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<blockquote data-quote="Agamon" data-source="post: 1650847" data-attributes="member: 184">Plumes of smoke can be seen from the vacinty of Baltimore before the city itself comes into view.&nbsp; Relatively speaking, much of city remains undamaged, but the downtown core is very much the disaster area you've seen on the news.As the areodyne closes in on the city, Neutron taps a button on the console.&nbsp; &quot;Eagle?&nbsp; We're closing in on your position.&nbsp; Aegis is with us.&nbsp; What's your status?&quot;The response is dead air for few seconds before an exhausted male voice can be heard.&nbsp; &quot;Barrett?&nbsp; You're here?&nbsp; Don't set...the areodyne down, there's no safe place...to land and it might not...last long anyway.&nbsp; Screaming Eagle...and Jersey Devil are down...I have him contained for the moment, but you'd better hurry.&quot;&quot;Almost there, Silvertip,&quot;&nbsp; Neutron says, getting up and leaving the controls to Kevin, his co-pilot.&nbsp; &quot;Get this thing out of here until we call you back,&quot; he tells him.The aerodyne has room to slow and stop a mere 5 feet from the ground, and everyone easily gets off and it slides back into the sky and out of sight.&nbsp; For roughly a half-mile around you, there are no completely intact buildings, only piles of rubble, half-standing walls, twisted lamposts, vehicle remnants and small fires and puddles of water.&nbsp; Silvertip stands hunched over, looking up at the group in obvious pain.&quot;Daniel, are you okay?&quot; Cumulus says, rushing to Silvertip's side.&quot;I'm fine,&quot; he says, standing up straighter.Neutron looks around.&nbsp; &quot;Where...&quot;Silvertip points to a huge pile of brick, concrete and twisted metal.&nbsp; &quot;He's under that.&nbsp; An apartment building.&nbsp; It was going to collapse anyway, I helped it along while he was inside.&nbsp; That was just before you radioed me.&quot;Neutron stares at the rubble pile while Cumulus asks, &quot;What about Eagle and Devil?&quot;&quot;Eagle went down a few blocks ago, diverting his attention from a group of fleeing people.&nbsp; The rescue teams should be with her by now, I hope.&nbsp; Devil,&quot; he says looking around, and trying not to wince as he does, &quot;received a very hard hit minutes ago.&nbsp; I'm not sure where he landed, but he didn't come back.&quot;&quot;So we didn't come in time to stop any of this?&quot; Kiro asks looking about him.Silvertip shakes his head, looking at the massive pile of debris holding the eilte.&nbsp; &quot;I'm fairly certain that will not stop him.&nbsp; I was only hoping to catch my breath and stall for time.&quot;You look as one at the pile, which must be at least 30 feet high and twice that around, wondering how anything could survive being buried in it, let alone get out anytime soon.Sarah gasps, her eyes wide.&nbsp; &quot;He's conscious...but I can't make out what he's thinking, it's just...rage, insane rage.&quot;&quot;Well, let's make sure he doesn't get out, people,&quot; Neutron says, raising his arms towards the pile.&nbsp; As he does, the pile shimmers slightly and a massive arm busts through, sending chunks of debris, at leasta&nbsp; couple the size of a small car, sailing through the air, and causing everyone to shield their face and eyes from dust and rocks that shower the area.When the dust clears, the towering giant of a man has pulled himself from the rubble.&nbsp; He looks to be nearly 15 feet tall, his legs are huge tree trunks, his arms are long enough to scrape the ground, and every inch of his body is pure, vein-covered muscle.&nbsp; He's completely hairless, basically has no neck, and his bloodshot eyes bulge from his head.&nbsp; As he climbs out he takes a hunk of rubble that looks to be at least 5 tons and hurls it through the air, screaming as he does, where it sails for several blocks before landing with a tremendous smash!&nbsp; The monstrous elite completely ignores the group of you and moves towards a nearby smashed half-ton truck.Initiative: Misha 25, Shimmering Samurai 24, Neutron 22, Silvertip 21 (1S, 4L, 5HP, fatigued), Blizzard 21, Mimic 16, Lupa 15, Elementor 15, Cumulus 14, Sarah 11, Big Ugly 9 (2L, 4VP), Tyroc 4Misha is up first.