The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 413

Session Start: Mon Oct 21 18:09:25 2019
Session Ident: #TAW-Session413
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<DeathStar> Good job Sera
<DeathStar> *wiggles her*
<DeathStar> You win a cookie
<DeathStar> Now bestow upon me the danish of power
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<DeathStar> *wiggles fingers as you all enter his trap*
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<DeathStar> Okay
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<DeathStar> Date: 7.31.5999
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> 6* The group is once again in the Manor this time and Lumi is present with her people, since Celes's manor has a lot of books and paperwork. The group has been going over everything they have discovered so far and been laying out maps of Geyze
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hmmm
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers over the maps, wearing her usual flower child look**
<Sara> <Liana> Hmm?
<DeathStar> *Lumi studies what documents Shinobu sent over as well, drumming her fingers on the table; Geyze leans back in his seat, arms crossed*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon mumbles to himself as he goes over a paper, pausing to then write on another piece of paper.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan hums to himself as he leans back in his chair, arms crossed and eyes closed.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *pieces together, visually, everything they know on a board*
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC studies over the maps.
<Seraphna> **Talia can be seen in the background battling a crab** UNHAND THAT FISH FORK!
<DeathStar> *Selena peers out the window*
<ChadWinters> 6Id floats idly above everyone.
<Seraphna> **Alita looks up, fixing a pair of reading glasses**
<Xanatos> 6* Bix holds the stack of 'things they know' and offers them out to Lana one by one.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> *her celestial dog tail wags as she reads off stuff*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves things around into the proper order*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> It seems slimes are more dangerous than we thought, making the Slime Queen more dangerous than we thought
<Seraphna> **Talia squeals in the background** Look out it's got a knife!
<Xanatos> <Simon> Indeed. The acidity on display is...troubling.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Lightning is thought to do nothing.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "At this point, the most effective weapon we have found has been ice magic."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Acid does nothing
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Slashing does nothing - blunt attacks are more effective. But they might cause slimes to split in two
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Poison does nothing
<ChadWinters> <Id> Why do we not just try to immolate it into it's base component?
<DeathStar> *Lumi peers up* Regular slimes it might work on. We have to assume the slime Queen will have a ton of magik defenses
<ChadWinters> <Id> Or if it is comprised of that much acid, then neutralizing the acid with a base compound
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "What of technological solutions then?"
<Xanatos> 6* Xan blinks his eyes open.
<Xanatos> <Xan> On a scale of one to big laser, what're we thinking?
<DeathStar> <Celes> You are aware the moment we take out one of the Queens, we will be bringing all the monsters down on us. <Selena> If we don't it'll keep making tunnels
<Sara> <Liana> To what, now?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "You tell me."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Well, the thing was as big as a house
<Seraphna> **Talia steps in with a dread crab** I killed the Crab Queen!
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *claps*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Talia has crabs! SNRRRRRRK!"
<Xanatos> <Xan> Lasers are...like condensed beams of light. VERY hot and focused. So maybe we could request some materials to build a big one to fight the queen slime.
<Seraphna> **Talia looks proud** I will now kill it to take it's crabby powers of knife fighting.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "... ... ...how mobile would sucha thing be?"
<ChadWinters> <Id> Durran is correct, where your magic may fail, science should be able to solve it
<Seraphna> **Talia walks off to cook the supposed Crab Queen**
<Xanatos> <Xan> Trouble is I'm not really sure how to build it. So we'd need outside help to make it happen.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I see us needing Chelsea in the end
<DeathStar> *Sylph sits in her chair, peering at her rune*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then if we need help, we should ask."
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks to Sylph then looks about for Ellie**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Mmmm... Liana, have you any notion what would happen to the slimes if the Slime Queen is slain?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Probably go back to attacking people without a queen to direct them
<Seraphna> Jaime> Though it'd be more random and less directed, probably.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If they rampage, then we are not particularly better off."
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> You make it sound like the only solution we have is A> Take out the head person or B> Try and talk to th Slime Queen to broker a peace treaty.
<DeathStar> <Selena> *shrugs*
<DeathStar> <Selena> She does need to be stopped
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We only need to neutralize the Slime Queen somehow. That would reduce the mobility of the monster forces considerably."
<ChadWinters> <Id> If it's nothing more than a monster and you've been handling the monsters so far, then killing it would be the fastest means to an end.
<DeathStar> *Celes rises* I will go speak with Chelsea then. *she moves to her workshop*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Tell her I want an awesome armor that can fly! *he calls out*
<Sara> <Liana> But what if it starts flying against your wishes?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Boo
<ChadWinters> <Id> The other option would be to find out who the leader is as fast as possible and kill it.
