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Oct 9, 2006 at 5:20pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 9, 2006 at 5:20pm (Son of a BITCH! I couldnt get on last night. It looked like the site was down.)
"Wait a minute. Lucas, do you think you can create a boat or raft to move us down the coast? How long would that take?" Last Edit: Oct 10, 2006 at 9:38am by Dremmy "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 9, 2006 at 5:28pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 9, 2006 at 5:28pm (Pacific ocean ;D) Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 9, 2006 at 5:34pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 9, 2006 at 5:34pm (Oh SHIT! I will have to edit that then!) "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 9, 2006 at 5:37pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 9, 2006 at 5:37pm (You can still boat your way up the coast you know, or to another boat or something) keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 10, 2006 at 8:08am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 10, 2006 at 8:08am (Can rachel tell approximately how many people make up the mob?) Sin Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 10, 2006 at 10:26am Quote like Post Options Post by Sin on Oct 10, 2006 at 10:26am "Probably quite some time, especially at the rate this wall is coming up. And I don't know if it would even support us all, were I to make one." Bask in its power! keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 10, 2006 at 11:51am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 10, 2006 at 11:51am (Is the wind blowing from one side of the pier to the other?) TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 10, 2006 at 12:40pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 10, 2006 at 12:40pm (The mob looks to be comprised of hundreds of people. The wind is blowing from west to east, so onto the team's back and into the mob's faces) keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 10, 2006 at 4:05pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 10, 2006 at 4:05pm Rachel goes to the end of the pier and peers over. (She's trying to see if there is anything underneath the pier; planks, walkways, etc that the party could use to make their way back towards shore without actually getting in the water.)
(Did we leave Portland? Because Portland is a long way from the Pacific ocean (approximately 75 miles just to the bay at Astoria, as the Columbia flows) Last Edit: Oct 10, 2006 at 4:15pm by keno TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 10, 2006 at 4:26pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 10, 2006 at 4:26pm (Sorry for the delays. The last two days were spent on Thanksgiving preparation and, of course, the dinner. Combined with a funeral, well...) * * * * *
Koto attempts to create a wall of ear-piercing energy, but unfortunately she lost that Power (the energy change I'm afraid). ;D
Meanwhile, Enrique continues to maintain the wall of fire, but he's starting to struggle. The wall is still falling and it's only getting harder with the flame extinguishers being onleashed on it. The lower part of the wall of flames is holding, but it's beginning to waver. Lucas finishes up another 2 ft. of wall stretching across the dock. Janus searches for anything else the party can reach from the dock, but unless they're willing to swim to boats in the distance they're not going anywhere (assuming going by water is a choice).
"They're getting closer," Borus announces as he begins placing posts on the ground. "We may have to do the worst."
Pam begins to fidget.
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Oct 11, 2006 at 11:15pm Quote like Post Options Post by Sin on Oct 11, 2006 at 11:15pm (Damn, could have sworn I replied to this...)
Lucas will keep up the wall construction, "Well, I could probably skim across the water and hijack a boat. I know I could drive one, but getting it started might prove a bigger problem... Janus, any way you could help out with that, maybe? You're good with machines, right?" Bask in its power! keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 12, 2006 at 6:14am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 12, 2006 at 6:14am (If koto were to use her explosive line of sonic on the ice wall to fracture it and send shards of ice flying into the mob, how big of a hole would she make in the icewall, and how long would it take lucas to rebuild it?) TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 12, 2006 at 4:00pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 12, 2006 at 4:00pm (The line is 5 ft. wide, so likely a 5 ft. in diamater hole. Lucas can create a 1 ft. cube of ice every round, so it would take a bit to repair it) Last Edit: Oct 12, 2006 at 4:01pm by TG Barighm Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 12, 2006 at 4:10pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 12, 2006 at 4:10pm "Yeah, if you can get the both of us to the nearest boat I think I can start it up and have you drive it back." Janus looks over at Pam. "You ok, Pam? Well get you out of this as soon as we can." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 12, 2006 at 6:13pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 12, 2006 at 6:13pm Rachel goes to the end of the pier and peers over. (She's trying to see if there is anything underneath the pier; planks, walkways, etc that the party could use to make their way back towards shore without actually getting in the water.)
(I didn't see this post. No, I'm afraid not. It's quite solid)
(Did we leave Portland? Because Portland is a long way from the Pacific ocean (approximately 75 miles just to the bay at Astoria, as the Columbia flows)
(*shrug* Oh, well. This is the last time the team will see the city anyway ;D) * * * * *
Discussion time is over. Enrique's wall of fire begins to go out. El Diablo scampers back to the team and jumps over Lucas' ice wall just as it reaches 3 ft. in height. The mob doesn't even wait for the wall to flicker into nothingness, they simply jump over the last burning foot and charge the team. The team takes a few defensive steps back as the mob reaches the wall and begins to climb over. The slipperiness of the wall causes the lot to slip off, but 3 ft. is definitely not formidable by any stretch of the imagination. By the second, and sometimes third, attempt, the greater majority of the mob scales the wall and begins to overrun the team, but at least it breaks the rioters up into three smaller waves: a 20 man wave, a 100 man wave, and then the rest of the hundreds of rioters.
The team forms up. As usual, Borus jumps to the forefront with a post in his hand while the rest of the backliners form up behind him. Borus is shocked when he spots Pam standing at his side.
"What are you doing? Go stand with Andrew. It's too dangerous up here"
Pam gives Borus a stubborn look. "No. Not today. I've had enough of running. Today I fight."
Borus opens his mouth to say something, but he settles on a nod, then turns his head to the rest of the team.
"If we kill them we'll only give them more fuel for their fire. Sure, it's self defense, but proof of our 'danger' to society is proof positive. They will find a way to use that. For our sakes, try to keep the casualties down."
20 rioters are charging the team, and it is certain the next 100 will follow in the next round. Actions?
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Oct 12, 2006 at 6:39pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Oct 12, 2006 at 6:39pm Enrique will stay back, putting walls of flame between himself and the rioters at all costs.
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Oct 13, 2006 at 6:10am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 13, 2006 at 6:10am Koto will direct lines of sonic energy and cones into the rioters, hoping to break their charge (with Explosive Power!)
Rachel will likewise direct use area effect force powers on the rioters. Sin Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 13, 2006 at 9:16am Quote like Post Options Post by Sin on Oct 13, 2006 at 9:16am Lucas holds his ground, not wanting to hurt any of the advancing mob. "You don't know what you're getting into here, guys!" He'll ready a Teleport for if they start attacking him, aiming to get behind the mob, and hopefully take away some of their steam. Bask in its power! Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 14, 2006 at 1:19pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 14, 2006 at 1:19pm (apologies to not posting in the last few days. fuckin streep throat kept me out of action for a few days. 103 temp is nothin to play with!)
"Pam! Whatever it is you do, be careful! I will not forgive myself if you dont make it out of here!"
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Oct 14, 2006 at 10:58pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 14, 2006 at 10:58pm DOCK: =====
A simple "ouch" describes what happens next. Enrique brings up a wall of fire between the team and the mob which effectively sandwiches the advance group between two different walls of energy. Koto and Rachel follow shortly after that with their respective blasts of energy, Koto's absolutely leveling the first wave in a single burst. The second wave of rioters stop dead in their tracks as the first wave is launched back over their heads. They stop to discuss what to do next, then settle on throwing various objects at the team. They take to cutting chunks of ice out of Lucas' ice wall then launching it at the team.
Note there is only like 20 or so feet between Enrique's new wall of fire and Lucas' ice wall.
"Christ! You're slaughtering them!" Borus yells as he runs over to Koto and violently grabs her shoulder. "For the love of God, stop it!"
Borus is interrupted when a chunk of ice, partially melted but still relatively large, strikes him in the side of the head. He rubs the side of his head, then turns his attention back to Janus. "Damn it! Is there no other way out of here besides turning ourselves into monsters?"
Borus question is answered when the sound of a helicopter suddenly interrupts the mayhem. Everyone stops to look up at the sky in time to see a white civilian helicopter passing over the last warehouses and settling itself over the dock. It begins to descend.
"What the hell...?" Andrew's voice is barely heard over the sound of the helicopter's rotors.
Janus' cone of lightning follows shortly after the helicopter's appearance. It also levels a large number of the mob trapped between the two energy walls, but they don't give up.
"Damn it! I said stop!" Borus yells again.
Pam suddenly grabs Borus. "It's okay. You go to Andrew. I'll take care of this. I'll take care of everything."
Borus gives Pam a confused look, but he does what he's told and runs over to Andrew. Pam places herself between the team and the rioters, just outside the wall of fire, despite the shouts of her team mates. She closes her eyes...
And then it begins.
Cries of sheer agony suddenly erupt from everybody's throat in perfect unison as if the orchestra from Hell decided to begin its world tour right there at the docks. Enrique's wall of fire winks out as him, and the rest of the team, are suddenly wracked by terrible waves of pain. No amount of struggling, fortitude, or willpower is enough to stave off the onslaught. In seconds the entire team is on their knees, their torture knowing no bounds. The only team members saved from this is Borus and Andrew, safely standing off to the side as they are, and Pam, who seems to be concentrating near the former standing place of the wall of fire.
The mob is shocked by the sudden turn of events. They stare as the team falls to their knees, then watch in fear as the lone figure of Pam, now striding purposely towards them, opens her eyes. She turns her gaze on the mob and Hell's orchestra strikes a new chord. Scores of the mob immediately fall before her as they too shriek in sheer agony, then scores more as she draws closer. Many of the mob immediately turn and run, but others try to fight her. They charge, weapons raised high, but they don't get too far before they too fall to their knees. Some of the wounded desperately try to claw their way away from Pam, and when she passes, some do manage to get to their feet and jump off the dock. The team also manages to recover from their shock just as the helicopter lands at the end of the dock. The pilot seems to be motioning to them to come closer.
"Is that...the old man? From the prison?" Borus exclaims in awe, an awe continuing over from Pam's shocking assault.
The old pilot opens his door and begins shouting. "Come on! We have to get moving!"
"But...all of us can't fit in there! And we can't leave Pam!"
The old man shakes his head. "Forget her! Her path lies elsewhere. And you're just going to have to find some room. There's 5 more seats in here. Some of you just have to sit on eachother's laps. Now move!"
Borus shakes his head. "But...but...we can't just leave her..."
"It's your choice, but know this choice is the best one for her! Get in the helicopter!"
STATUS LINE: ============================================= Enrique: -17 NL, -6 STR, Slow, Mark of Pain Koto: -17 NL, -6 STR, Slow, Mark of Pain Rachel: -17 NL, -6 STR, Slow, Mark of Pain Janus: -17 NL, -6 STR, Slow, Mark of Pain Lucas: -17 NL, -6 STR, Slow, Mark of Pain GROUP: Aura of Pain Last Edit: Oct 14, 2006 at 11:03pm by TG Barighm keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 15, 2006 at 9:45pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 15, 2006 at 9:45pm "I'm sorry," Koto says to Borus. "But sometimes we have no choice other than to be monsters."
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Oct 16, 2006 at 3:50pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 16, 2006 at 3:50pm Koto will wait until a couple others (namely 2 of Enrique, Janus, Borus or Andrew) have boarded the helicopter then she too will board and begin healing ability damage.
Rachel turns towards Pam, and yells, trying to make herself heard over the sound of the helicopter. "Pam, come on! We gotta go."
Rachel will wait until nearly everyone else is on board before she boards. She will not set on Enrique's lap. TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 16, 2006 at 5:43pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 16, 2006 at 5:43pm "Son of a BITCH! Why does pain have to hurt so much!" Janus staggers up and takes a look around. Helicopter. Teammates. Pam. Mob. We have to get out of here. Janus heads for the helicopter. With one foot in the copter and one foot out, he motions to the others and says, "Come on!! Get on the copter!! There is nothing we can do here!! Pam!! Lets Go!!" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 16, 2006 at 5:53pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Oct 16, 2006 at 5:53pm dremmy said: "Why does pain have to hurt so much!" (LOL)
Enrique will grab hold of Janus' arm as he steps into the helicopter, his voice faltering under the roar of the blades.
"We... we can't just leave her there... they'll kill her! They... they..." and with that, he collapses on the floor. New and improved!
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Oct 16, 2006 at 6:02pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 16, 2006 at 6:02pm Janus helps Enrique into the copter, leaning him into a seat and laying his head against the window. Coming out of the copter, Janus yell to Borus, "Enrique is right! We cant just leave her here but I dont think we can get close enough to her to help her!"
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Oct 16, 2006 at 6:12pm Quote like Post Options Post by Sin on Oct 16, 2006 at 6:12pm Hearing Janus' yelling, Lucas makes a beeline for the chopper. "This is starting to feel a little too familiar..." he says to himself, but unheard by even himself over the helicopter's blades. Bask in its power! TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Janus and Andrew jump into the helicopter, Koto following shortly after that. Borus helps everyone get into the helicopter by grabbing them and shoving them in. This includes the fallen Enrique, who finds himself sitting on Koto's lab. Lucas ends up sitting on Rachel's lap while Borus gets the seat by the pilot.
Janus yells to Pam, but the team has lost sight of her. The old man doesn't wait for her though. He begins to ascend.
"Hey!" Borus yells, "Don't leave without her!"
"It's important that she stays behind! Trust me. I know all outcomes, remember?"
"That doesn't prove shit! We have to get her."
"We're already 100 ft. above the ground. You going to rescue her with broken legs?"
"100...? Damn it! This isn't right!"
"There are other important things we must address. They have to be done before we leave."
"Oh yeah? Like what?"
"Like your Lance. He's at the marina just south of here. He's preparing to leave the city. This is your chance to strike at him. Know it will be extremely difficult, but it will have a huge impact on his future plans."
Borus' eyes widen. "Lance? He's here? And you know where he is? Then we have to stop him!"
"Don't be so hasty! There is another problem that needs to be addressed. That creature your team loves to refer to as 'freakshow' is terrorizing a squad of riot-control police just north of here. It is important that he is dealt with as well, but I'm afraid you only have the time to deal with one. Both will have a huge impact on future events, so choose wisely."
Borus groans. "This is a little much to just spring on us. Our choices should be 'Do you rescue Pam?' or 'Do you rescue Pam?'. Nothing else!"
The old man rolls his eyes. "Yes. If you wish, you may rescue the girl. She is still nearby, but know this, if you rescue her, you will be putting a powerful strain on your future. Your friend Rad's life depends on it."
"Damn it, old man! Don't you know anything that will make everyone's lives easier?"
The old man looks back at the team. "Your time is short. Choose quickly!" Last Edit: Oct 17, 2006 at 3:15pm by TG Barighm keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 17, 2006 at 3:37pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 17, 2006 at 3:37pm "Borus," Koto says gently, and lays a hand on his shoulder. "Pam's course obviously differs from ours, for the moment." She then turns to the old man. "Take us to Lance," she says, and returns to healing the wounds and ability damage of the team.
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Oct 17, 2006 at 4:13pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 17, 2006 at 4:13pm "Yes. I think we have run from him enough. I'm sure he knows where we stand by now. Its time we paid him a visit. Lance is our destination." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 19, 2006 at 5:01pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Oct 19, 2006 at 5:01pm Enrique recovers at Koto's healing touch,
"Thanks babe, I owe you one... But funny thing. I seem to be hearing Lance's name a bit. We up for takin' this hombre out?" New and improved!
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Oct 20, 2006 at 3:54pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 20, 2006 at 3:54pm The old man stares at the team for a moment before nodding.
"Then we strike at the heart of our troubles," the old man mumbles before flying the helicopter further down the coast. They fly over the marina the team spotted earlier and continue to another one a bit further on, a much larger one. A web of haphazardly connected wharfs and piers jut out of the coast, and a beach can be seen nearby. Sailboats, motorboats, and many other small craft are moored at the marina, but of particular interest is this one grey sailboat sitting at the end of one of the longer piers. It's the only boat anyone is working on. The rest of the marina appears abandoned. A big red gate blocks the entrance to the marina parking lot.
By this time, Pam's mark of pain has long since faded. All damage received is gone.
Borus leans into the window. "I think I recognize Julia. That is Lance's crew all right. How are we going in?"
The old man chuckles. "Not by air. We'd be sitting ducks. I'm going to land on the beach. You guys can enter the marina from there."
As promised, the old man does set the helicopter down on the beach a little farther down. The city outside of the core is still quiet, so the team has little trouble returning to the marina. When they get there, Borus stops.
"Wait a minute. Why bother going in through the front gate? They'll be watching it. Maybe we can get under them...or something. Let's try to be more intelligent about this."
Andrew shrugs. "Why bother? Julia can detect us from miles away. Might as well make sure our footing is good and take the worst of it on our chins then get fried while swimming in the water."
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Oct 21, 2006 at 2:52am Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Oct 21, 2006 at 2:52am "No, I agree with Andrew. They'll be expecting us whichever way we attack from, so we may as well do what's easier for us." New and improved!
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Oct 21, 2006 at 11:48am Quote like Post Options Post by Sin on Oct 21, 2006 at 11:48am "I say we split up to attack them. You know, not put all our eggs in one basket and all. I can come at them from behind or something." Bask in its power! TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Oct 23, 2006 at 3:13pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Oct 23, 2006 at 3:13pm Everyone stares at eachother for a moment.
Borus sighs. "Come on! This is Lance we're talking about! You guys must have more ideas than that." Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 23, 2006 at 4:18pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 23, 2006 at 4:18pm "Anyone get a good count of how many were in here? Seperating isnt a good idea. We all go together or no one goes at all. I say we go through the front door. They know we are here by now. Why hide the fact that we are here? Im sure we can take care of whoever is in the way and make it to Lance with no trouble unless you have a better idea of how to get past Julia and her mind probes." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Borus shrugs and sighs. "Well, we're certainly not going to get anywhere standing around talking about it. I think we can all say there is no way around Julia's mind probes so we might as well just go in there and take it directly to Lance. Hopefully he'll go down before we do. He goes, this whole shit storm ends."
