• LNH: Classic LNH Adventures #387: Master Blaster VS Occultism Kid Part Two

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    And we're back in the past and can check the eyrie archive
    once again.


    Here's where you can find this and more Occultism Kid Action:

    https://archives.eyrie.org/racc/lnh/Series/Occultism.Kid/

    Some more Master Blaster tales by Robert Ramirez! In the Year
    5002 is this whole Master Blaster/Occultism Kid feud still a
    thing?! And will Master Blaster become a anti-mage pill
    addict?!!!!



    Find out in...



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    ADVENTURES #387



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    Master Blaster VS Occultism Kid Part Two
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    Newsgroups: alt.comics.lnh
    Subject: Master Blaster's Revenge
    From: rramirez@husc10.harvard.edu (Robert Ramirez)
    Date: 18 Feb 93 18:28:09 EST


    Master Blaster Solo Adventures #1:
    MASTER BLASTER'S REVENGE


    Chapter 1
    ^^^^^^^^^

    It is the year 5002. The planet Earth is in the middle of a war with a horde of millions of Al'ya (techno-organic, highly advanced insect/Alien/ Brood-like creatures) trying to expand their empire from the Theta Orionis
    4,
    one of the members of the quadruple star system in the heart of the Orion Nebula (about 6300 light years from Earth). At their main headquarters in
    New Athens (once known as Geneva, Switzerland), the members of the Geo- Protectorate, the main military defense of the planet, hold a very
    important meeting.
    The Commandant of the Protectorate, Kaitain, makes his statement.
    "Fellow members of the Geo-Protectorate," he begins, "we face a very grave situation, one that could turn the tide of our defense against the Al'ya
    for the worse. Our scientists have detected major disruptions in the time stream. Our future -- indeed, our entire existence -- is in mortal peril."
    "Have they pinpointed the exact temporal source of the disturbance?" inquired General Tacitus.
    "Yes we have," shouted one of the Temporal Monitors as he rushed into
    the meeting room with a briefing. "According to our time-stream sensors,
    the disruption originates from somewhere in the 20th century. Exact date: February 17, 1993 Gregorian Time."
    "That could only mean one thing," said the Commandant worriedly. "Call
    in the Prime Protector at once."

    After a quick summons, the Prime Protector enters the briefing room
    of the Geo-Protectorate HQ. "Master Blaster Mark 135 reporting for duty,
    Your Leadership."
    "MB Mark 135, a grave matters has arisen that needs your immediate attention, or else our entire civilization will be lost. Our scientists
    have detected a temporal disruption wave emanating from the 20th century."
    "That could only mean one thing," MB Mark 135 concluded, "the Prime Ancestor is in danger."
    "Yes, indeed. Without him, our entire Lineage -- his Progeny -- is
    in mortal peril. You must intervene and prevent his assassination."
    "But who could have done such a thing?" inquired MB Mark 135.
    "According to the Temporal Detailers, the identity of the assassin is Occultism Kid of the Legion of Net Heroes."
    "Wait," MB Mark 135 interrupted, "the Prime Ancestor, a Legionnaire himself, was murdered by a fellow Legionnaire? How?"
    "According to the Detailers' data, he was crushed by his own weapon
    after Occultism Kid cast an arcane spell altering his corporeal structure
    and
    destroying all his muscles."
    "When did this happen?"
    "February 17, 1993, Gregorian Time."
    "Then I have no time to waste," said MB Mark 135 urgently. "I must prevent the Prime Ancestor's premature death from happening if our
    civilization is to survive. I'll have the Temporal Scientists prepare the Timeslide.

    After making all the necessary calculations and adjustments, the
    Temporal
    Scientists ready the Timeslide for Master Blaster Mark 135's journey. "Have you all the necessary accessories?" inquired Scientist 1.
    "Yes. I have my Ultra-Cannon, my Temporal Locator, and the Preventive Medicine."
    "Then all is in readiness," replied Scientist 1. "Prepare for Round-
    Trip Timeslide."



    Chapter 2
    ^^^^^^^^^

    Time: February 17, 1993, Gregorian Time.

