Session Start: Thu Dec 21 19:59:42 2006
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\Espernet\#taw.20061221.log'
<DeathStar> Episode 15: 10:00 PM
<DeathStar> 6* John lets out his breath, leaning forward. "I think I'm gonna hurl."
* Alicia is now known as Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "That was too close..."
* Chad`Winters lets out a huge breath of air. 1"..."
<Seraphna> "Sorry, Diego was a little slow..."
<DeathStar> <John> Dieg is a little dead.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias falls down from above and into the area between the two laughing like a madman. "That was insane!"
<DeathStar> <John> ... 6He eyes Dias, then knocks him upside the head
<Seraphna> "I know... sigh... and he took three whole weeks to get up too."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... glad you enjoyed it, Dias..."
<Seraphna> "Let's get a team in here to clear the bomb and keep moving."
<Seraphna> "We're low on time."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias grabs his head. "HEY!"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Right."
<DeathStar> <John> Good grief, we have to find an exit now.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru is hopefully still transmitting her location?
* Chad`Winters moves out of the control section and moves to the window to the section behind it and looks inside.
<DeathStar> 6* Everything looks fine.
<DeathStar> 6* John glances around. "We're at least a couple dozen miles off now."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Unless anyone can disarm bombs here, I suggest we leave it for the actual bomb squad."
<Seraphna> "I'm no explosives expert."
<Chad`Winters> Serena's the only one that's lookedo ver the bombs.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I can do it.
<DeathStar> <John> NO.
* Seraphna stares
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> ....
<DeathStar> <John> You can't even tell colors!
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Oh that is so prejudice.
<DeathStar> <John> Fine. Go cut away.
<Seraphna> "DON'T"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "..."
<Seraphna> "Let's... just... go..."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> 6Turns to go then stops. "What now?"
<DeathStar> 6* John motions to Chad. "You got a map that shows us the quickest way out."
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad checking it.
<DeathStar> 6* They'll have to move at least a mile, then go up to the surface.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You can't just cut a random wire and assume that'll deactivate the bomb, Dias. Lets leave it for the actual bomb squad, like I said."
<Seraphna> "We could move the train back."
<Chad`Winters> We gotta backtrack a mile first.
<DeathStar> <John> Do you really want to move this train anymore?
<Chad`Winters> We're not moving the train Serena. We got lucky enough that it didn't go off.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Bomb, remember? A bomb that will go off if jogged?"
<Seraphna> "ALright then, let's get moving. We're going to be cutting it really short."
<DeathStar> 6* John hops down onto the track.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru starts after John
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> One of these days you're going to need me to disarm a bomb...6Hopso ff after JOhn
<Seraphna> "I think they can be moved, they were transported live after all."
<DeathStar> 6* John begins to run down the track, pulling out a light and shining it ahead of him. Seems he had a flashlight on him.
* Chad`Winters leaps off the side off the train and onto the tracks and begins running back the mile
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias runs alongside John.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Good thinking, John."
* Seraphna runs with them, shifting her focus a little.
<DeathStar> 6* John moves along, clearly in good enough shape to handle this mile run easily.
* Chad`Winters catches upto John, running alongside him also. "Why need other bombs if you're going to fill an entire subway system with gas?
<DeathStar> <John> Do I look like the thinker? 6He says after regulating his breathing some.
<Seraphna> "As distractions and insurances."
* Seraphna easily keeps up.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru laughs. "Not usually, but you surprise me a lot."
<DeathStar> <John> I'll debate taking that as a compliment.
<Chad`Winters> ......This set up could've wiped out the majority of the city.
<DeathStar> <John> Well, gee. Maybe they like to be thorough?
<Seraphna> "Let's worry about this after we get the other two bombs."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Right."
<DeathStar> 6* John reaches the exit, climbing up a bit to get to the door. Locked.
* Chad`Winters slides to a stop under John
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias comes to a stop and looks up.
<DeathStar> 6* John leans back, then kicks forward, slamming his foot into the door. He steps back, then does it again.
