<DeathStar> Episdoe 14: 9:00 PM
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "VI likes sewers, don't they?"
<Chad`Winters> Easier to hide a big bomb.
<DeathStar> 6* John lands the shuttle.
<Seraphna> "More reasons to freakin hate them." *focuses the scope for a better location* "Yeah the piping and concrete mask a lot of the radiation."
<DeathStar> <John> Alright. Then we need to go down there and look. You agree, Chad?
<Chad`Winters> We need to send a couple people.
<Seraphna> "We need to move, this leaves two more."
<DeathStar> <John> What, you really want to leave this bomb here without verifying it first?
<Chad`Winters> Serena needs to stay on the shuttle to help find the other ones.
<Seraphna> "And Johhny needs to fly the shuttle."
<DeathStar> <John> Me? You want me to leave a bomb here?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I'm willing to go, but... I'm no bomb expert... and we really need one."
* Seraphna tosses Hotaru something.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "What's that?"
<Seraphna> "Location node. Signal could be picked up from the moon."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru catches it, BTW
<Chad`Winters> If they're putting them underground that means launching them to space is out of the question.
<Seraphna> "When you locate it, call a team and activate it."
<Seraphna> "It's Janus encoding."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Alright. I find the bomb, report the location, and leave."
<DeathStar> <John> Alright. I'll call Warren and let them know this location. 6He grabs the comm, reporting their location.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru gets ready to leave to find the bomb
<DeathStar> 6* John nods to Dias to follow Hotaru.
* Chad`Winters taps a spot on his map then circles it. 1"We need to head to this gas refinery next.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Aye aye captain! 6He moves to the door and opens the ramp, leaping onto the ground.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru sticks with Dias
<DeathStar> <John> Okay, Warren. 6He hangs the comm. up. "Alright, next location it is then." 6He grabs the controls and flies off.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru looks around for a sewer entrance.. like a manhole
* Seraphna keeps on scanning.
<Seraphna> "They'll be okay if they just tag it and leave."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias looks around, also looking for a way into the sewers
<DeathStar> 6* There appears to be nothing apparant here.
<Chad`Winters> Oh this so sucks....
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru keeps looking, but is ready to carve an entrance if she absolutely has to
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias runs down the street, looking around
<DeathStar> 6* Dias finds an old sub-way entrance.
<Chad`Winters> HOTARU OVER HERE! 6He sprints over to the old sub-way entrace and tries to open it
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes over
<DeathStar> 6* Cemented closed, it appears. Someone doesn't want anyone going in thee
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... we don't have time to open it the usual way..."
<Chad`Winters> 6STeps back, motioning to Hotaru
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru just tries to smash a hole in the cement
<DeathStar> 6* A small crack.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru keeps attacking the crack
<DeathStar> 6* It shatters finally.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Alright.. lets go in."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru heads down into the sub-way
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias waves the dust away then steps inside, letting Hotaru lead.
<DeathStar> 6* It's dark, first off. They need light. Or night vision.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You don't have a torch, do you?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Hah, I've got really good night eyes baby.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... good enough to see a bomb?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Good enough to see your panty line.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "..."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias steps past Hotaru, grabbing her ass as he steps by.
<DeathStar> 6* The stairs lead down to a typical subway station platform, complete with tunnels.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You're j-... you're not joking..."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru would usually complain more, but has bigger things to worry about
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias steps to the edge of the platform then looks down both ways.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows, using her scythe for limited illumination
<DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, on the shuttle
<DeathStar> <John> I don't get it. Why the bomb in a subway station?
* Seraphna whistles, eyes on her scanner. "Explosions follow paths, that one bomb will likely damage more of the city then the other two.
<DeathStar> <John> Jesus.
<Seraphna> "Not to mention the gas lines."
<Chad`Winters> Because of the collateral damage. Several major government buildings along with tons of data archives.
<DeathStar> <John> Odd target. Why not just blow them up instead of doing more damage with the subways?
<Chad`Winters> ...Wait a minute...6He types something on his datapad, bringing up the the entire subway system.
<DeathStar> <John> What?
<Chad`Winters> This could be worse than I thought...The subway system runs throughout the city right?
<DeathStar> <John> Well, yeah. Didn't you guys said V.I. used the subway system before?
<Seraphna> "It'd level most of the city considering there're buildings over it."
<Chad`Winters> It is possible to fill the entire system up with a harmless gas that if ignited...
<DeathStar> <John> I don't follow.
<Seraphna> "I do, that's bad."
<DeathStar> <John> Explain in idiot terms.
<Chad`Winters> Explosive gas plus explosive.
<Seraphna> "Boom becomes bigger boom."
<DeathStar> <John> ... you're saying Hotaru and Dias could ignite this bomb on accident?
