Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

Serris · **Reply #4580 on:** November 27, 2011, 04:36:34 AM

Dr. Zanasiu shook himself off scowled at Death. He rested the muzzle of his shotgun under his chin as if to mock him. "I'd rather kill myself than give my friends to you."

Gustave glared at Death. Without warning, he rushed at him with his claws ready.

"Gustave! What the f--- are you doing!?"

Gustave came to his senses and stopped. He then spat at Death. In frustration, he slammed his fist into the side of a filing cabinet, leaving a sizable dent. "You should have let me violate Famine's carcass," he growled.

"Gustave, that's f---ing nasty!" Neville said with a look of disgust on his face.

Gustave sighed. "Not in that way, you sick f---! What I meant was rip off Famine's arms, legs and head, tear his torso in two and fling everything into the nearest incinerator."

MrDrake · **Reply #4581 on:** November 27, 2011, 04:47:46 AM

Death's gaze shifted to Dr. Zanasiu as he was mocked "That would still be acceptable if you were to kill yourself at this given moment in time" he spoke simply as his gaze drifted to Gustave whom stood in front of him "As for you, it seems as though you do not have the power to be able to harm one being, such as myself"

"He may not want to harm you, but I will" Kiara sneered, raising her gun and firing several shots at Death.

All of said bullets seemed to just pass through Death, all but for one single bullet which harmed him. And that single bullet was what had concerned Death. He already suspected that he had become even weaker than before since both War and Famine were dead, and having expended more of his power to revive Hailey for his own game.

His eyes narrowed at Kiara, ever so slightly before his gaze shifted back to Gustave again, now taking in whathe had said in regards to Famine "Do as you wish with Famine's body, it is no longer of any use to me" his gaze then moved to Dr. Zanasiu again "30 hours, the clock is ticking and I suggest that you do not waste that time, otherwise, I will come for her personally" he spoke, eyes glancing to Sharon.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4582 on:** December 01, 2011, 03:04:48 PM

"Me?" gasped Sharon. She was still bemused, looking from James to the spectral being that was talking about her. "What did I do?"

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Shelton headed down another corridor, trying to locate the main control room. He hoped to listen in on what DeSancho was doing, maybe find a way to disrupt his plans.

His navigational sense was off, however, and he found himself at the main entrance to the base.

Deciding that it was safer to just evacuate the base that was in imminent danger of blowing up, Shelton flashed his badge at the guard on duty and headed for the road. The tech stuff was over anyway; this part of James' plan involved explosives, which weren't exactly Shelton's forte.

Serris · **Reply #4583 on:** December 02, 2011, 01:46:06 AM

(OOC - Can't remember the creature's name so let's just call it an escaped experiment.)

(Deadwood Laboratories)

Dr. Zanasiu fired two shots at Death - it was all he had left in his shotgun. He then narrowed his eyes. "Harm her and I will make you suffer."

Sharon grabbed her own gun and aimed it at Death. "Look, I don't know what the hell is going on but I will have no part of it!" she growled, her ears tilting back to show her anger.

Sgt. Masters cleared his throat, making him gasp with pain. "Thirty hours is a bit far off guys, our current mission is to find Shelton, and destroy this base!"

"How about we just destroy the base; Shelton's probably dead by now," Spc. Crota said.

"All right, first let's see if everyone is here!" Neville barked.

Zachary looked around the battle scarred room. "Hey, where's Cobalt Leader?"

Neville, Alfred and Sgt. Masters looked profoundly uncomfortable as the question was asked.

The room instantly became silent.

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(Washington DC Base)

O'Neill nodded. Suddenly the last few lights in the facility dimmed out as the emergency batteries died.

He quickly grabbed one of the glow sticks in his pocket, snapped and shook it. He quickly mounted it on the muzzle of his shotgun, which had a built in holder for a flashlight (which had now run out of power) or a glow stick.

"The self destruct charges should be near the reactor silo-" he looked at a bloody placard on the wall "-which is very close by."

Nick22 · **Reply #4584 on:** December 06, 2011, 01:36:24 AM

I'm guessing that Cobalt didn't make it did He? Landon said gazing around and seeing Cobalt was not thewre ' How did it happen?
" He asked Alfred.

