The Alien Wars 6/Record of Spirit War: The Black Trade

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<@DeathStar> Date: 10-661.7.16
<@DeathStar> Location: Macross HQ
<@DeathStar> *everyone has gathered at the headquarters; a hooded figure next to Luci, Asarar and Kira, Gwen and Alt, Ylva, Nell and Seniga, Zephyr, and Leviathan*
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie returns from upstairs* Well, there is absolutely no sign of Gale anywhere in this building
<@Seraphna> Luci> I’d hate to think she was snatched but… possible.
<@DeathStar> <Leviathan> Who would want to snatch my sister?
<@Seraphna> Luci> Same weirdos using black magic as some kind of power grab I’d expect.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "We know that the spirit shields went up for a moment, so we should chekc out the shield facilities."
<@Seraphna> Luci> True, they shouldn’t have even activated without a spirit. The engineers all agree on that.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "If I had to guess, they tried to power them up. Maybe they want to lock down Kumen like they locked down Geyze."
<@DeathStar> <Selena> Well
<@DeathStar> <Selena> The shield was designed to keep out attackers.
<@DeathStar> <Selena> It could be used to keep out help too
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "They were hitting Earth and Cartel ships in port."
<@Seraphna> Luci> Makes sense. At least if they’re really acting here.
<@DeathStar> <Gwen> Do we know why?
<@Seraphna> Alt> **noms a fish**
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "They attached some piece of hardware to that Cartel ship. I don't have the tech know how to tell you what it does though."
<@DeathStar> *Ylva seems to be listening, but her focus is on the hooded figure; the hooded figure mostly is hiding behind Luci*
<@Seraphna> Luci> What I’ve gathered is they have done kinda mind control magic they’re trying to use.
<@DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well, it seems you all have several fires to put out. Either you need to split up and deal with them seperately or pick the largest one and deal with it head on
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "We don't know where Mouse has holed themself up now."
<@Seraphna> Luci> Yes. I like the knocking out a problem entirely route.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright. Then lets go examine these towers then
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> There should be one here in this building
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Yeah, follow me
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...and if Mouse has been hiding in the basement the entire time..."
<@DeathStar> <Hooded Figure> This place is secure. Don't worry.
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> ... *Raises eyebrow*
<@Seraphna> Luci> We regularly use rat poison.
<@Seraphna> Alt> Kitties eat mice.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Right. Who is tall, dakr and mysterious?"
<@DeathStar> <Zephyr> Someone we brought on as an expert
<@Seraphna> Luci> Yes, to the tower.
<@DeathStar> *Gwen puts Alt on his shoulder and follows Bonnie upstairs; Selena and Asarar following after while Seniga leans over and remains at the table to talk to Nell about something*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *moves with the Team*
<@Seraphna> **Nell leans in with her**
<@DeathStar> *at the top of the Macross building, the massive spirit structure can be seen; this one being Gale's. Gwen whistles, glancing it over while Bonnie examines it silently*
<@DeathStar> <Selena> It looks to be shut off to me
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> And lacking a spirit. <Leviathan> So where is Gale?
<@Seraphna> Luci> We need to put trackers on you girls.
<@DeathStar> <Leviathan> Pardon me?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Does the system have any logs regarding the last shield activation?"
<@DeathStar> <Hooded Figure> Yes.
<@Seraphna> Luci> Like a bell or something. Here. **she accesses the logs**
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *takes a look*
<@DeathStar> *the shield network is claiming that it was not activated at all*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar crosses her arms, looking over Kira's shoulder*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Something here was hacked.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "No log of the activaiton. Erased or someone built a knock off."
<@DeathStar> <Hooded Figure> The only way to hack it would be for someone to let them into the system itself
<@Seraphna> Luci> So we know it’s probably Mouse, but who let her in?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You mind? *referring to being let into the system*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Go for it bubble butt.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar twitches, hand paused*
<@DeathStar> *then begins to access it*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright...
<@DeathStar> *she seems to act a little strange, her head peering around the rooftop; Selena tilting her head*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "You alright?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> ... *she takes Kira's hand as if seeking comfort, but actually begins to spell into her palm*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *gives a nod*
<@Seraphna> Luci> I imagine it’s scarier than ever in there.
