Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Toric_Arthendain" data-source="post: 1182480" data-attributes="member: 9833">Ghost and Eve, obviously heading out of the basement, disappear and pass through the rubble of the upper level of the building.Everyone else makes their way to the stairs but after a few steps find that the upper level has collapsed and rubble blocks their exit.Spyder moves up and braces himself under the rubble at the top of the stairs.  With a heave, he manages to push the rubble up and away from the exit and everyone is then able to leave the basement.Outside, more sources illuminate the darkness.  Nearest to the heroes are several fires of varying sizes, blazing amongst the rubble of the devastated urban neighborhood that surrounds them.  In the distance, an inner-city skyline that seems strange, yet somehow familiar, silhouettes against the full moon.  At last, the heroes spot Freedom City's iconic tri-towers of Pyramid Plaza, but at the peak of their 90 stories is a sight to make the blood run cold.  Shining in the glare of numerous spotlights, three giant blood-red flags fly atop each of the three towers, all emblazoned with the black swastika of Nazism.A few moments later, the heroes become aware of a rumbling mechanical noise, which seems to shake the very ground beneath them.  The sound of grinding, crushing stone sets the heroes' teeth on edge, until it is drowned out by the whistling high-pitched screech of jet engines.Appearing suddenly on the horizon is a trio of slender, night-black forms, with the elongated profile of a plane or helicopter.  The reinforced vehicles stay aloft with large, high-speed rotors, one on each side, enclosed in armored carapaces.  Anyone studying the machines for any length of time notices their ominous markings: Iron Crosses and swastikas.The flying machines make a quick sweep of he heroes' vicinity and overshoot them, but then suddenly return and strafe them.  Two unleash attacks from chain-guns, one at Brain Freeze and one at Doctor Smooth but both fail to hit, although Doctor Smooth is forced to dive to the ground to avoid being hit.  The third one fires a rocket at Diva, which hits her and explodes stunning her and knocking her backwards about fifty feet.  The explosion catches everyone else in the blast radius.  Ghost and Eve are unaffected.  Doctor Smooth is hit by the blast but is not hurt.  Brain Freeze and Spyder are hit but not stunned or unconcious.  The Valkyrie's (helicopter/planes) then turn and prepare for another pass.  There is a lot of cover in the area in the form of burning and ruined buildings but after seeing a demonstration of the weapons of these vehicles, the cover would probably be ineffective.OOC:Okay, here's the initiative order:Doctor Smooth 29Eve 21Brain Freeze 19Spyder 18Valkyries 17Diva 16Ghost 13Damage:Brain Freeze = 1 hitSpyder = 1 hitDiva = 1 hit and stunnedMark, feel free to spend a hero point to instantly recover from being stunned if you wish.</blockquote>

Verification