Metropolis (The World in Waiting) - Chapter One

[Phoenix]

Phoenix
[sblock] just to clarify we opened all the cells correct? [/sblock]

Jovik starts herding the children out of the main chamber, directing them to the far door and the exit, few had trouble following directions. Jovik mainly followed behind to help up the samllest members two toddled along to their destination or were weak enoughto need the occasional hand up. He will keep Wasp near him as Wasp seems the only hope The Jackal has of sorting this mess out and from what Wasp said the Jackal seemed the Wasp's only hope as well.

Once the children are all out and into the main chamber The Jackal will close the door in the far wall leading to the cells and lock it with picks then will break the lock.

Jovik (OOC):
[sblock]All of the cells in that corridor were emptied, yes.[/sblock]

 

[Phoenix]

OOC:
[sblock]With the lack of postings I assume that means that we are all leaving [/sblock]

The children gathered on the beach under the guardianship of Ghost while the rest of the warriors brought up the rear. Once what was left of the warriors had closed the great iron door that led into the cultist's lair, it was evident that their numbers were low and who was left were badly wounded.
With the number of children coming close to eighty, in addition to the twenty or so badly beaten warriors left, it seemed that the boats that were left on the shore by the invading force (and some additional ones put there by cultists) we too few to get everyone across in one group.

 

[Fenris]

"Alright, Ba'aktar, why don't you take the lead boat with a couple of healthy warriors along with as many kids as you can to secure the other side, who knows if those yellow robes sent for reinforcements or have some other ways out of their rat-hole. Send the boats back and we'll ferry the kids over as fast as we can. I'll lock this door so any remaining yellow-robes can't get out to get us." says The Jackal (or the "lead scout" to our intrepid leaders). He will then lock and disable to main door as he did the inner door.

Spoilers, no peeking:
Phoenix:
[sblock] After he has the door secure, Jovik will turn to Wasp and kneel down to have a private converstaion with him (Wasp will not be sent in the first boat). "Wasp, I don't know everything that is going on. But I know that you had to kind of force the other kids to become younger back in the cells to, I don't know, draw strength to remember I guess. So if that is how you need to remember, and if Metrolpolis sent you back to fix her, well, you can draw what ever you need to from me to help you along. maybe that will help balance the fact that I killed Zsath. Now I have this yellow potion I took from one of the cult members, will that help you, you know, stay the way you are or something? And what do we need to do to help you once we get out of here?" [/sblock]

 

[Phoenix]

Spoilers, no peeking:
Phoenix:
[sblock] After he has the door secure, Jovik will turn to Wasp and kneel down to have a private converstaion with him (Wasp will not be sent in the first boat). "Wasp, I don't know everything that is going on. But I know that you had to kind of force the other kids to become younger back in the cells to, I don't know, draw strength to remember I guess. So if that is how you need to remember, and if Metrolpolis sent you back to fix her, well, you can draw what ever you need to from me to help you along. maybe that will help balance the fact that I killed Zsath. Now I have this yellow potion I took from one of the cult members, will that help you, you know, stay the way you are or something? And what do we need to do to help you once we get out of here?" [/sblock]

Super Spoilers (Jovik only):
[sblock]Wasp shakes his head, "You don't get it Jovik. Our powers aren't to remember, our powers allow us to do things we need to, and fast. Since we have travelled both ways in our lives, we have a...power...to slow everyone down around us, though not for very long. It's all about time Jovik, something that we are fast running out of."[/sblock]

 

[Bront]

Done with the task, Taran already begins the pangs of guilt for letting his anger get the better of him. He pats the departing dire wolf as it heads off, and then turns to find Ghost and hopefully the children.

 

[D20Dazza]

Ghost makes himself useful by trying to keep the children calm, he sits them down in as orderly a fashion as he can on the shore and indicates to the men-at-arms that they should form a crescent around the children. As the gaurds move into position Ghost starts to tell the children a story, his sonorous voice seeming to weave between the children, wrapping each in a blanket of hope, each thinking that the story is for them alone.

 

[Festy_Dog]

"Alright, Ba'aktar, why don't you take the lead boat with a couple of healthy warriors along with as many kids as you can to secure the other side, who knows if those yellow robes sent for reinforcements or have some other ways out of their rat-hole. Send the boats back and we'll ferry the kids over as fast as we can. I'll lock this door so any remaining yellow-robes can't get out to get us." says The Jackal (or the "lead scout" to our intrepid leaders).

The suggestion went down well with Ba'aktar. He grunted and nodded and plodded over to one of the boats.

"Who can row? Half those who can still fight come with me! Let's get this started," Ba'aktar rows for the boat he is in, clamping the oars in his sizable mits and propelling the rowboat steadily towards the other side.

He has his weapon and shield close by to be equiped when they reach the opposite shore. Perhaps if he was lucky he would get to kill those undead as well. Two different kinds of monster in one day, how fortunate he would consider himself. Perhaps Humus had glanced in his direction after all.

 

[Fenris]

More super spoilers:
Phoenix:
[sblock] Jovik thinks a minute and continues his quiet conversation "Ok, I am starting to get this. That was what the yellow robe did that day, hell yesterday! In the street then, he stopped time to look for you. Was he looking for a child or a special child I wonder. Are they hunting you backards kids in particular? But why did the time-stop-wave-thingy not affect me in the street then? Everyone else stopped but I didn't, why was I not affected? Anyway, we are running out of time, and while you can make it go slower or faster, you can't get more. But, Wasp, what do you need to do? You said you had to make changes, do you know what they are?"[/sblock]

 

[Phoenix]

More super spoilers:
Phoenix:
[sblock] Jovik thinks a minute and continues his quiet conversation "Ok, I am starting to get this. That was what the yellow robe did that day, hell yesterday! In the street then, he stopped time to look for you. Was he looking for a child or a special child I wonder. Are they hunting you backards kids in particular? But why did the time-stop-wave-thingy not affect me in the street then? Everyone else stopped but I didn't, why was I not affected? Anyway, we are running out of time, and while you can make it go slower or faster, you can't get more. But, Wasp, what do you need to do? You said you had to make changes, do you know what they are?"[/sblock]

<Singing>I can't get enough of these, Super-Spoilers (Jovik):</singing>
[sblock]"I didn't effect you because we didn't let it. The robes steal our souls in order to use our powers, since it is our power to start off with, it doesn't effect us or whomever we touch."
Wasp looks blankly across the sea of filth as the boats are pushed into it. "I wish I could remember, but it's getting harder. We have to change things, but...I just don't know what anymore..."[/sblock]

 

[Fenris]

More super spoilers then:

Phoenix:
[sblock] "Wasp, look at me, the yellow robes were distilling, something, into potions. Look at me. Have they distilled your powers into this potion" And Jovik holds up the yellow flask to Wasp. "Will this help you?" [/sblock]