Session Start: Tue May 06 19:54:35 2008
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20080506.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-589.2.19
<DeathStar> Location: Battleship
<DeathStar> 6* After having been studying Xanatos Durran for clue, Caduceus thinks he might have found a way to back trace Dark One signals using Xanatos' blood. However, they need to get close to the source. Zephyr, believing she has an idea about Cheryl's whereabouts, aids in the tests, and after a while, the group has determined the enemies are in a cloaked ship somewhere on Earth
<DeathStar> 6* Having borrowed the same ship they used six months ago, they've been attempting to locate the enemies
<Xanatos> * Marcus stands on the bridge, leaning against a rail, peering out the viewport.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin sits on the captain's chair, studying charts. Caduceus and Zephyr are near sensors, arguing about something
* Myria tinkers around in an impromptu workshop on the ship.
<DeathStar> <Caduceus> You Alphas are primitive creatures. We clearly should be looking on the lower east hemisphere.
* Seraphna sits at the engineering console, shaking her head at the bickering.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ungh. Whatever. I'm telling you. It's near the mountains.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias sits on a crate in the hanger.
* Xanatos watches the two argue, standing close to them, since he's curious if he actually helped.
* Chad`Winters steps in eyeing Caduceus. 1"Says the superior being who got jumped by a band of primitive humans and had his powers taken away.
<Seraphna> "I'm with Zephyr if she says she's getting a feel."
<DeathStar> <Caduceus> Coming from the Weapon who can't keep his own hybrid daughter from being kidnapped every other week
<Chii> 6Dawn stares out the front view, peering over his shoulder at those arguing and facepalms.
<Xanatos> * Marcus sits up slightly and glances over his shoulder at Chad, still leaning on the rail, he then looks over at the two. "Shouldn't Paladin choose which method to use?"
<Ariel> 6* Raquel shakes her head... she's not getting in the middle of an argument between Chad and Duce.
<Chad`Winters> Well played. 6He stands, crossing his arms now.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin seems to be staying out of the argument until he hears something concrete.
<Chii> 6Lilith raises a hand.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina calmly stands around, looking pretty.
<Chii> <Lilith> To find a leaf in the forest, one must be prepared to run over every rock.
<Chii> <Lilith> ...Or is it turn?
<Seraphna> * Wolf sits off to one side, inspecting a rifle.
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus and Zephyr both turn slowly to eye Lilith
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Don't you mean look under every rock?
<Chii> 6Lilith wanders off, looking confused.
<Chad`Winters> And now that my IQ has dropped.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> ...at least she's cute. *he says with a shrug*
* Myria then runs on board the bridge with whatever she was working on!
<Myria> It is ready!
<Chad`Winters> You'd nail anything that moves.
<Chii> 6Lilith moves to the corner and reverts to malamute form, lying down.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> No Chad. I have standards too.
<Chii> 6Dawn eyes Katrin and walks over to her.
<Chii> NRP: Katrina
<Ariel> 6* Raquel sighs and goes and plops down next to her dog. Scritching her behind the ear. At least she tried.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles to Dawn. "Hi, Dawn."
* Seraphna looks at Myria, "What's ready?"
<Myria> This device is designed to penetrate cloaking fields!
* Chad`Winters grunts and moves over to Caduceus and Zephyr, eyeing the sensors
<Chii> 6Dawn nods once, then takes on a depressed look. At least he doesn't have to speak for Katrina to understand his lamenting over Fiore escaping-- and proceeds to have a conversation with her without using words.
<Seraphna> "And how do we use it?"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina talks to Dawn. It seems to be one way, for anyone observing
* Xanatos glances over at the two. "So you don't have anything that is in common with your two methods? One common location?"
* Seraphna presses a few keys on her console and sits back, just listening to the noise of the team.
<DeathStar> 6* The two sneer at each other, then they both turn to PAladin, naming a location
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Good. Starr, set course
<DeathStar> 6* Darien nods, shifting at the controls and enters the destination, moving the ship forward
<Chii> 6Dawn moves on to 'talk' about valentine's day with Aya and then brings up his datapads, replaying footage recovered from Roma.
<Myria> Well...this device will make the cloaking field show up clear as day for sensors. *nod nods*
<Xanatos> Glad I could be of some help. *he pulls out a bottle and knocks back some pills, shifting over to sit down in a chair*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at Xanatos. "You're totally the main hero."
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus moves off to do whatever it is he does when he leaves
* Xanatos glances over at him. "If that's the case, then does that make you the offset, quirky pilot?"
* Chad`Winters idly rubs his hands as he stares at the sensors.
* Seraphna giggles a bit, loking between Xan and Darien.
<DeathStar> <Darien> If only I'm the Han Solo type.
<Xanatos> Oh, well you'll need Marcus in the co-pilot's seat, then.
<Xanatos> * Marcus glances up. "And the wolf jokes just never die."
<Myria> So, this device will enable to use the sensors to detect all cloaked vessel's in this star system! *poses!*
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr stands over by Chad, poking him in the side. "We're going to get her back."
<Seraphna> "Hey... since when am I not the one making the lame sci fi references?"
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks ahead quietly.
<Chad`Winters> Yeah...6He looks over at her.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr nods.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at the footage quietly.
<Chii> 6Dawn eyes Katrina and rubs his chin, then gestures and wonders if because he's not insane 'anymore' if he was one of the successful ones. Or not.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> It's possible. I could work with you. See if you have the potiential.
<Xanatos> * Marcus straitens up. "I'll be waiting in the hanger, I guess." He turns and steps off of the bridge.
<Chii> 6Dawn rubs his head. Then nods.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien smirks a bit
<Chii> <Dawn> Fiore." 6Could do it, he seems to say. They're siblings.
<Ariel> 6* Em stands quietly by the window, letting the plot move at it's own pace.
<Myria> Uhhhh?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rubs his hair a bit, more in his typical Bruce Wayne look.
* Seraphna watches Darien quietly.
* Chad`Winters doesn't say much more than that, a lost look in his eyes.
* Xanatos slowly props his leg up. "Being the main hero is painful. Well, at least until the drugs kick in."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Now you know how Warren felt.
<Seraphna> "Yeah..."
<Chii> 6Chii wanders onto deck half-dressed, rubbing her head, her hair a flared mess.
<Chii> We there yet..?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien looks at Chii. "Wow, we got in flight entertainment."
* Xanatos glances over his shoulder. "I don't remember girls walking around like that when I was younger. Maybe I just wasn't doing it right."
* Seraphna looks over and narrows her eyes at Chii.
<Ariel> Raquel> "......"
<Chii> 6Chii eyes herself, adjusts her braw and glares at the two. 1"Perverts."
<Seraphna> "You are the one who walked on deck half naked you know."
<Chii> No one asked you.
<Seraphna> "Get dressed."
<Chii> 6Dawn gazes past Katrina, then averts his eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at the coordinates, a mountainous area. "We're here."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias hops off the crate and, his eyes looking around at all the pretty colors
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at Chii, then out the viewport.
* Chad`Winters snaps over at Darien, then the viewport.
<Myria> ...awww...they didn't need my invention...
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at sensors. "Do you detect the ship?"
* Seraphna looks out the viewport.
<Chii> 6Chii stares toward Myria coldly. 1"...Do we ever..?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes the sensors. "No sign of it."
<Myria> ...watch it!
* Xanatos shifts, "Mountains. If the mountains have a large valley, that is where the ship would be."
* Chii turns and moves back into the hall. To get equipped-- or dressed-- or whatever.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr crosses her arms. "Cheryl's near by. I'm sure of it."
<Chad`Winters> What about below the mountains.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> If it's cloaked, it could be next to us.
<Seraphna> "Why don't we try looking for anything other then the ship, troops around it in the mountains... you know."
<Xanatos> Unless there is a hanger below the surface, I doubt it.
* Myria sniffles and shuffles off...
<DeathStar> 6* Darien tries to run scans
<Ariel> Em> "So... why is it we don't have tracking devices on our people again?"
<Seraphna> "A cloak would interfere with them."
<DeathStar> <Paladin> We had one on Cheryl. They removed it. You should be here for meetings
<Xanatos> Ouch. I like this guy. He's snarky like Warren was.
<Chad`Winters> I have one on Aya most of the time. 6He looks at Paladin.
<DeathStar> 6* The ship suddenly shakes as a blast hits it from some unknown source
<Seraphna> "Figures, and is it working now?"
<Seraphna> "Whoop! There we go."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien tenses. "Dammit."
* Chad`Winters eyes Angela dangerously as the the blast hits
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina frowns, stumbling
* Xanatos leans forward, wincing. "You catch where that come from?"
<Chii> 6Dawn shifts and moves to the window, eyeing for a another shot.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Somewhere in the sky.
* Seraphna doesn't ntoice, too busy doing her job now.
<DeathStar> 6* A blast emits from the sky to the north, slamming into the ship again, slamming through shields
<Chii> 6Dawn points, gesturing quickly with his other hand.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Fire at that point.
<Seraphna> "Shit it's overpowering the sheilds!"
<Chii> 6Dawn runs over, looking for the weapon controls.
* Seraphna directs weapons and has the ship return fire.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina suddenly grabs her head, and Em would feel a presence trying to take over her mind as well
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias looks around as the ship is hit. He turns, moving for the bridge now
* Xanatos peers, "We'd better hope it isn't a light ship. Or it'll just fly around us and whittle down our defenses.
<DeathStar> 6* Their attacks fly through the air, too slow
* Xanatos nods. "Or we could just be really slow."
<Seraphna> "Oh thanks."
<DeathStar> 6* Another blast from the east hits them, tearing through sections of the hull.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Direct fire. Nopw.
<Chii> 6Dawn leans over Angela, working out in his head a predictive point that would move from the last position toward their weakest point. He gestures for Angela to fire toward the new coordinates.
* Seraphna keeps the weapons primed and fires back as soon as the blasts hit.
<DeathStar> 6* They hit something in the sky, a black shape appearing briefly before recloaking
<Ariel> 6* Em winces, "...I think we found some dark ones." 6She braces herself against the rail, trying to fight back.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina closes her eyes, trying to keep them out of her mind
* Seraphna fires into that location and around it. "No kidding."
<DeathStar> 6* Angela fires through air
* Chad`Winters begins tapping his finger on the railing as he stares at the viewscreen.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin mutes the alarms that are ringing.