<Chad`Winters> Aye.
<DeathStar> 6* John grabs his comm to contact them, but gets only static.
<Chad`Winters> We need to get back there now.
<DeathStar> 6* John nods, grabbing the controls. He spins the shuttle around and hits the booster
<DeathStar> 6* Back in the subway.
<Seraphna> "I gave them the locator beacon because they wouldn't be able to contact us."
* Chad`Winters moves onto contacting the city.
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Head guy.
<DeathStar> 6* Having picked a tunnel that showed recent activity, they travel down it.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru looks uneasy, but keeps searching
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias scratches his head as he walks. "And why did we come down here without a scanner?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Because they need it more than us, and we only have one."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I should've thought to bring a torch, though."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> We live in modern times dear, a flash light is much more cooler.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... flashlight, torch... it's not like I'm asking for a fire on a stick."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Look, I can see fine in here, just trust me.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru pauses... then deactivates her scythe
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias suddenly trips in a small hole, disappearing.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Alright... but I'll never forgive you if..."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "..." *activates the scythe again, looking around for Dias*
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias pops up from the hole, rubbing his head. "Who the hell puts a small hole in the middle of a subway tunnel?!
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I thought you said you could see fine."
<Chad`Winters> Yeah, but I also can only see in mono-colors.
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "And that means you fall into a hole how?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> 6Pulls himself out of the hole and dusts himself off. "Oh bite me.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Just.. be careful. I don't want to have to explain to John how you broke your leg or something."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> You know, there's enough room for the both of us in here...if you know what I mean...Us having sex.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias turns and starts walking again not having time for this.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... Dias... we're looking for a BOMB. ...yeah, lets just keep moving."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> The only bomb I see her Hotaru...Is you!
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... you can hit on me later. Bomb now."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I can do both at once. 6He continues walking, looking around.
<DeathStar> 6* As they walk, strangely enough, a subway train car is ahead, just stopped on the track.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... that's suspicious."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I might've just found the bomb."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Really? I think it's convenient.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "It could be both."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru heads towards the car
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves upto the train car, looking around for any thing out of place.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> We probably should be careful...you know...for booby traps.
<DeathStar> 6* The only thing out of place, as they walk towards it, is a giant bomb inside the train car.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I know... but we've found the bomb."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Does that mean I can hit on you again?
<DeathStar> 6* And wires have it completely rigged inside the train car --- it's a dead man's trigger if they try to move it, or get near it and fail
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Not yet..."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I see a lot of wires Hotaru...
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "It's not safe to go in... I don't know enough about bombs to NOT set it off."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru uses the locator thing to call for help
<DeathStar> 6* Something echos in the tunnels behind them. Someone's approaching
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru pauses, looking to the someone
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Maybe you should...yeah...use that thing. 6He turns around eyeing the noise then quickly moves off to the side of the track.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly armed troops appear. V.I. troops. And there's tons of them. They aim at Hotaru, since they only see her
<DeathStar> <V.I. Trooper> Take her down. Protect the bomb. 6He barks out, and the troops open fire at Hotaru.
<Seraphna> *In a shop far off, something stirs.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru leaves the locator running, and moves into cover
<Seraphna> "They've found it."
<DeathStar> <John> We're landign now. 6He lands the shuttle.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias curses to himself and stays hiding.
<DeathStar> 6* The troopers begin to approach the train car.
* Chad`Winters gets up putting his datapad away and moving off the shuttle.
<Seraphna> "There're still two bombs out there..."
<Chad`Winters> This is more important.
<DeathStar> <John> And we got a potential explosion any minute. 6He leaps out.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves out behind, slicing at a VI trooper
* Seraphna turns off the device for now.
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper is hit. The other 7 troopers turn and open fire at her at point blank range. Time dodge: 10 seconds.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru dodges, blocking
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias dashes low along the ground, using the gun fire as cover and leaps up, kicking into the nearest one.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru uses the distraction to recover, moving to attack another
<DeathStar> 6* Dias hits a trooper, knocking him down. Another trooper swings his gun at Dias' face. Three troopers fire at Hotaru as she goes in. 10 second dodge time
* Chad`Winters sprints along the street, spotting the broken cemented entrance way.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru ducks under, kicking a trooper
<DeathStar> 6* Dias is busted in the face
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper is kicked, falling back. The other two fire at Hotaru. 10 second dodge range.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias' head snaps back from the head, he stumbles back
* Seraphna follows after them, switching out for her gun, blinking a little, a little bit distant.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru snaps around, slicing and dodging
<DeathStar> 6* The troopers avoid.
<Chad`Winters> Here. 6He slides in scanning the air.
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper pincer Hotaru and fire. 5 seconds dodge
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru dodges
<DeathStar> 6* The air has traces of gas in it.
