Saturday, April 30, 2011

GBS Maximum Edition

                                                           Belt of Life Pt 2
  A figure walked down the stairway towards the Hunters.  He wore silver armour and carried a huge axe.
  "Who are you?" demanded Brute, leader of the Hunters.
  "I'm am Delta," the figure replied.  "Protector of the Belt of Life.  If you want the belt, you're gonna have to get past me."
  "And me," said a giant muscular figure in golden armour.
  Brute looked at the giant in gold armour.  "And you are?"
  "You can call me Guardian," said the giant.  "I'm Delta's partner.  And I've heard of you Hunters before, you escaped DARK in search of the Belt of Life."
  Brute nodded. Then turned to look at Havann, who was trembling in fear.  If they could do this to Havann, imagine what they could do to the rest of the Hunters.  Brute decided that it was best to try and make peace with the protectors of the Belt of Life or convince them to join the Hunters.   
  "We don't want to fight you," Brute said.  "Just give us the Belt of Life and we'll be on our way."
  "Never!" the protectors replied defiantly.
  "Then why not you join us.  It's not worth just sitting here in this filthy temple, guarding this belt.  Come with us and we'll show you what it's truly like to have fun."
  "No," Delta said.  "We will never join you!  Our place is here! Guarding the Belt of Life, right Guardian?"
  Guardian remained silent.
  Brute grinned as Guardian started to walk slowly towards him.  His plan had worked.
  "What are you doing, Guardian?" Delta asked.
  Brute pointed at Delta and ordered for Guardian to take him down.  Guardian charged at Delta and tackled him.  Delta punched Guardian in the face, sending him flying backwards.  Delta raised his axe and an energy beam shot out from it, striking Guardian.  Guardian tumbled down the stairs.
    Meanwhile, Greyshot Magenta Team was running up the stairs.  They soon arrived to where Delta and Guardian were fighting.  They also spotted the Hunters about to reach the Belt of Life.  Jade threw an exploding disc at them, sending them rolling down the stairs.
  Two battles were soon taking place.  One was between Delta and Guardian and the other was between Greyshot Magenta Team and the Hunters.  Delta ran towards the Belt of Life and grabbed it.  He tossed it and it landed in Jade's hands.
  "Go, take it away far away from these creeps!" Delta shouted.
  "Thank you!" Jade replied.
  The Greyshots needed the Belt of Life as many people in 4G City were suffering from an incurable disease called Mortoco, caused by a supervillain named Virus.  Once a person was infected with Mortoco, they die almost immediately.  One of the persons infected by Mortoco was Greyshot Magenta Team's leader, Cole.  GBS believed that the Belt of Life could cure the people infected by Mortoco.
  Suddenly, Garan jumped into the air and pushed Jade out of a window, causing her to drop the belt.  Jade hit the ground while the Belt of Life landed in the ocean.
  Everyone gasped as they watched the belt sink.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

