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<blockquote data-quote="mikeawmids" data-source="post: 6471177" data-attributes="member: 6776411"><p><u>Savage Worlds / Daring Tales of Adventure / To End All Wars / Part 7</u></p><p></p><p>By the time the heroes reach the airstrip, Starkweather’s zeppelin is already in the air.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Goddamnit!”</strong> Emilio swore (in Spanish), striking his fists against the wheel, <strong>“We’re too late!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“No yet we’re not,”</strong> said Brett, <strong>“I know a guy who can loan us a plane. His name’s Ginger and he owes me a favour.”</strong></p><p></p><p><em>(Every scenario, the heroes can create a contact whom they can call upon for help.)</em></p><p></p><p>--</p><p></p><p>Within the hour, Brett’s contact had the plane fuelled and ready to fly. Brett strapped himself into the pilot’s seat, with Ginger acting as his co-pilot.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Judging by our relative flight speeds,”</strong> Doctor Gizmo muttered, peering at the array of blinking dials around the cockpit, <strong>“I calculate that we will catch up with Doctor Starkweather and his Nazi friends as we are entering Washington’s airspace.”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“What are we going to do then?”</strong> Nicolas asked.</p><p></p><p><strong>“We shoot them out of the sky.”</strong> Brett replied.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Ah…Brett, that might be a bit of a problem,”</strong> Ginger said, <strong>“You were in such a rush to leave, I didn’t have time to load any ammo.”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Well that’s just great!”</strong> said Emilio, <strong>“What are we supposed to do now? Throw rocks at them?”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“I didn’t have time to load the rocks either.”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Gah!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Get me close us enough and I’ll take them out,”</strong> Doc Gizmo said, whipping out his Portable Enemy Nullification Incendiary System and waving it around.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Put that thing away!”</strong> Nicolas snapped.</p><p></p><p>--</p><p></p><p>Soon thereafter, the Washington skyline appeared on the horizon. The fat, lazy silhouette of the zeppelin hovered over the city. Starkweather had yet to release his nerve gas! There was still time to stop him!</p><p></p><p><strong>“Get ready, Doc!”</strong> Brett called over his shoulder.</p><p></p><p>Gizmo hauled opened the cabin door, filling the hold with howling wind. Shocked faces peered from the windows on the gondola slung beneath the enemy blimp, among them Henry Starkweather and Claudia Knight. Both seemed unpleasantly surprised to find the heroes still alive. Before Gizmo could open fire, another familiar face appeared at the glass – a face belonging to Miss Valerie Braveheart of the Boston Herald! Once again, Adler’s pistol was pressed against the side of her pretty head. Gizmo relayed this development back to the others.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Not again!”</strong> Brett cursed, <strong>“What is it with this broad and getting captured by the bad guys?”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“We can’t just shoot them down while they hold Miss Braveheart prisoner,”</strong> Nicolas said, <strong>“It wouldn’t be very heroic.”</strong> <em>(and the GM would take away our bennies for acting like bounders.)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>“Fine!”</strong> Gizmo grumbled, holstering his weapon.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Get us over the balloon,”</strong> Brett instructed his co-pilot, <strong>“We’re going to jump!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Jump?!”</strong> Nicolas shrieked, <strong>“Are you mad? I’m not leaving this plane until we’re back on the ground!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“It’s the only way to save Miss Braveheart and stop Starkweather,”</strong> Emilio said.</p><p></p><p><strong>“If you’re going, you’ve got to go now!”</strong> Ginger interrupted, <strong>“We’re running low on fuel.”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“I’ll just stay here and keep Ginger company, shall I?”</strong> said Nicolas hopefully.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Ook!”</strong> said Columbus, dragging the mesmerist towards the open door. <em>(“Don’t be such a big girl’s blouse.”)</em></p><p></p><p>--</p><p></p><p>Ginger piloted the plane over Starkweather’s zeppelin. Brett was the first to leap, landing on top of the balloon. Emilio followed and Doctor Gizmo crossed the gap with the aid of his rocket pack.</p><p></p><p><strong>“After you, old boy.”</strong> Nicolas said courteously, motioning Columbus toward the door.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Ook, ook!”</strong> Columbus replied, bundling the mesmerist into the abyss. <em>(“No Nicolas, after you.”)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>“You hairy bastaaaaaaaaaaaarrggghhh!!!”</strong></p><p></p><p>--</p><p></p><p>Brett located a maintenance hatch leading down into the envelope and heaved it open. The heroes descended towards the gondola. The Germans were waiting for them. Bullets ricocheted off the next hatch as Brett opened it.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Careful!”</strong> they heard Starkweather shout, his voice curiously muffled, <strong>“Ignite the hydrogen and you’ll blow us all up!”</strong></p><p></p><p>Nicolas popped up and unleashed a psionic blast at the Nazi shooters clustered around the hatch. His attack was so powerful <em>(40+ after I played an adventure card to double my damage output)</em> it tore a ragged hole in the floor of the gondola! Klaus Adler and a handful of his gun-toting goons disappeared into the void. Carefully navigating the gaping hole, the heroes entered the gondola. Starkweather now held Miss Braveheart, one arm twisted painfully behind her back. Rather than a gun, the industrialist held a small, innocuous looking aerosol can. Both he and Miss Knight were wearing gas masks.