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie's ear twitches, eyeing the two*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *looks around and gives a nod* "...we are missing someone."
<@DeathStar> <Selena> We're missing a few. They stayed at the meting room
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "I mean aa specific someone. We need to get back down there." 8heads for the stairs to go back down*
<@DeathStar> <Gwen> I hate these stairs
<@DeathStar> *he heads back down to the meeting room where Seniga is pulling Nell's ears*
<@DeathStar> <Zephyr> *head propped up* Honey moon fighting already
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *looks around the meetign room at who is left*
<@DeathStar> *it looks like everyone is there but Ylva, who left her coat behind*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...where did Ylva go?"
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> I think she said she was stepping out to use the rest room
<@DeathStar> *she sits on Nell*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *moves over to Ylva's coat to check on its contents*
<@DeathStar> *As Kira pulls out a strange looking device, it feels hot in her hand. Infact, it might already be too late as you read this. Infact, we're going into OG with no time or warning*
<@DeathStar> Up, Down, Left, Right, Up
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<@DeathStar> *the device begins to explode with some sort of magic detonation that hits Kira in the face, then begins to take out the rest of the room, tossing the others back all the way to those coming down the stairs*
<@DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-661.7.17
<@DeathStar> Location: Unknown
<@DeathStar> *Kira would find herself awakening to darkness, laying on what feels like a cot*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Ugh..."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Ah! *She sounds relieved* You're awake.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...b...bomb..."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We know. It did a number; we're still missing a few of us. *she sounds odd* A few of us that weren't hurt went off to try to find Mouse and Ylva.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...you sound...off..."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Not sure if they're alive or dead. It was a bad explosion. Selena is missing. Not a good look on the resume. And Leviathan is MIA. Alright... *She sounds more tense* I'm going to see if your eyes are okay. ... Ready?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...Asarar...explain...why you sound...odd."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar is quiet, like she's contemplating saying anything, then speaks* You took a full blast to the face and eyes. I had to go to the black market and find a replacement. You won't notice a difference - assuming your mind and body doesn't reject them.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...ugh..."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar takes a moment and then removes what ever was covering Kira's face, allowing her to see again; it would be blurry but it slowly readjusts, with a bandaged Bonnie peering right down at her*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...we're getting too old for this...in my youth, I would not have fallen for that..."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> They say it's a young person's game. *She agrees, looking like she was worried all night* How do you feel?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...like soemthign scropped off the road in the lower levels."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar helps Kira sit up*
<@DeathStar> *Seniga steps in, looking beat up, arm in a sling*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...this may be our last job..."
<@DeathStar> *following them are Melodie and Aimee, arguing about something*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> If it is, we'll go out in a bang
<@DeathStar> *behind them, the hooded figure steps in, pulling it off to reveal Ymir*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "....hah. And where have you been?"
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> I'm glad to see you're doing better, Kira.
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> Luci found me.
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> They were trying to make me one of them but for some reason the spell wasn't working
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Hence her hood during the meeting
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "They already got Ylva under their control."
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> I think I have an idea of what is going on. We were doing some scouting just now
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> We think we found Mouse
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...don't keep me in suspense."
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> We think they're holding the four spirits and are trying to see if they can use spelll on one of them to see if they can take control of a spirit. I don't think a name spell can work on them, but I don't know. They also were still working to *She looks for the word*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> You know how they been selling "servants" to the Kumen elite and even outside the city as "helpers and what not? I think they're trying to use the same spell that is on the servants on the Earth people and on the Cartel people. For what reason I do not know, but they want this spell to leave Kumen and to enter the Prime Universe for some reason
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> Well we have even WORSE news
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "This magic stuff make my hed hurt...or that's a conussion from getting blasted in the face."
<@DeathStar> <Aimee> We saw Sparkling and another Maka with some old guy - they seemed to be staying at some noble's place
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "They must have gotten to Sparkling too, somehow."
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> I figure you all would rather deal with Mouse first though right?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Mouse made it personal."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Come on, I got us a ride.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar helps Kira to her feet*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *nods* "...alright. Let's go and end her."
<@DeathStar> *outside, they find Bonnie's ice cream van*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> ... <Melodie> We rather fly outselves.
