Darwin's Soldiers 2: Survival of the Fittest

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #940 on:** October 09, 2009, 12:54:58 AM

Most of the pedestrians were running as fast away as they could from the oncoming vehicles, but one bystander whipped out a pistol and fired before the Humvees raced past him. The bullet whizzed by Hans.

"What the--? What the hell's up with that guy!?!?" he stammered, ducking.

"Welcome to Vegas."

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"Well," reasoned Shelton, "Since they've got to be on the outside of the vehicle..." he squeezed his way between pipes and hoisted himself off the ground. "It's up here," he said. "They've got it stationed on top of Lab 101. I can reach it."

Serris · **Reply #941 on:** October 09, 2009, 01:32:43 AM

Dr. Kerzach heard someone pounding on the bathroom door. He quickly squeezed through the opening, flushed the toilet and squeezed back through the opening.

"Shelton, I hear sirens. I think the police are chasing them. Of course, that means they are probably chasing our guys as well." Dr. Kerzach said. "Of course, I doubt the guys will stop for the police. Man, it takes gonads of silicon carbide to flagrantly disobey the police and chase some rogue scientists. Luckily, everyone here's that badass."

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Hans spotted the flashing red and blue lights of a police car in front of them. He squinted and saw a Bison and two men arguing with a police officer.

"They got Alfred!" Hans shouted

Dr. Zanasiu nodded and radioed everyone. "Alfred has been caught. Do not stop! Repeat, Do not stop!"

He then noticed his fuel on the Humvee running low. He pulled into a gas station and filled the diesel tank.

"Shouldn't we be continuing the chase?" Hans asked.

"Can't chase if we've got no fuel." Dr. Zanasiu replied. He noticed a police car, lights flashing turn into the gas station. "Oh [censored]!" He hopped back into the Humvee and drove off without paying for the fuel.

"Get back here!" the manager shouted. He pulled out a pistol and brandished. "Get back here or I shoot!"

Hans swiveled the laser turret towards the man as Dr. Zanasiu drove off

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Zachary was now at the city limits of Vegas. He wisely slowed down to the speed limit. Unfortunately, he heard the wail of sirens.

"Damn it! I don't have time for this [censored]!" He shouted. He continued driving, ignoring the sirens.

He then heard a bullet ping off his Humvee's armor. He looked out the window and noticed a random bystander shooting at him.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #942 on:** October 09, 2009, 04:24:27 AM

"Not counting whoever was in that truck that already got blown up," Shelton reminded him. "However brave they are, they're going to look like Tiananmen Square if we don't disable the autocannon. What should I do first?"

Caustizer · **Reply #943 on:** October 09, 2009, 10:43:03 PM

(OCC: Yes Clyco is on one of the humvee turrets)

This was exactly what Clyco didn't want to get caught up in - a car chase involving tons of shooting and violence for reasons beyond his comprehension. He was having a lot of fun though... just like a game of Doom he used to play back home.

Command was gonna burn him for this.

Serris · **Reply #944 on:** October 10, 2009, 12:42:15 AM

"Find something that looks like it could be the mechanism for opening the hatch and destroy it. Don't bother trying to break the ammunition feeding system. Neither of us know enough about weapons to do something like that and 20 mm ammunition are explosive rounds." Dr. Kerzach said.

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PFC Reynolds was refueling his Stryker vehicle at a Vegas gas station. He didn't bother to pay because managed to bluff his way out of paying using his Pelvanida ID and an excuse of "official" business.

"Corporal, I wonder why the police haven't stopped us. Everyone else is reporting problems with the police." PFC Reynolds said.

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"Clyco! Try to ward off the police! Do not kill unless you have to." Zachary shouted.

He noticed two police cars trying to deploy a spike strip. He quickly swerved around the spike strip, crossing the median and heading into oncoming traffic. He then returned to his side of the highway and drove into the gas station where PFC Reynolds was refueling his vehicle.

Zachary leapt from the vehicle, handed the AR-15 and ammunition canister to PFC Reynolds, who placed them inside. "For Stern." Zachary said.

Zachary then leapt back inside the Humvee, and sped off. The wail of sirens could be heard as they chased him.

Nick22 · **Reply #945 on:** October 10, 2009, 01:08:29 AM

Aisha got out of the car. " Holding out her official military ID " Look, Officer, we are on official government business, we have been hired to track down a rogue group of sciebtists who possess WMDs and who are willing to sell them to the highest bidder..We have been tasked to stop them at any cost..

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #946 on:** October 10, 2009, 01:18:11 AM

Shelton put his flashlight in his mouth, shined around the hatch area, located what looked like the opening mechanism, and slid an integral piece out. It was oily, and he dropped it on accident. "Whoops. That thing's not getting fixed anytime soon."