<Seraphna> **Talia comes back with a crab plate and sits in Gwen's lap to eat**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Yes, we need to find this Monster Lord regardless."
<Seraphna> Talia> See, all gotta do is eat Slime Queen, then become new Slime Queen.
<Seraphna> Talia> World conquest follow soon after.
<DeathStar> <Selena> ....
<Jackieness> <Lana> "You cna't east the Slime Queen..."
<Jackieness> eat
<Seraphna> Talia> Why not? Can eat Jello.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Let her try. I'm sort of curious
<ChadWinters> <Id> Perhaps we should let Talia try to consume it.
<Seraphna> **Talia noms her crab**
<Xanatos> <Simon> Lady Sylph, I have a question. Are you able to sense...minerals or materials related to your element?
<DeathStar> *Erevis tilts her head*
<Seraphna> Alita> Don't encourage her please.
<DeathStar> *Sylph peers up from the rune* Huh?
<DeathStar> <Sylph> That's more Gnome's department
<DeathStar> <Sylph> I just sense wind currents
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Summon Gnome then. It is her irmament that is beign violated, afterall."
<Xanatos> <Simon> That is what I am asking, essentially. So, is there a spirit that may be able to sense an acid base?
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods and summons Gnome**
<DeathStar> *Sylph makes a face* Acid base. Um. Maybe Gnome. Maybe Brooke? *holds her head * Why you ask difficult questions. Would that be Salamander since it burns?!
<DeathStar> *Sylph goes into a freak out mode, trying to figure it out*
<Xanatos> <Simon> I...didn't mean to cause a spiral.
<DeathStar> *Gnome appears, covered in mud and partially naked - clearly building stuff* Hello!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ummm... cna you... clam her down?"
<Jackieness> calm
<DeathStar> *Gnome peers at Sylph and tilts her head, then forms some mud around Sylph's head, quietly knocking her out*
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles and leans in, kissing Gnome** Hello beautiful. My friends have some questions about the Slime Queen digging through the earth.
<DeathStar> <Gnome> Done!
<ChadWinters> <Id> Interesting that they don't fully understand the science behind the elements. 6Id drops down to float around Sylph
<Xanatos> <Simon> ...
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers around again** We really need Ellie to fully chill her out.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Or Sylph is kind of an idiot
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Yes... welll... Lady Gnome, we wish to ask you this. There is a slime Queen tunneling through Geyze's rock and soil. Can you sense it?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime huffs** Be nice Gwen.
<Sara> <Liana> Sylph are you ... are you all right?
<DeathStar> *Sylph drools on the table, only partially awake* yueah...
<DeathStar> <Gnome> Only if I'm close to it. I'm afraid.
<Sara> * Liana frowns, unconvinced
<Xanatos> <Simon> Another question. Do you know if any spirits have the ability to sense things that are an acidic base?
<DeathStar> <Gnome> Geyze is large. If I connected myself to all of it, I would lose myself. *she tries to find the words* Mainly, you would have trouble communicating with me if I went that far
<Seraphna> *Jaime nods** We'll wait till we have a good idea in where it is... it's not hurting Geyze with all this tunneling is it?
<ChadWinters> 6Id turns to look at Gnome. 1"I imagine it's the same if I spread myself to thin along the holonet.
<DeathStar> *Gnome nods to Id and pers at Simon* Acidic base.
<DeathStar> <Gnome> As long as it relates to rocks, I can sense it
<DeathStar> <Gnome> If it relates to water, Brooke can sense it. Fire, Salamander
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "The Slime Queen tunnels with acid. Perhaps we could trap it inside something that it cannot dissolve its way through."
<Seraphna> **Jaime thinks** So what Gnome can find for us is stuff like Igneous and Phosphorous rocks.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Silicon too? I'm not the best with the full table of elements... **she blushes**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Do not look at me
<ChadWinters> <ID> Hmm. If we can get a sample of the Slime Queen, we should be able to develop a counter-agent to it's Acidity
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ohhhh!
<Seraphna> Jaime> You don't need acidic rock then, you need base rock.
<DeathStar> *Celes returns with Chelsea* I told her we need a laser to destroy the Queen. It has to be able to destroy something the size of ah ouse and be transportable underground
<Xanatos> <Simon> But we need to find it to attempt that.
<Seraphna> Jaime> So... calcium and calcite based rocks.
<Sara> <Chelsea> I mean, if money is no object it's ... doable ... *she fidgets*
<DeathStar> *Gnome muses* I will find some rocks for you then. *she vanishes*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I will provide the funds
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "The Slime Queen not withstanding, how do we find this Monster Lord?"
