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Vin_Da_DM: Previously on Warriors of Destiny: Enjoying a few hours of relaxation onboard the living station, Gelfiven, the Warriors did some shopping and some drinking. A group of three strangers were also onboard Gelfiven. Vin_Da_DM: Two robots and an alien made up this group of strangers. Guardian recognized one of the robots as Scorpus, a soldier who served with him in past war. Confronting them the Guardian learned about their plan to take down Rathron Bio-Tech from the inside. Vin_Da_DM: Discussing this plan with the rest of the Warriors there was a group decision to help the strangers, even though it would mean breaking Gelfiven Station Law. Secreting away in a stolen Rathron ship they made a stealth-jump into hyperspace. Vin_Da_DM: *Time passed: Little over an hour* Vin_Da_DM: Gnomon, Scorpus and Tycho, the red robot who�s name Scorpus had said several times during the past hour, sit in the door-less cockpit. �Just a little longer and we�ll be there. Prepare the stolen codes for transmission, Tycho,� Scorpus says in his gruff robotic voice. Vin_Da_DM: $ Start DracBlue is snoring very softly on Katie�s shoulder. Cara nonchalantly makes her way towards the back of the ship. Vin_Da_DM: Syne whistles lightly as leans his head back against the bulkhead. Katie fiddles with some guns she fished out of a crate. Clarice sits quietly reflecting on her recent actions. Vin_Da_DM: The Guardian scans over the Warriors assembled in the seating/cargo bay and blinks his �eye� bringing up information on RD and Rathron on his visual sensor. Kyra sits in the corner, eyes closed, thinking. Vin_Da_DM: Stryder watches Cara from the corner of his eyes as he sits on the floor near his parents. DracBlue hops up jumping onto a shadow and pounding it with his fists screaming, �No take shiny!� Claron leans in close to Tabris, �Do you think we should check out any of the weapons?� Tabris: �Up to you. Suppose a few firearms could supplement our powers,� Tabris says with a shrug to Claron. DracBlue wakes up shaking his fists and realizing its a dream. Claron: �I agree, � as she starts moving towards the weapons area. Vin_Da_DM: �You ready for this?� Eclipse whispers to Luna as he leans against her softly. Cara watches Katie sorting through the guns. DracBlue wanders over to Cara and sits next to her. Hands her his shiny dagger he picked up saying, �Well, if they can�t let you have a weapon�I will.� Katie flicks a glance at Cara warily, then goes back to checking out her guns. Claron almost bumps into Katie, �Sorry, guess I wasn�t paying attention,� having caught sight of Cara. Katie shakes her head, �I dunno if that�s wise, Beastie.� Luna_Faline shivers, �I don�t know,� whispurrs, �I�m a bundle of mixed up emotions.� Rubs my eyes with my paws, �I�m scared, but I�m full of rage at the same time. I want to kill her, but I want to stay away from her, too.� Shakes my head. DracBlue: �You would rather she dies?� frowns at Katie. Tabris eyes the open create holding a small variety of rifles, pistols and a few smgs and shotguns. �Not the greatest selection, but I�ll find something.� Katie: �Hey, Claron.� Katie greets her friend softly, brushing her fingers across Claron�s arm gently. Vin_Da_DM: �She doesn�t need weapons,� Stryder adds in about Cara from his spot on the floor. Cara looks at DracBlue and smiles, �Thanks,� reaching out for the dagger. �Although, a pistol would be more to my liking.� Katie: �No, fuzzy. I don�t really want her to die. I just don�t want to have my throat slit in my sleep,� Katie frowns. DracBlue all of a sudden is holding a gun and hands it to her not knowing what the bullets are and hands her the gun empty. Vin_Da_DM: �I understand, she�s a dangerous individual.� Eclipse comments as he yawns softly. Claron smiles weakly at Katie, �Find something to your liking?� Katie sighs. �Not quite like we used to have, but�it�s not bad.� Cara turns and flashes one of them �if looks could kill� stares at Stryder. Vin_Da_DM: �I like this one, myself.� Syne hoists up a large automatic shotgun to his lap. DracBlue: �Is that what you meant?� Luna_Faline takes my sai and polishes the blade, studying the moonstone. �One thing to my advantage this time,� growls softly. Vin_Da_DM: Stryder smirks at Cara. Claron goes over and starts looking through the weapons, picks up a pistol. Vin_Da_DM: �More than one,� Eclipse opens his palm watching the few shadows on his hand start spinning in a spiral pattern. Cara smiles slyly at DracBlue, �Lot of good an empty gun will do me.� Luna_Faline looks over at Eclipses hand, �Well, that is new. What happens if you use those on others?� Tabris eyes Claron�s choice for a pistol then grabs two smgs, checking and pulling the clips out. He empties the bullets into the crate and begins creating obsidian bullets instead. Katie finishes loading her pistols, and hooks them into her holsters, nodding contentedly, then looks over at Kyra. �Hey, little pickpocket�you okay?� DracBlue: �What does it need ?� smiles sheepishly, � I am not familiar with this weapon.� Katie: �I don�t know if I really trust you with one, fuzzy.� Katie raises a brow. Kyra doesn�t open her eyes, �I�m fine.� She sounds tired. Vin_Da_DM: �Nothing, simply something to amuse myself with,� Eclipse chuckles gently. DracBlue: �I don�t need that weapon, she does,� points at Cara. Vin_Da_DM: Gnomon and the two robots continue to converse in an unknown language as they have been off and on during the past hour. The Guardian glances over his shoulder at them. Katie hops up on a crate leaning against the wall, and leans against the wall herself. Katie: �She isn�t allowed to have it, Drac,� Katie says wearily. Claron grabs the ammo for her pistol and works her way back to a seat up front. Turning to Clarice, �You not partial to guns, Sis?� Vin_Da_DM: �Oh, trust me...she wouldn�t need a pistol even if she could have one,� Stryder says across the bay. Katie: �You need to listen to the others, as well as to me. It will save a lot of time and frustration.� Katie closes her own eyes, still a bit sore in the head from her double-drunk. DracBlue: �Well, she has to be able to protect herself. So, she�s keeping the dagger�at the least I can watch her when you sleep.� Katie: �She has powers that put our weaponry to shame, Drac.� Katie doesn�t open her eyes. Luna_Faline shakes my head, and pats my bag, �So, where does this go if you take care of it? How does it work?� I ask Eclipse trying to take my mind off RD. DracBlue: �And yet she hasn�t used them against you. I see no reason to distrust her.