Roval Arms

[Terrador Bellator]

Terrador glanced only for a second at Bruce.

"Where the hell has he been?" Be muttered under his breath. What the bear said brought him into alert mode. As fast as his piwerful legs would allow him, the Geomancer took off for the basement and traced the dog back to his secret hideout. Terrador was able to move rather quickly and it wouldn't take him long to cloae the gap between Evan and him.

[Echo]

Am laughed.

"Aw don't feel bad furry guy, I had to learn my echo kinesis from a school. I could teach ya if ya want. But it's a big commitment ya know? But my Pyro kinesis is genetically linked I can't teach that. I get it from my dad's side of the family. We're a bunch of hot-heads you know haha! Which is kinda weird when you think about it because my dad owns a surfboard shop."

Am turned to evan's mother

"I'm sure your son's a good guy...but he tried to kill me ya know? I have to at least beat him until he cries. Gotta get that boy a butt whooping. lead the way"

[Giichi Twinkieland]

Evan ran at a breakneck pace down into the basement, hopping down the stairs where there was a solid floor between sets of steps. He actually raised his hand up and mimed pressing a button on the controller...then growled in frustration when he forgot he'd already left his remote behind. If only he still had that thing this foot race would have been over on a second!

He could hear the footsteps of his pursuers right behind him, and he continued to pour on the speed. Finally though, he made it to the bottom of the basement stairs and his command center was just steps away. If only he could just get inside and lock the door.

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"Where does one go to learn about these powers anyway?" Giichi clearly appeared very fascinated about how Am had learned the power of mimicry. "Do they teach anything else? Because I'd really like to try learning some of that."

Lizzie interrupted them though, as they stopped in front of a wrought iron door "Roval Arms" lay enscribed on a fading piece of paper taped to it.

"Here we are. We can get back into the building this way."

She pulled out a key, and before long the door groaned as it opened up. Clearly it wasn't used very much, since Lizzie had to put a bit of her weight into it to make it move.

And now they found themselves standing in the basement...direclty in Evan's path.

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Evan stood stock still as the old entrance into the sewer opened up. He could only think of one person who it could be. And sure enough, there was Mommy, dripping with sewer water. For a brief second she looked very surprised to see her son, but then a positively furious look crossed her face.

How could this day get any worse?!

Giichi then stepped outside the door and immediately recognized Evan. Growling under his breath, he withdrew his twin sais and blocked the dog's path.

Well, I guess that's how!

And now the cop and that geomancer dude were right behind him. He was totally trapped between everybody. Since he couldn't even hope to fight them off, he decided he would play one more card out of desperation. It was a card very popular with many Americans.

"You know...I could take all of you to court for trying to take my property away. That's what this statue is, after all. And so is the treasure that it unlocks! It's grand larceny is what it is! And you're all trespassing on private property! You're all felons! You lay one more finger on me and I'll make sure the judge hears about assault too!"

Lizzie put on an 'oh please' look, before turning away and making a dismissive handwave.

[Tech Rathgen]

I see Evan head down some steps and I leap down the steps. I see that Evan is blocked on both ends and this is a good thing. I stop at a distance and listen to Evan's calling card. Little does he know that I have a calling card of my own.

Quote:"You know...I could take all of you to court for trying to take my property away. That's what this statue is, after all. And so is the treasure that it unlocks! It's grand larceny is what it is! And you're all trespassing on private property! You're all felons! You lay one more finger on me and I'll make sure the judge hears about assault too!"

I take out the remote from my holster and immediately place my finger on the control room button marked lock, yet I don't press it. I have to wait until the next round of posts, yet I make my message clear. "Hey Evan, I have the remote and I'm more than ready to press it to end this. I will close the control room if you make me and that statue you keep talking about will be just another worthless amulet."

If Evan makes any moves toward the control room, I will press the lock button. I just have to wait until the next round of posts before I do it.

[Terrador Bellator]

Terrador was close behind Tech as he too made his way down the stairs. The echidna listened to Evan's words and gave a disapproving sigh and a nod of his head. He had difficulty convincing himself if the dog was completely serious. Did he not know Tech was a cop? Surely she could find someway to find a hole in hos plan.

It seemed the group had control of the situation. It was much too crowded for the Geomancer anyway. He took a couple steps back and leaned against a wall, crossing his arms as he watched Evan's every move. He woupd be ready for any surprises the mut may have for them.

[Echo]

"well well well" Echo said stepping forward slowly. "Just the man we wanted to see"

Am cracked his knuckles and neck to loosen up a bit as he brushed off Evan's threats.

"Pfft I'm not afraid of your courts child there's nothing they can do to me. Now be a good pup and come over here and take your lumps. If you cooperate I'll go sorta easy on ya and not use my powers. I promised your mother I wouldn't kill or permanently injure you but if you don't take my offer I'll use Terra's powers to beat you so hard you kids'll be born dizzy you insolent welp!"

Am straightened his back to make himself even taller as he crossed his arms. To the smaller fur Am would seem to tower even higher over him now.

"So what's it going to be little man?"

