Save Christmas! (event, open)

[boss2]

(OOC: This is the Christmas event, and because it's been left until the last two weeks before Xmas, any amount of people can jump into and post in any order. This boss battle will end on Christmas Eve, and the staff will decide who won the fight and deserves some Xmas presents! So, good luck, and save Christmas!)

Christmas Town was usually bustling with activity this time of year, with elves outside singing carols and enjoying winter sports, and elves inside on duty making presents or sleeping with sugar plums dancing with their heads. But something definately wasn't so cheery about the town that could be reached through the special tree opening from Halloween Town, as the cheery singing and laughing of the elves was gone, and the lights in the buildings that were still remaining were completely out. This year buildings were on fire or completely destroyed, elves were running around screaming in terror, and high above it all was the full moon with a looming and hauntingly infamous silhouette. After it had finished it's chaoic laughter as if watching the anarchy continue below, it began to speak to any and all heroes who had arrived on the scene.

"Listen up, you Christmas twerps! Oogie Boogie is back on the scene, spreading some Oogie flair! I'm gonna destroy Christmas Town and this useless holiday called Christmas, so all you wanna-be heroes better come down and say hello to your new Santa Claws, especially if your names are Sora, Donald, Goofy or Jack Skellington! Your screams of pain and terror will be music to my ears while I level this place and turn it into my new Horrorland theme park, featuring the new Oogie Boogie mansion! Oh, and one more thing... the old grandpa in the red suit isn't gonna last much longer, so you better get down here, so you can watch me retire him into a ghost for a little tombstone I picked for him to haunt on Curly Hill! Pleasent screams!" he announced loudly from his silhouetted face on the moon, and burst out in hideous laughter, as his face burst into the shadows of bats flying out from the full moon until they disappeared.

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"You can't do this, you fiend!" the real Santa Claus protested, as another rotund figure dressed in frightening red carried him towards an empty vault, with the cast-iron door swung wide open. "Oh, yes, I can! Nobody disrespects Ooogie Boogie, nobody! In you go, old timer, and try not to get ground up too quickly by the gears inside!" the robust villain in a Santa-red suit laughed, and shoved Santa Claus inside the metal cavity, closing the door behind him roughly with a loud bang. He looked up and grinned at the prison of Father Christmas, which was none other than the reanimated mechanical robot of the Experiement of Dr. Finkelstein, which sprung up to life as a tiny bug waved it's antennae at Oogie Boogie in sycronicity and crawled back inside the android. "Ah, look like our party crashers have arrived! Come on in boys and girls, Sandy Claws has got a present for ya!" he cackled maniacally, as he looked across the Christmas Tree Plaza he and the Experiement were in as they awaited for the heroes. "And I think this toy wants to play! But oh no, what's this? Looks like that old hack I replaced is inside this rock'em-sock'em robot, so if you hurt one of us, you hurt him too! Now, tin-head, let's destroy Christmas once and for all! Have a scary Cryptmas, everyone!"

At that, Oogie Booge burst back into hideous laughter again, as Santa's workshop nearby suddenly exploded with perfect timing that could be seen and heard even from this distance. "Horrorland, here I come!" Oogie Boogie bellowed in delight, prefering to fight as always from an elevated platform, skipping with his own twisted meriment onto a cherry picker used to trim and decorate the Xmas trees. He then threw his dice down onto the approaching saviors of the town with Explode, the dice exploding upon contact once they touched something, and once his lift had reached the right height he continued to laugh with twisted glee. "Destroy everything, Experiment, burn this town to the ground baby!" Oogie Boogie commanded, as the bug inside the metallic husk brought it to life, the hive inside the sack that was Oogie Boogie forcing it to do it's malicious bidding. The Experiment whirled erratically into action, shooting off several fiery beams in all directions with it's Laser attack, tracing searing hot grooves across the snowy ground until they struck trees and houses around it that caught on fire.

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Oogie Boogie:

Explode: Two-turn cooldown.

The Experiment (click for picture):

Laser: Three-turn cooldown.

[LT:Birth By Sleep - The Encounter]

[Felix]

OOC: This thread has been ignored for far too long and I shall now post in it! I would have done so sooner but I was having the hardest time figuring out how to enter and I'm still not happy with what I picked XD! Cherry Picker: This is what I using as an image for Picker. If not the same please tell me and I fix gladly.

IC: "Last Christmas, I gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it away!" a red-headed man sang to himself as he quickly kicked a lone Neo-Shadow in the face, "but the very next day you gave it away! This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special!" he finished the verse as he disposed of the Heartless with an elbow. Oh how he loved that song along with any other Christmas tune that he heard, his favorite holiday easily being the soon approaching one. That would explain why he was where he was at, having decided to go over to the place known as Christmas Town, his feet stopping at the door to enter. He quickly looked over his attire, hoping that the black hoodie and blue jeans would be enough for whatever temperature that awaited him past that door.

