Just! Die! Al! Ready! *An appendage opens at it's tip and shoots out an explosive that lands and bounces off the ground next to Komaru*
Yuuki: *His whip shoots out and wraps around Komaru's wrist. He hauls with all his might to put as much distance between her and the explosive.* Take cover!
Uwah! *She and Yuuki duck behind a parked car as the explosive goes off, powerful enough to smash the windows of the car. The two cover their heads to shield themselves from the broken glass raining on them* Are you okay?
Yuuki: I think so. We can't keep this up. *Over the comms* Any update, Ikuta-san?
Checked from the 4th floor but I couldn't spot a weak-point, but I'll keep going up! Just keeping hanging on.
Yuuki: *Lamely* Válgame Dios...ugh! Come on then, we can't leave it to Harukawa-san. *Yuuki sends his whip upwards and it wraps around a nearby streetlight. He gets on the car and runs off, swinging around on his whip and landing on top of the streetlight* Hahah~ Come on them, little lady!
You're not even a real polyglot!
Yuuki: You take that back!
*An appendage darts towards Yuuki who jumps from the streetlight and wraps his whip around the appendage. He swings around in the air as another tries to swipe at him. He tugs on his whip mid-swing to redirect his body to dodge out of the way. His whip detaches off the first robotic appendage and wraps around a second one, and he repeats the process and the multiple appendages tangle and dance in the air chasing after him*
*Over the comms* Just cleared the 3rd floor on my side, but there's no signs of a weak point still. How are you two- *She sees out of the window of the 4th floor and she emerges into the hallway Yuuki flying around as the tentacles whip around*
Would you take this seriously?!
Yuuki: *He laughs over the comms* I'm very serious~! This is the most fun I've had in a while!
And it's keeping her occupied! *She aims upwards at the cockpit in the chest area of the robot* I'll try and see if I can hit her directly, so keep it up! *She begins shooting at Monaca's cockpit, missing the mark as the robot twists trying to hit Yuuki*
Hey! I've found a suspicious spot from the 5th floor on my end! *She presses a hand on the panel of the window* It looks like a panel that didn't get placed properly, which means if I can hit inside it, it should do some serious damage.
Yes, that's perfect! Ikuta-san, you're the best!
Just leave it to me! *She sprints up to the rooftop of the building and looks down from the railing of the roof at where one of the panels on Monaca's robot is falling away from the rest of the structure* Alright! *She takes aim and shoots a few bullets at the panel, earning some direct hits. The whole robot shakes and rattles from the sudden damage*
Wahhh!!! Wh-what the hell?! *The robot turns and Monaca spots Kotomi up on top of the roof of the building*
You little nobody!! *An explosive shoots from the same appendage as before and Kotomi watches as it soars over her head and lands behind her of the roof*
*The explosive goes off, and smoke clouds up the top of the roof as several appendages shoot upwards towards the roof*
Yuuki: Ikuta-san! *In a moment of distraction, the side of an appendage slams into his back and Yuuki's body flies through the air, slamming into the ground, bouncing off the concrete once*
Naegi, what is happening down there?! *There's rumbling underneath Maki as the building she's in trembles and the walls begin to crack. She feels the floor grow weak as it begins to crumble underneath her*
*Struck silent by all the events that took place in such quick succession.* H-Harukawa-san?! Respond!! *She rushes to Yuuki and checks his pulse, it's faint but he's only been knocked out* C-come on, Kurosaki-san...ah! I-Ikuta-san! Ikuta-san, respond, you- *She looks up and stops when she sees the appendages descend. One of the appendages now piercing through the stomach of Kotomi Ikuta. With a flick, Kotomi's corpse drops off the appendage and lands in front of Komaru*
*Seconds ago, Sly hears Maki's cries over the comms, only to turn around and see the building she darted into starting to crumble, see Yuuki's unconscious body laying in the street and the smoke on the roof where Kotomi was reporting from which was now being swarmed by the robot's tentacles*
Sly: *His eyes dart from situation to situation* Fuck fuck fuck. *His eyes start darting looking for Komaru*
*He sees Komaru run to Yuuki's side and in the next few moments, watches as Kotomi's body reveals itself pierced on one of the appendages before her corpse falls in front of Komaru and Komaru lets out a scream*
Kotone: *Even she looks shaken up by the events happening back-to-back to suddenly* Holy shit...ugh! *She plants herself between Sly and the situation unfolding* Don't get distracted...we're not done here!
