(OOC - new noncombatant character:
Name: Dr. Yuri Kerzach
Age: 34
Species: Cassowary
Faction: Scientist
Knowledge: knows his way around the sublevels, knows about the sublevel inhabitants, has EMT-B level first aid training.
Powers/Cybernetic enhancement: N/A
Personality: Fearless, though sometimes crude and acidic. Has a twisted sense of humor.
Equipment: Handheld radio, small swtichblade style pocket knife (not a weapon).
)
Dr. Yuri Kerzach paced around in the utility closet. He did not know how long ago he had been stuck in there. He tried his best to ignore the duct tape around his head and the cable ties around his wrists.
The last thing he remembered was hearing the warning about a terrorist attack. His partner attempted to seal the door but a terrorist squad entered and shot him before he could do anything. They ransacked his lab, bound and gagged him and tossed him into the utility closet.
He waited for someone to rescue him.
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The Beagle scientist who had discovered that Dr. Zanasiu had the notes on "Dragonstorm" entered the cafeteria. He entered the walk in freezer and punched in his access code on what appeared to be a patch of ice. He waited as a small section of the wall slid back to reveal a staircase.
He descended the staircase and met with a thin Deer in a lab coat. He noticed other scientists behind the Deer.
"Find those notes?" the Deer asked.
"No. I picked up his scent in the lab where I left them and they are missing." the Beagle replied.
The Deer chuckled. "Ah, Dr. Zanasiu, the sentimental scientist. He'd be a great scientist, if only he didn't let his feelings interfere."
"It seems that Dr. Zanasiu has the 'Dragonstorm' notes."
The Deer stopped laughing. "Tell me you're kidding."
"No."
The Deer's eyes went wide. "If word of 'Dragonstorm' gets out to the public, our project is finished! Hell, we may even be lynched! Dr. Zanasiu cannot be allowed to leave with these notes. I don't care how you get those notes back, steal them back or kill him, just get them back!"
Three scientists; a Human, a Brown Bear and a Shire draft horse stepped up to the Deer.
The Beagle gestured to them and they followed him to the armory.
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James listened to Shelton over the radio. He then radioed Vic and Neku. "Vic, Neku, we are heading to the sublevels. We only have the Cobalt Squad soldiers, Zachary, the Iguana, the Dhole and myself."
"Should we take some of these weapons?" Zachary asked.
"I don't know. I worked on the magnetic weapons but we haven't fully tested them and there's the problem of ammo, they drain the powercells very quickly." the Dhole responded.
"Good enough." James said. He retrieved the laser rifle he had used during the battle with the mutant and searched for some powercells. He went to the back and found the room where they recharged the powercells. He took 3 of them and stuck the dead powercell in a charger. He then swapped out the powercell in his laser rifle for new one; the laser rifle hummed as it powered up. He then grabbed 3 more of them, left the room and handed them to Zachary.
Zachary retrieved the gauss rifle he had previously used and swapped out the dead cell for a fresh one. He had also found 4 magazines of gauss ammo.
"You wanna upgrade your weapons?" James asked looking at the Cobalt Squad soldiers, the Dhole and the Iguana. They all shook their heads.
Zachary had decided to unsling his M-16 and place it aside.
"Whoa, whoa, not so fast. We don't know how reliable these experimental weapons are. We need to have something that we KNOW will work." James said.
"I'm out of ammo." Zachary said.
"There should be some in the gun safes."
Zachary opened a crate and retrieved several M-16 magazines.
The Dhole also opened another crate and retrieved several AK-47 magazines.
James checked his pockets. "I've got enough shells for maybe 4 full magazines."
"We ready?" a Cobalt Squad soldier asked.
"We'll see if Neku's group and Vic's group wish to come with us." James replied.
