Mission 219: "Operation Shatter Mountain"

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tengusaur (02:40:33): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3sSQ6KNgM
tengusaur (02:41:59): Last time, on SRW UG@:
tengusaur (02:42:34): We received a message warning us about Exvoritam Filios forces operating in the nearby area.
tengusaur (02:42:49): We met those hostage-taking, kidnapping terrorists before...
Overman Zappa (02:42:50): Well that's no good!
tengusaur (02:43:06): To be precise, what interests them now seems to be a meteor that crashed in the nearby area.
Wyverncakes (02:43:30): Lynn's got every intent to check this out!
tengusaur (02:43:37): Strangely enough, the message didn't come from the usual source on Exvoritam Filios, that is Ulysses, Cora and company's leader.
tengusaur (02:44:00): But rather, it came from the Britannian HQ (along with additional requests to hand over Ideigi back to them, which we ignored).
VJockey (02:44:22): Cora: "So...Dagger decided to look up what Exvoritam Filios translated to. And it turns out it meant 'Sons of Humanity... so they're being three times the pretentious knobs we thought they were."
tengusaur (02:44:32): Could it be that Ulysses wasn't aware for this?
tengusaur (02:44:42): Either way, a party was sent to investigate. That would be you.
ZebulonCrispi (02:44:55): Speaking of Ulysses, that's what Bismuth is reading during transit!
ZebulonCrispi (02:45:25): While Leopold tries and fails to answer a lot of questions about it.
VJockey (02:45:27): "One count for their wanting to be 'post human supermen', another for the latin, and another for the egotistical name"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:45:41): "Watch out, Exvoritam Filios!" Isaac declares, standing on the prow of the Chalice, Inverness cape fluttering in the breeze. "You have been marked for a just death…at the hands of the Dullahan Squad!"
Overman Zappa (02:45:42): Joanne: "That's... stupid. And they're off just killing people left and right..."
tengusaur (02:45:43): You're making your way to the meteor crash site. The terrain is mountaineous and covered in forest, it's early morning, and the weather is slightly foggy, even though there was no fog forecasted.
sketchbookfiend (02:45:51): Yusuke: "An egotistical name that seems kind of redundant at that."
Wyverncakes (02:45:54): R: "And then there's their work with Blitz Valhalla."
ZebulonCrispi (02:45:56): (Are we on a ship, or on mech-foot?)
Wyverncakes (02:46:00): "Birds of a feather, I suppose."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:46:03): Oxide: "You probably shouldn't be telegraphing that to everyone, Appletree."
tengusaur (02:46:23): You have to approach it on foot, by the way. The Chalice, or flying units, would warn the EF too early here.
tengusaur (02:46:40): The visibility is pretty horrid though, due to the conditions mentioned just above.
VJockey (02:46:47): Cora: "I know right... How's it looking on your end Sleuth... You spot anything?"
Meraxa (02:46:50): Amuro is reading an instrution manual about Knightmare Frames, sitting inside the Gloucester. "Eyes open. We don't want to get ambushed out here."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:46:55): Isaac: "Pshaw! They could not possibly hear us from this distance [RETCON] from this terrain!"
tengusaur (02:47:03): But the crash site shouldn't be too far away from here...
Wyverncakes (02:47:07): R: "You never know."
tengusaur (02:47:21): (The previous stuff on White Chalice can happen before you set out.)
Overman Zappa (02:47:24): "Nothin yet, boss. I'm gonna get a bit further ahead." As such, she does.
tengusaur (02:47:32): Also, it's cold.
ZebulonCrispi (02:47:34): Leopold: "It seems like it would be difficult to sneak up on someone using giant robots, either way."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:47:36): Isaac, frowning, suits up in his Dullahan and moves out.
VJockey (02:47:36): Cora: "Roger..."
swedenfc19 (02:47:50): Ranna checks the bindings on the Mauser IIC infantry assault weapon in her cockpit, before turning her attention back to the terrain, switching vision modes.
Overman Zappa (02:47:58): "I don't think he's here. We... have a guy named Roger, right? Didn't we?"
VJockey (02:48:05): Cora: "Lets get this settled ASAP. We'll want to bag Commander Ulysses one hell of a surprise."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:48:11): Isaac also happens to be wearing his Inverness cape on the outside of his armor.
VJockey (02:48:28): Cora: "Heh... We used to I think.."
Overman Zappa (02:48:52): Joanne just heads on ahead, looking for any-damn-thing out of the ordinary. Roll check to find a thing!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:48:54): "Roger, Milday Anderson!" Sinclair replies. "Moving to a support position!"
tengusaur (02:49:07): Sleuth moves on ahead of the rest of the group, disappearing in the forest...
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:49:14): He takes the higher ground, so he can snipe things.
Wyverncakes (02:50:16): R's moving the REVIVAL to an area with somewhat less obstruction overhead
Wyverncakes (02:50:29): All the better to take to the skies and open up with the Durandal if push comes to shove.
tengusaur (02:50:37): Soon, Joanne finds something interesting. She detects heat signatures ahead of herself... But you'd have to get closer to see what they are exactly.
Overman Zappa (02:51:25): Joanne: "Hey... I've got somethin... There's somethin out there. Sleuth moving in."
swedenfc19 (02:52:01): Ranna switches to thermal vision as she moves forwards too. "Aff."
Meraxa (02:52:08): Amuro: Don't go too far.
tengusaur (02:52:09): (So you're moving in to investigate alone?)
swedenfc19 (02:52:27): (Ranna moving in as well)
Overman Zappa (02:52:38): (Yes)
Wyverncakes (02:52:45): R: "... One moment. Lynn, Ascalon please?"
tengusaur (02:53:01): It will take a moment for Ranna to reach Sleuth though, with the scout moving a far bit ahead of everyone else already...
Wyverncakes (02:53:18): One warp-in later, REVIVAL's toting its armor-piercing rifle, which it'll use to try to track Ranna and Sleuth...
Wyverncakes (02:53:34): Even if it can't see any hostiles, the rifle shot should blow through anything in its way to hit it if push comes to shove.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:53:35): Isaac activate infrared on his rifle's scope to pear around as well.
Overman Zappa (02:53:38): She's pretty small and quick like that. She doesn't smash trees either.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:53:41): *activates
VJockey (02:54:08): *peer
tengusaur (02:55:22): Sleuth quickly moves ahead of everyone else, and soon she finds out what exactly left the heat signatures...
tengusaur (02:55:30): It's a most surprising scene.
tengusaur (02:55:42): Several human-sized figures...
tengusaur (02:55:47): Is this a meeting of some kind?
tengusaur (02:55:53): A meeting between...
Overman Zappa (02:55:56): Joanne: "Woah... there's... people out 'ere.
tengusaur (02:56:13): Suddenly!
VJockey (02:56:23): Cora: "People... what? Jo, can you get a closer look?"
tengusaur (02:56:33): Everyone who went ahead, after Joanne, can hear the silence of the forest interrupted by a loud gunshot!
Wyverncakes (02:56:56): Lynn: "Joanne!"
VJockey (02:57:06): Cora: "!!!!"
Wyverncakes (02:57:17): R: "Joanne, what happened? What happened?!?"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:57:29): "St. George's Gall Bladder!" Isaac exclaims. "Joanne! Please Respond, Over!"
tengusaur (02:57:39): The only response is static.
VJockey (02:57:46): Cora: "Jo? Come on...Respond! Respond!"
swedenfc19 (02:57:54): Forget about stealth, Ranna is going to push her Warhawk to maximum speed.
Meraxa (02:58:20): Amuro: Moving in. *And Amuro follows, wheels grinding against the forest floor*
VJockey (02:58:24): "Stealth op is a bust! We're moving in! Go! GO! GO!"
Wyverncakes (02:58:34): ... Well, since stealth is bust...
VJockey (02:58:48): [Cora and her fireteam were rushing towards Jo's location as fast as they could.]
Wyverncakes (02:58:55): Lynn: "Just be ready, R."
Wyverncakes (02:59:01): R: "Always."
tengusaur (02:59:12): You rush through the woods! Soon, you can see shapes in the fog!
sketchbookfiend (02:59:14): Yusuke: "Time to move- HENSHIN!" Gonna Kuuga up and ride the BeatChaser in. Gouram's following close behind.
Wyverncakes (02:59:24): The VeHA's thrusters flare and it rises up into the air just a bit, to try to get perspective on everyone's location!
tengusaur (02:59:29): Those shapes... are not human!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (02:59:58): "Moving!" Isaac declares simply, sprinting to catchup with everyone else!
swedenfc19 (03:00:04): Ranna switches between vision modes, trying to spot Joanne in the mean time.
tengusaur (03:00:26): You can see, behind a fallen log which she used for cover...
tengusaur (03:00:44): There lies Joanne's armor, with a big hole in its head, in a pile of blood!