Janus and Borus begin to lead the way as the team marches up to the red gate blocking the way to the marina. Borus easily forces it open, and soon the team find themselves standing on a long wooden pier looking at the only sailboat being manned today. A grey sailboat. There are many others like it moored to the pier, and there's a good line of them, some 90 ft. or so, but only that one boat features the blonde-haired Julia, her hair waving in the wind. She spots the party just as she begins to step into the boat. She seems to let out a gasp as the team moves closer to the boat, then yells to those below.
The first person to climb up to the deck is Terry, now wearing a life-jacket. He grins when he sees the team, then laughs in Julia's direction.
"Ha! How'd they get here without you knowing? A slip?"
Julia continues to stare at the team dumbfounded. "I...I don't know. I just last track of them awhile ago, but I didn't think..."
Borus punches Andrew in the shoulder. He doesn't yelp, but he vigorously rubs his shoulder.
"It's okay, Julia. We all make mistakes every now and again," a familiar voice calls from below deck. The next person to climb on deck is Lance. The suave blonde is still as well-kept and well dressed as ever, now sporting a leather vest and a pair of dress pants. He even sports a captain's hat.
Borus leans over to Janus. "He kind of looks like that Richard guy, doesn't he?"
Janus nods, but he notes they're not the same. Lance is clearly younger.
Lance steps off the boat and onto the pier just as another man, a rugged, muscle-bound man, steps onto the deck. He's another familiar face from the prison. He's followed by a battleaxe of a woman with dark hair and lots of freckles. She studies the team with a curious look.
The team stops about 40 ft. away from Lance on the pier.
"Hello. Long time, no see. Of course, that doesn't mean you haven't been a part of my plans, but as you must know by now, you're not on the better side of those plans. You can be if you want to. Just come onto the boat with me and I'll tell you guys all about it. We've got enough room. Will be a little cramped but that's okay. We're not going very far."
Borus shakes his head. "Right down to business, is it? No bragging? No gloating about how right you were? What are you up to, Lance? Where are you taking all of this trouble you're causing?"
Lance smiles. "Oh, good. You haven't figured it out yet. That's the way I want it to be. Unless you decide to join me, of course. You're more than welcome to come with me, or you can stay here and deal with ASH. They're starting to become a bit of a thorn in my side," Lance's smile becomes mocking. "Oh? Is that a bit of disappointment in your faces? Did you think you guys were causing me torment? I'm afraid not. In fact, you've been quite cooperative."
Borus places his hands on his hips. "I guess I spoke too soon. The gloating came a bit later. This guy is pissing me off. I'm not really good at these kind of exchanges. I'd rather just crush his spleen. Janus, you should be trying to work his shit out." keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Oct 24, 2006 at 8:13am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 24, 2006 at 8:13am Koto steps forward, "I must admit, I'm somewhat surprised, Lance. I had expected you just to dispense with the pleasantries altogether and just try to blast us all to smithereens. Perhaps I was wrong about you."
"Koto! What are you saying? I thought this guy was the enemy," Rachel blurts out.
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Oct 24, 2006 at 11:39am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 24, 2006 at 11:39am "Maybe your going about this all wrong, Lance. Why dont you tell us where your little crusade is leading you and maybe we can come up with a better solution than 'Destroy All Humans'. What benefit is it to us?" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Lance looks at Koto, then Janus. He laughs before replying.
"Now what kind of gentleman would I be to attack you on sight? No, no, that wouldn't be appropriate at all. We are, after all, equals here. We just have a difference of opinion. And it seems you misunderstand me. I don't believe in the utter eradication of the human race at all. I just don't tolerate them. Unfortunately, that kind of thinking tends to lead to certain...goals that calls for sacrifices. I guess you can say I'm...hmm, what would be a good word for it?" Lance says with a snap of his fingers.
"Impatient?" Julia calls out.
Lance nods. "Yes, that's close enough. Not exactly spot on, but it will do. I'm not interested in waiting centuries for humans to accept superhumans into our culture, then wait centuries more for prejudices to die down. The fact is, we're scattered, leaderless; we're at the mercy of other people. We need to find safety, THEN worry about being accepted," Lance gives Janus a sly look. "You should think about The Crusades a bit more, Janus. There might be a message in there."
"Come on, boss. Quit yapping with these pussies. We gotta get out of here before the military finds us," Terry yells.
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Oct 24, 2006 at 3:16pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 24, 2006 at 3:16pm "Admirable," Koto says, a slight smile touching her lips. "I would applaud, but like you said, we have differing opinions on how things should progress. Of course, personally, I feel you're probably responsible for the current situation, especially the riot tearing through this city."
"And why exactly did you choose this city? Surely there are others you could have choosen, I doubt it is just a coincidence, is it?"
Koto smiles slyly and edges a little closer to Lance. "I've lost too many homes because of your actions Lance, and the actions of "normals" who are driven by the fear you've created. All so you could secure us a place in "human" society? Tell me, just where do you plan on building this grand safe place? Just so I'll know where to find you."
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Oct 24, 2006 at 3:38pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 24, 2006 at 3:38pm "The Crusades, eh? Thats a very heavy comparison, Lance. If I recall, the Crusades wiped out a lot of people and ended in the conquest of a nation. You intend on ruling after you are done here?
"Are you sure there is no other way? No one has to die. Public outcry and humiliation of our persecutors can be just as damaging as waging a war.
"You are right about one thing. We are scattered, disenfranchised from the rest of the world. We have to hide who we are just to enjoy a good cup of coffee. What I dont agree on are your methods for freeing us of this persecution. I dont believe that violence is the answer to this. You can accomplish your goal in a non-violent way. But, as you said, you're impatient.
"Know this, Lance, our goals are the same. We want acceptance. The problem is that your methods are interfering with our methods. So here is where I stand. Stop killing people. I don't care what else you do, just stop killing people. Know that I will do whatever I can to stop you no matter what. Even if everyone decides to join you I will always be here to oppose you.
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Oct 24, 2006 at 7:30pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Oct 24, 2006 at 7:30pm Enrique, who up to that point had been pretty much silent, steps forward.
"Lance. I got a few to get off my chest. First off, I disagree with your methods almost entirely. Killing people is never the only answer, and I wish I knew other ways of solving problems. Sadly, I'm a killer. I don't know if I was born that way or made, but that's not the point.
"See, the point is, like you, I believe we 'supers' should be able to live in a world without fear, without bigotry and without the need to cause so much violence. However, this extends to normal humans too. I want to see a world in which we can ALL live together, regardless of whether or not we're 'super'. You've said it yourself, Lance. You and us, we're not so different. We want the same things, we just have different methods of getting there, which is why...", Enrique gulps and looks at the team. "For now, I'd like to join you, on the condition that we try and work together to stop the killing. ASH is probably the biggest threat to our people at the moment, and if we spend all this tume bickering, we ain't gonna get anywhere."
Enrique turns round to face Borus, Janus and friends. "I'm sorry guys, but I really believe this is the only way I can make a difference. Remember that I will never do anything that contradicts what we stood, and still stand, for. If this guy tries stupid shit like that, I'm getting out. Here me?" he says back to Lance.
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Oct 25, 2006 at 8:41am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 25, 2006 at 8:41am Koto stares dumbfounded at Enrique, her current plan all but forgotten. "You fool," she hisses.
Koto holds off attacking Enrique, only doing so if Lance accepts him and Enrique is between her and Lance. She then hits him with an Explosive cone of Sonic energy, hoping to catch as many of Lance's team in the cone as well as from a hopefully flying Enrique.
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Oct 25, 2006 at 12:48pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 25, 2006 at 12:48pm Janus' eyes opens wide at Enrique's statement. "What?"
After Koto says her piece, Janus says, "Hold on. Enrique, are you sure this is what you want? You actually think you can change thier minds by joining them? What will happen if you refuse to do what Lance asks in order to keep your integrety? It will be 5 against 1 in there. You think he's just going to let you go on principle? There is no way he is going to let you in to his organization, learn thier tactics, and let you go because your uncomfortable with what they are doing. You join him your as good as dead. We have to stop him as a team." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia Sin Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Lance blinks at first when Koto begins to approach him, but this is quickly replaced by a suspicious glare. He frowns at Koto as she comes closer, but then Janus replies to his earlier comments and Enrique steps forward. When he announces his intentions to defect, Lance's eyes widen with the rest of the team.
Borus growls. "Damn it, Enrique! Don't be an idiot. Get back over here."
Lance studies Enrique as Janus adds his bit, then glances at Koto. She is clearly pissed off. Lance eventually nods.
"I'm afraid our goals aren't simply focused on defeating ASH, but I'm sure we can work something out. Despite what your fearless leader may say, anyone who joins me of their own free will is just as free to depart as they are to join. I'm not going to force you to work with us if you disagree with my methods, but if you'd like to give us, shall we say, a trial run, then I don't see any problem."
As far as positioning is concerned, I have Koto standing a few steps ahead of the rest of the team and Enrique standing with the team, so the closest person to Lance is Koto.
Now that I think of it, you guys should probably tell me where you would be standing in formation.
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Oct 28, 2006 at 8:46am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 28, 2006 at 8:46am "Free to leave, ha," Koto spits. She is clearly trembling, barely keeping her fury in check.
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Oct 29, 2006 at 5:24pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Oct 29, 2006 at 5:24pm Enrique turns round to face Borus and Koto, a baleful expression on his face.
"I'm really sorry it had to come to this, and I don't see this as a "defection", but I'm afraid this may be the only way. We're all supers here. We're meant to be on one team together for God's sake! We shouldn't be enemies! And this isn't the last time I'll see you, either. At the end of the day, whatever we've been through, you're all my friends. Nothing could come between that, and I would never be an enemy to you." A breeze picks up, and Enrique walks along the pier to stand next to Lance. His hair blows in the wind, and a tear seems to be forming. "So... I guess this is goodbye... for now. You can hit me if you want to. I know I would." New and improved!
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Oct 29, 2006 at 6:40pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 29, 2006 at 6:40pm "Well, I guess you have made your choice, Enrique." Janus now notices that Koto is visably upset, shaking even. Addressing Lance, he says, "Now what? Where are you going to go? What are you going to do? Its obvious that you are not going to stop what you are doing. Just.....you are shaping an image of us that makes the public afraid. That should not be. Sure, there are forces out there that want us dead. We have to be better than that. We have to show them that we can be civilized. That we can control ourselves. *sigh*
"I'm tired of talking. ASH must be right around the corner. Know that the next time we meet, there will be no discussion. Come on. Let's get out of here." Janus begins to actively listen in on any electronic devices active within his range. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Janus can hear the sound of electronic devices coming from within Lance's boat. Probably the motor and the radio. Nothing suspicious.
Lance chuckles a bit, then shakes his head. "Oh, Janus, you are such a dreamer. You talk about being 'better' than them, to avoid lowering ourselves, but I'm afraid they refuse to do the same. They will not seek acceptance. They will seek neutralization. They will research us, study us, find our weaknesses, then they will try to find a way to quietly remove us from society. You act like humans and superhumans have only begun to set up the chess board, but I'm afraid the first moves have already been played. You were there when they struck first. All of us here were. And then they played a second move before we even got a chance to realize we were under attack, that the process of extermination had already begun. We have fought a few ASH agents and they have already begun to use technologies designed to deal with superhumans."
Lance sighs. "Look, things aren't going to get better. They're going to get worse. Unlike you I'm willing to accept one thing: they hit first. You don't hit first and begin supplying your frontline troops with sophisticated equipment designed to deal with your enemy if you're not planning some kind of campaign against them. I know. I was a soldier for 8 years, remember? Now, I'm going to give you a warning: pick a side. I don't care which side you pick. You don't want to fight with us, fine. Fight with someone else. Fight against us and be prepared to deal with the consequences, but don't insult my intelligence and your own by suggesting a war hasn't begun. Only cowards, but secretly thankful cowards who cower in their peaceful hermitages, ignorant to the true happenings of the world believe such ridiculous things. If you wish to keep thinking that way, go run and hide already. I'm too busy to listen to this crap."
Lance glances at Enrique. "Good for you. You've made the right decision. Let's get out of here. Your friends are beginning to get on my nerves."
Cue Koto going psycho-nuts.
The ensuing blast of defeaning sonic energy is quite the sight to behold even to all of the superhumans currently standing on the pier. They've seen their share of big blasts, but Koto's burst is definitely on the awesome side of things.
The cone envelopes the entire pier before her. Enrique, probably because he didn't expect his...change of opinion to go over so badly, is completely caught off guard by the blast. He's launched off the pier, past the sailboat, and into the ocean like so many bubbles caught in a heavy wind. Lance, on the other hand, must have sensed what Koto was about to do because he dives off the pier just as the sonic cone tears past him.
Speaking of the pier, it's not there anymore. Every bit of the pier, save for a few posts, is torn asunder by Koto's sonic cone and blasted into the boat and water beyond. The sails of the boat catches the force of the blast, and causes the boat to literally rock in place. It comes within a few feet of capsizing. The buff, freckled-face girl is knocked into the ocean, and when the boat rocks the other way, Terry joins her in the water. Julia somehow manages to weather the blast of energy and rocking, although the boat is still rocking hard enough to give her balance issues.
The big, brawny guy simply jumped into the water when he saw Lance jump. He is swimming towards the team as they watch everything unfold.
"Uh, oh," Borus mutters. "Not smart."
Lance rubs water out of his eyes. "You fucking assholes! You ruined my boat! I'm tired of messing around, just take them out!"
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Enrique: 22 LANCE: 20 TERRY: 19 Koto: 16 Borus: 16 Janus: 11 JULIA: 11 GLADYS: 10 SVEN: 9 Lucas: 8 Rachel: 7
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Oct 30, 2006 at 11:12am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Oct 30, 2006 at 11:12am Janus watches in awe as everything explodes right before him. "No no no no no." he says quietly to himself. "I guess we have no choice now."
"Borus, keep your eye on the big guy. Lucas, watch for Terry. If you can keep him from getting out of the water, do it. Rachel, support Koto but look out for freckle face. Koto. Koto? Focus, hon. Keep them off balance. Knock the boat over if you have to, just keep Lance off his game."
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Oct 30, 2006 at 1:15pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Oct 30, 2006 at 1:15pm Enrique suddenly begins to panic. Water. His one true weakness. As he splashes to the surface, he begins to doggy-paddle to the boat. He'll look for a ladder or rope to climb up to the deck and, once there, will seek as much cover as possible.
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(On an explosive power it's always to the end of your area effect, so in this case 60 ft)
(How high is the pier, exactly?)
(I'm gonna go with about 4 ft. off the water)
(How do you know if a character can swim? Do you have to take it up as a skill?)
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Oct 30, 2006 at 5:43pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Oct 30, 2006 at 5:43pm Koto smiles slightly at the destruction she wraught, and allows a cackle to escape her lips. "Bow before my music," she hisses.
If Enrique comes to the pier, Koto will target him with another cone of explosive powered goodness. Otherwise, she will target the closest of lance's commrades attempting to envelope as many as possible. She will not advance off the pier, and if the pier seems threatened, she will back away, while continuing her onslaught.
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Enrique gasps and gurgles a bit before swimming for the rocking sailboat, but all his dog-paddling doesn't do him much good. He slowly makes his way towards the boat while bobbing below the water from time to time.
Lance doesn't suffer the same problems Enrique has. He is clearly a skilled swimmer. He has little trouble keeping his head above the surface of the water as he begins to channel a powerful energy. Flames begin to lick his right arm as electricity dances around the finger-tips of his upraised left hand. Terry, meanwhile, swims off to the left. He appears to be heading towards one of the other boats.
Sven, the big, boxy guy, is making for the pier, and whatever Lance is doing is clearly threatening. The two are in Koto's cone, so she fires a blast in their direction. Unfortunately, Lance simply ducks below the water to avoid the brunt of the blast, but Sven simply yells some kind of warcry in Koto's direction when he gets hit. He almost seems to enjoy it. Koto then takes a few steps back.
Borus tears a loose piece of wood from the pier and tries to chuck it like a spear at Sven. He makes no effort to avoid it. The wood simply bounces off him.
Spotting Julia on the boat, Janus quickly prepares to fire a ray of lightning. She immediately meets his gaze, almost as if she did another mind reading, and despite being off-balance, she counters. At the exact same moment Janus' ray is fired, he finds a mysterious icy grip begin to wrap itself around his mind, yet at the same time he feels pain transferred through the grip. He looks up to see Julia was struck by his ray and that she has slipped and fell. The icy grip immediately loosens.
The freckled-face girl simply swims around the boat. Once she gets a view of the team, she begins to watch.
Sven suddenly stops. He looks to Lance, who shakes his head.
Seeing Terry swimming by, Lucas runs over to Koto's side of the pier and attempts to freeze the water around Terry. He succeeds in doing so, literally freezing the villain in place. Terry shouts a curse at Lucas.
Rachel, seeing Sven getting too close for comfort, decides to give him some taste of force, but when she tries to fire her ray, nothing happens. She looks at her hands confused, then glances out over the water. She notices the freckled-face girl smiling at her with a mischevious look.
Lance's action finally materializes in an enormous fireball that wraps around his right fist. He smacks it with his left hand, delivering another enormous jolt of energy, this time electric flavoured, before focusing it as an enormous beam directly into the center of the team. Fire envelopes the team, which is followed by an electric jolt that courses through everyone, before a massive explosion tears the pier to pieces and sends the whole team flying 100 ft. in every direction. Koto slams into the back of another boat before rolling into the water, while Lucas is slammed against the gate to the pier. Janus finds himself tearing through another boat's sails before splashing down into the water while Rachel is flung directly into the ocean. The only person who manages to avoid the blunt of the damage is Borus who instead falls through the pier and lands in the water.
The pier, now thoroughly ravaged, burns and splinters in many places. The closest boats aside from Lance's burn, and the smaller jetties have become loosened and are drifting away.
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LANCE: 20 Enrique: 18 TERRY: 18 Koto: 14 Borus: 14 GLADYS: 10 Janus: 9 JULIA: 9 SVEN: 9 Lucas: 6 Rachel: 5
STATUS LINE: Sven -15 HP, Julia -18 HP ============================================= Enrique: -21 HP Borus: -13 HP Koto: -49 HP, Rachel: -40 HP Janus: -34 HP, Radiation Posioning -3 STR Lucas: -61 HP, Radiation Poisoning -3 STR Last Edit: Nov 1, 2006 at 7:48pm by TG Barighm crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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"Come on! Let's go! They must have heard that," Julia yells from the boat. Seeing Enrique struggling to climb onto the boat, Julia eyes him suspiciously, but after a moment she helps him onto the boat. "Don't think you can pull anything on us, becuase I know everything you think."
