Session Start: Wed May 02 19:54:31 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20070502.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: Immediately Thereafter We Saweth the Second Teameth
<DeathStar> PAX: PAXeth
<DeathStar> 6* Darien takes a seat at the table set up with the projector, motioning for Junior to sit
* Xanatos steps back from the fighters, having not seen anything amiss, he cross his arms glances around at those left in the hanger.
* Junior steps forward, brushing his hair from his eyes as he sits. He rests his cane over his lap curiously.
* Seraphna sticks with Darien.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis stands beside the table, her hands interlocking together behind her back. She doesn't sit.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Need more water?
<Junior> I'm fine, thank you. *nods once*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl leans against the wall, arms crossed, looking faintly bored.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien leans back. "So you want to fight Wind."
* Chad`Winters is now known as Dias
* Xanatos unconciously rubs his neck as he stands there, just waiting for it all to begin with his team.
* Junior clears his throat briefly, looking to Darien. "Fight isn't quite the word. Negate, I think, is more appropriate."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Negate.
* Dias leans over towards Xanatos. 1"What the hell you think they're talking about?
* Ariel frowns uncertainly.
* Junior moves his hands compromisingly. "Stop him, and his ambitions. But not fight. That's too direct."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien leans back. "Ah."
* Xanatos glances at Dias and then just shrugs. "Wind or something i'm sure."
* Seraphna looks at him questioningly.
<Dias> Really? I could've swore I heard three some.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> *sits and waits*
* Alicia is now known as Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru
<Xanatos> Yeah, so you did. *he pauses and glances around and leans in* You hear the news?
<Dias> That Ariel's a lesbian? 6He tilts his head
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Hotaru> "..."
* Junior looks to Darien quizzically. "Was there something else you wanted to know?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Not really. You're the one with the questions, weren't you?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Michiru> *meanders around the hangar, watching everyone, as if silently saying goodbye*
* Jackieness has joined #taw
* ChanServ sets mode: +o Jackieness
<Ariel> "......"
* Junior laughs lightly. "What are your intentions with the Dark Ones?
<DeathStar> <Darien> "Negate" them.
* Xanatos nods his head. "Yeah, some engineer told me. You think it's true?"
* Junior furrows his brow at Dariens response. "Fair enough. I suppose that's the only question I have for you, as well." *he looks over his shoulder to Erevis. "You, however..."
<Dias> That's about as believable that you like woman.
<Xanatos> Then it must be 100 percent true.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... 6* Darien cups his hands together.
<Junior> I don't know the details how you're inhabiting Katrina... but my only question is--and I understand if you're hesistant to answer--if there is a way to banish a hyperspace entity from normal space--and if so--how?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There is not.
* Junior bows his head. "That's all I needed to know. Plan B, then."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis bows her head in return
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at Seraphna for a second.
<Junior> Thank you, Erevis. Though still, I suspect there's a means, if the end is imaginable. *smiles softly, standing from the seat* Now then.
* Seraphna mouths the words, "PLan B?"
* Seraphna looks at Darien
<Seraphna> <<...What?>>
<DeathStar> 6 *Darien just shakes his head once, then stands as well.
<Dias> We should really set up a date with her and Cassie and Setsuna.
* Xanatos smirks. "Maybe she's into the more femanine type of girl?"
<Dias> Could always give you a wig.
* Junior glances over to Darien and Sera, noting the exchange. "You were on a time-crunch, weren't you?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Hotaru> "... can you stop talking about my mother like that?"
* Dias blinks. 1"Did you hear something?
<DeathStar> <Darien> We have a few more minutes. But, if you're done, it was a pleasure meeting you.
* Xanatos tilts his head and glances at Dias. "I..." he glances down at his comm. "Did I leave this on or something?" He shakes it and puts it up to his ear.
* Dias clicks his comm and screams in it
<Seraphna> <<Think she's lying...?>>
* Junior nods to Darien. "We're headed the same way, incidentally. I'd be willing to stay close, as long as our paths stay the same."
<Xanatos> GAH! *he jerks the comm away and holds his ear, then turns around and slams a fist for Dias' stomach.* ASSHOLE!
<DeathStar> <Darien> And I'm not stupid enough to turn down aid, however vague.
<Dias> OOOOF! He curls over the fist.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Always possible.>>
<DeathStar> 6* Darien turns as the technicians bring in the runes. "Alright, lets get everyone prepared."
* Junior smiles slightly and nods. "I'm transparent. I'll answer whatever you ask as we go."
* Seraphna nods quietly
* Xanatos holds his ear in pain. "Jesus that hurt..." He makes a face and pockets his comms.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks over and opens the chest with the runes.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis studies Junior silently, then turns and steps away.
* Dias perks up at the chest with the runes then sprints over to them, sliding to a stop beside Darien.
<Dias> I call Earth!
* Junior watches Erevis from the corner of his eye, stepping out of the room.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien hands him the Earth before he speaks.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Kyouki> "Ahh... can I have a moment?"
* Seraphna looks down at the runes carefully.
* Xanatos steps over to Darien.
* Dias blinks then takes it, quickly slapping it to his hand.
<Dias> 6The runes stare back ominously.
<Seraphna> <<Am I the only Water canidate?>>
<DeathStar> 6* Darien hands Xanatos the Wind rune.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien smirks a bit, pulling up the Water rune and holding it out
<Dias> ...You're giving him a rune?! He's likely to lose his hand!
* Seraphna takes it gently, blushing a bit.
<Seraphna> <<I guess that's a yes then.>>
<DeathStar> <Darien> As long as he's not dumb enough to put it on his metal one.
* Dias glance sat Serena. 1"Hey, your face is grey.
* Xanatos takes it and looks it over before placing it on his left hand. His eyes dart to Sera quickly before glancing at Dias and Darien. "I'm not that dumb."
<DeathStar> <Darien> .... Ariel, if you would come over. 6He speaks up without looking at her.
* Ariel nods and steps over, watching Darien uncertainly.
* Dias claps his hands and spins around. He then runs over to Cheryl. 1"CHERYL!"
<DeathStar> <Darien> The Rune Blade.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Kyouki> "... hello?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances at Dias.
* Dias hops to a stop infront of her. 1"You ready to kick some bad guy ass?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Sure.
<Dias> Sure? Come on...I know you're excited.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Yeah...
<Dias> Louder!
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> No.
<Dias> I swear to god I'll cry.
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton steps into the room, dressed in battle attire.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Whatever.
* Dias begins sniffling
* Jackieness is now known as Cassandra`
* Seraphna glances up at Phaeton.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Hotaru> *eyes Phaeton*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien holds out his hand for the Rune Blade.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Michiru> *backs away from Phaeton*
* Xanatos steps back away from the others, crossing his arms and turning to look out into space.
<Seraphna> <Sis... reminds me that we really need to talk after all this.>
* Ariel passes Darien the blade hesitantly.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Hotaru> <What about?>
<DeathStar> 6* Darien places the Fire Rune inside it, then the Ice Rune, then the Lightning Rune.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien locks them into the Blade, then hands it back to Ariel.
* Dias just scrunches his face. 1"I can't believe you'd let me cry."
* Cassandra` steps into the hangar, fully outfitted for all out war.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Don't care.
* Ariel hesitates, and takes the blade back. "...are you certain?"
<Dias> Yes you do.
<DeathStar> <Darien> We don't have users for them.
<Seraphna> <My past, our past... well, life as it'll be.> *smiles to Hota*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl gives him a look
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Kyouki> *sneaks onto the shuttle, since no-one is paying attention*
* Dias stares back. 1"Do to."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Well, happy hunting. 6He steps away to get to the other shuttles that will carry the troops down.
<Cassandra`> ...good hunting.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps in front of Michiru. "Goodbye, Michiru." 6She tells her.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I decided to take a different ship down today. 6He announces, moving to another part of the hanger. "Come along now."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Michiru> *hugs Erevis* "Take care."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis pauses, then hugs her back.
* Dias suddenly hops forward, giving Cheryl a hug.
* Seraphna blinks and follows after Darien.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pries him off. "Work first." 6She turns to follow after Darien.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru blinks too, and follows
* Dias pouts and follows behind Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis turns and steps up beside Ariel, glancing at her.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien hits a button and steps up to Sera's experimental ship.
* Xanatos tursn now and moves over toward Darien and the others.
* Junior has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
* Seraphna looks almost embarrased, the ship is a strange, sleek design, a hybrid of fighter and transport.
* Dias suddenly stops. 1"Oooooh....
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Something wrong?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien steps up into the ship.
<Dias> So who made this thing?
* Ariel looks to Erevis a moment, then heads to the ship.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps onto the ship.
* Junior has joined #taw
<DeathStar> 6 *Darien sits down at it's controls, flipping switches to get them ready. Meanwhile, Phaeton's "fleet" fly out and jump away to the planet.
* Cassandra` boards the ship.
* Seraphna shakes her head and steps up into the ship, it's very spacious, equipped for every kind of operation under the sun, and the control interface is state of the art, but user friendly.
* Dias steps onto it, looking around. 1"Well let's not all speak up at once..."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis takes a seat toward the back, buckling up.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru heads on
* Junior steps onto his own shuttle, looking over his shoulder to the other ship. He thinks to himself for a moment before heading to the pilot's seat.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien reaches over and closes the ramp.
* Xanatos hops in before it closes.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Well, lets see what this baby can do.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sets back, closing her eyes.
* Seraphna takes a seat int eh copilot's chair and taps a key, turning on the comms. "...I call it the Halbred Class."
* Xanatos steps over and takes a seat.
<Dias> Someone needs to hire a better deco...Granny made this?!
<DeathStar> 6* Darien smiles a bit like a child playing with a new toy, then grabs the controls, turning it to face the hanger exit.
<Seraphna> "...I made the fighters and the shuttles too..."
<Dias> The fighters aren't the same anymore...
<Seraphna> *The ship responds easily, turning in place swiftly, the extra grav thrusters make the entire thing smooth.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Oh hush, they're fine, I'm sure."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien puts on a head set.
* Junior has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<Seraphna> "...You were 'born' after I'd made them..."
<Dias> Pish posh granny.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien presses the controls forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis tunes out the bickering.
<Seraphna> *The shuttle smoothly glides out, the way it's moving might make Darien suspect Sera's configured it for his use.
* Xanatos just taps his hand on his knee, a frown on his face as he stares up at the ceiling of the shuttle.
