Mission 049 - Operation Doll

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tengusaur (19:15:28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYn2Q-kVNAk
tengusaur (19:17:39): One of Unity Group's shuttles is flying through space, with several mecha latched onto it as they're already deployed.
tengusaur (19:17:52): But on it, there are more than just UG members.
tengusaur (19:18:15): There's also the Jelba team. All of it. Including its leader, Captain Symphonia, who is now speaking.
tengusaur (19:18:41): Symphonia: "Good to have you all here. As you know, this is a joint mission between Unity Group and Team Jelba."
tengusaur (19:19:20): Symphonia: "The mission details are highly classified and I can only share them with you on a need to know basis. Our job is to perform intel."
VJockey (19:19:32): "Tbbttthhhhht.."
VJockey (19:19:39): "Shhh!"
tengusaur (19:20:03): Symphonia: "Our destination is a derelict space station, situated among an asteroid field. We're to look for signs of alien activity, or anything out of ordinary."
frifreeman (19:20:16): Kakizaki: "A sneaky mission with giant robot!"
frifreeman (19:20:37): Kakizaki: "We should've painted our mechs black."
tengusaur (19:20:43): Symphonia: "We'll separate into two teams - one will investigate the inside of the station, on foot, and the other will look around in mecha. I will lead the on-foot team."
cubey@aol.pl (19:20:45): Toby: "Heh, I don't see any problems with that."
tengusaur (19:21:13): Symphonia: "Lieutenant Bailaran, I will leave the mecha team under your command."
Wyverncakes (19:21:24): Albhard nods.
Wyverncakes (19:21:28): "It'll be an honor, sir."
Wyverncakes (19:21:33): Selena just chuckles.
Wyverncakes (19:22:05): "First a Grungust and now a battlefield command job. Lucky you."
cubey@aol.pl (19:22:07): Setsuko: "The Glory Stars will be supporting you."
Drascin (19:22:07): Kagura: "I'LL BE ON THE ON FOOT TEAM. IF THERE IS ANY ANOMALY YOU WILL NEED WEAPON SUPPORT"
VJockey (19:22:24): "...Um... where should we...?"
tengusaur (19:22:41): Symphonia: "Your help will be appreciated, major. Exactly for those reasons!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:23:14): Setsuko: "Come with the mecha team, Volya. Interitus isn't small enough to fit into human sized corridors, is he?"
tengusaur (19:23:27): (The default team is the mecha one.)
griefgathering (19:23:35): Seta: "I..."
Wyverncakes (19:23:46): Elma: "Also everyone!"
Wyverncakes (19:23:51): The little subot flutters up into the air.
griefgathering (19:24:02): Well, Seta actually doesn't know where to go.
Wyverncakes (19:24:09): "If you see anything suspicious at all, please let me know!"
VJockey (19:24:24): "Tbbtthhhhtt!"
VJockey (19:24:27): "...She..."
VJockey (19:24:33): "She Setsuko..."
VJockey (19:24:53): "but yeah... you're right."
Wyverncakes (19:25:00): "Information is being kept need-to-know, but if there's a need I'll have the clearance for it!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:25:03): Setsuko: "Oh? Ah... sorry, Interitus, I didn't mean to."
Drascin (19:25:21): Kagura says nothing to this discovery of self-identity
cubey@aol.pl (19:25:32): Toby: "Well isn't that a surprise? Even Glory Stars leader is losing her composure."
cubey@aol.pl (19:25:35): Setsuko: "Toby!"
VJockey (19:25:45): "Its okay... "
VJockey (19:25:51): "It really confuses me too."
Wyverncakes (19:26:14): Elma: "Well, thinking about it... it's not that bad."
Wyverncakes (19:26:29): "I mean, flowers and plants have both male and female components, after all."
Drascin (19:26:59): Kagura: "AT LEAST THIS ONE DOESN'T SAY NONSENSE CONTINUOUSLY"
tengusaur (19:27:07): Symphonia: "Ahem. We'll arrive at our destination soon, so let's talk about botanics after this is over, okay?"
VJockey (19:27:29): "...Are you talking about Ren?"
VJockey (19:27:45): "... Interitus hangs out with them a lot..."
tengusaur (19:27:48): Symphonia: "Mecha team, deploy. Ground team, wait until we're docked in at the station. Everyone, stay safe!"
Wyverncakes (19:28:02): Selena/Albhard: "Yessir!"
tengusaur (19:28:04): Symphonia: "If you see anything unusual, report it immediately."
Wyverncakes (19:28:07): Double ninja salute is go!
VJockey (19:28:12): "Y.. yes!
VJockey (19:28:13): "
VJockey (19:28:37): "Just making sure about something... when you say unusual..."
VJockey (19:28:45): "You mean something that... isn't us. Right?"
Wyverncakes (19:29:06): Albhard: "Anything at all."
Drascin (19:29:09): Kagura: "GIVE THE BOY A LOLLIPOP FOR CLEVERNESS"
tengusaur (19:29:35): The shuttle is approaching the station! It looks like it's been abandoned many years ago, and it's a big construction, with outstretching "wings" in four directions. It's also situated in a meteor field, as told - the visibility is lesser than normally in space because of that.
cubey@aol.pl (19:29:42): Setsuko: "Star Two and Three are out!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:29:51): Toby: "Roger! Securing the entrance."
Wyverncakes (19:29:59): Albhard: "D12, launching!"
Wyverncakes (19:30:07): Selena: "D13, launching!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:30:16): The Virgolas carefully enter the field of operations, scanning the surrounding for hostiles and anything out of ordinary.
VJockey (19:30:20): "Thhhbthhhhht!"
VJockey (19:30:42): [Volya sighs as Interitus flings itself after the others.]
Wyverncakes (19:30:55): Grungust and Gesterben launch off into space, Selena supplying Elma's sensors with as much power as the reactor can afford.
frifreeman (19:31:05): Kakizaki: I'm launching too!
frifreeman (19:31:15): Kakizaki: "I totally didn't forgot my callsign, I swear."
griefgathering (19:32:08): In the end, Seta quietly decides to follow the mecha team as well. The botanics discussion distracted her pretty good.
Drascin (19:32:47): Kagura misses a face in these moments, because she can't direct a scathing look at Kakizaki
tengusaur (19:32:59): Those of you who fly around the base don't notice any suspicious elements near the station... But there's a faint energy reading from its inside. Its energency generator is still running, albeit barely.
griefgathering (19:33:03): RB's white form takes off into space behind the others.
tengusaur (19:33:08): *emergency
cubey@aol.pl (19:33:37): Setsuko: "How long ago did this station become a derelict? Power is still on..."
tengusaur (19:33:39): You can also see that several units from the Jelba Team have joined your search. Three mass-produced Huckebeins and one Gespenst.
VJockey (19:34:01): "Thbbthhhht..."
tengusaur (19:34:12): Symphonia: "This should be normal. Those things can run for a decade in low power output if need be! This station was abandoned before that."
VJockey (19:34:19): "*sigh* No Interitus. You can't go lick the generator. You don't even have a tongue."
Wyverncakes (19:34:40): Selena: "Elma, focus on the area around the energy source."
tengusaur (19:35:12): At the same time, the shuttle docks at the station! One of Team Jelba's members forces the door open with an electronic device, and all of them board the station, entering its corridors. Captain Symphonia included.
Wyverncakes (19:35:17): Elma: "On it! Also bringing up the station's design schematics too."
tengusaur (19:35:25): They look around the dark tunnels, checking for anything unusual as they get in deeper.
Drascin (19:35:58): Kagura: "SEND THE SCHEMATICS TO ME AS WELL. I WANT TO HAVE A MAP OF THIS PLACE HANDY"
griefgathering (19:36:08): That thing about licking the generator makes Seta look in the device's direction, but only for a split second.
tengusaur (19:36:35): Symphonia: "Don't split up, team. We'll check every wing one by one."
