Session Start: Tue Apr 11 23:17:35 2000 Plot: MegaWar III --When Worlds Collige --Session 3 Side Jokes Included --------------------- ::is watching the sky anxiously as they walk:: ::pauses, turns around to look back:: ::ears are doing their best impressions of twin radars:: (( Bogey comin' in! ::bird swoops over:: Nevermind.)) ((::dies!)) I think...we're being followed...::glovatrix is raised:: ::sniffs, growls:: ::turns, her fur standing on end:: But...they couldn't be that fast... ::descend from the trees with several wild warcrys:: ::looks up fast:: Eeps! ::jumps outta the way:: What in th...?! ((Nopes. ::appear to the tune of the infamous "Raiders March"::)) ((::dies!!!::)) (( Nooo!! Flashbacks!! ::is having the flashbacks of the whip and the boulder::)) ::are half-dressed and wild-eyed, more savage-looking than any real so-called "savages":: ((::DIES!::)) What are...!? ::growls:: Raiders... Get them! ::calls to the others:: ::growls, trading a knowing look with Razor:: Like those two that jumped us a while back... ::narrows his eyes and nods:: ::lashes out with his tail at the nearest raider before the guy can move, sending him flying into a tree:: Hey! ::snaps at Max:: ::draws his blaster:: You guys really wanna fight? ::lunges towards Trina, long stick as a weapon:: ::Glovatrix is raised, fires a net missile at the nearest one:: Guess they do. Let's take 'em! ::to Razor:: ::picks one off with his blaster set on stun:: ::gets tackled before he can fire another shot and finds himself fighting the guy for the weapon:: ::somersaults out of the blow, giving the guy a lower roundhouse kick and sending him back, causing him to lose the weapon. Picks it up once he's down:: ::rips a stick outta another guys hands and pointedly snaps it in two... over the guy's head:: ::elbows his assailant in the gut before swinging his uncontested arm around to sock the guy one:: ::looks around, then fires another net missile towards the one in the tree, watching him fall:: ::stands up and looks around:: ::is in the meantime on a one on one stick fight with yet another raider, knocks him out in no time:: Any more? ::looks to Razor, Max, and Trina:: ::pants, twirls the stick in one hand:: That's...all of them, I think... Let's hope so. ::nods:: Good... ::sighs:: Now, we're fightin' each other... ::shakes his head:: ::checks the guy he stunned's pulse as he does so:: ::stands, assured the kat'll be fine:: ;:sighs herself:: They're...desparate. What they really wanted were our supplies... They're...fighting our own for survival...::shakes his head growling:: We'd have a better chance if we were fighting together.... Argh... ::sighs heavily and twirls the stick in one hand again, and digs it deep into the mud of the swamp:: Let's...head out before they catch up with us...::a tone of anger is in her voice:: Let's...get going...::begins to walk ahead:: ::cocks his head, curious at her tone:: ::blinks as he watches her go:: Is...she okay? ::turns with a questioning look towards Max:: ::bends down to Razor's level and quietly murmurs:: She lost... family in a raid... ::is a bit at a loss to understand, family being out of his experience:: ::blinks, listening with a nod:: ::nods slowly:: That's...understanding.... ::nods:: She'll be okay enough inna few... ::stands erect:: Now... ::gets his bearings:: We shouldn't be far from the edge of the swamp.... ::sighs and turns to T-Bone:: Let's keep going. ::goes to walk behind Trina, and try to catch up with her, but be a few feet away:: ::trots after him:: ::trails in the rear as he's assured Trina knows where she's going - she's headed the right way at any rate:: ::picks her way through the vines and trees, then pauses to check the ground...which is almost dry...:: We're close... I think...a few more steps and we'll be outta here for good... Ah! Solid ground again! No leeches in my fur! (( WE'll just simply follow that trail! ::cuts vines out that lead to nowhere:: What trail?)) ::continues his "Ode to No More Swamp":: ((ROFL!)) ::snickers and shakes his head:: 'Least I won't here you complaning for a few days. Complaining? You wouldn't believe the pouting I haven't said! ::cocks his head at them, rather likes the damp swamp air:: ::smirks and nods:: Right...forgot about that... ::grins and steps ahead a bit:: Soooo... Where are we? ::cuts out some vines and whatnot:: We're outta here. ::steps out towards solid ground:: Yes! ::jumps out and stops:: ::ahead is a series of tremendous structures and the aliens' huge ships, hover and attack craft fill the air, and clouds of unnatural green smoke hang over it:: Holy kats.....! ::looks out:: I don't believe it... ::blinks:: Welcome to Alien Central... Flights for Alpha Centauri leaving every hour... ::dryly:: ::gulps:: It's...Megakat City...or what's left of it... They've completely destroyed it...::growls:: What's left is right... ::eyes narrow... and light on the area just before the bay - the city/spaceport being across the bay:: ::follows his gaze:: What is...? But, the yard's still a junkyard... ::points to the typically unsightly mound of debris:: ::breathes a sigh of relief:: Let's just hope the hangar's still a hangar... ::ears flicker at what they're saying as an image of the TurboKat flits thru his mind:: Hangar? (( It's where we "hang out"... Razor. It's getting old.)) ((::dies!!:)) That's...where we kept our jet... The TurboKat? ::Nods a tad:: ::nods back and looks that way, lost in thought:: Well...if we're gonna get there..might as well pick our way without getting caught... ::nods, glances over toward the city:: Let's hope they don't expect us being suicidal and coming this way.... yeah...well, we have the coat...but...it'll only be available to one of us... Hm.... ::motions them into a huddle:: ::does so:: ::ditto:: Look, I can use it and run down there to see if we even need to go... ::just waits for Razor to disagree:: ::is listening, bending into the huddle:: Are you nuts?? That's suicide! Besides, the coat isn't at all effective... It's effective if all they expect is idiots like those wildkats that jumped us! T-Bone, I don't like this...yer gonna get fried. They're not looking for kats with their technology of all things... They make those things so they'll short circuit if you kill the owner... And, I won't get fried... I can cover him... ::pulls out of the bond:: If you two are gonna be bickering over this, I'll go myself. ::arms crossed:: ::to Trina... and Max:: No way. ::gives him the "YOU'RE gonna stop me, small fry?" look:: What he said. No way are you two gonna be riskin' yer lives over something like this. ::grunts:: I can take more hits than you guys... You look like you could take on a Mack truck, but that's nothing like a full strength blast... ::sternly::: ::narrows her eyes and goes to poke a finger into his chest:: I've been risking my life ever since those cruds took the life of my friend and that of my brother's. I've been surviving this for the past five years. So dont' you dare say that I'm risking my life out there...I already have... Host's Note -- Disconnection on one of the main characters -- RPG continued in next session Session Close: Wed Apr 12 01:15:10 2000