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wyverncakes 7:18 pm
(7:18:18 PM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyd8WxIOUY
mad4space@hotmail.com has left the room. 7:19 pm
wyverncakes 7:19 pm
(7:19:58 PM): A short time ago, long-range sensors started picking up massive energy readings in central Australia. Initially authorities didn't know what to make of it at first.
wyverncakes 7:21 pm
(7:21:07 PM): But this kind of energies had been detected once before though, during a past encounter with the Noise when the Avian Empire stepped in so as to "uplift" their more simple-minded brethren.
(7:21:56 PM): And there was a sudden spike in reports of the Empire's forces in the general area too.
(7:22:23 PM): Reports that were often more like distress calls cut off mid-transmission.
wyverncakes 7:23 pm
(7:23:18 PM): This is where you come into the equation... to investigate and potentially intervene.
(7:24:23 PM): It's hot outside. Hot, arid, and with hardly a sign of life outside of the shuttle, but the energy reading's still growing stronger.
VJockey 7:24 pm
(7:24:58 PM): "Of all the places they chose for a battle... its in the middle of a sand blasted waste."
VJockey 7:25 pm
(7:25:37 PM): [Skald is looking a little annoyed. He hadn't exactly had any time to shed into his 'summer coat' as it were.]
tengusaur 7:26 pm
(7:26:31 PM): Roger: "Would you feel better if you thought about this as a trip to an exotic location in good company?"
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:27 pm
(7:27:06 PM): Jen: "...huh, so they really do exist..."
tengusaur 7:27 pm
(7:27:10 PM): The negotiator mostly remains serious during this journey, but he's not above making such comments from time to time.
VJockey 7:27 pm
(7:27:24 PM): "Somewhat. I may feel better after a good and refreshing hunt."
frifreeman 7:27 pm
(7:27:26 PM): Archie: "It's fitting though, a burying place creatures only worth to be buried"
wyverncakes 7:27 pm
(7:27:37 PM): Moving ever-onwards, the shuttle pilot keeps one eye on a data terminal too. "The transmissions closest to the signature came about-"
VJockey 7:27 pm
(7:27:46 PM): "Somewhere barren and dead?"
wyverncakes 7:28 pm
(7:28:31 PM): - And suddenly the shuttle clears the lip of a large dune, and before you...
(7:28:36 PM): ... The Empire.
cubey@aol.pl 7:28 pm
(7:28:43 PM): "This place looks almost like..." Sielje wipes the sweat off her brow.
wyverncakes 7:28 pm
(7:28:48 PM): "-Holy!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:28 pm
(7:28:54 PM): "So regions such as this exist on Earth as well."
wyverncakes 7:30 pm
(7:30:34 PM): Stretching for miles and miles are Avian Empire craft, structures, a multitude of large objects reminiscent of the uplifting device... and as well an even larger, spherical building in the center of it all with a massive hulk of a war machine standing before it.
VJockey 7:30 pm
(7:30:52 PM): "Did such places in your home also have annoying pests such as these?"
cubey@aol.pl 7:31 pm
(7:31:23 PM): Sielje: "It had great beasts to hunt... and as I see, so is the case here."
wyverncakes 7:31 pm
(7:31:30 PM): You haven't gone unnoticed either, with an array of Avian Empire machines scrambling to intercept your shuttle!
cubey@aol.pl 7:31 pm
(7:31:38 PM): Her brow furrows, that is a huge number of enemy units.
tengusaur 7:31 pm
(7:31:40 PM): Roger: "Looks like the term Empire wasn't just for show... And here they come. Get ready."
wyverncakes 7:31 pm
(7:31:47 PM): A voice chimes in on the speakers too... that of the Cassowary Emperor himself!
(7:32:15 PM): "Ah, so you have come. To scout? To sabotage or assassinate?"
wyverncakes 7:32 pm
(7:32:41 PM): "No matter, for what few moments you have left, you may gaze upon our works... and despair."
(7:33:20 PM): The shuttle's already making an about-face in order to get the hangar in better position though, clearing you to launch!
tengusaur 7:33 pm
(7:33:49 PM): Roger: "What have you been up to all this time, Cassowary Emperor? Are you this set on spreading chaos and accomplishing nothing but losing more of your avian kinsmen?"
wyverncakes 7:33 pm
(7:33:55 PM): (Current enemies: Killbird x 20, Deathbird x 20)
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:34 pm
(7:34:10 PM): Jen: "...Why are there that many bad guys."
wyverncakes 7:34 pm
(7:34:10 PM): (Killbird: http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/V-Jockey/media/Project%20M/sample_0af48b64cc19c32bc5a6e4b4d3b5721907efd70f_zps5af347fc.jpg.html)
(7:34:21 PM): (Deathbird: http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/V-Jockey/media/Project%20M/904575_m_zps9d360209.jpg.html)
cubey@aol.pl 7:34 pm
(7:34:27 PM): "You are a beast, and one without honor. Your deeds prove your intentions to be vile! Yet, I will challenge you..."
VJockey 7:34 pm
(7:34:37 PM): "Feh. Empires rise and fall. Call it a combination of all three!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:34 pm
(7:34:43 PM): Sielje makes it to the Knight's Arm, though it's unlikely the Emperor can actually hear her.
wyverncakes 7:34 pm
(7:34:43 PM): (Lineup: Cats, Roger, Silje, Jen)
(7:35:01 PM): (Everyone can take an action)
VJockey 7:35 pm
(7:35:52 PM): "Archie... I think its time to trim their wings. You have control."
wyverncakes 7:36 pm
(7:36:00 PM): Emperor: "Lose more? How such a naive man has lived so long is a mystery... though not one I have any drive to solve!"
(7:36:29 PM): The Emperor laughs in an appropriately bird way.
tengusaur 7:36 pm
(7:36:37 PM): Roger: "Then I have no choice but to stop your insanity, birds. Big O! Action!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:36 pm
(7:36:45 PM): Jen: "Oh god they really are birds."
frifreeman 7:36 pm
(7:36:52 PM): Archie :"We won't let you do your deed freely, evil creatures!"
wyverncakes 7:37 pm
(7:37:11 PM): "When we are done here, Australia will be for the birds and the birds alone... the shining, floating jewel of my empire!"
tengusaur 7:37 pm
(7:37:24 PM): * Big O jumps out of the shuttle heavily - right on top of a Deathbird! It also hits the other, closest Deathbird, at the same time, with a powerful straight punch! +
cubey@aol.pl 7:38 pm
(7:38:19 PM): Sielje: "Yes. Is that unusual?"
frifreeman 7:38 pm
(7:38:24 PM): Archie: "Everyone are free to choose their destiny, but we'll finish what we're meant to do! That is to destroy you foul fowl from hell!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:38 pm
(7:38:31 PM): Talking evil birds - completely ordinary.
tengusaur 7:38 pm
(7:38:55 PM): Roger: "There aren't any talking animals on Ankaia, are there?"
wyverncakes 7:39 pm
(7:39:19 PM): [Roger] Big O's weight and bulk practically crushes the first Deathbird, the other barely managing to get off a glancing shot before Big O's fist plows through it. From there though the only place to go is down, stomping onto the ground below.
frifreeman 7:39 pm
(7:39:21 PM): Archie: "Brace yourself!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:39 pm
(7:39:28 PM): *Cethlenn steps out carefully from the shuttle, and stands with its gun held in front of it to try to present a smaller profile. That pistol opens fire on a deathbird.+
(7:40:02 PM): Jen: "Birds aren't supposed to be able to speak! Or misinterpret english poetry, for that matter!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:40 pm
(7:40:06 PM): *The Arm stands in the hangar doors. "I am Knight Sielje, the Guard of the South. I challenge you!" It leaps into the air, but rather than falling down like a rock, it spreads its cloak. Catching the wind, it floats like a hang glider.
VJockey 7:40 pm
(7:40:27 PM): "Well we will just have to correct that!"
(7:40:50 PM): "Bracing!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:41 pm
(7:41:16 PM): *The floating knight quickly makes her way straight at the Killbird ranks. Sielje draws the sword, moving between the enemies, and delivering a wide slash as she goes past one of them!+
wyverncakes 7:41 pm
(7:41:21 PM): [Jen] The small size of Cethlenn does help it keep from garnering attention, but only until the first of the Deathbid gets shot apart! Beyond that, several Killbirds swoop in, dive-bombing and firing missiles straight at the shuttle's hangar, and you in particular!
tengusaur 7:41 pm
(7:41:34 PM): # Jen and shuttle
wyverncakes 7:41 pm
(7:41:42 PM): (Appoved)
tengusaur 7:43 pm
(7:43:03 PM): Roger: "I won't let that happen. Get to safety, pilot! Your job is done here!" Big O moves in, raising its shielded arms in order to protect Jen and the shuttle from the missiles! +
wyverncakes 7:43 pm
(7:43:29 PM): [Sielje] Gliding and striking, your sword cuts a swathe through the Killbird ranks! But the Cassowary Emperor isn't moved by your challenge your your displays!
(7:43:51 PM): "I refuse."
frifreeman 7:44 pm
(7:44:21 PM): Smilodon's four legs spreads as it raises its arms and its massive railgun. The legs locks itself on place and spikes itself on its foundation, as the mech raises and aims all of its guns upward, countless turrets, missile launchers, and flak canons, before firing them all in concert! A line of missile smoke and bullet tracers soon light the sky, while flak explodes in rhytm, before the rail gun sparks and launches its massive payload toward the bird's floating headquarter!+
wyverncakes 7:44 pm
(7:44:47 PM): "Before long you will be nothing but food for the ravens, a feast for the crows and buzzards! And one fool is not enough to sate my own appetite!"
(7:44:55 PM): "Only the very world will grant me that!"
wyverncakes 7:46 pm
(7:46:26 PM): [Big O and Jen] The missiles rock Big O's fame but its arm shields weather the assault well, giving the shuttle time to pull back!
tengusaur 7:46 pm
(7:46:54 PM): Roger: "Doing fine, Jen?"
wyverncakes 7:47 pm
(7:47:16 PM): (No further reaction needed for Jen)
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:47 pm
(7:47:34 PM): Jen: "Ah, somehow..."
wyverncakes 7:49 pm
(7:49:46 PM): (Nothing floating's yet, but did you mean the big structure in the center?)
wyverncakes 7:52 pm
(7:52:16 PM): [Cats] Missiles, bullets, flak, and then your railgun all fill up the sky, catching several of the Killbirds one after another on the way to their true target. But suddenly there's motion below as something moves to intercept the attacks, explosions and smoke spreading everywhere!
(7:52:36 PM): But as to what got hit...
(7:52:52 PM): Emperor: "... Was that all?"
tengusaur 7:53 pm
(7:53:15 PM): Roger: "Looks like both our catty and knightly friends are eager to hunt."
wyverncakes 7:53 pm
(7:53:39 PM): A figure hurtles from the smoke, slamming down into the midground before you... accidentally crushing some mooks too on account of its gargantuan size.
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:54 pm
(7:54:01 PM): Jen: "What the hell?!"
wyverncakes 7:54 pm
(7:54:01 PM): (Genociderbird: i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a526/V-Jockey/Project%20M/22665021_zps5b1b75c5.jpg)
(7:54:06 PM): ^ i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a526/V-Jockey/Project%20M/22665021_zps5b1b75c5.jpg
cubey@aol.pl 7:54 pm
(7:54:21 PM): Sielje: "Is that... our foe?"
wyverncakes 7:54 pm
(7:54:43 PM): "No, this is... I am... your executioner!"
(7:55:14 PM): "I am the future of this world! Australia, the surface, and then to the stars beyond!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:55 pm
(7:55:26 PM): Since she can only glide and not sustain herself in air, the knight lands. The Arm looks up at the much more massive enemy.
wyverncakes 7:55 pm
(7:55:36 PM): "This is the Avian Empire and I AM... THE CASSOWARY EMPEROR!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:55 pm
(7:55:48 PM): Sielje: "..." This is serious. Very serious.
wyverncakes 7:56 pm
(7:56:16 PM): More machines rush up to reinforce the Genociderbird, and more still flood out of hangars that open up along the entire machine's body!
(7:56:19 PM): (Updated enemies:
VJockey 7:56 pm
(7:56:26 PM): "Not just our foe."
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:56 pm
(7:56:27 PM): Jen: "This is all like...some big joke..."
tengusaur 7:56 pm
(7:56:28 PM): Roger: "The emperor finally takes to the field. Now we can talk eye to eye. If you do not wish to case your dreams of conquest, then we'll have to stop you!"
VJockey 7:56 pm
(7:56:31 PM): "Our Prey"
wyverncakes 7:57 pm
(7:57:40 PM): (Killbirds x 94, Deathbird x 102, Murderbird x 10, Destroybird x 4, Slaughterbird x 4, Massacrebird x 4, Genociderbird (Cassowary Emperor))
frifreeman 7:57 pm
(7:57:46 PM): Archie "Good, now you're worthy of some effort, old chap!"
wyverncakes 7:57 pm
(7:57:56 PM): (Cats and Roger can go)
(7:58:05 PM): (Quite breakdown of the other machines
wyverncakes 7:58 pm
(7:58:42 PM): (Murderbirds: big, bulky carrier ships)
(7:59:22 PM): (Destroybirds: giant killer penguins with beak-mounted lasers)
(8:00:33 PM): (Massacrebird: has huge claws and a sword, along with back-mounted energy cannons and can transform)
wyverncakes 8:01 pm
(8:01:23 PM): (Slaughterbird: head-mounted gun, but primarily meant for RIP AND TEAR up close with its arms and legs)
tengusaur 8:01 pm
(8:01:34 PM): Roger: "I can't complain about a lack of targets here, at least. Missile Party, fire!" Big O sets its arms by its sides as several slots open in its chest, and a several large missiles fliy out, blowing up among the incoming swarm of birds in large explosions. +
wyverncakes 8:03 pm
(8:03:59 PM): [Roger] In the midst of sortieing, the Avians aren't yet able to take proper evasive actions, with Killbirds and Deathbirds falling in droves! Two of the Destroybirds are savaged by the assault as well... but the Slaughterbird pack is already lunging to overwhelm your machine, trying to flank you before kickicking and striking at varied angles!
(8:04:01 PM): (React: Roger)
VJockey 8:05 pm
(8:05:03 PM): "This many targets... hahahaha..."
