<DeathStar> Episode 16: 11:00 PM
* Seraphna gets in.
* Chad`Winters slams the car into gear and drives off towards the ball drop
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias puts the car in gear and begins driving towards Hotaru. "We need to go."
* Seraphna fiddles with the scanner, the scope pulling in and getting a little wider, "Should be able to get a precise location now."
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos walks by, passing two doctors are talking. <Doctor 1> I can't believe we finally learned who that Jane Doe of 6 months was called. <Doctor 2> Who? <Doctor 1> Eve Summers. And guess what? She was pregnant with some guy's baby who just showed up. <Doctor 2> Wow.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru gets into the car, reluctantly
<Chad`Winters> Dias hits the gas and peels out.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos pauses, heading for the stairs.
* Chad`Winters swerves past a car, passing it
<DeathStar> 6* Chad is 10 minutes away from the ball drop. And according to Sera's readings, the bomb drop might indeed be there. But where?
<Chad`Winters> Get a bomb squad ready to move into the ball drop area.
<Seraphna> "Definately here... exactly where I can't say yet, focusing the scan."
* Seraphna calls in a bomb team and arranges heavy escort.
<DeathStar> 6* Her comm is being jammed suddenly.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias weaves through traffic.
<DeathStar> 6* People scream in fear of Dias' driving.
<Chad`Winters> The radiation should be radiating outwards from a central location.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I didn't know you could drive..."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Maybe you should let ME drive."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I can't. 6He steps on the gas pedal.
<DeathStar> 6* As Chad continues, traffic begins to get heavier.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Why not?"
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos finally reaches the records' room, stepping inside. He shifts through some files.
<Seraphna> "Damnit we're jammed."
<Seraphna> "I'm calling help my way."
* Seraphna focuses again, her eyes going a bit blank as Montana calls it in for her on her home console.
* Chad`Winters reaches into a side pouch and pulls out a small wrap and begins to wrap his bloodied hand. "Damn't."
<DeathStar> 6* As they drive, they see a road block ahead - to keep traffic out so people can stand around for the ball drop.
<Seraphna> "Should we run for it?"
* Chad`Winters slams the breaks and jerks the wheel sliding the car upto the road block.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos pauses, eyeing the name on a file. He closes it, turning around and exiting the records rookm
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> This is too much fun...dhu.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Damn it! If you can't drive, LET ME!"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> .oO(Come back John, all is forgiven...) ;.;
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> It's unsafe to switch drivers while in motion. 6He swerves again.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr lowers her comm, finishing talking to someone. "Everyone, get this area secured." 6She yells at some nurses.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> .oO(Even wanting to sex up Seraphna)
* Chad`Winters opens the door and moves out of the vehicle, finishing wrapping up his bloodied right hand and moves to the blockade.
<Seraphna> 1 "The killer is at the hospital. He passed a medical camera. We know who it is."
* Seraphna blinks
<Seraphna> "Hmmm?"
* Seraphna gets out as well
<DeathStar> 6* The streets ahead are crowded with people. The ball drop can be seen high in the air. The scanner - says it is indeed the bomb.
* Chad`Winters motions his badge to the cops and hops over the blockade. "So he did go back for Carter..."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr eyes some security monitors, frowning a bit as she tries to find the person just called in.
<Seraphna> "The ball itself is the bomb."
<DeathStar> 6* The cops nod to Chad.
<Seraphna> "Hey, I was right twice today Chad."
<Chad`Winters> Make's sense. Most optimal blast zone. We need to wait for the bomb squad...
<Seraphna> "Xanatos is alive."
<Chad`Winters> ...6Chad glances at her. "....This isn't a time for a joke.
<Seraphna> "No, I'm not, message from Warren."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr pauses, eyeing the monitors. "Wait, he's not going for the top floor. He's...oh hell." 6She says something into her comm, then hurries to the stairs.
<Seraphna> "Xanatos Durran is the killer."
