Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #4520 on:** October 22, 2011, 09:23:43 PM

Once she had taken cover from the gunfire, Dr. Williams readied the taser gun Sharon had provided her before barely surfacing to fire it. She then aimed and fired, hoping to disable whoever was firing at them long enough for the others to take out the source.

Serris · **Reply #4521 on:** October 23, 2011, 03:54:41 PM

The new tasers fired an electrified dart with the capacitor and electronics inside, giving it much greater range than the old ones. Her taser pistol emitted a whine as it charged the next dart.

Dr. Williams's shot caught one guard in the neck, instantly dropping him to the ground in electric convulsions.

Sharon gave Dr. Williams a thumbs up as she reloaded her shotgun.

Dr. Zanasiu ducked behind cover as he cleared a jam on his gun.

Alfred missed several shots with his gun.

"Hey, Al, what happened to your aim?" Sgt. Masters asked. He took out a guard with a shot square to the head.

Alfred yawned. "Wait do you mean?"

"You missed three times in a row. You used to be pretty good at this?"

Dr. Wayne fumbled with her stolen gun before she shot a guard.

Dr. Bailey took several deep breaths to try and calm his nerves. He had a pistol - stolen from the armory - but his hands were too shaky to use it. Two bullets grazed his head as he ducked behind a large crate.

Gustave fired one round after the other, killing two guards. He then opened his shotgun and sent two smoking brass casings clattering to the ground.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4522 on:** October 29, 2011, 01:57:54 PM

Sharon was on the side defending the left, but because she only shot at terrorists approaching James, who was on the right, her side was losing ground.

"They're going to flank us!" Masters yelled.

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Shelton was still playing a game of cat-and-mouse with the guards trying to enter the floor. They still didn't think the doorjam was malicious, but one of them was attempting to access the override from a wall-stationed monitor.

As he worked on this, he checked on James' team. To his surprise, they were having some trouble with a pretty small detachment of guards.

What's going on? he thought to himself. They've fought battles much tougher than this before.

Nick22 · **Reply #4523 on:** October 30, 2011, 07:06:44 PM

Landon readied his gun anbd fired hitting a guard in the leg sending him to the floor " theres something going on here. My aim isn't normally this bad, I was aiming for his torso and got his leg instead.. "
Aisha was scanning the area for means of escape..

Serris · **Reply #4524 on:** October 30, 2011, 10:30:19 PM

Gustave fought his urge to simply charge forward and start tearing the guards apart with his titanic strength and sheer savagery.

"Sharon!" Sgt. Masters shouted as he slid another magazine into his pistol. "Watch the left!"

Unfortunately, a guard had gotten too close to the left. Luckily, Spc. Crota was lying prone near the wall. This placed him in the perfect position to shoot the guard square in the groin.

Zachary winced as heard the guard holler in pain. He ducked behind a wall as two bullets nicked his ears.

Alfred on the other hand, seemed to be unusually languid.

Dr. Zanasiu ducked behind a crate as a bullet pierced it and struck his armor. Luckily, the bullet had slowed enough that it merely plinked off his vest. "Sharon! I can take care of myself!" he shouted over the gunfire. He fired two quick bursts at an onrushing guard.

Nick22 · **Reply #4525 on:** October 30, 2011, 10:43:33 PM

Theres a door over in the corner! Lets make our way to it..Aisha shoted over the sounds of gunfire as the bnattled continued. " there was a sense of tension in the air,Aisha, felt they were getting close.. and thats when her thoughts turned to Roux.. and they started imagining roux and her together in poses that would not have been out of place in a adult magazine.. Aisha shuddered, she had never had thoughts like this before.. something was definitely going on here.. and it was not a good thing..

MrDrake · **Reply #4526 on:** October 31, 2011, 12:37:38 AM

Kiara had remained hidden all the while as everyone else remained in the shootout. She herself, was busy trying to navigate her way towards where she believed Famine was last seen, letting the shootout commence without her "If they want to get themselves killed, its their funeral...." she muttered as she grabbed her walking stick and from behind a nearby guard, pulled him away by the throat.

"Famine, tell me where he is, and I will consider allowing you to live" Kiara demanded from the guard as she pushed him to the ground, the edge of her walking stick against his throat.

Serris · **Reply #4527 on:** October 31, 2011, 12:45:05 AM

The Mongoose Cobalt soldier turned his head just as Zachary put six bullets into an approaching guard. He spotted Kiara walking away. He then thought of something. "Hmm. Perhaps, she's got the right idea."

He then gestured for the others to follow him. Only Alfred and Cobalt Leader did.

"Be careful," the Mongoose Cobalt soldier whispered, "Kiara's very paranoid. Don't act hostile towards her or she could kill you."

The group then followed Kiara down a side hallway.