"I wonder if Felix Maximilian, #1 Freelancer is on Santa's good side," he quickly commented before letting his hand rest on the knob, "either way I'm getting some sort of present from that guy seeing as I came to pick it up personally," he added as he walked inside, his eyes widening with wonderment at the beautiful sight before him. All around was a blanket of snow, so pure and seemingly untouched as if none had ever walked on it before. The lights were dazzling, red, green, blue, and all other Christmas colors glistening brightly that one could notice from miles away. The merry-go-round in the distance was calling to be ridden, another Christmas tune being played along with it and a pleasant aroma filled the air of gingerbread cookies, begging to be eaten... or at least that's what Felix had imagined anyway. Instead, he was greeted with a far more shocking sight, Christmas Town in shambles with fires burning the top of my roofs if they weren't already annihilated by whatever evil was at work. The elves were fleeing in terror, some having passed Felix as he slowly walked toward the town trying to get a grasp on the situation.

"Listen up, you Christmas twerps! Oogie Boogie is back on the scene, spreading some Oogie flair! I'm gonna destroy Christmas Town and this useless holiday called Christmas, so all you wanna-be heroes better come down and say hello to your new Santa Claws, especially if your names are Sora, Donald, Goofy or Jack Skellington! Your screams of pain and terror will be music to my ears while I level this place and turn it into my new Horrorland theme park, featuring the new Oogie Boogie mansion! Oh, and one more thing... the old grandpa in the red suit isn't gonna last much longer, so you better get down here, so you can watch me retire him into a ghost for a little tombstone I picked for him to haunt on Curly Hill! Pleasent screams!" rang through the freelancer's ears as he gotten within ear shot to hear it. A smirk curved across his lips upon hearing these words, his fists clenching tightly at the thought of a heroic battle to save Christmas.

"Hey Booger sorry to disappoint you but I don't think those four will be attending this party! But don't fret now because I'll be sure to beat you far worse than they ever would have!" he shouted back, not exactly sure whether Booger had heard him or not. Regardless, his right hand shot toward the hilt of his katana, unsheathing it as he ran down the hill toward the Christmas Tree Plaza. As he neared the plaza, Oogie had decided to speak again, something Felix wasn't very grateful for.

"Ah, look like our party crashers have arrived! Come on in boys and girls, Sandy Claws has got a present for ya! And I think this toy wants to play! But oh no, what's this? Looks like that old hack I replaced is inside this rock'em-sock'em robot, so if you hurt one of us, you hurt him too! Now, tin-head, let's destroy Christmas once and for all! Have a scary Cryptmas, everyone!" he shouted once more, Felix dismissing the threat about Santa getting hurt as well. Whether Santa got hurt or not wasn't this freelancer's problem, so long as he got out alive was the only concern and the only way to do that would be to rip open Oogie with his blade for ruining the one day Felix enjoyed the most. Regardless, his eyes followed Oogie as he went up the cherry picker, taking the high ground like a coward, a height that Felix wouldn't have an easy time reaching with all the rooftops burning or caved in. Not only was that obstacle present, but the giant robot wasn't exactly something Felix could ignore either. And then a pair of dice came tumbling toward the red-head, his facial expression turning into one of shock as he jumped back, the dice exploding almost immediately. The force had sent him flying backward several feet, the snow softening the impact quite a bit though a little bit of damage still being taken.

"I'll be there to wipe that smirk off your face in just a second Booger... yeah about a second should be right," he taunted, letting the second part of his sentence drift off silently. As The Experiment had unleashed it's Laser attack, Felix had used his Mass Manipulator ability to reduce his mass to the maximum of 20 times, sprinting off toward the cherry picker with a speed that seemed impossible. He easily slipped past the lasers and had gotten to the bottom of the cherry picker, a small jump placing him rather high considering his reduced mass. Without hesitation, Felix's blade would come down on the tension coil spring holding up the cherry picker supporting Oogie Boogie. Needless to say, without that spring Oogie would descend from his elevated position rather quickly and if successful, Felix would turn around and go for another attack. Once again he'd dash off toward the monster, switching his blade to a backhand grip as he made a tiny jump that had lifted him high off the ground again due to his reduced mass. Another slash would be headed toward Oogie, this one aimed at his neck. Whether the attack worked or not, Felix would do his best to land in the cherry picker with Oogie Boogie, having a feeling that close range with a blade wasn't something the badly stiched villain preferred. Whatever happened though, whether anything he tried against this creature worked... he was going to make it pay for ruining the holiday of free stuff.

Mass Manipulator: 1 Switch out of 5. 1 post out of 3 for duration.

[boss2]

(Not exactly what I had in mind for the image of the cherry picker, but I'll roll with it! Because I've been more preoccupied around Xmas than anticipated, this thread will extend until the end of the month.)