Lance looks back at Julia, then nods. Sven glances at Borus before giving Lance a questionning look.
"Leave him. There isn't much he can do by himself. We've already taken of the more dangerous ones. Let's just go," Lance begins to swim back to the boat followed by Sven. Borus, watching them go, can only growl to himself before turning back to the shore. Koto and Janus, who are in much shallower water, have little trouble returning to shore, but Rachel, with little strength or skill, struggles to swim. She only travels a short distance before fatigue begins to come upon her, but thankfully she's tougher than she is a good swimmer and manages to force herself far enough to reach solid ground. By the time everyone reaches the shore, all of Lance's team has boarded his boat. The team can hear Lance shouting about something, but nobody pays attention. Borus grabs a stunned Lucas before running back to the helicopter.
"Crap. They're taking off. We best do the same. There is no way the army missed an explosion that big," Borus says as the team continues to the helicopter. When they get there, they find the old man has already activated the engines. As soon as everyone has boarded, the old man lifts off.
"We screwed up," Borus groans.
The old man pats Borus' shoulder. "That's okay. ASH was on their way anyway. If you kept at it long enough they would have captured all of you."
Borus wipes sweat off his brow. "Oh, god...I'm not feeling too good. I feel sick."
"That's the lingering effects of Lance's radiation burst. By tomorrow all of you will be too sick to stand, but don't worry. I'm flying you out to my private yacht. It has everything you need. And don't worry about Lance. Your actions today will make things a lot easier in the future. Trust me."
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Koto will heal everyone as best she can, all the while muttering about how Enrique betrayed the team. If anyone confronts her about her actions, she alternates between glaring at them, snorting, and simply ignoring them.
Once the party is settled in to their new location, she makes a point of immersing her self with her powers, either using them to simply make sound effects around her, or blasting the water, in what might be construed as "fish torturing".
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Nov 4, 2006 at 12:04am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 4, 2006 at 12:04am Can Koto's healing power heal radiation poisoning? Lvl up in the setup thread.)
(No. You'd need to select radiation poisoning as one of your condition healing effects)
(Oh, big point: due to advances in the story, you have regained some of your finances. I will be posting it here when finished so you can buy while I'm away. Remember, you can buy any item with a Wealth DC equal to your Wealth modifier or lower without modifying anything on your ref. sheet. If you wish to buy more expensive things, check out the Wealth rules in the SRD or ask Keno if you need help. The D20 Modern SRD has the equipment lists)
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Nov 6, 2006 at 6:34pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 6, 2006 at 6:34pm * * * * *
Hans Leischman still can't figure out how he got into this situation. One moment he was as free as a man on the run could be. The next moment he is locked in a tiny room surrounded by a handfull of strange man. He was interrogated for days after they caught him, but thankfully, with little else to reveal he hasn't already, they couldn't do much else but stare and ask the same questions they have been asking all along. It's the plain and simple truth: Hans simply doesn't know anything about the "greater" scheme of things, whatever that is.
The same stranger with his pouty face and tired eyes sits across from him now giving him that same, exasperated look. "I guess it's time to throw in the towel, Hans. The order has been given. We now know what to do with you."
Hans eyes perk up. What is this? Something different? At this point he'd welcome any change in his current situation, bad or good. He's tired of being locked in a featureless, concrete cell with nothing to do except create ripples of water in the toilet.
"We've been at this for a week now," the tired-looking man says again, "and we're just not getting anywhere."
Hans can't help being a little surprised. A week? He has only been here for a week? It feels like it has been a lot longer.
The tired looking man continues. "We've been doing a little of our own investigating behind your story, and it would appear you're not lying. Despite being exposed to the meat and potatoes of this little conspiracy, it looks like you were nothing more than a pawn. How unfortunate for us, but fortunate for you. I guess there is no more use for you."
Hans sighs. He knows what that means. These men are clearly some kind of government force, but that doesn't mean they won't kill him. He really doesn't care anymore. His life has become nothing more than a prolonged cat-and-mouse game. That is no way to live.
The strange man laughs. "Cheer up. We're not going to kill you. That wouldn't serve anyone's purpose. You might just remember something of importance in the months to come as events unfold."
Hans perks up. "So, you're going to release me, then?"
The strange man laughs again. "Oh, no. We're just going to move you to a more comfortable facility where you can live out your life. This place is usually reserved for more honourable agents who know very sensitive information, but since you've proven to be...troublesome, yet a very lawful individiual, it wouldn't be fair to treat you like some common criminal. Besides, if we just threw you in a prison, you'd likely kill yourself. After all, you practically gave yourself up after only a month of hiding. That's not a very comforting thought in our minds."
Hans sighs, then nods. He's knows of the facility they're talking about, or at least the rumours he's heard. An island, somewhere in the pacific, where the honourable, yet dangerous, are sent to live out the rest of their lives. It's a fake paradise to be sure, but it's certainly far better than the alternative. And they're certainly right about his suicidal tendacies. Despite the good he did in releasing what he knew about superhumans, he's regretted every day since. He doesn't feel his life is worth living anymore. Too much has happened, and too much grief has befallen his family in repeated attempts to draw him out of hiding. That's mainly why he gave up. He couldn't bear to see anyone suffer anymore, much less himself.
Hans resignment must have been obvious to the stranger because he immediately nods at another man. This man grabs Hans arm and lifts him out of the chair as he begins to be led away.
Something suddenly strikes Hans. "You said something about events unfolding. What do you mean? What else is going to happen?"
The tired looking man looks at Hans with a suspicous look, but he shrugs to himself. "I guess there is no harm in telling you now. We're not too sure ourselves, but something is up. We've lost track of Lance, and all of the dummy accounts and fronts created to divert our attention away from the true financier of this hidden anti-human agenda have also disappeared. We no longer have any leads. Whoever is collaberating with Lance to create all this uprest has practically disappeared off the face of the Earth."
Hans is puzzled. "Huh? You mean it wasn't this Richard character?"
The tired looking man shakes his head. "No. As wealthy as he is, he seems to be taking a more passive approach to Lance's progress. I think he's just looking to take advantage of the chaos. He's not really a part of it. But that's enough talk. We're busy and you have a plane to catch."
Hans nods, then exits the room into the long hallway leading to the runway. It's all over for him now, but there are still heroes out there with the power to stop all of this. Hans offers up a silent prayer to those with the strength to end this conflict before stepping onto the last plane he'll ever ride. TG Barighm Administrator *****
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The newspaper slaps down hard on the newly polished table. Tsang, who was enjoying his morning tea, immediately jumps to his feet and runs for his coat. Catherine, who was enjoying a bowl of low-fat cereal, can't help but glance at the newspaper Tsang was reading before he suddenly went on a tear. She eventually reaches out to grab the back of his coat just as he finishes putting it on.
"What's up, hon? Why are you in such a big rush all of a sudden?"
Tsang barely gives Cathy an acknowledging glance. "Something has just come to my attention. I must...step out for a short while. I'll be back. Do not worry about me. Keep an eye out for any reports and act on them as you see fit. Tell Hal he is in charge of street sweeps for the next little while. He'll know what to do."
Cathy nods, but this only makes her more curious as Tsang runs out the door. She picks up the newspaper he was reading and scans for anything of interest, but she is only baffled further when she realizes he was reading an article in the business section. And it's not even much of an article. More of a sidenote of interest:
"The price of shares in Kanaka Corp. increased by a whopping 2.7% today when Richard Addelmere, a fresh, but clearly very wealthy, face to the business community initiated a hostile takeover of the Hawaiin-based manufacturing firm earlier this week. The move was clearly unprecedented by any stretch of the imagination since the company has rejected many buyout bids in the past. It's not known what offer Mr. Addelmere made to the Kanaka executives to prevent them from interfering in the takeover, but analysts suggest a part of Mr. Addelmere's $237 million net worth may have had something to do with it. Analysts predict the enormous financial boost will help the fledgling developer of disaster relief and recovery technologies gain a greater foothold in the international market.
The takeover comes at an odd time when Mr. Addelmere is currently being investigated for funding what authorities like to call a 'drug empire'. He is also accused of the illegal exportation of historical artifacts. This investigation took an odd turn last week when Mr. Addelmore puportedly closed all of his North American accounts and moved them offshore, but since the investigation hasn't turned up anything implicating Mr. Addelmere, the businessman has been allowed to resume his daily activities." TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Nov 7, 2006 at 1:15am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 7, 2006 at 1:15am * * * * *
"So, do what do you got for me today?" Damian Ashbury asks as he strolls down the halls of ASH HQ's R&D lab.
Adam Lurrig, more commonly referred to by the soldiers as "the Addur", quickly glances at the large clipboard in his hands. He grabs at a loose piece of paper just as it threatens to slip free. "I believe we now have...yes, the joint-aids. If you will follow me into room 23."
The two step into a large room full of electronic equipment. It seems like every corner of the room is filled with scientists and technicians working on their own little pet projects. Everything electronic from tiny robots, remote-controlled cars, and other little devices litter the floor as everyone competes to find a new counter-measure befitting of ASH.
Lurrig avoids all of these little projects and makes a beeline towards a lab table. Lying on the table is a soldier in full battle gear. Wrapped around his knees is what appears to be a band of solid metal complete with an electronic readout. Damian examines the odd band with fascination, but when he can't immediatly discern its purpose he quickly becomes bored.
"What does it do? Anything worthwhile?" Damian asks in his usual monotone voice. He's long since grown bored with most of ASH's "school projects" as he likes to call them.
Lurrig smiles. "Oh, extremely worthwhile. It layman's terms, it provides tiny microshocks to muscles all throughout the leg from its central point: the knee. The result is a powerful boost in leg strength, running speed, jumping height...well, you get the idea."
Damian nods. "That does sound worthwhile, but how close to complete is it? Can I outfit my unit with it tomorrow and expect results?"
Lurrig glances at his clipboard again. "Um...no. It's only at 43% safe output at the moment, meaning the researchers have only found a way to get safe reactions from 43% of all the muscles in the legs. Sometimes the machine proivdes powerful boosts that cause the muscles to react violently and tear. If we had more time to research before creating the prototype we probably could have anticipated these problems and spent more time working on new prototypes instead of ironing out the bugs in the existing one."
Ashbury rolls his eyes at Lurrig before turning his back on him. "Oh, come on, Adam. You are the brilliant scientist here. Create something I can use already. I'm getting tired of all these delays."
Lurrig rushes to catch up to Damian. "What did you expect? You demanded technologies that could match the strongest superhumans in a matter of months! It takes years of research and experimenting to create a quality piece of technology, and I'm not even talking about bionic equipment, which I have little experience in by the way. It's amazing that we managed to develop anything at all with the junk parts and second-hand lab equipment you gave us."
Damian Ashbury doesn't slow down for Lurrig. "Oh, come on, Adam. You have access to all the experiment notes from the prison and patent designs from your own company, and you hand-picked the development crew. You have everything you need to create the results I need."
Lurrig scoffs. "Are you crazy? A bunch of half-burnt notes and pieces of designs I have to hack to gain access to barely fast- tracks the process. May I note that Lurrig Enterprises focuses on software and robotic development? And that I only had a week to pick out my crew? Do you see my dilemma now?"
Ashbury stops. He turns to face Lurrig and gives him his best icy stare. "Let me tell you about my dilemma. I have an old man pretending to be impotent. He tells me he can't do what I need him to do, yet at the same time, he has provided me with a number of new gadgets I desperately need to make my average soldiers more effective against superhumans. He has provided me with with a new type of gun and a new kind of helmut. He has provided me with riot shields that can stun any opponent that steps near them. He has provided me with these and more things, and yet here he is, telling a man who was tasked with impossible mission after impossible mission, that he just can't do it."
Adam Lurrig can only lower his head. He knows this little lecture doesn't change the fact that these inventions need more time, but he learned a long time ago not to cross Damian Ashbury. It's best to be submissive around him. He likes to put on a nice act, but in the end even he is too afraid to use dangerous equipment. He will give Lurrig all the time he needs.
"Oh, that reminds me. How are your robots coming along? Have you made the necessary changes yet?"
Lurrig mentally snaps his fingers. He forgot about that. "We're still working on them," he lies.
Ashbury nods. "Look, you got everything you needed from the warehouse raid back. Don't even try convincing me you need more time. I want those things ready before the month is out. Now, get back to work."
As Ashbury walks away, Lurrig can't help but think back to his days before ASH. He doesn't like to think of himself as the evil mastermind many news agencies enjoyed labeling him as, but he has to admit, he'd rather be that guy right now. TG Barighm Administrator *****
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"Casey! Casey!" the young woman yells as she chases after her befuddled friend. The young blonde trips as she hears her named called out from behind her. She awkwardly spins around, grinning stupidly all the while, before responding.
"Nancy, you silly-billy. Don't go shouting my name all over the place. I don't want all the serial rapists knowing who I am," Casey giggles to herself. "Oh, you poor thing. They might be more interested in you.
Nancy, an equally young woman with brown hair, stops when her friend turns to face her. She's actually a true blonde, unlike her friend, but she didn't get much respect at her university until she dyed her hair brown.
"Don't say things like that. Come on, you're drunk. Let's get you home," Nancy grabs Casey's shoulder and begins to haul her off, but the inebriated woman pulls her arm away.
"Don't treat me like a little girl! And it's true. If you left your hair blonde you'd be a lot sexier than me. With that doll-like face of yours and those green eyes, you're practically a super model! We should be blonde together. We'd have a lot more fun."
"Right, Casey. I'm sure we'd have more fun, but wouldn't you like to talk about it somewhere else, like, not on the street? Outside of the nightclub full of grabby men we just left? Nowhere in the vicinity of this slum you said all the fun guys like to hang out in?"
Casey pouts. "Why are you blaming me? You're the one who wanted to party, I just gave a few ideas. I want a cigarette now. Oh, look, that guy in the alley might have a light since you LOST mine."
The guy in question is a man in dark clothes hiding out behind a dumpster. He barely acknowledges the girls when they mention him, preferring instead to duck down even lower. When he finally does look at them, it's with a maddening glare that sends shivers down Nancy's spine.
Nancy pull's Casey's arm again. "All right, we'll get you another lighter, but let's not ask this guy. I'd rather go back into the club and ask one of them for a light."
Casey pulls away again. "Don't be such a worry-wart all the time. It's just some bum in an alley. They're always buying cigarrettes and bumming alcohol. He has to have a light."
"Jesus, Casey! Can't you hear yourself? Let's just go!"
"No! I want a light! And I don't need you to protect me!"
"Fine! I'll just stand right here! Don't go crying to me for help when he kills you and takes your purse."
"I'll be sure not to," Casey says with a giggle as she walks up to the odd man slinking in the shadows.
Nancy spins around and puts her back to Casey as the young woman asks the strange man for a light. Nancy immediately spins around when there is a loud crash. She gasps when she finds Casey's legs sticking out from behind a garbage can thrashing about wildly. Maybe...spasming?
The strange man, hovering over Casey, turns his head to face Nancy. He begins to approach her.
Nancy begins to struggle for her pepper spray, but she's not familiar with the intracacies of her new purse yet.
"Stay back! I got a gun in here! I'm warning you! I'll pull it out any second now if you take one more step closer!"
The odd man stops. He begins to regard Nancy with curiousity as she struggles for her purse. He eventually points back at Casey's form.
"There...there is something wrong with your friend," his voice wavers. "She needs help."
"You...you did something to her, didn't you? Oh, god! I knew this would happen! Don't come any closer! I'll scream!"
Casey's legs stop thrashing. After a moment, they straighten out. Casey pulls herself off her back and begins to steady herself, but she has difficulty doing so. She looks sick.
"Nancy...I think I'm sick...I want to go home now," Casey stumbles past the odd looking man before collapsing again against the wall of the club.
The odd looking man snarls at Nancy and begins to take a few steps away from her. "You...you thought I did something...? You...horrible person! I hate you! Get away from me!"
The odd man spins around and runs deeper into the alley. Nancy, stricken with guilt, is overcome with a need to apologize.
"I'm sorry! I didn't know! Please, come back!" Nancy yells as she begins to run deeper into the alley. She runs what feels like forever in the darkness, but she eventually hears crying. She spots the odd man sitting on the ground. He has buried his face in his hands.
Nancy slowly approaches the odd man. "Why are you crying?"
The odd man eventually lifts his head. "Nobody likes me. I'm hated by all. I hate them for hating me. I hate everyone."
Nancy can't help but feel sorry for the man. "But that can't be true. You were worried about my friend, right? You can't hate everyone."
The odd man stops crying. "I guess so."
Deciding that this man must be mentally challenged, Nancy risks sitting next to the man. "All you really need is a friend. Where are yours?"
"I don't have any. All they ever do is grab me in mean ways. I escape and they keep chasing me. I don't want to go back to them."
Nancy inches away. Escaped from a mental institution, perhaps?
"You don't have to go back to them if you don't want to. Don't you have any family? Somebody else you can go back to?"
The odd man nods. "Yes. My brother. He's here somewhere. I'm looking for him. Have you seen my brother?"
"What does he look like?"
The odd man buries his head in his hands again. "I don't know! I can't remember what he looks like or what his name is! He changes so often."
He can't remember what his brother looks like? Maybe if she knew where he's from. This guys voice is so weird...it must be some kind of accent. "What is your name? Where are you from?"
"I...I don't remember. He always told me to keep changing my name so much I don't remember what it is anymore. I'm originally from Greece. I remember that."
Nancy nods. Greece. So, he's Greek. He doesn't sound or even look Greek though. Maybe his brother has a Greek name. Oh, this doesn't really help her much at all. She needs a name. Maybe if she went through a phonebook...or better yet, took him to a hospital. She really isn't fit for this kind of thing yet.
