EPIC M&M: Issue 6 (IC)

After what feels like an eternity, Vince finally wriggles free from the large woman's grasp. "Dammit Cosmo wait up!" Vince takes off after his running teammates. "And gimme back my comm!"
 

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Raisa blinks a few times and shakes her head in an attempt to rid herself of the dizziness. "Not all there, actually." She answers after a moment. "So that's it? My head's my own again?"
 

Master Wen's Academy, China
Raisa

"I don't know. You tell me," Empath says.

Over across the field, Kodiak sits up on his hindquarters and shake his head. Trailblazer zips up sneakily as the bear rubs his ursine head with his paw and shouts, "BOO!"

Spooked, Kodiak flails his arms and topples over backwards, rolling head over heals down the embankment towards the garden. A few rumbling moments later, there is a loud crash followed by a rather angry roar.

"That'd be my cue to hit the trail for a little jog," Trailblazer announces before vanishing in a cloud of dust. In the distance on the horizon, a massive thunderhead is churning its way inland from the ocean rapidly... against the breeze.

X12
Prophet doesn't respond to you. Outside there is a low rumble, a crashing sound and a loud roar.

In Brasilia
Michelle
"I guess I'll come," Tara says, sounding unsure why you are leaving the van. The two of you fly off, but find your speed rather limited once you get inside the city. You are too unused to flying vehicles, electronic roadways and how vehicles travel between them to use superspeed safely until you get to a decent altitude, and that takes you quite a few minutes.

As you approach the SAP tower from above, you see a dragnet around the upper floors, with many armed hoverships, both police and SAP operated, along with several armored individuals floating around. A SWAT unit appears to be descending into the building from a rooftop swarming with security personel, through an energy field that appears to surround the uppermost floors of the building. All other air traffic has obviously been re-routed from the building.

"I do not want to go up there and get killed," Tara says, halting in mid air. "That's a lot of angry looking people."

Straightjacket, Vincent
After you change into your undamaged uniforms and gear, Ina piles you both, along with Cosmo and SJ's dad, into her van, but finds herself immediately relegated to backseat driver as Cosmo jumps into the drivers seat. He blasts off, tearing through the streets towards the SAP towers so fast that he gains a police tail with siren's blaring. He can't outdistance the cruiser, but he does keep ahead of it and avoid a roadblock set up to stop you.

As you approach the tower, you see a familiar black van pulling in front of the ground level doors of the SAP tower, and see Rebound get out alone. Cosmo slides the van in behind Rebound and does a rather abrupt, if well controlled, stop. The police cruisers, now there are five of them, tear in to block the two vans.

SAP Headquarters
Johan
Without a doubt, the wires are important. You fake left, drawing an angry swing of both clubs, before diving past the ogre on the right. He spins around, but you are still able to get a hold of the wires and give them a sharp yank, falling down to the ground as the wires pop out of the ogre's back with a violent spark. It roars, dropping one club to clutch the other in both hands and brings it smashing down towards you!

Attack roll (Johan): 15 hits
Strength check (DC 10): 14 succeeds

Attack roll (Ogre): Natural 20 (crit!)
Damage save (Johan) [DC 41]: Yes... 41... after armor...

And it disappates into a thousand sparkles of light just before it would have crushed you into paste.

The supervisor dashes for the door at the same time the employee frozen in place snaps the hold fear has over him and dashes madly for the same door. The two collide, going down in a tumble, but the supervisor still starts crawling towards the door, trying to get to it... or maybe the little alarm panel right next to it...

Curses on you, spot check...

Sanjay
You rush out of the vault and the robot floats out after you. You immediately see the cause of distress of the assistant. There are five holes in the security field at various positions in the roof, and a black line extends down each of them... perfect for repelling. Which is exactly what the men in the room are doing!

There are five men in black police style body armor. Each carries an advanced firearm and has a helmet with green glass faceplate on it. Two are already on the ground, and three are in various stages of repelling, but of the five, only two are going to end up in the lab right away. One of those is already on his feet, training his weapon on the women. When you burst out of the vault, he immediately swivels, preparing to take his shot as his partner rapidly drops into the room.

Outside the room, in the hall, one man is making his way towards the hole you made in the wall, while one is sliding down the rope. The other's gear appears to have fouled, leaving him hanging half inside, half outside the security field.

Initiatives: ISA SWAT 19, Sanjay 12, Robot 8

"Terrorists spotted," the officer in black says. On his chest is emblazoned the the emblem of the SAA Internal Security Agency, the police. "Be aware they have an assault weapons platform with them!" he exclaims as the robot exits the vault. He doesn't delay in opening fire.