� Clarice shakes her head, �Probably better that I don�t have one�might shoot my own foot off. Never was a very good marksman.� Katie: Opening one eye a crack, Katie sighs, �That is just because she hasn�t had the opportunity.� Vin_Da_DM: �Think of it as putting money in a bank. Its there, you just can�t access without help.� Eclipse says to Luna, �I�ll put it where the rest of my remaining belongings are.� DracBlue wanders over to Stryder, �How did you know where she was when I took her to my father?� Vin_Da_DM: �I have my ways,� Stryder smirks as he leans his head back and closes his eyes. DracBlue: �You use magic of the mind�I bet a constant sight spell or something.� Then he starts to chatter in words that cannot be translated. Cara leans up against the wall wishing things had gone differently during the Black Inferno Clarissa battle. Tabris: Finishing up making his own ammo, Tabris slings the two smgs across his torso that one hangs at each side. DracBlue asks if he can have one of the guns to eat. Luna_Faline slips my sai back into it�s sheath, then lays my head on Eclipse�s leg. �Can I see it sometime?� purrs softly. Katie: �No.� Katie gets up and slips some ammo in her pocket. Vin_Da_DM: �Eat one? Crazy little bugger�� Syne comments to Katie. Katie grins at Syne, �You ain�t kiddin�. Dunno �bout him.� DracBlue: �Yes,� shows his teeth that are made of a shiny material that cannot be analyzed. Vin_Da_DM: �Well, if he�s got a taste for metal, keep his chompers away from me,� Syne says warily. Kyra giggles. Luna_Faline looks over at Syne, �Are you metal based?� Katie: �If he tries to take a bite outta you, he�ll have problems quicker than he realizes.� Katie smirks. DracBlue: �That�s why I asked if I could have one. I�m hungry.� DracBlue: � I am a warped creature�part metal, part organic, part soul.� Katie:: �And all smart ass.� Katie laughs. Vin_Da_DM: �Helps us maintain solid forms for long periods of time, yes.� Syne twirls the shotgun with a nod, �Not a very big percentage, but I�ve got my fair share.� Clarice chuckles, �Didn�t feel metal based to me.� Katie pats Drac. �Weapons are not for eating, Fuzzy. What else can you eat?� Vin_Da_DM: �Not supposed to, Toots,� Syne makes a fake kiss at Clarice. DracBlue: �Ummmm, Quickling food and metal, but if I eat food that doesn�t support my metabolism�I will lose energy.� Luna_Faline giggles at Clarice, �You thought he was pretty solid earlier.� Katie raises an eyebrow at Clarice. Clarice laughs, �I suppose I will never live that down,� looks over at Katie. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse rubs Luna�s shoulder softly, �I think I could take you there sometime. I�d need to prepare you though.� Katie purses her own lips at Clarice, then winks. Katie: �Never,� Katie grins. Vin_Da_DM: The shuttle shutters a bit as hyperspace begins to peel back from the ship and normal space starts coming into view. DracBlue flies across the room having been thrown off balance. Vin_Da_DM: �Watch your footing there, Shorty,� Syne chuckles at Drac. Katie stumbles a bit, and adjusts her footing. DracBlue flies into Clarice and apologizes profusely. Cara watches the Warriors from where she is standing. ~They always like this?~ she wonders. Luna_Faline pats his hand on my shoulder, �How much preparation would I need?� Tabris secures himself with a hand on one of the bars protruding from the ceiling, �Guess that means we�re getting closer.� Kyra peers through lowered lashes at Stryder. Vin_Da_DM: �Not much,� Eclipse says with a heavy sigh as he looks out the window, �And it wouldn�t hurt.� Claron manipulates her own gravity. Vin_Da_DM: Stryder in return eyes Kyra, �Enjoying the view?� Vin_Da_DM: Scorpus glances around the shuttle as they exit hyperspace, �The robots and humans will have little problem once we�re on the station,� He eyes Luna, Drac and Eclipse, �You three may have to use disguises.� Kyra snaps her eyes shut, blushing, �Uh�what view?� Cara braces herself against the wall with her hands. Vin_Da_DM: �That may have worked before for me, but I lack the body to do it this time,� Eclipse says as he looks over at Scorpus. DracBlue starts to growl very loudly at Scorpus. Luna_Faline sits up and nods, �They will know me easy enough.� Claron looks up as she hears Stryder�s comment, a smile crosses her lips. Vin_Da_DM: �Unfortunately we don�t have disguises onboard,� Scorpus shakes his head, �We�ll have to find some guards to �borrow� some power-armor from.� DracBlue laughs really hard. Vin_Da_DM: �Assuming there�s more than cyborgs crawling around,� Stryder mutters to himself. Katie chokes, �And what the hell can we disguise him as?� She hooks a thumb at the blue bundle �A dust mop?� DracBlue: �Hey now! I take offense to that.� Kyra giggles, �We could stick a pole up his butt and make a mop outta him�� Vin_Da_DM: �Maybe glue some metal to him and he could be a repair bot,� Syne laughs. DracBlue claws come out. Katie leans against a crate laughing. Tabris: �Too furry for a repair bot,� Tabris smirks. DracBlue hides from these crazy people behind Cara. Luna_Faline sighs, �I don�t like this.� DracBlue: �I can see why you don�t like them.� Kyra� �Or�shave him�.� Kyra chortles again. Claron: �Can�t we just have him scrunch up into a little fuzzball and say he�s a new kind of toy?� Luna_Faline smiles at Kyra, �I have a very sharp sai, that should do the job well enough.� Katie wipes her eyes, �Aw c�mon, Fuzzy. We�re just playing�mostly.� She talks soothingly. Vin_Da_DM: �We�ll be coming into view of it soon. Beginning transmission of the stolen ID codes,� Tycho glances back at Scorpus and the others. DracBlue growls louder, sounding almost like a dog. Cara glances back and down at Dracblue, �You have no idea .�� Luna_Faline takes pity on DracBlue, �You could just become Katie�s fur collar.� DracBlue: �I think I�ll stick with this one, for now�after the way you have all been treating me,� sticks his tongue out. Katie looks over at Cara, �Yeah�well, we weren�t too fond of having you with us. But we�re just going to have to learn to deal with it, and so are you.� Vin_Da_DM: Outside the front of the shuttle the space station comes into view only to be obscured by something resembling a giant robotic eyeball swivels towards the ship. The iris part of this �eye� shifts to reveal several dozen torpedo launchers. Katie shrugs, �Whatever you want, Fuzzy.� Vin_Da_DM: �Well...that looks friendly,� Syne says as he looks out the view port. Katie follows Syne�s gaze. �Uck. I dunno about this.