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Yes absolutely correct, have enough to extend our community for another year, we'll see where we land after that. The new domain has already been put up and while the servers are not put up to reflect that, I'm just waiting on the image as each day I purchase in advance is a day way lose near the end. I'd like to try and put it online as close to May 2nd as comfortably possible. That said the Gofundme is still up and all funds will go into a side account to put towards the future of CBUB. Let's not say our goodbyes just yet5 points
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Huh, last I checked, the current lease, if it's not renewed, should actually run out in April: So, unless something's changed since Fox made this post, barring someone else taking over right after the fact, we may actually have just over another month. Also, we may want to give IKA a chance at running things, since he's been taking steps to give it a shot.5 points
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So, as you all may know by now, the CBUB is either going to shut down, or get transferred over to new ownership in March. In case the site does go into shutdown, I thought I would go ahead and make this topic. Well, I have enjoyed being back on the site. It has been nice seeing old friends again, as well as making new ones. I was glad I was able to work more on my Zombie Power Rangers arc. Sorry to say I won’t be able to finish it. I have enjoyed reading the matches that were made by other writers. The Fantasy Seasons were really good. Happy to see characters that I have added over the years were being used in matches. I am going to miss the CBUB. But who knows, maybe the site will run another year or more. We’ll just see how things go. If this is the end, I would like to say goodbye to everyone. You all are great people. 🙂4 points
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Hello everyone, I wanted to update all of you about the goings on. CBUB and the Forums - will be switching to MagneticFerret.com in the coming days. MOST of how the site is experienced now will remain the same with only some minimal changes. The Logo will be changed, some rules will be switch up and the website WILL contain targeted ads. Updates to the site will come slow at first while I attempt to learn the code, It has been some time since I fully delved into code and I don't want to make any mistakes that will be a hinderance, so changes will only be made when they are done so with confidence. Everything should be ported over so there should be nothing to worry about things missing. I would like to extend an extra bit of gratitude to Fox as he is allowing the site to live on even though he is retiring from the website, he could have simply closed up shop and taken the site with him. It would have been way easier for him to do that. He is not charging for me to take the site off his hands either so this is only possible due him being completely selfless. All that being said, I will do my best to keep or corner of the net as close as possible to the way we know and love it to be. Please feel free to ask questions below and I will answer them as I know the answer myself! Thanks, IKA3 points
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To be fair, it took some pretty extraordinary happenings in the world for that to come about. It wasn't a planned thing. People wanted something to do during lockdown. I do think the folks that have been playing around here over the last couple years and participating in the contests have been entertained. And now they are going to take it forward and do whatever they want with it, as I retire once more. Thanks!3 points
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Well, that certainly was a close one. Happy to see it. I'll start work on the next one soon.3 points
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Codpiece would simply blow open the door to the museum and escape while disorienting the police officers using his sonic weapon. He'll punch anyone who gets in his way. He'll rocket them. He's unstoppable. Stilt Man stands no chance.3 points
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Wait, I won? Well, what do you know? After making four semis and three straight finals, I finally lucked up and won one of these things. 😛 First of all, I want to thank everyone who's competed in these Fantasy Drafts and made good picks and fun, compelling arguments for their characters. Also, thank you for those that had enough faith in my picks and arguments to allow me to get the win this time out. Also, thank you to Movie-Brat to making such a good Draft team that allowed to to make your first Draft final. To be honest, a couple of these match-ups could've gone either way, votes-wise. Definitely nothing for you to be ashamed of, man.3 points
