Current mood:	nostalgic
Current music:	"She Blinded Me With Science" by the Rock-Afire Explosion

Alumni Night Again
LOGIN: Dr. Arcade
PASSWORD: *****************

Re: Homecoming 2005--back to the band

Old News: Lisa Marie Fitzwater's 22nd. Rock-a-Palooza 2005

New News: Bought a Neo Flash Slim Loader III, 512 MB Flash Card, and Magic Key 2.1 development kit. Recently acquired two custom-burned DVD's of some classic 80's cartoons, mostly consisiting of Voltron. Alumni Night. Went back to Fairmont High, marched again with Firebird Pride with the 2005 Fairmont Alumni Band for Homecoming 2005. (Our team lost the football game 31 to 10 but meh. I came to march and play my sax.)

Ultra Crew Spotlight: Kid Icarus/Pit

Full name: Commander Pit "Kid Icarus" of the Icarus Army
Race: Archangel/High Angel
Age: Immortal (appears 13 in child form, 25 in adult form)
Eyes: olive green
Hair: brown (fire-orange when using fire arrows)
Height: 4'0" in child form, 6'0" in adult form
Weight: 90 lbs in child form, 180 in adult form.
Element: Holy/Light
Preferred weapon(s): Bow of Judgement, Light Arrow, Fire Arrow, Big Hammer
Family/close relations: family- unknown
Other: Zeus, King of all Gods and Goddess Palutenta, Ultra Crew
Theme Song: "Angel Land National Anthem" - Kid Icarus Title theme

BIOGRAPHY
Pit is an active Ultra Crew member, refusing to ''retire" with the rest of the "obscure" Ultra Crew when the N-Team was decommissioned. He resides in Angel Land but comes to Miranda, curled up atop his favorite flying cloud. Pit is usually a bright, happy young cherub and yet he is surprisingly responsible for his apparent age. Pit, being very emotional can get fairly depressed when the team mood is dismal and he often turns to Bunnie, Shyna and Myrna, or Camilla to cheer him up. While Pit has lived for an immeasureable amount of time he still does not understand the ways of mortals despite his strenous efforts to learn the customs and behaviors and of course understand their meaning. If anything Pit has an extremely pure innocence...if not naevity about him that persists even in his true form. Pit has always placed duty before almost everything else so he has had little or no experience with dealing with people of the opposite gender and is often puzzled yet intrigued by many aspects of women. (One time he asked Brooke why she has "a butt on her chest" which got him more than his fair share of awkward looks, blushings, and anime sweatdrops.) Fortunately he has recently been enlightned in these matters by Elazareth, Camilla, and others who know how to take the most sensitive approach to introducing Pit to the birds and the bees. Pit has found a way around Medusa's curse, ultimately discovering the ability to shapeshift to and from his true self at will. In his fully grown adult form Pit is extremely handsome--so much so that he has no idea how incredibly handsome he really is; which is why he feels awkward and apprehensive whenever he gets those "looks" from NEARLY every female in town. Pit has found a friend in young Miles "Tails" Prowler. While Mario and Sonic continue to be semi-friendly rivals, Pit and Tails hit it off pretty well, enjoying much of the same games and activities. Lately Pit has been dating Camilla and feels he may have found a girlfriend. Pit recently dressed as Teen Titan, Beast Boy (aka Changeling) using powers Palutena gave him temporarily to shapeshift.

ORIGIN
Pit rose through the ranks of the Icarus Army, becoming its Commander. He was personally chosen to be the personal guardian to Goddess Palutena as his loyalty has never ever diminished. For generations, Pit has watched man come and go while the gods remained virtually unchanged. Eons passed and Angel Land remained a happy place where the Gods and man lived together in peace. Palutena loved all beings, immortal and mortal alike and made her best efforts to ensure their happiness. However Palutena's twin sister, the Goddess Medusa found amusement in man's suffering as she used her powers to dry up crops, spread disease and famine, and incur the forces of nature to tear down what the humans worked so painstakingly to build up. Outraged, Palutena finally punished her sister for her evil deeds by transforming her into a hideous snake-haired, one-eyed beast and banishing her to the Underworld, hoping that she would be ultimatedly exiled to Tarterus for her wickedness.

