Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

Serris · **Reply #1280 on:** April 16, 2010, 01:41:58 AM

"I think she was eating breakfast with us," Spc. Crota said, sipping some water.

"Come to think of it, Hans and Werner didn't follow us either," Zachary said.

"In any case, Hans and Werner should probably be guarding her," Dr. Bailey said.

Alfred, Neville, the female Human Cobalt soldier and Sgt. Masters got up to go to the bathroom.

<Shelton, shouldn't we be going after Lab 101? Not doing some shooting competition?> Dr. Zanasiu said mentally.

(OOC - Can I assume Hans and Werner are still in the hotel?)

MrDrake · **Reply #1281 on:** April 16, 2010, 01:53:55 AM

(OOC: Yeah, I think that would be best)

Meanwhile, back at the hotel, a car pulls up and out from the car steps a Coyote, a female one as she walks right up the the clerk in charge of the hotel and speaks up "I'm here to look for Jayden, is he here by any chance?"

The clerk looked through his records before giving a nod to the Coyote "Yes, he's here, friend of yours?"

The Coyote gave off a small nod back "Yes and no, he's more of a work collegue of mine than anything else"

The clerk told the Coyote on what room Jayden was in as she turn and walked off.

The Coyote gave a knock on the door, but had no answer, waiting for a few minutes and was getting a little annoyed as it is "Great, sent out to meet up with Jayden and he's not even here....typical, just typical"

She decided to call her boss by that point to tell him the news, to which her boss told her to wait around while he called Jayden's cellphone.

***

Jayden answered his ringing cellphone to a yelling voice, it was his boss, wondering where he was, swearing at him here and there before Jayden finally got a chance to talk "Yes sir, I'll be there" was all he was allowed to say, his boss talking some more before hanging up on him.

He looked over to everyone else as he got up "I've got to get back to the hotel, my partner's there" he told them "So, I'll meet you guys back there" he added on before heading off.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1282 on:** April 16, 2010, 04:01:43 AM

Shelton had excused himself from the table and was making a phone call when he got James' message. "Hold on one sec, please." <I actually think we should keep a close eye on this competition, James. Remember, some of the best tactical fighters in the country are going to be there, and Dragonstorm specializes in kidnapping. They will not pass up a chance like this.>

MrDrake · **Reply #1283 on:** April 16, 2010, 04:23:40 AM

Jayden soon enough, arrived back at the hotel to the rather annoyed Coyote, whom immediatly, walked over to him and folded her arms "Where were you?"

"Excuse me?" Jayden asked back.

"You weren't here when your boss specifically stated that you were going to get a partner, me, and if you had any consideration, you should've waited for me"

"Wait a second, you're my new partner?"

The Coyote nodded back "Yes, my name is Kiara for your information, and I already know who you are, Jayden" she spoke with a small sneer as well, having to wait around for Jayden to actually arrive.

"Well, at least that skips some formal introductions then, and yes, I'm sorry for making you wait, he didn't tell me when you would be here, just that you would be here, he was rather vague on the details" Jayden replied back.

Kiara sighed some "Yeah, I guess you are right on the matter....anyways, what are we working on?"

Jayden looked at her for a moment, deciding at the moment, to not tell her the truth "Okay, what you need to know is that it's a terrorist attack, we're hunting down some terrorists, which I don't have much detail or clues on really"

"Terrorists? Okay, that sounds like a plan of some sort" Kiara answered back, folding her arms once again "And, what is happening at the moment with it all?"

"Not much really, we don't really have much to go on right now" Jayden answered back "But don't worry, it's all slowly coming together" he of course, didn't really want to mention Alfred and the others to her at the moment, that is, until he could think of a lie about them and why he was helping them out.

Serris · **Reply #1284 on:** April 16, 2010, 03:02:57 PM

Neville looked at Aisha. "So you wanna you guys wanna enter the Schutzhund competition?" he asked, sliding the newspaper over to her and Dr. Landon.

Alfred ate his biscotti and looked at the newspaper. "You do realize that we have no weapons?" he said.

Dr. Zanasiu nodded. <Yeah, that would be wise. Shouldn't we have some competitors of our own to keep an eye on things from the "inside"?> he asked mentally.

Nick22 · **Reply #1285 on:** April 16, 2010, 03:10:06 PM

What the heck! We buy our weapons then enter this thing.. are there any prizes for winning it, or is just a well done" pat on the back sort of thing..
_ I'll be on the lookout I suppose" dr landon said "keep an eye on anything suspicious..