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This has been one hell of a CBUB debate. Really a good throwdown. I'm siding with Raphael argument. Cass is the physical underdog and fighting out of her weight class. Nothing unusual for her but we are using MMA rules, so I think that favors Raph. Even if slightly.3 points
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THE BOTTOM LINE Andel Sanap: Welcome back, everyone! This match has gone on for longer than expected, but we appear to be in the homestretch. Team Mortal Kombat has taken control of the Gorge, while Team Forever Red has been forced through the portal to TCC Arena. Al Rossi: The Gorge is littered with the bodies of various Rangers. I think I see Mack’s head over there by the remains of Cyrax. Meanwhile, it appears that Tommy, Jason, and Shane are the last three standing in TCC Arena. They’ve finished off Baraka and D’Vorah, and Cassie and Jacqui are down for the count, as well. Andel Sanap: Raiden, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Shao Kahn, and Mileena appear to be at impasse. They’re arguing by the portal. Shao Kahn: Enough of this, Raiden! Let’s go through the portal and finish this battle! Raiden: Shao Kahn! We don’t know how many of the Rangers are left in the arena! Sub-Zero: Raiden is right. We need to plan our attack. Shao Kahn: Bah! Cowards! All of you! Mileena! On to our final victory! Mileena: By your will, Shao Kahn! Al Rossi: But look on the other side of the portal! Tommy and Jason are standing on either side with swords drawn, and Shane has the Hawk Blaster! Mileena charges through the portal and… Mileena: ARRRRGH! Andel Sanap: And Mileena is down! Shao Kahn is right behind her but the other two Rangers strike with their blades! Al Rossi: And now Shane is getting to the act with his own sword! Shao Kahn swings his hammer wildly in a rage but the Rangers are just moving too quick for him! Blow after blow and Kahn is staggering! Shane and Jason grab a hold the Kahn by his arms! Jason Scott Lee (Mighty Morphin’): Tommy! Now! Tommy Oliver (Zeo): Alright! HYAH! Andel Sanap: By the Force! Connects with the Zeo V Flying Kick! Sparks fly and down goes the Kahn! Al Rossi: But out of the portal! Raiden, Sub-Zero, and Scorpion! Raiden blasts all three Rangers with lightning and sends them sprawling down the pyramid! Andel Sanap: Jason gets snagged with the kunai! Scorpion: Get over here! Al Rossi: Yanked in close and decapitated for the kill! Meanwhile Sub-Zero freezes Shane and smashes him into pieces! Tommy’s back on his feet but the end has got to be near! Raiden: You have fought valiantly, Tommy Oliver. Stand down and surrender. Tommy Oliver (Zeo): Sorry, Raiden. But a Power Ranger never surrenders! HYAH! Andel Sanap: Mr. Oliver charges ahead! He isn’t going down without a…By the Force! Al Rossi: Frozen to the ground by Sub-Zero! And nailed in the chest by the kunai! Raiden’s hand is glowing again and… ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP! Referee: Winner: Team Mortal Kombat! Andel Sanap: Now that was most definitely a fatality. Al Rossi: That’s for sure, Andel. Mercy is going to be working overtime after this one. But Raiden, Sub-Zero, and Scorpion are the last men standing, and secure victory for their team. For Philippa Forrester and Andel Sanap, I’m Al Rossi saying good night for the Gorge! Frost: Ugh! Why wasn’t I used for this fight? Rita Repulsa: Ah, shut up, sister!3 points
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I see Vandal Savage coming out on top in this scenario and thus becoming a worthy arch nemesis for Nancy Drew who then devotes her entire life and several books to finally taking down the ageless criminal.3 points
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SEASON 9, ROUND 10 Zombies (World War Z) Slot: The Team's Cannon Fodder Season Wins: 0 Season Losses: 1 Fantasy Team Page Read more about Zombies (World War Z) at this Wiki Official Site: Paramount Pictures Ewoks Slot: The Team's Cannon Fodder Season Wins: 0 Season Losses: 1 Fantasy Team Page Read more about Ewoks at this Wiki Official Site: Lucasfilm LTD Battle Terrain Cannon Fodder Challenge: Arena Free For All3 points
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Mojo is the kind of villain to explain his master plan to the Barista at Starbucks. A brick wall could expose this scheme.3 points