� Vin_Da_DM: �Don�t worry, they�re getting a false reading on their scanners right now,� Gnomon says as he presses several controls on the console. Cara: �No. I don't have to like it!� Katie: �I didn�t say �like it�, Miss Pissy.� Katie glares back at her. Katie: �I said �deal with it�. Get over yourself, already.� Katie sighs. Luna_Faline pulls my cloak around me and ties it shut. Pulls the hood over my head and down low to hide my face. �I hope they know what they are doing.� Kyra opens her eyes, �She�s freaking out, Kat. Give her a little slack.� Katie rounds on Kyra, �I don�t think I asked for your opinion,� she glares, �But I�m well aware that she�s having issues with being with us. And I�m sympathetic to her situation. But we don�t need her attitude right now.� DracBlue whispers into Cara�s ear, �Now, I really am sorry I couldn�t get my father to help you out,� making sure no one else hears him. Katie: �And as for you, ya little troublemaker,� Katie looks at Drac, �Don�t make me turn you into wall art.� Cara glares back at Katie, �Oh, I WILL deal with it....and you will most definitely not like how I do either,� avoids looking over at Stryder afterwards. Vin_Da_DM: The eyeball hovers for a moment, then flies off given you a view of the station again. The station, if you could call it that, is made of the remains of several titanically sized living battleships protruding from a spherical hub. Katie steps up to Cara. �Listen, you self-absorbed little twat...I know damn well that you feel like you�re backed into a corner. But you are one of us, now. We take care of our own. And whether you like us or not, you�re part of this. So, tuck away that self-righteous act and shut up if you can�t behave.� Vin_Da_DM: Wires, cables, sections of massive cybernetics, and spiky corridors connect the parts of the massive ships not near the central hub. A very sleek looking ship, mostly intact, rests along the surface of the hub. Vin_Da_DM: This ship and most of the spherical hub is protected by several layers of visible force-fields, turrets and large things resembling lightning rods. �That�s the sanctum of Rathron�s leader,� Tycho points out as they fly closer to the station. Cara looks back over her shoulder at DracBlue and whispers back, �You tried, I will not forget that.� Katie shakes a finger at Drac, �You�d best shut up as well, you little bugger.� Vin_Da_DM: �So that�s where we�ll find her,� Eclipse eyes the ship behind it�s layer of force-fields. Katie: �And as to needing to eat�I�ll see what I can find when we land, okay?� Katie heads back to her perch on the crate. DracBlue starts to raise his voice for the first time making it sound a little darker, �At least she has not threatened me. And I do not appreciate it from you .� Cara stands looking Katie boldly in the eyes, �I will never be one of you�� Kyra opens her eyes again, �Can he eat people? That might help,� she muses. Katie: �We�ll see, Princess.� Katie smiles. Luna_Faline studies the ship, �She can take off at a moments notice.� Vin_Da_DM: �Whenever you all are done, we�re going to be arriving at a docking bay soon,� Scorpus crosses his arms and sighs watching everyone. DracBlue: Sounding more demonic, �I could, but with all the threats�I would think you would be first on the list.� Tabris: �Well, this should be fun,� Tabris cracks his knuckles. Katie just looks at Drac, �If you don�t like it�there�s the door. I won�t have you causing problems with my crew.� Katie sighs tiredly, running her hands over her eyes. Claron chuckles, �That sounds like the old Katie!� Kyra makes a small burst of wind that knocks Drac off his perch. �You wanna eat me, go for it. I�ve got nothing left to lose.� Flying halfway up one of the huge battleships, the shuttle arrives at a docking bay. Automatic grabs gently reach out and grab hold pulling the shuttle gently into what can only be described as a giant plug. Cables and robotic components ooze out across the bulkheads from the plug. Vin_Da_DM: �Save the heat for the bad guys, Kat.� Syne places his hand on her shoulder. Katie laughs softly. �Yeah. Felt kinda familiar, didn�t it?� Cara: �I could provide lots of heat�� smiles evilly. Katie gazes up at Syne, �Yes, dear.� Giving him a cheeky grin. Vin_Da_DM: A soft clang sounds as the shuttle finally stops moving and secures into the �plug�. Tycho turns his head and speaks, �Everyone get your weapons ready.� Vin_Da_DM: Stryder stands up and quietly moves over to the gun crate grabbing two pistols and tucking them into his belt. Luna_Faline looks at the Warriors gathered for this mission and closes my eyes praying silently to Selenia for unity and protection for all. I turn and look at Eclipse and whispurr �I really wish we could have invoked before this came up.� DracBlue stands in front of cara gets in a battle stance. Katie stands, stretching, then moves closer to the door. Vin_Da_DM: �Better to have it now than not at all,� Eclipse whispers back to Luna giving her a confident nod. Cara: ~You think guns are going to stop her...~ chuckles softly in Stryder�s mind. Vin_Da_DM: The hatch opens giving a clear view of the mostly cybernetic interior of the docking bay. A large six legged cargo mover clangs past carrying several pill-shaped containers. Clarice stands up and moves over to the door. Vin_Da_DM: ~ No, but you will help.~ Stryder eyes Cara. Luna_Faline stands up slowly and takes a deep calming breath, then tucks my paws into my sleeves. �I suppose we should get this over with.� Cara: ~Wouldn�t be so sure of that if I was you.~ Vin_Da_DM: The mover doesn�t seem to care about your presence as it stops in front of a nearby wall. Waiting patiently it watches a cable-filled orifice open in the wall. Inserting the pills one at a time they disappear into the wall and the hole closes again. Katie steps out, looking around, cautiously. Vin_Da_DM: �Looks like we�re okay for the time being,� Scorpus says looking out the hatch, �You guys secure the bay, we have to unload the explosives.� Vin_Da_DM: Guardian nods to Scorpus and moves over to one of the containers in the ship labeled with the explosive icon. Claron leans in kissing Tabris on the cheek first, �I hope we finish off Raisha and Cain for good.� Tanris: �Here�s to hoping,� Tabris kisses her on the lips then cocks his smgs, �Lock and load.� Katie whispers under her breath, �Wish you were beside me. Feels wrong somehow.� Vin_Da_DM: The cargo mover clangs it way across the bay again. A massive door to your right opens revealing another bay filled with the pill shaped containers. DracBlue asks Cara if he could sit on her shoulder. Vin_Da_DM: Syne follows Katie out of the shuttle, hoisting his shotgun against his shoulder, �That�s a lot of containers...I wonder what�s in �em?