<@DeathStar> *Aimee nods*
<@Seraphna> **Alt has restocked the ice cream somehow**
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...really?"
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Well, Ylva has kind of...
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Told the city police you're the #1 bad guys
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> Of course.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Naturally..."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> I wonder of your favorite cop would still side with us
<@DeathStar> *Asarar takes a seat while Bonnie takes driver*
<@DeathStar> *Seniga, Melodie, Aimee, and Ymir sit in the back, the latter pulling her hood up*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *sits in the back*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...we won't bother him until this mess is cleared up."
<@Seraphna> **Nell slips in and joins them, having stayed with the group as muscle**
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie drives along, being sure not to draw attention as they head toward Quad 2 of all places; soon being in the clothing district*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> ... *she twists and turns; still be in the slums, one can discarded clothes of older fashions laying about*
<@DeathStar> *one can see
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie stops the van and parks it*
<@Seraphna> Nell> Course it’s the cloth area.
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> I found it surprising myself
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Mouse needed to build herself a rat nest."
<@DeathStar> *they seem to close to the minor facilities that are run down here by the Nue Age Corporation, the only one not controlled by Macross*
<@DeathStar> *the facility seems to be operating like normal, at first glance, giving jobs to those in the slum by making and selling clothes but Seniga points at it*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> We tracked Mouse to this place. I don't know how her operation fits
<@Seraphna> Nell> Maybe she’s a Nue?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Could be using Nue's distibution network for her black market goods."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Part of me wants to just blow it up but those employees might be innocent
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Could also be a trick."
<@DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee snooze*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> How do you want to play it?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> I can sneak around in cat form
<@Seraphna> Nell> Do we want to call Mom and the others in?
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Assuming they're alive
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Case the place and look for discreet entrances."
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> I'm positive most of them are okay. *She otuches her chest*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> It was a bad explosion, but we'll meet up again
<@Seraphna> Nell> I mean you’d know if Mom was dead.
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie bounces forward*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar moves out while Melodie and Aimee snap awake. Ymir keeps her hood down and follows their lead.*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Alright, lets go.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *heads out*
<@DeathStar> *there appears to be an emergency exit side door; as for the front door, the employees look like teenagers to young adults, working and looking bored*
<@DeathStar> *one can see in through the glass windows*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Emergency door. Disarm any alarms and we cna get in this way."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Mouse has always been a few steps ahead of us.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Are sure we want to use the emergency door?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "LEt's keep looking around then."
<@DeathStar> *going around the place, there doesn't appear to have any obvious ways in*
<@DeathStar> *though the building does look much larger than one would think*
<@Seraphna> Nell> I could try and short out the emergency alarm.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *looks up for ways to get on to the roof*
<@DeathStar> *there isn't any ladders or stairs for a building this size, but if one wanted badly enough they could try to climb up or use other means to get up top*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You're wanting up?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...its my default choice if we can't trust the normal doors."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar grabs Kira, then steps forward and hurls her up, grabbing her one arm and winces*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Ah... Are we really doing this?
<@Seraphna> Nell> Can’t you like, opt it of pain?
<@DeathStar> *Asarar eyes Nell*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Yeah, thanks, I'll be sure to do that.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *tries to land on the roof*
<@DeathStar> *up on the roof, Kira would see what looks to be a roof entrance after she lands and rolls*
<@DeathStar> *After shaking her arm a few times, Asarar looks up to see what Kira has found*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *looks for soemthign that she can toss down to let the others climb up*
<@DeathStar> *it appears to be a clean roof, as far as roofs can be considered clean*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Give us a moment. We'll find out own way up. Nell?
<@DeathStar> *she turns to her*
<@Seraphna> Nell> Yes’m?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Use the Ice Cream Truck and make it into stairs
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie jerks and flails* Noooo
<@Seraphna> Nell> Between both familiars that sounds like suicide ma’am.
<@Seraphna> Nell> How much of you is metal exactly?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> ... Me?
<@Seraphna> Nell> Yep.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Hardly anything. My heart area was switched out with a biotect core, and other than out I have some parts of me that's connected to the Net but it's not metal
<@Seraphna> Nell> So no using you as a rail bullet. Hmm. Bonnie I’m just going to borrow the truck roof.