Wyverncakes (19:36:36): Elma: "On it!"
Meraxa (19:37:15): "Hm..." And Ken is there in the ScarleTiger, using its whip to drag himself to the station.
cubey@aol.pl (19:37:42): Toby: "Any places we can check out?" Virgola 2 looks around curiously, to see if there are corridors large enough for a mobile suit.
tengusaur (19:38:08): The only place big enough for a mobile suit on the station is a small mecha hangar. Everything else has to be covered on foot.
Drascin (19:38:25): Kagura obviously takes point position in the on foot team
cubey@aol.pl (19:38:32): Toby: "Well, looks like we play rear guard."
Drascin (19:38:43): She's the one with all the firepower and the multiple sensor arrays
Wyverncakes (19:38:53): Albhard: "Thanks, Glory Stars."
tengusaur (19:39:05): There don't seem to be any signs of violence, inside or outside. Most of the hardware is still around, albeit non-functional and old. Also, there is still air inside, albeit in a thin layer. Must be because of the emergency generator.
cubey@aol.pl (19:39:09): Setsuko: "We worked together for a long time, didn't we?"
tengusaur (19:39:16): Everyone who wants it gets the plans of the place.
Wyverncakes (19:40:08): The Jelba members are busy looking over the outer frame of the station too. The fact that age is the only thing that's been wearing it down is curious, to say the least.
Wyverncakes (19:40:21): Selena: "Elma, if you can, pull up any details about why this place was abandoned..."
Wyverncakes (19:40:43): "Certainly looks better than it could've been if it experienced a lot of firefights."
VJockey (19:40:50): [Interitus is going to poke at the walls with a vine.]
griefgathering (19:41:11): Seta: "I would like to know as well..."
tengusaur (19:41:22): It seems like most people on the outside team are checking the station's walls. Including Team Jelba's members.
Meraxa (19:41:28): Ken: That's true... Especially with all the enemies you'd think might have raided it by this point.
Wyverncakes (19:41:47): Albhard: "... I'm halfways tempted to swing inside myself."
Wyverncakes (19:41:51): Selena: "What?"
Wyverncakes (19:42:03): Albhard: "If there's still power, we might be able to bring up the place's records."
tengusaur (19:42:19): The inside team makes its way through the corridors, though they often have to stop to check side passages - and since most of the doors are closed, they have to be forced open.
Drascin (19:42:42): Kagura: "THIS IS A BLOODY SPACE STATION. ARE YOU TELLING ME THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL RECORDS WE CAN ACCESS?"
Wyverncakes (19:42:57): "A ghost town like this might have something about what went on here..."
tengusaur (19:43:09): Jelba pilot: "Hmm? What's this...?"
tengusaur (19:43:17): Jelba pilot: "Oh shi-"
Wyverncakes (19:43:22): Selena: "Whoever gave us the order might not've felt it was necessary or-"
cubey@aol.pl (19:43:27): Setsuko: "Huh?"
tengusaur (19:43:31): Suddenly, a swarm of energy blasts falls on the outside team!
Wyverncakes (19:43:32): "-D09, what's wrong?"
Wyverncakes (19:43:35): !!!!!!
Meraxa (19:43:41): Ken: ...Incoming!
Wyverncakes (19:43:47): Selena: "Get out of there!"
tengusaur (19:43:53): One of the Huckebeins, and the Gespenst, are riddled with shots and blow up!
Drascin (19:43:59): Kagura: "DAMNATION. SUPPORT, SCAN WHERE THOSE CAME FROM"
tengusaur (19:44:05): Shapes are moving quickly in among the asteroids!
cubey@aol.pl (19:44:07): Setsuko: "Ah..."
cubey@aol.pl (19:44:12): Toby: "We've got company!"
tengusaur (19:44:14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=465vguYk8So
griefgathering (19:44:16): Seta: "Who...?"
tengusaur (19:44:22): And at the same time...
Wyverncakes (19:44:23): Selena: "Bandits? Now?!?"
tengusaur (19:44:35): Suddenly, one of the side doors inside blows up!
Drascin (19:44:40): the KOG suit's weaponry whirrs as it comes to life
tengusaur (19:44:51): The corridor behind is full of smoke... But a barrage of energy shots fires from there!
tengusaur (19:45:00): People are moving there!
Drascin (19:45:15): #Inside team
frifreeman (19:45:21): Kakizaki:"Don't worry guys, I got your back!"
Drascin (19:45:24): (because I'm first)
tengusaur (19:45:25): (approved)
Drascin (19:45:35): Kagura: "MOVE DAMN IT"
Wyverncakes (19:45:36): Albhard: "Of all the rotten- D10! D08! D13, form up!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:45:40): So many units got annihilated in an instant...
VJockey (19:45:47): "Wh.. what do we do?!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:45:48): Setsuko: "They're not normal bandits..."
tengusaur (19:45:54): Jelba pilot: "Roger!"
tengusaur (19:46:04): Jelba Pilot 2: "D08... Is not responding!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:46:06): Virgola unit 1 leaps down to the hangar's floor, and takes a sniping position.
Wyverncakes (19:46:06): Selena: "Elma, scanning's going to have to be put on hold, get the Stealth Wing online!"
tengusaur (19:46:49): You can see the attackers! A large group of previously unseen, but somehow familiar mecha, led by a single unique model.
tengusaur (19:46:51): Varuch Ben
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/srw/alpha3/varuchben.jpg

Varuch Ishar
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/srw/alpha3/varuchishar.jpg
Drascin (19:46:55): *Kagura steps forward with her almost inhuman reaction time, standing in front of the door and her SEAL field coming to life, slowing down all the energy shots coming in to a crawl and giving people enough time to dive for cover before slamming herself into cover through the nearby wall herself a split instant before the slowed shots touch her+
Wyverncakes (19:47:12): Selena: "What...?"
VJockey (19:47:26): "Tbbthhhhttt?"
tengusaur (19:47:27): Fortunately, thanks to Kagura's defense, the inside team manages to jump for cover before any of the slowed shots reach them!
VJockey (19:47:46): "A...are those Aerogator robots?"
tengusaur (19:47:48): Symphonia: "We're under attack! I repeat, we're under attack!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:48:02): Toby: "Looks like they got some serious upgrades!"
tengusaur (19:48:03): Kagura, and people who have video contact, can see the inside attackers!
Wyverncakes (19:48:06): Albhard: "Unidentified crafts, identify yourrselves and stop hosilities immediately!"
Wyverncakes (19:48:16): Selena: "Captain...!"
tengusaur (19:48:19): Soldiers wearing strange helmets, armed with some sort of energy guns!
tengusaur (19:48:20): http://i.imgur.com/Urfit6g.png
Wyverncakes (19:48:40): "Captain, we'll try to cover the hangar! Whatever's going on it's too dangerous!"
tengusaur (19:48:45): ??? (female voice, outside): "So, humans came to this place to investigate it as well..."
Meraxa (19:49:15): Ken: 'Humans'...? Oh great
tengusaur (19:49:17): ???: "Curse your misfortune."
tengusaur (19:49:23): ???: "Eliminate them."
tengusaur (19:49:35): Enemy List: Varuch Ben x16, Varuch Ishar
Enemy List, inside: Mysterious Soldier x20

Ally List: Huckebein Mk II M x2
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/srw/og2/rpt-010.jpg
cubey@aol.pl (19:49:42): Toby: "You sure are arrogant...."
tengusaur (19:49:45): Symphonia: "We're pulling back to the shuttle! Get going!"
tengusaur (19:49:51): Initiative: Selena, Kagura, Setsuko, Seta, Kakizaki, Volya, Ken
Wyverncakes (19:49:51): Elma: "These machines... if they're Balmarian then they're not in the database!"
frifreeman (19:49:52): Kakizaki: "So they're not humans?"
tengusaur (19:49:58): (Selena, Kagura, Setsuko, go)
cubey@aol.pl (19:50:13): Setsuko: "Please worry about their identity later!"
