The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 666

Session Start: Mon Jul 31 14:08:08 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session666
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.2
<DeathStar> Location: Gerald's Panic Room
<DeathStar> *outside, explosions are going off as the team has failed to secure the box that Spade has sent them to retrieve and the mad EarthGov general is on the hunt to get them out of the panic room*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I am growing annoyed
<Seraphna> Sephie> We need to be quicker to stab people when we have the chance.
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<Seraphna> Libbie> That is my line.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Shall I retrieve the box? I do not need to breathe.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I was never that bloodthirsty, was I?"
<XanTop> 6* Kane is peering over the console in this room, tryin gto see if there's anyway to get control.
<DeathStar> <Gerald> *hacks their line as Kane does so* My fellow revolutionaires, how about you send the little dark haired woman. She perfectly matches my tastes and all will be forgivin, no?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *tries to focus on getting abead on Gerald's location with her TP while the others try to figure out a plan*
<XanTop> <Kane> You've made a mistake Gerald. I hope you are prepared to face the consequences.
<Seraphna> **Libbie and Sephie examine themselves, having white hair, then their mother, also white hair**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> He's talking about Kyouki. Mother has blonde
<Alicia> * Kyouki looks very unimpressed there.
<DeathStar> *the panic door jiggles, as if someone is planting explosives*
<Alicia> * Kyouki psionically senses for life by the door
<DeathStar> *Kane would see thrugh the cameras a unit of men outside*
<Dias`> <Cel> That doesn't sound good.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...he is about to blow it. Anyone with TK? We cna pool out psi and throw it back in their faces."
<DeathStar> *Kyouki would sense 5 men*
<Seraphna> **Sephie muses, then tries to push the explosive off the door with TK and forward**
<Seraphna> Libbie> I believe the majority of us are telepathic and telekinetic.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Oh, I wonder." *pushes the explosive away with TK*
<DeathStar> *The men outside sound surprise*
<DeathStar> *then boom*
<XanTop> <Kane> ...they were not prepared for that.
<XanTop> <Kane> Whatever that was.
<DeathStar> *Lemon eyes the gory aftermath*
<Dias`> <Cel> Not very well trained.
<DeathStar> *The next group aim rocket launchers at the door*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "This general attracts only low quality, easily manipulated troops."
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "I wonder why." *continues to sound unimpressed*
<DeathStar> *Gerald sings ballads to Kyouki*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Kyouki, do you have the range to jam up their launcher?"
<Alicia> * Kyouki tries to
<DeathStar> <Adeline> They are some distance. *they seem to be out of range for one telepath*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Damn.
<Seraphna> Libbie> I may have something. **she muses and one of her arms open, she points it towards the rocket launchers and fires an electronics scrambler**
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Best I can do is shield."
<Seraphna> Libbie> If they have targetting...
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *moves over and puts a hand on Kyouki's shoulder and tries to augment her TK with her own powers* "...try now."
<DeathStar> *The door that protects them als stops the device*
<Seraphna> Libbie> I cannot project past the door.
<Alicia> * Kyouki tries once more
<DeathStar> *the rocket launcher blows up the second unit*
<XanTop> 6* Kane meanwhile is looking for Gerald's location while also trying to make sure the gas is vented.
<DeathStar> *Kane locates him in a large mech that is slowly approaching them*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> That's bad
<DeathStar> *Wade mumbles*
<Dias`> <Cel> At least he's coming to us and not making us chase after him
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "I have another idea. TK gumming up his mech's inner workings."
<Seraphna> Libbie> We have… approximately two Dragoon pairings I believe among us?
<DeathStar> *Warren fiddles with papers from the back, reading over them and a map of the base*
<DeathStar> <Warren> There might be an escape hatch
<DeathStar> *a third unit arrives, hanging even further back*
<Dias`> *Cel moves over to Warren and looks at the map*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Grandmother Kyo, can you perhaps keep them busy with a black hole while we use the hatch?
<DeathStar> *it indicates it's under the large couch in the room, taking them out of the base* <Warren> Of course we don't have the box
<Dias`> *Checks to see if the tunnel hooks up to any other areas*
<Seraphna> Libbie> If only we could get it close enough....
<XanTop> 6* Kane considers.
<Seraphna> *Sephie tries to feel out the box itself**
<XanTop> <Kane> If I can ensure the gas is gone, could one of our dragoon pairings deal with this man?
<Dias`> <Cel> The problem is, he most likely knows about this exit. So he probably has something waiting at the end.
<DeathStar> *The gas levels seem to be at a safe level*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Of course." *does so for Sephie*
<DeathStar> *the lockbox seems to be in a storage area with lots of boxes*
<XanTop> <Kane> Correction, the gas has dissipated.
<Seraphna> Sephie> I sense the box. It is in a storage area now.
<XanTop> <Kane> I suggest we bust out of this location and start fighting back. Then we can move towards the storage area.
<DeathStar> *The door jerks from what looks to be a mine attaching and exploding*
<DeathStar> *The door looking looser*
<Seraphna> Sephie> We could blast the door out at them, that will give us a charging point.
<XanTop> <Kane> Certainly
<Dias`> <Cel> Then do it.
<Seraphna> **Libbie steps up and shifts, then punches the door outward with a TK boosted Dragoon strengthened punch**
<XanTop> 6* Kane gets his pistol ready then taps something on his armor and it shimmers slightly.
<XanTop> 6* Kane tenses and then moves out at double speed, firing towards the unit they know is out there.
