The Alien Wars 5: Trinity

The Book of Revelations Day III: Dead Like Me

Session Start: Wed Dec 02 19:37:35 2009
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20091202.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: Shortly After Last Episode
<DeathStar> Location: Engineering
<DeathStar> 6* YZ glances around engineering, kneeling where the blood is at. "Fi took Isis? Why?"
<Chad`Winters> Because he's infactuated with her. 6He sighs as he rubs his temple
<DeathStar> <YZ> He is? Is that why he keeps watching her?
<DeathStar> 6* CHIP goes to say something when terminals indicate power to the bridge just went out again.
* Chad`Winters nods his hands moving across the terminal. 1"But what Chip said doesn't make sense, unless something happened to him when I wasn...God damn't." He begins to try and bring back power to the bridge.
<DeathStar> 6* Power comes back on. CHIP pauses. <CHIP> There are no longer people on the bridge.
<Chad`Winters> ...What?!
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Some sort of teleportation device was just used; with our shields out, it went right through
<DeathStar> 6* YZ glances at Megumi now
* Chad`Winters hands shake with anger. 1"This is too much. Eve...now Aya."
<Kit> <Megumi> ...Fine, I will get back to the bridge.
<DeathStar> <YZ> Is that safe?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We have communications coming through from Earth; Vice President Darien Starr is hailing us
<Chad`Winters> Open it in engineering.
<DeathStar> 6* A terminal monitor switches to Darien's face. "PAX?"
* Chad`Winters looks over at the terminal. 1"Darien."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Chad? What is the PAX doing here so quickly?
<Chad`Winters> We jumped here as soon as we could.
<DeathStar> <Darien> We have a situation taking place on Earth. We could use the PAX's sensors.
<Chad`Winters> We were attacked...6He quickly explains everything happened, including the people on the bridge disappearing.
<Kit> <Megumi> CHIP, who was last reported being on the bridge?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pauses, rubbing his face as he sits back. "That sounds like the same problem we're having here."
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Aya. Drasek. I believe Dawn was taken as well due to his not being present in my scans
<Chad`Winters> Why is Dias back, Darien? I thought he was dead.
<Kit> 6Megumi shakes her head and moves for the telepad to get back to the bridge.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien explains what Cheryl's team found, and how the dead seem to be reanimating
<DeathStar> 6* YZ eyes Megumi, frowning at her going alone, then at Chad.
<DeathStar> <YZ> Chip, get someone to join her at the bridge.
<DeathStar> 6* CHIP alerts SPoC and her team
<Kit> <Megumi> You should not.
* Chad`Winters stares for a short moment then rubs his face. 1"Our sensors are down right now, it's what I'm trying to work on. I thought I could use them to find Dias again but now with Aya missing too..."
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh looks over at SPoC. "...Where the heck do we start?"
<Chad`Winters> <SPoC> The bridge. 6She moves for the telepad and hits the bridge.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I will try to trace the teleporter. It couldn't have goen far.
<Kit> <Megumi> Whether the 'dead' are coming back or not, if they're incarnating as them-- I am sure I have more dead people to come for me than most. A moon's worth-- the Kilek. Xevil, the old Xanatos Durran. There are plenty with an excuse to appear. Anyone around me would just be in the same predicament as those already gone.
<Jennifer> * Leyeah follows her, she steps out onto the bridge and looks around, hand on her gun.
* Chad`Winters seems to be typing as fast as he can to pull what power he can to sensors
<Chad`Winters> Start small Meg. We're only seeing things from Earth. Which let's us assume it's the source right now.
<DeathStar> <YZ> With an attitude like yours, it's a wonder the other me doesn't smack you
<Kit> <Megumi> She has." 6She notes dully.
<Kit> <Megumi> Forgive me for concerning myself with the safety of others-- and an opportunity to see for myself where the others are spirited away.
<Chad`Winters> Not hard enough. 6He notes then looks at Darien. 1"Who do you have right now for resources?
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> Cheryl's team is busy following a lead; we have other units doing what we can right now, of course.
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh folds her arms and looks around quietly. "Who do we have left in the crew?"
* Chad`Winters rubs his temple again. 1"I'm at a loss right now Darien. Aya's wasn't wearing her tact suit so I can't track her that way. I know where Eve is but with Aya missing..."
<Kit> 6Megumi reaches the telepad and returns to the bridge, moving over to the terminals. 1"CHIP, can we restore these?"
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Power is at a minimal. All systems are fine, but you'll need to conserve power between systems
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> WE investigated her place, but couldn't find her
<Chad`Winters> That's because she's not there. 6He rubs his face, visibly trying to force himself to calm down. 1"I have a set of coordinates from her. I'm 60% sure it's a set up. But it's enough I was willing to take."
<Kit> 6Megumi nods and sits at Aya's terminal, working to set up a workload to restore the generators' connectivity and get a self-repair underway.
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> I see.
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh walks around the bridge, looking around.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC glances around, eyeing Megumi for a moment
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> I could have a team go instead.
<Chad`Winters> If it's Eve, she'll only show herself if it's me.
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> I could have a team investigate the area, at least.
* Chad`Winters cups his hands together, his fingers rubbing against each other. 1"From a distance, discreetly."
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> Alright, give me the coordinates.
<DeathStar> 6* CHIP's avatar appears beside Megumi. "Do you know what you're doing?"
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh walks over to peer at the controls on Megumi's other side.
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad and sends them through a secure channel. 1"I have no choice right now but to stay up here and try and get the sensors and shields working.
<Kit> <Megumi> As far as the basics of the system? Of course. Lately I've been remembering my previous work that was necessary for the HALO integration.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I found the location of the teleporter transfer site. Aya's datpad is still intact
* Chad`Winters peers up, a look of hope. 1"Is it moving?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> No. It appears to be stationary. 6* He brings up a map of Earth for both parties, then a dot flashing; it's in Europe.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> That's the best I can do with our power.
<Kit> <Megumi> We should send people immediately before we lose it.
* Chad`Winters clicks his tongue at the location. 1"Go figure."
<DeathStar> <YZ> Huh?
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr steps on the bridge, despite Carter's protests. "I'll go help." 6* She holds her side
<Kit> <Megumi> You are in no condition, Zephyr.
<Chad`Winters> It's Italy. Near Fiore and Dawn's birthplace. If the dead are coming back. 6He bites his thumb nail
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> It's Aya. I'm not staying on the sidelines when you and her are in trouble.
<Kit> <Megumi> You are if it would kill you to move as I know you would.
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh peers over at Zephyr.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC looks at Zephyr in concern
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> You can't stop me.
<Chad`Winters> <SPoC> I will accompany her.
<Kit> 6Megumi peers at Zephyr. 1"Oh-ho. Yes, I can."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr points at Earth. "Erevis is probably there. Dias. Aya. Everyone."
<Kit> <Megumi> You just know I will not. How cunning.
<DeathStar> <YZ> You think someone dead took them there?
<Chad`Winters> I don't like to jump to conclusions but considering everything. Fiore came back.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I say we all go. Hungh...they're clearly done here, or there would have been more attacks before now
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh rubs her ear a little and looks outwards.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr makes a face.
<Jennifer> Leyaeh> "Well they did a good job of disabling us."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Also, Isis is probably down there with Fi.
<Chad`Winters> Chip how long before long range teleporters are online?
<Kit> <Megumi> Natalie, would you carry Zephyr?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> 2 days.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC peers at Zephyr, her head tilting
<Kit> <Megumi> I would, but I would not last long in doing so. She is not very heavy, but neither am I very strong. She should move as little as possible so that her internal recovery can work more efficiently in the meantime.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We also have to find Athena; who knows what that Jennifer is doing to her.
* Chad`Winters clicks his tongue. 1"I can't speed that up by mself.
<DeathStar> <YZ> Head planet side. I'll listen to CHIP's orders here, and do what I can to fix things.
<Chad`Winters> <SPoC> I will help Zephyr, but I will not carry her. 6She looks at Megumi.
<DeathStar> <YZ> Worst case scenario, it takes longer.
* Chad`Winters look at YZ. 1"You sure you're comfortable staying here?"
<DeathStar> <CHIP> ...it would probably take much longer trying to teach a monkey like you
<DeathStar> <YZ> I'd like to help, but I know you want to help Aya and Eve, so I'm willing to do what I can to help you
<Kit> <Megumi> Carrying her is helping her. I am sure a soldier is most familiar with 'pride is the fall.'
* Chad`Winters peers up, his tone sharp. 1"Chip, drop the attitude."
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh rubs her nose. "I'll be staying here, someone's got to watch over security. We still have people on this ship."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr smirks, then moves to the teleporter. "Come on, lets go."
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC nods to Zephyr, having personal reasons for listening to Zephyr over Megumi. She moves for the elepad.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I'm rather large; getting in too close could cause damage to satelites and other ships
<DeathStar> <YZ> You're fat.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> You're jailbat.
<DeathStar> *bait
<Jennifer> * Leyaeh shakes her head and moves to the teleporter, hitting the button for security.
<DeathStar> <YZ> Lose some weight. <CHIP> Grow some breasts.
* Chad`Winters moves over a notebook he has and sets it out for YZ. 1"The notes I've been taken for people. Just follow it.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr eyes Leyaeh cut her off
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Bitch. 6* She gets onto the teleporter
<Kit> 6Megumi shakes her head at the two, quite beyond trivial notions of pride and honor over simple fact. She lets the two go and turns back to the console, adjusting the queues for repairs to place all things above physical regeneration of the station-- sealing off sections with no life in or beyond them that are damaged.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC steps on with Zephyr
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr hits the hanger
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> Right now CHeryl's team is in Tokyo; I'll try to get her through to you, but she's probably not answering due to the nature of the mission
* Chad`Winters looks up at the ceiling. 1"Chip. My suit has a unique isotope tracer. Something I've built into all my suit designs. Somethign you have to look specifically for to find. If something happens to me. I need you to lock into it.
<DeathStar> 6* YZ eyes the notebook, getting a headache
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I will attempt to do so
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr moves to a shuttle. "You remember how to fly?"?
* Chad`Winters glances at the comm. 1"Darien. I'm done with the nature of hte mission stuff. This is beyond that right now. WE need to work together otherwise we're not going to come out of this alive. 6He moves over and types in the specific isotope to look for for Chip. Then looks at YZ. 1"I know you'll do this Zee."
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC frowns a bit as she moves for hte shuttle. 1"I do not no."
<Kit> <Megumi> CHIP, I have reorganized the queues, please place the transportation above all non-vital sequences, then page Chad and I with the renegotiated timeframe." 6She moves for the telepad. 1"Two days will not do in an emergency."
<Kit> <Megumi> Whether it be assistance or evacuation.
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> I wasn't saying I wasn't going to tell you the nature. I'm pointing out why she's not answering first. Raquel was killed, and has joined three other dead Weapons. Ripple. Caesura. Seraphim.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Should I request engineers from Earth?
* Xan|Gone is now known as Xanatos
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Find us a pilot, then
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr gets into the shuttle and takes a seat, rsting
<Kit> <Megumi> If that is arrangeable, CHIP, yes. It can be settled as a diplomatic assistance.
<DeathStar> 6* YZ nods, then sits down and puts a comm in her ear
* Chad`Winters steps on the telepad, switching Darien's comm to his personal channel. 1"That's bad." 6He hits the hanger and steps off
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I will work with the Vice President then to get people here.
<Kit> <Megumi> Thank you, CHIP." 6She steps into the hangar, moving after Zephyr with an annoyed look.
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> Given Raquel died in front of her, and losing Dias, it's likely Cheryl's mental state isn't healthy.
* Chad`Winters moves after Megumi and onto the shuttle himself.
<Chad`Winters> <SPoC> Is it possible to set it on auto-pilot?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> You want to trust an autopilot to get us down there?
<Chad`Winters> <SPoC> It is only a suggestion. 6She lowers her head a bit.
<Chad`Winters> Who's piloting?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well, if it's the fastest way, do it.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Worst case, me and Megumi form a gear and get us down
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin's voice speaks up. "I can fly."
* Chad`Winters looks at Zephyr then at Paladin. 1"Please do."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin walks onto the shuttle, then sits at the controls
<Chad`Winters> Aya's currently in Italy. Eve's in Megacity.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> You sure it's wise for you to be doing this? <Paladin> I'm Earth's Ambassador; it'll be fine.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr eyes Chad. "So where do you want to go?"