Instead, Medusa, consumed with rage and vengeance made powerful allies and struck treasonous bargains in the Underworld where she rose to power and plotted to conquer all of Angel Land. When her forces were strong enough, she led the most terrible monsters, demons, and beasts from the depths of the Underworld and laid siege to the Overworld and the Sky, eventually conquered the Chamber of the Gods. The Icarus Army centurions were turned to stone, the Gods were subdued with horrid curses, and Palutena herself was imprisoned as Medusa planned to drain her life force to restore herself to her former glory that she may amass enough power to overthrow even Zeus, king of all the Gods. With Zeus' daughter, Palutena held hostage, Zeus could do very little to stop the advance of Medusa. Pit, loyal to the end opposed Medusa but to no avail. As a special punishment for his defiance, Medusa placed a curse on Pit, transforming him into a mere child and cast him to the darkest dungeon prison of the Underworld to be tortured for the rest of time. With hope slowly dwindling away, Palutena made a desperate choice and sent the very last of her strength and power to Pit in the form of an enchanted bow and a neverending supply of arrows. With a final message, Palutena was able to beg Pit to find the Three Sacred Treasures--the most powerful and holy of all the Gods' treasures which she had magically sealed making them useless to Medusa; for only Pit would be worthy to harness their great power and save his world. Angered that she was unable to break the seals, Medusa scattered the three treasures, sending them to her three Generals of the Labyrinths of the Underworld, the Overworld, and the Sky Palace.

Understanding what he had to do, Pit was able to use his cleverness and experience to escape his prison and thwart the guards of the nearly abandoned depths of the Underworld and fought his way through endless levels of torment as he accended the Underworld, blazed a trail through the Overworld, and climbed his way to the very peak of Mount Olympus where he ascended the hazards of the sky. All the while, he braved the horrors of the Labyrinths and their Guardians, destroying each one and retrieving each of the Three Treasures until he was able to enter the Temple of the Gods and use the Three Sacred Treasures to fly his way to Medusa's lair where he did battle and prevailed, striking down the traitorous goddess and freeing Palutena and the people of Angel Land. Palutena was able to restore him to his true self but only temporarily as Medusa's curse was empowered with the absolute darkest and cruelest of evil which remained after her demise. Alas, even Zeus could do nothing to prolong the effect of Palutena's magic kiss. Undaunted, Pit continued his duties, refusing to let his size diminish his abilities or the respect he commanded.

Peace remained for a time until the Goddess Palutena became troubled by reoccuring nightmares. Deeply distraught, Palutena summoned a Soothsayer to interpret her dream. What he revealed confirmed her darkest fears: Angel Land was about to be attacked by demons led by King Orcus. With only one choice, she immediately summoned for her personal guardian Pit. Upon his entry into her chambers, Pit was asked to have a seat--a liberty almost NEVER given by a god or goddess. Revealing what the Soothsayer had told her, Palutena asked for Pit to save his people once again...however he was not powerful enough to do so and the evil that he was facing would overwhelm him even while wearing the Three Sacred Treasures unless...Pit were to gain enough holy power through training to supercharge himself and the Three Treasures. And to do so he would have to brave the three realms of Angel Land once again. To ensure his success, Palutena sealed each of the Three Sacred Treasures and sent them to the three most deadly monsters that guarded three Labyrinths. By defeating each one, Pit would receive tremendous amounts of holy power which would bring him closer to being a match for Orcus.