<DeathStar> *The unit, loading another mine, is surprised and taken down*
<Seraphna> **Sephie hums a bit and fires Hyper blasts out at the unit**
<DeathStar> *The unit, already taken down, is fried*
<Dias`> *Cel crackles with electricity as she darts in after Kane, two shorts blades drawn as she goes to take down enemies*
<XanTop> <Kane> Prepare for Gerald. He's in a mech.
<DeathStar> *And then the corpses and stabbed*
<DeathStar> <Wade> Jeeze
<Alicia> * Red Fox heads out after, since the gas is gone
<DeathStar> <Wade> Are you guys a little...overkill?
<Seraphna> Sephie> I believe we… overestimated the enemy. **she blushes**
<Dias`> *Cel looks down the path to see if there's anymore coming or are further down*
<DeathStar> *Adeline makes Wade go to the back while Lemon sweeps the area*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Better that than underestimated."
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Better to be overprepared than under."
<XanTop> 6* Kane starts getting some of his drones up and ready to fuck with Gerlad, pull up his datapad to check if he's still approaching.
<Seraphna> **Libbie shifts her arm to a cannon and moves forward**
<DeathStar> *soon a large mech can be heard navigating the hallway*
<DeathStar> *scraping along it*
<DeathStar> <Warren> I think that's our leader
<DeathStar> *blasting out of the mech is love ballads*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "What is wrong with that guy?"
<Dias`> <Cel> I don't think it's gonna benefit us to fight him in this hallway.
<DeathStar> *The mech slowly can be seen approaching the drones set up*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "He's the sort of unstable mind that Spade appeals to."
<DeathStar> *wielded onto it, is a mustache*
<Dias`> *Cel recalls the map Warren had and tries to remember if there's any other exits they can use to hide or at least not be in the hallway
<Seraphna> Sephie> I prefer mecha that look like kittens.
<Alicia> * Red Fox hops her way up the mech from behind, trying to forcibly open the cockpit hatch
<DeathStar> *There are a few side hallways they could use to reach the rooms with the lockbox*
<Dias`> *Cel takes off for one*
<DeathStar> *as the mech swats at the drones, being held up, an extended "arm" tries to grab Kyouki*
<DeathStar> *Warren follows Cel*
<Seraphna> **Libbie blast at the arm, Sephie going with the others**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Come on. *She follows, grabbing Wade*
<XanTop> 6* Kane attempts to get a drone attached to do the electric jolt to try and short out the mech's systems.
<Alicia> * Kyouki teleports away from the arm
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *moes with the team going for the box*
<DeathStar> *The mech aims at Fox as she tries to get behind and goes to grab her when Kane jolts it*
<DeathStar> *making it smoke and tilt over*
<Seraphna> **Libbie takes another shot at the mech with her cannon**
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "... well, guess I don't need to worry so much."
<DeathStar> *the arms coiling up as the cannons are shot and breaking, Gerald begins to fire out the sides of it at people*
<DeathStar> *with a normal gun*
<Seraphna> **Libbie starts moving before the shooting, sliding to some cover and charging another shot**
<DeathStar> *Lemon runs up and tries to kick it over*
<Alicia> * Fox would be trying to get Gerald out manually, but is more focused on not being shot right now
<Dias`> *Cel runs along the side hallway, making her way to the storage room*
<DeathStar> *Gerald flails as Fox begins to rip the hatch off the top*
<DeathStar> *firing up out of it*
<Seraphna> **Libbie shoots again after Lemon is clear**
<DeathStar> <Gerald> *Fiddles around inside, tossing his gun out*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> What is he doing now
<XanTop> 6* Kane kneels behind some cover, pulling up a map to try and provide assistance to those going for the box.
<XanTop> <Kane> Likely a self destruct or something moronic. Please try to stop him.
<Alicia> * Red Fox does indeed go to grab the guy now
<Seraphna> **Libbie frowns, sensing out as she watches**
<DeathStar> *Gerald is hauled out, holding an evil looking pad, his hand pressed down on the button*
<DeathStar> <Gerald> ... Oh, what a beauty!
<Seraphna> Libbie> Grab that, if it activates something it should deactivate as well.
<DeathStar> *Gerald shoves it into his mouth*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Really?" *grabs the pad*
<DeathStar> *Gerald relinquishes it*
<DeathStar> <Gerald> I am afraid it cannot be undone. But it pleases me you took it from my mouth~
<DeathStar> *Lemon makes a face and returns to Kane to keep an eye on the others*
<Alicia> * Red Fox looks over the pad anyway.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> Libbie> **sighs and reaches out, trying to make Gerald KO with telepathy**
<XanTop> <Kane> ... *tries to figure out what Gerland just did with his pad*
<DeathStar> *Warren and the others follow the hallways, finding half the base run down from lack of upkeep*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Terrible. I would keep better care
<Seraphna> Sephie> We should make cleaning drones for home.
<Dias`> <Cel> Just tells you how delusional he was.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "This place must have fallen off of EarthGov's radar big time."
<DeathStar> *they arrive before the storage area where tons of lockboxes and other types of boxes are strewn about the storage shelves. The only type of numbering system is on the shelves itself, labeling the boxes with a number*(
<DeathStar> *going from 1 upward*
<Seraphna> **Sephie tries to get a better read on what she felt before**
<DeathStar> *Adeline takes out their number*
<Dias`> *Cel looks around, checking to see how dusty the place is or this place is kept up decently*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> LEts see if they brought it back here or if it was left up in the office that ... got destroyed
<DeathStar> *the place looks a lot like a dungeon as they walk through it*
<DeathStar> *the place looks barely visited*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *looks at the numbering system*
<Dias`> *Cel looks down for any fresh foot prints and goes to follow them, keeping an eye on the numbers on things
<DeathStar> *There is faint footsteps from the person who came here earlier to retrieve it as Adeline arrives in the 600's*
<Dias`> <Cel> I'm no seeing much for new foot steps....Are we sure he brought it back here?