(8:05:33 PM): "Yes. This feels like a mere sample of the battles that are truly yet to come!"
VJockey 8:05 pm
(8:05:59 PM): "Archie! Let us charge into the breach!"
wyverncakes 8:06 pm
(8:06:29 PM): Emperor: "You rush to your deaths then!"
tengusaur 8:06 pm
(8:06:59 PM): Roger: "Stop your attacks! Can't you see the madness of your leader? He'll lead you to your death!" Big O uses its shielded arms to block as many of the incoming attacks as possible, also trying to land an opportune punch to knock one of the attacking slaughterbirds into the direction of the others, to throw them all into disarray. +
griefgathering has entered the room. 8:07 pm
VJockey 8:08 pm
(8:08:05 PM): *One quick mode change and the Smildon is dashing across the ground with tremendous strides, letting loose clouds of flak and gatling fire to dissuade airborne foes as the massive chainsaw on its arm roared to life! He seeks to cleave through the pack of Slaughterbirds first on his way to the Genocider!+
wyverncakes 8:10 pm
(8:10:11 PM): [Roger] Your words fall on deaf, avian ears as all that greets you are hungry bird deathcries! One set of claws swing down, mauling Big O's back even as your arms are occupied with the other two... but the fourth was a bit too over-eager and gets caught as it tries to attack too! Its frame crumples from the strike, crashing into the one that had been flanking you and the other two fall back to regroup!
(8:11:48 PM): [Cats] -But they weren't ready as Smilidon comes crashing and slashing through them on the way to the Genociderbird! But as you near it... suddenly the immense machine springs into the air... your attacks not landing anywhere close!
tengusaur 8:11 pm
(8:11:55 PM): Roger: "Four at once is a bit too many even for Big O, it seems."
wyverncakes 8:12 pm
(8:12:26 PM): Emperor: "How like cats... always thinking in two dimensions! An evolutionary dead-end!"
(8:13:08 PM): ... And then suddenly its gun emplacements... rows upon rows of physical cannons, beam cannons, and missile launchers turn down on Smilidon!
(8:13:40 PM): "REUNITE WITH YOUR FATHER AND COMRADES!" His cries are almost as loud as the Genociderbird's full-weapon barrage!
(8:13:42 PM): (React: cats)
(8:13:46 PM): (Sielje and Jen)
VJockey 8:14 pm
(8:14:42 PM): "Archie! Shunt power from weapons to limbs and shields! Quickly!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:14 pm
(8:14:53 PM): Sielje: "Move!"
(8:15:32 PM): # Archie and Skald
(8:15:36 PM): (Will combine with my action)
VJockey 8:15 pm
(8:15:43 PM): *While his partner takes care of one half of their attempt to get through the incoming firestorm, Skald handles the rest, trying his damndest to manuever through it!+
wyverncakes 8:16 pm
(8:16:07 PM): (Approved)
frifreeman 8:16 pm
(8:16:54 PM): Archie : "Cleave them all, Partner!" Archie says as he fires the flak gun and anti-aircraft gun toward the missiles and fine-tune the energy-shield direction toward the incoming barrage+
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:17 pm
(8:17:30 PM): *Jen takes a few deep breaths, calms herself, and breaks out into a run-straight towards the Genociderbird. She throws out a grappling hook towards one of the flying killbirds as she goes.&
cubey@aol.pl 8:18 pm
(8:18:55 PM): *Rushing into this barrage would be bad. It'd be suicide... but Sielje needs to help her allies. Covering herself with the cloak tightly, the Arm rushes in front of the Smilodon, seeking to position itself in front of the largest beam cannon blasts.+
(8:19:05 PM): (On second thought I will take an action as well)
wyverncakes 8:19 pm
(8:19:14 PM): (Okay)
(8:19:52 PM): [Jen] You sprint towards the colossal machine, more of the Empire's forces moving to intercept and attack you. But hey, that makes it easy to hitch a ride on a Killbird... though its wingmen are already opening fire as to try to shoot you down!
(8:19:56 PM): (React/continue Jen)
cubey@aol.pl 8:21 pm
(8:21:08 PM): Sielje: "He insists on looking down on us..."
wyverncakes 8:21 pm
(8:21:44 PM): [Cats and Sielje] Smilidon's systems shift to escape the attacks, its cannons firing and detonating missiles prematurely. But as you try to escape one cluster of beam cannons are coming in fast and hot... but just before striking, Sielje's Knight's Arm moves in front!
(8:22:30 PM): The beams are large enough to strike both it and the shielded Smilidon, knocking you both back into the ground... but miraculously not trashing your machines just yet!
(8:22:33 PM): (Sielje can act)
(8:22:54 PM): Emperor: "I look down on those who are naturally beneath me!"
wyverncakes 8:23 pm
(8:23:14 PM): "And before long, the entire world will be beneath this continent!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:23 pm
(8:23:25 PM): Sielje: "You are... a beast! But a beast!"
wyverncakes 8:24 pm
(8:24:09 PM): Emperor: "More than a beast!"
(8:24:20 PM): "We are the predators apex!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:24 pm
(8:24:23 PM): *Nothing to do here but take the hits and bear it. Jen grabs the grappling wire with both of Cethlenn's hands and pulls, yanking her up into a nanobot disintegrator kick at the Killbird leader. From there, her plan is straightforward-grapple on up to the Genociderbird.+
wyverncakes 8:24 pm
(8:24:42 PM): "And we will feast upon this world once we plunge it into chaos!"
tengusaur 8:25 pm
(8:25:00 PM): Roger: "The world might turn out to be a harder prey than you expected. Let me show you!"
VJockey 8:25 pm
(8:25:00 PM): "Go ahead! Keep building yourself a higher nest!"
(8:25:12 PM): "It will make it all the more satisfying to knock it over!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:25 pm
(8:25:52 PM): *The Arm stands up, damaged but still able to move. With quick steps it paces forward - the distance should be right! Do not worry Roger, Sielje engages the Slaughterbirds by getting between the two of them, the sword held with both hands as she spins in whirlwind strike to hold them back - and then sinks the blade held high into one of them!+
wyverncakes 8:26 pm
(8:26:49 PM): [Jen] Cethlenn fortunately doesn't take any direct hits, and your disitegrator kick smashes into -and starts decaying- the Killbird before you land on top of the gigantic Genociderbird. At more than a hundred times your size this is beyond mere David and Goliath, and one CIWS emplacement nearby you -bigger than you!- just turns and lets loose.
(8:26:52 PM): (React: Jen)
(8:27:07 PM): (There aren't any Slaughterbirds left)
(8:27:39 PM): (Roger smashed one into ruin and damaged another, and the three functioning ones fell back only to be cut apart by the cats)
cubey@aol.pl 8:29 pm
(8:29:17 PM): Massacrebird it is then
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:29 pm
(8:29:52 PM): *Jen bravely and courageously runs the hell away, using her grappling hooks to jink her all over the place-before ducking into a hangar for cover and a chance to self-repair.+
wyverncakes 8:32 pm
(8:32:19 PM): [Sielje] The two Massacrebirds fall back, but only long enough to begin drawing their swords. They're still too slow though, barely halfway-through drawing the blades when you suddenly cut down one! But its hands reach up to try to grasp and your sword to make pulling it out harder... and the other is strikin down in the meantime!
(8:32:22 PM): (React: Sielje)
(8:34:10 PM): [Jen] The CIWS cannons fire... but instead of mere bullets, birds hurtle forth with steel-tipped beaks pointed and at the ready! You flee, leaving a trail of them behind you as you duck in and encounter...
(8:34:15 PM): ... The remains of a massacre.
cubey@aol.pl 8:34 pm
(8:34:25 PM): Sielje: "It comes! Hggh!" *She grabs the blade with both hands and braces to try to pull it off, while moving the shoulder protected by the cloak against the enemy sword - only long enough to add her own physical block to it, hopefully.+
wyverncakes 8:34 pm
(8:34:45 PM): Human bodies are strewn everywhere, bloodied, picked apart, and with their eyes all conspicuously torn out for the birds to gorge themselves on.
(8:34:55 PM): (Cats and Roger can act)
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:35 pm
(8:35:04 PM): Jen: "...ghk."
wyverncakes 8:35 pm
(8:35:06 PM): But what might surprise you though Jen...
(8:35:09 PM): ... Are the uniforms.
(8:35:32 PM): It's not just Australian armed forces seen here. There's VIPER agents on display too! Or rather, what's left of them.
tengusaur 8:35 pm
(8:35:59 PM): (enemy list?)
wyverncakes 8:37 pm
(8:37:02 PM): [Sielje] Your cloak is struck by the sword, knocking you forward... but also giving you enough force to wrench your own blade free! As the Massacrebird tries to follow-up his attack, you successfully hold it now your sword is in hand.
VJockey 8:37 pm
(8:37:28 PM): "... We need to stop that giant from flying. Perhaps striking under its guard..."
wyverncakes 8:37 pm
(8:37:56 PM): (Updated enemies: Killbirds x 69, Deathbird x 55, Murderbird x 8, Destroybird x 4, Massacrebird x 3, Genociderbird (Cassowary Emperor))
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:38 pm
(8:38:03 PM): Jen: "Urgh...Is there...something I can do to help?"
VJockey 8:38 pm
(8:38:52 PM): "If you are able to cause them tremendous inconvienience via internal detonations, it would be most welcome!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:39 pm
(8:39:14 PM): Jen: "...Yeah, sure..."
VJockey 8:39 pm
(8:39:16 PM): "Archie... How much power can we spare to keep a constant charge to the Railcannon?"
tengusaur 8:40 pm
(8:40:10 PM): Roger: "While you're handling the emperor, allow me to take care of his minions. The massacre that happened here will not repeat itself!"
frifreeman 8:41 pm
(8:41:03 PM): Archie: "I'll take care of that. You get us closer to that nefarious fortress, partner!"
VJockey 8:41 pm
(8:41:25 PM): "Of course! This sort of charge is my specialty!"
(8:42:14 PM): *To that end, Skald is rushing as fast as possible to get under the many arcs of fire that the Genociderbird no doubt possesses! Seeking to avoid incoming fire by returning fire!&
cubey@aol.pl 8:42 pm
(8:42:48 PM): Sielje: "I am still holding. Your flank will be safe!"
(8:43:10 PM): The Knight's Arm takes a step back, adjusting its stance in preparation for being circled.
cubey@aol.pl 8:43 pm
(8:43:31 PM): There's a lot of enemies, and except for the really plentiful ones, they're not weak at all...
tengusaur 8:43 pm
(8:43:55 PM): * Roger steps forward and punches a Destroybird a few times, to push it backwards, and then slams his fist into a large button in Big O's cockpit, launching all Moby Dick Anchors! A swarm of chains flies towards the avian units, slamming into them with the heavy (and sharp) anchors and causing disarray on the battlefield! +
wyverncakes 8:44 pm
(8:44:02 PM): (Is the railgun firing yet?)
tengusaur 8:44 pm
(8:44:07 PM): (Destroybirds are a priority target)
VJockey 8:44 pm
(8:44:35 PM): (Not yet, leaving that part to Fri)
wyverncakes 8:44 pm
(8:44:39 PM): (Okay)
wyverncakes 8:45 pm
(8:45:57 PM): [Roger] Your fists smash into one of the Destroybirds, indeed buying you some breathing room before the anchors shoot out, piercing through more of its like-shaped brethren! Some of them stumble or fall from the impact, both others steady themselves and retaliate as energy beams blast out from their beaks at the Big O!
(8:46:01 PM): (React: Roger)
(8:47:01 PM): [Cats] Smilidon charges at the Genociderbird, but the fortress of a machine buys time for itself by falling back... drawing you further and further away from you allies! Still... hey now you're in a good position to fire!
(8:47:09 PM): (Continue: Cats)
tengusaur 8:48 pm
(8:48:13 PM): Roger: "Breaking through this shield will not be so easy!" Big O raises one of its arms to intercept the incoming blasts, while pulling hard with the other on one of the chains - Roger tries to once again make the birds go in each other's way! +
wyverncakes 8:50 pm
(8:50:15 PM): [Roger] The chain yanking throws the Destroybirds off balance, their beams sweeping across and cutting moderately deep lines across Big O's arm! But crashing into each other smashes them up plenty though, one of their beams lopping off the head of another, and another one's beak getting smashed in and killing off its own beam as well!
(8:50:23 PM): (Jen and Sielje)
frifreeman 8:50 pm
(8:50:58 PM): And when they're in position Archie aims the railgun toward the belly of the giant birdbot and fires the railgun!+
cubey@aol.pl 8:52 pm
(8:52:18 PM): Sielje: "The battle is shifting in our favor..."
wyverncakes 8:53 pm
(8:53:15 PM): Emperor: "You believe striking down loyal followers will avert the oncoming bloodshed? Oh, you-"
tengusaur 8:53 pm
(8:53:18 PM): Roger: "It's not over. Don't celebrate victory just yet."
wyverncakes 8:53 pm
(8:53:21 PM): And then the railgun fires.
cubey@aol.pl 8:53 pm
(8:53:50 PM): Sielje: "I will not. But I will not despair, either!"
wyverncakes 8:54 pm
(8:54:40 PM): [Cats] At a much closer range and with a better target, the railgun shot punches into the Genociderbird's interior, leaving a small perforation!
(8:54:57 PM): "... My mistake, human. One moment."
(8:55:56 PM): [Cats cont.] And then suddenly the entire Genociderbird stomps down onto the ground... seismic tremors knocking the Smilidon off-balance before the massive machine's hulking fist just moves to swat the machine aside and even further away from the rest of you!
(8:56:00 PM): (React: Cats)
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:56 pm
(8:56:06 PM): * "Alright, fuck this place." Jen whips up a sub-machinegun to go with her pistol-and starts shooting everything that looks even remotely important or explody in that hangar. Then she dives out, grapples onto the Genociderbird again, and starts to swing around searching for another one.+
tengusaur 8:56 pm
(8:56:32 PM): Roger: "A spirited lady, this one. Watch out cats!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:57 pm
(8:57:08 PM): *With the explosion behind her, Sielje attacks! She advances keeping two Massacrebirds lined up and an eye out on the third. The first one in line will hopefully serve as a shield against the second - and she lunges, slashing down, and then once again, up, to skewer it!+
frifreeman 8:57 pm
(8:57:12 PM): Archie :"Partner! Dodge!"
