Mission 078 - Double Event

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cubey@aol.pl (18:00:14): A state of emergency has been declared - one Kaiju is bad news enough, but this time something new happened. A double event.
cubey@aol.pl (18:00:41): Two category 4 kaiju have emerged from the Rift and are going straight for Hong Kong.
cubey@aol.pl (18:01:06): Unity Group received a request for assistance almost immediately - and a shuttle was dispatched with whomever was available on board. It will arrive as soon as possible.
cubey@aol.pl (18:01:10): But will it be fast enough?
cubey@aol.pl (18:01:14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyd8WxIOUY
VJockey (18:03:32): [It goes without saying that Raleigh and Mako are on the shuttle to Hong Kong. Moreso given the urgency of the situation. Two kaiju...]
VJockey (18:04:02): "That guy...Gottlieb. He mentioned something about this."
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:14): Only the Conn-Pod (head) of Gipsy is on board the shuttle by the way. The main unit is carried underneath it.
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:36): At the same time!
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:51): The Hong Kong shatterdome team is already engaged in battle.
tengusaur (18:04:55): Hetepheres: "I trust that he was listened to and necessary precautions were put into place?"
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:12): By Pentacost's orders, Striker Eureka is standing back as a second defense line.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:23): The first defense line consists of Crimson Typhoon and Cherno Alpha.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:27): Your enemies:
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:35): Otachi http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/pacificrim/images/0/06/Otachi_Concept.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140111222557
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:42): Leatherback http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/pacificrim/images/2/20/PRLeatherbackConcept800.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130718162133
VJockey (18:05:52): "Considering the Marshall's just thrown everything we've got..."
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:55): However, for the time being you are holding ground!
VJockey (18:05:57): "Probably a yes."
cubey@aol.pl (18:07:06): The Tang Wei triplets grapple with Otachi, and send the Kaiju flying.
griefgathering (18:07:21): Seta looks worried here, but given what Raleigh just said...
cubey@aol.pl (18:07:27): Cherno Alpha, there is a category 4 enemy going your way - and it flails as it flies helplessly through the air!
cubey@aol.pl (18:07:33): Kaidanovskys, move/react!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:15:28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F_ZqflQ0IA&index=6&list=PLogKnAa0QO-8ki_rlRwMgtihrlP-Lye4H
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:17:06): *"Cherno Alpha moving in!" A gruff feminine voice intones. Foghorn blaring, a massive Jaeger with a Cooling-tower esque heat, marches towards the prone Cat IV, swinging a meaty fist into its jaw, then follows up with an elbow to the neck, bowing it down with its weight and mass!+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:17:52): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F_ZqflQ0IA
cubey@aol.pl (18:18:27): Otachi gets punched by a massive Russian fist. Its head shakes in confusion and pain!
cubey@aol.pl (18:18:59): However, the kaiju is not defenseless, and in fact has a surprise for you. Suddenly, a tail strike under water, aiming at Cherno's legs and threatening to knock the Jaeger off-balance!
cubey@aol.pl (18:19:42): Then, to make matters worse, Leatherback emerges from the water - behind you! Its giant gorilla-like form grabs the old Jaeger from behind!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:19:43): "A-deen! Dva! Tree! Chy-tir-ye–Uh!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:19:45): React to that.
cubey@aol.pl (18:20:13): Crimson Typhoon's crew are already moving in to assist. Just focus on the giant kaiju on your back.
cubey@aol.pl (18:20:25): Also, something arrives on the horizon.
cubey@aol.pl (18:20:35): The Unity Group shuttle is here, though the weather is foul and visibility is bad.
cubey@aol.pl (18:20:43): (Still too far to assist though)
Meraxa (18:21:59): Ken watches, lips pursed, before he screams at the pilot. "Can't we go any faster?!"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:22:35): *Sasha curses under her breath. "Alexis, engage Foot Spikes!" Cherno Alpha anchors itself to keep from falling. With careful motions, Sasha rabbit-punches behind her head, hitting Leatherback's neck! "Tesla Cells!" Leatherback's pelt sizzles with hundreds of Kilovolts!+
cubey@aol.pl (18:23:34): Surges of electricity crackle over Leatherback's hide. There is no way the kaiju does not feel that.
cubey@aol.pl (18:23:38): But somehow, it still holds!
griefgathering (18:23:53): Seta: "This weather is not helping..."
cubey@aol.pl (18:24:09): Not just that, but its grip starts to tighten. Cherno's armor is slowly getting crushed.
cubey@aol.pl (18:24:36): Chuck: "Screw that, we're moving in!"
tengusaur (18:24:37): Hetepheres: "Get ready. We are deploying as soon as we are in range."
cubey@aol.pl (18:24:57): Striker Eureka starts going into a sprint.
cubey@aol.pl (18:25:05): But it is still a fair distance away, so is the UG shuttle.
griefgathering (18:25:15): Seta: "Understood."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:25:27): "Sustaining massive damage." Sasha reports as sparks fly in their cockpit. "Armor rupturing aft and stern!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:25:46): The Crimson Typhoon brothers commence their assault on Otachi. Their Jaeger's three hands start up their spinning chainsaws. It's the Thundercloud Formation!
cubey@aol.pl (18:26:08): With acrobatic grace, the Jaeger spins and cuts at Otachi. The Kaiju growls and loudly screams in pain!
cubey@aol.pl (18:26:24): And then its arms grab at two of Typhoon's, immobilizing it.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:26:25): "…finish off Otachi first." Sasha says at last. "Hong Kong takes priority."
cubey@aol.pl (18:26:49): And the tail - the same tail it used to knock Cherno off balance, now strikes from under the water, right at Crimson's head.
cubey@aol.pl (18:27:04): On its end is another pincer.
cubey@aol.pl (18:27:25): It grabs at the Chinese Jaeger's head, and starts simultaneously crushing it and ripping it away from the rest of the body!
cubey@aol.pl (18:27:36): You can't do anything to help Crimson Typhoon...
cubey@aol.pl (18:27:37): Can you?