Wyverncakes (19:50:18): Selena: "How nice of the major to leave more gaping holes in our intel about the enemies...!"
Drascin (19:50:34): Kagura: "CAPTAIN, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE SHUTTLE YOU WILL BE SITTING DUCKS"
cubey@aol.pl (19:50:56): *Virgola aims... there! A Gunnery Carver bullet snipes a Veruch Ben in the center of the mass, following by two more shots to the head once it's thrown off balance.+
Drascin (19:51:09): Kagura: "DO BEGIN AN ORDERLY RETREAT, HOWEVER. I WILL COVER YOU"
Wyverncakes (19:51:12): Albhard: "Everyone, do not underestimate the hostiles!"
tengusaur (19:51:29): Symphonia: "Watch out. This place could be swarming with them!"
Wyverncakes (19:51:37): "Jelba pilots... open fire!"
Wyverncakes (19:51:37): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TUTHvc2gD0
Wyverncakes (19:51:43): Selena: "On it!"
griefgathering (19:51:54): Seta: (to Albhard) "Understood."
tengusaur (19:51:55): The on-foot group is ready to retreat, but waits for Kagura's move.
Meraxa (19:52:03): Ken: I'd say get the shuttle prepped for launch, but don't leave until we've managed to clear some of the nearby space.
Wyverncakes (19:52:23): * The Grungust's chest glows bright with energy, its Maxiblaster surging forth into the ranks of the Varuch Bens as Selena and the Huckebeins join in with mega beam rifles!
Wyverncakes (19:52:26): +
Drascin (19:53:25): *And with that, Kagura walks into view again. Are those things whirring in her arms double high rate, mecha-grade chainguns? Yep, they are. And she's going to do a brutal room sweep at about waist height. The people in that room better think fast if they don't want to become meatball material!+
tengusaur (19:53:38): The Varuch Ben attacked by Setsuko takes a few hits and is pushed back, very heavily damaged and unable to retaliate at the moment! It is, however, not down yet...
tengusaur (19:54:20): And suddenly, three more of them rush in, attacking the Glory Stars! They do it by swinging their strange-looking weapons widely, causing the wheels at their ends to come off and fly spinning for the Virgolas, attached to long wires! (react)
cubey@aol.pl (19:54:31): Setsuko: "They are very resilient, watch... aah!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:54:35): Toby: "Setsuko!"
Meraxa (19:54:55): #Glory Stars
tengusaur (19:54:59): (approved)
cubey@aol.pl (19:55:13): *Virgola unit 1 can't do much other than try to quickly get up and jump back... but unit 2 comes with help, trying to use the Carver to smack the flywheels out of their intended path.+
tengusaur (19:55:21): Team Jelba's focused shots engulf one of the attackers, destroying the machine completely! Furthermore, another one is damaged. However...
tengusaur (19:55:43): ???: "Fire."
Meraxa (19:56:26): Ken: ...There! *Ken spies out the wires controlling those wheels, and lashes out the long Scarlet Whip. It lights up in flame, the young man intent on melting the wires of the weapons apart!+
tengusaur (19:56:57): Varuch Ishtar takes command of three more machines, ordering them to shoot their shoulder-mounted beam cannons at Selena and company! The leader herself launches a whole swarm of missiles from the same position, jumping around with mirror images appearing between one position and the other! (react)
VJockey (19:57:23): #Selena?
tengusaur (19:57:28): (approved)
Wyverncakes (19:57:47): Selena: "Missles...! Elma, jamming systems NOW!"
Wyverncakes (19:57:58): Albhard: "Selena, we don't know if that'll-"
tengusaur (19:58:06): Around 8 or 9 of the attackers on the station are cut down by Kagura's intense firepower. The rest of them duck behind cover, but send more energy blasts from their rifles into her direction! (react)
tengusaur (19:58:28): Team Jelba starts to retreat, jumping from cover to cover and shooting some fire towards the attacking mysterious soldiers
tengusaur (19:58:29): !
tengusaur (19:58:36): (Seta, Kakizaki, go)
Drascin (19:58:50): (how far away behind me are the Jelba Team? some of Kagura's defensive options come with a blast radius)
VJockey (19:58:52): "Look out!" *Interitus lets loose a vine swarm at the incoming beam shots and missiles. Honestly? This was going to hurt. There was no guarentee of absorption, no guarantee of snagging those missiles and draining them until they turn off or something.. and even then the Ishtar would still be a threat!+
Wyverncakes (19:59:17): * The two Huckebeins fall back and try to evade, but Selena herself instead tries to get in the path of the missiles and take a risk with her machine's jamming mechanism! Best she can do with those beam shots though is try to juke and weave though them... but suddenly the Grungust Type-2 comes charging in as well, Doomblade drawn to parry the missiles just in case!+
Wyverncakes (19:59:28): Selena: "Albhard are you-"
Wyverncakes (19:59:37): Albhard: "Crazy? No, but you might be!"
tengusaur (20:00:07): Ken burns off the cables of two of the wheels, letting Toby bat them away more easily! One of them still hits him though, damaging his machine's armor! Both Setsuko and Ken are fine however.
tengusaur (20:00:30): Kagura - far away you should be able to deploy those.
Meraxa (20:00:35): Ken: Tch. Toby, you alright?!
cubey@aol.pl (20:01:20): Toby: "Gah! I'm fine!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:01:29): Setsuko: "That was reckless... please be more careful!"
griefgathering (20:01:31): "Take this!" *Seta's taking no chances here. She targets any already damaged Varuch Ben(s) and links her two handguns, firing off a sphere of light that simultaneously splits into smaller spheres. Like a billiards trick shot to a spectator, the spheres seem to go in random directions, bouncing off each other before they converge upon the target.+
tengusaur (20:02:27): Some of Interitus' vines are shredded by the incoming cannonade! But they intercept most of the energy shots, and the rest of them deal minor damage to Alhambr's armor. His Doomblade cuts through most of the missiles before they can reach anything, though, and while the Grungust takes a few more fits, Selena herself and the rest of Team Jelba are fine!
Drascin (20:02:56): *Kagura looks back, and takes some note of the distance. Seeing the Jelba Team far enough, she walks forward, the energy shots slowing to a crawl around her and forming a rather pretty cloud around the armor... and then she glows and a twister of energy pours forward, scouring energy and metal equally all around her in a large radius+
Drascin (20:03:13): Kagura: "YOU PEOPLE HAVE NEVER FOUGHT AN EXECUTOR, HAVE YOU"
tengusaur (20:03:48): Seta targets the already damaged opponents, one of whom had a barely held-together machine. Because of this, her trick shot blasts destroy two of the enemies!
frifreeman (20:04:15): Kakizaki: "I'll flank them!" Kakizaki's VF weaves through the asteroids in its fighter mode, before circling back and firing at the Varuch Bens with its vulcan.+
tengusaur (20:04:15): But, three more are rushing forward, drawing what appears to be beam sabers and trying to cut into RB from several different directions! (react)
VJockey (20:05:44): [Volya cringes, but bites back any cries of pain. Its hard to tell if it was good or bad he was getting used to this.]
tengusaur (20:06:23): Only a few of the shots reach Kagura before she can activate her defensive measure, leaving scorch marks on her armor. The twister surprises her enemies, and three of them are caught inside it! The rest of them pull back to avoid its effects.