<@Seraphna> Nell> Everyone get on.
<@DeathStar> *the group does, with Asarar eyeing herself making her wonder why one would think she was metal* <Asarar> Am I that fat?
<@Seraphna> Nell> You’re the least metal Biotect ever made.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> It's the point. I'm a human biotect.
<@Seraphna> Nell> **she touches the roof and seperates it, then floats them up Magneto style**
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You can count on one hand how many of us there are
<@Seraphna> Nell> It’s cool and all. Just with someone like that Biotect kid we could have ridden him up.
<@DeathStar> *As they reach the roof, Asarar and the others step off* <Melodie and Aimee> We'll stand guard for when you need us
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> ... I have a bad feeling about this. *she goes to open the door*
<@Seraphna> **Nell floats the truck roof back down on top of the truck and magnetizes it on for now**
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> ... *pauses and tries to grab Seniga before she touches the handle*
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<@DeathStar> *Seniga grabs it and turns the handle*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Hey, it's unlocked
<@DeathStar> *she opens it up and suddenly there's a blast sound*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *moves tot ackle Seniga out of the way*
<@DeathStar> *Kira gets a lucky roll and the two avoid being vaporized*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Shit. I sensed nothing. *her fox ears and tail have appeared out of being startled*
<@Seraphna> Nell> Well... I owe Kira a drink now. And maybe the name of our first kid.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...Mouse is pushing it..."
<@DeathStar> *a large gun hovers there from the ceiling*
<@Seraphna> **Nell holds out her hand and starts to crush the gun barrel**
<@DeathStar> *Asarar kneels and works on shutting it off and any camera footage that might be there*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Seriously though, thank you Kira
<@DeathStar> *She sits up, the Kitsune features vanishing*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Okay, we all ready for this?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Guess the workers aren't in the habit of taking smoke breaks on the roof."
<@Seraphna> Nell> Or they were all vaporized.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar heads down the stairs a bit and finds the inner door locked to the building*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Oh that's just ...
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "What do you expect?"
<@DeathStar> *she uses her strength to break it and opens; they appear to be in the back rooms for the employees but one door stands out*
<@DeathStar> *its door with a high tech card reader*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Fancy security."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm not sure I can hack this one
<@DeathStar> <Senga> So we need brute strength
<@Seraphna> Nell> I can EMP fry it.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> .... *steps away from Nell*
<@Seraphna> Nell> It's an Electro-MAGNETIC Pulse. It's what I do.
<@DeathStar> *she takes another step* <Asarar> By all means
<@Seraphna> **Nell puts a hand forward and sends out a burst of her power at the mechanism, a concentrated EMP burst, sometimes called an ionic charge**
<@DeathStar> *the door makes a noise*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Try to open it
<@Seraphna> **Nell tries to open it**
<@DeathStar> *while they're doing this, an teenage employee eating some food watches them mouth agape as the door opens*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, lets go in
<@Seraphna> Nell> You see nothing. **she nods**
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie ooooos as she leaves*
<@DeathStar> -TIME REWIND-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-661.7.16
<@DeathStar> Location: Macross HQ
<@DeathStar> *The building is collapsing. The entire meeting room is in ruins and Asarar and Kira have already vanished in the debris*
<@Seraphna> **Luci has thrown a shield up on instinct for herself and those close to her**
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> ... shit shit shit... *her arm looks to be broken as she eyes the ceiling beginning to come down on her and Nell*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> L-Luci!
<@Seraphna> LUci> Ymir! Get to safety!
<@DeathStar> *Ymir hurries back up the stairs*
<@Seraphna> **Nell groans and shifts up, grabbing Seniga and hauling her after Ymir**
<@DeathStar> *Gwen eyes and grabs Alt and hurries back up*
<@Seraphna> **Luci grunts and starts trying to lead those in her bubble to a safe exit**
<@DeathStar> *Luci gets a beep from someone*
<@Seraphna> **Luci taps it** Hello? Not a great time.
<@DeathStar> <Elleanor> Uh, sis? *she seems to have been in the lower levels* What's going on? Where are you?
