Rolled 11, 6, 6 = 23 (3d20)
>>5740821Okay, first thing’s first… “Zubastik, do you need help getting those two off-world quickly? If so, I can help with that.”
He’s intrigued, and has both of them placed on his back. “It is quite a ways back, and your ships are back on the moon, but if you can, let’s get them to the medics.”
You hop on, placing two fingers on your forehead, and lock on to one of said medics’ Ki. “Hold on tight.”
And with Instant Transmission, you appear near the robo-rhino medic guy. He’s taken aback, almost stumbling. “O-organic?! What are you…?”
“We found two that need help. Here you go.” you reply, helping the little blue one and bulky red, white, and blue one. “Thanks!”
Getting back on the slightly stunned Zubastik, you teleport back to near uncle Raditz. The shark-bot looks dazed for a moment. “…Gonna need to take that teleportation into account.” he remarks woozily.
You dust your hands off and ask, “Where to next? We got one point of interest over with, but there’s still more to go.”
“Next location is within four klicks of this one. We should get going.” Eagalia states, turning back to her bird form. She flies off, and the rest of you follow, all of you feeling relatively good about this early success.
Along the way, you think to ask, “Just so none of us start getting overconfident about this, Eagalia, as the one who’s fought them the most, do you have any improvements you can recommend going forward? We did do pretty well… some minor slapstick aside.” You add that last bit in a hushed voice.
“I would say you did very well. You all picked up on the necessity to destroy all of their component parts, you yourself Peppa were quick to remove the Destron it was producing, and Videl, Raditz, both of you acted quickly and efficiently. Overall, you have a good pace in dealing with these. However, some Metal Beasts are likely going to be significantly more intelligent than the ones you faced so far.”
“...Heeey yeah so, on that. At least a couple different ones actually LAUGHED at me, thinking I fell into a trap in one case.” you point out. “Are these things like… actually sapient or something?”
“Yes and no. Their intelligence can vary significantly depending on the organics or even other beings they’ve… integrated into themselves. Most start off with intelligence closer to that of fauna, but others possess not only a degree of self-awareness, but unnerving displays of cunning. Some will attempt to set up ambushes and traps, some will pick off those they perceive as weaker targets, especially if it puts stronger ones at a disadvantage trying to protect them, and some others will know when they need to try to escape if they’re outmatched.”
(cont.)