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THE BOTTOM LINE Al Rossi: Frat Fox draws two pistols but Pack Fox delivers a kick that sends them both flying! Andel Sanap: No curving bullets in this rematch! Miss Xanatos swings but Frat Fox dodges! Kicks to the knee of Miss Xanatos! Al Rossi: Pack Fox screams in pain! Frat with a right hand to the head of Pack! The crowd going nuts as the two ladies battle closer to the ropes! Another right! And a left to the gut of Pack! She’s really in trouble, Andel! Andel Sanap: Yes, Al. The assassin has Miss Xanatos literally on the ropes! Frat walks across the ring, now is charging towards Miss Xanatos with arm raised! Al Rossi: Going for a lariat! WHOA! Pack grabbed the arm and pulled Frat out with her! Both Foxes to the floor! Andel Sanap: Very resourceful by Miss Xanatos! Amazing how committed she is to wanting to defeat the assassin. Al Rossi: Hey! The Bunker ain’t big enough for two Foxes! Frat Fox is the first to her feet and YOWCH! Sends Pack right into the ring ropes! The ref is looking on, ready to start the 10 count. But Pack pulls herself up before the ref has a chance! Andel Sanap: But now she’s fallen down next to the skirt of the ring. The assassin is coming in again and BY THE FORCE! Al Rossi: Singapore cane! Pack Fox grabbed it out from under the ring! Caught Frat right in the face! Andel Sanap: The assassin staggers backwards as Miss Xanatos continues laying in shots! They’re heading toward the crowd! Al Rossi: Our fans need to get out of the way! The combatants head into the first row of chairs! Another cane strike to the back of Frat! She’s got a chair and swings! Andel Sanap: A thunderous blow! Knocking the cane out of Miss Xanatos’ hands! And another to the head! Miss Xanatos is down! Al Rossi: Frat tosses the chair to the ground is disgust. She motions to the ref to start the count! The ref checks on Pack Fox, and now begins to count. Andel Sanap: You can see the frustration on the face of Frat Fox. She is a trained assassin, I’m sure she thought she’d wouldn’t have had nearly as much difficulty with Miss Xanatos as she has had thus far. Al Rossi: The ref at 5! 6! Pack Fox is pushing herself up to her knees. Now to one knee. That’s enough to break the count! Frat grabs the fallen cane! She swings it down andSHE CAUGHT IT! Pack Fox caught the cane, stopping it inches from her head! Andel Sanap: Such resilience! Miss Xanatos yanks on the cane, drawing in the assassin close enough to deliver a punch to the jaw! She spins with the cane sending the stunned Frat Fox into the ring post! Al Rossi: Now Pack Fox is throwing away the cane! She’s got the chair! Frat is still shaken from that collision! She turns and YOWCH! Andel Sanap: BY THE FORCE! A brutal headshot from Miss Xanatos! And again! The assassin is down! Al Rossi: The ref’s waving Pack Fox off! He’s starting the count! But it might be academic at this point! Frat is just twitching on the concrete! Andel Sanap: It may indeed all be over, Al! Referee: 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! Ring the bell! Winner: Fox Xanatos! Al Rossi: What a finish, Andel! Andel Sanap: Yes, and what a pair of battles! I truly hope that the Fox we are honoring tonight enjoyed these tributes. They have been the one who has allowed the TCC and our organization to be able to exist. By allowing individuals from across the multiverse to come together, they have created places where anyone can create their own stories and worlds. And for that, may I say, @Fox, may the Force be with you! Al Rossi: Amen, partner! Thanks, @Fox, for all your work to make matches like this possible! We can only hope to keep it going and continue creating great action for all you fight fans out there! So until next time, for Andel Sanap, Philippa Forrester, Chloe Bourgeois, Justin Roberts, and Mercy, I’m Al Rossi saying so long from the Bunker! Fox: David? Are you here? Hmm. Nothing like coming home from a good day’s work. Even if you don’t remember where you’ve been. Crowley: Oh, don’t worry, darlin’. We know where you’ve been. Fox: Crowley! Mr. McMahon! Mr. Pegasus?! What are you doing here? Are you here to see David? Mr. McMahon: Shut up, lady! Don’t play cute with us! We watched the whole thing! Did you really think you could work for those traitors and we wouldn’t know about it?! Maximillian Pegasus: Now, Vinny. I’m sure Fox didn’t mean to embarrass us. But we really can’t have people so close to the Nine consorting with the enemy, can we? Fox: Now wait a minute! What are you saying? Crowley: We’re saying that you’ve