<@Seraphna> Luci> Up above. Ylva's mind fucked, she brought a bomb. Get people to safety. I'm gonna take the OTHER elevator out.
<@Seraphna> **Luci brings those others, whoeve rthey may be towards a window**
<@DeathStar> *right as Luci says that, the building doesnn't really collapse; Ymir designed it too tell for that. But as support fields begin to go up, things begin to collapse in the middle down a few floors, taking those with them before the fields can go up*
<@DeathStar> *well
<@Seraphna> **Luci glows as she uses her full Dragoon Aegis, proven to survive an entire builting exploding, dropping with those she's protecting** HOLD ON!
<@DeathStar> *As the aftermath clears, it appears those on the top floors are okay, Gwen laying on the roof with Alt and those who came with him. Seniga holding her arm and Ymir preparing a shuttle to get them off. The middle section of the building, however, dropped down, down down ssveral floors inside the building before it stopped; Luci and those with her being okay thankfully.*
<@DeathStar> *Who knows how many floors of repair will be needed thanks to the bomb now*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Ylva is soooo paying the cleaning bill.
<@DeathStar> *there's a sound underneath the debris - did they land on some poor employee?*
<@Seraphna> **LUci frowns and lifts it up**
<@DeathStar> *Elleanor lays there, in her dragon form; who knows what she was doing*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Sis! What were you doing in that? **She frowns and looks her over**
<@DeathStar> *she looks pretty crushed - get it?*
<@DeathStar> *but she is also a dragon*
<@Seraphna> **Luci attaches her stablizer to her and starts getting a medivac for her and the other injured**
<@Seraphna> Luci> <Fuck, make tracks love. Ylva will no doubt try to twist this to inconvenience us all.>
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> We should use this to scatter for now. I'll leave Ylva in your hands>
<@Seraphna> Luci> Hang in there sis. You're not dying on my watch.
<@DeathStar> *Gwen wanders up with Alt, looking to be in worse shape now. He places Alt on Luci's head*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Gwen, you need to start discussing hazard pay with the Peacemakers.
<@DeathStar> *Gwen shakilg thumbs up* Lost ... Selena in that mess
<@Seraphna> **Alt blinks and starts healing spells on Ella, likely having given Gwen a heal already**
<@DeathStar> <Gwen> Hell, lost Kira and Asarar too
<@Seraphna> Luci> Yeah... we're gonna have to recover who we can. You're temporarily Macross Security staff. **she winks at him**
<@Seraphna> Luci> The only shield we're gonna have here is me being in charge here.
<@DeathStar> <Gwen> .... Lets save who we can. Then we can make plans
<@DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-661.7.17
<@DeathStar> Location: Clothes
<@DeathStar> *the hallways have changed drastically. It's slick and metallic looking, with a camera pointed at them, and seems to go on for a bit until it splits into a T shape*
<@Seraphna> Nell> I hate these places.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Her scent is in here
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...fancy digs."
<@DeathStar> <Mouse Voice> You should not be here.
<@DeathStar> <Mouse Voice> It would be smarter to limp your way back home while you can
<@Seraphna> Nell> You crossed too many lines bitch.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...you demo'd our home, remember?"
<@DeathStar> <Mouse Voice> I would say it wasn't anything personal, but ... Your group did enjoy breaking up little groups such as my own. Only this time my group became a bigger fish than you could swallow. The added bonus being that I got to kill your thieving cat friend along with the building
<@DeathStar> *couldn't
<@Seraphna> Nell> Pffthaha... you think you aren't just one of their pawns huh?
<@DeathStar> *Asarar's face darkens, her purple eyes looking to be almost black*
<@DeathStar> <Mouse Voice> I'm aware of my position in all this. *Asarar begins to march forward and takes a left, running her hand along the wall*
<@Seraphna> Nell> Are you? Do you even know what your masters are planning? And let's not quibble, you are just a leashed pet to them.
<@Seraphna> **Nell keeps moving as well, but happy to keep Mouse occupied with a conversation**
<@DeathStar> *the hallway looks different than the previous one; this one seems to have small holes all over the walls and floor*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> .... Uh?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...great...its a murder hallway."