tengusaur (20:06:32): (Volya, Ken, go)
VJockey (20:07:39): *With the energy shots intercepted, Interitus takes this oppertunity to return some of its own to cripple the enemy machines! Aiming to strike down their weapons specifically!+
tengusaur (20:07:40): Kakizaki flies around, shooting at the Varuch Bens and damaging the armor of two of them! These two look up towards him and engage the wheel-like weapons again, sending them flying at his VF! (react)
griefgathering (20:08:17): Seta: *"Change! Code: Judgement!" There's not even any time to use the full command, but it works just as well. Still playing it safe, Seta uses the golden form's speed to make her way through one of the Varuch Bens instead of engaging all three. "Eeeii!" The blade of the pole-axe glows as Judgement makes a swift and precise thrust to take out the enemy's saber-wielding hand on the way!+
cubey@aol.pl (20:09:11): # Kakizaki
tengusaur (20:09:24): (approved)
cubey@aol.pl (20:09:32): Setsuko: "It's my turn now!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:09:53): *Follow the trajectory... fire! The wheels suddenly have bullets coming in their direction.+
Meraxa (20:10:18): Ken: Let's try this... *ScarleTiger leaps from the station, catapulting itself into the asteroid field. Bouncing from one giant space rock to the next, he attempts to catch some of the Varuch Bens by surprise - slamming smaller asteroids right towards them!+
frifreeman (20:10:58): Kakizaki:"Uh oh..." Kakizaki tries to find a larger asteroid and flies around it, hoping that the wheels have limited range or can't follow him.+
tengusaur (20:11:23): Volya targets the enemy weaponry, managing to destroy the wheel busters of three of them! However, the enemy leader is now heading straight for Interitus, scissor-like blades on wires emerging from the machine's shoulders and trying to cut at the plant monster! They're burning hot! (react)
Wyverncakes (20:11:48): # Volya
VJockey (20:11:50): "W... wha- Aaah!"
tengusaur (20:11:53): (approved)
tengusaur (20:12:19): Seta manages to cut off the hand of one of the attackers before it can reach her, and avoid another one! However, the third one's strike leaves a gash in her machine's armor regardless!
Wyverncakes (20:12:28): Albhard: "Don't get ahead of yourself!"
Wyverncakes (20:12:38): Selena: "We've got business with you!"
tengusaur (20:13:03): One of the wheels is shot down by Setsuko! Another one cannot reach its target because Kakizaki hid behind a meteor, and goes back to the attacking mech, having reached its maximum range.
Wyverncakes (20:13:24): * Gesterben and Grungust hurtle towards the Varuch Ishar, Boost Knuckles hurtling straight at her as the Stealth Wing comes in from an angle to flank her!+
griefgathering (20:13:34): Seta: "Gh! They are quick..."
cubey@aol.pl (20:14:13): Setsuko: "There is a limit to how far they can go!" This could be useful.
Wyverncakes (20:14:28): Albhard: "There's deaths you're going to be answering for here, whoever you are!"
tengusaur (20:14:39): Ken catches one of the enemy units by surprise and smashes an asteroid into it, making the machine blow up! Two others rush at him, trying to slice him apart with beam sabers! (react)
VJockey (20:15:20): *Interitus' shoulder maws moved, as if ready to intercept the scissor blades and capture them in their fangs as it attempts to move away from the incoming attack!+
tengusaur (20:16:50): Seeing attacks coming into her direction, the enemy leader has to go astray to avoid them - and the stealth wing nicks her machine regardless! Only one of the blades flies towards Interitus now, who catches it into its maw for a while before it pulls back forcibly. It burns the fangs a bit, however.
tengusaur (20:17:13): ???: "Not bad, human. But not good enough..."
Meraxa (20:17:31): Ken: Come on...! *Ken decides to try something that may have Dido screaming at him later, and draws the Scarlet Shotels to try and block the beam sabers. But will their heat resistance be enough...?!
Meraxa (20:17:33): +
VJockey (20:18:20): [Volya lets out a rather frantic noise, slapping his hands over his mouth. Yeah that did NOT feel good. The echo of having hot metal just screech and grind against your teeth...]
tengusaur (20:18:23): Turns out that, while it's not enough to completely stop the beam sabers, the shotels still manage to clash against them and force the enemies to pull back! They are slightly damaged in the attempt, however.
Meraxa (20:19:17): Ken: ...Good to know. *Ken rides the momentum of the saber clash back to an asteroid, landing on his unit's feet*
tengusaur (20:19:57): Inside the station, Team Jelba is retreating, taking advantage of the fact that the enemies are not shooting back at them for the time being!
tengusaur (20:20:06): Jelba member: "The hangar is soon! Hurry!"
tengusaur (20:20:35): Symphonia: "Keep formation! Move as a team, we don't know isn't there more of them!"
tengusaur (20:20:49): And at this point, suddenly there's an explosion!
Wyverncakes (20:20:55): Albhard: "D10, you and D09 cover them! As soon as the shuttle's clear we're-"
tengusaur (20:20:57): Symphonia: "Aaargh! Stay a-"
Wyverncakes (20:21:06): Selena: "C-Captain..."
Wyverncakes (20:21:21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXY7uASBoG0
tengusaur (20:21:24): The wall right next to the retreating Team Jelba explode, having been blown up by some heavy-duty ordnance!
Wyverncakes (20:21:29): Selena: "CAPTAIN!!!"
tengusaur (20:21:38): The explosion engulfs the captain, and a few other members of the team!
Wyverncakes (20:21:54): Elma: "Captain Symphonia..."
tengusaur (20:21:55): To make it worse, there are more bad guys behind it! And they're gunning for the survivors now!
tengusaur (20:22:07): Jelba 1: "Captai- uhh!"
tengusaur (20:22:15): Jelba 2: "Pull back! Pull back...!"
tengusaur (20:22:17): It is chaos.,
cubey@aol.pl (20:22:24): Toby: "Team Jelba!"
VJockey (20:22:51): "...."
VJockey (20:22:54): "Stop..."
VJockey (20:23:00): "Make it stop..!"
tengusaur (20:23:20): Enemy List: Varuch Ben x12 (2 damaged, 3 disarmed), Varuch Ishar (very light damage)
Enemy List, inside: Soldier x9 (first team), Soldier x10 (attacking Team Jelba)
tengusaur (20:23:31): (Selena, Kagura, Setsuko, go)
griefgathering (20:24:24): It's taking everything Seta has not to look towards the station now, but she knows that there are threats out here too. "...Nnh..."
Wyverncakes (20:24:31): Inside of the Gesterben, the tears are not being held back at all.
cubey@aol.pl (20:24:34): Setsuko: "Why are you doing this...?"
Wyverncakes (20:24:40): "El-ma...!"
VJockey (20:24:54): "Aa... ah..."
VJockey (20:24:58): "You...!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:24:59): Setsuko: "Just because we were there? Answer me!"
Wyverncakes (20:25:05): And the Gesterben suddenly charges forward, where its Stealth Wing is swinging by!
Wyverncakes (20:25:12): Elma: "A-r-right!"
tengusaur (20:25:22): ???: "You were unlucky to encounter us, humans. It is simple as that."
Wyverncakes (20:25:30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRR5ICOLgak
Wyverncakes (20:25:40): Albhard: "NOT WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR RIGHT NOW!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:25:48): *Virgola unit 1's Carver opens up. It charges - quicker than usual? The Ray Straight Turret fires, a large beam engulfing many enemies."
cubey@aol.pl (20:25:49): +
Drascin (20:25:52): Kagura: "DAMN. REINFORCING POSITION"
VJockey (20:26:28): "...L...luck?!"
VJockey (20:26:36): "That's why you're killing these people?!"
Wyverncakes (20:26:42): * The Grungust's Boost Knuckles hurtle towards the station to give cover to anyone still alive... but Selena's Gesterben suddenly make a hard turn to blast by the Varuch Ishar, Stealth Boomerang now a pair of blades to strike it down with!+
VJockey (20:26:44): "That's why you're trying to kill us?!"
Wyverncakes (20:26:55): Selena: "CAR! VER! TEMPEST!"
Wyverncakes (20:27:10): It's not even a yell. More a screech of absolute fury.
Wyverncakes (20:27:28): Is this what Albhard went through when Shu destroyed the Shirogane and killed his girlfriend?