<DeathStar> *as they near 666, a low growl can be heard somewhere among the stacks*
<Dias`> *Cel grabs on to the hilt of one of her blades*
<DeathStar> *Warren grabs his gun and looks around the dark room*
<DeathStar> *in the dim lighting, a crunching sound can be heard*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *taps her comm* Dad, mom, you might want to work your way here - now
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *tries to sense whatever it is telepathically*
<Dias`> *Cel starts to crackle with electricity again as she starts looking around*
<DeathStar> *it is beastly and hungry*
<XanTop> <Kane> *comm* On our way.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Kitty?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "..its hungry...some sort of predator."
<Dias`> <Cel> I don't like that he kept something like that in here.
<DeathStar> *as Cel lights up the room some more, a massive chimera chewing on the soldier who delivered the lockbox earlier. Right now, he's lockbox less*
<Dias`> <Cel> ....Shit.
<DeathStar> *The Chimeria looks at the glowing Cel and rises up*
<DeathStar> *Adeline even looks unsteady at this sight, and drinks vials of something*
<Dias`> <Cel> Someone's been messing with DNA. *She pulls out one of her short blades and grabs the other one, pulling it out*
<DeathStar> *Adeline psionically grabs it as it leaps, clawing at Josephine and her, a poisoned tail trying to stab Cel*
<Seraphna> **Sephie tries to see if it has a reachable mind***
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *pulls matched pistols from holsters under her coat, leapign back as she fires*
<DeathStar> *Sephie's actions ears it spitting acid in her action as it roars in pain, breaking free and paw smashing Adeline through some book cases*
<Dias`> *Cel shorts forward to get infront/under the tail, swinging one blade up to intercept the stinger and the other to try and cut in to the tail*
<DeathStar> *The creature roars as it's cut, displeased and tries to swallow Cel whole. By now, the others who were Gerald arrive*
<DeathStar> *With
<DeathStar> *Lemon scans the area, spotting the massive creature*
<Dias`> *Cel tries to swing one blade up and one down as it tries to swallow her whole*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> That looks like something you'd see on Geyze
<Seraphna> **Sephie dives away from it and then goes after Adeline**
<XanTop> <Kane> THat's...something.
<DeathStar> *The Chimera makes a noise and leaps away, wounded and displeased as it glows and unleashes fire throughout the area*
<DeathStar> *Wade forced back*
<DeathStar> *Warren sets up his gun and fires for one of the heads*
<XanTop> 6* Kane pulls back from the fire, but fires for another head.
<Dias`> *Cel hits the ground, sliding as she eyes the spit drop off her* Ugh.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "A little help here, Lemon!"
<DeathStar> *Adeline has risen, her skin blue right now and is tapping into Dark One strength while the vial lasts*
<DeathStar> *Lemon rushes forward and grabs one of the heads in a headlock, using her cyborg strength to try to muzzle it*
<Seraphna> **Libbie shields Wade while Sephie sends a Lance of Hypersosce at the creature**
<DeathStar> *Kane hits another head and Warren fires for the muzzled had*
<DeathStar> *Adeline zooms in and attacks the venomous tail being a problem she tries to break it off*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *fires for the creature's legs to try to immobilize it*
<Dias`> *Cel darts in, moving in the opposite side of Adeline to strike at the other side of it's tail with both blades*
<DeathStar> *The chimera, taking so much damage from so many people who get lucky rolls, stumbles and falls into a bookcase, not moving*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Is it dead?
<XanTop> <Kane> One moment.
<XanTop> 6* Kane scans it for life signs.
<Seraphna> **Sephie moves closer, inspecting while activating Ace of Spades to see any attacks coming**
<DeathStar> *Adeline steps back, holding her chest as she slowly begins to look normal again*
<DeathStar> *The chimera looks as if it's healing itself and probably is playing dead*
<Seraphna> Sephie> she regenerates
<Seraphna> Sephie> **she tries to soothe it’s mind, Libbie floating a snack to it**
<Dias`> <Cel> Then keep pressing to kill it.
<Seraphna> Sephie> They keep her hungry. Shhh.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> And what are you two doing?
<DeathStar> *she eyes the twins*
<Dias`> <Cel> It's possible it ate the box we need.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Trying to make friends.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks around and scans the room*
<XanTop> 6* Kane starts to look around for the box.
<DeathStar> <Warren> *Sets Kyouki on top of the chimera*
<Seraphna> **The two pile food on it and try to keep it calm**
<DeathStar> <Warren> There, if it eats Kyouki, we'll know if you two are full of shit
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "So where is the box?"
<Seraphna> Sephie> If you interrupt our taming we will tame you.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'm not detecting it among the shelves
<DeathStar> *Adeline turns to the chimera* But why would it eat the box?
<XanTop> <Kane> It really may have ate it.
<Seraphna> Sephie> It is very hungry. Poor thing.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Alright, go inside of it and retrieve the box
<DeathStar> *he crosses his arms*
<Seraphna> Libbie> There is a harmless way to remove it.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Soldier it te was probbaly carrying it."
<Jackieness> ate
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And that is?
<Seraphna> Libbie> Patience.
<DeathStar> *she's sat down, catching her breath, sweat pouring down her face*
<DeathStar> *Warren eyes Kane*
<XanTop> 6* Kane moves over to scan Adeline.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Perhaps a burrito.