* Seraphna readies to fire again.
* Xanatos shakes his head. "Kids these days, just don't do it like we used too."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien grips the controls, trying to keep them moving so they're not sitting ducks
<Chii> 6Dawn tilts his head, thinking. He tries to work out the next best point to strike from in his opinion, and points to the result for Angela.
* Myria steps back on to the bridge again.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr watches the viewport.
<DeathStar> 6* A blast slams into the ship from behind, tearing through an engine
* Seraphna tries to direct fire back in that direction.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina frowns, then yells to Em. "You think we could find them with our minds if we let them invade us a bit?"
<Chii> 6Dawn types something out and sets one of his datapads down. [Use the light weapons to trace our intuitive shots, only fire the bigger ones when we've uncovered its position or we're wasting energy.]
<Xanatos> * Marcus stumbles through the entrance to the bridge. "Jesus christ, I think we're losing."
<DeathStar> 6* Angela only clips something as it circles like a shark in the sky.
<Chii> 6Chii scrambles back onto the bridge, buckling her belts. 1"Wh-What the hell's going on?"
<Seraphna> "Get thinking people."
<Myria> The ba dguys are attacking us.
<Ariel> Em> "Maybe... but do you want to risk that?"
* Chad`Winters pushes away from the railing and moves to a console, typing away at it as he moves dealing with the damage from the last attack.
<Chii> 6Dawn twitches angrily at Angela. He's been thinking.
* Seraphna primes the weapons again, readying to trace fire like suggested.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> We're losing other wise. 6* She takes a deep breath, opening herself up to the Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Do as Dawn suggested for now Angela.
<Seraphna> "Already set up."
<Ariel> 6* Raquel is glad she's the psion no one ever notices, and hugs her dog.
* Seraphna smiles at Dawn.
<Xanatos> Yeah, she's not as dumb as you'd think.
<Seraphna> "Anyone got something to throw at him?"
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Are you being serious?
<Chii> 6Dawn sets his second datapad down and begins mapping the known points they've been struck at, determining any patterns in the attacks and their most vulnerable points to be struck next.
<DeathStar> 6* A weapon blast strikes their weapons, tearing out a chunk of them
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin grips his chair.
* Seraphna returns fire with what's left, using Dawn's method.
<Seraphna> "Crap they're doing a GREAT job crippling us."
<DeathStar> 6* Angela's blast fire hits the enemy ship, making it visible for brief points, before it hides again, using the blank spot they opened up
<Xanatos> * Marcus grabs a rail, "Didn't Myria say she had something?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Shame we don't have Warren right now.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias steps on to the bridge finally. 1"So I take it we found them."
<Xanatos> Why is that? *he glances over at Darien*
<Seraphna> "Yep."
<DeathStar> <Darien> He singlehandedly defeated a fleet of Dark One ships.
* Myria holds up the device she built!
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That was rhetorical.
<Seraphna> "He also had something other then this old model to do it with."
<Ariel> 6* Em moves over to Kat unsteadily, trying to make sure she's okay.
<Chii> 6Dawn maps the next position best to fire on their remaining engines if the ship moves from their blindspot in the weapons. He shifts it to Angela.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina strains, then points out. "They're..there...Angela..."
<Myria> NRP: AFK
* Seraphna directs weaponsa dn fires where Katrina points out.
<Xanatos> He also knew how to get people to do what he said, instead of having people working seperately.
<DeathStar> 6* They hit the Dark Ship, and it becomes visible briefly. Paladin leans forward. "Use the missiles. All of them."
<Chii> 6Dawn tilts his head and routes the weapons systems to chain fire.
* Seraphna lets them all fire, grinning a bit as she does.
<Chii> 6Dawn then moves on adjusting their course for any visible attempt by the ship to dodge.
<DeathStar> 6* The missiles begin to slam into the Dark Ship, and they finally rip open the shields on it, hitting the hull. The Dark Ship becomes visible.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien is already flying their ship, thank you
<Chii> 6Dawn was adjusting missile courses, not the ship.
* Seraphna quickly attempts to target engines. "We gotta keep it from running."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien keeps them as close as he can. The Dark Ship finally begins to break off, but as it does, Katrina suddenly grabs her energy sword, activating it, slashing out for Em's throat.
<DeathStar> 6* A tendril from the ship suddenly lashes out for the bridge, aiming to smash into it.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Stop the tendril at all costs!
* Seraphna fires on the tendril.
<Xanatos> Or we could take a shuttle into tha-* He leans forward. * Huh.
<Chii> 6Dawn blinks and reroutes their weapon energy and all unnecessary processes to concentrate on the bridge shielding.
<Ariel> 6* Em blocks with her pistol as quickly as she can, not having time to grab her blade. Hoping the gun holds up long enough to send Kat back with telekinesis.
<DeathStar> 6* The tendril is shot, but a part of it breaks off, flying out for the bridge. Sadly, due to their damage, they can't raise shields.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina is sent back.
<Seraphna> "WE GOT PROBLEMS!"
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Brace for impact.
* Chad`Winters grabs onto the console
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias sights and grabs onto a railing
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr goes flat.
* Seraphna grabs onto her console.
<Chii> 6Dawn closes the bridge bay doors, then. The ones that protect from the heat of re-entry
* Xanatos coughs and stands. "I have bad luck, so i'm just going to go..." He moves back away from the front of the bridge.
<Chii> 6Chii stammers and runs for Katrina and Em, leaping at Katrina. 1"Kat, the hell!?"
<Myria> NRP: Back
* Myria ducks!
<DeathStar> 6* The tendril smashes into the front of the ship, bending and breaking the bridge doors like plastic, bending it forward and crumbling, sending jagged metal flying forward as the bridge gets cut in 1/4th
<Ariel> 6* Em grabs her actual blade, "She's... being controled."
<Xanatos> * Marcus widens his eyes and shifts his back, falling down to the ground.
* Seraphna ducks under her console to avoid the shrapnel.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr gets buried under debris
* Xanatos urks and moves to hide behind a console.
* Seraphna pulls Dawn down with her.
<Chii> 6Lilith nudges Raquel back, shielding her from viewpanel materials.
<Chii> 6Dawn gasps as he hits the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina rises despite the chaos, grabbing Chii in the air and throwing her toward the debris
<DeathStar> 6* PAladin uses the captain's chair as protection
<Myria> I thought Katrina was supposed to be immune or able to fight the Dark One telepathy!
<DeathStar> 6* After the hit, a black tendril is lodged into the bridge, with metal jagged debris all over. They can no longer see outside, and that means they have no idea where the ship is at.
<Chii> 6Chii attempts to wrestle with Katrina unsuccessfully, crying slightly as she flies toward shraphnel. She throws her arms up, forming a seal as well. 1"Futon!" 6And attempts to blast said things away with wind, though that does little for her momentum toward the uh. Hole.
* Seraphna pulls out her gun and fires a stunning shot at Katrina. "Guess not!"
<Chii> 6Chii bounces off the new bridge ornament and grunts as she hits the ground.
* Chad`Winters shakes some debris off and looks at the tendril, he tries to use his console
<Xanatos> * Marcus pokes his head up, and winces as he pulls a piece of metal out of his arm.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina is hit by the stunning shot, groaning
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin stands up. "Where's the enemy ship?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rises, eyeing the controls being damaged.
<DeathStar> 6* She stumbles and falls.
<Seraphna> * Wolf pulls herself out from under a small ile of debris and groaning a bit. "Anyone get the number on that truck?"
<Ariel> 6* Raquel looks at the condition of the bridge, "...can we still fight like this?"
* Xanatos lifts himself up. "No idea."
<Chii> 1-800-DARKONE
<Myria> There it is, Miss Wolf...but its not a truck. *points at the tendril*
<Chad`Winters> My consoles dead. 6He sighs, standing up.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina lays on the ground, weakly pointing. "The Dark One...ship...is there..."
<DeathStar> 6* She points at a 37 degree angle
* Seraphna checks to see if she can still fire.
<DeathStar> 6* The console can no longer fire due to a severed connection
<Seraphna> "I can't shoot it from here."
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Can you repair it?
<Seraphna> "I'll try."
* Seraphna works quickly at reconnecting it.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Can't we fire the weapons manually?
<DeathStar> <Darien> Better hurry. I say we got only a few seconds before we get shot.
<Chii> 6Dawn grumbles and stands, checking his two datapads and seeing if he can create a remote link instead of using the console.
* Myria runs over and sees if she can help Sera get firing control working.
<Xanatos> By the time she gets it working, we'll be toast.
<DeathStar> 6* either Sera or Myria must successfully do THE OPPOSITE GAME in time or EVERYONE DIES. PREPARE YOURSELVEs
<DeathStar> 6* Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, Down
<DeathStar> 5
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<DeathStar> 1
<Seraphna> rlldurlurlud
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> 6* Angela fails. A shot hits the ship and it begins to shudder and break apart. Crew members on the lower decks begin to die
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin grips his chair
* Chad`Winters quickly moves over to the console and starts wokrking on it
<Seraphna> "Taking too long!"
<Xanatos> * Xanatos clears his throat. "Chad. Show them how it is done."
<Chad`Winters> It's not a god damned door for fucks sake.
<DeathStar> 6* Now Chad joins Angela. CAN THEY SUCCEED?!
<Chii> 6Dawn guesses he can't. Wishing he had his old fighter craft back.
<Seraphna> "Oh fuck you."
<DeathStar> 6* Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Down, Up, Down, Right, Down, Left, Up, Down, Right, Left
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<Chad`Winters> rldurdudulurdulr
<Seraphna> rlldurlurludulr
<DeathStar> 6* The weapon console gets power back
<Chad`Winters> Find me their ship now.
* Seraphna hops up, "Kat! Name the location."
* Seraphna primes what's left of the weapons.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina is still pointing, though she's unconscious. Is it correct?
<DeathStar> <Darien> Oh God.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> ... Fire. We have no choice.
* Seraphna takes a chance, firing at the direction she's pointing.
<Chii> 6Dawn leans over and uses his running programs, determining another point in accordance with Katrina' original descriptor. He fires the light weapons, waiting for a sound of impact.
<Seraphna> "better then completely blind..."
<Xanatos> It's better than getting owned. Maybe they'll be arrogant and think we're down for the count.