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr puts pressure on her side like Carter instructed.
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin sits down by Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin closes the ramp, then lifts the shuttle up, flying them out
<Chad`Winters> Darien's checking Eve's area out from a distance for me. We'll head for Italy.
<Kit> <Megumi> How did you know it was Italy?
<Chad`Winters> I made a rational jump.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Do you mind bringing us up to speed on the situation?
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin flies them in lower, adusting course for the Europe part of the world
<Chad`Winters> Drasek, Aya and Dawn are all missing off the bridge. But Ao was left behind. With people returning back from the dead, it leaves the logical conclusion that Fiore is back also. Her home in Italy is the most familiar place for herself and Dawn.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> I meant more why are the people returning
<Chad`Winters> Darien doesn't know.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Yay.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle flies in closer to the park; the colors of evening painting the landscape in orange. "We're almost there." 6* She notes.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon quietly holds Chii, havnig stopped crying, and is now stoic.
* Jennifer is now known as Sullivan
<DeathStar> <John> Can anyone tell me more about these other weapons? What their powers are?
<Kit> 6Chii pets Lemon, not saying much of anything. Key looks worried and depressed still.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole gets to his feet, holding up a hand to brace himself. 1I'd like to know myself.
<Kit> <Chii> Yeah. Ripple speaks for itself.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Ripple can create dozens of ripples; more than any other weapon. They can be any size. He's the most dangerous
<Kit> <Chii> Caesura can scream so loud you die-- The last one was one we only met briefly. Seraphim. She uses holy energy far more efficiently than Ariel.
<Sullivan> Peter> "What exactly is a ripple?"
<Xanatos> <Cole> It's like a portal, from one place to another.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> If Ripple opens it over your neck, your head will be servered.
<Sullivan> Peter> "Ah."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Most Weapons can't create them with that precision, but he can.
<Kit> <Key> Folding space-time until it overlaps at two points-- instantaneous transferrance. If something is within the fold, however." 6She makes a neckslit motion.
<Sullivan> Peter> "Sounds nasty as hell. I assume shooting at him is unintelligent?"
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle flies over the park; down below they can see Raquel kneeling beside two kids, and the other three by what appears to be a dead man and woman. Cheryl hits the ramp open button
<Kit> <Key> X used them too..." 6She sighs.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> It is if he's facing you.
<DeathStar> 6* The pilot begins to bring them in. Ripple looks up in annoyance. Suddenly, there's an alarm on the shuttle and it begins to shake
<Xanatos> 6* Cole moves to the ramp, pausing to stumble. 1What's going on?
<Kit> <Chii> Man I hate that guy!
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stumbles off the ramp, and falls, grabbing the edge. The cockpit area has been sliced in half, the controls destroyed by a ripple.
* Sullivan looks out, staring. "What the hell are they going to do to those kids... oh shit."
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle begins to fall from the sky, swirling in circles, the force causing them to press against the wlals
<DeathStar> 6* John makes a face, and Lemon looks ill
<Kit> 6Chii jerks, moving to get up and help Cheryl. 1"Gah!"
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks and attempts to crawl to Cheryl to help her up.
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura screams at the shuttle, and pieces begin to break up
<DeathStar> 6* As the scream hits the ramp, it breaks and Cheryl falls out of sight into the water
<Kit> 6Chii immediately goes tense as Caesura starts up, looking ill herself, falling out after Cheryl.
* Sullivan grits his teeth in annoyance. "Hate... Weapons. Boss!"
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Chii! Cheryl!
<Xanatos> <Cole> Grab onto me! 6He screams.
<DeathStar> 6* John grabs Key, then Lemon, and uses all his strength to leap forward onto Cole
<Kit> 6Key panicks, pressed up against the side of the shuttle and tries to create something to soften their fall out of desperation
* Sullivan frowns and grabs Cole's shoulder.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle spins out of control, about to impact.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tries to teleport them clear of the shuttle, though it'd still be a rough landing.
<DeathStar> 6* They land roughly on the ground, with John shielding KEy and Lemon with his own body; the shuttle crashes into the pond, exploding a moment later
<DeathStar> 6* Drake stares, then grabs Lilith, trying to run off with her
<Kit> 6Key cries a second, then attempts to right herself, groaning.
<Kit> 6Lilith sniffles a bit, stumbling to keep up with Drake
<Xanatos> 6* Cole lets out a grunt and coughs, being the person everyone would probably land on.
<DeathStar> 6* Cypher doots in a panic as Caesura approaches them
* Sullivan groans a bit and lifts himself up after rolling on the ground a bit, pulling up his gun.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon gets to her feet.
<Kit> 6Key flails slightly, then whips her hand out with-- a featherduster and waves it harmlessly at Caesura.
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura goes to open her mouth, and Lemon does a quick shot blast, hitting her in the mouth; a 1 in a million shot
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pushes himself to his feet and eyes Caesura.
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura falls backwards in pain
* Sullivan frowns and aims, firing at her head before she gets a chance to recover.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pauses and lets out a whistle. 1Holy hell Lem, that was a good shot.
<Kit> 6Key runs forward and leaps on Caesura as Lemon does that, dusting her face
<DeathStar> 6* A ripple opens up and Sullivan's shot is redirected into his bac
<DeathStar> <Ripple> Kill them@!
<Kit> <Key> No hurt people more!!" 6She flails on Caesura.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim aims her hands, and holy arrows begin to rain down at htem. John looks up, and jeks to the side
<DeathStar> 6 *Caesura grabs Key, then tosses her into a tree.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole's activates his katar and leaps to the side, coming in for Ripple.
* Sullivan jerks as he sees the ripple and grips his side as hjis shot hits him. He stares at the arrows a split second before leaping out of the way.
<Kit> 6Key impacts upside down and slides down onto her head, disappearing under the ruffles of her dress with a groan.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon cries out as she gets struck.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl rises from the pond, dripping wet and looking pissed. She activates her whip
<Kit> 6Chii sits up beside her, gasping for breath. 1"Holy hell!"
<DeathStar> <Seraphim> HOLY ARROW RAIN! 6* Arrows come flying down at Sullivan, Lemon, John, and Cole. Prepare yourselves
<Sullivan> "Yeah... that was stupid..."
<DeathStar> 6* Left, Right, Right, Up, DOwn, Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Down
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 2
<Xanatos> rlldulrrldu
<DeathStar> 1
<Sullivan> rlldilrrldu
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> 6* The group manages to avoid the arrows; John rolls along, and Lemon dives to the side
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slides up to Ripple and kicks up dirt towards him, apparently not about to take chances with this guy.
* Sullivan rolls along again, stumbling a bit as he dives aside a bit more, grumbling at not getting a chance to take another shot.
<DeathStar> 6* A ripple opens up to redirect the dirt in John's eyes. John howls, stumbling
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl rushes in with her whip at Seraphim, and whips out at her arms, trying to sling her; Seraphim stumbles, then blasts Cheryl with a holy blast
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon fires a blast at CAesura as she tries to yell again, delaying the girl
<Kit> 6Chii runs in as Cheryl flies backwards and leaps in with a ninjato, one of her old weapons, slashing.
* Sullivan takes another shot for Caesura as Lemon fires.
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura cries out, eyeing Sullivan adn screaming at him
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tchs at that, shifting to take a step back, he aims his minigun at Ripple and fires a single shot.
<DeathStar> 6* A ripple opens up and the shot hits John in the back. He falls over.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim makes a face as she's slashed, stepping back
<Kit> 6Chii presses forward, drawing a second ninjato out for her other hand and slashes again, not about to let up.
* Sullivan goes flying onto his back, groaning as he retaliates with another shot from his prone position, aiming at her head. "Bitch."
<Xanatos> <Cole> ... 6He makes a face and backs up to check on John. 1Fucking coward. 6He grumbles.
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura keeps screaming, and Sullivan's shot misses. His ears begin to bleed
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple opens a ripple behnid Cole as he backs up, hoping to get him to walk into it and lose an arm
* Sullivan pulls himself back up, backing away and holding his ears.
<Kit> 6Chii falters in attacking Seraphim, dropping to her knees and her swords, clutching her ears. 1"NnrrraaaAHHH!"
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim flies up in the air to avoid it
<DeathStar> 6* As Sullivan tries, he fails, the ground all vertigo like
<DeathStar> 6* Aiming at Chii, Seraphim unleashes a holy blast; Cheryl tackles Chii to the side, rolling with her
<Kit> 6Chii writhes in agony, tossing and turning as she virtually claws her ears.
* Sullivan holds his ears, shaking his head, blood leaking down his arms.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon blasts Caesura in the back, and the scream ends; Caesura turns, driving a blade into Lemon's gut
<Kit> 6Key attempts to sneak up on Ripple from behind since she's been 'out of commission' for a while now, and tries to strike him with a tree branch from her earlier exploit.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole head is tilted to the side slightly and he pauses, then shifts to throw an electric attack through the ripple.
<Kit> <Chii> G-God... it ..st-stopped... thank god...
<DeathStar> 6* John pushes himself up, making a face; he yelps as a lightning attack comes down at him from above, jerking to the side
<Xanatos> <Cole> FUCK this guy is annoying. Sorry John.
<DeathStar> <John> Stop using long range weapons, goddernit!
* Sullivan tries to regain his balance as the assault ends, grabbing his gun as he works to get up. "Lemon..."
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon falls to her knees in pain. Caesura turns, spinning to cut at her throat.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple is hit by the tree branch; he turns to face Key, his back to Cole for the first time
<Kit> 6Key panics, eyeing her tree branch and then Ripple, the branch, then Ripple. She hides it behind her back, laughing nervously.
* Sullivan lifts his gun and fires at her arm, attempting to stop her attack on Lemon.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks and slips forward to try and get Ripple in the back with his katar.
<DeathStar> 6* Sullivan's shot strikes true, the blast hitting the arm. The knife drives into her shoulder due to the kick
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple howls as Cole katars his back. He opens a ripple under Key's right foot, making it sink; she has 3 seconds to yank it up before he closes it.
<DeathStar> 3.
<DeathStar> 2.
* Sullivan lifts his gun a bit more and fires for her head.
<DeathStar> 1.
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> 6* The ripple closes, and Key's foot is cut off
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura jerks to dive and roll away from Lemon and the blast.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole attempts to channel electricity through the attack into Ripple.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple roars in anger, and begins to open one in Cole's arm
<Kit> 6Key screams, her eyes widening and she drops to the ground, clutching her lower leg.
* Sullivan follows her roll, firing at the ground where she's headed. Not letting up, really pissed off now.
<DeathStar> 6* John jerks forward, rushing in at Key
<DeathStar> 6* 3.
<DeathStar> 2.
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> 6* The ripple opens in COle's arm, servering his katar hand
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks his other hand forward to grab the back of RIpple's head.
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura begins to get shot up, stumbling
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple's head is caught. He snarls
<DeathStar> 6* John stops by Key, putting pressure on her leg. "Hang in there, KEy."
<Kit> 6Chii gets back up, then starts hurtling a god awful amount of shurikens up at Seraphim.
* Sullivan keeps firing shots at Caesura, a dark look in his eyes.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tenses and jerks to press his foot into his back, sending electricty in with his arm while trying to yank his head off.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl gets Chi and herself behind a tree; Seraphim then begins to fire beams down, the shurikens destroyed, then the tree itself
<Kit> <Chii> You bitch! I liked you the first time around! Get down here and fight like a real woman!" 6She pants.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple roars; he begins to open another ripple in Cole's other arm
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 2
<DeathStar> 1
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks back
<DeathStar> -0-
<Kit> 6Key lets out a frustrated noise and twists, hurtling her tree branch at Ripple like a spear.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple stumbles forward once free, then turns, driving a blade for COle's face, only to get hit by the tree branch. He pauses, then throws the blade at her face. John jerks, holding up a hand to block it, it driving into his palm
<DeathStar> <Ripple> YOU CANNOT BEAT ME!
<Kit> <Key> WE WILL BEAT YOU!
<DeathStar> 6* Caesura stumbles, bleeding, her wounds attempting to reheal, but not being given the chance
<Xanatos> 6* Cole brings his hand for his throat, trying to grasp into it if possible.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim responds to Chii by firing down more holy arrows
<Kit> 6Key widens her eyes in a crazed manner, locked onto Ripple. She takes John by the wrist, standing up despite missing a foot. 1"Defeat him! John! Beat him into nothing!"