* Dias moves over plopping down beside Erevis. 1"Ready to kick some ass?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I am adequately equipped for the fight.
<Dias> ...huh?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "That means yes."
* Dias looks at Hotaru. 1"Than why not just say yes?"
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru shrugs
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis frowns a bit
* Dias looks back at Erevis. 1"Why not just say yes than?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> "Yes". 6She says in a resigned tone
<DeathStar> 6* Darien flies them out of the hanger, twisting the ship around in the direction of the Dark Homeworld.
<Dias> Sweet. I bet I take down more than you do.
* Ariel rolls her eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis raises a brow.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Alright, jump coordinates set in.
<Dias> Oh yeah...6He wiggles his eyebrows.
* Xanatos glances at Dias and Erevis, he rubs his chin.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You may try if you desire.
* Cassandra` straps herself in.
<Seraphna> "...Ready to go when you are."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien leans to look over his shoulder at the new bickering
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru straps herself in. "Something felt odd about the briefing."
<Dias> Try? Pscht, it's already in the bag.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien slowly looks forward. "Just like old times." 6He hits a button and jumps them.
* Xanatos just smirks as they jump.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You think so?"
* Dias glances at Hotaru. 1"I'd bet your clothes on it."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "No, you wouldn't."
<DeathStar> 6* They jump back into real space in front of the planet.
<Dias> Yeah, I would. They are your clothes.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "No, because I wouldn't let you."
<Dias> Oh you're gonna stop me from betting your clothes.
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton's fleet of shuttles are already attempting an undetected landing.
<Seraphna> <<Ready for the fun part?>>
* Xanatos closes his eyes and exhales slowly.
<DeathStar> <Darien> By fun, you mean our untimely and painful deaths?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Can't shake the feeling that there's something I'm missing."
<Dias> You're cahones?
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis rubs her forehead a bit as they approach the planet.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "No. Nothing like that."
<Dias> Oh...You didn't leave your stove on did you?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien tilts them at the planet, then boosts down, going for a different landing point than the others.
<Seraphna> <<Mmmm... I was more planing on conclusive victory... but be the pessimist!>>
* Seraphna grins
<DeathStar> <Darien> The odds don't lie.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I meant something wrong."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "With the mission. I just have a feeling there's something we didn't consider."
<Ariel> "There always is."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "That'll be why, then."
<Ariel> "You just prepare to deal with the unexpected."
<Dias> I'm here, it'll be fine.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien leans forward. "Hey, is the black moving towards us?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... oh, that must be it."
* Xanatos opens his eyes quickly and repositions himself to look out. "Because it's probably attacking us."
* Ariel closes her eyes, holding the blade close.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien jerks to the side as 50 Dark Fighters zoom pass.
<DeathStar> <Darien> It would seem Team 1 isn't quite done yet.
<Dias> Holy cow's that's a lot of Fighters
<DeathStar> 6* They effectively turn and begin to follow the ship
<Dias> So back to your forgetting something. Was it your panties?
<Seraphna> "...That'd be a good assumption."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I've already worked out why I'm worried. It's because we're going to die."
* Cassandra` checks her weapons while she waits...
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hey, we won't die in the air!
<Xanatos> Shut up Hotaru. We're going to be ok.
<Dias> We're not going to die. I already told you. i'm here.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "That's why we're going to."
* Dias smiles at her.
* Dias then frowns.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru laughs
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hey, Serena. Want to see how a pilot wins a race?
<Seraphna> "...I don't think dying is in the plan, so let's not do that."
<Seraphna> "...I'd love to."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru looks to Sera, suddenly serious. "It never is."
<Seraphna> <<And call me Sera.>>
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shoves the ship's boosters to full, entering the atmosphere on full.
<Dias> Oh there's going to plenty of dying Granny...
<Dias> But it's going to be the Dark Ones.
* Xanatos narrows his eyes. "Darien."
<DeathStar> 6* Attacks begin to launch from the ground at them. Black blobs, it appears
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes?
* Junior has joined #taw
<Xanatos> You enter at this speed and we'll all burn up.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien forces the shuttle to go faster.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I know.
<Xanatos> ...then you have a plan around that...burning up bit
<Xanatos> ?
<DeathStar> <Darien> Nope.
<DeathStar> <Darien> What are those are blobs?
<Xanatos> Probably more things attacking us.
<Dias> I'd say blobs.
<DeathStar> 6* One smacks to the wing and begins to eat through it
<Ariel> "...antiair it seems."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I-It's eating the wing!
* Seraphna activates the shields to burn it off.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Hotaru> "I'd say corrosive anti-air attacks."
<Cassandra`> Or worse...
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You think they don't want us to come here.
* Xanatos glances at Hotaru then looks back ahead.
<Dias> There's worse than that?
<DeathStar> 6* The shields knock it off, then it attaches back to the shield and eats it
<DeathStar> <Darien> Ho hum. 6He pays more attention to the blob then the black landscape getting closer.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Try not to crash, Darien?"
<Cassandra`> Nanotech weapons.
* Seraphna turns off the shield to make it fly off, then turns it back on.
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Fighters come in behind the ship and open fire.
<Dias> Did you just ask him not crash?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sends them into a cockscrew spin.
* Xanatos tightens his grip on his seat. "I swear to god..."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Yes."
<Dias> WOOOOIIEEEEE!!!
* Seraphna pulls down weapon controls and waits for a lock on the ship behind them.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Buffer the ship - NOW!>>
<DeathStar> 6* Darien grabs the throttle and yanks it in reverse.
* Seraphna grabs the right controls, fingers flying across keys, buffering the ship.
* Junior 's shuttle barrel rolls by, hyper lazers firing at the tendrils attached to their shuttle. He pulls up sharply just after flying by to avoid being entrapped himself.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ships pass them.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Well, the old man is finally here.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Fire away, Serena.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pushes the throttle forward again
<Junior> Comm> You bunch aren't much for the stealth approach.
* Seraphna grins and fires, two missles blasting free, following thier targets.
<Seraphna> "...Darien, stealth?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> We can stealth a planet crawling with psionic beings?
<Ariel> Comm> "...this is stealthy, for this group."
<Seraphna> "...Only minor explosions so far, and no nukes, we're being churchmice."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien approaches the black ground, then lifts the nose of the ship up. "Landing now." 6He cuts off the engines and lowers the landing gear.
<Dias> Churchmice? What the hells a church mice?
<Seraphna> "...A very quiet mouse."
<DeathStar> 6 *Darien lets the ship slide to a landing stop.
<Dias> I thought all mice were quiet.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien unbuckles. "Move it or lose it."
* Junior corkscrews while pulling up and down in a sine wave pattern, firing lasers at one of the dark ships, as though taunting it to chase him.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl gets up.
* Seraphna gets up as the ship stops, she taps the controls to lower the ramp.
* Dias hops up.
* Xanatos stands and moves towards the back, pulling up his pistols.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Hotaru> *unbuckles and heads out*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien runs down the ramp, looking up at the black sky. Lightning flashes, despite there being no clouds - just darkness.
* Dias moves down the ramp after Darien.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps off, glancing around. She looks up. "Seems he's having fun."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Good for him."
* Ariel heads out, keeping one hand on her sword. Nah... she didn't like this place.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps down to the ground.
<Dias> He's good...
* Seraphna is right at Darien's heels.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Not THAT good.
<Dias> Of course not, I'm better.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Not really.
<Cassandra`> Orders?
<Dias> I'm the best.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru looks around outside the shuttle
* Xanatos steps off and moves his eyes across the landscape.
* Junior pushes his ship into a nose-dive, pulling up at the last minute, granted the ship is chasing him.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Fighters just break away and leave suddenly
<DeathStar> <Darien> We need to locate the source of the Dark Ones. Cut off the head, kill the body.
<Dias> Oooh, sounds easy.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> After we fight millions of Dark Ones to reach it, sure.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru just summons her scythe
<Dias> Like stealing candy from a baby....not that I'd know.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... some baby."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks forward, looking around. The only noticeable landscape is a giant mountain up ahead.
* Seraphna shrugs, taking out one of her guns, she concentrates, he holds out her other hand, and a sword forms in it.
* Seraphna follows after Darien.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "At a guess, it's somewhere on the mountain."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru follows also
* Cassandra` moves out of the ship, gun raised as she scans the horizon...
<Dias> Looks like a plan mountain to me...
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks forward, glancing around.
* Junior has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
* Dias follows behind.
* Xanatos steps forward now, his face tight as he continues to be on alert.
<DeathStar> 6* Junior's ship flies away, leaving them all alone.
* Ariel moves forward slowly, keeping an eye out. You'd think they'd be swarmed.
* Junior has joined #taw
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I do not like this.
<Dias> They're too scared.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *snorts*
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Do you believe that?"
<Xanatos> No they're probably waiting for us to fall into their trap. *he notes with a frown*
<Dias> Apparently someone has to be the optimist here.
<DeathStar> <Darien> The whole planet is a trap.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I'm suddenly glad Em didn't come with me."
<DeathStar> 6* As he says this, rising from the ground itself, is hundreds of Dark Pets.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien turns, watching them form a circular pattern around them.
<Dias> ...And here come the welcome committee
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl activates her whips.
* Xanatos begins to charge up his pistols. "Wonderful."
* Ariel still doesn't draw the blade. "...well, atleast we don't have to worry about something unexpected now."
* Seraphna stays close to Darien, covering his back.
<DeathStar> 6* Then, behind the hundreds of Dark Pets, dozens of Dark Ones appear.
<Cassandra`> ...well...I was about to ask how they expected to take us...but they already gave a good answer...
<Xanatos> I can't say I was expecting that part.
<Dias> And then it's the....6He waves hish and. "Unwelcoming...committee."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I'm not surprised at all."
<DeathStar> 6* And finally, behind the Dark Ones, a giant hand the size of the shuttle rises, then an arm, then a head. And before them rises a huge Dark "Giant".
<Xanatos> ...be careful and watch each others backs. *he notes the obvious, tensing up*
<Dias> ....Ok...that's just not fair.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Well, that's definitely new.
* Xanatos widens his eyes, letting out a low whistle.
<Xanatos> That wouldn't happen to be the boss would it?
<Ariel> "...I need a bigger sword."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "And here's me without a rune."
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Pets surge forward.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru scythes at them as they approach
<Cassandra`> Here they come! *starts opening up with rapid fire*
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis activates her energy sword.