<DeathStar> *Lemon eyes the creature* It looks like it's getting stronger again to me
<Seraphna> Libbie> It is.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks weak, as if the Dark One vial took a lot out of her*
<XanTop> <Kane> Adeline isn't doing well, we cannot afford to fight it again.
<Seraphna> Sephie> **they are trying to create a bond with it**
<Seraphna> Sephie> We won’t risk mother.
<DeathStar> *The Chimera's eyes open finally*
<Dias`> *Cel backs up a bit*
<DeathStar> *it rises and turns to eye the group and immediately eats Kyouki* <Warren> I warned you!
<Seraphna> **The girls present the food, Sephie floating Kyo away**
<DeathStar> *The Chimera has quite the grip on her, are you sure you want to float her away?
<Seraphna> Sephie> Let go. Eat the snacks.
<DeathStar> *it lifts it's tail up knock Sephie away*
<Seraphna> **Libbie snacks the tail back with a sword arm**
<Seraphna> **Sephie sighs and grabs at it with Goddess TK** I tried…
<XanTop> <Kane> Please end this.
<Dias`> *Cel slides her hand along her blade, causing it to crackle with electricity and she dashes in, moving in low in an attempt to stab it towards it's chest*
<Seraphna> **Libbie shifts and tries to stab it in the brain stem**
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *checks her guns*
<DeathStar> *Warren aims and fires* If it regens we need to overload it
<Seraphna> **Sephie maintains her hold**
<DeathStar> *The Chimera, focus on bullying the two, is stabbed and shot again. Adeline reaches for her vials*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Mother. Rest.
<DeathStar> *it squirms and bites at them*
<Dias`> *Cel releases a massive charge of electiricty in it's chest as the blade slides in*
<Seraphna> **Libbie stabs again looking for a brain**
<DeathStar> *Even releasing Kyuki so WArren can grab her*
<DeathStar> *it seems to have the 3 main brains and something in the main body*
<Seraphna> Sephie> **looks upset and starts shattering it with the Goddess TK move** Stab at these locations.
<DeathStar> *The Chimera jerks and spasms, falling over and acting dead again*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "So how do we keep this thing down?"
<Seraphna> Libbie> **sniffles but stabs a brain location**
<DeathStar> <Warren> Blow it up
<Dias`> *Cel yanks her blade out and spins, slamming the other blade into it's chest*
<XanTop> <Kane> We may blow up the box. We will need to do a type of surgery to look for it.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Or that
<Seraphna> Libbie> We aren’t sure blowing it will make more.
<DeathStar> *He eyes the chimera spasm and twitch after that move*
<Seraphna> **Libbie works on the next location**
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Hm
<DeathStar> *Lemon pulls out a large cutting tool and begins to cut the chimera open*
<DeathStar> *a foul smell emitting*
<Seraphna> **The girls work at keeping it down and out for her**
<Dias`> *Cel continues stabbing in it's chest, aiming to try and hit it's heart*
<DeathStar> *while Cel stabs and plays in the heart, Lemon is soon covered in Chimera guts and pulls out a long box*
<DeathStar> *walking over to the others while looking like some crazed killer*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I have it.
<Seraphna> **The twins then do their best to lay it to rest, looking sad**
<Dias`> *Cel see's Lemon retreat so she pulls out her blade and starts hopping backwards away from it
<DeathStar> *it appears to be an ancient long box that seems to be rather long, with a lock on it. As Lemon drops it on the ground, it thuds with how heavy it is*
<XanTop> <Kane> I'm sorry girls, but we don't know how tortured it has been.
<Seraphna> Sephie> It’s why we tried.
<DeathStar> *however, the moment the lockbox thuds, there's more noises of monster like creatures echo throughout the stacks of items*
<XanTop> <Kane> I understand.
<DeathStar> *Adeline lifts her head* There's..more monsters?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...it may be from the box." *looks around*
<Seraphna> **Sephie collects some samples for later**
<Seraphna> Libbie> We should go.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Are these monsters Earth raised or brought here
<Seraphna> Sephie> Chimera. Most likely spliced together.
<XanTop> <Kane> We may need to retreat for now and get an extermination squad sent in.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I seriously doubt the General has the talent to make them
<Seraphna> Libbie> Unisual regeneration, may use Dragoon DNA or similar.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "LEt's get out of here."
<DeathStar> *Lemon contacts their shuttle* Alright the shuttle is waiting for us out in the open.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Do any of us have the power to reach it or are we needing to run
<DeathStar> *As the sounds grow closer*
<Dias`> <Cel> Earthgov's forces will need to wipe this place clean.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Run first, come up with a plan as we move." *heads out the door*
<Seraphna> Sephie> I can but it will hurt.
<DeathStar> *as they run, a massive ape like monster leaps out from a bookcase at Lemon, aiming to grab*
<XanTop> 6* Kane aims to fire for it.
<DeathStar> *Adeline and Wade follow, Adeline watching a massive chimera like monster busting through the bookcase, sending lockboxes everyone at the group* <Warren> Do not let ours get mixed up!
<DeathStar> *a chimera tries to wrap it's tail around Josephine*
<Seraphna> **Libbie grabs the case and runs with it**
<Seraphna> **Sephie gathers energy for a teleport, still new to it though**
<DeathStar> *Lemon is dropped as the aple monster screams in rage*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *tries to evade the tail*
<Dias`> *Cel moves with the group*
<DeathStar> *a snake like monster waits at the entrance for the team to get closer*
<DeathStar> *Warren curses and fires *
<XanTop> 6* Kane makes sure lemon and the lockbox are good, helping her carry it.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I feel like we are being ambushed
<XanTop> <Kane> Certainly feels that way.