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple opens a ripple instead, letitng Cole grasp his own throat.
* Sullivan moves forward slowly, continuing to fire, taking headshots whenever given the opening, as though trying to blow it to pieces. "Stay down you loudmouthed bitch."
<DeathStar> 6* John pauses, then throws a punch into RIpple's head while he focuses on his ripple. Ripple turns toward him, then opens a ripple, punching into John's gut with it
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks to get his free hand back to himself, attempting to kick up his arm and use and send it for the back of Ripple's head.
<Xanatos> NRP: like a club.
<DeathStar> 6 Caesura's head finally explodes in a bloody gore
<Kit> 6Key reaches over and grabs Ripple's wrist as he hits into John's stomach, keeping him from retracting his arm back through his own ripple, driving her knee down into his arm to push it down
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple gets clubbed by Cole's arm, and stumbles, actually stunned. John punches Ripple's nose while Key servers ripple's arm
<Kit> <Key> Key can see through it!
<DeathStar> <John> On 3, take his head off. 1.2.3.
* Sullivan keeps his aim on her, watching carefully as he approaches Lemon.
<DeathStar> 6* John punches Ripple again to keep him distracted
<Kit> 6Key lunges forward and tackles Ripple toward Cole
<Xanatos> 6* Cole attempts to get the katar activated on his arm and use it on Ripple's neck to severe it.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl shields Chii from the arrows, grunting in pain. Seraphim pants
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple's head is removed, falling off.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon lays on the ground, bleeding in pain
<DeathStar> <John> Sweet...JEsus...are you two okay?
<Kit> <Chii> I can hear it... she's overdoing it. Sorry, Cheryl. I'm not like I used to be-- but we'll get through this." 6She finishes a seal, then holds her hand up. 1"Let's see if you still fly when you're weighed down... Suiton!" 6She creates a deluge of water and rains it down on Seraphim
<Kit> 6Key flops onto her back, looking pissed off.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim jerks, then begins to fall down with it, landing on the ground
<Xanatos> <Cole> ..I'll live...sorry. 6He makes sure ripples head is away from the body and tries to set it on fire with a creative use of grass and electricity.
<Kit> <Chii> Now, Cherry!
<DeathStar> 6* John applies more pressure. "Lemon has a med kit. Get it for me."
* Sullivan frowns and pulls off his coat, wrapping it around her middle to try and stop the bleeding in her gut as he looks her over. "Ain't not doctor... hold on Lemon. She does?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pants, bleeding from her wounds. She dashes forward and whips around Seraphim's throat, tugging, trying to remove it
<Kit> 6Chii runs over as well and leaps, flipping to land by stomping into Seraphim
* Sullivan looks around the girl for her med kit.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim struggles, and jerks Cheryl off her feet; with her wounds, and Cheyl's low strength, Seraphim gets freed easily, and holy knives Cheryl's side
<DeathStar> 6* As Chii stomps, Seraphim stumbles
<DeathStar> 6* It appears to be tied to her leg's stockings
<Kit> 6Chii lays into her with punches and kicks-- still fast on her feet, even if she's lost her skill in it.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple's body burns
<Xanatos> <Cole> Two seconds. 6He tells john, running towards Seraphim.
* Sullivan gets it out and takes out a shot, giving one to Lemon, then moving over to John and Key.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim stumbles, having been worn down, but doesn't seem to be taking damage
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slides around, moving to get behind Seraphim.
<Kit> 6Chii whirls around with a kick, but her purpose to free her hands long enough to collect more shurikens, placing them on her fingers by the holes in their center, then returns to wailing on her using them like knuckle weapons
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl groans from her wounds, trying to sit up.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim responds by aiming at Chii, even as she's cut by the shurikens, and unleashes a holy blast for her breasts
<DeathStar> 6* John glances up as Sullivan arrives. "In her leg."
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks forward to try and grab her arm and pull it off to the side.
<Kit> 6Chii only makes a slight noise as she flies backwards, crumpled and not getting up.
* Sullivan nods and injects Key in the leg, then pulls out his sniper rifle, unfolding it and setting it up.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim peers back at Cole, then aims at him with her other hand; Cheryl whips around her throat again, yanking
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon crawls, in pain, toward Chii's location
* Sullivan takes aim at Seraphim, looking for a clear shot. Charging the rifle.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole frowns at having to drop his cutting hand and jerk to wrap his arm around the arm and her waist, pulling opposite of Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Overhead, another military shuttle arrives, and begins to land
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphim makes noises of rage; Cheryl yanks with COle, and her head is torn off in a sickening tear.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pants, an oil like substance cover his right side, he kneels and picks up his arm and place it against the stump, wondering how long before his auto-repair kicks in.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle lands; and military people step off; some doctors move quickly to the wounded, checking them over and applying more shots. Lemon lays beside Chii as they move to her
<Xanatos> 6* Cole peers around for Raquel.
<DeathStar> 6* Cypher doots, using his body to attach the arm and stump as it works
<Kit> <Chii> Grgh... f-fuck..
<DeathStar> 6* John retrieves Key's foot for the doctors. He looks up as well, scanning. "She must have gone after the kids!"
<Kit> <Key> Raquel?
* Sullivan puts away his sniper rifle, accepting the help for his bleeding side when it comes, looking over their handiwork. He jerks and looks at John. "We need to find her quick then."
<Xanatos> 6* Cole nods to Cypher. 1Thanks buddy. 6He frowns at that and looks left and right. 1Which direction?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pants, the doctors working on her. She looks too worn out to move
<DeathStar> <John> No idea.
<DeathStar> <John> I think the kids went... that way. 6* He points
<DeathStar> 6* The doctors put the foot on ice, moving Key to the shuttle to begin an impromtu surgery. Chii and Lemon and Cheryl are directed in as well
<Xanatos> 6* Cole lets out a breath and nods to John, jogging off in that direction.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Find her, Cole. 6* She notes, counting on him
<DeathStar> 6* John follows.
* Sullivan heads after John and Cole.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Just get better Cheryl.
<Kit> <Key> Put down! Leave Key alone!
<Kit> <Chii> Damn it. Spirit poisoning. Hurts.
<DeathStar> 6* The doctors give Key a sedative
<DeathStar> 6* As they rush, Cole, John, and Peter would move through the more wooded area of the park; it's night now, making it more eerie
<DeathStar> <John> Why is she going after children, anyway?
<Sullivan> "Not sure, but I don't think creepy zombies exactly have a code of morals."
<DeathStar> <John> Don't talk about her like that! 6* He snaps.
<Xanatos> <Cole> I really don't know. Lilith and Raquel had a history before I came along, but I never knew about it.
<DeathStar> <John> Lilith's dead.
* Sullivan frowns a bit. "Your right, sorry."
<DeathStar> 6* John pauses, holding up a hand; there's the sound of faint crying
<Xanatos> <Cole> Lilith and Drake died, yes. 6He pauses too, glancing around.
* Sullivan stops and looks around slowly.
<DeathStar> 6* A 2 year old boy shields a girl, hiding behind a tree.
<Kit> <Lilith> Not understand. Momma not move.
<DeathStar> <John> Hey....hey, it's okay. We're good-- 6* He steps forward, falling into a ripple; a moment later John lands on his back in a branch above them, groaning in pain as he falls off the branch
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pauses and peers around slowly. 1Shit.
<DeathStar> 6* A holy arrow is unleashed for Sullivan's side
<DeathStar> 6* John groans, trying to spot Raquel.
<DeathStar> 6* Sullivan gets arrowed in 3.
<DeathStar> 2.
<Xanatos> <Cole> COME OUT OF HIDING RAQUEl! 6He shouts and his spins around.
<DeathStar> 1.
* Sullivan moves.
<DeathStar> 6* Sullivan moves into a ripple, falling and landing on a rock neaby
<DeathStar> <John> RAQUEL! STOP THIS! WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS!
* Sullivan grunts in pain as something cracks, he rolls onto the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake holds onto Lilith, staring at these attacks and the three getting beat up
<Kit> <Lilith> Why chase us!?
<DeathStar> <John> ... 6* A soldier comes running up, holding an ice gun
<DeathStar> <Soldier> Sirs! We have the--- 6* He pauses as his head is lopped off by a ripple.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pauses and frowns. 1Damnit. 6He shifts to slide toward the man and catch his weapon.
<Sullivan> "Our bloody hero..." *he pulls himself up and holds his side* "God damn it all."
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel steps out, grabbing the weapon by letting a ripple get it for her. She aims at Cole.
<DeathStar> <Raquel> ...
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Somewhere In North America
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus and Dias appear on a field
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus takes a step back and peers around slowly.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias glances around briefly then looks at Marcus. 1"Sorry about that back there. I just needed to test you to make sure you were still strong."
<Xanatos> <Marcus> I'm nothing like I used to be before, I don't think any of us are. But I won't just roll over.
<DeathStar> 6* As they talk, Dias would feel Ripple, Caesura, and Seraphim wink out of existence
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That's good to know. 6He pats Marcus back, then slowly pulls that hand back, energy forming. He pauses, it disappearing as he makes a face.
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus eyes him. 1Something wrong?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> My friends have just died. 6He looks pissed about it, eyeing Marcus for a second.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> I didn't do it. Who were your friends?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> My brothers and sisters. 6He peers ahead, motioning off somewhere. 1"X is that way. Are you ready to help me?"
<Xanatos> <Marcus> I guess you're not the only one that came back from the dead, then?
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus nods once to Dias. 1Of course.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Strength in numbers. 6He peers off in that direction. 1"You ready for this? It wont' be easy?"
<Xanatos> <Marcus> You're Dias right? I'll be fine.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I can give you some of my power. 6He looks at him.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> If it involves me dying at all, I'll pass.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Why would it involve that? You're my sidekick.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Well you were all dead and stuff and now you're not. I don't know how that crap works! Besides, I have shotty and rippy. I shoudld be okay, maybe.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Do you trust me?
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus nods once. 1Just make sure you get my back to Kat.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I always have your back Marcus. 6He slowly raise his hand behind Marcus back, dark energy seeping around his fingers.
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus eyes him and then nods once.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> Just enough to get me out of a pinch.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Just a pinch. 6He nods and swings his right hand in for Marcus back now.
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus tenses. 1Don't make me regret this, buddy.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> No such thing with me.
<Xanatos> <Marcus> I believe you.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Unknown
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis eyes Xanatos with the knife, then speaks quickly. "Wait."
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos pauses. 1We really don't have the time.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I see no reason the child must die. 6* She studies him intently, then continues. "We should raise the child us our own. After all, we wish to have our own family, do we not?"
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> It's not ours. We should make our own.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It is my child as well, is it not? Should we not keep it for that reason?
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos frowns. 1Is it me? You'll have children with anyoen else but me? Even Marcus?!
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Hardly. I desire to have Xanatos' child. 6* She peers to the side, not lying there. "But I could not bare the thought of ending the life of any child I gave birth to."
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Xanatos'. I'm standing right here, why do you talk like I'm not even here?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... 6* She glances at him, then calmly speaks. "Come closer to me." 6* She asks him
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos pauses and steps forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis leans forward to kiss him on the lips, closing her eyes. After a moment, she breaks the kiss off. "Does that seem like I do not consider you not here? If you love me as you say you do, you will not harm the child or me; and consider, the removal at this process might render me incapable of having our own child in the future, would it not? I am asking you to trust me."
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos frowns, peering off to the side. 1I...6he seems to have a mental struggle before nodding. 1Okay.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis smiles, then kisses his cheek again. "I am glad. I will wait here for you to finish the food, then we may share it together. And much more in time."
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<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos smiles and nods. 1I made your favorite. 6He seems excited, moving to step out.
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<DeathStar> 6* Erevis smiles in return, then lets out a quiet breath. It is lucky for her she isn't lying abotu her feelings for Xanatos, though she worries how long before she's made one of them by him.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Italy
<DeathStar> 6* Drasek, Dawn, and Aya would land in a field of flowers
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek stirs and sits up, peering around.
<Kit> 6Dawn grips the soil a moment, then slowly brings himself up to his knees, crawling over to check on Aya.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya groans in pain, her hand instinctively going to her datapad, then pauses, seeing no sign of danger around them. She looks at Dawn, sitting up
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore is someways away, kneeling before some white flowers, touching them.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek pushes himself to his feet. 1What are we doing here?
