Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4120 on:** May 04, 2011, 08:30:14 PM

Calchas grunted, but blocked a follow-up punch from Shelton, kneeing him in the stomach in retaliation. "I pump you with over two thousand volts of electricity, and that was what finally caused you to say 'Ow'‽" he spat at Shakila.

"Haha, and all it took was punching you in the--" Shelton tried to chime in before Calchas demonstrated how that line was going to end. He then followed up by slashing his antlers at Shakila.

<I don't think we're going to be able to knock him out!> Shelton thought-spoke to Shakila, grimacing but staggering to his feet. <We need to restrain him!>

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Alarms blared all over Crimson Base as the Peenemunde missile finally came into view.

"What the hell are we going to do?" breathed Siberys.

In Sterm's office, all the color drained from Neville's face. "Looks like we should have moved out faster!"

(OOC: Serris, I'll let you do the honors of exploding the missile.)

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O'Neill nodded. "Soundwave has decided he wants to be in charge of this base, and I honestly don't know how we are supposed to stop him."

He motioned to the computer screen. "He wants some information on War in four minutes. I have the data, but I'd prefer we find a way to neutralize him as a threat. Any ideas?"

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #4121 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:23:26 AM

Neku grinned at Hailey.
"Hey, I got an idea, I think. What do you say we try a combination of our powers? I've done it before, and it worked wonders. At the least, it should get his armor gone..."
He said, claw arm glowing with a corona of electrical energy...

Serris · **Reply #4122 on:** May 05, 2011, 03:40:01 PM

(TX Base)

Dr. Kerzach got out of the shower and changed into fresh clothes. A ragged looking Mallard Duck with grease-stained feathers ran into the shower after him. "Hey Simpson? Where did you go?" he called.

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(TX Truck Stop)

Dr. Zanasiu turned to Sharon and sat on a dirty vinyl covered seat. "I wish I could say it doesn't affect me," he said softly. "But I can't. I'm still trying to get over the betrayal's Cale, Agito, Neku and Hawkeye. I just got over the death of Jayden and that was only because I don't know him as well as the others. But just the sheer danger of this is what keeps me going forward. Without me - without us, there will be no future for America."

He then took a deep breath; it seemed the stress of the past year was catching up to the heroic Pelvanida scientist.

MrDrake · **Reply #4123 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:00:48 AM

"Yeah, one can only hope so" Hailey replied back whom in turn, looked to Aimee.

Aimee shrugged back lightly "Only one way to find out....besides, if this doesn't work, by then, Xanthus should've found a way to take War down as it is"she looked to War, whom just remained where he was, his eyes watching the three of them.

"You guys ready?" Hailey asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be" Aimee replied back, flexing her wrists "Let's do this"

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<Then what do you suggest we do?> Shakila asked back as she oved away from Calchas as quickly as she could <Unless....wait, the chair....> she motioned to the chair that she was recently strapped into <You think it could work on him?>

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"Soundwave is an AI, however, if he's using that suit, then neutralizing him may prove to be a problem, unless we are able to get him back into the computer system and at least, restrain him to one particular sectorand cut it off from both the rest of, and wirelessly from the internet, he should at least, be contained" Trinity answered back.

However, one other thing had caught her attention as well "What is it that Soundwave wanted on War anyway?"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4124 on:** May 06, 2011, 05:13:30 AM

Shelton spared a short glance at the chair before barely overcoming Calchas' grapple with a desperate flurry of blows. <Sounds like a plan,> he sent back, sending a kick at Calchas' leg and forcing the man to take a step back towards the chair. <If you can keep his attention, I can try and keep forcing his back!>

He was already aching everywhere and wanted to just relax for a few seconds, but he knew that Calchas would easily overcome them both if given even a momentary break.

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #4125 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:23:48 PM

Neku nodded.
"Alright, Hailey. Let's do this!"
He said, grinning confidently...
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<Shelton, Shakila! Is everything okay in there, or do we need to come and kick ass?>
Agito's voice came over the thought chips...

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4126 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:24:17 PM

"Status on his location and whether he's alive," O'Neil replied. "I've received word that he's fighting rogue Oruboros units to a standstill in Las Vegas. Do you think you can take care of Soundwave? I have to contact Zenarchis and relay some important information."

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Sharon's eyes clouded. "I'm sorry, James," she said. "I hope I haven't brought back too many bad memories. But what they've fought for...what we fight for...will never be forgotten."

James is a much better conversationalist than Zachary... she thought to herself.

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"Gallo, is that you?" Montgomery came into the shower area. "Are you ready to meet Dr. Zenarchis?"

ROSS had forgotten to mention that to get them such a prompt reassignment he had signed up Kerzach for the recently-vacated position of Zenarchis' official bodyguard. The last had gone down into the cells to investigate the disappearing life signs, and never came back up.