<DeathStar> 6* Troopers fire at Dias. 7 seconds.
* Chad`Winters shakes his head then leaps forward, spinkicking the troopers gun.
<Chad`Winters> NRP: BAKA
<DeathStar> 6* Dias' attack gets a hit, but he knocks out the trooper.
<Seraphna> "Gas?"
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to cut the last down
<Chad`Winters> Undeterminable type.
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper avoids. He throws a grenade at Hotaru
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru runs back
<Chad`Winters> Dias hits the ground and sprints off to the side to avoid gun fire.
<Seraphna> "Better stick to ballistics only just in case, no plasma."
<DeathStar> 6* The explosion can be heard even by Chad. The train car shakes. The air does not blow.
<DeathStar> 6* The troopers reorganize and move back toward the train car.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... shit... that was too close..."
* Chad`Winters steps inside then stiffens. He suddenly breaks into a full run.
<DeathStar> <John> You her that?
<DeathStar> 6* John runs after.
<Seraphna> "Morons..."
* Seraphna runs after them.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes after the troopers
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias twists then sprints full speed back towards the troopers.
<DeathStar> 6* They both rush. This cuts their dodge time when the troopers fire. 4 seconds
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru spins out of the wya
<Chad`Winters> Dias breaks off tot he side, rolling
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> * Way
<DeathStar> 6* The troopers curse as they miss.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias leaps up and sprints closer, slide tackling into one.
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper is hit, slamming into the train car, which rattles.
<DeathStar> 6* Another trooper fires at Hotaru again. 8 seconds.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru kicks out at another, then slices a third, taking care NOT to hit the car
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru notes the shot, and ducks
<Chad`Winters> EEK. 6He grabs the troopers leg and pulls him away, swinging him towards a trooper and away from the train car.
<DeathStar> 6* The cut trooper falls over. The other dodges.
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper is thrown away . One comes up behind Dias and puts his gun around Dias throat, trying to crush him.
<DeathStar> 6* Chad arrives at the battle field, since they ran unlike Hotaru and Dis.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias gags then stops his left foot down on the troopers head.
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper lets go of Dias.
<DeathStar> 6* Another trooper tackles Hotaru, trying to drive a knife into her face.
* Chad`Winters flicks out a small dagger towards thet roopers neck
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper fighting Dias is taken out by a dagger.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru ducks under, kicking out at the trooper as she does
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper is kicked off
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias spins around and punches the dead trooper in the face then stops.
<DeathStar> 6* John rushes and punches a trooper.
* Seraphna takes aim and fires at another trooper.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> The cavalry...wait...what the hell are they doing?
<DeathStar> 6* The last trooper near them grabs a grenade, and unpins it
<DeathStar> <John> THE GRENADE! DON'T LET IT GO OFF!
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru slices at the hand
* Seraphna shoots at the trooper.
<DeathStar> 6* The grenade falls afterwards
<DeathStar> 6* It hits the ground and bounces once.
* Seraphna is too far off to catch it.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias kicks the grenade off to the side and away from the place
<DeathStar> 6* The grenade goes off.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru winces a little, as if expecting to die
<DeathStar> 6* John flinches, waiting for pain
* Seraphna ducks away from the blast.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias spins his body to let anything hit his back
<DeathStar> <John> No boom from gas?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... nice work Dias..."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru takes a DEEP breath
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> ...That was the second grenade...
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the train starts moving. A hidden trooper got in and is now moving it away.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Don't touch the... shit."
<DeathStar> 6* The trooper tosses out a huge explosive pack after him
<Chad`Winters> IT's moving, we need to....Ahh fuck.
<DeathStar> <John> The train! THE BOMB ON THE TRAIN
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "The bomb's in there..."
<DeathStar> <JOHN THE BOMB ON THE GROUND
<Chad`Winters> Dias begins sprinting away.
<DeathStar> 6* John rushes, grabbing the back of the train
* Seraphna tosses something at the train and starts running for it.
* Chad`Winters sprints towards the train.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes away herself... after John and the train
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias leaps up and grabs onto the train pulling himself up
* Seraphna leaps and grabs ontot he train as well.
* Chad`Winters grabs the train and pulls himself up.
<DeathStar> 6* The train begins to gain speed. The explosive goes off, and the gas ignites, causing an explosive wave to follow after them.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru climbs like her last day alive! Which it could be
<DeathStar> <John> Oh fuck me.
* Seraphna climbs up as well. "Morons..."
* Chad`Winters opens the door and goes inside, pulling John and Dias inside.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows Chad in
<DeathStar> 6* As Chad goes inside, he almost hits the wires and detonates the bomb
* Seraphna pulls herself inside
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Be careful, there's a deadman's switch..."
