Chapter 653: VV4, 47 - New Gear Same Theme

VV4, 47 - New Gear Same Theme

Okay, new gadgets, Dylan said. I guess the question is what do I have right now?

Laser monocle, top hat drone, robot gloves, magic cane, and your button bombs I think, Jack said.

That cant be it, can it? Dylan asked. I swear Ive used more than that.

Sure, but not consistently, Jack said. And to be fair you probably dont want too much variety anyway. Theres only so much you can keep track of.

Yeah, youre right, Dylan said.

I bet my powers could combine your top hat and gloves, Jack said. And while your laser is strong its kinda slow.

It has to be slow, Dylan countered. If it was fast my foes couldnt see their death coming.

Jack chuckled. Yeah, alright. What about changing the cane again? Maybe add different spells? Or make it use one strong one. You never really use your disintegration ability.

Its too slow compared to everything else, Dylan said. Most of the time Im reacting to something and turning the tables thanks to some brilliant invention.

What if we lean into that? Jack asked. Whats a weapon that seems slow but unstoppable when it goes off?

A time bomb, Dylan said.

Something more pointed and less destructive.

Dylan shrugged. Not sure off the top of my head. A steamroller?

Then lets go the opposite direction, Jack said. What if you made gadgets that worked fast but did little in the way of damage? Like your shrink ray or the gender bender gun. The goal would be to disorient and then you can have your minions clean up.

Or other villains, Dylan mused.

And if we combined a few of your inventions with my power you could probably get a strong enough minion, Jack said. And a smart enough one too.

I see one problem with that, Dylan said. If we make this creation there is, in no uncertain terms, a hundred percent chance that this minion turns on us.

Oh?

Dylan continued. Its villain law. If we make a Frankensteins monster then said monster will eventually turn on us while we scream, you will obey me for I am your creator!

Hasnt happened with any of your other minions, Jack pointed out. And Quartet doesnt count. You made him to do that.

Well, the Jacques are your generic mook, nowhere near individual enough, Dylan said. And then Cass, Mabel, and the others hold leadership roles. What we make would be a grunt that we send out to fight our battles.

Jack pouted. Fine, scratch the monster idea.

I like the idea of disorienting weapons though, Dylan said. I could easily see it fitting with the theme. Shrink rays, hypnotizing monocles, maybe a device that turns your knees and elbows around.

Jack winced at the last one. That sounds nasty.

There wouldnt be any pain, Dylan said. Just a sudden realization that your knees are bending backward.

Dylan thought about it. Actually, Im surprised I havent heard of someone doing it before.

Thats because no on else has your sick and twisted mind, Jack teased. What about time stasis bubbles or something?

Ooh, I like that, Dylan said. I bet it would need a lot of Phlebotinium though.

Or more Sciencium than a person knows what to do with? Jack asked innocently.

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Dylan laughed. Okay, you got me there. I do have a lot of it just sitting around in storage containers.

Speaking of, did you see the upcoming patch notes leak? Jack asked.

Dylan chuckled as he opened his power tab while Jack moved toward the corner of the room where he kept random materials that the Jacques brought back every once and a while on excursions. The screen appeared in front of him, masking his vision.

He typed in his first idea, the power draining monocle. It took a few iterations to get it right considering how specific he wanted the invention to be, but eventually the AI figured it out.

Power-Draining Monocle!

An evil device invented by the fiendish Dr. Zlo! This terrible invention fires a thin laser filled with the villains patented Zloquasars! These particles will soak the target upon making contact with anything magical, super, or generally all around exceptional, neutering a portion of its power for a duration! With enough Zloquasars a foe will be rendered completely mundane! Unable to call forth the strength that makes them heroic!

Zlonium (5g)

Pocket Particle Collider (1)

Shield (1)

Monocle (1)

Phlebotinium (1g) or Sciencium (100g)

Hey Jack? Dylan asked.

Mhm? Jack answered.

You wouldnt happen to have a pocket particle collider around, would you? he continued.

No, the need to quantumly measure something is surprisingly something that doesnt come up that often, Jack answered.

Well, thats definitely one thing were going to have to either make or find, Dylan said. The monocle needs it.

I bet all your inventions are going to need something like that, Jack pointed out.

Probably, Dylan admitted.

He turned back to his power tab, entering in the time stop button bombs.

Dilly-Dally Detonators!

A truly dastardly invention by the great Dr. Zlo! These fiendish devices, when detonated, craft a bubble of pure slow in the vicinity! Those caught inside will find their speed reduced and abilities slowed! Yes! It is as everything inside is procrastinating on a school research paper!

Assignment Deadline (1)

Button (1)

Handheld Particle Accelerator (1)

Lazy Excuse (1)

Phlebotinium (1) or Sciencium (100g)

Dylan snickered at his joke on the end. Even if no one else was going to see it he still got a kick out of it.

Well need a handheld particle accelerator too, he told Jack.

Good thing they come as a two for one special, Jack joked.

Well figure something out, Im sure, Dylan answered.

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