"Look, it's okay if you don't remember anything or don't want to go back to the bad men. Why don't you come with me? I won't hurt you. We can get something nice and hot to eat, and then we can look for your brother together. Does that sound good?"
The odd man nods. "Yes, I'd like that. Something nice to eat...it's been so cold...I haven't eaten for so long."
Nancy smiles. Her first success story. "Great. Let's go," she holds out her hand for the odd man to grab. Smiling, the odd man grabs it.
A wave of exhaustion suddenly comes over Nancy. "Heh...woah, I guess I had more to drink than I thought...let me, let me just rest for a second. I'm so...tired..."
Nancy slumps to the ground just as the odd man begins crying anew. After a moment, the odd man allows the cold, lifeless hand to smack against the pavement. He then leaps to his feet and begins to run.
He needs to find his brother. He can make things better. TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Nov 7, 2006 at 2:38am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 7, 2006 at 2:38am * * * * *
Lance stares at the building from his place at the cafe. He's been sitting here for 20 minutes now. Things have to be ready by now.
Lance pulls out his cellphone and auto-dials and oft used number of late. After a few rings, Alex's familiar voice comes through.
"What's up?" Alex sounds irritated, but Lance is even more irritated.
"What the fuck are you doing? It's been 20 minutes and I haven't seen a single one of you walk out of there yet?"
"Keep watching the door."
Lance glances at the door of the building just in time to see Terry walk out. He doesn't look or motion at Lance in any way as he exits the building. He just continues on his way, just another man going about his business.
"That's one, but I don't see the rest of you. I'll feel better when I see the rest of you," Lance says as he pretends to read the newspaper sitting before him. He takes a sip of his crappy coffee. He'd rather not drink it, but he has to keep up an image. He's just another man in a business suit reading chatting on a phone while reading a newspaper. There's already piles of similar people sitting around him at the cafe.
Alex voice interrupts Lance's performance. "Okay, check the door again."
As promised, Gladys now exits the doors of the building. She continues on to the rendesvouz point.
"Shouldn't Julia be doing this? I'm getting a lot of odd looks."
Lance sighs. "She's too busy distracting the guards. If she tried to communicate with all of us she'd lose her concentration. And if you're getting odd looks it's because you're probably standing in one spot doing nothing but talking on the phone. Move around."
"Oh, right. I'll just finish up and move on out then. Julia seems to be almost done anyway."
Lance shakes his head in disappointment. "Fine. Just get moving already. It won't take long for them to notice the abandoned briefcases and backpacks."
"Okay, I'm on my way out. Julia is right behind me."
As promised, Alex, and then Julia, exit the building. The guards wave Julia goodbye as she walks out. As soon as she is clear of the building, Lance dials a new number in his cellphone.
"Citibank Tower. What can I do for you?"
"Hello. I'm a terrorist and I wish to make a withdrawal. My membership card has been provided in the form of the bombs I have planted throughout your building. You have 15 minutes to meet my demands or else."
"Not again. Look, buddy, you'd be the third guy this week. Why should I listen to you?"
"If you don't believe me, you can check a bag that should be sitting nearby your desk. I specifically left that one there for you. You may evacuate yourself and everyone else in the building once you're satisfied."
"Fine. Hold on."
Lance waits for a minute. The line is eventually cut off. Lance assumes she found the bomb. Shortly after that an alarm is triggered from within the building. People begin to flood out of the building while Lance continues to study his newspaper. He finishes his coffee for good measure, then stuffs it in a nearby garbage can before melting the phone with his radiation power under the table. As expected, the police arrive a short while later, but well after everyone in the building has evacuated it.
Satisfied, Lance reaches out with his mind. To him, anything capable of burning has a "feel" to it, like a great itch that burns at the same time. It doesn't take him long to find the bombs. These feel like bad itches that would require a medical cream of some kind, but instead of running to the nearest drugstore, he projects his radiation power into the itch. Seconds later, the itch disappears.
The explosion that rocks the block is enough to send everyone within a hundred yards screaming and running for cover, but he specifically placed the bombs to keep flying debris at a minimum, so nobody should get hurt...badly.
As the dust settles, Lance brushes himself off and discards his newspapers. His day's work finished, he pulls out the fliers he made the night before and discards them on the ground. The wind quickly disperses them.
Lance chuckles to himself. The destruction of the bank may seem bad, but they have no idea what's in store for the future. This is nothing compared to what he has in mind for the future. keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Nov 7, 2006 at 5:33pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 7, 2006 at 5:33pm * * * * *
"It's 6'o'clock and it's time for the news...here on action pulse news! And here's your host, Jim Bryant."
"Good evening. I'm Jim Bryant.
Our top story today is the Citibank Tower bombing. At around 12pm today a powerful explosion rocked the downtown core. The bomb completely demolished the tower killing 12 of the workers inside and wounding many of the hundreds of evacuees, but it could have been much worse. In a twist on the familiar terrorism formula, the bomber called the tower's secretary and warned her about the bomb giving security ample time to evacuate the entire building. Shortly after the bombing police found leaflets strewn around the entire area showing Lance Collarti, the superhuman terrorist, claiming responsibility for the act. We here at Action Pulse news were able to acquire one of the leaflets which reads: 'I, Lance Collarti, hereby claim responsibility for this act, but I do not do so out of vengeance or anger. I wish to become noticed by our brothers and sisters and those who wish to oppress us. Yes, superhumans, I am asking you to join me so we can end the coming oppression together! We will not wait centuries for acceptance. We shall act now. If you wish to join me, simply think about it and we will find you. Those of you non-superhumans who fear us heed my warning: do not stand in our way. Hide and you shall be safe.'
Chilling words from a chilling man.
In other news, Captain Killingham, the supervillain who held New York captive last week when he threatened to blow up the city with a powerful non-nuclear explosive, has been captured by the Marvelous 9, New York's own homegrown superhero group. The Marvelous 9 are still being pursued by police, but has of yet to be captured. Also, King Chaos' plan to destroy the southern economy by killing all the cows and ruining the steak market was thwarted by Virtuoso, the famous Houston superhero. Like the 9 he remains uncaptured by police.
This sudden upsurge in superhero and supervillain activity has prompted Action Pulse News to start a poll. For our question, 'Do you find the appearance of comic book superheroes and villains distressing?'...I'm sorry, but it would appear we don't have any numbers yet. We will get you the results of that poll as soon as we're able.
The source of this recent activity is likely the result of our next story: the aftermath of the anti-superhuman riots that took place 2 months ago. While the activity was minor in Washington state, the riots in other parts of the country caused severe damage in Miami and New Orleans, and to a slightly lesser extent, Los Angelas. Repairs to these cities continue to this day while Congress continues to review the wording of various new bills proposed by David Lansing to curve superhuman violence.
And speaking of superhumans, those of you with a curiousity for the superhuman world in today's real world, not comic books, can pick up the very first book written on the subject by a real superhuman. It's called 'I am a Superhuman' and was written by a man simply calling himself 'Max'. The book is in stores now, but you better hurry. I hear it's selling out fast.
Finally, the 24th victim in a string of bizarre murders was discovered last night. Nancy Bacon, a young woman attending university, was found dead early this morning in an alley on Cart Street. Police are once again baffled by the means and purpose behind the crime as, once again, the victim shows no sign of any kind of external or internal trauma.
And now, on to business..." Last Edit: Nov 7, 2006 at 6:01pm by TG Barighm TG Barighm Administrator *****
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It's been a long two months for the team.
The old man told the team the radiation poisoning would make them to sick to stand. What he didn't tell them is how long they would be sick. Two weeks later, the team was finally able to explore the old man's yacht. As promised, the yacht turned out to be a pretty amusing place...for awhile. The widescreen TV, HBO, and food was enough to make everyone happy for a few days, but as the weeks began to turn into months, everyone began to become fidgity. The old man explained the team had to lay low and out of sight for 2 months before they could continue with their mission. It was important for others to gain the spotlight for awhile.
The old man eventually flew the team back to his mansion, a sprawling estate located on a private island just off the coast of a small town called Westberg. He allowed the team members to explore the small town. Whether out of boredom or need, all of the team members found themselves jobs. Borus was able to get a job with a contractor, Koto a few small gigs singing and playing the guitar at local bars and clubs, Janus got a few computer maintenance contracts at local schools and businesses, while Lucas does whatever he feels like (hard to gauge what a criminal on the run would do). A month of working is definitely not enough to restore all of their lost finances, but it does give them a little spending money.
When they're not working, they find the old man's mansion a fairly comfortable and well-stocked place to hang out. It's not exactly the Children of Time HQ, but it does have its own little comforts. There's a gym, a robust games room, a music room, some kind of room stocked with medical equipment the old man likes to refer to as a 'lab', a library, and a large sitting room full of furniture that's so comfortable it's hard to get off it once you've sat on it.
It is on this day two months after the escape from the city does the team find themselves gathered in the sitting room. The old man, who still hasn't shared his name with the team, has called everyone together.
"I believe it's time to discuss our options. All of you are a little stronger and a little wiser, so I believe it's safe to start considering options you wouldn't consider before. For one, ASH has long since lost track of you, and in a way, has lost interest in you altogether. There are so many superhumans acting up these days they're a little too busy to think about a few prison escapees. This is good, because you guys are probably the only powerful group of superhumans at the moment. Only you can stem the tide that shall arrive in the next little while."
Borus, who has taken to solving puzzles in the games room, is working on one as the old man speaks. "Oh, great. More chaos. I'm not even sure if I care anymore. At this rate our entire team will have defected or run away before we even get a chance to do anything. I'm serious. I've had enough of all this. I'm considering just staying here and working for this contractor. The pay is decent, nobody here knows anything about superhumans beyond what they hear on the news, and nobody knows who we are."
The old man nods. "I'm sorry. It has been hard for you. And you're right. If you all stay here and live out your lives, you will probably be safe."
Borus eyebrow perks. "Probably? I thought you're supposed to know everything, like the lotto numbers you were telling us about."
"I only know future possibilities, not the future itself. Scowering every possibility that may come to pass is a great and tiring feat, and I must admit I haven't looked into yours much. As it stands, I know what will most likely happen, but I haven't looked into your futures here short of the obvious. Any number of tiny mistakes could change the outcome, and since you haven't committed them yet, I can't see them. The lotto numbers were going to be generated regardless of what happened the next day, so I was able to see them," the old man explains with a slightly irritated look.
Borus sighs. "Whatever. What you can see and not see doesn't mean anything to me anymore. If staying here seems good, that's good enough for me."
The old man nods again. "I understand. I will not force you to aid me if you don't want to, but would you be willing to aid a friend? This...Rad character?"
Borus perks up. "What? What do you know about Rad?"
"Your friend Rad has been under interrogation for the last few months. They have been keeping him at a sheriff's station just within the mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. He's being held by ASH, but they're using the station's cells to question him. They were about to give up on him, but after capturing Pam, they've decided to bring them together and use her to try and get more information out of him. Pam is kept sedated so she can't get out, and Rad is kept in a sealed room so he can't escape either."
"But...if we rescue him, ASH will know we're somewhere in this area."
"Don't worry. They won't. They will assume there was an information leak within their headquarters. You could have rescued Rad from any location. So, will you rescue your friend?"
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Nov 8, 2006 at 2:02pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 8, 2006 at 2:02pm "Agreed," Koto says, letting a slight hum linger in the air. "We strike, and strike hard to get our people back." She emphasizes each of the words strike with pops of her sonic power.
"If Pam's sedated, we might have trouble getting her out," Rachel adds. "She won't be able to help herself. We'll need to get in, and get out in a hurry." TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Nov 9, 2006 at 3:01pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 9, 2006 at 3:01pm Borus places another puzzle piece into the whole before looking at the old man. He nods, then jumps to his feet.
"All right! Some perfectly honourable superhero work for a change. I'm tired of the running and hiding variety. Let's go save Rad...uh, can you draw us a map to this sheriff's station?"
The old man smiles. "Certainly. I had one prepared ahead of time. Here you go."
Borus rolls his eyes as he takes the map from the old man. "Yeah, yeah. You know everything. We get the idea."
The old man chuckles in response to Borus. "Not everything. Almost everything."
"Is there anything we need? Any words of wisdom? There must be something you know that can help us."
"Aside from ASH being present? No, I can safely say your rescue attempt won't be complicated. You will gain a lot more confidence in yourselves if you can do this without my help. You might want to consider picking up some basic equipment at a store. A few cellphones wouldn't hurt, if you can afford them anyway. Possibly other things."
Borus nods. "Sounds fair enough. Okay, we'll drop by a few stores on the way out. And I think we should hit the sheriff's station at night. Shouldn't be many rangers in there by that time of night."
*Mostly waiting on Crabs' new character, but still, last chance to buy some stuff before heading out. Don't forget you can ask other characters to buy stuff for you. As long as it doesn't risk lowering their Wealth bonus, I doubt they would mind. I would recommend that those of you with light armour prof, at the very least, attempt to buy a leather jacket. Last Edit: Nov 9, 2006 at 3:02pm by TG Barighm keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Nov 9, 2006 at 3:05pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 9, 2006 at 3:05pm Koto will buy a black leather jacket if she can, preferably form fitting.
Rachel will go with a more laid back beige/tan leather jacket.
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1- Leather jacket.
1- Digital watch (He will also ask everyone to buy a watch, preferably the same brand. Something thats cheap, nothing popular. Just let him see it after purchase. If anyone is unable to purchase a watch, Janus will get one for them and drop the jacket and knife.)
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Nov 9, 2006 at 6:35pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 9, 2006 at 6:35pm (Sorry about the delay - just loads of stuff has come up. I have a gig on saturday and I need to write/arrange a load of backing tracks...) New and improved!
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Nov 13, 2006 at 4:55pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 13, 2006 at 4:55pm WESTBERG MANOR: ==============
Their minds set on rescuing Rad, the team sets out of the manor late in the afternoon. They head out to the manor's garage and pick out a large SUV, one of many cars in the old man's possession. Borus is the default driver now with Enrique no longer in the team, but he's not a very good one (you guys might want to pick a better driver for future considerations).
Just as the team reaches the gates to the manor, they spot what appears to be a man in a trenchcoat examining the buzzer. When he spots the team, he waves at them.
Borus pulls up beside the man and rolls down his window. "May we help you?"