    Master Blaster has just blown the head off of Occultism Kid.... but wait...
    "Awww... who needs lawsuits when the offender forgot something of
    vital importance?" The _real_ Occultism Kid rounds the corner and dispels
    the smoking, headless illusion of his "corpse."
    Taking advantage of Blaster's "slow thinking" (Occultism Kid's own misguided assessment), Occultism Kid begins to rattle off another Liefeld Matter Corrosion Spell...
    Suddenly, a blinding light flashes to Occultism Kid's left, and an enormous, armored figure with a huge futuristic cannon materializes.
    "Oh, no you don't!" shouts Master Blaster Mark 135 as he cocks his Ultra-Cannon, setting it on Liquid Nitrogen Mode. Aiming right at the potential murderer, MB Mark 135 says coldly,
    "You're terminated, f*cker!"
    Pulling the trigger, MB Mark 135 blasts Occultism Kid with a liquid nitrogen blast before the latter can even react, and the target becomes
    a cold, brittle statue. With the flick of his finger, MB Mark 135 shatters
    the lifeless form into a million pieces.
    Master Blaster is astounded. "Who the heck are YOU?"
    "A friend," replies MB mark 135. "Look, I came here to protect you."
    "Protect ME? Why?"
    "Let's just say you're an important guy and leave it at that. But
    enough dilly-dallying... Here, take these."
    "What are they?" Master Blaster asks.
    "They're anti-mage pills. They'll provide the same protection against magic, corrosion, and other physical/chemical transformations, just like
    your molybdenum/adamantium stainless steel thermonuclear mega-blast cannon. Just in case this D&D reject tries anything again."
    "Thanks!"
    "Take them three times a day, but don't let anyone see them. You must also promise to share this event with _no one_. Furthermore, take no
    further
    actions against your fellow Legionnaires. Deja Dude went through a lot of trouble to get you in."
    "What about Occultism Kid? Will he be all right?"
    "Oh, sure! I didn't kill him, you see. He has a spell that can undo whatever damage I did to him, so he'll pull himself back together soon -- if you'll excuse the pun. In the meantime, be careful of whome you flame. Remember, you're a soldier for the Legion of Net Heroes. Save your blasting for the _real_ bad guys."
    "Wait... how do you know all this?"
    "Hey, I know things," replied MB Mark 135. "Well, gotta run. Watch
    your back... and your blasting. And take your medicine! Trust me!"
    With that, MB Mark 135 spoke into his comlink. "Timeslide by one. Homebound." A blinding flash of light, and then MB Mark 135 disappears.
    Master Blaster, realizing the importance of what just happened, takes
    his anti-mage pills immediately. He picks up his BIG gun, gives it an affectionate pat, slings it over his shoulder, and leaves to find Deja Dude
    for another adventure.

    END.

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    _/MASTER BLASTER\_________ "Flame THIS!!!" rramirez@husc.harvard.edu|vvvvvSha-***********************************
    ~~/ /_/| |=======||||||||^^^^^BOOM!!!********************************
    /__/ |_| "Say hello to my little friend!!!"

    "Go ahead, make my millennium!" --Beetlejuice
    "You're dead. End of story." --Cable **********************************************************************



    Newsgroups: alt.comics.lnh
    Subject: Epilogue to Master Blaster Solo Adv. #1
    From: rramirez@husc8.harvard.edu (Robert Ramirez)
    Date: 18 Feb 93 23:48:31 EST


    (The following is an attempt to link both the Master Blaster Solo Adventure
    #1
    and the event involving Ultimate Ninja's intervention in proper continuity,
    as
    well as providing a resolution to Master Blaster's and Occultism Kid's "conflict".)


    Epilogue to Master Blaster Solo Adventure #1
    "Friends?"


    Master Blaster, after having been visited by a "friend" from the
    distant future (though he doesn't know this), suddenly realizes that the "shattered" version of Occultism Kid was part of a Peril Room simulation, because that's where the whole event took place! (Duh!). After swallowing another anti-mage pill, he walks up to the control room.
    "Hmmm," he hummed, "I wonder what would have happened if Occultism Kid actually beat me? Let's find out..." Master Blaster starts programming a Peril Room sequence, and then a splendid idea hits him. "Hey, I got an
    idea! I can fool the _real_ Occultism Kid by generating a Peril Room
    replica
    of myself for him to cast the spell on! Meanwhile, I can experience
    'defeat'
    at the hands of a replicant Occultism Kid, making sure I 'nullify' the anti-mage pill's effects with the Peril Room program so 'he' can 'beat' me!"
    He programs the appropriate simulation in the Peril Room, and he is defeated by a simulated Occultism Kid, who cast a spell on him pinning him
    to the ground with his own gun after weakening his muscles. (This happens
    in HoloDec Station 5.) Meanwhile, in HoloDec Station 6, the _real_
    Occultism Kid fights a replicant Master Blaster, believing him to be the
    real McCoy (who, after all, wasted a replica of himself generated with
    his own occult powers). But the virtual reality effect in both HoloDecs
    works too well, making both Master Blaster and Occultism Kid actually
    _believe_ they were really in that fight.