VJockey (03:00:59): "....................."
tengusaur (03:01:16): Around it, several creatures are crouching, ripping off plates off the armor and smashing it!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:01:23): "…Joanne!!!" Isaac wails.
Wyverncakes (03:03:18): Lynn: "... Jo..."
tengusaur (03:03:23): The creatures in question look vaguely like humans wearing dark riot armor...
Wyverncakes (03:03:41): Her knuckles are clenched tightly around the controls of her machine.
sketchbookfiend (03:04:04): Kuuga: "What in the world...are those things."
tengusaur (03:04:05): But that armor is combined with mechanical parts, and theirt limbs are unnaturalily long, bending in all the wrong ways. They also have backwards legs.
tengusaur (03:04:21): And instead of one arm, each one of them has some kind of energy gun.
swedenfc19 (03:04:39): Ranna: "I will be presumptious and assume these are not quite Exvoritam Filios."
Meraxa (03:04:47): #The Corpse?
tengusaur (03:04:57): Their helmets are filled with all kinds of sensors and scanners, and they make clicking sounds as they look up towards you!
tengusaur (03:05:01): (no need)
sketchbookfiend (03:05:03): Kuuga: "Well they don't look very human, so yeah."
tengusaur (03:05:08): You grab their attention!
VJockey (03:05:09): "You..."
VJockey (03:05:23): "GET AWAY FROM HER YOU SONS OF BITCHES!!!"
tengusaur (03:05:40): To make it worse, you hear the characteristic whirring noise, as several KMFs slowly appear in the fog between the trees!
VJockey (03:05:42): "Kill. THEM. ALL."
tengusaur (03:05:49): Enemy list: Glasgow x2, Sutherland x2, Leaper x7
tengusaur (03:05:53): Initiative order: Cora, Isaac, Yusuke, Amuro, Leo, Lynn, Ranna
VJockey (03:05:55): [ http://www.youtuberepeater.com/watch?v=Miho2Db2wWM ]
tengusaur (03:06:00): Glasgow
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/codegeass/geass-tv/rpi-11.jpg

Sutherland
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/codegeass/geass-tv/rpi-13.jpg
tengusaur (03:06:06): (Cora, Isaac, Yusuke)
Wyverncakes (03:06:09): R: "You don't have to ask twice."
Wyverncakes (03:06:12): "Right Lynn?"
Wyverncakes (03:06:22): Lynn however... is still deathly silent.
Meraxa (03:06:38): Amuro: I don't suppose Britannia was sending reinforcements....?
tengusaur (03:07:06): EF pilot (heavily distorted voice): "More bogeys. Nobody can know we're here. Kill'em all."
Meraxa (03:07:23): Amuro: ...That answers that.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:07:42): "Yes, your Majesty!" Isaac howls, leveling his rifle. "Dullahan Unit! For King and Country, and No Quarter!"
Wyverncakes (03:07:44): First Chips and now Joanne. After her big reveal about who she was... they were two of the people who offered support and encouragement in the early days. And now....
VJockey (03:07:49): *Cora's raised her twin gatlings and let loose a hail of gunfire at the Leapers - alongside her Dagger and Mongrel let loose to keep them from fleeing to the sides - as for Dice, he maintained aim to let loose careful bursts to keep them from moving too far off... in theory.+
Wyverncakes (03:07:49): Lynn: "R."
Wyverncakes (03:07:55): "... Give me control of the VeHA."
tengusaur (03:08:09): The KMFs are colored in woodland terrain camo, and don't bear Britannian insignias. Obvious EF units.
tengusaur (03:09:33): Two of the Leapers are riddled with holes and fall down to the ground in a bloody mess, but the rest of them jump up and to the sides with gigantic, inhuman leaps! They land behind cover, and in case of one or two, on the sides of trees!
tengusaur (03:09:51): And they fire several highly accurate energy shots at Cora and company! (react)
tengusaur (03:10:01): (Amuro can move too)
Wyverncakes (03:10:28): # Cora
VJockey (03:10:32): Mongrel: "THE FUCK-"
tengusaur (03:10:36): (approved)
Meraxa (03:11:34): Amuro: Hmph. *Landspinners spin as Amuro begins to move, raising the Gloucester's machine gun towards the incoming Glasgows. Older units. In theory, easier to take down. He opens fire+
VJockey (03:11:44): *The Leapers aren't the only mobile ones... but it was clear with manueverability they probably had the better advantage. In either case the Dullahans were moving to evade the shots, diving behind cover - boost-grapping to higher ground or both.+
Wyverncakes (03:12:44): * The Dullahan's chain shoots out, stabbing into a distant tree before the weapon suddenly gives it a big hard tug... with a few missiles thrown in to break the tree trunks in half. Try shooting Cora and co. through a barricade.+
tengusaur (03:13:17): Amuro outmaneuvers and shreds one of the Glasgows to pieces with his machinegun, causing the KMF to explode! The other one is rather damaged, and it temporarily retreats...
tengusaur (03:13:56): But the Sutherlands move in, and throw their Chaos Mines in the air! The grenades explode and rain down shrapnel towards Amuro, shredding trees - and him too if he doesn't do anything! (react)
Wyverncakes (03:13:58): ^Durandal
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:14:01): #Amuro?
tengusaur (03:14:08): (approved)
sketchbookfiend (03:14:34): *The Rider switches to his blue-er form and gets off his Beatchaser before taking a huge leap into the air after one of the Leapers and spins midair to try to spin kick it out of it's cover.+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:15:24): *"Little do you know, ruffians!" *Bang, Bang, Bang*, as Isaac attempts to shoot the Chaos Mines out of the air with his anti-material rifle before activation. "The Sinclairs have been Skeet Shooting for centuries!"+
tengusaur (03:15:43): Thanks to Lynn, a tree falls to provide the Dullahans with momentary cover - momentary because it's blasted to pieces by the energy shots! But that's enough for all of them to get to safety.
tengusaur (03:16:25): Isaac blasts one of the Chaos Mines before it releases its shrapnel, and Amuro has to evade only one of them, which is much easier.
tengusaur (03:16:43): (Isaac, Leo, Lynn)
Meraxa (03:16:59): Amuro: *Amuro attempts to move out of the way, raising the machine's cape. After all... why else would it have one except as some kind of protection? It couldn't just be decoration, right?+
ZebulonCrispi (03:17:25): * Super Bismuth sprints into battle, flight thrusters firing just to make it run faster, and aims to punch the head clean off of one of the Leapers with a right hook of vengeance! +
tengusaur (03:18:08): Yusuke kicks one of the monsters, smashing it into a tree! Bismuth just smashes another one, turning its head into red paste!
tengusaur (03:18:11): But watch out!
Wyverncakes (03:19:00): * "And hiding behind cover..." Lynn continued as she warps in a pair of red grenades. "In this environment... it's just asking for trouble!" The VeHA hurls the grenades towards enemy lines, and they explode as they near a tree where some of the Leapers fled towards! In an instant there's a massive burst of flame!+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:19:05): *"Exortium Fillios!" Isaac snarls, as he fits a flak RPG to the muzzle of his rifle. "…I curse you to a painful, explosive death!" He fires, and the warhead descends in an arc towards a gaggle of Leapers!"+
tengusaur (03:19:07): Suddenly both of them are targetter by the remaining Leapers! They jump forward, trying to fire their energy blasts at close range as they pass by, and then get to safety! Yusuke is targetted by one, Leo by two! (react)
tengusaur (03:19:37): (Ranna can move too)
tengusaur (03:20:17): Right after this attack all the Leapers (that is, three) are annihilated by Isaac and Lynn sending exploding grenades in their direction, however...
ZebulonCrispi (03:20:32): * Super Bismuth's arms extend bucklers, aiming to deflect the energy blasts! +
sketchbookfiend (03:20:34): *Kuuga does another dragon leap to jump high and out of the laser fire. That's dangerous yo!+
tengusaur (03:20:46): But the KMFs are still here, and open fire at them with their machineguns! (Lynn, Isaac react)
swedenfc19 (03:20:53): Ranna targets the Sutherlands, letting loose twin ERPPCs at each of them.+
tengusaur (03:21:32): Amuro manages to get away without suffering much damage... But the cape is shredded to pieces. Seems it was really just for show?
tengusaur (03:21:37): Typical snobby Britannians...
swedenfc19 (03:22:21): Ranna: "Is anyone close enough to Joanne to confirm her status? Her armor may have reduced the impact enough to make it a serious yet non-fatal injury." Her tone is crisp, calm.
