The robotics expert switched the main screen over to the news report, and the hazy screen zoomed up
The feminine figure of a woman appeared her skin a shimmering dim blue mixed with streamers of white. Her alluring figure hidden by a hazy crystalline short skirt and what appeared to be a form fitting chest piece. Her short hair a bright blue, done in a cute bob that seemed out of place when compared to the cold, almost regal air she possessed. Her eyes staring directly at the camera shimmered with a soul chilling sheen of ice.
Around her, the JDSF scampered about, many taking cover behind an APC as they took pot shots at the seemingly unmoving and otherwise innocent woman, who just stood there as if nothing but the power of the Almighty could move her. Bullets slammed into her body, ricocheting off and crashing haphazardly into the immediate area, dealing the robot seemingly no damage. The camera caught a cold smirk spreading on her lips as a large brown colored tank lowered its barrel and took aim.
A sharp visible wind began to pick up around the woman, the ground around her being covered in sleek ice as she raised her hands to the sky. At the apex of their trip, a brilliant ball of energy appeared in her hands, sending shock waves everywhere, forcing soldiers to the ground and the helicopter aiming the camera at the scene to rattle badly, a translucent sphere snapped into existence around the woman shortly, before she lowered her arms and reared back.
The Tank fired a blast from its cannon, an explosion of fire erupting from its nose, and blasting and instantaneously erected shield of ice. In response, the woman threw her arms forward. The energy at the end of her hands traveled a single foot, before a visible shockwave erupted outward, forcing the Helicopter with the camera to nearly spin out of control with its intensity. From the shock wave, the energy erupted into shards of deadly ice and bitter freezing air, expanding outward in wide arc. The tank and APC took the blast of deadly cold full force, and for a moment, there looked to be no effect.
The camera zoomed in; the sickening sight of the men taking cover behind the APC freezing over, before erupting into bloody chunks of deadly ice was seen, before the tank and APC itself shattered into a million pieces. The attack continued onward for another hundred yards, sleek ice forming over everything in its path until the energy dissipated.
The camera turned back to the woman, who slowly lowered her arms, her cold eyes examining the decimated area before her. All her opposition had been crushed, nothing but shimmering ice remained in this now winter wonderland. When the woman looked directly at the camera again, cold eyes gleaming dangerously, the pilot decided to get the hell out of dodge and the feed was cut.
Ranma gulped as he saw the carnage on the screen. Slowly he turned to Dr Light and exclaimed, “How do ya expect me ta deal with that?”
“Ranma, you may be surprised to hear this but your own weapons systems are comparable to Ami’s.”
He blinked. “What?”
“It would be best if I showed you your current technical read outs…”
“Ah… okay…”
Dr. Light pressed several buttons on the console and an image of Ranma appeared on the screen. He was incased in a suit of two shade blue armor with an elaborate helmet unit, over sized boots, and a gun for a hand.
“What the heck is that?” Ranma asked.
“Your battle mode,” Dr. Light replied. “In this form you will be more then a match for any of the girls.”
“Ah, she flash froze an entire platoon of troops,” Ranma deadpanned.
“Yes,” Dr. Light replied, “But you must understand that was a fully charged blast on the limits of her abilities. You own Mega-buster is capable of comparable level of destructive force at maximum setting.”
“You gotta be kidding me…”
Dr. Light sighed. “I should give you a full explanation.”
“That would be a good idea…”
“Ranma, I want you to active your armor.”
“How the hell do I do what?”
“Concentrate.”
Ranma sighed and closed his eyes. A blue glow began to grow across his body, which solidified into the armor, san helmet.
Ranma blinked at looked at his armored hands. “Wowa…”
“Now your helmet.”
“How do I… lemme guess, concentrate?”
Light nodded.
Ranma sighed and will his head gear into place.
“Now Ranma, I will explain the systems… Your helmet contains your HUD and sensor system. Both are linked to your battle computer. Between your skeletal reinforcement and armor, your body is capable of reducing the damage from attacks on an average of 93 percent. Your legs contain state of the art suspension and acceleration systems allowing you to jump great distances.”
“How about my gun-arm thing?”
“Your Mega-buster. It is a variable yield adaptive directed energy weapon.”
“Ah… what does that mean?”
“Simply put, you are able to charge it for more powerful blasts, and in addition you are able to mimic the weapons of your enemies.”
“Wait… so my gun can like steal my enemies’ techniques?” Ranma asked as a grin spread to his face.
“In a sense, but it cannot imitate mimic active weapons systems. It must be deactivated for you to do so.”
“Ah, you lost me again…”
“Their weapons cannot be online, which will basically mean you cannot mimic their combat systems while they are still active. Also, your hand must be in close proximity to the weapon for the system to function.”
“Where is that?” Ranma inquired.
“In their chest cavities, roughly around the location of the human heart.”
“Ya mean I’ll have to feel them up to get their weapons!?”
Dr. Light blinked. “You could think of it that way…”
“Yeah… Okay… anything else?”
“Yes,” Dr. Light replied. “Do not shoot them in the head. As long as their head is intact, they can be saved… Ranma, these robots are actually rather sweet girls, it is just that Dr. Willy has corrupted their programming and it is up to YOU to save them!”
“Okay, when do we start?”
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