� Luna_Faline watches Guardian and Scorpus moving the explosives. �I wonder what those pills are?� Katie: �Was wondering the same thing.� Katie nods. Vin_Da_DM: �Why don�t we look and find out?� Eclipse says as he hops out of the shuttle. DracBlue raises his hand, �OOOOh, let me�let me.� Vin_Da_DM: �I have a good idea�� Stryder mutters as he exits the ship and walks across the cargo bay. Katie pulls her pistols, cocking them and moving slowly further into the room. Clarice remains silent, mentally preparing herself for when she lays eyes on Raisha and Cain again. Luna_Faline nods and follows Eclipse, �Wonder if they are some kind of weapon?� Katie: �How can ya do that, Drac?� Katie looks over her shoulder. Cara shrugs her shoulder, ~What if I just stay right here?~ Luna_Faline mumbles, �Knowing Raisha it�s some kind of bot babies.� DracBlue: �I can climb without most things knowing I�m there.� Vin_Da_DM: Tycho, Scorpus and Guardian all exit the shuttle carrying what appear to be small nuclear warheads in groups of four. Gnomon watches from the hatch, �Good luck, I will stay here with the ship incase we need a quick way out.� Katie: �Good plan, then. Please do.� Katie smiles softly at Drac. Vin_Da_DM: The cargo mover picks up more pill-containers and repeats it�s inserting them into the wall. DracBlue runs across the room climbing up the robot with his claws in a way as to not hurt the robot and looks at one of the pods, making sure not to touch them. Vin_Da_DM: Drac notices that upon closer inspection the containers are translucent but foggy inside. The idly shifting movements of a person in stasis can barely be seen through the fog. DracBlue runs back and hops up and down to get their attention. Katie: �What is it?� Katie raises a brow and whispers. DracBlue: �They are people.� Vin_Da_DM: �People, eh�� Syne looks at the containers, �Guess that answers where the cyborgs are coming from�� Tabris: �The real question is whether these people volunteered or not,� Tabris says observing the containers. �From the look of things, I�m guessing not.� DracBlue: �Umm, I�m not sure if there people or cyborgs. They were in a fog type thing.� Luna_Faline shakes my head, �No one would ever volunteer for this if they knew what would happen up front.� Claron�s face pales as she realizes what�s in the containers. Katie gasps, �That explains a lot.� Vin_Da_DM: Scorpus looks at everyone, �There should be access to central corridors over there.� He points towards the far wall opposite the shuttle. �Once we�re there, we�ll be splitting up. The three of us will plant these bombs, the rest of you can go after this �RD�.� DracBlue then hears his stomach grumble and he looks around. Vin_Da_DM: ~And what if I decide to teleport you out into space?~ Stryder says as he makes his way across the docking bay, ~I strongly suggest coming along. ~ Luna_Faline looks at Scorpus, �How long till they blow?� DracBlue looks around for a pile of scrap metal. Vin_Da_DM: �Once they�re all in place, I�ll trigger the ten minute countdown.� Scorpus says sternly, �I strongly suggest everyone be away from this place when they blow.� Vin_Da_DM: Drac finds no scrap metal but there are several empty cargo containers nearby, looking recently emptied. DracBlue starts eating the empty cargo containers. Tabris: �Quite the boom, I take it?� Tabris says glancing at Scorpus. Cara: ~I�d be rid of all of you. Somehow, I don�t think you will do that. Otherwise, you would have never brought me back with you. I�ll follow. Will be worth seeing the looks on all of your faces when you fail.~ as she starts following after the others. DracBlue finishes and looks around for more. Vin_Da_DM: ~There�s no guarantee RD will let you live.~ Stryder smirks lightly as he looks for the door. ~You�ve been with us long enough to be �tainted� by her standards.~ Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse stays near Luna surveying the cargo bay making sure there is nothing but the cargo mover and them here. Cara: ~Not by my choice. Mind ya, once she knows I am being held against my will. We will see.~ Vin_Da_DM: ~That we will.~ Stryder says then pauses as he reaches the door Scorpus pointed out, �Found it!� Luna_Faline watches Eclipse as he surveys the area. DracBlue: �I could go cause a distraction�if you all want later,� smiles greatly. Vin_Da_DM: �I suggest getting ready before opening that door,� Scorpus says as Tycho and Guardian follow him across the cargo bay towards Stryder, �There might be guards.� Vin_Da_DM: �Knowing RD, lots of guards,� Eclipse says as he flexes his hands for a second. Luna_Faline nods, �We don�t want to set off any alarms too soon, we need time on our side.� Katie checks her pistols, then nods solemnly. �Ready as I�ll ever get, I guess.� Clarice keeps her eyes roaming about the area trying to ensure they will not have any unexpected surprises. Vin_Da_DM: Syne hears Luna and nods, �Then we�ll need to make sure nobody sets off any alarms.� DracBlue: �Ya, but I�m pretty sure that they cannot catch me. So�when you do set off the alarms, I could run to the other side of the base to break and eat some stuff.� Vin_Da_DM: �We may have to hack into the security grid and shut down the alarms,� Tycho comments, �I can do that, but someone will have to place these bombs for me. Hacking will require my full attention.� Clarice: �I might be able to help with the hacking of the alarms,� pipes in. Tabris stands in front of the door and holds his smgs out aiming down the sights, �Guards shouldn�t be much of a problem.� Vin_Da_DM: Tycho looks at Clarice, �You have a neural data-jack to hack into the system with?� Vin_Da_DM: Stryder eyes Tycho�s bombs and nods, �I�ll plant them for you.� Luna_Faline extends my claws under my sleeves. �She used to.� Clarice: �Did at one time�� Vin_Da_DM: �Well, if you do not have one now, then I suggest you help the others,� Tycho says as he scans the wall for console. Claron looks at Tabris with concern in her eyes. �I don�t know if I like the idea of Stryder doing that.� Vin_Da_DM: ~Don�t worry about me, keep an eye on Cara for me.~ Stryder sends to only Claron, giving her a confident smile.. DracBlue asks the Guardian, �Can I eat that cargo mover?� Vin_Da_DM: �I�d prefer you not,� Guardian says to Drac looking down at him. Clarice sighs, �Whatever you say as she moves away from Tycho grumbling to herself, �Well, fuck me running, even metal men like to tell me what to do.