[Giichi Twinkieland]

Quote:"Pfft I'm not afraid of your courts child there's nothing they can do to me. Now be a good pup and come over here and take your lumps. If you cooperate I'll go sorta easy on ya and not use my powers. I promised your mother I wouldn't kill or permanently injure you but if you don't take my offer I'll use Terra's powers to beat you so hard you kids'll be born dizzy you insolent welp!"

"Yeah? So they can't do anything to you? I think you're full of crap! GO AHEAD AND HIT ME!" Evan shouted the last part, his voice loudly echoing off all the walls. "Then I can sue your ass and get a huge settlement!"

Suddenly, Lizzie stepped straight past Am. Before Evan had time to blink, his mom gave him a very, very hard slap across the face. Evan, despite being a blowhard, still was a nerd who lived in his parents' basement, so he didn't get much exposure to pain. Thus the slap left a very red mark visible through his fur, and caused him to double over and howl in pain. It was especially shocking to him considering it was his mom of all people doing it. He just sat there on the floor weakly, groaning as he rubbed the slap mark.

The statue fell out of his hand and clattered to the floor, which Lizzie then scooped up.

"Discipline him, please, boys. Don't mind him. He's just blowing steam. He's terrified of leaving this building for anything. In the meantime, I need to do something..."

Lizzie walked away from the group to what looked like a little alcove off to the side. Giichi honestly had no interest in what happened to Evan now, and thought he knew what she was about to do. He wanted to be one of the people to have the first look.

"Let's see...I think the statue goes about....here..."

In the alcove, Lizzie placed the statue inside a small hole in the wall. In the base of the indention there was a circle-shaped hole exactly the same size as the base of the statue. Lizzie slipped it inside, and then gently turned it.

Immediately, all noise in the room would be drowned out by stone grinding against stone, as the wall with the statue now in it turned aside like a giant vault door. Immediately, a foul musty odor poured into the room, as if the room beyond hadn't been exposed to clean air for many, many years. Giichi winced as the smell hit his nostrils, with his eyes heavily squinted. He temporarily covered his nose to resist the smell, while Lizzie did the same.

When he could focus again, he looked through the secret door. On the other side...it was pitch blackness. Frowning, he reached into the tool kit under his cloak and pulled out a small pen-size flashlight, before shining it through the doorway. Immediately, the light reflected back some twinkles from something shiny inside.

Smiling, Giichi moved in closer, with Lizzie beside him. The cat focused his beam downwards, and at their feet lay a full pile of dusty, golden coins spilling out of a sack that had mostly rotted away. Lizzie picked one up and moved it closer to the light. Giichi motioned with his hand, and the dog handed it over.

The sand cat bit into it with his teeth, and then pulled it back into the light. A bite mark in the metal confirmed what he had suspected. The smiles on Giichi's and Lizzie's faces lit up simultaneously.

"GOLD! PURE GOLD!"

[Tech Rathgen]

I see the incident when the mother did slap Evan. I see that Evan has learned his lesson. I just can't believe the outburst that came from Evan. It is interesting to threaten, yet not in front of mommy. There isn't a need for the remote anymore, so I place it back into my holster.

I watch as the mom takes the statue and places it where Evan was going to put it on. The mom twists the statue and a secret room opens up. Yet beyond anything dangerous, nothing happens. It astounds me to see that the statue did in fact open a door. I walk passed Evan and see what is in this secret door.

I see Giichi and lizzie walk in first and I stay by the sidelines. I watch as Giichi takes a bite out of the rock that seemed like it could be valuable. I can tell that Giichi has a ton of excitment. The next words that come out of Giichi's mouth surprise me even more. "Gold! Pure Gold!"

When I hear that its gold that is in this secret room, my eyes light up and my jaw drops in surprise. I don't know what I will do beyond this, yet I won't take any of the gold for myself. However, I do know that I need to hope that Evan doesn't cause anymore trouble. Gold! Pure Gold! Even though I won't take any, I should at least take a look to curve my curiosity.

[Terrador Bellator]

Terrador breifly glared at Am as the alien spoke. Hearing him wish to use the echidna's powers for such senseless violence irritated him deeply. He stopped hinself from getting in Am's face and tell him exactly what he thought. However, there was already way too much insanity going on, so the Geomancer simoly let out a loud scoff.

Things subsided with Even out of power and the secret door opening. His face took on a sneer as the rotting smeel punished his nose. Hearing the news of gold brought little interest to Terrador. He never fancied himself with riches. It would get him nowhere in his quest to recover the emerald shards.

His attention was brought to Evan again. Lizzie left everyone in control on what to do with him. So far, everybody but Am was focused on the vualt. Terrador didn't care what happened to the dog, but he didn't want his powers to be used for the senseless violence Am wished for. If the alien were to step towards the dog, Terrador would act on it.

[Echo]

Am couldn't believe his eyes. He'd never seen so much gold in one place before.

"well..."

Am, having forgotten all about Evan, approached the room.

*Whistle* "well, one things for sure. We can make all the circuit boards we need now."