* Dias slides into his fighting stance, his gloved hands clenching
* Xanatos releases his charged shots into the initial group, then begins firing after that.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien tenses. "Too many." 6He tells Sera.
* Seraphna holds a hand low and thrusts it forward, sending tons of sharp little points of water stabbing into the Pets.
<Seraphna> <<Let's see how they like this!>>
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl dives forward, slashing through the pets with her whips.
<DeathStar> 6* Sera washes away dozens of Pets.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis keeps back, not willing to surge forward to fight htem.
* Junior lands his shuttle, finally. Looking irritated as he stands from the pilot's seat and steps off.
* Dias eyes Cheryl, doing his best to keep an eye on her.
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Pets leap onto Dias' back.
<Seraphna> <<Should we go Mech? The big one might be an issue.>>
* Xanatos remains in his place, firing, taking out as many as possible before they can reach him.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Definitely.>>
* Dias grabs one by the collar and slams it forward into the ground, he twists around to try and throw another one off
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Pets stab at Xan's back.
* Seraphna moves closer to him, syncing up. <<Let's go then.>>
<DeathStar> 6* Tentacles launch at Dias as he plays.
* Ariel draws her blade, and swings at the tentacles, sending out a wave of electricity.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis leaps back, slicing one Dark Pet.
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Pets are electrocuted.
* Xanatos jumps up in the air, twisting and releasing a rain of fire down on the pets behind him.
* Cassandra` loads a plasma shell and fires it into the mass of enemies.
* Dias kicks off the ground and away from the tentacles, slamming one into the ground. He shoves off it.
* Junior walks towards the team, watching the fight. "Parking really is a bitch." His cane clacking against the ground.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru carves furiously at the pets
<DeathStar> 6* Darien and Serena form a reasonable size Mech.
<DeathStar> 6* Tentacles shoot at Xan as he jumps.
* Seraphna still has a now very big sword in one hand, a blaster rifle in the other.
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Pets tackle Cass from behind.
<Seraphna> <<Alright, let's level the playing field.>>
* Dias twists around and shoves a punch into an oncoming Darkpet's face
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Step on the Dark Pets.>>
* Xanatos glances at the tentacles and pulls his pistols up to fire at the incoming tentacles.
* Seraphna steps down on a group of the dark pets.
<DeathStar> 6* They are crushed.
* Cassandra` draws twin combat knives and stabs back at the pets.
* Ariel carefully swings to free the ones on Cass
* Junior tightens his belt, watching the fight with interest, studying for a moment.
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark Pet bites into Dias' shoulder.
* Seraphna swivels her gun, and fires a nice neat arc into antoehr wave of them.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl works her way through the Dark Pets, just keeping her whips moving. She gets covered in black ooze quickly.
<Dias> GRRAAA! 6Dias grabs the Dark Pet's by it's head and driving his fingers into it's eyes
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark Pet leaps on Hotaru's face.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru scythes at it as it leaps
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Pets begin to retreat in fear from Sera.
<Seraphna> <<Let's take out the big ones before they cause problems.>>
* Junior hurls his cane at the Dark Pet on Hotaru's face from the side, aiming to knock it off.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones rush in.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis eyes the incoming Dark Ones.
* Seraphna turns her rifle and fires in on the rushing Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns, eyeing the enemies.
* Dias shakes his fist, a look of pure excitement on his face one as the Dark One's come rushing in
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones are vaporized.
* Dias scowls.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Giant punches Sera, sending her hurling away 100 meters.
* Xanatos twists as he lands, and pulls his pistols up, releaseing a charged blast strait for a dark ones chest, then releases another charged shot right after that for the same spot.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes all the dead enemies.
* Junior rushes in, sliding low as he catches his cane before it hits the ground, dusting himself off.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Thanks for the save."
<DeathStar> 6* As Sera is knocked away, 30 more Dark Ones rise up.
* Ariel spins her blade, and drives it into the ground, causing a geiser of fire to erupt under the giant.
* Dias frowns then kicks backwards as a Dark Pet' leaps for him.
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant looks down at Ariel, annoyed.
* Junior looks to Hotaru. "You've got to be quick--and I know you can be." He smiles and looks back to the giant.
* Seraphna fires her thrusters and starts picking out targets.
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant stomps at Ariel.
* Cassandra` switches weapons and starts sweeping the ground with fire.
* Seraphna thrusts forward and stabs at the Giant.
* Ariel gets out of the way. Distraction successfun!
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant grabs Sera's arm, then swings her in a judo throw, and slams her on top of her own shuttle.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves forward, scything rapidly at Dark Pets. She's not good enough to help against the giant.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones leap away from Cass' fire.
<Seraphna> <<That hurt...>>
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Yeah. He's good.>>
* Dias dashes in past Erevis, leaping behind her and kicking at a dark pet.
* Xanatos keeps moving, launching strategically placed charged shots at the dark ones.
* Junior dashes forward suddenly, cracking his cane against one of the Dark Ones
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark One dashes in and grabs Dias by the neck.
* Seraphna stands slowly, the beam rifle glowing lightly with a charge.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One is hit by the cane. It luanches a tentacle at Junior
* Ariel backs up, reevaluating the situation.
<Dias> GRCK! 6Dias kicks right towards the Dark One's knee cap
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark One tackles Xan to the ground, punchign at his face.
* Seraphna takes careful aim, and fires a charge beam at the Giant.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One, unphased, smashes Dias' face into he ground
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant is hit, being sent hurling away. It lands on Junior's ship.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to scythe at the dark one that has Dias, trying to distract it
* Xanatos gets hit and makes an urking sound, he pushes his feet up to kick the dark one off of him.
<DeathStar> 6* It's scythed. It tentacle whips at Hotaru
* Junior attempts to bat the tentacle away wit his cane with all his might, his free hand raiting up suddenly to fire his modified pistol at point-blank range.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru dodges quickly
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis dashes in, slashing at one.
<Junior> *raising
* Dias slams his hand into the ground, a small spike erupts out under the Dark One, aiming to impale it
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl comes in and whips the Dark One attacking Hotaru
<Seraphna> <<What now?>>
<DeathStar> 6* It urks and falls over
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<It's getting up. Don't let it.>>
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Giant rises.
* Ariel slashes wide, cutting the ground and sending a wave of freezing energy towards the darkones.
* Dias pushes himself up, rubbing his face.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones are hit by the ice wave, being kncoked back.,
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru scythes at the Dark One's midsection while it's distracted
* Xanatos jumps up to his feet and turnsm pulling out his dual sabers and cuts out at the dark one in an X.
* Junior looks down at the Dark One, then looks to the Giant that fell on his ship. "... I liked that shuttle..."
* Seraphna fires anotehr beam into the Giant.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One is hit by the shot. It dashes in at Jnior, punching
* Cassandra` fires a grenade unti the middle of a group of the enemy then resumes her rapid fire sweep.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos cuts his. It reforms, then does the same with it's tendrils.
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark One grabs Cassandra in a bear hug from behind.
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant is hit, being knocked down. IT begins to rise again
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Behind us. A second Giant is coming.>>
* Seraphna blasts forward at it, sword igniting with energy as she breaks air, going in for the kill.
<Seraphna> <<Then we take out the first.>>
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<It'll get us if we do!>>
* Xanatos pulls his swords outward to cut the tentacles. "How do we kill these things!?"
* Junior throws his cane up suddenly, thrusting the bottom of it between the knuckles of the Dark One, thrusting against it in a manner that would split a human's hand wide open. He pulls back and swipes the metal pommel hard at it's joints.
* Seraphna spin in the air and fires at the second one.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Using runes, from what I remember..."
<DeathStar> 6* The Second Giant is hit, being sent flying. It begin to fall toaward the group.
<DeathStar> 6* Eevis looks up.
* Seraphna blasts forward and catches it on her sword.
<Cassandra`> Not good!
* Ariel moves to cover Erevis
* Xanatos glances up. "Oh shit."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Out of the way, everyone!"
<DeathStar> 6* The first Giant dashes in and impales Sera with a tendril.
* Junior looks up at the falling giant.
<Seraphna> <<Grrr...>>
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes out from under the giant's path
<DeathStar> 6* Darien aims the gun at the first Giant and fires.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis grabs ARiel and moves them out of the way, ni case Sera drops it
* Junior draws his sword, spinning it as a green trail of light follows it brightly. He leaps up forcefully, slashing upward at the falling Dark Giant
* Dias turns and sprints from under the giant
* Seraphna focuses on the second with Darien's help, thrusting forward to throw the Second off her sword.
* Xanatos jumps back as the dark one in front of him attack and begins to move away from the falling range.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One punches at unior as he looks up---
<DeathStar> 6* The second Giant is thrown away.
* Dias leaps forward under an tendril attack and hand springs off the ground and back onto his feet.
* Seraphna turns and stabs at the head of the first one.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One begins to crush Css in it's bear hug
<DeathStar> 6* Both Giants are defeated.
* Dias leaps and drop kicks the Dark One bear hugging Cass
* Ariel steadies herself, "...they're not bad."
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One lets go of Cass.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis turns as a Dark One dashes in on her and ariel.
* Cassandra` turns and then fires her gun into the Dark One at point blank.
<DeathStar> 6* Cass and Dias defeat it, barely.
* Dias lands on his back and quickly gets up.
* Xanatos slides in and moves to cut the Dark One's feet out from under the one attacking Erevis.
* Junior lands on the ground heavily, his feet giving a loud thud as he kneels, sheithing his sword. He picks up his cane and lunges forward, side-cracking the one headed for Ariel and Erevis
* Seraphna lands carefully, looking for Dark Ones she can safely attack.
* Ariel swings the runeblade to cleave the one after it gets cracked upside the head
<DeathStar> 6* the Dark One stumbles from Junior's attack. Erevis stabs it.
* Junior looks to Erevis momentarilly as the moment seems to extend for him as he studies her motions.
<DeathStar> 6* Ariel kills it
<DeathStar> 6( Suddenly, the battlefield is empty.
* Xanatos stands up fully and glances around.
* Dias breathes deeply as he looks around
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru breathes deeply
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stands there, covered in her enemy's blood.
<Cassandra`> ...what the...?
<Dias> That's it?!
<DeathStar> 6* Darien scans the area.
* Junior coughs hard into a cloth, leaning on his cane again.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "That was less deadly than expected..."
<Ariel> "...I doubt they're done."
* Seraphna turns on her outer communication. "Everyone okay?"
