Invasion. Gathering of Heroes (February 1930)

When George says he can do it, all the confusion of Anderson's face disappears to a joyful face. "Resources are not a problem doctor. As far as I can tell you know what you are talking about, so my part in this is over. I have but to do one thing left: Take you over the base; I have a car waiting for us outside, so if you may, gather what you feel you might need for a quick visit to our laboratory."
George looks back at Anderson and replies, "Some of the resources I will need may be more difficult than you think. There's at least a couple that will be useless unless they're collected by someone who knows how to handle them properly. You can't just go out and beat the rocks with a hammer till they fall out."
Continuing on with
Anderson's topics, "A car? Notes?, hmm, My work here? OK, I guess we'll have to work out the details of which work has priority. The people here should be able to continue without me being around to bully them." Seeing that he didn't get the 'lab joke', "They sometimes call me the lab bully because I'm often telling them what to do as though I'm the boss."

Opening the door, "OK, let me tell the others I'll be gone for a little while and pick up a few notes and then we can go."
 

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----------Dr. George Wilkinson----------


Anderson appears like a rather obtuse individual, as far as George can tell he didn't understand anything of what he was saying, although he seemed happy that the good doctor was going with him. "Sure sure, take your time, I'll be waiting you downstairs." he says, and exits the room hastily.



----------Waller Ackermann----------


The first of February, Waller received a letter. He was sitting peacefully in front of the fire, the only refuge he and his family had to aboid the harsh temperatures of winter.
The light of the fire provided a poor but enough mean to read:
"To Waller Ackermann:

I hope you remember me sir, my name is Valdemar Delhey, I served with you in the army in the short time before the war ended. I work with the party of mister Hitler, and have something to offer to you and your family. I was in a dire situation a few weeks ago, but Hitler's men gave me and my family a fair job and I am a proud man when I say my family doesn't starve, like most of the families in Germany, regretfully. I'll be going to your apartment tomorrow at the afternoon.

Yours, officer Valdemar Delhey"


At first Ackermann was confused by the sudden offering, but soon he realized that he must do something about his family well being. Since Brigita's dead he had promised to himself that he would not allow any of his relatives to die for something they didn't do. If the Americans and the British signed an unfair treaty that damned the peoples of Germany, he was going to do what ever was necessary to spare that destiny to his loved ones.
Unfortunately, Valdemar never came. Not on the 2nd of February, not on 3th.
But in the morning of the 5th something did happen. Someone knocked the door. As usual, Waller anwered the door: Two men dressed like milkmen, one standing next to a running truck parked hastily. "Mister Ackermann?" the man next to Waller asked. Yes he replied. The man showed Waller the symbol of Hitler's party.
"It's about mister Delhey. I'm afraid he's dead. I'm Carl Schenider, he's Markus Stella; mister Hitler sent us after he got news about this Delhey man, he thinks you and your family are next; the government is after our men, we don't know why but they have already killed half a dozen. We don't want you to get involved in this, nor your family, but I'm afraid it's too late, at least for now. We must get out of here quickly, the militars could be arriving in any moment; get your people on the truck, hopefully we'll get a chance to explain later." he man said, so quickly and relaxed, that caught Waller by surprise.
What he was talking about? Was this a trap? The man seemed genuine at Waller's eyes, and he showed the symbol. There was much on risk, on one hand, Waller could ignore the pair, but what if they were telling the truth? Sure he could take down many soldiers, but eventually they were going to get him. On the other hand he could get his family on the truck, to a destiny unknown. At least he was going to be with them. All this rushed through the soldier's mind in a blink.
 

Waller had been keeping one hand behind his back, where he always kept his Luger pistol, while listening to the men. As their words sunk in, he felt only one thing: fear. He had heard about the German Worker's Party's antisemitism and was worried that the men wearing swastikas were threatening him. After all, his mother was a practicing Jew and his maternal grandfather had owned a prominent banking establishment before being killed in a brutal anti-Jew riot in 1923.

When the men asked him to get aboard their truck, it brought the horrors of the attack on his grandfather back to the forefront of his mind and he reacted on instinct at their insistence that he leave. It was clear that he and his family were no longer safe. He swiftly drew his pistol and held it in front of him.