<DeathStar> 6* As good as Dawn plan is, Angela already fired
<DeathStar> 6* Thankfully, they hear the sound of an explosion
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sighs in relief
<Myria> Ummm...how much damage did we do?
<Chii> 6Dawn keeps hitting it until they don't hear any MORE explosions.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> So yeah, let's keep firing. If we blow them up, we just lose the people we're trying to rescue.
<DeathStar> 6* Dawn totally kills taht enemy ship
* Chad`Winters shoves Dawn away
<Chad`Winters> Idiot. 6He growls
<DeathStar> 6* Darien winces. "OH hell."
<Xanatos> Damn, she's viscious.
<Seraphna> "Goddamnit!"
<Chii> 6Dawn stumbles back, then rolls his eyes.
<Seraphna> "And if they were ON BOARD?"
* Chad`Winters pulls out Ebony and aims it at Dawn now
<Myria> Ummm...what good will in-fighting do now?
* Seraphna sighs, "Reguardless, we've taken severe damage, let's see what we can do..."
<DeathStar> 6* PAladin looks at Chad. "Lower your weapon, Winters."
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Well Myria. If Theron was on that ship, and Dawn just blew him up, would you be mad?"
* Seraphna takes her console back and starts checking to see if they're all going to die horribly.
<Myria> Anger will not resolve the situation...only action can do so.
<Chii> 6Dawn turns and moves for the hall, going to find a deck they can actually view out of.
* Chad`Winters 's eyes remain locked onto Dawn, his finger still on the trigger.
<DeathStar> 6* One engine, most of the lower decks are gone, at least the hanger remains
<Chii> 6Chii scrambles over and shakes Katrina. 1"You better yet?"
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin pulls out his gun and shoots Chad with a stun shot in the head.
<Seraphna> "We've got very limited mobility, really nothing below, and well... at least the hangar is there, we can shuttle off this hunk of metal."
* Chad`Winters drops to the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin holsters his gun.
* Xanatos stands up and dusts himself off painfully, he pauses and glances over at Chad. "..." he glances at Darien, then Paladin. "Remind me to never disobey you, brother."
<Myria> Emotion is the true enemy of justice. Either act with a clear mind, or don't act at all.
<Seraphna> "...And now I'm down the best repair tech we have."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien whistles.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> If my daughter just got blown up because some overzealous idiot, I'd be pissed too.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Well you would get shot too, man.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina is unconscious
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at Xanatos, then nods to the others. "Wake him up in 5 mins."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin moves to the hanger to get a better view.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Gotta love how the military works.
<Seraphna> "I'm thinking we shuttle out of here."
<Myria> We need to be able to see again.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at Dias. "And enough of your ocmments."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Yeah yeah.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Drop the attitude now.
* Seraphna pulls out her datapad, sets up a datalink with her console like the old days, and follows, needing a better view herself.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias just crosses his arms now, not saying anything
* Xanatos glances at Darien, then leans forward. "Is it scary that Warren was nicer."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin moves for the hanger
<Myria> Mr. Dias...what would John do?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shakes his head. "Warren didn't care. Paladin cares. There's a difference."
<Chii> 6Dawn surveys out an observation deck between the bridge and hangar.
<Seraphna> * Wolf follows Paladin out, shaking her head quietly.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> He would've crashed our ship into theirs to board them.
<Xanatos> Good point. I didn't think of that.
<Myria> Then lets go and board them! *pose*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Gotta see where they are first
<Xanatos> * Marcus straitens up and then moves to walk down to the bridge.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien moves over and uses a shot to wake up Chad.
<Xanatos> NRP: Hanger
<Myria> Then let's go and see! *dashes after the others to the hangar*
* Chad`Winters growls as he stands up, grabbing Ebony.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel heads to the hangar, urging Lilith to follow
* Chad`Winters glances around to find Zephyr
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin enters the hanger, glancing out. The Dark Ship has indeed been completely destroyed.
<Chii> 6Lilith trots alongside Raquel, whining.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr cannot be seen.
<Xanatos> That was smooth Chad.
* Seraphna eyes the scene and sighs, "Mmm... my thoughts are if a Dark One ship was up here as a vanguard, we might find something below."
<Chii> 6Chii limps along trying to move Katrina with her.
<Chad`Winters> And if my daughter just died, it'll be even smoother when I kill him. 6He get's a worried look. 1"Anyone seen Zephyr?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Oh, now you're worried about Zephyr? I think she got killed by the tendril.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes the debris.
<Xanatos> Uh oh, he's going to kill us next for letting it happen, Darien.
<Chad`Winters> Fuck off. 6He moves over to the debris and starts lifting it up.
<Chii> 6Dawn turns toward Angela, messaging her datapad. [I'm not sure where, but Aya was not on that ship.]
<DeathStar> 6* Darien helps Cahd.
* Xanatos moves over and helps too.
* Seraphna looks at him, "That a feeling or you got a better reason to think that?"
<DeathStar> <Paladin> We should ask Zephyr if she feels a connection to Alpha Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin turns, then doesn't see Zephyr.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Where is Alpha Zephyr?
* Seraphna looks around. "Where is she?"
<Chii> 6Dawn shakes his head. [Don't know.]
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina stirs, then awakens.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> She was on the bridge, wasn't she? *he steps up to them*
<Chii> You awake, Kat?
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves over to the debris and helps now
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Yes... 6* She holds her head, aching from being stunned and from the Dark Ones.
* Seraphna rushes back to the bridge.
* Chii groans and falls to her knee, not having the strength to carry a person real well.
<DeathStar> 6* They unbury Zephyr
* Chad`Winters kneels down and checks for her pulse
<Xanatos> <Marcus> I really hope that wasn't the ship with the others on it.
<Ariel> Em> *follows after Chii and Kat* "...that was a crazy ass stunt, you know."
* Seraphna comes bounding in, "Zeph?"
<DeathStar> 6* She has a steady pulse.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC steps onto the bridge, her clothes tattered slightl.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I know. But we had to do something.
* Xanatos holds out a pain pill. "Here."
* Seraphna spots her and stares a moment, rushing over and grabbing her medical kit. "Is she alright!?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> No thank you. I'd like to keep my head clear.
<Chad`Winters> She has a steady pulse. 6He nudges her. 1"Zeph can you hear me.
<Ariel> Em> "Well... it worked."
<Xanatos> Oh i'm crystal clear. *he notes, twirling the pill in his hand*
* Seraphna kneels down next to Chad, looking for any visible injuries.
<Seraphna> * On Zephyr
<DeathStar> 6* Lets focus on the bridge people for just 1 seocnd.
* Chad`Winters reaches his hand along his belt and pulls out a small capsule. He cracks it open and holds it under Zephyr's nose.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr has a cut on the back of her head
<DeathStar> 6* She jerks, coughing and gagging
* Chad`Winters tosses the capsule to the side. 1"Zephyr."
* Seraphna pulls out some guaze, "Hold still Zeph... you've got a nasty gash in the back of your head."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ungh...did we win?
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr sits up despite being told to hold still
<Seraphna> "We kicked it's ass. Dawn then kicked it's ass too much."
* Seraphna sighs and follows her movements, used to people who won't hold still.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Oh. Pretty boys have to over compensate you know.
* Chad`Winters eyes Angela now, as if checking to see if that means she confimed the ships gone.
* Seraphna bandages her head.
* Seraphna looks at Chad. "Yeah, completely gone."
* Chad`Winters a dangerous look flares across his face.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr tiredly slaps Chad on the face
<Seraphna> "Try not to kill him until we confirm his screwup."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Down boy.
<DeathStar> 6* She yawns, sleepily, and gets up.
<Seraphna> "Whoa... Hold on."
* Chad`Winters pauses, looking over at Zephyr as he stands up.
<Seraphna> "You feeling sleepy? Light headed?"
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I'm good, really. I still feel Cheryl, so they're alive.
<Chad`Winters> They better be.
<Seraphna> "Kay, just no laying down, you probably have a concussion."
* Xanatos straitens up. "Jesus, Chad."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rolls his eyes
<DeathStar> <Darien> Wow, cliched. 'They better be'.
* Seraphna takes out something and slips it into the bandages on Zephyr's head, it feels cool. "Keep that on for a bit."
* Chad`Winters twitches, oh does he hate cliches.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I never thought you'd be a cliche, Chad.
* Xanatos reaches out his hand for Zephyr. "Come'on Kiddo. Let's get you to your feet."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr nods sleepily, yawning again, and takes his head.
<Seraphna> "And you keep that bandage on. You hear?" *she sounds worried*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Okay, ma.
* Chad`Winters frowns slightly.
* Seraphna smiles a little.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien nods. "Lets catch up to the others."
* Xanatos arches a brow, then moves to lift her up, hiding any pain he's probably feeling. "Yet you're still probably more mature than her. Funny, huh?"
<Seraphna> "Right."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Definitely.
<DeathStar> -Scene Shift-
<DeathStar> Location: Hanger
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin studies equipment on the shuttles, pointed toward the mountains so they can scan them, since the ship's scanners are gone
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr is laying down on a seat in a shuttle once Angela is distracted
<DeathStar> <Darien> We'd have to get Xanatos and Zephyr in close, probably, with the shuttle, to see if we can get anything.
* Seraphna hasn't noticed this yet, deeply distracted by the scanners.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I can fly it.
<Seraphna> Wolf> "Have we spotted anything down there? Troops? Artillery?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Hell, maybe seeing colors'll make me a better pilot
<DeathStar> <Darien> Oh, yeah, wow, I mean really. Look out the window. They're all lined up and waving at us
* Seraphna looks up, "You're not colorblind anymore?"
<Xanatos> Darien you're a cynical old fart now. It's nice.
<Seraphna> Wolf> "With thsoe scanners dumbass."
<Myria> I think Dias was speaking hypothetically.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien gives a lopsided grin.
* Chad`Winters leans against the shuttle wall, beside Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods. "We'll go in low. Before we do, I want to speak to you all."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> No, not hippos hear.
<Chii> 6Chii works on giving Katrina a massage. The bickering quota is filled.
<Xanatos> * Marcus rubs the side of his face. "A speech?" He looks at Paladin curiosuly.
* Seraphna looks over at him.
<Seraphna> * Wolf gives Paladin her attention.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC looks at Paladin.
<Ariel> Em> "Sir?"
