinobi man spoke from the bushes.

 

[Gadg8eer]

Dave joined the call, but only to momentarily explain he had his hands full. "Oliver, I know I said to call for help if you've got trouble, but I meant the other techs." he complained, his voice kept private by the soundproofed Hinobi Van and the built-in headphones in Gadg8eer's smartgoggles. "This is not a good ti-"

Meanwhile, the Marksman jim as it turned out wasnt alone, as it aimed it's buster to fire when ready, another Glitch was right next to it, this Glitch had Taken on the form of Shinobi Man from Atom girl 3 and he had his hand on the Detonator That the wire connected to the explosive barrel.

"I'll kindly ask you to step away from the barrel" Shinobi man spoke from the bushes.

Suddenly realizing the intent behind the situation was not just planned but actively being enforced, Gadg8eer discreetly winked, blinked, and then blinked again as he slowly backed away, putting his hands out in front of him as if to say "okay, I'm backing away". Luckily the rain was running down his goggles enough that his eyes couldn't be seen clearly. He said nothing, but due to Gadg8eer thinking ahead, the automation command he'd just triggered was pre-configured to simply record if no calls were in progress and both record and broadcast to the other callers if a call was in progress when the command was triggered. The secret macro sequence was set up on his smartgoggles just in case he was ever a witness to something evil enough that video proof could save lives.

 

[Lady Moldoma]

Meanwhile, the Marksman jim as it turned out wasnt alone, as it aimed it's buster to fire when ready, another Glitch was right next to it, this Glitch had Taken on the form of Shinobi Man from Atom girl 3 and he had his hand on the Detonator That the wire connected to the explosive barrel.

Zoe silently thumbed through the database, making sure not to move her body as she didn't need to due to it's remote connection to Hinobi troubleshooting archives. She searched quickly through an AI-curated assortment of files on Glitches to try and figure out anything she could specifically about Shinobi Man from Atom Girl 3, and the standard Marksman Jim Enemy from the same series, along with otherwise digital encyclopedic files to try and find any described weakspots from the games themselves, albeit focusing more on the glitch files, since she knew that things could change between 2d and 3d well enough. If she wanted to properly formulate a strategy, she'd have to know the players on the field." Simultaneously, she had the van do a preliminary scan of the surroundings to better get a view of what was around the small battleground.

Luckily the rain was running down his goggles enough that his eyes couldn't be seen clearly. He said nothing, but due to Gadg8eer thinking ahead, the automation command he'd just triggered was pre-configured to simply record if no calls were in progress and both record and broadcast to the other callers if a call was in progress when the command was triggered. The secret macro sequence was set up on his smartgoggles just in case he was ever a witness to something evil enough that video proof could save lives.

"Gadg8, play to your strengths, do you think you can try and talk these guys down while I figure something out? Even if they don't concede, I can come up with something while you try to convince them. The Tutorial said that de-rezzing is actually the last option we wanna go for." She quietly said from her mic at home to Gadg8 in the call.

 

[Sir loin of beef]

Dave joined the call, but only to momentarily explain he had his hands full. "Oliver, I know I said to call for help if you've got trouble, but I meant the other techs." he complained, his voice kept private by the soundproofed Hinobi Van and the built-in headphones in Gadg8eer's smartgoggles. "This is not a good ti-"



Suddenly realizing the intent behind the situation was not just planned but actively being enforced, Gadg8eer discreetly winked, blinked, and then blinked again as he slowly backed away, putting his hands out in front of him as if to say "okay, I'm backing away". Luckily the rain was running down his goggles enough that his eyes couldn't be seen clearly. He said nothing, but due to Gadg8eer thinking ahead, the automation command he'd just triggered was pre-configured to simply record if no calls were in progress and both record and broadcast to the other callers if a call was in progress when the command was triggered. The secret macro sequence was set up on his smartgoggles just in case he was ever a witness to something evil enough that video proof could save lives.

"Good...Good, now It would be wise for you to leave before this Floodgate Blows if you and your driver value their lives." Shinobi man threatened.

Zoe silently thumbed through the database, making sure not to move her body as she didn't need to due to it's remote connection to Hinobi troubleshooting archives. She searched quickly through an AI-curated assortment of files on Glitches to try and figure out anything she could specifically about Shinobi Man from Atom Girl 3, and the standard Marksman Jim Enemy from the same series, along with otherwise digital encyclopedic files to try and find any described weakspots from the games themselves, albeit focusing more on the glitch files, since she knew that things could change between 2d and 3d well enough. If she wanted to properly formulate a strategy, she'd have to know the players on the field." Simultaneously, she had the van do a preliminary scan of the surroundings to better get a view of what was around the small battleground.

"Gadg8, play to your strengths, do you think you can try and talk these guys down while I figure something out? Even if they don't concede, I can come up with something while you try to convince them. The Tutorial said that de-rezzing is actually the last option we wanna go for." She quietly said from her mic at home to Gadg8 in the call.

Spoiler: Shinobi man's file

Shinobi man
Shinobi man, otherwise known as DXN-024 is the boss of one of the inital Eight Selectable stages of Atom Girl 3, he like most of the other bosses in that game can be Affected by any weapon from the Atom buster to the Rocket Punch though the Electric shock only temporarily stuns him, the Weapon that works best on him is the Twirling spin, the weapon you get from defeating Twirl Woman.