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keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 13, 2006 at 5:07pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 13, 2006 at 5:07pm (would rachel be a better driver than Borus?) TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 13, 2006 at 5:08pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 13, 2006 at 5:08pm (Oh yeah, but I think Lucas is the best driver in the team right now) crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 13, 2006 at 5:23pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 13, 2006 at 5:23pm The blonde man looks up the large figure in the SUV and smiles. "Hi there, my name's Steven Wright and I'm here to enquire as to the nature of this property. I was looking around this area and looking to buy a house myself. May I just come inside for a minute?" New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 13, 2006 at 5:55pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 13, 2006 at 5:55pm "We dont have time for this." Janus whispers to Borus. "He has to come back another time." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 13, 2006 at 6:11pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 13, 2006 at 6:11pm Borus nods to Janus before addressing the stranger. "We don't own this property, nor have we been here all that long. And my friend is right, we're quite busy at the moment. You'll have to come back some other time, or you could contact a real estate agent." The old man's voice suddenly comes through the gate's intercom. "Come now! It might be worth your while to get to know him. You might find you have a lot of things in common." Last Edit: Nov 13, 2006 at 6:13pm by TG Barighm Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 13, 2006 at 8:05pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 13, 2006 at 8:05pm "Are you suggesting that we take a total stranger looking to buy a home to.....uh....the park....with us?" Janus scans the stranger before continuing. "Is he one of us?" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 14, 2006 at 12:48am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 14, 2006 at 12:48am Borus expects the old man to add something else, but his voice doesn't come again. Borus then scratches his head. "Umm...wait, what's going on here? Why should the old fart care whether or not we get to know some total stranger?" Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 14, 2006 at 11:15am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 14, 2006 at 11:15am "He must know something about him that we dont. But let the record show that I am totally against this, old man. I do not like making aqaintances of people standing on the side of the road. In trenchcoats." Janus looks around a bit. " And no car. Come on. Get in." After Steven gets in, Janus says, "Well, ready to commit a crime?" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 14, 2006 at 11:49am Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 14, 2006 at 11:49am The blonde stranger walks round to the back of the SUV. He's puzzled by what he heard on the intercom. As soon as he has a good view of the group inside the vehicle, he pulls out an oversized gun from his trenchcoat and aims it at the japanese woman in the leather coat. His attitude immediately becomes menacing. "Okay, so you tell me what's going on here. And be warned... I will have no hesitation in shooting any one of you if I think my questions aren't being answered." New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 14, 2006 at 12:15pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 14, 2006 at 12:15pm "Whoa! He gets right to the point," Koto says, and fires a sonic ray out the window at the stranger, if she can do so without hitting a window. She's aiming for the weapon, in an attempt to disarm him. Meanwhile, Rachel will have positioned herself where she can open a door and dive out if necessary. And she would have nominated herself to be the driver. TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 14, 2006 at 4:31pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 14, 2006 at 4:31pm Koto has to stop herself from firing her ray because she'd have to blast the rear window to do so, but Rachel still prepares to jump out of the SUV. Borus, clearly annoyed, has already exited the SUV and is marching towards the stranger with a determined look. The stranger caught sight of Koto and Rachel shifting around in the SUV, so he's caught off guard when Borus seems to appear out of nowhere. Borus reaches out and grabs the stranger's gun hand, then shakes vigorously until the gun falls to the ground. The stranger tries to struggle free of Borus' grasp, but the stranger is surprised even further when he discovers his impressive strength is clearly eclipsed by this man. Before he knows what's going on, Borus has the stranger in a headlock with one arm and his gun arm twisted like a chicken wing with the other. "I don't like it when people point guns at my friends. So, who are you? ASH? One of Lance's lackeys or just some rogue CIA agent trying to take us out for good? We're not going back to the Children and we're not going to give up," Borus applies extra pressure to the arm-twist for added incentive. STATUS LINE: ============================================= Chris: -11 NL Last Edit: Nov 14, 2006 at 4:34pm by TG Barighm keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 15, 2006 at 8:13am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 15, 2006 at 8:13am Koto and Rachel will both exit the SUV and stand in the most threatening manner they can muster. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 15, 2006 at 11:29am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 15, 2006 at 11:29am Janus steps out and addresses the man. "You see, we were just minding our own business till you showed up. I saw we strap him to the roof of the SUV, drive him somewhere secluded, and tie him to a tree. You going to tell us what's going on?" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 15, 2006 at 2:37pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 15, 2006 at 2:37pm The man starts chuckling to himself in Borus' arms, not making much of a struggle. "So, you are who I think you are then? Kindly prove it..." New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. 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crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 15, 2006 at 2:47pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 15, 2006 at 2:47pm "Well, I'd have said the same myself, but that was without calculating in you grabbing me my the throat. I'll explain myself if you let me go. You have my word I mean you no harm." New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 15, 2006 at 3:05pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 15, 2006 at 3:05pm "How about you explain yourself and then I let you go? You wouldn't be the first person who gave us their word, worthless as it turned out." Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 15, 2006 at 3:11pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 15, 2006 at 3:11pm "Dude, you have five people here that could fry you where you stand. Spill it or we let the japanesse chick loose on your sorry butt. And believe me, you dont want her kickin your ass up and down the street." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 15, 2006 at 3:17pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 15, 2006 at 3:17pm The man sighs. "I would rather you let me go, as then I can show exactly what I mean. But if not... throw a rock at me." He will then project his Force Barrier. New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 15, 2006 at 4:24pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 15, 2006 at 4:24pm "You pulled a gun on us, and now you expect us to simply let bygones be bygones? The only thing keeping you alive at the moment is the old man's request. I think you had better start explaining, and be quick about it, we're busy people." Koto glares as she speaks. A low humming sound fills the air. Rachel chucks a rock at the newcomer. TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 15, 2006 at 11:45pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 15, 2006 at 11:45pm Rachel throws a rock at the stranger just as a powerful force wraps around him. The rock skips off the field of light and even bounces Borus away. It leaves the stranger free of the big man's grasp, but not free of the team's awe. "Umm...okay, so you're a superhuman, but I still don't see why we should automatically trust you," Borus says while picking at a few blonde hairs that stuck to his arm. crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 16, 2006 at 12:12pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 16, 2006 at 12:12pm "Look, that shit I pulled with the gun was becuase I had to make sure you were who I thought you were. My name's actually Chris Van Strüken, and as the the reason I have to protect my identity? Well..." Suddenly, and with a flourish, Chris rips his coat off. What appeared to be rather hunched shoulders turns out to be two rather large, mottled white and grey wings. Chris is wearing a leather sleeveless top and a pair of blue jeans. Flapping his wing a few times and flexing his toned body, he crouches down and shoots 60 ft. up into the air. "Oh god, I hate that coat!" he yells, seemingly to no-one, laughing as the morning sunshine hits him. Slowly, he hovers back down to earth, landing gracefully on his feet. "The reason I'm here is because I heard on the grapevine that a few of the Supers responsible for busting open that jail way back were in the area. After researching a bit and flying around, I found this old mansion out here, but I had to confirm my suspicions, hence why I'm here. I know you may not trust me but... I want to join your team. A very.. close friend of mine was in that hellhole, and he escaped alive, somehow. I have heard very little from him since, but I think he's hiding out in the Canadian Rockies." "So, again, I apologise for that earlier display. Hopefully you understand my reasoning now." (It is morning, right?) New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 16, 2006 at 1:46pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 16, 2006 at 1:46pm "For now we will just have to trust you. The old man says its ok then I guess its ok. Its good to have a high flyer to replace the last one we lost. Let's get on the road. Introductions and briefings on the way." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 18, 2006 at 8:07pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 18, 2006 at 8:07pm (Heh...easy to forget about this when you're setting up a similar game) ============================================ WESTBERG: ======== *It's afternoon. The team decides that's enough to accept the stranger into their midsts, but they still don't trust him. Koto and Rachel give him suspicious stares as they drive through the town. Everyone continues to do so while hanging around the leather clothing and accessories shop, and they continue to do so when Borus decides they should eat something before the rescue begins. They hang around the bar and grill until it gets late, around 11pm or so, then they continue on to the mount St. Helens volcanic monument. WESTBERG >>> VOLCANIC MONUMENT RANGER/SHERIFF STATION They have little trouble spotting the small dirt road leading to the sheriff's station, then it's just another short drive until they reach it. The sheriff and ranger station is nestled on a small hill on the edge of a valley that leads to the foot of the active volcano. The station is surrounded by small and medium sized trees, so it still feels like its shrouded in darkness despite the light coming from it. A series of steps and a wheelchair ramp snake their way up the hill to the station, and a driveway with only one ranger jeep present sits off to the side. The garage door, which seems to be built into the hill, is firmly shut. "I still don't see why I had to come along," Andrew moans from his seat in the back. He nudges Lucas and glares at Chris. "I told you. It's ASH. They're trouble and it's safe to assume we may need a bit more healing than Koto is capable of, now stop whining and start thinking about how we should enter," Borus looks at Janus. "How should we enter? I don't see anyone except what looks like a secretary in there, but I know we can trust the old man when he says ASH, and Rad, is in there. It may not be the best idea to just walk in. Still, they won't be expecting us." Andrew pokes Borus in the shoulder. "Do you think this Damian Ashbury will be in there?" Borus makes a painful expression. "God, I hope not. He was a handful before, he would probably be a nightmare now. But then, we were practically rookies at the time. We have a lot more experience now." How should the team approach the joint sherrif/ranger station? Last Edit: Nov 18, 2006 at 8:43pm by TG Barighm crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 18, 2006 at 11:23pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 18, 2006 at 11:23pm Feeling uncomfortable under the glares of the others, Chris speaks up. "Um... do you want me to fly overhead? I can try and see what's happening?" (I'll assume all introductions etc. have been made ) New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 19, 2006 at 12:31am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 19, 2006 at 12:31am "Sure, go ahead," Borus then glares at Chris, "Wait a sec, you're not running off to report us, are you?" Chris, unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, leaps out of the SUV before Borus finishes what he's saying. Chris flies around overhead for awhile, but aside from a lot of trees and the ceiling of the ranger station, which isn't much bigger than it looks, Chris doesn't spot anything of interest. crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 19, 2006 at 7:04am Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 19, 2006 at 7:04am Chris returns to ground "Sorry, did you say something? Couldn't quite catch you there... but I didn't see anything too interesting. Just, y'know. Trees, and that. Sahll we go take a further look at this door, though?" New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 20, 2006 at 8:42am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 20, 2006 at 8:42am "See if there is a back door," Rachel suggests. "And be quick about it," Koto snaps. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 20, 2006 at 12:32pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 20, 2006 at 12:32pm "Yes. We need to get in without alerting the entire station. A back door would be a good place to start. Lets go around the back and see what we find." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 20, 2006 at 1:46pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 20, 2006 at 1:46pm RANGER STATION: ============= Without getting too descriptive of an otherwise mundane task, Chris and Janus, who was surprised to find nobody wanted to sneak around with them, head around to the back of the station where they do, indeed, find a patio door. The door exits onto a patio and what appears to be a picnic table. If there is any purpose to a ranger station's need for a picnic table, it's not readily apparent. The patio door gives the two team members a decent view of the station inside. The patio door sits on a landing between two sets of stairs: one on the left side leading up to what appears to be a row of cabinets, and another leading downstairs to a room full of papers. They see a little bit of movement, but they can't get a direct view of anyone inside. They do, however, see a german sheperd police dog sleeping next to the patio door. At least, it was sleeping. Now it's staring out the window at them
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Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 20, 2006 at 2:09pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 20, 2006 at 2:09pm "Shit. Dog spotted us. Lets back up out of sight. You can make force fields, eh? Think you can put both of us in one so that the dog doesnt catch our scent?" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 20, 2006 at 5:11pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 20, 2006 at 5:11pm Just to save some time, Chris notes that no, he can't cover both Chris and Janus with his barrier, plus the dog would still be able to see them anyway. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 21, 2006 at 1:38pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 21, 2006 at 1:38pm "Lets go before that dog starts to get curious about us. Lets go around the complex and see what else is around the building before we go back to the others." Last Edit: Nov 21, 2006 at 1:38pm by Dremmy "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 21, 2006 at 2:03pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 21, 2006 at 2:03pm (Complex? It's just a single building) ============================================ Janus nudges Chris on, and the two begin to continue around the station, but just as they begin to do so, the police dog begins to start barking. Janus and Chris immediately duck behind a nearby tree for cover, albeit not much cover, just as a middle-aged man in a ranger uniform comes down the stairs and approaches the dog. He says something to it, then opens the patio door with a command of "Go get it!". When he's finished, the ranger returns up the stairs while the dog charges across the grass towards the sneaks. When it reaches them it doesn't immediately attack, but instead settles on standing a few feet away from the two and barking at them. The rest of the team can hear the barking. Borus chuckles. "I can see whatever those two are doing isn't working. Anyone else want to give it a try, or will we finally stop screwing around and just enter already?" keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 21, 2006 at 2:27pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 21, 2006 at 2:27pm "I thought you would never ask," Koto says to borus and exits the suv. Rachel scrambles after her and the two begin marching toward the ranger station. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 21, 2006 at 2:33pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 21, 2006 at 2:33pm (Did I say complex? I dont remember typing that!) If the guy is no longer in sight, Janus will fire at the dog and quickly (and stealthly) move on. If he is still there, Janus will wait it out to see what the man and dog will do. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 21, 2006 at 5:26pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 21, 2006 at 5:26pm Chris puts his hand in front of Janus. "Wait. Allow me." Calmly, he takes out his box of rubber bullets and loads them into his gun. Aiming slowly, he targets the dog and fires. He will then duck down and look around for the dog-keeper, handing out the dame treatment. New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 21, 2006 at 5:32pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 21, 2006 at 5:32pm "That thing got a silencer?" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 21, 2006 at 5:42pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 21, 2006 at 5:42pm "That's what the large piece of metal sticking out of the front is. At least, I hope so. Maybe I'm jsut going deaf." Chris giggles at his bad joke. New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 21, 2006 at 5:46pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 21, 2006 at 5:46pm "Lets move back to the others once its done." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 21, 2006 at 7:19pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 21, 2006 at 7:19pm RANGER STATION: ============= Chris calmly pulls out his gun and rubber bullets and begins loading... ...and is promptly mauled by the dog, seeing as how police dogs are trained to recognize hostile actions like drawing a gun. Thankfully, Chris is fast enough to pull his hand away from the canine's gnashing teeth before it can knock the gun away, but the dog quickly spins around and goes for Chris' leg. *Need a full update, but I couldn't wait to put that in. ;D Last Edit: Nov 21, 2006 at 7:19pm by TG Barighm crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 22, 2006 at 5:10pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 22, 2006 at 5:10pm (Um... the bullets are already in the box - surely reloading is a move action?) New and improved! 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The main floor is just an open, 30 x 30 ft. square with a bunch of desks and chairs scattered about in logical positions: there's a secretary/dispatcher's desk sitting near the front door, another desk covered in papers in the back, a much cleaner one on the left side of the room, and what appears to be a glass booth just to the left of the door with a payphone in it. Sitting at the dispatch desk is an older woman with thick glasses and a beige uniform. She stares at the team with curiousity as another middle-aged man in a ranger's uniform appears from behind a glass wall in the back. "May I help you folks?" the woman asks as she looks the group up and down. The man walks up to the team. "It's late and we're looking to head home for the night, so please state your business." The rangers are not alone. There are two other people sitting on chairs near the clean desk. One is a young man and the other a woman with frizzled red hair. Both are wearing what appears to be riot armour, albeit lacking helmets and weapons, both of which are lying on the desk. They're munching on hamburgers. The rangers see the team examining the two younger officers. The older man raises an eyebrow. "You know these guys?" his hand begins to drift to his gun. Suddenly all hell breaks loose. The young woman tosses her hamburger aside, picks up her gun, an uzi, and begins firing at the team. Borus is there to soak up the shells while the rest of the team and the two rangers dive for cover. The two officers in riot gear quickly don their helmets while shouting something about "intruders". Borus brushes the shells stuck to his skin away like dirt before turning to the team with a big grin. "I see we're in the right place, so let's get this party started. Koto, care to provide the music?"
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keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 24, 2006 at 11:49am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 24, 2006 at 11:49am "With pleasure," Koto smiles and unleashes a cone of high decibel explosive opera centered on the the uzi wielders. Rachel concentrates her attack on the other two rangers (cone if possible, otherwise just rays. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 24, 2006 at 11:05pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 24, 2006 at 11:05pm Janus takes care of the closest officer with lightning rays. Listening for any radio chatter about thier appearance and apparent noice making. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 25, 2006 at 7:15pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 25, 2006 at 7:15pm Chris will calmly unload the rubber bullets on the guards with the guns, starting with the woman. "You know, you really shouldn't eat those things. The cholesterol wil really go to your hips." New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Nov 27, 2006 at 5:16pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Nov 27, 2006 at 5:16pm RANGER STATION SHOOT-OUT: ===================== Borus decides to start things off by telling the team not to attack the rangers. He will take care of them. He accomplishes this by running over to the desk they're hiding under, flipping it over, and grabbing them. They struggle to get free, but there is no hope in wriggling free of Borus' grasp. In later rounds, he pulls their radios free, bangs their heads together until they're knocked out, then tosses them outside. This act ends Rachel's action, so she turns back to the ASH officers. In the meantime, Koto makes her contribution to this "party" with an ear-piercing solo. Neither ASH officer is prepared for the attack, so both are struck by the full effects. The man curses while the woman begins to sway on her feet. Janus can't Listen and fight at the same time, so he fires off his rays instead at the male officer. He gets struck square in the head which causes him to drop to his knees. Chris fires his guns at the woman, an easy shot for him, and deals some quick damage. *Is Chris dual wielding? You say guns but I only see one on his sheet. The male officer, now on his knees, pulls what appears to be a grenade off his belt, pulls a clip, then rolls it towards the party before knocking the woman down. There is an enormous flash at Koto's feet, but she saw the grenade, so she was able to cover up her face in time to avoid its worst effects. Chris, on the other hand, was intent on his target, so he's dazzled by the burst of light. Not round-by-round at the moment, so give me lotsa actions! ;D STATUS LINE: Male ASH -29 HP, Female ASH -14 HP, -10 NL and Stunned ============================================= Chris: Blind 2 rnds. Last Edit: Nov 27, 2006 at 5:18pm by TG Barighm crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Nov 27, 2006 at 6:34pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Nov 27, 2006 at 6:34pm (Sorry. Typo. Just the one gun.) Panicking slightly, Chris will crouch down and activate his shield until his vision returns, at which point he will continue with the shooting of the uzi-wielders, dropping back behind Borus in order to reload, if needs be. New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Nov 28, 2006 at 6:11am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Nov 28, 2006 at 6:11am Koto will continue her sonic mayhem, unleashing cones of explosive power on the ASH duo. She really doesn't care how much of the ranger station she destroys in the process. "Bow before my music!" she screams over the sound. Rachel will support her with rays. Last Edit: Nov 28, 2006 at 2:03pm by keno Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Nov 30, 2006 at 2:19pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Nov 30, 2006 at 2:19pm Janus continues with the lightning rays at the male ASH officer, then the female officer if the male is out of commision. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Dec 1, 2006 at 7:26pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Dec 1, 2006 at 7:26pm RANGER STATION SHOOT-OUT: ===================== As Borus deals with the rangers, Chris ducks down and activates his shield. It pushes the rest of the team around a bit, but not by much. *Actually, it would have been enough to bounce them, but seeing as how I didn't provide a map and its the first time Chris used it I decided to let it go. Koto continues with the big ouchies, but this time the female ASH officer is able to crawl behind the glass that separates the back of the station from the public area. This doesn't exactly stop Koto's sonic attacks-the glass shatters-but the officer is safe. Not so for the male officer who begins to bleed from his mouth and ears. Rachel's ray finishes him off. EXP: +400 Borus tosses the rangers outside just as the team watches the female officer limp back to her feet through the rippled glass. Borus shakes his head. "Was Lance messing with us when he said ASH was giving them problems? Hey! Give us back our friends and we'll leave." Andrew shrugs. "Don't get too cocky. We caught them in the middle of eating." An answer to Borus' question is soon provided. A grenade suddenly sails over the glass (it doesn't reach the ceiling) and lands at the feet of the team. It immediately begins to spew gas. Borus begins rubbing his eyes. "Damn. Tear gas. Quick, do we run in or find another way in? I don't want to be stuck coughing our lungs out while they find another way to...gah!" Borus breaks into a coughing fit. STATUS LINE: Female ASH -14 HP, -10 NL ============================================= crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Dec 3, 2006 at 8:01am Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Dec 3, 2006 at 8:01am "I'll be fine from this gas for the moment, so I could stay here for it to clear while you guys go find another way round.", Chris says, his voice muffled by the barrier around him. New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Dec 4, 2006 at 11:17am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 4, 2006 at 11:17am Koto will charge forward (around or through the gas if necessary) in pursuit of the female ash officer. She'll blast her as soon as she sees her. Rachel takes a moment to shoot out the windows (hoping to draw gas away from the interior) before following after Koto. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Dec 4, 2006 at 1:56pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Dec 4, 2006 at 1:56pm "Hey, Kid Ikaras? You think you could put your wings to good use and blow the gas away from us?" Janus says as he gets behind Chris. Janus will fire at the closest ASH agent if he can clearly see them. If not, Janus will back away from the gas and wait for it to clear up. Covering his face with his jacket. Last Edit: Dec 4, 2006 at 2:43pm by Dremmy "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Dec 4, 2006 at 2:35pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Dec 4, 2006 at 2:35pm "Um... I suppose I could try..." Chris drops his shield and grabs onto Borus' shoulders. "Sorry, but it's.. *cough* just to stop myself taking off" he splutters. New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Dec 4, 2006 at 5:49pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Dec 4, 2006 at 5:49pm (Kid Ikaras? Is that who he's modeled after?) TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Dec 5, 2006 at 12:41am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Dec 5, 2006 at 12:41am Chris tries flapping his wings to blow the gas away, but it's being spewed to quickly for Chris' efforts to make much of a difference. Rachel blasts some holes in the doors and the windows to help clear the gas. There's a decent breeze outside, so it does help somewhat. The team still finds themselves going into coughing fits, so Janus runs outside. Koto doesn't run outside. She runs deeper into the police station and past the gas. She steps over the broken glass of the barrier, notes what appears to be a filing cabinet with a red cross etched on the face and a display case full of pistols, and heads out a door. The door overlooks a stairwell that descends away from Koto to a small landing where a patio door leads outside. After the patio door, the stairwell descends again, but towards the station which gives Koto the hint there must be a sub-level below her. The stairs are occupied. Two ASH officers in full riot gear wielding what appears to be shock rods similar to those seen way back in Lurrig's hanger and a riot shield glowing a light blue stand before Koto. The female ASH officer sits on the landing. She seems to be saying something to another ASH officer, a middle-aged black man in a police vest and a black cap, who nods back. He then spots Koto, yells some orders, and immediately makes his way down to the lower level. The woman grabs her uzi and fires in Koto's direction, but Koto ducks just as the bullets turn the walls around her into swiss-cheese. Koto jumps back to her feet and fires a ray, but the ASH woman dives to the ground. The ray shatters a frame of glass in the patio door. There are two ASH officers in riot gear on the stairs, but only one approaches Koto. He quickly thrusts the shock rod at Koto's abs. A burst of pain fills Koto's stomach and she finds herself sinking to her knees. The other ASH officer in riot gear steps away from his pal and returns to the landing. He trades his rod for a shotgun and begins to aim at Koto. "Get down! No prisoners, remember?" STATUS LINE: Female ASH -14 HP, -10 NL ============================================= Koto: -11 HP, Stunned keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Dec 5, 2006 at 8:31am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 5, 2006 at 8:31am (How far behind Koto is Rachel?)
