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Wyverncakes (01:17:26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYn2Q-kVNAk
Wyverncakes (01:18:52): Well then. Previously a Unity Group team was sent out to find the reclusive artist Dolores Norman and ask her for information about a terrorist.
Wyverncakes (01:19:11): Ideally also find the team that had been originally sent out to do the job before they all went missing.
Wyverncakes (01:19:50): Unfortunately, this has pretty much turned into a dud operation. The original team wasn't found, and on top of that Dolores hasn't exactly been helpful with information.
Wyverncakes (01:20:23): No... she's been insisting that Edward Mcdowell, the very man who asked the Unity Group to do this mission in the first place, was a better person to ask about this.
Wyverncakes (01:21:37): So really, this mission has amounted to a whole lot of nothing... aside from you guys being able to have some of her cookies, tea, and lemonade. Oh, and one of the redshirts brought along got an eye painted on her forehead abruptly while Dolores gave Walt one of her paintings.
Wyverncakes (01:22:16): Hooray on that end?
Peter Kampschroeder (01:22:18): Said redshirt is now awkwardly sipping tea from the nice old grandma.
Wyverncakes (01:22:29): HOWEVER...!
Wyverncakes (01:22:46): Your communicators suddenly pipe up!
tengusaur (01:23:14): Asagi is eating a cookie in his cockpit, wondering what's the next step. And then this happens!
Wyverncakes (01:23:22): Shuttle pilot: "Hey guys... I don't know what's going on with your end... but I'm actually picking up a distress beacon."
Wyverncakes (01:23:42): "It's from an ESUN machine... maybe one from the previous team sent here."
tengusaur (01:24:15): Asagi: "It has to be...! What are the coordinates?" He quickly starts to put his helmet on, trying not to get crumbs everywhere.
Wyverncakes (01:24:47): Dolores: "Oh dear... another team was going to come for me?"
Ishikar3 (01:24:59): Yuuya: "Alright, let's get a few of the flight capable machines up in the air and see what's going on."
Wyverncakes (01:25:01): "Well..." and almost immediately she's going up to start making another batch of cookies.
Peter Kampschroeder (01:25:21): "A-ah!" The redshirt girl with the eye stands up. "Um...sorry, miss..." oh okay she's making cookies nevermind.
Peter Kampschroeder (01:25:30): Eva flees to her TSF!
Ishikar3 (01:26:09): Stella: "Thank you for your hospitality, we'll be sure to stop by to say bye before we leave."
VJockey (01:26:09): "...."
VJockey (01:26:20): "Can't believe I missed cookies"
tengusaur (01:26:39): Asagi: "Y, yeah, thanks for the cookies. Let's go check it out!"
Wyverncakes (01:26:41): It's getting very dark now to say the least, but at least the trip back to the shuttle doesn't have unfortunate surprises.
tengusaur (01:26:52): Asagi: "...Leos. You okay?"
Fri Freeman (01:26:56): Walt: "Thank you for your painting, Mrs. Dolores. I'll... treasure it..."
Wyverncakes (01:26:59): And certainly not any incidents that could've been retooled into a found footage movie that would raise the question of who the real cannibals are.
Wyverncakes (01:27:19): Dolores just smiles back at Walt. "Be sure to tell your friends about it!"
Wyverncakes (01:29:37): Once you're all suited up, you can see on the sensors that -yes- there's a distress signal coming in. Flight's the go-to option for those of you who can, those who can't will have to settle with either flight pads, or either hitching a ride or trudging through the jungle if you're small enough.
Wyverncakes (01:30:30): But the really weird thing is that, just like during your initial trip into the jungle, everything looks pristene. Calm. There's no sign of a battle or an ugly crash or anything of the sort...
Fri Freeman (01:30:31): Walt: "I will..."
Wyverncakes (01:30:39): But then...!
Fri Freeman (01:30:50): Walt:"I wonder, what's her relationship with the person we're looking for?"
VJockey (01:31:44): "I'm fine Asagi. Don't worry."
Peter Kampschroeder (01:32:45): Eva: "...Liar."
tengusaur (01:33:26): Asagi: "Who are you...?"
Wyverncakes (01:33:26): [Walt and Leos] Suddenly, a black, spindly thing with wings suddenly strikes from the darkness, charging straight at Walt's Genoace! In each hand, a dagger held in a reversed-grip, and it spins around to strike at the machine's side! In the meantime, the R-Blade'll suddenly be rocked by the blast of some kind of physical weaponry... with a chunk of the forest flattened by a bulky machine sporting two huge cannons! And with the R-Blade caught off-balance, this new machine opens fire again to finish you off!
Wyverncakes (01:33:32): (React: Walt and Leos)
VJockey (01:34:08): "Tch...!"
VJockey (01:34:39): *Leos' reaction to the attack was to back off quickly with a raised shield before opening fire with the DODS Rifle!+
tengusaur (01:36:28): Asagi: "Watch out! What the hell is that thing...?"
Ishikar3 (01:37:07): VG: Yeah, figured things were a little too quiet around here.
Fri Freeman (01:37:30): Walt: "Giant anaconda attack!" Walt raises his shield to parry the attacks.+
Wyverncakes (01:37:35): [Leos] You're beset by physical blasts from this new machine, but the R-Blade still has some fight in it and your newfound abilities help you get out of the way. But the DODS Gun shots that hurtle out at the black machine just crash into to the air around the enemy. In that instant a polyhadronal shield flickers into being, stopping the attack cold!
VJockey (01:38:11): "They have shields..."
Ishikar3 (01:38:14): Tarisa: "What are you talking about with Anacondas Walt?"
Wyverncakes (01:38:19): [Walt] And on your end, the winged attacker's daggers stab through the Genoaces shield. The machine spins, its blades tearing across the arm guard before it kicks you away!
Wyverncakes (01:38:47): Whatever these things are... they're definitely not friendly... and not coming up in any databases either!
VJockey (01:39:06): [Leos glances at the DODS and puts it away, the R-Blade seemingly tensing as it keeps its shield raised.]
Wyverncakes (01:39:07): (Lineup: Eva, Walt, Yuuya, Leos, Asagi)
Peter Kampschroeder (01:39:20): "Ah...On my first assignment..."
Fri Freeman (01:39:24): Walt: "The shields do nothing..."
Wyverncakes (01:39:29): (Eva, Walt, Yuuya)
Fri Freeman (01:39:49): Walt: "8th Genoace team, gather together!"
Fri Freeman (01:40:26): The three genoaces gather together back to back, in a triangular formation, each raising their shields and their guns to different direction.
Wyverncakes (01:40:50): (Enemies: Tormentor (winged speedster with daggers), Punisher (thing on the ground with the big cannons))
Fri Freeman (01:41:19): Walt: "Oh, no. I've seen this movie. We're going to be picked one by one by some invincible and invisible enemy, until only one of us survives..."
Peter Kampschroeder (01:41:50): *Eva's F-15 opens fire with its two assault rifles on the Tormentor. "Sorry, then...that person will be me..."
tengusaur (01:41:51): Asagi: "Nobody's going to pick anything."
Peter Kampschroeder (01:41:59): +
Ishikar3 (01:42:29): Yuuya: "Let's show this guy who really rules the air shall we team." The Argos team begins to follow behind the Tormentor and work on fencing it into Eva's kill zone.+
Fri Freeman (01:43:00): Walt:"Everyone, fire at will!" The three genoaces fire their DODS guns at both the tormentor and the punisher.+
VJockey (01:43:31): "We don't have anyone named Will here do we? That would get.... confusing..."
Ishikar3 (01:44:10): Stella: "Going back with the classics there Leos?"
VJockey (01:45:05): "Ahahaha... Yes."
Wyverncakes (01:46:21): [Eva, Argos Team] Your combined weaponry is brought to bear, with the Tormentor trying to dodge the Argos Team's fire only to fall victim to the Genoaces and Eva's own! Its shield is getting pounded quite heavily, but... much to your relief you still manage to punch through it through sheer quantity of dakka! One of the sprays of machineguns tears through the machine's spine... causing it to explode violently! The Punisher, unfortunately, is under far less fire and its shield manages to hold... and it acts to avenge its comrade! The cannons fire once more at the Argos Team... with big black pieces of metal hurtling out at blinding speeds!
Wyverncakes (01:46:23): (React: Argos team)
Fri Freeman (01:47:09): Walt looks visibly annoyed by Leos' comment. "I wish I thought that."
tengusaur (01:47:37): Asagi: "Can the puns wait for later?"
Wyverncakes (01:48:15): (Leos, Asagi)
Ishikar3 (01:48:20): *Breaking wide the Argos flight split and dive out of the path of the projectiles and towards the Punisher to get into position for an attack run.+
tengusaur (01:49:24): * Suddenly dropping at the Punisher from above, Blue One slashes across its cannons with a wide and strong vertical swing of its katana! And then follows up with a horizontal slash at the main body! +
tengusaur (01:49:28): Asagi: "Haaa~!"
VJockey (01:50:14): *Leos has the R-Blade break into a Sprint before kicking its boosters to maximum power and then some, eking just a little more speed from the engines as he seeks to assault the Punisher from behind, drawing both swords to slash mercilessly and repeatedly at the enemy!+
Wyverncakes (01:50:19): [Argos Flight] With such a tremendous mobility advantage over the grounded machine, it's a cinch to get into a good, close position... though VG's machine ends up getting a few cannon shots just punch huge holes through his TSF. It's still flight and fight-capable, but as it flies the whole machine wobbles awkwardly.
Wyverncakes (01:51:28): (Forgot to include his name up there with the others, but Walt's attack was part of the resolution grouped with Eva and the Argos Team's)
Wyverncakes (01:53:19): [Leos and Asagi] The two blue machines converge on the Punisher, but your initial strikes are both repelled by the same barrier from before! Your continued assault eventually lets you get through, your blades biting deep into the machine... but in response it stabs out with its claws intent on tearing your machines from up close!
Wyverncakes (01:53:23): (React: Asagi and Leos)
Wyverncakes (01:53:28): And more importantly...
Wyverncakes (01:53:53): Argos Flight! Leos! Asagi! You're now a bit further ahead and down in the forest... so you can see something off in the distance!
tengusaur (01:55:02): *Asagi braces against the ground and raises his katana to parry against the incoming claws, willing to slash at these giant hands if they get too close. +
tengusaur (01:55:07): Asagi: "Finish it Leos!"
tengusaur (01:55:55): He's defending for two, if he has to.
Wyverncakes (01:56:14): Off in the distance, you can see a few more suits! ESUN ones...! You're close now. Very close!
VJockey (01:56:37): *Well screw that! Leos uses shield! He dives through the attacks to get as close as he can before smashing his shield into the Punisher as hard as he could! Now normally this wouldn't do much, but considering this shield was borrowed from Argos flight and had some reactive armor plating? Short answer? Boom. Long answer? BOOOOOOM!+
Ishikar3 (01:56:48): Yuuya: "We have a visual on the ESUN team's suits. Investigating now."
Wyverncakes (01:58:39): [Leos and Asagi] Asagi, the Punisher's attacks are relentless, even suicidal as your katana keeps getting smacked away time and time again... but you didn't have to do this forever! Leos's shield smashes into the Punisher and it explodes, taking out much of its upper frame!
Wyverncakes (01:59:32): The unknown machine collapses, out of commission and with its pilot surely dead... but unfortunately...
tengusaur (01:59:51): Asagi: "I get the feeling those things are related to the ESUN team's disappearance..."
Wyverncakes (02:00:08): The whole forest starts to seem to light up.
Wyverncakes (02:00:26): And it's still far, far too soon for it to be dawn.
VJockey (02:00:38): "...Oh look. They have friends."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:00:50): Eva: "...Oh, no..."
VJockey (02:00:54): [A reasonable explaination for the early light.]
Wyverncakes (02:01:04): The forest behind you suddenly seems to burst into flames, plumes of fire erupting up from the canopies!
Wyverncakes (02:01:13): And indeed they do have friends, Leos!
Wyverncakes (02:02:51): There's movement up in the sky, accompanied by even more explosions! Some accompanying the sight of more firebombs erupting while others seem to herald the arrival of more black machines. But these are different than before... they're all black Huckebein II Ms!
tengusaur (02:04:09): Asagi: "What the... Who are these guys?"
Wyverncakes (02:04:41): There's a momentary pause, before suddenly one last machine materializes... very different from the others. Nearly twice the size of the Huckebeins but equally black, it floats menacingly in the air for a few moments before holding out its arms. Beam cannons suddenly fire from them, blowing apart...
Wyverncakes (02:04:49): ... Blowing apart right where Dolores's house was!
Wyverncakes (02:04:52): Oh crap!
tengusaur (02:05:01): Asagi: "!"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:05:40): "My...head hurts...Ah!" Eva zips on back towards the house. Maybe, if she's fast enough...
Fri Freeman (02:05:41): Walt: "Oh no! Mrs. Dolores!"
tengusaur (02:06:12): Asagi: "Why are you doing this!"
Wyverncakes (02:06:33): Eva, your rapid retreat either has the best or worst timining imaginable. Because it seems these new black machines aren't all the newcomers!
Ishikar3 (02:06:36): Yuuya: "I thought the Huckebeins weren't widespread in use yet?"
Wyverncakes (02:07:42): To your sides, more Punishers and and Tormentors rise up out of the forest, much more concerned with you all than the other newcomers! In an instant, Blue-1, the R-Gun, the Argos Flight, and the 8th Genoace Team are trapped in the crossfire of the Punishers!
Wyverncakes (02:07:50): (React: Everyone except Eva)
Wyverncakes (02:08:37): In the meantime Eva, you fall back, even as the group with recognizeable machines indulges in some full-blown scorched Earth. Even the ESUN shuttle gets caught and destroyed in the blast!
