Darwin's Soldiers

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #200 on:** November 03, 2008, 07:17:41 PM

Neku looked over a workbench laden with tools and equipment.
"Hey, check this out! Nice!"
He said, holding up what looked like a blade's handle, then hit a switch on it, igniting an energy blade.
"Very nice..."
He grinned, deactivating the blade, and placing it on his belt...

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #201 on:** November 03, 2008, 07:21:56 PM

Werner saw on tha camrea what Neku had found and asked over the raido "Hey could ya bring one of those back for me'.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #202 on:** November 03, 2008, 08:29:04 PM

Curious, Shelton looked up and saw what was on Neku's belt.

"Careful with that. You remember those untested weapons I was talking about? You're holding one. Me and Dr. Kyle constructed those, but they don't work as well as the ones on Star Wars. That design you're holding uses rechargeable batteries, so I doubt it'd cut through much more than soft metal or human flesh, but you can recharge it anytime using your electrokinetic abilities. The gold-plated version uses J-batteries, so it's stronger, but it'll only last for a total of 60 minutes."

Serris · **Reply #203 on:** November 03, 2008, 11:38:32 PM

The Igauna guard opened a gun safe and retrived several shotgun shells. He reloaded and pocketed the rest of the shells.

"You got all these experimental weapons and you're not gonna use them?" a Cobalt Squad soldier asked.

"I'm just a guard. I use shotguns, pistols and other firearms. Dr. Zanasiu might know how to use them." the guard replied.

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James radioed Vic back. "Have you found anything of significance like weapons or papers? I too have found no survivors in the main section."

Anthony had just gotten to the last office in the lab. He tried the door but it was locked and finding no key, he kicked down the door. He readied his rifle as he entered but finding no signs of life, he turned on the lights and entered.

On the ground were two dead scientists, one a Human male clutching a pistol and a male Anthro Cassowary.

Anthony's jaw dropped and he hurridly radioed the rest of the team. "J..James! Vic! There's... two dead guys here!"

James recieved Anthony's transmission and rushed to the back room. "Holy crap." he said, looking at the two dead scientists. "We'll need to search them." James ran to the main lab section and grabbed a pair of gloves for himself and Anthony.

Soon they had donned the gloves and they proceeded to search the bodies. The Cassowary seemed to have been shot and the Human stabbed.

"Uh, James, as bizzare as this sounds, I think the Cassowary killed this man." Zachary said, pointing to the Cassowary's bloody toe claws.

James had identified both the bodies by using their staff ID cards, the Cassowary was the scientist Steven Cass and the Human was the scientist Johnson Zenarchis.

"We'd better tell Shelton." James said.

Both he and Zachary threw away their gloves and left the room.

In the main lab section, James immediately radioed Shelton. "Shelton! We found two dead scientists in lab 252-B. They appear to have been fighting with each other. One is a Cassowary named Steven Cass and he was apparently shot by the other scientist, a Human named Johnson Zenarchis and he in turn appears to have been either stabbed or kicked to death by Cass. We don't know what they were fighting over. See if you can find anything on those two."

Zachary was looking over a thick lab notebook left on the table. As he turned to a certain page his expression darkened. "Oh no! I think I know what they were fighting over now."

James went over to Zachary and looked at the notebook. "My god! It can't be." James immediately radioed Shelton again. "Shelton! Zachary has apparently found out what they were fighting over! Zenarchis has apparently been abducting children, anthro and Human to work on his project, 'Dragonstorm'! And Cass apparently wanted no more of it."

(OOC - Yeah, the mad scientists will start appearing soon.)

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #204 on:** November 04, 2008, 07:15:44 PM

Vic had rejoined the others as soon as they finished searching two dead bodies of scientists, and clued in to what may have happened. "Any ideas what this 'Dragonstorm' is about?" he asked.

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Dr. Joe looked about the room at the various weapons and unknown technology. "Good grief," she said. "The terrorists probably couldn't use any of this because even I don't understand what anything in here does..."

Serris · **Reply #205 on:** November 04, 2008, 08:03:30 PM

"No." James replied. "I don't know this man."

"Try the lab notebook." Zachary said.

"Good enough."

James looked through the lab notebook. "Not helpful either, it appears that someone ripped out all the notes that pertain to 'Dragonstorm' and they didn't do a good job, considering we were able to get the most damning piece of evidence."

"How about we find the other scientists who worked on 'Dragonstorm' and ask them about it?" Zachary suggested, "And I'll take this notebook as evidence." Zachary then stuck the notebook in a pocket of his labcoat.

James shook his head. "As paranoid as this sounds we'd better not risk it. Dr. Zenarchis is clearly willing to kill his fellow scientists to protect the secrecy of his experiments. It is possible the other researchers have the same attitude."

"Right you are." a cold voice said from behind James, "I believe you have something that belongs to Dr. Zenarchis."

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #206 on:** November 04, 2008, 08:08:14 PM

Werner turned to shelton "do you know anything about this Dragon storm,' he asked.

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #207 on:** November 04, 2008, 10:35:19 PM

Neku shook faintly at the mention of project Dragonstorm.
"D-Dragonstorm? Are you sure?"
He said, fear coloring his voice...

