Post by Dave D-Flipz on Jul 22, 2021 20:18:25 GMT -5
: Didn't Saber go out to get more? How long does it take to go back to ... THE FUTURE and come back with some. Maybe his ID was left in his other scabbard ...*Techno and Xtreme just look at each other ...*
: Yes about that ...... Saber has been ... stranded in a void between times somehow. He was vague to the details and really just seemed to warn you not to take for granted the one called Thob. Something about it being Ye Olde Boarg ...
: Also he says to find allies ... Curtis Kanyon and Venom.: Oh my God, God-Like Deity, Pure Luck for Atheists ... or Thob for Borg and Slain ...... this news is most disheartening. Still we have time. At the final event of the End of Days tournament in less than two weeks time we will see both those allies try and dethrone the pig beast. ... If only one of them was an elf in a green tunic who spoke in grunts and used light arrows. I hear tell they are EXPERTS at taking down pig demons. Or maybe Jean-Luc Picard ... I hear he has intimate knowledge of Borgs ... But alas I should still plan to win this tournament based on the news at hand. For it seems the only way to ASSURE the Borg falls may be to take it down myself. And if rumors are to be believed I may yet earn a way to fight the pig for the SACRED CROWN OF THE CROSS LETTER! And as the prevention of the Hard-Core and the explosion of the machine ... also the exorcism of the borgs from the stylish title belt ... I am nothing if not a master Borg infuriator! And my prowess against both friends and enemies ... and XHF Legends both high flyer and hardcore ... is not to be questioned.*He poses*
: And now that my helmet is fixed I can worry about who stands in my way next.*As if by act of God ... God-like deity .. or pure luck ... or maybe even demon borg pig monster ... the XHF Network shows an ad for the tournament! Shogun spins in place still posed to watch and sees an image of Hyperion. It gives him no sense of scale of course.*
: Well this should be a treat. That man looks to be a worthy challenger. And look at the style. Now that armor is something after a Tron's heart. Truly a spectacle to behold. Who knew people here in ... THE PAST ... or rather their PRESENT ... had such fine exquisite taste. Compare this man to Price. Price was a callous, classless man. He only wanted violence. He only wanted to maim people. He challenged people's deeply seated beliefs in the afterlife. And look where it got him. My helmet was only HALF as cracked as his face is now. For which I am sorry but he just would not stay down and I do not know the meaning of the word quit!*Mini chimes in*
: Except yes you do. I mean you couldn't even use that figure of speech if you didn't!: THANK YOU MINI-TRON! I am trying to set a good example for the tron trainees in my care and you keep trying to make me look foolish! What would Lazor say? ... BONGO DO NOT JUMP OUT AND ANSWER IT WAS RHETORICAL!: Yeah well you may have missed this then. Turns out Hyperion isn't up to date on the modern technology, he invited only an AWF film crew into his um ... cult? Sex dungeon? Cult sex dungeon? He talked about you and the tourney but on their broadcast, not on the XHF network.: OH MY GOD OR GOD LIKE DEITY OR PURE LUCK FOR ATHEISTS!? Why!? He doesn't seem foolish.*Shogun watches the promo. He tosses popcorn at his mask which clinks on the helmet and falls to the floor. He still chews and makes chewing noises and acts satisfied.*
: Well he seems kind hearted enough. Look how he helps out his followers ... trainees ... um ... whatever. He seems to take pride in what he does and he doesn't seem so evil. And yet ... they seem to act like he is a deity and he does not dissuade them from doing so. And he acts as though he is from ... THE PAST! ... distant that is. How peculiar. Still I believe I can get an honorable match out of him. Though his desire to ...and I quote ... "wreck shit" ... is a bit ... foreboding. And it is odd that he keep all those small people around. Why they must be barely taller than Mini. IS that exploitation? I mean I don't think it is. But it might be. Doh I cannot get a read on a man through video alone! I must meet him before we fight so I can judge his character. I need to stand eye to eye with him!: So ... go to the ring, cut a promo and then call him out. It works pretty much 100% of the time in all these XHF Network documented videos of the years 2003-2009! And KWF ... AND AWF ... AND ASW ... and this fascinating new upstart called TGK. How delightful.*SHogun holds up a finger to scold Xtreme-Tron but stops ... thinks and shrugs. He then walks out of the room.*
: Sigh I'll call the production truck to cue up the theme song.*The White Stripes's "Seven Nation Army (Team Tron Mix)" blasts over the speakers as the Xtremetron shows the words, "THE FUTURE!!" then clicks to show the words "SHOGUN" and "TRON" one on top of the other. The gunman from . . . THE FUTURE emerges and does some really awesome gun play (like Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 3) using his FUTURE Blaster! . . . He moves to the ring and tosses the gun and catches it in its holster. The crowd would have broken into full TECHNO DANCE MODE from the theme but there is no crowd yet, it's Wednesday and the show is Sunday, and the lights are going funky like at a club. Shogun-Tron backs into a corner and poses as everything returns to normal ... he is then tossed a microphone. It drops to the mat as he hasn't finished posing yet. He reaches to pick it up and goes to the center of the ring.*