* Chad`Winters climbs up beside John then steps back and kicks the door with him.
<Seraphna> "May I?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Maybe I should just carve it open?"
<DeathStar> <John> DOOR OPENING TECHNIQUE. 6He shouts, then kicks the door open with Chad.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I guess I don't need to."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I love that technique...
<DeathStar> <John> It's one of a kind.
<DeathStar> 6* John grins a bit at the others, then moves up the stair.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Lets go."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows
* Chad`Winters and Dias move in after John
<DeathStar> 6* John reaches the surface, glancing around. "Too bad our shuttle is a couple of miles away."
* Chad`Winters takes a deep breath and looks around.
<Seraphna> "We could call it here you know."
<DeathStar> <John> It's not a special customized shuttle. It doesn't have one of those controls.
<Seraphna> "I made Xanatos' little toy a standard on military vessels a long time ago..."
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, and you think that takes effect immediately?
* Seraphna sighs
<Seraphna> "RIght... hold on..."
<DeathStar> 6* A shuttle flies in overhand and begins to land.
<Seraphna> "...Ooookay."
<DeathStar> <John> Wow, that was quick. How'd you do thta?
<Seraphna> "I didn't this time."
* Chad`Winters begins rubbing his forehead, obvioulsy thinking
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Lucky, then?"
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle lands and the ramp lowers. The bomb squad begins to pile off, along with Red Fox.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "Hey John. Long time no see."
<DeathStar> <John> It's the bomb squad! ... and ... her.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "I'd chat, but it's not like we have time. Anything we need to know about the bomb?"
<DeathStar> 6* The bomb team begins to head down after the bomb, no time for talking.
<DeathStar> <John> It's...a BOMB!
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> It goes boom.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "Okay, so nothing else, then." *heads off after*
<DeathStar> <John> Wait, is she qualified to disable bombs?
<DeathStar> 6* John glances around
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Don't trip it by accident!"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Let's steal the shuttle.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I mean...borrow it.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *looks over* "What did you call me here for, then?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "... you're not stealing military equipment!"
<DeathStar> <John> Oh, no reason. Have fun. 6He pauses, then runs up the ramp shuttle, motioning Dias to follow.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias sprints up the shuttle and onto it.
* Chad`Winters quickly moves onto the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* John slides into the pilot seat, getting it ready to go.
* Seraphna gets on and straps to the seat near the side door
* Seraphna sets up her scanner again
<DeathStar> 6* John lifts the shuttle up a foot.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows
<DeathStar> 6* John turns the shuttle.
* Chad`Winters sits in the co-pilots seat eyeing his scanner.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *heads down to supervise the bomb squad, or whatever she was called to do*
<DeathStar> 6* John zooms the shuttle away into the air.
<DeathStar> <John> Oh, that Fox. She provided us with a sweet bomb squad shuttle.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "... asshole."
<DeathStar> 6* John gets them into air above the city..
<DeathStar> <John> So, where do we scan now?
<Chad`Winters> High concentrations of civilians....
* Seraphna keeps on scanning.
<DeathStar> <John> ... the suburbs?
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru looks on the map for anywhere fitting that.
<Seraphna> "Stadiums, hospitals..."
<DeathStar> <John> ... the suburbs?
<DeathStar> <John> I mean, that would have been outside the blast zone radius, right, of the one bomb.
<Chad`Winters> Head there then.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Sounds good."
<DeathStar> 6* John beams, zooming the shuttle forward.
* Chad`Winters looks back down at his datapad and the map displayed on it, his finger rubbing the bridge of his nose.
* Seraphna keeps on scanning. "Should be easier to pick up by now."
<DeathStar> <John> It should be.
<Seraphna> "These bombs for some reason release radiation as they get closer to the blast..."
<DeathStar> <John> I mean, the enemy can't possiblely know what we're up to, right?
<Seraphna> "Oh they know by now..."
<Chad`Winters> It's most likely a build-up effect....and they probably do now.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle radar suddenly bleeps.
<Seraphna> "Got one."