Wyverncakes (02:09:08): And then you see... Dolores. Standing in the middle of the jungle. Looking straight up at you.
tengusaur (02:09:10): * Asagi: "I'll get some answers out of thi- crap...!" Blue One starts rushing forward towards the black units, but the sudden incoming fire makes it brake rapidly in mid-air, and switch to quick evasive maneuvers! Asagi doesn't try to counterattack, he's just relying on his shield if he still gets hit by something. +
Wyverncakes (02:09:18): Dolores: "Oh dear, my child. Did you forget something?"
VJockey (02:09:21): *Well this was getting ugly as heck, brings up his shield and proceeds to dodge as best as he could under current circumstances, because damnit that was a lot of firepower, and that means not that much room to move!+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:09:51): "Please, come along quickly!" She sets her F-15 into a kneeling position, and has the cockpit open up.
Wyverncakes (02:10:05): The sudden roaring sound of the lead machine's arm cannons drowns out anything else Dolores says, tearing apart the ground behind her as she just smiles, not bothered by any of it or even attempting to run.
Wyverncakes (02:10:17): You can only watch as her body is torn to shreds.
Wyverncakes (02:10:49): ... Oh, and now the enemy's just continuing his attack run, with your F-15 moments away from being shot up too!
Wyverncakes (02:10:52): (React: Eva!)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:11:07): "Ah-"
Ishikar3 (02:11:19): VG: "Well this certainly got to be fun didn't it?" *The Argos Flight begins firing 120mm rounds to intercept the few rounds they can't dodge as they climb quickly to break the encirclement.+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:12:05): *She jerks her machine back and to the side, not bothering to finish closing the cockpit just yet.+
Wyverncakes (02:12:08): (Incidentally... the lead machine: http://devildalek.deviantart.com/art/Let-Loose-the-Beast-269557035)
Wyverncakes (02:12:14): (It's called a Tern.)
Wyverncakes (02:12:42): (Also the Tern is white, I made a derp.)
Wyverncakes (02:14:12): [Asagi and Leos] The forest is getting destroyed all around you two, your shields -energy and physical respectively- going to work in keeping you safe from the Punishers' assault. The R-Blade suffers worse from this though, if only because its shield has already had a few bad hits already and now it's being pulverized by the Punishers' railguns.
Fri Freeman (02:14:15): The 8th Genoace team isn't as agile as the others, so they can only kneel and cover each others with their shield and the surrounding trees.+
Wyverncakes (02:14:59): [Eva] Your F-15 banks to the side, though the cannon fire still cuts along one of your TSF's arms and trashes it. Better that than being dead though.
Peter Kampschroeder (02:15:33): Eva: "...Who are you...why did you kill her...What's going on! I don't get it at all!"
Wyverncakes (02:17:05): [Argos Flight and the 8th Genoace team] The Argos team takes flight, their shots doing at least a little to keep you guys alive... though the shots also just get stopped by the Punishers' barriers. You do manage to get up and over the attacks though! And on the other side of the spectrum, the Genoaces don't go over but rather under, keeping low and not gathering attention to themselves.
Wyverncakes (02:17:28): Eva, you have no response whatsoever... though the Tern and the black Huckebeines are forming up before making a push towards you all!
Wyverncakes (02:17:34): (Enemy list:
Wyverncakes (02:17:55): (Red: Punishers x 12, Tormentors x 12)
tengusaur (02:18:06): Asagi: "...What's the status of the ESUN forces?"
Wyverncakes (02:18:32): (Yellow: Tern, Huckebeines x 12)
Wyverncakes (02:19:29): (Eva, Walt, Yuuya)
VJockey (02:20:14): "Probably dead."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:20:30): *Eva's cockpit closes up again, now that she has a moment's rest; and she opens fire with both her guns on the Tern, before charging in to slice at it with a sword-attack from one of the sub arms. "Why..."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:20:32): +
Ishikar3 (02:20:41): Yuuya: We'll have to clean this mess up and then figure out what else is going on.
VJockey (02:21:00): "Ahaha.."
VJockey (02:21:13): "Janitor. Cleaning up messes is what I'm good at."
Ishikar3 (02:25:32): *The Argos flight uses their altitude to their advantage as they pair off and dive at a pair of Tormentors, VG and Tarisa raking on with combined cannon fire while Stella suppresses the other and Yuuya takes his Melee Halberd to attempt to cleave the machine in two.+
Wyverncakes (02:25:33): [Eva] And your attacks... are completely stopped cold. A barrier springs up to repel all of your attacks, though this one's different from the shields that the Punishers and Tormentors have! Rather it's like a wall that forms right in front of it. And your sub-arm sword strike gets parried easily by the Tern when a blade pops out of its wrist! It kicks the F-15 hard, knocking it to the ground, and a energy can be seen building up in its chest right before it fires at you!+
tengusaur (02:25:57): #
Wyverncakes (02:26:00): (Approved)
tengusaur (02:27:19): * "Damn..." Asagi moves in, Blue One crossing its arms in a block and covering Eva's F15 from the incoming blast! Hopefully the shield can take it... "These jerks killed enough people today!" +
Wyverncakes (02:28:22): [Argos Flight] Ah, but the Tormentors are fast and can fly as well! As VG and Tarisa fire on the one, the machine speedily zips away, its shield handling what few shots manage to connect! On the other hand Stella's fire just gets the other to charge towards her... only to be impeded by Yuuya! The halberd strikes its barrier, being repelled, and the machine then holds out its hand as a hole opens up! And from it fires more black material like the Punishers did -though on a smaller scale- right at you from point-blank range!
Wyverncakes (02:28:30): (React: Yuuya)
Ishikar3 (02:31:02): *Using a burst of it's shoulder thrusters Yuuya rolls his machine into a backflip of sorts to evade the fragment, kicking out with his unit's leg and following up with an additional blade strike to attempt to overcome the unit's shield.+ Yuuya: "Well I guess these ones won't go down as easy.
Ishikar3 (02:31:08): "
Peter Kampschroeder (02:32:19): *"G-gah!" Eva hits the back of the cockpit hard with that crash, and lies there for a second or two before she starts to struggle up again...+
Wyverncakes (02:32:35): [Asagi] As you move to defend, you can see more and more of the Tern opening up, revealing a pretty nasty-looking cannon taking up most of its chest! Unfortunately, it fires off in in a fraction of a second afterwards, smashing into Blue One and causing it to be slammed into one tree, and then blown through that and into another afterwards! That... was NOT fun in any regard! Still, you helped keep Eva safe from that!
Wyverncakes (02:32:42): (Leos, Asagi)
VJockey (02:34:27): *His shield now mostly useless Leos throws it at a Punisher, using it as a distraction before bringing its Sword-Fas to bear and thrusting the both of them as hard as he could into the machine's face before dragging the blades outwards!+
Wyverncakes (02:34:30): [Yuuya] The fragments shoot through the empty space where the Shiranui Second had been before, and your kick just meets the energy shield again. Still, between Stella's attacks and your own, this last slash finally forces its way through and cuts down the Tormentor!
VJockey (02:34:42): *attempts
tengusaur (02:35:58): *Asagi: "Argh, damn you..." Blue One quickly climbs up to its legs and takes off into the skies, pulling out the small launcher and firing a cluster of mini-missiles at the black mecha, followed by a long burst from its heavy machinegun rifle! The boss unit is in the middle of that attack, but Asagi's more focused on the enemies around it, to thin out the crowd. "How's the situation? Are we surrounded?" +
Wyverncakes (02:37:33): [Leos] Not much of a distraction, Leos. The Punisher just plods towards you and lets its barrier handle your own shield toss. And unfortunately your sword strikes just clash against barriers once more as its hands lash out and grab hold of the R-Blade's! Now that you're being held in place, three more Punishers just opt to open fire on both you and their comrade! The Punisher's shield will keep it safe, but unfortunately you won't be so lucky!
Wyverncakes (02:37:36): (React: Leos)
Ishikar3 (02:37:56): # Leos
Wyverncakes (02:38:01): (Approved)
Ishikar3 (02:39:05): *Seeing the larger unit grapple Leos Stella takes aim and fires a barrage of fire with all four of her assault cannons to attempt to sever the arms and free the captive pilot.+
VJockey (02:39:12): *Well damn, Leos clearly made a terrible error here. So he's going to try work with it by firing up his thrusters and forcing the Punisher to switch places with him!+
Wyverncakes (02:40:35): [Asagi] The Huckebeines begin to juke out of the way of your missile assaults, but what with the comparative darkness one of them gets cut down! All the more reason for the others to watch out from now on... and the Tern lets its mono-directional shield keep it safe as it charged, four beams firing out from the machine's head at Blue One to finish it off!"
Wyverncakes (02:40:40): (React: Asagi!)
Fri Freeman (02:41:56): Walt: "Everyone, covering fire!" The 8th Genoace team let loose a arrage of spinny laser toward the enemies, mre meant to disrupt them rather than to hit them, but hey, if some of them hit...
Fri Freeman (02:42:00): +
Wyverncakes (02:42:01): And in regards to your question Asagi... well, the Huckebeines, fire, and the Tern are pushing you directly away from Dolores's home and the unknown machines are flanking you on either side. Seems you're getting pushed towards the distress signal either on purpose or accident.
tengusaur (02:42:54): * "That won't work on me again..." Asagi drops right down towards the ground and starts to quickly zoom around right above it in evasive maneuvers, using the various ground obstacles, such as rocks, trees and trees on fire, as cover. +
Peter Kampschroeder (02:43:39): Eva: "why...on my first mission..."
Wyverncakes (02:44:33): [Leos, Walt, and Stella] The Genoaces chip in with what they can, DODS Guns firing out and pelting at the Punishers and not making much headway. But one Huckebeine, still in the process of dodging Asagi's attacks, still gets shot down so at least there's that! And the damage between the Genoaces and Stella help breach the barrier of the Punisher harassing Leos, destroying an arm and letting him take all those hits instead! And without its shield to protect it... the big machine goes down!
Wyverncakes (02:45:45): (Eva, Argos Flight, Walt)
Wyverncakes (02:46:21): [Asagi] Blue One begins its evasive dance, and although the Tern almost begins to follow after you... it stops not long afterwards, instead turning its attention once more to Eva's damaged TSF!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:46:48): Eva: "...Alright."
tengusaur (02:47:55): Asagi: "If we meet up with the ESUN, we might have a better fighting chance."
tengusaur (02:48:08): Asagi: "Otherwise... This is getting kinda bad."
Ishikar3 (02:48:12): *Noting that the others are in a bit better state than Eva, Yuuya and Stella move to assist Asagi, raking the huckebeins with cannon fire to help free the ASHMB to attack the Tern and draw it away.+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:48:37): *Her TSF juggles its guns briefly, switching them all to the three good arms, ditching one of the swords-and she opens fire with both of the underslung grenade launchers and primary barrels in tandem.+
Fri Freeman (02:51:25): Walt: "Now's our chance! Spread out and focus fire on that.. thing" The 8th Genoace team now circles out while focusing their fire on the Tern.+
VJockey (02:52:27): "We've had worse remember?"
Wyverncakes (02:52:55): [Argos team, Walt, and Eva] The Huckebeines come under fire again, but this time they know better! They spare the Argos-affiliated TSFs a few shots from their solid shooters... before others unveil those crazy chakram shooters and launch the bladed devices straight at Eva! And the poor girl's shots in the meantime aren't finding their mark, the Tern quickly diving and dodging around them one after another... though with the 8th Genoace team joining in it ALMOST seems like you've finally got it... before the machine's whole body seems to... warp around your shots! The Tern keeps up the pressure, slipping through holes in your firing patterns that it shouldn't possibly be able to slip through on account of its size... and all its attacks, all that entire team's attacks... are all headed for Eva!
Wyverncakes (02:52:58): (React: Eva)
Wyverncakes (02:53:49): (Leos, Asagi)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:55:50): *Eva doesn't panic, but her heart's racing in her chest. There's no shield, so she tries to percieve the whole of the attacks-find the holes-and slip in between them. If that white robot can do it-+
tengusaur (02:57:00): * Asagi's intent on clearing the way towards the ESUN forces - who knows if they're still alive, but they have to reach them! A Punisher is in his way, but Blue One leaps high up and drops down on it, piercing it from above with the armor-penetrating spear in a true dragoon fashion! Then he stabs a few more times, to make sure it's down. +
Wyverncakes (02:57:46): [Eva] Unfortunately, you're not in that white robot. You're not in anything remotely similar, as much as you might like to think otherwise. The F-15 is torn to shreds, going into a death spiral before crashing into the ground. You don't explode on impact, but every single system's dead or fired, and your cockpit terminals explode all around you.
Wyverncakes (02:58:13): And far be it the Tern and its buddies to half-ass this... because another two Huckebeines are diving in to finish the job just to be safe.
Wyverncakes (02:58:26): (React again: Eva. But who are we kidding here? What can you possibly do?)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:58:33): "Eep!"
tengusaur (02:58:59): Asagi: "Damn!"
Wyverncakes (03:00:19): [Asagi] The Punisher opens fire on Blue One, but the ASHMB machine has the mobility advantage here and you manage to spring over those shots! The barrier stops your first few retaliatory stabs, but you manage to force your way through before it brings its cannons to bear on you again!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:00:24): There is...a light. Like the one that brought the Tern...
Peter Kampschroeder (03:07:40): *A similar bit of light slips out of the cockpit of Eva's F-15, and joins up with the larger collumn.
