EPIC M&M: Issue 6 (IC)
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Calinon
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In A Cave System Outside Mai Pai, China
X12 gets to his feet again, moving forward as Li cautiously moves towards Mia Toan as well. Xi moves to the side to flank the apparently trapped woman. Mia seems to clear her head, shoving Jackal back quickly and slamming a hand against the wall. There is a brief grating sound and a hidden door slides partially open.
"You're too late! He's mine!" she shouts at you all before diving into the door. It quickly slams back into place, accompanied by a metallic sound. The sound of a motorcycle engine comes from just beyond the closed sliding door.
Initiative and Condition Summary
Mia Toan 28 (2VP, 2L, 2S), Amazon 21 (1HP, 3L, 1S, fatigued), Jackal 14 (OK), X12 14 (1L), Li 8 (1HP), Xi 7 (1L)
In a Secret SAP Lab
Neutron
Vida's energy field does hold, and you manage to destroy the doors quickly. You float through and a small barrage of energy bolts slam into the roof of the shaft as you pull Vida through as well. Though you expected to be tired from the efforts, you find that your strength is rapidly returning and you are able to recreate the doors, albeit in a more solid, non-openable form, without much trouble at all.
You find yourself standing in a large garage with several hoverships and transports and a few private vehicles. Vida points over at a very sporty looking flying car and you can't help but grin when you see Ferrari scrawled across the back.
"Very fast," she says with a bit of a smile.
The two of you rush over, but when you get there you find yourself standing there alone. You see Vida still near the elevator, on her hands and knees. Her head is hanging down between her arms, her hair hanging down to the ground.
X12 gets to his feet again, moving forward as Li cautiously moves towards Mia Toan as well. Xi moves to the side to flank the apparently trapped woman. Mia seems to clear her head, shoving Jackal back quickly and slamming a hand against the wall. There is a brief grating sound and a hidden door slides partially open.
"You're too late! He's mine!" she shouts at you all before diving into the door. It quickly slams back into place, accompanied by a metallic sound. The sound of a motorcycle engine comes from just beyond the closed sliding door.
Initiative and Condition Summary
Mia Toan 28 (2VP, 2L, 2S), Amazon 21 (1HP, 3L, 1S, fatigued), Jackal 14 (OK), X12 14 (1L), Li 8 (1HP), Xi 7 (1L)
In a Secret SAP Lab
Neutron
Vida's energy field does hold, and you manage to destroy the doors quickly. You float through and a small barrage of energy bolts slam into the roof of the shaft as you pull Vida through as well. Though you expected to be tired from the efforts, you find that your strength is rapidly returning and you are able to recreate the doors, albeit in a more solid, non-openable form, without much trouble at all.
You find yourself standing in a large garage with several hoverships and transports and a few private vehicles. Vida points over at a very sporty looking flying car and you can't help but grin when you see Ferrari scrawled across the back.
"Very fast," she says with a bit of a smile.
The two of you rush over, but when you get there you find yourself standing there alone. You see Vida still near the elevator, on her hands and knees. Her head is hanging down between her arms, her hair hanging down to the ground.
Agamon
Adventurer
Sanjay gets to the car with a look of relief on his face, but that quickly drains away when he sees Vida. "Oh, no..."
He runs back and sccops her back up again. "I'm sorry, Vida. You help me escape and look what you get in return. This really sucks," he says with worry in his voice as he takes her to the car. He gets her to give him the key and sets her in the passenger seat as he gets into the driver's side. "Wonderful. You're the one wearing the driver's uniform, I'm the kid without his license. Just tell me where to go, I'll do my best to get there as fast as I can."
He runs back and sccops her back up again. "I'm sorry, Vida. You help me escape and look what you get in return. This really sucks," he says with worry in his voice as he takes her to the car. He gets her to give him the key and sets her in the passenger seat as he gets into the driver's side. "Wonderful. You're the one wearing the driver's uniform, I'm the kid without his license. Just tell me where to go, I'll do my best to get there as fast as I can."
For a moment Michelle is to stunned to respond, then a look of extreme anger crosses her face as she quickly follows the older man.
Hey, she says magnetically closing the car door so he can't get in, first of all my name is Michelle, not sweetie, not missy. Got it?
Second, she continues not giving him a chance to respond, I am in charge here, not you, so you can drop that macho crap right now. The only reason I am allowing you to come with us is because we need every availiable person to help dig out Vince.