VJockey 8:57 pm
(8:57:20 PM): "Moving!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:57 pm
(8:57:22 PM): Sielje: "Haaaaa... aah?"
(8:57:35 PM): She is partially distracted by what is happening with the Genocider.
VJockey 8:58 pm
(8:58:00 PM): *Quickly launching into an emergency transformation, the Smildon kicks off and away as hard as it can to launch itself backwards and hopefully out of the fist's radius of SMASH.*
wyverncakes 8:58 pm
(8:58:19 PM): [Jen] And watch out too, Jen! Your guns fire, blasting apart the hangar and getting some explosions for your effort! But as you duck out and swing to another hangar... you're met face-to-face with a Killbird launching, crashing into the Cethlenn and knocking you away from the Genociderbird as it hurtles out... heading straight for a distant dune!
(8:58:25 PM): (React: Jen!)
VJockey 8:58 pm
(8:58:40 PM): *Though it would be difficult because of the massive shockwaves throwing everything off balance
wyverncakes 9:01 pm
(9:01:30 PM): [Cats] Your hopes... were ill-placed. Genociderbird's sweeping arm dwarfs your entire machine, and with the seismic wave knocking you off-balance... outpacing the limb is impossible. Your efforts mean it only grazes you, but being so big and heavy...
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:01 pm
(9:01:56 PM): *Jen: "Get off, asshole!" That bird tackling her throws her grappling off, so Jen has no reservations about shoving her submachinegun in its face and blasting away as they go crashing to the ground.+
wyverncakes 9:02 pm
(9:02:06 PM): Alarms ring out inside of Smilidon's cockpit, leg motors on the verge of giving out as the machine is sent flying and crashes into the ground!
wyverncakes 9:04 pm
(9:04:20 PM): [Sielje] The two in line try to move to get in better positioning, but the first one is still too slow, getting cut down by your sword as the third attacks from your flank! And from the ruins of the first one, pile-bunkers fire out courtesy of the other! Looks like he stopped caring about that shield awfully quick!
(9:04:27 PM): (React: Sielje)
VJockey 9:05 pm
(9:05:01 PM): "MROWR!"
wyverncakes 9:05 pm
(9:05:33 PM): [Jen] Your machinegun blasts into the Killbird's head, unsteadying it and giving yourself the precious time to slip down, under, and away from it! The craft collides with the sand-dune, exploding alone rather than as one of a pair.
(9:05:49 PM): Emperor: "And look at that."
(9:06:12 PM): "I come down to your level... and now you can barely manage to stand."
wyverncakes 9:06 pm
(9:06:34 PM): "That truly is the order of things, isn't it? The order of nature!"
frifreeman 9:06 pm
(9:06:52 PM): Archie: "Left leg hydroulic is failing! Rerouting pressure! Shield energy is down by 20%! Partner, cut all power for non-primary purposes!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:06 pm
(9:06:57 PM): Jen: "Does he ever just shut up!"
tengusaur 9:07 pm
(9:07:22 PM): Roger: "Nature stopped applying here a long time ago. Hang in there, cats, I'm going to lend you a hand!"
wyverncakes 9:07 pm
(9:07:25 PM): One thing to notice though...
VJockey 9:07 pm
(9:07:26 PM): "Diverting feeds..."
wyverncakes 9:07 pm
(9:07:33 PM): ... Is that the ground tremors seem to still be continuing.
VJockey 9:07 pm
(9:07:53 PM): "What is that rumbling?!"
wyverncakes 9:07 pm
(9:07:55 PM): No, not just continuing. They're growing stronger...!
cubey@aol.pl 9:08 pm
(9:08:09 PM): "Do not lose hope... ah!"
wyverncakes 9:08 pm
(9:08:29 PM): The Cassowary squawks in malicious glee!
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:08 pm
(9:08:39 PM): Jen: "Stupid fucking birds with their stupid robots and pseudo-intellectual BS...What now?!"
cubey@aol.pl 9:08 pm
(9:08:46 PM): *Sielje sees her allies being battered - a bad thing to be distracted about when the enemy strikes back at her. She tries to jump back at the last moment, to evade both the flanking attack and the friendly fire bunkers.+
(9:08:54 PM): Sielje: "You strike through your ally?!"
wyverncakes 9:09 pm
(9:09:06 PM): "You fools, did you not forget my desire to make Australia the floating jewel of my empire?"
tengusaur 9:09 pm
(9:09:40 PM): Roger: "...Tell me he's not saying what I think he means."
VJockey 9:09 pm
(9:09:54 PM): "... You... insane... feathered.... FIEND!!"
wyverncakes 9:10 pm
(9:10:08 PM): [Sielje] Rather than respond, the Massacrebird just adds a second pile bunker shot to the attack! But the seismic upheaval works to your advantage as you all stumble and try to get away, the attacks missing you!
(9:10:31 PM): "More than a 'fiend' I will be as a GOD!"
wyverncakes 9:10 pm
(9:10:59 PM): "We shall not simply uplift the birds of this island of death!"
(9:11:16 PM): "We shall uplift Australia itself!"
tengusaur 9:11 pm
(9:11:25 PM): Roger: "Have you gone insane? You will tear the continent apart!"
wyverncakes 9:12 pm
(9:12:06 PM): (Cats and Roger)
(9:12:23 PM): Emperor: "More than just the continent, the world will be thown into chaos!"
wyverncakes 9:13 pm
(9:13:45 PM): "Humans and their pets will be no more than prey, deprived of their mind-numbing entertainment so that they live every waking moment in fear. Fear that we shall see when we devour every last one."
VJockey 9:13 pm
(9:13:57 PM): "...You speak of Gods?"
cubey@aol.pl 9:13 pm
(9:13:57 PM): Sielje: "What device gives him power to do that?"
(9:14:12 PM): The Knight's Arm is already making its way towards Genocyderbird and the allies that fight it
VJockey 9:14 pm
(9:14:22 PM): "Hear my words you overfluffed pillowcasing!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:14 pm
(9:14:27 PM): Jen: "Fuck if I know!"
VJockey 9:15 pm
(9:15:00 PM): "There are endtimes. There are days where the very dieties upon their thrones are cast down from the skies!"
(9:15:09 PM): "Ragnarok."
tengusaur 9:15 pm
(9:15:55 PM): Roger: "You wish to turn the world upside down? Not if I have something to say about it!" As promised, Big O moves forward to support Smilodon, standing by its side and charging up the energy in its head, after which it connects its fists and releases a massive Chrome Buster blast towards the avian emperor! The attack aims at the lower parts of the massive machine. +
VJockey 9:16 pm
(9:16:04 PM): "And if you so willingly proclaim yourself to be as such... then we shall be the ending that strikes you down and tear down the World-Tree you nest upon!"
wyverncakes 9:20 pm
(9:20:09 PM): [Big O] The Chrome Buster fires up and out, punching into the humungous frame and forcing it back... but its arms move to guard against the attack, wearing away at them instead. And even that damage comes to an end when the machine takes to the skies again with a thunderous force! The Massacrebirds Sielje hasn't gotten around to taking care of move to attack as well, their backpacks charging up with energy before a flurry of blasts arc out straight at the Megadeus!
(9:20:11 PM): (React: Roger)
tengusaur 9:22 pm
(9:22:35 PM): Roger: "Tch! Their numbers are still not to be underestimated!" Big O braces its feet against the ground, blocking the incoming blasts with its shielded arms. There's not much Roger can do to counterattack just yet, but he can make sure none of the blasts hit his more damaged allies instead. +
cubey@aol.pl 9:23 pm
(9:23:15 PM): Sielje: "!"
(9:23:17 PM): # Roger
wyverncakes 9:23 pm
(9:23:23 PM): (Approved)
cubey@aol.pl 9:24 pm
(9:24:35 PM): "Have you forgotten about my presence already?" *The Arm jumps next to the Megadeus - with a movement of its hand the cape is spread dramatically, covering a significant surface of the Big O.+
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frifreeman 9:25 pm
(9:25:47 PM): "I bow to no emperor nor god. Defiance. That's what human and cats have in common. Even when we're facing death, we raise our head high. We will always fight, tooth, nail, and claws, to our last breath! And we'll fight for those who can't raise their head anymore!
wyverncakes 9:27 pm
(9:27:32 PM): [Sielje] Your timing is impeccable, as Big O's footing begins to falter from the attacks and the unreliable ground! Sielje's cloak soaks up much of the attack, taking the edge off!
(9:27:58 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "Oh make no mistake."
(9:28:32 PM): "I care not for prey that can't raise their heads."
(9:28:42 PM): "How else can they see their death?"
cubey@aol.pl 9:30 pm
(9:30:25 PM): Sielje: "Are you unharmed?!"
(9:30:46 PM): Sielje: "It seems exposing our backs to the horde is a mistake..."
wyverncakes 9:30 pm
(9:30:46 PM): (Sielje and Jen can act)
tengusaur 9:31 pm
(9:31:13 PM): Roger: "Make no mistake, Big O is tough. But your help was appreciated. Thanks."
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:31 pm
(9:31:37 PM): (remaining bad guys?)
wyverncakes 9:32 pm
(9:32:37 PM): (Updated enemies: Killbirds x 69, Deathbird x 55, Murderbird x 8, Destroybird x 3 (1 damaged, 1 severely damaged) , Massacrebird x 2, Genociderbird (Cassowary Emperor) (damaged))
frifreeman 9:34 pm
(9:34:36 PM): The Smilodon charges toward the Genocidebird, step by step, slowly at first, but quickly gaining momentum, leaving heavy dust cloud behind as Archie fires all his forward firing gun one by one
cubey@aol.pl 9:35 pm
(9:35:01 PM): Sielje: "Then..."
wyverncakes 9:35 pm
(9:35:06 PM): (+?)
cubey@aol.pl 9:35 pm
(9:35:20 PM): Sielje: "Strike the emperor, and with his demise, the rest will scatter."
frifreeman 9:35 pm
(9:35:29 PM): (not yet, skald continues)
wyverncakes 9:35 pm
(9:35:35 PM): (Okay)
cubey@aol.pl 9:35 pm
(9:35:42 PM): Sielje: "Defiance, just as our beastly friend said."
VJockey 9:36 pm
(9:36:14 PM): "I WILL CLEAVE THROUGH YOUR TYRANNY WITH MY WARRIOR SPIRIT!"
VJockey 9:37 pm
(9:37:45 PM): *The saw roars to life, pushing itself to full speed and to the point the points of the teeth were beginning to actually glow from the heat as he seeks to carve a chunk of the Genocyderbird open, broken legs be damned!+
cubey@aol.pl 9:38 pm
(9:38:49 PM): *Whatever foe seems to interrupt the rest of UG's fight against Genocyderbird, they will find Sielje standing in their way.+
(9:39:25 PM): "Do not interefere. I will be your opponent." The Knight's Arm's sword is in front of the unit's eyes, a perfectly balanced point.
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:40 pm
(9:40:13 PM): *Jen's submachinegun and pistol melt together and shift form, turning into a large anti-armor rifle. With that she takes a crouching stance, and opens fire on the Genociderbird-aiming for its various gun emplacements and sensors. Crosshairs dance across the surface of Jen's eyes as she lines up her shots.+
wyverncakes 9:40 pm
(9:40:29 PM): [Cats] Smilodon's legs struggle with all their might to match the strength of their wills, creaking and even more alarms beginning to blare as you charge! The Genociderbird is truck again and again, but instead of defending or countering, it just moves closer... letting you get in position to try to slash down on it-
(9:41:23 PM): - Only for Smilidon to be grabbed tight in the hand of the Genociderbird.
(9:41:54 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "... Then cleave. If you can."
(9:42:05 PM): Except you can't. You can't even more.
(9:42:07 PM): ^move.
tengusaur 9:42 pm
(9:42:29 PM): Roger: "Let go off them!"
VJockey 9:42 pm
(9:42:40 PM): "Damn... you... blasted..."
(9:42:50 PM): [Skald is going to struggle against his controls.]
wyverncakes 9:43 pm
(9:43:40 PM): [Jen] In the meantime, your shots begin to actually blow out gun emplacements along the Genociderbird one by one... but they are numbered in the dozens, and are no concern of the Emperor at this very moment.
(9:43:42 PM): Instead...
cubey@aol.pl 9:43 pm
(9:43:48 PM): Sielje: "No..."
frifreeman 9:44 pm
(9:44:28 PM): Archie: "Release us, you fiend!" ARchie can only fire their small turrets on random directions
wyverncakes 9:44 pm
(9:44:33 PM): "From this height? I'm not sure if they'd even manage to land on their feet. Their broken-"
(9:44:51 PM): The pinky suddenly tightens, completely crushing Smilidon's noble legs!
(9:44:59 PM): "-Little feet."
cubey@aol.pl 9:45 pm
(9:45:24 PM): Sielje: "How dare you toy such as this?!"
wyverncakes 9:45 pm
(9:45:35 PM): And with that, it raises Smilidon up... and then obliges your demands!
(9:45:47 PM): Smilidon plummets to the ground!
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:46 pm
(9:46:10 PM): Jen: "No!"
tengusaur 9:46 pm
(9:46:22 PM): Roger: "Sielje! We must catch them!"
cubey@aol.pl 9:46 pm
(9:46:29 PM): Sielje: "Yes!"
wyverncakes 9:46 pm
(9:46:30 PM): Unfortunately...!
tengusaur 9:46 pm
(9:46:37 PM): Easier said than done, though! Big O is not very agile...
wyverncakes 9:46 pm
(9:46:49 PM): [Sielje] And in the meantime, the two remaining Massacrebirds take the opportunity to charge, one continuing its ranged attack while the other strikes with its sword!
(9:46:59 PM): (React: Sielje)
(9:48:01 PM): And for that matter, more of the Killbirds and Destroybirds begin to charge at the Big O and Cethlenn in the meantime, cannons firing to keep you occupied as well!