been a bad girl. Now it’s time to take your medicine. Miss America? Fox: Aargh! Get off of me! Let go of me! Tell her to let go! Crowley: What do you think lads? Shall we have our lady friend break our vixen’s arm, her neck? Mr. McMahon: Or we have her do that freezing spell again! Yeah! Freeze her! Then shatter her into a million pieces! David Xanatos: Don’t you think that would make too much of a mess? Fox: David! Stay back! Maximillian Pegasus: Well, well. So glad you could join us, Davey boy. You’re just in time for Fox to get her just deserts. Mr. McMahon: And consider yourself lucky you don’t get the same, Xanatos! Some genius you are! Letting your wife run off to the Bunker without even knowing about it! David Xanatos: Not really. I did know about it. In fact, I wanted her to go. Crowley: Are you off your rocker?! You sent your wife to that nerd barn without telling us?! Maximillian Pegasus: Crowley. Let him speak. I for one would really like to know what this is all about. Fox: David, stop! He didn’t tell me anything! You didn’t even know I got the invitation! David Xanatos: Not necessarily. I had heard rumors of Fox’s retirement, and had concluded that Sanap, Rossi, and the rest would be sentimental enough to put on a match with fox archetypes. I knew you would never turn down a challenge, darling. But in order to make sure you accepted the invitation despite it being against my wishes, I needed help from my little friend here. Mr. McMahon: What the hell is that thing? Crowley: A bloody dream crystal! Jareth, that poncy twit! David Xanatos: Now, now, Crowley. That’s no way to talk about the goblin that played a role in helping us bring about the end of this underground fight club once and for all. Sanap and Rossi had made no attempts to hide the fact that they were wiping the minds of people who went to the Bunker to keep it secret. I simply deduced that they would also engage in telepathic scans before the battle to prevent spies. They would have been able to detect if Fox was acting under orders from me. But if I used this crystal to implant a dream in Fox’s mind, a desire to defeat the Fox from the Fraternity of Assassins, then her presence would’ve been chalked up to her competitive nature. Mr. McMahon: So, your wife won two fights. So what? We still don’t know where the damned Bunker is! David Xanatos: Actually, Vince, we do. I didn’t just call on the aid of King Jareth. I also enlisted Lord Rassilon. Using his Time Lord technology, I surreptitiously injected Fox with a tracker. A tracker that was engineered to be just out of temporal synch by a few seconds. It’s completely undetectable, unless you know where, and when, to look. The longer Fox stayed in the Bunker, the more time I had to triangulate it’s location. Which means, gentlemen, we now know where our troublemakers are hiding. Maximillian Pegasus: Hmm hmm hmm. Well played, Davey boy. Well played, indeed. Mr. McMahon: Pegasus! He went behind the backs of the Nine! Maximillian Pegasus: And he’s handed us the Bunker on a silver platter. Let’s not be poor sports, shall we? You will be rewarded for your work, Davey boy. David Xanatos: Let’s start by having Miss America let go of Fox. Maximillian Pegasus: Oh, of course! You heard the man, Crowley. Crowley: Hmph. Fine. Release her. Fox: Oh! Oh, David! David Xanatos: I’ve got you, my dear. You’re safe now. Fox: Yes, I know. With you. Mr. McMahon: Oh, enough of this! Let’s send Miss America, Mongul, and Crowley with a squad of troopers and tear the Bunker apart! David Xanatos: Let’s not be hasty, Vince. These people will be on high alert after letting Fox into their midst. They’ll be expecting an attack. Let them settle into complacency. Then we strike hard, and bring them all in. Maximillian Pegasus: Haha! Brilliant, Davey boy! Those traitors won’t now what hit them! Crowley: Yeah, yeah. Bloody brilliant. Thanks for the Memories, @Fox!2 points
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I didn't know the site was back up!! Damn been nearly 10 years since I was last here, I see some familiar names, hope you all are doing well!2 points
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This is your opportunity to start off with a memorable and marketable domain name. It really can't be overstated how important the choice of your domain name is. Just sayin'.2 points
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Pretty good set-up, Movie-Brat. The heroes seem to be cleaning house against the Cybermen whenever they're working as a group. As for the match, Wanda should probably win this easily. Machines and A.I. in fiction tend to generally operate on probabilities and a sense of logic. Not a good combination to use against someone whose main power is to magically alter probabilities.2 points