* Xanatos sits up slightly, glancing at Paladin.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at them all. "This unit is working toward a common goal, even if we're all here for different reasons. I'm tired of the inner fighting and the jabs you all take at each other. I know you may not all respect each other, but the bottom line is everyone here is putting their lives on the line, and it doesn't matter why they're doing it, it matters they're doing it. And while some of you make mistakes (cont)
<Chii> 6Dawn moves over with his arms crossed, having switched into tact uniform since he feels they're heading groundworthy soon.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> And those mistakes may lead to injures, it's important for each of you to remember you all make mistakes, none of you are important, and it's not your place to cut each other down, to bring each other down verbally with insults. It's determental and I want it to end. If you have genuine criticisms, give it to your fellow people, after the mission, or if you think I'm doing my job improperly, you pay write a complaint, but the (cont)
<DeathStar> <PAladin> threats, insults, and otherwise general level of hatred much end. You have to work together. And if any of you threaten another member of this team, because they make a mistake, I will come down on you hard. I don't care the reasons. We all suffer loses. I understand that, and I feel for you, but keep in mind, we're all suffering together, we're all bleeding together. And it's time you stop trying to take each other's blood
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods to the shuttle. "If you can't handle that, if you generally think you can't hold back your hatred, then don't step onto that shuttle. If you can, then get on and lets do this mission, lets rescue those people, and lets stop the Dark Ones."
<DeathStar> NRP: Er, none of yo are important?
<DeathStar> NRP:None of you are above making them
<DeathStar> NRP: Sorry
<Seraphna> * Wolf gets aboard and stows her weapons.
<Chii> 6Dawn follows Wolf.
* Myria hops on board the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shrugs and gets on the shuttle.
* Seraphna packs up some things and gets aboard.
* Xanatos glances at Darien, he gives a shrug. "I love all you guys. Just remember that." He moves for the shuttle.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC moves on. Dias picks his nose and steps on, moving for the pilots seat.
<Seraphna> "We love you too Xanny."
<Chii> 6Lilith turns her head and peers at Raquel.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel nods to Lilith, and boards the shuttle.
<Xanatos> * Marcus moves to get on the shuttle. "Some more than others. Obviously."
<Chii> 6Lilith trots after her.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina gets on the shuttle, sitting down.
<Chii> 6Chii tags along, and continues giving her a massage.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles. "Thank you, Chii."
<Ariel> 6* Em seems hesitant, "...I've only been back one episode before this. I haven't had time to build any rivalries and hatreds... can I put something aside that doesn't exist..."
<DeathStar> <PAladin> And I'm asking you to stop those weird comments.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin gets onto the shuttle.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> You think you give me a go next, Chii? My shoulders are just really tense. *he bats an eye*
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias plops into the pilots seat and powers it up.
<Ariel> 6* Em stares. "H-hey! That's against my contract! You can't ask that!" 6She enters the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar runs up onto the shuttle, taking a seat. "I'm here."
<Seraphna> Wolf> "What took you so long?" *she grins at him*
<DeathStar> <Scar> The guards kept frisking me for spy things
* Xanatos motions. "So isn't he a bad guy?"
<Chad`Winters> They most likely converted one of the mountains into a husk and made a hive inside it.
<Seraphna> Wolf> "Remind me to do that later."
* Myria straps herself in.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr is quiet, sleeping. Or dead.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar grins. "Should I look like Dias again?"
* Seraphna leans over to check on her. "Zephyr?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> We ready?
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods to Dias. "Take us down."
<Seraphna> Wolf> 'If you want, interesting either way."
<Chii> 6Chii peers at Marcus, narrowing her eyes. 1"Well. Whatever. Get over here."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias lifts the shuttle up and heads out of the hanger, diving down towards the mountains
<Xanatos> * Marcus grins widely, sitting beside Kat.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr doesn't comment
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina rolls her eyes slightly at Marcus
* Seraphna sighs and gives Zephyr a quick checkup, fixing the bandage on her head.
<Chii> 6Chii moves around behind Marcus, then cracks her knuckles, grinning.
* Chad`Winters glances down at Angela and Zephyr and slips out another smelling salt capsule holding it out to Angela
<Xanatos> * Marcus slowly looks over his shoulder. "I...was kidding, honestly. Kat needs it."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr lays there, not breathing
<Seraphna> "Shit."
<Seraphna> "She's not breathing."
<Chad`Winters> Check for a pulse.
* Seraphna puts the salts aside, checking for a pulse.
<Chii> Oh no, no, no. By all means, heheh.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rolls his eyes at Angela.
<DeathStar> 6* A pulse.
<Chii> 6Chii digs into Marcus' shoulders, neck and back with her knuckles rather than her palms.
<Seraphna> "...And I remember she doesn't need to breath."
* Xanatos suddenly bursts out laughing.
<Chad`Winters> I know doors are very threatening, but did you forget Dragoons don't breathe?
<Seraphna> "I'm sorry, too used to treating you and Darien when you run into bullets."
<DeathStar> <Darien> We do need her awake to feel out for Cheryl, so wake her up
* Seraphna puts the salts under her nose.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> OW JESUS CHII! *he gets up flailing, holding his neck in pain*
* Chad`Winters grunts.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr jerks, hitting her head again. She howls in pain
<Ariel> 6* Raquel winces. That looked painful
* Seraphna sighs a bit and pulls out another cold compress, putting it to Zephyr's head.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves along the mountains now.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr takes a few breaths, then begins to wail.
<Seraphna> "Zeph... shh... it's okay..."
<DeathStar> 6* Scar covers his ears. "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST IS SHE 17 OR 4?!"
* Chad`Winters glances over at Scar.
<Seraphna> * Wolf pulls the strap of her goggles over her ears.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina covers her own ears a bit.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien puts in ear plugs. Why he has them, who can say
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin focuses on the sensors.
* Xanatos winces and places a hand over his ears.
* Seraphna holds the compress over the bump on Zeph's head and hugs her gently. "Come on hun... it's okay..."
<Xanatos> * Marcus acks and puts his fingers in his ears, alot of good that'll do.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr calms down, holding her head. She yawns tiredly. "Sorry. Don't know what came over me."
* Myria goes lightheaded and slumps over.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias winces as he flies
<DeathStar> <Scar> Tch. Like, act your age.
<Chii> 6Chii returns to a gentle massage of Katrina, snickering at Marcus.
<Seraphna> "No more sleeping, Dragoon or not you're gonna get brain damage at this rate."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Huh?
<Seraphna> "See?"
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Well you made Myria pass out. So that was cool. *he sits back, what'd you do Kat, tell chii that everyone else likes it rough but you?*
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr looks at Angela blankly.
<Ariel> Em> "Yeah... that'd be a bad thing. You're pretty high in the opinion polls."
<Chad`Winters> We're near the mountains. Can you feel Cheryl?
* Seraphna smiles a bit.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina isn't sure if that was a line or an action
<Xanatos> NRP: LOL!
<Xanatos> NRP Line. :(
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr pauses, then tries to focus, wincing in pain
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Mmmm, I like it rough, too
* Seraphna scratches her head. "Told you."
* Chad`Winters frowns and looks at Xan. 1"What about you? You feeling anything?"
<Chii> <Chii> I like it when she's rough.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Shhh. For some reaosn it's getting harder to find her.
* Xanatos arches a brow and shrugs. "Don't know what i'm supposed to be feeling."
* Seraphna rolls her eyes a little, it couldn't possibly be head trauma.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Unknown
<DeathStar> 6* Megumi, Aya, and Cheryl remain in the room with no exits, having been there for ages. Now and again, the Scars come in and play mind games with them. So far, their favorite is having Aya molest Megumi
<DeathStar> 6* Aya lays curled in a fetal position next to Megumi, her head in the girl's lap, since there's no pillows.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl leans with her back against the wall, her clothing tattered, her face bruised, and knuckles raw from hitting people
<Chii> 6Megumi twitches paranoically. Since. The Aya impersonator is the most unbearable of all. She peers at Aya, stroking her head.
<DeathStar> 6* The wall opens up and "Aya" walks in, waving at Megumi.
<Chii> 6Megumi sighs and narrows her eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* "Aya" curtseys, holding up her school shirt, wearing no underwear still.
<DeathStar> 6* The real Aya stirs, glancing up at her double. She recoils.
<Chii> 6Megumi attempts to manifest again, but it's becoming harder each time. Especially to reach a level where she can actually accomplish something.
<DeathStar> 6* "Aya" walks along, smiling. She moves over to Aya, smiling, and kisses herself. The real Aya gags, shoving her away, tears running down her face
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl begins to rise. "Get out of here, you shapeshifting mother fu--" 6* A stun blast hits her in the blast from the wall and she collapses to her knees. "Goddammit..."
<Chii> <Megumi> Touch her not." 6She hoarses hisses.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl hits the ground face first.
<DeathStar> 6* "Aya" peers at Megumi. "Or what?"
<Chii> <Megumi> Your fear was more becoming.
<Chii> 6Megumi smiles, almost sadistically. 1"It was far more attractive than your smile."
<DeathStar> 6* The real Aya slides away as the fake one becomes fixated on Megumi again.
<DeathStar> 6* "Aya" smiles back at Megumi, leaning forward to sit on Megumi. "You know. I think I should take this to another level. Maybe I could record you and I together, and send Chad the video. What do you think he'd do to you."
<DeathStar> <Aya> Leave...my...daddy...alone... 6* She bites out angerily.
<Chii> 6Megumi hrmphs. 1"That is an undifficult thing to surmise. Can you not come up with anything more inventive? You are actually becoming quite boring."
<Chii> <Megumi> Beloved's much more creative.
<DeathStar> 6* "Aya" shifts to Chad while sitting on Megumi, patting Megumi's cheek. "It's okay. It's about time to start the process." 6* He stands up, moving toward Aya. "Aya, honey, you've been a naughty girl. I think I should spank you. An even number of times."
<DeathStar> 6* Aya pales when they take Chad's form, shaking slightly.
<Chii> 6Megumi bristles slightly, forcing herself to draw up to her feet, her head hanging doll-like. 1"Get... away from ... her."
<DeathStar> 6* Chad moves over, grabbing Aya by the wrist and lifting her up. He looks at Megumi with that typical Chad glare. "Or what?" 6* He grabs Aya's chest. "I'm spending quality time with my daughter, Megumi. Shouldn't you mind your own business?"