Aero (18:27:56): #Crimson Typhoon!
cubey@aol.pl (18:28:11): Approved!
VJockey (18:28:13): "Can't we move this thing any faster?!"
VJockey (18:28:28): [They aren't going to get there in time-]
cubey@aol.pl (18:28:53): Pilot: "Any second now. We are already flying faster than it's safe for this weather!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:29:05): The shuttle shakes in the storm empathically
griefgathering (18:30:01): Seta braces against the shaking. She places her right hand over the opposite shoulder, which is still covered in bandages.
Aero (18:30:27): * Out of seemingly nowhere, a large magical symbol appears next to Crimson Typhoon and a blood-red arm emerges from it. The arm reaches out and slams into Otachi, digging it's green blade-like fingernails into the beast in an attempt to push back the Kaiju from the Chinese Jaeger. +
Aero (18:31:15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So7eaYnIn5s
cubey@aol.pl (18:31:16): Herc: "What is that?"
griefgathering (18:31:26): Seta: "..."
tengusaur (18:31:28): Hetepheres: "...An ally."
cubey@aol.pl (18:31:35): Marshall Pentacost: "Unity Group, that one of yours?"
cubey@aol.pl (18:32:24): The arm cuts into Otachi, interrupting its attack on Typhoon. It screams again, in a mix of pain but also surprise - and leaps back to evade the hand out of nowhere!
griefgathering (18:32:33): Seta: "Umm...how do we explain this..."
cubey@aol.pl (18:32:42): Crimson Typhoon is critically damaged right now...
cubey@aol.pl (18:32:51): However, this strange maneuver bought you enough time to deploy.
cubey@aol.pl (18:33:00): And there is still Leatherback on Cherno's back to take care of!
cubey@aol.pl (18:33:09): Raleigh, Ken, Hetepheres, go!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:33:34): Alexis nods at the sudden arrival of support. "Fortunate."
VJockey (18:34:04): "This is Gipsy Danger! Deploying now!"
tengusaur (18:34:08): Hetepheres: "Any explanations will wait for later. Let me assure you, Marshall, it is not a friend of the Kaiju."
Aero (18:34:20): A few seconds later the magical emblem grows larger and a familiar demonic-looking machine (To one Kijin) emerges from it with it's arms crossed. "This...isn't Paradigm...or a mansion..."
tengusaur (18:35:28): * Scaraber jumps out of the shuttle, spins around in mid-air and flies towards Odachi, spreading its insectoid wings! As Hetepheres strafes around the Kaiju in wide circles, she fires a barrage of lasers from her staff at it, trying to get its attention. +
tengusaur (18:35:32): Also her barrier is gold.
griefgathering (18:35:34): "Ah, it is him..." Seta waves at the newcomer from the shuttle's hatch.
VJockey (18:35:36): *The Con-pod soon connects to the central body and the Jaeger is disconnected from the shuttle - crashing into the waters and stirring up waves as it strides to assist Cherno - and slam its hands onto both sides of Leatherback's head from behind!+
Meraxa (18:35:42): Ken: I'm going! *ScarleTiger leaps from the shuttle, drawing its Scarlet Shotels as it descends towards Leatherback. He's gonna give it a go at stabbing into the big lug's back!+
tengusaur (18:36:17): Hetepheres: "All Jaeger crews. If you are too damaged to go on, retreat. We can handle this together."
cubey@aol.pl (18:37:01): Pentacost: "The General has it right. Crimson Typhoon, you are in critical condition. Withdraw!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:38:09): Gipsy and ScarleTiger slam into Leatherback from behind. The Kaiju's skin is thick like armor - but your attacks are strong and it cannot defend itself, so you cause visible wounds, the heat weapon cauterizing them before any kaiju blue can shoot out.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:38:20): Sasha reaches out and shuts off a master alarm. "Cherno Alpha is still combat capable. Continuing mission."
cubey@aol.pl (18:38:58): Leatherback cannot hold on to Cherno anymore. It leaps off - or rather, leaps back, arms held to the sides like it was performing a kaiju wrestling move. It kicks itself off Cherno and tries to slam into both Gipsy and the SolSavior component machine.
cubey@aol.pl (18:39:01): Raleigh, Ken, react!
Aero (18:39:17): #Both?
cubey@aol.pl (18:39:25): Approved.
cubey@aol.pl (18:39:47): Otachi leaps away from the lasers as they start burning into it, and tries to lay low by hiding underneath the waves.
cubey@aol.pl (18:40:22): The sea around it is fluorescent with toxic blood - especially after its head pops out and spits a concentrated spray of acid in Scaraber's direction!
cubey@aol.pl (18:40:23): React!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:40:29): #Heph?
cubey@aol.pl (18:40:36): Approved, though you are a bit far away.
cubey@aol.pl (18:40:54): So take that into consideration
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:42:26): *Nonetheless, two can play the spray game! "Incinerator Turbines, go!" Cherno slams its fists together, and two streams of liquid fire shoot out, immolating Otachi's exposed head. Hopefully the fire will also neutralize the acidity of its spit!+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:42:33): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uZjLmmgZW8
tengusaur (18:43:00): Hetepheres: "Good." Suddenly Scaraber separates into two parts - the core unit, which jumps high up, and the Scarab armor, which goes down, folded in a beetle-like form!+
VJockey (18:43:07): *The water was contaminated with Kaiju Blue as it was, no need to make it worse... either way though Raleigh and Mako are replying with a solid strike forward - intending on smashing the kaiju in the throat and possibly breaking its neck!+
Meraxa (18:45:01): Ken tries to scramble over the shoulder of the beast, and let it fall about itself as the ScarleTiger makes a leap away!+
cubey@aol.pl (18:45:55): A bit of acid hits the Scarab armor, and starts eating into its antique form.