Serris · **Reply #208 on:** November 05, 2008, 12:24:43 AM

"Who are you?" James demanded.

"I ask the questions! Now give me Dr. Zenarchis's notes!" the voice demanded.

James turned around to look at the speaker; it was a thin anthro Ostrich who was wearing a lab coat.

"Dr. Zenarchis is dead." James said flatly.

"Give me the notes." the Ostrich reached inside his lab coat and pulled out a pistol and aimed it at James, "Or I will kill you."

Zachary reached for his rifle but the Ostrich noticed. "Don't even try. Now, are you two going to give me the notes or do I have to kill you both?" He moved his pistol from Zachary to James.

Zachary reached inside his lab coat for the notebook. "You want the notes?"

The Ostrich turned to Zachary, leaving James alone. James took advantage of the momentary distraction and slammed his body into the Ostrich, briefly unbalancing him and causing him to drop the pistol.

Zachary tossed aside the lab notebook and waded into the melee. He kicked the pistol away and joined James in his attempt to subdue the rogue scientist. The Ostrich caught James across the jaw with a brutal right hook. James staggered away and the Ostrich attempted to retrieve the pistol, but Zachary grabbed him from behind and dragged him to the ground.

The Ostrich shed his lab coat and attempted to retrieve the pistol but Zachary grabbed him again. "You're going nowhere!" he said as he grappled with the Ostrich. The Ostrich kneed Zachary in the groin, dropping him and he attempted to retrieve his pistol again. James recovered from the punch, unslung his shotgun and aimed it at the Ostrich.

"Get on the ground!" James shouted. The Ostrich stuck his hands in the air and dropped to the ground.

Zachary staggered to his feet and used the radio to call Vic. "Vic, we got a prisoner." He switched frequencies and called Shelton. "Shelton, what can you dig up about Dr. Zenarchis and 'Dragonstorm'? Also, we were attacked by a 'Dragonstorm' scientist, he's currently held at gunpoint by James."

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The Iguana guard was looking near the back of the weapons lab. He noticed a large hole in the wall. He immediately went to the rest of the group. "Something has breached the weapons lab. There's a large hole in the back."

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #209 on:** November 05, 2008, 03:48:35 AM

"Sorry I took so long, I cross-checked all the files to be sure I didn't miss anything," Shelton radioed in. "I don't know Dr. Zenarchis myself, but I think he worked in the Developmental Experiments section, with an assistant. I can't learn anymore online; he never activated his account."

"Shouldn't one of you guys have noticed something like that?" asked the Cobalt commander.

Shelton shrugged. "Just means he never gets paid. And there's no mention of Dragonstorm in any files, accounts, or budgets in the Pelvanida computers. Whatever it was, it wasn't on the record."

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #210 on:** November 05, 2008, 08:14:34 PM

Vic rushed back as soon as he got the message, and quickly assessed what has happened. He readied his weapon and took a pair of cuffs off his belt. "I got a pair of bracelets for him," he said as he tossed them to Zachary.

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Snow watched Neku's sudden change in expression. "Neku?"

Dr. Joe felt extreme cold down her spine as she heard the iguana mention a large hole in the room. "Could it be something caused by the fight?"

Serris · **Reply #211 on:** November 05, 2008, 08:34:14 PM

Zachary got up onto his feet, picked up the handcuffs and handcuffed the rogue scientist.

"So now what? We've got two important things to bring to Shelton. The prisoner and this DVD I found." James said.

"I'd say we leave the prisoner here and deal with the DVD later." Zachary replied.

James's radio buzzed and he picked it up and listened to Shelton's transmission. "Uh, guys. I think we stumbled upon something that we shouldn't have."

"Huh?" Zachary asked.

"According to Shelton, there is no mention of 'Dragonstorm' anywhere in the computer records and Dr. Zenarchis has no computer records that pertain to him, which means he gets zilch for his work but more importantly, we don't know what the hell he was doing."

Zachary's brow furrowed for a moment. "That other scientist, Cass. See if Shelton knows anything about him."

"It's worth a shot." James said, pulling out his radio. "Shelton. Did Dr. Zenarchis ever work with a Cassowary assistant named Steven Cass?"

James then turned to Vic. "Shall we search for reinforcements or hand over what we found to Shelton?"

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #212 on:** November 05, 2008, 11:37:57 PM

Neku looked at Snow.
"Project Dragonstorm was something I heard mentioned while I was under testing. There were whispers of kids being imbued with powers far beyond the norm. There were rumors that these kids weren't volunteers. I met one once. Something about him seemed...Inhuman...Evil. If there are more like him..."
He shuddered again, and then gave her a small smile.
"It's nothing. Don't worry..."

Hawkeye looked at the hole.
"There's something about this hole. It doesn't look like it's from combat. It looks like something...cut this hole here..."
He said, immediately activating a scanner...

Serris · **Reply #213 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:10:31 AM

The Iguana guard radioed Shelton. "This is Foxtrot 1."

Shelton's voice crackled over the radio. "Come in Foxtrot 1."