<Kit> 6Dawn glances to Drasek, nodding over to Fiore.
<DeathStar> <Fiore> ... He loves me. He loves me not. 6* She plucks the pedals
<DeathStar> *petals
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Fiore...6he lets out a breath and moves towards. 1I do love you.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya looks at Dawn, then whispers. "Are you okay?"
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore peers back slowly at Drasek. "Left Fiore for Zephyr. Didn't even miss."
<Kit> 6Dawn just nods, frowning at the predicament, glancing around the field for signs of anything.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> You don't know what I do or don't feel, luv. It's pretty bloody unfair to make such an accusation.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya gets to her feet. "Should I get Dad on the line?"
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore rises to her feet, turning to face Drasek fully. "Now that I'm back, do you even want me?"
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek frowns and eyes the ground. 1I loved..I still love you. I...but I love Zephyr too. It's a pretty ruddy situation.
<DeathStar> <Fiore> Who do you love more?
<Kit> 6Dawn nods to Aya, since if they can, that'd be the intelligent thing to do.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya takes her datapad, frowning at some loose wires, and begins to reattach them
<Xanatos> <Drasek> You know I can't answer that. How the bloody fuck am I s'posed to measure love? Huh?
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore steps closer, putting a hand to her chest. "Only ever loved Oniichan and Drasek. No one else."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Only ever loved two people myself, love.
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<DeathStar> 6* Fiore reaches out for Drasek's chest. "Then stay with me."
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek reaches up to stop her hand. 1I can't just turn my back on Zephyr like that. You know I can't.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya finishes, then sends Chad a message. "Dad?"
<Kit> 6Dawn gets up, moving to stand over near Drasek.
<Chad`Winters> 6There's a pause, then a message back 1"Are you alright?"
<DeathStar> <Fiore> ... 6* Her expression darkens. She shakes her hand free. Peering up at the sky, her eyes narrow. "Will take back your love." 6* She notes, then teleports out of sight
<DeathStar> <Aya> Yeah. We're fine. Are you okay? 6* She pauses as Fiore leaves.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek jerks. 1W-WhaT?! Shit. SHIT. Aya he's going after Zephyr, you've gotta warn them.
<Xanatos> NRP: she's.
<Chad`Winters> <Message> We're heading you're way. If you're fine. I'll have them drop me off at megacity and have them pick you three up."
<DeathStar> 6* Aya pauses. "Dad, you guys are in trouble! Fiore's after Zephyr!
<Chad`Winters> <Message> She's with us.
<DeathStar> <Aya> ... oh no.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> YOU BETTER PROTECT HER Y'GIT! 6He shouts to Chad.
<DeathStar> 6* On the shuttle
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin begins to get them lower when there's a thump
<Kit> <Megumi> What was that?
* Chad`Winters looks up, his hand slowly unholstering Ebony. 1"What was that?"
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin jerks, peering left and right nervously.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the roof is torn away and Zephyr is yanked up by nothing
* Chad`Winters eyes go wide and he shifts onto a chair and grabs onto the edge of the shuttle roof, pulling himself up
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin jerks. 1ZEPHYR!
<Kit> <Megumi> N-no!
<DeathStar> 6* The G-Force out here as they descend is rough, with the wind hitting Chad roughly. On the edge of the shuttle, Fiore holds Zephyr, who is jerked around by said wind, though Fiore remains stable
<DeathStar> <Fiore> Took his love from me. Will make him love me again. 6* She tosses Zephyr over
<Kit> 6Megumi jerks, then moves to leap out herself. 1"Zeeephyr!"
* Chad`Winters eyes go wide and he fires Ebony for Fiore's back. 1"ZEPHYR!"
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin jumps to the back of his seat and attempts to jump up for the shuttle wall to climb over, her widens his eyes. 1NOOOO
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr falls and she grabs the side, trying to hold on, but only succeeds in slowing herself as she slides down it, then begins to fall for real
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore stumbles from the shot, turning to face Chad in anger.
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin lets out a yell of anger and forms uzi-like weapons, firing towards Fiore.
* Chad`Winters fires a second shot for Fiore's chest as she turns, his leg locking around the edge of hte hole and onto a seat
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin tries to level them off so they don't fall off.
<Kit> 6Megumi fires a scatter shot for Fiore, before letting the gun disappear and recklessly letting herself be blown outward toward Zephyr
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr falls down; she peers up at Megumi, panick at seeing her falling, a good 15 meters between them. "What. Are. You. Doing?!"
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore is hit by all the shots, and she psionically tilts the shuttle upward, so they're flying up at an angle, and letting those on the top slide backwards
<Kit> <Megumi> Shut-- up! And-- put your.. arms and legs out!
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr pauses, doing as instructed.
<Kit> 6Megumi pulls her own together and back, making herself more aerodynamic while Zephyr makes herself less.
* Chad`Winters grabs onto the edge even if it means cutting into his hand. He aims Ebony towards Fiore's head and fires.
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin jerks and disolves the guns, trying to clamp onto something.
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore dodges the shot. She teleports off.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin levels them off again
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin jerks to peer over. 1WHERE ARE THEY!?
<Kit> 6Megumi thus attempts to close the gap so she can grab Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* Megumi catches up to Zephyr; below them, they can see the ground, and three dots
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> OhGod,OhGod,I have a sudden fear of heights
* Chad`Winters pulls himself in. 1"Paladin. Go after the two. If they form their dragoon. Comm them to head for Aya and the others while we head for EVe's location. Drop me off and go pick them up.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> You plan to leave? 6* He eyes Chad incredulously
<Kit> 6Megumi latches her hands around Zephyr. 1"Look at me!"
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr looks at Megumi
<DeathStar> 6* Aya stares as she recognizes the two falling, and points
<DeathStar> <Aya> Zephyr. Megumi.
<Kit> <Megumi> Forget the air, for the ground-- think about stomping on that unliving doppleganger! We have to fly!
* Chad`Winters jerks his hand off the jagged metal, blood splurting. 1"My daughters safe with the others."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin shifts to fly them toward Mega City
<Xanatos> <Kellin> WHAT!? NO! 6He punches Chad. 1NO
<DeathStar> 6* Aya jerks suddenly, then begins to fall forward
<Kit> 6Dawn blinks, looking over.
* Chad`Winters jerks as he's hit, eyeing Kellin at that.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek peers up, a look of worry, he pauses and glances to Aya.
<Xanatos> <Kellin> DROP MY OFF RIGHT NOW GODDAMMIT, I WON'T ABANDON MY MOM.
* Chad`Winters frowns then looks at Paladin. 1"Do what the kid says."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr nods, trying to focus; thankfully, her player hasn't spent his last 10 points, and they form the dragoon mech
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore stands there, her hand covered in red. "Well make us all family again."
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek jerks and eyes Fiore. 1What the hell Fiore!?
<Kit> 6Dawn's eyes widen and he jerks to grab Aya, slowly kneeling with her.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin shifts to turn to the shuttle around. Aya winces in pain, coughing up blood, looking more panicked at the sight of red than the fact she got punched through the back
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek points. 1Stop this. You're actin like a bloody crazy person.
<DeathStar> <Fiore> Then denounce love for Zephyr. Tell me you only want me!
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin hmphs and moves over to the shuttle ramp.
* Chad`Winters moves for the ramp after him.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> I'm not gonna lie just to make you feel better. We've gotta accept the situation and figure out where the go from here.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr shifts and flies them over the ground, bouncing along it, then landing; she puts them back into their normal form, due to her damage making it too hard to keep focus
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Oh wow, we did it
<Kit> 6Dawn sets Aya down, then turns, drawing out more of his daggers from his boots and lunges for Fiore as Drasek speaks.
<DeathStar> 6 *Zephyr then stares at Aya, jerking
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore jerks as DAwn lunges into her with the knives. "Onii...chan..."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin flies them in low, slowing down
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> AYA!
<DeathStar> 6* She rushes forward to her, sliding along and taking Aya in her arms.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek winces and frowns, he kneels and checks Aya's wound.
* Chad`Winters hits the ramp, his eyes going wide at Aya. He eyes the ground and leaps off, running and dashing for her and Zephyr
<DeathStar> 6* Aya's pale and losing a lot of blod. Zephyr tries to put pressure there
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin scrambles off the ramp and jumps for the ground, rolling and moves after them.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> I could try to seal it off, would be a nasty scar though. 6he tells Zephyr.
<Kit> 6Megumi runs after Zephyr, wincing slightly.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Do it! DO IT!
<Kit> 6Dawn literally just throws himself at Fiore-- he honestly has no talents in fighting at all right now, just simply possessed by anger. 1"Not oneesama!"
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek nods and places his hands against the wound, trying to use hyperspace to cauterize it.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya screams weakly, coughing up blood
* Chad`Winters slides up to Aya, his face a bit pale and panic in his eyes. 1"Aya...Come on..."
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore is stabbed by Dawn, her expression wide as she tries to hold onto him. "Am...Oneesama! Want to be with Oniichan and Drasek and Ayahime."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Probably got some internal damage. Megumi luv, I know you don't much do that these days, but it might help.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Get Caduceus on the comm! Maybe he can help us.
* Chad`Winters reaches up, tapping his ear. 1"CAD!"
<DeathStar> 6* There's a groan. "Ungh....what?"
* Chad`Winters taps it again to speaker, and he explains whats going on with his daughter
<Kit> 6Dawn keeps lashing, crazed like back in Roma. 1"Oneesama always. Find best interest-- EVEN COSTING HER OWN; NOT THIS!"
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore jerks, trying to grab his chest now
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin aims his gun at FIore, firing into her
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin forms his guns and stands by Zephyr protectively.
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus grunts about coffee, then begins to give instructions about how to use a med kit
<Kit> 6Dawn falls to his knees, dropping the knives, grabbing his head, probably caked in blood at this point and pretty much howls in lament, still looking crazed. Not once, not twice, three times now getting to watch Fiore die gruesomely.
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore stumbles, then begins to run away.
* Chad`Winters turns dashign for the shuttle. He fumbles around and pulls grabs the medkit. Then sprints back to Aya and pulls it out apart and starts following Cad's directions
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC moves down and aims her rifle at Fiore, firing a shot for her back
<DeathStar> 6* Aya weakly talks to Dawn. "Dawn...are you...okay?"
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore runs out of sight as SPoC gets in position, vanishing into the field of flowers
<Chad`Winters> Aya, I need you to save your strength right now.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr watches Chad work, keeping Aya's head on her lap
<DeathStar> <Aya> Dawn's...in pain...
<Kit> 6Dawn kneels forward enough to hide his face, clutching his head and sobbing.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin watches her go, then turns to watch the scene
<Kit> <Megumi> He will live, I am sure.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek frowns and gets to his feet, kneeling by Dawn to put a hand on his back. 1I'm sorry mate. Truly.
<Chad`Winters> Drasek, make sure he's ok. 6He shifts slightly, his hands moving methodically
<DeathStar> <Paladin> We need to eliminate her; she'll keep coming after those four.
<Xanatos> <Kellin> Let's go. Jerk won't hurt my friends no more. 6He hmphs and moves after Fiore.
<Kit> <Dawn> Can't-- see. Couldn't protect Aya. Can't see it. Couldn't see it-- because not there.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods, moving to follow.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC moves in with Paladin and Kellin
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Unknown
<DeathStar> 6* Elwyn appears in another location, driving her daggers into Setsuna's throat. Cassandra then blasts her off and away from Setsuna with her gun, sending Elwyn flying and flopping into a Japanese style home. It's night. Tokyo
<DeathStar> <Billy> ELWYN! 6* Seh jerks to run after her
<Kit> 6Elwyn couldn't be more thankful-- falling through paper walls softens her tumbling, hissing through her teeth.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy switches to her adult form, needing it to move, despite the power drain. She dives ni after Elwyn, quickly letting Freyja know where they are - Cassandra's old home.
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra helps remove the daggers from Setsuna, so she begin to heal, then turns to follow. "Billy -- you let your mother get hurt. You need to be punished."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy kneels, helping Elwyn up by putting an arm around her shoulder. "This way." 6* Seh leads her through the house,
<Kit> <Elwyn> Damn-- didn't get her, did I?" 6she hobbles, trying to walk it off.
<DeathStar> <Billy> No. She heals like the Legacy.