Meraxa (03:22:23): Amuro: ...Cora.
tengusaur (03:22:25): One of the Sutherlands is blown up, the other one is damaged but dodges to the side, loading a grenade into a launcher and firing it at the Warhawk! (react)
Wyverncakes (03:22:44): * Lynn might've been a bit preoccupied with burning the monsters, but R's been just sitting around and catches the attack coming in plenty of time, and has the machine hide behind its shield!+
VJockey (03:22:46): Cora: "Not now!"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:22:48): *Speaking of which, Isaac curses, and tosses up his beloved Inverness cape to draw the enemies yeah, then sprints towards the enemy, dodging and weaving on the ground, trying to get to close range!+
Meraxa (03:23:04): Amuro: This is important! Why is there a cape?!
tengusaur (03:23:07): Super Bismuth's bucklers deflect the beams, getting only slightly charred by them. Yusuke manages to dodge by jumping up, but that was very close!
Wyverncakes (03:23:07): R: "Lynn, I can understand what you're feeling, but don't lose sight!"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:23:08): (Not yeah, I meant attention)
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:23:21): (That yeah's supposed to be attention)
ZebulonCrispi (03:23:22): Bismuth: "You'll have to do better than that to face me!"
VJockey (03:23:23): [Her tone is angry, vicious... like a woman who's seen a sister... or a daughter killed in front of her... NOT the time Amuro.]
swedenfc19 (03:23:40): Ranna aims and fires at the grenade in a smooth action thanks to her genetically enhanced reflexes.+
VJockey (03:24:00): Dagger: "Its supposed to slow bullets down... Filios must have changed it for Camofladge."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:24:36): "Cease your prying questions, White Devil, and slay the enemy!" Isaac snarls. "Oxide! Lay some charges in the rear gully, in case we have to fall back!"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:24:41): Oxide: "On it!"
tengusaur (03:24:57): Bullets rattle against Lynn's shield, leaving a few holes and dents in it. Isaac manages to get out of the way of most of the projectiles, but his armor still gets some minor damage. He's getting close to the enemies however!
tengusaur (03:25:33): Ranna shoots down the grenade before it can hit anyone! Instead, it sends a storm of leaves, shredded wood, and dust flying around!
tengusaur (03:26:13): The only remaining enemies (one Glasgow and one Sutherland, both damaged) use this opportunity to disengage and disappear in the fog!
VJockey (03:26:33): Cora: "BASTARDS! GET BACK HERE SO I CAN KILL YOU!"
VJockey (03:26:47): Dagger: "Major!"
tengusaur (03:26:54): Clearly they knew they cannot win this...
swedenfc19 (03:26:57): Ranna moves her Warhawk to check on Joanne's armor.
ZebulonCrispi (03:27:05): Bismuth: "Such base cowardice..."
tengusaur (03:27:14): But what if there's more of them and they're going for more reinforcements now?
ZebulonCrispi (03:27:26): Anyone who's talked to Bismuth at any length knows how serious of an insult that is coming from him.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:27:46): "… BASTARDSSSS!" Isaac comments.
tengusaur (03:27:56): Joanne's armor is badly damaged. The creatures were trying to destroy all the electronics inside it.
tengusaur (03:28:05): Joanne herself is dead... Killed by a precise headshot.
sketchbookfiend (03:28:24): Kuuga: "..."
Wyverncakes (03:28:54): R: "We need to get her body back somewhere safe."
VJockey (03:29:20): Cora: "...Yeah..."
VJockey (03:29:33): Cora: "We do..."
swedenfc19 (03:29:40): Ranna shakes her head, muttering something in Russian before speaking clearly again. "Aff. Though at this moment, nowhere may be safe."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:30:24): "…Joanne…" Isaac moans forlornly. "…Gods, you deserved more than this..."
VJockey (03:30:46): Mongrel: "....."
VJockey (03:31:02): [Surprisingly, the half-britannian wasn't making any snide comments.]
swedenfc19 (03:31:05): Keeping visual on thermal, she switches her sensor to seismic and magnetic.
VJockey (03:31:47): Cora: "But that'll have to come later..."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:31:50): "…why did they tear her apart like an animal?" Isaac finally asks, regaining a measure of coherency. "Were they just brute beasts, or?"
swedenfc19 (03:31:59): Ranna: "I am unfamiliar with this organisation - do they have a known base nearby to retreat to?"
VJockey (03:32:04): "We're making sure none of those bastards leaves here alive."
VJockey (03:32:53): Dagger: "They're good at covering their tracks. If they do we don't know about it. The most we know is that something from space landed here a while ago and they want it."
VJockey (03:33:21): Cora:....
swedenfc19 (03:33:24): Ranna: "Then we should proceed to the objective. At the very least, there should be more of them there for us to... ventilate."
tengusaur (03:33:26): Ranna's magnetic sensor detects some strange magnetic readings nearby. It's in the direction the KMFs fled to.
Wyverncakes (03:33:35): R: "Then the fact they're still here means they haven't gotten it yet."
tengusaur (03:33:37): Tjhis is also roughly the direction of the fallen meteor.
Meraxa (03:33:40): Amuro: If they were animals, they'd be animals outfitted by an outside force.
swedenfc19 (03:33:46): Ranna: "...I have contact.
VJockey (03:33:47): [She approaches the body, checking it over now that the matter was brought up.]
swedenfc19 (03:33:48): "
VJockey (03:33:58): "One second..."
tengusaur (03:34:49): Cora can see that the creatures weren't interested in ripping the body apart. Instead, it was the armor, its electronic components. To be precise, the recording equipment.
VJockey (03:35:11): "... Not just animals.."
VJockey (03:35:17): "This was deliberate."
VJockey (03:35:27): "Jo saw something they didn't want her seeing."
sketchbookfiend (03:35:56): Kuuga: "They seemed too intelligent to be animals anyways, using weaponry and being covered in all that tech...something's up"
ZebulonCrispi (03:35:57): Leopold: "...Then we need to find it, don't we?"
Wyverncakes (03:36:18): R: "We still... may get something out of this though."
VJockey (03:36:33): Cora: "I don't like anyone under my watch dying meaningless deaths..."
VJockey (03:36:46): "whatever she saw. We're finding it. Right now."
Wyverncakes (03:36:50): Lynn: "I'd rather no-one die at all, meaningless or even meaningful!"
VJockey (03:37:51): "She's dead Idris. Words aren't going to change that. I didn't want it to happen but it still did. So keep it together and help me do something about this!"
swedenfc19 (03:38:05): Ranna: "Magnetic. In the direction of the objective. Uploading NavPoint." She uploads the navigation point to her allies' computers.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:38:14): "…as you command, milady." Isaac replies. He comms Oxide. "Could you retrieve those charges? We may need them up ahead."
Wyverncakes (03:38:19): R: "Yes. Both of you, please."
Wyverncakes (03:38:24): Lynn: "... R..."
swedenfc19 (03:38:51): Ranna directs her Warhawk at the NavPoint, and moves at a cruising speed to get a better read on her sensors. No more surprises, hopefully.
VJockey (03:39:05): [Cora's getting herself under control as best as she could before motioning to the others, given the Leaper attack... they were moving a lot more carefully.]
ZebulonCrispi (03:39:09): * Joins in the advance.
ZebulonCrispi (03:39:14): Er, Bismuth does.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:39:15): Oxide replies in a very low tone of voice. "To blow those sons of bitches to dust? You don't have to ask."
Wyverncakes (03:39:19): REVIVAL follows after, Lynn biting her lip.
VJockey (03:39:23): Mongrel: "I say we should burn this whole place to the ground first"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:39:36): Isaac and Oxide mobilize and move out with the rest.
tengusaur (03:39:56): It doesn't take a lot of time to see something strange again...
Meraxa (03:40:03): Amuro follows.
swedenfc19 (03:40:05): Ranna: "Objective first, then we can get to the burning, quiaff?"
sketchbookfiend (03:40:29): Kuuga: "Yeah, let's not go trigger happy"
tengusaur (03:40:33): After a while, it looks like the forest is thinning out ahead of you.
tengusaur (03:40:38): And soon it turns out why.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:41:42): Oxide: "Make sure not to set the wrong people on fire, Mongrel."
tengusaur (03:41:54): You find yourselves in an area of the forest that's almost completely devastated. The plants, and even the ground itself, have been turned into a bleached, bone-colored waste. There are only a few trees here and there, petrified and covered in blade-shaped branches.
tengusaur (03:42:01): This area looks like a trail.
tengusaur (03:42:23): A trail leading towards the meteor's location, and the electromagnetic anomaly.
