Vaudevillain
Chapter 99: Planning in Waves
While Dextras team started working on development, Dr. Zlo pulled his group together to begin planning their next scheme.
Alright, minions! Are you ready to help me design the most evil, most diabolical, and most heinous plan?
Hey, hold up, Im a hero remember? Oro joked.
A minor complication. Im sure we can turn you to the dark side soon. Ive been told there are cookies.
Sweet Dream snorted a laugh, which caused her to blush with embarrassment.
None of you heard that, she said.
All I heard was a cute laugh, Riptide said.
Shush.
Dr. Zlo spun in place, Flirt later! Right now, we have a bomb to create!
Taking his own advice, the villain opened his power tab and started brainstorming his idea. He knew what he wanted the bomb to do, but he needed the device to give heroes a fighting chance. That meant countdowns, fuses, and other gadgets.
We should head back to Skyline, Oro said. That way, we arent in the way of Dextra and the others.
Sounds like a plan, Sweet Dream said.
Titan should be on soon. Ill message him and have him bring a shuttle over, Oro said.
The player opened up his friends list and messaged Titan. It took a few minutes for the hero to arrive, so in the meantime, the group brainstormed ideas for the scheme.
I need to announce it to the world! Dr. Zlo started.
Meaning well need some sort of megaphone system, Sweet Dream answered.
If were planning to announce it in the game, Oro replied. Otherwise, we can record it and play it on our channel.
Why not do both, dudes? Riptide said. Recording a speech sounds like something Zlo would do.
Quite right. I will use my dastardly speech to throw the heroes off my scent. Well make them believe Im in one place when Im really in another. Muahaha! Dr. Zlo threw his head back and tossed his hands to the sky as he cackled.
Hes going all out today, Oro said.
He does seem more expressive, Sweet Dream said.
Of course! We can finally get started on my grand vision! Why wouldnt I be excited! Dr. Zlo answered.
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Everyone sat at the OOC lounge back in Skyline, Cass working behind the counter to make drinks. Mabel and Suitor sat to one side, the latter eating spoonfuls of ice cream offered by Mabel. Outside of the lounge loitered Jawbreaker and a few Jacques along with another of Riptides Shark minions. Jaws if Dylan remembered correctly.
He idly watched as the Jacques tried to use Jawbreaker as a human jungle gym, Jaws on the side trying to provoke the golden man into an arm-wrestling match. The sound of glass hitting the table pulled him back to his friends.
Alright, heres everyones drinks, Oro said. Whos ready to start this planning session?
Dylan stood and grabbed the whiteboard at the corner of the room. The lounge had been moved back into the skyscraper now that the foundations were laid. Mahogany wood lined the walls and floors, giving the area a polished feeling. The bar where Cass stood held a sleek, black countertop, the color of space.
Nice place, isnt it, Jack said, walking into the lounge and moving over to Dylan. I wasnt sure how I felt about making it so cozy, but it is a coffee shop.
Im more amazed at how fast this was built, Dylan answered.
A lot gets done when robots work twenty-four-seven, Jack answered. She looked over to the table where the others sat waiting, You planning to start something?
Going to plan out the tsunami scheme, wanna help?
Heck yeah, lead the way, my build-a-house friend.
Countdown Timer (1)
Dynamite (100 sticks)
Well d*mn, Dylan said.
What? everyone asked.
I need one hundred grams of phlebotinium if I want to make this thing.
Dude, what?! Riptide exclaimed. Weve gotten like ten grams at most!
It does sound like overkill, Oro said.
You know, Sweet Dream started, I wondered why there werent more world-ending threats out there. We cant be the only ones thinking about making weapons of mass destruction.
The candy villainess turned to Jack, What about your power?
Jack pulled a piece of paper from her inventory and activated her power. Words started to appear on the page, listing similar ingredients for the bomb. Jack erased the Phlebotinium requirement once it finished.
Nothing changed; I get a piddly splash instead of a giant wave.
She changed the explosive to TNT instead of dynamite and changed the measurement to tons.
One hundred tons of TNT doesnt get me anywhere either, she said.
Jack changed the number to a million tons.
Okay, one million tons of TNT would do it. But it would all have to go off at around the same time, and wed need to stockpile it.
Dude, that would take forever! Riptide complained.
For real, Oro said. And I dont think grinding to get one hundred grams of Phlebotinium would be any shorter.
If anything, it would be longer, Sweet Dream said.
The group sat around, stumped. After about a minute, Dylan spoke up, Maybe we can make it look like a tsunami bomb but use something else?
Like what? Jack asked.
Like a wave generator or a robot that lurks underwater and makes a big wave, but we build one for each city and have them go off at the same time?
That could work, Oro said.
Dude, we could make a submarine that causes waves, and each of us could control one and be bosses! Riptide said excitedly.
Dr. Zlos sub of doom, Sweet Dreams sweet U-boat, and Riptides surfing submersible, Sweet Dream said.
I love it! Riptide grabbed his girlfriend and pulled her into a hug.
Ack! Calm down!
Wait, if we do it that way, couldnt we add more cities? Oro said.
Technically, yeah, Jack said. But the more cities we have, the more we have to plan.
What if I made a smaller bomb, and placed a ton of fakes around the cities to throw people off. Make them spend time looking while the timer ticks down, and anyone who finds out can come and face me on my zeppelin.
Zeppelin? Jack asked.
Dylan shrugged, It seems the most thematically appropriate.
