Episode 13: Mademoiselle K / Technical Chutzpah

Trouble is brewing in Manila because of the impeding network wars, but do we know about the developments in Visayas and Mindanao? For this episode and the next, yes, we will.

Kim Chiu, the PBB Teen Edition champion, is already in Nueva Liga Filipina. But what of the other PBB winners, Keanna Reeves and Nene Tamayo? Their sagas begin here.

At the Kurusugawa Electronics laboratory in Cebu...

Technician 1: All necessary preparations complete. No pre-simulation glitches found. All systems clear.
Technician 2: Commencing dungeon simulation mode for HMX-12 and HMX-13.

In a blink of an eye, the large room in the laboratory where Multi and Serio are confined turns into a medieval-styled dungeon, complete with treasure chests, monsters, and other dungeon paraphernalia.

Technician 1: Sigurado ba tayo sa ginagawa natin?
Technician 2: Relaks lang. Inutusan lang naman kasi tayo ni boss tsip na i-test ang battle and survival capabilities nina Multi at Serio, eh.
Technician 1: Sa kadahilanang sumali sila sa giyera laban kay Melficio Victorialuna? Tayo'y mga buhay sa saksi na pwede silang maging mga battle robots, kaya di na kailangan pang mag-testing nang ganito.
Technician 2: Huwag kang pakasiguro. Malay mo, baka may mga kahinaan pa rin sila.
Technician 1: Ehh... wateber.

Meanwhile, inside the simulated dungeon...

Multi: S-Serio, mukhang nakakatakot dito!
Serio: Tumigil ka sa pagiging balat-sibuyas mo. Hindi ka magtatagumpay sa simulasyong ito kung ganyan ka.

A bunch of virtual monsters charge towards the maid robots' direction.

Serio: Huwag panaigin ang takot! Lumaban na tayo, Multi!

A BATTLE COMMENCES!

Allies: Multi, Serio
Enemies: Goblin x4

Multi chooses to attack Goblin A. She deals 123 damage to Goblin A. Goblin A is KO'd.
Serio chooses to attack Goblin B. She deals 135 damage to Goblin B. Goblin B is KO'd.
Goblin C chooses to attack Multi. He deals 32 damage to Multi.
Goblin D chooses to attack Serio. He deals 31 damage to Serio.
Multi chooses to attack Goblin C. She deals 139 damage to Goblin C. Goblin C is KO'd.
Serio chooses to attack Goblin D. She deals 110 damage to Goblin D. Goblin D is KO'd.

BATTLE WON!

Serio: Kita mo? Kapanatagan ng loob ang kailangan.
Multi: Sorry, ah, Serio.
Serio: Wala nang oras para sa pagpaumanhin. Kailangan nating tapusin ang dungeon na ito.

(Dungeon portion: Make Multi and Serio survive in the simulated dungeon. Recommended dungeon BGM: "Technical Power" from To Heart 2.)

Meanwhile, outside the lab...

Keanna: Totoo ba yung mga tsismis na merong bagong maid robot na dinedebelop dito sa Kurusugawa Electronics? Kung totoo nga, bibili ako ng isa para kay Rustrum!
Audience member: Rustom, hindi Rustrum!
Keanna: (deadma mode, facing the screen) Pakealam mo? Mayaman ako sa letter R!

And so the PBB Celebrity Edition champion sneaks past inattentive guards to enter the laboratory. With her magic, she bypasses through several security checks.

Finally, she spots the room where the new maid robot, HMX-14, a.k.a. Chenelyn, sleeps in her hibernation capsule.

Keanna: Yes! Totoo nga ang mga tsismis! Well, nangangati na ang mga kamay ko sa kasabikan! Parang... gusto ko na siyang i-take-home!

But once she approaches the control panel for the capsule, she is greeted by the occult girl, Serika.

Keanna: Yeagh!
Serika: (cold stare) ...
Keanna: S-sino ka?
Serika: (whisper) Anong ginagawa mo rito?
Keanna: Ehehe... bumibisita lang...
Serika: ...

Suddenly, an explosion occurs near the capsule. Alarms flood the various parts of the lab immediately after that. And the worst part of it all... Chenelyn breaks out of the capsule.

