Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

[MrDrake]

Aimee had indeed, remeber quiet a bit about Hailey now, the way how she would look at both the guys and girls, and in a way, Aimee had thought that was rather cute, which in turn, would just make Hailey blush, and to retaliate with a simple "Shut up" and in a sort of annoyed way as one could put it.

However, one thing Aimee did not know was that Hailey had a crush on someone in particular, yet, Hailey had never told Aimee at all, in case it would ruin their friendship, especially considering the fact that the one whom Hailey had a bit of a crush on more than others was her best friend as well....Aimee.

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"Yeah, I've been wondering that as well on when we would do this Dragonstorm thing too" Shakila added in as she looked over to Jayden, motioning for him to join them instead of sitting by himself.

Jayden decided not to at the moment as he just sat there, drinking away at his coffee, speaking up to her "Don't worry, I can hear you from here, unless of course you all keep to yourself"

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

(OOC: I don't think James is in the coffee shop with us. By my count we've got Shelton, Shakila, Stern, Bailey, Jayden and Neville.)

[MrDrake]

(OOC: Ah, right, I'll edit that, my bad)

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

The surviving guards in the bridge battled to put the fire out, but to no avail as the consoles sparked and ignited as smoke billowed across the room...

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"Aiko," Vic radioed in.  "Finish up and clear out onto the deck.  We're getting off."

The team quickly moved to get to the deck...

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With Deathwind gone, Ariol left his hiding place when he got the captain's message.  "The mission is a bust," he replied.  "Have everyone evacuate the ship..."  He paused as he caught sight of two unidentified armed soldiers step into view, and quickly drew his weapons and fired.

One of the soldiers, a Mallard, was the first hit and he dropped dead, his armor was no match for the assassin's ammunition, which he had taken from Pelvanida's armory much earlier before.  The other soldier, a Spider Monkey, turned and let loose a volley to bullets at Ariol, his armor taking all but a few that caught him in the hip and shoulder.  The human gritted his teeth to the pain and unloaded the rest of the special ammo into Eron, throwing into the wall and he slid down it with no more life left.

He now only has one more clip of the ammo left, and he reloads one gun with it and loaded the other with regular bullets.  He casually walked over the two bodies to the top...

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Getting the message, Aiko quickly puts away his computer, then he and Tank make a mad dash to the surface...

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With the tugboat locked on in firing range, the frigate fires one round from its massive railgun...

[Serris]

The tug's armor was no match for the railgun as the slug pierced the bow of the tug boat.

The tug steamed towards The Surrounded Sea as fast as possible.

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Capt. Lutra staggered back to his feet. One hand was holding a badly damaged rifle as a crutch and the other held his pistol. He hit the intercom to the control room. "Bridge to Control, initiate evacuation procedure," he said. He then turned to the guards. "The mission's f---ed, get to the lifeboats," he said, his voice weak.

He then staggered out of the bridge and made his way to the lifeboats.

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John Cade had found Dr. Tsang in the lab. His head had been blown to pieces. A shotgun lay next to him.

Cade shrugged as he surveyed the carnage. "Well, looks like Ariol's orders are already carried out," he said. He then radioed Ariol. "Ariol, Dr. Tsang is dead. He committed suicide. Cade out," he said.

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Neville sipped his espresso. "You know, I'm actually going to enter the Schutzhund competition!" he said.

"But why?" Dr. Bailey asked.

"We may find clues. And besides, we could always use the prize money."

"What makes you think you'll win?"

Neville frowned. "I didn't get promoted to head of security for sitting on my ass!" he said testily.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

"How does the Schutzhund work exactly?" asked Shelton. "I thought it was only open to canines, but I don't know a thing about the rules."

[MrDrake]

"Open to Canines? Tch, that's a bit....er....specist or whatever you want to call it" Shakila spoke up from what Shelton had said, not really knowing much about the competition herself.

[Noname]

"Maybe it is for races with canine features. I don't know. I don't think of myself as a speciest if there is a legitimate difference between two species that is real, and not the result of prejudice." Stern wasn't biased, though.

[Serris]

Neville shook his head. "It used to be canines only but its open to all species now. But it is grouped into divisions by species. If you, Spc. Crota, Sgt. Masters, James and myself were all to join, you would be competing with James and other Humans; I would be competing against other Iguanas and Spc. Crota and Sgt. Masters would be competing against other Pit Vipers," he said.

Neville drained the rest of his espresso and grabbed another newspaper that had a front page article titled Battle Olympics - Inside the World of Schutzhund and handed it to Shelton. "Read that, it'll tell you everything you need to know about the Schutzhund," he said.

Dr. Bailey shrugged. "Well, the deadline for registration is approaching," he said looking at the paper that Neville left on the table. "But are you sure we have enough time to do that? It looks like it'll last a few days," he said, finishing his hazelnut torte.

[Nick22]

" So where is the nearest place where we can get new gun licenses?' aisha asked as they walked towards the mall exit..

[Serris]

Alfred shrugged. "Let's talk to Jayden about this," he said.

The group then made their way to the coffeehouse where everyone else was relaxing.

"Hey Shelton, we got some new clothes," Zachary said.

Alfred sat down next to Jayden. "Jayden, exactly where can we get a new gun license?" he asked.

"Don't you have one?" Neville asked.

"I have mine but James, Zachary Aisha and Dr. Landon lost theirs in the explosion along with the majority of our weapons" he said.

Spc. Crota slithered onto a chair and peered over Neville's shoulder.

"Can you not do that?" Neville asked. The repeated tongue flicking of Spc. Crota next to his head was making him uncomfortable.

"What are you reading?" Spc. Crota asked.

"An article about the Schutzhund?"