Wyverncakes (03:42:41): R: "Someone beat us to the punch, it seems."
ZebulonCrispi (03:42:44): Can Bismuth detect any fighting spirit up ahead?
ZebulonCrispi (03:42:51): (Hot-blooded sentience detector, basically)
VJockey (03:42:57): Cora: "What the hell..."
tengusaur (03:43:20): No hot-bloodedness around. Quite the opposite, in fact.
ZebulonCrispi (03:43:24): Hmm.
tengusaur (03:43:27): There's a feeling of dread ahead.
ZebulonCrispi (03:43:48): Bismuth is put at unease.
sketchbookfiend (03:44:46): Kuuga is weirded out, white is never a good sign for him.
VJockey (03:44:46): Dice: "looks like everything here just... went up and died..."
ZebulonCrispi (03:45:06): Bismuth: "I feel that a great evil is waiting for us..."
swedenfc19 (03:45:21): Ranna tries to zoom in on the location of the electromagnetic anomaly to see if she can spot anything.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:45:28): Isaac crosses himself reflexively…then wards against the evil eye for good measure.
VJockey (03:45:30): Mongrel: "Gee. That obvious?"
tengusaur (03:45:48): Ranna sees that the forest clears further up ahead, turning into a crater in the ground. This is where the meteor fell.
tengusaur (03:45:54): You can't see what's inside the crater from here.
Meraxa (03:45:58): Amuro: Careful as you approach. Dont want the anomaly affecting our suits.
tengusaur (03:46:17): The fog in the air seems thicker here.
swedenfc19 (03:46:39): Ranna: "Aff. I have brought an personal weapon just in case though."
VJockey (03:47:09): Cora: "... Oxide. Idris."
Wyverncakes (03:47:16): Lynn: "I'm listening."
VJockey (03:47:32): "The Crater. Lob a few explosives inside."
VJockey (03:47:38): "Lets see what comes running out."
swedenfc19 (03:48:12): She keeps her thermal vision on as the Warhawk slows to a walking speed, the mech's torso turning as she scans the surrounding.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:48:59): Oxide: "…best avert your eyes, Ursa. Same goes for everyone else."
Wyverncakes (03:49:09): Lynn: "Understood. Ranna, watch yourself and don't get too close. Things are about to get a little hot in there."
Wyverncakes (03:49:26): More warp-ins, with explosive greandes in both hands!
Wyverncakes (03:49:34): R: "Any way in particular you want to do this?"
swedenfc19 (03:49:38): Ranna: "Are we certain the meteor will not cause a chain reaction...?"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:49:44): Oxide preps a bomb with a nice mix of fragmentation material and phosphorus, and lobs it in!+
VJockey (03:49:53): "We can risk it."
swedenfc19 (03:50:05): Oh well! She turns her Warhawk away.
Wyverncakes (03:50:11): R: "And if we lose it, then *they* lose it too."
Wyverncakes (03:50:17): Grenades thrown in as well!
VJockey (03:50:31): [Cora's going to brace and have her Suit's optical systems compensate for the eventual boom!]
tengusaur (03:50:55): Explosives are thrown towards the crater. Something blows up inside...
swedenfc19 (03:50:56): Ranna: "I hope this phenomenon is not an airborne contagion..."
tengusaur (03:51:13): And suddenly, there's a lot of movement!
VJockey (03:51:26): Cora: "Get ready!"
tengusaur (03:51:29): Enemies emerge from inside, appearing over the crater's edge, and rush into your direction!
ZebulonCrispi (03:51:45): Super Bismuth gets ready to fight!
tengusaur (03:51:51): First, there are Knightmare Frames and the Leaper monsters encountered before!
swedenfc19 (03:52:08): Ranna turns her Warhawk back around.
tengusaur (03:52:24): After them, flies... A figure in full riot gear, looking like a normal human but levitating in the air slowly, his goggles glowing dimly.
Wyverncakes (03:52:26): R: "Look at that. We got their attention."
tengusaur (03:52:39): This is... Something you encountered before, in Barcelona.
sketchbookfiend (03:52:44): Kuuga gets back into Red Mode, the time for punching is arrived.
tengusaur (03:52:46): One of those things killed Dozer.
VJockey (03:52:46): Cora: "Shit...."
tengusaur (03:53:01): And finally, you hear loud footsteps...
VJockey (03:53:03): Cora: "And us without a knight to help take it on..."
VJockey (03:53:08): [She smiles grimly.]
Wyverncakes (03:53:23): (You mean Madrid)
tengusaur (03:53:24): As a big, lumbering THING comes out of the crater, steam emerging from ports in its back!
tengusaur (03:53:27): (yes)
tengusaur (03:53:34): Reformer
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tengusaur (03:53:59): It seems you found the source of all this fog in the area...
tengusaur (03:54:07): Enemy list: Glasgow x3 (1 damaged), Sutherland x3 (1 damaged), Leaper x10, Ascended, Reformer
tengusaur (03:54:14): (Cora, Isaac, Yusuke)
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:54:20): Isaac switches his rifle to automatic mode and takes aim! "I will stain this bone-white land with your inhuman blood, monsters!"+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:54:28): (Nix on the +, sorry)
VJockey (03:54:54): Cora: "Don't even leave anything to bury with these bastards."
VJockey (03:56:14): *Cora's shoulder-cannon lowers and lets loose a thunderous crack as the shell is flung at full speed at one of the Sutherlands. Meanwhile Mongrel is letting loose blasts of flame to deter the Leapers as Dice and Dagger let loose a rain of bullets down on them through the flames!+
sketchbookfiend (03:56:44): *Kuuga braces himself before taking a running dash towards one of the Leapers, swings to grab it by the arm and throw it into another one.+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (03:57:13): *"Your wish is my command, Milady!" Isaac leashes a swarm of anti-tank dakka on the organic opponents, shell cases flying off to his left!+
tengusaur (03:57:56): One of the Sutherlands and one of the Leapers fall, destroyed by Cora and company. But they find themselves the targets of more KMFs, raining down machinegun fire at them from multiple directions! (react)
swedenfc19 (03:58:42): #Cora and Co.
tengusaur (03:59:02): Kuuga grabs one monster and throws it into another, smashing both! But then, suddenly... Several trees around him are uprooted and float into the air, and then come crashing down towards him! The Ascended is rising his hand as this happens! (react)
tengusaur (03:59:03): (approved)
VJockey (03:59:13): *The team has no choice but to scatter as best as they can and hope that something larger can cover them - with the lack of proper cover in the area this place is pretty much a death trap+
tengusaur (03:59:54): Isaac kills two more Leapers, but the rest of them jump around towards the tops of nearby trees, and fire several energy bolts into his direction! (react)
tengusaur (04:00:08): Suddenly...
sketchbookfiend (04:00:16): *Kuuga reacts with confusion before doing an action hero dodge roll away from the trees, changing mid roll to Dragon form to increase his agility in this feat+
tengusaur (04:00:43): Something stabs one of the Glasgows in the back! You can see a large blade coming through the KMF's body!
ZebulonCrispi (04:00:52): !
tengusaur (04:00:53): Then the blade cleaves right through it, blowing the machine up!
swedenfc19 (04:00:58): Crackling blue lances strike out at the KMFs, as multiple waves of missiles crash into their ranks from the Warhawk. Regardless of hitting or not, the missiles will likely generate a lot of dust.+
Wyverncakes (04:01:02): R: "What?"
tengusaur (04:01:17): Yusuke manages to dodge most of the trees, but the last of them hits him and sends him flying into another tree!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:01:24): *The best defense…is a point-blank offense! Isaac dashes forward, bobbing and weaving, firing short bursts at the tree-bound enemies! Reaching one of the trees, he whips out his sword, and tries to slice through the trunk with his augmented strength!+
tengusaur (04:01:35): Behind the KMF, you can see a different, much larger machine...
tengusaur (04:01:46): In fact, it looks almost exactly like Bismuth!
ZebulonCrispi (04:01:57): Bismuth: "Aha!"
tengusaur (04:02:00): One of its arms was turned into a blade, but it turns back into a normal robo-hand now.
ZebulonCrispi (04:02:10): Bismuth: "Battle sister, it is an honor to meet you once more on the field of battle!"
