The Alien Wars 6: Fumoffu

Session 40

Session Start: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 2022
Session Ident: #fumoffu
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-642.10.1
<DeathStar> Location: Noire's Apartment
<DeathStar> *on the wall is various supernatural trackings of Ren's, covering everything she has been tracking. It covers all over the place and seems to be spreading as she finds a new sighting, as well as tracking the supernatural team that has been popping up (cont)
<DeathStar> *however today sitting in the chair is Warren, holding documents and flipping through them, wearing a light jacket and inside the front pocket is a container of pills as he studies the pills. Taiga snoozes, having been working on her projects, her one hand curled up and Ren rocks. Adeline musing thoughtfully*
<Seraphna> **Thena has written in “Ghost Space Pirates” somewhere, she has also decided to occupy Warren’s lap**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *plates up tonight's meal, chicken cordon bleu pinwheels*
<Seraphna> **Si is flopped on Taiga**
<Seraphna> **Jaime sips tea**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Now I've been saving this recipe for a special occasion, so our guest qualifies."
<Seraphna> Thena> Grandpa is superior guest.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I been looking into the Fox case as I said
<DeathStar> *he begins, peering up finally* And looking into the group who wanted her dead
<Jackieness> <Noire> *brings the plates over this time instead of everyone serving herself since she assumes that Warren is all old and decrrepit*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Is it some group that Fox double crossed?
<Seraphna> Thena> We got all the space cannibals right?
<DeathStar> <Warren> A little worse. *he peers down* I believe this is over your club's "fun grade". This should be handled by professionals. You should focus on your ghosts and drop this. *he says with all seriousness*
<DeathStar> *Taiga opens her eyes finally as there is a knock on the door*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I'll get it... its my place." *goes to the door*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hey, we can handle serious. .. right guys?
<Seraphna> Jaime> I mean, I can. I usually do.
<DeathStar> *Katrina is there, decked out in a coat but underneath it, it's clear she has some old military equipment on* Hey, we're here to meet with Warren. *Warren glances up and nods to Katrina, then looks at the group* <Ren> Look, my wife's mother almost got killed. I want to know
<DeathStar> <Warren> Yet she's not here
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hey Auntie Kat.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I was just serving the meal."
<DeathStar> *Katrina slides in, glancing over the meal and judges it with a cook's eye*
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Not bad
<DeathStar> *Ren puffs her cheeks, eyeing Warren and thrusts her hands down on the table* Look, if Charlotte isn't here, she has good reason. *Taiga eyes Ren and Adeline just looks at her datapad, staying out of it* Tell us what you know, old man; we want to be part of it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Chicken cordon bleu with garlic parmesan rissotto." *waves a hand* "Please make yoruself comfortable."
<Seraphna> **A hand grabs some tea out of a shadow**
<DeathStar> *Warren leans back, reaching into his coat pocket and opening his pill container and pops a pill, then puts it back* A rogue military group - remnants of V.I I believe, are trying to kill people from the original from when they used to fight them
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That sounds a little beneath them
<DeathStar> <Warren> It's what I've been hearing anyway. That what little remains of them has decided to take out those who brought them down with the equipment they still have and rain down fire from the sky.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *resumes serving the meal*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Where’s the benefit in that?
<DeathStar> <Warren> Fox was an easy target due to her being far away from others and her connection to Charlotte.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Of course.
<DeathStar> *Katrina helps herself and leans in* That's what I was wondering when Warren called me in.
<Seraphna> Thena> They not gonna target Grandpa are they? I’ll spank them.
<DeathStar> <Warren> *peers at Katrina, then the others* I imagine I'm on the list. Anyway, with Venerator back, I have to imagine they want to lift him up as a leader again. Also. I don't want to alarm Chad, but. *he sets out a picture of Aya*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *then joins the others with her own plate, taking a seat*
<DeathStar> <Warren> I imagine Aya is a target for them. I been coming across her while sweeping the underworld and it seems V.I wants her for some reason. <Adeline> To kill?
<DeathStar> *Ren and Taiga muse thoughtfully*
<Seraphna> Jaime> From what I read they were obsessed with her.
<DeathStar> <Warren> That is an understatement.