Aero (18:46:24): *The Deus Machina moves quickly to reposition itself in front of the two machines, a lot more quickly than one would expect a machine as blocky as it was to move. It's arm is then raised. "ABRA..." Magical lightning began to crackle wildly from it's hand. "HADABRA." and was then unleashed in one large burst towards the bodyslamming Kaiju. +
cubey@aol.pl (18:46:26): However the attack was cut short as Otachi has to fully go down underground as it feels its head burning! Most of the flammable liquid is now on the sea level.
cubey@aol.pl (18:46:38): And Otachi is fully submerged. Who knows what it will do now.
tengusaur (18:47:35): Hetepheres: "Keep an eye out on that creature." Scaraber lands on its floating armor.
cubey@aol.pl (18:47:42): Gipsy's punch causes leatherback's eyes - all four of them, to bulge out.
cubey@aol.pl (18:48:05): But it doesn't stop it. Ken jumps safely out of its back - though now he's in deep water, literally. It's deeper than ScarleTiger's height!
Meraxa (18:48:23): Ken: Damn...
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:48:38): "Hrm." Alexis disengages the foot spikes. Cherno Alpha starts side-stepping, scanning for signs of the Category 4. "Roger. Keeping eye out."
cubey@aol.pl (18:48:47): But Gipsy is slammed and pushed back, with its armor having taken a pounding. Even the magical lightning blast didn't stop the kaiju
cubey@aol.pl (18:49:15): In fact, its skin starts to generate an electric blast of its own.
cubey@aol.pl (18:49:24): Seta, Theo, Cherno, go!
cubey@aol.pl (18:50:26): Crimson Typhoon is reluctantly fleeing - it is fast though, fast enough that actually Striker Eureka is closer to you than it is now.
cubey@aol.pl (18:50:40): Chuck: "Just you wait a damn minute there, you're not stealing all the glory Raleigh!"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:54:22): *"!" Sash moves Cherno Alpha towards the Leatherback, swinging a right hook towards the crackling spinal ridge on its back. "Interrupt its action!" Cherno's Z14 fist-pistons slam out, adding velocity to its punch!+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (18:54:35): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdGLjIXbzUg
griefgathering (18:54:41): Seta: *"Craft Ignite - Complete. Code: Rebellion...!" The white Craft appears after Seta hops out of the shuttle, and it lands on a specially formed saucer of solidified light that hovers above the water. It looks...no better than it did in the previous mission, but Seta still engages Otachi by firing homing spheres of light from her machine's arm!+
griefgathering (18:55:21): (Derp, make that the general area, because it's submerged.)
cubey@aol.pl (18:56:56): Light globes fire off and disappear under the waves before exploding - but whether they hit something or not, they got Otachi's attention at least!
cubey@aol.pl (18:57:42): That's because the Kaiju leaps from the water in Seta's Craft's direction. Its claws and the tail slash in a wild round as it pounces like a rabid cat.
cubey@aol.pl (18:57:44): React!
Aero (18:58:52): * Theo follows after Cherno, approaching the large crackling ridge from the other side and running it's long bladed fingers along the back of the creature. +
griefgathering (18:59:22): *Seta spins as quickly as she can, but not without a plan at least. RB's cloak gets in between the Kaiju and its target to serve as a distraction and cover its face, while the Craft itself leaps up, and comes down on Otachi's back with an explosive drop kick!+
cubey@aol.pl (19:00:49): Otachi suddenly is confused by the large cloth obstructing its view. Its flailing arms miss the target and Set lands a kick on its back!
VJockey (19:01:03): "Not the time Chuck."
cubey@aol.pl (19:01:19): However, the tail smacks RB off the kaiju with a swing, and then Otachi crashes down into the waters again.
VJockey (19:01:26): [No, definitely not the time... this huge bastard needs to go down. Now.]
cubey@aol.pl (19:01:52): The Kaidanovskys slam into Leatherback from one side, and Theo cuts from the other.
cubey@aol.pl (19:02:03): This time, the kaiju felt it - enough to open its mouth and roar.
cubey@aol.pl (19:02:12): And opening the mouth reveals some kind of glowing organ inside it!
griefgathering (19:02:34): Seta: "Aagh...!" She's going to form two more of those convenient light platforms. One to handspring off of, the other to actually land on some distance from the first.
cubey@aol.pl (19:02:53): Herc: "Anti-Kaiju launcher, ready to fire!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:03:01): Chuck: "Straya, cu..."
cubey@aol.pl (19:03:28): The chest of Striker Eureka opens, revealing several launchers that already prepare to fire at Leatherback and finish it off.
cubey@aol.pl (19:03:34): But the organ suddenly activates.
cubey@aol.pl (19:03:42): Firing off a large-scale EMP pulse!
cubey@aol.pl (19:04:20): The EMP scrambles your electronic systems for a few seconds - at least for units that have them.
cubey@aol.pl (19:04:58): However Striker Eureka was both very weak in the area of shielding and also had its body open for the attack, further making it vulnerable.
cubey@aol.pl (19:05:10): It immediately blacks out and slumps down, turned off!
griefgathering (19:05:36): Seta: "What...?"
tengusaur (19:05:43): Hetepheres: "Who would have thought a living being can possess such abilities..."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:05:49): "Nichevo!" Alexis curses! Perhaps Cherno Alpha's thick metal armor and mass might act as a faraday cage?