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Dec 5, 2006 at 3:37pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 5, 2006 at 3:37pm (Okay, I guess I wasn't quite clear on that. I only wanted her to blow out one window before following Koto, not all of them. Oh well, no biggy. Are the ASH officers on the same landing as Koto or a seperate one?) TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Dec 5, 2006 at 10:48pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Dec 5, 2006 at 10:48pm Janus heads around the back to the patio hoping to go around the gas from the back. If he sees 1 agent he will zap him. Any more and he will just wait and observe. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Dec 6, 2006 at 8:20am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 6, 2006 at 8:20am Once she recovers from the stunning, Koto will unleash an explosive cone (or cylinder, if doing so will catch more ASH members in the blast) on the officers. If the officers retreat, she'll wait for reinforcements before pursuing. If they do not, she'll find what cover she can, and trade explosive area affects on them. If surrounded, she'll power rage and center the effect on herself, since she's immune to sonic damage.
Rachel will follow Chris to look for Koto. TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Janus decides to leave the gas behind and go outside. Borus decides to join him and together the two captains circle around to the back of the station.
Meanwhile, Chris also braves the gas and manages to shrug off a violent coughing fit just as he joins Koto. She's blocking the door, but Chris does see the situation playing out: an officer in riot gear and using a shield has stepped down a couple steps and begun to duck while another officer in riot gear behind him is aiming a shotgun at Koto, while the woman from earlier supports with an uzi. The Japanese rocker seems to be stunned; she has fallen to her knees. Chris continues to examine the scene as it plays out.
Rachel, standing behind Chris, can't see anything.
More uzi fire from the woman, but due to the cover of standing in the doorway, neither Chris nor Koto feel so much as a prick. The officer with the shotgun, on the other hand, decides not to fire. Instead, he pokes a button on the left of the shotgun's haft. A bright burst of bluish-white light suddenly illuminates the doorway. It's bright enough to be a bit painful to Koto and Chris' eyes, but neither end up being bothered much by it.
Koto finally manages to return to her knees and begins to ready an explosive blast. The humming inside her rises...
Chris continues to watch as the woman fires the gun again, this time taking an effort to strike Koto, and strike she does. The bullet embeds itself in Koto's shoulder, and the sudden burst of pain destroys her concentration, thus ending her action.
The officer with the shotgun tries another flash, this time dazzling Chris, while the second riot officer attempts to smack Koto again with the shock rod, but Koto manages to step away at the last second.
Janus and Borus, chugging their away around the side of the ranger station, return to the patio door. They can clearly see the female ASH officer standing with her back to the patio. She is firing her gun at something.
Borus pokes Janus. "I'll take care of her. You pick up anyone I miss."
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Dec 7, 2006 at 8:44am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 7, 2006 at 8:44am (How wide is the landing? Can Koto move to be out of the way of the door? If so, she does that.)
Koto decides to just fire a ray at shotgun boy.
Rachel shoulders her way past Chris. "Out of the way, feather brain," she says as she pushes him aside. If she has a clear shot, she'll send a ray of force into any ASH officers. Last Edit: Dec 7, 2006 at 3:13pm by keno crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Dec 7, 2006 at 12:48pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Dec 7, 2006 at 12:48pm Blinded once more, Chris panicking slightly, stumbles forwards a few steps, and activates his shield to maximum effect, regardless of who may be in the way.
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Dec 7, 2006 at 3:27pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Dec 7, 2006 at 3:27pm "Do your thing, big man." Janus takes out anyone Borus does not. If he has a clear shot at multiple officers on the stairs/landing, cone of lightning. If one at a time, ray. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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"My eyes! My eyes!" Chris shouts and suddenly creates his barrier of force. Rachel, who was about to push her way by, is suddenly bumped 10 ft. further behind Chris and is knocked to the ground. Koto gets bumped out of the door and onto the stairs. She manages to regain her balance before falling, but Chris' barrier forces her to hastily step down the stairs. Unfortunately, this sees her walk directly into the ASH officer on the steps, but due to the circumstances he has no problem quickly back-tracking his way down the stairs as well. This leaves the upper landing encased in Chris' barrier, although it doesn't destroy the walls (that would give it functionality it's not supposed to have), but Koto is now at the bottom of the stairs, and she's standing directly beside the two riot ASH officers. The guy with the shotgun quickly tries to smack her with the butt of the shotgun. He hits her left tit, but due to the fleshy protection it's no worse than a bruise (-1 HP). The other officer with the shield attempts to knock her down with a shield bash, but he underestimates her strength and finds himself knocked back. Unfortunately, touching the shield causes a series of electric bolts to jump to her arm which shocks her much in the same way the rod does (-8). It smarts, but at least she doesn't feel feint this time around.
Seeing as how she has spent so much time ducking, dodging, and balancing, she decides to go with something a lot quicker: she heals herself for 5 HP damage.
The woman takes a moment to aim at Koto while she stands among the other ASH officers, but her aim is thrown off when Borus bashes through the patio door, grabs the woman, and throws her over the edge of the stairs and onto a table. It's not a very long fall, but it's still enough to leave her limping.
The black ASH officer, now in view of Borus, pulls out a pistol and takes a few shots at him. It's nothing more than a tickle for Borus, so the ASH captain, now giving orders to a couple other ASH officers who have just arrived on the scene, turns his attention to his troops.
"They've got quite a squad here. ASH or no, they still don't like dealing with us without having superior numbers," Borus chuckles.
Janus then steps in, but now he has a choice of targets. He can help Koto out with a ray, but he also has a clear view of the ASH captain and the two new arrivals below him.
Actions?
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Dec 11, 2006 at 12:29pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Dec 11, 2006 at 12:29pm Chris will wait for his vision to return, at which he will take his spear out of the case slung over his back, drop his shield and charge the nearest ASH officer, diving down the stairs if necessary. New and improved!
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Dec 11, 2006 at 4:11pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Dec 11, 2006 at 4:11pm Janus will lay waste to the ASH captain and the new arrivals with a cone of lightning. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Cone of lightning it is: none of the ASH officers seem to have expected Janus' entrance because they're all caught completely by surprise. Lightning tears through the lot, and scorch marks and loose, burning papers fill the lower level of the station. Janus can't help grinning at the destruction he just caused.
Chris pulls out his spear and leaps over Koto just as she begins backing up the spear. Since Chris is able to clear up the distance with his flight a bit, it becomes a charge. Unfortunately, despite all the acrobatics, the ASH officer blocking the stairs just manages to get his riot shield up in time to block Chris' thrust. A slight electrical discharge is released from the shield, but spear's length keeps Chris safe.
Borus turns to face the ASH officer with the shotgun who desperately attempts to spin around to face the big man. As if fighting Borus wasn't bad enough, being caught completely off-guard by the big man clearly proves to be baneful to the ASH officer. Borus cracks the ASH officer directly in the head. One-shotted, the officer slumps to the ground.
Koto use this sudden twist in the battle to heal herself some more.
Pinned between Chris and Borus, the ASH officer with the shield and rod tries to fight his way out. He successfully zaps Chris with his rod, but Chris and Borus have little trouble bringing him down after that.
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It's not over yet. The female ASH officer, thrown to the sub-level by Borus, covers herself up when Janus' lightning fries the room. She then rolls off the table and crawls under it. Nobody is sure what she is doing under there.
The ASH officers blasted by Janus pull out a couple guns and fire at Janus while retreating deeper into the sub-level. Down a hall. The gunfire may just be errant cover fire, but a bullet does strike Janus in his right shoulder (-9 HP). He immediately ducks down for cover.
"Don't worry. I'll go down and see what they're up to," Borus calmly states as he descends down the stairs. Gunshots are heard and Borus' clothes ripple from the impact, but he barely responds. He eventually takes a few steps to his left and out of sight of the officers in the far hall.
"They're peeking out of rooms in this hallway and firing at me, so I guess they're trying to dig in. Someone will need to go in and break it up. I could, but if they concentrate enough fire on me long enough they will eventually hit me in the eyes. Oh, and this room to the right seems to be some kind of medical room for animals," Borus glances under the table at the foot of the stairs. "What are you doing under there? Get out and surrender. No? Don't touch that gun, kid. I'm warning you."
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Dec 15, 2006 at 6:36am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 15, 2006 at 6:36am (Original selections are fine. I'll have to look at unstable hero to see if that is something I want. That is something I don't have time for at the moment.)
Koto will attempt to move into a position where she can start hitting the officers with cylinders of explosive sonic doom!
Rachel will come down the stares behind the group. She'll keep an eye out for anyone approaching the party from behind.
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Dec 15, 2006 at 5:19pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Dec 15, 2006 at 5:19pm Janus will assist Koto as best he can, fireing a cone of lightning down the hall and taking cover afterwards. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Dec 17, 2006 at 10:58pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Dec 17, 2006 at 10:58pm Just thought I should stick a map in:
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Borus is the only one on the lower level right now, so he's the only one in the picture. While there are different types of ASH officers, the only one I indicated is the captain. The rest are just "A". It's up to you guys to figure out the rest.
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Dec 18, 2006 at 10:27am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Dec 18, 2006 at 10:27am (Same here. I see the code when I quote you but the picture is not displaying,) "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Dec 19, 2006 at 11:56am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 19, 2006 at 11:56am (Is the gray area the stairs?) Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Dec 19, 2006 at 4:11pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Dec 19, 2006 at 4:11pm (I'm going to assume that the A closest to Borus is out for the count.) Janus heads down the stairs, careful not to get hit again, and takes cover near Borus.
When the others are down the stairs and near Janus: "Koto, you, Rachel and Chris lay down some cover fire down the hallway. Keep thier attention on you. Me and Borus are going into this room and take them from this side."
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Dec 19, 2006 at 5:14pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 19, 2006 at 5:14pm (Okay, that's not what I had hoped.)
Koto will try to center a cylinder on the first Ash officer in the hall, without making her self too big of a target. Rachel will fire rays in the direction of the hallway, trying to provide cover. TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Dec 20, 2006 at 12:29am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Dec 20, 2006 at 12:29am RANGER STATION: ==============
The female ASH officer, under the table, drops her gun in the face of Borus' might. She instead holds up her arms in defense, then allows Borus to pull her out and use her own handcuffs on her. The big man cuffs the officer to a girder supporting a nearby shelf on the wall. He makes sure to hang her up high so that she can't do anything but hang there on the wall.
While Borus takes care of the female officer, Janus quickly dashes down the stairs to join Borus, but he is still fire upon. It's impossible to dodge so much gunfire without taking a few hits, so he ends up with two lesser wounds to the left arm and shoulder (total -13 HP).
Borus rolls his eyes. "Oh, come on! At least wait for me to finish up before pulling a stunt like that. You need cover against these goons. So, what was your plan? I'm not too sure what you're talking about. Which room?"
*Seriously, I'm really not sure what Janus means.
Koto and Rachel have fairly good positions overlooking the sub-level. They can see enough of the start of the hall to locate their powers without standing out too much, so they have little trouble aiming their blasts.
Koto starts by torturing a hundred opera singers (ie. sonic) near the first ASH officer in the hall. Completely unsuspecting of the attack, the ASH officer immediately howls in pain before diving back into his room for cover.
But that's not all! A second howl is heard, plus a great deal of cracks and dust begin to fill the area where the enormous sonic shriek emanates. The ceiling above the hall begins to dip a little.
In numbers, Koto dealt 28 HP damage to everything in the radius of her cylinder. Yeouch.
Rachel pops off a few rays to provide cover, but the threat of the ceiling collapsing and Koto's sonic attack is enough to cause the majority of the ASH officers to scramble for cover.
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Dec 20, 2006 at 9:06am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 20, 2006 at 9:06am "I love the sound of opera in the evening," Koto says with a snicker. Then she sends a line of sonic energy screaming down the hallway.
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(That is a door, isnt it?) "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Dec 23, 2006 at 7:21pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Dec 23, 2006 at 7:21pm (Sorry - very busy recently. Does that map mean chris is in another room, or on a windowsill, or what? I'm a little confused as to the layout of everything)
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Dec 23, 2006 at 11:28pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Dec 23, 2006 at 11:28pm Frickin Imageshack. If the image link doesn't work, delete your post and create a new one. Modifying the link doesn't work.
Anywho, the map with the rest of the characters filled in. The house is a split-level, so everyone on the landing can see into the sub-level below:
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Dec 29, 2006 at 8:18pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Dec 29, 2006 at 8:18pm RANGER STATION: ==============
Janus joins Borus as they move through the door behind the desk in the far wall. Beyond the door they discover a room full of filing cabinets. They also find one of the ASH officers ducked behind the door that leads into the hall. When the ASH officer seems the huge bulk of Borus lumber into the room, he jumps up and attempts to fire his gun at the big man. He actually manages to pull off a very solid shot to Borus' torso, for all the good it does (-4 hp).
Borus shakes his head as he steps over to the officer and rips the gun free from his hands. The officer responds by shuffling away from Borus. He trips over his own feet and falls backwards into the hall in time for a sonic scream that tears through the corridor. The ASH officers' aims are thrown off when the other officer falls into the hall, so Koto is unharmed. As for the officers themselves, all of them, save for the one directly by the door at the far end of the corridor, experience the pain of having their guts jumbled around inside their bodies (-14 HP; -6 on a save).
The roof sinks in some more, but it just stops from actually collapsing into the corridor.
The wounded ASH officers begin to reach for grenades. Three of them fly in Koto's direction at once just as Rachel sneaks around her and heads for the filing room where Borus and Janus is. Koto, too busy enjoying her domination of the ASH officers, is completely flat-footed against the offensive. Rachel manages to dive behind the desk just before the grenades go off.
The ASH officer who fell into the corridor just managed to scramble close enough to his comrades to avoid the worst of the damage.
Borus pokes Janus. "Koto blasting the corridor will certainly clear it out, but if she keeps at it the roof will collapse. That will slow us down long enough for them to try something, maybe threaten Rad to stop us. We might have to get creative."
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Dec 31, 2006 at 1:11pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Dec 31, 2006 at 1:11pm Koto will move to her left, and at an angle, to try and get behind the wall near Rachel. She'll then use her healing power to correct some of the damage caused by the grenades. She take time to smirk at the ash officer.
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Jan 1, 2007 at 2:08pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 1, 2007 at 2:08pm "Koto seems to be doing a good job of leveling the hallway. If we walk out of this room she will likely level us as well. Im guessing the only way to Rad is down the hall and past the captain. Unless you think you can bust down this wall so that we can get closer to thier blind side or bust through the floor to the basement I think we are stuck here." Janus decides to open the door slightly, stick his arm out, and blast the guards down the hall with a cone of lightning. Ducking back into the room before he is riddled with holes......again.
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Koto moves away from the corridor and ducks behind the desk near Rachel. Chris decides to back her up with some cover fire, but since he's just aiding Koto he doesn't manage to strike any of the ASH officers. He gets some gunfire back, but nothing hits him.
Koto heals 12 HP, then smirks at the woman hanging on the wall. The ASH officer frowns, then makes a kicking motion at Koto.
Rachel decides to blast a hole through the crumbling wall, but she underestimates the wall's resolve to continue doing its job and only succeeds at chipping some pieces away. She tries again the next round and manages to knock a piece out.
Borus shakes his head at Janus. "I highly doubt I can smash through these walls, not even with my sledgehammer. If I still had it anyway. Maybe we should just do the usual: I run in and clear them up and hope everything turns out okay."
Janus nods, then sticks his arm out of the door and focuses a blast of lightning down the corridor. He pulls his arm back before he can observe the devastation he caused, but there was lots of screaming.
Chris begins shouting something about the way being clear, so Janus and Borus lean out into the hallway to see what's up. Sure enough, they find all of the ASH officers backed into the end of the corridor down for the count. The charred door to the room beyond, however, is still intact.
Borus runs over to check the door and discovers it's locked. He sighs, then pounds on the door a couple of times with his massive fists.
"Damn it. I figured they would do something like this. All right, let's get through this quickly before they go after Rad. Koto, your audience awaits," Borus chuckles.
Koto is happy to oblige. The following sonic burst easily decimates the door causing it to fall inward and down another flight of winding stairs. These stairs are entirely walled in, so the team can't see what lies beyond.
"I smell a trap," Borus says as he kicks one of the fallen ASH officers. "Okay, let's stop for a second and think this over. Bad idea to just run down there. Any ideas? Oh, and let's prepare, maybe even check these guys. They might have something useful."