<Seraphna> Jaime> She got kidnapped more than a princess in a bandit city.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She was?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<Seraphna> Thena> Mom mentioned that. VI always kidnapping Aya and Legion kidnapping her.
<Seraphna> **Jaime sniffs**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "So what did they want with her then?"
<DeathStar> <Warren> That's something we will need to find out - right now she's on the PAX and getting to her should be impossible. It's not like they could just ask her to walk off. *He makes a joke - but it almost sounds like a statement from him*
<DeathStar> <Warren> However.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Probably her inferior adaptive copy power.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Dawn and Eve Winters are right now in the city doing something - I been trying to find out what, but they been so secretative even I can't figure it out. They are currently here. *He brings up their location at downtown Mega City*
<DeathStar> <Ren> You're worried they might be in danger of being taken out?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> There is a probability
<Seraphna> Thena> Still being art thieves?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *eats as she listens*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I think Dawn was forced to stop that
<DeathStar> *Katrina stands up, giving Noire a nod of approval* Well me and Warren are going to find them. Are you all coming?
<Seraphna> Thena> Hmmm.
<DeathStar> *Warren grunts, standing up*
<Seraphna> **Thena slides off his lap**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...I'll put away the rest..." *walsk back to her kitchen*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I suppose I could aid in kicking butt.
<DeathStar> *Adeline helps Noire quietly as Warren and Katrina head for the door*
<Seraphna> **Thena Chibis and hops on Warren’s shoulder**
<DeathStar> *as they all head downstairs, it looks like Katrina brought an unmarked van and gets into the driver's seat*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *climbs into the back*
<Seraphna> **Jaime hops in the back, her casual dress shifting into street clothes**
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I asked Terra if she wanted to come along. *Warren's eyes shifts to Katrina* But she decided to watch the bar. Maybe she'll come later. *Warren grunts as they begin to head to the crime scene*
<DeathStar> *er not scrime derp*
<Seraphna> Jaime> She can probably catch a ride from my daughter if she goes by looking for fruits.
<DeathStar> *As they head downtown, things seem normal enough and soon arrive at a place where Earth seems to be trying to research spirit-tech, the building not even that old*
<DeathStar> *Taiga leans out the window* I guess Earth isn't passing up a chance to get into spirits
<Seraphna> Jaime> As long as they are careful.
<DeathStar> *Warren muses and soon parks near some dress shops where Eve seems to be studying dresses*
<DeathStar> *Katrina turns the van off*
<DeathStar> *the street seems to have all sorts of shops, candy shops, dresses, a doll shop*
<DeathStar> *Warren leans forward in the van, watching Eve shop - the dresses seem to cost a fortune; Ren hurks at the price tag*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan peers out of a shadow** Such cheap work.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Really? Youd ecide to flex now?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Timing is everything darling.
<DeathStar> *as they watch her shop and holds a dress, moving to the changing room as supernatural fog fills the store - how strange in a place with no supernatural activity*
<DeathStar> *Ren leans forward, ear twitching* What...?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Seems like an obvious indicator.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmm...that might explain purpose of the ghost patrol."
<DeathStar> *Warren eyes the van's readings, hitting them* They're going haywire. <Katrina> Not getting anything.
<DeathStar> *Adeline muses as it's hard to see into the shop right now*
<DeathStar> *Warren opens the van door and steps out, heading over to the shop and tries the door, finding supernaturally locked*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan sighs and flips into the shadows again to spy from Eve’s**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, that means they are likely nearby." *steps outside*
<DeathStar> <Warren> ... hrm. I am not liking this. *He pulls out his gun*
<DeathStar> *Kaelan goes MIA*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Kaelan was snatched."
<DeathStar> *Warren fires into the door handle, causing people to flee, thinking Warren is a maniac*
<Seraphna> **Jaime raises a brow and glows**
<DeathStar> *Then kicks the door; it swings open, then slams right back shut and knocks Warren off his feet*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan flops out of a nearby shadow covered in blue goop**
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ghooooosts.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *walks over to the shop and then eyes it over* "Mmmmmm..." *then she moves to scale to the roof, using her tendrils as subtely as she can while visible from street level*
<Seraphna> **Jaime blasts the door with hyperspace** Damn doors.
<DeathStar> *Jaime blasts the door open and when she does, Dawn swings in on a zip line and goes inside*
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<Seraphna> Jaime> Hey! My thunder !
