Mission 228: "Evolution"

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cubey@aol.pl (02:17:19): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3sSQ6KNgM
cubey@aol.pl (02:17:52): What's going on at the moment?
cubey@aol.pl (02:18:12): You received an emergency request for assistance. Two requests in fact.
cubey@aol.pl (02:18:47): The corporation Crest Industries told you that rogue Crest pilots are destroying Bayload City and, of course, asks White Chalice to clean up this mess.
cubey@aol.pl (02:19:06): The other request came from another corporation, Navis.
cubey@aol.pl (02:19:43): They also ask you to stop the rogue pilots, how convenient.
cubey@aol.pl (02:19:45): That's the good news.
Peter Kampschroeder (02:20:03): "I wonder, can we get paid twice for helping once...?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:20:13): The bad news is that their leader is Zinovie. Crest Industries' top ace - until he went rogue that is.
cubey@aol.pl (02:20:40): His target is apparently warehouses and laboratories that perform studies on some kind of ancient and ridiculously powerful technology. Doesn't that sound promising?
cubey@aol.pl (02:20:51): Anyway, at the moment you are making your way to Bayload City.
tengusaur (02:20:56): Tobia: "It's not about payment! It's about stopping them from attacking the city!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:20:58): And even from the distance, you can see that...
Aero (02:21:02): Kurou: "So....wait is it only the 4 of us?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:21:02): The city is already burning.
tengusaur (02:21:02): Tobia: "...But probably yes."
tengusaur (02:21:09): Tobia: "Crap!"
Aero (02:21:13): Kurou: "They work fast."
VJockey (02:21:23): "... They're thorough"
VJockey (02:21:41): "And Zinovie's fond of massive grenade cannons"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:21:49): "Ah, don't worry about it. Justice first, money secon-damn." Eibon: "Payment seems to be the least of our worries, then."
tengusaur (02:22:02): Tobia: "That's not a weapon to use in a city!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:22:09): Dan: "Enemy signatures are detected in the warehouse district. That must be where Zinovie is!"
VJockey (02:22:19): "I don't think he had the safety of the city in mind..."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:22:34): Eibon: "Obviously."
Aero (02:22:42): Al: "Umu, the rogue merc type won't care much will they."
tengusaur (02:23:01): Tobia: "Then we have to stop that jerk before the whole city goes down in flames."
VJockey (02:23:04): "Just be ready... Human PLUS pilots tend to be.... difficult"
VJockey (02:23:09): [Crazy]
cubey@aol.pl (02:23:43): Moving through the smoke-filled city is difficult. There is a lot of cover, for better or for worse.
cubey@aol.pl (02:24:09): But you see them - enemy units in the distance!
cubey@aol.pl (02:24:31): Dual-Face: http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100904073405/armoredcore/images/3/32/Fabb7beeecb98c614a880bd663abe304c9434392.jpg
Red Star: http://static4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101101222820/armoredcore/images/b/ba/10-31-2010_8-51-31_PM.png
CR-MT85B: http://armoredcore.wikia.com/wiki/CR-MT85B
tengusaur (02:24:43): Tobia: "These days, difficult is the name of the game."
cubey@aol.pl (02:25:00): Agraya: "Hostiles are closing in, Zinovie."
cubey@aol.pl (02:25:26): Zinovie: "As I expected. The corporation will hire anyone to cover its dirty secrets."
cubey@aol.pl (02:25:36): Zinovie's voice is robotic and cold just as before. But this time, he's the enemy!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:25:47): "...care to explain that dirty secrets thing?"
tengusaur (02:26:00): Tobia: "We're not here to cover anything!"
VJockey (02:26:13): "... I could care less for those right now."
Aero (02:26:15): Kurou: "I mean you are trying to burn down the city."
cubey@aol.pl (02:26:49): Zinovie: "The corporations' greed will end up creating a threat greater than they can imagine. Than anyone can. Which is why this place must burn."
VJockey (02:27:06): "And the people living in it? They have to die as well?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:27:07): Agraya: "If you are not working for Crest Industries, then you will let us do here as we please."
cubey@aol.pl (02:27:19): Zinovie: "A small sacrifice compared to entirety of mankind."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:27:20): "Can't get any more specific, can you?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:27:32): Zinovie: "Ancient technology."
cubey@aol.pl (02:27:38): "Incredibly powerful."
tengusaur (02:28:02): Tobia: "That's not specific at all! You're attacking the people of this city for bullshit reasons!"
Joseph Fischer (02:28:22): ???: It's always something... *Oh, hey, Kamille. You've been silent for a while*
Aero (02:28:45): Kurou: "And you couldn't have dealt with it without blowing up large sections of this city."
cubey@aol.pl (02:28:51): Agraya: "Enough negotiations. If you will not back down, then die. Zinovie - I will take care of them."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:29:05): "This happens a lot to us, doesn't it..."
Joseph Fischer (02:29:05): Kamille: Of course not, that would be too easy.
cubey@aol.pl (02:29:27): Enemy roster: Dual-Face (Zinovie), Red Star (Agraya), CR-MT85B x10
cubey@aol.pl (02:29:35): Initiative: Ryou, Roads, Tobia, Kurou, Kamille
cubey@aol.pl (02:29:40): Ryou and Roads, feel free to act.
VJockey (02:31:09): *Ryou's going to start off with a rocket barrage as he boosts across the ground and into cover, sending twin bursts of machinegun fire at Agraya+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:32:29): *"Right. Let's try to settle this relatively peaceably, then. Eibon!" "Don't look at me. They are only humans, you can handle them without high thaumaturgy." Roads gives a bit of a growl, but the Zweilicht summons its sniper rifle and starts taking shots at the legs and guns of various CR-MTs from a position atop a parking garage.+
cubey@aol.pl (02:33:40): Agraya: "Ryou Kimura..." Your missiles are intercepted - Red Star has anti-missile systems. She cuts the distance between the two of you, bullets flying over her unit's head. And then - a small surprise, as she shoots a grenade shell right where your cover is. React!
cubey@aol.pl (02:33:49): "Surely you don't think such simple tactics will work."