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra keeps following them, walking in a steady pace
<Kit> <Elwyn> At least I got you away..
<DeathStar> 6* She pauses, then casually begins to fire, her shots flying through walls near them. Billy jerks as one nearly hits them. "Fuuuu ck."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Shuttle
<DeathStar> 6* John flies Jen and Athena down to Earth, heading north of Mega City
* Sullivan is now known as Jennifer
<DeathStar> 6* Jen would feel a kick in her stomach from the baby.
* Jennifer blinks a bit, she looks down slowly. "Wha..."
<DeathStar> <Athena> MErowl?
<Jennifer> "I-I felt a kick..."
<DeathStar> 6* John flies them to the mountain, and a hidden area opens up, flying them inside.
<Jennifer> "That's not right... we only... you know... a few days back... it shouldn't be kicking already."
<DeathStar> 6* Athena puts her head against the stomach. "...hear heartbeat. And movement."
<DeathStar> <John> We'll have the doctors check you out
* Jennifer blinks a little, looking at John, "Are the others here?"
<DeathStar> 6 *John lands the shuttle in a hanger. "They'll be here soon. I'll explain everything in time. Lets get you two to your rooms." 6* He opens the door; nameless soldiers stand around as he moves down the ramp
<DeathStar> 6* Athena peers at Jen's stomach, which looks about 3 months pregnant after she lifts up the shirt
* Jennifer looks down at it and stares, looking scared. "What the hell..."
<DeathStar> 6* John puts an arm around Jennifer, leading her through the soldiers and to a hallway; Athena bounds along.
<DeathStar> <John> Relax. Trust me, Jennifer
* Jennifer blinks and walks along with him, letting him lead, she looks up at him and blushes a little. "I... alright..."
<DeathStar> 6* Athena peers around, merowling worriedly
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo Park
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel aims at Cole with the ice gun, then fires it
* Jennifer is now known as Sullivan
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tenses and attempts to teleport behind her.
* Sullivan raises his gun and fires at Raquel's arm.
<DeathStar> 6* RAquel opens a ripple, letting Sullivan shoot John; who falls back
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks forward to try and knock the gun from her hands.
<DeathStar> 6* The gun is knocked aside, and Raquel turns, trying to fire a holy arrow at Cole
<Kit> 6A rock is thrown at Raquel.
<Sullivan> "Damnitall." *he aims around and fires again at Raquel's back*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tries to shift so he doesn't damage any of his vital systems.
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel is hit in the back, and by the rock. She turns to look who threw the rock
<DeathStar> 6* John groans, holding his bleeding shoulder. "I hate..guns.."
<Kit> 6Lilith stands, scowling, throwing pebbles and rocks she finds on the ground. 1"Bad!"
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks to dive for the ice gun, trying to right himself and fire it at Raquel.
<Kit> <Lilith> Bad girl! Stop hurt people!
<DeathStar> <Raquel> .. you shouldn't have done that, Lilith
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel steps through a ripple t ododge the ice beam, grabbing Lilith from behind
<Kit> 6Lilith squeals, flailing.
<DeathStar> <Raquel> I'll make you remember who you are and what we mean to each other. 6* Her fingers begin to dig into Lilith's chest
<DeathStar> 6* Drake turns, pointing. "Let her go---" 6* Raquel nails him with a holy blast, sending the 2 year old flying away
<Kit> 6Lilith jerks, screaming.
* Sullivan frowns. "Oh great. Now you're going to hurt your friend!?"
<Xanatos> <Cole> NO. 6He turns aims, firing the gun at the both of them.
<DeathStar> 6* Lilith and Raquel begin to get iced.
<DeathStar> 6* JOhn stumbles to his feet, pausing in horror at Cole freezing Lilith
* Sullivan raises his own gun taking aim and stops, staring as the two start to freeze.
<Kit> 6Lilith gets a terrified look, in unexplainable agony from Raquel and now being frozen alive, too
<Xanatos> 6* Cole stops, having only been using it to slow them down and moves in, trying to remove Lilith from Raquel.
<DeathStar> 6* It seems they're frozen togetehr now. Raquel strains to break free
<Xanatos> 6* Cole holds up the gun to fire it at Raquel's head.
<DeathStar> <John> Cole!!
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pauses and peers at John.
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel's head is hit, blood and bone flying out.
<Xanatos> NRP: From a ice gun?
<DeathStar> NRP: Ohhhh, the ice gun
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel's head is frozen.
<Xanatos> NRP: He doesn't have any other weapons!
<Xanatos> 6* Cole quickly checks to make sure Lilith is alive.
<DeathStar> 6* She is, though her pulse is slowing rapidly
<Kit> 6Lilith is bawling and shrieking at the top of her little lungs-- which have fingers in them
<Sullivan> "We need to get that kid help ASAP."
* Sullivan moves to check on Drake.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tenses and grabs hold of them, attemping to teleport back towards the others.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake lies in a pool of blood
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl looks up as Cole arrives with Iced Raquel
* Sullivan frowns and kneels, checking the kid's pulse.
<DeathStar> 6* She strains to her feet, despite having wounds in her back and side; doctors hurry over to Cole, following her and lecturing Cherly
<Sullivan> "I need a medic over here!"
<Xanatos> <Cole> This little girl is dying. We need to free the two and make sure she's stable.
<DeathStar> 6* Sullivan's cries echo in the forest.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake does have a pulse; John moves over to kneel by Drake, frowning
* Sullivan pulls out Lemon's medical pack and gives the kid a shot. "Best I can do for him."
<DeathStar> 6* The doctors take tools and free Lilith from Raquel, then break off Raquel's hand entirely, getting her fingers out of Lilith; they begin to patch her wound up and get heating blankets on her
<DeathStar> <John> We need to get him to the shuttle.
<Kit> 6Lilith sniffles, having stopped yelling as her vitals got weaker. 1"...T-To.. moe. Tomoeee... n-not... girl. Not. Lilith..."
<Xanatos> <Cole> ...I hope she'll forgive me.
* Sullivan nods, lifting the kid up in his arms carefully.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Shhh, it's okay, Tomoe. 6* She assures her; Lemon moves over and takes Tomoe's hand, singing her a song to calm her
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl watches the doctors work on Lilith, while the rest freeze RAquel even more and move to place her in a cyro chamber
* Sullivan heads for the shuttle with the kid in his arms, moving quickly, but carefully as to not injure the kid further.
<DeathStar> 6* John turns and leads them back
<Xanatos> 6* Cole holds the ice gun out to Cheryl. 1I don't think I should use this.
<Kit> 6Lilith eyes Lemon quietly, as if too stubborn to cry at this point.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes it. Her shirt is off, with only a 'bra'. "Why?"
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon smiles, still singing
<Xanatos> <Cole> I almost got her killed. 6He nods to Lilith.
* Sullivan brings the kid over to the medical help. "Got an injured one here."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We've all made mistakes these last few days. Keep it.
<Xanatos> 6* Cheryl's comm would beep. It's a secured line.
<Kit> <Lilith> ... feel.. heard ...before." 6She looks confused, but dismisses it, closing her eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* The doctors move to work on Drake now, not looking like they think he'll make it by their expression
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes the comm from her pocket, grabbing her uniform shirt to put on. "Yes?"
<Xanatos> 6* Cole just nods once, peering off to the side.
<Xanatos> <Kane on Comm> Is everything under control there?
<DeathStar> 6* John moves over, placing a hand on Cole's shoulder. "You stopped her adn saved Lilith in the end, man."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We're injured, but we got Raquel. We might need to unthaw her to find X, though
* Sullivan loks down at the kid, "Hang on kiddo... you were brave back there."
<Xanatos> <Kane on Comm> It's unfortunate you're injured, but at least you saved Spirit. I just recieved a distress call from Cassandra Arakawa's old residence. Since you're in the area, I was hoping you could take a look.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> She's dead, though
<Xanatos> <Kane on Comm> Yes and so were those weapons. We've got similar reports of the dead coming back. It could be a trap however, I leave the choice up to you.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... understood. 6* She clicks off, eyeing one of the shuttles, then moves for it. "Cole. John. Peter. Come on."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl begins to button her uniform, then grabs a pain killer shot, injecting it in her neck
<Xanatos> 6* Cole nods to Cheryl and mvoes for the shuttle.
* Sullivan pats the kid's head and heads over to them. He looks back with a worried look. "Not right... not right at all."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl grabs a piot, and gets on the shuttle
<Kit> <Chii> Cherry, you're not just going off again are-- damn it." 6She moves to follow her.
<DeathStar> 6* The fox yips, following
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You're hurt.
<Kit> <Chii> Me? Not really. You're hurt.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Fine. Come on, then, but make sure you cover your breasts. 6* She points at the hole in her clothing
<Kit> 6Chii jerks, crossing her arms. She runs back down and yanks the hospital gown off Key and reboards.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart begins to power up the ship, having made makeshift repairs to the hole. She looks at Theron. "We think we know where Billy is at and are going down. Thank you for your help."
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> I get it if you want to stay here on the PAX, though
<Xanatos> 6* Theron nods once. 1If you require furthur assistance, I would not hesitate to give it.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> We probably could use it. Cassandra was tough before she... was that thing
<Xanatos> 6* Theron tilts his head slightly. 1I believe I would agree. 6He moves for Iceheart's ship.
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart adjusts her device on her arm, having switched into a Cartel tactical suit. Reaching down, she keys a code and a hidden compartment opens. She pulls out a needle, and injects herself with some vial.
<DeathStar> 6* The bridge door opens. "Do you have room for one more person?"
<Xanatos> 6* Theron pauses and arches a brow. 1Should I ask/
<Xanatos> 6* Theron glances towards the door.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Cartel secret. 6* She turns to look at the voice. Katrina is standing there, holding two of Marcus' shotguns, and wearing what seems to be commando like clothes
<Kit> <Freyja> K-Kat?
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki whistles from behind Kat.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Marcus is down there with Dias. After I help you, I want to find my husband.
<Xanatos> <Theron> Mrs. Jones? You seem battle ready indeed.
<Kit> 6Freyja pauses, then nods.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina eyes Loki, then moves to take a seat. Iceheart gives a nod. "Alright." 6* She lifts them up and flies out of the PAX
<Kit> <Freyja> I'm surprised to see you here, Lokisan-- this will be dangerous, you know that, right?
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki gulps, tugging at his tux
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart aims them down toward the planet.
<Chad`Winters> NRP: suit
<Xanatos> <Theron> I believe he simply wishes to see a fight.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> He'll see one soon enough
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Italy
<DeathStar> 6* Aya is unconscious, her pulse weak and breathing shallow; Chad's done all he can without a real hospital, and it seems their pilot ran off to stalk Fiore.
<Chad`Winters> We need to get to a hospital. 6He looks at Zephyr
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> How?
<Chad`Winters> You and Megumi can form a dragoon again.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... 6* She frowns. "That might not be safe for Aya." 6* Seh doesn't add or herself. "If I lost the form, the fall would hurt her."
<Kit> <Megumi> We could not maintain it the first time.
* Chad`Winters rubs his face. 1"I can try to fly the shuttle."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> The shuttle's damaged as it is and you have no flying skills. ... I guess we can try to risk the dragoon form. We just need to make sure I fly low, and someone is ready to break her fall if I deform
<Kit> <Megumi> This does not sound wise.
<Chad`Winters> I'll cover that. 6He shifts to lift her up. 1"And I trust you two."
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek keeps rubbing Dawn's back, he glances up slightly. 1Zeph you're in no condition to do that.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> <It's Aya. I have to risk it>
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> If I don't, Aya will die.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr holds out her hands to Megumi; she looks at her, asking her to help her do it
<Kit> 6Dawn shakes his head, standing up. 1"I will say when."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> I'll go find Paladin, send him back here to you all. I don't either of you getting hurt any more.
<Kit> 6Megumi sighs, looking reluctant, but nodding as she holds her own to Zephyr.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> And if it takes too long to find him?
<Chad`Winters> We can't risk it Drasek. I believe in Zephyr and Megumi.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek frowns. 1Ah bloody hell.
<Kit> <Dawn> I can tell you before you seperate.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I love you, Drasek. 6* She smiles at him.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> I love you too bit. I love you too.
<Kit> 6Dawn twitches, his eyes red and shot, but emotionless otherwise. 1"If I concentrate on it... I should be able to do that much."