<Cassandra`> Any ideas...?
<Dias> Steal their flag?
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis glances at the cloth
* Xanatos places the swords back at his side, deactivating them, he then pulls out his pistols and glances around.
<Ariel> "......"
* Junior sniffs the air, pocketing the cloth quickly. "Well, what did your group hope to accomplish here--Cassandra--is it?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes deep breaths, like an animal.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, 1,000 Dark Ones appear around them.
* Dias steps up behind Cheryl and pats her on the back. 1"I beat 30....Ahhh fuck"
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis' eyes widen in shock.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes them, tensing to attack.
* Junior looks around at the sudden ambush.
<DeathStar> <Darien> DAMN!
<Cassandra`> ...end the-crud! *raises her gun and then fires again!*
<Ariel> "......"
* Junior reaches his hand to the hild of his sword slowly, as if hesistating.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones dash forward, sending thousands of tendrils at the team.
* Dias moves his hand up to Cheryl's neck, squeezing it lightly..
* Seraphna blasts upwards, firing an arch of laser into the Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis slides in front of ariel, as if that would help, when suddenly th tendrils are vaporized.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru scythes rapidly at the tendrils, trying to defend herself
* Xanatos narrows his eyes and moves to react when the tendrils vanish.
* Dias leaps up and moves to strike the ground then stops, looking around
<DeathStar> 6* Behind Sera, four more Dark Giant rise up, attacking from behind.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind steps in front of Ariel, wearing his dark suit and glasses. "Well, you finally came."
* Seraphna swings around, her sword with her, slashing, the swird igniting with energy.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Wind."
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<We can't beat four of them....>>
* Junior looks over his shoulder to wind, his hair flapping in the wind, effectively hiding a good portion of his face from him.
* Ariel eyes Wind silently.
<Seraphna> <<We can damn well try!>>
<DeathStar> 6* The four giants circle Sera.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis stares at Wind.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Well, lets fight, shall we? 6He holds up a hand, turning it into energy.
* Seraphna boosts quickly into the air, attemtping to make herself a hard target.
<Xanatos> Show us what you can do. *he motions to the giants*
<DeathStar> <Wind> And leave you all to die down here?
* Junior glances to Erevis again, then back to Wind. He narrows his eyes in contemplation while he opts not to draw his sword.
<Xanatos> They can't handle 4.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Too bad.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... so heartless."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind vanishes, rushing through the Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones scatter to focus on Wind, while some leap at the team.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Giants prepare something.
* Cassandra` shoots at the leapers.
<DeathStar> 6* Cherly shrugs Dias off, then dashes in.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru scythes at one of the ones attacking the team
* Seraphna focuses a charged blasts at one of them, aiming for a headshot.
<DeathStar> 6* It dodges Sera.
* Ariel turns away from the darkones, sending a wave of electrity at the giants. Hoping it'll help Darien and Sera.
* Dias slides forward and kicks the ground, a rock erupts under Cheryl, lifting her up towards A Dark one.
* Junior loads his gun suddenly, firing at the Dark Ones that dodge Sera.
<DeathStar> 6* It seems the Giants are just too big to be phased by little Ariel.
<DeathStar> 6* Junior does even less to he Dark Giant.
<Seraphna> <<Darien, we need to try something...>>
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Ones land, punching at Cassandra with spiked fists
* Xanatos makes a face and turns to avoid a tendril then pulls his pistols up to fire charged shots at the Dark One attacking him.
* Ariel starts thinking the runes are overrated. She looks to Erevis for her take on the situation.
<Junior> Bullets, right. Not their weakness.
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark One lands behind XAnatos, stabbing at his bca.
<DeathStar> 6* Two Dark Ones dive in at Dias from behind.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Thinking>>>
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis glances at Ariel. "They could use another."
* Xanatos moves to dodge and gets cut along his back as he turns pulling out a saber and aiming to slice the thing in half.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl is flipped up and don on the enemy.
* Cassandra` ducks down, firing up at her assailant.
<Seraphna> <<Do you think you can tame a dragon's mind?>>
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<No.>>
* Dias twists and kicks off the ground away from the two. He slaps his palms against the ground, two fine spikes erupting out towards the Dark Ones
* Junior holsters his gun, spinning his cane and throwing it over his back into a holster that looks as though it would typically house a pole-arm.
<DeathStar> 6* Cass' Dark One steps back, then kicks at her.
* Ariel moves over to Erevis' side. "I think it's time I've done my part..."
<DeathStar> 6* Xan's Dark One is cut, then punches at him
<DeathStar> 6* Wind appears and vanishes, frying Dark Ones.
<Seraphna> <<Ariel... get up here...>>
<DeathStar> 6* 10 giant Tendrils launch at Sera.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis nods.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien cuts at them.
* Xanatos moves his head low and swings the sword up to cut the arm off.
* Junior growls deeply, though it is cut short as he coughs roughly, stumblind.
<DeathStar> 6* Dias' beats his dark Ones.
* Seraphna literally does a barrel rool, slicing with Darien, firing at some before they get close, dodging when thier momentum won;t let them adjust.
<Seraphna> *roll
* Cassandra` goes flying, tumbling over several times before detonating the micromines she left behind.
<DeathStar> 6* Cass' Dark One blows up
<DeathStar> 6* XAn cuts off it's arm, so it stabs at his gut
* Dias takes in another deep breathe then turns, dashing in towards Cheryl
* Ariel starts to glow as she finally decides to unleash her power... She and Erevis are obscured from view before a large, serpentine, armored silver dragon appears in their place.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl dodges tentacles, completely in weapon mode.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to help Cheryl, scything gracefully at Dark Ones, hoping it'll have enough effect
* Junior thumbs at something in his pocket, baring his teeth as he rushes forward to slam his fist into the face of one of the Dark Ones attacking Sera.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Mmm. Impressive. Now, lets attack.>>
* Xanatos jumps back, slicing down to cut the tentacle, he suddenly lifts his had up and attempts to rip the Dark One apart with his wind rune.
<Seraphna> <<Yep! That's Mom for you.>>
<Dias> 6A Dark One leaps at Xanatos from behind, aiming to punch him in the face.
* Seraphna dives headlong at one, firing agressively.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien slashes.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis gets her senses. "Are you ready?>
* Xanatos stumbles forward, spining around and slashing at the Dark One.
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Ones come i nfrom behind Hotaru
<Dias> 6Two Dark ones launch Tendrils at Cassandra in a cross fashion.
* Junior leaps, running up one of the Dark Giants' legs, leaping onto it's shoulder and fliping back with a kick against it's head.
<Ariel> < More so than I've been in some time. >
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru spins to face them, scything rapidly
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Giant stumbles from the kick from the tiny person
* Dias slides to a stop, blinking at the old guy. 1"How in the hell..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> <Then, I follow your lead.>
<DeathStar> 6* Wind stops in his tracks, glancing up at Junior
* Cassandra` ducks down, then fires with twin guns at each of the pair.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "How unscientific."
<Dias> 6The Dark One falls in half.
* Seraphna follows Darien's slash with a few well palced hits into the wound it would leave.
* Junior lands on the ground, dashing forward with a round-house kick to it's massive ankle.
* Ariel lunches forward towards the giants, preparing to rip into them with her claws.
<DeathStar> 6* Sera and Darien hit their target ,tearing into it. Meanwhile, Junior ships his, causing it to fall
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant turns on Ariel, then launches a tendril. Erevis subtlely predicts and moves out of the way
* Dias 's jaw drops as he stares at the damage one old guy is doing.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind narrows his eyes, then vanishes.
* Junior draws his cane suddenly, leaping up and swiping down at the head of the Giant, throwing all his force into it.
* Seraphna turns and fires at one of the GIants now occupied with Ariel, being careful to NOT hit Ariel.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind appears behind Dias, blasting a Dark One away in one hit. "Focus."
<Dias> I..Yeah focus...6He blinsk then turns eyeing Wind. 1"GAH!"
* Ariel swipes as she rolls to the side, slashing with just the straight claw right now.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Giant is hit by Junior and eats grond.
<DeathStar> 6* Ariel rips out a chunk of the Dark Giant.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Boo.
* Xanatos jumps back and twists, slicing down at the Dark One behind him, then pulls his pistol hand up and fires a charged shot for the Dark One's face.
* Dias scowls, pointing his finger at Wind.
* Junior furrows hiw brow, glancing over his shoulder to Wind once again, narrowing his eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl flips over Hotaru, taking down a Drak One. 10 Dark Ones surround her and Hotaru
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark Giant tackles Sera from behind
<Dias> 6A Dark one launches a tendril at Xanatos
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Where?!>>
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru nods to Cheryl, then faces the dark ones
* Seraphna focises and fires a large blast fro her thrusters into the Giant
<Dias> 6The two Dark ones attacking Cassandra fall down, Another one moves in whipping a tendril at her
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl dashes forward, attacking the five of the Dark Ones.
* Xanatos twists his body, a cut going across his side as he cuts down at the tendril, then he throws a silver disc for it.
<Seraphna> <<Not so easy!>>
<DeathStar> 6* Sera's Giant falls back. Darien stbas it.
<Dias> 6The Dark One attacking Xanatos forms another tendril and whips the silve disc back at him
<DeathStar> 6* The oen attacking Ariel turns to face her again.
* Dias growls at Wind then turns moving off.
<DeathStar> <Wind> The girls need you
* Seraphna moves with the slice, firing a charged blast into the Giant.
<DeathStar> 6* 5 Dark Ones attack at Hotaru, aiming to overpower and outnumber her.
* Cassandra` rolls out of the way of the tendril.
* Ariel whips her tail around to take the feet out from under the giant as she starts to build up energy.
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant is defeated by Sera.
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant hits the ground
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves around, trying to avoid being cornered, scything at them as she moves
* Dias leaps up then comes down, slamming his left hand into the ground, the ground rumbes underneath Cheryl and Hotaru then several spikes erupts out of the grouns aiming to pierce the Dark Ones
<DeathStar> 6* A tendril cuts her side.
<DeathStar> (hotaru)
* Xanatos catches it, and pockets it again. Since they only detonate when he presses the button on his datapad. He smiles at the Dark One and brings his hand up to attempt and rip this one apart just like the other one.
* Junior blurs next to Ariel. "Leverage! I'll take the other leg!" he bum-rushes into it.
* Ariel releases a focused beam of hyperspace energy into the giant, drilling it into the ground.