With each enemy he took town his holy energy increased which ultimately earned him a little help from Zeus himself; the King of All Gods upgraded his arrows every time Pit reached a certain energy quota. Fighting his way past each realm in the Underworld, Overworld, and Sky Palace, Pit conquered each guardian and retrieved all three treasures. Palutena was able to unlock all three, allowing Pit to equip himself with them upon his return to Palutena's chambers. And no sooner had he done so, a great earthquake shook the entire world from Underworld to the Realm of the Gods as Orcus made his entrance and turned Palutena to stone. With no other options, Pit pursued his enemy and did battle, eventually conquering mighty Orcus...only to come face to face with Orcus' true form--a towering, fire-spewing demon nightmare beyond even the mightiest of the Gods in power and skill. The battle to end all battles ensued until finally Orcus fell dead and Pit emerged victorious which broke the spell on Palutena. Pit was congratulated for his efforts and hailed as a hero for the second time.

Soon afterward he sought a new challenge and found it when he joined the N-Team division of the Ultra Crew. Initially he was partnered up with Samus Aran. While Samus was underwhelmed by her Pit's physical appearance and crude weapons, Pit eventually earned even her respect. Pit was later partnered up with Mega Man. While he considered Samus a "centurion" since he had seen her without her armor on, Pit had NEVER seen a robot before and was initially scared out of his wits. (Especially when Dr. Light detached some of Mega Man's limbs to be maintenanced. Needless to say he really freaked out when he walked in when he saw Mega Man stripped down to his skeletal frame and vital systems for a complete tune-up and upgrade.) In the time that followed, Pit and Mega Man became the best of friends and excellent partners in battle. After N-Team disbanded, Pit hung around the reserves, seeking ANY challenge that even remotely came up while he kept in contact with his former partners. But eventually it began to bore Pit. As time when on, it became very clear that while Pit, Samus, Mega Man, and the other Extended Ultra Crew started at about the same place, everyone else seemed to be acquiring more recognition and were having more adventures. Pit began to feel forgotten as his friends rose to fame and fortune.

He felt further depressed when he was passed up to compete in the Super SMASH Bros. tournaments. Even though he like many other "forgotten" got his own trophy in the Super Smash Bros. Museum and the Neo Arcadia City Museum of Superheroes, it was a very small consolation for his efforts during his two adventures through Hell and back as well as his services in Ultra Crew. Opportunity came to Pit unexpectedly as Neil's Miranda U.C. Team was commissioned. With nothing to lose, Pit signed on with the Miranda Ultra Crew Reserves in the hopes that he would be available to serve as Neil's fifth member.

Pit owns and operates Generation 1 NetNavi, AirMan.EXE and Generation 2 NetNavi, StormEagle.EXE. AirMan and StormEagle do NOT get along well and get into frequent arguements which Pit often has to squelch.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Pit is a dead-eye shot as an archer, his arrows seldom missing their targets and he is able to hoist obscenely huge mallets known as Big Hammers (despite the overwhelming size and weight difference). Pit has tried without success to learn martial arts and the techniques of meditation and decides to stick with his bow and various types up arrows.

WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
Pit carries around his trusty Bow of Judgement and limitless supply of arrows. He also carries Big Hammers, upgradeable to Gold Hammers or Holy Crystal Hammers. Pit also carries a Protective Crystal. In times of great need, Pit can summon the Three Sacred Treasures--the Pegasus Wings, the Mirror Shield/Helm, and the Light Arrow. The Pegasus Wings grant him flying ability beyond even the highest of angels, the Mirror Shield and Helm are polished to a flawless shine that deflect and repel some of the strongest attacks known to man, and the Light Arrow is a weapon forged of pure light which launches like a laser beam and pierces like one too. Pit is recently able to charge his attacks with holy energy, his most powerful attack being his Holy Supercritical-charged Light Arrow. Also Pit has a supply of "unique" arrows made by the wise Arrowmaker of Mount Olympus (some of which range from unique to completely bizzare. Of these include his sewing machine arrow, buzzsaw arrow, clipper arrows, pepperoni pizza arrow, supergrow formula arrow, and tightrope arrow. He even has a fist arrow which pounds itself against the wall or floor when he needs to vent his frustrations!)