Aero (19:06:04): Theo: "Did it do something?"
cubey@aol.pl (19:06:44): In other words, between being underwater (for Ken), using weird alien tech (for Hetepheres) or not really using mechanical and electronic units, Unity Group was not really affected...
tengusaur (19:07:03): Hetepheres: "Scaraber needs to reboot its systems... There. Done."
cubey@aol.pl (19:07:27): However Otachi takes advantage of the opening. Its head lifts up curiously and it sniffs around like an animal that caught trail of something.
griefgathering (19:07:32): Seta: "...Were the Kaiju always capable of that?"
cubey@aol.pl (19:07:52): It starts running - towards the dock and Hong Kong's living areas!
tengusaur (19:08:17): Hetepheres: "No. They are evolving."
VJockey (19:08:43): "Damnit..."
VJockey (19:09:00): "That one's getting away!"
tengusaur (19:09:14): Hetepheres: "Not for long!"
griefgathering (19:09:28): Seta: "Towards the city...that is not good..."
cubey@aol.pl (19:09:37): Pentacost: "Otachi ignored your presence to enter the city? What is it after?"
Aero (19:12:16): Theo: "If this Kaiju is capable of releasing EMPs it'd make sense for the more mechanical machines to go after that Kaiju wouldn't it?"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:12:27): "Is it heading towards Shatterdome?" Alexis asks, concerned. If the Kaiju have decided to target the PPDC directly…
cubey@aol.pl (19:12:46): Pentacost: "Agreed. And negative, Cherno Alpha."
cubey@aol.pl (19:13:06): Pentacost: "It seems to be heading in a different direction altogether. Regardless of its objective, it is imperative it is stopped!"
Meraxa (19:13:49): Ken: It'll tear half the city apart just by walking. *Ken remarks, as ScarleTiger tries to rush through the water after the kaiju*
cubey@aol.pl (19:13:53): (People who are after Otachi - describe so. Actions in a second.)
tengusaur (19:16:00): Hetepheres: "The previous Kaiju we encountered was attracted to an anomaly as well. Do remind me, what was its codename again? In any case, this one shall be stopped." As she says so Scaraber is already in pursuit of Otachi, equipping its armor frame again.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:16:02): Sasha looks at Alexis from behind her freaky goggle helmet. They nod to each other. "Cherno Alpha will continue engaging Leatherback, keeping him out of city."
Aero (19:16:29): Theo: "I'll assist Cherno Alpha then...if you all don't mind of course."
griefgathering (19:16:55): Seta: "I understand...assisting Cherno Alpha."
griefgathering (19:17:05): Seta: "And...I do not believe anyone will mind."
cubey@aol.pl (19:18:18): The chase party doesn't have to go far.
VJockey (19:18:23): "This is Gipsy Danger... Me and Mako are going to go after the one in the city! We'll be right with you General!"
Aero (19:18:31): Theo: "A teacher of mine once told me that it's important to get used to underwater combat...what better way to do that than with a Kaiju."
VJockey (19:18:39): [The Jaeger takes a minor detour.]
cubey@aol.pl (19:18:45): Gipsy is not terribly fast and Ken has to leave the water first, so Hetepheres is the first to notice.
cubey@aol.pl (19:19:12): Otachi's clawed arms rip apart the concrete in the center of a street intersection.
cubey@aol.pl (19:19:19): Underneath is... a civilian shelter.
cubey@aol.pl (19:19:33): Its tongue, blue and fluorescent like its blood, reaches down.
cubey@aol.pl (19:19:49): Towards a single person who stands in the center of the shelter, everyone else quickly getting away from him.
cubey@aol.pl (19:20:18): https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b9/61/3a/b9613a50884a26e78f3037c5f52ea419.jpg
cubey@aol.pl (19:20:24): Newt: "Oh no... no, no no..."
cubey@aol.pl (19:20:32): He stands paralyzed in fear as the tongue touches him.
cubey@aol.pl (19:20:43): Ready to pick the Shatterdome biologist up and do who knows what to him.
cubey@aol.pl (19:20:47): Raleigh, Hetepheres, Ken, go!
cubey@aol.pl (19:21:19): At the same time.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:21:34): Sasha glances at Chern Alpha's new allies. "You two are wizards, right?" She asks. "I've always wanted to fight with wizards."
cubey@aol.pl (19:21:51): Leatherback shoves the immobilized Striker Eureka to the side (causing loud cursing and pained yells inside, though you can't hear it)
cubey@aol.pl (19:22:04): It huffs and beats its chest, facing the remaining defense force.
tengusaur (19:22:08): Hetepheres: "Good to see you, professor." Suddenly Scaraber swings its whip from above, trying to entangle the monster's tongue and pull it high up with brute force - and then release an electric current to go through it on top of that! +
cubey@aol.pl (19:22:13): It's still itching for a fight, and looking as confident as ever.
griefgathering (19:22:30): Seta: "...Wizard? No...I am not-"
cubey@aol.pl (19:22:31): Theo, Seta, the Kaidanovskys - go too.
griefgathering (19:22:38): And then that happens.