� Vin_Da_DM: Tycho hands his string of warheads to Stryder and moves over to a computer panel. Driving his fist through it he pulls out several wires and plugs them directly into the back of his neck. Luna_Faline impatiently, �Can we just get this over with already? The longer we stand here the more likely we get caught before we find the bitch.� DracBlue: �I�ll eat the bodies we come across, so they can�t fix them.� Claron nods her head in her son�s direction. ~I have faith in you, but it will not stop me from worrying.~ Vin_Da_DM: �Security systems for the nearby corridors disabled, I�ll work on the rest as everyone spreads out,� Tycho says as he crouches down against the wall below the console. Vin_Da_DM: The door buzzes softly as a flashing light above it signals it�s opening. You can hear movement on the other side. Luna_Faline jumps back from the door as it opens. Vin_Da_DM: �Time for some fun,� Syne says with a grin as he aims his shotgun towards the door. Vin_Da_DM: Scorpus slings his set of warheads over one shoulder, lifting his other arm the hand part of it reforms into a barrel. Claron readies herself with the pistol. DracBlue lets his claws slide out silently from his fists. Vin_Da_DM: As the door parts and you can hear two armored guards talking about looking into the cargo bay, �Wonder what�s arriving this time�� Clarice takes a position close to Cara while thinking, �Don�t trust you one little bit.� Vin_Da_DM: �Maybe more of those damn mercs�� the second guard says as the door fully opens and both turn to look, �...who the hell are you guys?� DracBlue jumps down from the wall turning in a circular motion claws out and stabbing at the two men. Katie smirks, �No one you�ll remember, I�m sure.� Cara screams out, �Stop them! They are enemies of RD! They are holding me against my will!� Luna_Faline growls, �Your worst nightmare,� as DracBlue attacks them. Vin_Da_DM: �What the hell! Shoot them!� The main guard says as Drac�s claw scratch into his armor. The second guard raises his gun only to get a face full of shotgun from Syne standing in front of him. Vin_Da_DM: The second stumbles back, the face section of his armor horribly gnarled by the shotgun blast. He fires his gun randomly in front of him. Luna_Faline pulls my sai from it�s sheath as I roll to the floor dodging the gun fire. Clarice knocks Cara to the ground at the sound of the shots being fired. �If you know what�s good for you�you�ll keep your damn mouth shut.� Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse follows Luna�s roll, reaching a hand out towards one of the guards several shadowy tentacles ooze from the floor and begin wrapping around him as he struggles to shoot them. DracBlue then smiles as battle lust comes over him and starts stabbing into the armor while climbing over the one that is not being shot at. Katie brings her pistols up again, rolling, aiming and firing for the blinded man. Tabris looks over at Claron and Katie with a nod, �All yours, ladies.� Vin_Da_DM: Syne cocks his shotgun again and ducks into the corridor as the two guards are dealt with. Claron take aim and fires her pistol at the guard. Vin_Da_DM: �I suggest moving now, Drac.� Eclipse yells out as the tentacles begin to reach the guard�s head. DracBlue jumps down and runs over to the other and starts stabbing into the legs of the armor. Then runs into a circular motion trying to sever the leg. Vin_Da_DM: Both Katie and Claron�s shots pelt into the blinded guard, he stumbles back into the wall and lands on his side. DracBlue starts eating the man that fell over, armor and all. Cara jumps up swinging her purple flaming hand at Clarice�s face. Luna_Faline sees Cara going for Clarice and screams, �Clarice!!� Vin_Da_DM: In a swift motion the tentacles around the first guard penetrate into his armor and he screams as all the tentacles disappear inside his armor. A second later the armor blows outward leaving the sections empty and oozing out black smoke. Claron catches sight of Cara and Clarice and quickly manipulates Cara�s gravity, sending her slamming into the nearest wall. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse dusts his hands then notices Cara slam into the wall. Vin_Da_DM: �Trying something already�� Stryder sighs and shakes his head. Luna_Faline stands up and looks at the mess, �That wasn�t very subtle.� Katie watches Cara go flying, �Not saying she didn�t deserve it, but�� Vin_Da_DM: Within just a sort time Drac has eaten the second guard, leaving behind only metal shavings. DracBlue: �MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM�tastes like chicken.� Cara groans as she hits the wall and slides down it. Vin_Da_DM: �I�ll try to be more discreet next time, sorry,� Eclipse says to Luna. Luna_Faline shakes my head, �I was referring to the shotguns, actually.� Vin_Da_DM: �Company,� Syne shouts before dashing down the hallway and crashing into two more guards tackling them to the floor. Katie: �Damn. And I forgot to put on my party dress.� Katie snickers, readying herself for round two. Luna_Faline runs out into the hall, �Let�s go before we get pinned down here.� Tabris: �The fun never ends,� Tabris smirks as he sprints down towards where Syne is. DracBlue runs to the hallway and starts chomping his teeth into the chest plate of one of the guards. Katie dashes toward Syne, taking aim and waiting for a clear shot. Luna_Faline runs up to the guards and drives my sai into one�s neck. Vin_Da_DM: Scorpus enters the hallway and looks either direction then motions to the Guardian, �This way.� The two of them continue down the left, whereas the guards are from the right. Vin_Da_DM: Luna�s sai sinks into the armor and the faceplate section of the armor blazes white from the inside then the guard goes limp. Syne lifts the other guard up in front of him for Katie, �Here�s a little target practice, Kat.� Claron and Clarice both move over to Cara and drag her up to her feet between them. �You can do this the hard way if you choose�� Claron says calmly to Cara, �I don�t recommend you do though,� tightening her grip on Cara�s arm. Katie grins and fires. Luna_Faline pulls my sai out as the faceplate lights up, �Well that was satisfying, a little.� Tabris aims one of his smgs at Syne�s �target� as well. The guard struggles as the bullets begin to sink in then after his armor becomes pot-marked he goes limp. DracBlue jumps off just in the nick of time to see the bullet fly past him. Vin_Da_DM: Syne drops the guard�s smoking body with a nod, �Nicely done.� DracBlue starts eating the other suit to dispose of the remains. Vin_Da_DM: Stryder looks at Cara, Clarice and Claron. �Good luck with her.