<Chad`Winters> "..."6Chad stands there eyeing her. "We've got one more bomb left..."
<Seraphna> "Yep."
<Seraphna> "Where else?"
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias pulls upto a stop then gets out moving towards the blockadea nd the others.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows, looking almost winded
<DeathStar> 6* Everyone watches the ball. News reporters report nearby.
* Chad`Winters moves over to a cop, and begins talking to him.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr arrives on the baby floor. She glances around, heading for the new borns.
<Seraphna> "Carter isn't the target..."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr opens the door, waving the nurses out, then moves over to Aya's crib. She begins to do something.
<DeathStar> 6* The cops nod, radioing something in.
* Seraphna sighs and looks about, trying to think of where the last bomb would be.
<Seraphna> "The hospital maybe? Could the last bomb be there?"
<Chad`Winters> We passed it already. It was clear.
<Seraphna> "We have a stadium here? Any other huge gatherings?"
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr pauses as she hears someone walk in. She forms her gun, whipping around as three shots nail her in the chest rapidly. Wincing, she fals over, eyeing Xanatos with venom in her eyes. Her gun slides away.
<Chad`Winters> This is the hugest...No...
* Seraphna blinks, looking at Chad
<Seraphna> "Chad...?"
<DeathStar> <Xanatos> Well well. I didn't think this target would be born yet. But he's never wrong about these things. 6He walks over to Aya's crib, eyeing the baby inside. Then at the bleeding Zephyr. "She's cute."
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos fires into the crib several times, then turns, aiming at Zephyr.
<Seraphna> "Chad...? THat look... oh god..."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves over to Chad and Serena. "So where is it?"
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> You..son of...a bitch.. 6She says, her voice in agony, holding her wounds. Xanatos shrugs, then fires several more times at Zephyr, stepping out.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Chad?"
* Chad`Winters looks upwards, eyeing the sky then back down at the ground.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... this isn't good..."
<DeathStar> 6* The bomb squad shuttle arrives to deal with the ball; meanwhile, aircraft battle the enemy craft in the sky.
* Seraphna closes her eyes, trying to hold back tears, she knows that look all too well.
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad, punching in numbers quickly.
<Chad`Winters> But when would they have...
* Seraphna turns away, taking a deep breath, remembering there's still a nuclear bomb somewhere.
<Chad`Winters> It's the ship....It has to be on the ship.
<Seraphna> "...Of course."
<Seraphna> "ALerting security right now."
* Seraphna closes her eyes, relaying through Montana
<Chad`Winters> It's directly in orbit about the city if a bomb that big went off in it, the fall out would be devasting.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... alright."
<Seraphna> "...So either we move the ship or get the bomb out."
<Chad`Winters> The ship isn't moveable yet Serena and we can't lose it, it'd set us way to far back.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos, meanwhile, has a shootout with the security on the top floor
<DeathStar> 6* A cop grabs his radio, talking into it. "We don't have any units available to go there. We're here monitoring the damn crowd."
* Chad`Winters looks over at the cop. "What's going on?"
<DeathStar> 6* Indeed, the crowd is restless as men can be seen taking down the ball
<DeathStar> <Cop> There's a shootout at the hospital. We don't have the units available.
<Seraphna> "With all due respect brother... millions of lives are worth more then a timetable..."
<Chad`Winters> .....6Growls more. "We need to get a shuttle now. 6He taps his comm"
<DeathStar> 6* The comm is no longer jammed, as the enemy aircraft are gone.
* Chad`Winters begins talking into the comm.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru just GLARES at the cop
<DeathStar> <Cop> ... You got a problem, lady? 6He asks Hotaru, clearly not amused.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> How far away is the hospital?!
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos finishes his shootout, moving for Carter's door.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Your precious 'schedule' really means more to you than the LIVES OF PEOPLE?"
<DeathStar> <Cop> Fuck you. If we left, there would be rioting and looting, no doubt.
