Epic M&M: Issue 4 (IC)

[Calinon]

EPIC HQ
Johan and Michelle

"ARIS, can you show where the disturban...

"Never mind," you say, remembering that Michelle and Split are trying to kill each other with insane blasts just outside. But you do see the communication tower, collapsed fully on the tarmac. The system is virtually destroyed. Maybe the satellite receptors on the roof of the HQ can be set to broadcast.

"That is exactly the reason why I don't teach", the duplicate carrying Anna says to her as the others scatter in terror. He continues carrying her to the workshop.

Anna laughs at your comment. "I think you would make a good teacher," she says. "You make a pretty good wheelchair too." You get to the entrance of the workshop and start across to the wheelchair.

Johan fires his rifle and two blasts of lightning streak in. The bullet ricochets upward, but the lightning bolt sends Split jerking to his tip-toes. His gun wavers and Michelle's energy blast quite litterally rips him apart graphically, though his various parts disappear shortly after.

Rifle attack: 20 (23) CRIT; Lightning blast:14 (17) HIT; Lightning blast: 11 (14) MISS. Split saves: DC18 (4 -- VP reroll 20), DC 17 (10) FAILURE.

In the field, Split becomes visible, teleporting to an invisible double a few feet closer to Stryke. Stryke becomes visible, then disappears with Split in a streak of light. They re-appear near the fence, then vanishes again into the woods surrounding the compound. Tara looks like she's going to give chase, but finally decides to just come back and check on Hoppy.

Combat over.

The carnage near the blaster battle is pretty big. Hopefully not many kids were in their rooms, and hopefully none were too badly hurt if they were. The communication tower is destroyed, and lord knows the condition of the nurse, or what Vince is dealing with, or if he's hurt. Michelle, your wounds could use some medical attention as well, not to mention those of Johan, Tara and Anna.

 

[Agamon]

Monica drags the unconscious and hog tied assassin to you and dumps him in the pile with the others. You notice she's been shot in the hip, just a graze, but it's bleeding and matting her fer. She gives Neutron a hug, wincing a bit, but ignoring the pain. "He was going to shoot you," she says, giving the guard a glare. "I was hoping to find a less painful way of repaying you," she sighs. "But you don't mind my choice I hope," she says with a toothy smile.

"I do if you get hurt doing it, babe. Thanks, though," Sanjay says with a smile after the embrace. He looks down at her wound. "That must sting. Here, put this on it," he says, creating some gauze and handing it to her.

People gather to gawk, well back, held off by security, while cameras roll and bulbs flash. The reporters start bellowing questions, shoving microphones towards you, but are well back.

Sanjay turns towards the reporters and moves towards them. "EPIC's got things under control here. Mrs. Raynes is a popular person with the bad guys, but we've got her back. Now, of you'll excuse us, we're tending with the wounded." He turns back and walks over to Rebound. "Hey, Jackson, you okay?" he says, looking his teammate over.

 

[Mimic]

Michelle touches down none too gently, she winces slightly as she does, exhaustion clear on her face. She takes a deep breath to clear her mind.

Roll call, let me know if your ok.

<Assuming everyone does>

ARIS, I need list of the students that are still on the grounds. Johan, I need communications back up as fast as you can. Also if you can can you send a couple of your duplicates to check out the other students and make sure that none of them are seriously hurt. Tara, can you help with that? Vince, you said you had someone in custody? Where are you I will be there soon.

<If one of the students don't answer she will get directions from ARIS and head there imediately.>

 

[Calinon]

Wave World Amusement Park

"I do if you get hurt doing it, babe. Thanks, though," Sanjay says with a smile after the embrace. He looks down at her wound. "That must sting. Here, put this on it," he says, creating some gauze and handing it to her.

"Thanks, sport," she says, taking the gauze and limping over out of the way to sit on a lounge chair.

Sanjay turns towards the reporters and moves towards them. "EPIC's got things under control here. Mrs. Raynes is a popular person with the bad guys, but we've got her back. Now, of you'll excuse us, we're tending with the wounded." He turns back and walks over to Rebound.

More questions are shouted out as you leave, but again, security prevents the reporters from getting to you. That and Straightjacket replaces you and makes the reporters get in order to ask questions, which he starts answering. Remaining at his large size, he manages to keep the press from noticing Cosmo as he grabs the arm of one of the unconscious gunman and bites into it. Moments later, his wounds close.

"Hey, Jackson, you okay?" he says, looking his teammate over.

Rebound is still working at recovering his breath and is sweating quite a bit.

"Thunder said... wasn't quite ready... but seemed more... helpful than being... a big ball," he wheezes. "Not easy... at all." You guess he's talking about his sudden growth spurt a few minutes ago.

Cosmo comes over, letting his fangs shrink and wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. "Those guys were high on something," he says, spitting. "Not exactly to my tastes."