Sly: *He glances at Kotone but his mind is too focused on the others* I was already in a rush to get back to Mukuro, but now you really need to move. I can’t sit here and give you the fight you want right now. I can’t let somebody I care about die again cause I did nothing to help them. MOVE NOW *his usual calm demeanor is a obviously a bit panicked*
Kotone: And I'll help 'em when you're dead! But you have to die otherwise I'm fucked. *Her hand is shaking when her guns fires, so it doesn't even go near Sly* D-dammit...! Get it together, Kotone. They're counting on you to win...!
Sly: What are you talking about? You’re fucked? I thought this was just a personal thing for you? Did Enoshima set you up to keep me from being with Mukuro? Ugh of course.
Kotone: Shut up! Shut the fuck up! I was gonna kill you no matter what she said to me...! B-but if she's gonna use the lives of my friends as a bargaining chip I can't afford any mistakes. *She shoots again, but the bullet is even further off the mark* C-come on...
Sly: I already told you Arishima is back at the base? My friends need me right now.
Kotone: NOT Chieko! God, did none of them tell you anything?! Hashimoto, Hanabusa, Numajiri, Ichimonji, Yamahata, Matsushita- they're all still stuck in that base. I'm not letting something awful happen, not after we've gotten this far.
Sly: What? Are you an idiot? Ms. Kirigiri already saved them when she took down the gambler. You’re the last one left and you’re here wasting time fighting me.
Kotone: *She pauses, her eyes narrowing at Sly* ...you're lying.
Sly: When’s the last time you saw them? Did you just take Enoshima’s word for it? They waved us goodbye before we took off to come here.
Kotone: That's a lie! You're just lying to save your own skin...! *She turns to see Komaru narrowly dodging a swipe of the robot, and more noises of rubble falling off the building Maki is inside* ...give me one good reason I should believe you.
Sly: *He rolls his eyes at Kotone annoyed* I don’t think any of your classmates outside of Arishima were too keen on speaking with me because of you. I do know that the Hashimoto girl seemed to be the pseudo leader of your class. She reported some of the things you all went through, such as the brands Fujisaki put on some of you. She also explained to us about how the gambler set up a game to take control of the group. That’s how you got split up from Hyde and put with the guy that hurt Ishimaru. Apparently she disliked him so much and he kept you around so much that she didn’t even try and capture you for her game with Kirigiri. Is that enough for you to move?
Kotone: What the fuck...? Then Hashimoto seriously made it to the island with everyone else? They're not actually captured...? *Her guns lower and she turns to Monaca's robot which isn't even paying attention* YOU ASSHOLES LIED TO ME?! Did everyone know?! Did that fucking asshole RIPPER KNOW?!
Sly: Look, we can figure out what to do about your grudge after Towa is taken care of. For now I need to…*His eyes go from the collapsing building with Maki to Komaru trying to defend herself and the two unconscious bodies* Shit, I’ve wasted so much time. I can’t help both…I…*He starts weighing the options in his head as fast as he can*
Kotone: Oh, don't you worry I've some words for Towa right now. You can go save that girl...hey! Just remember when this is over I'm still gonna kill you!
Sly: Finally! Komaru! I’ll be back in a second!*He dashes off towards Maki’s building*
Kotone: Okay, you little demon. Your turn! *She sprints towards Monaca*