"There is a large hole caused by what appears to be a laser cutter in the back of the AWTR. What is in that area? Over." The Iguana put away his radio. "Hopefully, they just cut into a utility closet or something."

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James radioed Neku. "Neku! We have found something on 'Dragonstorm', a lab notebook but most of the data has been removed. And Shelton has discovered that there are no records of this project anywhere in the computer records."

Zachary radioed Shelton. "Shelton. James, Vic and I have captured a 'Dragonstorm' scientist who tried to take the lab notebook from us."

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #214 on:** November 06, 2008, 02:22:45 AM

"Could you give me a description? Is it the Cass fellow you were talking about?" asked Shelton.

The ostrich suddenly convulsed and yelled, "I won't tell you anything!"

Shelton raised one eyebrow. "That sounded suspiciously like my good friend Oli. I'm surprised to hear you don't have your head buried in the ground, Oli. Remember the last time you debated me on 4th dimensional physics?"

"Shut up, you ignorant brute! Zenarchis will always be twice the scientist you ever were!"

"Shame the same can't be the same for his assistant. Your lack of opposable thumbs isn't your only handicap."

"Your insufferable self-confidence is one of yours! You will not always have computers and technology to hide behind!"

"Yeah, well until then, just remember that Big Brother is watching." Shelton switched gears. "James, the charming fellow you've got with you is Oli Struth, living proof that the Theory of Natural Selection is wrong. Feel free to take your time before shipping him up here. And about Dr. Cass, he was in charge of blood sample deliveries for Dr. Zenarchis' department. He'd show up every other week, refill a cart of blood vials, and leave. That seems to be about it."

Serris · **Reply #215 on:** November 06, 2008, 11:51:03 AM

James's brow furrowed in thought. "So Dr. Cass did not directly work on 'Dragonstorm'? Any other records that pertain to him?"

James looked over to Oli. "Shelton, Dr. Cass isn't an Ostrich. He's a Cassowary about 5 feet 4 inches tall with black feathers and he is dead. He appears to have been shot by Dr. Zenarchis during a confrontation of some kind. So you know Oli? Care to explain why your good friend wanted the 'Dragonstorm' notes even going so far as to threaten us with death and attack us?"

He then put away the radio and turned to Vic and Zachary. "Gentlemen, it seems Shelton knows our attacker."

Zachary went over to Oli and leveled his rifle at him. "I'd be better for you to be quiet." He then turned to James. "You mean Shelton knows this creep?"

James nodded.

(OOC - I'm going to be away for today and tomorrow. Seen you soon!)

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #216 on:** November 06, 2008, 09:59:59 PM

"Whatever he's involved in," Vic replied, his gun still on the crazed scientist, "He's obviously not going to talk. We can lock him up in one of storerooms, also letting him know that half of the experiments are running amok as we speak..."

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"That means some of the terrorists managed to escape the room?" Dr. Joe asked.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #217 on:** November 06, 2008, 10:13:01 PM

"Can't say for sure," Shelton told James, grinning, "but I'd wager it'd have something to do with Oli having an IQ of about 6."

"Shut up, you wretch!" interjected Oli. "I've always been smarter than you!"

"Oh yeah? Who got accepted into Mensa?"

"Mensa is owned by idle-brained speciesists who don't know a quark from a quasar!"

"Let me guess: one of them is the size of your brain, the other your ego?"

"I swear, one of these days I will get my hands on you and gloat as I strangle the life out of your flailing body!"

"With what? You don't have arms, last time I checked."

"Zenarchis has taught me things! He promised me revenge on your kind!"

"Did you ever stop to consider that Zenarchis was probably planning on killing you once his project was complete? We might have saved your life. Come on, say thank you. I won't tell anybody."

"I would rather have my internal organs removed with a soup spoon!"

"Trust me, if I could arrange that, I would. James, Oli has always tried to take part in things that are much too big for him. Don't expect any sort of intelligent conversation. But he's also hopeless at covering his tracks, which is why I'd always kick his ass at Stratego. Search around for drawers left unlocked or loose papers in the garbage bin. Guaranteed Oli left something out in the open."

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #218 on:** November 07, 2008, 12:22:40 AM

Hawkeye's mechanical eye flashed as it deactivated the primary scanner.
"I'm not sensing any life signs around here, besides our own. Whoever made this hole either is far away from here, or... or they ran afoul of some of the less pleasant experiments."
He said, looking at Dr. Joe kindly...

Neku shook his head as he walked back over to Snow.
"Hey Snow... do you think we could maybe settle down after this whole mess is over?"
He asked, smiling at her....

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #219 on:** November 07, 2008, 05:04:46 PM

"I'll keep an eye on our friend here while you search," Vic replied. "I have no doubt he might try something."

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Dr. Joe shuddered. "Well that seems to put my mind at ease..." she replied low and wryly.

Snow tilted her head in confusion. "Settle down?" she replied, looking around at the scientists, soldiers, and other experiments, and then gave a shiver to the thoughts in her mind. "Is there really a possibility for us to have peace, knowing that we aren't normal?"