<Seraphna> **Thena helps Warren up**
<DeathStar> *as soon as Dawn enters, the enter building begins to glow, acting strange*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Something is wrong. Everyone.... be on your guard.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *crosses the roof and looks down to the side toward the back*
<Seraphna> **Thena guards Thena** On our guard!
<Seraphna> **Jaime frowns and peers about**
<DeathStar> *Noire would see the roof is glowing as well and feel the vibrations under her feet; Warren holds up his hands to prevent Jaime and Thena from going inside when suddenly Eve is thrown out the back and rolls as the building begins to go in on itself as if being pulled into another dimension*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Suddenly glad… I’m not in there. Ick.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *leaps off to go check on Eve at the back*
<Seraphna> Jaime> That lady that ran in is though.
<DeathStar> *Eve looks dazed and out of it as the building; inside ghosts are holding customers and the store clerk in place as they are all sucked into hell*
<DeathStar> *At that moment a police officer and Christina arrives. The officer aims at the group*
<DeathStar> <Officer> On your knees, now!
<Seraphna> Jaime> Seriously? I’m not even armed/
<Sara> <Chris> We're cops, what do you expect
<DeathStar> <Officer> You just blew up an entire building!
<Seraphna> Jaime> Explosions go outward, not inward.
<DeathStar> <Officer> ... *He aims at Jaime's knee*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Come on, Eve." *grabs her and starts helping her move*
<Seraphna> **Jaime narrows her eyes**
<DeathStar> *Eve leans on Noire, mumbling about Dawn going to hell*
<DeathStar> <Officer> Sir, let me shoot her
<Seraphna> Thena> She has diplomatic immunity.
<Sara> <Chris> At ease, I don't think that's wise
<DeathStar> *Warren shows his military badge*
<Sara> <Chris> These are special forces
<DeathStar> *the officer grumbles and puts his gun away*
<Seraphna> Thena> Plus it would just have made her angry.
<DeathStar> *Adeline has slipped behind the officer during all this, TK making it so his holster falls off and lands on his foot*
<DeathStar> <Officer> OW
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks amused now, urge you melt faces falling**
<Seraphna> *to
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Here's an idea. Go to the PAX, and stay there under Suisen protection."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can do that at any time.
<DeathStar> <Warren> It seems a terrorist group took out a building. *he glances as Eve is escortd over to the van* Dawn wanted to come here to do something, so I thought I'd do some shopping. *she leans on the van and contacts Chad*
<Sara> * Chris eyes her cohort and helps him
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> Let me guess, the recent news is related to you and Dawn?
<DeathStar> *The officer goes to tape off the scene, nodding to Chris as Warren fills in Chris*
<DeathStar> <Eve> Yes. *she tells Chad what happened and that Dawn wanted to come here*
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> Any reason behind why?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Wasn’t he still in the building?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Dawn is in hell. Poor lady.
<DeathStar> <Eve> Nothing here in the era but a bunch of new research buildings. I thought maybe he wanted to look at them so I did shopping
<Seraphna> Jaime> It was a he right?
<DeathStar> *Eve eyes them talking*
<DeathStar> *Ren and Taiga bops the two*
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> What's your guts telling you? Coincidence or just bad luck?
<Alicia> * A familiar red haired woman comes running up, practically the moment the officer leaves, looking worried about what just happened.
<DeathStar> *Katrina leans back against the van* <Katrina> Oh hey, you decided to join after all
<Alicia> <Terra> "Sorry I'm late. What the hell just happened?"
<DeathStar> *Warren turns and peers at the woman, studying her in the face*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ah, it’s the other Terra.
<Sara> <Chris> Eh?
<DeathStar> <Warren> .... Hm. *he eyes Katrina, then Terra* Welcome back. *He grunts*
<Alicia> * Terra looks more subdued, almost embarrassed, despite the long time. "Ah... Warren... I'm sorry for what I did. The fear just overtook me back then."
<DeathStar> *Warren waves a hand* I could have handled it better.
<Alicia> <Terra> "We both could."
<Seraphna> Thena> Didn’t Kitty Kat beat you up for it then tame you?
<DeathStar> *Eve thinks* I think someone wanted me dead and Dawn saved me
<Alicia> <Terra> "...something like that."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well we’ll have to find this Hell place and get him back.