Wyverncakes (20:27:37): ... If she lives through this, she intends to find out.
tengusaur (20:27:52): Two of the Varuch Bens, one of them already damaged, are engulfed by Setsuko's large beam and blow up! The rest spread out to avoid the shot, and two more turn towards her and fire their shoulder-mounted cannons! (react)
Drascin (20:28:26): *Kagura flies back, covering the distance to the new breach in a second and bursting through the hole and onto the new enemies' faces like the wrath of God. The room they come from suddenly ecomes a vortex of death as the chainguns sing and fill the air and horribly sharp buzzsaws the size of a head deploy and search for enemy blood+
griefgathering (20:28:35): Seta: "...Miss Selena! Please be careful...!"
VJockey (20:28:57): "Th...that's not right..!"
griefgathering (20:28:59): Somehow Seta knows this won't reach the recipient given what happened, but...
cubey@aol.pl (20:29:01): Setsuko: "I won't run away... I'll survive..."
Drascin (20:29:05): Kagura: "RUN DAMN IT. GET TO THE HANGAR"
cubey@aol.pl (20:29:09): Toby: "Setsuko, what are you doing?!"
Drascin (20:29:12): Kagura: "NOW"
Drascin (20:29:37): Still, she moves purposefully and calmly as she scythes down enemies. Losing one's cool never helped a mission
cubey@aol.pl (20:30:02): *What Virgola 1 is doing is to continue the attack - it leaps to the side, which means the continous beam changes its trajectory as well - like a flexible beam saber, it moves towards one of the attacking Varuch Bens.+
tengusaur (20:30:21): ???: "We are enemies. Our destiny is to kill each other." Selena's blades cut into the enemy, who tries to avoid the strike but gets hit regardless! She counters by swinging the same wheel the other units have, but this one is held on some sort of energy tether - and she's attacking with it repeatedly, from different directions! (react)
Meraxa (20:30:49): Ken: Enemies? So you're from one the armies we're already fighting?!
VJockey (20:31:24): #Selena?
tengusaur (20:31:28): (approved)
Wyverncakes (20:31:47): Selena: "If we're going to die..."
Wyverncakes (20:31:56): "YOU CAN GO FIRST!"
tengusaur (20:32:22): Kagura massacres all the enemies who blew up the wall right now, the buzzsaws cutting through them and turning them into a bloody mess! They fall down to the floor, most of them in more than one piece...
VJockey (20:32:46): "Destiny... fate... why do people keep talking about that!?" *Several vines launch themselves at the weapon that was generating the tether! Not just to crush it but to drain it dry and hopefully disable the weapon as well!+
tengusaur (20:32:48): But at this point, only two members of Team Jelba are still alive. They heed her word and pull back, retreating without looking back! They look rather terrified...
VJockey (20:33:21): "Why is it everybody always has to try to kill each other?!?!"
tengusaur (20:33:23): The first group of on-foot enemies sees this as an opportunity and moves in, firing guns at Kagura from far away, so as not to get caught in the vortex again! One throws a grenade, too. (react)
VJockey (20:33:26): "WHY?!"
Wyverncakes (20:33:28): * The Stealth Boomerang gets reformed, whirring to life and spinning up to strike away the attack wheel! And at such close quarters, Selena draws forth the Gesterben's shotgun and opens fire point-blank at the Varuch Ishar!+
tengusaur (20:33:33): (Seta, Kakizaki, go)
Meraxa (20:34:42): Ken: Because you don't have to debate or convince someone when they're dead.
tengusaur (20:35:04): Thanks to Interitus draining the energy from the weapon, Selena manages to block the wheel more or less without difficulty. Then she fires the blast, damaging Ishar's armor further! The enemy leader disengages and puts some distance between the two.
Drascin (20:35:18): *Kagura is in her zone right now. Calm, patient, and murderous, So she grabs the greande in midair and throws it back, making it explode right as it flies between the remainder soldiers with a single bolt of plasma+
frifreeman (20:35:50): Kakizaki: "I dunno kid, but the reason I'm here is to protect everyone!" Kakizaki appears again behind the asteroids and the enemy line and fire a swarm of missiles toward the Varuch Bens.+
tengusaur (20:36:15): Setsuko blows up one more of the attackers, focusing her beam at it! But another one manages to reach her and slash at her Virgola briefly before quickly escaping. She takes medium armor damage from this.
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:31): Setsuko: "Not good... this is not good..."
tengusaur (20:37:35): Kagura intercepts the grenade and throws it back towards the attackers, the single shot causing it to explode! All of them are enguled by the resulting explosion and shrapnel flying around, and don't make it.
tengusaur (20:37:37): But...
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:38): Toby: "Snap out of it, what are you doing?"
tengusaur (20:38:07): One of the cut-up soldiers lying on the ground turns out to be not entirely dead.
tengusaur (20:38:18): He raises his head slowly, blood trickling from under his visor.
tengusaur (20:38:25): Then, he raises his gun. And fires twice.
tengusaur (20:38:33): Jelba member 1: "!!"
tengusaur (20:38:39): Jelba member 2: "Aagh! No..."
tengusaur (20:38:48): They collapse to the ground, each hit in the back.
tengusaur (20:39:22): The soldier then turns around slowly, aiming his gun at Kagura's back as well.
tengusaur (20:39:43): (react)
griefgathering (20:39:50): Seta: "I am sorry, Volya, but ...we must focus on surviving for now..." And to that end, the Craft is suddenly wreathed in flame! "...Change! Code: Vengeance!" The red machine aims to clear the immediate vicinity - that is, the two Varuch Bens that she was engaged with. It draws the longer of its two katanas and lashes out at one of them!&
Wyverncakes (20:40:13): Albhard: "This... has to be some sort of joke..."
Wyverncakes (20:40:35): "D09, D10... and D13!"
Wyverncakes (20:40:41): Selena flinches when she hears her designation.
Drascin (20:40:53): *Kagura is not even going to waste a bullet on that. She sidesteps, steps on the soldier's head, checks her sensor for vitals of the Jelbas, and seeing none blasts out to reinforce the outside team"
Drascin (20:40:57): +
Wyverncakes (20:40:58): Albhard: "We need to get out of this alive... if we don't, then Team Jelba really WILL be finished!"
tengusaur (20:42:05): Kakizaki fires a swarm of missiles at the enemies, blowing up one of the attackers and dealing minor damage to another one. Two Varuch Bens, seeing his machine hiding between the meteors, fire their beam cannons, trying to either hit it or at least clear out the hiding spots! (react)
Wyverncakes (20:42:29): Selena: "Albhard..."
VJockey (20:42:41): #Kakizaki
tengusaur (20:43:02): The Varuch Ben attacked by Seta raises a beam saber, clashing it against her katana. The two blades now are trying to overpower each other! (react/cotnue)
tengusaur (20:43:04): (approved)
tengusaur (20:43:10): (Volya, Ken, go)
tengusaur (20:43:34): Kagura smashes the enemy's block-like helmet with her foot. The results are messy.
frifreeman (20:44:00): Kakizaki fires his thruster left and right, trying to make the laser beams hit the bigger meteors instead of his mech.+
Wyverncakes (20:44:29): # Seta
tengusaur (20:44:42): (approved)
Wyverncakes (20:44:51): "For the Captain...!"