When it fades, there is another robot-like the Tern, but just a little bit different. Its head is shaped a bit differently, its wings are a bit more shabby looking, and it is, every inch of it, black. And as it starts broadcasting a picture of the inside of its cockpit to everyone, they can see that Eva's safe inside it, while the F-15 is wrecked.+
tengusaur (03:08:23): Asagi: "...Are you safe?"
Wyverncakes (03:08:52): (That's great and all Eva, but you've still got those two Huckebeines coming in to worry about!)
Wyverncakes (03:10:06): Also!
Wyverncakes (03:10:09): Asagi!
Wyverncakes (03:10:59): You do see the various machines now, including a mish-mash of ESUN mook suits including a normal-colored Huckebeine Mk. II M. But that's not the most important thing of note.
Peter Kampschroeder (03:11:11): *Eva: "Uh...I don't-" Suddenly, she clutches her head in pain as something happens inside the robot. Outside, it moves somewhat jerkily, its own wrist-blade extending as it steps away from the huckebeins and slices at them.+
Wyverncakes (03:11:45): No... the big issue is that there's a red humanoid (man? woman? Too far away to tell) who's been nailed to a tree a-la a crucafix!
Wyverncakes (03:12:34): And standing in front of this person, two more. One being someone in normal ESUN piloting clothes, the other...
tengusaur (03:12:36): Asagi: "...What the-"
Wyverncakes (03:12:45): Well... once more it's a mystery whether this is a man or a woman.
Wyverncakes (03:12:50): (Bao: http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=844989)
tengusaur (03:12:55): Asagi: "Everyone, I think you should see this."
Wyverncakes (03:12:55): Incidentally!
Wyverncakes (03:12:58): Ren!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:13:39): "Gah...Get out..." She starts clawing at her head, little flecks of blood starting to show up on her fingernails. "Get out, get out, get out..."
Wyverncakes (03:14:14): Those machines that have been fighting are getting closer now. Maybe they're here to help? Hopefully that'll be the case...
Wyverncakes (03:14:51): [Eva] In spite of your mental anguish right now, this new not-Tern seems to be reacting in a desireable way! Its wrist-blade swings up, cutting through the two Huckebeines in one go!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:15:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzncL2I3tKc
cubey@aol.pl (03:15:20): The crucified person's head lifts, looking at the incoming Unity Group units.
VJockey (03:16:36): *Yeah, see the Crucified person? Leos was going to head towards them, anything that gets in his way would get a sword through it!+
Wyverncakes (03:16:46): Mystery Man: "More and more distractions. You're the next one up? Yes? Then get over here!"
Wyverncakes (03:16:51): ^Mystery Person
Wyverncakes (03:17:16): The person grabs hold of the ESUN pilot, pulling him harshly over. The man nearly stumbles and falls, only for a handgun to suddenly get shoved in his face!
cubey@aol.pl (03:17:42): "They are not just distractions. Are you really going to continue with this, even now?" Cough cough. Hard to say much more, due to Ren feeling weak.
Wyverncakes (03:17:47): Mystery Person: "Now make this quick if you don't want to get killed by everything happening behind us."
Wyverncakes (03:18:05): Mystery Person: "Shut up, Ren. Targets aren't allowed to talk."
tengusaur (03:18:10): Asagi: "You! What is going on here?"
Wyverncakes (03:19:06): "But it's simple pal. Point the gun at the horned freak over there and you can go. Chop chop though... got a lot more hostages to do this with and that fire and battle's just getting closer and closer."
cubey@aol.pl (03:20:31): Ren: "Are you sure this is a good idea? Bao wants you to shoot me, but do you think you really will be let go?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:21:39): People who are closest to the scene will notice that there is a hole on Ren's clothes, left behind by a bullet. The tattered robe is stained with blood, quite thickly. Yet despite this seemingly lethal injury, the strange person is both alive and smiling weakly.
cubey@aol.pl (03:22:10): Ren: "This is... not the first time Bao wants someone to do this. The person who was offered to shoot me first, where is he now?"
Wyverncakes (03:23:38): Bao: "Oh shut up! And stop trying to BS your way out of this! Right?"
Wyverncakes (03:23:51): He slaps the ESUN officer on the back hard. The man shudders a little bit. "Right..."
Wyverncakes (03:23:56): BANG.
Wyverncakes (03:24:11): However... it's not Ren who was shot...!
Wyverncakes (03:24:42): But rather... the soldier had fired at Bao! Unfortunately, the same kind of barrier that the Tormentors and Punishers had generated sprang up to protect him!
cubey@aol.pl (03:24:59): Ren smiles broader.
Wyverncakes (03:25:00): And the soldier however, is now just staring in disbelief... and backing away from Bao.
Wyverncakes (03:25:07): Bao: "You really shouldn't have done tha-"
Wyverncakes (03:25:21): The soldier pulls the trigger. And then again. And then again after that.
Wyverncakes (03:25:35): ... All that comes out is the clicking noise of a gun without bullets.
cubey@aol.pl (03:25:42): "Humanity is stronger than you take it for. Please hear me! There are people here, they need help!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:25:59): These last sentences are yelled as loud as possible, hopefully so the approaching mecha pilots can hear them.
VJockey (03:26:07): "..."
Wyverncakes (03:26:11): Bao: "FIRST OF ALL-" The figure points at Ren. "SHUT UP!"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:26:16): "Ah." Eva stops clawing at her head, and looks around in a daze. There's some blood running down the side of her face.
Wyverncakes (03:26:33): "SECOND OF ALL..." Now furious, Bao pulls out another gun and points it at the soldier! "YOU... REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT!"
Wyverncakes (03:26:39): And thus Bao goes to fire!
tengusaur (03:26:41): Asagi: "I'm stopping this... execution!"
Wyverncakes (03:26:45): (Anyone want to react, now would be a good idea)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:26:53): #Ren?
VJockey (03:26:54): # Soldier?
tengusaur (03:26:56): #
Peter Kampschroeder (03:27:07): (Oh it's the soldier)
Wyverncakes (03:27:21): (You three can go for it)
VJockey (03:29:10): *See, Leos knew that firing into a hostage situation with his weapons was a bad idea... so he was going to do something different. That being LAND his PT right on Bao, dropping a foot on the hostage taker and possibly try to grind him into the ground! Barrier or not, something that heavy is probably going to hurt!+
Peter Kampschroeder (03:29:36): *The black robot moves-much faster and more gracefully than before. It covers the distance in the blink of an eye, crouching down in front of the soldier to guard him. "No."+
VJockey (03:29:43): "R-BLADE DAAAAAA!"
tengusaur (03:30:07): * Blue One lands behind those two, dropping down to one knee and offering an open hand to the soldier. +
tengusaur (03:30:14): Asagi: "Hop on, quickly."
tengusaur (03:31:29): Asagi (to allies): "Have you seen that barrier? I think this... person, is related to the monsters that attacked us."
Wyverncakes (03:33:31): [Asagi, Leos, and Eva] Bao's handgun does absolutely nothing to the soldier thanks to Eva's intervention, the black Albatross guarding him from the bullets easily. And the R-Blade's foot comes smashing down too. Bao can only look up for a moment before his barrier forms and blocks the stamp... the ground underneath him cracking for a moment before completely shattering! Bao vanishes into the ground below, the R-Blade's leg sinking into the pit as well and making the machine get knocked off-balance. And Asagi? The soldier looks for a moment before looking back at Ren. "I'm sorry..." and then he runs over to help get the horned figure free!
tengusaur (03:34:19): Asagi: "...Alright. I'll protect you."
Wyverncakes (03:34:19): Soldier: "Are you okay? Did... did someone really shoot you before?"
VJockey (03:34:33): "Tch... "
Wyverncakes (03:34:50): (Updated enemy list:
cubey@aol.pl (03:34:54): Ren: "Thank you... but!" With a second wind, as soon as they're down, Ren grabs the soldier's hand!
VJockey (03:34:58): [Leos has no idea if the stomp did the trick... so he's just going to try grind his foot into the ground to be sure.]
Wyverncakes (03:35:08): (Red: Tormentor x 11, Punisher x 12)
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:13): Ren: "We need to help everyone. Your squad is still somewhere around here, isn't it!"
Wyverncakes (03:35:19): (Yellow: Tern, Huckebeine x 6)
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:33): And off they go, running - not towards Asagi's Blue One, but to the left behind ESUN mecha!
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:38): (Which is a Huckebein mk II M)
Wyverncakes (03:35:45): (Argos Flight and Eva can act)
tengusaur (03:35:53): (you sure those are right numbers? I'm pretty sure I destroyed at least one punisher for example)
Wyverncakes (03:36:17): Soldier: "They were put in a warren. Just a small pit to keep us from running away..."
cubey@aol.pl (03:36:22): Ren: "My kin have seperated themselves from humanity. Everyone, can you hear me?"
Wyverncakes (03:36:28): (Wait, derp. Punisher x 10)
Wyverncakes (03:36:53): (This is what happens when you accidentally exit out of a mission)
cubey@aol.pl (03:37:21): Ren: "I'll help them reconnect with human kind. Unfortunately it seems you will have to use force, but I will make sure to make that much easier for you."
Ishikar3 (03:37:40): *noticing the changing battle lines the Argos flight falls back towards the ESUN encampment focusing fire on the Tormentors as they do so.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:37:57): The Huckebein boots up and its visor flashes as it slowly lifts itself back up.
tengusaur (03:38:03): Asagi: "If you can help, that's appreciated."
cubey@aol.pl (03:38:11): Then suddenly!
tengusaur (03:38:13): Asagi: "But... Who are you?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:38:14): @Argos Flight
Wyverncakes (03:38:18): (Approved!)
cubey@aol.pl (03:39:26): *The mass produced unit shines - and all other allies soon follow. For only a brief moment, the night's darkness is dispelled as everyone lights up.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:40:10): Ren: "I'm sorry. I had to take controls to do that." The Huckebein seems to have a weird glowing, halo-like light around its head. Unlike others, this one is not fading.
Wyverncakes (03:41:30): [Argos Flight] And the effective is noticeable almost immediately. The Tormentors didn't respond well to what justh appened and charged towards the Unity Group team... but the Argos Flight's guns tear into their ranks and the barriers are nowhere to be seen. Four Tormentors fall before the others break off the attack... and opt to just fire potshots at the Argos Team with their palm cannons!
Wyverncakes (03:41:34): (React: Argos team)
Wyverncakes (03:41:57): (Updated initiative list: Argos Flight, Eva, Leos, Asagi, Ren)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:42:27): "....What did you do..."
Ishikar3 (03:42:56): *Seeing that their weapons are now effective the argos flight is quick to sieze the advantage. Charing around past the pot shot volleys the elements pair off to focus on on target at a time, trying to clear the air and buy the team a bit more breathing room.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:43:09): Ren: "I'll explain later, okay? The short version is - it's a psychic power."
tengusaur (03:43:24): Asagi: "I see how it works."
tengusaur (03:43:43): Asagi (to Eva): "Do you feel okay now? You were acting weird for a while..."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:45:00): "I...don't know..."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:45:09): "It hurts less..."
tengusaur (03:45:39): Asagi: "...Don't die."
Wyverncakes (03:45:54): [Argost Flight] The team moves in to keep the pressure on the Tormentors, you do manage to avoid the worst of the machines' retaliatory fire. Mostly, unfortunately. VG's machine, still damaged from before lags behind just enough for it to be noticeable, and have an effect on things. The machine's side gets torn up further by palm cannon fire, and though everyone's attacks take down another two Tormentors, it's still too much for the TSF and it loses altitude, falling and crashing into the forest below.
Wyverncakes (03:46:03): It's not the worst of impacts and VG's fine, but...
Wyverncakes (03:46:07): (Downed: VG)
VJockey (03:46:08): "I can keep an eye on her if she needs it."
VJockey (03:46:18): "-Ah!"
tengusaur (03:46:34): Asagi: "VG!"
Wyverncakes (03:46:37): (Leos, Asagi, and Ren can act)
cubey@aol.pl (03:46:57): Ren: "Everyone can do different things. It just happens that I was born with the ability to do that. I'm sorry, Bao, but your plans have failed. No one else will die here today."
Wyverncakes (03:47:24): (Actually...)
cubey@aol.pl (03:47:39): The Huckebein shined a little brighter while Ren said these words. So calmly despite a TSF just being shot down.
Wyverncakes (03:47:53): Bao: "You're one to talk about 'nobody dying', Ren!"
Wyverncakes (03:48:04): His voice echoes with... practically like a roar behind it!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:48:21): (what about eva's action?)
tengusaur (03:48:23): * Asagi rushes forward towards the Tormentors, slashing two of them at once with a single drawing strike of his katana! And after that he zig-zags between the other ones, attacking each one once or several times until it goes down! +
Wyverncakes (03:49:12): (Sorry, I don't see it. Could you repost it?)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:49:41): (I meant does she get an opprotunity to do one)
Wyverncakes (03:49:49): (Oh. Yes, she does)
Wyverncakes (03:50:21): [Ren] From below, the ground seems to crack open again, and from it bursts out another new machine... adorned with white and black stripes and vicious looking claws as it tries to cut down Ren's commandeered Huckebeine!
Wyverncakes (03:50:23): (React: Ren)
cubey@aol.pl (03:50:56): Ren: "There you are!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:51:45): *Despite sounding rather surprised, Ren manages to reverse the movement and make the Huckebein jump backwards. At the same time, it draws at a hip-holstered G Revolver - holding it in both hands, the mech fires steady shots into Bao's unit's face, time and time again.+
Peter Kampschroeder (03:52:07): *Eva: "I think..." The Albatross rockets up into the air above the canopy, and aims down with its left arm. A beam fires from a small projector on its wrist, and splits into six smaller ones-each targeted at a different one of the enemy Huckbeins. "I can do this..."+
VJockey (03:52:20): *Leos is going to also join Ren's attack/defense, retrieving its DODS rifle and opening fire on the new enemy!+
Wyverncakes (03:54:19): [Asagi] The Tormentors lack the defenses they had previously, and the two you attack first go down without difficulty! But in the midst of your next attacks Blue One is suddenly caught off-guard by the enemy Huckebeines and the fast-approaching Tern! The Charkram Shooters launch their blades at you again, this time the weapons moving in strange ways as if someone was quite literally pulling their strings!