VJockey (04:02:22): "Backup?"
sketchbookfiend (04:02:44): Trees are great, I love trees. Ow.
tengusaur (04:02:53): Xenon: "We meet again."
tengusaur (04:03:03): Magdalena: "Don't think you're so lucky. I came here to claim Bismuth once again!"
Meraxa (04:03:03): Amuro: ...If I've been following reports correctly, competition.
ZebulonCrispi (04:03:23): Leopold: "Oh no not you again."
tengusaur (04:03:29): Magdalena: "And this time, I brought special equipment to make sure you won't interrupt me with that terrible song..."
ZebulonCrispi (04:03:32): Leopold: "I don't suppose you could wait a bit, Actual Sister?"
tengusaur (04:03:40): Magdalena: "Ear plugs! So don't even try it!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:03:47): Leopold: "You cunning fiend!"
tengusaur (04:04:03): Magdalena: "I shall not wait. This is exactly the right moment to decide it!"
VJockey (04:04:14): "....."
Meraxa (04:04:19): Amuro: ...No. It isn't.
VJockey (04:04:27): "Listen here you pretentious, egotistical TWAT!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:04:28): Leopold: "Theres no arguing with you when you get like this."
VJockey (04:04:33): "I just lost a teammate"
VJockey (04:04:54): "She could have had a long life ahead of her, but she just DIED because of these bastards"
VJockey (04:05:05): "If you plan on holding us back..."
VJockey (04:05:14): "I'LL KILL YOU ALONG WITH THEM!!!"
tengusaur (04:05:32): Magdalena: "I expected nothing else than for you to fight seriously! A true ruler must be willing to engage in a three-way battle and emerge victorious."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:05:49): "…and if she does not succeed." Isaac adds in an ice cold voice. "I will hire assassin to sneak into you bed at night and drip poison in your ear."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:05:56): *assassins
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:06:02): *into your bed
Wyverncakes (04:06:15): Lynn: "A true ruler should also risk something on the battlefield."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:06:15): *into your room*
Wyverncakes (04:06:17): Lynn's scowling.
Wyverncakes (04:06:26): "And not hide behind an invincible pile of scrap."
tengusaur (04:06:42): In the meantime, reacts...
tengusaur (04:07:13): Ranna's missiles damage the KMFs only slightly, but they raise enough dust to let Cora and her team get under cover and escape the hail of bullets!
swedenfc19 (04:07:42): Ranna: "Assassins. And of course, a sortie prior to his has our foes disparaging our methods."
tengusaur (04:07:52): Isaac cuts down one of the trees, which falls to the ground and smashes the surprised enemy who was hiding on it! His armor suffered a bit more damage in the process though.
swedenfc19 (04:08:10): *prior to this
tengusaur (04:08:29): Magdalena: "I have made preparations to make sure any assassins sent against me will fail, as I'm sure you will find out if you try such tactics."
sketchbookfiend (04:08:44): Kuuga: "Is this the time?"
Meraxa (04:08:51): Amuro: ...Look, Miss, you're the representative of a sovereign nation, correct?
tengusaur (04:09:11): Magdalena: "The death of a friend is unfortunate... But if you're a leader, you have to be ready for such things to happen! Now face me!"
tengusaur (04:09:28): Amuro, Leo
ZebulonCrispi (04:10:12): * Just to make sure nothing's changed, Super Bismith forms one of its hands into a big ol' drill and stab it at Super Xenon's chest. You know, just in case the stupid wish wore off or something? +
tengusaur (04:10:24): Enemy list: Glasgow x2 [light damage], Sutherland x2 [light damage], Leaper x4, Ascended, Reformer, Super Xenon
Meraxa (04:10:47): Amuro: You may also have to prepare for the consequences of interfering with military operations of another country! *Amuro draws the Gloucester's lance, landspinners carrying the machine towards its older model counterparts and attempting to pierce right through.* Doesn't sound smart for your connections!+
tengusaur (04:11:45): Magdalena: "The throne is not mine yet. But it shall be soon! And all that interests me is getting Bismuth from the hands of my brother - as soon as he hands him over, my qualms with you are over!"
VJockey (04:12:08): "He's with us."
VJockey (04:12:13): "You're not."
tengusaur (04:12:25): Super Bismuth's attack pushes Super Xenon back, but causes her no damage. That pesky wish is still active! The other robot reacts by turning an arm into a long blade-whip and slashing at him! (react)
ZebulonCrispi (04:12:28): Leopold: "I'm not giving up the throne that easily!"
Meraxa (04:12:32): Amuro: And you're being rather ignorant of politics. Not good for a leader at all.
ZebulonCrispi (04:12:52): * Super Bismuth transforms the non-drilling hand into a shield and tries to deflect the blade whip. +
ZebulonCrispi (04:13:00): Really gonna need an actual plan here with this matchup.
sketchbookfiend (04:13:08): Kuuga: "Amuro-san I think she's kind of ignorant of a lot of things, might as well safe your breath."
tengusaur (04:13:15): Magdalena: "Giving up? Hohoho! The throne was never yours to begin with! It's delusional to think otherwise!"
tengusaur (04:13:26): (Amuro, Lynn, Ranna)
tengusaur (04:13:48): The blade whip leaves a long scratch in Super Bismuth's shield, but doesn't hitt the main body.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:13:51): "…so then." Isaac declares. "Magdalena, you are the one who is destined to inherit the throne of Ruba?"
tengusaur (04:14:04): (oh wait, Amuro moved already)
swedenfc19 (04:14:46): Ranna goes for the steam-generating monster, firing super-charged accelerated particles at the vents.+
ZebulonCrispi (04:15:21): Oh, shit, thinks Leo.
tengusaur (04:15:29): Amuro pierces right through two of the remaining KMFs - only the Sutherlands are remaining at this point! They try to blow him up by firing explosive grenades at him from launchers, followed by slash harkens! (react)
ZebulonCrispi (04:15:32): Please don't answer that question out loud.
Wyverncakes (04:15:54): * Lynn's going to keep her focus on the Ascended. Those things already took one Dullahan member's life in Madrid... no reason to let it get away with another one here on top of Joanne. "Now... her goes." The Ascalon rifle fires at the monster, with R already loading in a second!+
tengusaur (04:16:20): Magdalena: "Of course! Do you honestly think that my inept brother is the chosen successor?"
ZebulonCrispi (04:16:28): Super Bismuth stops.
Meraxa (04:16:56): Amuro: *The Newtype responds with some quick maneuvering, attempting to get in some counterfire with the Gloucester's machine gun+
ZebulonCrispi (04:17:16): Bismuth: "...Why would your sister know the name of Ruba, Your Majesty?"
ZebulonCrispi (04:17:38): Leopold: "Er... well, you see, its rather complicated, and..."
tengusaur (04:17:41): Magdalena: "I already have plans to improve Ruba's economical and social situation, not to mention much better tactical sense and combat ability. What do you have, dear brother?"
tengusaur (04:17:47): Magdalena: "Nothing!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:17:59): Bismuth: "You told me that Ruba was only a cover story!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:18:08): Bismuth: "Are you not destined to inherit your role as King of Earth?!"
Wyverncakes (04:18:11): R: "He certainly doesn't interfere in battles with thousands of lives at stake!"
Meraxa (04:18:26): Amuro: ...King of Earth?!
swedenfc19 (04:18:27): Ranna: "...King of Terra?"
ZebulonCrispi (04:18:31): Leo: "Uh."
VJockey (04:18:40): "...."
ZebulonCrispi (04:18:40): Leo: "About that."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:18:52): Isaac nods grimly. Then he grits his teeth and summons up his chutzpah. "Princess Magdalena…if you delay your duel with your brother until after we have exterminated these vermin here…you would have the undying gratitude and affection of the House of Sinclair, one of the oldest and most revered noble families in the Holy Britannian Empire! And…favorable trade relations between us and your Kingdom!"
tengusaur (04:18:54): Magdalena: "Oh? It seems I was mistaken. You have one talent, brother."
tengusaur (04:19:01): Magdalena: "Lying through your teeth."
Meraxa (04:19:10): Amuro: ...You neglected to tell your own PARTNER about your goals?!
VJockey (04:19:17): "....."
ZebulonCrispi (04:19:21): Leo: "Okay."
VJockey (04:19:25): "This..."
VJockey (04:19:30): "Is NOT."
VJockey (04:19:35): "THE TIME"
ZebulonCrispi (04:19:35): Leo: "I... I MAY have exaggerated my importance somewhat to ensure your cooperation."
