Rupert: well you better be careful pico. we might have been here longer than the new guys but they're still nothing to laugh at. I had to go and push myself to the limit every minute yesterday to get my point across. and there's still going to be 300 competing. aren't you even nervous?

pico:*sad expression* of..of course im nervous*changes back to excited* but that wont stop me from giving it my all!*has the same fire in his eyes*

Rupert: you know pico I'm hopin that you make it into the actual tournament. It'd be nice to have someone to go aginst.
*In Dimension S*
SB: well I can see you 2 have indeed worked hard. onto the catching up. I believe you were learning a new Ice spell correct?

pico:if you say so just dont expect me to heal any fatalinjuries when im done. Rupert:*the man laughs until he sees my serious expression*(is he serious? just how much stronger has pico become in just a few days?)

Rupert:why so serious all the sudden bud?
Pico: I just want to win is all.
Rupert:then show me what you got.

pico:well ok*later in a more opened area* rupert:ready? pico:yeah*pulls out the scanner*NANO FUSION! rupert:(nano what?)*nanobots escaped picos body and went around him turning him into the human fox hybrid like before*pico:..ready when you are

Rupert: give me a moment…*pulls out a set of Genji claws* alright let's see what you can do.*rushes in*

rupert:*slashes with his genji claws but only managed to cut a few hairs but then pico jumped over him*(that speed..) pico:(lets see what i can do) *consentrates as nanobots appear on his hand turning into a sword that was big and heavy as clouds*(hmm kinda light)*charges in and strikes his genji,s*

Rupert:*blocks at the last second* not bad. but let me show you what I can do.*grabs pico and suplexes him* ha no sweat. *looks at pico* what, out of breath already?

Val: Well, I was. But it's really not going so well. It's a technique Snow has developed that uses the changes of the molecular structure of water and ice under high levels of pressure.
SB: I see. Then we will find the problem and solve it. And you, Snow?
Snow: … I plead the fifth. We have agreed that I will teach her everything she has seen of me. I'd like to keep the rest under my hood as long as Val is around to witness anything. What I can say for now is that I mostly seek to further work on maximizing stength output while minimizing energy input.

pico:..not…at all*vanishs infront of him and reappears behind him*infact im just getting started*kicks rupert which tripped him over*

SB: very well I will help you work on your energy output but first, show me the spell and how far you get.
Val: alright brace yourself*proceeds to cast it forming and compresses it to a basketball sized orb*
SB:and freeze.*walks around her* hmm yes I see. hae you tried invisionnig objects yet?
Val: what?
SB: think about it your compressing this ice ball without knowing the size it needs to be. you just need a mental image. look at this now this thing is as big as a basketball. try making it the size of something smaller like a tennis ball.
Val: alright*proceeds to do so without any strain*ok…
SB: next a golf ball.
Val:*feels a small bit of tension*(that's odd outside I could barely even get it this far. perhaps the Dimensional energy? ) alright, that wasn't…too hard.
SB:a smallbouncy ball.
Val:*starts working herself and feels some form of strain*
SB: stop.*looks closely* hmm…I- no this is not good. slowly expand it.
Val:*does so feeling everything ease up* what's wrong?
SB: you just keep compressing it as ice. If I would have had you continue, there would be a Snow white mushroom cloud where we would be standing. you need to work on shifting the water's structure of the object to Ice and back.
*over at the open area*
Rupert: well this is a change*picks himself up* however I can still go*gets up close and throws a barrge of punches knocking him to the ground* come on pico don't tell me your sick. cause I know you've taken worse hits from the obstiacle course.
*in pico's room*
Jasmine: *reading up on things to help further socialize when* …!!! Pico you…oh no.

pico:*starts to breath heavily* time out..*the unstable nanobots took its toll and revert pico back to normal but not without passing out first*

Snow: *observes the scene with a slight expression of disapproval, yet not daring to intervene*

Jasmine: *materializes* Pico! ohh not good… I warned you about this
Rupert: umm is he ok?
Jasmine:not really he spliced himself using the nanomachines.
Rupert: then we need to get him to doc.*picks Pico up* by the way who are you?*picks up Pico*
Jasmine: I'll intoduce myself when it is appropriate. right now he needs help.
*later at doc's lab*
Doc: hmm…there's nothing I can do-
Rupert: What?! but you can fix anyone!
Doc: let me finish. there's nothing I can do because its already being done. the damage is being healed by the machines. he'll awake shortly.

pico:(ow..my head)*sits up cringeing in pain* *looks at Doc* eh..whats up Doc?