<Seraphna> <<We're making little progress... we need to move forward.>>
<DeathStar> 6* Ariel oblierates the Giant
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<How did she?>>
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru keeps moving, ignoring the pain
<Seraphna> <<Erevis is her pilot, we take on the special powers of our pilots.>>
<DeathStar> 6* Dias knocks the Dark Ones back.
<Dias> 6It shreds to pieces
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pants, having taken many hits. Blood seeps from her sides.
* Dias takes in another deep breath.
* Dias moves over to the girls. 1"You girls ok?"
<DeathStar> 6* Six Dark Ones, having survived, luanch attacks at Cheryl and Hotaru
* Junior blinks a moment as the giant is defeated, he looks Ariel/Erevis for a moment... "I see."
* Xanatos turns and sprints, jumping through the air and swinging his sword down at one of the Dark Ones attacking Cheryl and Hota.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to try to block the attacks
* Dias leaps, tackling Cheryl tot he ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien scans for Giants.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "We could use some help..."
<DeathStar> 6* Six more Giants rise up.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl grunts.
* Dias plants his hand, a small wall of rock appears infront of Hotaru
<Seraphna> <<...We need to move.>>
<Ariel> << ...how many do you think there are? >>
<Seraphna> <<I think we're standing on them.>>
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I hate to say this, but it looks like a losing battle..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> <<Perhaps billions>>
<DeathStar> 6* 30 Dark Ones surround Junior
<Junior> It seems the source is the ground we walk on.
<Seraphna> <<...You two can hear us...?>>
<Dias> Come on Cheryl...6He pushes himself up.
* Junior looks to the 30 surrounding him.
* Xanatos lands on the ground, pulling the sword back up to rip through the dark one at a different angle, then moves onto the next one, cutting at it's legs.
<Ariel> << ...so they're toying with us. >>
<Cassandra`> What are we supposed to do then?! Blow up the ground?!
<Seraphna> <<Cass has a good idea.>>
<DeathStar> 6* The Six Giants dash in.
* Junior holds his cane at the ready. "30 on one isn't very fair..."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Any idea how?"
<Dias> 6A Dark One leaps down on Cass.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones launch 60 tendrils at Junior from al lsides
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stands up.
* Seraphna aims and fires a charged shot at one of the giants, hoping to take it out fast.
<DeathStar> 6* Then throws herself at the Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant is hit
* Ariel moves forward, letting Erevis handle the dodging as she punches at the first giant with an energy infused claw.
* Dias moves in after Cheryl
* Seraphna keeps firing till it's dead, sword ready for the next to draw near.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind leaps onto one Giant, then blows it up.
* Junior roars, flipping at a high angle, nearly straight up as he comes barreling down at the group of Dark Ones, swiping his cane fiercely
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves forward to carve into the Dark Ones
* Xanatos works with Cheryl, anywhere there is an opening in her guard he moves to help attack and defend it.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis dodges the Dark One, letting Ariel punch it. It staggers.
* Cassandra` leaps out of the way, firing at the leaping Dark One.
* Dias leaps onto a Dark One and kicks off it, spin kicking into another one.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl twists and turns, dodging enemies she's locked on.
<Dias> 6It slams into the ground
* Junior roars loudly, dashing around the 30 Dark Ones in a near blurred rampage
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Ones begin t oget beaten by the team's combos.
* Ariel brings the other claw around to slash it's head, before she brings a spear of energy from her hand, into it's chest
* Xanatos moves to kick a Dark One toward Dias.
<DeathStar> 6* Ariel kills her Giant. Three down.
* Seraphna fires into another one.
<Cassandra`> There's alot of ground on this planet!
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones fighitng Junior attempt to hit him ,but end up impaling each other.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to assist Dias, lashing out brutally at any openings in the Dark Ones defences
<Dias> RISING MOON! 6He kicks off the ground somersault kicking into it
* Junior grabs one of the Dark Ones by the ankles, using it as a club against it's own bretheren.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind leaps up, firing into another Giant, blowing it up.
* Dias lands and slides against Xan's back.
* Xanatos spins around firing at an enemy off to Cheryl's right side, since she is focused on an enemy to the left.
<Dias> NRP: Hotaru's I mean
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, Ariel is cut by something, and she is knocked into human form.
<Seraphna> <<What the...>>
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon slides along the ground, his black armor gleaming.
* Ariel plumets to the ground. Oww.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis grabs Ariel as they fall and uses telekentics to soften the hit
<Cassandra`> ...we got trouble...
* Ariel is not so oww
* Seraphna moves onto the 6th Giant, firing.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon dashes at Ariel, swords ready
<Dias> Get ready Hotaru...
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant dodges Sera.
* Xanatos pulls himself around and stabs out, aiming to impale a Dark One coming in from Cheryl's left.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Right."
<DeathStar> 6* 100 Dark Ones Surround Junior now.
* Seraphna refocuses and fires again.
<Xanatos> Dias. Hota. Go help that Junior fella.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl cuts one's head off, then slices him int otiny bits.
* Ariel recovers quickly with Erevis' help. She goes to parry the incoming attack.
* Dias twists around to face her backside and kicks against the ground, a rock erupts at an low angle, launching Hotaru towards a group of Dark Ones
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon pushes against Ariel. "Ariel."
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant leaps up into the air.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru slices into the Dark Ones as she flies through them
<DeathStar> 6* 20 Tendrils launch at Xan and Cheryl.
* Junior spins his cane, looking around. "This is getting dirtier than it needed to be."
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones dash in, all punching and kicking.
* Seraphna fires her thrusters and moves up, firing at the Giant.
* Dias then slides his back foot around and snaps it agains the ground, another rock appearing at an angle infront of her to rebound off of
<DeathStar> *At Junior
<Ariel> "...Avalon." 6Pushes back, drawing strength from her blade.
* Xanatos grabs Cheryl and slams his hand downward, launching them both up and towards the group of dark ones.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon slides back.
* Junior spins, throwing every bit of his might into a spinning kick as they mob him.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru launches herself off the rock
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis circles to Avalon's side.
* Cassandra` takes up a position and then fires into the backside of some of the enemy surrounding Junior.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl nearly takes off Xan's head, as if he were an enemy.
<Dias> 6A Dark One rams Cassandra as she takes up position and fires
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Ones go flying from Junior.
* Ariel moves forward, sending a wave of icy mist to slow Avalon.
* Cassandra` cuts her fire and twists about, kicking at the Dakr One.
<DeathStar> 6* The Giant is hit, then grabs Sera with a tendril
* Xanatos just eyes Cheryl. "Careful." As the come in close to the dark ones, xan pushes off from here and slams his hands down and twists them around, making a slight maelstrom to take out the dark ones and soften their fall.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon uses a Holy beam to counter it
* Seraphna slices the tentacle with her readied sword.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pants, then flips away from the others.
* Seraphna keeps firing.
* Junior rushes into the thick, attacking the Dark Ones at their joints, bludgening them with his cane and taking advantage of the bodies as they fall.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the second Giant rams Sera from behind, in a jump attack
<DeathStar> <Avalon> Your sword makes you powerful.
* Dias pants then stiffens up, turning and punching a Dark one coming at him
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves back to assist Dias again
<Ariel> "...your tricks will no longer give you the advantage." 6She leaps up, preparing to bring her blade down on Avalon.
* Seraphna cuts her thrusters, letting the Giant's slam carry her away from them both before rolling, blasting her thrusters to stop her motion, firing at them both quickly.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon holds up his word, and actually holds his own. "You don't understand, Ariel. I am invincible here.'
* Dias then turns and grabs Hotaru's hand and pulls himself behind her, kicking at a Dark one
<DeathStar> 6* Darien works out math in his head.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Fire at this angle.>>
* Xanatos pants slightly, having used up a bit of energy already, he frowns at Ariel and moves over to assist Cass, drop kicking a dark one at her side.
* Seraphna fires at the exact angle.
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Ones fall over. Junior is last man standing.
<DeathStar> 6* She hits a Dark Giant.
<Cassandra`> Nice to have you on board, Xan. I didn't get to see you in action against that uprising.
* Junior takes a deep breath, having been holding his breath---he coughs hard as he breathes.
<Dias> We need to cover Cheryl, Hotaru.
<DeathStar> 6* Te Dark Giant hits the other Dark Giant.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru nods, and moves to do so
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl rushes through the Dark Ones, twirling her whips.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind turns to face Avalon.
* Dias runs in behind Hotaru
* Seraphna readjusts and fires a charged blast, into the both of them at once.
<Xanatos> Just doin my part Cassie. *he hops up and spins cutting at a tendril and then moving in to cut at the dark one*
<DeathStar> 6* The Giants are hit and fall over.
<DeathStar> 6* 10,000 Dark Pets surround Junior.
* Seraphna flies up a little and delivers the coup de grace, firing at them to finish them off.
<Cassandra`> ...is it just me...or is this getting ridiculous?
* Ariel pushes forward, "Nothing is without fault." She channels energy, the blade begging to glow.
<Xanatos> Oh it's not just you. *he says inbetween grunts while fighting with his dark one*
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon suddenly uses his free hand to fire a Holy beam at Ariel's face.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to assist Cheryl, cutting into the Dark Ones where they're undefended
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl swipes ou, nearly taking out Hotaru.
<Junior> ... Damn... I can't even count this many... It's over 9,000!!!
* Cassandra` lays down a spray of fire.
* Dias slides in between cheryl and Hotaru, spin kicking at a Dark One
<DeathStar> 6* A whip almost gets Dias.
* Ariel leans to avoid Avalon's blast, but his strength puts her off balance when she does. She falls, rolling to the side. Then gabs her blade into the ground and releases the fire energy under Avalon.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon leaps straight up.
* Junior leaps up into the air, quite literally stomping masses of dark pets with his weight.
<Dias> Watch it Cheryl. 6He kicks off the ground and throws a punch at a Dark One
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<I Think Junior needs help.>>
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl doesn't respond, her eyes blank as she attacks. Ten Dark Ones dash in at the three.
* Seraphna turns her attention, picking out targets before firing calculated shots into Junior's little army, being sure not to blast Junior.
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Pets are hit by mech attacks, going flying around Junior
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis attacks a Dark Pet that thought it could snack on Ariel.
* Dias leans forward, punching the ground 3 times, three spikes erupt out at the Dark Ones
* Xanatos rolls under a tendril and rises up, aiming to cut the dark one in two.