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Agamon, post: 1650847, member: 184"] Plumes of smoke can be seen from the vacinty of Baltimore before the city itself comes into view. Relatively speaking, much of city remains undamaged, but the downtown core is very much the disaster area you've seen on the news. As the areodyne closes in on the city, Neutron taps a button on the console. "Eagle? We're closing in on your position. Aegis is with us. What's your status?" The response is dead air for few seconds before an exhausted male voice can be heard. "Barrett? You're here? Don't set...the areodyne down, there's no safe place...to land and it might not...last long anyway. Screaming Eagle...and Jersey Devil are down...I have him contained for the moment, but you'd better hurry." "Almost there, Silvertip," Neutron says, getting up and leaving the controls to Kevin, his co-pilot. "Get this thing out of here until we call you back," he tells him. The aerodyne has room to slow and stop a mere 5 feet from the ground, and everyone easily gets off and it slides back into the sky and out of sight. For roughly a half-mile around you, there are no completely intact buildings, only piles of rubble, half-standing walls, twisted lamposts, vehicle remnants and small fires and puddles of water. Silvertip stands hunched over, looking up at the group in obvious pain. "Daniel, are you okay?" Cumulus says, rushing to Silvertip's side. "I'm fine," he says, standing up straighter. Neutron looks around. "Where..." Silvertip points to a huge pile of brick, concrete and twisted metal. "He's under that. An apartment building. It was going to collapse anyway, I helped it along while he was inside. That was just before you radioed me." Neutron stares at the rubble pile while Cumulus asks, "What about Eagle and Devil?" "Eagle went down a few blocks ago, diverting his attention from a group of fleeing people. The rescue teams should be with her by now, I hope. Devil," he says looking around, and trying not to wince as he does, "received a very hard hit minutes ago. I'm not sure where he landed, but he didn't come back." "So we didn't come in time to stop any of this?" Kiro asks looking about him. Silvertip shakes his head, looking at the massive pile of debris holding the eilte. "I'm fairly certain that will not stop him. I was only hoping to catch my breath and stall for time." You look as one at the pile, which must be at least 30 feet high and twice that around, wondering how anything could survive being buried in it, let alone get out anytime soon. Sarah gasps, her eyes wide. "He's conscious...but I can't make out what he's thinking, it's just...rage, insane rage." "Well, let's make sure he doesn't get out, people," Neutron says, raising his arms towards the pile. As he does, the pile shimmers slightly and a massive arm busts through, sending chunks of debris, at leasta couple the size of a small car, sailing through the air, and causing everyone to shield their face and eyes from dust and rocks that shower the area. When the dust clears, the towering giant of a man has pulled himself from the rubble. He looks to be nearly 15 feet tall, his legs are huge tree trunks, his arms are long enough to scrape the ground, and every inch of his body is pure, vein-covered muscle. He's completely hairless, basically has no neck, and his bloodshot eyes bulge from his head. As he climbs out he takes a hunk of rubble that looks to be at least 5 tons and hurls it through the air, screaming as he does, where it sails for several blocks before landing with a tremendous smash! The monstrous elite completely ignores the group of you and moves towards a nearby smashed half-ton truck. [I]Initiative: Misha 25, Shimmering Samurai 24, Neutron 22, Silvertip 21 (1S, 4L, 5HP, fatigued), Blizzard 21, Mimic 16, Lupa 15, Elementor 15, Cumulus 14, Sarah 11, Big Ugly 9 (2L, 4VP), Tyroc 4[/I] [FONT=Arial Narrow]Misha is up first.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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