MrDrake · **Reply #4585 on:** December 06, 2011, 02:49:05 AM

(Deadwood)

"Fate always has plans, even if one is usually unaware of them in the end. After all, it is why it is called fate, and no one can fight fate" Death spoke simply as he looked at Sharon in particular "No one can change their fate" he added in as he then just vanished from sight, leaving the group to do as they pleased.

Kiara just stood there, mulling over if she should tell them or not about Colbat Leader. Until she muttered underneath her breath "He's dead...."

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(Washington DC Base)

Trinity nodded to O'Neil "Right, it'll be best if you do lead the way, after all, you do seem to know where you're going. And as for you" she spoke, looking to Zara "Stay up front with him, and don't let him die" she ordered.

Zara just nodded back and waited for O'Neil to start moving before she too, would start moving with him, but in turn, heard a roar of sorts echo through the base "That thing sounds pissed off"

Serris · **Reply #4586 on:** December 07, 2011, 06:34:12 AM

(Deadwood Facility)

Alfred sighed. "He saved Kiara's life."

Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "All right, is everyone okay?" he asked.

Gustave cracked his fists and picked up his now empty shotgun and slung it over his back. "Let's blow this place up and head out."

"So any ideas?"

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(Washington DC Base)

The group was now in front of the reactor silo's entrance.

The electronic door was jammed shut, so O'Neill simply shot out the lock and pushed the door open.

"All right, if I recall, the self destruct charges need electricity to detonate so we'll need to see if we can start up one of the backup generators and jury rig it," he said.

From what he could tell, there was no one in the reactor silo but Zara, Trinity and himself.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4587 on:** December 09, 2011, 12:29:20 AM

Crota and Mongoose both turned and looked at Masters. "Orders?" Crota asked.

Masters sighed. He knew that with Cobalt Leader Slavik's death, he was the new leader of Cobalt Squad. "As before," he said. "Wait for Dr. Zanasiu's decision."

Mongoose didn't move, and Crota wrinkled his nose. Masters knew both weren't pleased with the lack of authority with he handled himself, but he was just as shaken as they were. He needed some time to get over Slavik's death, time he didn't really have.

Sharon was still looking at the spot where Death had disappeared. "That bastard won't take me," she growled, but she couldn't keep her voice from quivering slightly. "Should we just find a bunch of dynamite and blow the foundations?"

"This is a scientific lab after all, shouldn't they have volatile chemicals around?" asked Zachary.

Serris · **Reply #4588 on:** December 11, 2011, 02:57:34 AM

Dr. Zanasiu shook his head as the thought message to Shelton returned nothing. "Shelton's dead so all we can do is blow up this base and get out."

"If we get to the armory, there may be explosives for demolitions we can use but since this isn't a military base, don't hold your hopes too high," Neville said as he leaned against a wall.

"Well, we could always burn the lab down," Sharon suggested.

Dr. Bailey scratched his head. "Wait, if we can get to the aux control rooms, we may be able to cause some kind of runaway chemical reaction."

"That's assuming they have a chemical plant here."

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #4589 on:** December 11, 2011, 01:55:46 PM

Roux and Kagetora flickered into view.
"Actually, I've set demolition charges around the entire base, near anything that will generate a secondary explosion. The timers were set for 45 minutes, so I'd suggest we go quickly, unless we want to be implicated in the destruction of yet another government facility..."
He said calmly...

Nick22 · **Reply #4590 on:** December 11, 2011, 02:02:11 PM

Noow we just need to find a way out " Aisha said " we can mourn our friends properly once we are saqfely clear of here
how long ago did you start the countdown?She asked Katergora.. " And where have you beenb Roux? She added looking at the vixen..

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4591 on:** December 11, 2011, 04:24:45 PM

"Lets move out!" Gustave roared. He led the way out of the base. "Keep up with me!"

Sharon panted as she stayed by James' side. Her shock at what had happened with Death was slowly being replaced by excitement at her romantic upgrade with James.

"Come on, Anne!" She encouraged, not forgetting her friend. "Also, great job back there! You saved us all!"