<Chii> 6Megumi adjusts her tactics, instead of trying to lash out at Chad as a whole, she focuses entirely on the space around his wrist holding Aya, trying to compress it.
<DeathStar> 6* Chad blinks, and he's forced to let go as the tactic actually works. He winces in pain, paling. "Nice...you still have...spark..." 6* Stun beams hit Megumi in the back, bringing her down like Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya begins to cry, holding herself and moving away from Chad.
* Chii grinds her teeth and falls to her knees, trying to prevail in causing him pain until she hits the floor fully.
<Chii> NRP: Megumi
<DeathStar> 6* Chad's wrist is completely decimated, which will sadly make him stand out as a Scar. He reverts to his real Scar form, eyeing his broken wrist. "Cunt."
<DeathStar> <Scar> Jesus fucking Christ, if you're not Legion, I'm going to ride you all day and night like the fucking pussy you are.
<Chii> 6Megumi laughs softly. clutching at the floor.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar spits at her, howling angerily. Erevis walks in. <Erevis> You really should calm yourself. 6She reverts into a Scar as well, and a third Scar walks in. <Scar> Now, lets move them to the lab so we can start the process in adding them to the body of Legion
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Shuttle
<Seraphna> * Wolf finishes looking over a rifle, putting it away.
<Xanatos> * Marcus sits there calmly, unlike normal when he fidgets constantly.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> That one. 6* She points at a semi-sized mountain to the right
* Chad`Winters glances over at their Scar. 1"How can we tell which ones are real and which ones are Scars?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Roger. 6He turns, heading towards it
<DeathStar> 6* Scar holds up his A on his hand
<Xanatos> I'm not cutting an A onto my hand.
<Myria> ...head...still hurts...
<DeathStar> <Scar> This is how you can tell me apart, at least
<Chad`Winters> Cute but not what I'm asking. They'll most likely use fake Cheryls, Megumis and my daughters to confuse us.
<DeathStar> <Scar> It's impossible. I just hope you know your real kid
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Stun first, ask questions later?
<DeathStar> <Scar> You can ask questions that aren't super general. We can't always get those right
<Chad`Winters> What do you mean aren't super general?
<DeathStar> <Scar> Uh. 'Did Daddy ever touch you in your naughty place?'
<Seraphna> * Wolf chuckles a bit.
<Chii> <Chii> Not funny.
* Seraphna rolls her eyes and sighs.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr glares.
<Chad`Winters> I see.
<Chii> 6Dawn eyes Scar, then seems to ponder.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at Scar. "Don't make comments like that."
<Ariel> Raquel> "......"
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Yeah, Paladin will kick your ass. Just ask Chad."
<DeathStar> <Scar> Sorry. But it's questions like that we don't always get. I mean, for example, lets say Cheryl had sex with one of you, and none of you knew it. We might not know it.
<Chad`Winters> Got it.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> But if most everyone else, knew?
<DeathStar> <Scar> We'd know it.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Lame.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien hrms.
<Chii> <Chii> What if one of you had sex with one of us posing as one of the others?
* Chad`Winters slides his hand along his belt and pulls something small out, handing it to Zephyr.
<Seraphna> "So you have some degree of telepathy?"
<DeathStar> <Scar> Come again?
<Seraphna> "How do you know if we all know?"
<DeathStar> <Scar> I guess you could say we do
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr glances down at it
<Seraphna> "Interesting."
<Ariel> Em> "Urg... this is a headache."
<Chad`Winters> 6It's small tracer. 1"Incase we get split and meet up again I'll know it's you for sure."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr nods, and puts it between her breasts
<Xanatos> So if we made up a code word to identify each other, you guys would be able to figure it out?
<DeathStar> 6* As they approach the mountain, nothing happens, probably hoping they'd assume it was a normal mountain
<DeathStar> <Scar> More than likely.
<Xanatos> Well that's a mighty interesting trick.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> So normally I'd go for crashing into something to get inside but I think this mountains thick.
<DeathStar> <Scar> But since you blew up the facility, whatever Scars are left, there won't be many.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Small favors.
<Seraphna> "We'll probably be more concerned with Dark Warriors and Tsiv."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina quietly listens, her hands folded into her lap.
<Xanatos> Half a dozen are still more than I'd like to deal with, personally.
<Chii> This sounds like a pain in the ass.
<DeathStar> <PAladin> Land half a click from the mountain.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Sound exhausting, and somewhat fun. Well, at least the fighting.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> So do I just knock...Alright. 6He drops towards the ground. 1"How far's a click again?"
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin glances. "A mile."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> And half of that...
<DeathStar> <PAladin> .... Half a mile.
* Seraphna holds her head.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Gotcha. 6He eyes his sensors, scratching his head then lands.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rubs his face. "Lordy, never let him do precise flying."
<Xanatos> Could you imagine him in the academy? Flight instructors would probably just air lock him.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods to Darien. "Stay with the shuttle in case we need you to pick us up." 6* Darien nods, accepting that with a frown.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stands up. 1"Dude, I flew out of a hive blurry eyed."
<Myria> What about me?
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC checks her weapons.
* Seraphna rubs her head more and stands up, checking her weapons.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin eyes Myria, wondering why she always asks that.
<Seraphna> * Wolf pulls a rifle out to the ready and stands up.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Unless I say differently, you're with the main group.
* Xanatos holds up his hands. "Wasn't knocking you. Just saying that they don't just allow a strong feel for flying, you've gotta know the ins and outs."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin lowers the shuttle ramp.
<Myria> Ok!
<DeathStar> 6* Scar puts an arm around Myria. "I'll protect you." 6* He makes himself look like Theron.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That's the only way to fly. 6He grabs packback and tosses it onto his back.
<Myria> That's weird!
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr stands up, tired still.
* Chad`Winters looks at her. 1"You're sure you ready for this?"
<Xanatos> If you say so. *he walks down the ramp, walking with a more favor of his right side.*
<DeathStar> <Theron> Lady Myria, I have strong sexual desires for you, but I will not comment on them, and instead will make small talk and will say very little.
<Myria> Ehehehehe!
<Seraphna> "I've got some stim pills if you want em Zeph."
<DeathStar> <Theron> Let us go, Lady Myria.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr nods. "Yeah. Sure."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves down the ramp, SPoC behind him
* Myria nods!
* Seraphna hands them to her.
<Myria> Right!
<Chii> 6Chii moves down the ramp casually, rubbing her head.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina walks with Chii. "You ready, Chii?"
<Xanatos> * Marcus stands up. Then walks down the ramp, hefting the shotgun onto his shoulder.
<DeathStar> 6* PAladin takes the lead, moving for the mountain
<Chii> <Chii> I... don't know.
<DeathStar> 6* Theron moves along, guarding Myria like Theron woul
<Chii> 6Lilith nudges Raquel.
* Myria moves along!
<Ariel> 6* Raquel nods hesitantly, and heads out
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr injects herself with them, though who knows if that was a good idea with a concussion
<Xanatos> <Marcus> You're ready. I'll have your back. *he nods to Chii with a wink*
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr moves out
<Chii> 6Dawn takes up the rear as Lilith follows Raquel.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves along behind Paladin, his eyes darting around at the colors
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina gives Chii's shoulder a squeeze. "You can do it."
* Chad`Winters moves out after Zephyr.
* Seraphna follows her, they're fine for a concussion, sleeping isn't.
<Chii> 6Dawn sets his datapads away and shoulders the short-barreled rifle.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC walks along, her assault rifle in her hand as she walks
<DeathStar> 6* Plus, Zephyr with stims, who knows what they'll do on principle.
<Chii> 6Chii eyes Marcus, then fumes. 1"Screw you! Who needs you?!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Chii!
<Ariel> 6* Em decides to stay on the shuttle, "You might need an extra set of hands... and I doubt Paladin wants my commentary on THIS one."
<Chii> 6Chii runs off, getting more toward the front as usual.
<Seraphna> * Wolf steps out and moves up to walk with SPoC.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at her sternly.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Huh. Apparently I'm a jerk.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I could use the company.
* Xanatos hums as he walks along.
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Near the Mountain
<DeathStar> 6* The team has trekked through cold weather toward the mountain. Theron keeps watching Myria's ass.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina shivers a bit as she moves along, glad there's no snow here, despite the mountains
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin pulls out his binoculars, peering out at the mountain, spotting an entrance, that appears to have no guards.
<DeathStar> 6* The entrance is the size of a doorway.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Yeah people mock me about the fur. But when it comes to this kind of cold, they don't mock anymore.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sternly holds Chii's ear, making her apologize to MArcus
* Xanatos jerks. "Holy crap my hand is frostbitten! Oh wait. Ho ho ho."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr twitches. "Thisisdefinitelythemountainwewant."
* Seraphna looks at her. "Jeez, don't you ever have caffiene?"
* Chad`Winters eyes Zephyr then looks at Angela, he just shakes his head.
<Chii> Owowowow! Goddamn it! Let go!
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> NonotreallyMegumigavemecoffeeonceandshefreakedoutwhenIdemolishedthehouse
* Xanatos glances around for someone to laugh, and then sighs. "Kids have no sense of humor. I bet Darien would've laughed."
<Myria> My ears have icicles on the tips...
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina lets go, sternly looking at Chii
<Seraphna> "Oh god..."
<Chii> Fine. I'm sorry you're worthless, Marcus.
* Seraphna rubs her face. "Lesson learned, you're not allowed caffiene."
* Chii crosses her arms, turning her nose up.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Oh gee, thank Chii.
<DeathStar> 6* Theron moves forward and rubs Myria's ears. "Touching your ears like this stirs my repressed sexual loins that you never seem to take notice in and constantly tease."
<Xanatos> NRP: Thanks*
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina grabs Chii's ear again
<Myria> ...ehehehehehe!
<Chii> Owowowow!
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> So how we getting in...
<Xanatos> Try opening the door, Dias.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin lowers the binoculars. "Straight through the door. No other way."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr bounces in place.
<Seraphna> * Wolf starts pulling her really, really big gun off her back.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Good, my favorite entrance. 6He starts moving again.