<ChadWinters> <Id> I would imagine stopping these monsters is considered a no object scenario
<DeathStar> <Celes> The Monster Lord is still out of our grasp
<DeathStar> <Celes> Maybe dealing with the Slime Queen will make the Lord more act more hasty
<Jackieness> <Sasha> A" fair assessment, sister mine."
<ChadWinters> <Id> Then it may be best to deal with the hands in hopes of pushing the head to reveal itself
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *whisper* What a weird phrasing
<Seraphna> Jaime> We could also try to locate other Monster Queens.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I'll try to get on that
<Seraphna> Jaime> If I remember right, the Plant Queen is in the Great Forest.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Yes
<Seraphna> Jaime> The Guild has had a bounty on her for some time.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> The Guild confirmed that
<DeathStar> *Selena nods* No one is willing to deal with that one since that one apparantly is not part of this monster alliance
<Seraphna> Jaime> I've fended off a few of her underlings and children but she'll need a full group and some real fire to defeat.
<Xanatos> <Simon> The Great Forest is very vast, we can begin our search but it will take some time I imagine. Unless we had luck on our side.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I mean she's just parked her rear in that Forest for ages
<Xanatos> <Simon> Oh the Plant Queen is not?
<DeathStar> <Selena> She attacks people. Didn't the Lord chide the Slime Queen on that?
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses** Well we probably wouldn't have to search long at any rate. The Ents have been dealing with her for a while now.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Her minions need people. Literally. They attack and nab people
<DeathStar> <Selena> I guess she doesn't see it as matching her goals
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then I would not prioritize the Plant Queen."
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods and sighs** Yeah she does that constantly. BUt... maybe the guild knows of others?
<DeathStar> <Selena> We'll check wit hthe Guild. I stop by there sometimes
<DeathStar> *Celes turns to chelsea* We'll count on your weapon and Gnome then
<Xanatos> <Xan> Didn't you all deal with a flying type, could be a queen for them?
<Sara> * Chelsea salutes, her expression neutral
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Potentially."
<Seraphna> Alita> That would be the Harpy Queen, I imagine she is quite mobile.
<Xanatos> <Xan> I wonder if they're large enough that they would get picked up on a ship's scans?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "One can try."
<Seraphna> Jaime> The Slime Queen would, probably if you use thermal imaging.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Acidity can generate a lot of heat when burning stone.
<DeathStar> *Erevis jots down names - Plant Queen, Harpy Queen, Slime Queen*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Thermal scans...yeah. I assume you all don't have a satellite here to use?
<DeathStar> *Celes and Gwen tilt heads*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...it's so hard to do stuff here.
<ChadWinters> <Id> Agreed, Durran.
<Seraphna> Jaime> They've only got one vessel for two planets and the other's communication net is some alternate reality.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Can you not use your ship."
<ChadWinters> <Id> Is your shuttle capable of doing anything like that?
<Jackieness> ?
<DeathStar> <Celes> Yes. Maybe Erica can help you if we need it.
<Xanatos> <Xan> We can do it, but we need something bigger else it woudl be the same as flying gnome around to feel the changes in the soil.
<DeathStar> *Celes peers at Chelsea* Do you think the Mew Mew can do this?
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Perhaps if we can narrow it to an area, we can use Mr. Durran's shuttle to pin point its location
<Sara> <Chelsea> Not that my ship is the biggest ever, but I guess so?
<Xanatos> <Simon> Hm. 6* He pulls up a map and places a pin where they encountered the big slime in person and where Alita almost got taken.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I am counting on you. *she pats Chelsea*
<ChadWinters> <Id> Yes, that would be a good starting point, Simon. 6He takes his projected form, pointing at that the pin. 1"We start there and work outwards with the scans
<DeathStar> *Lumi rises* Well. For now we need to wait in materials from Gnome and Chelsea to work on a weapon. So I am ending this meeting for now
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Oh, if we used both ships with one acting as a relay for the other, you could cover more ground."
<Xanatos> <Xan> I can show you how my shuttle's scanners does it Chelsea and we can see if there's a way to adapt it to your ship.
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 8.3.5999
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Gnome has dumped a bunch of rocks for the team and Chelsea's laser device is before them. Lumi has decided to come along for this mission and studies the map, standing by the Mew Mew*
<Seraphna> **Jaime sits with Gnome on her lap snuggling her close**
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I will use my heightened senses to help track the Slime in the tunnels. *her dog features are showing a bit and she seems to be shorter than in her human full human form*
<DeathStar> *Selena stands in her armor as the weapon is loaded onto a sled like thing to be pulled and Sylph floats nearby*
<Xanatos> <Simon> So....we take my shuttle and the mew mew up and start doing scans? Try to get you an area at least to check out?