Wyverncakes (03:54:22): (React: Asagi)
tengusaur (03:55:31): * "You just don't give up, do you!" Asagi turns around and starts backing off in mid-air quickly, slashing his blade at the incoming chakrams to block or maybe even destroy them. +
VJockey (03:56:44): *gun
Wyverncakes (03:57:08): [Ren and Leos] Bao's machine -the Furious Tiger- barely misses the Huckebeine as it shoots past it, the Tiger's claws tearing scars along the front of the mass-produced machine! The joint attack by Ren and Leos also hits a snag as the machine just seems to spit out a wave of black flak, but the DODS gun forces it to dodge to the side and get a bit taken off of its shoulder.
Wyverncakes (03:57:13): (Ren can now take her proper action)
cubey@aol.pl (03:58:29): Ren: "Now!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:58:45): The Huckebein draws a beam saber.
cubey@aol.pl (03:59:50): *Not letting Bao recover footing, Ren lunges at the Furious Tiger, slashing with the saber at the damaged shoulder, then grabbing the weapon with two hands, the blade facing downwards - towards the Tiger's head. Stab!+
Wyverncakes (04:00:59): [Eva and Asagi] Indeed you can, Eva! The beams fire out, plugging away at the enemy Huckebeins. You're not super-far away from them but the beams have some trouble blasting through the body of the enemy Real Troopers... but fortunately they still do a decent job at ruining their insides! This also SHOULD help take the edge off of the Charkram assault on Blue One... but no... the charkrams just snap free of their cables and now hurtle at the Albatross as makeshift blade bits!
Wyverncakes (04:01:02): (React: Eva!)
Peter Kampschroeder (04:03:39): *The Albatross zips slightly off to the side, forming a barrier just like the Tern's to catch anything that gets through-and fires with its spread laser again, this time with every shot arcing toward the Tern.+
Wyverncakes (04:04:14): [Ren] The Furious Tiger's arm get scut off cleanly by the beam saber, but as the Huckebein moves to follow up the attack, the Tiger's legs swing up and kick into the damaged machine! It's thrown backwards... "Fire! Fire! Don't worry about hurting Ren, we'll just pluck her from the wreckage!" And the remaining Punishers take the cue to open fire on the damage dmook machine!
Wyverncakes (04:04:19): (React: Ren again!)
VJockey (04:05:21): #Ren?
Wyverncakes (04:05:26): (Approved)
Wyverncakes (04:06:16): [Eva] The Chakrams crash against your barrier but are quick to begin arching around the defense. The Tern itself is content to just stay back... and your spread lasers are falling tragically short. And to make matters worse Eva... you're finding out that the barrier can only guard in one direction... and now the chakrams are coming from pretty much every one of them!
Wyverncakes (04:06:25): (React again: Eva)
Wyverncakes (04:06:35): (After that, Eva can also take her turn. Yuuya can also act now as well)
cubey@aol.pl (04:06:44): Ren: "I'll protect you!" There's some sudden and panicked noises coming from the Huckebein's cockpit. The Real Trooper houses two people at the moment after all, how packed can it be?
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:52): *The Huckebein crosses its arms defensively, trying to protect the cockpit and bowing down lower - forcing the head and the limbs to take the bulk of the shots first.+
Wyverncakes (04:07:57): ^pluck them from the wreckage
VJockey (04:08:48): *Leos grips his controls tightly and just focuses, the R-Blade itself throws the DODS aside as it draws its swords once more and just interposes itself between Ren and the attacks to slash out at the incoming attacks and push past its limits!+
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:04): Ren: "In just a few moments it will be alright. Trust me..."
VJockey (04:09:05): "I won't let you win here!"
Ishikar3 (04:09:07): *Reforming in a three unit formation the Argos flight move to support Eva taking position to open fire on the hurtling Chakrams before flanking the Tern and forcing the same weakness in it's shield.+
Peter Kampschroeder (04:12:52): *"..." Eva's unit drops its barrier and puts on a burst of speed, shattering the sound barrier briefly as it zips through the largest open path it can find. She then does another dash, charging towards the Tern with a sword stab at ludicrous speed.+
Wyverncakes (04:15:51): [Ren and Leos] It's a very gutsy maneuver, Leos, but the Punishers aren't exactly firing big, easy-to-spot missiles coming your way. You do manage to cut through some of them, but more shots go past you... or through the R-Blade entirely and pelt the Huckebein above. The R-Blade's tesla drive craps out from the damage as well, the machine falling down to the ground... but still (if barely) in fighting condition and with the Huckebein in somewhat better state!
Ishikar3 (04:18:06): Yuuya: "Leos you aren't in a Grungust or something of that nature, focus more on dodging."
Wyverncakes (04:19:03): [Eva and Argos Flight] The Albatross's speed boost and Argos Flight's supporting fire saves Eva from serious harm... and then its their turn to put the pressure on the Tern! The machine is forced to dodge and weave... doing that weird distortion to slip through gaps in your fire that it shouldn't be able to... but Eva's blade forces its hand! It stabs into the machine... all of a few inches because the Tern managed to grab the Albatross's arm and stop its attack! Argos Flight's assault limits its counterattack though to just clamping down tightly on the Albatross's arm and kicking off from it... tearing the limb free and breaking off from the TSFs' attacks!
Wyverncakes (04:19:57): It pauses for a moment, possibly to survey how the battle's changed and the loss of its comrades, and immediately afterwards departs at full speed... breaking the sound barrier just as the Albatross did previously.
Wyverncakes (04:20:06): (Leos, Asagi, Ren)
VJockey (04:20:16): "I know... I know... but I can't let any more good people get hurt"
Ishikar3 (04:20:19): Tarisa: "How can this thing move that way? And now it's running away!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:25): Ren: "Are you unhurt? That was a really reckless maneuver."
VJockey (04:20:25): "I can't!!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:42): Ren: "Bao cannot hurt me. But I am worried about..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:50): Suddenly!
Peter Kampschroeder (04:21:02): "AAAAAH! AAAH! My arm! My arm!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:21:05): Soldier: "Ah, enough already! This is my unit, let me pilot for a second... please?"
Ishikar3 (04:21:45): Stella: "Eva are you alright? Does it have some kind of neuro link piloting system?"
cubey@aol.pl (04:22:01): Ren: "No... you're not hurt! You really aren't. Trust me, there is no need..."
Wyverncakes (04:22:03): (Updated enemy list:
cubey@aol.pl (04:22:11): That was aimed at Eva, of course.
VJockey (04:23:04): *So he can't fly... He'll just take things out on the ground! He's moving to get up close to a punisher and break past the barriers with a sheer volume of attacks!+
Peter Kampschroeder (04:23:05): "Ah..." The Albatross holds its right stump, while oil leaks out between the fingers of its left hand.
Wyverncakes (04:23:12): (Red: Tormentor x 5, Punisher x 10, Ferocious Tiger (Bao) (damaged))
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:01): Ren: "Look, Bao. Humanity suffers even without your intereference, and you only add to that. Are you really happy with this?"
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:27): Ren: "Do you have no empathy for others?"
Wyverncakes (04:24:30): [Leos] Well actually Leos... what barriers? The R-Blade's swords find some resistance cutting through one of the Punishers, but only because of their hefty build and not because of any shields. Ren's seemingly helped with that! But with how damaged you are, other Punishers move to try to finish you off!
Wyverncakes (04:24:34): (React: Leos)
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:44): # Leos
Wyverncakes (04:24:50): Bao: "What I see is a lot of fighting... a lot of battles!"
Wyverncakes (04:25:03): (Approved)
cubey@aol.pl (04:25:56): *The Huckebein steadies its stance, and produces its most powerful (for a mass produced unit at least) weapon! A smaller piece of equipment unfolds into a large metal bazooka-like object - the Rectangular Launcher.
Wyverncakes (04:25:58): Bao: "And because you have to be so damn deluded, I have to wake up every day knowing it could be my last! You can't enjoy a good fight if you can't put your everything into it... if you have to actually worry about getting killed!"
tengusaur (04:26:09): * "You..." Asagi starts circling around Tern, getting his beam cannon ready to fire - and indeed, when he's in a good location he shoots, firing several large beams from different positions! With each circle he's getting closer to the target, and when he gets close enough, he suddenly moves straight forward, switching to his katana and launching two strikes in a cross-shaped attack! "Are you proud of what you've done here?" +
cubey@aol.pl (04:26:12): Soldier: "Hang in there! Fire!"
Wyverncakes (04:26:17): "Look at you! So calm and composed... no fear of dying at all!"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:26:28): "Fighting...isn't for enjoyment..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:26:32): *The launcher fires powerful physical projectiles at attacking Punishers.+
VJockey (04:26:39): *Well then, now would be a good time to follow Yuuya's advice and DOOOOOODGE! Lets hope the R blade can keep up!+
Wyverncakes (04:27:04): (The Tern's actually retreated. Would you like to change targets?)
tengusaur (04:27:37): (switch to the tiger then, actually works just as well, dialogue included)
cubey@aol.pl (04:28:06): Ren: "Bao, I do not know what you are trying to achieve here, but if you try to paint yourself as superior to humanity..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:28:56): *The Rectangular Launcher changes its aim very slightly as Ren takes the controls back again. "You have failed." The final round is shot straight at the Tiger's chest.+
Wyverncakes (04:29:10): [Leos and Ren support defend] The Rectangular Launcher's blasts hurtle down, smashing into and taking out three of the Punishers... also helping give Leos all the breathing room he needs to evade!
Wyverncakes (04:30:58): [Asagi and Ren attack] "Of... course I'm not proud!" Bao cries out in response, weaving around Asagi's shots and having his claws parry at Blue One's slashes. "It was tedious work... absolutely annoying because Ren just can't get it into their skull! And I'll keep trying until-"
Wyverncakes (04:31:23): -But the Huckebein's last shot cuts Bao off.
Wyverncakes (04:31:54): The Furious Tiger gets smashed right in its chest and it falls to the ground... and getting up is a hard task on account of it missing an arm.
Wyverncakes (04:32:12): "So long as I'm alive I won't give up on it... Ren!"
Wyverncakes (04:32:32): "This... is only the beginning! You can count on it...!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:32:38): Ren: "Bao."
cubey@aol.pl (04:32:54): Ren: "Whatever happens, remember one thing."
Wyverncakes (04:32:58): Though with their barriers compromised and their numbers dwindling, it's obvious that continuing the battle is pointless.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:16): The Huckebein draws at its revolver, discarding the now empty launcher.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:35): It is aimed at the Ferocious Tiger, ready to finish it off any second.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:38): Ren: "I love you."
tengusaur (04:33:51): Asagi: "...What?"
VJockey (04:33:52): "!?"
Ishikar3 (04:34:14): Stella: "A misguided lover or relative I wonder?"
Wyverncakes (04:34:14): Bao: "Not enough to do what I want..."
Wyverncakes (04:34:32): "Everyone, pull back."
Wyverncakes (04:34:38): And pull back to where?
Wyverncakes (04:34:46): ... Into the blazing fire of behind them.
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:11): Ren: "Relative, you could say that."
Wyverncakes (04:35:14): The barriers flicker on immediately, protecting them from the power of the flames... and before long they're gone too.
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:15): (Can I react to that?)
Wyverncakes (04:35:19): (Sure)
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:37): *The revolver fires at Bao. Sorry but you're not getting away so easily!+
Wyverncakes (04:36:55): [Ren] The bullet punches through part of the Furious Tiger's head, taking off part of its top...
Wyverncakes (04:37:18): ... But it's not enough to take down the fleeing machine.
Wyverncakes (04:38:03): The fire's consuming the chunk of the rainforest, but considering the damage to some of your suits there's not much you can do other than retreat yourselves and pass the message on to the local authorities.
Wyverncakes (04:38:07): Plus, you've got hostages to save.
cubey@aol.pl (04:38:07): Ren: "This is going to be so troublesome..."
Wyverncakes (04:38:15): Still...
tengusaur (04:39:04): Asagi: "Are they all gone now?"
Wyverncakes (04:39:10): For as much of a failure this was on regards to getting information about the terrorist Freddy Angel... at the very least you found the people who were sent out first.
Wyverncakes (04:39:11): So...
Wyverncakes (04:39:15): MISSION SEMI-ACCOMPLISHED
tengusaur (04:39:32): Asagi: "Let's get those soldiers out of here!"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:39:42): The Albatross slowly floats over towards its removed arm, and picks it up. "Ah-right...."
VJockey (04:39:49): "Right!"
tengusaur (04:40:05): Asagi: "Are you going to be alright? Your real arm didn't fall off, did it?"
VJockey (04:40:06): [The R-Blade Salutes almost instantly-]
VJockey (04:40:09): "Gah!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:10): Ren: "Bao is gone, you should go save your friends."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:40:20): "I...don't know?"
tengusaur (04:40:48): Asagi: "You don't know? This shouldn't be that hard to check!"
VJockey (04:40:54): "Darn it, still trying to get the hang of this..."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:41:38): "Sorry...I can't feel myself...just the Alba-um, this robot..."
Ishikar3 (04:41:58): Yuuya: "Well we'll need to call in for another recovery vehicle, and the report on this mission is going to be interesting.