Aero (19:22:39): Theo: "Eheh the official term we use is Magus. It's an honour to fight with veteran Jaeger pilots like yourself also."
tengusaur (19:22:40): Hetepheres: "Might you know who is the Kaiju drawn to you?"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:23:24): Cherno Alpha slams its fists together in reply, Foghorn blaring as a challenge to the Kaiju!
cubey@aol.pl (19:23:34): Otachi looks up - its tongue is grabbed and electrified, though it quickly slips away, slippery little thing like that!
cubey@aol.pl (19:23:43): At least you saved Newt, for better or for worse.
cubey@aol.pl (19:23:55): Newt: "A... haha... I'll tell you later, okay? If we're both still alive."
cubey@aol.pl (19:24:16): He slumps down to a sitting position.
Meraxa (19:24:16): Ken manages to finally claw his way out from beneath the waves, and quickly, has ScarleTiger bound up onto Hong Kong's many skyscrapers to get a view of Otachi. Once he's found the kaiju, ScarleTiger leaps for it, attempting to repeat its earlier trick of stabbing into the back with both Shotels!+
tengusaur (19:24:33): Hetepheres: "That works for me. Get to safety."
cubey@aol.pl (19:24:54): Newt: "This was supposed to be safety..."
VJockey (19:25:24): *There's a loud grinding noise ringing through the streets. The source would become increasingly obvious with the car rattling footsteps. As Ken and Hetepheres keep the Kaiju occupied Gipsy Danger is making its way towards them, dragging a boat in one hand behind it.&
VJockey (19:25:44): (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhE42Noj1Lw )
cubey@aol.pl (19:26:14): Otachi's head lifts up - and its arms start moving back at the offender who wounds it! It in fact grabs ScarleTiger, and throws it away - towards a nearby building.
cubey@aol.pl (19:26:31): It already looks ready to spit a deadly dose of acid at Ken!
cubey@aol.pl (19:26:46): This is the best time to do it, Raleigh.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:26:57): *"Let's get this bastard." Sasha Kaidonovsky declares. Cherno Alpha sinks its shoulders, holding its fists up in a boxer stance. It lumps forward, stinging Leatherback's Face with a jab, then following up with an uppercut!+
VJockey (19:27:05): -Torque Engaged-
cubey@aol.pl (19:27:10): Also Ken can react.
Meraxa (19:28:04): Ken: Ugh! *Ken's driven through several office spaces, but decides to take getting thrown aside, and the arrival of GD, as a chance to slip away. Gives him room to plan in this labyrinth of a city+
griefgathering (19:28:28): Seta: *"...I will provide support. This Craft- um...machine...cannot take much more strain." RB puts its hands together and fires a number of light beams that bend around allies to hit Leatherback. Probably won't do much but distract him, but every little bit helps.+
VJockey (19:28:52): *Gipsy Danger swings the boat into its other hand and holds it like a sword before taking several strides forward and proceeding to repeatedly introduce it violently to the Kaiju's head - seeking to beat the everloving hell out of the beast until it or the boat breaks!+
cubey@aol.pl (19:29:30): Ken is not damaged too badly by the collission, since the building he hit was relatively brittle and fortunately evacuated.
cubey@aol.pl (19:29:46): And before it can spit more nasty stuff, Otachi is smacked in the face with a boat sword.
Aero (19:30:11): * The blood-red machine wastes no time in activating another spell. Theo found his spells were coming a lot easier within the Deus Machina, without the need of any incantations or magical seals he creates a massive dome of gravity above the Kaiju and brings crashing down on the Kaiju, taking care that he was only catching the beast with it as the Kaidonovskies let loose with their barrage of fists. +
cubey@aol.pl (19:30:15): Another swing of the improvised weapon lands on its back. And another, causing the vessel to give and break unfortunately.
cubey@aol.pl (19:31:00): Otachi is momentarily knocked prone, though it proceeds to quickly stand up... or rather lift itself up to a low four-legged stance.
cubey@aol.pl (19:31:45): Leatherback takes the first punch to the face - though as the uppercut comes, Sasha will suddenly be surprised to discover that the kaiju grabbed Cherno's fist. And tries to crush it in its hands!
cubey@aol.pl (19:32:12): Being barraged by streams of light from Seta, and a globe of darkness from Theo, it roars again.
cubey@aol.pl (19:32:26): Showing off that its EMP is already shining - and charging for another release!
cubey@aol.pl (19:32:31): React, Kaidanovskys
tengusaur (19:32:41): Hetepheres: "You would not happen to have more boats at hand, do you?"
cubey@aol.pl (19:32:49): Raleigh, Ken, Heph, go.
VJockey (19:32:58): "Sorry General. We only had time to get one."
Aero (19:33:58): #Cherno?
cubey@aol.pl (19:34:05): Approved.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:35:25): *Cherno Alpha cuts loose with another Tesla Coil surge, electrifying Leatherback's hand. Ignoring any hand crushing, Sasha and Alexis reach out with their other hand, hook it around Leatherback's neck, and lean, trying to force its open mouth down under the water!+
Aero (19:41:56): *As the dome made contact Theo clenched his right hand and collapsed the dome of darkness into one point, specifically the large glowing organ that was charging the EMP, creating a small black hole to remove that threat entirely. +
cubey@aol.pl (19:43:10): Leatherback is electrified once more - but only for a time, because with a loud crack it breaks Cherno's hand into a state of uselessness.
cubey@aol.pl (19:43:25): Before it could fire off the EMP though, something implodes in its mouth!
cubey@aol.pl (19:43:39): It roars in pain loudly, stumbling back before Cherno forces its head underwater.
cubey@aol.pl (19:43:49): Raleigh, Ken, Heph, go.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:46:08): Sasha's and Alexis's right hands convulses in their mocap harnesses. "Hnnnng…" Sasha grunts. "Ke…." Alexis hisses. Then they push Leatherback's head down deeper.
