Chapter 14: New Body Upgrade
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The Maw functions just like a metal-plated ocean liner but is designed vertically like a skyscraper. Due to this design, it floats like an iceberg where only its funnel breaks the ocean surface while the greater bulk lies underwater. However, when passengers need to climb aboard, it can raise itself out of the water further to expose its shell-like entrance. That being said, the Maw is partially submersible, and it can also anchor itself. When the Maw is submerged, its appearance is a small rock formation with a door, and at the top is a chimney that bellows black smoke.
Like an actual ship, the Maw tends to heel gently in the waves, enough to cause some objects to roll across rooms. It also has watertight doors in the lower areas to prevent its compartments from flooding in the event of a breach. The Maw is steam-powered and has great engines that burn coal to provide power. It does not seem to propel itself with propellers but by the propulsion of black smoke. Any smoke not used for propulsion escapes the Maw through the single funnel located at its peak. Trailing behind the Maw are giant fishing nets used to catch the large aquatic creatures. The Maw also has electric generators to power the various light sources and elevators found throughout the areas.
The Maw is constantly being maintained and cleaned by the underwater Mr. Swabbies. They look like the standard Mr. Handy models but are much larger at 4 times the size and instead of a thruster, the Mr. Swabby has a propeller limiting them to only being able to operate in the water. They also have 8 arms with different underwater tools and claws, with 4 eyes on the sides of it's body. There are the standard type, the mini types who are the same size as a Mr. Handy and the big type which are the size of submarine. There are only 2 big ones who are there to help in lifting big objects being more like cranes than anything else.
Piggot read through the information that Dragon managed to gather on the Maw. Dragon has been using drones to gather as much information about the mobile base since it appeared off shore. With it being close to the Rig, there's the danger of the Maw unleashing the monsters held within, or simply ramming into the Rig to send it falling into the sea.
They couldn't get close to the Maw, thanks to all the defenses and the monsters around it. Namely the giant spider crab, Karkinos, the giant squid Scylla, the giant anglerfish Charybdis, and the giant octopus Kraken, from an old game 'Ocean Hunter'. The giant sea creatures live close to the Maw and protect it, keeping anyone from getting close to it.
There is also Tamatoa, a giant, narcissistic monster coconut crab. Who overcompensates for his shortcomings by adorning himself with treasures, wishing to be more than just a "bottom-feeder," though this does very little to conceal his ego. His missing front leg on his left side that was ripped off has been replaced with a metal one that's also an energy cannon. Giving him a long range attack. He's been spotted gathering up things from shipwrecks,
Those aren't the only sea monsters brought to life by Horror Master, she brought to life a number of Kaiju from the Godzilla series. Both Ganimes the giant crab and Ebirah the giant shrimp have made their homes near the city. Kamoebas the giant turtle has been spotted in the Pacific, along with Gezora the giant cuttlefish and the giant octopus. And Manda the sea dragon has been spotted near Indian, all the monsters haven't attacked anyone and people are staying clear of them. There is no word if Godzilla has been brought to life as well.
Then there is the dry moat that surrounds Castle Chaythe, after some attempts of sneaking into the castle by climbing down and climbing up from there to the castle, Horror Master made sure that couldn't be used again. The moat was filed with water and made into a swamp filled with monsters, from giant amphibians, crustaceans, gators that can walk on two legs, there's also a giant crocodile with a poison gas spewing mushroom growing out of its back in the swamp. Making it a death trap for anyone who tries to enter the pit.
It has been noticed that there are lots of crustaceans theme monsters appearing. Assault pointed out that being crustaceans they unlike many other water monsters can leave the water, Horror Master might simply want to have attack animals that are amphibious. There are even reports of large crabs in the sewers and storm drains from the sewer workers. Clockblock also pointed out that maybe there is a mad doctor who has a thing for crabs.
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The Maw -
In his laboratory Dr. Vile is experimenting on normal crabs and turning them into crab mutant monsters for the ever growing army of Horror Master. Dr. Vile also intends to get his personal project right this time, unlike with the previous ones before including his monstrous crab mutant assistant, Igor. Dr. Vile boasts about making crabs, bigger, fatter, and tastier. Which Horror Master learning about his project, is all for as she loves eating crabs but there is always so little meat. (1)
Dr. Vile is using state of the art technology, which he learned to use thanks to lessons from Ms. J the teacher inside the computer game. He's experimenting using the different methods of transforming lifeforms into something else, and getting results in creating an army of mutant crabs. He also been growing larger, fatter, and tastier crabs as well for eating. He works with another sea theme doctor, Dr. Piranoid.