<DeathStar> 6* The cop ignores Dias, focused on Hotaru
<Chad`Winters> The chaos that could ensue if this crowd was not helled would be...Yes like he said.
<DeathStar> 6* A shuttle lands.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "..."
<Chad`Winters> Serena we need to move quick. Dias you're staying here.
<DeathStar> 6* The cop just glares, waiting for Hotaru to say something stupid.
* Chad`Winters quickly runs to the shuttle getting on
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I'm sure it's not as bad as the bomb would be."
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos kicks in the door, firing once at Jared, then once at Chris.
<DeathStar> 6* The bomb squad begins to take the ball bomb away.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows Chad
* Seraphna follows Chad
* Chad`Winters moves to the co-pilots seat and begins lifting the shuttle up, the rmap beginning to close
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Scrunches his face in anger and crosses his arms.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos begin to head for the stairs.
* Seraphna takes a seat, modifying her scanner.
<DeathStar> <Cop> Look, kid, why don't you go to the hospital. 6He tells him, figuring he's a military officer. He tosses him a datapad with the map.
* Chad`Winters lifts the shuttle off and takes off towards space and the ship
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias catches the map. "Thanks!" 6He turns and moves back to the car he stole.
<DeathStar> <Cop> Getting so young these days. Hph.
<DeathStar> 6* The crowd riots without their ball.
<Chad`Winters> We're going to have to disarm this bomb ourselves...
<Seraphna> "...Are you kidding?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... no, he's not."
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos begins to move down the stairs, but stops when he sees all the police cars outside, with guns ready.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle reaches space, and the spacedock ahead of them with the ship.
* Seraphna grabs her datapad and starts going over the rest of the data on the bombs workings.
<Chad`Winters> Get one of the bomb squad members that disarmed the first bomb on the comm.
* Chad`Winters sends protocol quickly and beging docking.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru comms the bomb squad
* Seraphna calls for the bomb squad member.
* Seraphna let's Hota, keeps on reading.
<DeathStar> 6* Hotaru gets them.
<DeathStar> 6* As Chad docks, he would see the last bit of shipment sent up before NEw Year's Eve.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "We found the last bomb, but we're going to need some help.."
<DeathStar> 6* Hotaru gets an affirmative.
* Chad`Winters let's the pilot finish it and moves off the shuttle, eyeing the last shipment.
* Seraphna checks her scanners to get an exact location.
<Seraphna> "Money on the shipment?"
<DeathStar> 6* It's in this docking bay.
<Seraphna> "Easy money, it's in the bay."
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos adjusts his weapons.
* Chad`Winters runs towards the last shipment, not slowing donw.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *starts towards the hospital, keeping in cover*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren arrives finally on the scene, getting off Chad's motorcycle. He leans on his cane, eyeing the hospital.
* Chad`Winters slides over to the last shipment, eyeing it carefully.
<DeathStar> 6* Several big boxes.
<DeathStar> 6* One very big one.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren approaches the hospital, without going for cover.
* Seraphna puts her scanner over the big one
<DeathStar> 6* Bingo
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos eyes Warren. He frowns. Missed one.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos slides down into the lobby area, eyeing Warren's approach through the glass windows.
* Chad`Winters moves over to the very big box then pulls out his datapad typing on it and sliding it acrosst he edges of it.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren stops outside the doors of the hospital. He pulls out his gun with his good hand. He looks banged up, and is wearing new clothes.
* Chad`Winters turns running tot he side and crabbing a crowbar. He quickly moves back to the very big crate
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos fires a blast out through the glass, shattering it. Warren drops low to avoid.
* Seraphna takes a step back, trying to find data on disamring the bombs.
<DeathStar> 6* Rising again, Warren fires at Xan's hand, obviously intent on taking him alive. Xanatos ducks back into the stairwell.
<Chad`Winters> Where's Hotaru?! 6He jams the crowbar into the edge of the crate and begins prying it open
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru runs up
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to help open the crate
<Seraphna> "Right here."
