Epic M&M: Issue 5 (IC)

[Calinon]

Lancheng, China
X12
You, Dara and Master Wen watch Kevin fly past the village up towards the academy. Master Wen just shakes his head. "We will have time to question his choices later. There is far too much to do here," he says as more injured are brought to the hospital. "You seem able to stand, you can help the nurse treat the injured. Li should be here soon with the medical supplies from the academy. Dara, I need you to come with me; we will join Li and search for anyone trapped inside damaged buildings with Raisa."

Dara grumbles and you can tell she'd rather go and yell at Kevin, or worse, but Master Wen puts a grip on her elbow that makes her wince and drags her off, leaving you standing on the steps of the small hospital while a steady stream of injured walk in.

Kevin
You land and let all your powers free. The fire snuffs our, leaving you standing naked on the road just outside the academy. There is a cart rolling towards you, pushed by Li, and it comes to a halt when she sees you. She looks very confused and more than a bit embarassed by catching you in this state of undress.

"Kevin?" she says, pulling a sheet off the cart and throwing it quickly around him. "What happened to your clothes?"

Mega-City of New York
EPIC Institute
Johan
"Oh, hi there, sweetie," Sanchez says without looking up from her work. "I gave up boosting the power on that hand held scanner and just built a bigger one. I made a slightly smaller one that can mount on a van too," she says, gesturing over to a mid-sized version of the scanner.

"And my armor is nearly fixed," Anna says happily.

"And since that's all she'll work on," Sanchez says, as a large spark shoots out of the device she's making, "maybe you can mount that scanner to the front roof of the van and wire it into the computer."

Neutron
The message is briefer than you thought it would be.

Sanjay Mohan
Private and Confidential

Enter ALF Identicard Number for access to video message.
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It takes you over fifteen minutes just to find your identicardAfter entering your card number, an unfamiliar, but somehow recognizable face appears. He is dressed in army fatigues and looks to be about fifty. His insignia show him to be a high ranking general in the ALF military.

"My name is General Tambala Nomusu," he says in introduction.

"I must apologize for contacting you in this fashion, but with the situation growing more strange in our homeland, I cannot risk trusting individuals who are not citizens of the ALF. Though I realize that passing information to me may violate the rules the EPIC organization my request is of a personal nature.

"I last saw my son two days ago. Because I thought he might be in danger, I placed a tracking device on him without his knowledge. Yesterday, I lost the signal from that device. While I am confident in my son's abilities, his investigation could anger powerful individuals within the ALF hierarchy. If you hear from Zobari, please contact me."
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The message ends with a complicated set of reply addresses, obviously intended to keep any returned message secret.

Straightjacket
Stephanie's e-mail message is, like her, rather light and bubbly.

You guys left so fast, I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye. I hope you are doing ok. Anyway, I was wondering if you liked free-climbing? Maybe we could go up to Nevada when you're free.

Hey, did I mention I have season Giants tickets and the Browns are here on Sunday?

Steph
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With that message played, ARIS plays the video message from Murphy.

"Hey, hero," he says, putting out a cigarette as he greets you. "Just wanted to say thanks for not cracking my skull today. I think your pals would have sent me to the hospital if you hadn't been there. But that's not why I sent you this.

"You know, it's really amazing what you see when people don't think you're looking. And it's amazing how clear of an image phone's can capture," he says, and a series of pictures come up on your screen, each showing a very familiar suit of armor in a warehouse that looks amazingly like it is probably Methesda. It looks like Split's armor, with a few enhancements.

"Enjoy the pictures, kid, and thanks again."
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[Mordane76]

Nodding, X12 follows the injured into the hospital. "I have some medical training -- let me help you as much as I can," he says to the first nurse he finds.

 

[Mule]

"Ahh, it's good to be back," says Loki as he walks the halls of the institue back to his room.

Loki
As soon as you enter your room, a waiting message is blinking on ARIS' monitor. Oddly enough, ARIS doesn't say anything.

"Well I missed you too ARIS..." a little puzzled by ARIS' lack of response. Randall will sit in front of the computer and access the message manually.

 

[Velmont]

Kevin looks at Li direction, but he seems to stare at a point behind him. He continue to mumble.

"She trust me, and to satisfy my little vandetta, I kill her." sundenly looking Li in the eyes, he shouts "I KILL HER! I... kill... her..." he falls on his knees and start to cry.

 

[Mimic]

Mentally and physically exhausted Michelle walks to her room, she was gratefull that she didn't get a lecture from Thunder but she knew that the longer it too the worse it would be. "Lunch can wait, I am going to take a shower and sleep till supper time."

You enter your room and undress so you can shower. When you turn around, there is a single rose about three feet away floating in mid air with a card attached. Almost immediately the ARIS terminal bursts to life and Tara is on the screen.

"Look what I got!" she exclaims, also in a similar state of undress, a rose pressed up to the screen.

Michelle is slightly startled but calms down one she realises who it is. Let me guess... a rose? She tells the girl teasing her a little. "But did yours float in the middle of the room?" She gestures to where the rose is floating, "isn't that cool? You think they are from him?" Michelle will approach and grab hold of the rose and read the card attached.

 

[Dalamar]

"That I can do, though I will be repairing my armor at the same time. It took a strong hit for me, most likely being the only reason that I am still alive."
Johan reaches his maximum number of duplicates, proceeding to start the repairs on his armor as well as the installation of the van-mounted scanner.

 

[Calinon]

Lancheng, China
X12
There is only one nurse, and she is woefully overwhelmed. Thankfully, most of the injuries are minor, requiring a sling, or splint or tensor bandage or even just some antiseptic. She smiles thankfully when you start treating some of the villagers, but is focussed on setting a badly broken bone in an man's arm.

Kevin
"Nova has been taken to Shanghai, and is alive," Li says simply. "Whether she remains that way, I do not know. It is likely she will be disfigured for life," she states without pity or comfort, returning to the cart and starting down towards the town. "People in the town need my help."

Mega-City of New York
EPIC Institute
Michelle
"Yeah, it did," she says. "Didn't you already read the card!?"

Taking the card, it reads simply, "See you soon. Anithos."

"I wonder what it me..." she starts before you see a green blur and then the head of her rose is gone. "HOPPY!?" she shrieks, disappearing from view.

 

[Mordane76]

X12 focuses on the others needing minor assistance, but will aid the nurse if she looks like she's having undue difficulty with the man (Aid Another) or asks him to assist.

 

[Mimic]

"I wonder what it me..." she starts before you see a green blur and then the head of her rose is gone. "HOPPY!?" she shrieks, disappearing from view.

Michelle can't help it but to laugh out loud at what happened. When Tara reappears, she will collect herself.

"Sorry, but that was funny. you can share mine but only when Hoppy isn't around." She tells the girl with a big grin.

It's obvious that Anithos is going to be back in New York sometime soon, do you think he is coming back just to see us or is he still with that merc group? If he is do you think we should tell someone?

 

[Agamon]

Sanjay simply stares straight ahead for a moment after the video is over, a grim look on his face. "ARIS, notify Thunder that I want to speak with him, urgently, in the War Room in five minutes." He turns to the bathroom to take a very quick shower, get dressed, and go talk to Thunder.