<Dias`> <Cel> That first one may have been the alpha among all these and kept the others at bay.
<Seraphna> **Sephie reaches out and tries to TP the team outside**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Depressing thought
<DeathStar> *Lemon nods to Kane as they appear outside with the shuttle. Inside, Gerald can be heard howling - but is it in fear as the monsters begin to run the place*
<Dias`> *Cel glances around at their new surroundings*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Where did those things come from?!"
<DeathStar> *Warren runs up the ramp and Adeline finds a spot. Wade practically flops, exhausted*
<DeathStar> *Lemon takes co-pilot seat*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> They seemed to appear out of thin air. *She admits
<Dias`> <Cel> You think someone else brought them in?
<XanTop> <Kane> I don't even begin to know where you would get creatures like that. 6* He sits down in the pilots seats and raises the ramp once everyone is accounted for.
<Dias`> <Cel> I'll admit. I didn't see any signs of animals when we were searching.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *boards and buckles up*
<Dias`> *Cel takes a seat*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Was there even enough space in that store room for all those things to hide?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll go over the logs and see if I can figure it out.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> For now
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Do we give Spade the lockbox unopened, or go back to Andrea and see about opening it?
<Dias`> <Cel> Are we obligated to return it to Spade?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "As part of the deal, yes."
<XanTop> <Kane> I'm open to opinions.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, Spade said he'll leave and not come back. Depends on if he's true to his word.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks downward*
<Dias`> <Cel> Well, Wade is with us. *She looks voer at Adeline* There's no way to believe that's true unfortunately.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, the fact is, I'm based on him. So his honesty/dishonesty is mine in many ways
<XanTop> <Kane> Spade did not say we couldn't open it, just that it was to be delivered to him. I belive opening it may make us morally obligated to refuse though. So should we know or should we comply.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "We only promised to give the box to him. Did anyone say that we wouldn't open or scan it?"
<DeathStar> *Lemon pats Adeline*
<Seraphna> Sephie> I believe he felt we could look.
<Dias`> <Cel> Did we even promise to give him what's inside? And not just the box.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Now we're playing semantics
<DeathStar> <Lemon> It may be one thing to look
<DeathStar> <Lemon> But to deliver an empty box is another
<Seraphna> Sephie> We should act in good faith for Wade’s sake.
<XanTop> <Kane> Indeed.
<Dias`> *Cel shrugs* Its really Kane and Lemons choice on this.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Lets arrive at the Presidental Tokyo Tower then
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.3
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo
<DeathStar> *the group arrives early in the morning while it's still dark. Andrea greets them, apparently having other guests over right now, speaking in quieter tones*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Welcome
<DeathStar> *She leads them to the conference area and sits*
<XanTop> <Kane> We've had...quite the trip. I sent the information on our way over, it's late so I'm not sure you've had a moment to read over it.
<Dias`> *Cel leans against a wall*
<Seraphna> **Sephie looks around as if exploring future sites for her rule**
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I've glanced. Right now I have Dias and his team sleeping in the rooms for political guests, so things have been a little nois
<DeathStar> *She takes the lockbox and glances it over* So what are you going to do if this lockbox holds a great evil?
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks unsure*
<Dias`> <Cel> Well I suppose that would depend on what Wade thinks.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Probably just figure out how to kill Spade, at that point."
<Dias`> *She glances at him*
<XanTop> <Kane> IF we look inside we may feel like we cannot give it to Spade. I'm not confident I want to know. Adeline, Wade. Do you have opinions?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'm not sure. Part of me wants to give it to him and be done with it
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Part of me wants to know
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well, before you decide
<DeathStar> <Andrea> You should know about the power of the Sins
<DeathStar> <Andrea> With you being incognito the past day, you wouldn't know this
<Dias`> <Cel> You figured something out on them?
<XanTop> <Kane> Did something happen?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Taiga has learned thanks to the Jaime Sin that they have a single wish they can perform that appears to be anything. We're studying to see if other Sins have used their's but it's still early.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Mother’s Evil Twin used hers already? Is Mom alright?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "They got word back, so it couldn't have been a wipe."
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Libbie nod, and lean into Adeline**
<DeathStar> <Andrea> For the Jaime team, they went incognito into another reality and I haven't heard anything
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Sorry
<XanTop> <Kane> A wish?
<Dias`> <Cel> There has to be some kind of limit though.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Yeah, apparently Legion with Eldrich powers.
<XanTop> <Kane> Hm. So Spade has one? Can this wish affect us?
<XanTop> <Kane> Could he wish one of us never existed, for example?
<Dias`> <Cel> If there wasn't, than there wouldn't be a limit to what they could do.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Probably depends on what he wishes for."
<Seraphna> Libbie> It explains his confidence in getting what he desires.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Taiga theorized it'll be a wish strongly tied to him, but still powerful
<DeathStar> <Andrea> We'll see
<Seraphna> Sephie> Seems Evil Momma still thinks she’s tied to Legion if she summoned that.
<Dias`> <Cel> It also means that in the end he could do what he wants with Adeline and Wade even if we give him what he wants.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Unless his true desires have nothing to do with us.
<XanTop> <Kane> ...I believe we shouldn't open this, be as upfront as possible with him and let's deal with whatever comes from it.
<XanTop> <Kane> If it is a wish...so be it.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Maybe he intends to bring back his Angela or something similar. If this all linked to their desires.
<DeathStar> *Adeline muses* I think Dad is right. If he gets upset and unleashes a wish on us
<DeathStar> <Adeline> This could go bad
<Dias`> <Cel> Then let's hope this doesn't come back to bite us in the ass.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "So what's the call? Just give it to him?"