<DeathStar> <John> Wait, that's not a bomb. That's an enemy craft.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "It only takes one trooper to comm for them to know."
<Seraphna> "Hmm?"
<Seraphna> "...Oh fuck."
<Seraphna> "This thing armed?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "They're going to try to blow us up."
<DeathStar> <John> An enemy craft with nuclear weaponing.
<DeathStar> <John> It's a bomb disposal unit shuttle. NO
<Seraphna> "...What is it?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... well, it seemed like a good idea at the time..."
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes the radar. "We got one minute before they're in range.
<Chad`Winters> I'm calling for back-up. 6Taps his comm, patching into Janus Corp.
<DeathStar> 6* Static. Something's jamming them.
<DeathStar> <John> 30 seconds.
* Seraphna closes her eyes and focuses. "Jam this..."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru tries to contact Ariel or Zephyr
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> * Telepathically
<Chad`Winters> There jamming us...
<DeathStar> <John> They're in range.
<DeathStar> 6* A missile lock activates. A missile is launched.
<Seraphna> "...Manuver?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Dodge?"
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, in this clunker.
* Chad`Winters quickly moves to the back of the ramp and leans out, grabbing onto a rail. He pulls his gun out and aims towards the missile, firing.
<DeathStar> 6* The missile explodes, shkaing the shuttle.
<DeathStar> <John> Another missile lock. 6He shouts.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Shooting the missile. Great idea."
<DeathStar> 6* A second missile is launched.
* Seraphna growls a little and grabs the other handle of the scanner.
<DeathStar> <John> 20 seconds.
* Chad`Winters hangs out the edge of the shuttle, trying to get a bead then fires again at it
<DeathStar> 6* It explodes, shaking the shuttle.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Holy shit he's good.
<DeathStar> <John> ... 6* A new missile lock activates, and fires.
* Seraphna grabs onto a strap near Chad and levels the scanner, and fires it's weapon.
<DeathStar> 6* This missile - evades suddenly.
<Seraphna> *Fires a rail blast at the enemy shuttle.
* Chad`Winters fires towards the missile again, as the wind slams into his body
<DeathStar> <John> 15 seconds.
<DeathStar> 6* The enemy shuttle is hit, spinning back as it readjusts
<DeathStar> <John> 5 seconds.
* Chad`Winters continues firing.
* Seraphna changes her aim and fires at the missle.
<DeathStar> 6* The missile is hit, but the impact slams into the back of hte shuttle - and Sera/Chad
* Seraphna groans a bit and holds onto the strap hard.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle pivots forward as the back is flaming with missile debris
* Chad`Winters is knocked loose causing him to fall out, his hand grabs onto the edge of the ramp as his body whips about.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Chad!"
* Seraphna holds tight and leans down, trying to pull him back up
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to grab Chad
<DeathStar> 6* Pieces of flaming hot material lands n Hotaru's hand as she grab's Chad's.
<DeathStar> 6* John stabilizes the shuttle finally.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru winces, but doesn't let go
* Seraphna helps hotaru get him up
* Chad`Winters is pulled in finally by Hotaru.
<DeathStar> 6* It burns away on Hotaru's hand.
* Seraphna then gets her ground, and takes aim again.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... that..."
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle is no where in sight from the back.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru just grabs her burnt hand
<Seraphna> "WHERE IS IT?"
<DeathStar> <John> It's there. It's...above us!
<DeathStar> <John> Hang on!
<DeathStar> 6* John suddenly zooms the shuttle straight up
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru hangs on
* Chad`Winters grabs onto a rung and holds on tight.
<DeathStar> 6* John passes the enemy shuttle, then stops.
* Seraphna conitnues to hold on tight
* Seraphna aims down and fires into the enemy shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle explodes, knocking the shuttle upward.
<DeathStar> <John> JESUS F'IN CHRIST
<Seraphna> "Just fly!"
<DeathStar> 6* John struggles to keep it under control
<Chad`Winters> Dias tumbles along the floor of the shuttle.
<DeathStar> <John> Hint: I'M NOT AN ACE PILOT
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to help John
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias tumbles along the floor of the shuttle.