Joseph Fischer (02:34:23): #Ryou
VJockey (02:35:05): "No..."
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:09): One of the MT85Bs takes a few shots, sparks appearing on its armor as it's staggered back first, then finally collapses.
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:11): (Approved)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:35:29): "One down..."
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:32): But the rest aim their bazookas and send a concentrated barrage at the camper. Watch out, Roads! React.
Aero (02:35:49): #Roads
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:54): Tobia, Kurou, Kamille can go.
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:55): Approved.
Peter Kampschroeder (02:36:24): *It's not camping if you move! Roads'll leap for another building.+
VJockey (02:36:26): *Ryou promptly leaps out of cover - over the grenade and pushing his boosters to full burn to get up close and personal and swing his laser blade at Red Star!+
Joseph Fischer (02:36:36): *Red Star will find its progress towards Ryou halted by a rather large beam shot, followed up by a grenade to the torso.+
Aero (02:37:01): * "Might as well go all out...From the hate scorched sky. With righteous anger in our hearts. We draw forth the sword that smites evil! Thou art the innocent blade Demonbane!" And Kurou will summon the Deus Machina right on top of of the MT85bs. +
tengusaur (02:37:35): * "I won't let you kill anyone else!" Tobia draws two beam zanbers in one smooth motion! Crossbone Full Cloth rushes forward towards the enemy bosses, but the other enemies are on the way. Tobia uses the double blades to cut off the arms and weapons off any MT85Bs that might block his path! +
cubey@aol.pl (02:38:10): Agraya changes direction and starts circling around Ryou and Kamille, evading your attacks but also stopping her own in dead tracks.
cubey@aol.pl (02:38:18): (Is that also your action Aero?)
Aero (02:38:26): (Sure)
cubey@aol.pl (02:39:34): Explosive payload flies all around Roads - too close for comfort. Good thing you decided to evacuate. Also the enemies were less than accurate because suddenly something big was summoned right in the middle of their formation.
cubey@aol.pl (02:40:05): An 85B's pilot was too surprised to react and the machine is squashed. But all the others back away while shooting their pulse rifles at Demonbane now.
cubey@aol.pl (02:40:08): React, Kurou!
Joseph Fischer (02:40:17): *Kamille's firing into Agraya's flight path to try and control her direction with the beam rifle before launching another grenade. He's playing it very carefully, though why is anyone's guess.+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:40:33): "Thanks for the support!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:40:38): All others, except those that Tobia slices into an armless state, that is.
cubey@aol.pl (02:40:57): These things don't really have any weapons good for melee, so that makes it two less.
VJockey (02:41:34): "You really think levelling this city is going to stop whatever you think is locked away here?"
VJockey (02:41:54): "Or are you just using it as an excuse Zinovie?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:42:13): Zinovie: "Whatever I say will not change anything."
cubey@aol.pl (02:42:18): "Or will it?"
Aero (02:42:38): * "Just try to thin them dow- shit...Mirror of Nitocris." Kurou summons the mirror but this time he shatters it himself. The hundreds of small beam reflecting mirrors start to spin around Demonbane to defend it from the pulse rifles.+
tengusaur (02:42:39): Tobia: "It doesn't hurt to try."
cubey@aol.pl (02:42:42): As for Agraya...
Peter Kampschroeder (02:42:42): "I think we're all for things with less property destruction involved!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:43:22): Seeing the shot aimed at her, she cuts the distance again. But what's that? Red Star is moving really fast and precise right now, evading Kamille's grenade like nothing.
cubey@aol.pl (02:43:55): "Die." From a very close range, she shoots her twin-barreled shotgun. Lead fills the air - react.
tengusaur (02:44:39): #
cubey@aol.pl (02:44:53): Most of those pulse cannon shots are reflected safely away. However, one grazes Demonbane anyway. Also the reflected shots only add to the city's destruction. Oops.
cubey@aol.pl (02:44:55): Approved.
VJockey (02:45:26): "... You couldn't angle those things to hit the guys firing them?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:45:49): You have your own problems to take care of right now, Ryou.
cubey@aol.pl (02:45:57): http://www.youtuberepeater.com/watch?v=2gPhsPaa8HE&name=Galaxy+Heavy+Blow
tengusaur (02:46:16): * Suddenly Crossbone Full Cloth shoulder-tackles Agraya's mech, to throw her aim off-balance, then interposes its armored cape between the attacker and Zeta! +
tengusaur (02:46:38): Tobia: "You mentioned simple tactics?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:46:49): Zinovie charges at your position, his heavy assault rifle firing barrages to cut off your escape. Then, once he thinks he has you boxed in, Dual-Face fires its back-mounted grenade launchers to make your current location EXPLODE.
cubey@aol.pl (02:46:50): React!
Aero (02:47:12): Kurou: "Oh how unfortunate if only I had some way of fixing that damage."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:47:35): "Just ask the princess nicely or something!"
VJockey (02:47:55): "!!"
VJockey (02:47:58): "tch!"
Joseph Fischer (02:48:10): *Kamille's tossing his beam saber behind tobia and Agraya, and shooting it to activate the beam confuse to hit her with the backlash!+
cubey@aol.pl (02:49:08): Agraya: "Over Boost activated."
Aero (02:49:27): Kurou: "Look I totally have a time spell now!"
tengusaur (02:49:30): Tobia: "OVer what?"
