Night 41: Recreational Field
[From here]Just as in the hallways inside the building, the field looked completely deserted. von Karma saw not a single person nor creature upon it. Far to the northwest was his destination: an old supply shed that contained items that he would find marginally useful to defend himself -- at least until he could acquire something better. As much
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Tenzen opened the door at the end of the hallway, and quickly discovered he had indeed reached an outside area. His eyes looked over the field, noticing the strange structures with the netting and the small shack a little further up ahead. Like the courtyard, this area was also surrounded by walls. Most likely to prevent anyone from escaping, but a wall wouldn't stop one of the ten chosen Iga.
The ninja decided that the little shack might be worth paying a visit too before trying to climb the walls. He headed into it's direction, all the while keeping watch of his surroundings. Even if he remained skeptical about the nonsense he had heard, the ninja was no idiot. Monsters or not, it'd be foolish to let his guard down in such an alien place.
And he couldn't help but think this had been incredibly easy thus far...
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Lockdown thought about trying to run him down like he had the last man, but then decided to shake things up a little. Doing the same thing over and over would get repetitive.
The muscle car revved his engine loudly, came out of stealth mode, and flashed his red high-beams. He quickly drove towards the dark-haired man, slamming on his brakes right before hitting him, hoping to get a good scare out of him.
Lockdown revved his engine threateningly again, and growled, "I'm only gonna say this once, so listen up. Go back to your cell and I won't grind you into pulp." The threat was half-empty, of course, since he was under strict orders not to kill. Didn't mean he couldn't scare them, though.
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Reaching this field had been too easy indeed, so meeting some sort of guard should be expected. Human, perhaps. Or even some sort of monster as those madmen were so keen on believing. Tenzen might have expected some sort of Oni, or possibly even an animated corps. There were many things that could be defined as a monster, after all.
He did not, however, expect this large, roaring thing made of metal to suddenly appear on the other side of the field. More importantly, said large, roaring thing made of metal was heading into his direction, and he was doing so fastThe ninja didn't have the time to reach the shed, one of the walls or even get back inside the building. At this rate, it was going to run into him and the impact would hardly be pleasant judging from the thing's speed. He could only mutter a curse before ( ... )
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"Yes, and like I said, it was the only one you were ever going to get," Lockdown turned his lights off, and there was the sound of gears and cogs turning, along with the sight of metal parts shifting and sliding as the muscle car transformed. Within a second, the giant, imposing form of Lockdown's robot mode loomed over the dark-haired man.
Smiling cruelly down at the human, Lockdown reached down with one massive hand to grab him.
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The metal beast had transformed into a larger form, which looked more humanoid in the sense that it sported both arms and legs, but that was where the comparison ended. It was large, and as it loomed over him he couldn't help but to admit it was also imposing.
It went without saying that it could crush him without breaking a sweat (figuratively speaking, of course). Some said Tenzen was arrogant, but the man knew a threat he couldn't defeat when he saw one. Aside from that there weren't any distractions present on the field. Strike distraction, he would need to get back inside. Having to retreat was pissing him off, which - instead of fear - showed obviously on his features as he narrowed his eyes and gritted as teeth.
He was being attacked by a metal giant. If he hadn't been the one in this situation he would never have believed such utter nonsense
Tenzen darted to the side, attempting to avoid the incoming hand and moving towards the closest door leading back inside.
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Since the field was not that big and Lockdown's legs were much longer than a human's, he could keep up with the running man easily. The bounty hunter thought about trying to grab the man again, but then decided to do something much more fun instead.
Lockdown raised his hand and a metal spike protruded from his wrist. The hunter took careful aim, and right as the man reached the door, a surge of electricity shot out of the spike and towards the man.
The bolt wasn't strong enough to be fatal, but it would leave someone numb in their body. This would make it very hard for them to move, although anyone strong or determined enough might be able to drag themselves across the floor until the numbness wore off after about 20 to 30 minutes.
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But as his hands locked around the door handle, the bolt of electricity hit it's target. A gasp of both pain and surprise escaped his throat, but despite everything, the ninja managed to push the door open as he tumbled back inside the building.
Damn it! Damn it all to hell.
[And he falls to here]
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The bounty hunter walked back to his lookout point, transformed back into car mode and once more slipped into stealth mode. This was already the greatest night he'd had since he'd ended up here.
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