� He nods then runs off after Guardian and Scorpus. DracBlue finishes off the remains and follows Katie. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse surveys the hallway ahead of them, �Looks empty for the moment.� Vin_Da_DM: Tycho�s voice plays over the local com, �You�re clear until the corridor forks. Group of four guards guarding a door, and several...dogs...or something.� Luna_Faline nods and moves closer to Eclipse, �Or something?� Tabris: �Think he means those things we came across last time,� Tabris says checking the clip on the smg he unloaded into the guard. Cara struggles some in the grasp of Claron and Clarice as they move out into the corridor behind the others. Clarice: �Keep it up, Missy. Piss me off real good�� Vin_Da_DM: Syne nods, �Well, shall we go give these guards and dogs a visit?� As he smirks Syne shifts into a large muscular black werewolf. DracBlue starts hopping around Katie really happy like. Katie laughs and pats Syne. Vin_Da_DM: �Race you to the party, Kat.� Syne grins with large fangs and dashes down the hallway, reaching the fork he disappears around the corner. A few moments later gunshots and howling echoes down the corridor. Katie: �No fair!� Katie pants, laughing and dashing after him, �You cheat!� Tabris: �We�d better get going, too,� Tabris looks back at Claron and Clarice. DracBlue runs round the corner and jumps on one of the cyber-dogs that Syne isn�t attacking, sticking his claws in. Katie skids to a halt, pistols raised. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse shakes his head at Luna, �Sounds like they�re having too much fun.� Luna_Faline agrees, �We should join them, I suppose.� Vin_Da_DM: The cyber-dog that Drac is attacking begins to electrocute it�s own body, sending arcs snapping across it�s skin. Vin_Da_DM: Katie notices two of the four guards are ripped in half, despite having thick power armor. The remaining two are trying to shoot Syne but missing rather badly. Katie fires at one of the guards, �Hello, boys.� DracBlue jumps off the dog before he gets electrocuted pulls out the dagger spinning then slices down into the dog into an arc. Vin_Da_DM: The second cyber-dog ignores the other and leaps at Katie�s back. Katie focuses on the other guard, concentrating on crushing him inside his armor. Vin_Da_DM: The cyber-dog growls at Drac�s slicing it, and turns to look at him. The electrical arcs on it�s body build up and shoot out towards Drac. Luna_Faline runs down the corridor and jumps on the dog as it attacks Katie, driving my sai into it�s head where the ear should be. �Down Boy, bad dog.� Claron, Cara and Clarice move closer to where the others are in the corridor. DracBlue runs up to the wall runs up it then to the side jumping off the wall watching the electricity be absorbed into the wall. Vin_Da_DM: This time Luna�s dagger has a more visual effect. The cyber-dog spasms then half-disintegrates and half-explodes, spraying half the corridor with bubbly crimson. Katie is knocked down, and groans. Luna_Faline lands in the puddle of ewwwww and moves to help Katie up, �Why do we bother buying new clothes?� Claron, Cara and Clarice feel blood splattering their face and clothes. Vin_Da_DM: The guard Katie was concentrating on crumples over, twitching. The last guard drops his gun and begins to run away from the group. Luna_Faline sees the guard running and throws my sai at his back. DracBlue then runs back to the dog sticking his claws into the dogs jaw up to where his brain should be. Claron concentrates and begins to manipulate the gravity of the running guard. Vin_Da_DM: The dog whimpers at Drac then slumps against the floor, crimson oozing from it�s wounds. Luna_Faline holds my hand out and calls my sai back as I see Claron working on him. DracBlue cheers then looks around for another playmate. Vin_Da_DM: As Luna�s sai flies back to her the guard begins to slow down as Claron�s gravity makes it harder from him to move. Tabris notices the guard stopped in the middle of the hall. Raising his smg he shoots at him, as the bullets strike him the obsidian turns into lava and burns into him. He cries out as he falls to the ground, smoking from several holes. DracBlue then starts cleaning up Katie by licking her. Vin_Da_DM: �Corridor�s clear,� Tycho�s voice comes in over the com, �If you�re looking for the most direct route to the hub, take the right hallway to the transit station.� DracBlue then starts eating the bodies. Vin_Da_DM: �Slow down there, Shorty, liable to give yourself indigestion.� Syne says as he watches him eat the bodies. Katie shudders and coughs. DracBlue: �What�s indigestion?� Cara gasps as she sees the guard slowing to a stand still and the lava burns holes in him, turns her head and catches sight of Tabris. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse looks at the fork then nods, pointing to the hallway the guard had started running down. �That way.� DracBlue finishes eating the bodies and asks again, �What is indigestion?� Luna_Faline pauses in front of the doors they were guarding, �Wonder what is in there?� Tabris: �Only one way to find out,� Tabris looks at Luna then at the door cautiously. Luna_Faline moves out of Tabris� way. �I only wondered, you don�t have to look on my account.� Cara: �Why don�t you just burn a hole in it and peek�� DracBlue: �Okay, I will.� Vin_Da_DM: �Oh, by all means...after you, deary.� Tabris looks at Cara then motions a hand towards the door. DracBlue pokes a hole in the door with his claws and looks in. Vin_Da_DM: The inside of the room is rather dark, so Drac can�t see very much. The sound of some kind of machinery can be heard, however. DracBlue: �Can I eat it?� Tabris: �Not until we know what�s in there.� Tabris says watching Drac. Vin_Da_DM: Syne shrugs at the others and begins walking down the hallway they were told to. DracBlue: �Then open it. I�ll run in and out and tell you what I see. Three seconds should do fine.� Luna_Faline ears twitch listening to the machinery thru the door. Shrugs and follows Syne. Katie stands back and watches. DracBlue: �Okay, then. So, you all clear out and I�ll check it out.� Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse hears the machinery as well and looks at Drac, �Check it out, we�ll continue on.� DracBlue: �Okays,� smiles and says, �If I see no use for it�or if its making robot dudes�I�m eating it.