Spiral Labs

[Circe]

Circe's platform carries her to one of the sphere with a chair in it, just like the rest.

...Huh. Guess I don't have much choice... *Circe takes a quick look around, then sits in the chair.*

[Maiden Miki]

The platform starts moving down, down to a well-lit hallway! More turquoise text appears on the screens

"MOVE THE PEDELS AND HANDLES IN THE WAY THAT FEELS NATURAL TO MOVE. REACH THE END OF THIS HALLWAY"

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As for Mike, his pad doesn't glow at all, but his door still slides open!

"Alright....and how?" said Maki as she looked confused and place the hands on the handles. She squeeze the left pedal and doesn't let go. She then tries to move her hands as if she was walking down a runway.

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"And we throw cautious into the wind and go ahead," laughed Mike as he began to walk though the opened door.

[Miku-chan]

*A nervous pop princess in training enters the caves. Wondering why she felt compelled to come out here all alone, she is sure she will soon be inside the belly of some kind of monster. Still, she pushes on..."Hu...hello??? Is someone down th...there?"

Delphi frowns at the readings she is getting from the sensors..."Damn...I hope it's not gonna keep this up again." the sentien ships Ai says to herself as she finds herself separating from the ship into har avatar mode once more..."Damn...Echi, Del, keep an eye on things, I need to go check on something"She sasha not noticing as she beams down to the caves of the spiral labs...

[Knight Errant]

Dact blinks at the blue tingly light bathing! "I suddenly get the idea that was really stupid..." He says, going to get out before seeing the door is closed! "Oh... damn."

[Harri-chan]

Elliot grabbed onto the sides of the seat as everything began to shudder and shake. His stomach felt as if it dropped when he saw the ground fall away, as the sphere grew legs, along with arms. His heart was really racing now, and he looked over the complex pattern in confusion. "I wish Merah was here", he moaned.

As the new mech was rolled onto the platform, he squinted at the display, looking for some kind of control method.

[Lola]

"Hrrrrm..." Tongue sticking out of the corner of her mouth, she fiddles with the pads and pedals, trying to get the mech to move!

[Vomica]

The two sisters are left rather confused and left out. Merah frowns darkly as her friends vanish from sight, "...t-that... that's not good!" Blair, her older sister, wraps her into a hug "Shhh. Shhh. It's okay! ...we can still explore together! ...that sound good? The younger one pulls away, and peers up at Blair "...of course! ...we don't hang out much after all... sounds like a great idea to me!" Eyeing the finger hole on the wall, she peers at her older sister "...Blair... I... have an idea..."

After a few moments of mutual giggling and whispering. ...the two approach the slot, and attempt to stick their fingers into it... ...at the same time!

[Blaze]

Usagi yelps a bit, looking around as this all happens. "Hey, wait... what's all this about. A robot? Robot bunny?" She seems a bit... confused as she tries to figure out what was going on.

The platform starts descending, leading to a well lit corridor that extends into the distance. More red text flashes up on the screen.

MOVE THE HANDLES AND PEDALS IN THE WAY THAT FEELS NATURAL TO MOVE

...Huh. Guess I don't have much choice... *Circe takes a quick look around, then sits in the chair.*

Immediately, the sphere expands to envelop Circe in a cockpit! Pedals emerge under her feet as handles appear next to her hands as the walls surrounding her gain screens which glow orange.The sphere grows arms and legs, their inner workings more complex that others as the silvery gray is replaced with vivid orange. On the front, a face forms in black to contrast the orange, one that seems to be twisted into a snarl. Behind the robot, some kind of sheath forms that seems to contain a knife! Back inside the robot, the screens fade to a view of outside as orange text appears on them!

WEAPON SPECCED ROBOT CREATED: CODENAME "SLASHER-SMASHER"

The conveyor belt under the robot moves it back onto the platform which starts to descend!

"Alright....and how?" said Maki as she looked confused and place the hands on the handles. She squeeze the left pedal and doesn't let go. She then tries to move her hands as if she was walking down a runway.

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"And we throw cautious into the wind and go ahead," laughed Mike as he began to walk though the opened door.

Maki's robot starts walking ad a slow sedate pace down the hallway, eventually emerging into a large room filled with other robots her size.

NOW WE TRY COMBAT. MOVE THE HANDLES TO PUNCH AND PUSH THE PEDALS TO KICK. AS A SUPPORT UNIT, THIS MODEL HAS NO OTHER MEANS OF COMBAT, SO ONLY FIGHT AS A LAST RESORT

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As Mike walks though, the platform starts moving, carrying him through the darkness! He arrives in front of a large yellow robot! It has arms extended out in front of it and a large face on the front. It has a blank look on it's face and where its forehead would be, it has a spell tag stuck there. It's mouth is open and Mike can see a cockpit inside!