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<Don't reply to Agito!> Shelton warned Shakila. <Thought-messages sent out of the base are intercepted and run through an inspection filter, and ours would almost definitely fail and be blocked. They wouldn't even let him hear us, but they would investigate this office.>

Luckily, since Agito's messages are sent using his powers, not a thought chip, the inspection filter didn't pick it up.

MrDrake · **Reply #4127 on:** May 06, 2011, 08:03:15 PM

Trinity nodded back to O'Neil "I'll see what I can do....just hold onto War's information for the time being" she told him before she walked out of the office and towards where Soundwave was.

All the while, Pestilence had been listning in and only smirked to himself, yet, he remained quiet for now as he started to wander the base in search for yet, another pilot.

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Hailey stepped forward "Hey War!" she called out "You're after a good fight aren't you? How about this for ya? Us three up against you? What do you say to that?"

There was no answer from War as instead of speaking, her made his first move, slicing his sword through the air, a beam rushing towards Hailey all the while.

Hailey in turn, gulped slightly "I'll take that as a yes then" she spoke as she jumped aside.

As War did just that, Aimee rushed at him, swinging her fist in a backhanded motion for War's face, following it up with a quick uppercut to War's lower jaw.

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Shakila noddedslighty to Shelton "Sure...easy for you to say..." she muttered in regards to her keeping Calchas occupied.

Serris · **Reply #4128 on:** May 07, 2011, 12:48:27 AM

(TX Base)

Dr. Kerzach dried off his face. "Yeah, it's me," he said, throwing the towel into the hamper.

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(TX Truck Stop)

Dr. Zanasiu scratched Sharon behind her ears, causing them to prick up immediately. "Thanks for chatting with me. It's that..."

He trailed off. not being sure what to say to her about his attraction.

Gustave came out of the bathroom and passed by them. "You know, everyone's already ready to go," he said.

Nick22 · **Reply #4129 on:** May 07, 2011, 12:54:46 AM

Lets head ou Alfred" landon said ' first we'll check into the hotel, so Roux and Aisha can sign in and pick out a movie, while the rest of us check out the "rave"
- Who are we still waiting for? aisha asked from the back seat. '

Serris · **Reply #4130 on:** May 07, 2011, 01:40:01 AM

"James, Gustave and Sharon are still in there," Zachary said, leaning in the driver's seat.

"So when are they coming? We can't wait for them forever," Dr. Bailey said, putting his feet up.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4131 on:** May 07, 2011, 06:21:06 AM

Sharon glanced at Gustave. "Sorry..." she said. "We'll get going."

She smiled at James as she got up. "You're doing great, James. You're a natural leader, and this team is all the better because its led by you."

She looked at Zachary and James, experiencing mixed feelings. She was unsure exactly what was going through her mind. She decided to think about it on the car ride, and to tell Dr. Williams everything that had happened during the conversation.

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Shelton attempted another kick at Calchas' groin, but Calchas batted it away.

"What kind of dirty fighting is that?" Calchas hissed. "Groin shots? Is that how we're doing it? Fine, then, she's even more exposed than I am!"

Spinning around, he directed a sequence of blows aimed at the sensitive parts of Shakila's body.

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"Very good. Follow me," said Montgomery, leading Kerzach towards Dr. Zenarchis' office.

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O'Neill nodded. Smiling. "Thank you, Trinity. With you on the job, I know you'll be able to outwit Soundwave."

Once she had left, he switched his attention to Dr. Zenarchis. The barrack cleaners were reporting a different sort of problem, and the only one who could solve it had recently been transferred to Texas Base...

(OOC: Don't forget about crashing the missile into Crimson Base, Serris! I don't want to do it since I'm not sure where it should hit, which characters you want to survive, etc.)

(OOC: Also, Starfall, this would be a good time for Kagetora to escape with Kiara)

Serris · **Reply #4132 on:** May 09, 2011, 12:04:26 AM

(Crimson Base, UT)

The missile itself was non-nuclear but it carried enough explosives to rival a fleet of bombers. It then split into a veritable hailstorm of smaller explosive submunitions.

Smaller anti-aircraft missiles rocketed into the night sky in an attempt to shoot down the submunitions but there were simply too many.

Even the experimental anti-missile laser that had been tested at Pelvanida were dragged out and used but there was the issue of the long cycle time.

Even if the missiles were shot down, flaming shrapnel rained upon the base, causing comparable damage.

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Sirens blared throughout the base as all personnel were ordered to head to the deepest part of the base.

Neville had just bolted from General Sterm's office when an explosion knocked him on his stomach. He looked behind him and all he saw was a heap of twisted and smoldering rubble.

He gulped; there was no doubt that the general was dead. Some hot pieces metal struck him on the arms, legs and tail. Thanks to him being an Iguana, he had no hair that could catch on fire. But he still ran like hell from the impact site.