(9:48:05 PM): (React: Roger and Jen)
cubey@aol.pl 9:48 pm
(9:48:10 PM): Sielje: "Ghh...!"
cubey@aol.pl 9:48 pm
(9:48:50 PM): *She needs to raise her own sword, to block the enemy strike. Once again, with quick footwork the Arm positions itself to make ranged attacks obstructed by the enemy - and its cloak as well.+
(9:48:55 PM): Sielje: "I... cannot...!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:50 pm
(9:50:20 PM): * Jen starts running to avoid the new attacks, returning fire now and then with its own gun-though it throws Cethlenn off-balance as it fires, making it hard to dodge.+
tengusaur 9:50 pm
(9:50:32 PM): Roger: "Not now! Out of my way!" Big O raises its arms to block the shots, at the same time starting to accumulate pressure in one of its pistons - the closest avian machine to gets in melee range gets a Sudden Impact to the face! +
VJockey 9:52 pm
(9:52:52 PM): [At this point all Skald can do is continuously attempt to defy fate! Struggling with his machine until the very end!]
wyverncakes 9:52 pm
(9:52:54 PM): [Sielje] Your sword guards against the Massacrebird striking you from up-close... but the arching shots of the other mean it can shoot around its comrade! Your cloak takes the hits too, but it's not a good situation to be in!
(9:54:12 PM): [Jen and Roger] And in the meantime, the two of you find yourself facing countless mooks harrassing you! The Sudden Impact shockwave does fortunately catch a Killbird -in fact several along with several Destroybirds- all in one go and Jen's attacks catch a few as well...
(9:54:32 PM): ... But you're still all close to being overwhelmed, to say nothing of saving Skald and Archie!
wyverncakes 9:56 pm
(9:56:41 PM): Cassowary Empire: "And so this is how it will end...! In a matter of moments the cassowaries across this continent will awaken and the true massacre will begin! And when this island tears itself free of the Earth, then-"
(9:57:01 PM): But suddenly... a series of explosions rock the uplifting devices!
(9:57:06 PM): Emperor: "What?!?"
(9:58:14 PM): -And a sudden hail of machineguns begin to aid you in shooting down the Killbirds and Destroybirds, and a railgun blast blows apart the distant Massacrebird!
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wyverncakes 10:15 pm
(10:15:05 PM): Emperor: "-Who?!?"
(10:15:23 PM): ???: "Skald! Archie!"
(10:16:25 PM): A machine comes hurtling down from above, one familiar to some of you here!
(10:16:33 PM): (Tigris: http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/V-Jockey/media/Project%20M/15176131_zps775704c2.jpg.html)
cubey@aol.pl 10:16 pm
(10:16:45 PM): Sielje: "An ally?"
tengusaur 10:16 pm
(10:16:48 PM): Roger: "...Socrates!"
wyverncakes 10:16 pm
(10:16:48 PM): Arms out-stretched, it grabs hold of the Smilidon, keeping it from falling!
wyverncakes 10:17 pm
(10:17:14 PM): "Yes!"
(10:17:23 PM): And up on the viewscreen comes the image of the cat!
(10:17:35 PM): A little worse for wear from the last time you saw him though...
(10:17:45 PM): ... With a cute, paw-shaped eyepatch over an eye.
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:17 pm
(10:17:57 PM): Jen: "Wha-"
VJockey 10:18 pm
(10:18:43 PM): "My mentor!"
(10:18:48 PM): "You... you're alive!"
wyverncakes 10:18 pm
(10:18:58 PM): Several more of the old C.L.A.W. machines begin to show up as well, the source of your aid!
VJockey 10:19 pm
(10:19:05 PM): [NO SKALD DOES NOT SOUND LIKE HE'S ON THE VERGE OF TEARS. YOU ARE IMAGINING THINGS.]
Fri Freeman 10:19 pm
(10:19:18 PM): Archie: "Sir! You're... you're alive!"
cubey@aol.pl 10:19 pm
(10:19:46 PM): Sielje: "The talking cat faction arrives to assist us!"
wyverncakes 10:19 pm
(10:19:51 PM): Emperor: "... Still alive? Next time your death will be a much more thorough affair!"
tengusaur 10:19 pm
(10:19:54 PM): Roger: "And not just alive, but also doing the right thing. Helping us out against a common foe."
cubey@aol.pl 10:19 pm
(10:19:59 PM): She sounds relieved, but not surprised. Talking cats are ordinary, right?
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:20 pm
(10:20:04 PM): Jen: "Bwah?"
wyverncakes 10:21 pm
(10:21:08 PM): Socrates: "That is correct. We would have come sooner, but sabotaging the Avian Empire's devices came first..."
(10:21:17 PM): "Or would have, if you hadn't needed our help just now!"
wyverncakes 10:22 pm
(10:22:08 PM): "Now, we are no longer C.L.A.W. but rather..."
tengusaur 10:22 pm
(10:22:12 PM): Roger: "You took advantage of it while we occupied the enemy army, didn't you? I'd be an ingrate if I got mad about that."
wyverncakes 10:22 pm
(10:22:13 PM): "The Feline Coalition!"
(10:22:40 PM): "Or Fl.Cl."
(10:22:56 PM): But the joyous reunion is cut short as the Emperor screeches in fury at this turn of events, opening fire again with the Genociderbird's cannons!
(10:23:09 PM): ... But the Tigris, even with the weight of the Smilidon, is still able to juke and evade!
(10:23:41 PM): "But Skald... and more importantly, Archie..!"
(10:24:05 PM): "You're the one to carry the hopes and dreams of Project Mewtype!"
wyverncakes 10:24 pm
(10:24:26 PM): The Tigris flips backwards, throwing the Smilidon up into the air!
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:24 pm
(10:24:30 PM): Jen: "What?"
wyverncakes 10:25 pm
(10:25:04 PM): And then suddenly flies at the damaged machine full-speed... Socrates ejecting out though to be picked up by another machine instead!
VJockey 10:26 pm
(10:26:16 PM): "Archie my friend... as always when we began this I'll follow you to Hel itself if you asked!"
VJockey 10:27 pm
(10:27:02 PM): "The lead is yours!"
Fri Freeman 10:27 pm
(10:27:08 PM): Archie: "But we're not going to hell..."
(10:28:16 PM): "Because the heavens were never out of our reach. And now we'll tear through the sky itself to bring the so-called god down to earth!"
VJockey 10:29 pm
(10:29:14 PM): "... Heh... Well said!"
Fri Freeman 10:30 pm
(10:30:08 PM): And in some elaborate and cool sequence that defies mere description, Smilodon and Tigris join into one machine. The gattai sequence is awesome, really. Take our word for it.
VJockey 10:30 pm
(10:30:39 PM): [Its totally not because we didn't type anything up! Honest!]
wyverncakes 10:31 pm
(10:31:07 PM): And thus is born...
wyverncakes 10:31 pm
(10:31:24 PM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHxnNJoVvYI
(10:31:27 PM): the Smildon Armrowred Meowssiah!
(10:32:20 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "A cat that thinks it can fly?"
(10:32:32 PM): (Everyone can act)
cubey@aol.pl 10:32 pm
(10:32:35 PM): Sielje stares, her eyes wide in amazement.
(10:32:44 PM): But it doesn't last...
cubey@aol.pl 10:34 pm
(10:34:07 PM): Sielje: "This is..."
(10:34:24 PM): "The change will happen now! I will open the way for you!"
Fri Freeman 10:35 pm
(10:35:04 PM): Yes, the Smilodon Armrowred Meowssiah soar through the sky, a contraption of wings and guns and hope!
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:35 pm
(10:35:48 PM): Jen: "I don't really get it, but...Okay!"
cubey@aol.pl 10:36 pm
(10:36:18 PM): *The Knight's Arm runs forward, Sielje gaining enough distance to catch wind into her cloak - and takes off into the skies again!.
(10:36:44 PM): *But it's only for a moment, a moment long enough to position herself above the Genociderbird. And from above...
(10:37:27 PM): Sielje: "Here I am, the Cassowary Emperor! Your time has come!"
cubey@aol.pl 10:38 pm
(10:38:22 PM): *The Arm drops down, its sword held in both hands and upside down... so that it falls right on the Genociderbird's head, its weapon stabbing into it!+
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:39 pm
(10:39:17 PM): *Jen exchanges her rifle for two sub-machineguns, and opens fire on any remaining enemy units-for a little bit. Then she's back to focusing on the Genociderbird's guns, trying to clear a path for everyone else.+
tengusaur 10:39 pm
(10:39:37 PM): Roger: "Our enemy is still in the air. Big O cannot fly... But it doesn't have to." He remembers how Dorothy activated the O Thunder. And this time, he does it himself! One of Big O's joysticks switches to a different one, which Roger grabs and presses its trigger. One of Big O's arms opens into a gigantic gatling cannon, which peppers the cassowary emperor with beam shots, and then follows up with an explosive circle slowly forming around the gun, and then flying forward right at the target! +
wyverncakes 10:43 pm
(10:43:22 PM): [Jen] As you open fire into the Killbird and Destroybird ranks, more machines move in to join with you... Fl.Cl.'s Uncias and Paradalis's... helping make things a whole lot easier before you join in the attack on the Genociderbird and continue blasting its guns apart to expose blind spots!
Fri Freeman 10:43 pm
(10:43:31 PM): Archie: "Now we're in the same level, Death Emperor!" The Armowred Mewsiah loops through the sky, and flies straight toward the Genocidebird. It then fires all of its ranged weapon, leaving trails of missiles and trace of bullets, doing barrel rolls as flak explodes in front of it. And the best thing is, with the combination of Tigris and Smilodon, it got all the reactor power it need now! It doesn't need to cycle through energy usage or guns anymore. It can fire all the guns and charge the shield all the time! So it does that while supercharging the shield in front of the new mech! And meanwhile, the railgun is sparking....
wyverncakes 10:45 pm
(10:45:32 PM): [Sielje and Roger] The Arm in the meantime comes surging down, blade biting into the gigantic machine's head! "Yes... there you... are!" the Emperor cries out as a hand tries to snatch you from the air. No dice... not when the O Thunder starts blasting up its body and arm... and as the o-ring finally reaches it the explosion rocks the whole machine! It gives you the chance to drag your sword down its body length-wise... leaving a massive, gaping scar!
(10:46:16 PM): (+?)
VJockey 10:46 pm
(10:46:30 PM): (&)
wyverncakes 10:46 pm
(10:46:34 PM): (Righto)
wyverncakes 10:47 pm
(10:47:57 PM): [Cats] "Wings from one cat to another do not make you my match!" The Emperor roars defiantly, realizing there's a severe shortage of guns now on its front and opting to just punch at the Smilodon with its gigantic fist!
(10:48:03 PM): (React/continue)
VJockey 10:51 pm
(10:51:34 PM): "Then we'll just have to take yours! Along with everything else!"
VJockey 10:53 pm
(10:53:57 PM): *The Railgun fires off with a thunderous crash! Rushing forth like a lightningbolt from the heavens to slam through the incoming fist... but that wasn't all. Both Frontal shields and thrusters were being pushed to their fullest potential as the Smildon tore forwards! Its frontal section opening up into several sets of claws to further add to the destructive power!+
(10:55:52 PM): "This is your end! This is the Skyshear Crash!"
wyverncakes 10:58 pm
(10:58:28 PM): [Cats] The railgun blast speared through the Genociderbird's gigantic fist like it was nothing, reducing it to a pulverized, hollowed limb. And it kept going, blasting straight through the rest of the machine!
(10:58:33 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "G-gaaaah!"
tengusaur 10:59 pm
(10:59:35 PM): Roger: "You really should have stopped while you still could, Cassowary Emperor."
wyverncakes 11:00 pm
(11:00:37 PM): The gigantic machine stumbles back, leaving itself open to the savage mauling that finishes what Sielje, Roger, and Jen all started earlier. Its innards torn to pieces, it falls back, crashing into the seismic/gravity device!
cubey@aol.pl 11:01 pm
(11:01:15 PM): The Knight's Arm lands on the ground and stares up.
(11:01:28 PM): Sielje: "Even the titans may fall."
wyverncakes 11:01 pm
(11:01:30 PM): Emperor: "Defeated by pets..."
(11:02:06 PM): The cassowary squawks/coughs one last, weak time...
(11:02:32 PM): ... And then suddenly the massive sphere behind it suddenly begins to crack.
wyverncakes 11:03 pm
(11:03:31 PM): The trashed, sparking remains of the Genociderbird surges with power-
(11:03:39 PM): Socrates: "... Run!"
(11:03:42 PM): "It's going to blow!"
tengusaur 11:04 pm
(11:04:01 PM): Roger: "...You heard him. Do not question the cat!"
wyverncakes 11:04 pm
(11:04:34 PM): As if on cue, the shuttle comes speeding in!
tengusaur 11:04 pm
(11:04:38 PM): Big O starts to retreat as fast as it can, providing cover for allies with its shields!
wyverncakes 11:04 pm
(11:04:58 PM): "Now looks like a good time for a lift. Everyone who needs it, get in!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 11:05 pm
(11:05:08 PM): Jen is running straight for that shuttle-and not going to wait for it to land either, grappling up to it as it descends.
cubey@aol.pl 11:05 pm
(11:05:16 PM): Sielje: "Ah."
VJockey 11:05 pm
(11:05:19 PM): "Archie! Its time for us to take our leave-"
cubey@aol.pl 11:05 pm
(11:05:23 PM): Okay, that was not expected.
cubey@aol.pl 11:05 pm
(11:05:40 PM): Into the shuttle, the Arm goes.
wyverncakes 11:06 pm
(11:06:00 PM): At the same time the Cassowary Empire's forces are now in open retreat as well. Or rather, in a chaotic mess of a retreat, forces running every which way and fighting to get ahead of each other!
wyverncakes 11:07 pm
(11:07:40 PM): The Fl.Cl forces find places on the shuttle along with you as well!
Fri Freeman 11:11 pm
(11:11:54 PM): "Goodbye, Cassowary Empire. You're a worthy prey. And also someone we must destroy."
wyverncakes 11:12 pm
(11:12:35 PM): Once you're all squared away, the shuttle blasts off with all the speed it can manage... and not a second too soon as the Genociderbird and the seismic device both go critical, erupting in a devestating blast catching the fleeing Avian Empire forces.
(11:13:22 PM): The battle is over, another threat to the Earth Sphere vanquished.
(11:13:27 PM): MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
arachnion01@gmail.com has left the room. 11:13 pm
Fri Freeman 11:14 pm
(11:14:20 PM): Archie :"The Cassowary Emperor... He's not someone I'd like to let live in the world... Yet, I don't regret fighting him."
VJockey 11:14 pm
(11:14:53 PM): "Agreed. A once in a lifetime opponent."