*A nervous pop princess in training enters the caves. Wondering why she felt compelled to come out here all alone, she is sure she will soon be inside the belly of some kind of monster. Still, she pushes on..."Hu...hello??? Is someone down th...there?"

Delphi frowns at the readings she is getting from the sensors..."Damn...I hope it's not gonna keep this up again." the sentien ships Ai says to herself as she finds herself separating from the ship into har avatar mode once more..."Damn...Echi, Del, keep an eye on things, I need to go check on something"She sasha not noticing as she beams down to the caves of the spiral labs...

The two pass through a door with cave paintings drawn around them in different colors. Within is some kind of abandoned lab with bare benches. Several door slay scattered about, sealed tight with pads next to them. The pads have indentations in the middle that could fit a finger.

Dact blinks at the blue tingly light bathing! "I suddenly get the idea that was really stupid..." He says, going to get out before seeing the door is closed! "Oh... damn."

Dact's armor shrinks along with his body, becoming curvy as the armor becomes form fitting. His hair grows and becomes blue as his chest swells and gains a pair of breasts. A spear and a magic longbow appear in the cockpit as Dact becomes a lady of war

The typical Blue urges to pose hit her as the screens inside the cockpit stop shining and show Dact a view of outside, blue text appearing on them

PRECOLORED BLUE UNIT ACTIVATED: CODENAME "CHIVALRY"

The conveyor belt under the robot activates, carrying it onto the platform!

Elliot grabbed onto the sides of the seat as everything began to shudder and shake. His stomach felt as if it dropped when he saw the ground fall away, as the sphere grew legs, along with arms. His heart was really racing now, and he looked over the complex pattern in confusion. "I wish Merah was here", he moaned.

As the new mech was rolled onto the platform, he squinted at the display, looking for some kind of control method.

The most obvious method of control seems to be a pair of levers next to his hands and a pair of pedals at his feet. The elevator comes to a stop at a well-lit hallway. The tinny voice rings out once more.

USE THE PEDALS AND HANDLES TO ACHIEVE MOTION. MOVE THEM IN ALTERATION LIKE YOU WERE WALKING

"Hrrrrm..." Tongue sticking out of the corner of her mouth, she fiddles with the pads and pedals, trying to get the mech to move!

The mech moves! And if it was possible for a robot to flounce about like a bimbo, it achieves that with flying colors! It soon arrives in a room with several other metal gray robots which activate and surround Lola! More green text appears on the screens

GREEN POWERED ROBOTS SPECIALIZE IN BARE-HANDED COMBAT. DEFEAT THESE DRONES TO PROCEED.

The two sisters are left rather confused and left out. Merah frowns darkly as her friends vanish from sight, "...t-that... that's not good!" Blair, her older sister, wraps her into a hug "Shhh. Shhh. It's okay! ...we can still explore together! ...that sound good? The younger one pulls away, and peers up at Blair "...of course! ...we don't hang out much after all... sounds like a great idea to me!" Eyeing the finger hole on the wall, she peers at her older sister "...Blair... I... have an idea..."

After a few moments of mutual giggling and whispering. ...the two approach the slot, and attempt to stick their fingers into it... ...at the same time!

As the two put their fingers in the indentation at the same time, the pad glows! But unlike those other times, it glows red AND blue, forming a spiral with both colors! The door opens up, allowing them passage!

[Vomica]

The woman and the teenager glance at each other in curiosity. Blair says, "Huh. ...is this what they pass for security back then?" Merah glances over at her, and smiles "...uh-huh! I bet they didn't expect anyone to be dumb enough to actually break in!" Ruffling Merah's hair, Blair proceeds through the door... ...the girl quickly skittering to catch up, and then takes the lead by several feet.

[Harri-chan]

Looking down, Elliot moved his hands, wrapping them around the levers, and then pressed his flat-bottomed, polished mary janes against the pedals. Lifting his head, he looked out along the hallway, and pulled the lever on the left, along with pushing that pedal, before releasing them and using the two on the right.

[Maiden Miki]

"A support unit. That doesn't sounds good at all," said Maki as she tried to do what was told. She pushed the pedals to do a few kicks. "Maybe during battle I can open up the cockpit and shot out a ball of Turquoise."

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"Yellow....Well I have to be stupid to not know where this is going," said Mike as he walked towards the mecha. "I got to find a way to yell out Gurren Lagann."

[Miku-chan]

The two pass through a door with cave paintings drawn around them in different colors. Within is some kind of abandoned lab with bare benches. Several door slay scattered about, sealed tight with pads next to them. The pads have indentations in the middle that could fit a finger.