<DeathStar> <Warren> *turning to Chris* Lemon trusts you. And I could use police help. Do you mind coming along for a bit? V.I is a terrorist group that apparently can use supernatural abilities. <Ren> They been picking up ghosts
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> This changes things then. I think we're on the right track, Eve.
<Alicia> <Terra> "I can handle it this time. Lets go."
<Sara> <Chris> So V.I, huh... yeah, I'll do what I can I guess, I still owe you guys enough favors
<DeathStar> <Eve on comm> Do you want me to come back?
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> Well it's safe to say we can't be by ourselves anymore. What's Dawn's status?
<DeathStar> <Eve on comm> ... *Eyes the building* Dead.
<Seraphna> Jaime> How does one get to this Hell anyway?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Be a bitch and I stab you
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Unless you mean the old prison named Hell
<Seraphna> Jaime> **frowns** You mean we can’t save him?
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> Can you confirm it?
<Alicia> <Terra> "I somehow doubt it's the american town, anyway."
<DeathStar> <Eve on comm> I can't confirm anything with what I just saw, Chad. Ghosts just dragged him to hell
<Seraphna> Thena> Addy, Jaime isn’t always up to date on Earth religions.
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks upset**
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> Aya wound up in a sort of hell in years past with Dawn rescuing her. So it's most likely the same dimension.
<Seraphna> Jaime> So… we can?
<DeathStar> *Warren meanwhile has Chris get in the van and Ren and Taiga do as well, Katrina waving for Terra to join them. Adeline pats Jaime, then sits in.*
<DeathStar> *Eve is startled at the revelation of Aya*
<Alicia> * Terra climbs in. "Wouldn't be the first time the team did something seemingly impossible."
<Jackieness> <Noire> *climbs into the van again*
<Seraphna> **Jaime sits with her and Thena catches her up on what Christians believe**
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> For now Eve, don't say anything to Aya about this. Based on what I've been hearing on the background chatter you're some of the others.
<ChadWinters`> *with*
<DeathStar> *Eve nods, getting in the van so she's not left alone* <Eve on comm> Right. I'll let you know where we end up
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Warren Base
<DeathStar> *Warren drives them to an apartment in Mega City and after going up some stairs, they arrive at Warren Base - an apartment with faces on the wall of all the originals and Aya off to the side and Adeline, red strings attaching people*
<DeathStar> *There's even a Charlotte off to the side*
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes all the people*
<Seraphna> **Jaime eyes the Adeline picture** I should give Warren cuter pictures of you.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, if we weren't up o our necks in this emss already, I'd assume a crazy person lived here."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Alright. I could use another eye. *referring to Chris*
<Sara> * Chris nods
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Who's to say we aren't?
<Alicia> <Terra> "We're all mad here."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... point."
<DeathStar> *Warren motions* We know all these people are potiential targets by V.I who wants to knock them off for foiling them for all these years. <Katrina> Which we agree is a bit strange. <Warren> And Aya is definitely on their list of targets to nab.
<DeathStar> <Eve> So why was I targetted? I was - and am - a scientist? <Warren> Probably to draw out Aya.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I will crush them.
<Alicia> <Terra> "VI are sore losers."
<DeathStar> <Warren> *hands out addresses of everyone*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Here.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, what if their former leader were to start actively opposing them?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Venerator?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Um, question.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Charlotte didn't make the meeting. What if she was already taken?
<Seraphna> Thena> Could check tracker.
<Alicia> <Terra> "I want to say she's a tough kid, but... VI don't play nice."
<DeathStar> *Chris' apartment alert begins to go off*
<Sara> <Chris> Not again...
<DeathStar> *Ren begins to feel out for Charlotte in their bond and muses* I think I Got her. Anyone want to come with me?
<Sara> * She facepalms
<Sara> <Chris> I think someone's trying to blow up my apartment. AGAIN.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Hm. Two problems at once.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "then time to split up."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Already? But you just got involved!
<Alicia> <Terra> "Who's to say VI weren't planning this already?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Okay, Jaime, take Chris to her apartment
<DeathStar> <TAiga> Along with a few others
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Noire, can you take Ren and a few others?
