EPIC M&M: Issue 2 (IC)

[Mimic]

Ferous and magnetically attractive metals? Are you kidding me? Michelle asks the fake Kevin.

I don't know who it is but it's not Kevin Sanjay. Michelle will raise her arms and attempt to take control of the disks.

OOC: Forcefield (free action) Energy control: Magnetics (1/2 action) hp on less than a 15

 

[Mordane76]

There is a "bing" sound as the elevator reaches your floor. The doors don't open.

"So you wanna do the talking, James Cosmo, or should we allow our eloquent statesmen to take it from here," X12 snickers, jabbing a thumb back at Vince.

"Just busting your chops, Vince," X12 says, stepping back to give Vince a playful jab in the shoulder.

 

[Calinon]

Roof
Michelle reaches out with her own magnetic field, latching on to the nearest ferrous disc. She can hear a motor grind angrily in opposition, but manages to keep a hold of it. It is much harder than it should be and the disc is obviously trying to get at you. Instead of controlling it, you find yourself trying to push it away. You realize there is another one just like this disc.

Attack roll hits with an 8 (they weren't moving or avoiding you). You have the disc locked in a grapple, succeeding on the opposed check with a 15 versus 10. I didn't make you use your hero point as once you attack it, you know without a doubt you got it.

Rebound inflates again, bouncing forward. "Have at you!" he shouts as he plumets at Kevin, his own version of a battle cry. He slams into Kevin, and past him, landing on the roof of the stairwell. Kevin's force field absorbs any harm that would have been done him by the bouncing boy.

"Holy cow! Search and destroy magno-discs! Hi-tech!" exclaims Anna. "They're fast and explode!" she shouts. Her jets fire launching her sixty feet upwards as her right arm transforms into a cannon. She launches an icy blast at the grappled disc, smashing it to the ground. It gives a sputter and goes silent.

Tara flies towards Kevin, wings thrumming angrily. She slashes at him with her insectoid arms, the blows glancing off his force field.

"Hope you like these!" Kevin says, still grinning, unphased by the attacks, and he releases the tethers. The remaining red disk streaks at Michelle, while the blue ones streak at Anna and Sanjay.

The disk slams into Michelle's force field, staggering her back a step. It flattens out against the field, it's bottom covered in some sort of teeth like apparatus. It chews into your field forming a small opening. A circular opening forms in the base of the disc, and a spike shoots out, stabbing Michelle in the hip, then retreating into the disc. You manage to step back far enough that the teeth don't get you.

Attack hits with a 17. The spike is small, needlelike, and does no real damage, just a small sting. Your force field was just strong enough to absorb the damage of the attack. You made your save with a 15.

Another disk flies at Anna, she weaves away and it zips by her, coming around for another pass. The last disk soars at Sanjay, and he creates his own disk, sending it spinning out. The two discs collide with a spark, and the attacking disc skitters off a bit before starting to come at him again.

Deflection successful. 23 beats the attack roll of 16.

Kevin is not done. From within his coat he pulls a sonic pulse cannon. The barrel extends until he is holding a weapon about the size of an M-60. He steps back and blasts Tara. She is hit and sent flying, sliding along the ground until she hits the ledge at the edge of the roof. She rolls to a sitting position, shaking her head.

Kevin shoots and hits Tara with a 20. Dara fails her damage save, getting stunned and suffering a knockback.

Sanjay tries to finish off the disc, throwing a black energy beam at it. The beam engulfs the disc. As it dissipates, a black and silver dust is all that remains of the disc as it blows into the sky.

Neutron hits with a natural 20. The poor disc loses 11 ranks of hardness, far more than it had. Bai bai.

I'm not bothering with a map up here.

Penthouse
Downstairs, Kevin slams Mia again with the chain. She doesn't even grunt as it hits her, the armor absorbing most of the damage.

"Fight or not, silly boy. I will still kill you."

She finishes drawing her sword and steps into you, gripping the handle in both hands and delivering a viscious slice at you. For a moment, you don't think she hit, but when you try to make your arms and feet do what you want, you find yourself falling to your knees. You look down to see a rapidly spreading pool of blood. Mia takes her mask off and kneels down in front of you, dropping her sword to her side. She takes your face in her hands and kisses you even as you feel blood rising in your throat.