� Tabris: �Works for me,� Tabris shrugs indifferently then moves to follow after Luna and Eclipse. Claron: �Sounds like a good idea to me,� nodding to Clarice then Tabris. Claron, Cara and Clarice move out behind Tabris. Katie lifts a shoulder and follows Syne. DracBlue opens the door and peeks in. Claron enjoys the backside view of Tabris in front of her. Vin_Da_DM: Several large bulky pieces of machinery with both organic and mechanical parts churn in the center of the small room. The machinery has several large cables running up into the ceiling, but it�s purpose isn�t clear. DracBlue walks in taking a closer look and looking for a light switch. Kyra wanders the halls, �Dammit! I dozed off.� She follows the path of metal shavings and such. Vin_Da_DM: There is no visible light switch, only a dull red glow coming from the ceiling itself. DracBlue goes in closer to look at the machines. Vin_Da_DM: As Drac gets closer to the machinery he runs into a invisible barrier that ripples red as he hits it, giving him a quick jolt of pain. Kyra: �Wow. Such a mess.� Kyra shakes her head, then comes upon the group. Vin_Da_DM: Syne continues ahead of the group, pausing he looks ahead noticing a set of double doors. �Must be the transit station beyond those doors.� DracBlue holds out only one of his claws up and uses it like a finger and flips off the barrier. Claron glances back at Kyra, �Wondered what happened to you.� Kyra blushes, �I dozed off.� DracBlue then runs back to the Tycho in the cargo bay. �There�s a force-field I can�t get past. Can you turn it off?� Claron gives Kyra a funny look, �With all that noise we have been making?� Vin_Da_DM: Tycho glances at Drac and shakes his head, �I can�t access the system controlling that room.� DracBlue: �Is there something near there I can chew to make the force-field go bye?� Tabris: �Well, might as well let ourselves in,� Tabris says eyeing the double doors. Vin_Da_DM: �No...now stop bothering me. I have to hack into the transit system for the others.� Tycho says then shifts his gaze to the floor. Claron: �And expect anything�� DracBlue runs back to the group disappointed. Luna_Faline slows down to walk with Eclipse. Vin_Da_DM: Syne approaches the door then pauses again, �Think something�s going on beyond the door.� He turns his head to listen against the door. Katie nods, waiting. DracBlue runs up Katie�s shoulder, then explains the room to her. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse tilts his head hearing the noise as well, �Sounds like a big group�� Luna_Faline ears twitch, �Hit �em hard and fast.� Vin_Da_DM: Tycho�s voice comes in low over the coms just outside the door in the corridor, �A lot of guards....hmm...security sub-systems...one moment.� Vin_Da_DM: From the double doors you can hear a low whirring then several rapid energy sounds in succession. A few moments later an explosion quiets the noise and the double doors slide back revealing scattered bodies with holes burned into them, and three guards still standing. Luna_Faline looks at the three guards, �That�s odd.� Vin_Da_DM: The remains of a wall turret spark on the wall across from the door. The guards are looking at it then turn hearing Luna. Luna_Faline throws my sai at the guard in the middle, aiming for his head. Vin_Da_DM: The guard lifts his hand and Luna's sai is stopped a few feet from the guard. It hovers in the air then is tossed aside as he moves his hand. �Intruders...destroy them!� Vin_Da_DM: All three guards begin to spread out and cloak mid-step. Luna_Faline holds out my paw and recalls the sai to me as they disappear. DracBlue looks confused. Tabris: �Damn...I hate it when they do that,� Tabris curses then aims his guns around. Vin_Da_DM: Several bullets streak out from thin-air aimed for Syne and Katie. Clarice shakes her head as she sees the guards disappears, concentrating, she causes it to snow in the room. DracBlue starts running around the room causing dust to fly onto the cloaked men. Luna_Faline extends my claws and shoots them at the place the bullets came from. Katie tries to roll out of the way of the bullets. Vin_Da_DM: Clarice�s snow and Drac�s dust begin to cloud the room, but mostly as a ground fog. Part of the fog can be seen being pushed around as one of the cloaked guards moves. Vin_Da_DM: Luna�s claws shoot out and sink into the wall near where the bullets came from.. Luna_Faline growls in frustration and shoots claws at the fog that is moving. Vin_Da_DM: Several more bullets streak out from a spot on the wall and a spot from the ceiling aimed towards Clarice and Luna/Eclipse respectively. DracBlue continues to run around so the dust can keep the fog up. Clarice gets pissed as she ducks down and sends an icy shockwave into the room. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse shoves Luna aside as a bullet catches him in his shoulder armor. Vin_Da_DM: Luna�s claws manage to strike the cloaked guard on the ground in the leg and Clarice�s icy shockwave coats him in a layer of frost making him very visible now. Luna_Faline lands on the floor as the bullets fly over, turning I see Eclipse is hit. I run over to check on him, �You okay?� DracBlue starts spinning while running and launches his dagger using his speed at the one visible guard. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse nods, �Stings a bit...think they can hide, do they?� Eclipse narrows his gaze and hops onto the nearby wall. Vin_Da_DM: Drac�s blade strikes the guard coated in frost causing him to shatter like a Ming vase. DracBlue keeps circling the room and grabs his dagger once he finds it. Luna_Faline watches Eclipse climb the wall, �Come out, come out, where ever you are.� Looking around for any sign of movement. Vin_Da_DM: Once again the cloaked guards fire some rounds off, this time aiming at Eclipse on the wall and towards Tabris and Cara. Clarice looks around for any other area of swirling fog. Katie squints and tries to focus on the shimmering outlines in the fog. Clarice instantly sends an icy shockwave into the direction the bullets came from. Luna_Faline growls and shoots more claws into the fog where the bullets came from. Vin_Da_DM: �Got you�� Eclipse�s eyes flash for a second as he sinks his own shadow on the wall. Claron screams out, �Tabris! Watch out!