* Chad`Winters stops, looking behind himself. "No body move...
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... yeah."
<DeathStar> <John> Wait a minute, we're in a fast moving train that could go off at any minute.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Reminds me of something..."
<DeathStar> <John> WHAT?
* Chad`Winters turns around slowly, eyeing the wire system.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Some movie."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Now that was fun...
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru also eyes the wires
<DeathStar> 6* It appears there's tons of trip wires, but where there's a will, there's a way to reach the bomb.
* Seraphna looks for a safe way around the bomb and to the front.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru does likewise
<DeathStar> 6* The top of the train would be a good way to reach the front.
* Seraphna checks on thenraging fireball behind them.
<DeathStar> 6* They're getting away from it. Looks like using the train wasn't in the plan
<Chad`Winters> Everyone back outside...
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru climbs out. CAREFULLY.
<DeathStar> 6* John steps out, feelin the heat on the train. "Ouch."
<Chad`Winters> Looks like they started venting...
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Why does everything get so complicated?"
* Seraphna climbs out carefully as well, moving up and over to the top, careful of the line's ceiling.
<DeathStar> 6* John climbs up as well.
* Chad`Winters curses suddenly.
<DeathStar> <John> What?
* Chad`Winters steps outside. 1"I just remembered this track's a dead end.
<DeathStar> <John> Excusemecomeagain?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... shit."
<Chad`Winters> So climb quickly.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "When we hit the end, BOOM."
<DeathStar> 6* John gets on top of the train.
<DeathStar> <John> How long we got?
<Seraphna> "Let's stop the driver."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Good plan, but lets not set off the bomb doing so."
* Chad`Winters pulls himself up quickly and begins moving across the top, moving carefully enough to look for any traps.
* Seraphna follows her brother's lead.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows, being equally careful
<Chad`Winters> 5 minutes.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias pulls himself up behind.
<DeathStar> 6* John curses, moving along the top of the train. "It'll take a minute to reach the front, I bet."
<DeathStar> 6* The train top looks unboobytrapped. Lucky them.
* Chad`Winters begins picking up speed, still warry of the train top.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Then we have four to get in, stop the driver, and then stop the train."
* Chad`Winters breaks into a full sprint
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows Chad
<DeathStar> 6* A lower ceiling suddenly appears. 10 seconds to dodge.
<DeathStar> 6* John goes flat.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru ducks, going flat
* Chad`Winters drops flat
* Seraphna stays low.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias drops flat
<DeathStar> 6* The top passes.
* Chad`Winters gets up and resumes sprinting
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru resumes following
<DeathStar> 6* John stands, rushing along.
* Seraphna follows after them.
<Chad`Winters> No, we have less than a minute to stop him.
<DeathStar> <john> The train needs time to stop, right?
<Chad`Winters> Aye.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Because the train... yeah."
<DeathStar> 6* They reach the front.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Going to be tough."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru quickly checks for boobytraps
<DeathStar> 6* None.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Looks clear."
* Chad`Winters leaps down and onto the section between the trains.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru leaps down after
<DeathStar> 6* John hops down.
* Seraphna leaps in, weapon ready.
<DeathStar> 6* John kicks open the door.
* Chad`Winters kicks the door open with John and leaps in
<DeathStar> 6* The soldier turns.
<DeathStar> 6* He aims.
* Chad`Winters punches the solider in the face
<DeathStar> 6* The soldier is down.
<Seraphna> "Kay stop the train."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to stop the train
* Chad`Winters moves over to the controls and begins to apply the breaks
<DeathStar> <John> Christ, we passed our time table by a minute.
<DeathStar> <John> We aren't going to stop in time, are we?
* Seraphna looks around behind where they came in for any more surprises.
<Chad`Winters> I'm doing what I can without making the bomb roll.
* Chad`Winters begins to apply more pressure to the breaks.
<DeathStar> 6* The train starts slownig, protesting and rattling.
<Chad`Winters> Come on...6begins to add more pressure.
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes a watch
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru helps
<DeathStar> <John> 1 minute until the dead end.
<Seraphna> *A large thing seems to come barreling at them from down the tracks, it braces itself and starts acting as another break, ala superman style.
<DeathStar> 6* The train keeps going at a good speed, still slowing
<DeathStar> <John> The HELL?
<Chad`Winters> What in the?! 6He begins to activate the emergency breaks now.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I... don't know..."
* Seraphna groans a bit as the thing starts to take a lot of punishment in slowing down the train.
<DeathStar> 6* The wall iseen
<Seraphna> "Diego..."
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the train stops, but the thing stopping it is crushed into the wal. But the train stops.
<DeathStar> 6* Episode Ends
<Chad`Winters> Shew....
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> Yeah...
Session Close: Tue Dec 19 22:00:32 2006