* Junior leaps from group to group, stomping the horrible creatures beneath his heel.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones are hit. Cheryl dashes, slashing into them.
* Ariel rolls back to her feet, crouched near the ground. She waits for Avalon to make his move.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru carves into the Dark Ones while they're distracted
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon lands.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon dashes in at her.
* Dias clences his fists several times
* Junior spins, pulling a pin from a grenade with his teeth, throwing it far, far away form his person into a large mass of pets.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Pets explode.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien scans the area.
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark One grabs Dias from behind.
* Ariel sends a wave of electricity out at Avalon.
* Junior stands amongst the corpses, his hair whipping in the wind as he pants.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru kicks at the Dark One, not wanting to risk hitting Dias with her scythe
<Dias> GRACK! He swings his elbow against backwards
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon uses his shield to block it off.
* Ariel moves in to slash Avalon as he blocks the electric attack.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One squeezes, but a whip wraps it around it's throat from behind.
<Dias> 6Three Dark One's launch tendrils at Cassandra, all at three different angles
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon quickly parries.
* Xanatos hops back now, glancing around to see where he would be needed most.
<Dias> GAAH!
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon uppercut slashes.
<DeathStar> 6* More Dark Pets launch tendrils at Junior
* Cassandra` drops and then rolls to avoid the tendrils.
* Junior rushes into the tendrils, bashing them out of the way as he smashes his cane down at them.
* Ariel keeps moving foward, locking her arm above Avalon's so he can't slash. And headbuts him.
* Seraphna keeps giving air support.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon sneers. He headbutts back.
<DeathStar> 6* cheryl yanks it off of Dias.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well...*pants* Looks like you needed help...
* Ariel knees Avalon in the gut... even in a fight like this, she couldn't aim for the ground. Still, out of Avalon's line of sight, the blade is gathering energy.
* Xanatos moves around and slashes at one of Cass' attackers from behind.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon's eyes widen. He puts his hand against Ariel's chest, as if groping her ,and unleashes a Holy beam
* Dias takes in a gasping breath. 1"Thanks...He smiles to her
<DeathStar> 6* A Tendril smashes through Cheryl's side. She glances down.
* Junior loads his gun, taking pot shots at pets as he takes the time to aim with the small scope attached to the heavily modified weapon.
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark One punches Junior in the back as he's distracted.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru carves into the tendril
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, a black blob attaches to Sera, burning into her.
* Dias blinks then grab Cheryl
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl falls to a knee. The Dark One behind her aims at Hotaru
* Junior spins grabbing the Dark One after being hit, he throws it at what's left of the Pets
* Seraphna attempts to get it off.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One gets up.
* Ariel can't stop Avalon in time... but she release the energy from the blade as he puts his hand against her. Causing an intense firey explosion to erupt from her. Intentional attack, or reaction to being groped? Who can tell.
<DeathStar> 6* It stays on.
* Xanatos jumps over one of the dark ones and then grabs it and aims to throw it toward one of the other ones attacking Cass, secretly attaching something too it.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes the Dark One, scything rapidly
<Seraphna> <<Darien!>>
* Dias growls loudly then leaps over Cheryl and punches into the ground, 4 spikes launching under the Dark One
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon is knocked back
<Seraphna> NRP: Where exactly is it on me?
<DeathStar> NRP: Your back.
<DeathStar> 6* It falls over dead.
* Dias turns around, kneeling beside Cheryl, his hands pressing against the wound.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes deep breaths.
* Seraphna falls abckwards to the ground, firing her thrusters, heating it rapidly as she flies backa little, scraping it off.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru rushes back to Cheryl's side
* Cassandra` continues to play dodge the tendril.
* Xanatos waits for the Dark One to collide with the other before he activates the disc, arcing electricity through them both.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm fine. Keep fighting.
<Dias> 6The Dark one's continue whipping at her.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One dahses in at Junior.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "How can you say that?"
<Dias> Shut up Cheryl...
<Dias> You're not ok.
* Ariel coughs, using the sword to help pull herself to her feet.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sneers, getting to her feet.
* Junior raises his gun, firing it at the rushing DO
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One flips over the shot.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis helps Ariel up.
* Xanatos slides to a stop to allow Cass to deal witht he last one attacking her and then glances around, he widens his eys and tosses a small medkit toward Dias. He sure is glad he brought the belt full of goodies.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Damn it... I won't lose a sister here..."
* Junior flips up, spin kicking it away
<DeathStar> <DArien> <<We might need to stay on ground...More blobs iincoming.>>
* Cassandra` closes with the last one and then fire into it at point blank.
<Ariel> "...he's stronger than I let myself admit."
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One is kicked. It hits, bounces to it's feet, then dashes in
* Seraphna nods and stays on the ground, after rightign herself enough to defend.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, 10,0000 Dark Pets cover Sera.
* Dias grabs it and shoves Cheryl back down
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl winces. "Dammit, let me go..." 6Dark One leap in at Dias and Hotaru
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru does her best to try to administer first aid
* Seraphna blasts her verneys and spins fast, throwing them off.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon stands up again
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru spins, scything at the Dark One automatically
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You need to be careful. 6She says, a tinge of emotion present in her tone.
* Junior blinks. "Persistant." he draws his sword, dashing in and slashing the Dark One
<Seraphna> <<This is getting annoying!>>
<Dias> Hotaru, I'm no witch doctor. This is your department. I'll keep them off you.
* Ariel takes the blade in both hands, "...I will."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> ".. okay..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien begins to try to shake them off
<DeathStar> 6* Dark One after Dark One dashes in on Dias.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru turns back to Cheryl, doing her best to bandage the wound
* Ariel narrows her eyes, making no move to attack
* Seraphna moves about, crushing on under her knee as she picks them off, crushing them as she does.
* Xanatos breathes heavily now, but moves forward now, sliding up beside Dias to help defend the girls.
* Dias gives Hotaru the Med kit and he turns kicking at an angle to the ground, a shockwave erupts towards the Dark Ones
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One dodges Junior!
* Junior 's eyes widen.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Ones leap over the shockwave. They begin to overpower and outnumber Dias.
<Seraphna> <<Think there's a safe distance we can go up?>>
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru continues patching up Cheryl
* Xanatos leaps in and slams his hand forward, sending a blast of wind to knock the dark ones off of Dias.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<We could try space.>>
* Junior dashes back, gettind some distance between himself and the Dark One.
<Seraphna> <<We'd be leaving the rest behind.>>
<Junior> I was saving this for later, but I don't really have a choice, it seems...
<DeathStar> 6* IT dashes after Junior. This one seems bigger than the others...
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<Break the mech form. They should fall off.>>
* Dias grabs a Dark One and slams it into another, he kicks off another and punches into the next
<DeathStar> 6* XAnatos saves Dias!
* Junior reaches into his pocket, loading bullets into his gun. He tacks in the access code: 09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0....
* Seraphna does so, still kneeling to lesen the amount they fall to the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien activates his saber, knocking blobs away.,
* Seraphna stays... behind Darien, naked, holding her sword.
* Xanatos slides up to Dias' side and slashes down at one of the Dark ones, kicking out at another.
<DeathStar> 6* And DArk Pets.
* Dias breathes heavily. 1"Guess I owe you.."
* Junior flies backwards, taking aim with his gun. He bares his teeth, firing at the Dark One chasing him.
<DeathStar> <Avalon> It's time...to END THIS!
<Seraphna> <<Should we reform or what?>>
<DeathStar> <Darien> No. Right now. 6He knocks them back. "We're their number one target now."
* Dias grabs Xan's shoulder and leaps up kicking at an oncoming Dark One
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One dodges Junior
* Ariel tighens her grip.
* Xanatos just slams his blade out at a Dark One and glances at Dias, a smirk on his face.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon channels Holy enegy into his swords.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon rears back.
* Junior stops dead in his tracks, bracing himself as he eyes the Dark One.
* Ariel darts forward, gathering energy into her blade.
* Dias lands and hooks his arm under Xan's arm and he twists, rolling him across his back towards a Dark one
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl is patched up, but it's still bad.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon dashes at Ariel, his sword's energy building up
<Seraphna> <<So stay small, gotcha.>>
* Xanatos rolls over Dias' back and slams his sword down for the dark one.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien twirl slashes. His moves seem extroadinary.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One eyes Junior
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Just... stay safe... we'll get you to medbay after..."
* Seraphna cleaves a pet in half, how dare ti try to sneak a peek. <<I need something to wear.>>
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Go help the others.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru nods, and heads off
* Junior throws his hands in a cross formation, guarding. "I know your game, little one."
<DeathStar> 6* ERevis watches Ariel and Avalon.
* Ariel brings her blade back to swing.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One dashes at Junior.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon does the same.
* Cassandra` Switches to weapons again and starts firing concussion blasts.
<Dias> 6A Dark One dashes in under the tentacles towards Cass
* Junior dashes into the Dark One, throwing his weight into it.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru heads over to assist Xan and Dias
<DeathStar> 6* Dozens of Dark Ones dash in on Hotaru
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One slides back.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon swings at Ariel.
* Xanatos spins and slides around Dias' side, stabbing at one coming in from the right. "Hota." He warns Dias, so he'll be aware of her situation.
* Junior presses the dash harder, building momentum.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One launches tendrils at Junior at point blank
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl activates her whips, standing up fully.
* Dias nods and takes in a deep breath and shoves his palms into the ground, a rock erupts out of the ground beneath her to lift her up
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves to defend herself against the Dark Ones, scything at them as they close
* Junior reaches his hand forward, pressing the barrel of his pistol under the head of the Dark One, firing at the same time.
<DeathStar> 6* 10 Dark Ones come in at Sera
* Ariel releases the energy, letting Avalon strike a shield of ice, and slashes into his unguarded body.
<DeathStar> <Darien> use Water!
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon's black armor cracks open.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon sldies past Ariel.
* Seraphna twists her hand, an arch of "watery blades" slice through the Dark Ones
* Xanatos spins around too, launching his hands forward so a torrent of wind would rip up the dark ones ailing Hota, now that she is raised she should be ok.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl dashes in, attacking again as Dark Ones come in from the south toward the groups.
* Dias drops to one knee.
<Dias> Crap...
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One's head pops.
* Junior drops his hands, letting the Dark One's body drop.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon turns. No damage on his body is present
* Xanatos places a hand on Dias shouder, breathing heavily himself. "No quitting now."