Mimi looks around nervously not really paying attention to where she is going when She accidentally trips over something and reaches forward to stop her fall...and her finger finds it's way into the niche in the plate..."Eeeeeeek"

Delphi looks the lab over, trying to take eveything in and not be distracted by the pull she is feeling..."Wow!!! All the scans I made of this place and this never showed up...What's this do?" ...Mimi's scream distracts her as she sticks a finger into the indentation on the wall plate

[KonokoHasano]

The platform starts descending, leading to a well lit corridor that extends into the distance. More red text flashes up on the screen.

"Hn..." Usagi let out as she calmed down a little. Soon, she's doing as the instructions tell her to do.

[Circe]

Immediately, the sphere expands to envelop Circe in a cockpit! Pedals emerge under her feet as handles appear next to her hands as the walls surrounding her gain screens which glow orange. The sphere grows arms and legs, their inner workings more complex that others as the silvery gray is replaced with vivid orange. On the front, a face forms in black to contrast the orange, one that seems to be twisted into a snarl. Behind the robot, some kind of sheath forms that seems to contain a knife! Back inside the robot, the screens fade to a view of outside as orange text appears on them!

WEAPON SPECCED ROBOT CREATED: CODENAME "SLASHER-SMASHER"

The conveyor belt under the robot moves it back onto the platform which starts to descend!

...Seriously? They're giving me a giant robot? Not very pretty one, either... *Circe sits back and waits to see where the conveyor belt takes her.*

[Blaze]

The woman and the teenager glance at each other in curiosity. Blair says, "Huh. ...is this what they pass for security back then?" Merah glances over at her, and smiles "...uh-huh! I bet they didn't expect anyone to be dumb enough to actually break in!" Ruffling Merah's hair, Blair proceeds through the door... ...the girl quickly skittering to catch up, and then takes the lead by several feet.

Sadly for Merah, the door just leads to a platform with guard rails so she can't run too far, something Blair is likely thankful for.

Said platform starts moving the moment the two sisters are on it, carrying them through the darkness before stopping... in front of a large silvery gray sphere! The inside of it is hollow, with two seats, one red and one blue. The red one is smaller.

Looking down, Elliot moved his hands, wrapping them around the levers, and then pressed his flat-bottomed, polished mary janes against the pedals. Lifting his head, he looked out along the hallway, and pulled the lever on the left, along with pushing that pedal, before releasing them and using the two on the right.

The mech starts to walk at a slow steady pace, swinging it's arms as it does. They soon arrive in a large room with several other drone robots waiting. The tinny synthesized voice rings out once more.

THIS MACHINE IS CAPABLE OF COMBAT. FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

It begins to spout a bunch of technobabble that Elliot has no hope of understanding without a degree in engineering.

"A support unit. That doesn't sounds good at all," said Maki as she tried to do what was told. She pushed the pedals to do a few kicks. "Maybe during battle I can open up the cockpit and shot out a ball of Turquoise."

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"Yellow....Well I have to be stupid to not know where this is going," said Mike as he walked towards the mecha. "I got to find a way to yell out Gurren Lagann."

Maki's robot responds, lashing out with kicks at the drones, knocking them down! A few try to dogpile her as she does though.

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As mentioned, inside the open mouth of the robot, a cockpit can be seen.

Mimi looks around nervously not really paying attention to where she is going when She accidentally trips over something and reaches forward to stop her fall...and her finger finds it's way into the niche in the plate..."Eeeeeeek"

Delphi looks the lab over, trying to take eveything in and not be distracted by the pull she is feeling..."Wow!!! All the scans I made of this place and this never showed up...What's this do?" ...Mimi's scream distracts her as she sticks a finger into the indentation on the wall plate

The pad start to glow as a spiral emanates from the indentation, indigo for Mimi and violet for Delphi. The doors open for each of them, leading to a platform with guardrails looking out into black emptiness

"Hn..." Usagi let out as she calmed down a little. Soon, she's doing as the instructions tell her to do.

Her mech starts running, a slight hop in it's steps as it does. It soon arrives in a large room with several silvery-gray drone robots.

THIS MACHINE WILL RESPOND TO YOUR WILL AS YOU MOVE THE HANDLES AND PEDALS. DESTROY THESE DRONES TO CONTINUE

...Seriously? They're giving me a giant robot? Not very pretty one, either... *Circe sits back and waits to see where the conveyor belt takes her.*

The platform carries Circe down, eventually stopping in a long will-lit hallway. More text flashes up on the screen

MOVE THE HANDLES AND PEDALS IN THE WAY THAT FEELS NATURAL TO MOVE