<Seraphna> Alita> I believe for now I will be waiting behind. At least until we do something about the Harpy Queen.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> The basic idea. I'll have Sylph teleport us here. *she points around between the Slime and the harpy encounter* And let you guys fly overhead as we travel underground
<ChadWinters> <Id> I will remain with Durran asisting him, if he is ok with that.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> That way we can know where to travel
<Xanatos> 6* Xan nods to both Lumi and Id, moving to get his shuttle ready.
<DeathStar> *Cypher gets onto the Mew Mew and Erevis gets on with Xanatos.*
<DeathStar> *Selena touches Sylph as does Gwen. Celes stays back, waving them good luck*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon adjusts his coat, while Bix bounces from foot to foot, the blue lines pulsing as he gets excited for a fight. Both reach out to touch someone who is touching Sylph.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves over and touches the sylph group as well*
<ChadWinters> 6Id floats on the shuttle, taking his form again, and peers around.
<DeathStar> *Gnome touches and the Sylph group vanishes*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *touches the Sylph group too*
<ChadWinters> *SPoC disappears with the sylph group
<Seraphna> **Jaime went with Sylph, Gwen having a Talia scarf**
<DeathStar> *Cypher gets the ship going and Mireille and Mélodie bounce in their spots*
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Alright. Follow me
<ChadWinters> <Id> It seems you've been updating your shuttle, Durran.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Really? *she tilts her head*
<Sara> *Aimée?
<Xanatos> <Xan> I...have. You're weird, you little ball.
<ChadWinters> <Id> I'm told it helps to craft an identity.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Really? *she tilts her head*
<DeathStar> *Cypher flies along to the designated spot and begins to do the scan thing*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Kane's been sending me parts here and there. Just updates to existing stuff to keep it...from being a rust bucket.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So before your identity was a rust bucket?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And Chelsea's identity is a cute kitty mew mew?
<ChadWinters> <Id> Weird is different is it not? And everyone wants to be different.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan is not far behind, moving off to also scan.
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...that's a reasonable thing you've said.
<Xanatos> <Xan> My identity before was idiot shithead.
<ChadWinters> <Id> Yes it was.
<DeathStar> *Mélodie races Aimee into one of the spirit chambers and giggles as she beats her, scanning the ground*
<DeathStar> *also arming all the weapons*
<DeathStar> *the Mew Mew "playfully" targets Xanatos' ship while they scan*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Maybe I should try to convince someone to put a satellite in orbit of this place, that would've solved this issue easily.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan pauses and eyes the target lock, slowly placing his finger near the countermeasure button.
<ChadWinters> <Id> I'm honestly surprised it hasn't been done yet. But this planet seems to not embrace technology
<DeathStar> *the target lock is broken follows Xan without firing - as if taunting him when the group finds a heat source down below*
<DeathStar> *the target lock then targets the ground*
<Xanatos> <Xan> The other ship keeps fucking with me. That's pretty funny. 6* He pauses as the scans pick up something.
<Xanatos> <Xan> *Comm* Hello down there, is my comm working SPoC?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I am not quire sure I see the joke
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> *Lumi walks through the tunnels, dragging the weapon*
<DeathStar> *straining and using her celestial powers to move the cart as they move through the pitch black, some torches set up on the cart to provide light*
<Xanatos> 6* Bix helps push
<Seraphna> **Jaime keeps the path smooth for them**
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... *peers about warily as they move* I ... do not like being in dark places...
<Xanatos> 6* Simon sits crosslegged on the cart, meditating with one hand out forming a sigil. He's looking for any magical traps ahead.
<DeathStar> *Sylph is doing the same with the rune, studying it*
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Why not?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well, it is not so much dark places. It is being underground in dark places
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "And in enemy territory."
<DeathStar> *Lumi sniffs the air as they reach a + and goes right*
<DeathStar> *Gwen helps Bix - though he provides barely any assistance*
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> That is understandable.
<DeathStar> *suddenly there is a squish sound and Gwen vanishes*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Gwen!"
<Seraphna> Talia> Gwen!?
<Seraphna> **Jaime frowns and peers where he was**
<DeathStar> *Gwen is seen on the ground with a slime on top of him, dragging him away. There's then squishy sounds on the ceiling, just out of the light's reach*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX pauses and glances around carefully, holding flame in his hand to get a better sight.
<Seraphna> **Talia leaps and slashes with her Familiar Blade, cutting at the slime over Gwen**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...we're surrounded."
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC brings up her rifle, putting her back against the cart.