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Almost missed this. Good set-up, Russ. Good move to have the Prince think to use Yamcha's greed to sway him. As for the match, since the Prince has fought Bane before, it's safe to assume he knows his main weakness. Exploiting it won't be easy, though, but the Prince does have previous experience here.2 points
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Meh, Sub Zero isn't all that. I don't think he could survive Mordor with all the Orcs, Goblins and Wraiths. 😆2 points
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Artemis was also revered and worshiped by soldiers, and you can count the Spartans and Athenians amongst them. "Besides their military training, it was customary for warriors to sacrifice a goat to Artemis on the front lines of the army where the enemy was in view before unleashing an attack" (Artemis and her Cult) "At Sparta and Athens (after the Battle of Marathon of 490 BCE), Artemis was worshipped as Artemis Agrotera and regarded as a goddess of battle, a goat being sacrificed to her before an engagement by the Spartans and an annual 500 offered to the goddess by the Athenians." (WorldHistory.org) So essentially, an army of these: vs an army of these: No other reason than I wanted to post these two awesome pics. 😁2 points
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Definitely was. I'll never forget that moment when Malcolm Reynolds piloted the TARDIS through the Stargate to face the Borg, and they nearly shot him down with their M41A pulse rifles, but Sam Beckett intervenes at the last second.... phew, it was emotional.2 points
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Kida wish she was hot as Chel. 😄 You and me, outside now. 🤼♂️2 points
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Is this really a question? Whichever team Hulk is on wins obviously.2 points
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Looks like there is quite a bit of coding I'll need to do in order to increase the number of Slots. And I'll need to do some testing. I can't provide any particular time / date when the draft will be open. It opens when it opens. Thanks!2 points
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Since Triton should have all the abilities Ursula had with the Trident, that means he can make himself as huge as the Leviathan and crack it open like a lobster! My votes for Triton.2 points
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The reality is that the site has been running for over a year with no issues until a couple people decided to use my writing tournament to push their political views. It's completely inexplicable. We don't even talk about those topics here. With so many other websites out there for that kind of thing, why here? Anyways, the kind of people who are going to do that need to go elsewhere.2 points
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Heh, I vividly remember Tinker Bell convincing the Lost Boys to attack a "Wendybird" in the first Peter Pan Disney film. The chick's definitely had murderous intent before.2 points
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Mr. Miyagi did the prompt basically to a T in the Karate Kid though. He took a kid who was pretty much a talentless screw-up and trained him better than people who had been training in martial arts for years. That's literally the prompt. Apollo only trained someone who already had incredibly good fundamentals and just needed help with the specifics of boxing. Miyagi effectively already did the prompt, Apollo really hasn't, so Miyagi should win2 points
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I have gone through the list of your suggestions here and picked out some. Season 11 should be interesting.2 points