Thirdly, you ever smack me like that again and you will lose the arm at the shoulder.
Still furious, Michelle will lift into the air not even caring whether he responds or not, looking towards the other students. Give me a direction Johan, everyone else get in, were leaving.
Once Johan has given her a direction, she will attempt to lift the tractor <spending hp if needed> and head that way.
Hey, she says magnetically closing the car door so he can't get in, first of all my name is Michelle, not sweetie, not missy. Got it?
Second, she continues not giving him a chance to respond, I am in charge here, not you, so you can drop that macho crap right now. The only reason I am allowing you to come with us is because we need every availiable person to help dig out Vince.
Thirdly, you ever smack me like that again and you will lose the arm at the shoulder.
Still furious, Michelle will lift into the air not even caring whether he responds or not, looking towards the other students. Give me a direction Johan, everyone else get in, were leaving.
Once Johan has given her a direction, she will attempt to lift the tractor <spending hp if needed> and head that way.
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Calinon
First Post
In a Secret SAP Lab
Neutron
Vida's breathing is becoming laboured and the darkness in her veins has spread, now climbing her neck. Despite that, she manages to say, "Thank you," and give you a smile as you put her in the car. As you close the wing-style doors, you reach for the expected wheel and...
...find none.
The dashboard lays open before you without any instrumentation. As the door closes, a flight stick comes up on each side of the seat at the end of the arm rests, each with a half dozen buttons and even a trigger.
Vida says something in Portuguese, trying to dig something from a breast pocket. She removes a small flat metal strip and runs it over a strip between the seats before it slips from her fingers to the floor. The car comes to life, it's powerful engine humming as the car floats perfectly motionlessly. You find yourself looking at a heads up display projected onto the windshield and through that you are facing a huge set of metal doors that are shimmering with an energy field. Between your seats, a console opens up with a video display and keypad.
Vida tries to type a series of numbers on the keypad, but her hands aren't able to manage it. She's lost quite a bit of her dextrous motion as Anaconda starts to truly take hold in her. Vida looks at you and somehow manages to smile at you. "Nove seis cinco um oito nove," she says tiredly, her eyes brimming with tears of pain. "Open doors. You fly cars before?"
The SAP Research Facility
Michelle
SJ's dad doesn't respond, but you can't help but notice as you're talking, the glowing man puts his hand on the door, absorbing your projected magnetic field and opening the door just a crack. The field about him glows slightly more brightly as he does so.
You find the digger is very heavy and you have to push your abilities to carry it. Even so, your top speed is probably going to be thirty to forty kilometers per hour while carrying it.
Johan
As you and the others pile into the van, SJ's dad takes the wheel as you get in the passenger seat. "That got her moving at least," he says with a grin at Johan. "Girl needs to focus on what's most important. Sometimes they just need a quick slap in the rear to get moving."
Loki is shoved into the back between Rebound and Mantis.
"HeywhataboutSanjayandMsVaileandIamreallyreallyreallyreallyhungrydoesow!" he says rapidly until Mantis squeezes his shoulder painfully. He slaps at her until she lets go. "I'mnotjusttalkingformyownhealthsoleggo! I'mtellingyouthatPricewomanisn'tcool!"
"Ok, that's annoying," Rebound says, pulling out a chocolate bar and dangling it infront of Loki who is immediately mezmerized.
"Oooo, chocolate," he says.
Neutron
Vida's breathing is becoming laboured and the darkness in her veins has spread, now climbing her neck. Despite that, she manages to say, "Thank you," and give you a smile as you put her in the car. As you close the wing-style doors, you reach for the expected wheel and...
...find none.
The dashboard lays open before you without any instrumentation. As the door closes, a flight stick comes up on each side of the seat at the end of the arm rests, each with a half dozen buttons and even a trigger.
Vida says something in Portuguese, trying to dig something from a breast pocket. She removes a small flat metal strip and runs it over a strip between the seats before it slips from her fingers to the floor. The car comes to life, it's powerful engine humming as the car floats perfectly motionlessly. You find yourself looking at a heads up display projected onto the windshield and through that you are facing a huge set of metal doors that are shimmering with an energy field. Between your seats, a console opens up with a video display and keypad.
Vida tries to type a series of numbers on the keypad, but her hands aren't able to manage it. She's lost quite a bit of her dextrous motion as Anaconda starts to truly take hold in her. Vida looks at you and somehow manages to smile at you. "Nove seis cinco um oito nove," she says tiredly, her eyes brimming with tears of pain. "Open doors. You fly cars before?"
