Epic M&M: Issue 4 (IC)

EPIC HQ
Vincent

You lunge forward and run into something in your way. You get a very brief glimps of a human shaped wavering in the air, then its gone. You swing at where it was, but hit nothing but air. As you act, you hear a click, a fwump and a the nurse slumps forward.

"Mercenary actually," Split says. He flips a switch on his gun and says, "Now." You hear the sound of six distinct blasts cutting loose. Split's appear; one in front of you and a bit to your right with two blasters, one right behind you with a pair of blasters, and one to your left with an assault rifle. The Split that just shot the nurse shoots at you as well. Energy blasts graze you and blister by without causing much, if any, harm, but the Split with the rifle catches you in the chest. As the nurse bounces off the table to the floor at his feet, Split fires, the blast barely missing your head. Your body feels numb.

The three splits use combined fire to try to hit you, getting a 29 to hit with his bonus' and penalties. The other split misses with a 26. Fort save against the Stun Power gets a 7 (5 rolled), HP used and result is a 15 (13 rolled) and Vincent is stunned. You get another save to shake off the effect on your turn, and the result is a 16. You are still stunned.

Vince slumps against the counter, barely able to keep his feet. Everything is blurry and the Split's ignore you completely, though the rifleman keeps you in his sights. You see blood samples moving through the air and vanishing.

"Hey, check this," a french sounding voice says, and Vincent, in his groggy state, sees his wing pulled out of the freezer unit and tossed to the Split that shot the nurse as another Split, this one with a closed case, appears.

"A souvenier," Split grins, and his doubles laugh. He hands the wing to one of the others, and two of them, the ones with two blasters, exit the room with the one with the case and close the door behind them, leaving Split and his double with the rifle with you. And you don't feel so numb any more. About a 30 seconds have passed since you came in.

You made your save with a 22 (yay natural 20, though you only need a 16).

You see the nurse on the floor stir. The double with the rifle watches you carefully for any sign of movement, his finger on the trigger. Split is listening to his headset, and says, "Be in position. The samples are secured and are heading out. The sensors wouldn't see them even if they were working."

Initiative: Vincent 27, Split 16 (readied action by rifleman)

Vince is up.
 

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Michelle will sprint forward in order to get within range. If she can do so without getting the woman's attention all the better.

Powers: forcefield (free action) sprint (full action)
 
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Calinon said:
EPIC HQ
Vincent

You see the nurse on the floor stir. The double with the rifle watches you carefully for any sign of movement, his finger on the trigger. Split is listening to his headset, and says, "Be in position. The samples are secured and are heading out. The sensors wouldn't see them even if they were working."

Kicking Susperspeed back in, Vince will try to trip Split with his tail before moving the rest of his body.
 


Calinon said:
"Now, Master Wen know why each of you here. But want to hear from you why you here."


"I approached Ms. Desorchers about difficulties presented in my daily life as my memories return from an extensive period of amnesia. She suggested that, as other students were already coming to you for assistance, you might be able to help me as well in understanding or controlling their return in more constructive or direct ways. Some of my memories thus far have been very intrusive and... violent... and I want to face them and assimilate them without causing harm to others," X12 says.
 

China
"Who told you I don't want to give a try? I had three weeks to wait before coming here. If I wanted to leave, I would have done that the first day. And I don't need someone to remind me the choices I have made, I still feel their consequences and that's enough... but it is true they have not been the wisest."
"You tell me. I hear recordings of you complaining. Master Wen read report from Thunder. Then you tell Master Wen reason you here is Thunder not like you. Now you change story. Master Wen already wish you make up mind."

"I'm here because my mistake could have got people killed." She says quietly. "I speak and act before thinking, which usually leaves me felling very stupid and regretting what it was I said or did. I also have this small issue with authority and not respecting it or listening to those with it." She looks at Master Wen with a little smile. "Though, uh, I'm working on fixing that."
"Master Wen here small joke! Ha ha! Small issue! Not worry large girl. It easy to change if you want to. Unless you want get smaller. That just not happen here. Hey, what that? You bring gift for Master Wen?" he asks, pointing at the cannister beside you.

"I approached Ms. Desorchers about difficulties presented in my daily life as my memories return from an extensive period of amnesia. She suggested that, as other students were already coming to you for assistance, you might be able to help me as well in understanding or controlling their return in more constructive or direct ways. Some of my memories thus far have been very intrusive and... violent... and I want to face them and assimilate them without causing harm to others," X12 says.
"Master Wen have hard time thinking why you come until him see your picture. You here to see Xi, even though you not know you here to see Xi. So you will see Xi. But Master Wen not sure how him help with visions. Master Wen can help with combat strategy so you not need be mummy in battle."

Dara answers him too. "Um... I kinda beat up Carl and I can't really control my telepathy all that much."

"You learn many focus technique here. When leave, you control mind talking. Master Wen promise that. Master Wen impressed you beat up giant boy."

"Hey now, she hit me with a frying pan," Carl says.

"That sound like excuse. Why you here?"