* Chad`Winters looks down at his daughter, fear on his face.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> <I'm sorry I likely won't be able to help you find Athena and Isis now>
<Kit> <Dawn> I can't predict or see attacks from these-- things. I can't see what doesn't exist-- I can't see the future of something without one.
<Kit> <Dawn> If I see it-- falling. Can say to land before it happens.
<DeathStar> 6 *Zephyr focuses with Megumi to create their gear form; it succeeds, but it's clear the gear is damaged heavily on the side and probably internally. Zephyr's hands reach down for them to get on
* Chad`Winters moves and gets on her hand, cradling his daughter carefully
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek shifts to climb up onto the hand, looking worried.
<Kit> 6Dawn moves to follow them, sitting down on the hand and taking a deep breath, probably going to put all his energy into it-- it involves Aya's safety, and possibly the only thing he's useful for at the moment.
<DeathStar> 6 *Zephyr lifts up, then begins to fly low, zooming along. Minutes pass, and it's clear she's headed for Toyko, knowing the hospital there instead of looking around European cities.
<DeathStar> 6* After a bit, the gear begins to twitch and shudder, dipping a bit; so far Dawn gets no images of them crashing entirely, though Megumi can feel that Zephyr's mind is slipping to focus entirely on flight, the damage increasing
* Chad`Winters shifts out his comm, putting in a medical emergency to a hospital. He then yells out to Zephyr which one to head too.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr doesn't respond to Chad, or acknowledge.
<Kit> 6Megumi adjusts for Zephyr manually, making a face.
<DeathStar> 6* As they reach the city, Dawn would get the image of Zephyr dipping a bit too low and crashing into a house that's coming up
<Kit> <Dawn> Now, land..!
<Kit> 6Megumi makes another face and tries to get them to descend-- she starts using their high bond link to transfer her own energy to Zephyr at some point.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr perks, then lifts up and to the side with the renewed energy, missing the house.
<Kit> 6Megumi lets out a breath, looking annoyed
<DeathStar> * A moment or two pass, and the hospital can be seen up ahead; Dawn would get the image of Zephyr flying right into it
<Kit> <Dawn> Land!
<Kit> 6Megumi sighs, now looking tired and angry, looking for a place to settle down before the hospital grounds.
<DeathStar> 6* There's the parking lot
* Chad`Winters shifts his body to absorb the movment
<Kit> 6Megumi aims for it, making a gradual descent
<DeathStar> 6* They land along the parking lot, and the gear tips over and flops onto it's side, not moving; a moment passes and Zephyr returns to normal, naked, and her side bleeding
<DeathStar> 6* Her eyes are rolled up in her head as well
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek jerks and kneels to lift Zephyr up, moving for the hospital.
* Chad`Winters hits the ground, twisting to slide across his tact suit, Aya in his arms
<Kit> 6Megumi panics, moving over to her, then walks alongside Drasek
<Kit> 6Dawn gets up shakily-- and starts after Chad
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr seizes suddenly as they move
<DeathStar> 6* A crew comes out with a gurney, moving to Zephyr ,thinking she's the patient
<Kit> 6Megumi jerks, putting a hand to her chest and falls to her knees. 1"Agh..!"
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek jerks. 1We have two injured! She's seizing!
* Chad`Winters breathes heabilly as he lies there, his arms around AYa protectivelly
<DeathStar> 6* They move over and get Zephyr on the gurney; another guy runs off to get another. They quickly begin t ogive her shots and the seizing stops
<Kit> 6Dawn kneels by them, putting fingers to his mouth and whistles loudly for the paramedics
* Chad`Winters shifts his hands to his daughter's neck, checking her pulse
<Kit> 6Megumi lets her hand drop, taking in a long breath
<DeathStar> 6* Then they rush her into the hospital, talking about getting her into the OR immediately; the remaining paramedics move to Aya, kneeling and checking her over
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek moves after them, a look of worry on his face.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya's pulse is weak, but there
* Chad`Winters breathes a short sight of relieve. He quickly explains what happened to her to the paramdics
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek pauses and help Megumi along too.
<DeathStar> 6* As the next gurney is brought over, they get Aya onto it, moving her to the ICU; apparantly they think Zephyr is in worse shape based on their scans
* Chad`Winters slowly shifts up, moving after his daughter. He taps his comm to Darien.
<Kit> <Megumi> A-Always... cutting it close... damn it.
<DeathStar> 6* Wheeling Zephyr into the OR, the doors are closed on MEgumi and Drasek
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> What is going on?
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek rubs his face. 1If somethin happens to her I'll bash that git's skull in. 6He doesn't say a name.
<Kit> <Megumi> You must mean Winters-- do not blame him. I am surprised he could have trusted us enough to leave Aya.
* Chad`Winters quickly explains what happened and where they are. 1"Any word on EVe's location?"
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> There's no sign of her yet. She must be waiting for you. If you're in Tokyo, you should have the others meet up with Cheryl's unit while they're still there; they can help you find your missing persons. I'll assume you'll head alone, though, to deal with Eve.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien gives Chad the location of Cheryl's unit
<Chad`Winters> <Comm> Once I know Aya's stabil. I'm worried about Zephyr but...there's nothing I can do. I need someone to fly me there tho."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Gotta blame someone. 6he breathes.
<Kit> <Megumi> That is the problem with Earthlings..." 6She notes. 1"Just what is going on..?"
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> There's a military post near the hospital. Go there and a pilot will fly you
<Chad`Winters> <Comm> Can you have him pick me up? I'm worried about time right now.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Beats me, I'm shocked you're so put together right now.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya is hooked up in ICU to machines that monitor adn give her the drugs they need; Zephyr remains out of sight in OR
* Chad`Winters glances at the paramedic. 1"Is she going to be ok?"
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek paces.
* Sullivan is now known as Jennifer
<DeathStar> <Paramedic> She's weak, but she should be fine.
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> Right now, no. I'm afraid not. We have a crisis that's growing.
* Chad`Winters gives him his personal comm. 1"If anything happens. Comm me immediately."
* Chad`Winters moves off for the OR
* X1 has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
<DeathStar> 6* A doctor exits the OR. "Are you the family?"
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Some of the closest she's got.
<DeathStar> <Doctor> She has internal bleeding and her kidneys are damaged. Can you tell me what happened?
<Kit> <Megumi> We are members of the PAX neutral party station-- we have had an attack by an unknown party and she was hit by shrapnel.
<DeathStar> <Doctor> It seems like there's more damage than just shrapnel.
* Chad`Winters frowns at the doctor, his arms crossing as he waits
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Not only that but focusing to fly us here to bring the other one, Aya, to the hospital was probably too much of a strain on her.
<DeathStar> <Doctor> We're working to repair the damaged tissue; she should be fine, though, but the surgery will take time, and she'll need to stay in bed for a few days after that
<Kit> <Megumi> She is a Dragoon-- she has been pushing herself beyond her limits. I am her pilot." 6She bows apologetically.
<DeathStar> <Doctor> She appears to be healing a little on her own, so we'll see if we can stimulate that to aid us
<Kit> <Megumi> If I can help by lending my energy, please let me know.
<DeathStar> <Doctor> We have our own energy we can give her
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Thank you, mate. 6he bows his head to the Doctor.
<Chad`Winters> Drasek. Megumi. Cheryl's group is in Tokyo right now. They could use your assistance in all of this.
<DeathStar> <Doctor> I need to get back in there; this will take a few hours, so you should get yourselves some rest. There won't be anyhting you can do for now
<DeathStar> 6* He moves back in
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek rubs his face and glances to Megumi. 1Y'might should go to them, they might be able to help y'find your family.
<Kit> <Megumi> How can I help..?" 6She looks sullen
* Chad`Winters rubs his shoulder. 1"Draseks right. Sorry. Too much is going on right now."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> I'm stayin here. Once I have comfirmation that Paladin did something with Fiore, I won't leave Zeph unguarded.
<Kit> 6Megumi nods to Drasek slowly.
<Kit> <Megumi> Very .. well.
* Chad`Winters looks at Drasek. 1"Protect her Drasek. And make sure Aya stays safe too."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> You find Revi, you call me. I'll be there to help if I can. 6he nods to them both.
<DeathStar> 6* Out the window, a large boom can be heard several miles away.
* Chad`Winters raises a brow, jerking towarsd the noise.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek tenses and eyes out the window. 1Hm. Wonder who that is?
<Kit> 6Megumi moves to the window, looking incredulous
<DeathStar> 6* OUt the window, a large cloud of black rises from the suburb area
<DeathStar> 6* It would match the location Darien gave for Cheryl's group
* Chad`Winters clicks his tongue. 1"God damn it. Megumi go now. Contact Cheryl. I gotta get to Eve before something happens to her too." 6He quickly moves off
<Kit> 6Megumi eyes him leave. 1"I said I would-- but he never told me where."
<Kit> 6Megumi brings up her comm, searching for Darien's number.
* Chad`Winters pauses and gives her, Cheryls coordinates. He moves off again
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Guess there. 6He points to the smoke.
<Xanatos> NRP: I'm guessin*
<Kit> 6Megumi pauses-- then jerks realizing what Drasek just said and runs.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Cassandra's House. Before Booms
* Jennifer is now known as Sullivan
<DeathStar> 6* Billy finishes hitting a device to send a SOS, hidden in the wall, then jerks as a blast nearly takes out the device
<DeathStar> <Billy> Fuuuu! 6* She moves outside, heading through the garden, and hides behind a statue, dragging Elwyn with her
<Kit> <Elwyn> Yeahhh. My plan ended at slitting that woman's throat. Sorry.
<DeathStar> <Billy> ... 6* She peers out as Cassandra emerges, scanning. "I'll go up to her adn distract her; they want me. Then you can circle around and hit her with something."
<Kit> <Elwyn> That sounds like a really bad idea..
<DeathStar> <Billy> Fuu. Then you can use this moment to escape.
<Kit> <Elwyn> That defeats the whole point of saving you.
<DeathStar> <Billy> I'm trying to save you!
<Kit> <Elwyn> And I'm trying to save you. We haven't finished our bet yet.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy pauses as the statue blows up, sending them both tumbling. Cassandra approaches
<DeathStar> <Cassandra> Come here, Billy, so I can spank you and rip out your heart
<Kit> <Elwyn> See? Bad idea.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the area around Cassandra explodes, a tiny fireball going up as the ground shakes. Billy stumbles, going fuuuu ck again
<DeathStar> 6* A swinging potted plant that was long dead falls off from the impact; the smoke rises up where Cassandra was and overhead, Iceheart's ship can be seen.
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart, on the bridge, holds down the trigger, firing her guns at the spot, not letting up. Her face has a look of cold fury
<Kit> <Elwyn> Aw, hell yeah. Ruby's ship..!
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki whistles. 1"And this is why I never get on her badside. Take notes Theron."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy gets to her feet, going rah rah
<Xanatos> <Theron> I believe I would never do such a thing anyway.
<Kit> <Elwyn> Wait..." 6She grabs Billy, leading her away from the garden
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> You too, Freyja.
<Kit> <Freyja> Oh-- I like her bad side.
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> Until you're on the recieving end.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, a blast flies up - a railgun. It smashes into the engines of the ship, demolising them. The ship begins to shake as alarms go off
<Kit> <Freyja> I love being on the receiving end.
<Xanatos> 6* Theron frowns. 1We will crash soon.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy pauses; she turns to see Cassandra nearby, her wounds healing, and firing more railgun blasts at the ship, taking out critical centers.
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> ...That's one stubborn bitch.
<Kit> 6Freyja takes ahold of Iceheart, then lightsteps over to Theron and Loki-- grabbing ahold of them, then tries to bring them to the ground away from the ship.
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart curses, trying to bring them in. "... image the bridge being safe no matter...image the bridge being safe no matter what..." 6* She chants, pausing as they're teleported out; she eyes her ship crash into the house
<DeathStar> 6* Billy jerks as Setsuna grabs her from behind, like a ninja, her fingers digging into her chest. Billy squirms
<Xanatos> <Theron> Hm. I hope you had insurance. 6He notes to Iceheart, then slips out his katana and dashes forward.
<Kit> 6Elwyn whirls around. 1"Billy, duck!" 6She says, already swinging her three-section for the side of the head.