VJockey (02:49:39): *Now in a situation like this... things would get dicey, get shot up or exploded? Well Ryou's going to take the latter but on his terms! He's going to fire rockets at the grenades to trigger a premature explosion, then use the cover from that to charge in and carve Zinovie open while his EO gun drone detatched and moved to rain gunfire up from above!+
Joseph Fischer (02:49:41): Kamille: !! GET DOWN!
cubey@aol.pl (02:50:11): Red Star's back booster suddenly fires up. The unit accelerated rapidly, with a sonic boom effect.
Aero (02:50:56): Kurou: "That's fast!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:51:03): It evades Tobia AND Kamille's counter attacks by a wide margin. Suddenly, Agraya is behind Zeta's back. She fires the shotgun at point blank distance.
cubey@aol.pl (02:51:28): Zeta falls down, seriously damaged as a series of small explosions shakes it in the damaged back area.
Peter Kampschroeder (02:51:31): Eibon: "...Perhaps I should offer *some* help..." "YOU DON'T SAY!"
tengusaur (02:51:41): Tobia: "I didn't know she can do that!! Are you okay?!"
VJockey (02:52:11): "She and Zinovie are probably more machine than man, they can take their ACs beyond anything most people could do."
cubey@aol.pl (02:52:16): (Kamille is not downed yet)
VJockey (02:52:41): "... That kind of speed... anyone else would be dead if they tried."
cubey@aol.pl (02:53:19): Is Zinovie surprised by Ryou? It's hard to tell. But as you lunge at him from a dustcloud caused by premature explosions, his unit already wields an energy blade, to parry yours.
cubey@aol.pl (02:53:54): The two clash fiercely but no one manages to damage the other.
Joseph Fischer (02:54:01): Kamille: Damnit!
cubey@aol.pl (02:54:02): Ryou, Roads and Tobia can move now.
VJockey (02:55:40): *Which is why Ryou is going to cheat! When he moves to let loose another slash, Nevermore's hidden launchers open up and let loose NAPALM ROCKETS ! Lets see you pull your crazy cyborg shenanigans when you're on fire! Ryou let loose a close range barrage for good measure!+
tengusaur (02:56:05): * "Tch, attacking her in melee is probably a bad idea... Let's try this!" Tobia starts to circle in mid-air around Red Star, and as soon as he sees an opportunity, he fires two magnetic chain anchors towards Agraya! &
Joseph Fischer (02:56:21): @Tobia
cubey@aol.pl (02:56:28): Approved.
cubey@aol.pl (02:57:23): Dual-Face quickly parries the slash - and counter attacks. Its laser blade is short but powerful, and cuts into your arm to partially cripple it.
cubey@aol.pl (02:57:27): And then it's suddenly on fire.
cubey@aol.pl (02:57:43): Zinovie: "Agraya?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:57:46): Agraya: "Yes?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:57:51): Zinovie: "I appear to burst into flames."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:58:20): *"Master? I'll offer you some of my power. You cannot withstand speeds nearly as long as that woman, but we can match her for some time..." "About time!" Roads tosses the sniper rifle aside, and it disappears into a thousand tiny motes of light. He draws the Zweilicht's sword from over a shoulder, and proceeds to make his own sonic boom attack-only this time he's going to try to wipe out the remainder of those mooks.+
VJockey (02:58:31): "Well... that went somewhat as planned..."
Joseph Fischer (02:59:16): *From the look of things, Zeta Gundam should have been down and out. "Purging Waverider Parts." The entire thruster suite on the MS, which was essentially useless, was jettisoned from the Zeta's back, a hand rapidly grabbing the now useless wing and flinging it at Angraya&
cubey@aol.pl (03:01:26): Agraya: "What are you trying to do?" Her Armored Core stands to a still and its back chaingun prepares to fire. A barrage of explosives covers the air - bullets aimed at the anchors shoot one of them out of the sky, a bazooka shell exploding the thrown wing, and grenades flying at both Tobia and Kamille.
cubey@aol.pl (03:01:30): React and continue, both of you.
tengusaur (03:02:19): (is she caught on the other anchor?)
cubey@aol.pl (03:02:41): The Muscle Tracer (mook) pilots were smart enough to take cover and make distance between each other. But on the other hand, that means when one is attacked by super fast Roads, others cannot support it! You cut their numbers by half, and only three remain.
cubey@aol.pl (03:02:46): (Yes if that's a part of your continue)
Aero (03:04:17): Al: "Kurou, stop letting the shaggy one show us up!"
Aero (03:04:28): Kurou: "But...we're on the same side."
tengusaur (03:04:39): * "I gotcha now!" The anchor attaches to Red Star - very good! Tobia flies to the side quickly to avoid the grenades, wrapping the armored cloak around his Gundam's body - but at the same time, the head-mounted vulcans fire! Their target - Agraya's shotgun! Since she's on a chain, she can't run away so easily now! +
Peter Kampschroeder (03:04:41): "Who are you calling shaggy?!" "You, I imagine." "Not helping!"
Joseph Fischer (03:05:25): *Kamille's no longer there, in the space of the time that Kamille flung the wing and it was destroyed, he had the Zeta zoom through the explosion with his last beam saber drawn. He's flying at speeds that really should only be possible with the thruster unit that Angraya destroyed, but he's using the Bio-sensor to more than make up for the difference with the leg thrusters! He's stabbing for the cockpit!+
VJockey (03:05:42): "I'd have to agree with them... You do look pretty shaggy"
VJockey (03:05:54): "When's the last time you spent getting yourself cleaned up?"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:06:02): "Not the point!"
Aero (03:06:12): Al: "Don't be silly, he doesn't ever spend time cleaning himself up!"
VJockey (03:06:43): "Well I walked into that answer right there."
cubey@aol.pl (03:07:06): "Tch!" Agraya lets go off the shotgun as it explodes when fired upon. Red Star is facing Crossbone - which means Zeta stabs at it unimpeded!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:07:15): "Can we please save talking about my personal grooming habits for when the city is not under assault!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:07:17): The unit moves only slightly when the beam saber strikes at its cockpit.
cubey@aol.pl (03:07:31): And then...
cubey@aol.pl (03:07:41): "You missed."