Ha! You inside a giant blimp, taunting heroes below. That sounds like a good time, Oro said.
Chapter 399: 99: Planning in Waves
While Dextras team started working on development, Dr. Zlo pulled his group together to begin planning their next scheme.
Alright, minions! Are you ready to help me design the most evil, most diabolical, and most heinous plan?
Hey, hold up, Im a hero remember? Oro joked.
A minor complication. Im sure we can turn you to the dark side soon. Ive been told there are cookies.
Sweet Dream snorted a laugh, which caused her to blush with embarrassment.
None of you heard that, she said.
All I heard was a cute laugh, Riptide said.
Shush.
Dr. Zlo spun in place, Flirt later! Right now, we have a bomb to create!
Taking his own advice, the villain opened his power tab and started brainstorming his idea. He knew what he wanted the bomb to do, but he needed the device to give heroes a fighting chance. That meant countdowns, fuses, and other gadgets.
We should head back to Skyline, Oro said. That way, we arent in the way of Dextra and the others.
Sounds like a plan, Sweet Dream said.
Titan should be on soon. Ill message him and have him bring a shuttle over, Oro said.
The player opened up his friends list and messaged Titan. It took a few minutes for the hero to arrive, so in the meantime, the group brainstormed ideas for the scheme.
I need to announce it to the world! Dr. Zlo started.
Meaning well need some sort of megaphone system, Sweet Dream answered.
If were planning to announce it in the game, Oro replied. Otherwise, we can record it and play it on our channel.
Why not do both, dudes? Riptide said. Recording a speech sounds like something Zlo would do.
Quite right. I will use my dastardly speech to throw the heroes off my scent. Well make them believe Im in one place when Im really in another. Muahaha! Dr. Zlo threw his head back and tossed his hands to the sky as he cackled.
He does seem more expressive, Sweet Dream said.
Of course! We can finally get started on my grand vision! Why wouldnt I be excited! Dr. Zlo answered.
__
Everyone sat at the OOC lounge back in Skyline, Cass working behind the counter to make drinks. Mabel and Suitor sat to one side, the latter eating spoonfuls of ice cream offered by Mabel. Outside of the lounge loitered Jawbreaker and a few Jacques along with another of Riptides Shark minions. Jaws if Dylan remembered correctly.
He idly watched as the Jacques tried to use Jawbreaker as a human jungle gym, Jaws on the side trying to provoke the golden man into an arm-wrestling match. The sound of glass hitting the table pulled him back to his friends.
Alright, heres everyones drinks, Oro said. Whos ready to start this planning session?
Dylan stood and grabbed the whiteboard at the corner of the room. The lounge had been moved back into the skyscraper now that the foundations were laid. Mahogany wood lined the walls and floors, giving the area a polished feeling. The bar where Cass stood held a sleek, black countertop, the color of space.
Nice place, isnt it, Jack said, walking into the lounge and moving over to Dylan. I wasnt sure how I felt about making it so cozy, but it is a coffee shop.
Im more amazed at how fast this was built, Dylan answered.
A lot gets done when robots work twenty-four-seven, Jack answered. She looked over to the table where the others sat waiting, You planning to start something?
Going to plan out the tsunami scheme, wanna help?
Heck yeah, lead the way, my build-a-house friend.
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Tsunami BombCountdown Timer (1)
Dynamite (100 sticks)
Well d*mn, Dylan said.
What? everyone asked.
I need one hundred grams of phlebotinium if I want to make this thing.
Dude, what?! Riptide exclaimed. Weve gotten like ten grams at most!
You know, Sweet Dream started, I wondered why there werent more world-ending threats out there. We cant be the only ones thinking about making weapons of mass destruction.
The candy villainess turned to Jack, What about your power?
Jack pulled a piece of paper from her inventory and activated her power. Words started to appear on the page, listing similar ingredients for the bomb. Jack erased the Phlebotinium requirement once it finished.
Nothing changed; I get a piddly splash instead of a giant wave.
She changed the explosive to TNT instead of dynamite and changed the measurement to tons.
One hundred tons of TNT doesnt get me anywhere either, she said.
Jack changed the number to a million tons.
Okay, one million tons of TNT would do it. But it would all have to go off at around the same time, and wed need to stockpile it.
Dude, that would take forever! Riptide complained.
For real, Oro said. And I dont think grinding to get one hundred grams of Phlebotinium would be any shorter.
If anything, it would be longer, Sweet Dream said.
The group sat around, stumped. After about a minute, Dylan spoke up, Maybe we can make it look like a tsunami bomb but use something else?
Like what? Jack asked.
Like a wave generator or a robot that lurks underwater and makes a big wave, but we build one for each city and have them go off at the same time?
That could work, Oro said.
Dude, we could make a submarine that causes waves, and each of us could control one and be bosses! Riptide said excitedly.
Dr. Zlos sub of doom, Sweet Dreams sweet U-boat, and Riptides surfing submersible, Sweet Dream said.
I love it! Riptide grabbed his girlfriend and pulled her into a hug.
Ack! Calm down!
Technically, yeah, Jack said. But the more cities we have, the more we have to plan.
What if I made a smaller bomb, and placed a ton of fakes around the cities to throw people off. Make them spend time looking while the timer ticks down, and anyone who finds out can come and face me on my zeppelin.
Zeppelin? Jack asked.
Dylan shrugged, It seems the most thematically appropriate.
Ha! You inside a giant blimp, taunting heroes below. That sounds like a good time, Oro said.
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