Keanna: Inangkupo! Bakit nagkaganito? Dahil ba sa kaengutan ko?
Serika: (whisper) Chenelyn, anong ginagawa mo?
Chenelyn: (monotonous robot voice) WALA AKONG PAKIALAM! GUSTO KONG LUMAYA! GUSTO KONG LUMAYA!

Chenelyn then fires a laser beam at Keanna and Serika, but the two dodge the attack.

Keanna: Gusto mo ng laban, ha? Pwes, lalaban din ako! (Saka na yung pagbigay ng robot na iyon kay Rustom!)
Serika: (whisper) Huminahon ka, Chenelyn.
Chenelyn: HINDI AKO MAGIGING MAHINAHON HANGGA'T DI KO NAWAWASAK ANG ELITISTA-KAPITALISTANG KUMPANYANG ITO! HINDI KASI SILA NAGBABAYAD NG REBOLUSYONARYONG BUWIS!

Instead of attacking Keanna and Serika, Chenelyn fires her laser beams at several parts of the lab. Keanna and Serika chase after her to try to suppress her attacks.

Meanwhile, the technicians who are in charge of Multi and Serio are startled by the alarms.

Technician 2: Na-detect ko na kung sino ang may pakana ng atake! Walang iba kundi ang prototype HMX-14 Chenelyn!
Technician 1: Aru, Diyos ko! Bakit siya pa?
Technician 2: Mukhang may nang-hack sa console na nagkokontrol sa capsule niya! Tapos nilagyan pa siya ng malicious program sa system niya!
Technician 1: Sige, ia-abort ko na ang dungeon simulation nina Multi at Serio!
Technician 2: OK, gawin mo na ngayon!

The dungeon simulation program is then aborted. Multi and Serio knew of it because they, too, have heard the alarms.

Technician 1: Multi! Serio! Dali!
Multi & Serio: (approaching the technicians) Bakit naman?
Technician 1: Si Chenelyn, umaatake sa lab natin!
Multi: HA?!
Technician 2: Tigilan n'yo si--

The technician's instruction is cut short by an explosion in the wall. Out of the rift comes Chenelyn, who now exudes a crimson aura.

Chenelyn: BUWIS O KAMATAYAN?
Technician 2: Anong sinasabi mo? Nagbabayad kami ng buwis, ah!
Chenelyn: HINDI ITO ANG KATOTOHANAN! KUNG NAIS NINYONG MABUHAY, BAYARAN NINYO KAMING MGA MIYEMBRO NG ARMADONG KILUSAN PARA SA BAYAN! HINDI ANG PAMAHALAANG MAPANIIL!

Keanna and Serika then enter the rift in the wall.

Multi, Serio, Technicians 1 & 2: Serika? {Multi & Serio} Lady Serika? {Technicians 1 & 2}
Serika: (whisper) ...Multi... Serio...
Keanna: (Ah! Sina Serika, Multi, at Serio pala sila, ha? Yung ilan sa mga bayani ng Edsa War!)
Chenelyn: MGA PANAGDAG NA HANGAL! MAMATAY KAYONG LAHAT NA KAPITALISTA! (powers up)
Serio: Serika, Multi, kailangang labanan natin si Chenelyn... kahit hindi natin gusto.
Multi: Kahit na... mawasak siya?
Serika: (shakes her head slowly, signifying that there's no other choice) ...
Technician 2: Mag-ingat kayo, Multi, Serio, at Lady Serika.
Technician 1: Huwag ding kalimutan yung babaeng kasama nila, ha?
Keanna: (Pagkakataon ko na upang i-testing ang opensib madyik ko!)

While Chenelyn is powering up her crimson aura, Keanna, Multi, Serio, and Serika charge towards her. And you know what it means.



A BOSS BATTLE COMMENCES!