MrDrake · **Reply #1286 on:** April 16, 2010, 05:18:12 PM

"I'm not really into field sort of competitions myself, so I'll probabaly just end up watching" Shakila decided to tell Neville at least.

***

Aimee on the other hand, had soon woken back up with a stretch, looking over at Jayden who was speaking with a Coyote girl, already wondering who she was, deciding to get up as she walked over to the two of them "Hey Jayden, who's your friend here?"

Kiara had arched her eyebrow at both Aimee and Jayden, already wondering how Aimee knew Jayden in the first place.

Jayden looked over to Kiara for a moment "Excuse us for a moment, will you?" he asked her, as Kiara reluctently decided to agree to do so, allowing Jayden to speak to Aimee "She's my partner, her name's Kiara, however, she doesn't know that I've been helping you guys out without authority or clearence from my boss, and I don't really want her spilling the beans about it all either"

Aimee glanced over to Kiara, then gave off a small nod to Jayden "I've got an idea....sorta, just tell her that you just know me, being friends for a while or something, about me and the others, you know, just lie to her for the time being"

"Huh, and that's the only thing I had not thought of all this time...." Jayden replied back "Alright, I'll use that as an excuse or something along those lines" he told her.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1287 on:** April 16, 2010, 07:31:31 PM

"Thanks," Shelton closed the phone and returned to the group, handing Neville his phone back. "So what's the verdict on Schultzhund?" he asked.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1288 on:** April 17, 2010, 12:53:03 AM

"Sir, the small ship is still moving... Sir, someone on the other activated a missile lock."

"Arm a countermeasures missile to take it out as it launches," the frigate captain replied.

"Aye, sir."

"Then aim the railgun towards the primary target. It must not get away..."

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On the corvette, they too get a missile warning. But with some their own in the water, they can only prepare to defend itself from the attack.

Bringing the ship to a stop, they plucked Tank, shocked and drenched but still conscious, from the water. Aiko had Erin, wounded but alive, as they swam as fast as they could...

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Ice tries to use his breath to freeze Deathwind, but the Dragonstorm superweapon back punches him into the wall, and lands by the detonation switch.

Ariol again hurls Vic onto the deck, the hero's medical bag cracked open and some of his equipment fell out. When the assassin noticed the Wolf with the switch, he picked up his fallen gun and pulled the trigger, but the weapon was empty. Vic took the second-long delay to grab a scalpel and plunge it into the killer's leg. Ariol fell to one knee in pain, and Vic drew his own handgun and fired one shot into the hitman's head. He turned to Ice and shouts, "Throw the switch!!!"

Snow struggles to breath when Deathwind raises another claw to plunge his stinger into her. On the verge of blacking out, she charges a hot ball of fire and aims into the monster's wounds given by the Omega Squad earlier...

Grabbing the switch, Ice flips it, triggering all the explosives in the fusion reactor, the engine room, and along the inside of the hull itself...

(OOC: This won't blow up the WHOLE ship. There's still some action between Deathwind & Crimson Squad.)

Serris · **Reply #1289 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:03:17 AM

"Why not?" Neville said with a shrug.

"So what do we win?" Cobalt Leader asked.

Neville looked at the paper. "First place gets 25,000 dollars and an engraved Mossberg 500 shotgun bearing the signature of the 3 time Schutzhund champion, Nicholas Parker and gold trophy. Second place gets 7,500 dollars, a new Barrett Model 82A1 .50 caliber rifle and a silver trophy. Third place takes home 7,500 dollars and a bronze medal," he said.

Dr. Bailey frowned. "Somehow, I'm suspicious. The prize amounts are simply insane...Too good to be true," he said.

Cobalt Leader shrugged. "You must remember that Schutzhund is not a cheap sport," he said.

Spc. Crota looked at Shelton. "Shelton, me, Cobalt Leader, and Neville are entering," he said.

Dr. Zanasiu sighed. "Well, I guess I might as well watch, seeing as I don't have a weapon of my own," he said.

"Same here," Zachary said.

Alfred nodded. "I'll join as a spectator," he said with a sigh. Alfred's father was a trapshooting fanatic but he derided the Schutzhund as a competition for "people not good enough to get into the military". Alfred admittedly, did want to compete and win, but he knew that he stood no chance in hell.