Joseph Fischer (03:07:51): Kamille: "THE HELL!?
cubey@aol.pl (03:08:28): "I am a Human PLUS. I can see through all of your attacks." Significantly damaged but able to move, Red Star boosts away from the both of you.
cubey@aol.pl (03:08:58): "Zinovie's mission will not end here. As long as it continues, I will be there to serve him."
cubey@aol.pl (03:09:06): Kurou and Kamille, move now.
tengusaur (03:09:23): Tobia: "Is that all that matters for you? Serving a guy who attacks innocent people?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:09:49): Agraya: "Do you really believe anyone in the Corporations can call themselves innocent?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:09:58): Zinovie: "Agraya."
cubey@aol.pl (03:10:05): "There is no need to ask them that."
cubey@aol.pl (03:10:21): Zinovie: "Soon, they will experience it first-hand. Their foolishness, and the corporations'."
tengusaur (03:10:32): Tobia: "What is this about now?"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:10:43): "If you haven't noticed, this town is full of civilians!"
VJockey (03:10:54): "... I've known just what kind of things the Corporations put people through. But either way..."
cubey@aol.pl (03:10:59): Zinovie: "My mission here has failed."
cubey@aol.pl (03:11:04): Zinovie: "I was too late."
Aero (03:11:11): Kurou: "And killing them is any better?"
VJockey (03:11:13): "..... what-?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:11:26): Suddenly, one of the already-burning warehouses just up and EXPLODES.
Joseph Fischer (03:11:31): Kamille's looking at the readouts. The Zeta won't be able to hold up for much longer like this...
cubey@aol.pl (03:11:35): Something rises from the fire.
cubey@aol.pl (03:11:40): A red Armored Core.
cubey@aol.pl (03:11:41): http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121117021215/armoredcore/images/f/fc/Sample-9900bd9710c4163c8069c708e540efda.jpg
VJockey (03:11:53): "Red-"
tengusaur (03:11:58): Tobia: "...It's that thing!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:11:59): http://www.youtuberepeater.com/watch?v=K2GnhcYdcIk&name=Armored+Core+9+Nineballs+Theme+Extended
Peter Kampschroeder (03:12:08): "Aww, bloody hell..." Roads takes a moment to gather his breath. "Eibon? It's gonna be a long night..." "...So it would seem."
Aero (03:12:23): Kurou: "A red machine huh..."
cubey@aol.pl (03:12:39): Zinovie: "The corporations' folly awakened an ancient evil."
tengusaur (03:12:48): Tobia: "Last time I fought one of those... It was stupidly tough!"
VJockey (03:12:51): "And we put it down twice."
cubey@aol.pl (03:12:57): Agraya: "Nine-Ball Sera..."
VJockey (03:13:00): [Yes it was.... yes it was...]
cubey@aol.pl (03:13:05): Zinovie: "AGRAYA DODGE"
cubey@aol.pl (03:13:11): His voice sounds much more emotional than before.
Aero (03:13:28): #Agraya?
cubey@aol.pl (03:13:40): That's because Nine-Ball Seraph suddenly charges at Red Star, and in a single strike...
cubey@aol.pl (03:13:41): Approved.
Aero (03:17:02): * "Well then maybe we can help each other deal with it then, Shantak." Finally Demonbane gains some self sustained flight by forming the large array of wings. "Timeaus Critias." Demonbane leaps off the ground with a burst of time space severing energy. "Now Scimitar of Barzai." He'll push the machine to ludicrous speeds to try to parry Nineball.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:18:07): Nine-Ball is dual wielding laser blades. It hits with an overwhelming avalanche of strikes, but does not flail wildly - each hit is done with deadly precision. At least the attacks were aimed at Red Star, and not Demonbane which defended against it.
cubey@aol.pl (03:18:37): But that still means once the assault is finished, Demonbane is severely damaged, its huge frame covered in deep cuts.
cubey@aol.pl (03:18:45): (Kurou and Kamille can still act)
cubey@aol.pl (03:18:49): Also:
cubey@aol.pl (03:19:01): New enemy, Oh Crap side: Nine-Ball Seraph
VJockey (03:19:05): [Ryou has no idea if he should be thankful that Ryou is here.... or feel that cold, gut churning realization that after this, Nineball was going to find some way to adapt.]
Peter Kampschroeder (03:19:46): Eibon: "...Did the humans of this world actually build such a monster...?"
tengusaur (03:19:50): Tobia: "You thought burning down the whole city is worth it just to stop this...?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:19:55): Agraya: "..." The stone cold mercenary is left speechless and sweating.
Joseph Fischer (03:19:57): Kamille: KUROU!!!
tengusaur (03:20:08): Tobia: "I'm gonna prove you wrong. We'll stop it here and now!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:20:15): Zinovie: "Nine-Ball will not stop only on a single city."
VJockey (03:20:33): "Humans haven't exactly had a stellar record of intelligence."
cubey@aol.pl (03:20:36): "Unless we destroy it, the whole world will burn."
cubey@aol.pl (03:20:50): "Chances for us stopping it now, that it has been activated are... miniscule."
cubey@aol.pl (03:21:14): (By the way Dual-Face's flames are extinguished because it's no longer amusing.)
VJockey (03:21:26): "......."
VJockey (03:21:40): "A Zero percent mission."
cubey@aol.pl (03:21:51): Agraya: "No."
cubey@aol.pl (03:22:22): Agraya: "It's not zero. Muscle Tracers, form up."
Joseph Fischer (03:22:50): *System warnings be damned, Kamille's pushing the Zeta Gundam to its absolute limits. He flies out of range, and starts sniping rapidly at Nine-Ball Seraph. The Zeta's only being held together by his willpower at this point, if the battle continues for more than 5 minutes...+
cubey@aol.pl (03:22:53): Well, MT85Bs can't have much of a formation with only three of them remaining. Aren't you glad you were so efficient at mowing them down?