He climbed back down. "Done. Now we should get back before anyone notices we're missing."

(OOC: I'm wondering if anything should happen to the folk in the main lab that would make Shelton and Kerzach lucky for not being there.)

Serris · **Reply #947 on:** October 10, 2009, 01:27:13 AM

The police officer examined the ID and satisfied, let Aisha go.

He then asked for Alfred's ID. Alfred showed him the Contractor ID he was issued. The police officer shrugged but let him go nonetheless.

Dr. Greene and Nixon showed the officer their IDs and he let them go as well.

Soon the radio blared out this message: "Attention all units, be on the lookout for two Humvees. We are in pursuit of them."

"Wait, that must be James and Zachary." Alfred said. He then turned to the police officer. "Officer, those two Humvees are with us."

"All right, I'm still a little suspicious but your IDs are official so I have to let you go." the officer said. "And sorry sir, but I cannot do anything about those two Humvees, as we do not know their identities."

Alfred got back in the truck and sped off. He then radioed everyone else. "Stop for the police and tell them that you're on government business!"

"Too late! They're [censored] shooting at us!" Zachary shouted.

Alfred gulped. "Well, that's problem."

Alfred was now driving through the Vegas strip, he spotted a wrecked police car on the side and several dead pedestrians as well buildings pocked with bullet holes. "Ooh, looks like the Dragonstorm convoy went this way."

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"Nice." Dr. Kerzach said. "And yeah, I think they are getting suspicious. A lot of people were pounding on the door."

Dr. Kerzach then squeezed his way out of the passageway. "Shelton, try and cover that hole as best you can."

(OOC - Dunno. I'd assume that police and possibly bystanders have shot at the lab but the lab is armored so nothing much will really happen.)

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #948 on:** October 10, 2009, 01:32:05 AM

(OOC: yeah, bummer. Oh well.)

"What exactly are we going to tell them if they ask why both of us were in the bathroom for so long?" asked Shelton, wedging the removed chunk of sheet-metal wall as good as he could. "I mean, I'm all for the new identity, but I doubt they'll believe we were so inspired by the Exodus that we declared our love for each other."

Nick22 · **Reply #949 on:** October 10, 2009, 01:32:39 AM

Aisha kept on the lookout. ' better pick-up the pace Alfred, that little chat with the cops probably cost us 15 minutes which we'll now have to make up.. and we can't exactly start shooting at them.."

Serris · **Reply #950 on:** October 10, 2009, 01:46:18 AM

"I'll come out of the bathroom first. Then you come out after several minutes. Or perhaps see if you can get out through the machinery room." Dr. Kerzach said. He then exited the bathroom and returned to his seat.

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Luckily, the streets were deserted after the Dragonstorm convoy went down that path and Alfred was able to push the truck to its top speed of 100 mph. There were a few police officers present but they ignored the truck.

"I wonder if Zach and everyone else can identify themselves to the cops without getting arrested or shot? I mean it's pretty obvious they really pissed off the cops." Alfred said.

In the distance were the taillights of the Dragonstorm convoy and they grew closer.

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Dr. Zanasiu cursed as he heard bullets ping off the armored Humvee.

He could see Alfred's truck in the distance.

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Zachary was driving around in a relatively bad part of Vegas. He managed to lose the police but he himself was lost. He began to head towards the Vegas strip when someone pointed a shotgun at the Humvee. He immediately ran the man over and continued going towards the Vegas strip.

"Probably a carjacker." he muttered.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #951 on:** October 10, 2009, 02:07:56 AM

Shelton made to lay low, then heard, "Oh, thank god. Excuse me," and realized someone else was about to enter the bathroom. Hoping Kerzach could stall for him, Shelton slid the sheet metal out of the way and squeezed into the machine room, just ahead of the upcoming occupant. No time to put the sheet metal back.

The scientist poked his head into the machine room, curious. After a few seconds of not seeing much, he shrugged and his head disappered.

The second the head was gone, Shelton crawled out of the machine room corner, dropping the sheet metal he'd hid behind. Using the pipes to climb over the sight zone of the bathroom hole, Shelton reached the other end of the machine room.

Here there was an entrance to the main lab; the old secret elevator shaft, which had been cleared and sealed. A series of rungs led up to the top of the lab.

I wonder if I'd get radio reception up there, he thought. I could contact James and see who had been in the destroyed truck, or if I could help them out somehow.

Making sure not to look down (for the bottom of the elevator shaft was open to the road speeding below him), Shelton grabbed the rungs and started up to the roof of the lab.