Attack roll: Natural 20 (crit)
Damage save (DC20): 14 (HP to re-roll is 16) [1L]

The weapon fires a nasty beam of energy that slams into your chest right where your heart is, burning through your medical clothing and leaving a scorch mark on your metallic hide. The other officer drops to the ground and disconnects from the rope, readying his weapon to fire. Outside, one of the officers makes it to the hole and steps through, also readying his weapon, as another drops to the floor and the third pulls out his knife, trying to cut through his repelling line that is fouled with his gear.

Sanjay is up and at -1 to damage saves.
 

OoC: Don't scare me like that! I was saying farewell to Johan before I got to the sparkle of light part.

IC: Johan just stands there for a few heartbeats, waiting for the club to crush him, despite the lightshow that clearly indicates that the ogre was reduced back to bits.
Then he notices the supervisor's goal. He dashes over to restrain him, using some of the wires to bind him. "I really aren't going to hurt you. But I can't have you getting the guards, I doubt they'd listen to me."
Once done with the supervisor, he proceeds to bind the other tree and then seeing if he now could have easy access to the data he was seeking.
 

"Oh hell, this doesn't look good"mutters John as he gets out of the Van. He starts looking around for Michelle in search of some guidance, since he really don't quite know what is going on.

(sorry about the delay posting, I've been sick since saturday)

buzzard
 

<ooc: I thought the van was a lot farther away then it was.>

Your right, we are never going to get past that, come on lets go see if we can find Straightjacket and the others. Michelle says glancing over towards Tara.
 

Sanjay reels from the blast, but raises his hands in protest. "Wait, wait, wait! We're not terrorists! The only ones inducing terror is SAP, they've been trying to kill us with their damn test tube disease. I have proof!" He looks over at the women. "Don't hurt them, please, we're not terrorists, I'm a member of EPIC."
 

Getting out of the van behind SJ, Vince sees all the cruisers pull up and instinctively kicks in his superspeed defensively. "Now that we are here what is the plan?" he says pointedly to the wrestler.
 

"Well since we don't really know what's going on, I'm gonna find the boss and get some info. Vince, try to keep a low profile, and don't stick that tail into anyone."

buzzard
 

SAP Headquarters
Johan
You run over to where the supervisor is trying to make it to the door and alarm panel. He definitely is not interested in co-operating with you. As you try to pin him so you can tie him up, he struggles fiercely.

Attack roll: 13 hits
Opposed grapple check: Johan 16, Supervisor 15
Damage save (DC15): 17 succeeds

While you managed to get him in a grapple, he's definitely not subdued and immediately tries to break your hold on him by biting your hand.

Opposed grapple check: Johan 13, Supervisor 10

Fortunately, your armor protects him, but you can't help but wonder how long it will take for the man to realize that shouting might just be a darn good alarm system in and of itself.

Neutron
Diplomacy check: 15

The SWAT member pauses briefly, still leveling his assault weapon at you as his partner continues to free himself from the line. Just as he is about to respond, a crackling stream of electricity bursts out from just behind you and envelops both SWAT members. They go rigid briefly before collapsing to the floor, twitching.

The robot immediately sweeps towards the hole in the wall and the remaining policemen. The police in the hall begin firing on the robot as soon as it passes the hole, sending it teetering into a wall, but the robot bounces back to vertical and appears to have survived mostly intact.

From the holes in the energy field above, something falls, though you barely catch the movement. There is a sudden flash, followed by billowing white smoke that stings your eyes and makes it hard to breathe.

Reflex save (DC15): 15 succeeds

The assistant coughs and her eyes tear up, and Vida coughs in her sleep.

Vincent, Straightjacket
As soon as you step out of the car, the police are out of theirs, training their many weapons on you. "Don't move!" one commands from over the roof of his police cruiser. "Lay face down on the ground!"

As Rebound steps out of the EPIC van, SJ's dad gets out of your van, followed by Ina who is quickly starting to film the situation. Upon seeing your uniforms, there is some confusion among the officers which is very obvious to you. Some officers look to who must be the senior police officer, but a few remain unwavering in training their weapons on you.

Michelle
It's a long way down to the ground, but after a few minutes, you get close enough to spot the EPIC van on the ground, along with another van, both surrounded by police cruisers. You can make out a lot of black figures, apparently in a stand off with whoever has emerged from the second van.
 

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