A Friendly Chat (Lord Vyce)

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

(ooc: March 7th. Evening.)

Duke Nukem was in the woods blowing off steam. He blasted at a few trees turning them to dust. No one would miss a few trees. But he made sure not to take too many from one area to avoid suspicion. He hadn't really done much in this war. Ma-Ti was dead and he didn't even get the chance to take him out. And Gi had betrayed them to join Facilier's Side. Even Mano who was an evil version of Ma-Ti from another universe was on this side. He was Ask That Guy's slave so that part didn't bother him that much. He could see the kid hated it. He wondered if there was a doppelganger of him in Mano's universe. Then again he might be good there if the planet punk was evil there. He shuddered at the thought of being good. He fired at another tree as he stopped hearing footsteps. This wasn't good. If it was a random civilian he might have to capture or kill them to keep the war a secret. But he relaxed seeing who it was. Lord Vyce.

"Vyce. Good to see you. For a moment I thought I was almost found out." said Duke Nukem.

He chuckled as he walked over to him.

"So what brings you here? Planning a late night training session as well?" asked Duke Nukem.

[Lord Vyce]

Vyce was admittedly annoyed with the lack of progress. Due to proving himself again worthy, he felt the entitlement of complaining or being annoyed with these situations. He too, despite capturing a lot of people, lacked activity in the war. Vyce felt annoyed with his place in there as well, and also decided to take out his frustrations in the nature around him. Speaking of which, it turned out someone else felt the same way as Duke Nukem he saw was training himself and blasting trees. Vyce felt slightly empathetic but just walked over to see him and saw the creature was nervous before realizing it was Vyce. If anyone saw his face, Vyce would've smirked and just stay smirking but the only sign of physical expression was his head perking up. Vyce chuckled "That would of been quite the predictament for you if it was not me. Best we be careful now" He sounded sarcastic. He honestly had no fear of the law enforcement here, he only kept quiet because he was told to and he was in no mood to burn bridges at all.

At Nukem's question of what he was doing here, Vyce responded calmly "Yes. Training is what I need. I feel the lack of training is probably why I do not do well. I admit my time here has been wasted. I must change that"

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

Duke Nukem smirked at him.

"Well we'd have just had some new prisoners or I'd have had some new target practice." said Duke Nukem.

He knew if people went missing though that would draw attention they didn't need. He was sure Dark Nella and the others could just enslave them or erase their memories and problem would have been solved. He smiled at him.

"Glad to hear that. If it wasn't for Dark Nella and the others fixing up this forest after one of our training sessions or battles I think we would have been found out by now." said Duke Nukem.

He chuckled as he fired at another tree as it caught on fire. He laughed turning to Vyce.

"So you want to train together? Or spar? Or maybe we could just talk. I haven't really made much friends here aside from Phantom Virus and he's off playing spy now. And you've got style and skill Vyce. I'd enjoy hanging out with you. That is you didn't care hanging out with a freak like me." said Duke Nukem.

[Lord Vyce]

"I wish. The prisoners would've been quite the target" Vyce said sadistically. He also knew that capturing people that would go missing would indeed grab their attention. He shrugged as a result of his thoughts and listened as Duke continued to talk to him. He chuckled again as Duke rightfully stated if it weren't for dark nella, the forest would be good as gone. "Indeed. Hopefully their magic can last as well as their patience" He then turned impressed as a tree went on fire. He listened to Duke suggest talking or training, he was in no mood for talking but it would probably come up anyway. So he nodded and responded "I couldn't care less what you look like. I only seek people's potential and you have plenty of it. I suppose we can "hang out" as you say and train together" He offered his hands into some sort of fists "So suppose we start"

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

Duke Nukem chuckled.

"They certainly would be." said Duke Nukem.

He smirked at Vyce's comment.

"Perhaps we need to recruit more sorcerers. We lost a few when Facilier's army split off into their own army." said Duke Nukem.

He smiled glad to hear Vyce say that.

"Thanks. I didn't think it'd be a problem. Just wanted to be sure." said Duke Nukem.

He grinned as he said they could train together.

"Sure. Sounds like fun. You want to blast away at trees or fight each other?" said Duke Nukem.

He didn't really care. He just thought it'd be fun to hang out with him. They were roommates after all but didn't really spend much time together. So much had happened with the army splitting, and captives going free.

