Station Square
June 20, ???
1850 Hours
The (somewhat) peaceful city of Station Square milled about its business, going to and fro and fro and to. Citizens shopped, ate, slept, worked, and relaxed. It was to everyone's great surprise when every monitor in the city, on or off, suddenly displayed the image a fat, bald man with mustache to spare. His bespectacled eyes, magnified a hundred-fold by their thick lenses, gleamed with malicious joy. Dr. Robotnik, more commonly known as "Eggman". His round form sat comfortably in what apeared to be a captain's chair, with a crew of robotic workers shuffling around in the background. His message was brief, and to the point.
"Citizens of Station Square. I, Dr. Robotnik, have constructed the ultimate instrument of destruction. It is capable of demolishing your city within a day." He paused for a moment to issue a round of wicked laughter. "Being such a generous leader, I have decided to give you three days to surrender your city and acknowledge me as your rightful ruler. If you do not comply... well, perhaps a demonstration would be more appropriate. Just remember: you have only three days."
At this, the message cut off. For a moment, all was quiet as the city's various life-forms digested this threat. That moment ended, however, as a massive creature burst from the depths of the Emerald Coast. The creature's skin was a mixture of black, red, and gold. It became quickly aparent that it was not skin, however, but paint. The creature was no creature; it was a battleship. It bore a strong resemblance to a stringray, with the exception of three large cannons protruding from its back.
The beast-ship appeared to swallow a considerable amount of water, and the cannons abruptly changed their angles, all to point at the tallest of the city's broadcasting towers. With an eerily quiet sound, making little more than a loud "hiss," the cannons fired, ejecting a beam of concentrated water, all converging just as they hit the tower. The result cut clean through the tower and dropped it into the city below with an almighty crash. As soon as its work was completed, the ship vanished back below the depths.
OOC: Knowing this site contained a hell of a lot of hardcore gamers, I figured this would be an excellent kind of RPG. I leave it to you all to moderate your posts and thus to keep to the rules of common sense and etiquette. Profiles should look something like this, but feel free to add or omit anything you deem necessary:
Name:
Age:
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Race: (Can be a human, but what fun is that?)
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Special Abilities: (Sonic can run, Knuckles can climb and glide, etc.)