<Seraphna> Jaime> **touches Chris’ forehead to get the location**
<DeathStar> *Warren motions he'll stay here, wanting to do something*
<Alicia> <Terra> "I'll go where-ever I'm more useful."
<Seraphna> Thena> I will go with all three groups!
<DeathStar> *Taiga goes with Chris*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Will do. Volunteers to find Charlotte, line up behind Ren!"
<DeathStar> *Adeline goes with Jaime*
<DeathStar> *Katrina joins Ren* Help out Chris for me, Terra
<Alicia> <Terra> "On it."
<Seraphna> **Thena splits into three to be with everyone. There is no escaping Thena**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *nods* "Let's go." *heads out*
<DeathStar> *after the groups leave*
<DeathStar> *Warren, along with Thena 4, since they're all probably clones, comms Chad*
<DeathStar> *Eve sitting in a chair*
<Seraphna> Thena> **gets Warren some coffee and snacks**
<DeathStar> *well Thena 5
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> Warren.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I'll fill you in on my investigation and maybe you can give me some light too. *He eyes his board of faces* And maybe you can help out. *He begins to fill in on V.I's strange return to take out the originals who destroyed V.I long ago between Seasons 6 - 8, using the V.I technology that remains, and their desire to have Aya and Charlotte and bring V.I back to power*
<DeathStar> <Warren> I believe over the next few days they'll be a hit on all of us within a small frame of time
<Seraphna> Thena> So tell most of old guard to rest on PAX, narrow down attack vectors?
* ChadWinters` appears from a shadow, his arms crossed as he eyes the board and then briefly Eve, checking to make sure she's uninjured. 1"They're awfully organized. Considering recent events...." 6He taps his arm. "This is quite annoying."
<DeathStar> <Warren> That might be a possibility, but even with Adeline using the other PAX and bringing the PAX up to speed, it won't be until the end of the year
<DeathStar> <Warren> Maybe a bit longer.
<DeathStar> <Warren> If one really wanted, that'd be like putting us all in one spot
<ChadWinters`> The PAX wouldn't be able to handle it. It's already stretched thin.
<Seraphna> Thena> Lemon Base?
<ChadWinters`> Forcing them to spread their resources is our best bet. Group everyone up but balance those with them. Throw one of the Thena fodders in each group as a canary.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I know the other PAX's coding is unlocking systems the PAX hasn't had before, but you need time to understand them and power - which costs money - to run them. The PAX can become more powerful than it was before. But we're looking at sometime in the future - 643, 644, 645. This is sometime in the next few days
<Seraphna> Thena> Can only stretch to 6 groups. Real self is on tour.
<DeathStar> *Warren muses and leans on his desk* I'll see what we can do. If things do get bad, I'll send you an alert so you can join us.
<ChadWinters`> If I'm not already tied up with something, I'll be there. So what can I fill in for you?
<DeathStar> <Warren> There's no way they can get Aya off the ship easily right?
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Christina's Apartment
<DeathStar> *As they arrive, it looks perfectly fine*
<DeathStar> *on the outside at least*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Nothing so far.
<Seraphna> Thena> Explosion inside?
<Seraphna> Jaime> If that cop blames me again…
<Alicia> <Terra> "It's going to be inside. There's no way they'd half-ass it by just leaving it outside."
<DeathStar> *Adeline opens the door and walks up the stairs*
<Seraphna> **Jaime moves with her**
<Alicia> * Terra follows, keeping an eye out for possible bomb-hiding spots.
<DeathStar> *it seems bomb free, and soon they arrive at the door, which seems open*
<Sara> * Chris stares, deadpan
<Sara> <Chris> I hope this isn't Zayne trying to ask me to go out on a goddamn picnic
<Alicia> <Terra> "You're sure you wouldn't prefer this to a bomb?"
<Sara> <Chris> I'd definitely take the bomb over the picnic. Bombs are easy to understand and do one thing
<Seraphna> Jaime> Zayne js a nice girl.
<Alicia> <Terra> "Ah, I understand now."
<DeathStar> *Taiga raises an eyebrow* She wanted to go a picnic*
<Sara> <Chris> You'll have to decide for yourself if I'm joking or if it happened
<Seraphna> Jaime> Adeline, let’s picnic later.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Sure. *As they step inside and she turns on the lights, inside on the floor is Zayne, bloodied and her form jerking as if her magic form is out of control. She is holding Sunny in one arm*
<DeathStar> *she looks like she is barely focused8
<Sara> <Chris> ...