<DeathStar> <Avalon> My armor....
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon's armor falls off him
* Ariel turns, holding the blade in one hand.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind appears in front of Junior
<DeathStar> <Wind> Junior Hianule.
<Dias> No...It's jsut I think I dropped a contact
* Junior pants, lifting his head to look Wind in the eyes.
<DeathStar> <Wind> What brings you here?
* Seraphna blinks at Junior's full name.
<Junior> Full names are so trite.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind laughs.
<Xanatos> Oh crap. *he makes a face* Fight with one eye then. *he moves back to fight with a dark one*
<Junior> The same thing as you, indicentally. Aiming for a better tomorrow, as it were.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Some of us seek to better things.
* Dias grimaces and he shoves himself up.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pants, cutting anotehr Dark One.
* Junior raises his hands compromisingly.
<Junior> Better in general.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon stabs at Ariel with both swords.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind leers, adjusting his sunglasses.
* Ariel parrys off the attacks, jumping back. "...so much for ending it quickly."
<DeathStar> <Avalon> As I said. I am invincible.
* Junior glances over his shoulder to the others. "I'm guessing you're one to say 'This is their fight'?"
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon slashes with his right sword.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Of course not. I'm here to aid them.
* Xanatos rolls around a dark one, slicing out at its legs, then pulling his sword upward to cut the thing in half.
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark One dashes at Dias.
* Ariel move back more, and to the side. Then jumps back to put a little distance between them.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon jumps forward, slashing with his left sword.
<Junior> What does defeating the Dark Ones do?
<DeathStar> <Wind> It fulfills an agreement I've made.
<Junior> Oh?
<Junior> To what end?
<DeathStar> <Wind> You'll have to wait and see.
<Xanatos> Dias. *he yells so he will have his attention as he runs in to sweep the D.O. attacking Dias*
<Junior> So be it. You keep your secrets, and I'll keep mine. *smiles slightly*
<DeathStar> 6* It leaps up, grabs Xan's face, adn smashes him in. This one seems unnaturally strong. Like Desasus
* Ariel parrys with an icy shield over one arm, and goes to stab Avalon.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru continues to battle the Dark Ones attacking her
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon parries with the right sword.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Then lets us get back to the fight
<DeathStar> 6* Wind vanishes.
* Xanatos makes an odd sound and cuts out, moving to get away from it, he presses his hand against the ground at the things feet however.
* Cassandra` moves in to the Dark One fighting Xan and Dias, pulling a blade she moves to stab.
<Junior> You say that as though I left the fight even for a moment. *narrows his eyes*
* Seraphna is still acting as guardian for Darien for all that get close, also using him as a shield fo decency.
<DeathStar> 6* Super One is stapped. It turns, then punches Cassandra's face, dislocating her jaw.
<Xanatos> Get back, Cass!
<Cassandra`> Gaaah!
<DeathStar> 6* Super One grabs her throat.
* Ariel pushes forward, and goes to kick Avalon in the jaw.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind appears and vanishes, blowing up Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon tilts his head to he side, then goes to stab Ariel in the chest.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis circles Avalon and Ariel.
* Xanatos makes a face and moves in, circling the creature so Cass wont be in the line of sight. Hopefully taking the attention from it so Dias can attack it.
* Junior draws the emerald sword, the blade conforming to the nature of it's user. He looks over his shoulder at the Super One, a crystaline formation growing up his arm ans shoulder to encase it in emerald-sheened armor. A one-handed claymore forming from the hilt.
<DeathStar> 6* Super One begins to crush her throat.
* Cassandra` then slashes her blade across the Super One's wrist.
* Junior lunges forward at his fastest speed, slashing down at the Super One's elbow joint.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark One's arm is cut off
<DeathStar> 6* Super One eyes it's missing arm.
* Dias dashes in towards the Super One and slides into a tackle
* Ariel brings the heel down on Avalon's neck. Stabbing her when she's that close, with a sword, would be kinda silly anyways.
<DeathStar> 6* Super One steps around Dias
<Junior> Cassandra, GET BACK.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon, once his sword misses, makes it explode
* Seraphna keeps moving with Darien, in perfect coordination, moving to slice where he doesn't, keeping Dark Ones and pets at bay.
* Xanatos steps forward and slams his hand out, a thin disc of air move forward to cut the super one in half.
* Junior looks to Dias, yelling, "Mind going high while I go low?"
<DeathStar> 6* Super One reforms his arm.
<DeathStar> 6* Super One then jumps over the air.
* Dias stands up and nods. He blinks then looks up.
* Cassandra` pulls back...
<DeathStar> 6* 100 tendrils come flying down at the team from him
<Junior> Just as good, Pull him down, Dias!
* Ariel is knocked aside. She starts to gather energy in the blade as she recovers her stance.
* Xanatos widens his eyes and fires up at the tendril, diving to avoid them.
* Dias crouches and leaps up, twisting his body to come around and kick down at it
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon reforms the sword. He throws it at her, and ocne close, detonates it agani.
<DeathStar> 6* A tendril catches Dias.
* Dias spins then slams into the ground,
* Ariel rols to the side. She's not falling for that twice in a row.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon fires a Holy beam as she rolls, - aimed for her dodge spot.
* Junior leaps up, dragging the blade through the air, causing it to ripple as he slashes upward at the Super One flying down, aiming to slice it clean in half
* Xanatos is cut across the leg and the shoulder, he pulls himself up, eyeing the Super One.
<DeathStar> 6* SUper One is cut in half and hits the ground. It reforms.
<DeathStar> 6* Super One stands.
* Dias pushes himself up slowly, grimacing.
* Junior attempts to react in time, slashing downward at it as he comes down.
<DeathStar> 6* Junior hits it again. It splits in half, and suddenly whips fly out, cutting the half in two 4 halves.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru finishes off her Dark Ones, moving to help fight Super One
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes deep breaths.
<Junior> Blast the pieces, everyone!
<Xanatos> Step back then!
* Junior leaps back.
<DeathStar> 6* ERevis moes behind Avalon.
* Xanatos presses the button to explode the disc under the super one.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru keeps back, throwing her scythe once everyone's clear
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl leaps back.
<Dias> I DON'T HAVE BLASTING THINGS! 6He leaps back
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl hits the ground, having jumped too slow.
* Ariel can't get out of the way of that holy blast. She just keeps moving to soak it some.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru makes her scythe explode over the super one
* Junior fires wit his pistol at one of the pieces, unloading his clip on it.
* Dias rolls from the explosion across the ground
* Xanatos also fires, grimacing that he wasn't patient enough to let his teammates get fully away.
<DeathStar> 6* Super One is destroyed.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes the battlefield, cleared of enemies...
* Cassandra` loads up some explosive rounds, though she can't shout any warnings when she lets them go.
* Junior hits the ground sliding, stopping near Dias. "We couldn't have done it without you. Are you alright?"
* Dias pushes himself up again, his body fighting him every inch.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru checks on Cheryl
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl lays on her back.
<Dias> Like I was hit by a comet...
* Xanatos moves over to Cheryl's side, "She alright?" he asks Hota.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon dashes at Ariel.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Cheryl.. are you alright?"
* Dias groans then falls onto his ass, slumping there
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru checks for lifesighs
<Junior> It could be worse... *wipes his brow*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl grabs Hotaru's hand.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> NRP: lifeSIGNS
<Dias> I suppose I could be naked...
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... glad to see you're still here."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sits up, spitting up fluids, her wounds reopened.
* Ariel holds her ground, concentrating.
<Seraphna> <<Darien?>>
* Junior turns to the Avalon fight, narrowing his eyes. "Too many emotions over there, not a good idea to get involved."
<DeathStar> 6 *Darien glances around - Wind is long gone. He sees Avalon.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon swings his sword at ehr.
* Xanatos pulls out another pack and hands to Hotaru. "Please keep her alive." He says then moves over to Dias.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Oh god..." *tries to patch her up again*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stands, moving for Avalon.
* Dias looks at Cheryl. 1"Stop her....
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru pushes Cheryl to the ground. "You can't!"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl judo flips Hotaru to the ground
* Ariel moves low, and jams her blade into the ground, grabbing Avalon's wrists. The blade is still glowing.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Out of my way.
* Xanatos glances up and then moves over, sliding in front of Cheryl. "Cheryl. Stop."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Hell no!"
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru moves in front as well
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon begins to charge his holy beam to fire at her.
* Dias plants his hand and pushes himself up, he begins stumbling towards Cheryl
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes Avalon. "Dammit."
* Ariel uses the force Avalon still had from moving forward, and slams him into the hilt of the blade. Causing it to release it's energy in a firey explosion
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes them both like enemies.
* Junior moves over next to Darien, glancing between him and Avalon.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru doesn't move
<Seraphna> <<Do we get involved?>>
* Seraphna hides behind Darien.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You can't fight in that condition.."
<Junior> Getting even more dirty... *shakes his head*
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon is knocked away.
* Xanatos picks at his ear, glancing over at Avalon.
* Dias moves up behind Cheryl, he stumbles forward, wrapping his arms around her. 1"You need to rest...."
* Ariel falls back, launching a blade of plasma at Avalon like a javelin from her spot on the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon is speared clean through - a defeating bow!
<DeathStar> <Darien> She did it.
<Seraphna> <<She's Mom.>>
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pants, then falls to her knee.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon suddenly stands up right, his wounds completely healing
* Dias falls to his knees beside her. 1"You did good..."
<DeathStar> <Avalon> That would have defeated an ordinary opponent.
* Xanatos pockets his weapons and then pulls off his coat and moves over, placing it on Sera's shoulders.
* Junior stares at Avalon. He checks his pocket, as if paranoid.
* Seraphna blushes and puts it on, giving Xan a peck on the cheek.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I see. That is your secret . 6Her eyes nrarow.
* Ariel picks up the runeblade, pulling herself to her feet. "...did you get what happened, Erevis?"
* Junior glares at Erevis.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The planet heals him. The planet is giving him power.
* Xanatos just smiles weakly at Sera, then steps around to eyes the event unfolding.
<Seraphna> <<The planet... could it be the source itself?>>
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon forms his swords again
<Junior> Well, that makes things pretty simple... if difficult.
* Junior looks down at the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis holds out her hand, throwing Avalon into the air.
<Seraphna> <<Wait... Old Earth was alive... it had a heart, perhaps this world has a heart... and the Dark Rune...?>>
<Dias> Hotaru...Her wounds have opened again...6He takes in another deep breathe
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon is thrown up, twisting to readjust himself. He begins to fall again.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru goes to patch her up. Again.