Wyverncakes (01:18:52): Well then. Previously a Unity Group team was sent out to find the reclusive artist Dolores Norman and ask her for information about a terrorist.
Wyverncakes (01:19:11): Ideally also find the team that had been originally sent out to do the job before they all went missing.
Wyverncakes (01:19:50): Unfortunately, this has pretty much turned into a dud operation. The original team wasn't found, and on top of that Dolores hasn't exactly been helpful with information.
Wyverncakes (01:20:23): No... she's been insisting that Edward Mcdowell, the very man who asked the Unity Group to do this mission in the first place, was a better person to ask about this.
Wyverncakes (01:21:37): So really, this mission has amounted to a whole lot of nothing... aside from you guys being able to have some of her cookies, tea, and lemonade. Oh, and one of the redshirts brought along got an eye painted on her forehead abruptly while Dolores gave Walt one of her paintings.
Wyverncakes (01:22:16): Hooray on that end?
Peter Kampschroeder (01:22:18): Said redshirt is now awkwardly sipping tea from the nice old grandma.
Wyverncakes (01:22:29): HOWEVER...!
Wyverncakes (01:22:46): Your communicators suddenly pipe up!
tengusaur (01:23:14): Asagi is eating a cookie in his cockpit, wondering what's the next step. And then this happens!
Wyverncakes (01:23:22): Shuttle pilot: "Hey guys... I don't know what's going on with your end... but I'm actually picking up a distress beacon."
Wyverncakes (01:23:42): "It's from an ESUN machine... maybe one from the previous team sent here."
tengusaur (01:24:15): Asagi: "It has to be...! What are the coordinates?" He quickly starts to put his helmet on, trying not to get crumbs everywhere.
Wyverncakes (01:24:47): Dolores: "Oh dear... another team was going to come for me?"
Ishikar3 (01:24:59): Yuuya: "Alright, let's get a few of the flight capable machines up in the air and see what's going on."
Wyverncakes (01:25:01): "Well..." and almost immediately she's going up to start making another batch of cookies.
Peter Kampschroeder (01:25:21): "A-ah!" The redshirt girl with the eye stands up. "Um...sorry, miss..." oh okay she's making cookies nevermind.
Peter Kampschroeder (01:25:30): Eva flees to her TSF!
Ishikar3 (01:26:09): Stella: "Thank you for your hospitality, we'll be sure to stop by to say bye before we leave."
VJockey (01:26:09): "...."
VJockey (01:26:20): "Can't believe I missed cookies"
tengusaur (01:26:39): Asagi: "Y, yeah, thanks for the cookies. Let's go check it out!"
Wyverncakes (01:26:41): It's getting very dark now to say the least, but at least the trip back to the shuttle doesn't have unfortunate surprises.
tengusaur (01:26:52): Asagi: "...Leos. You okay?"
Fri Freeman (01:26:56): Walt: "Thank you for your painting, Mrs. Dolores. I'll... treasure it..."
Wyverncakes (01:26:59): And certainly not any incidents that could've been retooled into a found footage movie that would raise the question of who the real cannibals are.
Wyverncakes (01:27:19): Dolores just smiles back at Walt. "Be sure to tell your friends about it!"
Wyverncakes (01:29:37): Once you're all suited up, you can see on the sensors that -yes- there's a distress signal coming in. Flight's the go-to option for those of you who can, those who can't will have to settle with either flight pads, or either hitching a ride or trudging through the jungle if you're small enough.
Wyverncakes (01:30:30): But the really weird thing is that, just like during your initial trip into the jungle, everything looks pristene. Calm. There's no sign of a battle or an ugly crash or anything of the sort...
Fri Freeman (01:30:31): Walt: "I will..."
Wyverncakes (01:30:39): But then...!
Fri Freeman (01:30:50): Walt:"I wonder, what's her relationship with the person we're looking for?"
VJockey (01:31:44): "I'm fine Asagi. Don't worry."
Peter Kampschroeder (01:32:45): Eva: "...Liar."
tengusaur (01:33:26): Asagi: "Who are you...?"
Wyverncakes (01:33:26): [Walt and Leos] Suddenly, a black, spindly thing with wings suddenly strikes from the darkness, charging straight at Walt's Genoace! In each hand, a dagger held in a reversed-grip, and it spins around to strike at the machine's side! In the meantime, the R-Blade'll suddenly be rocked by the blast of some kind of physical weaponry... with a chunk of the forest flattened by a bulky machine sporting two huge cannons! And with the R-Blade caught off-balance, this new machine opens fire again to finish you off!
Wyverncakes (01:33:32): (React: Walt and Leos)
VJockey (01:34:08): "Tch...!"
VJockey (01:34:39): *Leos' reaction to the attack was to back off quickly with a raised shield before opening fire with the DODS Rifle!+
tengusaur (01:36:28): Asagi: "Watch out! What the hell is that thing...?"
Ishikar3 (01:37:07): VG: Yeah, figured things were a little too quiet around here.
Fri Freeman (01:37:30): Walt: "Giant anaconda attack!" Walt raises his shield to parry the attacks.+
Wyverncakes (01:37:35): [Leos] You're beset by physical blasts from this new machine, but the R-Blade still has some fight in it and your newfound abilities help you get out of the way. But the DODS Gun shots that hurtle out at the black machine just crash into to the air around the enemy. In that instant a polyhadronal shield flickers into being, stopping the attack cold!
VJockey (01:38:11): "They have shields..."
Ishikar3 (01:38:14): Tarisa: "What are you talking about with Anacondas Walt?"
Wyverncakes (01:38:19): [Walt] And on your end, the winged attacker's daggers stab through the Genoaces shield. The machine spins, its blades tearing across the arm guard before it kicks you away!
Wyverncakes (01:38:47): Whatever these things are... they're definitely not friendly... and not coming up in any databases either!
VJockey (01:39:06): [Leos glances at the DODS and puts it away, the R-Blade seemingly tensing as it keeps its shield raised.]
Wyverncakes (01:39:07): (Lineup: Eva, Walt, Yuuya, Leos, Asagi)
Peter Kampschroeder (01:39:20): "Ah...On my first assignment..."
Fri Freeman (01:39:24): Walt: "The shields do nothing..."
Wyverncakes (01:39:29): (Eva, Walt, Yuuya)
Fri Freeman (01:39:49): Walt: "8th Genoace team, gather together!"
Fri Freeman (01:40:26): The three genoaces gather together back to back, in a triangular formation, each raising their shields and their guns to different direction.
Wyverncakes (01:40:50): (Enemies: Tormentor (winged speedster with daggers), Punisher (thing on the ground with the big cannons))
Fri Freeman (01:41:19): Walt: "Oh, no. I've seen this movie. We're going to be picked one by one by some invincible and invisible enemy, until only one of us survives..."
Peter Kampschroeder (01:41:50): *Eva's F-15 opens fire with its two assault rifles on the Tormentor. "Sorry, then...that person will be me..."
tengusaur (01:41:51): Asagi: "Nobody's going to pick anything."
Peter Kampschroeder (01:41:59): +
Ishikar3 (01:42:29): Yuuya: "Let's show this guy who really rules the air shall we team." The Argos team begins to follow behind the Tormentor and work on fencing it into Eva's kill zone.+
Fri Freeman (01:43:00): Walt:"Everyone, fire at will!" The three genoaces fire their DODS guns at both the tormentor and the punisher.+
VJockey (01:43:31): "We don't have anyone named Will here do we? That would get.... confusing..."
Ishikar3 (01:44:10): Stella: "Going back with the classics there Leos?"
VJockey (01:45:05): "Ahahaha... Yes."
Wyverncakes (01:46:21): [Eva, Argos Team] Your combined weaponry is brought to bear, with the Tormentor trying to dodge the Argos Team's fire only to fall victim to the Genoaces and Eva's own! Its shield is getting pounded quite heavily, but... much to your relief you still manage to punch through it through sheer quantity of dakka! One of the sprays of machineguns tears through the machine's spine... causing it to explode violently! The Punisher, unfortunately, is under far less fire and its shield manages to hold... and it acts to avenge its comrade! The cannons fire once more at the Argos Team... with big black pieces of metal hurtling out at blinding speeds!
Wyverncakes (01:46:23): (React: Argos team)
Fri Freeman (01:47:09): Walt looks visibly annoyed by Leos' comment. "I wish I thought that."
tengusaur (01:47:37): Asagi: "Can the puns wait for later?"
Wyverncakes (01:48:15): (Leos, Asagi)
Ishikar3 (01:48:20): *Breaking wide the Argos flight split and dive out of the path of the projectiles and towards the Punisher to get into position for an attack run.+
tengusaur (01:49:24): * Suddenly dropping at the Punisher from above, Blue One slashes across its cannons with a wide and strong vertical swing of its katana! And then follows up with a horizontal slash at the main body! +
tengusaur (01:49:28): Asagi: "Haaa~!"
VJockey (01:50:14): *Leos has the R-Blade break into a Sprint before kicking its boosters to maximum power and then some, eking just a little more speed from the engines as he seeks to assault the Punisher from behind, drawing both swords to slash mercilessly and repeatedly at the enemy!+
Wyverncakes (01:50:19): [Argos Flight] With such a tremendous mobility advantage over the grounded machine, it's a cinch to get into a good, close position... though VG's machine ends up getting a few cannon shots just punch huge holes through his TSF. It's still flight and fight-capable, but as it flies the whole machine wobbles awkwardly.
Wyverncakes (01:51:28): (Forgot to include his name up there with the others, but Walt's attack was part of the resolution grouped with Eva and the Argos Team's)
Wyverncakes (01:53:19): [Leos and Asagi] The two blue machines converge on the Punisher, but your initial strikes are both repelled by the same barrier from before! Your continued assault eventually lets you get through, your blades biting deep into the machine... but in response it stabs out with its claws intent on tearing your machines from up close!
Wyverncakes (01:53:23): (React: Asagi and Leos)
Wyverncakes (01:53:28): And more importantly...
Wyverncakes (01:53:53): Argos Flight! Leos! Asagi! You're now a bit further ahead and down in the forest... so you can see something off in the distance!
tengusaur (01:55:02): *Asagi braces against the ground and raises his katana to parry against the incoming claws, willing to slash at these giant hands if they get too close. +
tengusaur (01:55:07): Asagi: "Finish it Leos!"
tengusaur (01:55:55): He's defending for two, if he has to.
Wyverncakes (01:56:14): Off in the distance, you can see a few more suits! ESUN ones...! You're close now. Very close!
VJockey (01:56:37): *Well screw that! Leos uses shield! He dives through the attacks to get as close as he can before smashing his shield into the Punisher as hard as he could! Now normally this wouldn't do much, but considering this shield was borrowed from Argos flight and had some reactive armor plating? Short answer? Boom. Long answer? BOOOOOOM!+
Ishikar3 (01:56:48): Yuuya: "We have a visual on the ESUN team's suits. Investigating now."
Wyverncakes (01:58:39): [Leos and Asagi] Asagi, the Punisher's attacks are relentless, even suicidal as your katana keeps getting smacked away time and time again... but you didn't have to do this forever! Leos's shield smashes into the Punisher and it explodes, taking out much of its upper frame!
Wyverncakes (01:59:32): The unknown machine collapses, out of commission and with its pilot surely dead... but unfortunately...
tengusaur (01:59:51): Asagi: "I get the feeling those things are related to the ESUN team's disappearance..."
Wyverncakes (02:00:08): The whole forest starts to seem to light up.
Wyverncakes (02:00:26): And it's still far, far too soon for it to be dawn.
VJockey (02:00:38): "...Oh look. They have friends."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:00:50): Eva: "...Oh, no..."
VJockey (02:00:54): [A reasonable explaination for the early light.]
Wyverncakes (02:01:04): The forest behind you suddenly seems to burst into flames, plumes of fire erupting up from the canopies!
Wyverncakes (02:01:13): And indeed they do have friends, Leos!
Wyverncakes (02:02:51): There's movement up in the sky, accompanied by even more explosions! Some accompanying the sight of more firebombs erupting while others seem to herald the arrival of more black machines. But these are different than before... they're all black Huckebein II Ms!
tengusaur (02:04:09): Asagi: "What the... Who are these guys?"
Wyverncakes (02:04:41): There's a momentary pause, before suddenly one last machine materializes... very different from the others. Nearly twice the size of the Huckebeins but equally black, it floats menacingly in the air for a few moments before holding out its arms. Beam cannons suddenly fire from them, blowing apart...
Wyverncakes (02:04:49): ... Blowing apart right where Dolores's house was!
Wyverncakes (02:04:52): Oh crap!
tengusaur (02:05:01): Asagi: "!"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:05:40): "My...head hurts...Ah!" Eva zips on back towards the house. Maybe, if she's fast enough...
Fri Freeman (02:05:41): Walt: "Oh no! Mrs. Dolores!"
tengusaur (02:06:12): Asagi: "Why are you doing this!"
Wyverncakes (02:06:33): Eva, your rapid retreat either has the best or worst timining imaginable. Because it seems these new black machines aren't all the newcomers!
Ishikar3 (02:06:36): Yuuya: "I thought the Huckebeins weren't widespread in use yet?"
Wyverncakes (02:07:42): To your sides, more Punishers and and Tormentors rise up out of the forest, much more concerned with you all than the other newcomers! In an instant, Blue-1, the R-Gun, the Argos Flight, and the 8th Genoace Team are trapped in the crossfire of the Punishers!
Wyverncakes (02:07:50): (React: Everyone except Eva)
Wyverncakes (02:08:37): In the meantime Eva, you fall back, even as the group with recognizeable machines indulges in some full-blown scorched Earth. Even the ESUN shuttle gets caught and destroyed in the blast!