    [Then Ultimate Ninja intervenes, scolding them both and setting them
    straight -- see wReam's post.]

    After being scolded by Ultimate Ninja, Master Blaster ponders the
    events
    of the past few minutes and realizes that he has been a complete butthead.
    He walks up to Occultism Kid and speaks.
    "Hey Occultism Kid," Master Blaster begins.
    "Yeah?" returns Occultism Kid.
    "You got a minute?"
    "Sure," replies Occultism Kid, as both head over to a private
    conference
    room.
    Master Blaster begins his confession. "Look... I'm sorry for being a butthead earlier. You gotta understand me -- I'm a...whaddaya call it...a _split personality_. Right now, the Master side is talking to you; the
    Blaster side was the one that got carried away. I'm seeking psychiatric
    help so I can merge my two personalities more closely together so one
    doesn't go haywire as much. I only have limited control over the Blaster
    side -- I'll tell you later how I got this way. But, in the meantime, I'm asking you, Deja Dude (who already knows this), and possibly Ultimate Ninja
    to help me out here. I only want to be a _whole_ Master Blaster, not have
    two discontented souls sharing the same space. Am I making any sense?"
    "Yeah, I guess so," replies Occultism Kid, looking really confused.
    "In any case, I apologize, and I'll try not to let it happen again."
    "All right."
    "Friends?"
    "Friends," replies Occultism Kid, as the two shake on it.
    "One more thing..." begins Master Blaster.
    "What's that?"
    "Let's keep this under our hats, okay?"
    "Okay."
    "Hey, I got an idea," says Master Blaster. "Wanna go practice in the Peril Room?"
    "Sure," affirms Occultism Kid. "Gotta keep in practice, after all..."

    END.

    [Sappy ending, I know, but hey -- sometimes you gotta patch things up.]

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    _/MASTER BLASTER\_________ "Flame THIS!!!" rramirez@husc.harvard.edu|vvvvvSha-***********************************
    ~~/ /_/| |=======||||||||^^^^^BOOM!!!********************************
    /__/ |_| "Say hello to my little friend!!!"

    "Go ahead, make my millennium!" --Beetlejuice
    "You're dead. End of story." --Cable **********************************************************************