"Good bye," you hear her say as you lose consciousness.

You hit with a 19, but she makes her damage save with a 22. She hits with a 25. Your damage save versus 24 is an 8. She punctures your lung, slices open your stomach and nicks a kidney; you are dying. I'll give you a few rounds for your friends to get here before you need to stabilize because well, I don't like killing people.

Initiatives
Mia 23, Metal Mistress 22, Rebound 20, Anna 16, Stealer 15, Tara 14, Kevin 11, Neutron 7

Foyer
The elevator door explodes outward. X12 steps back, Vincent runs straight up the wall and past it and Cosmo flattens to the floor. The doors nail the guards nearby and then soar into and through the wall, flattening the guards inside their room.

John and Johan each take a final look at their bracelets and toss them aside as a man, clad in some sort of grey metalic armor, complete with a metalic headsman hood, steps out of the elevator. Clutched in his hands is a massive two handed axe. It has twin guarded handgrips and is glowing a violent green. He tosses a bag from his waist and four spider-like robots about the size of a grapefruit skurry from it. On the back of each is a syringe.

"I thought I'd come down and say hello," the armored man says, voice made hollow from the mask. "Have you met my little friend?" he asks mockingly, twirling the axe around deftly. He finishes by slashing it into and through a pillar. The axe passes completely through without shattering the rock, and the top half slowly topples over onto the floor.

The clatter of the rest of you tearing off and discading your bracelets is his first response. The desk manager ducks behind his desk and the few remaining guards scatter in terror.

"Holy <expletive>," Cosmo says as the pillar collapses.

Tight quarters, no need for a map.

Initiatives: Speed Demon 27, Murphy 23, X12 19, Johan 18, Straightjacket 16, Cosmo 15

Speed Demon is up. Johan is up in the G-Spot. Michelle is up on the roof. The real Kevin is in need of help.

 

[Elementor]

Although he has been trying to stay quiet, upon seeing the manager dive behind the counter, Vince can't help but be snide, "Oh yeah Smurfette, your way is SOOOO much better......" Tossing the wristband to the side, Speed Demon will dash past newly arrived executioner and deliver a Mach One Punch to the handle of his axe. (Hey if I can blow up robots why not an axe?)

Powers: Superspeed, Mach One Punch and using Run by Attack to perform my hit and run on the axe.

 

[Calinon]

Foyer
Vince dashes forward, passing through the scanning equipment in a flash. He punches the Headsman's axe, connecting with a loud KRACKATHOOM! Instantly, Vince is catupulted backwards, arm wreathed in radioactive flames, into the guard's table some twenty feet distant, reducing it to splinters. The axe appears none the worse for wear, while Vincent staggers to his feet, his glove burned to cinders, painful sores opening up on his hand. He feels a bit nautious.

Vince hits with an 18. The axe makes its hardness check. Vincent is affected by the axe's radioactive energy field, getting an 18 on the save (no reflex on that one. Hard to dodge something you purposefully punch.). He is stunned and I assume uses a hero point to shake off the stun. Initiative for Vince is now 19 next round.

The Headsman lets out a mocking chuckle. "Fool boy. Nobody who feels the touch of my axe walks away unscathed." He whips his axe in a circle, leveling a cut at Cosmo, who steps back. You hear the axe slice through the leather and Cosmo crashes back into the tile, leaving an imprint of his body in the concrete and plaster. He falls to one knee appearing stunned and the Headsman steps in with an overhead chop. Cosmo shakes off his stun and rolls out of the way barely.

Headsman hits with a 25. Cosmo will use a hero point on any damage save that totals less than 17. His first damage save is a 22. His second damage (energy field) save is a 17. Cosmo suffers two lethal hits and is stunned. He spends a hero point to immediately recover.