(7:18:18 PM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyd8WxIOUY
mad4space@hotmail.com has left the room. 7:19 pm
wyverncakes 7:19 pm
(7:19:58 PM): A short time ago, long-range sensors started picking up massive energy readings in central Australia. Initially authorities didn't know what to make of it at first.
wyverncakes 7:21 pm
(7:21:07 PM): But this kind of energies had been detected once before though, during a past encounter with the Noise when the Avian Empire stepped in so as to "uplift" their more simple-minded brethren.
(7:21:56 PM): And there was a sudden spike in reports of the Empire's forces in the general area too.
(7:22:23 PM): Reports that were often more like distress calls cut off mid-transmission.
wyverncakes 7:23 pm
(7:23:18 PM): This is where you come into the equation... to investigate and potentially intervene.
(7:24:23 PM): It's hot outside. Hot, arid, and with hardly a sign of life outside of the shuttle, but the energy reading's still growing stronger.
VJockey 7:24 pm
(7:24:58 PM): "Of all the places they chose for a battle... its in the middle of a sand blasted waste."
VJockey 7:25 pm
(7:25:37 PM): [Skald is looking a little annoyed. He hadn't exactly had any time to shed into his 'summer coat' as it were.]
tengusaur 7:26 pm
(7:26:31 PM): Roger: "Would you feel better if you thought about this as a trip to an exotic location in good company?"
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:27 pm
(7:27:06 PM): Jen: "...huh, so they really do exist..."
tengusaur 7:27 pm
(7:27:10 PM): The negotiator mostly remains serious during this journey, but he's not above making such comments from time to time.
VJockey 7:27 pm
(7:27:24 PM): "Somewhat. I may feel better after a good and refreshing hunt."
frifreeman 7:27 pm
(7:27:26 PM): Archie: "It's fitting though, a burying place creatures only worth to be buried"
wyverncakes 7:27 pm
(7:27:37 PM): Moving ever-onwards, the shuttle pilot keeps one eye on a data terminal too. "The transmissions closest to the signature came about-"
VJockey 7:27 pm
(7:27:46 PM): "Somewhere barren and dead?"
wyverncakes 7:28 pm
(7:28:31 PM): - And suddenly the shuttle clears the lip of a large dune, and before you...
(7:28:36 PM): ... The Empire.
cubey@aol.pl 7:28 pm
(7:28:43 PM): "This place looks almost like..." Sielje wipes the sweat off her brow.
wyverncakes 7:28 pm
(7:28:48 PM): "-Holy!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:28 pm
(7:28:54 PM): "So regions such as this exist on Earth as well."
wyverncakes 7:30 pm
(7:30:34 PM): Stretching for miles and miles are Avian Empire craft, structures, a multitude of large objects reminiscent of the uplifting device... and as well an even larger, spherical building in the center of it all with a massive hulk of a war machine standing before it.
VJockey 7:30 pm
(7:30:52 PM): "Did such places in your home also have annoying pests such as these?"
cubey@aol.pl 7:31 pm
(7:31:23 PM): Sielje: "It had great beasts to hunt... and as I see, so is the case here."
wyverncakes 7:31 pm
(7:31:30 PM): You haven't gone unnoticed either, with an array of Avian Empire machines scrambling to intercept your shuttle!
cubey@aol.pl 7:31 pm
(7:31:38 PM): Her brow furrows, that is a huge number of enemy units.
tengusaur 7:31 pm
(7:31:40 PM): Roger: "Looks like the term Empire wasn't just for show... And here they come. Get ready."
wyverncakes 7:31 pm
(7:31:47 PM): A voice chimes in on the speakers too... that of the Cassowary Emperor himself!
(7:32:15 PM): "Ah, so you have come. To scout? To sabotage or assassinate?"
wyverncakes 7:32 pm
(7:32:41 PM): "No matter, for what few moments you have left, you may gaze upon our works... and despair."
(7:33:20 PM): The shuttle's already making an about-face in order to get the hangar in better position though, clearing you to launch!
tengusaur 7:33 pm
(7:33:49 PM): Roger: "What have you been up to all this time, Cassowary Emperor? Are you this set on spreading chaos and accomplishing nothing but losing more of your avian kinsmen?"
wyverncakes 7:33 pm
(7:33:55 PM): (Current enemies: Killbird x 20, Deathbird x 20)
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:34 pm
(7:34:10 PM): Jen: "...Why are there that many bad guys."
wyverncakes 7:34 pm
(7:34:10 PM): (Killbird: http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/V-Jockey/media/Project%20M/sample_0af48b64cc19c32bc5a6e4b4d3b5721907efd70f_zps5af347fc.jpg.html)
(7:34:21 PM): (Deathbird: http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/V-Jockey/media/Project%20M/904575_m_zps9d360209.jpg.html)
cubey@aol.pl 7:34 pm
(7:34:27 PM): "You are a beast, and one without honor. Your deeds prove your intentions to be vile! Yet, I will challenge you..."
VJockey 7:34 pm
(7:34:37 PM): "Feh. Empires rise and fall. Call it a combination of all three!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:34 pm
(7:34:43 PM): Sielje makes it to the Knight's Arm, though it's unlikely the Emperor can actually hear her.
wyverncakes 7:34 pm
(7:34:43 PM): (Lineup: Cats, Roger, Silje, Jen)
(7:35:01 PM): (Everyone can take an action)
VJockey 7:35 pm
(7:35:52 PM): "Archie... I think its time to trim their wings. You have control."
wyverncakes 7:36 pm
(7:36:00 PM): Emperor: "Lose more? How such a naive man has lived so long is a mystery... though not one I have any drive to solve!"
(7:36:29 PM): The Emperor laughs in an appropriately bird way.
tengusaur 7:36 pm
(7:36:37 PM): Roger: "Then I have no choice but to stop your insanity, birds. Big O! Action!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:36 pm
(7:36:45 PM): Jen: "Oh god they really are birds."
frifreeman 7:36 pm
(7:36:52 PM): Archie :"We won't let you do your deed freely, evil creatures!"
wyverncakes 7:37 pm
(7:37:11 PM): "When we are done here, Australia will be for the birds and the birds alone... the shining, floating jewel of my empire!"
tengusaur 7:37 pm
(7:37:24 PM): * Big O jumps out of the shuttle heavily - right on top of a Deathbird! It also hits the other, closest Deathbird, at the same time, with a powerful straight punch! +
cubey@aol.pl 7:38 pm
(7:38:19 PM): Sielje: "Yes. Is that unusual?"
frifreeman 7:38 pm
(7:38:24 PM): Archie: "Everyone are free to choose their destiny, but we'll finish what we're meant to do! That is to destroy you foul fowl from hell!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:38 pm
(7:38:31 PM): Talking evil birds - completely ordinary.
tengusaur 7:38 pm
(7:38:55 PM): Roger: "There aren't any talking animals on Ankaia, are there?"
wyverncakes 7:39 pm
(7:39:19 PM): [Roger] Big O's weight and bulk practically crushes the first Deathbird, the other barely managing to get off a glancing shot before Big O's fist plows through it. From there though the only place to go is down, stomping onto the ground below.
frifreeman 7:39 pm
(7:39:21 PM): Archie: "Brace yourself!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:39 pm
(7:39:28 PM): *Cethlenn steps out carefully from the shuttle, and stands with its gun held in front of it to try to present a smaller profile. That pistol opens fire on a deathbird.+
(7:40:02 PM): Jen: "Birds aren't supposed to be able to speak! Or misinterpret english poetry, for that matter!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:40 pm
(7:40:06 PM): *The Arm stands in the hangar doors. "I am Knight Sielje, the Guard of the South. I challenge you!" It leaps into the air, but rather than falling down like a rock, it spreads its cloak. Catching the wind, it floats like a hang glider.
VJockey 7:40 pm
(7:40:27 PM): "Well we will just have to correct that!"
(7:40:50 PM): "Bracing!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:41 pm
(7:41:16 PM): *The floating knight quickly makes her way straight at the Killbird ranks. Sielje draws the sword, moving between the enemies, and delivering a wide slash as she goes past one of them!+
wyverncakes 7:41 pm
(7:41:21 PM): [Jen] The small size of Cethlenn does help it keep from garnering attention, but only until the first of the Deathbid gets shot apart! Beyond that, several Killbirds swoop in, dive-bombing and firing missiles straight at the shuttle's hangar, and you in particular!
tengusaur 7:41 pm
(7:41:34 PM): # Jen and shuttle
wyverncakes 7:41 pm
(7:41:42 PM): (Appoved)
tengusaur 7:43 pm
(7:43:03 PM): Roger: "I won't let that happen. Get to safety, pilot! Your job is done here!" Big O moves in, raising its shielded arms in order to protect Jen and the shuttle from the missiles! +
wyverncakes 7:43 pm
(7:43:29 PM): [Sielje] Gliding and striking, your sword cuts a swathe through the Killbird ranks! But the Cassowary Emperor isn't moved by your challenge your your displays!
(7:43:51 PM): "I refuse."
frifreeman 7:44 pm
(7:44:21 PM): Smilodon's four legs spreads as it raises its arms and its massive railgun. The legs locks itself on place and spikes itself on its foundation, as the mech raises and aims all of its guns upward, countless turrets, missile launchers, and flak canons, before firing them all in concert! A line of missile smoke and bullet tracers soon light the sky, while flak explodes in rhytm, before the rail gun sparks and launches its massive payload toward the bird's floating headquarter!+
wyverncakes 7:44 pm
(7:44:47 PM): "Before long you will be nothing but food for the ravens, a feast for the crows and buzzards! And one fool is not enough to sate my own appetite!"
(7:44:55 PM): "Only the very world will grant me that!"
wyverncakes 7:46 pm
(7:46:26 PM): [Big O and Jen] The missiles rock Big O's fame but its arm shields weather the assault well, giving the shuttle time to pull back!
tengusaur 7:46 pm
(7:46:54 PM): Roger: "Doing fine, Jen?"
wyverncakes 7:47 pm
(7:47:16 PM): (No further reaction needed for Jen)
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:47 pm
(7:47:34 PM): Jen: "Ah, somehow..."
wyverncakes 7:49 pm
(7:49:46 PM): (Nothing floating's yet, but did you mean the big structure in the center?)
wyverncakes 7:52 pm
(7:52:16 PM): [Cats] Missiles, bullets, flak, and then your railgun all fill up the sky, catching several of the Killbirds one after another on the way to their true target. But suddenly there's motion below as something moves to intercept the attacks, explosions and smoke spreading everywhere!
(7:52:36 PM): But as to what got hit...
(7:52:52 PM): Emperor: "... Was that all?"
tengusaur 7:53 pm
(7:53:15 PM): Roger: "Looks like both our catty and knightly friends are eager to hunt."
wyverncakes 7:53 pm
(7:53:39 PM): A figure hurtles from the smoke, slamming down into the midground before you... accidentally crushing some mooks too on account of its gargantuan size.
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:54 pm
(7:54:01 PM): Jen: "What the hell?!"
wyverncakes 7:54 pm
(7:54:01 PM): (Genociderbird: i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a526/V-Jockey/Project%20M/22665021_zps5b1b75c5.jpg)
(7:54:06 PM): ^ i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a526/V-Jockey/Project%20M/22665021_zps5b1b75c5.jpg
cubey@aol.pl 7:54 pm
(7:54:21 PM): Sielje: "Is that... our foe?"
wyverncakes 7:54 pm
(7:54:43 PM): "No, this is... I am... your executioner!"
(7:55:14 PM): "I am the future of this world! Australia, the surface, and then to the stars beyond!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:55 pm
(7:55:26 PM): Since she can only glide and not sustain herself in air, the knight lands. The Arm looks up at the much more massive enemy.
wyverncakes 7:55 pm
(7:55:36 PM): "This is the Avian Empire and I AM... THE CASSOWARY EMPEROR!"
cubey@aol.pl 7:55 pm
(7:55:48 PM): Sielje: "..." This is serious. Very serious.
wyverncakes 7:56 pm
(7:56:16 PM): More machines rush up to reinforce the Genociderbird, and more still flood out of hangars that open up along the entire machine's body!
(7:56:19 PM): (Updated enemies:
VJockey 7:56 pm
(7:56:26 PM): "Not just our foe."
arachnion01@gmail.com 7:56 pm
(7:56:27 PM): Jen: "This is all like...some big joke..."
tengusaur 7:56 pm
(7:56:28 PM): Roger: "The emperor finally takes to the field. Now we can talk eye to eye. If you do not wish to case your dreams of conquest, then we'll have to stop you!"
VJockey 7:56 pm
(7:56:31 PM): "Our Prey"
wyverncakes 7:57 pm
(7:57:40 PM): (Killbirds x 94, Deathbird x 102, Murderbird x 10, Destroybird x 4, Slaughterbird x 4, Massacrebird x 4, Genociderbird (Cassowary Emperor))
frifreeman 7:57 pm
(7:57:46 PM): Archie "Good, now you're worthy of some effort, old chap!"
wyverncakes 7:57 pm
(7:57:56 PM): (Cats and Roger can go)
(7:58:05 PM): (Quite breakdown of the other machines
wyverncakes 7:58 pm
(7:58:42 PM): (Murderbirds: big, bulky carrier ships)
(7:59:22 PM): (Destroybirds: giant killer penguins with beak-mounted lasers)
(8:00:33 PM): (Massacrebird: has huge claws and a sword, along with back-mounted energy cannons and can transform)
wyverncakes 8:01 pm
(8:01:23 PM): (Slaughterbird: head-mounted gun, but primarily meant for RIP AND TEAR up close with its arms and legs)
tengusaur 8:01 pm
(8:01:34 PM): Roger: "I can't complain about a lack of targets here, at least. Missile Party, fire!" Big O sets its arms by its sides as several slots open in its chest, and a several large missiles fliy out, blowing up among the incoming swarm of birds in large explosions. +
wyverncakes 8:03 pm
(8:03:59 PM): [Roger] In the midst of sortieing, the Avians aren't yet able to take proper evasive actions, with Killbirds and Deathbirds falling in droves! Two of the Destroybirds are savaged by the assault as well... but the Slaughterbird pack is already lunging to overwhelm your machine, trying to flank you before kickicking and striking at varied angles!
(8:04:01 PM): (React: Roger)
VJockey 8:05 pm
(8:05:03 PM): "This many targets... hahahaha..."
(8:05:33 PM): "Yes. This feels like a mere sample of the battles that are truly yet to come!"