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    nt meeting.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0The Commandant of the Protectorate, Kait= ain, makes his statement.<br>&quot;Fellow members of the Geo-Protectorate,&= quot; he begins, &quot;we face a very grave<br>situation, one that could tu=
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    r scientists have detected major disruptions in the time<br>stream.=C2=A0 O=
    ur future -- indeed, our entire existence -- is in mortal peril.&quot;<br>= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Have they pinpointed the exact temporal source of=
    the disturbance?&quot;<br>inquired General Tacitus.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0&quot;Yes we have,&quot; shouted one of the Temporal Monitors as he rush=
    ed into<br>the meeting room with a briefing. =C2=A0&quot;According to our t= ime-stream sensors,<br>the disruption originates from somewhere in the 20th=
    century.=C2=A0 Exact date:<br>February 17, 1993 Gregorian Time.&quot;<br>= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;That could only mean one thing,&quot; said the Co= mmandant worriedly. =C2=A0&quot;Call<br>in the Prime Protector at once.&quo= t;<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0After a quick summons, the Prime Protector en= ters the briefing room<br>of the Geo-Protectorate HQ. =C2=A0&quot;Master Bl= aster Mark 135 reporting for duty,<br>Your Leadership.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=
    =A0 =C2=A0&quot;MB Mark 135, a grave matters has arisen that needs your imm= ediate<br>attention, or else our entire civilization will be lost.=C2=A0 Ou=
    r scientists<br>have detected a temporal disruption wave emanating from the=
    20th century.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;That could only mean one = thing,&quot; MB Mark 135 concluded, &quot;the Prime<br>Ancestor is in dange= r.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Yes, indeed.=C2=A0 Without him, our e= ntire Lineage -- his Progeny -- is<br>in mortal peril.=C2=A0 You must inter= vene and prevent his assassination.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;But = who could have done such a thing?&quot; inquired MB Mark 135.<br>=C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0&quot;According to the Temporal Detailers, the identity of the as= sassin is<br>Occultism Kid of the Legion of Net Heroes.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0&quot;Wait,&quot; MB Mark 135 interrupted, &quot;the Prime Ancest= or, a Legionnaire<br>himself, was murdered by a fellow Legionnaire?=C2=A0 H= ow?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;According to the Detailers&#39; data=
    , he was crushed by his own weapon<br>after Occultism Kid cast an arcane sp= ell altering his corporeal structure and<br>destroying all his muscles.&quo= t;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;When did this happen?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=
    =A0 =C2=A0&quot;February 17, 1993, Gregorian Time.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0&quot;Then I have no time to waste,&quot; said MB Mark 135 urgently. = =C2=A0&quot;I must<br>prevent the Prime Ancestor&#39;s premature death from=
    happening if our<br>civilization is to survive.=C2=A0 I&#39;ll have the Te= mporal Scientists prepare the<br>Timeslide.<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Afte=
    r making all the necessary calculations and adjustments, the Temporal<br>Sc= ientists ready the Timeslide for Master Blaster Mark 135&#39;s journey. =C2= =A0&quot;Have<br>you all the necessary accessories?&quot; inquired Scientis=
    t 1.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Yes.=C2=A0 I have my Ultra-Cannon, my Tem= poral Locator, and the Preventive<br>Medicine.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0&quot;Then all is in readiness,&quot; replied Scientist 1. =C2=A0&quot;P= repare for Round-<br>Trip Timeslide.&quot; <br><br><br><br>Chapter 2<br>^^^= ^^^^^^<br><br>Time: February 17, 1993, Gregorian Time.<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
    =C2=A0Master Blaster has just blown the head off of Occultism Kid.... but<= br>wait...<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Awww... who needs lawsuits when the=
    offender forgot something of <br>vital importance?&quot; The _real_ Occult= ism Kid rounds the corner and dispels<br>the smoking, headless illusion of = his &quot;corpse.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Taking advantage of Blaster&= #39;s &quot;slow thinking&quot; (Occultism Kid&#39;s own<br>misguided asses= sment), Occultism Kid begins to rattle off another Liefeld<br>Matter Corros= ion Spell...<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Suddenly, a blinding light flashes to O= ccultism Kid&#39;s left, and an<br>enormous, armored figure with a huge fut= uristic cannon materializes.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Oh, no you don&#3= 9;t!&quot; shouts Master Blaster Mark 135 as he cocks his<br>Ultra-Cannon, = setting it on Liquid Nitrogen Mode.=C2=A0 Aiming right at the<br>potential = murderer, MB Mark 135 says coldly,<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;You&#39;re = terminated, f*cker!&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Pulling the trigger, MB Ma=