"Kiara!" he shouted. "Where are you!"

"Come on, move!" A Maine Coon soldier shouted. Even though the soldier tried to remain calm, his flattened ears betrayed his anxious state of mind.

Seeing as Neville was not paying any heed to him; he grabbed Neville and literally dragged him down the dusty hall moments before another submunition destroyed the hallway.

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(TX Truck Stop)

Dr. Zanasiu and Sharon got into their SUVs.

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Sharon climbed into the second SUV. "I'll drive," she said.

Zachary climbed out of the driver's seat and got into the passenger seat. Dr. Zanasiu got into the back seat.

"We're ready to roll!" he said into the radio. He then started the engine and pulled out of the parking lot. By this time, it was already nightfall.

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Alfred was in the driver's seat of the first SUV and had his feet on the dash and was ready a dirty magazine he purchased from the truck stop.

Suddenly the radio crackled. "We're ready to roll!"

Alfred threw the magazine behind him where it landed on Dr. Landon's lap. He started up the engine and followed the first SUV.

Nick22 · **Reply #4133 on:** May 09, 2011, 12:15:22 AM

Alright lets get going " Landon and aisha said.. " the asooner we investigate the rave, the better.

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #4134 on:** May 09, 2011, 09:09:06 AM

Neku faced off against War again, this time holding his great sword confidently with both hands. The moment after Aimee had landed her strikes and was out of the line of fire, he swung his sword upwards, cutting a gash into the ground before flinging his own shockwave-based attack at War...
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Roux smiled and leaned against Aisha, murring contentedly.
"Mmm-hmm...And Aisha and I can watch our movie."
She said with a giggle...
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As the missle and its' submunitions streaked towards Crimson base, Kagetora saw the missiles incoming, and, without a moments hesitation, grabbed Kiara and teleported the two of them out of the base, reappearing near the Ouroboros team's vehicles. Just as the two teleported away, a missile struck where they had been standing a few seconds earlier, leaving nothing but a smoking crater...

MrDrake · **Reply #4135 on:** May 10, 2011, 06:49:08 PM

War had been distracted long enough, the shockwaves hit him head on as he slid back somewhat. As that happened, Hailey jumped in and struck him across the face with a firey fist of hers, followed by Aimee striking War in the face again.

However, as they were preoccupied with attacking War, War in turn, grabbed onto Hailey and slammed her into the ground, slamming his foot into her back as he did so.

Aimee took this chance to then attack War by the leg, slamming her elbow down onto his kneecap in an attempt to at least try and injure War.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4136 on:** May 10, 2011, 07:20:58 PM

Calchas punched Shelton in the head again.

<Shakila, I need you to distract him!> Shelton spat blood, and barely blocked another blow. He was really taking a beating. <Taunt him or something, do what you had been doing while strapped in the chair!>

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Zenarchis looked up when Kerzach and Montgomery entered the room. "Ah, good. Doctor, please take a look at this."

He switched on a viewscreen behind him. A pale Asian female stood silently in the middle of a bloodied mess hall, holding only a Chinese zither instrument. Bodies of unarmed personnel and lunch trays lay scattered all over the cafeteria.

"This is an open channel to New Peenemunde. After you left, she has been uncontrollable. We've been forced to barricade her inside the mess hall to prevent her from killing any more personnel. Since you created her, Dr. Gallo, I need to know how we can get her to stand down."

Serris · **Reply #4137 on:** May 11, 2011, 10:58:22 PM

Dr. Kerzach furrowed his brow in thought as he took a seat. He needed to think up a lie and fast!

"I am afraid I do not remember. I lost my most current data during the evacuation and I am trying to reconstruct it. I will let you know as soon as I am done," he said.

MrDrake · **Reply #4138 on:** May 13, 2011, 02:39:05 AM

<Do what I had been doing in the chair? Are you on drugs or somethng? I was being interogated on that chair, nothing else!> Shakila yelled back at Shelton as she rolled her eyes.

"Hey! You! Ugly!" Shakila then called out to Calchas, trying to get his attention, one way or another "Over here!"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4139 on:** May 13, 2011, 05:09:35 AM

<Does being punched in the face fifteen times count as on drugs?> Shelton dizzily replied. He landed a successful punch that set Calchas stepping a few paces towards the chair.

Calchas was glaring at Shakila. "What the hell do you want?" he sneered, aiming a kick at her stomach.

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At the sound of his voice, Siren looked up from the ground and stared straight at the camera. She walked forward and hovered in the air, until her blank eyes were inches from the camera.

Montgomery shuddered, and nervously excused himself from the room.

"Well, Dr. Gallo," Zenarchis said, "it looks like you have her attention."

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Sharon glanced at Zachary, next to her in the vehicle. She decided she would give Zachary one more chance to carry on a decent conversation with her, and if he failed, she would divert her attention to James.

"What type of music do you like?" she asked.