tengusaur (19:46:35): Hetepheres: "For such a gigantic target, this Kaiju is very agile. But let us see how can it handle this." She points forward with her laser staff, causing four Bitles to eject from slots in her back armor and zip around Otachi, shooting lots of lasers at it from all directions! She fires as well from up front, with a focused beam.+
cubey@aol.pl (19:46:49): With a shove of its large arms - two against one, the wounded kaiju is suddenly free of Cherno's grasp!
cubey@aol.pl (19:47:04): It moves underwater now. The bad weather makes it hard to detect where it is, exactly.
cubey@aol.pl (19:49:29): Otachi's mouth opens, its wide hinged jaw splitting in two as it sprays acid all around, trying to catch the Bitles - and silver-barriered Scaraber, in digestive blue death.
cubey@aol.pl (19:49:30): React!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (19:52:06): Sasha grunts. "You." She says to Seta. "Wizard. Do your depth charge trick again."
Meraxa (19:52:58): Ken: There! *Ken emerges from the shadows, having waited for Otachi to expel its acid supply. ScarleTiger tries to reach for the kaiju's mouth once it was set to close, and keep it from doing so. Why?* Face... *To try and make some BBQ Kaiju, that's why.* FLAAAAAME!+
tengusaur (19:54:00): Hetepheres: "Now is the time to strike! Scarab Power!" A burst of energy emanates from Scaraber, and the insectoid mech raises its staff over its shoulder, grabbing it with all four arms and getting ready to strike - and then it swings the weapon, a very long and wide laser blade emerging from its tip and burning into the incoming acid, and Otachi itself! +
tengusaur (19:54:18): (Also Scaraber's shield should turn gold this turn)
cubey@aol.pl (19:55:36): The Bitles are damaged by acid, and one by one they go down.
cubey@aol.pl (19:55:40): However!
griefgathering (19:55:49): Seta is about to object to that Wizard thing again, but... "...Yes...I was fortunate to hit the other Kaiju earlier...but it is the only option at this point..."
cubey@aol.pl (19:56:06): Hetepheres slices through the blue toxic fluid, evaporating it and causing only a little to fall on Scaraber's non-vital parts.
cubey@aol.pl (19:56:24): And then you slash the energy sword at Otachi... the same Otachi whose face is suddenly all burnt up by Ken's fiery attack!
cubey@aol.pl (19:57:02): Its acid sack is now empty, a shrivelled husk. The heavily wounded kaiju roars, glass windows around you shattering and car alarms activating.
cubey@aol.pl (19:57:26): At the same time...
VJockey (19:57:31): *With that taken care of Raleigh and Mako charge right into the fray - Otachi's body badly wounded and its face burned it was time to get up close and personal as it delivers an elbow rocket powered punch to the face!&
cubey@aol.pl (19:57:40): Seta's dialogue is suddenly interrupted by Leatherback!
cubey@aol.pl (19:57:55): It springs from the water right next to RB, pulling it by the leg and forcing it underwater!
griefgathering (19:58:11): Seta: "...?!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:58:12): Then it raises its arms up in a hammer blow, ready to deliver a finishing hit to the Craft!
cubey@aol.pl (19:58:22): ???: "No you don't!"
cubey@aol.pl (19:58:41): Small shining points fly through the air.
cubey@aol.pl (19:58:59): Their source - two humans, standing atop of disabled Striker Eureka.
cubey@aol.pl (19:59:22): Their pilots, Herc and Chuck (the former holding an arm in pain), fire off flare guns time and time again, trying to get Leatherback's attention!
cubey@aol.pl (19:59:30): One of the flares even hits it in the eye!
cubey@aol.pl (19:59:41): Thus making it only angrier... but also causing sufficient distraction for Seta to do...
cubey@aol.pl (19:59:43): Her own thing.
cubey@aol.pl (19:59:51): Seta, Kaidanovskys, Theo, go.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:00:08): "Hansen?" Alexis says. "What are you doing this stupid thing…bah!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:00:33): Otachi is slammed in the face, and the impact sends it crashing into a building!
griefgathering (20:00:39): That own thing being that her Craft dissolves into pretty much nothing.
cubey@aol.pl (20:00:50): It lifts itself up from the ruins and tries to pounce Gipsy Danger.
cubey@aol.pl (20:01:06): However it is severely wounded right now, and seems to be almost all out of strength.
cubey@aol.pl (20:01:09): React/continue.
griefgathering (20:01:35): Between how dark the water is and the weather, it's hard to tell what is happening. But what's certain is that Leatherback isn't the only huge...thing...in the ocean now.
griefgathering (20:03:35): There is a silhouette of something serpent like in the water. It is wide enough that its scales are visible above the waves, and long enough that it can draw a perimeter around the bay.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:03:36): *Cherno plants its feet, engages its spikes, and hammers its broken fist down on Leatherback's…back. Then it brings back its good fist. Electricity crackles around them as Sasha and Alexis drive it forward. "Poe-Khali!" They shout in unison. Its Z14 piston shoots out, delivering a maximum power punch meant to fracture the Kaiju's spine!+
griefgathering (20:04:39): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFLYb3rrv3I
griefgathering (20:05:25): *And then what appears to be its tail smacks Leatherback from below. Mind you that's a pretty big tail.+
cubey@aol.pl (20:07:51): A giant tail of a mysterious creature smacks Leatherback off-balance.
cubey@aol.pl (20:08:09): No, more than that - it is momentarily stunned as the impact causes a loud crack in its body.
cubey@aol.pl (20:08:37): There comes the pummeling from Cherno. The broken fist only got Leatherback's attention, but before it can turn, here comes the piston punch.
cubey@aol.pl (20:08:56): Another sickening crack can be heard and Leatherback's eyes glaze over.
cubey@aol.pl (20:09:11): It does not try to fight back, but rather takes a few steps before looking like it's going to collapse.