<Seraphna> Sephie> Better to assume it will but be prepared for it. For now we should see where this goes I think.
<DeathStar> *Andrea nods and slides the box over and hands Kane a key* Here. IF you change your mind, the key
<DeathStar> *Lemon seems to be nodding, agreeing with Kane
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The meeting will be tomorrow
<XanTop> 6* Kane takes the key and nods.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Here. *she sets an address down*
<XanTop> <Kane> We should get some rest, who knows what will happen when we deliver this.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Right. Wade, you remain here. Adeline, you will get checked out. Tomorrow. lets hopefully wrap this up for good
<Seraphna> **The twins look back at their mother, eyeing the hand**
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.4
<DeathStar> Location: A Beautiful Abandoned Mountain Village
<DeathStar> *Lemon looks around the area*
<DeathStar> <Warren> *Grunts at all the beautiful buildings laying empty*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So I found out about the chimera problem. *she scans the mountain area*
<Dias`> <Cel> What did you come up with?
<XanTop> <Kane> That wasn't resting. 6* He notes to Adeline.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Gerald. His datapad brought them in. They appeared after he hit the building. I'm still tring to figure out HOW.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It was like they teleported in from hell
<DeathStar> *she looks sheepish* It was a mystery. IS
<DeathStar> *Warren shifts Red Fox and Kyouki to be meatshields for him*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...maybe that lunatic made some eldritch deals of his own."
<Dias`> <Cel> Interesting.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Was he a sin?
<Seraphna> **Agent Thena joins them, a chibi on Warren’s shoulder**
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...I doubt it."
<DeathStar> *as they arrive at a run down shrine at the top*
<DeathStar> *They see movement inside*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ..Hm
<XanTop> <Kane> We may need to go back after this is done, clean up the loose end.
<Seraphna> **Sephie muses and peers at the shrine**
<XanTop> 6* Kane takes the box and moves to enter the shrine.
<Dias`> *Cel follows after*
<Seraphna> **Thena 1, 2 and 3 accompany him dressed as 18th century London cops**
<DeathStar> *Spade is there in a kimono, kneeling beside lit candles, head already lifted as they enter* <Spade> Welcome. Please, relax. *he gestures*
<DeathStar> *Adeline finds a spot to sit down all proper like*
<Seraphna> **The Thenas flop in a pile**
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Libbie flank their mother as they sit**
<DeathStar> *Lemon also sits, while Warren remains standing*
<Dias`> *Cel leans against the back wall*
<XanTop> 6* Kane sets the box down in front of them, then sits behind it.
<DeathStar> *Warren keeps his Fox and Kyouki as body guards*
<DeathStar> *Spade studies the long box, TK pulling it closer then pats it, setting it beside him* <Spade> Thank you. I hope Gerald did not bother your ladies too much
<Seraphna> Sephie> He said to say hello.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "He was a pain in the ass."
<Seraphna> Libbie> Right before he tried to kill us.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I wasn't bothered. The others... well."
<XanTop> <Kane> He's gone quite mad. Unless he has always been that way.
<DeathStar> <Spade> He was not always mad, but he's always been a pain
<Seraphna> Libbie> We beat him up.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Did something happen to him?"
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Assuming he survived his own warp monster trap..."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Hm. You could say that, yes. He delved too much into his machines and one day an experiment backfired and fried his mind.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "...sad, really."
<XanTop> <Kane> To be this unchecked for so long...
<XanTop> <Kane> At any rate, we've brought your box and we have not looked inside. Fulfilling our end of the bargain.
<DeathStar> <Spade> *touches the longbox* Now that I have this, I will keep my part of the bargain. I will leave EarthGov space. *turns to Adeline* I hope you will survive what is coming. We are one in many ways - we think and approach things in a similiar method. It would be a shame to lose someone who ... is a lot like myself.
<Seraphna> Sephie> We’ll protect her.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Can you tell us what it is that is coming?"
<Seraphna> Libbie> Momma isn’t going anywhere.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks thoughtful*
<DeathStar> <Spade> You all haven't seen it coming yet with your precog?
<Seraphna> Sephie> We learned not to look except on purpose. <Libbie> Can get lost in it.
<DeathStar> <Spade> I suppose you have a .. friend that will tell you when the time comes
<Seraphna> Sephie> We should find out if Tabby is having nightmares.
<XanTop> <Kane> Some of our allies have had direct interactions with an eldritch being of some kind, I am certain they are more aware of what is coming.
<DeathStar> *Spade rises and TK lifts the lockbox*
<Seraphna> Libbie> It nearly drove Momma mad.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Ah, I should have expected it'd be that."
<XanTop> <Kane> I must ask, though I was curious to know what was inside the box I did not look, but would you care to share what we risked ourselves to get?
<Seraphna> Sephie> What do you plan to do Mr. Spade? You don’t seem aggressive.
<DeathStar> *Spade looks down at the lockbox, then sets it back down* It is items from my past. Collections of material of who mades me William Spade. There's some protection files on EarthGov senators and officers, but they are useless in this day and age, so I will cling to the important stuff, as well as some key items to land and ships I'll need to survive.
<Dias`> <Cel> And thats it?
<DeathStar> <Spade> Do I need more?
<DeathStar> *Adeline seems to be trying to read him on the low*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Not really. As long as you're telling the truth there, I wish you the best."
<Dias`> <Cel> You're brought back as a Sin, clearly designed to mess with people. And let's be honest you've not really done that. *She crosses her arms* You get some trinkets back and you just poof?
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "... do you really expect a Spade to do what they're told?"