RELATIONSHIPS
-Goddess Palutena: The one who appointed him as her personal guardian. She trusts Pit with her life and her people's lives and while she tries to abide by the conduct of the Gods and Goddesses, she can't help but show him a little special treatment now and then to show she cares. Pit has nothing but the highest respect for her and considers it sin to think of her in any other way besides the Princess of Angel Land and thus carries on his duties without question or thought. His loyalty to her continues even today.

-Zeus: Palutena's father puts his trust in Pit and charges him with the protection and service to his daughter. As intimidating in size, stature, and physical as Zeus is, he's a fairly gentle ruler of his kind...at least until someone makes him REALLY angry. You do NOT want to see him REALLY angry...

-Shopkeeper: During Pit's battles on Angel Land, this honest citizen of the Overworld made efforts to assist Pit all the way, selling him power items at a fair price.

-Black Marketeer: A rather unscrupulous swindler who employs winged goblins and crows to actually steal people's stuff and sell them back to them at unfair prices. While he helped Pit during his struggles, the Black Marketeer was out to make a profit first; often selling back his own stolen weapons at ripoff prices.

-The Nurse: A kind young woman living in the labyrinths who had the power to remove the Eggplant Wizard's curse from Pit whenever he was transformed into an eggplant.

-The Crow: The keeper of the Sacred Hotsprings which heal Pit's lifeforce when he is badly injured.

-Don: A mysterious man who would provide Pit with hints and secrets to give him an edge during his journey back to Angel Land.

-Eggplant Wizard: A vengeful but comical villain who cowardishly allies with Pit's enemies out of fear. His magic wand creates enchanted eggplants which will transform Pit into a defenseless walking eggplant. In this form Pit is unable to use any of his weapons and has no defense.

-Uranos: A demigod who betrayed Palutena, creating copies of himself to use against Pit.

-Collin: Once a trusted ally of Pit and a loyal centurion in the Icarus Army. Medusa's magic infested him with a parasite worm that made him her zombie slave.

-Samus Aran: Pit's first partner and famous/infamous bounty hunter known across the galaxy. Samus looked upon Pit with scorn and discontent, having initially underestimated his abilities (She felt like she was BABYSITTING the kid at first.) It wasn't easy but Pit earned her respect, taking a lot of criticism for being a "small, inexperienced rookie". Samus, despite having a lot of freedom to make her own rules during missions, felt too tied down and never felt much like a team player, left the N-Team for a while to seek her own bounty but remained part of Ultra Crew. She and Pit keep in touch.

-Mega Man: Pit wasn't sure what to make of Mega Man at first but was quickly scared out of his wits when he saw Mega Man actually detach his arms, legs and head for maintenance! Despite being afraid of Mega Man at first, the two grew to be very close friends and both agreed that they were the best partners for each other. Pit kept in touch with Mega Man beyond the decommisioning of the N-Team.

-Simon Belmont: Simon, being very much a holy man by trade was at first reluctant to make eyecontact with Pit and would have moments where he'd throw himself before Pit and bow on hands and knees, as he felt himself unworthy to gaze upon the holyness of an angel. After Simon was finally convinced to be less formal around Pit, he continued to hold him in the highest reverence which was an unusual experience for Pit as he had never been "worshipped" as a "messenger of the almighty God" before. Needless to say Simon was always more than happy to lend his aid to Pit in battle.

-Mario: Mario and Pit worked pretty well together and were pretty good friends. When the N-Team was disbanded, Pit and Mario drifted apart as Mario was quickly caught up in his meteoric rise to fame. Pit often doubts Mario still remebers who he is.

-Luigi: That "other plumber" can relate to how Pit feels after being shadowed in his brother's fame for so long. They remain friends to this day.

-Link: Link tended to make fun of Pit, often saying he looked like he had fairy wings. It was a trying experience for Pit as he had never been "ripped on" before. Over time Pit began to understand that it was common behavior for males to "rip on" each other, realizing that it wasn't meant to be hurtful...it just came with the territory. Which suited Pit fine as he would often "rip on" Link's elfen ears.