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Rachel will return to the captured Ash officer and try to intimidate her into answering a few questions (What's at the bottom of the stairs, what kinds of weapons do they have, how many ash officers are currently stationed here, etc). TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Rachel attempts to intimidate the ASH officer, but she seems more than happy to threaten the party with her comrades' ability to smite the team. She tells them about all of the explosives the ASH team has, how powerful their captain is (she refuses to clarify), and how the team will never beat ASH and how they should surrender now.
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Jan 4, 2007 at 3:14pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 4, 2007 at 3:14pm "Explosives? That's kind of excessive just to keep a few supers from getting away." Janus listens for any electronics downstairs to kind of get a sense of whats going on downstairs. "Is there another way downstairs? Like a window or basement door?" "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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The ASH officer shrugs. She just got to the ranger station today, so she doesn't know about any other entrances to the lower levels.
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Jan 4, 2007 at 4:18pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 4, 2007 at 4:18pm "Hmm. Trap? Well thats nice." Janus thinks for a second. "Chris, search her. Take anything of interest, including her radio. Getting down stairs is going to be tricky. They have the advantage at the moment. They could take us all out at the bottom of the stairs with no problem. We can either risk going down the stairs or search for another way down." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Jan 4, 2007 at 6:00pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Jan 4, 2007 at 6:00pm "Is it directly below us?" Koto asks, a slightly crazy look in her eye.
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"Uh...you're not thinking what I think you're thinking, are you?"
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Jan 5, 2007 at 3:32pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 5, 2007 at 3:32pm "Whoa, Koto. I dont think we want to do that until we are sure where Rad and Pam are down there. Although....
"If we could hit a spot where we know they wouldnt be I think we have a chance. Well, as long as we dont hit any of the explosives. There has to be a map of a fire escape plan for this building. Most offices have them tacked on the wall somewhere. Anyone notice any when we came in? If not we may have to guess at it. If the layout of this floor is the same as the basement I think we can avoid screwing this up. Blowing a hole on top of or behind them while the rest go through the stairs may give us an advantage.
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Borus snaps his fingers. "Good idea. I'll go look for a fire escape route."
Borus runs upstairs to look for the fire escape route plan. He comes back after 5 minutes shaking his head.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't find it," he says with a groan."
Andrew rolls his eyes. "Oh, for christ's sake...I'LL look for it."
Borus gives a start. "Wha...? Andrew, geez! I forgot you were there."
"Apparently everyone did. I'm supposed to be watching your backs, remember? You guys do such a good job destroying everything I never get much of a chance to work. Now give me a second..."
The oft forgotten Andrew scurries upstairs. He comes back in a minute with the escape plan in his hand.
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Jan 5, 2007 at 8:08pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Jan 5, 2007 at 8:08pm Chris will check the woman for anything suspicious or useful.
"Look, we just need to get in and out of here. I'm disliking this already. Koto, if you know what you're doing, just go for it."
Chris will also reload his gun with tranquilizer bullets filled with Puffer Poison.
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With a plan of action in order, Chris, Rachel, and Koto run outside to the boxy garage sitting at the bottom of the hill the station is situated on. The door is locked, but Koto wastes no time following Janus' instructions and blasts the door open. Inside the garage is a couple of ranger cars and one black van. There are a bunch of keys hanging on pegs at the back of the garage, but aside from that and the cars there isn't much else of interest in the garage. The trio quickly spot another door to the lower levels of the station. There's a small window around chin-height built into the door that shows the concrete walls of the corridor beyond. They can see the ASH captain conversing with a couple other ASH officers in the corridor. The trio can't make out any other features of the basement. In the meantime, Borus and Janus approach the door to the basement in the station itself, but Borus suddenly stops when he reaches the door. "Do you think they might have wired the door?" he asks. "Is there some way to check?" crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Jan 7, 2007 at 10:37am Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Jan 7, 2007 at 10:37am Chris will pocket the Keys, just in case. "We should go back - the others may be in trouble." New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Jan 7, 2007 at 2:25pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 7, 2007 at 2:25pm "Let me see if I can sense if anything is there. I may be able to disable it from here." Janus tried to identify any electronics wired to the door (timer, detonator, magnetic activators...) and, if possible, deactivate the electronics of the explosives. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Jan 7, 2007 at 2:58pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Jan 7, 2007 at 2:58pm RANGER STATION: There is definitely something beyond the door, but it's not wired to the door. It's set on the floor just a step or two away from the door. Janus can sense there isn't much energy in this thing, plus he can get the general gist of how it works. Unfortunately, despite his understanding of electronics, the workings of explosives, if that is what the object is, is still somewhat foreign to him. He can't get the object to deactivate. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Jan 7, 2007 at 6:18pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 7, 2007 at 6:18pm "No dice. There's something there but its not attached to the door. I can't shut it down, either. It's too unfamiliar to me. We could probably open the door just a hair to see exactly what is there but I have a feeling thats what they are banking on. We may have to wait for the fireworks to start before we go in, peek in to see what it is, then be careful about getting in without triggering whatever is behind the door." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Jan 7, 2007 at 7:47pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Jan 7, 2007 at 7:47pm "Can you blast it? It might help the guys below if they think we're coming in through here," Borus asks. Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Jan 8, 2007 at 6:29pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 8, 2007 at 6:29pm "I...I guess I can. Not a fan of getting shot in the head or blown to bits. Here goes nothing." Janus opens the door enough to see the device behind the door (and not hit it with the door). If it looks like a normal device and not a bomb, Kaboom (ray)! If it is the explosives, he'll pop the nearest officer or agent in the room (cone). With either outcome he will go in (careful not to hit the explosives) and clear the room. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Jan 8, 2007 at 7:35pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Jan 8, 2007 at 7:35pm RANGER STATION: "No! I meant use your Powers on...damn it!" Borus yells as Janus opens the door, but it's too late. Janus only has time to spot the little black box on the floor to the closed-in stairwell before a little red light activates on the device. Thankfully, Janus has enough experience to think instead of just standing there in shock, so he slams the door shut and falls backwards. It's just enough to save him from the full force of the explosive which instead blows the door to smithereens and leaves the stairwell pocketed with holes, but the leader of the team is only mildly injured. Borus runs over to help Janus to his feet. "Damn it, man! If anyone should be blindly walking into traps, it should be me." They can hear the ASH officer in the back laughing. As for the rest of the team, they, and the ASH officers near them, all heard the hollow boom of the explosive going off. STATUS LINE: ============================================= Koto: -28 HP Rachel: Chris: -5 HP Janus: -30 HP Borus: Last Edit: Jan 8, 2007 at 7:35pm by TG Barighm Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Jan 8, 2007 at 11:25pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 8, 2007 at 11:25pm "Can you blast it." Janus says sarcastically. "You are taking English classes after we are done here! This time YOU go first!" Staying behind Borus this time, Janus will blast away at the officers. Tries to spot Rad or Pam. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator ***** TG Barighm Avatar Posts: 2,575 Member is Online Jan 9, 2007 at 6:05am Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Jan 9, 2007 at 6:05am (The irony is just killing me ;D) keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** keno Avatar Fear! Posts: 1,198 Jan 9, 2007 at 11:54am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Jan 9, 2007 at 11:54am (Sorry for being gone so long, we had a nightmare of a situation at work that has taken most of the last week to resolve.) Koto will have healed her group as best she can in the brief time available. When she hears the explosion, she blasts the door off the hinges. (Explosive line, hoping to blow the door and/or shrapnel into the hallway.) Rachel will fire a couple rays into the hall once the door is gone. Both girls will not enter the hallway, staying in the garage and firing rays, cones, cylinders, etc at Ash Officers hiding within. Rachel remains calm and collected, methodically picking out targets, while Koto blasts with adbandon. crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** crabs Avatar Posts: 915 Jan 9, 2007 at 7:34pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Jan 9, 2007 at 7:34pm "Okay, now we NEED to join them. We'll check this door out later" Spear in hand, Chris will rush towards the others, flying up to the second floor, spear out, ready to take on ASH New and improved! Also click RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to be totally enlightened. REFERENCE THE SECOND Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard ***** Dremmy Avatar I demand REVENGE!!!! Posts: 1,039 Jan 13, 2007 at 3:53pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 13, 2007 at 3:53pm I still want to play. If that doesnt happen, Id at least like to know what happened in the story..... "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia Max Deltree Veteran Raider *** Max Deltree Avatar Argus! Posts: 158 Jan 14, 2007 at 8:58pm Quote like Post Options Post by Max Deltree on Jan 14, 2007 at 8:58pm (I'm not playing it anymore and even I don't want it to end! But if you must, at least give it an ending. Try to wrap up everything before letting it go. )
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Jan 15, 2007 at 5:42pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Jan 15, 2007 at 5:42pm RANGER STATION: ============
Chris notes the explosion and decides to rejoin the other team, then remembers he left the station and went to the garage with Koto and Rachel. The garage he is in now.
Koto makes no attempt at subtlety when she blows the door to the sub-levels off its hinges and sends it rocketing into the ASH officers assembled in the hall. Unfortunately, the officers' reaction to the blast, to fall away, is enough to avoid the door flying in their direction. Shouting immediately follows as Koto follows up with another line of sonic energy, but by this time the two officers have scrambled out of the hall and away from Koto's fury.
Borus and Janus can't miss the shrieking sounds coming from below. Borus takes the lead and descends down the stairs until they reach another door. They can clearly see Koto trying to blast the hall. Due to their perspective at the top of the basement corridor, they can also see a number of ASH officers hunkering down.
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Jan 16, 2007 at 3:57pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 16, 2007 at 3:57pm (If I read this right, Borus and I are on the stairs. We have visibility of Koto and her crew + the agents in the hallway. The stairwell is exposed? Can we see the Captain?) "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Jan 17, 2007 at 5:01pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 17, 2007 at 5:01pm "Unless you have a better idea i'm blowing the door in. You ok with me blowing the door in? I'm blowing the door in." Janus waits for a responce before blowing the door in. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Jan 18, 2007 at 9:55pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Jan 18, 2007 at 9:55pm RANGER STATION: =============
Janus' electric blasts don't actually create much pressure, so when he begins to electrocute the doors he doesn't actually accomplish much. He does melt a few hinges and create something of a light show with all that electricity jumping around the door, but he doesn't actually blow it open.
"Allow me," Borus says as he steps over to the door and smashes it open with a single mighty blow.
At least the suddeness of the attack provides ample shock factor. The ASH captain is almost completely taken by surprise. Borus comes storming in, but he is also stopped when an enormous shriek suddenly begins to vibrate the walls and those immediately around it. Cracks begin to form while the ASH officers do their best to move away from the sound. Unfortunately for the ASH captain, that means moving directly into Borus. He immediately takes advantage of this blunder by grabbing the ASH captain and putting him in a bear hug.
"You want a kiss too, handsome?" Borus laughs. The ASH captain begins to curse, but it looks like he has a plan. He pulls out what appears to be a needle gun and sticks it in Borus' huge arms. Borus begins to blink, but he shakes his head and stays focused.
"Er...gah...you sneaky bastard," Borus growls as he only squeezes tighter. The ASH captain's bones begin to creak as he begins to howl.
Meanwhile, Chris comes up behind Janus and pokes him.
"Went back out. Used the stairs," Chris motions to the stairs behind him, then hefts his spear. "Need a hand?"
The ASH officers gathered in the hall across from Borus suddenly begin to back away from the intersection.
"Screw this shit! Take them all out!"
Both Borus and the ASH captain freeze.
"Damn it, soldier! You never lose your head during a fight!" the ASH captain yells back.
And thus the grenades are thrown...
"I don't think they're listening to you," Borus mutters to the ASH captain. He then tosses the captain aside and dives for cover in the stairwell.
You didn't think Koto's group was spared, did you? One grenade was bounced off the wall in Koto's direction. It rolls a fair distance before going off just 5 ft. away from her.
An enormous flash and what feels like a physical bash follows. Thankfully, Koto knows the source. It's sonic energy of some kind and her body knows how to deal with sonic energy by now. She has little trouble dealing with the blast (-11 NL).
Borus, being Borus, might as well have been shot. There is no injuring the guy. As for Janus, Borus took most of the blast.
Not so for the ASH captain. Down he goes.
"Looks like those guys are happy just holding the corridor. We could launch some energy down there, but that's a lot of focused fire they have there," Borus explains to Janus as he lifts himself to his feet. "Any ideas? Koto, can you hear me?"
Koto can barely hear Borus.
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Jan 19, 2007 at 6:20am Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Jan 19, 2007 at 6:20am "I can barely hear you," Koto answers as she enters the hallway. She will cautiously advance to the intersection and take a quick peek around the corner to see what she can see. If she sees any ash officers standing she'll fire a ray at them before ducking back for cover.
Rachel will follow a short distance behind (10ft). If anyone comes out around the corner, and she has a clear shot, she'll use a ray of force.
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Jan 19, 2007 at 10:50am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 19, 2007 at 10:50am Janus goes to the wall adjacent to Koto (left side) and fires a cone of lightning down the hallway. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Janus decides to venture out into the hall to join Koto, but this time Borus joins him and provides cover from the array of bullets that follow. Despite the effort, one shot manages to get through to Janus. It strikes him in the hip (-9 HP). The bleeding from Janus' various wounds is beginning to slow him down.
Some bullets cause tiny wounds to Borus, but the big man has little trouble weathering the storm.
Despite being shot, Janus is able to use the cover from Borus to fire a cone of lightning down the corridor. The spreading arc of electricity fills the greater part of the corridor and scorches the walls. The first 6 guys in the corridor are affected, but only the last two managed to scramble out of the way in time (-21 HP, -10 on save).
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Janus' action allows Koto to peek around the corner and pop off a sonic ray. She strikes one of the officers in the back of the head and brings him down.
At this point the strategy becomes obvious: hide behind Borus while Koto, Janus, and Rachel fill the hall with lines of energy. Borus gets fried by all the force, sonic, and shock energy that issues forth from behind him, but it's nothing a few heals from Koto combined with Borus regenerative ability can't solve.
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Koto dispenses with the healing while the rest of the team searches for their captured comrades. They find Rad behind a door with tape sealing all of the cracks. It's roughly in the same area where Koto wanted to blast through the floor.
Rad is wearing all of the clothes they last saw him in (see the pic I created with that hero editor thing), but his pink mohawk has long since lost a lot of its lustre. He jumps to his feet when he sees Borus.
"Ha! I figured it was you guys when I heard all of that racket outside. Sounded like one hell of a party," Rad chuckles. "Have you found Pam yet?"
Borus shakes his head. "No, but I'm sure she's here somewhere."
Indeed she is. The party finds Pam in a prison cell. As expected, she's too drugged up to say anything coherent. She keeps mumbling to herself in a wheelchair.
Rad moves to help her to her feet, but Borus is more than enough. He picks her up and slings her over his shoulder, then turns to the rest of the team. "We've got what we came here for, now let's get the hell out of here."
The team grabs Andrew and immediately head outside. Unfortunately, their car is missing.
"God damn it. Lucas must have drove off with it," Borus begins muttering something about taking in superhumans off the street, then begins eyeing Chris askance.
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"We may need to take one of the police vehicles. Anyone know how to hotwire a...." Janus stops. "Wait." Janus looks around a bit. He says quietly, "We have company. There's someone in the forest. I dont know how many. There is one walkie talkie but there may be more without electronics on them. Be prepared."
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-Pistols, Riot Shotguns, Shock Batons, Shock Shields, Uzi, Light Duty Vests, Handless Radios, Concussion Grenades x4, Frag Grenades x2 * * * * * *
While everyone is standing around listening to Janus warning, the team's assailant strikes first. A powerful gunshot suddenly splits the night air. Koto, who was looking over her new gear with Rachel, suddenly jumps back. She covers a quickly reddening spot on her chest just below her collar bone. She stumbles a bit, but manages to keep her balance. It's a wonder she wasn't outright killed.
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Jan 31, 2007 at 9:59am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Jan 31, 2007 at 9:59am "Sniper! Take cover!" Janus takes cover, points in the direction of the shooter, and blast a line of lightning in its general direction. "Assume we are surrounded! Keep your eyes open! We need to get out of here now!"
(And I am assuming that we gathered all our stuff before exiting the building so Janus is taking a Light Duty Vest and a Handless Radio.) Last Edit: Jan 31, 2007 at 11:04am by Dremmy "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Feb 5, 2007 at 4:08pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Feb 5, 2007 at 4:08pm Chris will take a radio, and a shock baton.
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"Quick everyone, get behind me!"
Chris will move a fair distance away from the others and activate his shield in attempt to put himself add some cover for the gang.
"If you can spot him, I'll try and fly towards him!" he grunts, his voice somewhat muffled by the wall of psionic energy. New and improved!
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Chris' plan is a good one. The team lines up behind him as he activates his barrier. The sniper tries another shot at the team, but Chris' barrier negates it. While the team is hiding, Chris does his best to search out the location of the sniper. The flash of light of the sniper's rifle is still fresh in his mind, but he can't seem to place the spot where he saw it.
Koto can. She points out a spot directly by the side of the road where two trees split from a single trunk. Koto heals up while Chris drops the barrier and flies towards the spot in question. When he gets there, he doesn't find a sniper. He looks around a bit and despite the darkness of night, he eventually spots a shadow about 20 ft. away and deeper into the forest. There is a popping sound and Chris feels something prick his right leg. A moment later the lower half of his body goes numb and Chris falls face-first into a pile of dead pine needles.
As you'd imagine, he also loses sight of the sniper.
The rest of the team can see Chris' wings disappear from view. Despite the reduced light at that distance, the team can still tell Chris is falling as opposed to moving deeper into the forest.
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Feb 9, 2007 at 7:42pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Feb 9, 2007 at 7:42pm Janus tries to keep mental contact with the sniper. If he does he will grab Borus and run after him, asking Koto and Rach to stay behind with Chris. If not, Janus will suggest hot wireing a police vehicle. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Koto's latest healing efforts stops the bleeding on her chest while Rachel moves in to see if she can get a better view of the sniper. She is abruptly stopped by one of Borus' huge mitts.