<DeathStar> *the slash does not do a whole lot - slashing weapons not that effective like Lumi said. The slime wobbles as the blade goes through it*
<DeathStar> *more slimes begin to drop down, aiming at people*
<Xanatos> 6* Bix jerks and does a running leap to blast fire out for the slim holding Gwen.
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC takes pop shots at any slimes in front of her
<DeathStar> *Lumi rolls and evades one as another lands on Selena's shoulder, beginning to try to engulf her. More go for Lana and Sasha, Talia and Bix, etc
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves to evade*
<DeathStar> *the fire works on the weaker slime and it is destroyed*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *runs and tries crawling under the cart*
<DeathStar> *Gwen hops up and he looks around*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon's eyes snap open and he leaps to his feet, the ice spear forming in his hand and he works to protect the laser cannon.
<Xanatos> 6* BIX thumbs up, then acks as a slime slams into him.
<DeathStar> *Sylph blinks as a slime lands on her and she begins to be dragged away*
<Seraphna> **Jaime starts punching slimes away with a rock fist and Talia leaps about slicing**
<DeathStar> *Gnome frows and begins to use rock attacks to blunt attack them, knocking the one off of Selena and then helps Bix off by knocking ito off*
<DeathStar> <Gnome> ...
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *gestures and then whips her hand around as she sets a fire-charged string trap in a circle around the group*
<Seraphna> **Jaime slides over and knocks the one on Sylph, grumbling, while Talia starts summoning low level fire magic and pelting some of them**
<DeathStar> *Sasha's fire and the other keeps the slimes at bay. They pause, then slide off*
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> They're retreating...
<DeathStar> <Selena> Ice, fire, and rock. They didn't want to be taken out
<Seraphna> **Jaime brings Sylph back to the others** For now.
<DeathStar> *Sylph eyes her clothes being dissolved a little
<DeathStar> <Sylph> ... *tries to reform them*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Lady Gnome, cna you sense the Slime Queen?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *crawls out* "...ok... not my best showing."
<Xanatos> 6* BIX stands up and pats himself down, knocking off any remaining slime.
<DeathStar> *Gwen lets out a breath while Gnome focuses, then shakes her head. At that moment Xanatos contacts SPoC, though it's crackley*
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC reaches up to tap her ear. 1"Yes, Durran?"
<DeathStar> *Lumi angles the toches to show the ceiling this time*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....picked....scanner.
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> You are breaking up.
<DeathStar> *Gwen lifts SpoC up a bit and moves her around as if to help her find the perfect spot for reception*
<Xanatos> <Xan> *comm* What?.....you.....breaking....damnit!
<DeathStar> *Sylph cleans the rune and sits there, eyeing it in relief*
<Xanatos> <Simon> I imagine the soil above us is causing the issue?
<Seraphna> **Jaime frowns, keeping a look around**
<DeathStar> <Gnome> Should I do something about it?
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> We should've placed relays on our way in.
<Seraphna> JAime> Can you form a line of aluminum or copper from here to the surface love?
<Seraphna> Jaime> It'll work as an antennae.
<DeathStar> *Gnome heh hehs, as if Jaime thinks she is all powerful* I'd have to sense them out and find them. .. One moment. This will drain me but it's easier
<DeathStar> *she lifts her hand up and suddenly the earth shakes*
<Seraphna> **Jaime puts a hand on her and lends her strength**
<DeathStar> *the ceiling splits and a hole forms like a sink hole*
<DeathStar> *Gnome then sits, tired*
<Seraphna> **Jaime picks her up to carry her**
<Seraphna> Jaime> You're the best!
<DeathStar> <Lumi> We'll need to close this up later
<ChadWinters> <SPoC-Comm> Durran, please repeat.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Probably easier to fill in than pull apart...
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Along with the tunnels.
<Xanatos> <Xan> *Comm* Oh. That's better. We have a location on the scans. 6* He tells her the cardinal direction from where he's located, then pauses and gives them the direction from where they're located if it's not the same direction.
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Durran says that we need to head in that direction. 6He points.
<ChadWinters> <SPoC-Comm> Also, we were just attacked by smaller slimes.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We must be close indeed then."
<Xanatos> <Xan> *Comm* Try to bring them to the surface and then we can help, otherwise you're on your own down there.
<DeathStar> *Cypher can be heard* No, you cannot go fight the slimes you two. *talking to Mel and Aimee*
<DeathStar> *Lumi begins to pull the sled in the direction indicated*
<Xanatos> <Xan> *Comm* Mew Mew's kiddos would really like to shoot weapons at the slimes. Hint Hint.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "They sound a bit violent..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> They're kids
<DeathStar> *as time passes they arrive at a cavern full of the sound of something moving in the darkness ahead*
<Seraphna> Talia> Awww, I wanna shoot the boom booms.