<DeathStar> 6* The box is pryed open slowly.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *follows Warren*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren moves through the broken glass into the lobby. He looks at the stairs, frowning.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I want him alive. 6He says with venom.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "Sure.. I'll try not to kill him."
<DeathStar> <Warren> No trys. Do it.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren moves for the elevator, not playing the stair game.
* Chad`Winters steps back as he looks at the bomb carefully.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "You don't mind me blowing off a limb or two?"
<Seraphna> "Do we have our walkthrough person?"
<Chad`Winters> Ask them how we disarm it.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *gets onto the elevator*
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru comms to ask
<DeathStar> <Warren> Whatever. USe the stairs, or he'll just run back down them.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... okay then."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "... okay then."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren hits the top floor button with his cane.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru opens the panel covering the wires
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *heads up the stairs, watching for Xan*
* Chad`Winters eyes Hotaru, hoping she's doing exactly what she's told.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos fires down the stairwell at Fox, then ducks out of sight
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru clips the first blue wire
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru ducks out of the way
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *ducks out of the way*
* Seraphna shuffles, her reactions aren't exactly inspiring confidence.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru clips the second green wire
* Seraphna breathes a little harder, so far, not atomic molecules of ash...
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru pauses, then clips the second red wire
<DeathStar> 6* The timer stops.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "The last part wasn't funny."
* Seraphna breathes deeply
* Chad`Winters takes a step back, patting Hotaru on the back. 6"Good job."
<Seraphna> "...Are we dead yet?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "We're going to live."
<Seraphna> "Oh good."
<DeathStar> 6* As Fox stands there, in place, Xanatos goes up to the top flor.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *watches for Xan, heading up*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren fires at Xan as he rounds the corner, hitting him in the arm. Xanatos fires back, tkaing out Warren's cane. Which is really Slahser's satff.
<Seraphna> "...Chad, we may want to look into what's happening at the hospital."
<Seraphna> "Warren's last message was rushed."
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos aims again. "Thanks for finding me."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... right."
<DeathStar> 6* Dias arrives at the hospita.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *keeps heading up, watching for Xan*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren fires quickly, forcing Xan to duck away.
* Chad`Winters only nods, his emotions still hidden.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren keeps firing, again and again. Xanatos throws himself into a patient's room.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves into the hospital looking around at the chaos.
<Seraphna> "He said the target wasn't Carter..."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru heads back
<DeathStar> 6* Fox reaches the otp floor
<DeathStar> 6* Warren grabs the staff, pushing himself up
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *looks for signs of Xan or a struggle. Failing that, Warren*
<Chad`Winters> Warren's know something about the targets then. 6Runs back towards the shuttle.
<DeathStar> <Warren> He's in the room. 6He snaps at Fox, nodding to the open door.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *heads in, firing on Xan the moment she sees him*
<DeathStar> 6* When Fox heads in blindly, XAn just caps her ass from the side, taing her down. Warren stares.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> *spins and fires anyway*
<DeathStar> 6* Xan is hit by Fox as she goes down from the bullet to the side and hits the ground
<DeathStar> 6* Warren hobbles in, eyeing them both on the ground in pools of blood.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias perks up at the gun shot and sprints up the stairs
<DeathStar> <Warren> I NEED A MEDIC.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Fox> "That... didn't go as well as I planned."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Didn't I teach you anything. 6He says to her. "Now shut up before you bleed out."
* Chad`Winters gets on the shuttle and moves to the co-pilots seat, prepping the undock.
<DeathStar> 6* Doctors rush in to get Xan and Fox medical attention. They'll both live, it seems, since htey were in a hospital when they got shot.
* Seraphna joins them on the shuttle, sitting back and sighing deeply.
<Seraphna> "I hope everyone's okay..."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren moves to Carter's room, propping it up with his cane. He eyes the bodies.