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart stares as her ship seems okay despite the crash
<Kit> <Freyja> I'm sorry, Ruby, this wasn't a space battle-- we can rebuild a crashed ship, we can't rebuild our lives.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki peers around 1"Good thing you remembered how to do that fancy teleport thing
<DeathStar> 6* Billy ducks down, and Setsuna is struck, letting go; Cassandra aims, firing and hittnig Elwyn in the shoulder, leaving a hole there
<Kit> <Freyja> Anything to avoid injuries during a battle is a worthwhile approach.
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart turns to look at Loki. "It worked." 6* She notes, referring to something only he'd understand, then turns to eye the fighting. "Elwyn!"
<Kit> 6Elwyn cries loudly, staggering back as the arm goes limp. Freyja's ears perk, gazing over. 1"Over there.."
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> Amazing. 6He peers at the ship, a sinister smile on his face.
<Xanatos> 6*Theron comes around attempting to cut for Cassandra's firing arm.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy grabs Elwyn protectively, backing up as Cassandra aims again. She jerks as her arm is cut, and pulls back
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> On an even better note. We get to rebuilt your ship. Better.
<Xanatos> 6* Theron slides in a land and spring forward, slicing out for her leg.
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra leaps back, then fires the railgun into the ground, knocking Theron and herself back
<Kit> 6Elwyn shakes her head, panting but steps to get in front of Billy again, eyeing Setsuna stubbornly. 1"Bitch, one hand's good enough for you."
<DeathStar> 6* Setsuna comes in at Elwyn and Billy, throwing shurikens at Elwyn
<DeathStar> <Setsuna> We just want our daughter. Stop interfering
<Xanatos> 6* Theron grunts and flies back, attempting to shift himself in air to land on his feet in a slide.
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart gets an ice dagger ready, moving in, when a sniper shot hits her in the leg, causing her to fall; another shot flies out, hitting Theron in the shoulder.
<Kit> 6Elwyn turns to the side, taking the shurikens in her limp arm, turning full circle and using the centrivugal motion to backhand at Setsuna with the same hand.
<DeathStar> 6* Setsuna stumbles back.
<Xanatos> 6* Theron jerks, falling back, he peers around quickly.
<Kit> 6Freyja jerks, scanning for the source of shooting
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki eyes Iceheart go down and he peers around then quickly moves for her to pull her to cover
<DeathStar> 6* Nearby, standing in the shadows, is someone in an EarthGov Military uniform, holding a rifle; they keep taking shots, completely accurate.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: A Car
<DeathStar> 6* The older Erevis eyes the radio playing country music, then Xanatos
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos glances to her as he drives. 1Problem?
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> Explain why it is that every song is about a dead pet, or a train, or a girl?
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Why not sing about those things?
<DeathStar> 6* They begin to drive close to the Tokyo Surburb area.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> I do not see the relevant nature of a train, nor why someone would wish to discuss dead pets.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> To some people animals can be family.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> I am aware. But it is rather depressing to sing about them being run over.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> I would rather listen to this and be depressed instead of listen to some poppy crap.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> I am sure Tiny Kitten would be quite upset to hear that as she likes to sing Pop.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Well of course I love what she does. That's different.
<DeathStar> 6* Up ahead, they'd see a small explosion as a ship is hit, and then it wobbles, falling out of sight onto a house
<DeathStar> 6* Pausing, the older Erevis peers ahead.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> That ship looked familiar.
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos leans forward slightly and squints. 1Iceheart's. They might be in trouble. Let's head there.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> I agree.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Cheryl's Shuttle
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl quietly eyes the scanners as they begin to get closer. "...what is that?"
<Xanatos> <Cole> What's what?
* Sullivan peers over.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> The sensors are getting some sort of energy build up ahead.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Is it at that Arakawa house?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Near it. I'm also detecting a ship there. 6* She brings up the sensors and a Cartel brand ship appears.
<Kit> <Chii> Haa, I know that ship.
* Sullivan frowns a bit. "Anyone know that--- there we go."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> They might seriously need help; we need to hurry.
<Kit> <Chii> It's Iceheart's ship.
<DeathStar> <John> Oh, I met an Iceheart once, she--
<Xanatos> 6* Cole glances to Cheryl, then to Chii. 1Now that's a familiar name.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl briefs them
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Arakawa Residence
<DeathStar> 6* The new person keeps firing shots, forcing the team to take cover and not giving them time to recover. He shouts out. "Arakawa. It's time to go."
<DeathStar> <Cassandra> But---
<DeathStar> <Voice> We'll get her later.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki freaks out, running about like a target duck.
<Xanatos> 6* Theron frowns from his cover position, eyeing his wounded shoulder with annoyance.
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart winces from her spot that Loki got her. Cassandra frowns, grabbing Setsuna, and teleporting them out
<Kit> 6Freyja narrows her eyes, then brings up her hand, forming a sphere of light, quickly bursting into a dozen arrows, barraging the marksman. It seems she's lost no talent in that.
<DeathStar> 6* The man switches to dual pistols, firing at the arrows and destroying them all.
<Kit> <Freyja> N-No way!
<DeathStar> 6* The man turns, leaping away and out of sight behind a fence
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki quickly drops down next to Iceheart. 1"You alright? Besides the hole in your body?"
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Yeah. Not feeling a thing. 6* She seems to have been mumbling about no pain
<Kit> 6Freyja scowls, holding out her hand. 1"Dodge this!" 6She focuses, setting off a flame-based explosion along the fence.
<Xanatos> 6* Theron peers over his cover and frowns. 1Just who was that? 6He gets to his feet to move and check ons Billy and Elwyn.
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> Good to know we can trust that stuff. 6He grins at her then eyes her wound, making a face.
<DeathStar> 6* On the other side of the fence, the figure moves away, and pauses as Xanatos' car gets in his way, shining light in his eyes. Warren Carmichael stares at them, then aims at Xanatos, firing
<DeathStar> 6* F. Erevis jerks, grabbing Xanatos to pull him down
<Kit> 6Freyja lightsteps to pursue the one retreating on foot.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren reaches into his uniform, grabs an explosive, shows it to Freyja, then tosses it under the car. He moves on, leaping over another fence.
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos jerks as he's pulle ddown.
<Kit> <Freyja> Coward!" 6She brings one hand out to the car, hurtling wind, which should have no trouble blowing away something small away from the car.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> That was...Warren Carmcihael.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> ...it can't be, he's dead.
<Kit> <Freyja> Xanatos! Erevis! Drive forward!!
<DeathStar> 6* The explosive flies and explodes; suddenly the ground shakes, cracking; a large boom is heard nearby. Iceheart and Billy turn to eye a growing mushroom cloud of darkness a block away, and then a sonic boom and wind flies out, knocking things over. Cheryl's shuttle appears , spinning about, the rmap lowering
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> GET ON NOW!
<Xanatos> 6* Cole moves to the ramp, holding on to hold his hands out to the others.
<Kit> 6Freyja reappears by Iceheart, moving to try and lift her, peering at Loki.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl hangs on best she can; John moves over, holding out his hands, snagging Elwyn and Billy, and pulls them up
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos leans out of the car window and squints. 1What the hells was that?
<Kit> 6Elwyn makes a face, being suspended by John, her left arm still sporting shurikens.
<DeathStar> 6* The older Erevis gets out as the ground cracks more; the mushroom cloud begins to grow larger, and the car begins to fall back
<Xanatos> 6* Theron shift sto move for the ramp to leap on.
* Sullivan holds onto something, reaching a hand out to help people on.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> We must hurry, I believe
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos jerks to get out, reaching out for Erevis hand to run for the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* John gets her on, then gently begins to remove the shurikens
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Rigt there with you.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki stands up and grabs onto Freyja. 's ass that is
<DeathStar> 6* She stumbles, following along with him. The ground under them cracks more, and Erevis begins to fall back,becoming dead weight on Xanatos
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos jerks to lift her up, pumping his legs as fast as he can.
<DeathStar> 6* The scanners beep with all sorts of noises as data comes in. Another shockwave is coming in
<Xanatos> <Cole> Want me to get them?
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> Let me go! You must hurry before it is too late!
<Kit> 6Freyja holds her hand out and uses earth to crack part of the fence away for Xanatos and Erevis to get through, jerking as she spots Erevis falling.
<DeathStar> <Cehryl> Do it. We got to go now!
<DeathStar> 6* Freyja's move fails, her stamina too low
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> I won't leave you behind! 6* Cole tenses to teleport to them and bring them back to the shuttle.
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> My instincts say we should run to the shuttle.
* Sullivan frowns a bit, making sure the others are secure in the shuttle.
<Kit> <Freyja> D-Damn it." 6She shifts to lift Iceheart. 1"My instincts say you should help me carry her!"
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki shifts to help
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis blinks, nodding to Cole in thanks
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<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl reaches down to get Freyja and Iceheart and up onto the shuttle. "GO NOW!"
<Kit> <Freyja> Erevis and Xanatos are over there." 6She points.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole returns the nod. Xanatos lets out a breath and takes a seat. 1I need to learn that.
* Sullivan holds onto something and then slowly looks at Freyja.
<Xanatos> <Cole> I got them, don't worry.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki lets out a sigh of relief then perks up, checking out Chii's holy shirt
<DeathStar> 6* The pilot nods, and begins to fly them away, riding the shockwave.
<Kit> 6Chii has a hospital gown tied around as a makeshift shirt.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki still peers, just knowing there's something under it
* Sullivan holds on tight, gritting his teeth a little, "What the hell just happened?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl closes the ramp, then eyes the sensors. "That explosion just put something in the air."
<Kit> <Chii> What do you mean something?
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Can someone please tell me what the hell's going on?
<Kit> 6Chii moves over, eyeing the sensors-- she's a poisonmaker herself, worth looking.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> The sensors have no idea, and I'm not smartt enough to guess based on the data.
Session Close: Thu Dec 03 00:00:00 2009

Session Start: Thu Dec 03 00:00:00 2009
Session Ident: #taw
<Kit> 6Freyja moves over against a wall, panting, but eyes all the hurt people, making a face.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy sits on Elwyn's lap, six years old again. She eyes Freyja and Billy. "Thank you---."
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart moves to sit, not showing signs of pain
<Sullivan> "I'm gonna go ahead and guess whatever it is, it isn't good."
<DeathStar> <Pilot> Communications are down since the explosion, too.
<DeathStar> <Pilot> I only barely got one message in to pick up someone.
<Sullivan> "Someone?"
<Kit> 6Freyja leans her head back, slowly singing a quiet song to try and help those that can hear it-- quieter than she'd like.
<DeathStar> 6* The pilot shrugs; he flies in to the hospital - they can see the other military shuttles there that had the rest of the wounded. They're probably inside now. The pilot lands as well, right as Megumi emerges
<Kit> 6Megumi shields herself with her arms from the shuttle's wind, grumbling.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Megumi?
<DeathStar> 6* F. Erevis peers at Megumi, tilting her head.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps off the ramp, moving to get an update on her people.
<Kit> 6Megumi visibly tenses, lowering her arms. Seeing Xanatos-- her eyes widen and irises narrow. 1"... Y-You.."
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> What the hell are you doing here?
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> ... she is becoming very angry, Xanatos Durran. Becareful.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> I..I'm sorry I didn't come back, I got kidnapped!
<DeathStar> <Billy> Fufufu. Wait, you were, but I saw you on PAX.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Oh God.
<Kit> <Megumi> Liar!" 6She snaps back, her hands twitching and she starts to form the gun she's been practicing with.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> ..I've been in a trunk for 3 days.
<Kit> <Megumi> Where did you take her!?
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Did you get Katrina, Freyja?
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> Megumi Zhenmei. He is telling the truth. I rescued him.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Take who? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING on!?
<Xanatos> 6* Theron jerks. 1Oh no. Mrs. Jones.
* Sullivan shakes his head and looks at each of them in turn. "Nothing good and a whole lot of confusion."
* Sullivan gets up and heads after Cheryl.
<Kit> <Freyja> U-Um... n-no." 6She looks worried.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> ... I can't believe I forgot her.
<Xanatos> <Theron> Your ship was fine, do you think she will be okay?
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> There was a lot going on.
<Kit> 6Megumi looks confused, not able to process. After all, fresh in her mind is Ao telling her Xanatos took Erevis.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki leans in, whispering in Icehearts ear.