Wyverncakes (02:09:08): And then you see... Dolores. Standing in the middle of the jungle. Looking straight up at you.
tengusaur (02:09:10): * Asagi: "I'll get some answers out of thi- crap...!" Blue One starts rushing forward towards the black units, but the sudden incoming fire makes it brake rapidly in mid-air, and switch to quick evasive maneuvers! Asagi doesn't try to counterattack, he's just relying on his shield if he still gets hit by something. +
Wyverncakes (02:09:18): Dolores: "Oh dear, my child. Did you forget something?"
VJockey (02:09:21): *Well this was getting ugly as heck, brings up his shield and proceeds to dodge as best as he could under current circumstances, because damnit that was a lot of firepower, and that means not that much room to move!+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:09:51): "Please, come along quickly!" She sets her F-15 into a kneeling position, and has the cockpit open up.
Wyverncakes (02:10:05): The sudden roaring sound of the lead machine's arm cannons drowns out anything else Dolores says, tearing apart the ground behind her as she just smiles, not bothered by any of it or even attempting to run.
Wyverncakes (02:10:17): You can only watch as her body is torn to shreds.
Wyverncakes (02:10:49): ... Oh, and now the enemy's just continuing his attack run, with your F-15 moments away from being shot up too!
Wyverncakes (02:10:52): (React: Eva!)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:11:07): "Ah-"
Ishikar3 (02:11:19): VG: "Well this certainly got to be fun didn't it?" *The Argos Flight begins firing 120mm rounds to intercept the few rounds they can't dodge as they climb quickly to break the encirclement.+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:12:05): *She jerks her machine back and to the side, not bothering to finish closing the cockpit just yet.+
Wyverncakes (02:12:08): (Incidentally... the lead machine: http://devildalek.deviantart.com/art/Let-Loose-the-Beast-269557035)
Wyverncakes (02:12:14): (It's called a Tern.)
Wyverncakes (02:12:42): (Also the Tern is white, I made a derp.)
Wyverncakes (02:14:12): [Asagi and Leos] The forest is getting destroyed all around you two, your shields -energy and physical respectively- going to work in keeping you safe from the Punishers' assault. The R-Blade suffers worse from this though, if only because its shield has already had a few bad hits already and now it's being pulverized by the Punishers' railguns.
Fri Freeman (02:14:15): The 8th Genoace team isn't as agile as the others, so they can only kneel and cover each others with their shield and the surrounding trees.+
Wyverncakes (02:14:59): [Eva] Your F-15 banks to the side, though the cannon fire still cuts along one of your TSF's arms and trashes it. Better that than being dead though.
Peter Kampschroeder (02:15:33): Eva: "...Who are you...why did you kill her...What's going on! I don't get it at all!"
Wyverncakes (02:17:05): [Argos Flight and the 8th Genoace team] The Argos team takes flight, their shots doing at least a little to keep you guys alive... though the shots also just get stopped by the Punishers' barriers. You do manage to get up and over the attacks though! And on the other side of the spectrum, the Genoaces don't go over but rather under, keeping low and not gathering attention to themselves.
Wyverncakes (02:17:28): Eva, you have no response whatsoever... though the Tern and the black Huckebeines are forming up before making a push towards you all!
Wyverncakes (02:17:34): (Enemy list:
Wyverncakes (02:17:55): (Red: Punishers x 12, Tormentors x 12)
tengusaur (02:18:06): Asagi: "...What's the status of the ESUN forces?"
Wyverncakes (02:18:32): (Yellow: Tern, Huckebeines x 12)
Wyverncakes (02:19:29): (Eva, Walt, Yuuya)
VJockey (02:20:14): "Probably dead."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:20:30): *Eva's cockpit closes up again, now that she has a moment's rest; and she opens fire with both her guns on the Tern, before charging in to slice at it with a sword-attack from one of the sub arms. "Why..."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:20:32): +
Ishikar3 (02:20:41): Yuuya: We'll have to clean this mess up and then figure out what else is going on.
VJockey (02:21:00): "Ahaha.."
VJockey (02:21:13): "Janitor. Cleaning up messes is what I'm good at."
Ishikar3 (02:25:32): *The Argos flight uses their altitude to their advantage as they pair off and dive at a pair of Tormentors, VG and Tarisa raking on with combined cannon fire while Stella suppresses the other and Yuuya takes his Melee Halberd to attempt to cleave the machine in two.+
Wyverncakes (02:25:33): [Eva] And your attacks... are completely stopped cold. A barrier springs up to repel all of your attacks, though this one's different from the shields that the Punishers and Tormentors have! Rather it's like a wall that forms right in front of it. And your sub-arm sword strike gets parried easily by the Tern when a blade pops out of its wrist! It kicks the F-15 hard, knocking it to the ground, and a energy can be seen building up in its chest right before it fires at you!+
tengusaur (02:25:57): #
Wyverncakes (02:26:00): (Approved)
tengusaur (02:27:19): * "Damn..." Asagi moves in, Blue One crossing its arms in a block and covering Eva's F15 from the incoming blast! Hopefully the shield can take it... "These jerks killed enough people today!" +
Wyverncakes (02:28:22): [Argos Flight] Ah, but the Tormentors are fast and can fly as well! As VG and Tarisa fire on the one, the machine speedily zips away, its shield handling what few shots manage to connect! On the other hand Stella's fire just gets the other to charge towards her... only to be impeded by Yuuya! The halberd strikes its barrier, being repelled, and the machine then holds out its hand as a hole opens up! And from it fires more black material like the Punishers did -though on a smaller scale- right at you from point-blank range!
Wyverncakes (02:28:30): (React: Yuuya)
Ishikar3 (02:31:02): *Using a burst of it's shoulder thrusters Yuuya rolls his machine into a backflip of sorts to evade the fragment, kicking out with his unit's leg and following up with an additional blade strike to attempt to overcome the unit's shield.+ Yuuya: "Well I guess these ones won't go down as easy.
Ishikar3 (02:31:08): "
Peter Kampschroeder (02:32:19): *"G-gah!" Eva hits the back of the cockpit hard with that crash, and lies there for a second or two before she starts to struggle up again...+
Wyverncakes (02:32:35): [Asagi] As you move to defend, you can see more and more of the Tern opening up, revealing a pretty nasty-looking cannon taking up most of its chest! Unfortunately, it fires off in in a fraction of a second afterwards, smashing into Blue One and causing it to be slammed into one tree, and then blown through that and into another afterwards! That... was NOT fun in any regard! Still, you helped keep Eva safe from that!
Wyverncakes (02:32:42): (Leos, Asagi)
VJockey (02:34:27): *His shield now mostly useless Leos throws it at a Punisher, using it as a distraction before bringing its Sword-Fas to bear and thrusting the both of them as hard as he could into the machine's face before dragging the blades outwards!+
Wyverncakes (02:34:30): [Yuuya] The fragments shoot through the empty space where the Shiranui Second had been before, and your kick just meets the energy shield again. Still, between Stella's attacks and your own, this last slash finally forces its way through and cuts down the Tormentor!
VJockey (02:34:42): *attempts
tengusaur (02:35:58): *Asagi: "Argh, damn you..." Blue One quickly climbs up to its legs and takes off into the skies, pulling out the small launcher and firing a cluster of mini-missiles at the black mecha, followed by a long burst from its heavy machinegun rifle! The boss unit is in the middle of that attack, but Asagi's more focused on the enemies around it, to thin out the crowd. "How's the situation? Are we surrounded?" +
Wyverncakes (02:37:33): [Leos] Not much of a distraction, Leos. The Punisher just plods towards you and lets its barrier handle your own shield toss. And unfortunately your sword strikes just clash against barriers once more as its hands lash out and grab hold of the R-Blade's! Now that you're being held in place, three more Punishers just opt to open fire on both you and their comrade! The Punisher's shield will keep it safe, but unfortunately you won't be so lucky!
Wyverncakes (02:37:36): (React: Leos)
Ishikar3 (02:37:56): # Leos
Wyverncakes (02:38:01): (Approved)
Ishikar3 (02:39:05): *Seeing the larger unit grapple Leos Stella takes aim and fires a barrage of fire with all four of her assault cannons to attempt to sever the arms and free the captive pilot.+
VJockey (02:39:12): *Well damn, Leos clearly made a terrible error here. So he's going to try work with it by firing up his thrusters and forcing the Punisher to switch places with him!+
Wyverncakes (02:40:35): [Asagi] The Huckebeines begin to juke out of the way of your missile assaults, but what with the comparative darkness one of them gets cut down! All the more reason for the others to watch out from now on... and the Tern lets its mono-directional shield keep it safe as it charged, four beams firing out from the machine's head at Blue One to finish it off!"
Wyverncakes (02:40:40): (React: Asagi!)
Fri Freeman (02:41:56): Walt: "Everyone, covering fire!" The 8th Genoace team let loose a arrage of spinny laser toward the enemies, mre meant to disrupt them rather than to hit them, but hey, if some of them hit...
Fri Freeman (02:42:00): +
Wyverncakes (02:42:01): And in regards to your question Asagi... well, the Huckebeines, fire, and the Tern are pushing you directly away from Dolores's home and the unknown machines are flanking you on either side. Seems you're getting pushed towards the distress signal either on purpose or accident.
tengusaur (02:42:54): * "That won't work on me again..." Asagi drops right down towards the ground and starts to quickly zoom around right above it in evasive maneuvers, using the various ground obstacles, such as rocks, trees and trees on fire, as cover. +
Peter Kampschroeder (02:43:39): Eva: "why...on my first mission..."
Wyverncakes (02:44:33): [Leos, Walt, and Stella] The Genoaces chip in with what they can, DODS Guns firing out and pelting at the Punishers and not making much headway. But one Huckebeine, still in the process of dodging Asagi's attacks, still gets shot down so at least there's that! And the damage between the Genoaces and Stella help breach the barrier of the Punisher harassing Leos, destroying an arm and letting him take all those hits instead! And without its shield to protect it... the big machine goes down!
Wyverncakes (02:45:45): (Eva, Argos Flight, Walt)
Wyverncakes (02:46:21): [Asagi] Blue One begins its evasive dance, and although the Tern almost begins to follow after you... it stops not long afterwards, instead turning its attention once more to Eva's damaged TSF!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:46:48): Eva: "...Alright."
tengusaur (02:47:55): Asagi: "If we meet up with the ESUN, we might have a better fighting chance."
tengusaur (02:48:08): Asagi: "Otherwise... This is getting kinda bad."
Ishikar3 (02:48:12): *Noting that the others are in a bit better state than Eva, Yuuya and Stella move to assist Asagi, raking the huckebeins with cannon fire to help free the ASHMB to attack the Tern and draw it away.+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:48:37): *Her TSF juggles its guns briefly, switching them all to the three good arms, ditching one of the swords-and she opens fire with both of the underslung grenade launchers and primary barrels in tandem.+
Fri Freeman (02:51:25): Walt: "Now's our chance! Spread out and focus fire on that.. thing" The 8th Genoace team now circles out while focusing their fire on the Tern.+
VJockey (02:52:27): "We've had worse remember?"
Wyverncakes (02:52:55): [Argos team, Walt, and Eva] The Huckebeines come under fire again, but this time they know better! They spare the Argos-affiliated TSFs a few shots from their solid shooters... before others unveil those crazy chakram shooters and launch the bladed devices straight at Eva! And the poor girl's shots in the meantime aren't finding their mark, the Tern quickly diving and dodging around them one after another... though with the 8th Genoace team joining in it ALMOST seems like you've finally got it... before the machine's whole body seems to... warp around your shots! The Tern keeps up the pressure, slipping through holes in your firing patterns that it shouldn't possibly be able to slip through on account of its size... and all its attacks, all that entire team's attacks... are all headed for Eva!
Wyverncakes (02:52:58): (React: Eva)
Wyverncakes (02:53:49): (Leos, Asagi)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:55:50): *Eva doesn't panic, but her heart's racing in her chest. There's no shield, so she tries to percieve the whole of the attacks-find the holes-and slip in between them. If that white robot can do it-+
tengusaur (02:57:00): * Asagi's intent on clearing the way towards the ESUN forces - who knows if they're still alive, but they have to reach them! A Punisher is in his way, but Blue One leaps high up and drops down on it, piercing it from above with the armor-penetrating spear in a true dragoon fashion! Then he stabs a few more times, to make sure it's down. +
Wyverncakes (02:57:46): [Eva] Unfortunately, you're not in that white robot. You're not in anything remotely similar, as much as you might like to think otherwise. The F-15 is torn to shreds, going into a death spiral before crashing into the ground. You don't explode on impact, but every single system's dead or fired, and your cockpit terminals explode all around you.
Wyverncakes (02:58:13): And far be it the Tern and its buddies to half-ass this... because another two Huckebeines are diving in to finish the job just to be safe.
Wyverncakes (02:58:26): (React again: Eva. But who are we kidding here? What can you possibly do?)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:58:33): "Eep!"
tengusaur (02:58:59): Asagi: "Damn!"
Wyverncakes (03:00:19): [Asagi] The Punisher opens fire on Blue One, but the ASHMB machine has the mobility advantage here and you manage to spring over those shots! The barrier stops your first few retaliatory stabs, but you manage to force your way through before it brings its cannons to bear on you again!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:00:24): There is...a light. Like the one that brought the Tern...
Peter Kampschroeder (03:07:40): *A similar bit of light slips out of the cockpit of Eva's F-15, and joins up with the larger collumn.
When it fades, there is another robot-like the Tern, but just a little bit different. Its head is shaped a bit differently, its wings are a bit more shabby looking, and it is, every inch of it, black. And as it starts broadcasting a picture of the inside of its cockpit to everyone, they can see that Eva's safe inside it, while the F-15 is wrecked.+
tengusaur (03:08:23): Asagi: "...Are you safe?"