VJockey 8:05 pm
(8:05:59 PM): "Archie! Let us charge into the breach!"
wyverncakes 8:06 pm
(8:06:29 PM): Emperor: "You rush to your deaths then!"
tengusaur 8:06 pm
(8:06:59 PM): Roger: "Stop your attacks! Can't you see the madness of your leader? He'll lead you to your death!" Big O uses its shielded arms to block as many of the incoming attacks as possible, also trying to land an opportune punch to knock one of the attacking slaughterbirds into the direction of the others, to throw them all into disarray. +
griefgathering has entered the room. 8:07 pm
VJockey 8:08 pm
(8:08:05 PM): *One quick mode change and the Smildon is dashing across the ground with tremendous strides, letting loose clouds of flak and gatling fire to dissuade airborne foes as the massive chainsaw on its arm roared to life! He seeks to cleave through the pack of Slaughterbirds first on his way to the Genocider!+
wyverncakes 8:10 pm
(8:10:11 PM): [Roger] Your words fall on deaf, avian ears as all that greets you are hungry bird deathcries! One set of claws swing down, mauling Big O's back even as your arms are occupied with the other two... but the fourth was a bit too over-eager and gets caught as it tries to attack too! Its frame crumples from the strike, crashing into the one that had been flanking you and the other two fall back to regroup!
(8:11:48 PM): [Cats] -But they weren't ready as Smilidon comes crashing and slashing through them on the way to the Genociderbird! But as you near it... suddenly the immense machine springs into the air... your attacks not landing anywhere close!
tengusaur 8:11 pm
(8:11:55 PM): Roger: "Four at once is a bit too many even for Big O, it seems."
wyverncakes 8:12 pm
(8:12:26 PM): Emperor: "How like cats... always thinking in two dimensions! An evolutionary dead-end!"
(8:13:08 PM): ... And then suddenly its gun emplacements... rows upon rows of physical cannons, beam cannons, and missile launchers turn down on Smilidon!
(8:13:40 PM): "REUNITE WITH YOUR FATHER AND COMRADES!" His cries are almost as loud as the Genociderbird's full-weapon barrage!
(8:13:42 PM): (React: cats)
(8:13:46 PM): (Sielje and Jen)
VJockey 8:14 pm
(8:14:42 PM): "Archie! Shunt power from weapons to limbs and shields! Quickly!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:14 pm
(8:14:53 PM): Sielje: "Move!"
(8:15:32 PM): # Archie and Skald
(8:15:36 PM): (Will combine with my action)
VJockey 8:15 pm
(8:15:43 PM): *While his partner takes care of one half of their attempt to get through the incoming firestorm, Skald handles the rest, trying his damndest to manuever through it!+
wyverncakes 8:16 pm
(8:16:07 PM): (Approved)
frifreeman 8:16 pm
(8:16:54 PM): Archie : "Cleave them all, Partner!" Archie says as he fires the flak gun and anti-aircraft gun toward the missiles and fine-tune the energy-shield direction toward the incoming barrage+
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:17 pm
(8:17:30 PM): *Jen takes a few deep breaths, calms herself, and breaks out into a run-straight towards the Genociderbird. She throws out a grappling hook towards one of the flying killbirds as she goes.&
cubey@aol.pl 8:18 pm
(8:18:55 PM): *Rushing into this barrage would be bad. It'd be suicide... but Sielje needs to help her allies. Covering herself with the cloak tightly, the Arm rushes in front of the Smilodon, seeking to position itself in front of the largest beam cannon blasts.+
(8:19:05 PM): (On second thought I will take an action as well)
wyverncakes 8:19 pm
(8:19:14 PM): (Okay)
(8:19:52 PM): [Jen] You sprint towards the colossal machine, more of the Empire's forces moving to intercept and attack you. But hey, that makes it easy to hitch a ride on a Killbird... though its wingmen are already opening fire as to try to shoot you down!
(8:19:56 PM): (React/continue Jen)
cubey@aol.pl 8:21 pm
(8:21:08 PM): Sielje: "He insists on looking down on us..."
wyverncakes 8:21 pm
(8:21:44 PM): [Cats and Sielje] Smilidon's systems shift to escape the attacks, its cannons firing and detonating missiles prematurely. But as you try to escape one cluster of beam cannons are coming in fast and hot... but just before striking, Sielje's Knight's Arm moves in front!
(8:22:30 PM): The beams are large enough to strike both it and the shielded Smilidon, knocking you both back into the ground... but miraculously not trashing your machines just yet!
(8:22:33 PM): (Sielje can act)
(8:22:54 PM): Emperor: "I look down on those who are naturally beneath me!"
wyverncakes 8:23 pm
(8:23:14 PM): "And before long, the entire world will be beneath this continent!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:23 pm
(8:23:25 PM): Sielje: "You are... a beast! But a beast!"
wyverncakes 8:24 pm
(8:24:09 PM): Emperor: "More than a beast!"
(8:24:20 PM): "We are the predators apex!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:24 pm
(8:24:23 PM): *Nothing to do here but take the hits and bear it. Jen grabs the grappling wire with both of Cethlenn's hands and pulls, yanking her up into a nanobot disintegrator kick at the Killbird leader. From there, her plan is straightforward-grapple on up to the Genociderbird.+
wyverncakes 8:24 pm
(8:24:42 PM): "And we will feast upon this world once we plunge it into chaos!"
tengusaur 8:25 pm
(8:25:00 PM): Roger: "The world might turn out to be a harder prey than you expected. Let me show you!"
VJockey 8:25 pm
(8:25:00 PM): "Go ahead! Keep building yourself a higher nest!"
(8:25:12 PM): "It will make it all the more satisfying to knock it over!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:25 pm
(8:25:52 PM): *The Arm stands up, damaged but still able to move. With quick steps it paces forward - the distance should be right! Do not worry Roger, Sielje engages the Slaughterbirds by getting between the two of them, the sword held with both hands as she spins in whirlwind strike to hold them back - and then sinks the blade held high into one of them!+
wyverncakes 8:26 pm
(8:26:49 PM): [Jen] Cethlenn fortunately doesn't take any direct hits, and your disitegrator kick smashes into -and starts decaying- the Killbird before you land on top of the gigantic Genociderbird. At more than a hundred times your size this is beyond mere David and Goliath, and one CIWS emplacement nearby you -bigger than you!- just turns and lets loose.
(8:26:52 PM): (React: Jen)
(8:27:07 PM): (There aren't any Slaughterbirds left)
(8:27:39 PM): (Roger smashed one into ruin and damaged another, and the three functioning ones fell back only to be cut apart by the cats)
cubey@aol.pl 8:29 pm
(8:29:17 PM): Massacrebird it is then
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:29 pm
(8:29:52 PM): *Jen bravely and courageously runs the hell away, using her grappling hooks to jink her all over the place-before ducking into a hangar for cover and a chance to self-repair.+
wyverncakes 8:32 pm
(8:32:19 PM): [Sielje] The two Massacrebirds fall back, but only long enough to begin drawing their swords. They're still too slow though, barely halfway-through drawing the blades when you suddenly cut down one! But its hands reach up to try to grasp and your sword to make pulling it out harder... and the other is strikin down in the meantime!
(8:32:22 PM): (React: Sielje)
(8:34:10 PM): [Jen] The CIWS cannons fire... but instead of mere bullets, birds hurtle forth with steel-tipped beaks pointed and at the ready! You flee, leaving a trail of them behind you as you duck in and encounter...
(8:34:15 PM): ... The remains of a massacre.
cubey@aol.pl 8:34 pm
(8:34:25 PM): Sielje: "It comes! Hggh!" *She grabs the blade with both hands and braces to try to pull it off, while moving the shoulder protected by the cloak against the enemy sword - only long enough to add her own physical block to it, hopefully.+
wyverncakes 8:34 pm
(8:34:45 PM): Human bodies are strewn everywhere, bloodied, picked apart, and with their eyes all conspicuously torn out for the birds to gorge themselves on.
(8:34:55 PM): (Cats and Roger can act)
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:35 pm
(8:35:04 PM): Jen: "...ghk."
wyverncakes 8:35 pm
(8:35:06 PM): But what might surprise you though Jen...
(8:35:09 PM): ... Are the uniforms.
(8:35:32 PM): It's not just Australian armed forces seen here. There's VIPER agents on display too! Or rather, what's left of them.
tengusaur 8:35 pm
(8:35:59 PM): (enemy list?)
wyverncakes 8:37 pm
(8:37:02 PM): [Sielje] Your cloak is struck by the sword, knocking you forward... but also giving you enough force to wrench your own blade free! As the Massacrebird tries to follow-up his attack, you successfully hold it now your sword is in hand.
VJockey 8:37 pm
(8:37:28 PM): "... We need to stop that giant from flying. Perhaps striking under its guard..."
wyverncakes 8:37 pm
(8:37:56 PM): (Updated enemies: Killbirds x 69, Deathbird x 55, Murderbird x 8, Destroybird x 4, Massacrebird x 3, Genociderbird (Cassowary Emperor))
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:38 pm
(8:38:03 PM): Jen: "Urgh...Is there...something I can do to help?"
VJockey 8:38 pm
(8:38:52 PM): "If you are able to cause them tremendous inconvienience via internal detonations, it would be most welcome!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:39 pm
(8:39:14 PM): Jen: "...Yeah, sure..."
VJockey 8:39 pm
(8:39:16 PM): "Archie... How much power can we spare to keep a constant charge to the Railcannon?"
tengusaur 8:40 pm
(8:40:10 PM): Roger: "While you're handling the emperor, allow me to take care of his minions. The massacre that happened here will not repeat itself!"
frifreeman 8:41 pm
(8:41:03 PM): Archie: "I'll take care of that. You get us closer to that nefarious fortress, partner!"
VJockey 8:41 pm
(8:41:25 PM): "Of course! This sort of charge is my specialty!"
(8:42:14 PM): *To that end, Skald is rushing as fast as possible to get under the many arcs of fire that the Genociderbird no doubt possesses! Seeking to avoid incoming fire by returning fire!&
cubey@aol.pl 8:42 pm
(8:42:48 PM): Sielje: "I am still holding. Your flank will be safe!"
(8:43:10 PM): The Knight's Arm takes a step back, adjusting its stance in preparation for being circled.
cubey@aol.pl 8:43 pm
(8:43:31 PM): There's a lot of enemies, and except for the really plentiful ones, they're not weak at all...
tengusaur 8:43 pm
(8:43:55 PM): * Roger steps forward and punches a Destroybird a few times, to push it backwards, and then slams his fist into a large button in Big O's cockpit, launching all Moby Dick Anchors! A swarm of chains flies towards the avian units, slamming into them with the heavy (and sharp) anchors and causing disarray on the battlefield! +
wyverncakes 8:44 pm
(8:44:02 PM): (Is the railgun firing yet?)
tengusaur 8:44 pm
(8:44:07 PM): (Destroybirds are a priority target)
VJockey 8:44 pm
(8:44:35 PM): (Not yet, leaving that part to Fri)
wyverncakes 8:44 pm
(8:44:39 PM): (Okay)
wyverncakes 8:45 pm
(8:45:57 PM): [Roger] Your fists smash into one of the Destroybirds, indeed buying you some breathing room before the anchors shoot out, piercing through more of its like-shaped brethren! Some of them stumble or fall from the impact, both others steady themselves and retaliate as energy beams blast out from their beaks at the Big O!
(8:46:01 PM): (React: Roger)
(8:47:01 PM): [Cats] Smilidon charges at the Genociderbird, but the fortress of a machine buys time for itself by falling back... drawing you further and further away from you allies! Still... hey now you're in a good position to fire!
(8:47:09 PM): (Continue: Cats)
tengusaur 8:48 pm
(8:48:13 PM): Roger: "Breaking through this shield will not be so easy!" Big O raises one of its arms to intercept the incoming blasts, while pulling hard with the other on one of the chains - Roger tries to once again make the birds go in each other's way! +
wyverncakes 8:50 pm
(8:50:15 PM): [Roger] The chain yanking throws the Destroybirds off balance, their beams sweeping across and cutting moderately deep lines across Big O's arm! But crashing into each other smashes them up plenty though, one of their beams lopping off the head of another, and another one's beak getting smashed in and killing off its own beam as well!
(8:50:23 PM): (Jen and Sielje)
frifreeman 8:50 pm
(8:50:58 PM): And when they're in position Archie aims the railgun toward the belly of the giant birdbot and fires the railgun!+
cubey@aol.pl 8:52 pm
(8:52:18 PM): Sielje: "The battle is shifting in our favor..."
wyverncakes 8:53 pm
(8:53:15 PM): Emperor: "You believe striking down loyal followers will avert the oncoming bloodshed? Oh, you-"
tengusaur 8:53 pm
(8:53:18 PM): Roger: "It's not over. Don't celebrate victory just yet."
wyverncakes 8:53 pm
(8:53:21 PM): And then the railgun fires.
cubey@aol.pl 8:53 pm
(8:53:50 PM): Sielje: "I will not. But I will not despair, either!"
wyverncakes 8:54 pm
(8:54:40 PM): [Cats] At a much closer range and with a better target, the railgun shot punches into the Genociderbird's interior, leaving a small perforation!
(8:54:57 PM): "... My mistake, human. One moment."
(8:55:56 PM): [Cats cont.] And then suddenly the entire Genociderbird stomps down onto the ground... seismic tremors knocking the Smilidon off-balance before the massive machine's hulking fist just moves to swat the machine aside and even further away from the rest of you!
(8:56:00 PM): (React: Cats)
arachnion01@gmail.com 8:56 pm
(8:56:06 PM): * "Alright, fuck this place." Jen whips up a sub-machinegun to go with her pistol-and starts shooting everything that looks even remotely important or explody in that hangar. Then she dives out, grapples onto the Genociderbird again, and starts to swing around searching for another one.+
tengusaur 8:56 pm
(8:56:32 PM): Roger: "A spirited lady, this one. Watch out cats!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:57 pm
(8:57:08 PM): *With the explosion behind her, Sielje attacks! She advances keeping two Massacrebirds lined up and an eye out on the third. The first one in line will hopefully serve as a shield against the second - and she lunges, slashing down, and then once again, up, to skewer it!+
frifreeman 8:57 pm
(8:57:12 PM): Archie :"Partner! Dodge!"