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> Allow me to explain things. It is possible there are two Xanatos Durrans
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> Xanatos Durran was doing me a favor, when we were attacked; I was shot and fell off a cliff, and Xanatos Durran was taken by some men
<DeathStar> 6* ICeheart closes her eyes
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki steps back, eyeing Loki with a smile
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Next thing I knew I was in the back of a car and Erevis here rescued me.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl talks with a few paramedics, getting an update.
<Kit> <Megumi> Xanatos Durran took Erevis from PAX durring an attack less than a few hours ago.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> What?!
<DeathStar> <F. Erevis> That is not possible. There must be another one. We have also seen Warren Carmichael, which cannot be
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Damnit I'm going to kick my ass.
<Kit> <Chii> What? Warren!?
* Sullivan heads over to Cheryl, his face fixed with concern.
<DeathStar> <John> The dead is coming back to life.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Peopl are coming back from the dead.
<Xanatos> 6* Theron glances to Cole and John. 1Cassandra and Setsuna are also alive.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl orders her people to get back on the ship, pausing when she sees a name on the charts. She heads up to the OR.
<Kit> <Elwyn> They're tough bitches.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Chii. Can you do us a favor and get Cheryl to scan the area we were just at for life signs?
<Kit> 6Megumi shakes her head, jerking to follow Cheryl to relieve some of her shock.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps off, approaching Drasek. "What happened to her? Is she okay?"?
<Kit> 6Chii eyes Cheryl leaving and moves to do so herself, nodding to Iceheart.
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos rubs his face. 1Wow.
<DeathStar> 6* F. Erevis puts a hand on his shoulder. "We will find her."
* Sullivan rubs his temple and heads back to the ship.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek glances up. 1Cheryl? She's going to be down for a little while. She was in an incident.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki rests a hand on Icehearts shoulder, a rare show of compassion.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... 6* She grabs a doctor. "Get her ready to be put in one of my shuttles. We're taking her back to Mega City."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Aya was injured too and Zephyr pushed herself to get us here, really hurt her.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Aya and Dawn are in the ICU. Chad ran off after Eve.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl frowns, holding a spot on her head, where her lips move to unseen chant.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Get them, too. 6* She tells the doctor, then pushes him on to get it done. "We're heading back to see Kane and get something counter offensive organized. I want us all in one place while we heal.
<Kit> 6Megumi stares at Cheryl incredulously.
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Sounds like a plan luv. We're bein picked apart here.
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek pauses and tells her about Paladin, Kellin and SPoC in Italy chasing Fiore.
<Kit> 6Chii eyes the shuttle's sensors, motioning Iceheart over. 1"I don't really get it, but here's what you wanted.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns to eye Megumi, then moves to head back for her shuttles, to get things ready. The scanners indicate no one died in the area of the explosion, but there's no life signs at Arakawa's house
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart eyes them quietly. "She could be...anywhere..."
<DeathStar> -sCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Anywhere
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina holds her head, leaning against the person who saved her. She pauses, then peers up, jerking at the person's face. "Marcus?"
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus peers at her. 1Hey Babe.
<DeathStar> <KAtrina> Oh thank God, you're okay. You got away from him. 6* She hugs him
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus hugs her back. 1Of course.
<Chad`Winters> 6A voice speaks up from behind Marcus. 1"Make it quick. We have much to do still"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina pauses, running her hand along his back, feeling the skin there where his clothes have a hole. She jerks, turning to face the voice
<DeathStar> 6* Pausing, ehr eyes widen. "No..." 6* She tries to elbow Marcus off
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus jerks to hold onto her tight. 1Don't fight it. This isn't so bad.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina begins to cry, tears running down her face, and she activates her saber, trying to stab Marcus in the side to get him to let go
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stands there, his arms crossed. Eyeing in a specific direction
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus hisses, letting go. 1Don't make this hard.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina steps back, more tears running down her face. "I'm sorry...I'm so...so sorry..."
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus frowns, his side healing. 1You're making this harder on yourself.
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<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Marcus. Do I have to always do your dirty work? 6He slowly looks to eye him
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina wipes at her eyes, then takes the shotgun, and stabs it with her energy sword, dropping it and running down the street; it explodes a moment later in a blinding light
<Xanatos> <Marcus> You touch her and I will end you. 6He says to Dias with an eye, then glances back, jerking from the explosoin.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias is sent tumbling from the explosion
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Shuttle
<DeathStar> 6* Iceheart pauses as an explosion is detected on the sensors, however faint
<DeathStar> 6* One dot seems to be running from, well, nothing.
<Kit> <Chii> ..." 6She closes her eyes, feeling out the life sign her own way. Kat's someone she's familiar with after all.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki peers at it. 1"That's odd." 6He pokes at the screen
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps back onto the shuttle. "We're headed to Mega City to meet up with Kane."
<Kit> <Chii> Wait up...
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> It has to be her, she's in trouble
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> You sure about that?
<Xanatos> 6* Drasek moves up the ramp too.
<Kit> <Chii> It... It is her. Cheryl, get us to her, quickly!
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pauses. "IT is who?"
<Kit> <Chii> Katrina!" 6She gestures to the scanner.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl squints. John sits forward. <John> We have to help her, she's my... we have to
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl pauses, nodding to the pilot. "Alright, go where-ever there is."
* Sullivan rubs his face a little. He looks over at John.
<Chad`Winters> <Loki> I would never miss saving one of Icehearts flames.
<Xanatos> <Theron> I hope she is well.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy fuus. "I'm worried about whatever is chasing her."
<Kit> 6Freyja dozes against the wall, having passed out during her song of healing.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Streets
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus and Dias, the dramatic duo, hunt the streets for Katrina. Up ahead a trash can is heard being knocked over, around the corner of a house
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias begins to form Dark Energy in his hand.
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus bounces along, a werewolf, using his speed to catch up.
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<DeathStar> 6* As Marcus gets away from Dias, suddenly Dias would fall forward as something hits him in the back of the head, blowing open skull fragments and brain matter. He'd fall down from the force
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias hits the ground from that
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts her foot on his back, firing the gun into his head, screaming in rage, the shotgun firing again and again. "YOU TOOK HIM FROM ME, YOU FUCKING BASTARD."
<DeathStar> 6* Her eyes are red from the tears still leaking out, and she keeps firing until the gun begins to overheat.
<DeathStar> 6* Then she proceeds to bash the remains with the shotgun
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias lays there, motionless, his brains splattered everywhere
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus hears the firing and comes back around, on all fours as he speeds towards Kat.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> YOU...TOOK...MY ... MARCUS...HE WAS MY EVERYTHING....6* She doesn't even register blood and bone flying into her face and hair
<DeathStar> 6* A blast lands in front of Marcus, and a shuttle comes in
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus jerks to jumps, sliding back, he growls.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle ramp lowers, and Cheryl peers down; Katrina keeps smashing Dias to bits
<DeathStar> <Billy> Marcus... 6* She looks stunned, her eyes widening in shock.
<Xanatos> 6* Marcus growls out and jerks, running off.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki peers over Billy's shoulder, letting out a low whislte
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> ... 6He frowns.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Cole, get the ice ray --- see if we can freeze his remains. But---I think it's too late to save him...
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl's voice betrays her pain
<Xanatos> <Drasek> Bloody hell.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole nods and jumps down, trying to drag Katrina off and freeze Dias.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> YOU...... ALWAYS ABOUT YOU...HE WAS...YOUR FRIEND... 6* She breaks down sobbing, her hands moving to her face, smearing the blood as she's dragged
<DeathStar> 6* The pilot lands the shuttle. Billy staggers out, and kneels there, looking heartbroken
* Sullivan stares outwards, shaking, at a loss between rage and confusion now.
<Xanatos> 6* Xanatos shifts to move down the ramp and kneel by Katrina, putting a hand on her shoulder. 1God Kat I'm so sorry.
<Kit> <Elwyn> ...Billy..
<DeathStar> 6* John sits there, not moving to her, afraid seeing her dead brother right now would be bad. F. Erevis peers down
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at Xanatos, then grabs him, sobbing into his shoulder. "He killed Marcus."
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> We...we'll get him back. Kane and Cheryl are onto something I hope.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina goes quiet, having finally passed out from the shock of the ordeal. Cheryl moves over to collect the iced remains
<Xanatos> 6* Cole helps Cheryl.
* Sullivan moves back into the shuttle and slumps.
<Kit> <Chii> ...What's with the ice?" 6She moves over, kneeling and stroking Katrina's face.
<Xanatos> <Xanatos> Come'on. Let's get you on the shuttle. 6He helps her up and nods to Chii, moving for the ramp.
<Chad`Winters> 6Loki shifts out of the way
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We're hoping we can find a way to reverse the process...but we can't have them moving about, so ice is the only thing we can think of to hold them
<Kit> <Chii> The process of... your heart being ripped out?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I... need to have some hope. 6* She snaps, peering at Chii, her own eyes red. "I got to believe there's SOMETHING we can do."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns and moves for the shuttle.
<Sullivan> "We'll figure something out."
<Xanatos> <Drasek> 'Course there is. There has to be a way to fix this bloody mess.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Italy. Next to last scene
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore kneels in some flowers, paying the approaching hunters no mind
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin aims his gun as he gets into range.
<Xanatos> 6* Kelin approaches, with his guns aimed as well.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC raises her rifle, to the left of Paladin.
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore turns to face them. "... ... do it."
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC keeps her aim locked, waiting for Paladin's signal
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<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods. "Fire."
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC opens fire, aiming for the head
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin fires as well
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin tilts his head. 1Huh?
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin slumps not firing, he looks depressed now.
<DeathStar> 6* Fiore goes down after several blasts; the white flowers stained red
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC slowly advances, keeping her gun trained on Fiore's body
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Lets go back to the shuttle
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin sniffs. 1Sh...sh...6he mumbles, slumping to walk back.
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC fires another shot for her head to make sure then turns, moving after Paladin.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin turns to walk after them. "She would have kept going after Zephyr. We did what we had to do."
<Xanatos> <Kellin> She didn't fight though..
<Xanatos> NRP: fight back
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC nods, knowing that well
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Maybe it was a ploy so we wouldn't fire. We couldn't risk it. We saw what she did to Aya, and tried to do to Zephyr.
<Xanatos> <Kellin> I-...ye-yeah..
<Chad`Winters> <SPoC> Our orders were to make sure she did not come after Zephyr again.
<Xanatos> <Kellin> Orders smorders. Stop being so damn heartless. 6he hisses and runs for the shuttle.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> ...
<Chad`Winters> 6SPoC frowns slightly, but it disappears.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Executive Building
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sits in a command office under the building with Kane, eyeing the data. "Communication with Tokyo is still not reliable, but we think they released some sort of agent into the air in the explosion."
<DeathStar> <Darien> If I had to guess, it's a chemical to make more of the dead rise.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Hmm. That's very bad. We're running out of resources.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes. We are. 6* He pauses as Cheryl's communicator comes back on. He clicks a button, putting her on the viewscreen
<Xanatos> 6* Kane shifts to peer at the viewscreen. 1It's good to see you're alive, Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We're headed back to Mega City to regroup. You might want to get a facility ready so we can find a way to interrogate Raquel about X's location without her escaping.
<Xanatos> <Kane> It's already being done.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We... also have what remains of Dias iced as well
<Xanatos> <Kane> What remains?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> He killed Marcus Jones; his wife bashed his head to nothing
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl peers toward Katrina in the back of the shuttle, visible barely
<Xanatos> <Kane> Ah. I'm sorry to hear that, but we'll certainly do all we can.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> From what I understand, Erevis is missing, as is Jennifer Carmichael and Athena Zhenmei; and Isis Zhenmei.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane frowns slightly and glances to his datapad slightly. 1I'll see if I can get any information on either of them.
<Xanatos> NRP: eny
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> And I'm told that a reanimated Warren might be leading these undead.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Hmph. It seems no matter what we do we keep running into him. Stay safe Cheryl, I will see you shortly.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl nods. "Have medical facilities ready, too. I'm bringing my wounded there."
<Xanatos> <Kane> Understood.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl clicks off.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Hm. One hell of a time to become president, Hmmm?
<DeathStar> <Darien> They say wars define a Presidency.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Let's hope we can succeed, then.
<DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, somewhere else, a vortex ones up, and kneeling in a small crater is a kneeling naked man; Slasher has arrived.
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Thu Dec 03 00:45:55 2009