<Sara> <Chris> Well, that looks bad. Medic?
<Sara> * She eyes the child
<DeathStar> *Her long blonde hair is matted with blonde and she peers up and rises up and shoves Sunny into Christina's hands*
<DeathStar> *blonde blood
<Sara> * Chris jerks but takes the child
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ....take her...
<Seraphna> **Jaime moves over, looking her over and taking out a medical kit to render first aid**
<Sara> <Chris> Zayne, what the fuck happened here?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ... attacked...by...people... with strange weapons...attempting to capture....
<DeathStar> *At that moment the lights are cut*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ... must go...lead them away from Sunny
<Seraphna> **Jaime taps her comm** This is Jaime, need a priority teleport to medical for Zayne.
<DeathStar> *Zayne leans on her scythe and begins to warp*
<Alicia> <Terra> "Well, time to leave!"
<Alicia> <Terra> "This might not be a bomb, but the danger's the same!"
<DeathStar> *The group finds themself warped out to their vehicle*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Wha?
<Alicia> <Terra> "Thank God for teleportation."
<DeathStar> *Adeline and Taiga looks around; if one looks hard enough, one can see one looks like supernatural units scaling and going inside the apartment with anti-maka like weapons*
<DeathStar> *and capture devices*
<DeathStar> *Taiga narrows her eyes* Them again
<Alicia> <Terra> "Zayne got out too, right?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime frown** Chris. Would you be upset if I nuked the place?
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks along the street; surprisingly it looks like the entire street is beginning to be blocked off and cut off*
<Sara> <Chris> Do what you want, I don't care, but nukes would harm the people around it too much
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I think they are beginning to take the entire street. We should go
<Seraphna> Jaime> …Fine, everyone on me.
<DeathStar> *There's sounds of soldiers screaming inside*
<Sara> <Chris> Guess that's it for Zayne... fuckin' hell, this is not how I planned to spend my day, carrying a bloodied kid
<Sara> * Sunny Jr. puffs out her cheeks
<Seraphna> **Thena rushes back in** I’m a copy. Go. I’ll try to bring her back.
<DeathStar> *Adeline and Taiga move closer*
<Seraphna> **Jaime starts teleporting the rest**
<Sara> * Chris seems like she doesn't particularly care what happens to Zayne or her apartment, she just seems bewildered by the situation she's been put in
<DeathStar> *A bullet barely misses Terra as they teleport, since TErra is on the hit list*
<DeathStar> *the bullet lodging on Warren's floor*
<DeathStar> *Warren glances at them*
* ChadWinters` glances over at them, and then the floor where the bullet hit.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *takes Sunny and moves her over to a place she can rest*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It'll be okay
<DeathStar> <Warren> Well, it seems we have a toddler of a Makai here
<ChadWinters`> Why do you have Sunny? Where's Zayne?
<DeathStar> *he glances at Jaime for explanation*
<Seraphna> Jaime> They got Zayne. I think. Thena stayed to help her.
<Sara> <Chris> Zayne was in a pool of blood in my apartment. Think it's the end of the line for her I'm afraid.
<DeathStar> <Warren> They were after Zayne? *he muses* <Taiga> It seems the supernatural unit wanted to capture her. I'm not sure why they think they could use her
<Seraphna> **Thena flickers a moment and looks more substantial** Failed. They caught me too. But I took myself out to report.
<Sara> <Chris> All I can tell you is that I didn't do it, much as I've been tempted time and again to put a bullet in her head.
<Alicia> <Terra> "... well, shit."
<ChadWinters`> Pretty heartless response. 6He glances at Warren then Taiga. 1"Hopefully they keep her alive."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> My guess is if they can't control her to use as an agent, they might want to extract whatever is inside her
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Even if it kills her
<Sara> <Chris> I'm not known for being fond of people who've repeatedly killed me or people around me or blown up my home so many times it got me to stop bothering to own anything.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She is unusual as a Makai
<Sara> *repeatedly tried to kill
<Seraphna> Jaime> Fairly certain they will. I gave her first aid but the medal team didn’t respond in time. That or they’re blocking my comms.