Nick22 · **Reply #952 on:** October 10, 2009, 02:14:27 AM

Yeah they did, but that can't be helped.. just keep driving Al, you're doing a good job.." Aisha said. " Does anyone like Sudoku,?' Dr Labndon said ' I bought a book of soduku puzzles at the last gas stop while Alfred was gettinbng gas..

Serris · **Reply #953 on:** October 11, 2009, 01:01:06 AM

"How can you even think of Soduku now?" Dr. Greene said.

Nixon ducked under a glass beer bottle thrown at him. "Wow. Nice city."

"Locals are probably pissed off because Dragonstorm killed a few of them." Alfred replied.

Suddenly, Werner's Humvee darted from a side street and joined the chase. Since there was not enough room for the two vehicles, Werner resorted to driving on the curb. Most of the pedestrians ran but a few threw debris or even shot at the vehicles.

"Alfred, this is Werner, the radio blared. Dr. Zanasiu and Hans are in deep [censored]. Over"

"Werner, this is Alfred, what the hell happened? Over."

"Alfred, this is Werner, Hans just cut a LVMPD SWAT truck in half with his Humvee's laser cannon. "

"Wait, Hans did what!?" Alfred shouted over the radio.

"The truck tried to ram him off the road. Werner out."

Alfred swore repeatedly. "Great, thanks to Hans' [censored] idiotic maneuver. The cops are now going to try and kill James and Hans."

Nick22 · **Reply #954 on:** October 11, 2009, 01:09:26 AM

Yep, Hans isn't exactly known for being bright" Aisha shook her head..
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Well more sudoku for me..' Dr Landon shrugged as he worked on his puzzle..

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #955 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:00:30 AM

Shelton reached the top of the ladder. Wrapping his arm around the top rung, he poked his head over the roof of the lab.

Wind whipping through his head, he saw the chaos of Las Vegas running in fright from the oncoming convoy. Some brave citizens were even taking potshots at the lab, but nothing penetrated the armor, and whoever was driving seemed to like aiming for shooters.

Shelton poked his head back down. He grabbed the radio/flashlight with his free hand. He had reception, and a cramp in both legs.

He tried every channel one by one. "Reciever, this is Shelton, please respond. Reciever, this is Shelton, please respond. Reciever, this is Shelton--"

"Shelton!" Bradley's voice came on over the radio. "Where the hell have you been! Get up here to the control room, I have to fill you in on what's happened."

"Uh, can't do that, sorry. Kerzach and I are in Lab 101--"

"What‽ You're where?"

"Just patch me through to James!"

There was silence. Then Bradley said. "Patching. Wait two seconds before speaking."

Shelton pressed the radio closer to limit the wind interference. "James! This is Shelton! Do you hear me?"

Serris · **Reply #956 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:12:45 AM

"Damned would be heroes!" Dr. Branston shouted. One lucky shot had managed to destroy a camera. He activated both autocannons. He noticed that one refused to deploy. He then spoke into the PA system. "Someone check the left autocannon! The [censored] thing won't deploy."

Keegan O'Neill got up from his seat and headed to the rear to check the autocannons.

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"This is James." Dr. Zanasiu said. "And Shelton, where the hell are you?! It sounds like you're inside a [censored] wind tunnel!"

A jolt shook the Humvee as a police cruiser foolishly rammed it. A police helicopter flew overheard trying to give the sniper a clear shot at Hans. A bullet struck near his head.

"Back off!" Hans shouted, swiveling the turret at the helicopter. Another shot struck near his head. Hans then fired the turret and cut off part of the helicopter's landing gear. The helicopter retreated.

Dr. Zanasiu heard the sound of the laser turret recharging itself for another shot. "Hans! Stop shooting at the police! This wouldn't have happened if you hadn't cut the SWAT truck in two!"

"Says the guy who stole $800 worth of diesel fuel." Hans countered.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #957 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:16:34 AM

"I'm on Lab 101!" Shelton yelled back. "And Kerzach's in it! We're disguised as Dragonstorm scientists!"

Serris · **Reply #958 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:23:25 AM

"You're in there!?" Dr. Zanasiu replied. "Anything major going on in there? Right now, the cops are after Hans, Zachary and myself. In particular Hans, because he decided to cut a SWAT truck in half and cut off part of a police helicopter's landing gear."

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O'Neill entered the closet where the machinery for the left autocannon was located. He examined it and noticed that the part that opened the hatch was missing.

His ears swiveled as he heard someone talking. He headed towards the source of the speech, right to where the old elevator shaft was located.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #959 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:28:14 AM

(OOC: do you want him to tell James about the bomb?)

"Well, I hope you get away, 'cause they won't be happy to find out the one terrorist they didn't lock up went on a shooting spree!" Shelton stretched his legs. "James! We recieved word that a truck was destroyed! Who was in it?"