-Kabuki Quantum Fighter: Scott and Pit often sympathize with each other about feeling outdated, outcast, or just plain ignored when compared to the Ultra Crew "legends". Somehow they always draw strength from each other and manage to keep going on no matter how much they feel out of touch with the "modern" world. Ironic for Scott seeing as how he was created with technology...although his technology is over a decade old which is antique in electronic years.

-Miles ''Tails'' Prowler: Pit and Tails hit it off pretty well when they first met and remain good friends to this day.

-Camilla: One of Alex's children. She and Pit have been dating. Camilla loves it when Pit gives her horns a massage and he in turn loves it when she rubs his wings.

-Shyna and Myrna Garlande: Shyna and daughter absolutely adore Pit! He gives them so much hope and light and they both love his harp music dearly. They make Pit feel so wanted when he feels overlooked.

-Ultra Crew: Pit has accepted the Ultra Crew--immediate and extended--as his own family.

-Brooke Canciaris: Pit is intrigued by Brooke and other beings like her as Angel Land does not half fiends (full-blooded or half-breed), succubi, or other similar creatures. He considers her a dear friend.

-Jacob "Mouse" Lavitz: Mouse also intrigues Pit as he has ironically seen few shapeshifters (besides Neil and Jon) outside of the Overworld of Angel Land.

-Elazarath: Pit sometimes considers Elazareth a mother-figure and holds her in high regard. She seems to be able to talk to Pit about anything that's on his mind...especially when it's about members of the opposite sex.

-Velaska: Pit is often...perplexed by this strange character. While seraphs exist in Angel Land he's never actually met one until he met M.H. Pit frequently asks if all seraphs are like her. Like everyone else he's a target to MH's cartoonish antics.

-Karigan: She was once a seraph but claims to be human despite the unnature circuitry covering parts of her. Pit is honestly very scared of her but musters up the courage to confront her whenever she puts him on the spot. Despite being a high angel, Kari doesn't really care and will openly mock Zeus in Pit's presence.

-Karia Vasquez: Pit always tries to support Karia. No matter how sad or self-doubting she is, Pit will do his absolute best to cheer her up.

-Karia Kazushige: Pit tries to be friendly to her like everyone.

Ultra Crew Selection of the Day:
Something was moving around in the darkness. X and Bunnie both her the unmistakeable heavy sound of something kicking off a wall then kicking off another wall before landing. Thought it was very dark, they could making out the definite form of their target.

"Hey! What's a Maverick Hunter doing here?" Dark Mantis asked. His voice was low and gritty. And he had a real tough guy essence about him.

"Dark Mantis, you've gone Maverick! I'm putting an end to your weapons production."
"You've gotta be kidding me. We new generation reploids can't GO maverick." Mantis shot back. "Then why are you making weapons?!" X demanded. "Huh. Even if I explained it, an old style reploid like you wouldn't understand." Mantis scoffed.

"Try us." Bunnie challenged. "You've got a lot of guts asking questions you're not meant to get answers to." Mantis eyed Bunnie curiously. "You look pretty strong, though. Why don't we put that to the test?"

"And why should we go down that path?" "Because you ninjas have something so lacking in this world. Something called 'honor'."
Bunnie raised an eyebrow. "Yes. So it would seem. Very well then....we'll do this your way. Do not forget. We gave you the chance to surrender peacefully." Bunnie said as she drew her Shinobi Katanas.

Dark Mantis shuffled around a bit, advancing and backing off like a boxer, measuring up his opponent. He seemed to be waiting for the moment. Then without warning he struck. Instead of going for Bunnie, he pounced on X and sunk his metal fangs in. "He's...draining...my...power!"
"That was low! What happened to honor?" Bunnie growled. "I never said I had any, now did I?"
Bunnie leaped forward and slashed with both katanas, forcing Mantis to drop X. Mantis quickly blocked with the hook scythes on his arms.