Aero (03:23:08): * "Now then, let me return the favor, Atlach Nacha." With Nineball that close pulling it in with the magical web shouldn't be that hard. He drops Barzai at the same time and allows it to start attacking Nineball on it's own. Meanwhile, Kurou summons Cthugha and unloads a barrage of firey explosive shots into the red machine.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:23:53): Nineball is right by Kurou. Surely you can't miss.
cubey@aol.pl (03:24:19): Except you do just that. It thrust-boosts back, up, to the side, then up even higher - all with inhuman speed and precision.
cubey@aol.pl (03:24:37): The unit looks down on the battlefield, like an angel sent by heavens to dispense judgement on Earth.
Aero (03:24:49): Kurou: "Man I hate that pose."
cubey@aol.pl (03:25:03): Its back "wings" open and release missiles. ALL THE MISSILES, that rain down on the whole battlefield.
cubey@aol.pl (03:25:08): React, EVERYONE.
cubey@aol.pl (03:26:03): (Kamille's attack was dodged as well, but the extra range means he is in less trouble than the rest. Doesn't mean he should take it easy though!)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:26:03): *Roads pulls those shotguns of his out of the same extra-dimensional storage space he's kept the rest of his weapons in, and gets to doin' the macross-evading what he can and shooting down what he can't.+
tengusaur (03:26:15): * "Shit! Watch out!" Missiles go down? Then Tobia goes up, in an attempt to evade them! Not directly up of course, he's backing off as well. And again, using the cloak for protection if he gets hit by some. +
VJockey (03:26:32): *Well crap. Ryou's going to turn the Anti-Missile System up a notch and practically drains the ammo from his machineguns to blast away as many missiles as he could!+
Joseph Fischer (03:27:25): *Kamille is, in fact, right where he needs to be, as he snipes even faster at the missiles as he tracks their trajectory!+
Aero (03:28:06): * "Ithaqua." The other pistol is summoned and Demonbane fires some wonderful infinite tracking lasers while placing the spinning Barzai in between itself and any missiles that could get through. +
cubey@aol.pl (03:28:16): There's too many missiles to snipe them all! Roads and Kamille find themselves thrown like rag dolls when the ground explodes under your machines!
cubey@aol.pl (03:28:49): Demonbane gets hit by several of them. Individually they are not powerful, but you have a feeling if you didn't get to use the lasers, you'd go down just there.
cubey@aol.pl (03:29:16): Crossbone is thrown to the ground after a particularly vicious hit. Fortunately the cloak holds - it's smoking, but you managed to avoid major damage.
cubey@aol.pl (03:29:53): Ryou's machineguns let a dry "click" as they're out of anti-missile ammo. Fortunately, somehow you managed to avoid a hit. This time - let's hope no more will come because yeah, no more ammo of this kind.
cubey@aol.pl (03:30:15): Ryou and Roads can move now.
cubey@aol.pl (03:30:25): As for the rogue pilots...
cubey@aol.pl (03:30:53): Agraya boosts out of dodge - her unit looks like it starts to overheat.
cubey@aol.pl (03:31:25): Zinovie: "No. I cannot yield to your power, Nine-Ball." His unit's anti-missile abilities are even better than Ryou's. The Armored Core stands where it stood, unhurt.
cubey@aol.pl (03:31:36): The Muscle Tracers explode under the deadly shower. Some good did they do.
Peter Kampschroeder (03:32:21): *Roads keeps his shotguns out and has Eibon help him with more boosting-he goes for covering as much of nineball-and the sky immediately around it-with shot as he can, to try to narrow the robot's options in a dodge.+
VJockey (03:32:28): [So this is it then... out of ammo... out of time...?]
VJockey (03:32:41): "Heh... not likely..."
tengusaur (03:33:19): Tobia: "Ow... Damnit! Even more reasons we have to stop it now!"
Joseph Fischer (03:33:26): Kamille: Tch. (he's not even getting warning signs anymore, his readouts are powered down.)
Aero (03:33:51): Kurou: "If you can buy me a bit of time I think we can repair some of our damage."
cubey@aol.pl (03:34:23): Nineball boosts up to avoid Roads' shotgun blast. It turns upside down mid-boost and its arms, aimed back at him open - to reveal machine guns and laser cannons that immediately start firing back in a furious barrage.
tengusaur (03:34:24): Tobia: "How much do you need?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:34:25): React to that!
Joseph Fischer (03:34:46): #Roads
Aero (03:34:53): Kurou: "5 minutes, and with how quickly he damaged Demonbane...ah I'm sure you guys will be fine."
tengusaur (03:35:10): Tobia: "I don't think we have 5 minutes!"
VJockey (03:35:17): *Ryou's going to ditch the dead weight. Too fast for rockets and missiles, and his guns are dry... so... only one thing left to do... Ryou's going to boost upwards towards Nineball - kicking off from building to building and hopefully using the distraction Roads provided to let loose a blade wave at Nineball!&
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:18): Kamille approved.
Peter Kampschroeder (03:35:54): *Somehow, he's not surprised! Roads ditches one shotgun and summons his shield-and then layers a magical one over it as he goes to dodge and block. No sense pulling punches now.+
Joseph Fischer (03:36:37): *Kamille sees what Roads is doing, and snipes around Nineball to box it in to Roads and give it no room to move.+ Come on, Ryou...!
cubey@aol.pl (03:36:50): Nine-Ball Seraph fires its continous barrage at Roads - but that means its arms are occupied. The red Armored Core's head faces to look at Ryou's direction unnervingly. But that's all it does.
cubey@aol.pl (03:36:52): Continue!