<ChadWinters`> Which should take time.
* ChadWinters` glances at Chris again. "If I had the same belief as you, half the people here would be dead by my hand. It's easier to move on."
<DeathStar> *Taiga pats Chris* You have every right to feel that way. I guess the picnic thing is so you'll have a relation with Sunny? Not her.
<Alicia> <Terra> "I'd be offended if I didn't understand."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I mean, I hear stories of hating your in-laws
<Sara> <Chris> It's why I normally just avoid that sort of thing, Winters. It's not like I ever tried to hunt her down.
<ChadWinters`> Zayne's not a bad person. Sunny here should be proof enough of that that people can change. 6He looks at the wall again. 1"Any word from the group that went after Charlotte?
<DeathStar> *Warren checks* Lets find out
<Seraphna> **Thena muses** No poofs. So that’s good. I think. They somehow knew how to capture me.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<Sara> <Sunny Jr.> I'm 2
<DeathStar> Location: One of the Many Earth Bases Red Owns
<DeathStar> *The large Shipping bases for their goods and services, the group appears and sees the ships for the Red Ships are parked and having things loaded into, like some galactic shopping company ; large crates are being loaded from the warehouses and into the ships*
<DeathStar> *workers are and bots are loading things into the crates and the warehouse is alive and busy*
<DeathStar> *so why is Charlotte here?*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "How...homey."
<DeathStar> *As Noire says that, a shadow moves near the ships*
<Seraphna> Thena> Can we order snacks here?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It is to me." *instantly looks towards the shadow*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks over* "...well, since you're here and decided not to join our party, we just came to tell you that your life is in danger."
<DeathStar> (they find Charlotte)
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I had some business I had to attend to, but... looks like anything more has been cancelled."
<Seraphna> Thena> Mission complete!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Let me guess, They are about to make their move."
<Seraphna> Thena> Let’s leave before the fight scene.
<DeathStar> *At that moment a pirate ghost ship flies in*
<DeathStar> *causing chaos*
<DeathStar> <Ren> *leap hugs Charlotte, then jerks*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "A ghost ship?" *hugs Ren tight*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "how many of those thigns did we miss?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I think a lot. *pirate skeleton begin to march in and grab Charlotte and Ren and march out*
<DeathStar> <KAtrina> H-Hey!
<Jackieness> <Noire> *lashes out with her tendrils to try to grab them back , as well as smashing up skeletons*
<Seraphna> Thena> Yarrrr!
<Alicia> * Charlotte fights off the grabbing. "I'm not going with you!"
<Seraphna> **Thena buckles swashes with Ghost Pirates**
<DeathStar> *the skeletons fall to part with them being smashed and Ren picks up Charlotte and runs back
<Jackieness> <Noire> "LEt's get out of here."
<DeathStar> *Thena sword fights back and ni he shadows are some V.I agents - maybe*
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Right. Noire, take us out
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Sounds better than rattling bones."
<DeathStar> *even as the Pirate Captain is getting closer*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...but first..." *then stabs at the shadows with her tendrils*
<Seraphna> Thena> Avast! You face Dread Pirate Princess Thena!
<DeathStar> *the V,I agents are knocked silly*
<DeathStar> *and hit a button, blowing up the area to try to knock Noire back and a gas is released*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Knock out gas
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Let's go!"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Everyone out!" *grabs Ren and runs for the ship the group came in on*
<DeathStar> *Ren touches Noire with Charlotte and Katrina does the same, as the Pirate Captain uses his ship to sail toward Thena*
<Seraphna> **Thena throws out a blasting mode at the Pirate Captain**
<DeathStar> *Ren hangs onto Charlotte as she runs*
<Seraphna> Thena> No longer will you kidnap baby foxes!
<DeathStar> *The Pirate Captain is hit by the mote and falls apart, then reforms, har har har haring*
<Seraphna> Thena> Up to your old tricks I see!
<DeathStar> *his ship forming pirate hooks to tangle up the group since Noire hasn't left yet*
<DeathStar> 3
<Jackieness> <Noire> *ports them away*
<DeathStar> *they falls onto the floor*
<DeathStar> *right next to Sunny who Taiga is saying: "2 huh?"