Dr. Piranoid in his world was the arch villain of the Street Sharks, with his seaviates a group of mutant sea creatures. Slobster, a anthropomorphic monster lobster, Slash a mutant swordfish with a drill nose, Killamari a mutant squid who is able to project natural "spears" or "harpoons" from his mouth and the many suckers covering his body, Repteel who use to be human before he was merge with the genes of a moray eel and electric eel, Clammando a half-man/half-oyster mutated, and Shrimp Louie a mutated shrimp.
Currently Dr. Vile is experimenting with mutagen he gotten from Baxter Stockman. On his computer are the data of the Shredder Mutants, a group of three crustacean themed mutants, a crab, a lobster, and a shrimp. They were created by Stockman who combined the DNA of the Oroku Saki and various crustaceans. The Shredder Mutants consist of a large, four-armed Shredder, known as Shiva Shredder, one with large, monstrous crab claws, known as Claw Shredder and a diminutive shrimp-like Shredder called Mini Shredder.
Using that as a base he's going to recreate them using three crustacean villains working for Horror Master like him. Each of them are inside a glass tank filled with water where they would be transformed into much stronger forms. Where mutagen mixed with other chemicals that would transform them into much stronger versions of the Shredder Mutants.
In the first two tanks are Lobster Mobster a purple lobster who wears a purple hat and Da Shrimp a shrimp who also wears a blue hat, who are bumbling con-artists. They also act like 1920s gangster stereotypes.
The last tank holds, SCP - 3251 or Captain Hardshell a coconut crab pirate. Who looks like a normal coconut crab but can talk and wears a small black tricorn hat. He can also can command non sapient crustaceans like the crab mutants.
"Alright there, it's all set. Are you all ready?" Dr. Vile ask.
"Yes," Captain Hardshell said.
"This won't hurt right?" Da Shrimp ask.
"Come on now, this way we will no longer be small time but be able to be walking around with the big boys. Especially you, seeing how you can't survive out of water," Lobster Mobster said.
"Time to change you 3," Dr. Vile said as he activates the machine and the mutagen pours into the tanks.
The three small crustaceans grew and transformed into more humanoid shape. The transformation turn them into an identical trio of the old Shredder Mutants. But are much stronger and more powerful then the old trio, their armor bodies are now nearly indestructible thanks to how dense they are, with only the joints being the weak spots.
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Elsewhere -
Her face was like that of marbled statues; high cheekbones, pouty lips and a small feminine jaw. Yet her wide and dreamy, blue eyes the shade of glaciers were her most striking attribute. The large pupils had the capability of conveying all kinds of expressions and brought emotions to even the sternest of men's hearts. Her long dark hair is silky and full that reach well pass her big juicy butt. Her twin breasts are now huge, jutting broadly from her chest like two round mounds of flesh with such firm perkiness that it prevented them from sagging at all. She had such wide hips, such a slim waist, such a toned tummy and such slender arms that her enthrallingly curvaceous figure illustrate its alluringly splendor. Her skin was fair, smooth and soft without flaws, and still beaming with youthful exuberance. Two large bat wings are on her back, which are wrap around her shoulders.
Horror Master frowned at the clone body in the tank that the vampire faction had created using her old body as a base. Changing some of her features and adding others to create the body before her. She turn her attention to Carmilla and Marceline, who have shape the body to how it looks now.
"You two made a vampire sex goddess body?" Horror Master asked.
"Presentation is a big part of being head vampire. And this body is as powerful as it's sexy," Marceline smirks.
"One must keep up appearances. As the head vampire that even the current vampire queen must answer to, you need to have the appearance that displays power," Carmilla adds.
"This body has all the powers, I have gain, plus others that, I didn't from other vampires and none of the weaknesses," Marceline said.
"The wings are a bit much if I can just fly without them, but I guess it do," Horror Master huffed.
"Come on, you're young and at the age where your sex drive is ready to go wild," Marceline said staring at the lustful form in the tank.
"You just want to have sex with me," Horror Master dead panned.
"Yes," Marceline smiled.
"Ugg," Horror Master said and walk away.
"You came way too strong," Carmilla said to her queen.
"She'll come around," Marceline said.
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Author's Notes -
1 - He's a villain from the Little Mermaid tv show. And yes his whole thing is crabs and making them bigger and tastier. Which I'm for as I love crabs but there is always so little meat.
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