Meraxa (20:44:58): Ken: Hm! *Ken's been bouncing around again, this time emerging from the asteroids, Scarlet Shotels drawn, to try and slice into the Varuch Bens attacking Kakizaki from behind!+
VJockey (20:45:08): *Interitus rushes in, seeking to consume the energy from the Varuch Bens' attacks before launching several vines at the enemy machines to get the rest of their energy!+
Wyverncakes (20:46:18): * It's not just Selena and Albhard who're hoping for retribution for what happened here... and the Varuch Ben is about to get a faceful of Rectangular Launchers to hammer the machine and give Seta the edge she needs!+
griefgathering (20:46:27): Seta: *"I will put everything on the line...so-!" The Craft suddenly moves its left hand, to reach for its second, shorter blade! The weapon is drawn in a reverse grip to slash apart the wrist of the Varuch Ben, and if that succeeds, the longer sword will be brought down to split the entire machine in two!+
tengusaur (20:46:32): Interitus drains the enemy attacks' energy, and none of them hit Kakizaki! One of them does hit the meteor, though, as Fumbles expected. The meteor shatters into dozens of smaller rocks, some of which rattle on the VF's armor!
griefgathering (20:46:35): Seta: "Cut!"
tengusaur (20:46:36): But the damage is not too severe.
tengusaur (20:47:17): Also, Ken cuts right through the first of the energy-drained enemies, blowing it up! The second Varuch Ben is nicked by a shotel but pulls back, its generator too strained to counterattack.
tengusaur (20:48:07): The Varuch Ben fighting Seta moves back and disengages to avoid the rectangular launcher shots...
tengusaur (20:48:28): And then its hand is suddenly separated from its body, not giving it even a chance to strike again with its blade!
tengusaur (20:48:49): And then it's just cut in two! The halves float in space separately for a second or two before blowing up.
tengusaur (20:49:00): (Volya, move)
cubey@aol.pl (20:50:01): (How many enemies remain?)
tengusaur (20:50:11): Enemy List: Varuch Ben x6 (1 damaged, 3 disarmed), Varuch Ishar (medium damage)
griefgathering (20:50:53): Seta, through her Craft, gives a quick nod to the Jelba members who helped her out. "Thank you..."
VJockey (20:52:09): "..."
Wyverncakes (20:52:13): Albhard: "We're not letting these freaks get any more of our own, count on that!"
tengusaur (20:52:17): Jelba pilot 1: "No problem..."
tengusaur (20:52:31): Jelba pilot 2: "They killed everyone... I'm going to avenge them!"
VJockey (20:52:48): [Well... if that's the case...]
Drascin (20:53:07): Kagura: "KEEP YOUR COOL. LOSING YOUR HEAD IN THE BATTLEFIELD QUICKLY ENDS UP LITERAL"
VJockey (20:53:35): *Interitus' vines lash out at the surviving members of Team Jelba, feeding them the energy it managed to drain off the Varuch Bens!+
VJockey (20:53:44): "Just..."
VJockey (20:53:49): "Just don't die!"
VJockey (20:54:02): "You're a family..."
Wyverncakes (20:54:17): Albhard: "That's the plan...!"
VJockey (20:54:24): "You... you shouldn't have to lose any one else!"
Wyverncakes (20:54:40): Elma: "Selena, systems are maxing out!"
Wyverncakes (20:55:08): Selena: "Good... we have their leader on the run... so all that's left is to get her in a corner!"
tengusaur (20:56:12): ???: "On the run, you say?" Suddenly, Varuch Ishar is rushing forward, activating some sort of cloaking system repeatedly and jumping to the sides again and again, as before! And every time it's sending more and more missiles towards Interitus! (react)
Wyverncakes (20:56:46): Albhard: "Kid...!"
Wyverncakes (20:56:50): # Interitus!
tengusaur (20:56:54): (approved)
VJockey (20:56:57): "!!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:57:13): Toby: "You heard it!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:57:15): #
tengusaur (20:57:20): (also approved)
VJockey (20:57:43): *Tethered to too many people! Can't move fast enough. The only thing Volya and interitus could do was defensively throw its arms over itself to keep any damage from getting worse!+
Drascin (20:58:20): (still time to add my own #?)
tengusaur (20:58:24): (yes)
Drascin (20:58:32): then #
cubey@aol.pl (20:58:35): *Toby's eyes follow Ishar's movements. "There!" Thanks to all the combat data meticulously collected by Setsuko, he can predict where the enemy's going - and slash it with the Barley Scythe!+
Wyverncakes (20:58:37): * Supercharged up, the remaining four members of Team Jelba rise to Volya's defense! The mighty Grungust plants itself straight in between the two machines, missiles firing off to intercept and shoot down the Varuch Ishar's... and Gesterben and Huckebeins charge as well, the former ready with her swords again as the Huckebeins draw their energized Roche Sabers and swing down at her!+
cubey@aol.pl (20:58:54): Toby: "You love picking on the weak, don't you? You say it's a mission but you're just a bully!"
Drascin (21:00:28): *Kagura is coming out of the space station when she sees the volley of missiles being shot. She doesn't have time to arrive to cover them, but she can do this: she stops cold, deploys her weaponry, and with her usual precision begins to shoot down missiles from afar, exploding them before they arrive at their targets hoping for a fratricide reaction+
tengusaur (21:02:10): Most of the missiles are intercepted by shots fired into their direction by Albhard and Kagura, exploding before they can hit anything else! And then, several blades cut into the attacking Varush Ishtar...
tengusaur (21:02:19): ???: "Tch... Take this!"
tengusaur (21:02:51): Suddenly, the machine's chest starts to glow! And it fires a large, bright blue blast from it at everyone standing in front of it, pretty much point blank!
tengusaur (21:02:56): (Selena and company, Toby, react!)
cubey@aol.pl (21:03:16): Toby: "Oh boy!"
cubey@aol.pl (21:03:39): *Good thing Virgola unit 2 was on the side, which means only with slight alteration it can maneuver to be at the back!
cubey@aol.pl (21:03:41): +
Wyverncakes (21:03:47): Selena: "Not... backing down!"
Wyverncakes (21:04:40): * The Gesterben spins around the Varuch Ishar's backside, bringing down its Blade Railgun and putting all its power into its thrusters to run it through! The other two members stab in as well, straight into that glowing chest!+
tengusaur (21:06:05): Selena and her allies stab right into the enemy unit's generator before it can fire, dealing severe damage to it! Varush Ishar barely holds together now...
tengusaur (21:06:26): And then, the beam fires anyway, with explosive power! Gesterben and the two Huckebeins are engulfed by the blast!
tengusaur (21:06:36): Virgola, thanks to Toby's evasive action, manages to get away...
Wyverncakes (21:06:57): Selena: "A-aaaaaaaaah!"
tengusaur (21:07:18): But when the blast disappears, one of the Huckebeins is just... gone. Gesterben and the other unit are floating in space, with heavy damage.
cubey@aol.pl (21:07:33): Setsuko: "Se... Selena!"
tengusaur (21:07:38): ???: "Taking out the weakest enemies first is a basic tactic!"
griefgathering (21:07:41): Seta: "No..."
tengusaur (21:08:04): Gesterben is still able to move. The Huckebein should be able to move as well.
tengusaur (21:08:06): ...But doesn't.
tengusaur (21:08:16): (Selena, Kagura, Setsuko, go)
cubey@aol.pl (21:08:34): Setsuko: "You..."
Wyverncakes (21:08:47): Albhard: "D13... Selena! Respond...!"
Wyverncakes (21:09:00): Elma: "We're still... we're still here!"
Meraxa (21:09:17): Ken: Elma? Whats your status?!
cubey@aol.pl (21:09:23): *Virgola 1 accelerates from standstill to full throttle in an instant. It bumrushes Varuch Ishar, slamming the Gunnery Carver wildly!&
Wyverncakes (21:09:30): The Gesterben's seen better days though... and the inside of it isn't that great either.
Wyverncakes (21:10:05): Selena: "D10... where's Alfredo...?"
Wyverncakes (21:10:11): Albhard: "Selena..."
VJockey (21:10:20): "I'm sorry..."