    rk 135 blasts Occultism Kid with a liquid<br>nitrogen blast before the latt=
    er can even react, and the target becomes<br>a cold, brittle statue.=C2=A0 = With the flick of his finger, MB Mark 135 shatters<br>the lifeless form int=
    o a million pieces.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Master Blaster is astounded. =C2= =A0&quot;Who the heck are YOU?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;A friend,= &quot; replies MB mark 135. =C2=A0&quot;Look, I came here to protect you.&q= uot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Protect ME?=C2=A0 Why?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Let&#39;s just say you&#39;re an important guy and leave=
    it at that.=C2=A0 But<br>enough dilly-dallying... Here, take these.&quot;<= br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;What are they?&quot; Master Blaster asks.<br>= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;They&#39;re anti-mage pills.=C2=A0 They&#39;ll pr= ovide the same protection against<br>magic, corrosion, and other physical/c= hemical transformations, just like<br>your molybdenum/adamantium stainless = steel thermonuclear mega-blast cannon.<br>Just in case this D&amp;D reject = tries anything again.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Thanks!&quot;<br>= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Take them three times a day, but don&#39;t let an= yone see them.=C2=A0 You must<br>also promise to share this event with _no = one_.=C2=A0 Furthermore, take no further<br>actions against your fellow Leg= ionnaires.=C2=A0 Deja Dude went through a lot of<br>trouble to get you in.&= quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;What about Occultism Kid?=C2=A0 Will he =
    be all right?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Oh, sure!=C2=A0 I didn&#39=
    ;t kill him, you see.=C2=A0 He has a spell that can undo<br>whatever damage=
    I did to him, so he&#39;ll pull himself back together soon -- if<br>you&#3= 9;ll excuse the pun.=C2=A0 In the meantime, be careful of whome you flame.<= br>Remember, you&#39;re a soldier for the Legion of Net Heroes.=C2=A0 Save = your blasting<br>for the _real_ bad guys.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quo= t;Wait... how do you know all this?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Hey,=
    I know things,&quot; replied MB Mark 135. =C2=A0&quot;Well, gotta run.=C2=
    =A0 Watch<br>your back... and your blasting.=C2=A0 And take your medicine!= =C2=A0 Trust me!&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0With that, MB Mark 135 spoke = into his comlink. =C2=A0&quot;Timeslide by one.<br>Homebound.&quot; =C2=A0A=
    blinding flash of light, and then MB Mark 135 disappears.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
    =C2=A0Master Blaster, realizing the importance of what just happened, take= s<br>his anti-mage pills immediately.=C2=A0 He picks up his BIG gun, gives =
    it an<br>affectionate pat, slings it over his shoulder, and leaves to find = Deja Dude<br>for another adventure.<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0END.<br><br>= **********************************************************************<br>_= /MASTER BLASTER\_________ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0&quot;Flame THIS!!!&quot;<br><a href=3D"mailto:rramirez@husc.harvard.= edu">rramirez@husc.harvard.edu</a>|vvvvvSha-*******************************= ****<br>~~/ =C2=A0/_/| |=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D||||||||^^^^^BOOM!!!**********= **********************<br>=C2=A0/__/ =C2=A0 |_| =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
    =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Say hello to my little friend!!!&q= uot;<br><br>&quot;Go ahead, make my millennium!&quot; --Beetlejuice<br>&quo= t;You&#39;re dead.=C2=A0 End of story.&quot; --Cable<br>*******************= ***************************************************<br><br><br><br>Newsgrou= ps: alt.comics.lnh<br>Subject: Epilogue to Master Blaster Solo Adv. #1<br>F= rom: <a href=3D"mailto:rramirez@husc8.harvard.edu">rramirez@husc8.harvard.e= du</a> (Robert Ramirez)<br>Date: 18 Feb 93 23:48:31 EST<br><br><br>(The fol= lowing is an attempt to link both the Master Blaster Solo Adventure #1<br>a=
    nd the event involving Ultimate Ninja&#39;s intervention in proper continui= ty, as<br>well as providing a resolution to Master Blaster&#39;s and Occult= ism Kid&#39;s<br>&quot;conflict&quot;.)<br><br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Epilogue to Master Blaster Solo Adventure #1= <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Friends?&quot;<br><br= ><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Master Blaster, after having been visited by a &qu= ot;friend&quot; from the<br>distant future (though he doesn&#39;t know this=
    ), suddenly realizes that the<br>&quot;shattered&quot; version of Occultism=
    Kid was part of a Peril Room simulation,<br>because that&#39;s where the w= hole event took place! =C2=A0(Duh!).=C2=A0 After swallowing<br>another anti= -mage pill, he walks up to the control room.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;H= mmm,&quot; he hummed, &quot;I wonder what would have happened if Occultism = Kid<br>actually beat me?=C2=A0 Let&#39;s find out...&quot; =C2=A0Master Bla= ster starts programming a<br>Peril Room sequence, and then a splendid idea = hits him. =C2=A0&quot;Hey, I got an<br>idea!=C2=A0 I can fool the _real_ Oc= cultism Kid by generating a Peril Room replica<br>of myself for him to cast=