Unfortunately, Gustave saw them as he moved into a better firing position. "Hey! You four get your asses back over here!" he shouted as two more shells slid into his shotgun.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4528 on:** October 31, 2011, 01:17:17 AM

Sharon glanced at the door Aisha mentioned. "An escape! Excellent!" She made a strafing crouch-run through the center divide of the shootout and dive-tackled James through the door.

"We're moving out!" Zachary took the opportunity to head through the escape. Crota shrugged and followed.

Masters reacted quickly to cover the others' movements, changing his fire spread to force as many opponents as possible to take cover, rather than pinpoint lethal snipes. "Mongoose! We're covering the others' escape! We're gonna be the last two through that door!"

"We are?" Asked Mongoose nervously, but stayed where he was told and continued firing.

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"Sir! They're getting closer! They just flanked our primary line of defense!" A guard warned Famine. "Orders?"

"Why can't you get through to the rest of the base?" another asked the radio technician angrily. The technician just shook his head.

Serris · **Reply #4529 on:** October 31, 2011, 08:24:36 PM

Dr. Zanasiu grunted as Sharon tackled him. "Sharon!" he shouted. "Warn me before you do something like that!"

Sharon's ears drooped. "Sorry but-"

Dr. Zanasiu cut her off with a scowl. "I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself! After all, I led the resistance at Pelvanida!"

He dusted himself off and followed the others through the door.

Sharon followed closely behind him.

Sgt. Masters kept up his gunfire. He wondered why Dr. Zanasiu had suddenly gotten so nasty.

"Aisha! Dr. Landon! Come on!" he shouted over the gunfire. A bullet narrowly missing his head punctuated the urgency of his demand.

(OOC - I'll assume Neville got lost somewhere in the complex and the group will meet up with him later)

Nick22 · **Reply #4530 on:** October 31, 2011, 08:39:26 PM

Aisha and Landon followed, ducking as bullets missed them. they barged through the doorway and found themselves in a sidehallway " Alright I think we're getting very close " Landon said to the others
my hair is standing on end..

Serris · **Reply #4531 on:** October 31, 2011, 09:57:27 PM

The rest of the group filed through leaving Alfred, the Mongoose Cobalt soldier and Cobalt Leader behind.

"I'm going to go check on Kiara!" Cobalt Leader shouted. He winced as a bullet struck his ballistic vest.

"Well, you'd better hurry!" Mongoose exclaimed, pointing down a hallway where her tail just disappeared around a corner.

"Kiara! Wait!" Cobalt Leader shouted as he ran after her.

Alfred's shotgun clicked empty. Not bothering to reload, he slung the shotgun over his back and followed Cobalt Leader.

The Mongoose Cobalt soldier killed the last guard and wondered where to go. The clunk of a security door closing made the decision for him - he had no choice but to follow Cobalt Leader.

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Zachary turned around at the sound of the security door closing. "S---! Our team just got split!"

"We can still make it without them," Dr. Zanasiu said. He gestured with his free hand as he reloaded his shotgun. "Come on!"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4532 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:50:54 PM

Mongoose returned fire in the direction of the opposing guards, but mainly missed since he wouldnt stick a square inch of him out from under cover.

"Mongoose, come on! We're moving out!" Masters said.

Mongoose wasted no time in evacuating the firefight. Masters brought up the rear.

"Right, so now we're on the run, with guards still behind us, and undoubtedly more guards ahead of us. Could this get any worse?"

"Yeah, we could have half of our team missing. Oh wait..." Crota shot back acidly.

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"Great..." Shelton muttered to himself. Now the guards on the inside were trying to radio out. Now he has to divide his attention and stonewall two groups at once. <ROSS, admin's gonna see me any minute, and when he does-->

<Admin sees you,> ROSS reported. <About to extrapolate your computer's MAC address and lock you out.>

Shelton quickly got on that. <I've officially given them all the time I can. ROSS, the turrets.>

ROSS activated the autoturrets on James' floor. Immediately, the guards attempting to break into the floor, the guards chasing James' team, and the guards just outside Famine's office took heavy casualties for five seconds before the turrets shut back off.

<They know,> Shelton contacted his teammates with thought chips. <Once you've dealt with Famine, know that the rest of the base will be on alert. For now, they won't be able to interfere with your floor, however. Also let me know once you're in Famine's lab, I can reactivate the turrets and make sure nobody else bothers you.>

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Zenarchis recieved a call. "Sir, something's happening on the lowest laboratory level! We can't make contact!"

"Keep me updated on the situation," Zenarchis replied. He turned to Kerzach. "Let's make our way to the airfield, just in case."

Serris · **Reply #4533 on:** November 03, 2011, 12:47:10 AM

Dr. Kerzach did so. He picked up a pistol from a desk drawer. "Lead the way," he said, checking the pistol's magazine and taking off the safety.