"Because I took Raisa off alone to a strip club," Carl answers.

"You as bad as Kevin. You here because you took Raisa into seedy criminal underworld, lie to Mendez and then point gun and threaten at Raisa," Wen says matter-of-factly. "That bunch of pretty stupid choices."

Master Wen leans on his cane. "Today first day. Master Wen go easy on first day. You come to Dojo and we do many training excersises to see how good fighter you all are. Be on mat ten minutes. Li, get them proper Gi."

"Yes, Grandfather," Li says subserviently, quickly exiting the room.
 

EPIC HQ
Michelle, Johan
Johan sprints across the field to intercept Stryke as Tara does the same. Hoppy seems to have lost interest and is perched on a nearby garbage can, head stuck within.


Anna cuts loose an icy blast at Stryke's back. It hits her in the shoulder and Stryke spins around from the hit, tossing a handful of glowing objects into the air. Anna, unable to halt her forward motion, slams into the center of them, and they explode. Pieces of her armor scatter across the ground and you think you see her fall the fifteen feet down and bounce along the earth, but smoke obscures your vision slightly.

Anna hits, but Stryke makes her save. Stryke makes an area attack, hitting Anna. Anna fails her save, but the attack was far more destructive to her armor, which loses 8 hardness points and is destroyed. She falls to the ground and fails that damage save as well, becoming knocked out.

You see Michelle flying fast towards the combat, but she is still at least another ten seconds away. Both Johan and Tara reach Stryke at once, and both have the same idea, launching diving tackles at her. Tara takes a shot at her legs while Johan hits her in the chest. The impact sends sparks off their armor.

Johan tackles Stryke, getting a 22 to hit. Opposed check is 18 for Johan 14 for Stryke, and she goes down, trying to roll away from Johan. Tara grabs and holds onto her legs, grappling her.

Stryke kicks at Tara but fails to get her legs free. Looking back towards the school, she sees Michelle streaking in and says, "One's flying in above the school." You see her trying to focus and she starts to glow. Johan punches at her, but misses, and Tara tries to impale her with her insect arms, strikeing her through her thigh. But Stryke still vanishes, and a streak of light goes forty feet away, away from the school and towards the fields, where Stryke appears on the ground again.

Michelle closes another 160 feet, moving fast. Finally in range, she barely registers the sound of machine gun fire before the bullets start ripping into her force field. One barely misses her, while another passes through her shoulder.

Split appears with a fully automatic heavy machine gun, using autofire at Michelle. He hits twice and one simply rebounds away. Her saves are 18 and 9. HP used for re-roll and it is lower, so it becomes a 12 (10+2). Michelle takes a lethal hit.

Initiatives: Stryke 22, Michelle 18 (1L, 1HP), Johan 17, Split 16, Tara 15, Hoppy 11, Anna 8

Distances from Stryke: Michelle 220 feet, Johan 50 feet, Tara 50 feet
Distances from Split: Michelle 80 feet, Johan 90 feet, Tara 90 feet

Johan is up.

Vince
As soon as your tail flicks, Split fires a round at you. The blast catches you square in the chest.

He hits with a 24, and your save is a 19 (success) against stun.

You wrap your tail around his ankle and try to trip him.

You hit with a 24. Opposed check is 13 vs 8, and he goes down.

The other split simply laughs, then vanishes in a burst of light, going right through the door (without damaging it) and disappearing out of sight.

Split teleports.

The split on the ground kicks your tail aside as he rolls to his feet, shooting at you twice with his rifle. One blast nearly takes you in the tail and another whips by your ear.

Miss miss.

Vince is up.
 

Calinon said:
"Master Wen here small joke! Ha ha! Small issue! Not worry large girl. It easy to change if you want to. Unless you want get smaller. That just not happen here. Hey, what that? You bring gift for Master Wen?" he asks, pointing at the cannister beside you.

"Oh this?" She shakes her head. "Actually, Jackal's brother asked me give it to him, thought he'd like a taste of home or something. I thought Jackal would be here for breakfast but I can give it to him later."
 

Calinon said:
"Master Wen have hard time thinking why you come until him see your picture. You here to see Xi, even though you not know you here to see Xi. So you will see Xi. But Master Wen not sure how him help with visions. Master Wen can help with combat strategy so you not need be mummy in battle."

"Any instruction and assistance, in any area, that you and Xi can provide will be greatly appreciated, Master Wen," X12 replies, bowing slightly.
 

China
Deva said:
"Oh this?" She shakes her head. "Actually, Jackal's brother asked me give it to him, thought he'd like a taste of home or something. I thought Jackal would be here for breakfast but I can give it to him later."
"Master Wen sorry, but you not allowed see Jackal. Only Master Wen see Jackal. Him very dangerous, but learning."

Mordane76 said:
"Any instruction and assistance, in any area, that you and Xi can provide will be greatly appreciated, Master Wen," X12 replies, bowing slightly.
"You not understand about Xi yet, but you will," Master Wen says, remaining vague. "Xi not ready to see you yet. Maybe tomorrow."
 

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