* Chad`Winters looks over at Serena shaking his head.
<DeathStar> 6* John swerves around. "Jesus, we've wasted like 9 minutes."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "We stopped them launching nuclear weapons at the city. I wouldn't call that a waste."
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, and we just dropped a flaming shuttle onto somene's house
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Better a shuttle than a nuke..."
<Chad`Winters> .....John, what day is it again.
<Seraphna> "Let's keep moving."
<DeathStar> <John> It's...
<DeathStar> <John> Friday!
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "From the way things feel, doomsday."
* Seraphna heads back over to her seat, strapping in.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru straps herself in too
<Chad`Winters> ...It's New Year's Eve.
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, it's that. I was suppose to get laid tonight, you know. AT midnight.
<Seraphna> "If you quiet downa nd keep flying, you will."
<DeathStar> <John> Bitch bitch
<DeathStar> 6* John fies over the surburbs.
<Chad`Winters> What happens on New Year's Eve specifically....
* Seraphna opens the door back up and keeps scanning.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru laughs a bit
<DeathStar> <John> You get drunk.
<Seraphna> "A ball drops, fireworks, the year changes, people make resolutions...."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Sounds fun. If we survive this, lets get so drunk, Cheryl will be amazed."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> .oO(Is there that much alcohol in the universe?)
<Chad`Winters> For once Serena's right.
<Seraphna> "Do I get a gold star?"
<DeathStar> <John> Dear God, it IS doomsday
<DeathStar> <John> He said Serena is right.
<Chad`Winters> John, focus, bomb.
<DeathStar> <John> Right. Right. I'm flying.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Right, bomb now, sex and booze later."
<Chad`Winters> How many people gather around the ball drop?
<DeathStar> <John> Thousands.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... oh... my..."
<DeathStar> <John> Oh fuck me.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You think so too?"
<DeathStar> <John> I'm thinking I'm going to miss the ball!
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru laughs a bit. "... same old John."
<Seraphna> "Go to whatever building they're dropping it on."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I just... hope they didn't put the bomb in the ball."
<Chad`Winters> Change course to where there dropping the bomb. It makes perfect sense if the ball drops is timed to detonater.
<DeathStar> <John> ... ...
<DeathStar> 6* John turns the shuttle.
<Seraphna> "The timers were set for Midnight on the dot..."
<DeathStar> <John> Well, someone wants to blow in the new year.
<Chad`Winters> How quaint...
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Hopefully it's a girl.
<DeathStar> <John> ...
<DeathStar> <John> You realize, that there's probably a dozen more enemy craft waiting between us and that ball.
<Chad`Winters> Then that means were right. 6He taps his comm again.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Unless you want to get a different shuttle..."
<Seraphna> "Unless Hota or I were to bond with someone. We could use a damned Gear escort right about now."
<DeathStar> <John> I think Hota already has a girl.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Here's your chacne John. 6He nudges him.
<DeathStar> <John> Oh hell no. I'm not bonding.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> But she has sex with everyone she bond with.
<DeathStar> <John> I'm not bonding!
<Seraphna> "Won't work without an agreeing partner... and he's right, I do."
<DeathStar> <John> It's worse than getting married!
<Seraphna> "Nah, either side can break it."
<Seraphna> "And there's no lawyers involved."
<DeathStar> <John> Pffft. I'm flying. I can't fly and bond. Get Chad to do it.
<Seraphna> "I believe he still has a bond if he hasn't broken it."
* Chad`Winters turns away, talking on his comm
<DeathStar> <John> He has no bond. 6He looks confused.
<Seraphna> "Zephyr? I've been keeping out of it so I don't know."
* Chad`Winters turns back around. "That's a first.
<DeathStar> <John> Dias, does Chad have a bond with the 15 year old hottie?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That's a taboo subject. 6He just nods his head.
<DeathStar> 6* The radar begins to bleep with multiple unknown crafts.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<DeathStar> <John> Here they come.
<DeathStar> <John> There's no way we can fight or outrun them all.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru has joined #TAW
<DeathStar> <John> Battle plan, Chad?