Spoiler: Marksman Jim

Marksman Jim
Appearing in many forms throughout the Atom girl series the Marksman Jim seen here is a standard marksman jim, their shields are mostly Impenetrable unless you're using Weapons that can wipe the entire screen of enemies, otherwise you have to wait for them to shoot at you for you to shoot at them.

 

[Gadg8eer]

Zoe silently thumbed through the database, making sure not to move her body as she didn't need to due to it's remote connection to Hinobi troubleshooting archives. She searched quickly through an AI-curated assortment of files on Glitches to try and figure out anything she could specifically about Shinobi Man from Atom Girl 3, and the standard Marksman Jim Enemy from the same series, along with otherwise digital encyclopedic files to try and find any described weakspots from the games themselves, albeit focusing more on the glitch files, since she knew that things could change between 2d and 3d well enough. If she wanted to properly formulate a strategy, she'd have to know the players on the field." Simultaneously, she had the van do a preliminary scan of the surroundings to better get a view of what was around the small battleground.

"Gadg8, play to your strengths, do you think you can try and talk these guys down while I figure something out? Even if they don't concede, I can come up with something while you try to convince them. The Tutorial said that de-rezzing is actually the last option we wanna go for." She quietly said from her mic at home to Gadg8 in the call.

"I'm sorry, sir, but I actually have to take this." was heard, as Dave gave a worried look to someone off-screen to let them know it really was more serious a situation. "Zoe, what is this?" Dave asked, suddenly very concerned.

"Good...Good, now It would be wise for you to leave before this Floodgate Blows if you and your driver value their lives." Shinobi man threatened.

"The scan says they're glitches - Shinobi Man and a Marksman Jim - but they're acting like actual straight up terrorists. Should I notify my bosses and the other Techs or the CSIS agents I'm talking to?" Dave said, wiping sweat from his brow and straining to keep his voice calm and collected. Fortunately, Dave was a trained soldier who knew how to do that. Unfortunately, Dave had PTSD from his time as a soldier, working against his training or at least against properly returning to civilian life mentally.

"...is it okay if I ask why you're doing this? Most terrorists seem to want press coverage, and you're pretty clear that you're going to flood the town." Gadg8eer asked the two figures hidden in the bushes.

 

[Lady Moldoma]

"Two glitches. They're operating outside of their in game programming suspiciously. Neither Shinobi Man or a Marksman Jim would be this crafty or jump to this level of violence just by spawning in right...? There's no way they could know the threat that I and Gadg8 pose to them... Unless... It's just a hunch but... Dave, we might be facing off against a greater opponent who's controlling them from the shadows." Zoe explained as best as she could to Dave.

She preemptively gripped her bat, preparing to make usage of it if the situation called for it.

"If that's the case, it's highly unlikely these are the only two glitches doing this. We may want to pull out. This is definitely something worth notifying your contacts about..." She told Dave.

 

[Sir loin of beef]

"I'm sorry, sir, but I actually have to take this." was heard, as Dave gave a worried look to someone off-screen to let them know it really was more serious a situation. "Zoe, what is this?" Dave asked, suddenly very concerned.


"The scan says they're glitches - Shinobi Man and a Marksman Jim - but they're acting like actual straight up terrorists. Should I notify my bosses and the other Techs or the CSIS agents I'm talking to?" Dave said, wiping sweat from his brow and straining to keep his voice calm and collected. Fortunately, Dave was a trained soldier who knew how to do that. Unfortunately, Dave had PTSD from his time as a soldier, working against his training or at least against properly returning to civilian life mentally.

"...is it okay if I ask why you're doing this? Most terrorists seem to want press coverage, and you're pretty clear that you're going to flood the town." Gadg8eer asked the two figures hidden in the bushes.

"Two glitches. They're operating outside of their in game programming suspiciously. Neither Shinobi Man or a Marksman Jim would be this crafty or jump to this level of violence just by spawning in right...? There's no way they could know the threat that I and Gadg8 pose to them... Unless... It's just a hunch but... Dave, we might be facing off against a greater opponent who's controlling them from the shadows."

"If that's the case, it's highly unlikely these are the only two glitches doing this. We may want to pull out. This is definitely something worth notifying your contacts about..."

"Oh we have our orders, all we can say is that If you or your Comrade take a step towards that Barrel and try to play hero we are going to Destroy you and this Floodgate, Not necessarily in that order." Shinobi man then heard a voice Speaking in a German accent talking from his communicator.

"Yeah, what is it Doctor?" The Mechanical ninja asked.

"VAT IS GOING ON!?" Doctor X practically shouted into his communicator as soon as a lookout minion had Spotted the Van.

"Two Idiots who for some reason are trying to be Atom Girl." Shinobi man responded

"Zat's all? Show zem how ve deal with Atom girl Wannabe's."
Shinobi man turned to his Comrade. "BLAST THEM!" The ninja commanded, as soon as he did, buster fire started coming from bush aimed at Gadg8, ZoeIRL, and the van as the marksman Jim opened fire.