Joseph Fischer (03:36:53): (Err, the first Roads was meant to be Ryou...)
cubey@aol.pl (03:37:44): Roads is suppressed and overwhelmed by the barrage! The magical barrier holds for a while, but soon enough it falters and holes start apeparing in your shield en masse. You can't take much more of this!
VJockey (03:39:00): *Well this is going to rack up the bills. Ryou lashes out with several strikes - energy draining fast from the blade's continuous usage - and possibly causing more and more damage to the weapon as well!+
VJockey (03:39:17): "Take a good long look"
VJockey (03:39:27): "It doesn't matter how many times you come back"
VJockey (03:39:43): "I'll kill you every single time."
cubey@aol.pl (03:40:26): As the barrage continues, suddenly Ryou interrupts it by cutting wildly.
cubey@aol.pl (03:40:42): You slice into Nineball time and time again, causing it to stop its attack.
cubey@aol.pl (03:41:04): Then, a beam shot courtesy of Kamille hits it in the torso and throws the whole thing back, higher into the air.
cubey@aol.pl (03:41:31): It's off-balance
cubey@aol.pl (03:41:39): For less than a quarter of a second.
cubey@aol.pl (03:42:04): The Nine-Ball Seraph backflips to regain its positioning. Its torso is smoking but the damage seems... really light.
cubey@aol.pl (03:42:26): Also to make it more worrying, its boosters start firing up in an Over Boost like effect...
cubey@aol.pl (03:42:34): Tobia, Kurou, Kamille, act now!
Aero (03:42:56): Kurou: "Looks like you pissed it off."
tengusaur (03:43:07): * "Let's see how will you react to this...!" Tobia rushes towards
tengusaur (03:43:11): (derp)
Joseph Fischer (03:45:24): *Over boost nothing! Kamille's not letting it get away! He fires a rather large beam at Nine-Ball&
tengusaur (03:45:35): * "Let's see how will you react to this...!" Tobia rushes towards Nineball, starting to circle around it again. Mid-flight, one of his shoulder-mounted I-Fields activates... And when he gets close enough, he suddenly ejects one half of his heavy metal cloak towards Nineball, to act as distraction! &
VJockey (03:45:51): "Gee... what tipped you off"
tengusaur (03:45:55): (it still has the active I-Field on it)
Aero (03:46:12): * With a bit of time bought Kurou raises both of Demonbane's hands. "De Maligny Clock." And casts the spell using the time controlling page of Al. The only thing he was using it for was repairing some of the damage done to everyone. +
Aero (03:46:36): Kurou: "Hmmm I wonder it might be that Over Boost like effect, I JUST GOT A FEELING IT MIGHT BE THAT."
cubey@aol.pl (03:47:41): Nine-Ball moves its arm up in a swift gesture, a laser blade appearing to cut that cloak in two!
VJockey (03:47:48): "Someone needs to hit you on the head with a book"
cubey@aol.pl (03:47:59): Also, even while charging it can still dodge pretty well, moving out of the way of Kamille's beam.
cubey@aol.pl (03:48:02): Continue both of you.
cubey@aol.pl (03:48:34): De Maligny Clock manages to restore everyone... somewhat. At least there is no danger of the Zeta or Demonbane just shutting down due to extreme damage anymore
tengusaur (03:49:59): * Nineball might be surprised to find out that the I-Field does a pretty good job at making the task of cutting the cloak rather difficult! And Tobia uses this distraction to suddenly attack from the side, the Hi Muramasa Blaster already ready to swing and rip its multiple beam blades into the robot! +
Aero (03:50:03): Kurou: "What's that? Sorry I can't hear you over al the sarcasm!"
tengusaur (03:50:14): Tobia: "There! An opportunity! Eat this!!"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:50:37): "Kurou, PLEASE."
tengusaur (03:50:54): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIMyYpIGciY
Joseph Fischer (03:54:31): *the beam stops, and reveals that at the other end of the beam was the Zeta Gundam! He had used the force of the beam shot to propel himself right to Seraph, and fires all of his grenades at the monster of a machine to stun it. De Maligny Clock was able to just barely restore Waverider Functionality, but it was enough for him to switch modes, and ram into its midsection!+
cubey@aol.pl (03:56:19): Both Tobia and Kamille connect! Whatever controls Nine-Ball didn't expect that - the AC's frame starts sparking and malfunctioning. It looks like it's going to explode any second.
cubey@aol.pl (03:56:31): And then.
cubey@aol.pl (03:56:33): Over Boost kicks in.
cubey@aol.pl (03:56:47): It instantly turns into a less humanoid, bird-like mode.
cubey@aol.pl (03:57:23): That crosses the battlefield in the blink of an eye, the sonic boom throwing Zeta and Crossbone away as the machine peppers everyone else with furious, unrelenting pulse and physical machine gun rounds.
Joseph Fischer (03:57:37): Kamille: Waverider?!
cubey@aol.pl (03:57:59): On the other side of the battlefield, it turns back into a humanoid form, a large pulse cannon in its hand - charged and firing to add to the mix.
cubey@aol.pl (03:58:04): Everyone except Kamille and Tobia, react.
tengusaur (03:58:11): Tobia: "This is new! Uwaah! Watch out!"
VJockey (03:58:36): "Shit-"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:58:43): *Roads isn't going to stick around for that. He'll try to grab Tobia with one of his wrist-grappling hooks, and then air-dash out of the way.+
Joseph Fischer (03:59:05): Kamille: Damnit, the thrusters aren't responding!!!!
VJockey (03:59:32): *Dodgedodgedodge! Ryou's going to boost and weave along cover as best as he could!!!+
Aero (04:02:10): * "It just doesn't stop, Cthugha...God Beast Bullet fire!" And an aspect of the Great Old One erupts out from the pistol to defend it's master from the rounds by devouring both with intense heat. Kurou will use the recoil to get himself far away from there. +
cubey@aol.pl (04:03:08): That intense gunfire was surprisingly easy to avoid. You all dodge and get closer to where Zinovie's Armored Core is.
cubey@aol.pl (04:03:12): Who strangely enough was not attacked at all.
cubey@aol.pl (04:03:22): It's almost as if Nine-Ball was trying to box... all of you in...