ZebulonCrispi (04:20:04): Super Bismuth is immobile right now if any bad guys want a pot shot at it.
sketchbookfiend (04:20:29): Kuuga puts his hand over his face, feel the burn of second hand embarrassment.
swedenfc19 (04:20:34): Ranna: "Is your sister the rightful successor, and you the usurper then?"
tengusaur (04:20:49): Lynn's bullet gets very close to the Ascended... But the shot suddenly stops in mid-air, right in front of the creature! And then it turns around and flies back towards REVIVAL! (react)
ZebulonCrispi (04:20:50): Leo: "No, we're both equally viable as successors! That part is true!"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:20:50): "Let me handle this, Lady Anderson." Isaac says quietly. "I will do what I can to still their quarrel."
swedenfc19 (04:20:51): Usurper... A very very bad word coming from a clanner.
ZebulonCrispi (04:21:09): Leo: "I just... it's only the throne of Ruba."
ZebulonCrispi (04:21:18): Leo: "Population 125."
ZebulonCrispi (04:21:28): Leo: "The smallest functional space colony in the Earth Sphere..."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:21:54): Now that part. Isaac did not know about.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:21:56): At all.
VJockey (04:22:05): "...."
tengusaur (04:22:10): Ranna's shots hit the giant monster, too sluggish to evade them! Some of its vents are damaged... But it suddenly starts to conduct powerful charges through the fog around it, which make their way towards the Warhawk! (react)
ZebulonCrispi (04:22:11): Bismuth: "..."
VJockey (04:22:12): [And now her anger is worse.]
Wyverncakes (04:22:20): R: "Psychokinesis and an indestructible opponent..."
Wyverncakes (04:22:25): Lynn: "We'll deal with it!"
VJockey (04:22:30): "Isaac."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:22:45): Appletree freezes in the midst of of taking cover…dangerously so! "You…are a lowly fiefdom, and nothing more?"
VJockey (04:22:51): [She's using his name on the field... this would be... problematic.]
sketchbookfiend (04:22:53): Kuuga: "Wait...your fighting each other possibly...for a colony with less people in it than a suburban neighborhood?"
swedenfc19 (04:22:54): Ranna fires her LRMs into the fog, detonating them prematurely to try and scatter the fog.+
sketchbookfiend (04:23:00): *possibly to the death
ZebulonCrispi (04:23:03): Leo: "It's a kingdom! Technically! It's my home!"
tengusaur (04:23:09): Amuro shoots down the enemy Slash Harken before it can hit him, and outruns the explosion.
ZebulonCrispi (04:23:15): Leo: "So what if it's so small?"
tengusaur (04:23:27): (Cora, Isaac, Yusuke can move)
swedenfc19 (04:23:39): And conversationally: "Lady Magdalena, why do you have to fight your brother?"
sketchbookfiend (04:23:39): Kuuga: "Isn't there a better way to do this than fighting each other in giant robots?"
tengusaur (04:23:47): Enemy list: Sutherland x2 [light damage], Leaper x4, Ascended, Reformer [light damage], Super Xenon
VJockey (04:23:51): "Help Idris take on the freak."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:23:58): "………I thought an alliance with my Kingdom would be able to save my family's fortunes!" Isaac wails.
VJockey (04:24:02): "I need to have a few words with the siblings."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:24:04): *with your kingdom
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:24:36): "But you both are apparently just the outer space equivalent of Hedge Knights!"
Wyverncakes (04:24:37): * REVIVAL brings its gun and shoots at the reflected shot. Oooh, a negation? NO! Because the two shots cross paths, one heading towards the Ascended... and the other gets swallowed up by a swiftly formed wormhole... shooting out at the ascended from an unexpected angle while!
sketchbookfiend (04:24:39): Kuuga: "I..." Yusuke shrugs and does as he should do when Kuuga. Be silent and fight.
Wyverncakes (04:24:48): Lynn: "Here's hoping it's not a passive ability..."
tengusaur (04:24:58): Magdalena: "I want Bismuth, of course. And don't think that Ruba's tiny size means it's inconsequential! See as it shall raise under my rule!"
sketchbookfiend (04:25:29): *The Rider shifts his attention to the Ascended, picking up a broken branch from a tree to form into the Dragon Rod, and jumps into the air towards the enemy, thrusting the Rod towards his chest.+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:25:30): Isaac falls silent and moves to engage the Ascended, firing several rifle rounds at it!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:25:33): +
tengusaur (04:26:30): Ranna's anti-fog tactic seems to be somewhat effective, but there's still some of the mist around, and Warhawk gets zapped by a few charges! They're much weaker than they should've been, at least...
ZebulonCrispi (04:26:46): Leo: "I don't want to just... hand over..."
ZebulonCrispi (04:26:52): Leo: "...I'm doomed, aren't I?"
VJockey (04:27:35): *Congratulations Leo, your family has just broke Cora's rage. It was already pretty high to begin with - but to interfere with her mission as well as LIE to one of her teammates? Nope. Not the best idea. Cora's firing a grappling hook to latch onto Xenon's head and haul herself onto it to have a face to face talk.&
tengusaur (04:29:51): It turns out that the Ascended's special ability is NOT a passive one, because while it tries to stop the next projectile going its way, the first one passes through a portal and hits it head-on! The creature is protected by a telekinetic barrier, but this still unbalances it...
Wyverncakes (04:30:32): R: "That hit it. Lynn..."
tengusaur (04:30:32): Which means that then the Ascended gets hit with the Dragon Rod straight in the chest, pelted with machinegun fire, and hit by the other shot before it can turn it around!
Wyverncakes (04:30:56): Lynn swallows.
Wyverncakes (04:31:15): "... I can't make them constantly, but it at least gives us an option here."
tengusaur (04:31:38): The Ascended falls down to the ground and tries to get up unsteadily! It's heavily wounded now, but that doesn't stop it from creating a telekinetic whip and trying to use it to slash through both Yusuke and Isaac in one strike! (react)
tengusaur (04:32:20): Cora goes up to Xenon's face easily. Magdalena doesn't seem to see you as a threat for now... Though the giant robot is watching you. (continue)
Wyverncakes (04:32:24): Lynn: "W-watch out!"
Wyverncakes (04:32:34): # Yusuke and Isaac?
tengusaur (04:32:40): (approved)
tengusaur (04:32:45): (Amuro, Ranna can move)
tengusaur (04:32:52): (can Leo even move at this point?)
ZebulonCrispi (04:33:02): (Not at the moment!)
ZebulonCrispi (04:33:05): (Feel free to beat him up)
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:33:07): *Isaac charges fowards at the telekinetic strike…and tries to cleave through it with his diamond-coated sword! "Begone!"+
Meraxa (04:33:08): (Enemy list?)
Wyverncakes (04:33:16): * In what's beginning to become a bold tradition in missions, R hurls its shield at the whip in an attempt to buy Isaac and Yusuke a little time!+
tengusaur (04:33:29): Enemy list: Sutherland x2 [light damage], Leaper x4, Ascended [very heavy damage], Reformer [light damage], Super Xenon
sketchbookfiend (04:33:30): *Kuuga has also dropped to the ground and something feels off here, so he immediately jumps backwards away from the Ascended while holding out the Dragon Rod defensively in a diagonal position to try and block whatever it's doing.+
swedenfc19 (04:34:16): Ranna continues her assault on the Reformer, now turning her guns to other parts of the body, firing shots at different locations to determine if there is a point of weaker armor.+
swedenfc19 (04:34:48): Ranna: "So the Bismuth is not a necessity for inheritance of the throne?"
VJockey (04:34:56): "Listen here. Your family picked the wrong time to drag people into its useless... insignificant squabbles. A leader has to be ready for the death of a friend and comrade. But I don't appreciate roadblocks on an officially sanctioned mission of the Britannian Empire. What's more your brother promised aid that would never come to one of my most loyal teammates who has done nothing but serve with honor and distinction!"
VJockey (04:35:13): "So I'm giving you one chance."
Meraxa (04:35:18): Amuro: *Still speeding through the battlefield, Amuro now attempts to directly ram one of the Sutherlands... to basically use it as a meat (metal?) shield to ram at other enemies!+
VJockey (04:35:34): "Either you help us kill these things and tear your brother apart later"
VJockey (04:35:43): "Without interference from the rest of us."
VJockey (04:36:24): "Or I'll be dragging your ass back to britannia for crimes of interference ALONG with him for HIS crimes of lying to a noble family!"