<@Seraphna> Nell> Hmm. **She touches the floor then sends out a pulse along the walls and floor to mess with whatever is in the holes**
<@DeathStar> *quiet*
<@Seraphna> Nell> Well, not metallic mechanisms.
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> I'll step forward if you want
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *draws her shortblade and steps forward, before waving the blade between the first set of holes*
<@DeathStar> *it seems to activate something because a multitude of rats and other small rodents begin to pour of the holes; some of them even appear to be mad with something, biting other rats as they flood the hall and approach the team*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> *Scrambles back*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> NELL
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *leaps back to the group* "At least its on point for Mouse."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> .... tch *Bonnie begins to prepare her powers*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Avoid any bites
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Got a grenade?"
<@Seraphna> **Nell pulls out two sawblades and sends them along the floor and walls, going to bloody work**
<@DeathStar> *blood goes everywhere as rats keep coming, forcing the team back lest they start climbing them; as they are forced back down the right hallway if they took it, it appears to be a hallway with holes in the ceiling. Oh no*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "We're being corralled!"
<@Seraphna> **Nell muses, this time sending chunks of metal out at the holes to plug them up**
<@DeathStar> *it will take up a lot of metal to do such a thing, but sure*
<@Seraphna> **She pulls all sorts of scrap out, seems if there's a pile of metal and power tools around, she fills her subspace with it**
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie finally unleashes fire and burns the rats before them*
<@DeathStar> *keeping the fire going for a long minute*
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie then drops it afterward, looking see-through*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *looks at Asarar* "...we can't keep this pace up."
<@Seraphna> **Nell muses, then feeds her a little mana** No puffing into smoke you.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> No, we need to cut our way to her quicker
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> My mana replisher was damaged....
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Hopefully Cloe's is working. I worry about her
<@Seraphna> Nell> Wait so we can let go? Not hold back?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "She's in space with Bella. We need to focus on making sure they have a home to come back to."
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie nods*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> What do you have in mind, Nell?
<@Seraphna> Nell> Full beast form, become a dervish and just rip through the walls to the bitch.
<@Seraphna> Nell> She doesn't seem to know I'm just like Aunt Ella only with more powers. **she grins**
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> ... *glances at Kira* I disagree, but what could she do to counter
<@Seraphna> Nell> Some black magic nonsense her masters gave her no doubt. But it's this or play her stupid games.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *glances at Asarar*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar places hand on the wall* ..... .... Hm. I think I have an idea
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I been feeling it
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> This entire area is tapped into her Net. This is just distractions
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "So break into her Net?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I can try, but it might be worse in there than it is out here
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Might be worth it to let the kid rampage
<@Seraphna> Nell> Mom never lets me rampage.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> If she is in the Net, we have to go in there
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Let Nell rampage in there
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright everyone. Hold n
<@DeathStar> *the group would feel the world shifting to the strange color of the Net, this time the world looking almost greenish around them; the hallway walls rising up even higher than before and the ceiling vanishing strangely as the sky begins to storm over them; the ceiling now way way up there*
<@DeathStar> *something seems to be in the storm, visible every now and then when lightning flashes* <Asarar> Note that we are still in the building; this is some sort of unique Net coding she has done
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "I scoped something over that way."
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie tries to climb the wall*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Unless Nell wants to break them down still, lets get to the center
<@DeathStar> *Asarar helps Kira over the wall*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> **climbs up*
<@DeathStar> *the next walls now appear to be alive and they begin to try to absorb the team, even as they get nearer to the control room Mouse is located. The strange thing in the clouds continues to appear now and again; looking almost like a face*
<@DeathStar> *Seniga freaks at the wall trying to eat her*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *tries to cut at the walls if they reach out*
<@Seraphna> **Nell goes dragon cat and puts Seniga on her back magestically, metal armor bnuilding around her**
<@DeathStar> *The wall screams and a large bloody gash is left on it*
<@DeathStar> *the walls reach up and grab onto Nell's tail*
<@DeathStar> *pulling her down*
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie and Asarar bash another wall, leaving it bloody*
<@Seraphna> **Nell slices at the wall with a bladed tail**
<@DeathStar> *the walls screams and is bloody. Asarar grabs onto Nell and pulls Kira up onto her*
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie hangs onto the tail as well* <Asarar> Fly us over these walls
<@Seraphna> **Nell takes flight, a bladed metal dragon, Heavy Metal Honda should be playing right now**
<@DeathStar> *the group approaches what looks to be a large circular structure, full of machinary and other stuff, tapping right into the ground and drawing power; inside it is the Masked Mouse figure*
<@DeathStar> *the glass showing them*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> This seems to be a machine tapping into the Net itself.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Becareful. We know how the Net amplifies people
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...this is your field. What's the strat?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Well. Normally I'd bring in some weapons but we lack that
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We'll need to rip her out
<@Seraphna> Nell> Rip and tear, until it is done?