Bunnie watched out of the corner of her eye to make sure X was okay. X got to his feet. But in that instant that was all that Mantis needed to overpower Bunnie and slash. Bunnie dodged her head to the side. A moment later a drop of blood formed and ran down her cheek.
"What do you know? Your blood's as red as a human's." Mantis gloated. Suddenly somthing slammed into him from behind. An X-Buster Shot! Dark Mantis whirled to see X clinging to the top of the wall, X-Buster pointed. Ignoring Bunnie he turned to his other attacker. "Revenge is easy to justify when you watch your friends get hurt, isn't it, X?" Mantis narrowed his eyes. "Shut up!" X charged up again.

Mantis suddenly energized one of his hook scythes and swung it forward. "Scared?" He asked as the Shadow Runner left the blade and homed in on X where it swarmed him and cut deeply. "You should be!" Mantis followed up. X dropped to the floor with a sickening crunch. It was hard to tell what damaged him more. The impact or the dark damage he received. "That weapon! It must have the power of Dark Matter!"
"Right again, X."

"Ah!!! I can barely see him." X growled as he fought off the disorientation. The room was so dark he could barely see Bunnie, too. It almost seemed like the room was getting darker. And all the while it seemed like Dark Mantis was getting more powerful.
"Bunnie, I don't think we can trust our senses on this one this time. I'd advise against closing your eyes and taking the Zen approach."

"I think you're right, X. Therefore if we cannot adapt to it..." Bunnie cycled through her weapons. "We change the environment to adapt to us!"
She pointed her Giga X-Buster straight up and fired a Shining Ray, exploding it in midair right in the middle of Dark Mantis' jump!

"GAAAAAAAH!!! SO BRIGHT!!!" Mantis fell to the floor with a steely crash. Not only had the Shining Ray caused massive damage to him but it also lit up the entire room! They could easily see the massive turning armature and connecting axle. of the giant machinery on the sides of the room. "Well. Now we know his weakness." Bunnie cracked her knuckles. "Would it be dishonorable of us to take advantage of that weakness, Bunnie?" X glared at the fallen Maverick. "In this case? No. I'd say it just about makes the odds evened out."

"That's a matter of opinion." Mantis got to his feet as the room went dark again. Then he erupted in a fiery aura just like Optic Sunflower and Bamboo Pandamonium. He started jumping between the walls rapidly. "What's he doing, Bunnie?" "I don't know, X."
Suddenly he stopped and landed and launched something from his arm sickles. "This is fun!" He cackled. Suddenly something black came raining down upon X and Bunnie. "How do you like my Black Arrows?"

"I think I'm going to send a letter of complaint." Bunnie narrowed her eyes and charged up the Shining Ray, letting fly with not one but THREE exploding bursts of fireworks. Mantis immediately took unfathomable damage. X immediately followed up Bunnie's attack with his own charged up Shining Ray. Mantis grabbed Bunnie from behind and sunk his fangs in. "Does it hurt?" He taunted. Bunnie did the splits, dropping in an instant and quickly manuevering into position to sweep his legs out from under him then pounded him with a Shining Ray, aiming it straight at him. "You tell me!" She said, ignoring the bleeding for the moment. She got some distance and summoning the full power of her chi, managed to chi-heal enough to stop the bleeding. X quickly counterattacked Mantis' attack on Bunnie with another Shining Ray. This time he was critically damaged. And he was furious. "I'LL RIP YOU APART!" He jumped up from the center of the room and dug out what could only be described as a giant polearm spear with a viscious blade of ominously glowing neon purple dark matter. The blade had to be a ridiculously huge 16 feet long and it was coming down on Bunnie and X fast! The duo dashed out of the way only for Mantis to reverse direction and slash from the other way. Doubling back the other way, they quickly dashed away.

"This dude's asking for it now!" Bunnie gritted her teeth. "Then let's give it to him!"
"Team Up Attack! Go!" The gold computer code poured down and spun around like some kind of cyber summoning circle and runes in the midst of a rain of digital programming.
"No! I can't believe it!!!" Dark Mantis' scream was swallowed up in the explosion. And when it cleared another giant rare metal dropped down for X to collect.

-Mega Man X, Bunnie Rabbot, and Dark Mantis - Mega Man X8: Paradise Lost - Bunnie Rabbot Version