Initiatives: Speed Demon 22 (30 when super speed is back) (stunned, 1S, 2HP), Loki 26, Enemy leader 24 (1S, 2VP), Cosmo 22 (stabilized, 4L, 3HP), MM 16 (1S, 1HP), Amazon 15 (2HP, 4S), X12 (1HP) and Med-Bot 14, Massive Robot 14, MK192 14, Soldiers 14 (B=blinded), Stealer 12 (Battlesuit), Straightjacket 12 (1HP), Carl 12, Jackal 11 (stabalized, 1L, 2HP), Anna 6 (Disabled, 1L), Multibrain 4 (2HP), ????? 3, Neutron 3 (1HP), Dara 2
Stealer, unable to get a clear shot at the massive machine of bullet spewing death, steps out into the isle, and raises his armored hand at it. Activating the firing sequence from the menus he sees, the arm suddenly transforms into a blaster and he sends a blast of red energy towards the robot! It strikes the robot in the shoulder, but other than a quick shift of it's shoulders and a small dent, it's unharmed.
"New threat assessment, rank 5. Current target acquisition unchanged," the robot says.
Stealer is firing into combat, suffering a -4 to hit as he doesn't want to hit Speed Demon. He rolls an 18, becoming a 17 ranged attack, which I doubt he'll waste a re-roll on, and hits! The robot staggers, taking a point of hardness damage.
Jackal lies completely still and unbreathing, a visible and bloody wound evident where the sword entered his throat. A few short seconds later however, and he draws a rattling breath, the hole on his neck sealing up.
Jackal has stabilized and regenerated one hit, though is still unconscious and disabled.
Johan and his doubles outside the cab start helping the wounded. They quickly discover why Rebound hasn't entered the fray as the boy lies unconscious on the ground, but alive. The doubles manage to stabilize a dying student under the rubble at the front. As Johan himself moves among other students, he finds most of them simply rendered unconscious by stun blasts or from relatively minor injuries. Suddenly, all of them freeze in place and as one turn towards the cockpit and start spouting off random number and letter combinations.
Dara, covered in a lot of blood that isn't hers, seems to have stemmed most of the bleeding though is keeping pressure on the bullet wound.
In The Cab
Johan's duplicates struggle against the security measures in place over the train's computer system.
"It's an encrypted code," says one double.
Breep! Incorrect password!
"Simple algorithmic formula. We nearly have it," says the other.
Breep! Incorrect password!
"8971AX874," says one, typing fast.
Warning. Current speed exceeds safety recommendations. Reccommend immediate shutdown of engine and maximum application of braking system.
"79DB," says the other as he looks forward at the rapidly approaching turn.
"3A4789," says another duplicate to their minds.
Breep! Incorrect password!
"Z9759," says one of the duplicates from outside.
"78379," adds the last of the duplicates.
Breep! Incorrect password!
Johan sees a mental projection of what is happening in the cab. Attached to the computer screen is a picture of a woman, the words Erika `14 on the bottom.
"Erika2114!" shouts Johan through the link.
"I hope I'm right!" exclaims his double as he hits enter.
Breep! Password accepted!
"There's the command!"
"Got it!" replies the one at the keyboard, activating emergency shut-down of the engine.
All the duplicates combine their knowledge to help, Johan included. First roll ends up with a 13. Hero point used for re-roll because my other options would be falling back on the giant eagles to save the day, and that particular crutch has been beaten to death. Re-roll gets a score of 26.
The train lurches as the engine shuts off and the full force of the emergency braking takes effect. Cosmo flies forward into the bottom of the command console, one of Johan's duplicates soars up and over the console and through the broken window. He hits the track and is incinerated instantly. The other makes his reflex save and manages to brace himself with the computer, remaining unharmed. He doesn't think that the shutdown came soon enough.
Cosmo suffers no damage thank goodness. One of Johan's duplicates fails his dexterity check and reflex save and flies to his doom. The other makes his dexterity check.
In The Train
The whole train suddenly lurches as the engine shuts down. Everyone standing staggers, trying to keep their balance. Over the screeching brakes you can hear helicopters flying off, and can see one leaving off each side of the train, flying in seperate directions.
Dexterity checks (DC10) to avoid being prone and thrown towards the front 10 feet or until you hit an object:
Loki 19, MB111, MB 2 15, MB3 12, Straighjacket 9, X12 15, Leader 18, Dara 5, Stealer 17, Carl 5, MM 15, Anna n/a, SD 24, ROBOT unaffected, MK192 8.
Those with scores less than 8 are prone and ten feet towards the front of the train now. Carl loses his continual disintegration beam as a result.
Next up is Loki, then the Leader and then MM (and so on). SD can make his move whenever he is able to post, should he want to spend a hero point to immediately unstun on his turn.