"Don't be a fool. Chris is pretty tough from what I've seen so far. Taking a police car sounds like a good idea Janus. And no need for hotwiring, I'm pretty sure we can find the keys inside. "
Janus continues to listen for the devices the sniper is using, but the team's current round of dialogue is too loud for him to keep a bead on it.
"I will have to grab Chris if we go along with this idea and I'll need someone to cover my ass if things get hairy. Koto, care to join me?" Borus begins to step out of the ranger station.
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Feb 13, 2007 at 9:53am Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Feb 13, 2007 at 9:53am "Come on, Wingman. Lets find a car, grab the others and get out of here." Janus helps Chris to his feet and helps him walk to the nearest police car, if its safe to do so and not subject to more sniper fire. (Assuming Rad is near us) "Hey Rad? You ok? How's Pam? Good to see you again." "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Rad perks up at his name. "What? Oh, sorry, I'm a little out of it. I'm so tired. Pam is still out like a light, but thanks for asking."
Janus begins to walk a full 90 ft. to where Chris is lying on the border of the forest in an attempt to politely help him to his feet. This lapse of judgment, of course, leaves him in full view of the sniper, so it's no surprise when another gunshot rings out into the night. What is surprising is the poor placement of the shot. Janus gets nailed in the left arm, a wound Koto can easily handle.
"What are you doing?" Borus yelps as he runs out to grab Janus and haul him back inside. Since he's already out of the ranger station, Borus decides to continue on with Koto in tow. At a full gallop, the sniper is unable to place any signicant shots on the running Borus as he grabs Chris and slings him over his shoulder, then returns to the station. The wounds Borus did get are still fairly significant. It's the first time the team has seen Borus bleed after receiving a gunshot wound. They heal on their own shortly after that.
Janus decides to help Rachel find a police car of some kind. They find the keys first hanging on a bulletin board by the burnt desk on the lower level. From there, they descend into the basement and head into the garage where they find a couple cars and a jeep. Rachel grabbed the first key marked "car", so the team is forced to settle on a beat'up looking ranger car. Janus returns to the rest of the team to inform them of their discovery, and soon the team is piled into the car and driving on their way.
You didn't think it would be that easy, did you?
First one tire is shot out, then a second when the driver, in this case Borus, loses control of the car and drives into a tree. The team manages to avoid any injuries from striking the tree, but there's still more shots raining down on the car. Rad gets struck in the right shoulder and immediately transforms into his light form while Rachel screams when a window shatters directly next to her face.
"Looks like he's not going to let us get out of here that easily," Borus growls. "Now what?"
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Feb 13, 2007 at 3:47pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Feb 13, 2007 at 3:47pm Koto and Rachel attempt to bail out of the car on the side opposite the shots.
"We have to get out of here," Rachel says.
Koto responds by shooting a few rays in the general direction of the sniper. She's more intent on causing havoc with his shots then actually hitting him.
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Feb 14, 2007 at 5:37pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Feb 14, 2007 at 5:37pm "Dammit... we need to find this guy. Borus, you wouldn't mind giving me a lift up, would you? I'm sure I could stay in the air as long as I can get up there..."
Chris will also draw his gun and load it with his own knockout rounds. (I'm on a different, slightly dodgy computer and in a rush, so have no access to my ref. sheet or the rules)
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Feb 15, 2007 at 2:13pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Feb 15, 2007 at 2:13pm Janus tells everyone to keep quite while he tries to mentally find the sniper. If found, he will point him out to the others. If he cant do it (which seems to always be the case, damn die rolls), he will ask that Borus go snake him out while everyone else lay cover fire for him and that Chris take to the air to see if he can spot and deal with them without getting shot himself. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Janus yells for everyone to shut up while he attempts to listen for the sniper's electronics again. He eventually picks them out somewhere in the forest, but not too far. Must be within 100 ft. They also seem to be coming from a higher elevation, possibly the trees themselves.
Once Janus identifies the direction the sniper is hiding, Koto flings a few sonic rays in his direction in an attempt to throw his aim off. Her and Rachel then crawl out of the car. The rest of the team follows shortly after that. Chris loads his knockout rounds into his gun, then Borus heaves him upwards to give Chris a chance for lift. Unfortunately, his numb legs throws his balance way off, and Borus' toss up isn't enough, so Chris falls straight back down to the ground. Good thing too. Another shot came just as Chris was launched skyward, but that one missed.
"I'm going to get us some additional cover," Borus announces before throwing himself against the car. The car shifts and bounces as the big man attempts to flip it onto its side.
Rad caresses Pam's head for a second before standing up. "Let me take care of him. I'll light up and be a distraction. Maybe you guys can make something of it."
Borus looks over his shoulder while still pushing on the car. "Are you sure? Will you be all right."
Rad sighs. "No. They found out electricity and heat can still hurt me while in light form, but we're sitting ducks if we stay here like this. We have to figure out something. There could be reinforcements on the way."
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Feb 16, 2007 at 4:16pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Feb 16, 2007 at 4:16pm Koto and rachel will continue firing rays (and if they can) cylinders of energy at the direction Janus indicated (maybe they can blow the tree downs down or something). Dremmy Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Feb 20, 2007 at 1:29pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Feb 20, 2007 at 1:29pm Janus continues fireing at the sniper, waiting for Rad to cause his distraction before moving in closer (using the woods as cover if possible). "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia crabs Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Feb 21, 2007 at 7:29pm Quote like Post Options Post by crabs on Feb 21, 2007 at 7:29pm "Oh for the love of Christ!"
Chris hauls his body across the woodland floor with his hands. He'll put his shield up and attempt to Spot the gunman. New and improved!
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Feb 24, 2007 at 3:53pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Feb 24, 2007 at 3:53pm [glow=blue,6,300]UPDATE[/glow] ***********
Rad transforms into his pink glowy self then runs into the woods to cause his distraction. He begins to dance, wave, and jump. It's quite an eye-catching display in this darkness. At the same time, Chris begins to crawl closer to the forest to get a view of the sniper. He creates his barrier, then searches the trees.
Rad suddenly points upwards. Koto, now with a more solid target, begins to fire sonic cones at the trees in that direction. Rachel joins her, and Janus sees no reason not to do so himself. The following bursts of energy completely level the upper section of the trees immediately around the area where the sniper is supposedly hiding. A number of the trees even tip over.
This gives Borus an idea. He runs back into the ranger station, and, after a few moments, appears with a different car, this time a jeep.
"Come on! That carnage must have messed him up. Let's just run for it!"
Borus' gamble proves to be a good one. The team piles into the jeep as best they're able to and take off without further harassment from the sniper.
Rad pats Janus on the shoulder. "Thanks guys. Thanks for everything. I don't think I could have held out much longer in there."
Borus gives Rad a thumbs up. "No problem. It's the least we could do."
Andrew rolls his eyes. "Don't think much of it. The old man sent us here for some reason. Your rescue is probably part of whatever plan he has up his sleeve."
Rad blinks. "Old man?"
"From the prison, and no, that's not true. He told us where you were. That's it. The rest of it was entirely our doing," Borus explains. "We weren't going to leave you there to rot. I swear it."
Rad nods. "That's good to hear. They were trying to convince me you guys didn't care and that your outfit was just some sneaky trick. I...I'm afraid I didn't entirely disbelieve them, but now that you're here, that's water under the bridge. I trust you guys. And if Pam was awake, I'm sure she'd say the same."
Borus looks back at Rad through the mirro. "Sneaky? How?"
"They said you guys were actually rogue CIA agents involved in some kind of superhero experiment, but they had to imprison you. Look, I don't care about what happened before the prison, I only care about what's happening now."
Borus nods. "Hmm...let's just get back to the manor. We can discuss it later."
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Feb 25, 2007 at 12:41pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Feb 25, 2007 at 12:41pm (Does that include rachel?) TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Mar 1, 2007 at 4:09pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Mar 1, 2007 at 4:09pm (I hate to do this right after giving you guys a level up, but 2 and a half players just isn't enough to keep this game running. I gave this game a second chance, but I've seen no change in posting traffic and no new players have joined. Sorry guys, but it's the end of the road.
Still, we had a good run. 2 and a half years of gameplay is nothing to sneeze at.
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Mar 1, 2007 at 4:43pm Quote like Post Options Post by Dremmy on Mar 1, 2007 at 4:43pm *sigh* Goodbye, Children of Time. You were my fav. "I thought I was going to come out first," she thinks. "Oh well, I must've got excited about my balls." - Cealia keno Kilrogg's Honor Guard *****
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Mar 1, 2007 at 4:48pm Quote like Post Options Post by keno on Mar 1, 2007 at 4:48pm It's kind of sad to see it go, but this has been at times both my favorite and my least favorite of the games I was playing. It was fun to help shape the rules though. TG Barighm Administrator *****
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Mar 1, 2007 at 7:07pm Quote Edit like Post Options Post by TG Barighm on Mar 1, 2007 at 7:07pm FINAL CHAPTER STORY SUMMARY:
After Rad's rescue, the team returns to the old man's mansion to find Tsang and Frank there waiting for them. Greetings are exchanged, then Tsang explains why he came. Apparently he noticed something in the newspaper about an old acquintance of his. A hostile acquintance. This person is gaining power rather quickly and Tsang wants to see him taken down a few notches before he gains a foothold. Unfortunately, he can't give this mission to the Children because he has been suspicious of the CIA ever since the original team was "moved" to their new location. Frank told Tsang everything about the prison, so Father Time would rather trust the original team with a much more important mission. For now, he wants the team to look into a string of mysterious murders taking place in the city while Tsang and Frank come up with a plan to take out this old acquintance. The old man tells the team exactly where the murderer is hiding, then the team sets out to capture him.
Before this happens, Rad and Pam depart...or just Pam. You see, originally Rad and Pam left because they couldn't deal with the whole fugitive thing anymore (I didn't like keeping track of background characters like Andrew and Pam), or just Pam since it seemed like I needed Rad to keep the team's numbers up. Either way, the team heads into the city minus the background characters.
Tracking down the murderer turns out to be a very simple task due to the old man's instructions, but capturing him is an entirely different matter. The strange, sickly looking man, named Maurice, is mentally handicapped and incredibly fearful, plus he's got quite an intimidating power: a deadly touch. One touch from him and you're a goner, and simply standing near him drains your energy. It's quite the task to capture him, but the team manages to do so long enough to deliver him to Tsang at a coffee shop. Tsang explains Maurice is the brother of this old acquintance, and they will need him when it comes time to fight him.
The team then returns to the old man's manor to find the place in disarray. The old man is gone and the mansion is trashed, but a few well-placed clues lead the team to a letter written by the old man. It would appear ASH, in league with Richard, the strange man first spotted by the team with Manelli, used ASH to get inside the mansion, capture the old man, and whisk him away. Despite this, the old man specifically orders the team NOT to rescue him. Apparently rescuing Rad was all part of the old man's plan. ASH thinks the team will go wherever one of their comrades are being held, but the old man instructs the team in the letter to use this chance to stage an attack on ASH headquarters. Their best men were used in the raid on the old man's mansion, so they won't be there. In a twist, Enrique shows up to aid them since he was also given orders to attack ASH hq.
The attack on ASH headquarters is quite the harrowing adventure. The complex is filled with all sorts of challenging encounters, from ASH soldiers armed with the latest anti-superhuman technology, robots, numerous ASH officers that have harassed the team in the past, like the deadly sniper Johnny the team encountered in the forest outside the ranger station, and many new hi-tech toys for the team to play with. This culminates in the final encounter with Adam Lurrig and his robot brigade, the current, now late, head researcher and developer for ASH hq.
Unfortunately, this next part is a little unfinished. The bonds to bring these parts of the story together were never finished. For the most part, the team eventually meets up with Tsang again and go into hiding while they come up with a plan to strike their enemies down for good. In the meantime, Lance figures out a way to connect Richard to most of the terrorist activities Lance has been responsible for in the last little while. Richard is charged with funding terrorist activites, so ASH and the police are sent in to arrest him. This task turns out to be very, very difficult. Richard turns away ASH with little effort, and once Tsang hears about this, he decides to take the team in to deal with Richard. Along the way, Tsang explains Richard's history. Apparently he is some kind of immortal, a master of healing the sick and the dead. He was part of some kind of ancient supergroup known as the Wise Men, and they have been influencing many historical events throughout the ages until they went into hiding during the Inquisition. In this case, this master healer is no goody two-shoes, and he's only concerned about his own personal power. Now that superhumans have been bared to the world, he has no qualms about taking his rightful position on top of the world. Tsang originally encountered Richard in China. Tsang swore to eventually bring this man down.
Getting to Richard is no problem, but actually fighting him turns out to be one nasty task. In fact, the team doesn't fight him at first. The team holds off ASH while Tsang confronts Richard on the roof of the building. Their fight sees them tumble off the rooftop, then continue fighting in the street. It's everything Tsang can do to weaken the immortal, but Father Time is eventually forced to flee. This is when the team steps in to finish him off, but despite the earlier fight, Richard proves to be a very difficult opponent. A master healer and an aura that heals the team's wounds to the point of causing organ failure is nothing the team has encountered before, but they somehow manage to weaken him enough to slow him down. When this happens, Frank reveals Maurice and tells him to "go hug your brother". And with that, the twins find their powers negated, and both are destroyed.
With Richard out of the picture, Lance announces his intent to unify all superhumans and claim their own territory. This has been going on for sometime, so when Lance makes his announcement, a veritable army of superhumans have already gathered to join him. With his army ready to go, Lance announces the targeted territory for capture: Hawaii.
During the last few months, Julia, Alex, and a few other subordinates have been staging all sorts of sabotages around Pearl Harbour. By the time Lance and his army arrive to invade the islands, the navy has already been disabled, and other bases are in disarray. The entire island chain is captured within days, and Richard's money is more than enough to get things running.
The US military, of course, won't stand for it. They send their army shortly after that, as well as every ASH soldier still remaining from the team's invasion of the facility (which Lance was blamed for right after the invasion, another in a series of events masterfully executed by the old man). The Children of Time are also sent to retake the islands, and even Tsang shows up to ask the team for a favour.
But it's not the kind of favour the team expects. In a huge twist, Tsang doesn't order the team to help retake the island at all; rather, he orders the team to "smooth" the transition of power from human to superhuman. In a way, he asks the team to defeat Lance, but not to stop the superhuman invasion of Hawaii. He wants the team to halt all fighting on the island by taking out all conflicting leadership. If they have to, that means fighting the Children as well.
And thus begins the game's final mission. The team flies to Hawaii using one of the old man's planes, and land at a hotly contested airport in Honolulu. They fight through scads of soldiers, numerous ASH fighters, robots, superhumans, and even find time to contest various officers. The final battle with Damian Ashbury is waged on the streets, and soon after that, the aptly named Freakshow, who the team didn't choose to fight during the riots, fearlessly attacks everyone in sight at the docks. The team joins up with the Children to defeat that villain before turning their attention on Lance. They muscle through more superhumans before approaching a shipping yard. There the team is separated by a series of cunning traps and each team member is forced to solo one of Lance's entourage: Koto fights Terry, Janus takes on Julia, Borus takes on Ivan, and, at the time, Max vs. Alex and Enrique vs. Gladice. Eventually the team faces off with Lance himself, who is incredibly bold in facing the team alone since he defeated them at the pier during the riots. As powerful as he is, the team eventually takes him down, and then they return to the mainland.
The results of the invasion of Hawaii would have been determined by the gameplay. There were different endings for both success and failure (with failure, Lance would take his army to Greenland and settle there). Either way, Lance disappears a few years later, leaving nothing more than a letter behind stating "My work is done". Indeed, a lot of his "work" is responsible for the volatile political climate in Aegis Hounds.
As for the Children, they're eventually disbanded and reorganized. The team itself also disbands, with Borus returning to humble construction work and Koto to Japan where she discovers a new "sound" for her music and becomes famous. Enrique, Hal, Chris, and Max return to local superhero work, while Cathy returns to her ranch. Soloman disappears into the mix, and Rad marries Pam before opening a nightclub. Tsang continues running his martial arts dojo and secretly runs a much quieter superhero operation. The old man never shows up, but he does send a letter to the Children informing them he's fine and that the current crisis has been resolved...for now. Finally, Frank continues his work as a private eye. He also enjoys sharing his adventures with curious locals and talking about the Children...for a fee.
The final scene of the game focuses on a sunny beach somewhere in the Caribbean. Daniel Lansing, the founder of the Children of Time and former CIA agent, now retired, lounges on the beach sipping a martinee. Tsang suddenly appears and sits next to him. Surprised, but still calm, Daniel greets his old employee and asks him what he's doing in the Caribbean. Tsang then launches into this long spiel about the differences between supervillians and regular villains. He finishes this lecture by saying he had made a huge mistake. He was so caught up in this superhero business he forgot there is no difference between supervillains and villains. All villains are the same, superhuman or no, and all villains are capable of the same amount of chaos. Tsang then turns to Lansing and accuses him of masterminding the whole superhuman crusade. The formation of the Children of Time to draw superhumans and measure their numbers per city, the organization of the prison to study and analyze superhuman weaknesses, providing the president with anti-superhuman measures, purposely allowing Lance's escape while ordering ASH to focus on the team, and directing Lance's movements and funding their terrorist acts. All in all, Tsang accuses Lansing of organizing this whole crisis just so regular humans would have anti-superhuman measures in place when the time comes to fight. Weary of hidden voice recorders, Lansing denies the charge, but he does agree with Tsang about villains. He corrects Tsang: there are two different kinds of villains, those villains willing to stick their heads out of the ground to be shot at by the so-called heroes, and the villains nobody ever knows about. These are the villains that get things done in this world, thus the term "villain" is somewhat unfair. Leave the charges of war crimes and tyranny to the hippies and tree-huggers. When the time comes to be realistic, everyone will thank these so-called "villains", the true masterminds of change. Tsang can only shake his head. He admits he is tired of this war, and in every war some villains escape. For now, it is done, and Lansing is free to live with himself as he chooses. In response to this comment, Lansing raises his martinee glass to the departing Tsang's back and says "Happily ever after, my dear Tsang. Happily ever after."
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