MSS:Select Year 1
From Create Your Own Story
"Sly here, hope you all enjoyed my little history lesson from earlier. During the commerical I relocated from our tower down to the observation platform floating above the arena and I have to say... some of the things I'm seeing down there are makin' me wanna get a change of pants. But enough about me. I know you're all listening because you want me to give you the low down on this year's competition. So here goes!"
Sly took a moment to mute the microphone and gather his notes together. In what was essentially a floating glass box he could see large, towering bipedal machines marching their way into the stadium's entrances. He wasn't kidding about maybe needing a change of pants.
"Sorry about that. Alright. The annual Mad Science Showdown begins today, in 1 hour. Year one, and the theme? Big freakin' robots. Yeah, you heard me. Giant robots. The mayor thought that one up. From all the advertisements all over the billboards, I can certainly see why. The more people tuning in, the more advertisers he can get. So he start things off with a bang and will hopefully throw all those excess funds into speeding up reconstruction. Besides, who doesn't love giant robots? I mean, seriously? You must be mental if you don't!" Sly says, letting out a chuckle, then flipping to the next page of notes.
"We have a number of well-knowns, and several more unknowns coming out this year. The names of some of these people are just... Wow. Why would you parents name you that? I wish I could list them all off but I don't have the time. I'll just have to stick to the well known favourites."
"First up we have Dr. Richard Cranium. He's bringing us the Cosmic Berserker. Which I guess isn't too bad of a name for a giant death machine. In case you don't remember Dick Cranium, five years ago he tried to blow up all the popcorn factories in the city. Yeah, I didn't get it either."
"Next up we have... Dr... Lan... kan... anot... vitch? Dr. Lanka-not-vitch? Whatever. He's bringing in Atlas Eleven, which I guess sounds better than Cosmic Berserker. For a little refresher, Lan-o-whatshisface was one of the key players in the battle that destroyed most of the city. He took out the spaceport almost single-handedly when his doomsday device malfunctioned, and exploded."
"Next up we have Dr. Si N. Tiffique... Okay, that has to be a mistake," Sly said, then leaned back in his chair and pointed to the paper. His boss just made the motion to continue.
"Alright, so I'm being told that isn't a mistake. That is his name. I told you they were bad. He brings us the... ugh... Cowboy Neptune. Moving on... "
"Ah, here we go. One of our lovely heroes is getting in on this. The sexy Silveria is entering with her machine, Protector Rho. This lady, aside from just being sexy, is strong. She singlehandedly kept the school district standing last year."
"One more I'd like to spotlight, an unknown as far as I can tell since we only have a machine name, is Orbital Rain."
"And... well that is all I have time for. I'll catch up to you later when I give the breakdown of the battle, and share some words with our winner."
Meanwhile...
You stroll through the staging bay as you check out the competition. There is an array of other designs, from simple humanoids, to ones with tank treads, four legs, and even some reverse-jointed walkers. Nothing that really looks like it should cause you any worry, though.
A series of loud chimes signals an announcement, and you listen closely: "Attention, please. Attention. Competitors #31 and #54 are now wanted on the field. Fighting will commence in five minutes."
That wasn't you, yet, but you could get called soon so you better get ready. You turn and walk back down the length of the staging grounds to where your giant robot is waiting for you. You give it a quick visual inspection to make sure there is nothing wrong, then climb up the ladder to the cockpit.
Which giant robot do you get in, and what do you say?