VJockey (04:36:36): "Where we'll take your whole damn colony for ourselves!"
tengusaur (04:36:37): Lynn and Kuuga block the incoming strike with the combination of a shield and the Dragon Rod, letting Isaac cut through the telekinetic whip and disappear it completely! The Ascended is temporarily defenseless, and this gives you a window of opportunity! (Yusuke or Isaac can finish it off)
VJockey (04:37:04): "Make your choice! Because I've got friends high enough to get the nobility to REALLY consider it!"
sketchbookfiend (04:37:33): *Yusuke wastes no time and starts rushing forward, spinning the rod while the Kuuga symbol lights up across one end and then swings to slam it into the Ascended once he's close enough.+
tengusaur (04:37:40): Magdalena: "I see. So this is how you phrase it. Well then. My choice is..."
Wyverncakes (04:37:52): R: "Now! Before it gets a chance to recover!"
Wyverncakes (04:38:14): Admittedly, Lynn was panicking when she saw Isaac charge at the monster like that... but at least he got through.
swedenfc19 (04:38:34): Ranna: "If you will aid us in putting these strange things down, I shall stand aside for you to have your Circle of Equals with your brother.'
tengusaur (04:38:38): Magdalena: "I will not get in the way of your mission. In fact, I shall help you with it."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:38:39): *Isaac wastes no time, running at the Ascended from a safe angle, swordpoint leaping forward in a textbook lunge FOR HIS HEART! "EYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"+
VJockey (04:38:57): "Good."
tengusaur (04:39:02): Suddenly. Super Xenon grabs a Sutherland flying by with an extending arm, then grabs it and smashes it into Super Bismuth!
ZebulonCrispi (04:39:11): Leo: "AUGH"
Wyverncakes (04:39:15): R: "... First bit of good news we've had-"
swedenfc19 (04:39:28): Ranna:..."That is.. killing two birds with one stone, I suppose."
tengusaur (04:39:32): Magdalena: "But your brother is not an official part of the expedition! He's just a civilian who's helping out!"
VJockey (04:39:36): [Cora doesn't comment on THAT. He had it coming to be honest.]
VJockey (04:39:50): *my
tengusaur (04:40:12): And then Super Xenon keeps pummeling Super Bismuth, with both fists and remains of the destroyed Sutherland! (Cora and Leo react)
tengusaur (04:40:37): *my brother, yes
ZebulonCrispi (04:40:39): Super Bismuth, at first, just sits there being pummeled with a Sutherland...
ZebulonCrispi (04:40:58): Bismuth: "Your Majesty... no, Prince Leopold..."
ZebulonCrispi (04:41:09): Leo: "Bismuth, I am so sorry, I--"
ZebulonCrispi (04:41:14): Bismuth: "SILENCE!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:41:24): Bismuth: "Did you ever really, TRULY believe..."
ZebulonCrispi (04:41:35): Bismuth: "...that I would not have supported you had you told the truth?"
ZebulonCrispi (04:41:54): Leo: "....uh?"
Meraxa (04:42:19): ...That sound you can hear? That is Amuro facepalming.
VJockey (04:42:39): *Cora scowls and swings away from the Super Xenon... honestly she's had enough of these two. She's going straight for the Reformer now - unhooking the grapple from Magdalena's machine to swing it to the massive alien monstrosity - and there's a charge surging through it as well!+
ZebulonCrispi (04:42:52): Bismuth: "What I feel is not rage, but sorrow! If only I had been more of a friend to you, perhaps you would have trusted me with the truth!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:43:06): Bismuth: "Earth, Ruba, what does it matter? You are fighting for the homeland you love!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:43:18): Bismuth: "So stand up, and defend your birthright!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:43:34): * Super Bismuth grabs the Sutherland. +
tengusaur (04:43:53): Amuro rams the Sutherland into the Reformer, also destroying one Leaper on the way! The unbalanced Reformer is an easy prey for Ranna, who covers its body with explosions from her guns, damaging its armor further! However, the remaining Leapers are now jumpnig around and firing beams at Amuro from several directions at once! And the Reformer seems to have no obvious weakness, apart from the ones you already created - it releases a blast of thick, energy-filled fog into Warhawk's direction! (react you two)
tengusaur (04:44:23): Suddenly Super Xenon's strike is stopped cold as Super Bismuth grabs its weapon firmly!
ZebulonCrispi (04:44:42): Leopold: "...Thank you, Bismuth. And I'm sorry."
ZebulonCrispi (04:45:00): Super Bismuth knocks the Sutherland aside and stands dramatically!
tengusaur (04:45:11): Magdalena: "What! Bismuth, he lied to you! Will you just take it like this?"
Meraxa (04:45:27): Amuro: I don't need this! *And suddenly, the tattered cape is flung up at the leapers, Amuro turning to unleash what remains of the machine gun's salvo+
swedenfc19 (04:46:49): Ranna fires her ERPPCs parallel to the incoming fog at the Reformer, the two volleys lancing out. She is hoping the temporary vacuum left by the PPCs will drag at least some of the fog out of path.+
ZebulonCrispi (04:46:55): Leopold: "Squire Isaac Sinclair!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:47:36): Leopold: "I offer my most sincere apology for misleading you, but not for a moment do I intend to fail to uphold any promise I made when we met."
ZebulonCrispi (04:48:01): Leopold: "I swear on the name of my father that, once I am king, I shall transform Ruba into a great nation, and pay back all the debts I owe every one of you tenfold."
tengusaur (04:48:09): Ranna manages to clear out most of the fog with her shots! The shots also hit the Reformer, causing further damage to its armored form!
ZebulonCrispi (04:48:22): Leopold: "Until that day comes, I will fight to the last breath to protect the White Chalice!"
tengusaur (04:48:54): Amuro throws the cape towards the Leapers and then riddles it with holes! The cloak unfolds and three dead bodies drop down to the ground heavily!
Meraxa (04:49:30): Amuro: Watch the cape. *And thats one empty gun discarded*
tengusaur (04:49:46): Magdalena: "Hmph, let us see how will you fight now, then. Remember, thanks to the wish Super Xenon is still invincible! You can't do anything to me!"
tengusaur (04:50:21): And Cora lands on top of the Reformer, safely for the time being. The numerous wounds the creature has suffered at this point means it has plenty of weak spots to aim!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:50:22): …Isaac gasps for breath, both hands still driving his sword into the Ascended's heart. Then he looks up, as Leopold's words reach his ears! "…Prince Leopold…" He says wonderingly, tearing coming into his eyes.
tengusaur (04:50:33): As for the Ascended...
ZebulonCrispi (04:50:40): Bismuth: "A magnificent speech, Your Majesty!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:51:16): Bismuth: "Now, why don't we show your rival to the throne a taste of the power or two passionate souls, joined by a drive for victory and justice!"
tengusaur (04:51:16): Attacked from both directions, the creature is smashed with Yusuke's rod and then stabbed right into the chest by Isaac's blade! It drops down to the ground completely, its telekinetic field disappearing. It's dead.
tengusaur (04:51:29): Enemy list: Reformer [medium damage], Super Xenon
tengusaur (04:51:47): (everyone can move)
Wyverncakes (04:51:56): R: "If we can, try to recover it's body."
ZebulonCrispi (04:52:06): * Super Bismuth points both hands at the Super Xenon.
ZebulonCrispi (04:52:17): Bismuth: "SUPER BISMUTH..."
ZebulonCrispi (04:52:27): * Both hands turn into ENORMOUS GUNS.
ZebulonCrispi (04:52:41): Leopold I: "NEGAFORCE BUSTEEERRRR!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:53:04): * Twin enormous beams of negative energy, larger around than Super Bismuth itself, launch towards Super Xenon.
sketchbookfiend (04:53:10): Kuuga breathes a sigh of relief before turning his head to the robots. "You know...technically only Super Xenon is invincible, not you, Magdalena-san. I hope you enjoy the shaking of combat otherwise."
Meraxa (04:53:10): Amuro: *Lance aimed forward, Amuro goes to stab the Reformer in one swift blow...!+
ZebulonCrispi (04:53:13): * They won't hurt it, of course, but they're perfectly harmless anyway.
Wyverncakes (04:53:15): Lynn nods. "Anything and everything we can learn... it won't make up for who we lost... but if there's even a chance it can help us save others!"
ZebulonCrispi (04:53:28): * All they do is drain immense amounts of energy out of everything they touch. +
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:54:11): "…should we look for survivors to interrogate, Lady Anderson?" Isaac asks, bracing a foot on the dead Ascended and yanking his sword out.