<Xanatos> <BIX> BOOM! 6* He mimics them pushing buttons and then explosions, giggling to himself.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I smell slimes
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *raises a hand* "Shhhh."
<Seraphna> **Talia high fives BIX**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...that must be it ahead..."
<DeathStar> *Selena pauses on the card and Sylph peers up from the rune then back down*
<DeathStar> *Gwen adjusts his damaged armor and looks ahead*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon stands up and peers out, squinting to try and determine shapes in the darkness.
<DeathStar> *he'd see dozens of somethings moving in the darkness*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Do we just fire blindly in the dark? We only have so many shots and these rocks Gnome gave us
<DeathStar> *Gnome for her part is resting by Sylph*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Not wise... we need a target."
<Xanatos> <BIX> I PROVIDE LIGHT! 6* He steps forward, his armor transitioning to red as he charges up fire blasts to throw out.
<Seraphna> **Jaime pulls out her gun, which she rarely does these days**
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC waits til she can see a target before firing, her rifle trained forward
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I guess we have no choice
<Jackieness> <Sasha> 'Not anymore... no."
<Xanatos> 6* Simon readies some ice spike spells to throw out waiting for BIX's light.
<Xanatos> 6* BIX begins to throw out large fire balls to illuminate the tunnel ahead.
<DeathStar> *the team seems dozens and dozens of slimes that back away from the fireballs, and the giant house sized Slime who is resting in the corner. As the fire balls hit and the slimes go into a frenzy, the giant slime begins to rouse and move, not pleased*
<DeathStar> *the rabble begins to move forward, moving along the walls, ceiling, and floor toward the tema*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "there is your target..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Eeek.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon throws out ice spikes towards the smaller slimes, trying to keep them back.
<Seraphna> *Talia readies herself** Crab Queen power... activate!!! **she tosses... two crabs out at the slimes**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *raises her hands and uses Field weaving to raise a barrier field around the laser*
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC fires at the ones hit with the ice spikes, aiming for any frozen spots
<Seraphna> **Jaime blinks a bit, but fires shots from her handgun**
<Seraphna> **blaster, that is**
<DeathStar> *Lumi howls in her dog form, trying to use vibrations to knock them back while Gwen's body is covered in metal and he tries to attack the slimes as they hoarde but it seems to have little effect other than protecting him*
<Xanatos> <BIX> WHO = LASER SHOOT!? 6* He throws out another fireball for light, starting to look tired.
<DeathStar> *Selena does her half spirit attacks, which is effect; so far their attacks is keeping the rabble back, destroying some, but more are getting through and leaping at the team and landing on the carT*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I will. *He grabs and aims it at the Giant slime*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon switches to his spear and begins stabbing at onces that break through.
<DeathStar> *the giant slime for his part is moving forward*
<Seraphna> **Talia then fires crab shaped fireballs** Crab Queen Fire Attack!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *channels elemental ice through ehr blade and then slashes at some of the slimes (Elemental Weapon Master)
<Seraphna> **Jaime stomps the ground and forms spikes under the Giant one to try and slow it and force it to work itself through them**
<DeathStar> *due to a bad roll, the slimes manage to over power Selena and pull ehr down and Talia is jumped next, covering her and beginning to pull them under the weapon while Gwen fires the weapon into the Queen slime. The attack shakes the cavern*
<DeathStar> *and some minor slimes are vaporized*
<DeathStar> *the Queen's mass is made smaller, but otherwise she keeps approaching, with many more slimes*
<Seraphna> **Talia hisses like an angry cat and pours hot mana over the ones on her** Off me meanies! I am Crab Queen!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Fire again!"
<DeathStar> *Gwen begins to power it back it up. Sylph throws out wind attacks*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX keeps trying to provide light, throwing fireballs out down the tunnel while also trying to keep smaller slimes off of him.
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> If we can retreat to the hole again, we may be able have them fire down at it. 6She twists, swinging the butt of her rifle at a slime over powering Selena
<Xanatos> 6* Simon shifts his attention trying to free Serena and Talia.
<Seraphna> **Jaime grabs Gnome and draws her into a kiss, bonding with her and forming their Combo Form** No use holding back!
<Jackieness> <Lana> *casts a seal on the ground to temporarily buff the team's defense <Hextech Casting>
<DeathStar> *Gwen's metal armor is decreased and Bix and SpoC are barely keeping them off. Simon manages to free the two due to a good roll and the buffs helps with rolls. Selena rises, gooed and looks pissed*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Firing
<DeathStar> *he fires and more slimes are taken out and the Queen's mass is smaller once more*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I got one more shot. *recharges*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "if this doesn't stop it, prepare to withdraw back!"