The spider robots with the syringes swarm forward. One leaps at Cosmo, but misses as he rolls out of the way. It shuts down when the Headsman's axe comes too close to it, the radiation melting its circuits. Two swarm towards Vincent, one clinging to his leg and jabbing him with the needle before scurring off towards the elevator. The other is upended by Vince and struggles to right itself. The last one leaps at X12, appearing to jab at him three times, only to stop before it does each time. It hops down and bears in on Straightjacket.

Initiatives: Speed Demon 27, Murphy 23, X12 19, Johan 18, Straightjacket 16, Cosmo 15

X12, Johan, SJ are up.

Amazon: 2HP used
Multibrain: 1HP used
Stealer: 4HP used, 3 stun, 4 lethal, dying
Murphy: 2VP used
Toan: 2VP used
Speed Demon: 3HP used
Straighjacket: 1HP used
Tara: 2HP used
Metal Mistress: 1HP used
Cosmo: 1HP used
Sho: 1VP used
Cosmo: 2HP used, 2 lethal

 

[Mimic]

While maintaining the first disks distance Michelle will lower her hand to where the other disk is chewing through her forcefield and blast it with a wave of magnetic energy

Where did you get the toys from Kevin?

Powers: forcefield, energy control: magnetic control, energy blast

 

[Dalamar]

Foyer
If the guards had weapons, the two instances of Johan will get them, otherwise they will just dive for cover, since they aren't really of use without weapons.

G-Spot
Johan duplicates again (Does the new dup have a blaster too?). The unarmed duplicate(s) will go for weapons from the goons.
Johan and his armed duplicate(s) will attack the darkness or the goons, whichever would seem the better target. Regardless of the target, Johans will aim so as to not kill (pulling my punch to make them disabled at most).

 

[Mordane76]

"Next time I want to talk nice to people just tell me to shut the hell up, Vince," X12 says, reaching down to unclasp the bracelet.

"Robots again... Who the hell are these people?" Noting the robot's inability to complete its attack routine, X12 dismisses it, and moves for the downed guards.

"I'll get the keys, Johans, you grab their guns.

Search the downed guards for the keys to the stairwell door.

 

[Calinon]

G-Spot
Johan duplicates again, another of him, this one holding a blaster, appears. His remaining unarmed duplicate has no weapons to choose from, the two guards weapons already in his, or his others, hands. One duplicate races up the stairs, firing at the darkness. The bullet strikes, but moments later, the bullet drops to the floor beneath it. At the base of the stairs, Johan fires upwards at the goons, hitting the railing.

Hit on shadow, no effect. Miss on the goons. The unarmed you is by the stairs now. The last duplicate was just created and has no action.

With Raisa blinded, Sho turns her attention to those on the stairs. Loki feels something touch his mind moments before an immense wave of mental energy slams into he and Dara. Dara seems unaffected, but Loki staggers from the blow, momentarily becoming noticeable before his blending ability compensates.

Sho hits Loki centering an area affect mental blast. Loki gets a 19 damage save, taking a lethal hit. Dara makes her reflex save, then easily makes her will save.

The shadow sees Loki and Dara and flows forward. As he gets close, a cloud of inky blackness surrounds you and everything within forty feet of you, from floor to ceiling. Loki can see perfectly through the cloud.

Obscure. Everyone within the cloud (everyone except Raisa who is already blind) is now effective blind. Except Loki.

Mendez steps backwards, backpedalling out of the darkness. He takes aim at the goons near the railing and squeezes off a shot, taking one in the head. He drops, dead.

Dara grabs Loki's arm in the darkness. "Point me!" she says into his mind. Taking his direction, she whispers, "Hang on," and you see a bubble of force surround her. It explodes, causing your ears to pop and your vision to swim as she releases an semi-circular wave of energy towards the shadowy man. It hits, slamming him backwards into the wall. The darkness bleeds off in the area, but he growls, shaking the mental blast off.

She hit through cover and stunned him. VP spent to negate the stun.

The remaining two guards shoot at Mendez, missing wildly, and start retreating back towards a now visible door in the formerly darkened alcove. The darkness there is gone.

Raisa struggles to pull the clinging tentacle of darkness from her eyes, but fails. Moments later, it disappates as Dara stuns the Shadow, and she can see again, but is slightly dazed.