* Seraphna blinks, looking over at Hotaru and Cheryl.
<Seraphna> <...How bad is she?>
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Please... try not to exert yourself so much this time..."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes the fight.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis glances toward Ariel, as if sending her a silent message of encouragement.
* Seraphna walks over to Cheryl. <Do we have a medical kit?>
* Ariel gathers strength, and then creates a large geiser below Avalon as he falls to the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon hits the geiser
<Seraphna> <Hotaru?>
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <The one I'm using...>
* Seraphna kneels over by her, looking over the wounds like she has for most of the dragoons in the past. <Alright... let's patch her up right...>
<DeathStar> 6* Darien steps up beside Junior, watching the fight. "Come on, Ariel. Beat him."
* Dias eyes Serena dangerously
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Seraphna tiredly.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon begins to recover.
<Seraphna> <Relay to Dias that I know how to keep her alive... I really don't need him doing anything stupid here.>
* Seraphna roots around in the medical kit.
<DeathStar> 6* Team 1's shuttle can be seen coming down.
* Ariel darts foward, sending a wave of electricity before her.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon gets hit by the electricity
* Junior watches the fight, glancing to Dias. "How do they know whether or not he's just going to regenerate again?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Sera knows what she's doing.. don't worry."
* Dias looks up at Junior. 1"Regenerwhazit?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Don't want medical attention.
* Ariel swings a second time en route, sending an icy mist to hold Avalon.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon is frozen
* Dias bonks cheryl across the head. 1"Quiet you."
* Seraphna starts to patch her up despite the protest.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You're getting it anyway."
* Xanatos steps up beside Erevis, eyeing the fight. "I don't understand how she can keep him from regenerating..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> She will.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Like I said, I'm not losing a sister here."
* Junior folds his arms, thinking deeply.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, Chad and Em are teleported 5 feet from the ground and left to fall beside Junior.
* Ariel finally brings her blade up in a leaping upwards slash as she closes range on Avalon.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon is kncoked up.
<Ariel> Em> "...oof!"
<Seraphna> <No no... you see, if you try to close it this way... you end up discouraging a regeneration cycle... you need to fold the tissue here...> *she seems to be thinking loudly unintentionally to Hotaru*
* Dias kicks as he falls, landing in a crouch
<DeathStar> 6* Darien wtaches the fight.
* Junior glances over his shoulder to Chad, and then looks over a bit more to Emily, sniffing the air and making a sound to himself.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> <Hey Em.. glad you could make it.>
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle lands.
<Dias> That was rought landing...
<Dias> NRP: Chad
* Dias is now known as Chad`Winters
* Chad`Winters begins pulling his space suit off.
* Seraphna seals a few bandages using a combat patch, being careful as she can not to hurt her sister.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle doors open and Pope steps out with his cig.
<Ariel> "...this is the end." *cross slashes Avalon with her blade and the rune blade*
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon erupts red fluid, howling.
<Seraphna> *Airier steps out holding a gun, his left arm limp.
<Ariel> Em> <Ow... you know me and making an enterance...>
* Junior glances at Emily once or twice more, looking back at the fight.
* Xanatos glances towards the shuttle before looking up to the fountain of Avalon.
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon hits the ground. Well, parts of him.
<Ariel> 6* Em would berate Junior if he actually CALLED her Emily.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr steps out with several wounds and cuts. She looks as bad as Cheryl.
* Chad`Winters tosses the suit to his side. He stretches his neck from side to side.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ariel...
* Chad`Winters turns looking at Zephyr, a look of worry appearing on his face.
<Seraphna> <Alright... she seems... god... bring Zephyr over here too.>
<DeathStar> <Avalon> *hacks up blood* Well..done...
* Chad`Winters begins moving over to Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr glances at Chad, a fleeting smile, then back at Ariel, worried. "She did it alone...of course she did it alone..."
* Xanatos tenses up, curious as to how Ariel will finish this, if she isn't already finished.
<Chad`Winters> I'm sure they had to strap Cheryl down. 6He reaches into his tact belt and pulls out a small medical kit.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr steps past Chad toward the fight taking place.
* Ariel approaches Avalon slowly. She'd hurry up to check on Zephyr, if she heard her. "...I told you. Nothing is invincible. Nothing is eternal." She reaches to take the Rune from him, not wanting any funny business.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope walks to Em. "Yo."
* Seraphna deems Cheryl patched up enough to be safe and looks over.
* Chad`Winters blinks. 1"Or you could just ignore the obvious damages done to your body...
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "And Marcus and Terra?"
<DeathStar> 6* Avalon lets her take the rune. "I see why...the other Avalon...respected you.."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Where are they?"
<Seraphna> Airier> "They're wounded, we sent them back to the PAX."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru nods. "Glad they're alive, at least."
<Seraphna> Airier> "Glad to see you're alright though, Hota."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stands now that htey're done with her.
* Junior unfolds his arms, looking back to Darien. "What was the next part of your plan?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hold on.
* Seraphna stands and walks over to Xan, smiling at him softly.
<DeathStar> <Avalon> I...must warn you... 6He strains to speak
<Ariel> Em> "You guys all okay?"
* Ariel listens.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Bright as rain
* Xanatos turns to Sera and wraps his arms around her. "I'm glad you're ok." He whispers to her.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Most of us.."
<DeathStar> <Avalon> You cannot...beat them..without the source...of their power...the Dark Rune... 6He coughs. "But...it'll corrupt whoever uses it. This is a planet...of sacrifices..."
* Seraphna hugs him back and kisses him softly, smiling. She's glad he's okay too.
<DeathStar> <Avalon> The Dark Rune..never lets..it's user ...go
<Ariel> Em> "I always thought that was 'right as rain'."
<DeathStar> <Pope> Bloody 'ell
* Chad`Winters turns, rubbing his forehead
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis listens to Avalon.
<DeathStar> <Avalon> They're underg...round.. Use that..mountain...to go under..ground. 6He coughs up more fluids, then goes still
<Seraphna> <<So it is the planet...>>
* Ariel bows her head, saying a soft prayer.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru hugs Em
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias pats Cheryl's hea.d
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis puts a hand on Ariel's shoulder.
* Xanatos squeezes her gently before releasing and turning to look at Darien. "No rest for the wicked."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Indeed. We should hurry before they launch another wave.
<Ariel> Em> *smiles* Good to see you too.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Thanks.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances away toward the mountain instead of acknowledging Dias.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I missed you."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at Junior, as if that is his answer.
<Chad`Winters> Just like I promised Hotaru, I brought her back in one piece.
<Seraphna> <<Ironic... here I thought the Light Rune was going to be the answer, woulda been the most logical...>>
* Xanatos turns around to look at the others. "What about those wounded? Do we risk them furthur injury?"
<Junior> I see.
<DeathStar> <Darien> If they wish, they can stay here.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I guess we can't take them back to the PAX."
<Seraphna> <<If they stay here they'll just get swarmed by Dark Ones...>>
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr eyes Ariel a moment, as if wanting to knock her a good one, but turns away.
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<I know. But the PAX can't come back until it's safe.>>
<Seraphna> <<Send them up to wait in space? Did we clear it?>>
<DeathStar> <Darien> <<No ships.>>
* Junior leans on his cane, he coughs hard into the cloth again, stumbling once or twice before regainng his composure.
<Seraphna> <<The shuttle Team 1 jut came in.>>
<Chad`Winters> Who's the new guy? 6He nods to Junior
<DeathStar> 6* Darien motions at the Team 1 shuttle. <<And a fighter could blow it up easily.>>
* Ariel slots the rune into the blade, and joins the others, "To we travel by foot or air?" She frowns worriedly as she sees Zephyr.
* Seraphna sighs mutely and nods
<Seraphna> <<So they come with us...>>
* Junior pockets the cloth, grimmacing.
* Chad`Winters glances at Ariel, then the Rune Blade. 1"Fire Rune?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I guess we need to get moving..."
* Xanatos sighs lightly and turns toward the mountain, "Let's finish this, then."
<Ariel> Setsuna> *pinches Cass's ass in greeting while her player is distracted*
* Seraphna opens her coat to check her side, the wound closing.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns and starts to walk onward. Zephyr rubs her head.
* Ariel removes the fire rune, and passes it to Chad
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at Sera.
* Chad`Winters takes in a deep breath and stands up, moving after Cheryl
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
* Seraphna glances back at him.
<Cassandra`> How did it go, Setsuna?
* Chad`Winters catches it and attaches it to his hand. 1"Good job, Ariel"
<Seraphna> <<Shall we hun?>>
* Junior watches the run fly through the air, curiously.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Sure, 'hun'.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "Well, I learned it's fun to make armies of bugs twitch at once."
* Seraphna grins.
* Ariel eyes Darien
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You can do that?"
* Xanatos stops and glances at Sera, narrowing his eyes, he just moves off and leaves her there.
<Ariel> *distracted* "...er, thanks."
<Ariel> Setsuna> "With a psiamp, apparently."
* Seraphna puts her hand on Xan's shoulder.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr rotates her bruised arm, then moves after the others.
* Xanatos just shrugs Sera off. "Not the time."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Ahh."
<Cassandra`> I'd make out with you...but my jaw is a bit loose... I think something snapped... *rubs her jaw*
* Seraphna sighs and shakes her head, walking on.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks forward.
* Chad`Winters wiggles his fingers then moves after Zephyr, he pats her shoulder.
<Ariel> Setsuna> *kisses Cass* "I'll take a raincheck."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr winces. "Owie.'
* Junior doesn't change expressions. He moves onward, his cane clacking against the ground.
* Ariel would have put the run on her hand, instead of in the sword. The previous was an error in the script was was fixed in a second shot.
* Xanatos steps up and pats Dias on the back. "This is going to get worse. I hope you've got some energy left."
* Chad`Winters flicks his med-kit open and and begins working on her external wounds as he follows behind her.
<DeathStar> <ZephyR> *sigh* What is with men wanting to touch me.
* Seraphna giggles mutely.
<Ariel> "...as long as it's strictly medical, I won't say a thing."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias grimaces slightly. 1"I'm just full of it."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien raises a brow.
<Xanatos> Oh yeah. Barrels full. *he smirks slightly*
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr takes a breath, then hums the doom song again
<DeathStar> -End-
Session Close: Wed May 02 23:04:29 2007