* Seraphna looks at Zephyr, head going up and down, following the hopping.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> I don't get it, does that means he likes it? *he glances at Scar*
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Alright, lets move in.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel ponders cheating... but the door is easier
<Xanatos> NRP: she*
* Chad`Winters unholsters his two pistols, and starts moving towards the entrance
<DeathStar> 6* Theron looks at MArcus. "You could never understand my repressed, unrequited love that has taken over a year to get a single response of."
<Seraphna> * Wolf moves slight to the front, gun out and ready to make paths.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> True dat, man. *he pats Chii on the shoulder and starts moving ahead*
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC moves along, her weapon trained ahead of her.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina lets go and moves forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr rushes forward, forming guns.
<Chii> 6Chii pouts, scowling and follows Katrina.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin watches the tiny Dragoon zoom by.
* Xanatos pulls out a pistol, spinning it around the index finger of his left hand.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias smiles and dashes ahead, moving alongside Zephyr
* Seraphna sighs a bit and watches her, pulling out her Samaritan.
<Chii> 6Lilith bumps Raquel, knocking her over, and lowers her head to nudge her onto her back and barrels after Zephyr.
* Chad`Winters clicks his tongue and picks his pace up slightly
<DeathStar> 6* Tendrils lash out from the mountain at Zephyr. She begins to fire wildly.
<Seraphna> "This should be interesting."
<Myria> Well, its definitely the right mountain!
* Chad`Winters raises his guns as he jogs in, firing at the tendrils
<DeathStar> <Theron> Today is a good day .... to get blown up by my allies
* Seraphna fires carefully as she jogs in after Chad.
<DeathStar> 6* Theron charges
* Xanatos pulls his pistol up strait and moves to the left, firing once he makes sure no one is in the right path.
<DeathStar> 6* The tendrils are cut down by the team, and Zephyr reaches the door. She forms her bigger guns, blasted it open, and rushes in
<Seraphna> * Wolf rushes in, firing secondary charges from her gun, non-splody kinds.
<Chii> 6Chii growls and looks to Paladin. 1"Permission to fireball the shapeshifter!?"
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias rushes in behind Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* PAladin looks at Chii with a look.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Chii-Chii. There's people there. *he points*
* Chad`Winters picks up his pace into a full sprint as he closes in towards the door
* Chii runs forward, drawing up her energy blades. 1"God damn it!"
<Myria> Ummm...I guess we can run, right? *looks at Paladin*
<Ariel> 6* Raquel ripples to try to catch up with the speedy dragoon
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel's ripple fails to form near the mountain
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin runs ahead.
* Seraphna rushes at the door herself, keeping pace with Chad.
<Chii> 6Lilith continues carrying Raquel, running after the dragoon with four legs.
* Myria dashes forward!
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC starts running now
<DeathStar> 6* Once inside the mountain, the team would found a hallway that looks black. It seems to be breathing.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr looks around the hallway, trying to figure out what's breathing
<Chii> 6Chii slides up alongside her-- then slashes the wall. 1"Seems familiar."
* Xanatos slides to a halt once inside. "Well, it's the typical Dark One hive."
<DeathStar> 6* It whithers and wrathes, and a screech sounds through the base
<Seraphna> "Way too familiar."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin peers around once he arrives.
<Chad`Winters> They mus- 6He looks at Chii now.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr covers her ears.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ohmygodouch
* Xanatos steps in and pauses. "Holy hell." He makes a face. "This is worse than Zephyr."
* Seraphna holds her head and groans, "Way to go Chii."
<DeathStar> 6* Theron gags.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> GOD YOU IDIOT! 6He covers hisears.
<DeathStar> 6* The screech dies down
<Myria> Feel...lightheaded again...
<Xanatos> Well. That's one way to let them know we're here.
<Chii> You guys say something?
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina shakes her head.
* Chii wiggles a finger in one of her ears.
<Seraphna> * Wolf fiddles with the piece over her ears and switches visions on her goggles, aiming her gun down the hallway.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias growls and grumbles.
<Chii> 6Dawn studies the hall, then pulls out a datapad, checking signatures on it-- being a bit new to this stuff.
<DeathStar> 6* The hallway suddenly begins to drain their life
<Seraphna> "Fuck..."
* Xanatos groans. "Oh hell, I aint got much left anyway."
* Chad`Winters pants and aims at the floor, firing both his guns into it
* Seraphna fires a shot into the floor.
<DeathStar> 6* The shots don't slow it down.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin winces
<Seraphna> "We need to... move..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sways, getting exhausted.
<Chii> 6Chii runs down the hallway with both blades out, slashing both walls down the length.
<Xanatos> * Marcus makes motion with his hand. "Where?" He doubles over.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stumbles and punches down at the floor.
<DeathStar> 6* The walls whither and writhe, but the floor keeps draining
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr rushes along, gasping, as if having a heart attack
* Myria starts running as fast as she can!
<Chii> 6Dawn winces, charging after those running.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel looks around quickly, trying to find something that looks vulnerable and important.
<Xanatos> * Xanatos groans and hobbles forward at a quick pace.
<DeathStar> 6* Just her team.
<Chii> 6Lilith eyes Raquel atop her, then floats down the hallway.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias and SPoC start moving down the hall as best they can.
* Seraphna runs as well. She pulls out her sword and drags it along the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina collapses
<DeathStar> 6* PAladin moves down.
* Chad`Winters begins breathing heavily and moves over to Kat, picking her up.
<Chii> 6Chii stops and spins, eyeing Katrina.
<DeathStar> 6* As Angela cuts into the floor, the actual tearing causes the draining to sotp
<Seraphna> * Wolf glowers and stops moving to pick Kat up when she sees Chad doing it, and moves down the hall tiredly.
* Xanatos pulls himself up and then falls to his knees, he pulls up both of his hand and clasps them together, he slams his hand down, a 4% dark fisted slam.
<Xanatos> NRP: Marcus but oh wait, lame.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus slams his fist into the ground, causing it writhe.
* Seraphna pants and sheaths her sword when the draining ends, panting. "Yeah... fuck you floor."
* Chad`Winters takes in a deep breath and and begins moving down the hall after the others.
<Chii> Is Katrina okay?
<Xanatos> Don't taunt the evil people, Serena. *he says, sitting on the floor breathing heavily*
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina stirs. "Y-you can set it down."
<DeathStar> *me
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin takes deep breaths
* Chad`Winters stops and sets her down.
<Myria> I don't like this place...
<Seraphna> "I was mad at it."
<DeathStar> 6* Theron adjusts his body
* Seraphna pants for breath.
<Xanatos> * Marcus sits on his knees, breathing heavily, "...I...feel like poo doo."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina swallows, pale like Erevis
<DeathStar> <Paladin> No time to stop. We must press on before they send troops down here.
* Chad`Winters starts moving down the hall again.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr keeps gasping awkwardly, moving along.
<Seraphna> "Yeah... good idea."
* Xanatos sighs. "Cut a dying man some slack." He pulls himself up to his feet.
* Seraphna eyes Zephyr and moves after her.
<Seraphna> * Wolf looks at Paladin and starts moving again.
<Ariel> Raquel> "And... we should stick together."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin moves along, watching the little Alpha.
<Xanatos> * Marcus stands up. "You ok, Kat?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I'll be okay.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina moves along tiredly.
<Chii> 6Chii peers between Katrina and eyes Zephyr as she passes, snatching at her wrist.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Good. *he moves after the others*
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr twitches as she's grabbed, looking at Chii. "Aieeeie!"
* Chad`Winters looks at Zephyr and then Chii snatching her wrist
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr eyes Chii, jittery eyed.
* Chii looks toward Katrina again, then scowls and snatches Zephyr's other wrist, turning and kneels and yanking Zephyr forward onto her back.
* Seraphna walks up to Zeph and checks her pulse.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> H-Helpme!!
<Chad`Winters> Put her down Chii.
<DeathStar> 6* Theron pats Myria's ass. Who says he has to be Theron all the time?
* Seraphna does a quick calculation and pulls out something else, injecting a small dose into Zephyr.
* Xanatos chuckles weakly. "That crazy critter, lifting up people bigger than her."
<Myria> Uhhhh?
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at Xanatos oddly.
* Xanatos rubs his chin, then tilts his head. "Wait, reverse that."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr twitches as she's given even more drugs
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at Angela. "Are you sure it's good to be given her so much stuff?"
<Chii> 6Chii eyes everyone, still not able to hear much. She moves forward, carrying Zephyr.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Yeah I don't think it is, personally.
<Seraphna> "Figuring how she reacted to what she took before, yeah, that was an antitoxin for what she had earlier."
<Chad`Winters> You gave her a toxin?
<Seraphna> "I'm simplfying it."
* Seraphna shakes her head. "It's that or her heart explodes. You pick."
<Chad`Winters> Of course. 6He rolls his eyes and keeps moving.
<Chii> 6Dawn stands idly, checking both their forward and rear halls while people pause.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> That won't affect her concussion?
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin continues forward, not really stopping
<Seraphna> "No, none of it's a blood thinner or clotter."
<Chii> Where are we going, General?
<DeathStar> 6* Theron helps Myria along - by the ass
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Hopefully we'll know soon. These things are like mazes
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: The Hive
<DeathStar> 6* In what seems like forever, the team has gone through a series of bee hive hallways, getting more and more twisted and turned. It seems to be the most complicated dungeon yet.
<DeathStar> 6* Off to the side seems to be a room.
<Chii> 6Dawn kneels, adding the 'room' to his rudimentary map on one of the datapads.
<DeathStar> 6* Theron pauses. "Hey, that looks interesting."
<Chad`Winters> Zephyr, you still having problems picking up Cheryl?
<DeathStar> 6* He turns back into Scar, moving to the room
<Myria> What is it?
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr twitches from Chii's back. "Dwuh...yeah..."
<DeathStar> 6* Scar opens the room by putting his hand on the panel and letting it take his blood
<DeathStar> 6* It opens up to reveal what appears to be a terminal room
<Seraphna> "Mmm..."
<Chii> 6Chii moves inside. 1"She's not doing so hot."
<DeathStar> <Scar> It's a room where Dark Ones like to log information. It means we're close to Sommelier's lab.
<Chad`Winters> Good. 6He moves inside.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina peers about, moving inside.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC stands outside, watching the hallways.
<Chii> 6Dawn moves inside, studying the terminals for anything useful.
* Xanatos glances around. "Anything useful in there? Base locations or something like that?"