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THE BOTTOM LINE Linus and Rusty briskly walked through the corridors of the MGM Grand. The both carried leatherbound suitcases in their left hands as they made their way to the elevators. “Livingston, our exit better be clear,” said Rusty into his com, but all he got back was static. The elevator doors opened to reveal Dylan, Merritt, and Jack. “Going down, gentlemen?” asked Dylan. “Come on, Dylan, I wanted to say that,” pouted Merritt. Linus looked nervously at Rusty. “Any ideas?” “Look, we told you guys already,” said Rusty. “We told you to stay out of our way in Stamford. We told you to stay out of our way in LA. You guys are good, but this is our score.” Jack slipped a card out of his sleeve and into his hand ready to throw. “Yeah, we’re not okay with that. You’ve already got the vault and the yacht. How about we take the money and we call it even?” “We don’t have time for this. The security guards will be coming to any minute,” Linus stammered. Merritt took a step forward with a friendly smile. “That’s okay there, buddy. How about you just take a moment to wonder and wander through the wondrous wave of my worldly words as you SLEEP.” Merritt snapped his fingers and Linus fell to the ground unconscious. “Linus!” shouted Rusty. Jack hurled the card and clipped Rusty’s hand, causing him to cry out in pain and drop his case. Merritt quickly picked up both cases. “Just a little suggestion I put in his head while he was distracted by Henley at the docks. Don’t worry, he’ll be back on his feet in no time.” Jack and Merritt backed into the elevator as Dylan looked disappointed into Rusty’s glaring face. “We didn’t want to get rough with you people. But if it’s the only way to make sure this money goes where it can do the most good…” Shouts rang out from around the corner. “Dylan! We need to move!” shouted Jack. Dylan gave a nod to Merritt who rolled his eyes. “Feel the freeing flow and force of my words and AWAKE.” Another snap of his fingers and Linus shook himself into wakefulness. Rusty ran to his side as the elevator doors closed. “You good?” asked Rusty. “I think so,” said Linus. “Um what am I doing on the floor?” Rusty helped Linus up as the security came around the corner. “I’ll explain later,” he said and slammed the fire alarm. The MGM Grand was instantly filled with blaring sirens. The elevator car the Horsemen rode jolted to a halt. “Damn it!” Jack groaned. Dylan quickly scanned the roof of the car. “Merritt, you help Jack try to open the top so we can go through the shaft. I’ll take the door.” Merritt hunched over to allow Jack to hop on his shoulders. “Is this a bad time to tell you you’ve been putting on weight?” asked Merritt. “Shut up!” A firetruck quickly rolled up to the MGM Grand, and started extending it’s ladder. A crowd of revelers was pouring out of the hotel and casino, including Vince McMahon. “What the hell is going around here?!” he growled at the nearest Grand employee. “I’m sorry, sir. There may be a fire in one of the rooms. Please proceed to the guest safety area to check in.” “I don’t give a damn about fires! My money is in there! I’ve got people telling me someone may be trying to steal my money!” The fireman at the wheel of the truck turned to another fireman standing at the base of the ladder. “Alright, get up that ladder.” “I still don’t see why I have to go up the ladder.” “Because I’m driving the truck, pal!” “Who are you calling pal, friend?” “Just shut up and get up the ladder!” Meanwhile, Jack, Dylan and Merritt crawled out of the elevator and slowly crawled down the cables. “Henley! Daniel!” Dylan called over his com. “Head for the elevators on 7th floor. We’re working our way down to you.” Merritt gave a wary look down the shaft. “Otherwise, you can find us at the bottom floor. I’ll be the better-looking pile of goo.” Reuben and Saul slowly made their way to the concierge desk of the MGM Grand, followed by an older hotel employee pushing a luggage cart. “Pardon us, miss. We’d like to check out now.” Lula stood up from the desk in an MGM uniform smiling broadly. “Did you enjoy your stay?” Suddenly the cart tipped over, causing all the luggage to fall over the floor. Reuben and Saul froze for a second before rushing to the pile. “Careful with those! Seriously, where’d you learn to push that thing?” Thaddeus quickly started resetting the luggage as Lula ran over to help. “Sorry, gentlemen, it’s just these sirens are so loud.” Lula quickly picked up to suitcases from the pile and switched them with two others. She then returned to desk. “So sorry for the inconvenience. Hope you enjoyed your stay at the MGM Grand!” The ladder of the firetruck smashed through a window and Linus and Rusty climbed out to meet Turk. “Right this way, folks. Please make your way down the ladder in an orderly fashion…” Rusty pushed past him as he hurried down the ladder. “Livingston! Do we have eyes on Yen?” Livingston’s voice rang clear over the coms. “He’s on the other side of the casino! He’s on his way down! You’ll need to be in position!” The elevator doors opened and Daniel and Henley lifted Dylan, Jack, and Merritt out of the shaft. “Do you have the rig set?” asked Dylan as he handed them the cases. “All ready to