Battle Royale! Game Complete!

Originally posted on MSPA by cyber95.

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Lloyd and Whir continued up the wall. A burning oil had gone past them at one point, but it was slightly off from being able to hit them. Very soon, Whir saw a familiar face, with somebody else.
"Cobra!"
Whir flew up a bit faster than Lloyd was climbing to attempt to catch up with the two.
"What's this? I don't think I've seen it before."
"My name is Whir, and I think I could ask you you are, too!"
"I'm Zeke. And once again I ask, what are you?"
"He's with Gadget, another one of the contestants. A creation of his. Where is Gadget, anyway?"
Whir did his best to make a motion of pointing down to Lloyd, who had Gadget strapped in, and had just about caught up.
"What happened?"
"What happens when he creates too many new lives in a short period of time. It's too much, and he falls unconscious until enough of them stop living off of him. For some reason, only one was enough to do him in. I think it's because of this mountain or something. Anyway, uh, I hate asking for help, but he's not exactly in a position to be defending himself... can we tag along with you while going up?"

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