The SAP Research Facility
Michelle
SJ's dad doesn't respond, but you can't help but notice as you're talking, the glowing man puts his hand on the door, absorbing your projected magnetic field and opening the door just a crack. The field about him glows slightly more brightly as he does so.
You find the digger is very heavy and you have to push your abilities to carry it. Even so, your top speed is probably going to be thirty to forty kilometers per hour while carrying it.
Johan
As you and the others pile into the van, SJ's dad takes the wheel as you get in the passenger seat. "That got her moving at least," he says with a grin at Johan. "Girl needs to focus on what's most important. Sometimes they just need a quick slap in the rear to get moving."
Loki is shoved into the back between Rebound and Mantis.
"HeywhataboutSanjayandMsVaileandIamreallyreallyreallyreallyhungrydoesow!" he says rapidly until Mantis squeezes his shoulder painfully. He slaps at her until she lets go. "I'mnotjusttalkingformyownhealthsoleggo! I'mtellingyouthatPricewomanisn'tcool!"
"Ok, that's annoying," Rebound says, pulling out a chocolate bar and dangling it infront of Loki who is immediately mezmerized.
"Oooo, chocolate," he says.
Dalamar
Adventurer
Johan is trying his best to comment, but is interrupted all the time. First Michelle comes, then SJ's dad does his trick. Once the van starts up, he gets to replay what Loki said. He speaks it in a speed that everybody can understand, and leaves out any extraneous information. Then he'll continue with his own musings on the matter, and possible theories (HP for inspiration).
Agamon
Adventurer
Sanjay's heart begins to pound as a wave of anxiety comes over him. "What? No, I've never flown a car...how do I open the doors...oh god..." The pain in her voice causes another panic attack before he takes a deep breath and calms down. "Was that a number? Seis, six, right? Cinco is five? I don't know the other numbers though...oito sounds like eight, and nove like nine, um must be one, let me try that." He punches '965189' into the keypad hoping he's right.
I'm know absolutley nothing of Portugese myself, so I figured my best guess would be his, too.
I'm know absolutley nothing of Portugese myself, so I figured my best guess would be his, too.
Calinon
First Post
In the Mountains of Portugal
Johan uses the van's sensors to guide everyone toward Loco's communicator. With the signals refracting off the deep canyons and high rock faces, it's a tough job. He also is a little bothered when his double in the jet suddenly vanishes. The only explanation he can come up with is that he passed out of the range his powers could sustain doubles over. After nearly and hour, he's pinpointed the position, several miles off the road in a deep crevace. Everyone climbs aboard the crawler and Michelle ends up carrying it and everyone the last few miles through the air.
The scene becomes obvious once you approach, but would have been hard to locate without the comm badge signal to guide you. Tons of rock has collapsed to the base of a canyon. You can make out Loco laying on the edge of the rockslide itself. Overhead, the transport hovership comes down for a landing on a flat part away from the slide. Two men immediately start making their way up to Loco with a stretcher.
Once down, the crawler driver starts digging.
"You better go check on Loco and find out what happened," Mantis says to Michelle before heading for the rockslide.
Everyone else starts in on the rockslide as well. Mantis shows she has a good deal of super strength, shifting rocks carefully. Rebound grows to Straightjacket heights, putting his own powers to a good deal of the larger rocks. SJ's dad occasionally walks in front of the digging lasers of the crawler. The first time was rather... disturbing, but it is becoming normal to you. Each time he does, his energy field flares brightly and his strength enhances to amazing proportions.
Loki is running around exploring, making himself quite the annoyance and giving instructions on where to dig to prevent further collapses. Annoyingly as well, he seems to know what he's talking about, at least when he slows down his speech enough for you to understand it.
Johan sits off watching, seeming lost in thought.
Johan
You've been pondering what Loki said. You use the van computers to look up the name Telda in relation to SAP, and find he's the head of the board of directors. You also find out that the board as a group can determine company policity, since it represents the shareholders, and can supercede the control of Ms. Vaile.
As you read this, you come to the conclusion that he must have said something incorrectly.
He overheard Ms. Price on the vidscreen with Mr. Telda. He said that Mr. Telda was planning on doing something to Pavo, then said it was actually Ms. Vaile that was. That makes no sense to you, but if you swapped out Ms. Vaile's name with Ms. Price...