Noname · **Reply #1290 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:08:43 AM

Stern decided to contact Shelton <Has there been a change of status since we last communicated? I'm still getting the hang of this thing, but my thoughts should only be detectable by you. Stern out.>

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1291 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:12:39 AM

"Too late! I can't join!" Shelton stuck his tongue out at Crota. "Nice try with the peer pressure, though." He swiveled Shakila's laptop around. "I already signed on to be a field supervisor during the competitions. I'll be one of the orange-vested dudes patrolling inside and around the combat zones, checking to make sure that nobody is breaking the rules. Finally get me some money, the pay's not bad."

He smiled widely at Crota. "And you better follow every rule, or I'll be the guy kicking you out of the competition."

Crota borrowed the laptop and skimmed down the page. "Hmm, it says here field supervisors also play the role of the VIPs in the 'Protection' test."

"What? Wait, it does?" Shelton grabbed the laptop. He swore loudly.

"Heh heh." This time Crota grinned. "Watch your back, Mr. Orange Vest, 'cause I shoot for the head."

MrDrake · **Reply #1292 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:20:28 AM

"You think that either Jayden or Aimee would want to join in by any chance?" Shakila decided to ask them, putting their names forward....in a manner of speaking that is.

Serris · **Reply #1293 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:21:58 AM

"Ahem," Neville said, opening the rules page on the Schutzhund website. The first rule, which was bolded and in large text, read: Shooting or aiming at field supervisors is grounds for an immediate disqualification and possible ban. He then scrolled to the 'Protection' test rules. The first rule read Death of the VIP is an automatic failure. If the competitor intentionally shoots the VIP, it is an automatic disqualification. He then turned to Spc. Crota "Crota, the 'hostiles' are not fellow competitors; they're staff."

Cobalt Leader looked at Spc. Crota. "Specialist, you will follow all rules of the officials. Is that clear?" he said sternly.

Alfred shrugged. "Jayden might want to join but unless Aimee can use a gun, she can't join," he said.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1294 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:31:10 AM

"I just meant if I were guarding some other VIP, and Shelton was against me," Crota said quickly. "I had the rules mixed up. Dammit," he sighed.

Shelton patted him on the back. "Don't worry. There'll be plenty of other people to shoot."

"Get your hand off me."

"And my name won't be Shelton," Shelton continued to the group at large. "I gave my name as Rudyard Oscar. Oscar is my middle name."

<Oh, yeah, Stern, sorry, forgot about your message. We're deciding who's going to join the Schutzhund, a tactical fighting contest, to protect the other participants from potential Dragonstorm activity. You should do it; you're one of the few professional soldiers we have, in every sense of the word.>

MrDrake · **Reply #1295 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:39:33 AM

"Yeah, not sure if Aimee can use a gun or not really, I mean, I don't know her all that well myself" Shakila replied back with a light shrug as well.

***

Back at the hotel, Jayden, Aimee and Kiara were now talking, Kiara still a bit suspicious of Aimee, as well as Jayden's actions so far, but for now, she thought nothing of it, yet, still decided to keep a close eye on both Jayden and Aimee, but mainly Jayden in particular.

Serris · **Reply #1296 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:55:22 AM

Alfred looked at Aisha and Dr. Landon. "Looks like we can get some pretty cool stuff if we win," he said. "We could always use the extra cash," he said.

Neville looked at the rules page. "Sorry Al, Aisha and Dr. Landon, you need to bring your own weapon to compete. They don't rent or sell weapons there," he said. "However, they do provide ammunition for those who wish to practice," he added.

Serris · **Reply #1297 on:** April 17, 2010, 11:51:04 PM

"Maybe we should call Jayden," Zachary said.

Alfred pulled out his phone and dialed Jayden's number. "Hey, Jayden, we're planning our next move. Meet us at the Theobroma Coffee House," he said into the phone.

Noname · **Reply #1298 on:** April 17, 2010, 11:55:08 PM

<I'll be there. Just send me directions and I'll come over as fast as I can> Stern replied, not quite sure what he was getting into, but trusting Shelton enough to follow his directions and instructions.

MrDrake · **Reply #1299 on:** April 17, 2010, 11:55:31 PM

Jayden answered his phone and waited for Alfred to finish speaking before he spoke up "Alright, we have...well, I have a partner now, thanks to my boss, however, she doesn't know what we're all up to, nor does she know that I'm helping you lot without my boss's knowledge either, so for now, try not to give away too much to her, I don't want her giving anything to my boss"

He looked over to Kiara who was speaking with Aimee still as he spoke into his phone again "So far, all she knows is that I'm just friends with you guys, so it might be a bit more difficult, however, I am also hoping that she will be more understanding of what's going on as well, so really, i guess for now, we'll see....oh, and call her Kiara"