Serris · **Reply #4592 on:** December 11, 2011, 08:05:39 PM

"For someone so big, he's damn fast!" Zachary muttered as he followed after Gustave.

Spc. Crota and Sgt. Masters slithered as fast as possible but even then, they lagged behind the others.

Gustave rounded a corner into a stairwell and ran into a surprised guard descending the stairs. In one movement, he backhanded the guard instantly breaking his neck.

Neville mounted the steps two at a time, breathing heavily as he did so. "How much time you think we've got?"

"Don't wanna know," Alfred replied as he followed up the stairs.

Nick22 · **Reply #4593 on:** December 11, 2011, 09:43:40 PM

I would say, maybe 30 minutes, but thats just a guess, and I don;t want to know if i'm right or even in the ball park " Landon said " we need to get going " He said running after gustave up the stairs..

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #4594 on:** December 12, 2011, 02:22:34 AM

Kagetora glanced at his wrist.
"Actually, more like 40. The timers were just recently activated. But now's not the time. Let's move!"
He said, running alongside the others. Roux smiled and picked up Aisha, grinning.
"I was...taking care of some stuff involving Dragonstorm and their security..."
She said, kissing Aisha as she ran...

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #4595 on:** December 12, 2011, 02:37:34 AM

"Not a problem," Dr. Williams replied to her friend as she kept up with her fleeing teammates.

MrDrake · **Reply #4596 on:** December 12, 2011, 02:48:10 AM

(Deadwood)

Kiara, however, remained behind for a bit longer as she crouched down beside Famine's body to just get a closer look at him, using the barrel of her handgun to probe Famine's face first, opening up his jaw as she just wondered out loud to herself "How the hell were you able to control our emotions?" was the first question that had entered her mind. The others had indeed, headed off, but with 45 minutes to spare at, well, less than that, she was sure she would be able to have a few minutes to herself to try and examine Famine's body still.

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(Washington DC Base)

"Alright, you do that" Trinity told O'Neil "And you go with him, and don't let him die" she then told Zara as a roar echoed nearby "As it seems as though that beast is nearby...." she trailed off as it teleported into the room.

"It has Viper's powers" Zara started as she watced claws pop out of its hands "And my powers....that thing is dangerous, it seems to learn powers from what it experiences" she added in, a tad worried.

"Then protect O'Neil while he charges the charges, I'll keep this thing at bay" Trinity ordered, pulling out her guns as she stood her ground "Now go"

Zara nodded as she looked to O'Neil "Let's go, just lead the way"

Nick22 · **Reply #4597 on:** December 12, 2011, 12:47:43 PM

well stick closer to us fro now on" Aisha said as they hurried up thye stairs an exit pointed to the left.. "things are only going to get more and m,ore dangerous as we go after the last of Dragonstorm's facilities.

Serris · **Reply #4598 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:29:37 AM

(Washington DC Base)

O'Neill used the butt of his shotgun to smash a glass box containing an emergency hand powered hydraulic pump near one of the generators.

He then looked over the hydraulic system for any signs of damage. Satisfied, he slung the shotgun over his back, hooked up the pump and started pumping.

"This may take a while!" he grunted.

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(Deadwood Facility)

"Twenty minutes left!" Zachary shouted as he rammed a door so hard that it came off its hinges.

"Less talk! More running!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted.

"Easy for you to say!" Sgt. Masters shouted. Both he and Spc. Crota were lagging behind and visibly winded.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4599 on:** December 13, 2011, 03:36:44 AM

"Come on, guys!" Sharon urged Masters and Crota. "You have to make it!"

Alfred slowed down and picked up the two snakes.

"Aren't we a bit heavy?" Masters asked, despite his exhaustion.

"Just hold on," Alfred grunted gritting his teeth.

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Shelton stood outside the base. He was hoping to watch the fireworks, but he realized that (1) he looked kind of suspicious, and (2) he had no idea how big the explosion was going to be. He started looking around for a hiding place. There didn't seem to be one; it was just a lot of desert.

He spotted a boulder a fair distance away. Guess that'll do. He started walking over.