<Seraphna> **Jaime-Gnome reaches out and forms a bunch of stone fists, rocketing them into the slimes** Thousand Fists, Gnome Style!
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC takes a few steps back, firing at the smaller slimes now, working on keeping the rabble down
<DeathStar> *Selena slashes with her spirit attacks and the rock fisits. The shots from SpoC are keeping them back and Sylph tirdly uses wind attacks. Due to the defense the slimes have trouble geting at them and Gwen fires another shot and the mass is made een smaller, now a human sized shape. The Queen then shifts forms into into a humanoid slime and forms slime like weapons*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon uses magic to increase his speed, doing his best to keep the slimes off his allies.
<DeathStar> *by now the majority of slimes are gone, with only 10 left, and the move back to defend the Queen*
<Seraphna> **Jaime then stomps the ground and forms a stone sled under the group and sends them sliding backwards towards the hole** I'll move you, focus fire!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Wow, that was unexpected!"
<DeathStar> *Gwen hops down, hanging on for dear lift as Jaime kncoks the cart backwards*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Aieee?!
<Seraphna> **Talia sends out more fire crabs at the slimes**
<DeathStar> *Selena grabs the cart as well as it rockets backwards*
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Retreating is not the right decision right now....6She grabs onto the cart
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Eeeee!" *holds on to the cart for dear life*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Not retreating, luring it back a bit and giving us distance.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon leaps off and runs towards the queen and her defenders alone.
<DeathStar> *The Queen points and 10 slimes leap at Simon*
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC eyes Simon and leaps off, moving after him, by providing cover fire on the smaller slimes
<Xanatos> 6* BIX slumps against the cart, exhausted.
<Seraphna> **Jaime grumbles, stopping them after a short bit and she pulls her fists together, slamming two stone fists out of the walls towards the Queen**
<Xanatos> 6* Simon appears next to where SPoC and the Simon ahead explodes in ice.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Clever, Simon."
<Seraphna> **Talia cheers, then starts chanting a bigger fire spell**
<DeathStar> *Simon manages to take out the slimes and Sylph flies in and begins to attack the Queen*
<DeathStar> *cutting pieces of her off*
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Cover me, Simon. 6She drops a clip, her hand moving behind her back to grab a new one
<Seraphna> Jaime> Guess we're going all out love.... **she slides forward after Sylph, coating their combo form in rock armor**
<DeathStar> *The Queen then engulfs Sylph in a slime bubble and throws her int othe corner*
<DeathStar> *Selena lands by Simon, her half-spirit form exhausted*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon pants, holding his spear ready.
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> It appears only the queen is left. 6She snaps in a new clip and steps infront of Simon and Selena, raising her rifle and firing shots at it.
<Xanatos> <Simon> I...am not sure I have another attack in me.
<Seraphna> **Jaime moves in and starts pummeling with a stone fist**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I am going to close." *steps fotrward, channeling Light spirit power through herself (Iron Blade)
<Seraphna> **Talia keeps chanting, building it up, it looks like a big glowy crab**
<Xanatos> 6* BIX sneaks over to get Sylph and help get any acid off of her and back to the cart.
<DeathStar> *The Queen slowly advances, forming a slime bo, and takes several hits by Jaime, sliding back, losing mass, then suddenly she swings the bo and knocks Jaime and Gnome into two beings, covered in slime that makes them stick to the floor instead of being burned*
<DeathStar> *She begins to walk past them, about the size of a girl now*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *then dashes forward, and slashes with her Light-enhanced blade*
<DeathStar> *Sylph lays there, unconscious and holding a cracked wind rune, on the cart*
<Seraphna> **Jaime grumbles and waits till she passes, summoning Salamander behind her**
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC switches to auto mode and unloads on the slime, until Sasha goes past her
<DeathStar> *The Queen begins to parry the slashes with her bo, which is being widdled down but she keeps reforming again and again, the shots entering her. Salamander appears behind her and takes stock*
<Seraphna> **Talia sends the fire crab out at the Queen** Look out for this one! Crab Queen Flame Bash!
<Seraphna> **Jaime forms a stone shield over herself and Gnome**
<DeathStar> *The Queen knocks the crab up into the air , then reforms her bo*
<DeathStar> <Salamander > The enemy I take it. *she forms a fire ball*
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Yes
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods to Salamander and motions, while protecting Gnome**
<DeathStar> *she throws it at the queen, who dodges - faster now that she's smaller*
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC fires down at it's legs, trying to shoot off chunks
<Seraphna> **Talia keeps chanting and tries to direct all the fire around the Queen back at her**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *burns an ability point to regain Elemental Weapon Master and then combines light and ice in her sword as she slashes at the Slime Queen*
<DeathStar> <Slime Queen> *slide dodges Talia when Sasha hits her - the rolls finally getting her and she now looks like a girl kid slime*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX holds himself up, trying to muster some more energy to fight, but the red light outlining his armor is dim.