Zenarchis retrieved a shotgun from a closet and headed out the door.

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Dr. Zanasiu nodded. <Will do.> He then turned to the rest of his team. "We'll need to go on without them."

"What happened to 'never leave anyone behind'?" Sharon asked.

Dr. Zanasiu sighed. "Extreme times call for extreme measures. And killing 'Famine' is an extreme time. Now let's get moving!" His last words were considerably more acerbic than usual.

Zachary scratched his head and turned to the others as Dr. Zanasiu headed down the hallway. "Is it just me or does James seem to be a lot nastier now?" he asked aloud.

(OOC - I thought, the Mongoose Cobalt soldier got locked together with Alfred and Cobalt Leader? And Sgt. Masters and Spc. Crota are with Dr. Zanasiu?)

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #4534 on:** November 03, 2011, 01:08:54 PM

(Ooc: There are three teams? Whoops. Lemme know where everyone is and I'll edit my post)

Serris · **Reply #4535 on:** November 03, 2011, 08:35:56 PM

(OOC - There are 2 teams. Alfred, Cobalt Leader and the Mongoose Cobalt soldier are following Kiara. Everyone else is on the opposite side of the security door that split the two teams. Neville is somewhere in the complex. In fact, I'll have him encounter the team following Kiara.)

A noise echoing down a nearby hallway made the Mongoose Cobalt soldier jump.

Gathering his nerves, he trained his rifle down the hallway, revealing a guard with his face covered by a combat helmet and visor. An armored vest protected his chest. A submachine gun was held in his hands as he approached them but he didn't aim it at them.

"Drop your weapon and back away or I'll shoot!" the Mongoose Cobalt soldier shouted, aiming his rifle at the guard.

The guard stopped, let his submachine gun dangle from its sling and took of his helmet, revealing a familiar face.

"Neville, where'd you come from?" Cobalt Leader asked.

"You really don't want to know," Neville said with a sigh. "Come on, let's meet up with James."

It was at this point that they noticed that his claws had some blood on them and a bandage was wrapped around the tip of his tail. Little did they know, he had been captured and almost experimented on before he overpowered his captors, killing one of them in the process. He then stole some equipment and clothing from a guard he had ambushed and strangled with a piece of wire.

"Well, James is on the other side of that blast door," the Mongoose Cobalt soldier said, gesturing to said heavy steel door.

Neville sighed. "You're f---ing kidding me. Come on, let's find another way."

"Actually, we're following Kiara."

"Well, let's continue."

The group then continued following Kiara until they could see her tail.

"Kiara! Wait!" the Mongoose Cobalt soldier shouted.

MrDrake · **Reply #4536 on:** November 03, 2011, 09:31:17 PM

Once Kiara had gathered all the information she was after from the guar, she shot him, but not in the head, but twice, once in each kneecap to disable him before kicking his gun out of reach from him.

She heard her name being called, but ignored it, as she did not want anyone to try and stop her, especially those that were just untrustworthy as she instead, started to make her way down the next hallway. If the others were to catch up to her, it wouldn't matter to her, she would not stop for them.

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Famine's looked at the guards who were now starting to panic "Remain calm, they still have a lot to do before they will be able to get to myself. Their emotions are causing them to faulter" his eyes gazed upon the guards that were present "They still have a lot to do before they will even start to attempt to breach this location"

Serris · **Reply #4537 on:** November 06, 2011, 01:09:36 AM

(OOC - Nick, it's your turn. Aisha is with James's group.)

"Keep going!" Cobalt Leader shouted.

The group then ran after Kiara. They passed by the guard who Kiara incapacitated.

A janitor pushing a cart of cleaning supplies passed by them. Luckily, he either failed to notice them or he plain didn't care.

"Kiara! Please stop! We're trying to help you!" Cobalt Leader called out again.

MrDrake · **Reply #4538 on:** November 07, 2011, 03:15:40 AM

(ooc: She didn't kill the guard, she only shot him in the kneecaps and left him alone)

Kiara stopped as she turned to face those that were chasing her "Help me?" she asked as they got close enough "I do not need help from....criminals" she sneered to them "Now, I will get this straight with you lot. Once I take down this Famine person, you lot will be the next to be arrested. So do me a favour and stay away, try and "help" in any sense that you may see fit, and I will not hessitate to shoot any of you where you stand"

Nick22 · **Reply #4539 on:** November 07, 2011, 01:23:32 PM

How much longer until we reach Famines location? Aisha asked, as she followed the others. " Because I'm starting to feel really weird.. ' She admitted.. "Just keep focused Aisha " Landon replied.. " This is most likely Famines doing, hes affecting all of us, somehow..