"I don't know who you are, but I am no friend of Herr Hitler. I will give you this one chance to leave. I suggest you take it. I would have no problem with taking both of your lives to protect my family."

If his friend Valdemar was truly dead as these men said, then he would get to the bottom of it. After all, Waller had been very political of late. And even though his anti-communist beliefs aligned with those of the German Worker's Party, he was not about to trust a pair of them with his family's life. No, he would find out who was responsible for Valdemar's death his own way.
 

[sblock=OOC]FYI, the Americans never signed the Treaty of Versailles. It was never ratified by the US Congress and thus was never accepted by the US. Ironically, despite President Wilson's speech exhorting the European nations to sign a treaty agreed upon by all involved nations, the US signed a separate peace agreement with the German Empire and was the only Allied nation to do so. The Americans ended up being rather sympathetic to the Germans up until 1933 when Hitler was chosen as Chancellor. It was only through American loans that the Weimar Republic was able to keep paying its reparations to France, Belgium, and the British Empire.[/sblock]
 


----------Waller Ackermann----------

Both men raise their arms into the air, Carl widen his eyes and tryies to hastily explains himself. "Mister Ackermann, please, we mean no harm to you nor to your family. You must understand, there is not much time bef..."
Waller heard a familiar sound, and in that moment all stopped. The sound of a bullet passing right by your head, centimeters from blowing your brains. The retired soldier instinctively get cover, but the shower of bullets continued, as someone fired over the milkmen. Carl and Markus rushed to the truck, but a shot got Carl on his leg, dropping him to the ground, before a rush of shots pierced his torso and head, killing him seconds after he convolved on the ground. Markus reached the truck, in the same time, from the truck someone answered the fire with a machine-gun, hide inside the vehicle. "Carl told you the truth, damn you! If you survive get to dock number 4!" Maruks shouted from the truck, before he took off driving at full speed through the street. Waller peek out to see a squad of soldiers, about two blocks away, marching towards his house. Several were wounded or dead in the ground by the machine-gun fire, but most still hold their rifles up.


OOC: Sorry, I'm not very versed in history, although any deviation could be addressed to the alternative reality. Keep telling me anyway, I like to know.
 

Waller Ackermann, hp

"Mutter! Vater! Schnell! Grab whatever you can and run for the backdoor!" Waller screamed to his parents as he crawled inside and slammed the door. He quickly closed the shades to the windows in front of the house and then ran to the mantle where his rifle was kept. After slinging his rifle around his shoulder, he broke the vase that held his family's savings and snatched up the Deutch marks inside. He then rushed to meet his family around back.

After handing his father enough marks to purchase train tickets, he told him, "Vater, take Mutter to visit our in-laws in the country. Use aliases, avoid anyone wearing the swastika, and keep an eye out for danger. I'll send you a telegram as soon as I've figured out what's going wrong."

As soon as he had seen his parents off, Waller immediately ran off to visit his friend, Gunther, a fellow politician in the German People's Party and deputy in the Reichstagg. He hoped Gunther would have some ideas to help him along, and possibly be informed about what was so special about dock number 4.
 

----------Dr. George Wilkinson----------


Anderson appears like a rather obtuse individual, as far as George can tell he didn't understand anything of what he was saying, although he seemed happy that the good doctor was going with him. "Sure sure, take your time, I'll be waiting you downstairs." he says, and exits the room hastily.

"Ok, I'll be right down."
George went to the other room to talk to Doctor Bandervols and Cathy to tell them that he was being called to do some consulting for the government. ...
"No, I'm not sure how long it will take. You'll have to continue the work here without me for a little while. When I get back, I'll just have to catch up to whatever strides you've made."

George continued picking through his notes and miscellaneous items for his most important stuff to take with him.

As he was about to head for the door, he thought to shake hands with Doctor Bandervols and Cathy before leaving, but then he thought, [No, that might make them think I leaving for a long time. Besides, I'll probably be back in a few days, at most, to talk to them about some aspect of this NOVA project. Hmmm, I wonder if NOVA is supposed to be classified? Oh, well, the government man will let me know it is. ... At any rate, I'll be back here for one reason or another before Cathy runs out of work. ....]