Wyverncakes (03:08:52): (That's great and all Eva, but you've still got those two Huckebeines coming in to worry about!)
Wyverncakes (03:10:06): Also!
Wyverncakes (03:10:09): Asagi!
Wyverncakes (03:10:59): You do see the various machines now, including a mish-mash of ESUN mook suits including a normal-colored Huckebeine Mk. II M. But that's not the most important thing of note.
Peter Kampschroeder (03:11:11): *Eva: "Uh...I don't-" Suddenly, she clutches her head in pain as something happens inside the robot. Outside, it moves somewhat jerkily, its own wrist-blade extending as it steps away from the huckebeins and slices at them.+
Wyverncakes (03:11:45): No... the big issue is that there's a red humanoid (man? woman? Too far away to tell) who's been nailed to a tree a-la a crucafix!
Wyverncakes (03:12:34): And standing in front of this person, two more. One being someone in normal ESUN piloting clothes, the other...
tengusaur (03:12:36): Asagi: "...What the-"
Wyverncakes (03:12:45): Well... once more it's a mystery whether this is a man or a woman.
Wyverncakes (03:12:50): (Bao: http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=844989)
tengusaur (03:12:55): Asagi: "Everyone, I think you should see this."
Wyverncakes (03:12:55): Incidentally!
Wyverncakes (03:12:58): Ren!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:13:39): "Gah...Get out..." She starts clawing at her head, little flecks of blood starting to show up on her fingernails. "Get out, get out, get out..."
Wyverncakes (03:14:14): Those machines that have been fighting are getting closer now. Maybe they're here to help? Hopefully that'll be the case...
Wyverncakes (03:14:51): [Eva] In spite of your mental anguish right now, this new not-Tern seems to be reacting in a desireable way! Its wrist-blade swings up, cutting through the two Huckebeines in one go!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:15:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzncL2I3tKc
cubey@aol.pl (03:15:20): The crucified person's head lifts, looking at the incoming Unity Group units.
VJockey (03:16:36): *Yeah, see the Crucified person? Leos was going to head towards them, anything that gets in his way would get a sword through it!+
Wyverncakes (03:16:46): Mystery Man: "More and more distractions. You're the next one up? Yes? Then get over here!"
Wyverncakes (03:16:51): ^Mystery Person
Wyverncakes (03:17:16): The person grabs hold of the ESUN pilot, pulling him harshly over. The man nearly stumbles and falls, only for a handgun to suddenly get shoved in his face!
cubey@aol.pl (03:17:42): "They are not just distractions. Are you really going to continue with this, even now?" Cough cough. Hard to say much more, due to Ren feeling weak.
Wyverncakes (03:17:47): Mystery Person: "Now make this quick if you don't want to get killed by everything happening behind us."
Wyverncakes (03:18:05): Mystery Person: "Shut up, Ren. Targets aren't allowed to talk."
tengusaur (03:18:10): Asagi: "You! What is going on here?"
Wyverncakes (03:19:06): "But it's simple pal. Point the gun at the horned freak over there and you can go. Chop chop though... got a lot more hostages to do this with and that fire and battle's just getting closer and closer."
cubey@aol.pl (03:20:31): Ren: "Are you sure this is a good idea? Bao wants you to shoot me, but do you think you really will be let go?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:21:39): People who are closest to the scene will notice that there is a hole on Ren's clothes, left behind by a bullet. The tattered robe is stained with blood, quite thickly. Yet despite this seemingly lethal injury, the strange person is both alive and smiling weakly.
cubey@aol.pl (03:22:10): Ren: "This is... not the first time Bao wants someone to do this. The person who was offered to shoot me first, where is he now?"
Wyverncakes (03:23:38): Bao: "Oh shut up! And stop trying to BS your way out of this! Right?"
Wyverncakes (03:23:51): He slaps the ESUN officer on the back hard. The man shudders a little bit. "Right..."
Wyverncakes (03:23:56): BANG.
Wyverncakes (03:24:11): However... it's not Ren who was shot...!
Wyverncakes (03:24:42): But rather... the soldier had fired at Bao! Unfortunately, the same kind of barrier that the Tormentors and Punishers had generated sprang up to protect him!
cubey@aol.pl (03:24:59): Ren smiles broader.
Wyverncakes (03:25:00): And the soldier however, is now just staring in disbelief... and backing away from Bao.
Wyverncakes (03:25:07): Bao: "You really shouldn't have done tha-"
Wyverncakes (03:25:21): The soldier pulls the trigger. And then again. And then again after that.
Wyverncakes (03:25:35): ... All that comes out is the clicking noise of a gun without bullets.
cubey@aol.pl (03:25:42): "Humanity is stronger than you take it for. Please hear me! There are people here, they need help!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:25:59): These last sentences are yelled as loud as possible, hopefully so the approaching mecha pilots can hear them.
VJockey (03:26:07): "..."
Wyverncakes (03:26:11): Bao: "FIRST OF ALL-" The figure points at Ren. "SHUT UP!"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:26:16): "Ah." Eva stops clawing at her head, and looks around in a daze. There's some blood running down the side of her face.
Wyverncakes (03:26:33): "SECOND OF ALL..." Now furious, Bao pulls out another gun and points it at the soldier! "YOU... REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT!"
Wyverncakes (03:26:39): And thus Bao goes to fire!
tengusaur (03:26:41): Asagi: "I'm stopping this... execution!"
Wyverncakes (03:26:45): (Anyone want to react, now would be a good idea)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:26:53): #Ren?
VJockey (03:26:54): # Soldier?
tengusaur (03:26:56): #
Peter Kampschroeder (03:27:07): (Oh it's the soldier)
Wyverncakes (03:27:21): (You three can go for it)
VJockey (03:29:10): *See, Leos knew that firing into a hostage situation with his weapons was a bad idea... so he was going to do something different. That being LAND his PT right on Bao, dropping a foot on the hostage taker and possibly try to grind him into the ground! Barrier or not, something that heavy is probably going to hurt!+
Peter Kampschroeder (03:29:36): *The black robot moves-much faster and more gracefully than before. It covers the distance in the blink of an eye, crouching down in front of the soldier to guard him. "No."+
VJockey (03:29:43): "R-BLADE DAAAAAA!"
tengusaur (03:30:07): * Blue One lands behind those two, dropping down to one knee and offering an open hand to the soldier. +
tengusaur (03:30:14): Asagi: "Hop on, quickly."
tengusaur (03:31:29): Asagi (to allies): "Have you seen that barrier? I think this... person, is related to the monsters that attacked us."
Wyverncakes (03:33:31): [Asagi, Leos, and Eva] Bao's handgun does absolutely nothing to the soldier thanks to Eva's intervention, the black Albatross guarding him from the bullets easily. And the R-Blade's foot comes smashing down too. Bao can only look up for a moment before his barrier forms and blocks the stamp... the ground underneath him cracking for a moment before completely shattering! Bao vanishes into the ground below, the R-Blade's leg sinking into the pit as well and making the machine get knocked off-balance. And Asagi? The soldier looks for a moment before looking back at Ren. "I'm sorry..." and then he runs over to help get the horned figure free!
tengusaur (03:34:19): Asagi: "...Alright. I'll protect you."
Wyverncakes (03:34:19): Soldier: "Are you okay? Did... did someone really shoot you before?"
VJockey (03:34:33): "Tch... "
Wyverncakes (03:34:50): (Updated enemy list:
cubey@aol.pl (03:34:54): Ren: "Thank you... but!" With a second wind, as soon as they're down, Ren grabs the soldier's hand!
VJockey (03:34:58): [Leos has no idea if the stomp did the trick... so he's just going to try grind his foot into the ground to be sure.]
Wyverncakes (03:35:08): (Red: Tormentor x 11, Punisher x 12)
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:13): Ren: "We need to help everyone. Your squad is still somewhere around here, isn't it!"
Wyverncakes (03:35:19): (Yellow: Tern, Huckebeine x 6)
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:33): And off they go, running - not towards Asagi's Blue One, but to the left behind ESUN mecha!
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:38): (Which is a Huckebein mk II M)
Wyverncakes (03:35:45): (Argos Flight and Eva can act)
tengusaur (03:35:53): (you sure those are right numbers? I'm pretty sure I destroyed at least one punisher for example)
Wyverncakes (03:36:17): Soldier: "They were put in a warren. Just a small pit to keep us from running away..."
cubey@aol.pl (03:36:22): Ren: "My kin have seperated themselves from humanity. Everyone, can you hear me?"
Wyverncakes (03:36:28): (Wait, derp. Punisher x 10)
Wyverncakes (03:36:53): (This is what happens when you accidentally exit out of a mission)
cubey@aol.pl (03:37:21): Ren: "I'll help them reconnect with human kind. Unfortunately it seems you will have to use force, but I will make sure to make that much easier for you."
Ishikar3 (03:37:40): *noticing the changing battle lines the Argos flight falls back towards the ESUN encampment focusing fire on the Tormentors as they do so.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:37:57): The Huckebein boots up and its visor flashes as it slowly lifts itself back up.
tengusaur (03:38:03): Asagi: "If you can help, that's appreciated."
cubey@aol.pl (03:38:11): Then suddenly!
tengusaur (03:38:13): Asagi: "But... Who are you?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:38:14): @Argos Flight
Wyverncakes (03:38:18): (Approved!)
cubey@aol.pl (03:39:26): *The mass produced unit shines - and all other allies soon follow. For only a brief moment, the night's darkness is dispelled as everyone lights up.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:40:10): Ren: "I'm sorry. I had to take controls to do that." The Huckebein seems to have a weird glowing, halo-like light around its head. Unlike others, this one is not fading.
Wyverncakes (03:41:30): [Argos Flight] And the effective is noticeable almost immediately. The Tormentors didn't respond well to what justh appened and charged towards the Unity Group team... but the Argos Flight's guns tear into their ranks and the barriers are nowhere to be seen. Four Tormentors fall before the others break off the attack... and opt to just fire potshots at the Argos Team with their palm cannons!
Wyverncakes (03:41:34): (React: Argos team)
Wyverncakes (03:41:57): (Updated initiative list: Argos Flight, Eva, Leos, Asagi, Ren)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:42:27): "....What did you do..."
Ishikar3 (03:42:56): *Seeing that their weapons are now effective the argos flight is quick to sieze the advantage. Charing around past the pot shot volleys the elements pair off to focus on on target at a time, trying to clear the air and buy the team a bit more breathing room.+
cubey@aol.pl (03:43:09): Ren: "I'll explain later, okay? The short version is - it's a psychic power."
tengusaur (03:43:24): Asagi: "I see how it works."
tengusaur (03:43:43): Asagi (to Eva): "Do you feel okay now? You were acting weird for a while..."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:45:00): "I...don't know..."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:45:09): "It hurts less..."
tengusaur (03:45:39): Asagi: "...Don't die."
Wyverncakes (03:45:54): [Argost Flight] The team moves in to keep the pressure on the Tormentors, you do manage to avoid the worst of the machines' retaliatory fire. Mostly, unfortunately. VG's machine, still damaged from before lags behind just enough for it to be noticeable, and have an effect on things. The machine's side gets torn up further by palm cannon fire, and though everyone's attacks take down another two Tormentors, it's still too much for the TSF and it loses altitude, falling and crashing into the forest below.
Wyverncakes (03:46:03): It's not the worst of impacts and VG's fine, but...
Wyverncakes (03:46:07): (Downed: VG)
VJockey (03:46:08): "I can keep an eye on her if she needs it."
VJockey (03:46:18): "-Ah!"
tengusaur (03:46:34): Asagi: "VG!"
Wyverncakes (03:46:37): (Leos, Asagi, and Ren can act)
cubey@aol.pl (03:46:57): Ren: "Everyone can do different things. It just happens that I was born with the ability to do that. I'm sorry, Bao, but your plans have failed. No one else will die here today."
Wyverncakes (03:47:24): (Actually...)
cubey@aol.pl (03:47:39): The Huckebein shined a little brighter while Ren said these words. So calmly despite a TSF just being shot down.
Wyverncakes (03:47:53): Bao: "You're one to talk about 'nobody dying', Ren!"
Wyverncakes (03:48:04): His voice echoes with... practically like a roar behind it!
Peter Kampschroeder (03:48:21): (what about eva's action?)
tengusaur (03:48:23): * Asagi rushes forward towards the Tormentors, slashing two of them at once with a single drawing strike of his katana! And after that he zig-zags between the other ones, attacking each one once or several times until it goes down! +
Wyverncakes (03:49:12): (Sorry, I don't see it. Could you repost it?)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:49:41): (I meant does she get an opprotunity to do one)
Wyverncakes (03:49:49): (Oh. Yes, she does)
Wyverncakes (03:50:21): [Ren] From below, the ground seems to crack open again, and from it bursts out another new machine... adorned with white and black stripes and vicious looking claws as it tries to cut down Ren's commandeered Huckebeine!
Wyverncakes (03:50:23): (React: Ren)
cubey@aol.pl (03:50:56): Ren: "There you are!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:51:45): *Despite sounding rather surprised, Ren manages to reverse the movement and make the Huckebein jump backwards. At the same time, it draws at a hip-holstered G Revolver - holding it in both hands, the mech fires steady shots into Bao's unit's face, time and time again.+
Peter Kampschroeder (03:52:07): *Eva: "I think..." The Albatross rockets up into the air above the canopy, and aims down with its left arm. A beam fires from a small projector on its wrist, and splits into six smaller ones-each targeted at a different one of the enemy Huckbeins. "I can do this..."+
VJockey (03:52:20): *Leos is going to also join Ren's attack/defense, retrieving its DODS rifle and opening fire on the new enemy!+
Wyverncakes (03:54:19): [Asagi] The Tormentors lack the defenses they had previously, and the two you attack first go down without difficulty! But in the midst of your next attacks Blue One is suddenly caught off-guard by the enemy Huckebeines and the fast-approaching Tern! The Charkram Shooters launch their blades at you again, this time the weapons moving in strange ways as if someone was quite literally pulling their strings!