<DeathStar> 6* Scar walks in, peering at the Terminals. It's written in the Dark One language, but Scar seems to be reading it fine
<Seraphna> "Might the location of our friends be in here?"
<Chad`Winters> Activate it.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar glances at Paladin
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar moves to the terminal, turning it on. He begins to read the information
<Xanatos> * Marcus peers around the room, after steppign in. He pauses. "You think you could teach us how to read that later?"
<DeathStar> <Scar> A lot of information on Project: Legion is here.
<DeathStar> <Scar> PRobably not.
<Chii> 6Dawn hands Scar one of his datapads.
<Seraphna> "Any mention of the candidates?"
<DeathStar> 6* Scar reads over the project. "Apparantly, Project: Legion has all your blood, plus tons of other people's bloods. Hmmm. A guy called Xevil. Ooo, nasty."
<Seraphna> "That explains the likeness."
* Xanatos winces. "..."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias's eyes go wide. 1"That explains a lot."
<Seraphna> "What, no one noticed the similarity in looks?"
<Chii> <Chii> Didn't 'Xevil' die at Centerpoint?
<Chad`Winters> Doesn't mean they couldn't have gotten his blood from somewhere else.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> So is there a list of candidates, or is it just the three they took?
<Seraphna> "This project could be spanning from long before Centerpoint."
<DeathStar> <Scar> Anyway, this project has all this blood, and somewhere in this mountain, is a lab where it's contained in a soup like liquid. And they plan to use the candidates by putting them in the liquid. They want Megumi, for her abilities, because it seems it'll give Legion the best body. The liquid will cure any disease, or body ailment it seems.
<Chii> Where else would they get it from?
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina hmmms as she listens.
<DeathStar> <Scar> Once they dump the candidate in, Legion will be formed, and bam.
<Chad`Winters> And what happens to the candidates?
* Chad`Winters clicks his tongue.
<DeathStar> <Scar> Gone. Forever.
<Xanatos> He means the unused ones, I believe.
<DeathStar> <Scar> Them? Oh. I dunno.
<Seraphna> "So they just need to dump one person in there?"
<DeathStar> <Scar> Maybe more Legions.
<Ariel> Raquel> "......"
<DeathStar> <Paladin> More than one Legion?
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Oh god, that would be possible?
<Seraphna> "Erevis did say our next battle with him would be a lot harder."
<Chii> Find the lab.
<DeathStar> <Scar> Give me a moment.
<Chad`Winters> Agreed. Where's the lab.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks troubled. "When Legion stepped through that time warp, he was pretty strong, wasn't he, and got weaker."
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Knowing her it mean emotionally, since you know, one of our own being legion is not cool.
<Chii> 6Dawn sets his first pad down, eyeing Scar's screen and his incomplete map.
* Xanatos arches a brow. "That guy was a walking tank as it was, you could be stronger than that?"
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin frowns. "I wouldn't know. I wasn't there."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr mumbles about kicking Legion's ass.
<Chii> When he first arrived I couldn't even stand near him without going completely blank.
<DeathStar> <Scar> I found the lab. I think I can get us there easy.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Well maybe we can change the timeline and stop them before it all happens.
<Chad`Winters> Than let's not waste anymore time.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar studies the language.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Killusallifwechangetimeline
<Seraphna> "And our friends?"
<DeathStar> <Paladin> I agree. We can't let Legion be born.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin checks his gun. "Lead us."
<DeathStar> 6* Scar nods, nudging Dawn. "Lets go, girly man."
<Chii> 6Dawn makes appropriate notes, then clips both pads to his belts and nods.
<Seraphna> * Wolf switches for a smaller rifle and checks it while people talk.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar moves forward with Dawn
<Ariel> 6* Raquel frowns... wondering about this.
<Xanatos> * Marcus walks out after them.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina takes a deep breath, checking her sword, then follows. Paladin moves after them.
* Chad`Winters moves after the two. SPoC follows as they step out and Dias moves along.
* Seraphna moves after them, Samaritan out.
* Xanatos shakes his head. "Here comes the hard part, I believe." He turns and moves out, hobbling along.
<Chii> 6Chii stays at Katrina's side. Lilith pads after the general, carrying her princess.
* Myria moves along with the group.
<Seraphna> * Wolf heads up the rear of the group.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar moves through the hive hallway, when up ahead they can see two Scars carrying Cheryl and Aya. Who look like they're worse for wear
* Chad`Winters eyes go wide briefly and he raises his pistols.
<Chii> 6Dawn neels and takes aim.
<DeathStar> 6* The Scars turn, then jerking holding up Aya as a shield
<DeathStar> <Evil Scar> Stay back!
<Myria> ...those cowards...
<Ariel> 6* Raquel pulls an arrow, aiming.
* Xanatos frowns, his pistol raised.
<DeathStar> 6* The other Scar does the same with the unconscious Cheryl.
<Chii> 6Dawn lifts his rifle higher, aiming for -any- spot not Aya or Cheryl.
* Seraphna stares and tries to think.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr twitches in anger, getting off Chii, forming her gun
<DeathStar> 6* The Scars shrink their bodies to match their shields
* Chad`Winters takes a deep breath and lowers his mod gun. He aims Ebony ahead, taking another deep breath
* Chii eyes Zephyr, then raises her blades.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin aims. "Let them go!"
<Ariel> Raquel> "Zephyr... on three..."
<Xanatos> That's kinda like cheating.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina forms her sword.
<Chii> 6Dawn narrows his eyes, then glances for anything in the hall that could reflect a shot.
<Xanatos> * Marcus eyes his shotgun, then those ahead, he frowns.
<DeathStar> 6* The hallway has nothing reflective.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr sways, looking at Raquel confused, not following.
<Chii> 6Dawn sighs and keeps aimed, waiting for an opportunity.
<DeathStar> <Evil Scar> Back away, or the girls get it.
<Chii> <Lilith> I would not, Lady Raquel. Remember it did not function before.
<Xanatos> Hey whoa, hold on now. How about I switch places with the little girl. Eh, come'on i'm a much larger shield.
* Chad`Winters pulls the trigger twice aiming at the corners of the halls, his face tensing up as he tries to snap the bullets down in a 90 degree bend as they pass Aya and Cheryl
<Ariel> 6* Raquel pauses, then looks at Lilith.
<DeathStar> 6* The Scars, apparantly knowing Chad's tricks, shift their targets in the path
* Seraphna stares, flinching when she hears the gunshots.
<Chii> K-Kuso...
* Chad`Winters tenses as he jerks the shots away, falling to his knees.
* Xanatos makes a face. "Ok, yeah. They're smarter than you give them credit for."
* Myria tries to TKly redirect the bullets at tthe Scars!
<DeathStar> 6* Aya's eyes open slowly.
<Chad`Winters> 6But that should force them to expose themselves
<DeathStar> 6* Myria redirects the bullets after Chad made them move, and the Scars just let their shields take the hits, ready for it
<DeathStar> 6* Aya cries out
<Chii> 6Dawn continues to aim, waiting for any said opening.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel fires at one of the exposed backs. I mean, the hostage can't be in front and behind at the same time, right?
<Chii> 6Chii rubs her head and backs up.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl jerks, opening her eyes from the pain, shifting.
* Chad`Winters kneels on the ground, panting hard, his face red.
<Myria> Oh no!
* Xanatos goes to open his mouth, but just frowns. It seems he isn't about to fire unless he is sure his shot would hit the mark.
* Seraphna stares as the seemingly possessed bullets hit those she cares about, "G-Gods..."
<Xanatos> Alright, seriously. Let the little girl go, you can take me in her place. How about it?
<DeathStar> 6* Aya whimpers in pain. Cheryl snarls and rams her elbow into Scar, making him bend over, hoping ah ead shot.
<Chii> 6Dawn takes it if it's available.
<DeathStar> 6* Dawn blows a Scar in the head, sending him down.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl drops to her knees.
<Chii> 6Chii stops her retreat and tenses. 1"Cherry..."
* Chad`Winters pushes himself up, his breathing heavy.
* Seraphna aims her Samaritan at Aya's captor still, waiting for an opening.
<DeathStar> 6* The other Scar shifts to stare at his partner going down. Only an inch of his face is open
<Chii> 6Dawn takes the shot. At best it's a good distraction taking a piece of face off.
* Xanatos waits to see if Dawn is as good enough for this.
<DeathStar> 6* Dawn hits the Scar slightly in the face, causing him to howl in pain.
<DeathStar> <Scar> THAt'S IT THE BITCH DIES
<DeathStar> 6* Scar begins to get energy into his hands
* Chii reaches back as she hears the shot and flings a hail of shurikens, aiming to bounce them off the wall. They're not bullets.
<DeathStar> 6* The walls eat the shurikens
<Chii> Son of a.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar hurks suddenly, letting Aya go
* Chad`Winters snaps Ebony up again and fires three shots, arcing them around Aya and into Scar.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya drops, a crystal from her back in Scar's gut.
* Chii frowns, studying that development.
<Seraphna> "Good girl..."
<Chii> 6Dawn sighs in relief.
<DeathStar> 6* Chad totally nails Scar three times and he drops
* Seraphna rushes towards them to get to working on thier wounds.
* Myria pulls out her first aid kit and runs forward.
<Chad`Winters> Aya...6He pants out and starts moving towards her.
<Chii> 6Dawn shifts to the other side of the hall and covers it for those moving in.
* Xanatos tenses, watching Aya fall. "..." He moves forward and kneels down beside the two. "I think someone should volunteer to take them back to the shuttle, Paladin."
<DeathStar> 6* Aya bleeds from her crystal and from her shoulder where the bullet got her
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl's wound, somewhere in her chest area, is hidden from sight when Cheryl moves away from them
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I hate cowareds...
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods. "Chad, do you want to get Aya back to the shuttle?"
* Chii chases after Cheryl. 1"Cherry! Wh-Where are you going..?!"
* Seraphna starts mending Aya first. Working on her shoulder. "You'll be alright."
<Xanatos> * Marcus glances at Kat, then Cheryl and Chii.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl jerks a bit as Chii gets near her, forcing herself to relax, getting rid of fear. "Megumi."
<Myria> HEre, Miss Sera. *hands Sers bandages and antiseptic*
<Chad`Winters> Yeah. 6He glances at Scar. 1"You guys can't copy abilities, right?"