<XanTop> <Kane> It's not often we get a second lease on life.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Did you want me to mess with you? I'd lie if I didn't want Adeline or Wade to join me.
<Seraphna> **The twins shift closer to their mother**
<DeathStar> <Spade> But it's not worth a battle
<Seraphna> Libbie> Is that why you checked on Ms. Angela first?
<Dias`> <Cel> I just feel that you're more a disappointment to what you were brought back by. I can't imagine it would let it just end like this.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Do you *want* to fight him?"
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Not really. I have had a lousy day already."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Hm. *he studies Libbie* Well, lets just say, I see a different future outcome
<DeathStar> *he doesn't say if it's for the team, or for the eldrich being*
<Dias`> <Cel> If it's too good to be true, it usually is. Something doesn't add up.
<Seraphna> Sephie> I’m curious, do you know which Sin you are?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "He's doing what's best for him. It's a lot smarter than the reckless actions some of the other sins have been doing."
<Dias`> <Cel> You assume that he'll be allowed to do what he wants.
<DeathStar> <Spade> So, if you wish to stop me, feel free. *he begins to lug the lockbox after him as heads for the exit* Which Sin am I? *He looks at Sephie* IF I had to choose, that's pretty obvious. *He leaves them*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Have you tried to force Spade's actions?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I wonder what he meant that he's seen a different future outcome.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "It's really tough."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Who was he talking about?
<Seraphna> Sephie> Well he started answering like that when Libbie asked about Angela.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks annoyed*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I see that I need to press my precog further if he can see the future
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That far
<Seraphna> Sephie> …I have an idea about that Momma.
<XanTop> <Kane> Hm. I wonder if another could do it.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Yes… if telepaths can help each other and enhance their powers… why not Precogs?
<DeathStar> *Warren speaks up, looking out the door at Spade walking down the path* So, are we going to let him go?
<Seraphna> Sephie> There are quite a few of us now.
<Seraphna> Thena> Attacking he will likely just summon his wish, Grandpa.
<Dias`> <Cel> Break off from doing what a Sin is supposed to? *She looks at Kane then over at Warren* At this point, they'd stop us if we tried.
<XanTop> <Kane> I don't believe we're safe from him yet. But I'm willing to give him a chance. I will certain let our allies outside of earthgov space know to be on the lookout.
<XanTop> (certainly)
<DeathStar> <Adeline> If we attack him now, he'll have plans to counter us.
<Dias`> <Cel> And the longer we let him go, the harder it will be to take him out. At this point we lost any advantage we currently have.
<Seraphna> Sephie> And he outright told us he’d love to take Momma or Wade.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Still... if he drops off the grid, who knows what will happen."
<Seraphna> Libbie> Too risky.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> WE could probably pump him for more information like on Gerald or that future he saw, but he probably realized he needed to go. Probably somethig he saw
<XanTop> 6* Kane begins to scan around for any sort of devices.
<DeathStar> *The shrine looks empty of devices*
<Seraphna> **The twins touch each other’s hands and look into the near future curiously**
<XanTop> <Kane> Let's double check the shuttle for traps and then head back.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Right now.
<Seraphna> Sephie> We see only two paths.
<DeathStar> *Lemon nods. Warren fingers his gun and holsters it*
<Seraphna> Libbie> If we attempt to attack Spade right now it will end very badly.
<Seraphna> Sephie> If we go to Andrea we will learn more.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Either way, in some way, it's likely to not be safe here soon."
<Seraphna> Thena> Let’s do what Kane said then.
<DeathStar> *Adeline walks down the path to the shuttle. Lemon checks the shuttle and finds it clean*
<Dias`> *Cel follows along*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I think it's clean Kane
<XanTop> 6* Kane does a second scan, nodding to Lemon.
<XanTop> <Kane> Let's go.
<Seraphna> **Libbie and Sephie tackle their mother into a seat and start looking cute and in need of attention**
<DeathStar> *Adeline jingles a toy bell*
<Seraphna> **Thena rejoins with her other selves and hops on the shuttle**
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *boards and buckles up*
<DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<DeathStar> Location: Andrea's Ruler Tower
<DeathStar> *Andrea studies the space docks* It looks like he's registered to leave EarthSpace and head for Suisen Space with no plans to return
<DeathStar> *She turns to eye the group* Victory?
<XanTop> <Kane> I'm not certain.
<Dias`> *Cel shrugs* A dangerous man walks free with the ability to make one powerful wish.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Did you want to kill him?
<DeathStar> *She eyes the ship preparing to launch*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "What could he want in Suisen space? Better give the PAX a heads up either way."
<XanTop> <Kane> Regardless of how I felt about I couldn't openly attack the name with Adeline or Wade nearby. I couldn't risk them.
<XanTop> 6* Kane pauses and looks around to make sure Wade is still there.
<Dias`> <Cel> In my opinion, he shouldn't be around. But that wasn't my decision to make.
<DeathStar> *Adeline taps her chin* Let him go. He has advanced an ability I want to learn more about
<DeathStar> *Wade seems to be in the cafeteria*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Mmm, what is out there right now.
<Seraphna> **Libbie pops up by Wade**
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Right now, it's fine. I'm more worried about why he was so intent on leaving."
<DeathStar> <Warren> I believe it was part of the bargain.
<XanTop> <Kane> He may become the PAX's problem very soon. Naively I wish he would change and make use of his second lease on life.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Uncle Wade?
<DeathStar> <Warren> Unless one of us want to change that bargain and beg him to stay
<DeathStar> <Warren> No? No
<XanTop> <Kane> No.