VJockey (20:09:33): *Well then it was best to finish it off as quickly as possible wasn't it? Gipsy grabs Otachi by the neck and puts as much pressure on it as possible and given to the fact that both Raleigh and Mako were paying attention to the initial fight? That tail isn't getting anywhere close to their con pod as they grab onto it as well! What to do but rush the Kaiju back into the building it crashed into!+
cubey@aol.pl (20:11:10): Gipsy secures a hold on the tail alright.
cubey@aol.pl (20:11:22): But as you go for the neck, something unexpected happens.
cubey@aol.pl (20:11:51): Its upper limbs spread out widely - showing off that they were in fact folded wings!
Meraxa (20:12:06): Ken: ...Something that big can actually...?!
cubey@aol.pl (20:12:07): With a flap, Otachi lifts up higher, its lower limbs grabbing Gipsy as it takes to the skies.
cubey@aol.pl (20:12:17): Despite the massive weight of everything involved, it quickly gains altitude.
cubey@aol.pl (20:12:29): And the tail is still swinging around, trying to batter Gipsy.
cubey@aol.pl (20:12:35): If the fall won't kill you, the tail will!
tengusaur (20:13:28): Hetepheres: "Do not sit there and be amazed, Ken. Pursue it!" Scaraber takes off aftr Otachi!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:13:36): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kxczI-8OQ0
VJockey (20:14:15): [Well one problem at a time then!]
VJockey (20:14:41): [Tail and the rest of the Kaiju first... they can deal with the fall later.]
Meraxa (20:15:31): Ken: ...I can't fly! *Ken points out after frustrated and all, though he does try to scale one a particularly large building to see if he can catch up*
cubey@aol.pl (20:17:07): Unfortunately for Ken, Otachi heads high - towards the stratosphere, and beyond!
cubey@aol.pl (20:18:29): Hetepheres can follow, but hitting the kaiju, large may it be, without also hitting the large Gipsy underneath will be tricky.
cubey@aol.pl (20:18:38): Still.
cubey@aol.pl (20:18:47): Go, and try to save Gipsy Danger and its pilots - in any way you can!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:19:31): "You." Sasha quietly says to Theo. "Other wizard." Cherno gestures with its ruined arm. "Finish him. Don't let him suffer."
tengusaur (20:19:37): Hetepheres: "I request a shuttle here. Quickly."
tengusaur (20:20:46): Hetepheres: "Raleigh Beckett, Mako Mori. I cannot help you out for the time being, but I can slow down your fall. Finish it off."
tengusaur (20:21:01): (Using a command as my action)
cubey@aol.pl (20:21:01): Sasha, you thought Leatherback is already almost dead?
cubey@aol.pl (20:21:07): Think again.
cubey@aol.pl (20:21:21): It stares from over its shoulder, and its three remaining eyes suddenly shine ominously.
cubey@aol.pl (20:21:50): It leaps from the water, using what remains of its strength to deliver a gorilla-like blow!
cubey@aol.pl (20:21:53): Its target:
cubey@aol.pl (20:21:59): Striker Eureka!
VJockey (20:22:09): "We got it General! Just give us a second!"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:22:14): #Striker?
cubey@aol.pl (20:22:24): Approved.
Aero (20:22:48): # with action?
cubey@aol.pl (20:22:51): Approved.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:23:55): * "Not a chance, bastard!" Cherno charges and tucks its shoulder in, looking to heatbutt Leatherback out of the air with its nuclear tower head!+
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:24:38): Its not just for show, you know!
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:24:51): [Also, headbutt, not heatbutt.]
cubey@aol.pl (20:25:23): The shuttle is already trying to raise its altitude enough to follow Hetepheres.
cubey@aol.pl (20:25:29): However, in the end, it's all up to Gipsy Danger.
cubey@aol.pl (20:25:36): Do your best!
cubey@aol.pl (20:25:38): Try to survive!
VJockey (20:25:57): *Raleigh didn't even have to ask Mako if she was ready. As Gipsy was taken higher into the air, coolant was already being vented onto the tail to render its snapping fangs brittle... and as for the rest of the Kaijiu... a familiar, snaking and whiplike blade soon slid out from Gipsy's arm on Mako's side of the Jaeger - locking into form and swinging the weapon to bisect Otachi lengthways!+
Aero (20:27:31): * "C-crap." Whatever he tapped into the last time he used this Deus Machina was not around anymore. As Cherno headbutts the Kaiju with it's massive noggin Theo comes flying down from the air and presses it's fist into the already broken back of the beast. The panels around the wrist of the fist open up again and create a massive field of gravity to pin the Kaiju in place. "Darkness of N'Kai" Dozens of black holes were then formed at point blank range and all unleashed at once to remove the Kaiju from existence entirely, once piece at a time. +
cubey@aol.pl (20:28:37): Cherno tackles Leatherback away - the headbutt causes it to cough up something blue and shining. Fortunately, away from Striker Eureka now.
cubey@aol.pl (20:28:57): Suddenly, parts and parts of it suddenly just... stop being.
cubey@aol.pl (20:29:26): With large holes suddenly appearing in its body, the kaiju cannot live anymore - though Cherno's attack would probably have killed it regardless.