You also realize finally what Loki meant by them saying 'we.' If Ms. Price said "We should make a full recovery," it would indicate that they aren't trying to cure Sanjay, but possibly recover something from him.
Of course, that all assumes that Loki heard everything else correctly.
Your thoughts are interrupted when you notice that the communication panel is lit up more than it should be. Vince's communicator light is active again!
Vincent
You manage to stop the bleeding again, but you can't help but feel that Monica is on her last legs so to speak. You are having an extreme problem moving any significant amount of rock; it appears the entire roof of the tunnel has collapsed. Banging your fist against a massive slab of stone in frustration you hear it crumble. You look at the rock and see it is completely in tact. Then the crumbling sound comes from beyond the rubble, very faintly.
Brazilia Medical, Brazilia
Straightjacket
As you fly off, Johan's double with you simply vanishes in mid-conversation, though a quick check with your comm indicates everything is fine. You arrive in Brazilia within 45 minutes and are taken right to hospital. Anna is rushed off to surgery while you are taken down to examination.
An older doctor takes a look over you, using a strange machine to nearly instantly knit your leg wound together. Though you'll be limping for a few days, you are stunned by how good it feels. He attaches a mechanical belt with some blue liquid around your waist. You feel a sharp pinch as several small needles jab into you. You start to feel very much better, good enough to get up and walk around, which he encourages you to do.
As you are limping about, you see a vid screen with a news report on it. There is a report of the capture of Mason.
Dangerous terrorist, Mason of Anarchy, was captured today by the combined forces of the SAE and EPIC. Mason had attacked an SAP research facility, but the quick actions of a young EPIC team, under the temporary leadership of Loco won the day.
Several images accompany this, showing the end of the fight.
Thanks to the efforts of EPIC team leader, Cosmo, Mason's powers were kept in check long enough for safe transport to a containment facility.
"It's no big thing," Cosmo says with a cocky smile to the camera. "He really had no chance."
SAP officials have released a statement indicating that nothing was stolen from the facilitiy thanks to the efforts of the heroes, but the facility has been locked down while EPIC works to free at least one team member from an underground cave in. Further reports indicate at least two EPIC members are currently at Brazilia Medical, but that has not been confirmed just yet.
SAP continues to have a bad day, as one of their top spokespeople, Pavo Santala, was killed in an automobile accident on his way back from assisting EPIC and Loco at the SAP Research Facility.
In a Secret SAP Lab
Neutron
The numbers you punch in have the desired effect. The huge metal doors slide downward into the floor, though the energy field stays up. It looks quite foreboding.
Vida takes your hand and puts it on the stick on your right side. "Engine direction," she says weakly. "Forward up, backward down, left right bank," she explains. "Other one is for speed and steering." She starts coughing. "That energy field will stop us," she says with a resigned smile. You can't help but notice a fleck of blood on her lips. "I don't know how to take it down," she says appologetically.
You can hear the groan of the elevator doors behind you and glance in the rear view mirror to see them start to buckle.
In A Cave System Outside Mai Pai, China
"I can eat through it given a few minutes," Xi says, pressing his hands to the surface of the rock. The rock wall starts to rapildy vanish into smoke.
"X12!" Li shouts to get your attention. "Can you do anything for the Kevin?" She's kneeling next to him in the copious pool of blood, hand on his throat. She's very pale. "He's dead," she says. There is still a dagger in his chest.
Johan uses the van's sensors to guide everyone toward Loco's communicator. With the signals refracting off the deep canyons and high rock faces, it's a tough job. He also is a little bothered when his double in the jet suddenly vanishes. The only explanation he can come up with is that he passed out of the range his powers could sustain doubles over. After nearly and hour, he's pinpointed the position, several miles off the road in a deep crevace. Everyone climbs aboard the crawler and Michelle ends up carrying it and everyone the last few miles through the air.
The scene becomes obvious once you approach, but would have been hard to locate without the comm badge signal to guide you. Tons of rock has collapsed to the base of a canyon. You can make out Loco laying on the edge of the rockslide itself. Overhead, the transport hovership comes down for a landing on a flat part away from the slide. Two men immediately start making their way up to Loco with a stretcher.
Once down, the crawler driver starts digging.
"You better go check on Loco and find out what happened," Mantis says to Michelle before heading for the rockslide.