<DeathStar> *As Spade's ship takes off, it leaves Earth*
<Dias`> <Cel> So does that mean we've, and I use this term loosely, dealt with this Sin. We're done here?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll continue to look into him. But for the most part. *Andrea sets paperwork* <Andrea> Before you go
<XanTop> <Kane> For now. I suspect we will see him again.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I'd like you to look into those chimeras. And see if they really teleported in from nowhere.
<Seraphna> Sephie> More likely from Hell.
<DeathStar> *Adeline cluck tongue* I suppose it'll take him time to reach a destination
<XanTop> <Kane> Understood.
<Seraphna> Sephie> We will just be teleporting to where he’s going when we’re done, Momma.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I'll monitor from here
<Dias`> *Cel eyes Adeline* So hold on. We get rid of him and now you want to follow him and talk to him?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "You said Gerald did something to make them start appearing. Did you capture whatever device he used?"
<Seraphna> **LIbbie sits with Wade**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> You do realize that the Suisen Empire is my home turf
<Seraphna> **Sephie shrugs** We are Suisen Royalty.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I doubt he will head to the PAX directly, but he's basically going to be my neighbor. I will use that time to find out about his precog abilities.
<DeathStar> *Warren presents the device since either Red Fox or Kyouki did*
<XanTop> 6* Kane frowns as he watches Adeline for a second.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *indicates the device* "There is our starting point."
<Seraphna> Sephie> We’ll keep an eye on her, Grandpa. We wanna learn too.
<DeathStar> *Lemon looks displeased with the idea of Spade being closer to Adeline again*
<Dias`> *Cel looks at Kane then rubs her face* People and forbidden fruit. *She shakes her head slightly as she looks at Adeline*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Plus when Mom gets back from beating up Evil Mom, she’ll be there to protect.
<DeathStar> *the device looks like normal EarthGov tech, with evil looking scribblings and buttons*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *leans over*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Someone wants to be edgt
<Dias`> *She then looks at Andrea and then moves over to the device, eyeing them* I've never seen those symbols
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Do they even mean anything?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Thena 69, take them to the base
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I think it's from a video game.
<Seraphna> Thena> I’m the real Thena.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Does that change what I said?
<Seraphna> Thena> Not really. But we need to keep the invoicing straight.
<Dias`> <Cel> I think I understand why Wade did what he did.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Libbie’s trying to reach out to him.
<DeathStar> *Adeline just eyes Cel, looking annoyed and begins to lift her hand up like she might TK shut Cel up, but finally pulls Thena over*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Warp now please
<Seraphna> **Thena nods and warps them**
<DeathStar> *The group arrives at an empty like base*
<DeathStar> *They looks like it was rampaged through*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "So, what did you mean by that?"
<DeathStar> *Lemon looks around while Adeline heads ahead, looking around; something flaps on the flagpole of EarthGov*
<XanTop> 6* Kane looks at the flagpole.
<DeathStar> *Gerald has been twisted around it, mangled*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I am not seeing any monsters
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Did they already leave the base?
<Dias`> <Cel> If they did, that's not good.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...they made an example of Gerald."
<XanTop> <Kane> I'll see if I can get some camera recordings. 6* He moves to step inside the base.
<Seraphna> **Sephie checks the flagpole**
<DeathStar> *Lemon follows as protection. Adeline studies the device, trying to figure it out while Gerald leands on Sephie*
<Dias`> *Cel follows after*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Eeek!
<DeathStar> *Kane finds a lot of the equipment smashed and boxes of material stolen, but he finds one terminal working*
<Seraphna> **Sephie flings him off with TK**
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Someone link up to EarthGov satellite dfeeds. LEt's see if we cna piece together who went where."
<Seraphna> **Thena taps a datapad**
<Dias`> <Cel> Seems like they went on quite the rampage.
<XanTop> 6* Kane tries to get as much camera information as he can.
<XanTop> 6* As well as any other data, downloading everything.
<DeathStar> *Kane begins to download all the strangeness hat went on here as well as getting camera logs*
<DeathStar> *Which shows the beasts wrecking Gerald on the pole*
<XanTop> <Kane> Gruesome.
<Dias`> <Cel> That takes intelligence to do that.
<DeathStar> *Then the beasts stealing the logs and running off into portals and others running off into the nearby woods*
<Seraphna> Sephie> They took the logs?
<DeathStar> *stealing the boxes evne
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I Think this thing opens up a portal to somewhere else
<Dias`> <Cel> Question is, where that portal leads to. ]
<Dias`> <Cel> And who would want any of the stuff here.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "And why did some go through poertals while others ran for the hills?"
<XanTop> <Kane> We will need to hunt down the ones who are local while also trying to determine how those portals worked.
<DeathStar> *Adeline opens up nearby maps* There are nearby towns/villages
<Seraphna> Sephie> Oh no...
<Dias`> <Cel> We should let Andrea know so she can send reinforcements.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Great. Alright lets go monster hunting. I'll get in touch with the President
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "I wonder how many of the sins have been dealt with."
<DeathStar> *Lemon pats Kyouki's head* When we get in touch with Andrea, we'll find outfor ou
<Seraphna> Sephie> Come Grandma Dark Spirit, we will battle the monsters.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Not like we can wait for them."
<DeathStar> *Lemon looks up* Alright, Andrea is sending....
<DeathStar> <Lemon> A single chopper filled with rocket launchers
<DeathStar> <Lemon> And for us to hold on
<Dias`> <Cel> Where's the closest town?
<XanTop> <Kane> ...that's odd.
<DeathStar> *Lemon points on the map*
<Dias`> <Cel> Let's head that way then.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Lets clean up this monster stuff and get back to Spade
<DeathStar> -TBC-
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