VJockey 8:57 pm
(8:57:20 PM): "Moving!"
cubey@aol.pl 8:57 pm
(8:57:22 PM): Sielje: "Haaaaa... aah?"
(8:57:35 PM): She is partially distracted by what is happening with the Genocider.
VJockey 8:58 pm
(8:58:00 PM): *Quickly launching into an emergency transformation, the Smildon kicks off and away as hard as it can to launch itself backwards and hopefully out of the fist's radius of SMASH.*
wyverncakes 8:58 pm
(8:58:19 PM): [Jen] And watch out too, Jen! Your guns fire, blasting apart the hangar and getting some explosions for your effort! But as you duck out and swing to another hangar... you're met face-to-face with a Killbird launching, crashing into the Cethlenn and knocking you away from the Genociderbird as it hurtles out... heading straight for a distant dune!
(8:58:25 PM): (React: Jen!)
VJockey 8:58 pm
(8:58:40 PM): *Though it would be difficult because of the massive shockwaves throwing everything off balance
wyverncakes 9:01 pm
(9:01:30 PM): [Cats] Your hopes... were ill-placed. Genociderbird's sweeping arm dwarfs your entire machine, and with the seismic wave knocking you off-balance... outpacing the limb is impossible. Your efforts mean it only grazes you, but being so big and heavy...
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:01 pm
(9:01:56 PM): *Jen: "Get off, asshole!" That bird tackling her throws her grappling off, so Jen has no reservations about shoving her submachinegun in its face and blasting away as they go crashing to the ground.+
wyverncakes 9:02 pm
(9:02:06 PM): Alarms ring out inside of Smilidon's cockpit, leg motors on the verge of giving out as the machine is sent flying and crashes into the ground!
wyverncakes 9:04 pm
(9:04:20 PM): [Sielje] The two in line try to move to get in better positioning, but the first one is still too slow, getting cut down by your sword as the third attacks from your flank! And from the ruins of the first one, pile-bunkers fire out courtesy of the other! Looks like he stopped caring about that shield awfully quick!
(9:04:27 PM): (React: Sielje)
VJockey 9:05 pm
(9:05:01 PM): "MROWR!"
wyverncakes 9:05 pm
(9:05:33 PM): [Jen] Your machinegun blasts into the Killbird's head, unsteadying it and giving yourself the precious time to slip down, under, and away from it! The craft collides with the sand-dune, exploding alone rather than as one of a pair.
(9:05:49 PM): Emperor: "And look at that."
(9:06:12 PM): "I come down to your level... and now you can barely manage to stand."
wyverncakes 9:06 pm
(9:06:34 PM): "That truly is the order of things, isn't it? The order of nature!"
frifreeman 9:06 pm
(9:06:52 PM): Archie: "Left leg hydroulic is failing! Rerouting pressure! Shield energy is down by 20%! Partner, cut all power for non-primary purposes!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:06 pm
(9:06:57 PM): Jen: "Does he ever just shut up!"
tengusaur 9:07 pm
(9:07:22 PM): Roger: "Nature stopped applying here a long time ago. Hang in there, cats, I'm going to lend you a hand!"
wyverncakes 9:07 pm
(9:07:25 PM): One thing to notice though...
VJockey 9:07 pm
(9:07:26 PM): "Diverting feeds..."
wyverncakes 9:07 pm
(9:07:33 PM): ... Is that the ground tremors seem to still be continuing.
VJockey 9:07 pm
(9:07:53 PM): "What is that rumbling?!"
wyverncakes 9:07 pm
(9:07:55 PM): No, not just continuing. They're growing stronger...!
cubey@aol.pl 9:08 pm
(9:08:09 PM): "Do not lose hope... ah!"
wyverncakes 9:08 pm
(9:08:29 PM): The Cassowary squawks in malicious glee!
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:08 pm
(9:08:39 PM): Jen: "Stupid fucking birds with their stupid robots and pseudo-intellectual BS...What now?!"
cubey@aol.pl 9:08 pm
(9:08:46 PM): *Sielje sees her allies being battered - a bad thing to be distracted about when the enemy strikes back at her. She tries to jump back at the last moment, to evade both the flanking attack and the friendly fire bunkers.+
(9:08:54 PM): Sielje: "You strike through your ally?!"
wyverncakes 9:09 pm
(9:09:06 PM): "You fools, did you not forget my desire to make Australia the floating jewel of my empire?"
tengusaur 9:09 pm
(9:09:40 PM): Roger: "...Tell me he's not saying what I think he means."
VJockey 9:09 pm
(9:09:54 PM): "... You... insane... feathered.... FIEND!!"
wyverncakes 9:10 pm
(9:10:08 PM): [Sielje] Rather than respond, the Massacrebird just adds a second pile bunker shot to the attack! But the seismic upheaval works to your advantage as you all stumble and try to get away, the attacks missing you!
(9:10:31 PM): "More than a 'fiend' I will be as a GOD!"
wyverncakes 9:10 pm
(9:10:59 PM): "We shall not simply uplift the birds of this island of death!"
(9:11:16 PM): "We shall uplift Australia itself!"
tengusaur 9:11 pm
(9:11:25 PM): Roger: "Have you gone insane? You will tear the continent apart!"
wyverncakes 9:12 pm
(9:12:06 PM): (Cats and Roger)
(9:12:23 PM): Emperor: "More than just the continent, the world will be thown into chaos!"
wyverncakes 9:13 pm
(9:13:45 PM): "Humans and their pets will be no more than prey, deprived of their mind-numbing entertainment so that they live every waking moment in fear. Fear that we shall see when we devour every last one."
VJockey 9:13 pm
(9:13:57 PM): "...You speak of Gods?"
cubey@aol.pl 9:13 pm
(9:13:57 PM): Sielje: "What device gives him power to do that?"
(9:14:12 PM): The Knight's Arm is already making its way towards Genocyderbird and the allies that fight it
VJockey 9:14 pm
(9:14:22 PM): "Hear my words you overfluffed pillowcasing!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:14 pm
(9:14:27 PM): Jen: "Fuck if I know!"
VJockey 9:15 pm
(9:15:00 PM): "There are endtimes. There are days where the very dieties upon their thrones are cast down from the skies!"
(9:15:09 PM): "Ragnarok."
tengusaur 9:15 pm
(9:15:55 PM): Roger: "You wish to turn the world upside down? Not if I have something to say about it!" As promised, Big O moves forward to support Smilodon, standing by its side and charging up the energy in its head, after which it connects its fists and releases a massive Chrome Buster blast towards the avian emperor! The attack aims at the lower parts of the massive machine. +
VJockey 9:16 pm
(9:16:04 PM): "And if you so willingly proclaim yourself to be as such... then we shall be the ending that strikes you down and tear down the World-Tree you nest upon!"
wyverncakes 9:20 pm
(9:20:09 PM): [Big O] The Chrome Buster fires up and out, punching into the humungous frame and forcing it back... but its arms move to guard against the attack, wearing away at them instead. And even that damage comes to an end when the machine takes to the skies again with a thunderous force! The Massacrebirds Sielje hasn't gotten around to taking care of move to attack as well, their backpacks charging up with energy before a flurry of blasts arc out straight at the Megadeus!
(9:20:11 PM): (React: Roger)
tengusaur 9:22 pm
(9:22:35 PM): Roger: "Tch! Their numbers are still not to be underestimated!" Big O braces its feet against the ground, blocking the incoming blasts with its shielded arms. There's not much Roger can do to counterattack just yet, but he can make sure none of the blasts hit his more damaged allies instead. +
cubey@aol.pl 9:23 pm
(9:23:15 PM): Sielje: "!"
(9:23:17 PM): # Roger
wyverncakes 9:23 pm
(9:23:23 PM): (Approved)
cubey@aol.pl 9:24 pm
(9:24:35 PM): "Have you forgotten about my presence already?" *The Arm jumps next to the Megadeus - with a movement of its hand the cape is spread dramatically, covering a significant surface of the Big O.+
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frifreeman has entered the room. 9:25 pm
frifreeman 9:25 pm
(9:25:47 PM): "I bow to no emperor nor god. Defiance. That's what human and cats have in common. Even when we're facing death, we raise our head high. We will always fight, tooth, nail, and claws, to our last breath! And we'll fight for those who can't raise their head anymore!
wyverncakes 9:27 pm
(9:27:32 PM): [Sielje] Your timing is impeccable, as Big O's footing begins to falter from the attacks and the unreliable ground! Sielje's cloak soaks up much of the attack, taking the edge off!
(9:27:58 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "Oh make no mistake."
(9:28:32 PM): "I care not for prey that can't raise their heads."
(9:28:42 PM): "How else can they see their death?"
cubey@aol.pl 9:30 pm
(9:30:25 PM): Sielje: "Are you unharmed?!"
(9:30:46 PM): Sielje: "It seems exposing our backs to the horde is a mistake..."
wyverncakes 9:30 pm
(9:30:46 PM): (Sielje and Jen can act)
tengusaur 9:31 pm
(9:31:13 PM): Roger: "Make no mistake, Big O is tough. But your help was appreciated. Thanks."
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:31 pm
(9:31:37 PM): (remaining bad guys?)
wyverncakes 9:32 pm
(9:32:37 PM): (Updated enemies: Killbirds x 69, Deathbird x 55, Murderbird x 8, Destroybird x 3 (1 damaged, 1 severely damaged) , Massacrebird x 2, Genociderbird (Cassowary Emperor) (damaged))
frifreeman 9:34 pm
(9:34:36 PM): The Smilodon charges toward the Genocidebird, step by step, slowly at first, but quickly gaining momentum, leaving heavy dust cloud behind as Archie fires all his forward firing gun one by one
cubey@aol.pl 9:35 pm
(9:35:01 PM): Sielje: "Then..."
wyverncakes 9:35 pm
(9:35:06 PM): (+?)
cubey@aol.pl 9:35 pm
(9:35:20 PM): Sielje: "Strike the emperor, and with his demise, the rest will scatter."
frifreeman 9:35 pm
(9:35:29 PM): (not yet, skald continues)
wyverncakes 9:35 pm
(9:35:35 PM): (Okay)
cubey@aol.pl 9:35 pm
(9:35:42 PM): Sielje: "Defiance, just as our beastly friend said."
VJockey 9:36 pm
(9:36:14 PM): "I WILL CLEAVE THROUGH YOUR TYRANNY WITH MY WARRIOR SPIRIT!"
VJockey 9:37 pm
(9:37:45 PM): *The saw roars to life, pushing itself to full speed and to the point the points of the teeth were beginning to actually glow from the heat as he seeks to carve a chunk of the Genocyderbird open, broken legs be damned!+
cubey@aol.pl 9:38 pm
(9:38:49 PM): *Whatever foe seems to interrupt the rest of UG's fight against Genocyderbird, they will find Sielje standing in their way.+
(9:39:25 PM): "Do not interefere. I will be your opponent." The Knight's Arm's sword is in front of the unit's eyes, a perfectly balanced point.
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:40 pm
(9:40:13 PM): *Jen's submachinegun and pistol melt together and shift form, turning into a large anti-armor rifle. With that she takes a crouching stance, and opens fire on the Genociderbird-aiming for its various gun emplacements and sensors. Crosshairs dance across the surface of Jen's eyes as she lines up her shots.+
wyverncakes 9:40 pm
(9:40:29 PM): [Cats] Smilodon's legs struggle with all their might to match the strength of their wills, creaking and even more alarms beginning to blare as you charge! The Genociderbird is truck again and again, but instead of defending or countering, it just moves closer... letting you get in position to try to slash down on it-
(9:41:23 PM): - Only for Smilidon to be grabbed tight in the hand of the Genociderbird.
(9:41:54 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "... Then cleave. If you can."
(9:42:05 PM): Except you can't. You can't even more.
(9:42:07 PM): ^move.
tengusaur 9:42 pm
(9:42:29 PM): Roger: "Let go off them!"
VJockey 9:42 pm
(9:42:40 PM): "Damn... you... blasted..."
(9:42:50 PM): [Skald is going to struggle against his controls.]
wyverncakes 9:43 pm
(9:43:40 PM): [Jen] In the meantime, your shots begin to actually blow out gun emplacements along the Genociderbird one by one... but they are numbered in the dozens, and are no concern of the Emperor at this very moment.
(9:43:42 PM): Instead...
cubey@aol.pl 9:43 pm
(9:43:48 PM): Sielje: "No..."
frifreeman 9:44 pm
(9:44:28 PM): Archie: "Release us, you fiend!" ARchie can only fire their small turrets on random directions
wyverncakes 9:44 pm
(9:44:33 PM): "From this height? I'm not sure if they'd even manage to land on their feet. Their broken-"
(9:44:51 PM): The pinky suddenly tightens, completely crushing Smilidon's noble legs!
(9:44:59 PM): "-Little feet."
cubey@aol.pl 9:45 pm
(9:45:24 PM): Sielje: "How dare you toy such as this?!"
wyverncakes 9:45 pm
(9:45:35 PM): And with that, it raises Smilidon up... and then obliges your demands!
(9:45:47 PM): Smilidon plummets to the ground!
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:46 pm
(9:46:10 PM): Jen: "No!"
tengusaur 9:46 pm
(9:46:22 PM): Roger: "Sielje! We must catch them!"
cubey@aol.pl 9:46 pm
(9:46:29 PM): Sielje: "Yes!"
wyverncakes 9:46 pm
(9:46:30 PM): Unfortunately...!
tengusaur 9:46 pm
(9:46:37 PM): Easier said than done, though! Big O is not very agile...
wyverncakes 9:46 pm
(9:46:49 PM): [Sielje] And in the meantime, the two remaining Massacrebirds take the opportunity to charge, one continuing its ranged attack while the other strikes with its sword!
(9:46:59 PM): (React: Sielje)
(9:48:01 PM): And for that matter, more of the Killbirds and Destroybirds begin to charge at the Big O and Cethlenn in the meantime, cannons firing to keep you occupied as well!