cubey@aol.pl (20:29:31): What remains of it, falls into the bay.
cubey@aol.pl (20:29:59): That category four is definitely no more.
cubey@aol.pl (20:30:13): At the same time...
cubey@aol.pl (20:30:40): For the second time, Gipsy Danger activates its sword. The parts move into their place one by one, and lock to form one solid whole.
cubey@aol.pl (20:30:54): And there comes the slash - hitting the already wounded Otachi at its weak unarmored underside.
cubey@aol.pl (20:31:27): Otachi shrieks and stops moving its wings.
cubey@aol.pl (20:31:38): In fact, its body goes limp. You have slain the best.
cubey@aol.pl (20:31:39): *Beast
cubey@aol.pl (20:31:41): However...
cubey@aol.pl (20:31:47): Now it is falling - and so is Gipsy.
cubey@aol.pl (20:32:09): The shuttle speeds up towards it.
cubey@aol.pl (20:32:21): Pilot: "Umm, what would you have me do, General?"
tengusaur (20:32:48): Hetepheres rushes forward, Scaraber trying to grab the falling Jaeger from above and slow down its fall!
VJockey (20:33:08): "Losing altitude fast here General... really hoping that your plan's a good one."
tengusaur (20:33:54): Hetepheres: "Gipsy Danger is huge and heavy, but Scaraber is strong for its size. I cannot keep you in the air, but I can try to lower your velocity."
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:34:29): Sasha grunts. "Good job, wizards." The battle done, Cherno looks up, noticing the large bulk of Seta's massive Kijin form.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:34:30): "…hrm." Alexis says at last. "You're a large wizard."
Aero (20:35:10): Theo: "Th-thanks...oh no..."
griefgathering (20:35:15): If the snake could sweatdrop now, it would. But there's the falling Gipsy Danger and Heph to worry about.
tengusaur (20:35:19): Hetepheres: "Pilot, use your shuttle as a platform when Gipsy's fall is slow enough."
tengusaur (20:36:37): This is a risky plan, but she trusts in the strength of her machine. She has to.
cubey@aol.pl (20:36:43): Pilot: "I will try."
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:02): He could say that, but despite Hetepheres' attempts, Gipsy is still falling. She can only slow down the fall that much.
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:08): The shuttle can't catch up!
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:13): The best thing you can do is...
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:26): Pentacost: "Mr Raleigh, Mako."
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:44): Pentacost: "Aim Gipsy Danger in this direction. If it falls there, damage to the area will be minimized."
cubey@aol.pl (20:37:55): Pentacost: "You have only one chance... but I know you can do it."
cubey@aol.pl (20:38:39): The Gipsy team receives coordinates - but you have only a few moments to reach the destination given.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:39:17): Sasha and Alexis stare silently at the falling Gipsy, not breathing a word.
tengusaur (20:39:29): Hetepheres: "I will try to direct you there as much as I can..." Which is not saying much. Scaraber's joints are already creaking.
VJockey (20:40:11): [A few moments... but between the Rangers piloting Gipsy it was doable. Trying to guide something a Jaeger's size as gravity takes hold was definitely a struggle on its own.]
VJockey (20:40:34): "Appreciate it General... but... if this goes wrong we're not dragging you down with us."
tengusaur (20:41:07): Hetepheres: "I know that well enough. Scaraber is at the limit of its strength."
tengusaur (20:41:25): Hetepheres: "Get ready. I am going to have to release you in five."
tengusaur (20:42:15): Hetepheres: "Five. Four. Three. Two."
tengusaur (20:42:21): Hetepheres: "...One."
tengusaur (20:42:33): Scaraber lets go.
cubey@aol.pl (20:42:40): Gipsy falls towards a target location - an abandoned stadium.
VJockey (20:42:41): "Mako! Fuel Purge!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:42:57): The Scaraber was already starting to creak ominously, and Hetepheres lets go - causing Gipsy to accelerate again...
cubey@aol.pl (20:43:00): Before
tengusaur (20:43:22): Hetepheres: "I have trust in your judgement, Marshall."
cubey@aol.pl (20:44:05): Before the Jaeger uses all the fuel it had as improvised thrusters, halting its fall long enough for it to descend in comfort... if by comfort, you mean a huge blaze coming from the Jaeger itself.
VJockey (20:44:31): "We're coming in to fast! Brace-"
VJockey (20:44:37): *too
cubey@aol.pl (20:44:47): The landing is fall from gentle, the shockwave sent wrecks the stadium's seats pretty well!
cubey@aol.pl (20:44:52): But as the dust settles...
cubey@aol.pl (20:44:57): Gipsy is standing there.
cubey@aol.pl (20:45:09): And the Kaiju are not.
cubey@aol.pl (20:45:27): Soon enough, Otachi falls somewhere around the city, its corpse still gliding to an extent.
cubey@aol.pl (20:45:40): So despite all the damage caused to Hong Kong and its defense force...
cubey@aol.pl (20:45:46): In the end it was:
cubey@aol.pl (20:45:51): A MISSION SUCCESSFUL
VJockey (20:46:10): "...Everyone in one piece out there?"
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:46:18): "Hm." Sasha grunts. "Good landing."
Meraxa (20:46:22): Ken: I am.
Aldosalt.cole@gmail.com (20:46:28): "Da." Alexis agrees.
cubey@aol.pl (20:46:29): Chuck: "No idea what the hell just happened!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:46:39): Herc: "More or less."
tengusaur (20:47:22): Hetepheres: "I knew my tust was not misplaced. Well done, everyone."
griefgathering (20:48:33): And the mystery serpent just sumberges in shame. Time to hide.