VJockey (21:10:26): "I'm sorry..!"
tengusaur (21:10:36): Varuch Ishtar turns quickly, trying to block the attacking Gunnery Carver with its own wheel buster - and then, fire a beam shot from it, at melee range! (react/continue)
Drascin (21:11:01): *Well, Kagura is not going to let the sacrifice of all those people go to waste. They stabbed the core and forced it to stay open. And so, before the boss has a chance to try to run away again, she's going to find the small form of Kagura uncomfortably close, and out of nowhere a volley of stakes heading right into her generator... and a second after the "thunk", exploding+
Wyverncakes (21:11:06): Coughing weakly, Selena grabs hold of the controls once more. "Elma... set us up for another Carver Tempest...!"
Wyverncakes (21:11:18): Elma: "But the Gesterben's structural integrity is almost go-"
Wyverncakes (21:11:21): Selena: "I DON"T CARE!"
cubey@aol.pl (21:11:49): Toby: "I don't think so."
Drascin (21:11:52): Kagura: "RECITAL. KILLING YOURSELF TOO IS NOT GOING TO MAKE YOUR TEAMMATES COME BACK"
Meraxa (21:12:01): Ken: Selene, I swear, I am an expert on doing stupid things, and I can say this is not the time!
Wyverncakes (21:12:05): And to force the issue, the Gesterben all but throws itself at the Varuch Ishar with all the speed it can, the machine already starting to break apart!
cubey@aol.pl (21:12:11): *Virgola Unit 2 slices, trying to knock the buster off its target - and deal as much damage with the beam scythe as possible!+
Wyverncakes (21:12:16): Selena: "MAYE NOT, BUT I'LL LET ME SEND THIS PERSON TO JOIN THEM!"
Meraxa (21:12:23): Ken: Damn you...!
VJockey (21:12:41): "W..Wait! Don't-!"
Wyverncakes (21:13:56): * The Gesterben charges at the Varuch Ishar... only for one of the machine's arms to suddenly break off from the strain. So much for an expert fly-by! Instead... Selena opts to just shoulder-check the Varuch Ishar with the whole of its body and bring its remaining arm up to shank the fuck out of it!+
Wyverncakes (21:13:58): "ADIOS!"
tengusaur (21:14:58): Varuch Ishar's generator is riddled with a buttload of small explosions from Kagura's shots!
tengusaur (21:16:02): And when it tries to shoot at Setsuko, suddenly Toby rushes in, cutting the wheel buster in two and cleaving into the machine as well!
tengusaur (21:17:06): And then Selena pretty much rushes at it! The force of the charge makes her push both mecha straight towards the station, and her melee strike rips into the enemy unit, damaging it critically! Most systems are just ripped out!
tengusaur (21:17:51): But the enemy leader is still not giving up! While both units are moving towards the station, Varuch Ishar tries to push what's left of its buster into Gesterben, the wheel spinning! (react)
tengusaur (21:17:53): ???: "You...!"
tengusaur (21:18:14): (Seta, Kakizaki, Volya, Ken can move)
cubey@aol.pl (21:18:21): Setsuko: "You're still moving?!"
tengusaur (21:18:29): (but if you want to attack Varuch Ishar, let me know NOW)
Wyverncakes (21:18:32): "You said it yourself... our destiny is to kill each other!"
Wyverncakes (21:18:43): (Yes plz.)
VJockey (21:18:45): "STOP!"
Meraxa (21:19:02): #Selena
tengusaur (21:19:10): (approved)
VJockey (21:19:12): (Attacking the Ishar)
tengusaur (21:19:23): (do it then)
Drascin (21:19:25): (@ that)
tengusaur (21:19:37): (go for it)
Meraxa (21:20:21): Ken: MORON! *Ken screams at Selena, the Scarlet Whip lashing out to try and tangle up the Ishar's weapon, as it comes flying in to deliver a red hot fist towards the enemy's face!+
Wyverncakes (21:20:22): (Will wait until everyone's done their actions to post my react)
VJockey (21:20:33): *Volya's going to use its vines to drag itself towards the Varuch Ishar... what it does next is slightly disturbing as the massive shoulder maw literally dislocates itself to get a better biting angle on the attacker's weapon!+
griefgathering (21:22:13): (Skipping out this turn)
Drascin (21:22:54): *Kagura follows the two falling mecha without an instant of hesitation - don't have time to should things like "no" when you're in a fight. And so when Interitus rips into the weapon, Kagura flies under it, getting to the thing's body and aiming for the cockpit before letting go a piercing beam to scour away the mech's plate, trying to carve the pilot out if need be or at least make her panic+
Wyverncakes (21:23:37): * Selena has the Gesterben swing a leg up to try to defend against the buster wheel strike, and with everything the Gesterben has left in it and a hateful scream she lets the thrusters send it smashing into the station's hangar!+
tengusaur (21:24:33): Ken's whip manages to stop the enemy's wheel for just a few seconds, but those few seconds are enough for Volya to move in, Interitus nomming on what's left of the weapon and the Ishar's arm!
tengusaur (21:25:21): Kagura's beam hits the enemy unit's chest, but it twitches somewhat, and it doesn't hit the cockpit itself - but separates most of the connections it had with the rest of the machine!
tengusaur (21:26:02): And then, suddenly, everyone is left behind, the remains of the wheel buster in Interitus' maw, as Gesterben and Varuch Ishar crash into the station's hangar!
tengusaur (21:26:14): (both units downed)
tengusaur (21:26:37): (Ken, Seta, Kakizaki - if you want to attack the Varuch Bens, go for it)
VJockey (21:27:06): "Selena!"
tengusaur (21:27:26): The hangar is full of wreckage and fire - what's left of the two fighting machines.
Wyverncakes (21:27:32): Sorry Volya, Gesterben's good and thooughly inoperable.
tengusaur (21:27:52): Selena seems to be mostly fine after the crash, though.
cubey@aol.pl (21:27:54): Setsuko: "Ah!"
Wyverncakes (21:27:57): And Selena's trying to crawl free of the wreckage with Elma in one hand.
tengusaur (21:28:07): And while she does that, she sees...
Wyverncakes (21:28:09): Albhard: "Of all the insane...!"
tengusaur (21:28:19): The enemy's cockpit separated from the main unit during the crash.
tengusaur (21:28:30): And out of it, the unknown leader emerges, slightly blooded.
tengusaur (21:28:33): She's wearing a mask.
tengusaur (21:28:34): http://srwog.velv.net/char_images/spectra_mask.png
tengusaur (21:28:51): ???: "So this is how you look like, human."
Wyverncakes (21:29:07): Selena: "!"
tengusaur (21:29:10): She raises a gun, a one-handed version of the weapons the other enemy ground forces used.
tengusaur (21:29:14): ???: "Join the others."
Meraxa (21:29:15): Ken: Shi-! Someone get to that! *Ken quickly turns, letting loose his flaming whip to try and catch - and then swing to an asteroid - one of the remaining Bens+
Wyverncakes (21:29:31): Selena: "Elma!"
Wyverncakes (21:29:39): It's not a cry or an expression of shock.
Wyverncakes (21:29:41): It's a command.
cubey@aol.pl (21:29:51): Toby: "On it, Ken!"
tengusaur (21:29:54): And the fires a few times, sending energy shots into Selena's direction! (Selena react)
Wyverncakes (21:29:56): And the subot understands completely.
cubey@aol.pl (21:30:00): Virgola unit 2 is relatively undamaged and already speeds towards the hangar.
griefgathering (21:30:02): *Seta will try to clear some more Varuch Bens with her two swords. Vengeance disperses a cloud of disruptive ash that engulfs one or two, and then breaks into the cloud to unleash one slash after another!+
frifreeman (21:30:55): Kakizaki: "Miss Selena! I hope she's alright..." Kakizaki simply fires all of his remaining missiels toward the Varuch Bens.+
Wyverncakes (21:30:56): * From the little robot suddenly a small, cylindrical object gets released! Selena shuts her eyes and tries to cover her ears as fast as possible too because suddenly inside of the hangar there's a brillian flash of light and deafening burst of sound!+
Drascin (21:30:56): Kagura also speeds for the hangar, but the recoil made her lose a couple valuable seconds there...
tengusaur (21:31:38): Ken, Seta and Kakizaki destroy one Varuch Ben each, smashing them into the asteroid, cutting them apart and blowing them up with missiles respectively! The rest of them are retreating behind the base right now, firing back at them with their shoulder guns to provide cover! (react you three)
tengusaur (21:32:41): Selena - the flash grenade hidden inside Elma explodes, catching your opponent by surprise! As she's stunned momentarily, her shots go nowhere - and this is your brief chance to act!