    the spell on!=C2=A0 Meanwhile, I can experience &#39;defeat&#39;<br>at the=
    hands of a replicant Occultism Kid, making sure I &#39;nullify&#39; the<br= >anti-mage pill&#39;s effects with the Peril Room program so &#39;he&#39; c=
    an &#39;beat&#39; me!&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0He programs the appropri= ate simulation in the Peril Room, and he is<br>defeated by a simulated Occu= ltism Kid, who cast a spell on him pinning him<br>to the ground with his ow=
    n gun after weakening his muscles. =C2=A0(This happens<br>in HoloDec Statio=
    n 5.) =C2=A0Meanwhile, in HoloDec Station 6, the _real_<br>Occultism Kid fi= ghts a replicant Master Blaster, believing him to be the<br>real McCoy (who=
    , after all, wasted a replica of himself generated with<br>his own occult p= owers).=C2=A0 But the virtual reality effect in both HoloDecs<br>works too = well, making both Master Blaster and Occultism Kid actually<br>_believe_ th=
    ey were really in that fight.<br><br>[Then Ultimate Ninja intervenes, scold= ing them both and setting them<br>straight -- see wReam&#39;s post.]<br><br= >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0After being scolded by Ultimate Ninja, Master Blaster = ponders the events<br>of the past few minutes and realizes that he has been=
    a complete butthead.<br>He walks up to Occultism Kid and speaks.<br>=C2=A0=
    =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Hey Occultism Kid,&quot; Master Blaster begins.<br>=C2=
    =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Yeah?&quot; returns Occultism Kid.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0&quot;You got a minute?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Sure,&quot=
    ; replies Occultism Kid, as both head over to a private conference<br>room.= <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Master Blaster begins his confession. =C2=A0&quot;L= ook... I&#39;m sorry for being a<br>butthead earlier.=C2=A0 You gotta under= stand me -- I&#39;m a...whaddaya call it...a<br>_split personality_.=C2=A0 = Right now, the Master side is talking to you; the<br>Blaster side was the o=
    ne that got carried away.=C2=A0 I&#39;m seeking psychiatric<br>help so I ca=
    n merge my two personalities more closely together so one<br>doesn&#39;t go=
    haywire as much.=C2=A0 I only have limited control over the Blaster<br>sid=
    e -- I&#39;ll tell you later how I got this way.=C2=A0 But, in the meantime=
    , I&#39;m<br>asking you, Deja Dude (who already knows this), and possibly U= ltimate Ninja<br>to help me out here.=C2=A0 I only want to be a _whole_ Mas= ter Blaster, not have<br>two discontented souls sharing the same space.=C2=
    =A0 Am I making any sense?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Yeah, I guess=
    so,&quot; replies Occultism Kid, looking really confused.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
    =C2=A0&quot;In any case, I apologize, and I&#39;ll try not to let it happe=
    n again.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;All right.&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=
    =A0 =C2=A0&quot;Friends?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Friends,&quot; = replies Occultism Kid, as the two shake on it.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot= ;One more thing...&quot; begins Master Blaster.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quo= t;What&#39;s that?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Let&#39;s keep this u= nder our hats, okay?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Okay.&quot;<br>=C2=
    =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Hey, I got an idea,&quot; says Master Blaster. =C2= =A0&quot;Wanna go practice in the<br>Peril Room?&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0&quot;Sure,&quot; affirms Occultism Kid. =C2=A0&quot;Gotta keep in pract= ice, after all...&quot;<br><br>END.<br><br>[Sappy ending, I know, but hey -=
    - sometimes you gotta patch things up.]<br><br>****************************= ******************************************<br>_/MASTER BLASTER\_________ = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Flame THIS!!!&= quot;<br><a href=3D"mailto:rramirez@husc.harvard.edu">rramirez@husc.harvard= .edu</a>|vvvvvSha-***********************************<br>~~/ =C2=A0/_/| |= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D||||||||^^^^^BOOM!!!********************************<b= r>=C2=A0/__/ =C2=A0 |_| =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Say hello to my little friend!!!&quot;<br><br>&quot;Go a= head, make my millennium!&quot; --Beetlejuice<br>&quot;You&#39;re dead.=C2=
    =A0 End of story.&quot; --Cable<br>****************************************= ******************************<br><br><br><br><br><br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D<br><br>Next Week: =C2=A0Something something LNH!!!<br><br>=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>Arthur &quot;Same Classic Channel.=C2=A0 Bu=
    t Same Time?=C2=A0 Probably not.&quot; Spitzer <br><br><br><br></div>

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