[Lord Vyce]

"Magic is a difficult ally to make, Nukem. Remember that although we require it, we must be weary of it's power. I do agree with your idea regardless" Lord vyce said patiently, raising a finger as if he was giving his new friend advice. He then nodded at Duke's response that he wanted to be sure if it wasn't a problem "If it was a problem you would know" He said with amusement. He then chuckled darkly at Duke's question. "I suppose hand to hand combat seems amusing at the moment. I suppose we do that"

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

Duke Nukem nodded.

"True. Well you could say that with science or anything we use as well. Anything has the potential to go wrong or backfire somehow. Or be used against us in the wrong hands." said Duke Nukem.

He smiled glad that at least Vyce agreed with getting more sorcerers.

"Although with two powerful gods and whatever Dark Nella is I think we're in the lead anyway. After all, there's not much than can kill a god after all." said Duke Nukem.

He grinned glad there was no problem between them and nodded.

"Sure. I do need some help with that. My usual enemies had magic rings that summoned elements of nature. The traitor Gi who know works with Facilier and the boy Ma-Ti that Critic's so fond of were two of my enemies. I didn't do anything to Gi while she was on our side. But now that she's my enemy again I'll enjoy taking the twerp down. But I've relied so much on my power. I need to make my hand to hand combat better. Thankfully I'm pretty strong but strength alone won't help me. I've learned that the hard way." said Duke Nukem.

He grins and gets ready stretching his muscles and grins.

"Then let's get started." said Duke Nukem.

He grins swinging a punch at Vyce's left shoulder.

[Lord Vyce]

"Well put, Nukem. Anything DOES have the ability to backfire, which is precisely why you and I must be extremely careful" Vyce patiently responded, pondering about Duke Nukem's well-thought out response. He then nodded with a dark chuckle coming from his throat "Yes. Dark Nella and the two gods on our side indeed have put up a good fight so far. Besides, Gods are extremely hard to destroy"

He then listened as Duke Nukem admitted that he needed help with hand to hand combat. He smirked inward, this should be fun. He nodded as he responded that he wanted to get revenge on the traitorous Gi and the isolent Ma-Ti, something of which the dictator could understand. He nodded as Duke got himself ready and so did Vyce himself, and the dictator grabbed Duke Nukem's fist before it went to his shoulder. "Well, I suggest in order to get better you have to be surprising. Also, aim higher at my shoulder" Vyce then tried to punch Duke's right shoulder.

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

Duke grinned and nodded.

"Thanks. I guess I do have some good ideas from time to time." said Duke Nukem.

He smirked when Vyce agreed about the three powerful beings in their army who'd be hard to take out.

"But we do need to find a way to keep them safe. I mean if there's a way to kill a god I just know those nimrods in Critic and Facileir's army will find a way. And well I'd rather not end up as Facilier's slave. If it came down to Facilier or Critic winning I'd prefer Critic. At least I'd stand a better chance in my world and I wouldn't have to be someone's slave if Facilier won. That is if Facilier chose to keep any of us alive if he wins." said Duke Nukem.

His grin grew bigger as Vyce agreed to help train him. He nodded saying he needed to surprise his opponents and aim at the shoulder. Then Vyce swung a punch at him. Duke ducked it and swung a punch at Vyce's shoulder.

[Lord Vyce]

"From time to time indeed. Perhaps we should think of more" Vyce said in agreement. He then listened to the idea of trying to keep the powerful ones safe "True. The idiots will try anything and will use it. Best we think of a way to defend them if they cannot defend themselves. Facilier is a fool so I doubt he'll find a idea anytime soon but that is what I thought when he betrayed us, like the coward he is"

He then watched as he and duke kept fighting with fistacuffs. He saw duke duck his punch and swung successfully at his shoulder. "Good. You hit me. Now make sure to try to go faster" He then swung faster with his punches, aiming at the stomach and shoulders on Duke.

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

Duke Nukem grinned.

"Thanks. You know I think my brains got fried when I became like this. So I'm not as smart as I used to be. I wasn't super genius smart like Insano or the others. But I did alright. Sometimes I miss my old life. But then I'd have never gotten this power." said Duke Nukem.

He chuckled blasting another tree to ashes.

He grinned.

"If there's a way to kill them or even strip their powers we need to find a way to block that. I'm sure our science team or magic teams could think of a way. We should let them think it over after this training session. If they're not thinking about it already that is." said Duke Nukem.

He grinned as they fought as he saw he successfully hit Vyce.

"Thanks." said Duke Nukem.

He was caught off guard as Duke slugged him in the stomach and shoulders as Duke nearly fell over. He staggered back clutching his chest in pain.