<@DeathStar> *she balances on Nell, preparing to dive at the glass when the sky clears and they see - Mouse's face in the sky as well and a hand comes crashing down at Nell to smoosh them*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> ... AAAH
<@DeathStar> 3
<@DeathStar> 2
<@DeathStar> 1
<@Seraphna> **Nell didges
<@Seraphna> *didges
<@Seraphna> *dodges
<@DeathStar> *they avoid it*
<@Seraphna> Nell> Can I rip at that?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Right, we're still in the building; she must have some sources of tech to make that appear
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...totally a manifesttaion of an inferiority complex."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You need to find the projectors and rip them out
<@DeathStar> *the two hands begin to come together to crush them*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar leaps off and goes for the real deal*
<@Seraphna> **Nell does a dive and looks for the projectors**
<@DeathStar> *Nell would count 12 all around the room*
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie hops off and Seniga prepares a small gun*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *draws her throwing blades before she leaps and tosses to try to take out asmany as he can*
<@Seraphna> **Nell muses, then pulls several metal bars out of her subspace and launches them at some of them**
<@DeathStar> *Prepare yourself Kira and Nell for the Projector Battle!*
<@DeathStar> Up, down, Left, Right, Up, Down
<@DeathStar> 5
<@DeathStar> 4
<@DeathStar> 3
<@Seraphna> durldu
<@DeathStar> 2
<@DeathStar> 1
<@DeathStar> -0-
<@DeathStar> *the projectors are half blown up, making the figure in the sky flicker*
<@DeathStar> *the one handed projection grabs at Nell*
<@Seraphna> **Nell soars up to avoid it** Throw more stuff!
<@DeathStar> *suddenly, the projection begins to form lightning in it's hand*
<@DeathStar> *the entire room beginning to feel the hairs on their arms rise up*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Nell, use your powers to use my blades. They are metal!"
<@Seraphna> **Nell focuses and redirects her blades at the remaining projectors**
<@DeathStar> *the hand aims at Nell and Seniga, preparing to fry Nell*
<@DeathStar> Up, Down, Down, Up, Left
<@DeathStar> 5
<@DeathStar> 4
<@DeathStar> 3
<@Seraphna> duudr
<@DeathStar> 2
<@DeathStar> *the Projection vanishes*
<@Seraphna> Nell> Yeahhh, fuck off Mouse!
<@DeathStar> *there's a commotion at the command room*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Get us there before she rabbits."
<@DeathStar> *Mouse and Asarar and Bonnie are battlign each other inside*
<@DeathStar> *however, her little command room has risen up like some sort of crab machine and has begun to move*
<@DeathStar> *heading for the outside*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> .... She's mousing away
<@Seraphna> **Nell speeds for it**
<@DeathStar> *Nell would see the glass broken*
<@DeathStar> *it looks like Asarar broke in that way*
<@Seraphna> Nell> OH NO YUO DON'T! **She adds more metal plating and a field of magnetism around them like a shield**
<@DeathStar> *the command crab tries to snip at Nell*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "Evasive maneuvers!"