go,” said Henley. The five magicians rushed to the window and a rock-climbing rig. They quickly hooked themselves up and started their way out the window. The fire truck sped off down the street, splashing a puddle on Mr. McMahon. “Come back here! You can’t do that to me! I’m Vince McMahon, damn it!” In all the chaos, the Horsemen made their way down the MGM Grand and landed on the ground by a station wagon. Lula was at the wheel, and waved at them. “Hey, strangers! Need a lift?” The Horsemen piled into the car and drove off. “We made it!” laughed Henley. “We got the money!” Daniel opened up one of the briefcases and froze. “Don’t be too sure of that.” He poured the contents on the floor of the van. “Newspaper clippings?!” groaned Merritt. “They got us with that gag?!” Lula grinned as she nodded at Thaddeus. “Don’t worry, Merritt. We picked up your slack. Thaddeus had been watching these guys for weeks. He figured they had already gotten the money from McMahon, then they just put on a fake heist that we would intercept.” Thaddeus smiled at Lula, and picked up the two cases they had gotten from Saul and Reuben. “So, while you were dealing with their distraction, we got our hands on the money.” He clicked the fasteners of the cases and opened it to reveal… “MORE CLIPPINGS?!” Jack shouted. “I don’t believe this!” “Now hang on a second,” said Daniel. “If none of these guys had the money, who has the money?” Dylan’s face went pale, then he turned to Lula. “Lula! Get us back to the Grand! Now!” On the other side of the MGM Grand, the Amazing Yen slowly climbed down the wall hand over hand. He wore a backpack as he made his way to the ground where the firetruck waited for him. Danny Ocean gave a look of approval as Yen ran to him with the backpack. Yen handed the backpack to Danny, who opened it to reveal two leatherbound briefcases. “You didn’t have any trouble getting these, Yen?” Danny asked. Yen responded by raising a finger. The Horsemen’s station wagon pulled up just in time to see the 11 putting on firefighter’s protective gear and climbing on the truck. Danny looked at the van and saw the stunned faces of the Horsemen. He smiled, shrugged, lowered the protective visor of his helmet and jumped on the truck. “Well,” said Dylan. “You can’t say they aren’t good.” Merritt pushed the door open of the station wagon and climbed out as the truck drove off. “You smug jerks! You couldn’t let us have just one?!” he fumed. Merritt grabbed a card from his pocket and threw it…only for it to flutter to the ground a few feet away from him. Dylan shook his head. “Merritt. Let it go. Get in the van.” Merritt pulled down the brim of his hat, and grumbled as he returned to his seat and slammed the door shut.2 points
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I think Holdo gets a bit of unfair criticism. Poe absolutely had the correct tactical analysis on taking out the dreadnought, but it might have been strategically incorrect. As a result of his insubordination she has to deal with a loose cannon that is Poe who thinks there is no plan. You do not need to share a covert plan with a flight leader who has shown himself to be insubordinate. THAT SAID... She then has to deal with a mutiny which she does a poor job of. I think Picard can more than improve on her leadership style by helping instill proper discipline and professionalism as that was where she was lacking. It would be inappropriate for a CO to sass Poe the way she did, and she did have a mutiny under her leadership. Edit: I personally would have loved Leia to make the sacrifice and have a combative relationship between Resistance Command and their top Ace. I think it would have made for interesting storytelling.2 points
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A bit unexpected in the results of the last one, but as always, you've do manage to find ways to rebound from any of the Turtles' losses or draws in a pretty constructive way, and that really shows your skills as a writer Rakai, you're definitely growing with each one of these that you do. The match worked out pretty well too, as the intensity was pretty explosive, a bit comical, and worked out real well in portraying both Donatello and Bonne Jenet's polar opposite personalities, so yeah in that too, I found it to be quite entertaining. An interesting note too, if the protective garb around the Wack a Mole hammer came off, I think that Bonne would have found it even more embarrassing to her, heh, but as it is I like that segment of the match, because you manage to utilize a benign object in a way that is comical based on what