George's thoughts drift onto the NOVA project as he absently says "See you later." and goes out to the waiting car.
 

----------Waller Ackermann------------​


Waller's father and mother closed the door; the man's hand shaking. He hears his son's orders, and nods, his eyes wide open as well as his mouth. It has been a while since he heard shots. As Waller handed him the money, he seems to regain some confidence. Waller's mother can't hold her tears and hugs her son, kissing him in his forehead. Waller's father takes his wife, and both ran away, towards the train station.
Gunther's house was on the other side of the city, not too far from there. Waller felt the rush and the adrenaline in his heart; it has been a while. The retired soldier runs through the streets, dodging people and creates, hanged cloth and barrels that decorate the streets of the suburbs.
Waller turns to the right, and about a block from his position, there was a soldier walking by. He spotted him, and gave the voice of halt, before starting to shoot! The first bullet hit a barrel full of water, spilling it when the barrel cracked.

OOC: You go first.
[sblock=Status and statistics]
Waller (Unharmed)
Soldier (Unharmed)

Soldier's stats:
Hp 39
Init +1
Spd 30 ft
Defense 15
Atk(Sharps carbine) +6 for 2d10 dmg
SV Fort +6, Ref+3, Will +7
[/sblock]


----------Dr. George Wilkinson----------​

Cathy and the old man bid you farewell, as if George was returning tomorrow.
Carrying his things with him, George met Anderson at the door, who helped him with the equipment. After loading the stuff in the trunk, Anderson opened the side seat for George and he sat at the drivers seat.
And the car drove off.
It was a peaceful trip by the city, the day was nice. The car took some turns and after half an hour, Anderson headed to the road leaving the city.
"We are going to a research facility, a few miles from New York." Anderson explained. After another half hour, the car pulled to the right, and entered what seemed like a cereal and grains processing plant. Both Anderson and Wilkinson got out of the car and headed towards the entrance. The door opened to reveal an eldery man, apparently a farmer. Seeing Anderson, his charade banished. "Anderson, it was about time. I presume you are Dr Wilkinson, a pleasure to make your acquittance. Chief Charleston is eager to meet you. I'll have one of the boys picks your stuff up." the old man pointed at his back, inviting you two in.
The first room seemed like a typical rural house, but Anderson knew better. He pulls out of his pocket a small device, and plunged it in a picture on the wall. Some of the floor planks cleared, revealing a secret stair! "Right this way professor." he said.
At the end of the stairs, behind a wrenched wooden door, Georged behold something spectacular. A huge underground research facility, full of people coming and going, people in lab-coats, others holding long arms, apparently military, others dressed like Anderson, a perfectly organized chaos.
"This way doctor" Anderson leads George to an office that towers over the ground-level activity. There's a sign on the door, that reads "Overseer Charleston"
As soon as the door opens, the scholar notes a man, standing with his hands at his back, studding the movement of the people from the window. He turns to meet George.
"Ah, finally, Dorctor George Wilkinson, I presume. It's an enormous pleasure to meet you at last. I've red a lot about you and your work. I imagine you have all sorts of questions." George notes that Charleston winks at Anderson, and the man leaves silently.
 

Waller dives behind the nearest source of cover while readying his rifle. (Preferably he takes cover behind the corner of a wall which would give him a +7 cover bonus to defense. Otherwise he dives behind a barrel or crate.) He then takes a shot at his pursuer, hoping to disable him.[sblock=OOC]InvisibleCastle is down right now. Waller has a +9 to fire his rifle for 2d10 damage with a 20 critical threat range. Remember if the damage overcomes the soldier's massive damage threshold (his Constitution score) he has to roll a DC 15 Fortitude save or fall to -1.[/sblock]
 

----------Waller Ackermann------------

Rushing behind a set of pilled crates, Waller aims, and pulls the trigger.
His aim goes wide, as he is a little rusty from the lack of action in the past time. The soldier decides to take cover as well, and takes another shot at Waller. The bullet hits the crates harmlessly.



OOC: Uh loved the tip, keep them coming as I'm quite inexperienced in d20 combat. Also, next time you move, state the position of your character with a letter and number reference on the map, just to avoid confusions.

EDIT: Just now I noticed I didn't upload the map in the previous post! Hah
 

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