: Ladies and Gentlemen ... THE FUTURE ... fights on another day. It was an intense battle, much more painful than I had hoped ... but Price has been put down. And with it I thought I'd never have to hear discussion of Gods again ... except when I bring it up ... at inopportune moments ... out of pure shock and amazement ... it's kind of my ... thing ... let's just say I had thought this talk of resurrection was done. But then ... I come to find out that the man I am facing ... believes himself to be a God. But I know who you are. I have seen the historical records. If you really are Hyperion ... then why haven't you used your myriad superpowers yet!? That's right I have seen tales of your heroic exploits with the Squadron Supreme ... and I question whether you are the hero ... or the alternate universe VILLAIN! After all I am no stranger to alternate timelines. I have helped create one as well. Or perhaps you are just a new hero taking up the same name and saving the Universe from the Builders!*The time keeper approaches the ring and whispers to him.*
: Oh ... oh my God, God-like deity or pure luck for atheists are you for real? Ok ... I have just been informed what I was reading was Mongo's comic book collection he keeps in the basement of XHF HQ in Minnesota where we have been living. I have been describing a false character, a comic book hero from ... the Mar-vell? So um ... yes fake ... like television ... or efeds ... *the lights flicker as if an omen* I mean um ... yes well ... THAT was all in fun. I know who you really are! You are a representative of a corporation that makes weapons and technology and raids planets! Why if not for the plucky vault hunters your brother Handsome Jack, no relation to Reckless Jack of course, would have ruined the entire world of Pandora! And ...*the timekeeper appears again*
: Oh ... my G... ok um ... So that is apparently one of Nelly's video games. About people living on lands of the border ... 2. My associates back in the Tron locker room however still got me up to speed on who you THINK you are. You claim to be the resurrected God of Greek mythology. Well once again resurrection rears its ugly head. Far be it from me to doubt FUTURistic concepts but coming from a world of battle armor, crazy devices, mind control, and time travel ... I have seen a lot.*he poses*
: Still there are no tales told in my time of any resurrected deities. That seems something I would know. And I know what you are thinking. BUT SHOGUN! You created an entirely new ... FUTURE! ... when Lazor sacrificed himself! Yes but here is my proof that not much has changed other than maybe how happy we all are and how alive Nelly is. You see we still exist in our time. There is still a Tron force in ... THE FUTURE! Or else I would be trapped here ... and I would be outside the realm of time since there would have been no me to come back in the first place. But time still affects me! Look ... I age! ... *he acts as if he is aging* Gray hair! *he points to a gray hair on his uniform ... it clearly didn't come from him as it is on the outside of his uniform ... it probably came from Tequila Kitty II ... or Bongo...* SO clearly I still am within my own timeline though I stay temporally displaced here to help train up a generation of protectors and keep myself busy.*He nods in approval at proving his own ... existence ... why was that a question again?*
: And you have built quite the cadre of followers sir. Small folk it seems. So here is my dilemma, it is hard for me to know a man by what I see on a screen. You seem to genuinely care for the people who um ... worship you? Your Church? Sex CUlt? Dungeon sex cult? Dream daddy rumored extra ending content? You certainly seem capable of being noble. And that would be great. However I have seen your matches ... and your debut in the AWF. And you are also clearly capable of extreme violence and malice. And as a hero it would be most unfortunate as I would need to step in and do the heroic duty of stopping you. Surely you have heard of me and seen MY tournament so far. My two matches showcased my endurance, my ability to withstand all manner of punishment from the most hardcore to the high flying. You also had to have seen my skills on display. No I do not aim to make people fear me, nor do I think they would seeing my talents. But I make people respect me. I make people entertained. And I surprise people. It comes with the territory when you wear this uniform. No one understands what we Trons do here in ... THE PAST ... or maybe your FUTURE! But one thing I now know for sure I am not ... is a relic ... is a piece of history. Yes my name is written in the history books of this fine institution but it is also etched in the stars ... it is also told throughout time. And though the name SHogun isn't immortal ... and neither is the man ... the name TRON is! To be a tron is to be part of something that IS immortal. Truth, justice, heroism, flashy poses!*he poses again*
: So let me judge what kind of man I face this Sunday. I call on you to step into this ring and look me in the eye. Say your piece and let me judge if you are worthy of my respect and what kind of match I will need to bring this Sunday to give the fans what they pay for, my trons in training the example they crave, and you a battle worth your time. Come down here and do me the honor of meeting me here now so we are formally introduced. ANd maybe we can shake hands and be ready to give it everything we've got.*He waits for Hyperion*