Small penalty to attacks. I had you hold your action.

Johan 18, Sho 17, Loki 16, ?? 13, Mendez 12, Dara 10, Goons 6, Raisa 6

Raisa is up, then Johan.

Foyer
X12 moves into the guards room. Men are groaning in pain. Those that were hit by the door are laying amidst rubble, bleeding and unconscious. They appear badly wounded. Other guards are strewn about the room, most under a large section of collapsed lighting and suspended ceiling, aftermath of the wall damage. Those that are conscious are struggling to regain their feet and loose their guns. A search of one of the most greivously injured guards reveals the keys in his front pocket.

Did I mention this is an 80 story skyscraper? I did, back when the gang was flying up. Climbing the stairs will probably take you 10-15 minutes as you don't just go striaight up, unless you can fly.

Half action move, half action search was successful on DC10.

Johan, in the rubble of the table, you see a pump action shotgun. There is also a sturdy table leg that may be of use. One of the guards just outside the hole in the wall rolls slightly and you see his pistol still on his hip.

Half action search was successful at DC10; half action to retrieve items and ready them.

Initiatives: Speed Demon 27, Murphy 23, X12 19, Johan 18, Straightjacket 16, Cosmo 15

Straightjacket is up.

Roof
Michelle blasts the disk, knocking it backwards. The disk appears warped slightly but bends itself back into shape. It lets out a BZZZZ and starts beeping.

Hit and some damage done to the disk. But it's still functional.

"I made some new friends. Maybe you should consider joining me!" He hears the buzz and laughs. "Oops, looks like your blood isn't what we're after either! Time to blow up! In fact, to hell with it! All of you can blow up!"

"Time for you to shut up!" says Rebound, bouncing down from above. He lands full on Kevin, knocking him to the ground and bounces thirty feet away.

Anna lets a blast loose that just goes wide. Seeing the disc start coming at her, she puts her rockets to full force and blasts off the side of the building. The disc streaks after her, gaining ground.

Hero point used to double movement.

Tara gets up, slightly injured and launches herself into the sky after Anna.

"Damn, you are annoying," Kevin mutters, firing on Rebound. The beam catches him in the back, knocking him to the ground and a crashing halt against the side of the helicopter. He slumps down, deflating and unconscious.

Lethal hit and knockout on Rebound. Hero point used to get the hit.

The disc after Anna is hot on her heels, but doesn't quite catch up. She's about 80 feet from any of you and moving fast. The other disc ejects a vial of blood which Kevin catches and pockets moments before recklessly hurling itself at Michelle. It impacts her, and explodes! Though the explosion is localized, it's powerful and she is knocked off the side of the building, her force field winking out.

It hits with an 18 and explodes. Your force field absorbs most of the small area blast, but you are stunned and sent flying off the nearest building ledge (save of 14). It's a long way down, more than 3 rounds at least, so really, you are in no danger. You can spend a hero point to recover, but will be about a story down and 10 feet from the edge of the building.

Neutron is up.

Mia 23, Metal Mistress 22, Rebound 20, Anna 16, Stealer 15, Tara 14, Kevin 11, Neutron 7

Amazon: 2HP used
Anna: 1HP
Cosmo: 3HP used, 2 lethal
Loki: 1 lethal
Mendez: 1 stun
Metal Mistress: 1HP used, 1 lethal
Multibrain: 1HP used
Rebound: 1 lethal, knocked out
Speed Demon: 3HP used
Stealer: 4HP used, 3 stun, 4 lethal, dying
Straighjacket: 1HP used
Tara: 2HP used, 1 lethal

Kevin2: 1 VP, 1 stun
Mia Toan (Dazzler): 2VP used
Murphy (Headsman): 2VP used
Shadow: 1VP used, 1 stun
Sho: 1VP used

 

[Elementor]

"Didnt expect that...." Fighting the urge to vomit, Vince picks up a wristband from the floor as he shakes off the stun (Yes, you assumed correctly, I will use the HP to remove the stun effect)

Superspeed gets powered back up and Vince tries another run by attack but this time the attack will be to place one of the wristbands on the executioners wrist.