"You mean the famous 'tactical' competitions?"

Neville nodded. "And I'm going to compete,"

"Hold it!" Sgt. Masters said, slithering up to the group with a biscotti in hand. "We are on a tight schedule!"

[Nick22]

'Dr Landon and I need to get those licenses in order to protect ourselves' Aisha added, looking over at jayden.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Shelton flipped the article open and read it curiously, tilting the paper so Shakila could read it if she wanted to:

The Schutzhund is a military-themed competition observed in various places around the world, including China, Greece, Scotland, and the United States. Competitions are graded and segregated according to species.

The 4 tests are tracking, practical shooting, "obedience" and protection.

Tracking: competitor has to find and disable a simulated explosive device within a certain time limit. Scoring is dependent on how fast the competitor finds said device. "Setting" off the device or running out of time is an automatic failure.

Practical shooting: competitor has to negotiate obstacle course that has 15 targets (some may be "penalty targets"). They have to shoot the targets as fast and as accurately as possible with a given amount of ammunition. They may use any firearm they see fit (they may carry a long gun and a pistol if they wish to or a single pistol or a single long gun). Scoring is determined by how fast the course is negotiated and accuracy. Points are lost for shooting penalty targets or missing. Running out of ammunition is an automatic failure.

"Obedience": the competitor is paired up with a two other partners and they are to "clear" a building of "hostiles". They are given simulated ammunition for their weapons. Points are awarded on accuracy, efficiency and team work. Points are lost for shooting "hostages". Friendly fire is an automatic failure.

Protection: the competitor is assigned a "VIP" to escort through a hostile area. The competitor is given simulated ammunition. Points are awarded for "hostiles" neutralized and speed. If the VIP "dies", that is an automatic failure.

"Interesting, like paintball meets the Olypmics," noted Shelton. He turned to Shakila. "Your new laptop has Wi-Fi, right? Could I look something up?"

[Serris]

Neville nodded. "We could use the prize money." he said.

Sgt. Masters crossed his arms. "Might I remind you that we are on a tight schedule?"

Spc. Crota looked at the paper. "This sounds like fun and it will be good practice," he said.

Neville nodded. "Indeed it will be. Some of the sublevel guards are Schutzhund competitors. In fact, Aedelwulf was the 2001 Desert Thunder Cup - the Nevada Schutzhund compeition - champion," he said.  

"Speaking of Aedelwulf, where did he go?" Zachary asked. He was eating a chocolate torte.

Neville shrugged. "Haven't seen him since I became homeless after the attack," he said.

Dr. Zanasiu was sipping some hot tea. "Um, what will entering the Schutzhund competition get us?" he asked.

[MrDrake]

"Gun lisences?" Jayden had to think for a moment in regards to it, and on where they could get some, or even how they were to get some "I'm not too sure about that one, I could get some made up for you lot for the time being till you can get it done properly"

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Shakila looked to Shelton before handing over her laptop "Sure thing, knock yourself out" she told him with a bit of a smile herself.

[Serris]

Dr. Zanasiu sighed. "Why do we even need a permit?" he asked.

"Because we can't buy a gun without one," Zachary replied. He had finished his chocolate torte.

"So who's entering the Forest Cup Schutzhund competition?" Neville asked.

"I will," Spc. Crota said.

"As will I," Cobalt Leader said.

Dr. Zanasiu looked at the paper. "I'd get eliminated at the tracking part. I can shoot but that's it," he said.

(OOC - Where are Hans and Werner?)

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

Crimson Squad raced for the deck of the ship, occasionally taking down a guard along the way.  Unsure of where Eron & Mallard are, Vic radioed for them several times, but no answer came.  

Vic turned to Tank and nodded, and Tank pulled out a switch to trip the explosives, when a massive shape collided into his and sent him over the side, knocking the switch somewhere onto the deck.  The shape then spun and grabbed Snow by the neck, lifting her off the ground.  The shape was Deathwind, who had finally found the experiment he was looking for.

When the others raised their weapons, another figure stepped out and fired off his weapon.  Erin took two shots in the shoulder, dropping her rifle, and fell over the edge of the ship into the water.  Vic quickly rammed the new attacker, giving Aiko time to light a flare and jump over the side to get the others.  The attacker, Ariol in the flesh, grappled Vic and hurled him onto the deck, both their guns slid from view...

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On the frigate, the ship's captain, a Kodiak Bear, watched as the tugboat quickened its speed for the tanker.  "Load and fire three anti-personnel rounds, and have the missiles on standby..."

"Aye, sir," came the reply, and the railgun positioned itself to fire again...

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The corvette neared the other side of the supertanker to see three people floating in the water, and made ready to pick them up...

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Shelton had brought up the Scultzhund Homepage, and was checking for a number to call. "Does somebody have cell phone I can borrow?" he asked. "I need to make a phone call."

[Serris]

Neville handed Shelton a phone. "Here," he said.

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The control room personnel were preparing to evacuate.

One of the men spotted the corvette on radar. He sent a command to fire a missile at it.

Several of the other technicians activated the weapons systems on the ship.

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"Damn it! Move faster!" the tug's captain, a bony Human, shouted into the intercom.

The entire boat rocked as the railgun slug tore through the hull.

"We're taking on water!" the reply came back through the intercom.

"Keep the pumps running and keep moving!" he ordered.

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Capt. Lutra made his way to the lifeboats. Several of his men were present. Along the way he passed by several dead soldiers.

[MrDrake]

Shakila had a look around "By the way, is Aimee still back at the hotel? Cause if so...is that really such a good idea to leave her alone like that? Especially if, say, that Trinity woman shows up to try and kill her?" she gave off a small shrug as well.