� as she pushes Cara out of the way. Vin_Da_DM: Clarice�s shockwave hits one of the guards on the wall nearby and Luna�s claws shatter him, leaving only a frozen hand clinging to the wall. Tabris grunts as a bullet scrapes his leg, he blocks the second with an obsidian shield he creates on his arm. Vin_Da_DM: A shadow on the ceiling ripples and Eclipse crawls out. More gunfire rings out, but it hits empty space as Eclipse grabs the invisible shooter and tosses him down to the floor hard enough that you hear something break. DracBlue looks where the last set of bullets comes from and does a run by biting. Biting where height wise near the groin. Vin_Da_DM: The guard decloaks, but doesn�t move, his neck has a very unhealthy looking angle. Luna_Faline moves over to Tabris looking at his leg, �You�re hit,� holding my paw out to heal it. Cara picks herself up from the floor having stumbled and fallen to the floor when Claron shoved her out of the way. Vin_Da_DM: Syne waves the dust away from his face, �Bleh...can we ditch the dust please.� Katie coughs, �I agree.� DracBlue stops running in a circle and causes all the dust to fly at Syne. Tabris� leg heals quickly and he nods, �Thanks, wasn�t that bad.� Syne shakes his head as he coughs, �Cute...now get rid of it before I eat you.� Luna_Faline nods, �No, it wasn�t bad. But no need to continue in that shape, as long as I can do something about it.� Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse detaches from the ceiling and lands on his feet next to Luna. DracBlue swirls the dust above Syne, letting it settle around the room. �Well, at least you can take a joke,� as he smiles. Katie just scowls. Tabris looks around the room, �Everyone okay?� Luna_Faline turns and kisses Eclipse quickly, �That was good work, Babe.� Katie checks herself over, �I think so.� Claron nods her head at Tabris indicating she is okay. DracBlue starts munching on the guards that were shattered and says �MMMMM, frozen human icicles.� Vin_Da_DM: Syne shifts back into human form and glances around, �So, where�s the transit...this is the transit room, right?� Clarice gives a thumbs up sign. Katie: �Uck.� Katie turns away so she won�t have to see him eating. Kyra picks herself up off the floor and shakes her head. DracBlue burps very quietly and says, �Excuse me.� Vin_Da_DM: Two large pillars rise from the floor until they are as tall as half the room�s height. A blue field shoots in between and shows a similar looking room, minus the bodies. DracBlue keeps working on the dead people. Vin_Da_DM: �I�m guessing that�s it,� Tabris motions one of his smgs at the field. Luna_Faline looks at the blue field, �I believe your right.� Cara finds herself thinking about how quickly Claron reacted and shoved her out of harm�s way, �She could have let the bullet hit its intended mark,� she mutters softly. Vin_Da_DM: ~Beginning to see it now?~ Stryder�s voice softly echoes to Cara. DracBlue looks up face bloody, �Maybe its because they like you in some way. Though I cannot see how considering the way they talk to you.� Clarice moves over towards Cara, �You hurt anywhere?� Vin_Da_DM: Syne looks at the field then walks through it as if it were a simple doorway. Looking back he raises a brow, �That's kinda cool�� Kyra walks up and passes through, too. �Whee!� DracBlue finishes cleaning up and pokes the field with a finger. Cara hears Stryder�s voice in her mind before hearing Clarice�s question. �No,� whispers. Katie shrugs and walks through, �Whoa.� DracBlue then walks through cleaning his face off. Vin_Da_DM: Eclipse heads through the field then looks back, �Interesting.� Claron moves up towards Tabris, turns and looks back at Cara and Clarice, �You two coming?� Luna_Faline follows Eclipse thru the blue field, �So where to now?� Vin_Da_DM: Tycho�s voice comes over the coms in the new room, �Okay, you�re closer to the central hub, but you�re not there yet. There�s a large room beyond the doors, but I can�t find a camera in there.� Clarice nods her head at Claron indicating they are, reaches her hand out to grasp Cara�s arm. Cara: �If you don�t mind�I can walk all by myself,� moves ahead quietly behind Claron and Tabris.. DracBlue pats his stomach finally, �I�m feeling better.� He says then adds, �I could always use food like this. I think I like this group.� Vin_Da_DM: Behind you the blue field disappears and the two pillars in this room sink back into the floor. Tabris: �No cameras...looks like we�re going into the unexpected then.� Tabris comments. DracBlue: �I could go a full run looking for where things are, if you want.� Claron: �Can�t say its not like we have never done that before.� Luna_Faline nods and looks for another door. Cara watches Claron quietly. Vin_Da_DM: Like the other transit room, Luna finds there is only the set of double doors in this room. DracBlue starts picking his teeth with his claws. Luna_Faline sees the doors and walks over to listen for a moment, �I guess we don�t have any choice in direction from here.� Claron takes a moment to gently brush the side of Tabris� face with the back of her hand. DracBlue runs up Katie�s shoulder and says, �Well, did I help at all?� Cara notices the tenderness Claron shows towards Stryder�s dad. Katie: �You did great, Drac.� Katie smiles. DracBlue: �Told ya I was useful.� Katie: �Yes, you did,� Katie nods. Vin_Da_DM: Luna hears muffled sounds of moving machinery from beyond the door. Vin_Da_DM: �Okay...everyone ready?� Eclipse looks around at the others. Clarice: �So�we going stand here, or we going thru them doors?� Luna_Faline opens the door and looks in the next room. Katie steps through the door. Kyra follows behind. DracBlue: �Waiting on Katie here.� Then he puts more sprinkles in Katie�s hair making sure not to let her sneeze. Claron and Tabris move through the doors. Clarice nudges Cara forward through the doors. Luna_Faline waits as everyone else walks thru the door then steps in with Eclipse. Vin_Da_DM: Beyond the doors is a short hallway that opens out into a large room ahead. The room is several stories in height and about the size of a football field. Most of the floor is glass giving view to several large cybernetic machines and their gruesome function. Vin_Da_DM: Several metal-plated conveyor belts are transporting a mixture of body parts, whole bodies and cybernetics. The machines have claw like arms that are picking and choosing between the parts and constructing cyborgs. Vin_Da_DM: As the blood-stained machines complete their gruesome creations the cyborgs are then slipped into translucent pods that are shipped out of sight by another moving belt. In the air above a conveyor of hooks is transporting spider-bot parts into adjacent rooms. Vin_Da_DM: Two large bestial roars echo across the room along with thudding footsteps as the rooms two equally gruesome occupants turn toward the open door to stare at you, each stands almost 15 feet tall. Claron notices they look very familiar as they belt out roar that seems as if it�s shaking the station� Vin_Da_DM: $ End |