"Only one wannabe pipsqueak showed up? Hahaha! This will be easy taking down a holiday no-one cares about!" Oogie boasted as some red-headed kid arrived alone on the scene. The sack of bugs threw down dice in his direction as they exploded, howling laughter erupting from his void of a mouth as he watched the boy be blown to smithereens. But no, of course that didn't put an end to the fun! Heroes were always that much harder to stomp out like the many roaches they were, so Oogie was going to have to put more of a little effort and glam into his attack plan. Once this orange-haired monkey was out of his way, then he could go ahead with his plans to wipe this pathetic town off the map and put in Horrorland! A amusement park of nightmares and screams, a thought which was very satisfying to the villain indeed.

The little runt had already weaved his way around the lasers the Experiment had fired all over the place, and came straight for the cherry picker he was riding to get a little vengence for the dice incident. Oogie moved the controls on his platform lift so he was high enough, preparing his next attack with his prefered height advantage, when suddenly the lift buckled and fell back down to ground level. The annoying twerp had found a weakness to his machine he had stolen from Dr. Finklestein! He also came for him quickly with a blade, hitting him in the head with a burst of painful energy, because he didn't have much of a neck to begin with. "Nobody disrespects me! NOBODY!" he hollered in frustration as he banged and pulled levers on his control panel, the mechanical lift jerking about in response to his directions, until it suddenly burst into animated life of it's own. On closer inspection, the black cherry picker was an actual thick mechanical robot arm, much like the right arm of the Experiment, the claw part holding the platform Oogie was on in the palm of it's hand.

Because of this dexterity, the cherry picker started flailing about like an actual arm, using the attack Squisher from his machine as several tools and punching gloves came out from around the control panel and platform that were meant for construction purposes. "Hey, chrome-dome! Make this boy scream before you squash him flat, get him!" the monstrosity instructed the other, lifting his platform up out of harm's way once more. The Experiment suddenly used Seperate to mode-change into four pieces - the small head attached to the body, the right arm, the left arm, and the legs. The body began spinning wildly about, putting itself between the young man and Oogie Boogie, while the arms flailed wildly about to make a pincer-like movement from both sides of the male. The legs were the finisher of the deadly combo, using Shockwave to attack from above and squash the freelancer flat like it's new master had so coldly instructed into the white snow.

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Oogie Boogie:

Explode: One-turn to cooldown.

Squisher Two-turn cooldown.

The Experiment (click for picture):

Laser: Two-turns to cooldown.

Shockwave One-turn cooldown.

[LT:Birth By Sleep - The Encounter]

[Felix]

OOC: Sorry I just thought it'd have been best to get an image for it before I wrote my post was all XD! Also a month longer sounds good, hopefully some more people come in on this because I wouldn't want to save Christmas alone, that'd just be boring XD! Regardless, I did make the assumption that the body would stop spinning after it met where the legs would be landing with my attack but if not the case I will gladly change it. I just figured that would happen since it'd only damage itself by continuing to spin but if not I'll work with how you tell me the attack is going down ^_^!

IC: His attack had been successful, Felix's blade having pierced the coiled spring that had lifted up the machine fairly easily and Oogie's neck to boot. Bugs had started spilling from the wound, a fact that Felix wasn't too comfortable with. While he wasn't some kind of freak who enjoyed spilling that gooey red liquid that occupied the bodies of most creatures, he'd have much rather had that then centipedes, spiders, and a multiple of other insects. That didn't distract him much though, only causing him to grimace at the thought of opening up more wounds on Oogie's body but none the less he would continue his attack... yeah would have. Without warning, Oogie had started slamming against the controls of the platform, something that normally would have been futile with it being disabled but lo and behold this "cherry picker" wasn't normal when it would start jerking about as if it was held within someone's hand. That being noted, Felix's back would slam against the railing of the platform as he flipped out of it, his reduced mass making him rather easy to throw around as he once again tumbled in the snow for quite a distance, out of the range of the Squisher attack (though he did ponder which would have hurt less). His face was planted in the snow as he pushed himself back up, the pain rattling in his spine. Though not wanting Oogie to notice for a moment, a cool smirk replaced that grimace that had been on his face but a moment ago as he shook the snow off himself as best he could, his right hand switching back to a front hand grip as he pointed the tip of his blade at Oogie.

"Disrespecting you?" he started, his smirk curving quite nicely into his signature cocky grin, "you started by comparing me to that Sora kid! Unlike that brat, I've at least hit puberty and I don't go around saving the universe for free! That being said, I hope you've got something nice to give me Santa or else you'll have bigger problems to deal with when I save you from Booger over here and his robot friend!" replied the freelancer, deciding to get a little banter in with his foe. It wasn't very often that he got to trade "pleasantries" with opponents but it seemed like Booger was the type of guy that was all over a conversation in the middle of a fight. Regardless, before any more taunts and insults could be thrown about The Experiment had begun separating itself into 4 pieces, Felix letting out a small "ooo" at the sight as it's four sided attack had started, certainly something to be alarmed about considering the damage it'd cause. Needless to say though, with the freelancer's mass still reduced for what would be about another minute or two, evading this attack by simply retreating backward was easy enough, the Shockwave having stopped only inches short of his feet from where he landed when he jumped back.