Doc: well you passed outmind telling me why?
*elsewhere in Dimension S several hours pass*
SB: alright now that you can do it let's try this again. Remember let it flow like a river and invision the sizes.
Val: alright *proceeds to do so. The ball slowly gets smaller going from basket to golf with ease. her concentration increases as it compresses into something smaller almost to the size of a single grain of rice*
SB:…and hold.
Val:*stops the compression focusing on the object seconds pass then minutes eventually a full half hour. Her breath intake increases and beads of sweat starts to form* how long am I to…
SB:*cuts her off with a simple guesture* I will tell you. now focus. *an hour has now passed* ok now imagine a snow flake. pick any pattern you want it to have and shape that compressed grain into that. Then compress it until no bigger than the snow that falls around you. and hold.
Snow:(what is he doing?)
Val:*shrinks it down and starts to bend trying to resist falling to her knees from the strain* I-i don't know how much longer I can-
SB: get that thought out of your head right now! its blocking your concintration you are young you have no limit set as of yet and neither does he. if he can do somthing that simple then you can easily surpass it.*after another hour* ok throw it at me as hard as possible and release as soon as it hits me. *gets real far back in the distance*
Val:*fires it off and nearly falls over doing so.*
*The flake flies forward and hits its target making contact. nothing is heard as it expands and explodes on him. for a brief moment light flashes and waves of air fly carrying with it a ton of icy shapnel. without a second though she throws her self into the lake with what strentgh she has left dodging the blast as it covers the land*
SB:*Frozen in the distance missing a good chunk of his person*(…not bad, I think we're getting somewhere)*breaks out*
Val: *climbing out of the lake*(I am so glad this lake didn't freeze over)*looks up to see him standing there*
SB:not bad now let's try again and compress it faster this time. *looks at her* after a snack. you look hungry.

Snow: *claps impressedly and dissipates the protecting bell around him* That. Was. Sweet! *embraces her smiling and lifts her up, swirling her around* You did it, honey! *he puts her back on the ground and turns to shadowblade* I do have to admit, first I didn't get where you were heading at, but it really worked!
Val: Thank you big time, shadowblade! Now how about that snack you talked about? I'm starving!

pico:*sweatdrops*i uh did somthing i wasnt suppose to do*feels familiar arms wrap around me*jasmine: i warned you master..dont scare me like that again..got it? pico:*smiles* got it Rupert:can someone please tell me whats going on? who is she? how did pico get control of nanobots? and…why is she hugging you like that? pico:well…*sweatdrops*

SB: *heads to the tree and picks off 2 pieces of fruit* here, this will restore your energy. It also goes great glaze when cooking with a roast.
Val: *munches on it each bite restoring a little more of her strength*…this is delishous!
*elsewhere*
Doc: mind if I examine the machines inside you? I need to see if I'm right.

pico:uh sure i guess if it will help i dont see why not

Snow: *tries the fruit* Mh… Juicy. A bit like starfruit, but with sharper sour flavour.
Val: What are you talking about? It's sweet like pineapple, not sour at all!
SB: That's because the fruits' taste varies from person to person. The only thing they have in common for everyone is that they're all equally refreshing.
Val: *chugs down the last bite* Alright. Should we continue now?

Doc:…*observes the nanomachines* (just as I thought.) Pico, did you know I add intellegent chemicals chemicals to my potions that prevent misuse?
Pico: no.
Doc: well, whenever they dectect some sort of alteration by a major outside force that alters the body they attack the source. This is what caused you to pass out.
Jasmine: so your saying if he tries tnano-fusion again.
Doc: *shakes his head*it won't be pretty. not to worry though I can work on a solution. pico with your permision, I'd like to borrow Jasmine to study her a bit further, so I can work on away to allow you to bypass my chemical allowing you to nano fuse with no problems.

pico:*looks at jasmine who was scared of that idea* it will be alright trust me*smiles* jasmine:ok.. pico:go ahead doc

Doc:Alright just have her stop on by tomorrow.
Pico: why not now?
Doc: I have an appointment with another person.
*in Dimension S*
Val: *getting the hang of the compressing procedure until it becomes natural* wow that went by fast what's next?
SB:well since you now have the procedure down your going to try to cast it*hundreds of tendrils sprout up* while dodging attacks.
Snow:*looks a the numbers*isn't that a little much?
SB:…good point.*retracts all but 10* I'm going to throw Snowballs at you. your job is to evade the snowballs and freeze all 10 tendrills. Think you can do it?
Val:*grins* Bring it.

*later in picos apartment* *as soon as pico lands on his bed jasmine goes on top of him giving him a glare*pico:*sweatdrops*i said i was sorry jasmine:you broke your promise pico:(if shes gonna be like this imagine how mia is gonna react…im screwed) jasmine im sorry really i am forgive me?

Jasmine:…alright. I will. after all you are not just my master but also have been a good friend to me, and treat me like a person rather than a program.*hugs pico and rolls to the side* I still have to tell Mia though. You understand right?

pico:sigh i know

Mia:*enters pico's room* Pico, are you home?

pico:in my room! we need to talk!*she walks in* mia:whats the matter pico?*1 explanation later*YOU DID WHAT?!! pico:…the ears i was only trying to see if i could keep the nanos stable im sorry