Meraxa (21:32:50): Ken: What's going on in there Toby?! *And again the Scarlet Whip proves its use, Ken pulling himself towards the station so as to be at a hard angle for enemy fire to reach+
cubey@aol.pl (21:33:15): Toby: "Hang in there Selena, help's coming!"
tengusaur (21:33:33): (Selena, go)
Wyverncakes (21:34:52): * And a second's repreive is all she needs. Her electric whip gets pulled free and ensnares the woman's arm! WIth the press of a button, electricity is issued forth to give the pilot a vicious shock... and Selena pulls with all her might so she can smash her foot right into the pilot's head!+
tengusaur (21:35:10): With the help of his whip, Ken avoids the enemy fire.
tengusaur (21:35:44): So do Seta and Kakizaki, actually - these shots served mostly to cover their escape rather than hit anyone.
tengusaur (21:36:15): Selena's electric whip zaps the enemy leader, giving her a chance to move in and kick her hard in the head!
tengusaur (21:36:25): The enemy is thrown back! The helmet goes off!
tengusaur (21:36:35): She springs back to her feet, further down the corridor...
tengusaur (21:36:41): http://srwog.velv.net/char_images/spectra.png
Wyverncakes (21:36:47): Selena: "... What the..."
tengusaur (21:36:50): She looks like... a female version of Ingram.
Wyverncakes (21:36:56): It's worse than that...
Wyverncakes (21:37:15): Elma: "Facial recognition activated..."
tengusaur (21:37:15): ???: "My mask! You saw me without my mask...!"
Wyverncakes (21:37:26): "... Data's coming in...!"
Wyverncakes (21:37:34): "The person who gave Team Jelba these orders..."
Wyverncakes (21:37:43): "... It was Ingram Plissken!"
Wyverncakes (21:37:54): Selena: "But that's...!"
cubey@aol.pl (21:37:58): (Can we hear that?)
Wyverncakes (21:38:01): (Yes)
tengusaur (21:38:02): (over the radio, yes)
Wyverncakes (21:38:09): And more importantly, there was still the woman in front of her!
cubey@aol.pl (21:38:10): Setsuko: "What...?!"
Wyverncakes (21:38:14): Selena: "You killed... my family!"
Wyverncakes (21:38:20): "And you're worried about me seeing your face?!?"
Meraxa (21:38:34): Ken: The heck...?
tengusaur (21:38:40): ???: "This is not something you should do and live. I will have my revenge, human..."
Drascin (21:38:42): Kagura: "MOTHERFUCKER. HOW DID NOBODY CHECK WHERE THE ORDERS CAME FROM"
Wyverncakes (21:38:46): "You can try!"
Wyverncakes (21:38:56): "But I'll never forget your face, whoever you are!"
Wyverncakes (21:39:00): "And neither will Elma!"
tengusaur (21:39:06): She suddenly twitches in pain, obviously wounded! And seeing that she's a disadvantage...
Drascin (21:39:15): (yeah, Kagura is putting a bit more thrust on those boosters now. Don't let her escape, dammit! Shoot her!)
tengusaur (21:39:19): The enemy suddenly hits a switch on the wall! A door falls down, separating her from the hangar!
tengusaur (21:39:31): Now, everyone else reaches the hangar.
Drascin (21:39:53): Kagura: "DAMNATION"
Wyverncakes (21:39:54): Albhard: "Selena!"
Wyverncakes (21:40:24): The Grungust lands next to the wreckage of the Gesterben, Albhard getting out and rushing to Selena's side. Holy cow she does not look good.
VJockey (21:40:26): "..."
Wyverncakes (21:40:35): Albhard: "Selena!"
cubey@aol.pl (21:40:46): Toby: "This is a mess..."
Wyverncakes (21:40:46): "Elma... was it true...?"
Drascin (21:40:48): Kagura is going to try to blow up the door and attempt to follow, unlikely to succeed as that is. Kind of more important than Selena's wellbeing right now.
Meraxa (21:40:55): Ken: Damn... Is there a medical bay on the shuttle?
Wyverncakes (21:40:58): "These orders came from... the major?"
tengusaur (21:41:09): Blowing the door up reveals... Nothing. The enemy already fled.
Wyverncakes (21:41:09): The subot sheepishly nods...
tengusaur (21:41:15): On the other side of the station, the enemy Varuch Bens briefly stop to pick something (or someone) up, then bail quickly!
tengusaur (21:41:31): What's left of their force, at least. Most of them was destroyed in the battle.
tengusaur (21:41:35): But then... So was most of yours.
VJockey (21:41:38): "If... if they came from him... then why...?"
Wyverncakes (21:41:45): Selena: "I... don't know..."
Wyverncakes (21:41:50): "But that woman... she looked like him!"
Wyverncakes (21:42:08): "Like... a relative! Or for all we know, maybe a clone!"
Drascin (21:42:12): Kagura: "CLOSE FAMILY RELATION MOST LIKELY. OR SIMILAR CLONE STRAIN OR WHATEVER THEY USE"
VJockey (21:42:15): "..like the Wulgaru?"
Wyverncakes (21:42:17): She snorts.
Wyverncakes (21:42:28): "... Shared ancestors, after all."
cubey@aol.pl (21:42:46): Setsuko: "I'm sorry... I'm really sorry."
Drascin (21:42:47): Kagura: "WHAT WORRIES ME IS THAT PLISSKEN WAS GONE AND HE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET THIS ENTIRE FUCKING UNIT INTO A TRAP WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER"
cubey@aol.pl (21:42:54): The operation is over, she can only slump down in the cockpit now.
Wyverncakes (21:43:08): Selena's slumping on the ground now too, tears willing up in her eyes.
VJockey (21:43:21): "...You mean he could do this again?"
Wyverncakes (21:43:28): But at least Albhard's still alive, and there's still-
griefgathering (21:43:32): Out in space, within her Craft, Seta slowly lowers her head.
Wyverncakes (21:43:48): -But then Selena looks out into space, seeing the one other Huckebein floating there almost peacefully.
Wyverncakes (21:43:58): "Ha... haha... this..."
Wyverncakes (21:44:26): Blood's slipped out into the space around it.
Wyverncakes (21:44:56): "How many operations... not a single loss... and then now..."
Drascin (21:45:01): Still, she doesn't say more. Soldiers are allowed to mourn their squadmates. The practcial concerns will have a time later, when she finds someone in the ESUN structure to yell at
Wyverncakes (21:45:05): "Team Jelba killed... so easily..."
Wyverncakes (21:45:17): Albhard himself just grimaches, fists clenched.
Meraxa (21:45:24): Ken: Shuttle! Medical bay! Come on!
VJockey (21:45:36): [Interitus whines softly and crouches down near her.]
Wyverncakes (21:45:37): ... The hatred he's feeling burn inside of him dwarfs that which he once felt regarding Shu.
Drascin (21:45:45): Kagura: "SHE'S ALRIGHT ENOUGH PHYSICALLY. LET HER MOURN"
Wyverncakes (21:45:47): It almost makes him feel petty for hating Shu.
tengusaur (21:47:37): And thus, this encounter ended. The first fight with Balmarian forces in person, not just their machines, not counting Ingram...
tengusaur (21:47:41): But not the last.
tengusaur (21:47:43): MISSION COMPLETE
Meraxa (21:48:29): Ken: Major, so help me... *Ken goes off to check the shuttle himself, cutting off his comms in case of AI's possible response*