VJockey (04:03:38): "........................"
tengusaur (04:03:41): Tobia: "Thanks for the... Oh crap."
VJockey (04:03:57): "Somehow we probably should have seen this coming...."
cubey@aol.pl (04:04:12): It charges its large huge pulse cannon.
cubey@aol.pl (04:04:27): Causing glow of an energy blast to pierce through the battlefield's intense smoke.
cubey@aol.pl (04:04:30): And then fires...
Peter Kampschroeder (04:04:37): Eibon: "I blame Roads."
cubey@aol.pl (04:04:40): Agraya: "Over Boost, activated."
Aero (04:04:46): Al: "Seconded."
VJockey (04:04:54): "Thirded"
cubey@aol.pl (04:04:55): Suddenly, something flies through the air as well.
Joseph Fischer (04:04:59): Kamille: All in favor!
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:09): Red Star has no ammo left, and its shotgun was blown to bits.
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:25): But it places itself right in front of Nine-Ball Seraph, its head staring at the other AC defiantly.
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:49): Agraya: "Zino"
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:52): BOOM
cubey@aol.pl (04:06:03): A huge explosion engulfs both units.
VJockey (04:06:09): "!!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:06:13): Zinovie: "Agraya."
Joseph Fischer (04:06:25): Kamille: "..."
Aero (04:06:38): Kurou: "God...dammit."
cubey@aol.pl (04:06:46): When the explosion dissipates...
cubey@aol.pl (04:06:51): Nine-Ball Seraph is there.
tengusaur (04:07:09): Tobia: "No way...!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:10): Its laser blades are drawn as it floats mid-air as if in anticipation.
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:13): It is heavily damaged.
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:19): But it's still almost fully operational.
VJockey (04:07:21): "....."
VJockey (04:07:32): "Do you think that the big gun it has still works...?"
Aero (04:07:43): Kurou clenches his fist in anger.
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:46): Zinovie: "I do not care."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:07:48): "Let's not give it a chance to find out."
cubey@aol.pl (04:08:04): "This bastard is going down. Even if it costs me my life."
cubey@aol.pl (04:08:13): His voice is as emotionless and robotic as ever.
tengusaur (04:08:13): Tobia: "I agree with Roads."
Joseph Fischer (04:08:37): Kamille: Seconded
cubey@aol.pl (04:08:48): (The big gun is not visible, maybe it went boom after all. Or maybe Nine-Ball hid it when it changed loadout to the blades.)
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:06): Ryou, Roads, Tobia
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:08): Kurou, Kamille
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:10): everyone, act.
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:49): Dual-Face draws its laser blade.
cubey@aol.pl (04:10:16): Zinovie: "..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:10:19): "Let's go."
VJockey (04:10:37): *So it wants to fight up close then? Ryou's no Evangel, but his bladework's quick enough! The Raven charges in to intercept Nineball from the left! If they could keep both arms occupied like before....+
Peter Kampschroeder (04:10:47): *Step one: Scatter! Roads zips away from the others, and sets up his rifle, firing a single magic-boosted bullet-which zigzags and curves around the battlefield, homing in on Nineball from all sorts of weird angles.+
Aero (04:11:34): * "Mirror of Nitocris." Demonbane creates dozens of copies of itself and sends them all straight at the Nineball from different angles. &
Joseph Fischer (04:11:40): *Kamille's realigning the Zeta, before taking off at Nine-Ball, switching to MS mode as it quick draws both beams sabers at its back, which actually turns out to be a tossing manuever as he fires his beam rifle!+
Peter Kampschroeder (04:12:23): (Ah darn he can't make it curve-he'll just fire off a ton of shots with it, then. Still boosted damage though.)
tengusaur (04:13:46): * And at the same time Tobia moves in to flank Nineball from the right! The beam shield generator on the still-cloaked side moves downward to protect his arm, creating a pyramid-shaped force field around Crossbone's fist just a second before the Gundam punches right into the middle of Nineball's chest several times! "Eat Brand Marker!" The last punch is a powerful uppercut! +
cubey@aol.pl (04:14:56): Nine-Ball seems overwhelmed by the simultaneous assault. The Demonbane copies seem almost redundant.
cubey@aol.pl (04:15:01): Kurou, continue.
VJockey (04:15:19): "Don't let your guard down!"
VJockey (04:15:29): [Seems being the operative word.[
Aero (04:16:43): * "Yeah I know!" Ithaqua is drawn again and he fires it directly at Nine-Ball. Thanks to it's bullshit tracking it should be easy for it to hit the machine even with everyone attacking all at once. +
cubey@aol.pl (04:18:33): Ryou strikes from the right. Tobia, from the left. Laser blades are raised to meet and parry your attacks - with various degrees of success!
cubey@aol.pl (04:18:44): Then comes the barrage from the rest.
cubey@aol.pl (04:18:53): What does Nine-Ball do?
cubey@aol.pl (04:19:26): Suddenly, it twists and turns. All the shots hit it in the back - no. They hit the large missile launchers/thrusters, almost the exact moment they are disconnected from the main unit.
cubey@aol.pl (04:19:48): The Nine-Ball Seraph seems much less ferocious now that it's most distinctive feature is gone, but other than that it's unhu...
cubey@aol.pl (04:19:49): Oh wait.
cubey@aol.pl (04:19:52): There's also Zinovie.
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:01): Whose short blade stabs the Nineball right at the head from above.
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:21): The head starts to more erratically.
