NPF Avatars 5 - Capitalism Has Made It This Way

[POS Industries]

The next thing Hawk saw was a doctor smiling at him as he laid in a hospital bed.

"Ah, good, you're awake," Dr. McCompetent greeted Hawk, "It looks like the operation was a success. Oh, what operation? Well, it looks like you took quite a licking in that tournament, so they sent you here. Had to try a radical new treatment I devised involving transplantation of cloned brain tissue among other things, but you seem to be right about back to one hundred percent! And those people at Gray's Anatomy said that a capable practitioner of medicine wouldn't be as interesting as the horndogs they ended up casting! Ha! Anyway, now that you're all back up to speed, my instructions are to send you off to relax in that lovely spa facility they have over at POS Industries. Ta-ta!"

And in a flash, Hawk was off to battle the fembots.

-----------------------------

"Round One has come to end!" Rei announced as the crowd cheered, "Let's hear it for your eight quarter-finalists! Krylo Killian, Mesia Denostaya, Inbred Chocobo, Pyros Neinian Nine, PX-05, Rhiya Ravenwing, K.P. Morgan (via representation), and a bear!!"

Rising to their feet, the roar of the crowd drowned out the sound of a missle screaming through the air. However, the explosion of its impact upon the private box that floated above the arena suddenly brought them to a hush before sending them fleeing.

Rei was the first to react, charging up her energy as she called to the other NPFers, "Oh no! That ThresherChief guy's private box is about to crash! I'm gonna destroy it before someone important gets hurt! DOOM CANNON!!"

As he blast hurtled toward its target, Rei was caught off guard by a large group of robotic shock troops that attempted to catch in her a pincer attack, guns a-blazin'. Dropping quickly to the ground, she met up with the eight assembled NPFers in the center of the ring. "Guys, this is bad. We're gonna have to--"

Suddenly, a voice began laughing as a flat screen monitor displaying a shadowy figure floated in the air toward them. "MUAHAHAHAHA!!! Greetings, Rei! We have come to seize control of your sweet, sweet assets! If you would be so kind as to--"

"Wait a minute," Rei said inquisitively, "Doug? Doug Doukhobor, is that you?"

After a brief pause, the shadowy image was replaced by the face of a squat, balding man with a nasally voice. "What the... How did you know?!"

"Your name's written on all your stuff," Rei informed him. pointing to the arm of the nearest battle droid, which indeed had the name Doukhobor Laboratories printed upon it.

"Oh, well that's just great!" he whined, "I go through all the trouble of... You know what? I'm not going to let this ruin my day! Prepare for your destruction!"

From over the horizon, a large disk shaped object flew over the arena, sprouting six legs, two massive claws, and a pair of protruding eyes as it set down on the ground before the NPFers.

"Say hello to my little friend," Doug cackled, "the Cybernetically Reconfigured Arthropodic Battler!"

"Wait..." Rei quirked a brow, "C.R.A.B.?"

"Yes."

"So, it's a giant enemy... C.R.A.B.?"

"Yes."

"Okay, just making sure," Rei shrugged contentedly, "NPFers, assemble!"