<DeathStar> <Slime Queen> ...foolish humans. You bring a wave of blood and death to yourselves.
<DeathStar> *Slime Queen forms a sword now, fool of acid*
<DeathStar> *full
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Was that not your end game anyways?
<DeathStar> *she throws it at SpoC's head in response - but misses*
<DeathStar> *and begins to generate another, getting smaller*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *then brings her sword down at the Slime Queen again*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon leans on his spear and closes his eyes chanting a spell.
<DeathStar> *Salamander and Sasha attack at once and the Slime Queen is engulfed and vanishes*
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC jerks her head as the blade flies by, a neutral look on it.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "And gone."
<DeathStar> *at that moment, echos of monsters can be heard moving and making noises, shaking the caverns as if a war cry*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...we need to get back to the surface."
<Seraphna> Jaime> They're gonna go feral now.
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... *peers about*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Everyone, fall back to the surface!"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Lets get to Sylph
<Seraphna> **Jaime picks up Gnome and Sylph. "Salamander, can you get us out of here?"
<Xanatos> <BIX> Sylph = hurt!
<DeathStar> *Selena eyes Sylph unconscious, holding a broken Wind Rune*
<Seraphna> ** Talia hops on Gwen**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "And make sure to take the laser. We don't need ti falling into enemy hands."
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> You are asking for a lot.
<DeathStar> <Salamander> .... You want me to teleport you and the laser. I can do one or the other
<DeathStar> <Salamander> I don't have the power I once did
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *nods* "Scuttle it."
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles** Us. The laser... someone disable it.
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC moves over to the laster and starts firing shots in to it's control system
<ChadWinters> *laser*
<DeathStar> *Gwen works on smashing it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "So much for Lumi's budget..."
<DeathStar> *Lumi sulks*
<Xanatos> <Simon> ...what a waste. 6* He says sadly.
<Seraphna> **Jaime forms stone walls around them all to buy everyone time** Our lives are worth way more.
<DeathStar> *she seems to be returning from a cavern near by*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Lumi, what did you see?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime waits for Lumi of course**
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I was investigating to see if I could find any prisoners. The Slime Queen did not have anyone
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> If you are that worried, you could have the Mew Mew attack this position and destroy it
<DeathStar> *Salamander holds out her hands and warps the team to the Academy*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "They were either taken away deeper in or devoured."
<DeathStar> *as SpoC says the words, shots rain down and destroy the spot*
<DeathStar> -Time Hop-
<DeathStar> *Aimee and Melodie look pleased with themselves while Gnome studies Sylph not waking up*
<DeathStar> <Gnome> I wonder if that attack did something to her
<Xanatos> <Xan> Huh, the wind rune was cracked. 6* He tells Erevis, leaning down to pick it up.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I've never heard of the runes cracking before...
<DeathStar> *Erevis takes the broken Wind Rune* I am not sure how one breaks them
<ChadWinters> <Id> My records don't say anything about the runes cracking before.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> They are sturdy
<Xanatos> <Simon> She has been quite obsessed over the rune. Perhaps the two are related in their current...state.
<DeathStar> *she taps the ice rune against the table to show*
<Xanatos> <BIX> Slime Queen = Strong!
<ChadWinters> <Id> Hmmm. Perhaps the two have 'bonded'
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'm just worred about the Slime Queen's final words to us. But she had to be stopped.
<DeathStar> *she pats Sylph. Erevis places the broken wind rune in a safe place while Sylph is placed in a bed to be monitored. Salamander and Gnome muse, studying the Wind Spirit*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can't help but think we could have probably brokered a cease fire at the end there.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *records everything that happened*
<ChadWinters> <Id> We do not know what they're final plan was down the road so the end result could've been the same
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We knew they would have likely been agitated if the Slme Queen were killed."
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> I do not feel like it was willing to broker anything.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *She turns to Xanatos* I will look into the runes some more to see what I can learn
<Xanatos> <Xan> I'll help, if we can't get it repaired then I'll never experience controlling wind again!
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *she pats Xan*
<DeathStar> -END-
<Seraphna> -
<Xanatos> <Simon> I'm not so certain we could, Jaime. I certainly try to attain peace when possible but her attacks were literally draining her size but she continued regardless. She could've fled but she did not. There was...something odd about it.
Session Close: Mon Oct 21 23:04:05 2019