"Ahh Booger I'm really hurt, you'd rather this robot play with me then yourself? You really know how to break a guy's heart!" the redhead shouted as he suddenly dashed in between the robot's legs before the body started spinning wildly again, his own body turning to the side as he fell into the position to throw a side kick with his right and dominant leg. In a flash the kick had been sent out toward the iron door that held Santa in, something one would normally find very ineffective for a human to do against a giant metal robot. But like the rest of this fight, nothing was as it seemed and when Felix's foot would near the point of impact on the robot's body, he would switch his weight again, this time opting to increase it twenty times as opposed to decrease. Due to this, the side kick not only had speed behind it but the mass of the blow was far beyond what any normal human could ever hope to achieve. If the blow hit, the body would easily be sent flying and crashing into Oogie who had decided to hide behind it, Felix fairly certain Oogie wouldn't be agile enough to dodge the giant and rather fast hunk of metal coming at him. Not only that, but had Oogie stayed inside the cherry picker and remained in that spot where he'd be blind to Felix's doings because of The Experiment's massive frame blocking nearly any sight of him, the likelihood of evasion was small if not, non-existent. To add onto all that, since his kick had been aimed at the hatch holding Santa captive, it was rather possible that Santa would have a chance to free himself since it'd easily have been weakened if not destroyed from that blow.

"Tis the season to be giving Booger," the freelancer taunted loudly as he had switched his mass back again to that of a feather, not wanting to be weighed down like an anchor in the sea for too long, "and I'll be sure to give you a beating you'll never forget!" he finished as he took off again to wherever Oogie would be after that attack, hoping to add more damage to his foe before he recovered and before those earlier evaded appendages would catch up to him.

Mass Manipulator: 3 out of 5 switches, 2 out of 3 for post duration

[boss2]

(It is probably a good idea in future to not describe what your opponent's body is doing when they have not written it, as it can be considered a form of meta-gaming/god-modding. Oogie Boogie has not and does not bleed out bugs until he is defeated, and when he does would be for me to write. The thread is finishing today as it has not generated enough interest to continue, even if it did people would not have the muse to continue what will soon be a thread of a Xmas event from last year including myself. The body has not stopped spinning until I have said as such. Happy New Year everyone.)

Oogie Boogie watched as the Experiment began the assault on his foe, catching some of what the boy had to say, confused for a moment about what the man said. If he was insulting that brat Sora, then why was he opposing him? And then go on talking to Santa suddenly instead of him, expecting some sort of present? Bah, words to confuse and distract him, but Santa wasn't going to be giving anyone presents anytime soon. In fact, Santa wasn't going to be giving anyone any presents again, not after he was done with him, and the bags of bugs grinned wickedly to himself with this thought as he observed Dr. Finklestein's creation tear into his opponent.

The scrawny kid had already got whacked by his cheery picker machine, and he couldn't wait to hear the holler of pain he was about to cry out. But instead of a scream which would fill him with wicked glee, the twerp had dodged the attack and somehow timed a kick to land on the spinning body that had trapped Chris Cringle. To make matters worse, the body had been kicked back towards him instantaneously, and the villain yelled out a shout of surprise before the sound of clanging metal hit the side of the gate of the platform he was on. Falling over the guard railing as the machine under him buckled, and growing in anger as he heard a further taunt sent his way, Boogie rolled himself to his feet as he sent a furrowed glare over to the young man. "Good, now beat it, you're cramping my style!" he bellowed back, brushing the fallen white snow off his dirt stitching.

The body fell to the ground as it stopped spinning, and the door swung open with a loud clang, a unconcious but otherwise unhurt Santa also sent tumbling into the snowy surface. Oogie decided it was a good opportunity to high-tail it out of there now they had lost their hostage, and the arms and legs of the Experiment started flailing his way, indicating the heavy jolt of their enemy had made him loose control of the bug he had placed. "You haven't heard the last of Oogie Boogie!" he bellowed angrily, frustration heavily in his voice, turning tail and running out of the area. Laughing confidently as he ran, the laughing soon ceased as he noticed one of his stitching had become undone on the side of his legs from the long fall, and bugs had began to spill out. He leant down to cover it up with his stubby paws, holding it as he ran away from the flailing experiment limbs as they chased after him, until he was lost in the dark blues and whites of the deep snowy white.

Oogie Boogie and the Experiment have left the thread and the thread has ended.