<DeathStar> <Warren> ... Zephyr. 6He turns, moving for the elevator.
<Chad`Winters> 6Looks back to see if Hotaru's on.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren hits the button rapidly with his cane, aggitated.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru has been following
<DeathStar> 6* Dias reaches the top floor
* Chad`Winters undocks the shuttle and back it up, turning it around as he does so. He hits the boosters, heading towards the city.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren gets on the elevator, hitting the baby floor with his cane.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias slides into the hallway, looking around.
<DeathStar> 6* The doors shut and he goes down.
<DeathStar> 6* He can see doctors carrying two people out on stretchers. Fox and Xan
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, Sera's comm. beeps. It lets her know the data finished decoding.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias see's the two then scratches his head. "..."
* Seraphna looks down at the data.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren steps off, looking around
<DeathStar> 6* What does Sera care to read first?
* Seraphna looks over all data, in possible paranoia, on how many bombs and thier locations.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren slides to the baby ward, stepping inside. He stares with a look of horror
<DeathStar> 6* They got them all.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> ....Ok the killer can't be here if there carrying people out...
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle arrives over the hospital area.
* Seraphna then looks for any reasons behind the target locations and the purpose of the bombing mission.
* Chad`Winters brings the shuttle in to land infront of the hospital
<DeathStar> 6* There is no listed data on that.
* Seraphna reads over whatever she can at that point.
<DeathStar> 6* There's the V.I. personnel info.
* Chad`Winters hops up from his seat and rapidly hit the ramp lower button, quickly getting off
<Seraphna> "We have a bonus."
* Seraphna opens the list.
<Seraphna> "VI's roster."
<DeathStar> 6* It lists all six members. 5 who are dead. The last? Warren Carmichael's name is there.
* Seraphna stares at the screen.
* Chad`Winters is aleady off, quickly moving into the hospital
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Sera?"
<Seraphna> "CHAD!"
* Seraphna puts the datapad away and runs after him.
<DeathStar> 6* It lists how Warren was the one who revealed Fox was on the Erusian planet, and sent Fury after him.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes after
* Chad`Winters taps his comm as he moves up the stairs. 1"Warren where are you?"
<DeathStar> 6* Warren on comm. "The infant ward..." 6His voice is deader than usual.
<Seraphna> "Chad!"
* Chad`Winters narrows his eyes, already out of sight.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "What's wrong, Sera?"
<Seraphna> "Goddamnit."
* Seraphna coms him
* Chad`Winters sprints out into the hallway of the infant ward twisting and running down the hallway towards him.
* Seraphna looks at Hotaru
* Seraphna has a look of disbelief on her face.
* Chad`Winters twists, slamming his shoulder into the infant ward room and slides to a halt at the sight
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "WHAT?!
<DeathStar> 6* Chad arrives. He can see Zephyr in Warren's arms, and a bloody baby
<Seraphna> "Warren... is the last VI member."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... you're sure?"
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes inside
<Chad`Winters> Oh god...6He moves over tot he baby, knowing Warren has Zephyr.
<Seraphna> "It's right here on thier roster."
* Seraphna numbly begins to make a call.
<DeathStar> 6* The dead baby is right in the place Aya's name is.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr's lips move, and Warren leans in to hear.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru heads for where Chad is
<Chad`Winters> NRP: And she knows this how?
<DeathStar> <Warren> ....
<DeathStar> 6* Warren glances up at Chad after Zephyr finishes talking.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> NRP: I don't know, I'm having trouble thinking ATM
* Seraphna sends the data, and steps inside, heading up after the others.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr struggles to stay awake, her eyes drooping
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru just heads up the stairs
* Chad`Winters covers his face with his hand as he leans over the child.
<DeathStar> <Warren> She switched them.
<DeathStar> <Warren> She switched babies.
* Chad`Winters looks over at Warren then Zephyr.
<DeathStar> -End Episode-
Session Close: Thu Dec 21 22:00:08 2006