Everyone else starts in on the rockslide as well. Mantis shows she has a good deal of super strength, shifting rocks carefully. Rebound grows to Straightjacket heights, putting his own powers to a good deal of the larger rocks. SJ's dad occasionally walks in front of the digging lasers of the crawler. The first time was rather... disturbing, but it is becoming normal to you. Each time he does, his energy field flares brightly and his strength enhances to amazing proportions.
Loki is running around exploring, making himself quite the annoyance and giving instructions on where to dig to prevent further collapses. Annoyingly as well, he seems to know what he's talking about, at least when he slows down his speech enough for you to understand it.
Johan sits off watching, seeming lost in thought.
Johan
You've been pondering what Loki said. You use the van computers to look up the name Telda in relation to SAP, and find he's the head of the board of directors. You also find out that the board as a group can determine company policity, since it represents the shareholders, and can supercede the control of Ms. Vaile.
As you read this, you come to the conclusion that he must have said something incorrectly.
He overheard Ms. Price on the vidscreen with Mr. Telda. He said that Mr. Telda was planning on doing something to Pavo, then said it was actually Ms. Vaile that was. That makes no sense to you, but if you swapped out Ms. Vaile's name with Ms. Price...
You also realize finally what Loki meant by them saying 'we.' If Ms. Price said "We should make a full recovery," it would indicate that they aren't trying to cure Sanjay, but possibly recover something from him.
Of course, that all assumes that Loki heard everything else correctly.
Your thoughts are interrupted when you notice that the communication panel is lit up more than it should be. Vince's communicator light is active again!
Vincent
You manage to stop the bleeding again, but you can't help but feel that Monica is on her last legs so to speak. You are having an extreme problem moving any significant amount of rock; it appears the entire roof of the tunnel has collapsed. Banging your fist against a massive slab of stone in frustration you hear it crumble. You look at the rock and see it is completely in tact. Then the crumbling sound comes from beyond the rubble, very faintly.
Brazilia Medical, Brazilia
Straightjacket
As you fly off, Johan's double with you simply vanishes in mid-conversation, though a quick check with your comm indicates everything is fine. You arrive in Brazilia within 45 minutes and are taken right to hospital. Anna is rushed off to surgery while you are taken down to examination.
An older doctor takes a look over you, using a strange machine to nearly instantly knit your leg wound together. Though you'll be limping for a few days, you are stunned by how good it feels. He attaches a mechanical belt with some blue liquid around your waist. You feel a sharp pinch as several small needles jab into you. You start to feel very much better, good enough to get up and walk around, which he encourages you to do.
As you are limping about, you see a vid screen with a news report on it. There is a report of the capture of Mason.
Dangerous terrorist, Mason of Anarchy, was captured today by the combined forces of the SAE and EPIC. Mason had attacked an SAP research facility, but the quick actions of a young EPIC team, under the temporary leadership of Loco won the day.
Several images accompany this, showing the end of the fight.
Thanks to the efforts of EPIC team leader, Cosmo, Mason's powers were kept in check long enough for safe transport to a containment facility.
"It's no big thing," Cosmo says with a cocky smile to the camera. "He really had no chance."
SAP officials have released a statement indicating that nothing was stolen from the facilitiy thanks to the efforts of the heroes, but the facility has been locked down while EPIC works to free at least one team member from an underground cave in. Further reports indicate at least two EPIC members are currently at Brazilia Medical, but that has not been confirmed just yet.
SAP continues to have a bad day, as one of their top spokespeople, Pavo Santala, was killed in an automobile accident on his way back from assisting EPIC and Loco at the SAP Research Facility.
In a Secret SAP Lab
Neutron
The numbers you punch in have the desired effect. The huge metal doors slide downward into the floor, though the energy field stays up. It looks quite foreboding.
Vida takes your hand and puts it on the stick on your right side. "Engine direction," she says weakly. "Forward up, backward down, left right bank," she explains. "Other one is for speed and steering." She starts coughing. "That energy field will stop us," she says with a resigned smile. You can't help but notice a fleck of blood on her lips. "I don't know how to take it down," she says appologetically.
You can hear the groan of the elevator doors behind you and glance in the rear view mirror to see them start to buckle.
In A Cave System Outside Mai Pai, China
"I can eat through it given a few minutes," Xi says, pressing his hands to the surface of the rock. The rock wall starts to rapildy vanish into smoke.
"X12!" Li shouts to get your attention. "Can you do anything for the Kevin?" She's kneeling next to him in the copious pool of blood, hand on his throat. She's very pale. "He's dead," she says. There is still a dagger in his chest.