GBS Maximum Edition

                                                           The Hunters' Origin
  Brute, leader of the Hunters paused on the bottom of the stone stairway he had been climbing up.  The stairway led up to a chamber and inside it was the mysterious and powerful Belt of Life.
   Of course, if all it took was to climb some stairs, anyone would have obtained the Belt of Life years ago.  But no, the stairway was guarded, the chamber was guarded, the Belt of Life was probably guarded as well.  Despite all that, the Hunters would do their best in trying to obtain the Belt of Life using fair or foul play.  It was what they were good at, after all.
  The Hunters liked to steal things other people wanted and cause destruction at the same time.  It was pretty fun doing that even though they would run into police officers and occasionally, Greyshots.
  But not everything was stealing gold or screaming people.  The Hunters were once part of an organzation called DARK, led by Captain Dark.
  Brute continued up the stairway and remembered...
  7 years ago...
  Havann grabbed on to the edge of the cliff and cursed.  A Greyshot could be patrolling the top of the cliff and may look down and spot him.  Then it was a 2000m drop in the icy cold waters below.  The worse thing was that there was something hanging on to his legs and added weight.  That something had a name: Vex.
  Havann gathered up all his strength and pulled both of them up onto the cliff.  Thankfully, there was no Greyshot.
  Havann and Vex were here to steal a key that could unlock secrets about an ancient "treasure".  The key was locked away somewhere in GBS Arctic HQ.
  Havann and Vex broke open the door and sneaked into GBS Arctic HQ.  They were masters of stealth so sneaking past all the patrolling Greyshots was no problem. 
  They finally reached the room where the key was located in and stole it.  They ran out of HQ and were surprised to meet a powerful figure in gold armour levitating in the air with his arms folded.  He said that he was part of an organzation called DARK and would like them to join the organization.  When they refused, the figure easily knocked them unconscious and brought them to DARK's secret lair.
  Havann and Vex opened their eyes and realised that they were in a cave of some sort.  In front of them was a man sitting on a chair.  His face was hidden in the shadows.  Havann and Vex presumed he was Captain Dark. Beside Captain Dark was the figure that had brought them here.
  "Why have you brought us here?" Havann asked.
  Captain Dark smiled.  "So glad you asked.  You have something we want, the key that you stole from GBS.  Give it to me."
  "And what if I refuse?" Havann said.
  "Then you'll have to work for me," Captain Dark replied.  "So which is it? Working for me or giving me the key?"
  Havann thought for a moment.  Captain Dark wanted the key and if he refused, he would have to work for him.  But the key could unlock secrets to a treasure.  Havann wasn't going to risk losing it.  He turned to Vex who nodded at him.
  "Fine," Havann said.  "We'll work for you."
  After spending the entire afternoon training with thier new trainer named Britika, Havann and Vex spent their first night as members of DARK sleeping in barracks where they met some new friends.  They were Axon, Axe, Garan and Brute who didn't talk much.
  5 years ago...
  "Are you in or out?" Brute asked Vex.
  Vex sighed.  "Alright, I'm in.  Tell me the plan."
  "We strike tonight," Brute said.  "The next morning, Captain Dark would be dead and we would be the leaders of DARK."
  But not long later, Captain Dark found out about their plans to overthrow him and they were called to the chmber where Captain Dark sat.  Once there, they expected Captain Dark to accuse them of being traitors or kill them.  But no, Captain Dark just calmly sat on his chair and told Brute to step forward.  Once Brute did so, 2 beams of red energy shot out of Captain Dark's eyes and struck Brute.
  Brute's body started shaking.  He felt like every cell in his body now had a life.  His body started splitting into tiny microscopic Protobugs.  Brute screamed.  After a while, he finally calmed down.  Using his every bit of willpower, Brute's body started to take shape.  And soon, he was whole again.  Captain Dark then decided to let them off with a warning after what happened.
  1 year ago...
  Brute, Garan, Havann, Vex, Axe and Axon were exploring DARK's secret lair.  Though they had been already served here for 6 years, they still barely knew their way around the place.  It was then that they discovered a locked door.
  "Why is this door the only door that's locked?" Axe wondered.
  "Maybe we should break it down," Axon suggested.
  Havann pulled out the key he had stolen from GBS.  "Captain Dark had said that he wanted this key.  Perhaps this is the reason why."
  Havann used the key to unlock the door.  They found themselves in an empty room with words written on the walls.
  "If you are in this room," Garan read, "it means that you have found the key to unlock this door.  Now, travel to the island called Shima and retrieve-"
  "The Belt of Life," Brute finished.
  And that was when they realised that they were here for a reason.  And that reason was to find the Belt of Life.  They escaped DARK's lair and travelled to Island Shima in pods, after forming a team and calling themselves the Hunters.
  Now...
  Brute continued climbing the stairway.  Havann ran after him.  Brute stopped to let Havann pass him.  Axe could guess why Brute let Havann pass.  He could also guess why Axon was walking so slowly and was behind all of them.  The reason was that none of them wanted to be the first to be defeated by whatever guarded the belt.
  Garan tripped over Havann.  He was sitting on the stairs, trembling in fear.  His armour was as hot as fire.  Axe looked up and realised that the footsteps he heard and previously thought were Havann's, wasn't his at all.  And the footsteps weren't going up.
  They were coming down.

Friday, April 15, 2011

GBS Maximum Edition

                                                           Belt of Life Pt 1
  Greyshot Magenta Team walked through the jungle of Island Shima.  They were already there for a week.
  "I'm so tired," marksman Tony groaned.  "Why are we even on this island?"
  "Stop complaining,"said weapons specialist Jorge.  "We'll go home after we complete our mission."
  "Which is what again?" asked Tony.
  Jade, who was second-in-command, sighed.  "We're supposed to be searching for the Belt of Life and take it back to GBS."
  Meanwhile, six pods were washed ashore.  Six hideous figures emerged from the pod.  One wore emerald-coloured armour, another wore crimson armour, the next one wore ebon-coloured armour, another wore tan-coloured armour, one wore white armour and the last one wore blue armour.
  "Finally, the island where the Belt of Life is located in!" the figure in blue exclaimed.
  "Shut up, Vex!" said the crimson figure called Axon.
  The others were Havann, Axe, Garan and Brute.  They were members of a group of theives called the Hunters.  The Hunters were once part of an organization called DARK until they betrayed their leader and escaped.  Now, they were here.  Looking for the Belt of Life and intending to use it for their own evil purposes.
  "Why are we even looking for this belt anyway?" asked Garan.
  "Legend has it that whoever possesed this belt could revive the dead or give life to non-living things," Havann explained.  "And it is said to be located on the top level of a tower hidden in the island's jungle."
  With that, the Hunters walked towards the jungle.
  Greyshot Magenta Team continued further into the jungle.  They continued walking for hours until they finally located the tower where the Belt of Life was.
  As the Greyshots were about to walk in, a lightning bolt zapped them in the back.  The Greyshots turned around to see the Hunters.
  "You're Hunters, aren't you?" Jade said.
  "So, you've heard of us," Axe said, grinning.
  But before Axe could do anything else, Jade tackled him to the ground.  As the three Greyshots fought with the five Hunters, Brute watched.  Though outnumbered, the Greyshots easily defeated the Hunters.  Only Brute was left standing.
  The Greyshots surrounded Brute and were ready to attack when Brute's body suddenly dispersed into a cloud of buzzing microscopic creatures called Protobugs.  The Protobugs crawled all over the Greyshots who screamed in pain.
  Brute's body was actually an aggregate of trillions of Protobugs, each containing a portion of his consciousness.  This gave him an unuasual power, but it also struck fear in people and even his allies hate being around him.
  The Protobugs came together and formed the shape of Brute again.  Brute stepped over the Greyshots' unconscious body and into the tower.