(9:48:05 PM): (React: Roger and Jen)
cubey@aol.pl 9:48 pm
(9:48:10 PM): Sielje: "Ghh...!"
cubey@aol.pl 9:48 pm
(9:48:50 PM): *She needs to raise her own sword, to block the enemy strike. Once again, with quick footwork the Arm positions itself to make ranged attacks obstructed by the enemy - and its cloak as well.+
(9:48:55 PM): Sielje: "I... cannot...!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 9:50 pm
(9:50:20 PM): * Jen starts running to avoid the new attacks, returning fire now and then with its own gun-though it throws Cethlenn off-balance as it fires, making it hard to dodge.+
tengusaur 9:50 pm
(9:50:32 PM): Roger: "Not now! Out of my way!" Big O raises its arms to block the shots, at the same time starting to accumulate pressure in one of its pistons - the closest avian machine to gets in melee range gets a Sudden Impact to the face! +
VJockey 9:52 pm
(9:52:52 PM): [At this point all Skald can do is continuously attempt to defy fate! Struggling with his machine until the very end!]
wyverncakes 9:52 pm
(9:52:54 PM): [Sielje] Your sword guards against the Massacrebird striking you from up-close... but the arching shots of the other mean it can shoot around its comrade! Your cloak takes the hits too, but it's not a good situation to be in!
(9:54:12 PM): [Jen and Roger] And in the meantime, the two of you find yourself facing countless mooks harrassing you! The Sudden Impact shockwave does fortunately catch a Killbird -in fact several along with several Destroybirds- all in one go and Jen's attacks catch a few as well...
(9:54:32 PM): ... But you're still all close to being overwhelmed, to say nothing of saving Skald and Archie!
wyverncakes 9:56 pm
(9:56:41 PM): Cassowary Empire: "And so this is how it will end...! In a matter of moments the cassowaries across this continent will awaken and the true massacre will begin! And when this island tears itself free of the Earth, then-"
(9:57:01 PM): But suddenly... a series of explosions rock the uplifting devices!
(9:57:06 PM): Emperor: "What?!?"
(9:58:14 PM): -And a sudden hail of machineguns begin to aid you in shooting down the Killbirds and Destroybirds, and a railgun blast blows apart the distant Massacrebird!
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wyverncakes 10:15 pm
(10:15:05 PM): Emperor: "-Who?!?"
(10:15:23 PM): ???: "Skald! Archie!"
(10:16:25 PM): A machine comes hurtling down from above, one familiar to some of you here!
(10:16:33 PM): (Tigris: http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/V-Jockey/media/Project%20M/15176131_zps775704c2.jpg.html)
cubey@aol.pl 10:16 pm
(10:16:45 PM): Sielje: "An ally?"
tengusaur 10:16 pm
(10:16:48 PM): Roger: "...Socrates!"
wyverncakes 10:16 pm
(10:16:48 PM): Arms out-stretched, it grabs hold of the Smilidon, keeping it from falling!
wyverncakes 10:17 pm
(10:17:14 PM): "Yes!"
(10:17:23 PM): And up on the viewscreen comes the image of the cat!
(10:17:35 PM): A little worse for wear from the last time you saw him though...
(10:17:45 PM): ... With a cute, paw-shaped eyepatch over an eye.
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:17 pm
(10:17:57 PM): Jen: "Wha-"
VJockey 10:18 pm
(10:18:43 PM): "My mentor!"
(10:18:48 PM): "You... you're alive!"
wyverncakes 10:18 pm
(10:18:58 PM): Several more of the old C.L.A.W. machines begin to show up as well, the source of your aid!
VJockey 10:19 pm
(10:19:05 PM): [NO SKALD DOES NOT SOUND LIKE HE'S ON THE VERGE OF TEARS. YOU ARE IMAGINING THINGS.]
Fri Freeman 10:19 pm
(10:19:18 PM): Archie: "Sir! You're... you're alive!"
cubey@aol.pl 10:19 pm
(10:19:46 PM): Sielje: "The talking cat faction arrives to assist us!"
wyverncakes 10:19 pm
(10:19:51 PM): Emperor: "... Still alive? Next time your death will be a much more thorough affair!"
tengusaur 10:19 pm
(10:19:54 PM): Roger: "And not just alive, but also doing the right thing. Helping us out against a common foe."
cubey@aol.pl 10:19 pm
(10:19:59 PM): She sounds relieved, but not surprised. Talking cats are ordinary, right?
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:20 pm
(10:20:04 PM): Jen: "Bwah?"
wyverncakes 10:21 pm
(10:21:08 PM): Socrates: "That is correct. We would have come sooner, but sabotaging the Avian Empire's devices came first..."
(10:21:17 PM): "Or would have, if you hadn't needed our help just now!"
wyverncakes 10:22 pm
(10:22:08 PM): "Now, we are no longer C.L.A.W. but rather..."
tengusaur 10:22 pm
(10:22:12 PM): Roger: "You took advantage of it while we occupied the enemy army, didn't you? I'd be an ingrate if I got mad about that."
wyverncakes 10:22 pm
(10:22:13 PM): "The Feline Coalition!"
(10:22:40 PM): "Or Fl.Cl."
(10:22:56 PM): But the joyous reunion is cut short as the Emperor screeches in fury at this turn of events, opening fire again with the Genociderbird's cannons!
(10:23:09 PM): ... But the Tigris, even with the weight of the Smilidon, is still able to juke and evade!
(10:23:41 PM): "But Skald... and more importantly, Archie..!"
(10:24:05 PM): "You're the one to carry the hopes and dreams of Project Mewtype!"
wyverncakes 10:24 pm
(10:24:26 PM): The Tigris flips backwards, throwing the Smilidon up into the air!
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:24 pm
(10:24:30 PM): Jen: "What?"
wyverncakes 10:25 pm
(10:25:04 PM): And then suddenly flies at the damaged machine full-speed... Socrates ejecting out though to be picked up by another machine instead!
VJockey 10:26 pm
(10:26:16 PM): "Archie my friend... as always when we began this I'll follow you to Hel itself if you asked!"
VJockey 10:27 pm
(10:27:02 PM): "The lead is yours!"
Fri Freeman 10:27 pm
(10:27:08 PM): Archie: "But we're not going to hell..."
(10:28:16 PM): "Because the heavens were never out of our reach. And now we'll tear through the sky itself to bring the so-called god down to earth!"
VJockey 10:29 pm
(10:29:14 PM): "... Heh... Well said!"
Fri Freeman 10:30 pm
(10:30:08 PM): And in some elaborate and cool sequence that defies mere description, Smilodon and Tigris join into one machine. The gattai sequence is awesome, really. Take our word for it.
VJockey 10:30 pm
(10:30:39 PM): [Its totally not because we didn't type anything up! Honest!]
wyverncakes 10:31 pm
(10:31:07 PM): And thus is born...
wyverncakes 10:31 pm
(10:31:24 PM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHxnNJoVvYI
(10:31:27 PM): the Smildon Armrowred Meowssiah!
(10:32:20 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "A cat that thinks it can fly?"
(10:32:32 PM): (Everyone can act)
cubey@aol.pl 10:32 pm
(10:32:35 PM): Sielje stares, her eyes wide in amazement.
(10:32:44 PM): But it doesn't last...
cubey@aol.pl 10:34 pm
(10:34:07 PM): Sielje: "This is..."
(10:34:24 PM): "The change will happen now! I will open the way for you!"
Fri Freeman 10:35 pm
(10:35:04 PM): Yes, the Smilodon Armrowred Meowssiah soar through the sky, a contraption of wings and guns and hope!
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:35 pm
(10:35:48 PM): Jen: "I don't really get it, but...Okay!"
cubey@aol.pl 10:36 pm
(10:36:18 PM): *The Knight's Arm runs forward, Sielje gaining enough distance to catch wind into her cloak - and takes off into the skies again!.
(10:36:44 PM): *But it's only for a moment, a moment long enough to position herself above the Genociderbird. And from above...
(10:37:27 PM): Sielje: "Here I am, the Cassowary Emperor! Your time has come!"
cubey@aol.pl 10:38 pm
(10:38:22 PM): *The Arm drops down, its sword held in both hands and upside down... so that it falls right on the Genociderbird's head, its weapon stabbing into it!+
arachnion01@gmail.com 10:39 pm
(10:39:17 PM): *Jen exchanges her rifle for two sub-machineguns, and opens fire on any remaining enemy units-for a little bit. Then she's back to focusing on the Genociderbird's guns, trying to clear a path for everyone else.+
tengusaur 10:39 pm
(10:39:37 PM): Roger: "Our enemy is still in the air. Big O cannot fly... But it doesn't have to." He remembers how Dorothy activated the O Thunder. And this time, he does it himself! One of Big O's joysticks switches to a different one, which Roger grabs and presses its trigger. One of Big O's arms opens into a gigantic gatling cannon, which peppers the cassowary emperor with beam shots, and then follows up with an explosive circle slowly forming around the gun, and then flying forward right at the target! +
wyverncakes 10:43 pm
(10:43:22 PM): [Jen] As you open fire into the Killbird and Destroybird ranks, more machines move in to join with you... Fl.Cl.'s Uncias and Paradalis's... helping make things a whole lot easier before you join in the attack on the Genociderbird and continue blasting its guns apart to expose blind spots!
Fri Freeman 10:43 pm
(10:43:31 PM): Archie: "Now we're in the same level, Death Emperor!" The Armowred Mewsiah loops through the sky, and flies straight toward the Genocidebird. It then fires all of its ranged weapon, leaving trails of missiles and trace of bullets, doing barrel rolls as flak explodes in front of it. And the best thing is, with the combination of Tigris and Smilodon, it got all the reactor power it need now! It doesn't need to cycle through energy usage or guns anymore. It can fire all the guns and charge the shield all the time! So it does that while supercharging the shield in front of the new mech! And meanwhile, the railgun is sparking....
wyverncakes 10:45 pm
(10:45:32 PM): [Sielje and Roger] The Arm in the meantime comes surging down, blade biting into the gigantic machine's head! "Yes... there you... are!" the Emperor cries out as a hand tries to snatch you from the air. No dice... not when the O Thunder starts blasting up its body and arm... and as the o-ring finally reaches it the explosion rocks the whole machine! It gives you the chance to drag your sword down its body length-wise... leaving a massive, gaping scar!
(10:46:16 PM): (+?)
VJockey 10:46 pm
(10:46:30 PM): (&)
wyverncakes 10:46 pm
(10:46:34 PM): (Righto)
wyverncakes 10:47 pm
(10:47:57 PM): [Cats] "Wings from one cat to another do not make you my match!" The Emperor roars defiantly, realizing there's a severe shortage of guns now on its front and opting to just punch at the Smilodon with its gigantic fist!
(10:48:03 PM): (React/continue)
VJockey 10:51 pm
(10:51:34 PM): "Then we'll just have to take yours! Along with everything else!"
VJockey 10:53 pm
(10:53:57 PM): *The Railgun fires off with a thunderous crash! Rushing forth like a lightningbolt from the heavens to slam through the incoming fist... but that wasn't all. Both Frontal shields and thrusters were being pushed to their fullest potential as the Smildon tore forwards! Its frontal section opening up into several sets of claws to further add to the destructive power!+
(10:55:52 PM): "This is your end! This is the Skyshear Crash!"
wyverncakes 10:58 pm
(10:58:28 PM): [Cats] The railgun blast speared through the Genociderbird's gigantic fist like it was nothing, reducing it to a pulverized, hollowed limb. And it kept going, blasting straight through the rest of the machine!
(10:58:33 PM): Cassowary Emperor: "G-gaaaah!"
tengusaur 10:59 pm
(10:59:35 PM): Roger: "You really should have stopped while you still could, Cassowary Emperor."
wyverncakes 11:00 pm
(11:00:37 PM): The gigantic machine stumbles back, leaving itself open to the savage mauling that finishes what Sielje, Roger, and Jen all started earlier. Its innards torn to pieces, it falls back, crashing into the seismic/gravity device!
cubey@aol.pl 11:01 pm
(11:01:15 PM): The Knight's Arm lands on the ground and stares up.
(11:01:28 PM): Sielje: "Even the titans may fall."
wyverncakes 11:01 pm
(11:01:30 PM): Emperor: "Defeated by pets..."
(11:02:06 PM): The cassowary squawks/coughs one last, weak time...
(11:02:32 PM): ... And then suddenly the massive sphere behind it suddenly begins to crack.
wyverncakes 11:03 pm
(11:03:31 PM): The trashed, sparking remains of the Genociderbird surges with power-
(11:03:39 PM): Socrates: "... Run!"
(11:03:42 PM): "It's going to blow!"
tengusaur 11:04 pm
(11:04:01 PM): Roger: "...You heard him. Do not question the cat!"
wyverncakes 11:04 pm
(11:04:34 PM): As if on cue, the shuttle comes speeding in!
tengusaur 11:04 pm
(11:04:38 PM): Big O starts to retreat as fast as it can, providing cover for allies with its shields!
wyverncakes 11:04 pm
(11:04:58 PM): "Now looks like a good time for a lift. Everyone who needs it, get in!"
arachnion01@gmail.com 11:05 pm
(11:05:08 PM): Jen is running straight for that shuttle-and not going to wait for it to land either, grappling up to it as it descends.
cubey@aol.pl 11:05 pm
(11:05:16 PM): Sielje: "Ah."
VJockey 11:05 pm
(11:05:19 PM): "Archie! Its time for us to take our leave-"
cubey@aol.pl 11:05 pm
(11:05:23 PM): Okay, that was not expected.
cubey@aol.pl 11:05 pm
(11:05:40 PM): Into the shuttle, the Arm goes.
wyverncakes 11:06 pm
(11:06:00 PM): At the same time the Cassowary Empire's forces are now in open retreat as well. Or rather, in a chaotic mess of a retreat, forces running every which way and fighting to get ahead of each other!
wyverncakes 11:07 pm
(11:07:40 PM): The Fl.Cl forces find places on the shuttle along with you as well!
Fri Freeman 11:11 pm
(11:11:54 PM): "Goodbye, Cassowary Empire. You're a worthy prey. And also someone we must destroy."
wyverncakes 11:12 pm
(11:12:35 PM): Once you're all squared away, the shuttle blasts off with all the speed it can manage... and not a second too soon as the Genociderbird and the seismic device both go critical, erupting in a devestating blast catching the fleeing Avian Empire forces.
(11:13:22 PM): The battle is over, another threat to the Earth Sphere vanquished.
(11:13:27 PM): MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
arachnion01@gmail.com has left the room. 11:13 pm
Fri Freeman 11:14 pm
(11:14:20 PM): Archie :"The Cassowary Emperor... He's not someone I'd like to let live in the world... Yet, I don't regret fighting him."
VJockey 11:14 pm
(11:14:53 PM): "Agreed. A once in a lifetime opponent."