Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

Operation: AINCRAD, Level 15: Virtual Revolution

So, we're basically at the part of the story where our main heroes get assigned battle matches with the villains! I originally planned for Infinite's faction to be beaten before him, but this outcome sort of feels more exciting as the KND have two main enemy factions (plus extras) antagonizing them!

Omelette's fleet consisted of relatively small ships in order to approach the treehouse with moderate subtlety. The treehouse's planes automatically targeted Omelette's, the two fleets engaging in dogfights. Egg Pawns charged along the ground, only to be shot away by defense turrets. Other robots launched their selves into the windows, only to be thwarted by W.A.T.C.H.B.O.T.s.

Omelette launched into the Mission Prep Room amongst the chaos, commanding the Egg Spider, a large mechanical spider with a red behind and yellow star on it. One of its legs defended as Eddy fired explosive pellets from a slingshot. "Listen, buster, I'm only here to kill the purple-haired girl! I don't wanna be here any more than you do, so leave me alone!" The spider stomped toward the elevator and crammed itself in, forcing itself down the shaft. Eddy ran outside and jumped down the side of the treehouse, breaking into a window. He intercepted the Egg Spider as it broke out of the elevator, landing a surprise shot to the cockpit. "OW! You just signed a death sentence, buddy!"

An electric current formed between the spider's teeth, shooting energy spheres. Eddy dodged and tried to get another shot, but the spider's leg defended her. Eddy switched to some new pellets, backing up as the spider approached. He shot a pellet at its foot, popping into some sticky gum that bound it. Before Omelette could register this, Eddy shot the other front foot. He quickly landed an explosive shot on the cockpit, Omelette yelping in pain, and she made the head dodge and shoot Eddy. She fired spheres at the gum to destroy it and free the legs. Omelette pounced to the ceiling and crawled above Eddy, and he dashed forward and behind it before the spider could crash down.

Omelette skittered up the hall and fired Egg Eggs from its behind. They were literally large eggs shaped like Eggman, shorter than Eddy. They rolled toward him and were timed to explode, but the spider would only get further away as he tried to avoid them. Eddy withdrew another weapon, the Spring Fist, a punching glove he could thrust out on a spring. He shot two bombs back to damage the spider's feet, but Omelette endured as she traveled left down some stairs. Eddy pulled out his laptop, which displayed a map of the treehouse with switches to trigger the security devices. He triggered such a device on the stairs. Hatches opened on the ceiling and dropped wads of explosive cheese. Eddy crawled through a vent to reach the room at the bottom of the stairs, finding the spider's front and landing more shots to the cockpit.

"Screw you!" Omelette sprung out of the cockpit and bolted past Eddy, who was blown down after the robot exploded. Omelette drew a gun to shoot him, but he rolled aside and on his feet before shooting a pellet, but she dodged. "Man, do you know what time it is, how're you so awake?!"

"I am pumped full of coffee, you little twerp! And it tastes better than most kids think!"

Several large, mechanical balls blew through the wall ahead. Omelette ran to one with a cockpit and climbed in, the six segments of the Egg Wiggler linking together. Eddy rolled right as she charged him, then back left as she did a roundabout, staying within the safe corner. The stampeding caterpillar easily outpaced him, but the treehouse triggered bars to stretch from the wall and trip the Wiggler. The individual segments broke apart and began rolling, tearing down the bars. Two of the segments rolled at Eddy, but he shot several exploding gum pellets to bind them to the floor.

The other four segments regrouped and kept running. Eddy pulled out his laptop once more and, seeing which passage it was turning down, triggered giant baseball bats to pop out of the wall and bash the caterpillar. The mech endured the first one before breaking into pieces, making it hard for Eddy to target the individual segments. Eddy decided to attach timed bombs to the two segments, then use a S.P.I.C.E.R. to burn off the gum. The segments seemed to home in on the cockpit and scampered their way back, Eddy following. He triggered shutters to impede the Wiggler's progress, but the remaining segments would use Spin Dashes to force them down. When the other two rejoined the body, attaching to the cockpit, the bombs went off.