it is, but could also be more significant based on the person utilizing it, so good stuff from me. Raph is really going to have to work through this one too, as Ralph Jones seems to be the type of opponent who can do a lot of damage, especially rapid fire and explosive damage if he gets in to close to the Ninja Turtle, so Raph we'll probably need to outlast his attacks in endurance and defense, in order to close in. Stealth is a good tactic for him here too, as Ralph is definitely trained in militant tactics as a mercenary, but he is also the type who appears to be flashy, so by countering that aspect of his personality with a stealthy and strategic approach might given Raphael even more of an opening than he might otherwise have. Finally, Ralph specializes mostly in punches and upper body ki based attacks, if Raphael utilizes attacks at his lower body, he might gain a few decent attacks on his own as he needs them, as it is hard to say how prepared Ralph would be for a barrage at his lower body.2 points
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Green Arrow may be the better archer, but the fight is on ice skates. I give it to Hawkeye's circus days as the gimmick of this fight favors him even if Ollie is the better combatant normally.2 points
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Don’t misunderstand me Fox I got nothing against the romance genre, in fact I consider myself a hopeless romantic myself. I do like the creativity and originality of this category, all I’m saying is that it could have been a bit less one dimensional about it’s objective. Speaking strictly from a CBUB tournament contestant perspective, I do think it’s kinda unfair to the contestants who picked women like the Chels, Chase Meridians, and others since their kinda being screwed over because they just happened to pick women who just happen to be interested in having a relationship. Meanwhile contestants who picked James Bonds, James Kirks or others get to essentially coast through the tourney because they managed to snag the biggest man-sluts of the website first. For example, what if every melee weapon vs long range weapon scenario started in a wide open area with no cover to hide, it would be really unfair to the melee weapon characters and CBUB users would be solely focused on finding the best long range combatants rather then finding the most well-rounded combatant. Like I mentioned earlier, how much more exciting and/or challenging would it be if half the scenarios would have the ladies be the ones having to seduce the guys, while the guys would only win by being disciplined enough to resist the temptation. It would discourage users from cheating by solely looking for the biggest man whores they could find, while also encourage the showing of more bubbly, positive women, rather then solely focusing on the negative stereotype of the cold, man hating bitch. It’s probably too late to include them now, but if you decide to have another romance category next season, I would appreciate if you consider my idea. Again I’m all for your idea of having a category meant to explore romantic tropes and what characters best subvert, zigzag, or play straight the tropes, but I do feel like we could learn more if extend the trope to include the views and opinions from both genders ideas of romance.2 points
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I'm not weighing in on the fight in total one way or the other, but I would definitely not say he dodge sniper fire point blank. He was already in motion and the shot simply missed him. That's really more of an anti-feat for the guy shooting. It shows that he's nimble enough that someone with a gun has a hard time hitting him, I agree, but it's a massive stretch to call that "dodging point blank shots"2 points
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Gozer the Gozerian asks Sauron if he is a god, then proceeds to shoot lightning at Sauron! Gotta go with Gozer here!2 points
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I have to say, I think Spawn could solo this. And I'm not even talking about Hell-King Spawn and so forth, just normal every-day Spawn. Maybe that's why he got gimped with an under-powered partner :)2 points
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Hi all The next round - round 4 - will start tomorrow. I will be taking a day to work in some new challenges in the detective slot. Thanks!2 points
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Vandal Savage will just reveal that he was the original artist the whole time, and therefore there was no theft.2 points