Doors bang open from outside and M-Tac enters the facility. After ascertaining things are under control, they let the police and paramedics in as well. The police start moving people away for questioning and generally clearing the amusement park. Rebound is taken over to a medical station and checked out, and tiger-Monica is being attended to by a female EMT.

Sanjay recognizes Captain Majors as she talks to Mrs. Raynes, getting a report. Once done, she strides towards you with four M-Tac members.

"Mrs. Raynes says you saved her yet again," she says emotionlessly. A red beam comes from her cybornetic eye and scans the gunmen. "Non-mutants. Have the NYPD take them into custody," she says to one of her men, who immediately goes off to speak with a police officer.

"Your handiwork I assume," she says, gesturing to the tile box, still emotionless. "Raynes says you trapped a 'creature' inside."

 

[Calinon]

EPIC HQ

Roll call, let me know if your ok.

<Assuming everyone does>

ARIS, I need list of the students that are still on the grounds. Johan, I need communications back up as fast as you can. Also if you can can you send a couple of your duplicates to check out the other students and make sure that none of them are seriously hurt. Tara, can you help with that? Vince, you said you had someone in custody? Where are you I will be there soon.

<If one of the students don't answer she will get directions from ARIS and head there imediately.>

Tara, Vincent and Anna don't answer. Tara is about 200 feet away checking on her pet, isn't in uniform and has no communicator. The only Johan with a communicator is only fifty or so feet away from you.

"Students are not required to check in or out using my system as it is reserved for official EPIC use only.

"I do not have sensors within the majority of the school and dorm facility, only in sensitive areas and through my terminals directly. However, I have scanned and located several EPIC members and students.

"Anna and Johan have just entered the workshop. (ARIS also lists about eight other students that are there). Tara, Johan, Johan and Johan are located within visual range of your position. Johan is in his room. Johan is in Monica's room. Nurse Ogawa is on the floor in the infirmary. Her vital signs are weakening.

"I am having trouble accessing my terminal in the school main office currently. It appears offline. However, Vincent was last located in that office, with an intruder." ARIS falls silent again after giving the report to you.

Vince can't hear ARIS or speak through her at the moment, as the terminal is being animated.

 

[Agamon]

Sanjay recognizes Captain Majors as she talks to Mrs. Raynes, getting a report. Once done, she strides towards you with four M-Tac members.

"Mrs. Raynes says you saved her yet again," she says emotionlessly. A red beam comes from her cybornetic eye and scans the gunmen. "Non-mutants. Have the NYPD take them into custody," she says to one of her men, who immediately goes off to speak with a police officer.

"Your handiwork I assume," she says, gesturing to the tile box, still emotionless. "Raynes says you trapped a 'creature' inside."

"Yeah," Sanjay says, obviously a little uncomfortable around Majors. "Well, not really a creature, it's a shapeshifter. I had to completely enclose her, she's got a completely maleable body, slipped right out of some ropes I put around her."

 

[Calinon]

Wave World Waterpark

"Yeah," Sanjay says, obviously a little uncomfortable around Majors. "Well, not really a creature, it's a shapeshifter. I had to completely enclose her, she's got a completely maleable body, slipped right out of some ropes I put around her."

"We have ways of containing shapeshifters," she says calmly. If she knows you are uncomfortable, she either is good at hiding it, or just doesn't care. She nods to her men, who quickly take up position around your tile box. Energy blasters come from the forearms of their armor and they, and Majors, draw a bead on the box.

"Alright, take it down," Captain Majors says to Neutron. "All at once if you can."

You can, you do, and there is no mutant. All there is, is a ruined floor drain, it's cover neatly cut apart. You realize with the time that has passed, the shapeshifter will be long gone.

 

[Agamon]

You can, you do, and there is no mutant. All there is, is a ruined floor drain, it's cover neatly cut apart. You realize with the time that has passed, the shapeshifter will be long gone.

"Well, <censored>," is all Sanjay says with a grimace.

 

[Mimic]

Michelle grabs the closest Johan duplicate. "I need you to go to the infirmary, Nurse Ogawa is hurt and her vitals are slipping. Your the only one close by that has any medical training. I'm going to find Vincent."

Michelle will head towards the main office as quickly as possible.

 

[Dalamar]

Johans doing the hacking will head to restore communications, picking up any necessary tools and parts from the workshop on the way.


"I can happily inform you that I have just helped Michelle to blast Split's duplicate into oblivion. Mission accomplished", he says with a smile. "The orginal and Stryke managed to escape, however."


Johan's duplicate with the blaster goes to check if there were anybody in the rooms that suffered from the blast, and will then start looking around for other students on the grounds and asking them to all return to their rooms.


Johan and the duplicate of him with the rifle will head full speed to the infirmary.