<DeathStar> 6* Scar nods. "We can, actually."
<Chii> M-Megumi..? The waif?
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Yeah, i've had one turn into a werewolf on me.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina follows after Chii and Megumi.
* Seraphna finishes patching her up with Myria's help, releasing her to Chad.
* Chad`Winters clicks his tongue. He stops infront of Aya. 1"I need you to tell me something."
<DeathStar> 6* Aya looks at Chad, pale and afraid, still shaking.
* Xanatos stands up. "Megumi's the one that's going to be Legion. We should hurry."
<Chii> I get it. She's here too, right? You should get out of here. We'll take care of the rest.
<Seraphna> "...Wouldn't changing into a werewolf already be logical in a shapeshifter..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Whatever.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl keeps moving, adjusting her tattered clothing
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Uh, well if you want to be a bitch about it, sure. *he turns his nose up, moving forward*
* Chii reaches out to put a hand on her. 1"Ch-Cheryl..."
<DeathStar> <Scar> I'm not sure if we could do what Aya did, though
<Seraphna> "Ow Marcus."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl jerks, as if she was stung, then relaxes.
<Ariel> Raquel> "...she's talented."
<Chii> It'll be fine. Just ...trust us.
* Seraphna shakes her head, "Xan's right, we don't have time to sit and chat."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Hard to do when I've been having them use your faces for the last 4 days
<Chii> 6Dawn moves over to the group about Aya since the hall seems to be cleared.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> No offense.
<Chad`Winters> That which redeems...
<Chii> ...None taken.." 6Her head hangs.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya looks at Chad blankly, not following. Perhaps too exhausted, or perhaps a fake
* Xanatos is walking forward, apparently thinking standing around is bad news bears.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin moves after the others.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves along after the others. SPoC follows
* Seraphna moves after Xan.
* Myria moves on...
<Seraphna> * Wolf follows after SPoC.
<Chad`Winters> Aya, you need to focus on me.
<DeathStar> 6* Scar skips along after the rest of the team.
<Chii> 6Dawn peers at Chad, then kneels and reaches into a pouch, pulling out a hankerchief. He dabs it at Aya's face lightly.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya flinches at Chad, as if even more terrified. "C-Consumes."
* Chad`Winters nods and grabs Aya in a hug, holding her tightly
<DeathStar> 6* Aya tenses
<Chad`Winters> I'm sorry Aya, for everything that's happened to you.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya just nods weakly
<Chii> 6Dawn observes the two, then pats Aya's head and leaves them be.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl moves along, not letting anyone get near her if she can help it
* Chii gives Cheryl a little space, but steals glances at her often enough to give away she's practically freaking out.
<Chad`Winters> I'm going to get you back to the shuttle Aya. Ok?
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts a hand on Chii. "She's been through a lot. Give her time, but she will need you." 6* She whispers.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya nods.
* Xanatos frowns, mumbling something under his breath, something about getting there on time.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya glances at Dawn briefly. Her eyes looking at him, since he came, too
* Chad`Winters picks her up and starts moving towards the exit with Aya.
<Chii> 6Dawn raises a hand and waves over a shoulder without looking.
* Seraphna looks at Xan carefully, following behind him. "You alright...?"
<DeathStar> 6* They reach a set of huge doors that seem like they'll eat them. Especially Angela.
* Seraphna fears these doors.
<Xanatos> No. They use Megumi and I'll have let Erevis down. I can't let that happen.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Doors huh?
<Seraphna> "Then we won't let Ere down hun."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr, who has been quiet, follows Chad
<Chii> Now can I blow something up?
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr blows Aya a kiss. "I'll be back for you." 6* She promises, then hurries back to join the others.
* Chii crosses her arms obstinantly before the door.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya watches
* Xanatos aims his pistol and fires a shot at the door.
<DeathStar> <PAladin> We should---
<DeathStar> 6* The shot hits the door and begins to quiver
<Ariel> Raquel> ......
<Seraphna> "Anger the door?"
<Chii> 6Lilith whines quietly, backing up.
<DeathStar> 6* The door begins to unleash dozens of tendrils at them, ready to tear them apart.
<Xanatos> Oh that was bad.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Ah crap.
<Chii> Son of a...
* Seraphna leaps back. "Damnit!"
<DeathStar> 6* Scar smacks his face
* Seraphna is in a nightmare!
* Chii forms a seal quickly and calls. 1"Katon!" 6Tries to fry some.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl mumbles in rage, turning into a Gear, a terrible, deformed Gear.
* Xanatos tenses and fires at some tendrils, sliding back.
<DeathStar> 6* Chii fries some of the tendrils. The rest smash into Cheryl, who begins to smash into them with her fist.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel tries to ripple herself and Lilith a safe distance from the door of doom.
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel fails to ripple.
<DeathStar> 6* Since, you know, ripples haven't been working this entire time.
<Chii> 6Lilith retreats on her own
<Chii> Cherry! You're in no shape to do that!!
<Xanatos> Ok, yeah this one was my fault. Sorry, folks. Sorry, Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin eyes Cheryl, who apparantly seems to be failing to do gear transformations on her own now
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl roars like a dragon, smashing her fist into the tendrils as they wrap around her.
* Seraphna pants and shivers a bit, still staring at the door like she's gone phobic.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I think now's the time for a big gun.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> DRA-GOON BUSTAH!" 6* She fires a beam at the door
<Myria> Miss Sera?
<Chii> 6Chii takes out her guns and begins pelting the appendages.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> See?!
<Seraphna> "Y-yeah?"
<Xanatos> * Marcus shifts in his place. "Yeah if only Zeph-Well that was well timed."
<DeathStar> 6* The blast hits the door, causing it to wail. Zephyr twitches, apparantly having used too many energy in her weak condition
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr falls over.
<Myria> What's wrong?
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias grabs Zephyr as she falls
* Seraphna reaches forward and catches her.
<Xanatos> * Marcus moves to catch her but pauses and nods to Dias.
* Seraphna blinks and bumps into Dias.
<DeathStar> 6* The three all hug
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Hand off my ass.
<DeathStar> 6* The tendrils tighten around Cheryl in death throws.
<DeathStar> *throes
<Seraphna> "Hand off mine."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That's not my hand.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Sorry guys. *he holds up his hands*
<DeathStar> 6* Chii manages to kill some, but there's still more
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias groans.
* Seraphna vlinks and looks at Marcus. She blushes.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin fires at the door.
<Xanatos> * Xanatos shifts to start firing at the tendrils.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC opens an assualt on the door
* Chii dashes over and begins scaling Cheryl like before, exchanging her guns for her blades, lacing them along her wire and having no hesitation in flinging it around much like Cheryl's whip, but using the two energy blades for the main punch.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl falls into her normal form, wrapped in tendrils.
<Seraphna> * Wolf starts firing rounds at the door in a very unforgiving manner.
<DeathStar> 6* The tendrils finally let go and drop Cheryl
<DeathStar> 6* The door finally creaks open an inch
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias shifts and tosses Zephyr onto his back.
* Chii has lost her foothold, and thus continues to assault the tendrils even while falling, eventually landing on her feet near Cheryl, daring any to come back near.
<Xanatos> * Marcus looks up at the door. "Hmmm. Anyone else have something bigger?"
<Chii> 6Dawn surveys thrhough his scope beyond the door.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl tries to get to her knees
<Seraphna> Wolf> "Bigger?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Well as full of yourself as you are, why not just get aroused and bash the door down?
<Xanatos> <Marcus> It might eat me, you know.
<Seraphna> * Wolf pulls out her portable cannont and starts to take aim.
<DeathStar> 6* Beyond the door is a huge lab, with a huge Dark One, standing over a giant vat of dark ooze, with Megumi wrapped up in tendrils, being lowered toward the vat.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Your penis or the door?
<Seraphna> * Wolf blasts at the doorway.
<Chii> 6Dawn fires for the Dark One, anything that might be visible and not blocked by others.
<DeathStar> 6* The door opens up.
* Xanatos looks up and kneels forward, running after the blast.
<DeathStar> 6* Dawn's shot hits a barrier. Sommelier turns to face them
<DeathStar> <Sommelier> You are TOO LATE!
<DeathStar> 6* He hits a button and drops Megumi toward the vat
<Chii> 6Dawn flinches.
<Seraphna> "NO!"
* Xanatos comes running forward and dives, knocking Megumi away from the vat.
<DeathStar> 6* The tendrils, wrapped around her, don't seem like they can be moved, so even tackling her will do nothing
<DeathStar> 6* Which Xan tried.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel attempts to catch her telekinetically.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos, upon ramming into Megumi, bounces off, right into the vat.
<Seraphna> "Wha... XAN NO!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina blinks. "Xanatos!"
<Xanatos> * Marcus drops his mouth open.
* Chii kneels by Cheryl, narrowing her eyes at the events.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Crazy son of a bitch.
<Myria> ...he is dying...again...?
<DeathStar> 6* The vat closes up seconds before Megumi hits the top.
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel is now able to pull Megumi away, who is conscious
<Xanatos> <Marcus> ...I really don't think he cared if he fell in, honestly.
<DeathStar> 6* Sommelier leans forward. "Him? him?"
<Seraphna> "Xan..."
<Myria> ...wh...what does this mean? *looks at the others*
<Chii> 6Megumi groans, twitching in a manner that suggests moving alone causes agony.
* Xanatos is now known as Marcus`
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts her hands to her mouth. "Oh God."
<DeathStar> 6* The vat begins to glow, and a powerful evil can be felt by everyone building. The aura of Legion
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias tenses up
<Seraphna> "I-It's Xan? Legion is XAN?"
* Chii widens her eyes. 1"Are you fucking kidding me?!"
* Seraphna is freaking out.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl looks up, her blue eyes narrowing angerily.
<Ariel> Raquel> "...it... makes sense... on some level..."
* Marcus` pulls up his shotgun and takes aim. "...well this is not good."
<Chii> 6Megumi strains to stand, her eyes barely opening. 1"... Ugh.."
<Myria> What do we do now?!
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Get ready for a fight.
<Marcus`> Xan or not. We've got to kill Legion.
<Seraphna> "Can we handle him...?"
<DeathStar> -TO BE CONCLUDED-
Session Close: Tue May 06 23:03:10 2008