Wyverncakes (04:54:19): * And you know, REVIVAL's still been carrying around its Durandal too. Which it promptly points in the direction of the Reclaimer... and looses its bayonette once more to run it through!+
tengusaur (04:55:46): "What! This is not an attack you ever used before!" Magdalena is in shock! Super Xenon turns her own arms into energy-conducting relays, which she for an extra support for her own energy attack - this one is a chest blaster! "Super Xenon Calamity Buster!"
tengusaur (04:56:02): Magdalena tries to counter the Negaforce blast with her own, normal energy blast! (react?)
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:56:45): #Leopold?
ZebulonCrispi (04:56:51): (approved!)
tengusaur (04:56:57): (approved then)
VJockey (04:57:00): "What survivors?"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:57:35): "…I am not sure, Milday." Isaac looks up to see the two Ruba royals go head to head.
VJockey (04:58:10): *Cora was going to unload with all her weapons into one of the wounds of the beast. Yes. All the bullets. All of them+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (04:59:14): *"Hold a moment!" Isaac goes dashing forward, breaking into a sprint, straining his suit's actuators to their limit. Firing a grappl, he rappels up the back of Super Xenon, pulling out a canister from his suit's side container–(cont.)
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:00:21): –and smashing it against Super Xenon's optics! It is…Apple Juice! Freshly squeezed with lots of pulp in fact! All Over Super Xenon's optics!+
ZebulonCrispi (05:00:51): Bismuth: "An impressive attack, but you cannot compare to our united spirit! From this moment, I shall formally serve under Leopold's command as his loyal knight!"
ZebulonCrispi (05:01:30): Leopold: "I accept your offer, Bismuth! Together we will transform Ruba into a shining jewel atop the Earth Sphere!"
sketchbookfiend (05:01:36): *Well seeing as there's only one thing left Yusuke vaults into the sky as Dragon form towards the Reformer, and changes into Mighty form in his hang time, before coming down at it with Rider Kick, may have a little less spice than usual, but still Kuuga fire.+
ZebulonCrispi (05:01:38): Bismuth & Leopold: "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"
ZebulonCrispi (05:02:05): * United by loyalty and vision, the power of Bismuth and Leopold increases even further, and the Negaforce Buster grows once more! +
swedenfc19 (05:04:02): Ranna chooses to let the two royals fight it out, as she had said, as she lets loose a volley of inferno LRMs at the reformer. Need to let her mech cooldown from the PPC volleys.
swedenfc19 (05:04:04): +
tengusaur (05:05:37): Isaac's surprising maneuver makes Super Xenon flinch, misaiming the chest blaster slightly!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:05:48): "Taste for yourself, Magdelena and Super Xenon" Isaac declares. "The delicious nutrition of the hallowed Sinclair Family!"
tengusaur (05:05:49): Xenon: "...I don't like having anything in my eye."
tengusaur (05:06:08): Magdalena: "Does it make a difference? You have mechanical ey- aaaahhh!"
tengusaur (05:06:39): And then Super Xenon gets enveloped by the gigantic Negaforce beam! The beam that completely negates the chest blast, making it disappear in thin air!
tengusaur (05:06:54): Xenon herself is almost completely drained from power and weakened!
tengusaur (05:07:04): The same happens with Isaac's power armor...
tengusaur (05:07:10): However, Isaac himself is unharmed.
ZebulonCrispi (05:07:11): Whoops.
tengusaur (05:07:51): As for the Reformer...
tengusaur (05:10:10): Its wound gets wider and nasties as Cora unloads everything into it! Chunks of bloody flesh and metal are flying around as Amuro's lance stabs into it! The Rider Kick smashes into its armor, cracking it horribly! Lynn makes even more bloody holes appear in its armor, with both bullets and the bayonet! And then Ranna's inferno missiles set it on fire!
tengusaur (05:10:55): Everyone who's on top of it might want to jump off, because the Reformer lets out a horrible roar that sounds unlike any Earth animal, stumbles forward, then collapses into a quickly-charring mess!
tengusaur (05:11:17): The fog emanating from its back starts clearing out slowly...
swedenfc19 (05:11:48): Ranna: "You did say to burn them to the ground, quiaff?"
sketchbookfiend (05:11:52): Kuuga bails after the kick, no more monster rides needed thanks.
tengusaur (05:11:53): Magdalena: "Uuuurgh... I can't fight in this state! Let's go, Xenon! We're out of here!"
VJockey (05:11:57): [Yeah Cora was caught off guard by the sudden Alien burning...]
VJockey (05:12:08): Mongrel:... [Just claps.]
VJockey (05:12:20): Cora:... Yeah...
tengusaur (05:12:24): Magdalena: "Till next time, brother! Because rest assured, there will be a next time!"
VJockey (05:12:32): [But she got away alright.]
ZebulonCrispi (05:12:43): Leopold: "I'm well aware of that, Mags."
tengusaur (05:12:48): And Super Xenon flies into the sky, making a getaway. She takes Isaac off and puts him on the ground first, though.
tengusaur (05:13:03): Not very gently, but hey, at least she didn't swat him off.
ZebulonCrispi (05:13:23): Leopold: "Whew."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:13:56): "…perhaps we may meet again in kinder circumstances…Princess Magdelena. A thousand well wishes for your safe journey." Isaac replies politely.
VJockey (05:14:09): Cora: "... That's sorted...."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:14:18): Best not to burn aristocratic bridges.
VJockey (05:14:18): "Lets go get Joanne..."
tengusaur (05:14:19): Isaac receives no response. Super Xenon disappears out of sight.
VJockey (05:14:22): "Its..."
VJockey (05:14:27): "Time she went home."
tengusaur (05:14:36): The remains of Exvoritam Filios creatures and mecha are burning everywhere around you. You can investigate what exactly is up with the meteorite.
tengusaur (05:14:47): But... That can wait. Because there's something more important to do first.
sketchbookfiend (05:14:57): Kuuga: "Yes..."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:15:02): "I agree completely…Cora." Isaac say quietly, moving to walk alongside his commander.
Meraxa (05:15:05): Amuro: I'll secure the area here. Get to your fallen.
Wyverncakes (05:16:01): Lynn: "Thank you."
Wyverncakes (05:16:19): "R? We can go... but... I'd like to go there on my own two feet."
Wyverncakes (05:16:32): R: "Understandable. Give me a moment."
swedenfc19 (05:16:53): Ranna stays as well. Immediate danger gone, but who knows what else may occur with that meteorite.
Wyverncakes (05:17:01): And one kneeling and cockpit opening later, Lynn is joining the Dullahan members, with R moving REVIVAL behind them.
sketchbookfiend (05:17:21): Yusuke will also start walking along, transforming out of Kuuga form. It's only proper to see an ally off with your real face.
VJockey (05:18:38): [Cora's helmet retracted as she moved towards where Joanne's body lain. She managed to maintain her composure admirably despite her rage before... maybe its because she had a chance to vent...]
swedenfc19 (05:18:50): Ranna explains to Amuro: "The Clans honor the dead in a somewhat different way from those on Terra."
swedenfc19 (05:19:20): Having said that, she does walk her Warhawk over to the meteorite, to record readings if nothing else.
VJockey (05:19:24): [Either way... she would carefully retrieve the body, holding it in her arms with a tired, sad look on her face.]
VJockey (05:20:07): Cora: "I'll make sure you're buried with your family... your real family. The Roystons' won't be getting a thing from this..."
VJockey (05:20:11): "I promise."
VJockey (05:20:43): "You were a good kid Joanne... a good soldier... tell Chips and Dozer we'll keep taking names for 'em"
Wyverncakes (05:22:17): Lips trembling to the point she can't even mouth a farewell of her own and tears beginning to run down her cheeks, Lynn does what she figures would be the best way to honor Joanne, and salute.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:22:37): Oxide: "…we'll get them for you Joanne. I swear we will."
Wyverncakes (05:22:41): Incidentally, R's having REVIVAL do the same thing.
ZebulonCrispi (05:23:30): While he didn't know her, Bismuth - still mech-sized - salutes Joanne as well, in the manner of Earth.
VJockey (05:23:59): The other members of the team saluted as well...
VJockey (05:24:19): The fact that Mongrel did so...
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:24:22): Isaac opens his Dullahan visor, and joins the salute. "May you pass far away from this world, Joanne…to a place far greener than this, where the sun always shines golden."
VJockey (05:24:27): perhaps this had gotten to him as well..
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (05:24:31): He sobs once.
sketchbookfiend (05:25:00): Yusuke grips his hand into a fist, holding back his emotions at this...
tengusaur (05:27:03): Like Magdalena said: as a leader, you have to be prepared for the loss of comrades.
tengusaur (05:27:04): Farewell, Sleuth.
tengusaur (05:27:07): MISSION COMPLETE