</p><p></p><p><strong>“One more step and the intrepid Miss Braveheart goes into free fall!”</strong> Starkweather warned, <strong>“Alas, I could not spare her a parachute.”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Let her go!”</strong> Brett demanded, training his Colt on the mad doctor’s head.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Not the best choice of words,”</strong> Starkweather sneered as he released the journalist’s arm. Valerie plunged through the hole in the floor, the streets of Washington rushing up to meet her.</p><p></p><p><em>To be continued….</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeawmids, post: 6471177, member: 6776411"] [u]Savage Worlds / Daring Tales of Adventure / To End All Wars / Part 7[/u] By the time the heroes reach the airstrip, Starkweather’s zeppelin is already in the air. [b]“Goddamnit!”[/b] Emilio swore (in Spanish), striking his fists against the wheel, [b]“We’re too late!”[/b] [b]“No yet we’re not,”[/b] said Brett, [b]“I know a guy who can loan us a plane. His name’s Ginger and he owes me a favour.”[/b] [i](Every scenario, the heroes can create a contact whom they can call upon for help.)[/i] -- Within the hour, Brett’s contact had the plane fuelled and ready to fly. Brett strapped himself into the pilot’s seat, with Ginger acting as his co-pilot. [b]“Judging by our relative flight speeds,”[/b] Doctor Gizmo muttered, peering at the array of blinking dials around the cockpit, [b]“I calculate that we will catch up with Doctor Starkweather and his Nazi friends as we are entering Washington’s airspace.”[/b] [b]“What are we going to do then?”[/b] Nicolas asked. [b]“We shoot them out of the sky.”[/b] Brett replied. [b]“Ah…Brett, that might be a bit of a problem,”[/b] Ginger said, [b]“You were in such a rush to leave, I didn’t have time to load any ammo.”[/b] [b]“Well that’s just great!”[/b] said Emilio, [b]“What are we supposed to do now? Throw rocks at them?”[/b] [b]“I didn’t have time to load the rocks either.”[/b] [b]“Gah!”[/b] [b]“Get me close us enough and I’ll take them out,”[/b] Doc Gizmo said, whipping out his Portable Enemy Nullification Incendiary System and waving it around. [b]“Put that thing away!”[/b] Nicolas snapped. -- Soon thereafter, the Washington skyline appeared on the horizon. The fat, lazy silhouette of the zeppelin hovered over the city. Starkweather had yet to release his nerve gas! There was still time to stop him! [b]“Get ready, Doc!”[/b] Brett called over his shoulder. Gizmo hauled opened the cabin door, filling the hold with howling wind. Shocked faces peered from the windows on the gondola slung beneath the enemy blimp, among them Henry Starkweather and Claudia Knight. Both seemed unpleasantly surprised to find the heroes still alive. Before Gizmo could open fire, another familiar face appeared at the glass – a face belonging to Miss Valerie Braveheart of the Boston Herald! Once again, Adler’s pistol was pressed against the side of her pretty head. Gizmo relayed this development back to the others. [b]“Not again!”[/b] Brett cursed, [b]“What is it with this broad and getting captured by the bad guys?”[/b] [b]“We can’t just shoot them down while they hold Miss Braveheart prisoner,”[/b] Nicolas said, [b]“It wouldn’t be very heroic.”[/b] [i](and the GM would take away our bennies for acting like bounders.)[/i] [b]“Fine!”[/b] Gizmo grumbled, holstering his weapon. [b]“Get us over the balloon,”[/b] Brett instructed his co-pilot, [b]“We’re going to jump!”[/b] [b]“Jump?!”[/b] Nicolas shrieked, [b]“Are you mad? I’m not leaving this plane until we’re back on the ground!”[/b] [b]“It’s the only way to save Miss Braveheart and stop Starkweather,”[/b] Emilio said. [b]“If you’re going, you’ve got to go now!”[/b] Ginger interrupted, [b]“We’re running low on fuel.”[/b] [b]“I’ll just stay here and keep Ginger company, shall I?”[/b] said Nicolas hopefully. [b]“Ook!”[/b] said Columbus, dragging the mesmerist towards the open door. [i](“Don’t be such a big girl’s blouse.”)[/i] -- Ginger piloted the plane over Starkweather’s zeppelin. Brett was the first to leap, landing on top of the balloon. Emilio followed and Doctor Gizmo crossed the gap with the aid of his rocket pack. [b]“After you, old boy.”[/b] Nicolas said courteously, motioning Columbus toward the door. [b]“Ook, ook!”[/b] Columbus replied, bundling the mesmerist into the abyss. [i](“No Nicolas, after you.”)[/i] [b]“You hairy bastaaaaaaaaaaaarrggghhh!!!”[/b] -- Brett located a maintenance hatch leading down into the envelope and heaved it open. The heroes descended towards the gondola. The Germans were waiting for them. Bullets ricocheted off the next hatch as Brett opened it. [b]“Careful!”[/b] they heard Starkweather shout, his voice curiously muffled, [b]“Ignite the hydrogen and you’ll blow us all up!”[/b] Nicolas popped up and unleashed a psionic blast at the Nazi shooters clustered around the hatch. His attack was so powerful [i](40+ after I played an adventure card to double my damage output)[/i] it tore a ragged hole in the floor of the gondola! Klaus Adler and a handful of his gun-toting goons disappeared into the void. Carefully navigating the gaping hole, the heroes entered the gondola. Starkweather now held Miss Braveheart, one arm twisted painfully behind her back. Rather than a gun, the industrialist held a small, innocuous looking aerosol can. Both he and Miss Knight were wearing gas masks. [b]“One more step and the intrepid Miss Braveheart goes into free fall!”[/b] Starkweather warned, [b]“Alas, I could not spare her a parachute.”[/b] [b]“Let her go!”[/b] Brett demanded, training his Colt on the mad doctor’s head. [b]“Not the best choice of words,”[/b] Starkweather sneered as he released the journalist’s arm. Valerie plunged through the hole in the floor, the streets of Washington rushing up to meet her. [i]To be continued….[/i] [/QUOTE]
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