<Chad`Winters> I'd say hit the ground.
<DeathStar> <John> ... like crash?
<DeathStar> 6* John tilts the shuttle straight down
<Chad`Winters> Like land and get out.
<DeathStar> <John> Oh, too late. I'm going in too steep
<DeathStar> 6* John evens the shuttle out and begins to zoom down a street - full of cars. "Oh fuck me."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Try to keep us from blowing up?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> WOOHOO! 6Leans forward, watching out the viewport.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle touches down, slamming into a car and spinning it out of the way
<DeathStar> 6* And another, jolting the entire shuttle.
* Chad`Winters spreads his feet apart to stabilize himself
<DeathStar> 6* And another and another, until the shuttle comes to a crash stop.
* Seraphna is glad she buckled her safetybelt.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... that wasn't TOO bad..."
<DeathStar> <John> ... wait until they fire a missile down at us
<DeathStar> 6* He eyes the missile lock.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "All the more reason to GET THE HELL OUT."
<Chad`Winters> I've got Janus Military on it's way to provide back up. We need to confiscate two cars and move.
<DeathStar> <John> 20 seconds, GO!
* Chad`Winters turns sprinting outof the ship.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru unbuckles and rushes for the ramp
<DeathStar> 6* John unbuckles and runs down the open ramp.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias runs out of the shuttle
* Seraphna gets unbuckled and leaps out, running.
<DeathStar> 6* a missile hits the shuttle, blowing it up
<DeathStar> 6* John turns, getting hit in the face by a piece of debris. He goes down.
* Seraphna runs to John as she sees it.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias slides to a stop by John, kneeling down by him
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru stops and heads back for John
<DeathStar> 6* John is unconscious, blood running down his face. He looks bad.
* Chad`Winters turns around eyeing John and everyone around him then moves towards the nearest car and checks if it's unlocked
<DeathStar> 6* It's locked.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru applies quick first aid
* Chad`Winters punches the window with his fist
<DeathStar> 6* Break.
<DeathStar> 6* John's breathing is shallow. Hard to say what damage is going on in his head. Probably very bad.
* Chad`Winters reaches in and unlocks it, quickly moving inside and moving to hot wire it
<Seraphna> "Damnit... this isn't good, he needs medical attention."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Damn... we need to get him to a hospital."
<DeathStar> 6* He gets it, almost immediately.
* Seraphna grabs her datapad and calls for a medical shuttle.
* Chad`Winters steps out of it. "Half you take this one now." 6He moves over to another car and punches the windshield again, this time blood running down his knuckles
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... call for a military one while you're there?"
<Seraphna> "That's what I'm doing, it'll get here faster."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... what do we do in the meantime? Just leave him here with someone?"
<Chad`Winters> Leave him here, we don't have time.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> But...
<Chad`Winters> There's no buts about this. Call the medics and go now.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna gets a confirmation. They're n the way
* Chad`Winters quickly gets into the second car and begins hot wiring it.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... Sera... please take care of him."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru starts for the car
<DeathStar> 6* It's hotwired.
<Seraphna> "I can't, I have the scanner."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias sits up and moves over to the car.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... someone should..."
<Seraphna> "Dias or Hotaru."
* Chad`Winters leans out the window. "No, we all go.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... but..."
<Seraphna> "We're going to leave him here?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... not this time."
<Chad`Winters> The medics are on their way Serena. If that bomb goes off, there wont' be a need.
<Seraphna> "...Alright."
* Seraphna makes him comfy and heads to Chad's car.
* Chad`Winters moves into the 1st car and gets in the drivers seat.
<Chad`Winters> NRP: That was Dis
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru starts back towards John, unless stopped
<Chad`Winters> Move it now.
* Chad`Winters growls as he eyes Hotaru then looks at Serena. 1"In now."
<DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, Xanatos shows up in a different part of town. The hospital. He eyes it, then moves for the doors.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru sounds pained. "... if he turns into an evil maniac, I'll have your head."