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:46): (*move)
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:51): Obviously its main sensors are not functioning correctly anymore.
cubey@aol.pl (04:21:26): Which doesn't explain why Nine-Ball suddenly counters all melee attacks with a series of deadly precise laser blade stabs once again!
cubey@aol.pl (04:21:35): Ryou, Tobia, react.
Aero (04:21:51): #Tobia and Ryou
cubey@aol.pl (04:22:14): Approved.
tengusaur (04:22:45): * "It just doesn't give up, does it!" Tobia raises the Muramasa Blaster with his free hand, using its multiple blades to parry the incoming strikes! He also uses the anti-beam shield for blocking. +
VJockey (04:23:05): *Ryou's going to try parry that attack but its going to be difficult! Unlike tobia he has no such shield!+
VJockey (04:23:35): "We've killed it twice already, I think that much is obvious!"
Aero (04:23:47): * Well, thankfully Demonbane still has all of it's mirror clones left to throw in the way of those laser blades. The rest shatter early and hover oddly around the Nineball. +
cubey@aol.pl (04:25:28): The blades strike through clones easily - but that's enough of a distraction to make the parries effective.
cubey@aol.pl (04:25:37): Especially when someone else joins in.
cubey@aol.pl (04:26:19): "Do it." Zinovie's blade struggles against one of the laser swords used by Nine-Ball Seraph. "Deliver the finishing hit. It is in critical condition."
cubey@aol.pl (04:26:37): But wait, what about the other blade? Nine-Ball is still free to use it!
cubey@aol.pl (04:26:42): Anyone who wants to do anything now, REACT.
Peter Kampschroeder (04:27:41): *Roads goes for a shot on the free arm. Snipin' ain't easy.+
tengusaur (04:28:12): * "You won't do anything with that!" Tobia raises the Muramasa Blaster with both hands, then drops it down on Nineballs free arm to sever it! +
Joseph Fischer (04:28:33): *Kamille's going for a diagonal slice, cutting down at the free arm and the midsection joints!+
cubey@aol.pl (04:29:07): That's enough damage on the free arm - it is severed, further damaging the refusing-to-die machine.
Peter Kampschroeder (04:29:22): "Hah! Smoked 'em!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:29:32): (Anyone else?)
Aero (04:29:33): Kurou: "Finish him Ryou!"
tengusaur (04:29:34): Tobia: "Now! finish it off!"
Joseph Fischer (04:29:49): Kamille: WRECK THE SONOFABITCH!
VJockey (04:31:14): *Oh this will be most cathartic indeed, Ryou's going to jam the blade into the machine's torso and cut it open... and for good measure? KILL. IT. WITH. FIRE+
VJockey (04:31:20): NAPALM ROCKETS INTO THE HOLE.
cubey@aol.pl (04:32:40): Zinovie: "It appears..." Nine-Ball struggles, but this is not Crest's #1 ex-ace for nothing. Each slash of the AC is being parried.
cubey@aol.pl (04:32:44): And the Nine-Ball Seraph itself?
cubey@aol.pl (04:32:48): It appears to have burst into flame.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:18): It cannot propel or control itself anymore, and falls to the ground like a fallen angel.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:26): With a heavy thud, it lands on its back.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:42): Its barely functioning sensors look up with a strange sense of longing.
cubey@aol.pl (04:34:02): Its one remaining arm reaches out to you.
cubey@aol.pl (04:34:11): And tries to fire more pulse rounds!
Aero (04:34:22): #Ryou
cubey@aol.pl (04:34:25): No need.
cubey@aol.pl (04:34:39): The rounds fire terribly astray and the machine's limbs go limp uselessly.
cubey@aol.pl (04:34:45): It is not functioning anymore.
Joseph Fischer (04:34:57): Kamille: ... Finally...
tengusaur (04:34:57): Tobia: "That was..."
tengusaur (04:35:08): Tobia: "It was sad, in a way."
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:10): Especially after Zinovie lands heavily, both feet of Dual-Face impacting with and crushing Nineball's head.
Aero (04:35:34): Al: "It just tried to kill, don't have too much sympathy for it."
Aero (04:35:40): kill us*
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:51): The city around you burns. All surrounding buildings are totally destroyed - if not by the ex-Crest pilots, then by the Nine-Ball Seraph.
Joseph Fischer (04:36:12): Kamille: ...
cubey@aol.pl (04:36:14): In fact, the machine that corporations studied managed to create much more devastation than the humans (and humans Plus) ever could.
VJockey (04:36:22): "..."
tengusaur (04:36:44): Tobia: "I know. Too many people died here today..."
tengusaur (04:36:58): Crossbone Full Cloth looks towards Dual Face.
tengusaur (04:37:10): Tobia: "Now what?"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:37:13): "...That went well."
cubey@aol.pl (04:37:18): Zinovie: "My mission is over."
cubey@aol.pl (04:37:58): Zinovie: "I am departing from the battlefield. Will you try to stop me?"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:38:18): "...Nah, I'm good."
VJockey (04:39:04): "...Try to stay alive."
tengusaur (04:39:21): Tobia: "...If you attack a city again, I won't let you go that time."
Aero (04:39:26): Kurou: "....next time try not to burn down a city to find a robot."
cubey@aol.pl (04:39:32): Zinovie: "The corporations' foolishness and lack of foresight created this situation. Blame them."
cubey@aol.pl (04:39:52): Dual-Face turns and starts to boost away.
VJockey (04:39:55): "Not just them..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:39:57): Zinovie: "Ryou Kimura."
VJockey (04:40:03): ".... Hm?"
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:07): Zinovie: "You too."
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:15): MISSION COMPLETE
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:17): BUT AT WHAT COST?
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:25): At least the threat of Nine-Ball is over.
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:30): Forever.
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:32): (Or is it)
Joseph Fischer (04:41:01): Kamille: Fucking corporate politics...
VJockey (04:41:27): "One day they'll get what's coming to them"