Allies: Keanna, Multi, Serio, Serika
Enemy: HMX-14 Chenelyn (HP: 3,809)

Keanna chooses to cast Allure on HMX-14 Chenelyn. But nothing happened!
Multi chooses to cast Buga-Buga Spears on HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 547 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
Serio chooses to cast Maser on HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 380 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn. (Note: The damage inflicted from Maser to its target is equivalent to the first three digits of its max HP.)
Serika chooses to cast Kidlat1 on HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 390 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
HMX-14 Chenelyn chooses to cast Crimson Charge on all allies. She deals 96 damage to each ally.
Keanna chooses to cast Barako on Multi. Multi's ATK increased by 15.
Multi chooses to attack HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 370 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
Serio chooses to attack HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 270 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
Serika chooses to cast Kidlat1 on HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 400 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
HMX-14 Chenelyn chooses to cast Debilitating Dagger on Serika. She deals 106 damage to Serika. Serika is Paralyzed.
Keanna chooses to attack HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 70 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
Multi chooses to use Blood of Andy Gibb on Serika. Serika is no longer Paralyzed.
Serio chooses to cast Maser on HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 380 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
Serika chooses to attack HMX-14 Chenelyn. She deals 72 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.
HMX-14 Chenelyn chooses to attack Keanna. She deals 173 damage to Keanna. Keanna is in critical condition.
Keanna chooses to cast Barako on Serio. Serio's ATK increased by 15.
Multi chooses to do a cooperative attack with Serio named "Pride of Kurusugawa Electronics". That attack deals 940 damage to HMX-14 Chenelyn.

HMX-14 Chenelyn: *krrrsssshhhh....* CRITICAL SYSTEM ERROR! CRITICAL SYSTEM ERROR! EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN IN 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

The berserk robot has been deactivated.

BATTLE WON!

Technician 1: Haaaayyy... salamat.
Technician 2: Dahil sa natamong pinsalang pisikal, mukhang nabura na ang malicious program. Great job, Multi and Serio. At dahil naipakita ninyong dalawa ang battle and survival capabilities ninyo, pasado kayo sa medyo naunsyaming dungeon simulation test. Congratulations.
Multi & Serio: Walang anuman.
Technician 2: At salamat din sa inyo, Lady Serika, sa pagtulong ninyo sa ora de peligro na ito.
Serika: ...
Technician 2: Ngayon, ang mga immediate priorities natin ay ang mga repairs kay Chenelyn at sa mga nasirang bahagi ng lab, at saka ang enhancement of security measures.
Technician 1: Hoy, p're, nakalimutan mo yung babae kanina. Di mo ba napansin? Si Keanna Reeves yun!
Technician 2: Ha?
Technician 1: Tumulong kasi siya sa atin... kahit na sabihing lumusot siya rito sa loob.
Keanna: OO! Ako nga iyon! Ang nanalo sa PBB Celebrity Edition; no more, no less!
Technician 1: (approaches Keanna) Walang duda! Ikaw nga! Walang anumang produkto ng "salamat po, dok". Pwedeng... pa-autograph?
Keanna: Sure. Tee-hee!
Technician 2: Hooooyyy... wala tayong panahon para diyan. (pushes Technician 1 away from Keanna's sight, then returns and faces Keanna) Ehem. Ms. Keanna Reeves, dahil sa ipinakita mong pagtulong kina Lady Serika, Multi, at Serio, inirerekomenda kita bilang isang trainee dito sa Kurusugawa Electronics. Aalalayan mo sila para sa isang top-secret mission sa Luzon.
Keanna: Hmm... medyo mahirap ito, pero game pa rin ako!
Multi: Wow! Ang saya! May bago akong makakasama!
Serio: Mas mabuti na ang marami kung sama-sama sila.
Serika: (smiles slightly) ...
Techinican 2: Good, good. Ngayon, humayo kayong apat! Inaasahan kayong lahat ng presidente ng zaibatsu natin na pangalagaan ang maganda nating pangalan dito sa Pilipinas.

Keanna, Multi, Serio, and Serika then bid the staff at the Kurusugawa Elecronics lab in Cebu a warm goodbye. The four will have a mission prepared for them in Luzon... as future Stars of Destiny.

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Stars Introduced So Far

Tenbi - Lowly Star
(Shi Jin, the Nine Dragon)
Multi (HMX-12) (To Heart)

Tentai - Retreating Star
(Li Heng, the Winged Tiger)
Serio (HMX-13) (To Heart)

Chiketsu - Noble Star of Wisdom
(Xuan Zan, the Disgraced/Ugly Warrior)
Keanna Reeves

Chizen, Silent Star
(Pan Rui, Demon Lord Who Roils the Earth)
Serika Kurusugawa (To Heart)