Wyverncakes (03:54:22): (React: Asagi)
tengusaur (03:55:31): * "You just don't give up, do you!" Asagi turns around and starts backing off in mid-air quickly, slashing his blade at the incoming chakrams to block or maybe even destroy them. +
VJockey (03:56:44): *gun
Wyverncakes (03:57:08): [Ren and Leos] Bao's machine -the Furious Tiger- barely misses the Huckebeine as it shoots past it, the Tiger's claws tearing scars along the front of the mass-produced machine! The joint attack by Ren and Leos also hits a snag as the machine just seems to spit out a wave of black flak, but the DODS gun forces it to dodge to the side and get a bit taken off of its shoulder.
Wyverncakes (03:57:13): (Ren can now take her proper action)
cubey@aol.pl (03:58:29): Ren: "Now!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:58:45): The Huckebein draws a beam saber.
cubey@aol.pl (03:59:50): *Not letting Bao recover footing, Ren lunges at the Furious Tiger, slashing with the saber at the damaged shoulder, then grabbing the weapon with two hands, the blade facing downwards - towards the Tiger's head. Stab!+
Wyverncakes (04:00:59): [Eva and Asagi] Indeed you can, Eva! The beams fire out, plugging away at the enemy Huckebeins. You're not super-far away from them but the beams have some trouble blasting through the body of the enemy Real Troopers... but fortunately they still do a decent job at ruining their insides! This also SHOULD help take the edge off of the Charkram assault on Blue One... but no... the charkrams just snap free of their cables and now hurtle at the Albatross as makeshift blade bits!
Wyverncakes (04:01:02): (React: Eva!)
Peter Kampschroeder (04:03:39): *The Albatross zips slightly off to the side, forming a barrier just like the Tern's to catch anything that gets through-and fires with its spread laser again, this time with every shot arcing toward the Tern.+
Wyverncakes (04:04:14): [Ren] The Furious Tiger's arm get scut off cleanly by the beam saber, but as the Huckebein moves to follow up the attack, the Tiger's legs swing up and kick into the damaged machine! It's thrown backwards... "Fire! Fire! Don't worry about hurting Ren, we'll just pluck her from the wreckage!" And the remaining Punishers take the cue to open fire on the damage dmook machine!
Wyverncakes (04:04:19): (React: Ren again!)
VJockey (04:05:21): #Ren?
Wyverncakes (04:05:26): (Approved)
Wyverncakes (04:06:16): [Eva] The Chakrams crash against your barrier but are quick to begin arching around the defense. The Tern itself is content to just stay back... and your spread lasers are falling tragically short. And to make matters worse Eva... you're finding out that the barrier can only guard in one direction... and now the chakrams are coming from pretty much every one of them!
Wyverncakes (04:06:25): (React again: Eva)
Wyverncakes (04:06:35): (After that, Eva can also take her turn. Yuuya can also act now as well)
cubey@aol.pl (04:06:44): Ren: "I'll protect you!" There's some sudden and panicked noises coming from the Huckebein's cockpit. The Real Trooper houses two people at the moment after all, how packed can it be?
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:52): *The Huckebein crosses its arms defensively, trying to protect the cockpit and bowing down lower - forcing the head and the limbs to take the bulk of the shots first.+
Wyverncakes (04:07:57): ^pluck them from the wreckage
VJockey (04:08:48): *Leos grips his controls tightly and just focuses, the R-Blade itself throws the DODS aside as it draws its swords once more and just interposes itself between Ren and the attacks to slash out at the incoming attacks and push past its limits!+
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:04): Ren: "In just a few moments it will be alright. Trust me..."
VJockey (04:09:05): "I won't let you win here!"
Ishikar3 (04:09:07): *Reforming in a three unit formation the Argos flight move to support Eva taking position to open fire on the hurtling Chakrams before flanking the Tern and forcing the same weakness in it's shield.+
Peter Kampschroeder (04:12:52): *"..." Eva's unit drops its barrier and puts on a burst of speed, shattering the sound barrier briefly as it zips through the largest open path it can find. She then does another dash, charging towards the Tern with a sword stab at ludicrous speed.+
Wyverncakes (04:15:51): [Ren and Leos] It's a very gutsy maneuver, Leos, but the Punishers aren't exactly firing big, easy-to-spot missiles coming your way. You do manage to cut through some of them, but more shots go past you... or through the R-Blade entirely and pelt the Huckebein above. The R-Blade's tesla drive craps out from the damage as well, the machine falling down to the ground... but still (if barely) in fighting condition and with the Huckebein in somewhat better state!
Ishikar3 (04:18:06): Yuuya: "Leos you aren't in a Grungust or something of that nature, focus more on dodging."
Wyverncakes (04:19:03): [Eva and Argos Flight] The Albatross's speed boost and Argos Flight's supporting fire saves Eva from serious harm... and then its their turn to put the pressure on the Tern! The machine is forced to dodge and weave... doing that weird distortion to slip through gaps in your fire that it shouldn't be able to... but Eva's blade forces its hand! It stabs into the machine... all of a few inches because the Tern managed to grab the Albatross's arm and stop its attack! Argos Flight's assault limits its counterattack though to just clamping down tightly on the Albatross's arm and kicking off from it... tearing the limb free and breaking off from the TSFs' attacks!
Wyverncakes (04:19:57): It pauses for a moment, possibly to survey how the battle's changed and the loss of its comrades, and immediately afterwards departs at full speed... breaking the sound barrier just as the Albatross did previously.
Wyverncakes (04:20:06): (Leos, Asagi, Ren)
VJockey (04:20:16): "I know... I know... but I can't let any more good people get hurt"
Ishikar3 (04:20:19): Tarisa: "How can this thing move that way? And now it's running away!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:25): Ren: "Are you unhurt? That was a really reckless maneuver."
VJockey (04:20:25): "I can't!!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:42): Ren: "Bao cannot hurt me. But I am worried about..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:50): Suddenly!
Peter Kampschroeder (04:21:02): "AAAAAH! AAAH! My arm! My arm!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:21:05): Soldier: "Ah, enough already! This is my unit, let me pilot for a second... please?"
Ishikar3 (04:21:45): Stella: "Eva are you alright? Does it have some kind of neuro link piloting system?"
cubey@aol.pl (04:22:01): Ren: "No... you're not hurt! You really aren't. Trust me, there is no need..."
Wyverncakes (04:22:03): (Updated enemy list:
cubey@aol.pl (04:22:11): That was aimed at Eva, of course.
VJockey (04:23:04): *So he can't fly... He'll just take things out on the ground! He's moving to get up close to a punisher and break past the barriers with a sheer volume of attacks!+
Peter Kampschroeder (04:23:05): "Ah..." The Albatross holds its right stump, while oil leaks out between the fingers of its left hand.
Wyverncakes (04:23:12): (Red: Tormentor x 5, Punisher x 10, Ferocious Tiger (Bao) (damaged))
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:01): Ren: "Look, Bao. Humanity suffers even without your intereference, and you only add to that. Are you really happy with this?"
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:27): Ren: "Do you have no empathy for others?"
Wyverncakes (04:24:30): [Leos] Well actually Leos... what barriers? The R-Blade's swords find some resistance cutting through one of the Punishers, but only because of their hefty build and not because of any shields. Ren's seemingly helped with that! But with how damaged you are, other Punishers move to try to finish you off!
Wyverncakes (04:24:34): (React: Leos)
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:44): # Leos
Wyverncakes (04:24:50): Bao: "What I see is a lot of fighting... a lot of battles!"
Wyverncakes (04:25:03): (Approved)
cubey@aol.pl (04:25:56): *The Huckebein steadies its stance, and produces its most powerful (for a mass produced unit at least) weapon! A smaller piece of equipment unfolds into a large metal bazooka-like object - the Rectangular Launcher.
Wyverncakes (04:25:58): Bao: "And because you have to be so damn deluded, I have to wake up every day knowing it could be my last! You can't enjoy a good fight if you can't put your everything into it... if you have to actually worry about getting killed!"
tengusaur (04:26:09): * "You..." Asagi starts circling around Tern, getting his beam cannon ready to fire - and indeed, when he's in a good location he shoots, firing several large beams from different positions! With each circle he's getting closer to the target, and when he gets close enough, he suddenly moves straight forward, switching to his katana and launching two strikes in a cross-shaped attack! "Are you proud of what you've done here?" +
cubey@aol.pl (04:26:12): Soldier: "Hang in there! Fire!"
Wyverncakes (04:26:17): "Look at you! So calm and composed... no fear of dying at all!"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:26:28): "Fighting...isn't for enjoyment..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:26:32): *The launcher fires powerful physical projectiles at attacking Punishers.+
VJockey (04:26:39): *Well then, now would be a good time to follow Yuuya's advice and DOOOOOODGE! Lets hope the R blade can keep up!+
Wyverncakes (04:27:04): (The Tern's actually retreated. Would you like to change targets?)
tengusaur (04:27:37): (switch to the tiger then, actually works just as well, dialogue included)
cubey@aol.pl (04:28:06): Ren: "Bao, I do not know what you are trying to achieve here, but if you try to paint yourself as superior to humanity..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:28:56): *The Rectangular Launcher changes its aim very slightly as Ren takes the controls back again. "You have failed." The final round is shot straight at the Tiger's chest.+
Wyverncakes (04:29:10): [Leos and Ren support defend] The Rectangular Launcher's blasts hurtle down, smashing into and taking out three of the Punishers... also helping give Leos all the breathing room he needs to evade!
Wyverncakes (04:30:58): [Asagi and Ren attack] "Of... course I'm not proud!" Bao cries out in response, weaving around Asagi's shots and having his claws parry at Blue One's slashes. "It was tedious work... absolutely annoying because Ren just can't get it into their skull! And I'll keep trying until-"
Wyverncakes (04:31:23): -But the Huckebein's last shot cuts Bao off.
Wyverncakes (04:31:54): The Furious Tiger gets smashed right in its chest and it falls to the ground... and getting up is a hard task on account of it missing an arm.
Wyverncakes (04:32:12): "So long as I'm alive I won't give up on it... Ren!"
Wyverncakes (04:32:32): "This... is only the beginning! You can count on it...!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:32:38): Ren: "Bao."
cubey@aol.pl (04:32:54): Ren: "Whatever happens, remember one thing."
Wyverncakes (04:32:58): Though with their barriers compromised and their numbers dwindling, it's obvious that continuing the battle is pointless.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:16): The Huckebein draws at its revolver, discarding the now empty launcher.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:35): It is aimed at the Ferocious Tiger, ready to finish it off any second.
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:38): Ren: "I love you."
tengusaur (04:33:51): Asagi: "...What?"
VJockey (04:33:52): "!?"
Ishikar3 (04:34:14): Stella: "A misguided lover or relative I wonder?"
Wyverncakes (04:34:14): Bao: "Not enough to do what I want..."
Wyverncakes (04:34:32): "Everyone, pull back."
Wyverncakes (04:34:38): And pull back to where?
Wyverncakes (04:34:46): ... Into the blazing fire of behind them.
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:11): Ren: "Relative, you could say that."
Wyverncakes (04:35:14): The barriers flicker on immediately, protecting them from the power of the flames... and before long they're gone too.
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:15): (Can I react to that?)
Wyverncakes (04:35:19): (Sure)
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:37): *The revolver fires at Bao. Sorry but you're not getting away so easily!+
Wyverncakes (04:36:55): [Ren] The bullet punches through part of the Furious Tiger's head, taking off part of its top...
Wyverncakes (04:37:18): ... But it's not enough to take down the fleeing machine.
Wyverncakes (04:38:03): The fire's consuming the chunk of the rainforest, but considering the damage to some of your suits there's not much you can do other than retreat yourselves and pass the message on to the local authorities.
Wyverncakes (04:38:07): Plus, you've got hostages to save.
cubey@aol.pl (04:38:07): Ren: "This is going to be so troublesome..."
Wyverncakes (04:38:15): Still...
tengusaur (04:39:04): Asagi: "Are they all gone now?"
Wyverncakes (04:39:10): For as much of a failure this was on regards to getting information about the terrorist Freddy Angel... at the very least you found the people who were sent out first.
Wyverncakes (04:39:11): So...
Wyverncakes (04:39:15): MISSION SEMI-ACCOMPLISHED
tengusaur (04:39:32): Asagi: "Let's get those soldiers out of here!"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:39:42): The Albatross slowly floats over towards its removed arm, and picks it up. "Ah-right...."
VJockey (04:39:49): "Right!"
tengusaur (04:40:05): Asagi: "Are you going to be alright? Your real arm didn't fall off, did it?"
VJockey (04:40:06): [The R-Blade Salutes almost instantly-]
VJockey (04:40:09): "Gah!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:10): Ren: "Bao is gone, you should go save your friends."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:40:20): "I...don't know?"
tengusaur (04:40:48): Asagi: "You don't know? This shouldn't be that hard to check!"
VJockey (04:40:54): "Darn it, still trying to get the hang of this..."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:41:38): "Sorry...I can't feel myself...just the Alba-um, this robot..."
Ishikar3 (04:41:58): Yuuya: "Well we'll need to call in for another recovery vehicle, and the report on this mission is going to be interesting.