"You've got a great left hook and you're faster than you look. Any pointers on how I can get faster?" asked Duke.

[Lord Vyce]

"Power comes at a price I am afraid, Nukem. Yes it cost you your old life but in the end you recieve much more respect and self-worth with your power. I feel that can be enough, yes?" Vyce suggested, not very emotional and more calm within his sympathy for his new ally. He then nodded once more as Nukem continued to say that they needed to block the god's weaknesses or abilities to be killed. That they could advice the magic team or science team be aware of it. "They might be smart enough to think on it but we could give them a bit of advice. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to give a helping hand" Vyce concluded in calm response once more.

"You're welcome. Don't lose your focus however" Vyce said as he patiently waited for Duke to once again get up as the other man got really hurt by his slugs on his shoulders and stomach. Vyce was smirking but since his helmet was on, it wasn't seen. The only sign of amusement was only a deep breath which almost sounded like a chuckle. "Thank you. Well to answer your question, don't listen to the person talking to you. They try to taunt you to get distracted. You don't always have to answer the person. That will only encourage them" Vyce then allowed duke to have a breather then chuckled "Since I went a little too harsh for you for the first round, you are free to have a hit on me" He opened his arms wide to see if duke would actually attack him.

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

Duke Nukem nodded.

"You're right. I do miss being human at times. But I do like having power. It's incredible. For awhile I was able to absorb electricity and add it to my power. Of course that plan was ruined thanks to the Planeteers and I was returned to normal. I can't absorb power anymore and while I do miss it I almost become a zombie addicted to power. I prefer the way I am now. I control the power instead of it controlling me." said Duke Nukem.

He listened as Duke agreed with him.

"Maybe. But we should just let them know to be safe." said Duke Nukem.

He nodded as Duke was getting ready to fight his opponent again. He nodded.

"Right. That makes sense. Try to ignore the person. I usually do that. Although taunting your opponents can be a lot of fun too." said Duke Nukem.

He paused as Vyce said he was free to hit him.

"Alright. Not like I could do much damage with that armor anyway." said Duke Nukem.

He swung a punch at Vyce's chest while swinging his left leg at Vyce's feet. He wasn't sure if either would actually work but he wanted to try. And he wanted to get better at this. He knew he couldn't rely just on his powers anymore.

[Lord Vyce]

"I understand your missing to be human but I agree with your preference to the way you are. I can take you much more seriously in this form than your previous one I can promise you. Controlling your power can be benficial to yourself and your allies" Vyce said calmly and with precision.

"Agreed. Better to give them assistance than be fools and allow them to walk into a trap" Vyce agreed. "It IS fun to taunt them but don't overdo it. They'll see you're too busy chatting than actually fighting. Feel free to embrace some taunts and snap back if you wish but not all the time, understand?" Vyce replied when it came to fighting people.

"You can't but I will give you a chance anyway" Vyce said with a chuckle as duke felt that he couldn't do too much damage to the armor. The punch to his chest was successful but he dodged the kick to his left leg. Just because he gave him a free hit did not mean he was going to go completely easy on duke. He kicked duke back and replied calmly "You're doing a bit better, but keep trying"

[Duke Nukem/Drake Miller]

Duke Nukem nodded.

"Thanks. I do miss it sometimes. But having so much power is a lot of fun. I even tried to make the world like me a couple times but those Planet Punks and Captain Planet ruined my plans. I have a limited supply of power so I need to constantly stay charged. Thankfully Insano and the others have set up a machine to give me that in my bedroom." said Duke Nukem.

Duke Nukem nodded glad they were in agreement about that.

"So it's agreed. After we finish training we should go tell them. If they're already working on it well we can just get them to focus on it. Or speed up the process. And if they're not they need to start working on it." said Duke Nukem.

Duke Nukem nodded listening to him.

"You're right. That is a problem of mine. And the other villains I used to work with too. Taunting our enemies and underestimating them. Those twerps beat me so many times but each time I thought they couldn't touch me. I got too confident. And that's something I can't do again. That all of us can't do again. We let our guard down and nearly got enslaved or killed by Facilier's Army. Now they have their own army. Critc's army's attacked this base several times as well to rescue prisoners and they even killed one of us in our own base. I didn't know Holli that well but we still haven't avenged her yet." said Duke Nukem.

Duke saw his punch had worked but Vyce dodged his kick and kicked him as well as Duke fell flat on his back. He chuckled glancing up at Vyce as he got up.

"Well you certainly got style Vyce. I like that. Think you could teach me some of those moves?" said Duke Nukem.