<@Seraphna> **Nell roars and grabs at the snipper, bitting at it, revealing she has a weird diet like her mother, only it's metal!**
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie is knocked back in the fight and sits where Mouse was* <Bonnie> I'll stop it. *she hits a button to try to stop the crab, and it ends up firing lasers at Kira and Nell*
<@Seraphna> **Nell roars and shakes the crab**
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *draws her shortblade and runs along Nell's back to try leapign into the crab*
<@DeathStar> *Nell would find the crab isn't exactly metal, but some sort of --- oh, nevermind. The crab command center is shaken. Kira leaps in onto Mouse's back*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar is straining as Mouse is using the Net to make herself much stronger, trying to strangle her*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *uses her shortblade to try stabbing mouse between two of her vertebrae, meanign to paralyze her*
<@DeathStar> *Mouse jerks and lets go, then falls; the crab meanwhile stops*
<@Seraphna> **Nell chomps more looking fro the meaty metal center**
<@DeathStar> *Nell finally finds some - right as she gets close to the group; Asarar looks up at Nell feet from hre*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> .... we won?
<@Seraphna> Nell> Rer.
<@DeathStar> *Ymir meanwhile has been doing her own hacking and the entire place shuts off and they enter the real world*
<@DeathStar> *the room looks like a normal lab*
<@Seraphna> Nell> I think Mom wants to eat Mouse. Should we save her as a snack?
<@DeathStar> *the "command center" looks like a high tech computer system*
<@Jackieness> <Kira> "...don't bother. Her body is a meatsack that she's trapped inside now."
<@DeathStar> *Mouse cuts her eyes at Kira through the mask*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar sits up and dusts herself off*
<@DeathStar> <Senga> So do we leave her here? Or call Jisaco?
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *rolls Mouse over and then reaches to remove her mask*
<@Seraphna> **Nell leans over to look as she changes back**
<@DeathStar> *the mask removal shows an Aurit like Chelsea, though part of an ear is missing and she almost at a glance looks timid like a mouse if her face wasn't scowling in anger right now. She has a youthful look like Chelsea, despite her likely being the same age as her*
<@DeathStar> <Mouse> I was never much of a fighter. *she says softly* Stick to your strengths
<@DeathStar> *her silver eyes look over at a weapon, her short silver hair looking messy. Seniga kneels, spotting what looks to be poison clips in it*
<@Seraphna> Nell> She's paralyzed right?
<@Seraphna> Nell> She's looking for weapons.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> When one can't move
<@Seraphna> Nell> Well we need to bring her to Mom alive anyway. We're getting info off this one whether she likes it or not.
<@Jackieness> <Kira> *stands* "I severed enough of her spinal column to turn her into a quadriplegic. Only thing still running are the autonomic functions...heartbeat, breathing...that sort of thing."
<@Seraphna> **Nell collects the poison clips carefully**
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> I'll see if I can reach Luci
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Elsewhere
<@DeathStar> *Gwen pops something while having Alt on his shoulder; Ylva has put the police on them, so he's sticking ot the shadows*
<@DeathStar> *Ylva finally leaves the presidental building*
<@Seraphna> Alt> Der she goes. **She whispers**
<@DeathStar> *with full escort and seems to be taking a large package of sorts. Shiva is brough along with them*
<@Seraphna> Alt> And der is one of our spirits.
<@DeathStar> * the cars begin to take off and Gwen looks around* Shit, we need a ride
<@DeathStar> *He looks for a car to break into*
<@Seraphna> **Alt points out a hot dog truck**
<@DeathStar> *Selena appears from he shadows, her clothes in tatters* <Selena> If you want a batter ride than that, you should hold onto me. <Gwen> Looks like the little Queen is alive
<@Seraphna> Luci> Good. **she pops out from more shadows**
<@DeathStar> *Selena turns her head back* Ah?
<@Seraphna> Alt> Awww.
<@DeathStar> *she holds out an extra hand* Well, they are getting away. Do you want the lift, Gwen?
<@Seraphna> Luci> It's a challenge to slip away from Macross. Yes he wants one.
<@DeathStar> *Gwen takes it, making sure not to stare at Selena. They are spirit warped to a massive noble complex where Ylva arrives at. Patrolling it is Sparkling*
<@Seraphna> **Luci puts her coat around Selena** All this time and you didn't get a change?
<@Seraphna> Alt> Oh no, they have magical girls.
<@DeathStar> <Selena> I'll catch you up later; been avoiding trouble. *as Ylva brings in the packages, over the next hour another spirit shield occurs - from the noble house itself as it somehow connects itself to the other towers and raises the shield up*
<@DeathStar> <Selena> Is that possible? That is impossible right? *she looks around*
<@DeathStar> -TBC-
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