<Seraphna> **Thena pops in slightly after them with a Pirate Captain hat on**
<DeathStar> <Warren> It looks like we have everyone*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "They had a ghost pirate ship!"
<DeathStar> *The pirate hat begins to take over Thena's body and turn her into the pirat captain*
<Seraphna> Thena> Yarrrr!
<Seraphna> **Base Thena poofs her**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Damn them, even using ghosts! Do they have no shame?"
<ChadWinters`> Seem's they ran in to problems also.
<DeathStar> <Warren> It looks like it. It seems they're using the supernatural to try to bolster their forces. Which tells me they must not have too much in the way of normal forces
<ChadWinters`> Indeed.
* ChadWinters` drums his fingers a bit on his arm. 1"I hope this doesn't bring the attention of the Templars
<DeathStar> <Warren> Which makes them dangerous - but not numerous. We should look out for what explosives and V.I weaponry they have to bare.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... they may be using old VI safehouses, still stocked with equipment to both resupply and stay under the radar."
<Seraphna> Thena> **puts the hat on containment** I will harvest this power.
<Seraphna> *in
<DeathStar> *Adeline turns to Charlotte* We got an interesting suggestion put forth
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That only you might can do - assuming these idiots aren't already led by him
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... Mmm... I'm not happy about it, but..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> We may as well.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> They think we should talk to Venerator and see if he can talk them down
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Would he really go through the theater of a legitimate front, only to blow it immediately on a vendetta?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "There's no way he'd link himself to that, at least."
<DeathStar> <Warren> I think things are too riled up today, but tomorrow, I'd like your "Fumoffu" group to go to this location and find Venerator. *he writes an address and hands it to Ren*
<ChadWinters`> You honestly believe that? 6He looks at Charlotte.
<Sara> * Sunny Jr. reaches for a nearby pirate hat
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I mean that he'd work through multiple proxies, at the very least."
<DeathStar> *Taiga hands her one*
<Sara> * Sunny Jr. bites it
<ChadWinters`> Then I'm hoping you'll be willing to put him down if he's behind this.
<DeathStar> *somewhere, a pirate loses his hook*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "If it comes to that, yeah."
<DeathStar> <Warren> I'll talk to Stacey about this later, as she's connected to Venerator as well and see if I can get us some help. *he doesn't bring up Zephyr, even though she too is related*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Katrina, Terra, Chris.
<ChadWinters`> Well if he is, and you can't. Someone else around here will put a bullet in him.
<Sara> <Chris> Yeah
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I know."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "And I wouldn't blame you for it."
<DeathStar> <Warren> We still have this terrorist group out there plotting attacks on people. Lets see if we can figure out who will be next, and afterward we'll report to Lemon and join with them. They'll have more resources than I do here.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll probably help you as well. *referring to Warren*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll check in with Mom first though
<ChadWinters`> It's possible, we can try to bait them with someone.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’ll come with.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Do you want me to bring Sunny to Mom's?
<DeathStar> *to Chris*
<ChadWinters`> She should be safe there.
<Sara> <Chris> She definitely doesn't belong on a battlefield, so if you both think she'll be safe there, go ahead
<Sara> <Chris> Zayne's kid or not, I think she needs a good environment
<DeathStar> *Adeline nods and picks up Sunny* Hey there, I'm going to take you somewhere that will be safe.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Absolutely."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Alright, Chris, Katrina, Terra and I will set out now. The rest of you can use this apartment as you see fit
<ChadWinters`> Don't be late for our meeting, Warren. 6He idly notes to him as he eyes the wall some more
<DeathStar> *Warren walks out with his crew and Ren flops into a chair, eyeing the address of Venerator's, handing it to Charlotte as Adeline leaves as well with Jaime*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I guess tomorrow everthing is going down
<ChadWinters`> Hopefully sending Charlotte to Venerator isn't doing what VI wants.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I hope....
<DeathStar> -tIME JUMP
<DeathStar> 10-642.10.2
<DeathStar> Time: 6:00 AM
<DeathStar> *Darien does push ups, his body almost back in shape while Ariel clothes herself and exits the bedroom when she pauses, sensing a ticking sound*
<DeathStar> *Grabbing the Rune Sword from the night stand she rushes to grab Darien when the house explodes around both of them*
<DeathStar> -To Be Continued-